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英语学科第一天暑假作业
一、汉译英
1. 发生,举行 2. 把某人介绍给某人
3. 上大学 4. 参加
5. 换句话说 6. 期盼,盼望
7. 在........结束的时候 8. 被分割成
8. 一点不像 10. 一个叫露西的女孩
二、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1. There was in an_________(吃惊的)look on her face.
2. By the time the police arrived , the thief had _______(消失).
3. He speaks English very well. He is f_______in English.
4. What was your first i________ of No. 1 Middle School.
5. Our head teacher often e_________us to study by ourselves.
三、阅读理解
One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side,
but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove
saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the
ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come
near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to
kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He
stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and
smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1. The ant could not reach the side though _______.
A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well
2. The dove saved the ant because _______.
A. she was the ant's friend
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B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft
4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.
A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot
5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.
A. how clever the ant was
B. how kind the dove was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
词汇扩展: ① desperate adj. 拼死的 ② exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的
③ dove n. 鸽子 ④ blade n. 叶片
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英语学科第二天暑假作业
一、单项选择
1.The bus broke down and all the passengers had to get ________.
A.on B.off C.into D.out of
2.The chemical weapons (化学武器)________by the Japanese troops are the chief cause of the constant
poisoning accidents.
A.were abandoned B.abandoned C.had abandoned D.abandoning
3.As soon as she entered the room, the girl caught sight of the flowers ________ by her mother.
A.buying B.being bought
C.were bought D.bought
4.Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.
A.is taking in B.is taking off
C.is taking down D.is taking up
5.________ role she played in the film! No wonder she has won an Oscar.
A.How interesting
B.How an interesting
C.What interesting
D.What an interesting
6.According to the observations (观察) of some scientists,we will be________ energy in the near future.
A.short of B.short for
C.for short D.in short
7.The ________ of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description, and there are m any tourists visiting it
every year.
A.painting B.view
C.scene D.scenery
8.The painting hanging on the wall looks nicer ________.
A.in the distance of B.in a distance
C.at the distance D.at a distance
9.I know that he is expert ________ making up stories.
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A.at B.for
C.a bout D.with
10.It can take up three months to ________ a man to do this work.
A.influence B.raise
C.train D.learn
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。一空一词
1. 每间教室里都有一台电脑,它有着和电影院的屏幕大小差不多的特殊屏幕
Every room has a computer with a ______screen, almost ____ ____ _____a cinema screen.
2. 我们用的是一种新教材,而且老师的教学方法和我们初中老师用的教学方法一点都不一样。
We are using a new textbook and our teachers' _____of teaching is _____ _____ ______ of our Junior
High school teachers.
3. 它学习态度非常积极, 并且她热心助人。
She shows a very positive ____ ____ her studies and she is also _______about ______others.
4. 他总是很乐观,总是在朋友情绪低落或消极是给他们鼓励。
He is ____optimistic, ______ _____ to his friends when they are _______ or negative.
5. 他是个心胸宽广的人, 绝不会应为那么一次小小的失败而感到失望。
He is a bord--minded person; he will _____ _____ _____ by such a small _______.
6. 学生可以通过接受专业指导学习各种技术, 也可以通过电脑上网自学知识。
Students can learn all kinds of _____ by _______professional _______. They can also learn _______by
themselves on computer by surfing different websites.
7. 中国的高中和美国的高中很相似,每学年分为俩学期。
A high school year in china, which is _____ _____ the American one, is_____ ____ two terms.
三、完形填空
Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only absent-minded but short-sighted as well. His
mind is always busy 1 scientific problems and seldom notices what is going on 2 him.
One fine day recently, he went 3 a walk in the countryside, but as 4 he has a book in his hand.
When he went out , he began to read his book . He hadn’t gone far 5 he run into a big cow and fell
down. In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without which he couldn’t see anything. He thought he had hit his
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head 6 a fat lady. “I’m sorry, Madam.” He said politely 7 searching for his glasses. As soon as
he had 8 , he realized his mistake.
Soon he was fixing his mind on his book 9 and paid no attention to anything else. He had scarcely
been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, 10 both his book and his glasses. This time he
got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the “cow” a wild blow. Then, after finding his glasses, he
realized with horror that he made a second mistake. A large fat woman was fleeing from him in a horror.
1. A. to think B. thinking C. thinking about D. to think of
2. A. with B. around C. for D. at
3 .A. for B. to C. towards D. over
4. A. also B. often C. ever D. usual
5. A. when B. while C. just then D. at that time
6. A. to B. against C. about D. onto
7. A. after B. in C. before D. during
8. A .put it on B. taken them off C. put them on D. taken them out
9. A. always B. again C. usually D. very much
10. A. holding B. getting C. finding D. losing
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英语学科第三天暑假作业
一、根据句意及汉语意思完成单词
1. Though old, the man is still doing ______(科学)research.
2. I'm very interested in the modern _______(文学)of France.
3. The thief _____(承认)that he had stolen the money.
4. I thought the meeting was badly ______(组织)。
5. At the meeting, we should ________(尊重)the ideas of others.
6. Although rich in knowledge, he is never______ (赏识)in his work.
7. What were your first _____(印象)of Beijing?
8. Doing some_______(翻译) is useful to your English writing.
9. A child, though _______(聪明, must also study hard.
10. Yesterday he told us an ______(有趣)story..
二、用下列短语的适当形式完成句子
increase by agree to make every effort make sure in particular at the top of
in three ways make great progress up to exchange for spare no effort take measures
share with as a result find out be important to
1. Not many children have an education _____ 11 years old in this comparatively poor country
2. He's ______our suggestion about holiday.
3. The maths problem can be solved ______.
4. Standing _____the tall building , you can get a good view of the night of the city.
5. Please _______that the lab is locked before leaving.
6. The population of this town _______five percent last year.
7. We are all surprised that he ______such ______in such a short time.
8. The doctors are _______ to save the boy.
9. I am interested in stories in general, and in detective stories_______.
10. Walking ______the health.
11. I will _______to save energy penny from now on.
12. He got up too late._______, he was late for class.
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13. The police should______search for the murderer.
14. I would like to _______by happiness and sorrow _____with you.
15. If you like, you can ______your dollars_______ by pounds.
16. I'll try my best to _______the truth.
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英语学科第四天暑假作业
一、单选
1.Scientific research results can now be quickly applied to factory ________.
A.product B.production
C.produce D.goods
2.In that situation, there being no other choices, the captain had to give orders to ________the sinking ship.
A.throw B.abandon
C.drop D.create
3.But for her mother's sudden illness, she would never think of breaking this ________ with you.
A.arrangement B.schedule
C.appointment D.interview
4. The girl student was trembling and there was a ________ look on her face.
A.frightened B.frightening
C.frightful D.frighting
5.During that period, saying a wrong word was a great ________.
A.accident B.way
C.change D.event
6.Her mother used to keep ________ of every penny she spent.
A.view B.track
C.company D.communication
7.The foreign guests,________ by a translator, came out of the meeting hall.
A.following B.to follow
C.followed D.to be followed
8.This kind of animal,________ koala bear, can be found only in Australia .
A.calls B.calling
C.to call D.called
9.The flowers ________ sweet in the botanic (植物) garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
A.smelling B.to smell
C.smelt D.to be smell
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10.— Why are you looking so disappointed, Ken?
— The outdoor concert ________ for tomorrow will be put off.
A.planned B.planning
C.to plan D.to be planned 三、
二、阅读理解
Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every
day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He
got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high
school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science
grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny
changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.
"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."
Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new
information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers
secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some
people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to
leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.
A. the classroom B. the school office
C. a bank near his house D. his own house
2. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.
A. Johnny was good at math
B. Johnny loved computers
C. Johnny could join one computer to another
D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer
3. Who are worried about hackers in the story?
A. Johnny's parents. B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.
C. The police. D. School headmasters and teachers.
4. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?
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A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers. D. Grades.
5. The last paragraph is about _______.
A. Johnny B. computers C. hackers D. Modern
词汇扩展
① hacker n. 黑客 ② information n. 信息
③ modem n. 调制解调器 ④ secretly adv. 秘密地
⑤ account n. 账户
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英语学科第五天暑假作业
一、语法填空
Sandy: Tony, you got home 1.________ (late) than usual. What's the problem?
Tony: Well, believe it or not, I had 2.________ accident on the bus on the way home. A car 3.________
(drive) into the front of the bus.
Sandy: No. How did 4.________ happen?
Tony: The bus driver 5.________ (turn) right when the car rushed out. It ran too fast to stop and then hit the
bus.
Sandy: The car driver must have been drunk.
Tony: In fact not. The traffic policemen came soon 6.________ the accident happened. They gave the
driver a test, finding he didn't drink at all. It turned out that he was a new driver.
Sandy: What happened then?
Tony: The car driver 7.________ (take) to the police office, and all the 8.________ (passenger) on the bus
got off to take another one.
Sandy: Thank God nobody was hurt.
Tony: 9.________ (absolute)! Only a little girl was 10.________ (frighten).
二、完形填空
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, 1 ,it must be new. But since TV can react to
events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three
ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new 5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life.
Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much
news seems to be 10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11
—200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous
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and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear
regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places
and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very
different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
1. A .gradually B. extremely C. obviously D. precisely
2. A. newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters
3. A. with B. on C. of D. to
4. A. extra B. available C. reliable D. memorable
5. A. direction B. look C. angle D. section
6. A. TV B. internet C. newspaper D. radio
7. A. conventional B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive
8. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. special
9. A. urge B. neglect C. increase D. involve
10. A. good B. bad C. exciting D. informative
11. A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops
12. A. places B. people C. things D. news
13. A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all
14. A. personality B. similarity C. tolerance D. familiarity
15. A. that B. why C. because D. what
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英语学科第六天暑假作业
一、汉译英
1.____________(n.)直升飞机
2.____________(n.)沙漠
3.____________(n.)钻石
4.____________(n.)专家
5.____________(n.)半夜
6.____________(n.)风景;景色
7.____________(n.)旅程
8.____________(adj.)被遗弃的→____________(v.)遗弃,抛弃
9.____________(vt.)射杀→____________(过去式)
10.____________(n.)产品→____________(n.)农产品→
____________(v.)生产;制造
二、重点短语
1.(飞机)起飞________________
2.不再________________
3.是……的缩写(简称)________________
4.……远的距离________________
5.在……方面是专家________________
6.get on________________
7.get off________________
8.shoot at sb./sth.________________
9.get into________________
10.get out of________________
三、 必背句型
1.我们吃的美味饭菜是由烹饪大师做的!
We ate great meals ________________ experts!
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2.他们试着骑马,但马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙地。
They ________________horses,but the horses didn’t like the hot weather and sand.
3.阿富汗人和他们的骆驼这样运货一直持续到 20 世纪 20 年代。
The Afghans and their camels ________this ________ the 1920s.
4.后来政府修建了一条新铁的路线,所以,他们就不再需要骆驼了。
Then the government built a new railway line,so they ________need the camels________________.
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英语学科第七天暑假作业
一、单项选择
1. The judge made the final decision after listening to the opinions of each party ________.
A.involved B.to be involved
C.involving D.having involved
2. The letter Mary had looked forward to ________ her last night and she was very excited.
A.reached B.reaching
C.had reached D.has reached
3.— Was Mary in the office when you arrived there?
— Yes, but she _ _______ soon afterwards.
A.had left B.left
C.will leave D.would leave
4.Everyone ________ enjoying music when there was a knock at the door.
A.is B.was
C.are D.were
5.— It is so late. Why must you ring him up now?
— Oh, sorry. I ________ it.
A.don't notice B.didn't notice
C.haven't noticed D.won't notice
6.My sister is lovely and ________, but sometimes she is not ________ me.
A.energy; patient to B.energetic; patient to
C.energetic; patience with D.energetic; patient with
7.He avoid ________ the film that is worth ________.
A.seeing; seeing B.to see; seeing
C.seeing; to see D .to see; to see
8.My English teacher is strict ________ his work as well as ________ us.
A.in; with B.with; in
C.in; to D.with; to
9.I really appreciate ________ to relax with you on this nice island.
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A.to have had time B.having time
C.to have time D.to having time
10.How proud she is! She has been ________ Beijing University.
A.admitted into B.agreed to
C.received by D.studied in
二、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
The following is a father's advice to his son/daughter, who has just graduated from high school:
First of all, congratulations on your graduation! Graduation from high school means that a new stage of life
is ahead of you. __11__
Clean your own room and do your own laundry. __12__ Cleanliness is indeed close to godliness(神圣
的).
Don't mistake knowledge for wisdom. No matter how much information or knowledge you have
accumulated(积累), you'll never make sound judgments if you don't have wisdom. __13__
If you can imagine the possible future outcomes of your present decisions and actions, you can avoid
mistakes. And if you can reflect (思考) on the mistakes you have made, you can avoid making the same
mistakes again and again. Such is wisdom.
Don't complain. When you take up a job, do your best to carry it out. __14__
Finally, be an early bird. __15__ And the sight of the rising sun will warm your heart and give you
energy for the day ahead. Besides, being an early bird, you have plenty of time to take exercise or do a lot
of work.
A.After you have messed up something, you should learn to clean it up yourself.
B.If you get up earlier than the sun, you can watch it rise up slowly into the sky.
C.Once you started a job, you should try your best to do it well.
D.Don't waste time complaining about it, no matter how difficult and boring it is.
E.At the beginning of this new stage, I have some advice for you.
F.Get up early and go for some morning exercises to build up your body.
G.Wisdom comes from imagination and reflection.
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英语学科第八天暑假作业
一、翻译下列句子
1. 他老是犯同样的错误。
2. 这张票可供两人入场看足球赛。
3. 他会为她做任何事来保证她幸福。
4. 我父母对我朋友印象很好。
5. 在凯特的帮助下,约翰取得了很大的进步。
二、完形
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move.
What was the __16__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of
__17__ as a result of exhausted (耗尽的) battery (电池). Nothing could be done but to __18__ in cold
wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then __19__ of the rescue.
It is almost __20__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising
was his __21__:“First of all, I checked up my __22__, checked up my conditions and found myself not
in mortal danger. As there was no __23__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep
the wound from __24__. In this way I dozed off (打瞌睡).”
His story put an end to my regret for the __25__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A
group of young men __26__ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __27__ to find a way out in the dark
cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __28__. Finally they feel dead in fear and
exhaustion. According to the __29__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about
10 meters away from the __30__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried
to __31__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (发出微弱的光) not far away.
Don't you think you can compare it with __32__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and
work, you are lost in darkness. __33__ you it's unclear yet and you needn't put up struggle __34__. It seems
to be a negative (消极) attitude, __35__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (远见) as
well as a great courage in the first place.
16.A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best
17.A. service B. way C. control D. work
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18.A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
19.A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival
20.A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless
21.A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse
22.A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical
23.A. energy B. way C. tools D. strength
24.A. injuring B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
25.A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness
26.A. had B. managed C. tried D. meant
27. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
28.A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction
29.A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
30.A. end B. top C. opening D. side
31.A. save B. help C. stop D. calm
32.A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind
33.A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn
34.A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully
35.A. and B. so C. but D. while
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英语学科第九天暑假作业
一、翻译
1. put up
2. so far
3.a great many
4.a number of
5.go up
6.be made up of
7.赚钱
8.做调查_________
9. 第一次 _________
10. 摆 脱 ________________
11. 偿还___________
12. 例如 _____________
13. 谋生______________
14.put out
15.与某人 保持联系
16. be in / out of contact with sb.
17. exchange sth. with sb.
二、单句语法填空
1. We have been working in the same office for ages but this is the first time that I _______ her sing.(hear)
2. —How about going to a football game tonight?
—_________ great. (sound)
3. After he watered the grass, David put ______ a notice by its side, which reads“Keep Off”.
4. ----Why does the lake smell terrible?----Because large quantities of water__________(pollute)
5.So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.(see)
6.Judy is going to marry the sailor she ______ in Rome last year.(meet)
7.This is the first time we _____ a film in the cinema together as a family.(see)
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8.With the help of high technology, more and more new substances _______in the past years.
(discover)
9 .The new bridge ____ by the end of last month. (design)
10.His city is one of the most ____ places I have been to (attract)
11. This is the first time we ______ _ a film in the cinema together as a family. (see)
12.There are ________great number of tourists visiting the temple.
13.Being late ______________waiting another hour(mean)
14. —Did you go to see the play last night? —Unluckily, I couldn’t make ________ it. But I am
going to see it soon.
15.He had a wonderful childhood, ________ with his mother to all corners of the world.(travel) 三、
t cost to take a taxi. 16.It is the second time that I had flown kites with Grandpa. 17.A new approach for
teaching English is being used in this school, and it has proved to be very helpful to the students.
三、阅读理解
There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise ,
he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garage
for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
" Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got
here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the
window. I am sure the driver will need your help."
1. Where was the doctor going in his car?
A. We don't know. B. To a patient's home. C. To a garage. D. To his own home.
2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?
A. Careless driving B. A tree had fallen across the road.
C. A slippery road. D. There was a thick fog.
3. The doctor went to the house because _______.
A. he knew one of his patients lived there
B. he had received a call to go there
C. he wanted to use the telephone
D. he was injured and could walk no further
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4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?
A. She needed medical treatment.
B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.
C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.
D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.
词汇扩展
① garage n. 汽车修理站 ② accident n. 事故
③ slippery adj. 滑 ④ injured adj. 受伤
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英语学科第十天暑假作业
一、单选
1. H e soon proved himself a brave man, and won the ________ of other soldiers.
A.power B.respect
C.admiration D.connection
2.He didn't work hard. ________,he failed his exam.
A.As a result B.As a result of
C.In spite of D.As a matter of fact
3.— Why are you so glad?
— Mary has made steady ________ in maths after she put her heart into it.
A. increase B .improve
C.progress D.program
4.One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling ________ while driving.
A.asleep B.sleepy
C.sleep D.into asleep
5.Mr Johnson may be in his company, but you'd better call and ________.
A.be certain B.be sure
C.make sure D.make sure of
6.John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work________,he gladly accepted it.
A.finished B.finishing
C.having finished D.was finished
7.We'll have a picnic in the park t his Sunday________ it rains or it's very cold.
A.since B.if
C.unless D.until
8.The weather was________ cold that I didn't like to leave my room.
A.really B.such
C.too D.so
9.Do you think he is ________ about leaving the company?
A.strict B.embarrassed
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C.serious D.astonished
10.The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a bad________ on the employer.
A.impression B.expression
C.experience D.opinion
二、单句改错
1. This is the first time that I took a ride on a long-distance train.
2. It had been five years since we last saw each other.3.I was fond of the toy when the first time I saw it.
4. A number of apples is red.
5. The number of students are 2000.
6. It is 3 years when she lived here.
7. What a pity! The traffic was very heavy; as a result of, I missed seeing my brother off at the airport
yesterday.
8. He has gone to Beijing so he knows a lot about it.
9. --- Sorry to bothered you, but could I ask a quick question? --- No problem.
10. --- The window is dirty.
--- I know. It hasn’t cleaned for weeks.
11. Why not to try to expand your story into a novel?
12. My brother is an actor. He appeared in several films so far.
13. I have offered to paint the house in exchange to a week’s accomodation.
14. A notice was putted up in order to remind the students of the changed culture time.
15. They walked because they couldn’t cost to take a taxi.
16. It is the second time that I had flown kites with Grandpa.
17. A new approach for teaching English is being used in this school, and it has proved to be very helpful to
the students.