Module 5　A Trip Along the Three Gorges

　　能 力 闖 關

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　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_______(漢字)．

　　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________(敲詐)you off with a smile.

　　7．We just had to show our________(護照)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_______(郵票)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.單項填空

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

　　A．surround

　　B．surrounds

　　C．surrounding

　　D．surroundings

　　解析：句意：“我想在一個健康的環境中把孩子撫養成人。”surroundings作“環境”講，要用復數形式。

　　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：此處考查see sth.done結構，過去分詞短語carried out在句中作賓語補足語。

　　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：本題考查情態動詞。句意為：莉莎完全可能不想去旅游——她不喜歡旅行。破折號后的部分表明對前句的推測是有充分理由的，may與well連用表示有充分理由。will表推測意為：可能，該是；can表推測常用于疑問句和否定句中；must表推測常用于肯定句中。

　　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：“如果你要按時坐上早班車，一定要在早晨五點前起床。”考查“be＋to do”按計劃安排的用法，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：“在船上搖晃是不允許的。”

　　答案：C

　　6．Their parents________them to drink.

　　A．prohibit

　　B．forbid

　　C．ignore

　　D．block

　　解析：句意：他們的雙親禁止他們酗酒。forbid下令禁止某人做某事，一般指非法定的，是普通用語，通常為個人行為，常用作forbid sb.to do；prohibit是正式的或法律上的用語，指制定正式規章或從法律上采取強制手段禁止，常用作prohibit sb.from doing；本句中指父母禁止他們酗酒，并非正式法定的，因此從結構上或詞義上看不用prohibit；ignore不理，不顧，忽視；block阻礙、停止或阻擋一個運動或動作的發生。

　　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：句意為“盡管Peter一般情況下是個很友好的人，但有時候他也可能會變得難以共處”。考查情態動詞表推測，注意題干中at times表示“有時候”，是信息提示，與后面的in general(通常，一般情況下)形成對比，can用于肯定陳述句表示一時的可能性。A、B、D三項均無此用法。

　　答案：C

　　8．He narrowed his eyes________her.

　　A．into

　　B．at

　　C．with

　　D．for

　　解析：句意：“他瞇起眼看她。”此處考查narrow(v.)“使眼睛變窄，即瞇起眼”，故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　　Ⅲ.翻譯句子

　　1．站在山頂，我們能看到周圍的小山。(surround)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．這項計劃是受到稱贊的。(view)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我不準你去游泳。(forbid)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．警方已經縮小了嫌疑犯的范圍。(narrow)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．所有這一切都是要償還的。(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.閱讀理解

　　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(娛樂場)．

　　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(賭博)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.

　　【解題導語】 本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國著名城市Las Vegas(拉斯維加斯)，以及作者對該城市的認識。

　　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：推理判斷題。本文第一段就指出“It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos”，即介紹了旅店、飯店和娛樂場所帶給人們的刺激。

　　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：細節理解題。根據文章第二段可知，David Copperfield的表演是關于魔術的，而你可以參觀關于Elvis Presley的生活展覽；根據文章第三段可知，在“the Eiffel Tower Restaurant”，你可以吃到美味的法國菜，但是對于中國菜卻很難說；根據文章第四段可知，C項是不對的，故答案選A。

　　答案：A

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

　　解析：推理判斷題。考查文章結構。本文第一段總述拉斯維加斯在旅店、飯店和娛樂方面很吸引人，第二、三、四段對這三個方面分別進行了敘述，最后一段作者又進行了總結。

　　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：句義判斷題。根據文章最后一段內容可知，這句話的意思是“這個城市從來不睡覺”，言外之意就是，該城市是一個不夜城，“街道上總有很多人，總有可看的東西或可做的事情”，故答案選D。

　　答案：D

　　Module 5　A Trip Along the Three Gorges

　　能 力 闖 關

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　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_______(漢字)．

　　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________(敲詐)you off with a smile.

　　7．We just had to show our________(護照)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_______(郵票)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.單項填空

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

　　A．surround

　　B．surrounds

　　C．surrounding

　　D．surroundings

　　解析：句意：“我想在一個健康的環境中把孩子撫養成人。”surroundings作“環境”講，要用復數形式。

　　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：此處考查see sth.done結構，過去分詞短語carried out在句中作賓語補足語。

　　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：本題考查情態動詞。句意為：莉莎完全可能不想去旅游——她不喜歡旅行。破折號后的部分表明對前句的推測是有充分理由的，may與well連用表示有充分理由。will表推測意為：可能，該是；can表推測常用于疑問句和否定句中；must表推測常用于肯定句中。

　　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：“如果你要按時坐上早班車，一定要在早晨五點前起床。”考查“be＋to do”按計劃安排的用法，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：“在船上搖晃是不允許的。”

　　答案：C

　　6．Their parents________them to drink.

　　A．prohibit

　　B．forbid

　　C．ignore

　　D．block

　　解析：句意：他們的雙親禁止他們酗酒。forbid下令禁止某人做某事，一般指非法定的，是普通用語，通常為個人行為，常用作forbid sb.to do；prohibit是正式的或法律上的用語，指制定正式規章或從法律上采取強制手段禁止，常用作prohibit sb.from doing；本句中指父母禁止他們酗酒，并非正式法定的，因此從結構上或詞義上看不用prohibit；ignore不理，不顧，忽視；block阻礙、停止或阻擋一個運動或動作的發生。

　　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：句意為“盡管Peter一般情況下是個很友好的人，但有時候他也可能會變得難以共處”。考查情態動詞表推測，注意題干中at times表示“有時候”，是信息提示，與后面的in general(通常，一般情況下)形成對比，can用于肯定陳述句表示一時的可能性。A、B、D三項均無此用法。

　　答案：C

　　8．He narrowed his eyes________her.

　　A．into

　　B．at

　　C．with

　　D．for

　　解析：句意：“他瞇起眼看她。”此處考查narrow(v.)“使眼睛變窄，即瞇起眼”，故答案是B。

　　答案：B

　　Ⅲ.翻譯句子

　　1．站在山頂，我們能看到周圍的小山。(surround)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．這項計劃是受到稱贊的。(view)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3．我不準你去游泳。(forbid)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．警方已經縮小了嫌疑犯的范圍。(narrow)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．所有這一切都是要償還的。(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.閱讀理解

　　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(娛樂場)．

　　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(賭博)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.

　　【解題導語】 本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國著名城市Las Vegas(拉斯維加斯)，以及作者對該城市的認識。

　　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：推理判斷題。本文第一段就指出“It’s a very exciting city with great hotels，fine restaurants，and even casinos”，即介紹了旅店、飯店和娛樂場所帶給人們的刺激。

　　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：細節理解題。根據文章第二段可知，David Copperfield的表演是關于魔術的，而你可以參觀關于Elvis Presley的生活展覽；根據文章第三段可知，在“the Eiffel Tower Restaurant”，你可以吃到美味的法國菜，但是對于中國菜卻很難說；根據文章第四段可知，C項是不對的，故答案選A。

　　答案：A

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

　　解析：推理判斷題。考查文章結構。本文第一段總述拉斯維加斯在旅店、飯店和娛樂方面很吸引人，第二、三、四段對這三個方面分別進行了敘述，最后一段作者又進行了總結。

　　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：句義判斷題。根據文章最后一段內容可知，這句話的意思是“這個城市從來不睡覺”，言外之意就是，該城市是一個不夜城，“街道上總有很多人，總有可看的東西或可做的事情”，故答案選D。

　　答案：D