1、1第七天单句改错1、Listen carefully and youll miss something important._2、It was he which showed me how to smile through the rough times._3、Secondly,if you live there, you will find easier to share feelings with your friends._4、In the middle of the hall stand a Christmas tree._5、Hardly we left the dormitory
2、the next morning when we realized we had left our map in the room._阅读理解6、UK cottagesBorth Cottage, Abersoch, North Wales Sleeps 12Borth Cottage is a luxurious coastal cottage just outside Abersoch on North Wales9 beautiful LI yn Peninsula. It is not cheap but comes with its own hot tub, sauna and mi
3、ni-cinema. There are also open fires, a state of the art kitchen, and a family games room. Enjoy long coastal walks, waterskiing and windsurfing or just sitting in front of the fire with a great book. The kids will be busy exploring the big gardens and playing on Playstation 3 or watching TV.Christm
4、as : 6,000 for a week starting on December 21New Year:6,000 for a week starting on December 28Blaenfforest Granary and Cottage, Carmarthenshire, Wales Sleeps 4 and 22In the heart of South West Wales5 Teifi Valley, Blaenfforest offers new luxury self-catering accommodation in The Granary ( sleeps 4)
5、and The Cottage ( sleeps 2 ). Underfloor heating and wood burning stoves ensure winter visitors are kept warm and dogs are welcome.Christmas : A week starting on December 22, 360 for The Cottage, 685 for The Granary Hembury Court, East Devon Sleeps up to 17In the famous thatched village of Broadhemb
6、ury, Hembury Court offers five-star self-catering cottages located around a courtyard, which sleep two, four, five or six people. A group of 17 can book the entire place and enjoy sole use of facilities including round bams for games, activities and a party on New Years Eve. There is also a hot tub
7、and a fitness suite with rural views.Christmas : December 28 to January 2, special offer of 4,250 instead of 4,650 for up to 17 peopleDozmary Pool Barn, Bodmin, Cornwall Sleeps 6Located at the site where, as legend has it, Arthurs sword was thrown, this newly renovated granite bam, overlooks wild an
8、d remote Dozmary Pool. The house is warm and modem inside and furnished to the highest standards. It has three double bedrooms, an open plan sitting room,a dining area and a kitchen with a wood-burning stove. There are two terraces overlooking the lake, a great spot for birdwatchers and water enthus
9、iasts.Christmas and New Year: 911 for a week1.If you want to go on holiday with a pet dog, you should choose _.A.Borth CottageB.Dozmary Pool BamC.Hembury CourtD.Blaenfforest2.What is the common point of these four places?A.They are all located on the seaside.B.They can be rented at the same day.3C.T
10、hey all belong to British cottages.D.They have the same price.3.When 17 people go on holiday together in Hembury Court, they at least can spend _.A.4,650B.4,250C.1,045D.6,0007、 Steven Weinberger is the director of linguistics in the English Department at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
11、 He says students in his beginning phonetics class are mostly interested in teaching English as a second language. They wanted to study how non-native speakers pronounce different sounds.“So we sent the students out to record non-native speakers, and we compared those speakers to each other and to n
12、ative speakers of English,” said Steven Weinberger.Professor Weinberger wrote a paragraph for all of the speakers to read. The paragraph uses common words but contains almost all of the sounds used in English. Here is that sixty-nine-word paragraph:“Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things
13、with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob. We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids. She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.”
14、In 1999, Professor Weinberger put the recordings online. The Speech Accent Archive is for anyone who wants to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers.4Some people think the archive would be better if it included natural speech-people talking freely, not just reading the same wo
15、rds. Professor Weinberger recognizes the strengths and weaknesses of his site.Professor Weinberger says the site gets a million visits a month and would like more people to send in theirown samples of the sixty-nine-word paragraph.Steven Weinberger said, Right now we only have samples from about 350
16、 languages, including English. You know, there are 6, 000 languages in the world today, so we need lots more. Thats why the archive work will never be finished.1.Why did Professor Weinberger let his students record non-native speakers?A.Most of his students are interested in phonetics.B.The pronunci
17、ation from non-native speakers sounds strange.C.They were gathering materials for the Speech Accent Archive.D.They wanted to know how non-native speakers pronounce different sounds.2.The Speech Accent Archive is intended for _.A.all the students in Weinbergers beginning phonetics classB.whoever want
18、s to study the accents of different English speakersC.the teachers of linguistics in the English Department at George Mason UniversityD.raising money by the rate of clicking the website3.The reason why Professor Weinberger chose the words in Para.4 for all of the speakers to read is that _.A.the wor
19、ds in this paragraph are very easy to readB.people are familiar with the activities included in this paragraphC.most of the speakers are interested in the information shown in this paragraphD.the words are common and almost all of the sounds used in English are contained4.In which part of a website
20、may the passage appear?A.Entertainment.5B.Advertisement.C.Life.D.Education.七选五8、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选项中有两项为多余选项。The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries. In 373 B. C., historians recorded that some animals deserted the Greek city of Helice in groups just
21、days before a quake hit the place. _Fish moving violently and chickens that stop laying eggs were reported. Countless pet owners claimed to have witnessed their clogs and cats acting strangely before the ground shook._ It was documented in news reports that three days before the 2008 Sichuan earthqu
22、ake, thousands of toads appeared on the streets in Mianzhu. It was reported that snakes left their homes and headed for the safe places several days before the destructive earthquake._ Some theories are that ihey feel movements, or weak “shocks” in the earth before humans do; or that they become awa
23、re of gases going out of the earth. Another belief is that animals are very much in tune with Eartlvs magnetic field, so they detect electrical signals caused by electromagnetic field changes, causing them topay attention to the warning that an earthquake is about to happen.The United States Geologi
24、cal Suney states that there has been no concrete evidence for the fact that animals9 behavior has a relationship with the occurrence of an earthquake. _American experts on earthquakes are also skeptical. They think that animals may have strange behavior at any time clue to other reasonsbecause they
25、are hungry,are defending their “countries”,or are about to face a dangerous situation. _They continue to follow the “anecdotal evidence”. The hope is that one day what 6they have learned will prove to be extremely useful in predicting earthquakes more accurately, thus saving millions of lives.A. Exa
26、ctly what animals have sensed can be fully understood.B. The connection between them has never been scientifically made.C. Other researchers around the world, however, have not given up on the idea.D. It is necessary to know if the animals behavior is an advanced warning signal.E. Records of similar
27、 animals foretelling of earthquakes have surfaced ever since.F. Wild creatures also show various kinds of abnormal reactions before earthquakes.G. Perhaps this sense that some animals appear to have can protect us from natural disasters.语法填空9、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Khan Academy is an onlin
28、e learning website created in 2006 by Salman Khan, an American educator, and it is aimed at _( provide) “a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere“.Khan offers more than 3,500 free micro lectures, each of _usually lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Unlike _(tradition) classes, Khan mainly offers course
29、s to students below college level. The classes can also help those planning to take the SAT, _exam often required for students wishing to enter an American college or university. _( start) your learning journey at Khan Academy, you should first of all visit the website with a personal e-mail account
30、. Your personal homepage at Khan Academy _(design) to help you learn math. You can take a pretest first to see your level. The academy then suggests exercises at the right level for you.7If you are interested in other subjects, click “LEARN“ to see all topics _( offer) online. Try Art History”,forex
31、ample, _you will be taken to all the things in that area like articles, videos and questions.Dont worry if you find _difficult to follow the course in English. Courses _(translate)into Chinese, Japanese and other languages are also available.书面表达10、假如你是李华, 2017 年下半年在纽约交流了半年,寄住在 Carl 家。 圣诞将至,你用顺丰快递(S
32、.F. Express)给他家寄了一些礼物。请给 Carl写封电子邮件告知此事并邀请他及家人来中国过春节。注意:1. 词数 100 左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：Listen carefully andor youll miss something important.2答案及解析：8答案：It was he /whicota showed me how to smile through the rough times.解析：句意:是他教我如何笑着度过艰难的时期被强调部分为句子的主语 he,指人,故将which改为 who或 that.3答案及解
33、析：答案：Secondly,if you live there, you will find it easier to share feelings with your friends.解析：句意:其次,如果你住在那里,你会发现和朋友们分亨感受会更容易考查固定句型find + it+ adj.+to do slh.其中 it是形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的不定式.4答案及解析：答案：In the middle of the hall tansd a Christmas tree.5答案及解析：答案：Hardly Ahad we left the dormitory the next mornin
34、g when we realized we had left our map in the room.6答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.B解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二个表格中的“.dogs are welcome.”可知,可以带着宠物去度假,故 D项符合题意。2.推理判断题。根据文章的标题“UK cottages available for Christmas and New Year”可知,这四个地方都是英国村舍。故 C项符合题意。3.细节理解题。根据第三个表格中的“December 28 to January 2,special offer of 4,250 instead o
35、f 4,650 for up to 17 people” 可知,17 个人的特价为 4250英镑,而不是 4650英镑。故选 B项。7答案及解析：9答案：1.D; 2.B; 3.D; 4.D解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段的“They wanted to study how nonnative speakers pronounce different sounds.” 以及第二段的 So. 可知,之所以 Weinberger教授让他的学生们给非母语人士录音是因为这些学生想要研究非母语人士如何发音故 D项符合题意。2.细节理解题。根据第五段可知,这份语言口音档案提供给任何想对不同英语朗读者的口音
36、做比较和分析的人士使用。故 B项符合题意。3.细节理解题根据第三段的“ The paragraph uses common words but contains almost all of the sounds used in English. ” 可知,D 项是正确的。4.推理判断题。因为本文是一所大学的英语系教授因学生们想要研究非母语人士如何发音,所以在网上建立了一个口音各异的英语录音档案因此可推知,该篇文章是关于教育的,故 D项符合题意。8答案及解析：答案：E; F; A; B; C解析：语篇解读本文是一篇说明文动物能预测地震的说法已经存在了好几个世纪了,但这个说法目前还没有得到证实。答
37、案解析1. E上文提到历史学家记载公元前 373年,一些动物在地震发生的前几天离开了希腊Helice:下文谈到了 fish、chickens 以及 dogs and cats在地震来临前的反常行为由此可知 E项能够有效连接上下文。2. F上段谈到家禽和宠物在地谋来临前的反常行为下文谈到了蟾蜍和蛇.和 F项的 Wild creatures相吻合,F 项“野生动物在地震前也会表现出各种各样的异常反应”符合语境。3. A本句是段首句,根据下文谈到的 Some theories are that they feel movements, or weak “shocks“ in the earth be
38、fore humans do; or that they become aware of gases going out of the earth. 知本段在猜测动物在地震来临之前做出这些反常反应的原因,故 A项符合语境。104. B 根据上文的 no concrete evidence for the fact that animals behavior has a relationship with the occurrence of an earthquake以及下文的 also skeptical可知,动物的反常行为和发生地震之间的关系没有得到科学的论证,故答案为 B项。5. C根据下
39、文的 continue to follow可知和 C项的 not given up on the idea相吻合,故选择 C项。9答案及解析：答案：providing; which; traditional; an; To start; is designed; offered; and; it; translated解析：本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了在线学习网站 Khan Academy的相关情况。1.providing考查非谓语动词。介词后跟 v.-ing形式作宾语。2. which考査定语从句:此处是“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句, 修饰先行同lectures。3. tradition
40、al考查词性转换空格中所填词在句中修饰名词 classes, 需用 tradition的形容词形式:4. an考査冠词。an exam 适 the SAT的同位语,解释说明 SAT是“一个 的考试”,且exam是以元音音素开头,故用不定冠词 an。5. To start考査非谓语动词此处是不定式短语作状语,表示目的。6.is designed考査动词的时态和语态及主谓一致。主语 Your personal homepage和design之间是被动关系,需用被动语态;这里说的是现实的情况,用一般现在时。主语是第三人称单数形式,谓语也应用第三人称单数形式。7.offered考查非谓语动同,设空处是
41、过去分词作定语,修饰 topics, offer与其逻辑主语topics之间是被动关系.故用过去分词形式.8.and考査连词:此处是“祈使句+and+陈述句”句型,故填 and .9.it考査代词:it 在句中作形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语. to follow the course in English.10. translated考查非谓语动词。设空处是非谓语动同作定语,translate 与其逻辑主语是被动关系,故用过去分词形式。1110答案及解析：答案：Dear Carl,Its almost a year since I lived in your family in Ne
42、w York. Whenever I think of your kindness and warmth, I am very appreciative. Christmas is around the corner and I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I know you are interested in Chinese culture, so I prepared some Chinese handcrafts for you as Christmas gifts, which I have s
43、ent to you by S.F Express, a trustworthy and efficient express delivery company. Please be ready to check them in 8 or 9 days. At last, my parents and I sincerely invite you and your family to join us for the Spring Festival, when you can fully experience the fun holiday as well as tasty Chinese delicacies.Yours,Li Hua
