[基础训练]Ⅰ单词拼写1.He________(雕刻)thesefiguresfromsingleblocksofmarble.答案:sculpted答案2.Ifelt________(想家的)forScotland.答案:homesick答案3.I'drecognizeyourhandwritinganywhere—itis________(独特的).答案:unique答案4.Helookedatmeandnodded,almost________(看不出来).答案:invisibly答案5.Ifwesayto________(上发条)upthemeeting,wemeanwebringanendtothemeeting.答案:wind答案Ⅱ单句语法填空1.(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)________youwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes,shoes,andbags.答案:If设空处引导条件状语从句,意为“如果”。答案2.Iknowyouhavenotrouble________(find)yourclassmate'saddressinthevillage.答案:findinghave(no)trouble/difficulty(in)doingsth.“做某事(没)有困难”。答案3.NeitherTomnorhisparents________(go)tospendtheirvacationthissummerinChina.答案:aregoingneither...nor...作主语时,谓语动词的单复数遵循“就近一致”原则,且根据时间状语thissummer可知,应用一般将来时,故填aregoing。答案4.Thatis________allthegirlsintownfollowyouallaround.答案:why此处为“Thatiswhy...”句型,why引导表语从句,在从句中表原因。答案5.________Iwaswaitingforthetrain,Iboughtamagazine.答案:While/Whenwhile/when“当……时”,引导时间状语从句。答案6.Don'tforgettofill________yourboardingcards.答案:in/outfillin/out“填写”。答案7.Wehavebeenaskedtocomeup________somenewideas.答案:withcomeupwith“想出,提出”。答案8.Thealarmwastimedtogo________at12o'clock.答案:offgooff“(警报器)突然大作”。答案9.IalwayssaidJackywouldwind________inprison.答案:upwindup为常用短语,意为“以……告终,使(活动、会议等)结束”。答案10.Let'sburn________allthiswastepaper.答案:upburnup“烧毁,烧掉”。答案[思维训练]Ⅰ阅读理解ACanyourememberthedaywhenyouspokeyourfirstword?Ifyoucan,youareunusual.Trytoimaginewhatthefirstfewmonthsofyourlifewerelike.Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeating,sleepingandcrying.Asyougrewolder,youwereawakemoreofthetime.Ittookyourparentsmoretimetoplaywithyouandtalktoyou.Youwatchedandlistenedcuriously.Youbegantoknowthatpeoplemadecertainsoundstogowithcertainthings.Thenyoubegantotrymakingthesoundsyouheard.Andstepbystep,youwereabletomaketherightsoundforonething.Onthatdayyoucametounderstandthesecretoflanguage.Thesecretisthatacertainsoundmeansacertainthing.Onesoundmightbeasgoodasanother.Butitisnogoodasawordunlesseverybodyagreesonitsmeaning.Onlywhenagroupofpeopleusethesamesetofsoundsofthings,cantheyunderstandeachother.Then,andonlythendothesepeoplehaveaLANGUAGE.Afteryoufoundthesecretoflanguage,youlearntwords.Someofthewordsmeanthings,suchasBOOKS,CHAIRSandSHOES.Somewordsmeandoingthings,suchasGOandSWIM.Andotherwordsdescribethings,suchasGOODandDIRTY.Soonyoulearnttoputwordstogethertoexpressyouridea,suchas“Iwanttogooutandplaywithmyfriends.”Thisislanguage.Bymeansoflanguagepeoplecancommunicate.Sowesaylanguagesaremeansofcommunication.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了语言的秘密。1.Whenyouwerealittlebaby,you________.A.cametounderstandthesecretoflanguageB.spentmostofyourtimeplayingwithyourparentsC.couldnothearanysoundaroundyouD.spentmostofyourtimeeating,sleepingandcrying答案:D细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeating,sleepingandcrying.”可知,刚出生的婴儿多数时候都在吃、睡和哭。故选D项。答案2.Thesecretoflanguageisthat________.A.onesoundmightbeasgoodasanotherB.peoplecanunderstandeachotherC.acertainsoundisforacertainthingD.thereisaspecialsoundforeachperson答案:C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Thesecretisthatacertainsoundmeansacertainthing.”可知,语言的秘密在于特定的声音意味着特定的事物。故选C项。答案3.Theaimofusinglanguageis________.A.togeteverythingonewantsfromothersB.tosaywhatonewantstoknowC.toshareideas,opinions,news,etcwithoneanotherD.toshowoneisasgoodasanother答案:C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Bymeansoflanguagepeoplecancommunicate.Sowesaylanguagesaremeansofcommunication.”可知,语言是一种交流工具,使用语言的目的是和他人分享想法、意见、消息等。故选C项。答案BManypeoplehavetriedtosimplify(简化)thespellingofEnglishwords.Unlikeotherlanguages,Englishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexample,thereis“light”but“white”,“loan”but“phone”,andthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncing“ough”:“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought”and“thorough”.TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906,AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoard.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theboard'splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysound.Forexample,theword“though”wouldbespelt“tho”and“through”wouldbecome“thru”.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDewey,theheadoftheNewYorklibraries,andProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRoosevelt,whothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.Butpeopledidn'tlikethechange,evenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.Moreimportantly,whentheAmericanpoliticians(政客)discussedtheplan,theydidnotlikeiteither.BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticians,hechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.However,peopledosimplifysomewords,mainlyinadvertisements.Forexample,weoftensee“tonite”insteadof“tonight”and“thru”insteadof“through”.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。一直以来,有很多人致力于简化英语拼写。美国总统西奥多·罗斯福和钢铁大王安德鲁·卡内基就曾一起进行过拼写改革。4.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.A.EnglishwordsaretoolongtorememberB.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwordsC.lotsofwordsarespeltinma