1、Period TwoLanguage Points.语境填词1Our world is but a small part of the _(宇宙)2A _ (名人) is a widely recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention.3When I realized my dream after hard work,I felt a great sense of _ (成就)4The state of the _ (经济) in that country is very
2、 worrying.5He got up early to catch his _(班机)6He has taken a lot of _(照片) of the park.选词填空1The meteorological (气象的) map was sent to the earth by the geostationary satellite _.2They _ God even if they dont go to church every Sunday.3In over two hours of trading,we made only one hundred dollars _.4_ w
3、e know each other a little better,we get along fine.5Like most visitors to London,we _ some of the citys sights,including the famous red doubledecker buses.6A small black horse had the inside track _ the race.同义词辨析1用include或contain的适当形式填空(1)The article _ a lot of useful everyday English.(2)The peopl
4、e who went to plant trees _ many women.(3)Everyone laughed,me _.2用congratulate或celebrate的适当形式填空(1)We will hold a party to _ his birthday.(2)Allow me to _ you on your good performance.(3)_ you on your passing the college entrance examination.单项填空1How many people learn English as a second language?_,t
5、here are more than 375 million people.AWhats more BIn totalCAt all DFirst of all2I wrote him a letter of _ on his winning the first place in the English contest.Acongratulations BhopeCgood luck Dwishes3Please go _ the ship quickly.There is only 10 minutes left.Aabroad BaboardCboard Dto board4This is
6、 my car.You are welcome _ use it.But its always breaking down.Afor Bon Cwith Dto5Most of the movies directed by that director are based on _ facts.Ahistory BhistoricChistorical Dright6The setting up of a new branch in New York makes the_ to America a usual business for him.Aflight BflyingCfly Dflies
7、7There are three astronauts currently _ the Earth in the International Space Station(ISS)Atravelling BcirclingCrounding Dorbiting8She couldnt_about the dress.So she asked me what I thought about it.Ahave decision Bmake decisionChave a decision Dmake a decision9Scientists believed that light travelle
8、d through _ space in _ straight line.Aa;the Bthe;theCthe;a D/;a10His movie won several awards at the film festival,_ was beyond his wildest dream.Awhich BthatCwhere Dit.阅读理解British NewspapersIn Britain there are 11 national daily newspapers and most people read them every day.There are two kinds of
9、newspapers.One is large in size and has many detailed articles about national and international events.These newspapers are called the serious papers or the quality papers.The other kind,called the tabloids(通俗小报),are smaller in size,have more pictures,often in colour,and shorter articles,often about
10、 less important events or about the private lives of wellknown people.Although some people dont support tabloids,more people buy them than the people buy the serious newspapers.The Sun,for example,which is a tabloid,is the biggest selling newspaper in Britain.The tabloids are sometimes called the gu
11、tter(低级趣味) press.And in 1997,some photograph reporters of the tabloids were said to be involved in(卷入) the tragic(悲剧的) death of Princess Diana in France and they were criticized as gossip reporter by the public.Most national newspapers in Britain express a political opinion and people choose the new
12、spaper that they read according to their own political beliefs.Most of the newspapers are rightwing which means they support the Conservative Party(保守党)These are the Daily Telegraph (serious newspaper),the Daily Express,Daily Mail,Daily Star,the Sun and Today (all tabloids)Of the other serious newsp
13、apers,The Times,the oldest newspaper in Britain,did not formerly have one strong political view but it is now more rightwing.The Independent does not support any one political party,and neither does the Financia Times,which concentrates on business and financial(金融的) news.The Daily Mirror (tabloid)
14、is the voice of the Labour Party.1If a newspaper often publishes some articles long enough together with political and international events,we say its a _.Afinancial papersBgutter pressCtabloidsDserious or quality paper2Tabloids are _ received than serious papers.Abetter BlessCmore poorly Dworse3In
15、Britain,most national papers give their voices for _.ALabour PartyBConservative PartyCneither of the two partiesDboth parties4Some reporters of the tabloids were considered to be _.Adevoted fellows Bnational heroesCradicals Dgossip reporters5The oldest paper for the Conservative Party in Britain is
16、_.Athe Sun Bthe TimesCthe Independent Dnot mentionedaboard和abroad词形相近,容易混淆。aboard adv. & prep.在(船、飞机、火车等)上(里);上(船、飞机、火车等);abroad adv.在国外,到国外。1The plane crashed killing all 200 people aboard.飞机失事了,机上200人全部遇难。2She often goes abroad on business.她经常出国做生意。答案.1.universe2.celebrity3.achievement4.economy5.f
17、light6.photographs.1.in space2.believe in3.in total4.Now that5took photographs of6.at the start of.1.(1)contains(2)included(3)included(1)include包括;侧重于包含整体中的一部分。(2)contain包含,含有,内装;侧重指“整体内有”,指在某一范围或容器内能容纳物体,不用于进行时态。2(1)celebrate(2)congratulate(3)Congratulate(1)congratulate表示“祝贺”,如祝贺生日、事业取得成功以及其他值得祝贺的事
18、。其后不直接用表示祝贺的内容的名词作宾语。须用congratulate sb.on sth.结构。(2)celebrate表示“庆祝”,常指举行盛大隆重仪式的庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或时刻。其后直接接节日、胜利、成功等名词作宾语。.1.Bwhats more而且;in total总计,总共;at all完全;first of all首先。由句意知B项正确。2A句意为:我给他写了一封信,祝贺他在英语竞赛中获得了第一名。congratulation意为“祝贺”时,常用复数形式。3Bgo aboard(上船/飞机/火车等)为固定搭配。abroad国外的;到国外的,与题意不符。4Dsb.be welco
19、me to do sth.欢迎某人做某事,为固定搭配。5C句意为:那位导演的大多数电影是以史实为基础的。historical形容词,表示“历史的”,符合题意。history名词,表示“历史”;historic形容词,表示“具有重大历史意义的”;right形容词,意为“对的”。6A本题考查近义词辨析。flight飞行;航班。7Dorbit the Earth围绕地球旋转。8Dmake a decision about表示“对某事打定主意或下决心”。9Dspace前不用冠词;in a straight line以直线的形式,其中line为可数名词。10Awhich引导非限制性定语从句,指代整个主句的内容。.1.D从第一段第三句可知,刊登大型的、有关国内外大事的报纸是serious or quality paper。2A第一段中间“.more people buy them than buy the serious newspapers”说明通俗小报更受人们欢迎。3B从第二段第二句可知,大多数报纸支持保守党。4D从第一段最后可知答案为D项。5D文章没有对支持保守党的报纸的历史作出说明。The Times是英国最古老的报纸,但它只是有些右倾,并不明确支持哪一个党派。系列资料