Using LanguageⅠ名师教学设计

The Coldest Marathon

How cold is too cold for a jog? For most people, belowfreezing temperatures generally put a stop to outdoor exercise, but Siberian native Boris Fyodorov is not most people. Minutes after the calendar ticked over to 2014 this past New Year's Eve, Fyodorov set off on a solo, outandback marathon run from his home in the mile course —

his first Siberian village of Oymyakon, completing the 26.2marathon —

in just over five hours. During the run he experienced temperatures as low as －38 ℃. And that was just the way he wanted it. “I heard about other marathons around the globe, naming themselves ‘the coldest’，like the most recent North Pole marathon with runners going at －28 ℃，”

Fyodorov told the

Siberian

Times.“I thought surely this cannot be right. Our Oymyakon is the coldest inhabited place in northern hemisphere. Why don't we arrange a marathon here？”

Oymyakon is widely considered to be one of the coldest places on the planet, and its recordlow temperature of －68 ℃，

recorded in 1933, is tied for the coldest recorded temperature for any inhabited place on Earth. The average January temperature in the area is －50 ℃. Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon in high spirits, but he also wants it to be colder the next time he tries it. “I really want to organize the next Oymyakon

marathon in January when the air goes down to －50 ℃

or －60 ℃，”

he said.

True (T) or False (F)：

1．Fyodorov completed the 26.2-mile course in only five hours.(

) 2．Fyodorov wants to challenge himself next time.(

) 答案：1.F

2.T

Section_Ⅰ

Warming_Up_&_Reading

Ⅰ.高频单词点击

1．lunge n．& v．刺；跃进；前冲

2．approximate adj.近似的；大概的→approximately adv.近似地，大约地

3．conventional adj.习俗的；传统的→convention n．集合，习俗，惯例

4．laughter n．笑；笑声→laugh v. & n. 大笑；嘲笑

5．adjustment_n．调整；调节→adjust v．调整，调节

6．tough adj.强硬的；困难的

adv.顽强地

7．extreme adj.极端的；偏激的→extremely adv.极端地，非常

8．vomit v．呕吐

n．呕吐；呕吐物

9．unfit adj.不适宜的；不太健康的→fit adj.健康的，适合的

10．fascinate vt.使着迷；入迷→fascinating adj.迷人的→fascination n．魅力

11．meditation n．沉思；冥想→meditate v．冥思，策划，谋划

12．urge

n．推动力，激励，驱策

vt.催促；力劝

vi.强烈要求，极力主张→urgent adj.紧急的，紧迫的→urgency n．紧急

13．accomplish vt.完成；实现→accomplishment n．完成，成就

14．motivation n．动机→motivate v．激励，激发

15．devotion n．热爱；投入→devote v．献身，致力

Ⅱ.重点短语必记

1．in reality

2．be hard on

3．come through

4．ahead of

5．get into

Ⅲ.常用句型必备

1．While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect，in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. 2．Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds，hearts and spiritual selves. 3．He believes that there_is_no_limit_to people's physical abilities.

Ⅳ.课文大意理解

1．Which of the following is not Ashrita's beliefs? A．There's no limit to people's physical abilities. B．I'd like to think that I was a role model，that people see my sport and say “Wow，I'd like to try that”．

C．The body is just an instrument of the spirit. D．You can use your sprit to accomplish anything. 答案：B 2．What are some of the physical difficulties Ashrita has experienced when somersaulting? A．Dizziness，extreme tiredness and pain. B．Struggle to stay on top. C．Neck adjustments. D．Legs' shaking. 答案：A 3．The number of continents in which Ashrita has broken records is________. A．five

C．seven

B．six D．four 事实上，现实意义上的

对……苛刻，对……刻薄

穿过，克服，完成

在……之前，优于

被录取，使处于……状态

答案：C 4．Which of the following topics about Ashrita does the text cover? A．Ashrita's family life. B．Place and date of birth. C．His occupation. D．His first Guinness record. 答案：D 5．What's the main idea of the text? A．How Ashrita came to be a sportsman.

B．Ashrita's physical skills. C．Ashrita's beliefs and success. D．Guinness records Ashrita has broken. 答案：C Ⅴ.根据课文改错

1．More than twenty of these he still holds，including the record of having the most records. ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：第二个of改为for 2．It takes a lot of concentration and great sense of balance to stay on it. ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：great前加a 3．Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：Ashrita前加How 4．While Ashrita makes stand on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy，it is not. ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：stand改为standing 5．Every time when Ashrita tries to break a record，he reaches a point where he feels he can not physically do any more. ________________________________________________________________________ 答案：去掉when Ⅵ.课文缩写填空

Ashrita Furman likes the __1__of breaking Guinness records.He has broken__2__93 Guinness records，but these records are not made in any __3__sport.Ashrita attempts to break records in very __4__events，such as hula hooping，pogo stick jumping and somersaulting.While these activities might seem childish，in __5__they require a great deal.How Ashrita came to be a

sportsman is interesting.His __6__comes through his __7__to Sri Chinmoy，his teacher.Sri Chinmoy is an Indian__8__teacher and he believes there is no limit to people's physical abilities.Sri Chinmoy __9__Ashrita to enter the marathon.When he won third place，he came to the understanding that he is able to __10__anything.With this confidence.Ashrita keeps trying to break records. 答案：1.challenges

2.approximately

3.conventional

4.imaginative

5.reality

6.motivation

7.devotion

8.meditation

9.urged

10.accomplish

[单词点击]

1．approximate

(1)adj.近似的，大概的

The approximate number of demonstrators in front of the municipal office building was 900. 市政办公大楼前示威的人数大约有九百人。

(2)v.使接近，近似；近似计算，概略估算

approximate to＝be approximate to

approximately adv.

接近

大约；近似地

Your story only approximates to the real facts. 你所说的仅仅是接近事实真相。

The journey took approximately seven hours. 旅行大约用了七个小时。

[即境活用1]

Rainfall during the period we were there________the yearly average. A．approximated

C．were approximate

B．approximated to D．approximately to 解析：选B

句意：我们在的那段时间降雨量接近年均水平。此处可用approximated to或was approximate to表达“接近”之意。

2．reality n．真实，实在；事实；逼真，活现

He doubted the reality of what he had seen，thinking he must have dreamed it. 他不相信自己所见到的是真的，以为自己一定是在做梦。

It is sometimes hard to face reality. 有时很难面对现实。

He can describe all things with reality.

他可以把所有的事情都描绘得活灵活现。

in reality (＝in fact)

make sth.a reality

事实上，实际上

实现某事，落实

Outwardly she seemed confident but in reality she felt extremely nervous. 表面上看，她显得信心十足，而实际上她紧张得要命。

[即境活用2]

They agreed to the plan ________ but there were several details they didn't like. A．in details

C．in reality

B．in order D．in principle 解析：选D

考查介词短语。句意：他们基本上同意这个计划，但有些细节他们并不喜欢。in principle“大体上，基本上”，符合句意。in details“详细地”；in order“就绪；妥当”；in reality“事实上”。

3．tough

(1)adj.困难的

That task we should finish in two days was tough. 要我们两天之内完成的那项任务很困难。

(2)adj.强硬的；坚韧的

This material is as tough as leather. 这料子像皮革般坚韧。

(3)adj.难对付的，棘手的

a tough job/problem棘手的工作/问题

get tough with

be tough on

(以强硬方式)惩罚，对付

严格对待

It's about time that the school started to get tough with bullies. 现在学校该对侍强凌弱者开始采取严厉措施了。

完成句子

[即境活用3]

(1)Don't be________________________(对他太无情)．He was only trying to help. (2)My mother________________________my elder sister than she was on me(对我姐姐比对我严厉)．

答案：(1)too tough on him

(2)was tougher on 4．extreme

(1)adj.极度的，偏远的，末端的，偏激的，狂热过分的

His hometown lies in the extreme edge of the forest. 他的家乡位于森林的最边缘。

(2)n.完全相反的事物(常用pl.)；极端，最高程度

Sometimes he eats too much and sometimes nothing.He goes from one extreme to the other. 他有时吃得太多，有时不吃，从一个极端走到另一极端。

go to extremes/take sth.to extremes in the extreme

extremely adv.

采取极端行为

非常，极度

极其，非常

Taken to extremes，this kind of behaviour can be dangerous.这种行为如果走向极端将是非常危险的。

The journey would be difficult in the extreme. 这段旅程将极其艰难。

[即境活用4]

There's no denying that love and hate are________of passion. A．extremes

C．extreme

B．an extreme D．the extreme 解析：选A

extreme在此作名词，意为“完全相反的事物，极端”，多用复数形式。句意：不可否认爱和恨是感情的极端。

5．unfit adj.不太健康的；不适宜的

The water is unfit to drink.这水不宜饮用。

She was unfit and could not play in the big match. 她身体状况不佳，不能参加这次大赛。

[反义词]

fit (1)adj. 健壮的；健康的

keep fit

She tries to keep fit by jogging every day. 他试图从每天慢跑来保持身体健康。

(2)adj.(质量、素质或技能)适合的，恰当的，合格的，经常和不定式或介词连用。

be fit to do sth.

be fit for sth.

Your car isn't fit to be on the road. 你的车子还不适合上马路。

The food is not fit for human consumption. 这食物不适合人吃。

适合做某事

适合……

保持健康

翻译句子

[即境活用5]

(1)她从不锻炼——身体一定不好。

________________________________________________________________________ (2)他不适宜担任公职。

________________________________________________________________________ 答案：(1)She never takes any exercise—she must be unfit.

(2)He is unfit for public office. 6．fascinate vt.迷住；使神魂颠倒；吸引

China is always fascinating me.中国一直令我神往。

I was fascinated by her sweet voice. 我被她甜美的嗓音迷住了。

be fascinated with/by

fascination n.

fascinated adj.

fascinating adj.

被……吸引，迷住

魅力，着迷

入迷的，感兴趣的

迷人的

We were fascinated with the beauty of Mount Huang. 我们被黄山的美景所吸引住了。

fascinate，attract，charm

(1)fascinate通常含有使人无法拒绝，无法摆脱的意味。

(2)attract普通用语，指客观上吸引人的注意力。

(3)charm侧重迷住某人或使之高兴。

She was attracted by the novel advertisement. 她被这则新颖的广告吸引住了。

He charms everyone he meets. 他使他遇见的每个人都感到愉快。

[即境活用6]

The boy was so________with the cyber games that he would spend hours sitting in front of the computer. A．absorbed

C．moved

B．fascinated D．touched 解析：选B

absorb“吸引，吸收”，多用于“be absorbed in”结构；fascinate“迷住，吸引”；move“感动，移动”；touch“打动”。句意：那个男孩被电脑游戏迷住了，在电脑前一坐就是几小时。

7．urge vt.力劝；催促

He urged us that we should go at once. 他督促我们马上走。

The manager urged his stuff on. 经理激励员工更加努力。

that从句虚拟语气(1)urgesth.on/upon sb.urge sb.on为……加油(2)urge n．

sb.to do/into doing

强烈的欲望，冲动

get/have/feel/give in to a sudden urge to do sth.

(3)urgent adj.

in urgent need of

心血来潮去干……

紧急的，急迫的

亟待……

She urged me to give up smoking and made it at last. 她力劝我戒烟，最后我做到了。

The situation in that area is dangerous，but the UN is urging caution on all the forces. 那一地区的局势岌岌可危，但联合国竭力主张各方力量谨慎行事。

This law is in urgent need of reform. 这项法律亟待修订。

[即境活用7]

The report urged that all children________to swim. A．are taught

C．will be taught

B．were taught D．be taught 解析：选D

urge后接that引导的宾语从句时，从句中要用虚拟语气“(should)＋动词原形”。

8．accomplish vt.完成，贯彻，实现(计划等)，达到(目的)；实行

He hopes to accomplish all his aims by the end of the year.他希望在年底前实现所有的目标。

We have accomplished all we set out to do. 所有计划要做的事情，我们都已完成。

This task was accomplished with great effort. 完成这项任务花了很大力气。

accomplishment n．[C]

accomplished adj.

成就，完成

有才华的，有(艺术)造诣的

Playing the piano is one of her many accomplishments. 弹钢琴是她的多项才能之一。

accomplish，finish，achieve，complete，end

(1)accomplish指成功地完成预期的目标、任务等，通常接task，aim，journey，voyage等名词，有时兼有“达成(效果)”之意。

(2)finish多指日常事务的完成，强调事情了结终止。

(3)achieve多指排除困难完成宏伟计划或大业。

(4)complete则强调事物完整地完成或终结，多指使计划、理想、工程、事业等圆满完成。

(5)end停止某一活动，不管是否达到目标。作不及物动词时，一般与介词with，in，by连用；作及物动词时后直接跟名词。

[即境活用8]

用finish，complete，end与accomplish的适当形式填空

(1)Have you________writing your novel? (2)Two of the runners failed________the whole race. (3)Do you know when the railway station will________？

(4)Women have to________full equality in the workplace. (5)The attempt________in failure. (6)I don't feel I________very much today. 答案：(1)finished

(2)to finish

(3)be completed

(4)achieve

(5)ended

(6)have accomplished 9．devotion n．献身；忠心

People admire him for his devotion to his duty. 人们因为他忠于职守而赞美他。

The devotion of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying.把过多的时间用于体育运动就使得用于学习的时间太少了。

(1)devote v．

devote oneself to...

devote time/money/energy to (doing) sth.

(2)devoted adj.

be devoted to...

a devoted friend

把时间、金钱、精力用在……上

热爱的，忠实的；慈爱的

忠实于……；热心于……；专心于……

忠实的朋友

献身；致力

致力于……；献身于……

He has devoted most of his time and energy to finding a cure for the disease.

他把大部分时间和精力都花在寻找这种疾病的治疗方法上了。

Devoted to the study of science, she had little time to take care of her children. 她献身于科学研究，几乎没有时间照看自己的孩子。

[即境活用9]

________to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things. A．Devoting

C．Having devoted

B．Devoted D．To devote 解析：选B

句意：教授致力于研究工作，对其他任何事情都关心甚少。devote是及物动词，一般用法是sb. is devoted to (doing) sth.或devote oneself to (doing) sth.。本句中the professor和devote之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词形式devoted作原因状语。

[短语精析]

1．ahead of

(1)(时间、空间)在……前面

She left one day ahead of him. 她比他提前一天离开了。

Ahead of us stretches a forest. 我们前面是一片森林。

(2)领先

She was always well ahead of the rest of the class. 她总是遥遥领先于班上的其他同学。

He is ahead of the age. 他站在时代的前列。

go ahead

—May I start now？我可以开始了吗？

—Yes，go ahead.可以，开始吧。

I'll go ahead and tell them you're on the way. 我要先走一步，告诉他们你在路上。

The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的修建将按计划进行。

完成句子

[即境活用10]

(1)The meeting was held____________________(提前)．

(2)The black horse began to________________(领先)．

先走；行；可以；进行

答案：(1)ahead of time

(2)go ahead 2．get into sth.

被录取，穿上，养成习惯，学会，产生兴趣，使处于……状态

He got into parliament in 1997. 他1997年当选为下议院议员。

How did you get into drugs？你是怎么染上毒品的？

I'm getting into Jazz these days. 我最近开始喜欢爵士乐。

写出下列句中get into的意思

[即境活用11]

(1)I haven't really got_into my new job yet.(

) (2)I can't get_into these shoes—they are too small.(

) (3)He had got_into the habit of walking home through the park.(

) (4)Don't get_into a temper about it.(

) 答案：(1)习惯于

(2)穿上

(3)养成(习惯)

(4)使处于……状态

3．come through

经历(灾难等)仍活下来，安然度过；脱险；出来，到达；(电报)收到，(电话)接通；达到目的，获得成功，胜利

Your posting has just come through—you are going to Hong Kong.你的调令刚到——去香港。

She was lucky to come through the operation. 她手术后能活下来真是幸运。

come about

come along

come around/round

come down

come on

come out

come to

come up

come across

发生

进步；进展

恢复知觉；苏醒

(价格、温度等)下降、降低

快，加油，加把劲

(花)盛开；开花

被想出；总计

被提出；长出地面

(偶然)遇见，碰见，发现

How did it come about that some flowers came out earlier this year？今年有些花开得早是怎么回事啊？

Come on！The temperature is coming down. 快点！温度开始下降了。

[即境活用12]

—How did it ________ that you made such a silly mistake? —I myself haven't figured it out yet. A．bring about

C．come across

B．come about D．come on 解析：选B

考查句型How does/did it come about that ...？“……是怎么回事？”。bring about“导致；引起”；come across “偶然碰到”；come on“加油”。

[句型归纳]

1．While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect，in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，这些活动却需要强大的力量、健康的体格和坚定的决心。

while“(用于句首)虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句。

While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy，it is not.虽然阿西里塔·福尔曼站在75厘米的平衡球上让人看上去不难，但(实际上)不容易。

While I understand what you say，I can't agree with you.虽然你说的我懂，可是我还是不同意。

while当连词用还有以下含义：

(1)当……的时候

(2)(对比两件事)而，然而

You can go swimming while I'm having lunch. 我吃午饭时，你可以去游泳。

You like sports，while I'd rather read. 你喜欢体育，而我喜欢阅读。

[即境活用13]

In some places women are expected to earn money________ men work at home and raise their children. A．but

C．because

B．while D．though 解析：选B

句意：在一些地方，指望妇女去挣钱，而男人却在家做事，带孩子。while表示对比，有“而，然而”的意思，符合语境。

2．Sir Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds，hearts and spiritual selves.

斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑、心灵和精神上的自我具有同等的重要性。

as...as用于平等的比较。

I want to have a box twice as large as this. 我想要一个是这个两倍大的盒子。

It isn't as/so big as you think it is. 它并没有你想的那么大。

比较以下两句话：

You hate him as much as I.你恨他像我恨他一样深。

You hate him as much as me.你恨他像恨我一样深。

as...as常构成下列结构：

not as/so＋adj./adv.＋as＋adj＋a/an＋n.＋asasas＋many＋复数名词＋asas＋much＋不可数名词＋as倍数等as＋adj./adv.＋as

It is as important for me to learn English well as it is to learn Chinese well. 对我来说，学好英语与学好汉语一样重要。

They produced twice as many cars in 2014 as the year before.他们2014年生产的汽车是前一年的两倍。

They settled down in Tsingdao，which is as beautiful a city as Shanghai. 他们在青岛定居下来，这是一个和上海一样美的城市。

[即境活用14]

I like this jacket better than that one，but it costs almost three times________. A．as much

C．so much

B．as many D．so many 解析：选A

本题考查倍数表达法。补全后的句子应是．..but it costs almost three times as much as that one。表示钱的多少用much而不用many。

3．He believes that there_is_no_limit_to people's physical abilities.他相信人的潜能是无止境的。

there is no limit to sb./sth.对于……来说是无止境的

There is a limit to how much I'm prepared to spend. 我准备花多少钱是有限度的。

(1)limit ... to ...

把……限制在……内

(2)beyond the limit

within the limits of

set a limit to sth.

there is a/no limit to

(3)limited adj.

be limited to sth.

超过限度

在……范围内

对……规定限度

对……是有限的/无限的

有限的

受限制于……

I believe teaching should not be limited to the classroom. 我认为教学不应该局限在教室里。

There is a limit to one's life, but no limit to serving the people. 一个人的生命是有限的，但是为人民服务是无限的。

He was born in a poor family, and only received limited education in his childhood.(浙江高考书面表达) 他出生在一个贫困家庭中，童年时期仅仅接受了有限的教育。

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(湖北高考)Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful,

but they may also ________our thinking. A．direct

C．change

B．limit D．improve 解析：选B

考查动词词义辨析。

句意：如果我们想成功，

学识很重要，但是它们也可能会限制我们的思维。

direct“指导；管理”；

limit“限制”；change“改变”；improve“改善；改进”。

4．Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.

相反，阿西里塔却试图在有创意的项目上以及非常有趣的地方打破纪录。

rather在此是副词，意思是“相反，而是”，表示提出不同于先前所说的或相反的观点。

The walls were not white，but rather a sort of dirty gray.墙壁不是白的，而是有点儿令人厌恶的灰色。

The patient was not better but rather grew worse. 病人的情况不但没有好转，反而进一步恶化了。

(1)rather than是连词，前后两端所连的是平行结构，多译为“而不是”或“与其说是……不如说是”，有时可用短语介词instead of替代。

(2)would rather (not) do sth.

宁愿(不)做……

3would rather do sth. than do sth.宁愿……而不愿……/与其……

prefer to do sth. rather than do 倒不如……

sth.

would do sth.rather than do sth.用过去时，表示现在或将来虚拟(4)would rather＋从句

用过去完成时，表示过去虚拟

(5)would rather have done

本来想做……而未实现

He was writing a letter rather than (＝instead of) reading the newspaper. 他那时正在写信而不在看报纸。

—What about going camping again this weekend? —I'd rather not.I'd rather stay at home and read my novel. ——这个周末再去野营怎么样？

——我不愿去，我宁愿在家里读小说。

I'd rather you hadn't told me the truth yesterday. 我宁愿你昨天没把事实告诉我。

完成句子

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(1)I was__________________(相当吃惊) to see him with his ex-wife. (2)He ________________________(宁死也不向……投降) to the enemy. 答案：(1)rather surprised

(2)would rather die than give in (3)(江苏高考)George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he ________ more on its culture. A．focus

C．would focus

B．focused D．had focused 解析：选B

考查虚拟语气。would rather后的从句中谓语动词用过去式表示对现在或将来事实的虚拟。

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．Can you tell me the a________number of athletes who will participate in the Brazil Olympic Games? 答案：approximate 2．They a________their mission ahead of time. 答案：accomplished

3．It was a question that had f________him since he was a child. 答案：fascinated 4．What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his s________？

答案：soul 5．We are working under e________pressure at the moment.

答案：extreme 6．He doubted the ________(真实性) of what he had heard. 答案：reality 7．He is rather________(传统的) in his daily life. 答案：conventional 8．She reached her decision after much________(深思)．

答案：meditation 9．I ________(催促) him to set out early. 答案：urged 10．At the meeting we showed our ________(忠诚)to our leader. 答案：devotion Ⅱ.选词填空

come through，ahead of，approximate to，urge on，lunge at，make adjustments

1．He________________us the necessity of patience. 答案：urged on 2．Your design only____________________the requirements of the customers. 答案：approximates to 3．Our company is________________other makers of spare parts for the airplane. 答案：ahead of

4．A man________________me with a knife. 答案：lunged at 5．We're still waiting for our exam results to________________. 答案：come through 6．We've had to________________________to our original calculations. 答案：make some adjustments Ⅲ.完成句子

1．This is inconvenient____________________(极其)．

答案：in the extreme 2．You like tennis，____________________ (而我愿意) read.

答案：while I'd rather 3．The fine view from the tower____________________(把我们迷住了)．

答案：fascinated us 4．__________________________ (有限的) the amount of money I can afford. 答案：There is a limit to 5．She __________________(得了第三)in the English oral competition. 答案：came third Ⅳ.句型转换

1．He is unfit for the work. He is ____________________the work. 答案：not fit to do 2．It took her a while to get used to living alone after the divorce. It took her a while to ________________ living alone after the divorce. 答案：adjust to 3．Officially he is in charge，but actually his secretary does all the work. Officially he is in charge，but________________his secretary does all the work. 答案：in reality 4．Their team won second place in the match. Their team________________in the match. 答案：came second 5．He had to limit the expense to D|S 20. He had to ________________________the expense to D|S 20. 答案：put a limit to Ⅴ.单项填空

1．Trading leather handbags is the business ________ the Greens have been devoted over the past decade.

A．what

C．in which

B．where D．to which 解析：选D

考查定语从句。句意：卖皮手提包是格伦夫妇在过去十年里一直从事的生意。分析句子成分可知，此处应填入连接词引导定语从句。由句意可排除A、B两项。the business是先行词，be devoted to为固定短语，所以此处应用to which来引导。故答案选D项。

2．The audience are ________by the performance of the________Super

Girls. A．fascinated；fascinated

C．fascinated；fascinating

B．fascinating；fascinating D．fascinating；fascinated

解析：选C

第一个空表示观众被吸引，所以用fascinated表示被动；而第二个空表示《超级女生》是吸引人的，所以用现在分词fascinating表示主动。

3．The Ministry of Transportation praised the railway builders for fulfilling their task three months________time. A．before

C．ahead of

B．in front of D．prior to 解析：选C

ahead of指时间、顺序上在前；ahead of time(＝ahead of schedule)表示“提前”；before在……之前；in front of指位置上在前；prior to指两事一先一后。

4．It is important that parents shouldn't always satisfy children's requests without ________. A．reach

C．limit

B．range D．effort 解析：选C

考查名词辨析。句意：父母不应该总是毫无限制地满足孩子们的要求，这很重要。without limit“毫无限制”，符合句意。without reach“够不着”；without range“无范围”；without effort“没有努力”。

5．In the jungle，they were driven________in order to survive. A．to extreme

C．for extremes

B．to extremes D．with extreme 解析：选B

be driven to extremes“被迫走向极端(采取……极端作法)”。

6．The boy looks stupid，but________he is bright. A．in a fact

C．in a matter of fact

B．as a fact D．in reality 解析：选D

事实上，实际上可用in fact/as a matter of fact/in reality来表示。

7．(新课标全国卷Ⅱ)Would you like to ________ with us to the film tonight? A．come along

C．come across

B．come off D．come through 解析：选A

考查动词短语辨析。根据句意“你今晚愿意和我们一起去看电影吗？”可知，此处意为“跟随”。come along“跟着来，跟随”，符合句意。come off“举行，发生，成功”；come across“偶然遇见”；come through“(重病后)康复”。

8．The headmaster urged________us the importance of the time factor. A．to

C．on

B．for D．with 解析：选C

urge sth.on/upon sb.“向某人强调某事”。句意：校长向我们强调时间因素的重要性。

Ⅵ.阅读理解

Every day，in all kinds of weather，thousands of men and women jog.Why has jogging—running slowly for long distances—become so popular？Most joggers begin because they hear it is a very good exercise.Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people lose weight.It can also help them feel better about themselves. Donald Robbins，who is forty-two years old and works in an office，began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat.At first he could only run about 100 yards.It took him three months to be able to run a mile.But two years later，he ran in a marathon over twenty-six miles.Many joggers，like Donald Robbins，feel that if they can succeed in jogging，they can succeed in other things，and quite often this feeling helps them in their jobs. Should you jog too？If you do，be sure to ask your doctor for advice.Jogging may be too much exercise for you. Does jogging cost much？No，it costs almost nothing.But it is very important to have a good pair of shoes that are made especially for jogging.They protect your feet and legs from the shock of running on the hard surface. How fast should you go？Jog with a friend and talk to each other as you run.If you have difficulty in talking，you're going too fast. How far should you jog？Remember not to go too far too soon.In fact，you should walk，not run，the first few times.Then do some short jogs，but no more than what you can do comfortably.After that，increase your distance a quarter or half a mile every two weeks or so.Maybe in a few years，you can run in a marathon too. 语篇解读：本文介绍了慢跑对人的身体的好处，以及慢跑时需要注意的一些问题。

1．The article is mainly about ________. A．jogging as a sport B．jogging as an exercise C．jogging in a safe way D．jogging as a way to the marathon 解析：选B

主旨大意题。exercise意为“运动，锻炼”，如散步、跑步、划船等，主要是为了锻炼身体，不以竞技为目的，所以排除A项。

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article? A．Jogging should be done in the early morning. B．Many people think that jogging needs one's will power. C．Jogging is time-consuming. D．You should not talk while jogging. 解析：选B

细节理解题。根据第二段人们慢跑的成功经验可知，慢跑需要恒心、毅力。

3．Which piece of advice is NOT mentioned in the article? A．Have a good pair of shoes. B．Have a sports suit. C．Remember not to go too far too soon at the beginning. D．Ask your doctor for advice. 解析：选B

细节理解题。第四段提到A项，最后一段提到C项，第三段提到D项。B项在文中没有被提到，故选B项。

4．Why is jogging so popular according to the passage? A．It doesn't cost much. B．One can start jogging at any time and in any place. C．It is a very good exercise. D．One can talk with one's friend while jogging. 解析：选C

细节理解题。由第一段“Most joggers begin...exercise.”一句可知答案。

5．The author doesn't think that everybody is fit for jogging.Which paragraph deals with it? A．Para.1.

B．Para.2. C．Para.3.

D．Para.4. 解析：选C

推理判断题。第三段暗示某些人或许会因某些健康方面的问题不能进行慢跑锻炼。