1、 演练方阵第1讲 Living well (A)基础巩固一、单词拼写1. The _ (残疾的) have very good access to the theater. 2. Though a little_ (吵闹的) , the concert still appealed to me very much.3. I couldnt have done it without your_ (鼓舞) . 4. The boys abnormal _ (行为) made his father anxious. 5. Among all the candidates John is the mo
2、st _ (适合的) person to be appointed as manager. 6. I was so_(颇为生气的) with him about this turning up late. 7. She is an outgoing girl and she can a_ to the new surroundings very easily. 8. A stay in the country will be b _ to the old mans health.9. One of her a _ is to become a doctor in near future.10.
3、 Lucy is an o _ girl and seems to get along well with everyone.二、选词填空as well as; be suitable for; be beneficial to; in other words; make fun of; adapt to; cut out;out of breath;all in all;sit around 1. Little Tom ran so fast that he was _ when he got to school.2. _ _, a balanced diet is beneficial t
4、o your growth.3. You will achieve nothing if you _ doing nothing every day.4. People often _ his height, which makes a great difference in hislife.5. He lost his eyesight _his hearing in a big fire.6. Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard; _ you failed.7. I think the job_
5、him. He has the potential to do it well.8. I absolutely couldnt _ the new surroundings and felt rather uncomfortable9. Mr. Zhang has decided to _ smoking and drinking.10. He has got into a good habit of reading in his spare time, which _him.三、根据句子结构, 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空1. The _ girl swims well in spite
6、of her _. (disable) 2. Robert is a very _ man and one of his _ is to travel in Antarctica. (ambition)3. If you want to be a _, you should work hard at _ and care for _ situations. (politics)4. It is known to all that fresh air is _ to our health and the new park _ us all, so we should keep it clean.
7、 (benefit)5. This concert was _ by a famous _ from Vienna. (conduct) 6. Praise acts as an _ to the players, and therefore they will feel _ and get the _to continue and improve their performance. (encourage)7. My brother _ from a well-known American university. My parents attended his _ ceremony yest
8、erday. (graduate) 8. When someone _ others on their success, he or she usually says “_” . (congratulate)9. Jobs exist, but they are not (suit) for people like you who have no ambition for the future.10. The classroom was so (noise) that I couldnt concentrate on my study.能力提升一、完成句子1. He sent them an
9、email, _. (congratulate) 他给他们发送了电子邮件,祝贺他们取得成功。2. Do you mind at home while you are at work. (leave) 他是否外出工作时,汤姆一个人留在家里。3. In our country, every boy and every girl_ education. (access)在我国男孩和女孩都有受教育的权利。4. The granny is so old as to be _ going only a short distance.这老奶奶太老了以致于才走了短短的路就上气不接下气了。5.We _in he
10、r new job.我们祝愿她的工作顺利。二、单项选择1. _ on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountains gave him a sense of peace.A. While walkingB. Walking C. He was walkingD. When he was walking2. _ with Lei Feng, we still have a long way to go.A. ComparingB. comparedC. To compareD. Being compared3. Can I have th
11、e document right now? Of course. Wait a minute and Ill have my secretary _ it for you.A. to printB. printingC. printedD. print4. I really like this song as it is often heard _everywhere in China.A. SingingB. sungC. having sungD. to sing5. The door _ tomorrow will get dry the day after tomorrow.A. Pa
12、intedB. to be painted C. being paintedD. to paint6. _ that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.A. ConvincingB. ConvincedC. To convinceD. Having convinced7. He could do nothing but _ what he had said.A. to take back B. to be
13、taken backC. taking back D. take back8. I flew to Paris this morning, my assistant _ me there this Friday.A. JoiningB. to joinC. will joinD. wants to join9. _ Australias relatively small population, its outstanding performance in the Olympic Games was really _. A. Supposing; amazing B. Comparing; am
14、azedC. Considering; amazing D. Given; amazed10. I came into the classroom, _ my seat and sat down to read.A. FindingB. to findC. foundD. to be found11. I was watching the clock all through the meeting, as I had a train _A. catchingB. caughtC.to catchD.to be caught12. Many airlines now allow passenge
15、rs to print their boarding passes online_ their valuable time. A. saveB. savingC.to saveD. saved13. _the effect of culture shock, he is trying to read a lot about it before going to France for further study.A. To reduce B. Reduced C. Reducing D. Having reduced14. Jim has retired, but he still rememb
16、ers the happy time _ with his students.A.to spend B. spend C. spending D. spent 15. In the reading room, we found her _ at a desk, with her attention _ on a book.A. Sitting; fixing B.to sit; fixedC. Seating; fixing D. seated; fixed 16. It is reported that those who claim _UFOs include seemingly trus
17、tworthy, or even famous people.A.to seeB.to have seenC. seeing D. having seen 17. Robert, considered the exam, failed it actually and had to do it again.A. passingB.to passC. having passedD.to have passed 18. What did Jack demand at the meeting just now?_ a chance to join the Music Club.A. OfferedB.
18、 Having been offeredC. To be offeredD. To have been offered 19. We will try every means we can think of _ you out of the trouble. A.to helpB. helpC. helpingD. having helped 20. David was seen _ home with his family early this morning.A.to be leaving B. leave C.to leave D. left三、 完形填空The journey my d
19、aughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.Cathy suffered some terrible 1 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she 2 became healthy. Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head-to be a swimmer. Last sum
20、mer, she wanted to 3 our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally 4 it. The team practice, 5 , was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 6 her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 7 her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, we
21、aring her swimsuit 8 to go! I told her she shouldnt swim after a whole nights coughing, but she refused to 9 and insisted she go. From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didnt 10 a single practice. She had a 11 intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and c
22、hanging right before my eyes, into this 12 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of 13 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasnt a 14 -ever. But that didnt stop her from trying. Then came the final awards ce
23、remony at the end of the year. Cathy didnt expect any award but was still there to 15 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 16 ,“The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with he
24、r 17 and enthusiasm. 18 skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset (财富) one can hold is the heart.” It was the greatest 19 of my daughters life. With all she had been 20 in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph (成功).1. A. failureB. pressureC. lossD. illness2. A. usual
25、lyB. finallyC. firstlyD. frequently3. A. improveB. train C. joinD. contact4. A. increasedB. foundC. createdD. made5. A. howeverB. thereforeC. otherwiseD. instead6. A. useB. surviveC. saveD. waste7. A. pullB. tellC. hideD. fire8. A. afraidB. nervousC. readyD. free9. A. take offB. set offC. give upD.
26、show up10. A. attendB. missC. banD. start11. A. richB. weakC. firmD. kind12. A. trustedB. determinedC. experiencedD. embarrassed13. A. frustrationB. delightC. excitement D. surprise14. A. beginnerB. learnerC. partnerD. winner15. A. cheer onB. compete withC. respond toD. run after16. A. admittingB. e
27、xplainingC. announcingD. whispering17. A. humorB. willC. honestyD. wisdom18. A. AlthoughB. SinceC. OnceD. Because19. A. discoveryB. choice C. influenceD. moment20. A. throughB. underC. acrossD. around四、阅读理解 A We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but s
28、uddenly everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the
29、phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner. Things can a
30、lso go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This drivers wife was sitting besid
31、e him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the
32、road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.1. If you want to answer
33、 the phone without any trouble, youd better _ . A. pull out the telephone line when you are with your babyB. put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him /herC. not hurry to answer the phone D. make sure your baby is not near the table2. Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the r
34、oad? A. The two drivers who were arguing.B. It wasnt mentioned in the passage.C. The woman driver. D. The truck driver.3. From this story we learn that _. A. there are many road accidents every dayB. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strangeC. no one knows why this kind of accident hap
35、pensD. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common4. The writers purpose in writing this passage is to _. A. remind us not to answer the phone when we are busyB. tell us driving is dangerous every dayC. remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accidentD. remind us not to carry a cake w
36、hen we are sitting in a car5. The main idea of this passage is that _.A. troubles always come in groupsB. accidents may happen anywhere at anytimeC. a telephone call may cause great troubleD. anyone may have trouble on their way home BLife can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also
37、be full of challenges, setbacks(挫折) and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires-that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do t
38、hings, up come the old patterns and pitfalls(陷阱) that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.This tension between what we feel we can have and what were seemingly able to have is the niggling(烦人的) suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think its easier to just gi
39、ve up. But were never meant to let go of the part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is usthe real us. Its the part that believes in life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little “dead” inside because youre dropping “you”. So, if we hav
40、e this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck, how do we break these patterns?Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through todays challenges.While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind or the minds of those c
41、lose to ususually says we cant. That isnt a reason to stop; its just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. Its all about starting simple and doing it now.Decide and act before over thinking. When you do this
42、you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and youll be on your way.6. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should _.A. slow down and live a simple lifeB. be careful when we choose to changeC. stick to our dreams under any circumstancesD. be content with
43、what we already have7. What is the key to breaking the old patterns? A. To focus on every detail.B. To decide and take immediate action.C. To listen to those close to us.D. To think twice before we act.3. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?A. Escape from y
44、our punishment.B. Realization of your dreams.C. Freedom from your tension.D. Reduction of your expectations.4. What does the author intend to tell us?A. Its easier than we think to get what we want.B. Its important to learn to accept sufferings in life.C. Its impractical to change our way of thinking.D. Its harder than we expect to follow a new course.12