Period Five Grammar & Writing
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
Great changes 1.have_taken_place (take place) in the way people communicate with each other from a long distance.In the past,people 2.wrote (write) letters to exchange information at first and later they could talk with each other on the fixed telephone.Now more and more people 3.use/are_using (use) their own mobile phone 4.to_communicate (communicate),and instead of 5.writing (write) on the paper,they 6.email (email) to each other on the computers.As a result,people find it quicker and easier 7.to_get (get) in touch with each other.But at the same time some people 8.feel (feel) that they become poorer in 9.writing (write) and the relationship between each other 10.becomes (become) not so close as before.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.Seldom have_they_played (他们玩) video games ever since they entered college.(play)
2.We have_been busy preparing (忙于准备) for the final examination recently.(prepare)
3.He is not too old.But he is_always_leaving things behind (总是丢三落四).(leave)
4.—Will you tell us something about Change Ⅱ?
—I am_coming_to (正要谈到) that.(come)
5.You had better take your raincoat with you.It has_been_raining (一直下雨) for hours.(rain)
Ⅲ.单项填空
1.—________you________him around the museum yet?
—Yes.We had a great time there.
A.Have;shown B.Do;show C.Had;shown D.Did;show
答案 A
解析 此处表示说话者询问对方“有没有带领他参观博物馆”的结果,故用现在完成时。
2.It’s said that you ________ several countries where the UN ________ programs to help people in the past two years as a Goodwill Ambassador.
A.visited;operated B.have visited;operates
C.are visiting;operates D.visit;operate
答案 B
解析 考查时态。由时间状语in the past two years,可知第一个空格处用现在完成时,第二个空格处用一般现在时表明联合国实施的长期项目。句意:据说,在过去的两年中,你作为亲善形象大使参观访问了联合国对其实施帮助的几个国家。
3.This is the most interesting story that I ________.
A.read B.am reading C.have read D.will read
答案 C
解析 在This/That/It is the most...that从句中,从句中的谓语动词通常使用完成时。
4.By now,we ________ half of the task allowed.
A.finish B.finished C.have finished D.are finishing
答案 C
解析 句意:截止到现在,我们已完成了规定任务的一半。句中时间状语By now决定了谓语动词应使用现在完成时。
5.He ________ basketball well,but I haven’t had time to watch the games.
A.played B.will play C.have played D.plays
答案 D
解析 考查语境中一般现在时的用法。前一分句是对主语he的特长情况的描述,因此用一般现在时。
6.I ________ in London for many years,but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move
back to China.
A.lived B.was living C.have lived D.had lived
答案 A
解析 考查时态。句意:我住在伦敦许多年了,但我对回到中国的最后决定绝不后悔。用一般过去时强调今昔对比。
7.Look at the timetable.Hurry up!Flight 4026 ________ off at 18∶20 p.m..
A.takes B.took C.will be taken D.has taken
答案 A
解析 句意:快!看时间表,4026航班在下午18∶20起飞。一般现在时表将来,表示按时间表安排。
8.—He can speak French because he lived in France.
—Really?How long ________ there?
A.does he live B.is he living C.has he lived D.did he live
答案 D
解析 句意:——他会说法语是因为他在法国居住过。——真的吗?他在那儿住过多长时间?从题干可知he已不在法国,谈论的是过去,因此选D项。
9.—I’ll go to the post office.Do you have any letters to be sent?
—Yes,thanks,but maybe it is too early now.It ________ at 8∶30.
A.will open B.opens C.is opening D.is going to open
答案 B
解析 句意:——我要到邮局去,有信要代寄吗?——有,谢谢,但现在也许还太早,邮局8点半开门。根据题意,邮局开门是按时间表安排,因此选B项。
10.—I’m sorry,but there’s no smoking on this flight.
—Oh,I ________ that.Sorry,I won’t again.
A.don’t know B.didn’t know C.won’t know D.haven’t known
答案 B
解析 考查时态。句意:——对不起,飞行期间禁止吸烟。——我不知道。对不起,我不会再吸烟了。根据句意,对话发生在“现在”,“不知道”是刚才不知道。因此应用一般过去时。
11.—Will you attend the meeting?
—But I ________ told anything about it.
A.wasn’t B.am not C.haven’t been D.won’t be
答案 C
解析 后句的回答表明到目前为止没有任何人告诉“我”这件事,所以应用现在完成时。
12.—Do you know when she ________?
—No,but I’ll call you as soon as she ________.
A.will come;comes B.comes;will come
C.will come;will come D.comes;come
答案 A
解析 句意:——你知道她什么时候来吗?——不知道,但她一来我就给你打电话。第一空为将来时,作宾语从句的谓语动词;第二空一般现在时表将来。
13.My parents ________ in Hong Kong.They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
A.live B.lived C.were living D.will live
答案 A
解析 由第二句中的“...have never lived anywhere else.”可知,空格处应用一般现在时表示状态。
14.—Why don’t we choose that road to save time?
—The bridge to it ________.
A.has repaired B.is repaired C.is being repaired D.will be repaired
答案 C
解析 根据上下文来看,不选那条路的原因是通向那条路的桥梁正在被修,故用现在进行时态的被动语态。
15.Over the past decades,sea ice ________ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.
A.had decreased B.decreased
C.has been decreasing D.is decreasing
答案 C
解析 由句中的时间状语over the past decades“在过去的几十年里”可知句子的谓语动词应用现在完成进行时态。
Ⅳ.短文改错
My car just wouldn’t move any further.It was complete,completely dead,and I was a few miles far away from anywhere on a cold,wet night.I decided ∧,to walk around a little before accepting I’d have to spend the night in the car.Maybe I can,could find a telephone.Actually,I didn’t have to walk far before I found a small house standing on,in a field with a light shone,shining from the sitting room.I knocked at the door and was delighting,delighted when a pleasant old man opened the door but,and listened to my story carefully.He said he had no telephone,and it,there wasn’t one within walking distance,and,but offered to come and look at my car.
Ⅴ.书面表达
国际文化交流中心将组织一次由各国学生参加的“和平、友谊”夏令营活动,要求报名者提交英文简历。假设你是王珊,请根据下列信息写一份英文简历。
姓名:王珊 性别:女
年龄:16岁 学校:北京阳光中学
其他:爱好音乐、摄影;善于与人交流,乐于助人;热爱自然,热爱和平
参加夏令营的目的:结交朋友,了解外国文化
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考范文
I’m Wang Shan,a girl of sixteen,presently attending Beijing Yangguang Middle School.I like music,especially classical music.I’m also interested in photography because it allows me to record the beautiful moments in my life.Owe to my hobbies,I’ve made many friends.In fact,I like meeting new people and enjoy talking with them.Believing we all need help from each other,I appreciate friends’ help,and I am willing to help anyone in need.
I love life;I love nature;and I love peace.I hate any form of violence.
I would like to join the Peace and Friendship Summer Camp since it would be a great opportunity to make friends with young people from different countries and learn about their cultures.
我们尽力帮助这个生病的女孩。
(1)We try/do our best to help the sick girl.
(2)We do what we can to help the sick girl.
(3)We do all we can to help the sick girl.
(4)We do everything we can to help the sick girl.