Key words gravity mass exploration rivalry treaty glarefrost absence luxury dormitory laundry emergency battery privilege reliability insight inspiration subject frontier perspective anecdote basement suspect drawback substitute blame liberty passion profession poisonbanquetdelicacymannercomplimentconsequencefusiongrocerypatternforegrounddialecttraceintonationancestorrhythmdebaterevolutioninvestigationflavourassociationdilemmaconcepttendencysignificanceoffenceopposeprejudiceresistconflictapprovalcuriosityfascinationcandidatepatiencedecadetensionauthoritysorrowdivisiondestinysympathyfaithdevotioninvasionimpactacquaintancedynastyexpansionaltitudespecialistcorruptionmerchantsponsorexpensebarrierdepartureenterpriseanniversaryindependencesurgeonSentences from textbook.1.Covered about 14 million square kilometers around the Sound Pole, it is the fifth largest continent in the world.2.A high mountain range, the Trans-Antarctic range, runs from east to west, cutting the continent in two.3.Strong winds driven by gravity blow from the pole to the coastline, while other winds blow around the coast.4.Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered.5.Today scientists from many countries travel to Antarctica to study its resources.6.In 1961, a treaty signed by 12 countries, including Britain, France, and the USA, made Antarctica the world’s biggest nature reserve.非谓语动词专项练习1：The ground is with leave.A. covered ; fallingB. covered ; fallenC. covering ; fallingD. covering ; fallen2：It was stupid your advice.A. for me to not takeB. for me not to takeC. of me to not takeD. of me not to take3: ---Did you get your pay?---Yes,I remember .But I forget the exact amount.A. being paidB. to be paidC. payingD. having paid4: of reading, he put down the book and stopped TV.A. Tiring ; watchingB. Tiring ; to watchC. Tired : to watchD. Tired : watching5: It is important a beginner the correctpronunciation of a foreign language when he studies it.A. of ; to teachB. for ; to be taughtC. of ; to be taughtD. for ; to have taught6: That Arab said that he had never heard of a pilot.A. woman’s beingB. a woman to beC. a woman’s to beD. a woman being7：---I can’t make out whether this figure is a three or an eight.---Perhaps you need_______y ou eyes_______.A. examining ; (不填)B. to have ; examinedC. to have ; examiningD. to be ; examining8: many times , they succeeded the experiment.A. Having tried ; in doingB. Tried ; in being doneC. Having tried ; to doD. Tried ; doing9: There was a terrible noise________the sudden burst of light.A. followedB. followingC. to be followedD. being followed10: The murderer was bought in , with his handsbehind his back.A. being tiedB. having tiredC. to be tiedD. tired完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in 36 that despite（尽管）his complete 37 of medical experience or qual ifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had 38 been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was 39 to die on something she had swallowed.“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and sudd enly I 40 playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a 41 jacket and a stethoscope（听诊器）and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. 42 I just watched. 43 you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to 44 people in,” he said.One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been 45 by a car and fainted（昏迷）. When she 46 in hospital, York was standing over her.“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. 47 he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have 48 he was a fake（冒牌货）if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his 49 a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my 50 .”Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he 51 with his cheating for so long. And then 52 him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.“I can only hope that this will not lead to 53 problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the 54 of the psychiatrists（精神科医生）who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a 55 after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are givena much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.36. A. court B. hospital C. bed D. prison37. A. knowledge B. need C. lack D. loss38. A. yet B. hardly C. ever D. even39. A. certain B. about C. free D. quick40. A. enjoyed B. suggested C. felt like D. avoided41. A. white B. black C. red D. nice42. A. As usual B. At first C. At once D. Once in a while43. A. Unless B. Then C. Before D. Once44. A. invite B. follow C. bring D. take45. A. knocked down B. picked up C. taken away D. dropped off46. A came to B. arrived C. hurried D. got47. A. Meanwhile B. And then C. Therefore D. Again48. A. recognized B. reported C. realized D. suggested49. A. address B. jacket C. car D. photograph50. A. eyes B. ears C. words D. policeman51. A. got away B. got up C. got down D. got in52. A. put B. gave C. sentenced D. sent53. A. physical B. mental C. serious D. further54. A. behaviour B. appearances C. medicine D. expressions55. A. policeman B. psychiatrist C. doctor D. professorKey wordsannual inhospitable extreme commercial intense severe portable abnormal tiresome depressing isolated modest conventional tricky fragile legendary obscure intimate overnight authentic tentative chief fundamental superb confidential greedy infamous causal justifiable gradualrawartificialabundantamplerecognisableuniquebilingualconvincedsplendidstraightforwardambiguousexplicitrelevantabsurddisorganisedvagueclumsypotentialsuperiorinitialjointaccustomedhistoricrandomabstractconsistentrationalacutesimilarsupremedramaticinescapableunderwaydeliberatetolerantirregularmentalarbitrarytypicalSentences from textbook:1.All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.2.People were no longer so enthusiastic about a space travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day.3.The fact that we cannot travel faster than light means that it will take a long time to reach those plants.4.He gave us many suggestions that we (should) get up earlier and take more exercise.5.The news that Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games greatly encouraged us.6.The news that he told us greatly encouraged us.定语从句与同位语从句1.People spoke highly of the driver_____,in spite of the terrible weather, had saved his passengers from danger.A.whichB.whoC.whomD.as2.The island_____he lived in his childhood is far from the town.A.whichB.in whichC.on whichD.that3. Nathan Hale,_____the British guard had found the maps of the British army's defence works, faced his enemy bravely.A.in whose bootB.in which bootC.whose bootD.which boot4.The factory has 500 workers,40 percent_____are women.A.of whichB.of whomC.of themD.of that5.He often talked about the artists and paintings_______impressed him greatly.A.whichB.whoC.thatD.不填6. The news ____ he was kidnapped surprised us greatly.A. whatB. thatC. whyD. when7. His suggestion ____ the meeting be delayed was turned down.A. whichB. thatC./D. It8. We'll discuss the problem ________ the sports meeting will be held on time.A. thatB. whichC. whetherD. when9. The thought ____ he might fail in the exam worried him.A. whenB. whichC. whatD. that10. He often asked me the question ____ the work was worth doing.A. whetherB. whereC. thatD. when阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。