1、Period Four Lesson 3 Sports Stars.写出下列单词的汉语意思(共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)1.brilliant adj.卓越的2.awful adj.(口)糟糕的；极度的3.champion n.冠军4.violence n.暴力，暴行5.bullet n.子弹6.keen adj.强烈的；渴望的7.career n.职业，一生的事业8.event n.竞赛；事件9.athlete n.运动员10.boring adj.无趣的，无聊的，乏味的，令人生厌的.写出下列汉语对应的英语单词(共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)11.ski
2、lful/skillful adj.灵巧的，熟练的skill n.技巧；技能12.useless adj.差劲的；无用的useful adj.有用的use v.&n.使用；利用13.unusual adj.不平常的usual adj .平常的pete vi.比赛，竞争competition n.比赛competitor n.竞争者competitive adj.竞争的15.amazing adj.令人惊异的amazed adj.感到吃惊的16.fortunately adv.幸运地fortunate adj .幸运的fortune n.幸运17.lazy adj.懒惰的，不努力的18.slow
3、 adj.慢的，缓慢的19.terrible adj.很糟的，极差的；骇人的20.weak adj.虚弱的，不强壮的.写出下列短语或短语对应的汉语意思(共 10 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 30 分)21.be strict with sb. 对某人要求严格pete against/with 和竞争23.express an interest in 表现出对的兴趣e to an end 结束25.make progress 取得进步26.look back (on sth. )回首(往事) ，回忆，回顾27.be linked with 与有关系 /关联28.get on 相处；应付，进展29
4、.be full of 充满30.lose a match 输掉一场比赛.完成句子(共 3 小题；每小题 10 分，满分 30 分)31.In a recent interview，Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air.在最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那个时候她和莎莲娜练网球时，一路得跑着躲闪空中穿梭的子弹。32.Finally，in 1991，the si
5、sters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back.最终在 1991 年，她们举家搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有到故地造访过。33.Brandi，the sisters mother，taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.妈妈布兰蒂则在家中教两姐妹文化知识。这样，才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又
6、能顺利地完成高中学业。.Tell whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).1.No one could teach the sisters to play tennis in California.(F)2.The mother is hard to get on with.(F)3.The sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California.(T)4.When the sisters were young children，their father
7、started to train them.(T)5.The sisters planned to be designers in the future.(T).Choose the best answer according to the text.1.According to the text，which of the following is NOT true?A.Venus has to do all the cooking at home.B.Their mother is very kind to the sisters.C.Their father has always been
8、 very strict with the sisters.D.The sisters have played each other several times.答案 A2.Whats the main idea of the text?A.How to be a tennis champion.B.The introduction of two tennis star players.C.The family of Venus and Serena Williams.D.The Wimbledon Championships.答案 B3.What can you read between t
9、he lines when Serena said“If she wins，Mama says she has to do the dishes！”？A.Serena felt jealous of her sister because of her win.B.Serena felt that her mother favoured her sister.C.Serena didnt care at all because she didnt take it seriously.D.Serena still felt happy when her sister won the game.答案
10、 D4.In which column(专栏) can you find this text in a newspaper?A.Business. B.Entertainment.C.Sports. D.Culture.答案 C5.According to the text we can know that the Williams sisters show great interest in besides tennis.A.music and movies B.designC.cooking D.reading答案 B重点词汇He is very fast and skilful.他 速
11、度 快 、 技 术 好 。?skilful adj.灵巧的，熟练的( 美)skillfulbe skilful at/in (doing) sth. 在(做) 某事上很熟练；善于(做)某事be skilful with.能熟练使用skilfully adv.熟练地；精湛地(1)The more you practise，the more skilful youll become.练习的次数越多，你就会越熟练。(2)He is very skilful with his hands.他的手非常灵巧。句型转换(3)Nick is good at finding cheap flights.Nick
12、 is skilful at/in finding cheap flights.单句改错(4)How I wish I played basketball as as you!skilfulskilfullyFinally， in 1991，the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back.最终在 1991 年，她们举家搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有到故地造访过。?look back (on sth. )回首(往事)，回忆，回顾look after 照顾
13、look forward to doing sth. 盼望look into 调查，审查look out for 当心(1)They like to look back on those unforgettable years in the army.他们喜欢回忆在部队的那些难忘的岁月。(2)I look forward to seeing her again in the near future.在不久的将来我盼望再见到她。(3)Looking back，I honestly don t know how she did it.回顾过去，我确实不知道她是如何做到这一点的。(4)Whos go
14、ing to look after the children while youre away？你不在的时候谁照顾孩子们？(5)It is reported that the police will soon look into the accident.据报道警方很快就会调查这起事故。单句改错(6)This is a good place for camping but you have to look out snakes. forHe has always been very strict with his daughters，training them hard to compete
15、against each other.他总是严格要求他的女儿们，要她们刻苦训练互相竞争。?compete vi.竞争；比赛compete for 争夺compete against/with.for.为争夺 而与竞争/对抗compete in 参加比赛competitive adj.竞争的；有竞争力的competitor n.竞争者，竞争对手competition n.竞争；竞赛，比赛(1)Germany will compete against/with Spain for the champion tonight.今晚德国队会同西班牙队争夺冠军。(2)He is hoping to com
16、pete in the London marathon.他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。(3)The prize for the winner of the competition(compete) is a two-week holiday in Paris.(2016浙江)这次比赛给获胜者的奖励是在巴黎度假两周。语境串记As the youngest tennis competitor, I often compete in some competitions to compete with/against the other players who are more competitive
17、than me, but I never lose heart when Im beaten.作为最年轻的网球选手，我经常参加一些比赛，和比我更具竞争力的选手对抗，但失败时我从不灰心。They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.她们俩都对网球生涯结束后从事设计工作表现出了浓厚的兴趣。?come to an end 结束，终止put an end to. bring.to an end 使结束；停止，终结at the end o
18、f 在结束时；在的尽头by the end of 到结束时，到末为止 常与完成时连用(1)All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的宴席。(2)Her misunderstanding brought their relationship to an end.Her misunderstanding put an end to their relationship.她的误解致使他俩最终分手了。(3)There is a hotel at the end of the road.这条路的尽头有一家旅店。(4)By the end of this wee
19、k，I will have finished most of the work.到这周末时，我将完成大部分工作。The sisters road to success has been amazing.两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。?amazing adj.令人惊异的amazed adj .吃惊的，惊讶的be amazed at/by.对感到惊讶be amazed to do sth. 做很惊讶amazement n.惊奇，惊愕in amazement 吃惊地to ones amazement(to the amazement of sb. )令某人感到惊讶的是 (1)We were amaz
20、ed to find that no one was hurt.我们惊奇地发现竟没有人受伤。(2)The foreigners are amazed(amaze) by the amazing(amaze) achievements that the Chinese have made in socialist construction.外国人对中国人在社会主义建设中取得的惊人成就惊叹不已。(3)To the amazement of his father/To his fathers amazement，Tom didnt turn up on time.令他父亲惊讶的是，汤姆没有按时出现。
21、(4)I was amazed at/by his rapid progress in English.我对他在英语上的快速进步感到惊讶。The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996.维 纳 斯 第 一 次 参 加 大 型 联 赛 是 在 1996年 。?event n.比赛项目；事件，大事易混辨析 event，matter，affair ，thingevent 通常指具有很大影响、意义重大的事件或运动会的比赛项目。matter 意为“事情，问题” ，通常指遇到的意外麻烦或令人烦恼的问题。affair 指已经发生或必须去做的事情，
22、通常用复数形式表示“事务，事态” 。thing 意为“事情，东西” ，指大事、小事、好事、坏事，但一般不用来指专门的事务。选词填空 event，matter，affair ，thing(1)The fashion show is an annual event.(2)To say is one thing but to do is another.(3)We should be concerned about state affairs.(4)Whats the matter with you today?Serena has continued to improve and make fan
23、tastic progress.莎莲娜不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。?make progress 取得进步，取得进展make progress in 在方面取得进步make rapid/slow/much/great progress 取得快的/慢的/ 许多/大的进步in progress 正在进行中；在运行中注意：progress 为不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用。(1)In this way I think you can make great progress in your Mandarin.用这种方法，我认为你可以在普通话学习中取得巨大进步。(2)The building of
24、the bridge is in progress.这座桥梁正在建造中。单句改错(3)She is eager to make a progress in her work.经典句式In a recent interview，Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air.在最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那个时候她和莎莲娜练网球时，一路得跑着躲闪空中穿梭的子弹。whe
25、n 在句中是关系副词，引导定语从句，修饰 the time。当先行词是表示时间的名词时，其后的定语从句是用 when/in which 还是 that/which 引导，取决于引导词在从句中所担任的句子成分。从句缺少主语、宾语、表语用 that/which，缺少宾语或表语时，也可省略 that/which；缺少时间状语用 when/in which。(1)Ill never forget the time when I studied at university.我永远忘不了我上大学的那段时间。(2)We are living in an age when/in which many thin
26、gs are done on computers.我们生活在一个很多事情都在电脑上处理的时代。单句改错(3)I shall never forget the days when 或 we spent together by the sea.whenthat/whichFinally， in 1991，the sisters and their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back.最终在 1991 年，她们举家搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有到故地造访过。since then 是典型的现
27、在完成时的标志，意为“自从那时以来” 。除 since then 外，常与现在完成时连用的还有(ever) since，so far，recently，lately， by now，in the last/past few years 以及 It is the first time.等。(1)Since then，he has developed(develop) another bad habit.自那以后，他养成了另外一个坏习惯。(2)So far we have limited(limit) our attention to the local area.到目前为止我们已经把注意力限制在
28、当地。(3)It is the first time that I have enjoyed(enjoy) this kind of food.这是我第一次吃这种食物。 单句改错(4)In the past few years，there been great changes in our city.hadhaveBrandi， the sisters mother，taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.妈妈布兰蒂则在
29、家中教两姐妹文化知识。这样，才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利地完成高中学业。本句中 while developing 为 while they were developing 的省略形式。状语从句的省略有两种情况：当状语从句的主语和主句的主语一致，且从句谓语中含有 be 动词时，可将从句的主语和be 动词一起省略。当从句中含有“itbe 动词”时，可将 it 和 be 动词省略。(1)While (she was) waiting at the bus stop，she met her best friend.她在车站等车时，遇到了她最好的朋友。(2)The film is more in
30、teresting than (it was) expected.这部电影比预料的有趣。句型转换(3)There are some health problems that，when they are not treated in time，become bigger ones later on.There are some health problems that，when not treated in time，become bigger ones later on.(4)While I was at college，I began to know him，a strange but ab
31、le student.While at college，I began to know him，a strange but able student.单词拼写1.He is a foreigner，but he is very skilful/skillful with his chopsticks.2.He is a champion(冠军) at playing table tennis in our school.3.The young man was charged with robbery with violence.4.The weather last summer was awf
32、ul(糟糕的).5.They were caught in a storm，but fortunately，they came back safely.6.He asked each of us in turn to describe the whole event(事件 ).7.Without adventure，I might not have those amazing(惊人的) trips.8.Women were first allowed to compete(比赛) in the Olympic shooting in 1968.9.Its unusual(不平常的) for t
33、he trees to flower so early.10.Thats quite brilliant(极好的) ！How did you do that，may I ask?.完成句子11.The machine will be of great use，if (it is) repaired.如果修理一下这台机器，它将大有用处。12.It was not until 1972 that the war finally came to an end.直到 1972 年战争才终于结束。13.If you listen to English programs every day，Im sure
34、 youll eventually make progress in English.如果你每天听英语节目，我确信你终将会在英语方面取得进步。14.We looked back on the first night we had arrived.我们回想起到那里的第一个晚上。15.The Great Wall has taken on a new look since then.从那时起，长城就焕然一新。16.I still remember a time when I lived in Germany.我仍记得在德国住过的那一段时间。.课文短文改错Venus and Serena are s
35、ister who are both champions in world.The two was born in California，which was full with drugs and violence.In 1991，their family moved to a safe area and since then they have never been looked back.Their father was strict with her and their mother taught them at home so that they complete their high
36、 school.The sisters road to success has been amazed.All of them won a lot of events.答案Venus and Serena are who are both champions in world.The two born in sistersisters the waswereCalifornia，which was full drugs and violence.In 1991，their family moved to a area withof safesaferand since then they ha
37、ve never been looked back.Their father was strict with and their herthemmother taught them at home so that they their high school.The sisters road to success completecompletedhas been . of them won a lot of events.amazedamazingAllBoth基础巩固.单句语法填空1.Mike won the first prize in the speech competition(co
38、mpete).2.After the amazing(amaze) journey from Jiuzhaigou，Tom returned home，excited.3.His first novel has received(receive) good reviews since it came out last month.4.He still feels quite guilty when he looks back on the past.5.Its useless(use) offering him another chance，for he has given in.6.Two
39、years ago，Zhou Kai hurt his arm while playing(play) football.7.By the end of last week，they had finished(finish) the work.8.He showed a smile on his face，expressing(express) that he got it.9.Its unusual(usual) for snow to fall in May here in China.10.Do you still remember the days that/which we spen
40、t in the countryside ten years ago?Yes， Ill never forget the experience.选词填空come to an end， express an interest in， be strict with， make great progress， compete against11.Our English teacher is strict with every one of us.12.Many a player will compete against each other for the gold medal in the mat
41、ch.13.The girl expressed an interest in drawing and expected me to teach her.14.The meeting didnt come to an end until 11 oclock.15.Ann studied so hard that before long she made great progress.单句改错(每小题仅有 1 处错误 )16.Though he works hard，he makes little progress his English.onin17.The play brought the
42、time back to me I was taken good care of in that faraway village.thatwhen18.The score 4 to 3 was an result to an exciting match.amazedamazing19.He was enough in French to translate a novel.skilfullyskilful20.I arrived late at the station，but ，the train was late，too.fortunatefortunately能力提升.阅读理解Have
43、you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure？Riding the train can be a real adventure.That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak.I often take a four-hour trip to visit my children.Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.Last week when I was on the train and over an h
44、our into the train ride，there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversationin another language.It was loud and disturbed most of the people on the train.I thought it was annoying.Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a two-day t
45、rip by train.She said her two daughters were distraught at the thought of her driving for three days to reach her home，although she had no trouble driving.The train ride was the only choice for her.She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.She was fun to talk to and
46、asked me when my children started being parents.That is a very good question.Both of us are old and have children.She asked that same question from time to time.There are always many people on the train from all walks of life，different countries，and many languages.Riding the train is a great way to
47、increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures.If you get hungry，you can buy food in the food car at any time.If you need to use the restroom there is always one available.It sure beats driving the car， which has to stop for food and restrooms.And it is better than taking the bus.语 篇 解 读
48、作 者 在 本 文 中 介 绍 了 乘 坐 火 车 时 的 经 历 ，认 为 乘 坐 火 车 是 一 种 很 好 的 文 化 体 验 。21.According to the passage，the purpose of the authors train ride was .A.to do businessB.to see her childrenC.to visit places of interestD.to see her old friends答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“I often take a four-hour trip to visit my childre
49、n.”可知，作者坐火车去看望孩子们。故选 B。22.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3?A.Disappointed. B.Satisfied.C.Worried. D.Pleased.答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，此处句意为：虽然老太太开车没有问题，但是两个女儿一想到她要开车三天才到家，就会感到 。根据常识推测，画线词意为“担心” 。故选 C。23.Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady sitting next to
