三、课文理解
which of the following is not true according to the first paragraph? jk rowling is a world full of wonders and strange happenings. the books are about creatures and adventures and the real world as well. rowling has written books about children with secret past. we can know ourselves better by reading the books. what is true about harry porter? he is unhappy because he has to change his life often. he lives miserably until he becomes a student at hogwarts. he wants to become a wizard because he is normal enough. he has to change his life because his parents died. harry learns the following except _____. the magic and how to become a wizard the importance and difficulty of making friends the power of love and goodness the secret of his life and choices according to the passage, _____. you won’t succeed if you don’t have faith in what you are doing wizards have to fight each other because nothing is always right birth and appearance has something to do with a person’s growing up people can be friends although they have little or nothing in common what is the suggested idea of the passage? poor children with no past will succeed in the end. it is easy for normal children to become a wizard. it is to believe in ourselves and to help others that make a good life. things in the books are no value to the real world.四、语法知识训练
i. 单项选择
1. the man _______ today left the message for you.
a. called b. has called c. whom called d. who called
2. he has to work on sunday, _______ he does not like.
a. which b. which time c. on which time d. when
3. i don’t think the number of people _______ this happens is very large.
a. whom b. who c. of whom d. to whom
4. i, _______ your friend, tell you so.
a. that am b. that is c. who is d. who am
5. that’s the science museum _______ we visited last year.
a. where b. to which c. which d. in which
6. the river _______ are covered with trees is very long.
a. which banks b. of which banks
c. whose the banks d. the banks of which
7. he is the most boring speaker _______ i have ever heard.
a. who b. that c. who d. which
8. ---did you ask the guard what happened?
---yes, he told me all _______ he knew.
a. about which b. which c. that d. what
9. the man and the horse _______ fell into the river were drowned.
a. which b. who c. that d. of which
10. i helped him with his homework, _______ was my duty.
a. when b. as c. it d. that
11. the building _______ all elderly university teachers prefer looks so
beautiful.
a. at which b. where c. which d. in which
12. when you read the book, you’d better make a mark _______ you have any
questions.
a. at which b. at where c. the place where d. where
13. i will provide you with such things _______ you may need.
a. that b. which c. as d. whose
14. this is the man _______ is honest.
a. who i believe b. whom i believe
c. who believe i d. i believe who
15. you have many people around you _______ are kind to you but _______ you will
soon forget.
a. /;/ b. /; who c. who; / d. who; whom
ii.写定义
category 类别
function/action 功用/行动
a clock
a machine
tell time
april 1
a holiday
be called april fool’s day
a traveler
a person
travel
a passenger
a traveler
travel by public transport such as the bus, boat, plane or train
an aircraft
any machine or structure
can fly in the air and carry goods and passengers
an airbus
an aircraft
operate regularly over short or medium distances
16. a clock is a machine which tells the time.
17. april 1 ________________________________________.
18. a traveler _____________________________________.
19. a passenger _____________________________________.
20. an aircraft ______________________________________.
21. an airbus ________________________________________.
iii. 请指出下面一则短文中不定式的语法功能
s = subject o = object p = predicative ac = adjective complement
ad = adverbial att = attributive
a note to fellow students of english writing
①to make good use of a non-verbal phrase, it is necessary ②to think why you
need it. any phrase ③to be included should be used to ④back up the main idea
you want ⑤to put across. don’t aim ⑥to write long sentences for their own sake
or ⑦to impress the teacher. if you hope ⑧to get a good mark this way, you may
often find it leads to the opposite. moreover, long sentences are harder ⑨to
write and more difficult ⑩to read. so, it’s better ⑾to avoid long sentences
whenever you can. good writing practice is ⑿to write in a simple style. this is
also the best way ⒀to communicate with readers.
iv. 用适当的选项补全下列句子
a. to help you
b. to win the national lottery
c. to talk with food in your mouth
d. to say “thank you” when you receive help
e. for ordinary people to own weapons in some countries
f. to bring flowers to a dinner party you’re invited to
g. to go snowboarding during the summer vocation
h. for a teenager to buy alcoholic drinks
i. to have a “pot-luck party” where everyone brings a dish to share
1. it’s a pleasure __________________________________.
2. it’s good manners ________________________________.
3. it’s not always polite ___________________________.
4. it’s bad manners _________________________________.
5. it’s cool ________________________________________.
6. it’s good luck ___________________________________.
7. it’s a good idea _________________________________.
8. it’s against the law _____________________________.
五、综合训练
i. 基础知识运用
a. 单项选择
1. compare this _______ that, _______ you’ll find which is better.
a. with; or b. with; and c. to; or d. to; and
2. _______ 1992, the price of grain was reduced by 50%.
a. compare with b. compare to
c. compared with d. comparing to
3. girls are often compared _______ flowers.
a. with b. to c. by d. for
4. his father is _______ treatment in that hospital.
a. in b. by c. with d. under
5. _______, a form must be filled in.
a. to ask for this job b. in order to get this job
c. making request for this job d. if you want to get this job
6. next summer _______ you will spend in shanghai, i’m sure, will be another exciting holiday.
a. which b. when c. in which d. where
7. go to ask the person _______ can help you.
a. whom you think b. who you think
c. you think d. you think who
8. they treated him _______ a king when he won the money.
a. as b. as being c. like d. like being
9. i _______ what he said, but to tell you the truth, i don’t ________ him.
a. believed in; believe b. believed; believe in
c. believed in; believe in d. believed; believe
10. the manager told us _______ had happened in the shop.
a. all b. all that c. all what d. all which
b. 选择短语并用适当形式填空
11. the manager ________ the assistant.
12. we politely ________ the invitation.
13. the students all ________ the final exam ahead of time.
14. he ________ the lights before he left.
15. several old friends _________ at the party.
16. the ice in the street ________ water gradually.
17. the plan ________ a failure.
18. when you are in trouble, you can ________ him for help.
19. she ________ the problem in her mind.
20. ________ to the next page and let’s do the exercises.
ii. 完形填空 用适当的词将下列短文补充完整，每空一词。
spielberg was __21__ in cincinnati, ohio. his father was an engineer and his mother was a pianist. __22__ a boy he used to __23__ his own stories with pictures. he started making home movies at the age of 12, __24__ he filmed a toy train crash at home. at 13 he won a film competition __25__ a 40-minute film. at the age of 16 he made a longer film of 140 minutes at a __26__ of $600.
he had his first __27__ at 25 when he made duel, a film about a motorist __28__ is chased by a giant truck. people in the film industry began to notice him. after that came jaws, close encounters of the third kind, raiders of the lost ark, and et, with its star, a gentle creature from __29__ space.
__30__ 1999, spielberg had directed 22 films and had produced many others. his fortune from film-making is now over $1 billion.
as __31__ as popular thrillers(惊险电影) like jaws, spielberg has also filmed more difficult subjects, for example, schindler’s list. it was always __32_ that the death of the jews in world war ii was an important historical subject. but film directors avoided it, __33__ the deaths were so terrible, and because it would be difficult to __34__ the truth without shocking film-goers. finally, spielberg found the right book (by thomas keneally) with its positive story and unusual hero. it was an important film for him as it finally won him the two oscars __35__ he had always wanted, one for best picture and another for best director.