广西扶绥县第二中学高中英语 Uint3 Inventors and Inventions CHECKING CORNER练习 新人教版选修8.doc

checking cornerpart 1 warming up, pre-reading, reading and comprehendingi. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。1. you should exercise extreme c _ when driving in fog.2. we wish you a m_ christmas and a happy new year.3. she began to walk forward very fast, but a couple of seconds later she came to an a_ stop.4. the policies are more flexible now, so we should s_ the chance to develop our local economy.5. there was strong smell of cheap _ (香水) in the car.6. the owner allowed the free use of his _ (专利) for educational purposes.7. the child stood in the _ (院子) waiting for his father to come back from the field.8. revolution can only occur at a time when both internal and external conditions of a country are _ (成熟的) enough.9. you can be _ (被动的) if it isnt any good but if you are more active, you may be able to improve it.10. the girls did not meet the admission _ (标准) of the school. ii. 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. the body of the machine is made of _ (stain) steel.2. we should be wise, value life, be _ (mercy), and be helpful to others.3. so many floods have reduced the _ (product) of peanuts; as a result, the price of peanuts has gone up a great deal.4. we thought mary would pass and john would fail, but contrary to _ (expect) it was the other way round.5. the country is at peace and the people go _ (merry) to their work.6. a passport that is out of date is _ (valid).iii. 同义句转换。(每空一词)1. the road is so narrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.the road is so narrow that there are bound to be traffic jams _ _.2. i want to continue my study in fudan university, supporting myself by working at the same time.i want to continue my study in fudan university, supporting myself _ _ _ by working.3. he said he was a doctor but later he proved to be a cheat.he said he was a doctor but later he _ _ _ _ a cheat.iv. 用所给短语的适当形式填空。get rid of, set about, far from, a matter of1. with a few second-hand machines she _ starting a sewing workshop.2. whether people like or dislike what they see is _ opinion.3. its conveniently close to the village centre, and not _ the swimming pool.4. the machine hasnt been used for years, so if you want to use it you will need to _ the rust.v. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1. 我昨晚给你打电话，可是没人接，你出去了吗？ (call up)2. 你能分清史密斯家的那对双胞胎吗？他俩长得太像了，有时候真的很难分清谁是谁。 (distinguish)3. 他把信件归档放入抽屉中。(file)4. 朋友之间用电子邮件联系非常方便。(convenient)5. 苏姗有时来看我，但不是很经常。(now and then)part 2 learning about languagei. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。1. with a big red l_ hanging at the door, it presents a festive scene for celebrating the new year.2. when the ice is heated above f_ point, it begins to change into a liquid state.3. the advantage of leaving early in the morning is that you will avoid the traffic j_.4. d_ the district number when you make a long-distance phone call.5. i have a phone _ (电话簿) but im afraid its out of date.6. in addition to going to the post office, i also went to the _ (蔬菜水果店).7. although the water level began to drop, there was no decrease in _ (降雨量).8. in law, a man is accounted to be _ (无罪的) until he is proved guilty.9. it is still debatable whether one should leave ones real name and show ones _ (身份证明) when buying train tickets.10. mother was less able to _ (忍受) cold than i.ii. 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. the stewardess asked all the passengers on board to remain _ (seat) as the plane was making a landing.2. how are the team playing? theyre playing well, but one of them got _ (hurt).3. dont use words, expressions, or phrases _ (know) only to people with specialist knowledge.4. _ (hide) in that cave, the thief tried to avoid capture.5. i usually have my clothes _ (wash) on sundays. i dont wash my clothes myself.6. do you know the man with his hair _ (tie) back?part 3 using languagei. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。1. there isnt any water coming out of the t_; is it broken?2. the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; i prefer the former v_ to the latter one.3. nina is an editor of a fashion magazine so she spends a lot of time in analyzing the c_ trends.4. the school magazine mainly publishes _ (动态的) news about our school and literary works of both teachers and students.5. the _ (直升机) was flying at a height of 10,000 meters.6. the new-style _ (冰箱) is not only beautiful in appearance but also more efficient in power saving.7. a crowd of reporters gathered outside the _ (法院).8. we bought a(n) _ (吉普车) with a view to visiting my parents in the countryside.9. he is said to be in a(n) _ (稳定的) condition in hospital.10. join the _ (小圆点) up to complete the drawing.ii. 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. he can hardly learn real skills if he hasnt had lots of _ (practice) experience.2. she kissed her grandfather on the _ (head) when she entered the room.3. there are telephone _ (extend) in every room.4. the president asked all the _ (person) to gather in the hall in ten minutes.5. he has high professional _ (competent), and is outstanding among people of the same occupation.iii. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1. 他开始着手粉刷整幢房子，可是只完成了前面的部分。(set out)2. 他们遇到了一些与治疗癌症有关的问题。(be associated with)3. 对不起，我正在开会，我将在半小时后给你回电话。(ring sb. back)4. 紧紧抓住绳子，否则我们会掉下山去。(hang on)iv. 同义句转换。(每空一词)1. health problems are closely associated with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.health problems are closely _ _ bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.2. our refrigerator is out of order again. wed better buy a new one instead of repairing it.there _ _ _ _ our refrigerator again. wed better buy a new one instead of repairing it.3. i was well aware of the fact that i dont have enough money to pay off my debt.i _ _ _ _ the fact that i dont have enough money to pay off my debt.4. if he were ever to have any kind of accident, his parents wouldnt be able to bear it.if he were ever to have any kind of accident, his parents wouldnt be able to _ it.v. 用所给短语的适当形式填空。beaten track, dive into, hang on, out of order, get through, ring off1. betty suddenly disappeared while rita opened the box and _ it.2. he told the caller to _ while he looked for the number.3. my clock is _ and woke me up at 3 this morning.4. i guess we have to sell these presents from the wedding to _ this difficultly.5. i am afraid i will have to _, for someone is calling me.6. his colleagues are planning to go somewhere off the _ for the summer holidays.checking corner:part 1i. 1. caution 2. merry 3. abrupt 4. seize 5. perfume 6. patent7. courtyard 8. ripe 9. passive10. criteriaii. 1. stainless 2. merciful 3. production 4. expectation(s) 5. merrily 6. invalidiii. 1. at times 2. in the meantime 3. turned out to beiv. 1. set about 2. a matter of 3. far from 4. get rid ofv.1. i called you up last night, but no one answered the phone. were you out?2. can you distinguish between the smiths twins? they are so similar that its often difficult to distinguish one from the other.3. he filed (away) the letters in a drawer.4. its very convenient for friends to use e-mail to keep in touch.5. susan comes to see me now and then but not very often.part 2i. 1. lantern 2.