1、Period Four GrammarDegrees of comparison基础巩固.用所给词的正确形式填空1Andy is content with the toy.It is the best(good) he has ever got.2She had to wait a very long time.The longer she waited，the more impatient(impatient) she became.3Global warming could be rather worse(bad) than we think.4We had made our reserv
2、ation six months earlier(early)， but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.5Raymonds parents wanted him to have the best(good) possible education.6It may not be a great suggestion.But before a better(good) one is put forward，well make do with it.7This is by far the most inspiring(i
3、nspiring) movie that I have ever seen.8Next to biology ，I like physics best(well)9Many people have donated that type of blood; however ， the blood bank needs more(much)10This restaurant wasnt half as good(good) as that one we went to.完成句子11As time went on，he found it more and more difficult to suppo
4、rt his family.他日渐发觉要养活一家人是越来越难了。12It took three times as long as I had expected.这件事比我预料的多花了三倍的时间。13The computers are much more advanced than those we produced last year.这些电脑比我们去年生产的那些先进得多。14I decided to go with them because I had nothing better to do.我决定同他们一起去，因为我没有更好的事情可做。15China is larger than any
5、 other country in Asia.中国比其他任何一个亚洲国家都要大。能力提升.完形填空One day，it was raining heavily and I didnt have an umbrella，I had just 16 a bus and had to walk back to my house.I 17 walking in that direction，when I heard somebody shouting， “Sister，sister.” I looked back and 18 the stationery(文具) shopkeeper.I went
6、to him and asked what was the 19 .He said that since it was raining heavily，I could take a 20 in his shop，have a look at his new 21 and go home when the rain stopped.For a moment I hesitated(犹豫 )，but the 22 of getting to have a look at the pens made me nod.To my surprise，I found that the 23 was larg
7、er than I thought.The stationery shopkeeper offered me a chair and took out the pens for me.I 24 a beautiful parker(派克) pen and had a try.It 25 so smoothly that I wanted to buy it with all my heart， 26 as expected it was very expensive.The shopkeeper said， “I can give you the pen for ninetyfive doll
8、ars 27 one hundred.” I looked up and thanked him for the 28 ，but refused politely as it was 29 quite expensive for me.By that time，the rain had 30 ，and after appreciating his 31 ，I quickly walked back to my house.After that day， the shop became my 32 place to hang out.The shopkeeper used to 33 me pe
9、ns always at discount prices and very often also offered me tea.He had much information about all kinds of pens and other writing instruments. 34 both of us knew nothing about each other，we had a deep friendship based on our common 35 .语篇解读 在一个下雨天，作者为了避雨进了一家文具店，从此爱上了那里的钢笔并和文具店店主成了朋友。16A.run into Bgo
10、t offCrun after Dgot on答案 B解析 根据该空后的“不得不走回家”可知，作者刚下了公交。get off 下车，符合语境。run into 撞上，偶遇；run after 追赶；get on 上车。17A.started BtriedCconsidered Dpreferred答案 A解析 “我”开始朝家走去。start 开始，符合语境。try 尝试；consider 考虑；prefer 更喜欢。18A.observed BansweredCsaw Dremembered答案 C解析 “我”回过头看到了文具店的店主。see 看见，符合语境。 observe 观察；answe
11、r 回答；remember 记住，记得。19A.reason BtroubleCevent Dmatter答案 D解析 “我”想问怎么回事。What is the matter？怎么回事？reason 理由；trouble 麻烦；event 事件。20A.drink BseatCbreath Dtest答案 B解析 店主说，既然雨下得很大， “我”可以在他店里坐一会儿。take a seat 坐下；take a drink 喝一杯；take a breath 呼吸；take a test 考试。21A.umbrella BbooksCpens Dtea答案 C解析 根据下文的“have a l
12、ook at the pens”可知，该处用 pens 符合上下文语境。22A.idea BdreamCimportance Dresult答案 A解析 “我”犹豫了一会儿，但是一想到去看看那些钢笔， “我”点了点头。idea 想法，符合语境。dream 梦想；importance 重要性；result 结果。23A.station BshopCfactory Dbar答案 B解析 根据语境可知， “我”进入店中，发现店铺比想象的大。shop 店铺，符合语境。bar酒吧。24A.made use of Bran out ofCthought little of Dcaught sight of
13、答案 D解析 “我”看见一支漂亮的派克笔并试了试。catch sight of 看见，符合语境。make use of利用；run out of 用完；think little of 轻视。25A.wrote BranCwalked Dmoved答案 A解析 根据生活常识可知，钢笔应该是写得顺畅与否，故选 wrote。26A.and BorCso Dbut答案 D解析 “钢笔用起来很好，我一心想买”与空后的“正如预料的那样钢笔太贵了”是转折关系，故用 but。27A.up to Binstead ofCmore than Dbecause of答案 B解析 “我”卖给你这支钢笔要 95 美元而
14、不是 100 美元。instead of 而不是，代替，符合语境。up to 达到；more than 多于；because of 由于。28A.rescue BchoiceCoffer Dexpression答案 C解析 “我”抬起头，感谢他的出价，但礼貌地拒绝了。offer 出价，符合语境。rescue 援救；choice 选择； expression 表达。29A.still BagainCever Deven答案 A解析 因为还是太贵，所以“我”拒绝了，故选 still 仍旧，仍然；again 再一次；ever 曾经；even 甚至。30A.came BstoppedCcontinue
15、d Dpoured答案 B解析 根据下文的“我”走回家可知，这时雨停了，故选 stopped。come 到来；continue 继续；pour 倒，灌，涌。31A.determination BpolitenessCsuffering Dkindness答案 D解析 “我”感谢店主的好意。kindness 善良，好意，符合语境。determination 决心；politeness 礼貌； suffering 苦难。32A.only BfrighteningCfavourite Dextreme答案 C解析 这个店成了“我”最爱去的地方。favourite 最喜欢的，符合语境。only 唯一的
16、；frightening 可怕的；extreme 极度的。33A.sell BshareCintroduce Dsend答案 A解析 店主常常以折扣价卖给“我”钢笔。sell 卖，符合语境。share 分享；introduce 介绍；send 送。34A.Once BUnlessCAlthough DSince答案 C解析 尽管我们两人对彼此一无所知，但我们深厚的友谊是建立在共同的爱好之上的。although 尽管，符合语境。 once 一旦；unless 除非；since 自从。35A.habits BlifestylesCgoals Dinterests答案 D解析 见上题解析。inter
17、est 爱好，符合语境。habit 习惯；lifestyle 生活方式；goal 目标。.语法填空As far as I know，the heavy storm was one of the worst 36. (event) of the city.It hit the western part of the city last night.The wind speed reached eighty kilometers per hour.The storm caused serious damage 37. at least two hundred homes.A great numbe
18、r of families 38. (be) left homeless after the roofs of the houses were blown away.Scenes of the disaster could be seen everywhere，which made people 39. (frighten)In Main Street，the city park was flooded completely.Many cars 40. (destroy) completely by floodwater.One car owner without full insurance
19、 burst out 41. (cry)Some cars were carried across the parking area and dumped(倾斜) into stormwater drains.In another block，a tree fell on a bus 42. was taking some football players to a game.43. (luck)，no one in the bus got 44. (injure)It was pleasing that the storm was finally at 45. end after doing
20、 extreme damage.语 篇 解 读 文 章 主 要 记 叙 了 一 场 暴 风 雨 对 当 地 城 市 造 成 的 破 坏 。36答案 events解析 此处为“one of 名词复数”结构，表示“中之一 ”。37答案 to解析 cause damage to 对造成损害。38答案 were解析 “a great number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。短文叙述的是昨晚发生的事情，故用一般过去时，故该空填 were。39答案 frightened解析 设空在句中作宾语补足语，修饰 people 的心理感受，应用 frightened。40答案 were destro
21、yed解析 根据全文语境可知该处应用一般过去时；主语 cars 与 destroy 之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。41答案 crying解析 burst out crying 突然大哭起来，为固定搭配。42答案 that/which解析 定语从句的先行词是 bus，指物，从句中缺少主语，故用 that/which 引导定语从句。43答案 Luckily解析 设空处在句中作状语，修饰全句，应用副词作状语。44答案 injured解析 设空在句中作表语，指“受伤的” ，应用 injured。45答案 an解析 at an end 结束，是固定短语。.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之
22、构成一个完整的故事。I was responding to a call from a small brick flat(用砖做的公寓 ) in a quiet part of town.I assumed I was being sent to pick up some partygoers，or someone who had just had a fight with a lover， or a worker heading to an early shift at some factory for the industrial part of town.When I arrived a
23、t 230 am., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.Under such circumstances, many drivers just honk(按喇叭) once or twice，wait a minute， then drive away.But I had seen too many weak people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.Unless a situation sm
24、elled of danger，I always went to the door.This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance，I reasoned to myself.So I walked to the door and knocked.“Just a minute， ” answered a frail，elderly voice.I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause， the door opened.A smal
25、l woman in her 80s stood before me.She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat，like somebody out of a 1940s movie.By her side was a small nylon suitcase.The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years.All the furniture was covered with sheets.There were no clocks on the walls, no equ
26、ipment on the counters.In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.“Would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said.I took the suitcase to the cab，then returned to assist the woman.She took my arm，and we walked slowly toward the cab.She kept thanking me for my kindness.“Its n
27、othing， ” I told her.“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”注意：1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；2应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：Having given me an address，a hospice，she asked， “Could you drive through downtown？” Paragraph 2：We d
28、rove in silence to the address she had given me，and it. 参考范文Having given me an address，a hospice，she asked， “Could you drive through downtown？” Asked why we didnt take the shortest way，the small woman told me it was the last chance for her to visit the city.We drove through the neighborhood where sh
29、e and her husband had lived.Besides，she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing.At last，she said she was tired and wanted to go to the hospice.We drove in silence to the address she had given me，and it was a low building，whe
30、re the old lady would live the rest of her life.Two nurses who must have been expecting her came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up.I opened the trunk and took the suitcase to the door and the woman was already seated in a wheelchair.When she asked how much she owed me，without thinking，I said nothing and bent to give her a hug.It was my assistance that helped one of weak people realize her wish.
