西南位育初三2016学年第二学期英语周练（五）III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Eachnovels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is toget on with the reading; to try to grasp (领会) __50__ the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole (整体而言). This is __51__ if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar (不熟悉). You can not enjoy a story if you stop lots of times onevery page for __52__ words in the dictionary. You may even prevent __53__ from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.V. Complete the following sentence as required.64. Tell Jerry the news when you see him, please. （否定句）Please ______ ______ Jerry the news when you see him.65. I was born on June 4, 1992. （对划线部分提问）______ ______ you born?66. The detective discovered some important clues for the case. （改为被动语态）Some important clues for the case ______ ______ by the detective.67. The poor child was so lucky that she received many books from the charity. (改为简单句)The poor child was ______ ______ to receive many books from the charity.68. To stop wild animals getting close to us, we lit a fire in the forest. (保持句意不变)To ______ ______ wild animals, we lit a fire in the forest.69. Did they forget to turn off the lights before leaving? I don’t know.(改为宾语从句)I don’t know ______ they ______ to turn off the lights before leaving.70. Brush your teeth at least twice every day. （改为反义疑问句）Brush your teeth at least twice every day, ______ ______?71. It is quite surprising for us to see the missing dog come back itself. (保持句意思不变)______ our ______ the missing dog came back itself.72. it/ at least/ the engineer/ three months / to design / will take ./ the bridge. (连词成句(__________________________________________________________________Part 3 Reading and WritingVI. Reading comprehensionA.Choose the best answerTaking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help makeA.let us know taking away rubbish is a big jobB.explain the need for rubbish collectionC.tell people to take useful things out of rubbishD.introduce different ways to treat rubbishB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.A篇In this month’s University Express, Lynn interviews students around the world about important ―firsts‖ in their lives.Read their answers to the question: What was an unforgettable first in life for you?Miguel: For me, an important first was getting my driving license (驾照). In Spain, a person can do this at the age of eighteen. That’s when I got mine. Being able to drive my father’s car that summer gave me __79__ and made me feel like an adult(成年人). For example, driving a car made it easy for me to see my girlfriend more often. __80__, I was able to take weekend trips with friends to other cities.Gina: I went on my first date(约会)soon after my nineteenth birthday with my best friend’s brother. He invited me to a movie, but we didn’t talk much. We were both very __81__. Two weeks later, I went to a dance with him and we had a great time. After that, we spent most of the summer together, but then he and his family moved. I thought he would write to me, but I’ve never __82__ him ever since. I guess you could say he was my first boyfriend.Soo-Jin: An important first for me was __83__ alone in the United States. When I was seventeen, I spent the summer in New York studying English. I took a plane from Korea to the United States by myself. It was my first time to visit to another country, and I was frightened at first, but later I controlled my fears and learned to be more __84__. I also made friends from otherB篇Is it boring to remember English idioms? Here’s an easier way- listening to music! Now let’s listen to some songs and learn some idioms.The fool on he hill by Beatles–―Well on his way, head in a cloud, the man of a thousandvoices talking perfectly loud.‖have one’s head in the cloudsIf you get distracted (分心的) from your class, your teacher might say this idiom to you. In means that someone isn’t__85__ of what is going on because of his/ her imaginations or daydreams. For example, she always has her head in the clouds and no one knows what she is really __86__.You are the sunshine of my life by Khalil Fong—―You are the apple of my eye, forever you’ll stay in my heart and soul.‖the apple of one’s / the eyeDoes this idiom mean that someone is a big eater of apple? Or is he addicted to (沉溺于) his iPhone? Nah! It is __87__ a famous and commonly used idiom in English, which stands fir someone or something that one cherishes (珍惜) above all others. For example, the lovely cat is the apple of my grandpa’s eye.On time by Justin Biber—―When I met you gril my heart went knock knock, now them butterflies in my stomach won’t stop stop.‖butterflies in one’s stomachLet’s imagine: __88__ would you feel if there were some butterflies flying in your stomach? It must be itchy. (痒的) So can you guess what the __89__ of this idiom is?Here comes the answer. When someone is very __90__ or anxious about something, we can say he has butterflies in his stomach. For example, whenever I have to speak in public, I have butterflies in my stomach.C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsA篇―Last night I had an unusual dream. I dreamed that I was flying. When I moved my arms up and down, I moved higher and higher into the sky. I felt as f__91__ as a bird.--Martha, age 35 ‖I had a dream—a nightmare – that kept coming back. I walked out of my bedroom, and a monster came out and ran after me. One night, when the monster was running after me, I turned back and said‖ Leave me alone! ‖ I haven’t had the dream a__92__ since then.‖--Jason, age 14 What do these dreams mean? For c__93__ people have tried to interpret dreams (释梦). Many modern dream researchers have come up with theories (理论) about dreams. They believe that dreams tell us what is going on in our lives.U__94__, flying is a positive symbol in a dream. Flying in dreams means success, control, confidence, and ―being on top of it all.‖ So Martha, the person who had the first dream, may be in love or may have success at work.Monsters in dreams often stand for fears. For Jason, the monsters may grow up. But Jasonshowed that he m__95__ to conquer (克服) his fears.Here are some common symbols in dreams.Snakes: If you dream about snakes, there will be good changes in your life. For the ancient Greeks, dreams with snakes were the most positive ones. And till today, dream interpreters s__96__ say the same.Big waves: Water in dreams often means emotional concerns. A big wave probably means an emotional worry. If you can guess the problem, you’ll be worried about your appearance. Or it might mean that you have dental problems!Falling: If you dream that you are falling, you may fell that your life is out of c__97__. Slow down, and figure out how to solve the problem in your dreams.So what are your dreams telling you?B篇How do British people value time? Let’s read the following story of a Romanian girl.One evening , shortly after I moved to London, I was on my way to someone’s house for a meeting. As I didn’t know the way very well, I m__98__ the right train.When I called to say that I would be half an hour late, my host told me that it was best not to bother b__99__ by the time I got there, it would be too late to do what we had planned. Although I said it was OK, I was puzzled and a little bit d__100__ in Romania, people would get all concerned and would probably offer to pick you up at the station to help you get there much f__101__. Was I actually not welcome?Much lather I realized how highly British people valued their time and in fact being punctual (准时) is regarded as British c__102__. I also learned that if you cannot get to a meeting on time, you try to make new arrangements so as not to run into a person’s next appointment.In Romania, n__103__ had even heard of agendas (日程表) and people were frequently held up on their way to meetings, by a chat with a neighbor or by s traffic jam, etc. Over here, I only have one friend w__104__ an agenda. 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