U3—4词汇拓展复习+阅读
第一部分
一、阅读理解。
阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
People sometimes say, “It’s raining cats and dogs!” when there is a heavy rain. Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky, but there have been many reports of other strange things “raining” down. In 1956, the people of a town in the USA saw a small black cloud in the sky. It started to rain from the cloud normally, but only in a small area. The cloud then turned white, and fish started to fall to the ground. Most of them were still alive.
During a storm in July 1901, in Minneapolis, people heard something falling from the sky that did not sound like rain. When they went outside, they found all types of frogs covering four streets.
There are other reports of strange “rains” failing from the sky including worms, insects and snakes.
Can these strange “rains” be explained by science? Scientists usually say that a tornado (龙卷风) has picked up the animals from a river or ocean, carried them for miles, and then dropped them somewhere else. But this does not completely explain all of them. On May 15, 1890, in Italy, there was a rain of blood ¾ birds’ blood. Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn to pieces by strong winds. But if so, why did only their blood fall from the sky , and not other parts of their bodies? And anyway, there were no strong winds that day!
1. What does it mean when people say, “It’s raining cats and dogs”?
A. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. B. It’s raining heavily.
C. Animals started to fall to the ground. D. There is a black cloud.
2. Which of the following has not been reported as strange things failing from the sky?
A. Cats and dogs. B. Worms and insects. C. Fish and blood. D. Snakes and fro
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gs.
3. What does the underlined word “torn” mean?
A. 破裂 B. 撕破 C. 切碎 D. 割破
4. Scientists’ explanation for rain of blood is that ________.
A. the tornado picked up the birds’ blood
B. flying birds were torn into pieces by strong winds
C. there were no strong winds that day
D. other parts of birds’ bodies did not fall with the blood
5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Strange “Winds” B. Strange “Clouds”
C. Strange “Rains” D. Strange “Animals”
参考答案1—5、BABBC
二、首字母填空。
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Sometimes I really doubt w__1__ whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very b __2__ trying to make money for my schooling.
One day，my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子)．I silently sat b__3__ her.
“Mom，is there love b__4__ you and Dad？” I asked in a very low voice.
With s__5__ in her eyes，she stopped her work for a while. Then she said，“Susan，look at this thread(线)．It can h__6__ be seen，but it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt，love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn't u__7__nderstand her until the next spring. At that time，my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back，my mother h__8__ my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so k__9__ to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn't walk by himself.
“Dad，how are you feeling now？” I asked him one day.
“Susan，don't w__10__ about me.” he said.“I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes，I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside，making life strong and warm.
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1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________
【参考答案】
1.whether 2.busy 3. beside 4. between 5.surprise
6.hardly 7.understand 8.helped 9.kind 10.worry
三、复习。（词汇拓展）
(该部分单词主要为动词、名词或形容词等的变形，常在单项填空、完形填空和短文填空题型中进行考查，标★单词的变形尤其要重点掌握。)
1. center n．中心→____________adj.中心的；中央的★
2. humor n．幽默 →____________adj.有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
3. suggest v．建议；提议→____________n．建议；提议★
4. require v．要求→____________n．所需的(或所要的)东西
5. fail v．不及格；失败；未能做到→____________n．失败★
6. introduce v．介绍→____________n．介绍★
7. polite adj.有礼貌的；客气的→____________adv.礼貌地；客气地★→____________adj.不礼貌的；粗鲁的
8. silent adj.沉默的；不说话的→____________n．沉默；缄默
9. absent adj.缺席；不在→____________n．缺席，缺乏；没有
10. exact adj.精确的→____________ adv.确切地；精确地★
参考答案：
1. central 2. humorous 3. suggestion 4. requirement 5. failure
6. introduction 7. politely; impolite 8. silence 9. absence 10. exactly
第二部分
完形填空
Antarctica is the continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly covered with ice. This is one of the driest and 1 in the world. But people from all over the world come to 2 there. Near the South Pole, three thousand people live together in a place 3
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Amundsen-Scott Station.
The station has libraries, cinemas, shops, sports rooms, canteens and laboratories（实验室）. There is electricity（电）, and they have 4 -- the system that they use to have a conversation（交谈）with someone in another place. And they have 5 -- electronic machines that stores information and uses programs to help them find, organize, or change the information.
But the people here 6 travel by car, or train, or bus, because there aren’t any roads or railways near the station. They travel by ship, helicopter, plane, or snow tractor, or 7 dogs.
There aren’t 8 trees or flowers there, but there are hundreds of different birds and other animals.
Most of the people here are 9 . They study plant and animal life and how ice moves. The ice can tell us about changes in climate. Ray Kingman is an expert at Amundsen-Scott Station, telling us on the phone, “This is my second year here. It’s a very interesting and beautiful place, but life is very hard 10 . In the summer we can go swimming in hot pools of water. We welcome newcomers here for further study of the continent!”
( ) 1. A. warm areas B. coldest places C. cool areas D. hottest places
( ) 2. A. travel B. go sightseeing C. work D. enjoy themselves
( ) 3. A. called B. call C. calls D. calling
( ) 4. A. telephones B. radios C. televisions D. record players
( ) 5.A. printers B. icons C. mouses D. computers
( ) 6.A. don’t B. didn’t C. weren’t D. aren’t
( ) 7.A. with B. instead of C. on D. in front of
( ) 8. A. much B. any C. many D. either
( ) 9. A. teachers B. scientists C. doctors D. workers
( ) 10. A. during the autumn season B. in the springtime
C. in all weathers D. in the winter
【参考答案】完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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1-5 B C A A D 6—10 A A B B D
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