Module 5　A Trip Along the Three Gorges

　　能 力 闯 关

　?、?单词拼写

　　1．The gorge n________ to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountain.

　　2．On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot_______(汉字)．

　　3．Build the Three Gorges Dam，E_______the Yangtze River.

　　4．We sailed into the c________site of the dam.

　　5．And everywhere he goes，he sends himself a________(明信片)．

　　6．At least the Italians________(敲诈)you off with a smile.

　　7．We just had to show our________(护照)and they let us get on the boat.

　　8．Men rode________(竹)rafts along the river’s e________and coal boats went past.

　　9．He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view and s_____on an interesting_______(邮票)10．The guard allowed the visitor to stay for the night，though it was________(禁止)．

　　答案：1.narrows　2.characters　3.Exploit　4.construction　5.postcard　6.rip　7.passports

　　8．bamboo；edge　9.sticks；stamp　10.forbidden

　　Ⅱ.单项填空

　　1．I’d like to bring up my child in healthy________.

　　A．surround

　　B．surrounds

　　C．surrounding

　　D．surroundings

　　解析：句意：“我想在一个健康的环境中把孩子抚养成人。”surroundings作“环境”讲，要用复数形式。

　　答案：D

　　2．The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see________the next year.

　　A．carry out

　　B．carrying out

　　C．carried out

　　D．to carry out

　　解析：此处考查see sth.done结构，过去分词短语carried out在句中作宾语补足语。

　　答案：C

　　3．Liza________well not want to go on the trip—she hates traveling.

　　A．will

　　B．can

　　C．must

　　D．may

　　解析：本题考查情态动词。句意为：莉莎完全可能不想去旅游——她不喜欢旅行。破折号后的部分表明对前句的推测是有充分理由的，may与well连用表示有充分理由。will表推测意为：可能，该是；can表推测常用于疑问句和否定句中；must表推测常用于肯定句中。

　　答案：D

　　4．If you________be in time for the early bus，be sure to get up before five o’clock in the morning.

　　A．are to

　　B．are about to

　　C．are going to

　　D．are due to

　　解析：句意：“如果你要按时坐上早班车，一定要在早晨五点前起床。”考查“be＋to do”按计划安排的用法，故答案是A。

　　答案：A

　　5．Swinging from the boat is forbidden.Which sentence has the similar meaning?

　　A．You can swing from the boat.

　　B．You must swing from the boat.

　　C．You mustn’t swing from the boat.

　　D．You may swing from the boat.

　　解析：句意：“在船上摇晃是不允许的?！?/p>

　　答案：C

　　6．Their parents________them to drink.

　　A．prohibit

　　B．forbid

　　C．ignore

　　D．block

　　解析：句意：他们的双亲禁止他们酗酒。forbid下令禁止某人做某事，一般指非法定的，是普通用语，通常为个人行为，常用作forbid sb.to do；prohibit是正式的或法律上的用语，指制定正式规章或从法律上采取强制手段禁止，常用作prohibit sb.from doing；本句中指父母禁止他们酗酒，并非正式法定的，因此从结构上或词义上看不用prohibit；ignore不理，不顾，忽视；block阻碍、停止或阻挡一个运动或动作的发生。

　　答案：B

　　7．Peter________be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

　　A．shall

　　B．should

　　C．can

　　D．must

　　解析：句意为“尽管Peter一般情况下是个很友好的人，但有时候他也可能会变得难以共处”?？疾榍樘时硗撇?，注意题干中at times表示“有时候”，是信息提示，与后面的in general(通常，一般情况下)形成对比，can用于肯定陈述句表示一时的可能性。A、B、D三项均无此用法。

　　答案：C

　　8．He narrowed his eyes________her.

　　A．into

　　B．at

　　C．with

　　D．for

　　解析：句意：“他眯起眼看她?！贝舜疾閚arrow(v.)“使眼睛变窄，即眯起眼”，故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　?、?翻译句子

　　1．站在山顶，我们能看到周围的小山。(surround)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．这项计划是受到称赞的。(view)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我不准你去游泳。(forbid)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．警方已经缩小了嫌疑犯的范围。(narrow)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．所有这一切都是要偿还的。(be to do)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　答案：1.Standing on the top of the mountain，we can see the surrounding hills.

　　2．The plan was viewed favorably.

　　3．I forbid you to go swimming.

　　4．The police have narrowed down their list of suspects.

　　5．All these things are to be answered for.

　　Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　My favorite city in the United States is Las Vegas.It’s in Nevada，near California.It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos(娱乐场)．

　　First of all，it is exciting to see the many beautiful hotels，exciting shows，and exhibits.You can spend a lot of time taking pictures in front of the great hotels，and you can also see a lot of wonderful shows at some of them.If you want to see a really good show，you should see the magic show of David Copperfield at the Mirage Hotel.You can also visit an exhibit about the life of Elvis Presley.

　　It is also fun to eat in restaurants there.Las Vegas has wonderful restaurants where you can eat many different kinds of food.For example，you can eat delicious French food at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.

　　Of course，you can also gamble(赌博)in this city.Many people love to go to Las Vegas because they can gamble.There are lots of casinos in this city，and many people come for that reason.But you have to be careful.You might win big money，but most people lose a lot of money!

　　This_city_never_sleeps.There are always lots of people in the street，and there is always something to see or do.You should visit Las Vegas.It is really an exciting place.

　　【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国著名城市Las Vegas(拉斯维加斯)，以及作者对该城市的认识。

　　1．The passage is mainly to ________.

　　A．introduce the daily life in Las Vegas

　　B．give information about American cities

　　C．let us learn about excitement in Las VegasD．tell us what to visit in Las Vegas

　　解析：推理判断题。本文第一段就指出“It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos”，即介绍了旅店、饭店和娱乐场所带给人们的刺激。

　　答案：C

　　2．What can you enjoy in Las Vegas?

　　A．The experience of the life of Elvis Presley.

　　B．The delicious Chinese food at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.

　　C．The experience of never losing money in gambling.

　　D．David Copperfield’s show about gambling.

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，David Copperfield的表演是关于魔术的，而你可以参观关于Elvis Presley的生活展览；根据文章第三段可知，在“the Eiffel Tower Restaurant”，你可以吃到美味的法国菜，但是对于中国菜却很难说；根据文章第四段可知，C项是不对的，故答案选A。

　　答案：A

　　3．Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage？(①＝Para. 1...⑤＝Para. 5)

　　解析：推理判断题?？疾槲恼陆峁?。本文第一段总述拉斯维加斯在旅店、饭店和娱乐方面很吸引人，第二、三、四段对这三个方面分别进行了叙述，最后一段作者又进行了总结。

　　答案：A

　　4．The underlined sentence “This city never sleeps.” in the last paragraph means ________.

　　A．Las Vegas is an exciting place

　　B．Las Vegas is a tiring city

　　C．Las Vegas isn’t fit for people to live

　　D．Las Vegas is a busy city

　　解析：句义判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，这句话的意思是“这个城市从来不睡觉”，言外之意就是，该城市是一个不夜城，“街道上总有很多人，总有可看的东西或可做的事情”，故答案选D。

　　答案：D

　　Module 5　A Trip Along the Three Gorges

　　能 力 闯 关

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．The gorge n________ to 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountain.

　　2．On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot_______(汉字)．

　　3．Build the Three Gorges Dam，E_______the Yangtze River.

　　4．We sailed into the c________site of the dam.

　　5．And everywhere he goes，he sends himself a________(明信片)．

　　6．At least the Italians________(敲诈)you off with a smile.

　　7．We just had to show our________(护照)and they let us get on the boat.

　　8．Men rode________(竹)rafts along the river’s e________and coal boats went past.

　　9．He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view and s_____on an interesting_______(邮票)10．The guard allowed the visitor to stay for the night，though it was________(禁止)．

　　答案：1.narrows　2.characters　3.Exploit　4.construction　5.postcard　6.rip　7.passports

　　8．bamboo；edge　9.sticks；stamp　10.forbidden

　?、?单项填空

　　1．I’d like to bring up my child in healthy________.

　　A．surround

　　B．surrounds

　　C．surrounding

　　D．surroundings

　　解析：句意：“我想在一个健康的环境中把孩子抚养成人。”surroundings作“环境”讲，要用复数形式。

　　答案：D

　　2．The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see________the next year.

　　A．carry out

　　B．carrying out

　　C．carried out

　　D．to carry out

　　解析：此处考查see sth.done结构，过去分词短语carried out在句中作宾语补足语。

　　答案：C

　　3．Liza________well not want to go on the trip—she hates traveling.

　　A．will

　　B．can

　　C．must

　　D．may

　　解析：本题考查情态动词。句意为：莉莎完全可能不想去旅游——她不喜欢旅行。破折号后的部分表明对前句的推测是有充分理由的，may与well连用表示有充分理由。will表推测意为：可能，该是；can表推测常用于疑问句和否定句中；must表推测常用于肯定句中。

　　答案：D

　　4．If you________be in time for the early bus，be sure to get up before five o’clock in the morning.

　　A．are to

　　B．are about to

　　C．are going to

　　D．are due to

　　解析：句意：“如果你要按时坐上早班车，一定要在早晨五点前起床。”考查“be＋to do”按计划安排的用法，故答案是A。

　　答案：A

　　5．Swinging from the boat is forbidden.Which sentence has the similar meaning?

　　A．You can swing from the boat.

　　B．You must swing from the boat.

　　C．You mustn’t swing from the boat.

　　D．You may swing from the boat.

　　解析：句意：“在船上摇晃是不允许的?！?/p>

　　答案：C

　　6．Their parents________them to drink.

　　A．prohibit

　　B．forbid

　　C．ignore

　　D．block

　　解析：句意：他们的双亲禁止他们酗酒。forbid下令禁止某人做某事，一般指非法定的，是普通用语，通常为个人行为，常用作forbid sb.to do；prohibit是正式的或法律上的用语，指制定正式规章或从法律上采取强制手段禁止，常用作prohibit sb.from doing；本句中指父母禁止他们酗酒，并非正式法定的，因此从结构上或词义上看不用prohibit；ignore不理，不顾，忽视；block阻碍、停止或阻挡一个运动或动作的发生。

　　答案：B

　　7．Peter________be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

　　A．shall

　　B．should

　　C．can

　　D．must

　　解析：句意为“尽管Peter一般情况下是个很友好的人，但有时候他也可能会变得难以共处”。考查情态动词表推测，注意题干中at times表示“有时候”，是信息提示，与后面的in general(通常，一般情况下)形成对比，can用于肯定陈述句表示一时的可能性。A、B、D三项均无此用法。

　　答案：C

　　8．He narrowed his eyes________her.

　　A．into

　　B．at

　　C．with

　　D．for

　　解析：句意：“他眯起眼看她?！贝舜疾閚arrow(v.)“使眼睛变窄，即眯起眼”，故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　?、?翻译句子

　　1．站在山顶，我们能看到周围的小山。(surround)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．这项计划是受到称赞的。(view)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我不准你去游泳。(forbid)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．警方已经缩小了嫌疑犯的范围。(narrow)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．所有这一切都是要偿还的。(be to do)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　答案：1.Standing on the top of the mountain，we can see the surrounding hills.

　　2．The plan was viewed favorably.

　　3．I forbid you to go swimming.

　　4．The police have narrowed down their list of suspects.

　　5．All these things are to be answered for.

　　Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　My favorite city in the United States is Las Vegas.It’s in Nevada，near California.It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos(娱乐场)．

　　First of all，it is exciting to see the many beautiful hotels，exciting shows，and exhibits.You can spend a lot of time taking pictures in front of the great hotels，and you can also see a lot of wonderful shows at some of them.If you want to see a really good show，you should see the magic show of David Copperfield at the Mirage Hotel.You can also visit an exhibit about the life of Elvis Presley.

　　It is also fun to eat in restaurants there.Las Vegas has wonderful restaurants where you can eat many different kinds of food.For example，you can eat delicious French food at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.

　　Of course，you can also gamble(赌博)in this city.Many people love to go to Las Vegas because they can gamble.There are lots of casinos in this city，and many people come for that reason.But you have to be careful.You might win big money，but most people lose a lot of money!

　　This_city_never_sleeps.There are always lots of people in the street，and there is always something to see or do.You should visit Las Vegas.It is really an exciting place.

　　【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国著名城市Las Vegas(拉斯维加斯)，以及作者对该城市的认识。

　　1．The passage is mainly to ________.

　　A．introduce the daily life in Las Vegas

　　B．give information about American cities

　　C．let us learn about excitement in Las VegasD．tell us what to visit in Las Vegas

　　解析：推理判断题。本文第一段就指出“It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos”，即介绍了旅店、饭店和娱乐场所带给人们的刺激。

　　答案：C

　　2．What can you enjoy in Las Vegas?

　　A．The experience of the life of Elvis Presley.

　　B．The delicious Chinese food at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant.

　　C．The experience of never losing money in gambling.

　　D．David Copperfield’s show about gambling.

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，David Copperfield的表演是关于魔术的，而你可以参观关于Elvis Presley的生活展览；根据文章第三段可知，在“the Eiffel Tower Restaurant”，你可以吃到美味的法国菜，但是对于中国菜却很难说；根据文章第四段可知，C项是不对的，故答案选A。

　　答案：A

　　3．Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage？(①＝Para. 1...⑤＝Para. 5)

　　解析：推理判断题。考查文章结构。本文第一段总述拉斯维加斯在旅店、饭店和娱乐方面很吸引人，第二、三、四段对这三个方面分别进行了叙述，最后一段作者又进行了总结。

　　答案：A

　　4．The underlined sentence “This city never sleeps.” in the last paragraph means ________.

　　A．Las Vegas is an exciting place

　　B．Las Vegas is a tiring city

　　C．Las Vegas isn’t fit for people to live

　　D．Las Vegas is a busy city

　　解析：句义判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，这句话的意思是“这个城市从来不睡觉”，言外之意就是，该城市是一个不夜城，“街道上总有很多人，总有可看的东西或可做的事情”，故答案选D。

　　答案：D