第二课时 Section A(3a-3c) Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空 1.It's polite for boys _____(shake) hands when they meet each other. 2.I tried to avoid _____(argue) with my friend. 3.I don't want to keep others _____(wait) for you. 4.They're _____(relax) about time in Colombia. 5.We value the time we spent with our family in our everyday _____(life). Ⅱ.根据句意填入一个适当的单词 1.Beijing is the _____ of China,and it's a beautiful city. 2.We often drop _____ our friends' homes if we have time. 3.I make _____ effort to finish the project. 4.I always leave home early _____ I don't want to be late. 5.Your parents will get mad _____ you talk back to them. Ⅰ.完形填空【主题:人与社会 时间观念差异】 Different people have different ideas about time.People in America think that it is __1__ to know the time.In American cities,there are __2__ instations,factories and __3__ buildings.Radio tells the correct time __4__ the day.Most Americans also have watches with them __5__ they go.They want to do certain things __6__ certain time.They don't like to be late.They think everyone is supposed to do __7__ on time. But time is not __8__ important to everybody in the world.When you visit a country in South America,you will __9__ that people there don't like to rush.If you had an appointment(约会) __10__ somebody,he could probably be late,__11__ he may not want to arrive on time.In South America,even the radio program may not begin __12__.The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact __13__.People in South America __14__ that clocks or watches are just machines.They think that you will __15__ a clock or a watch control your life if you do everything on time. 1.A.important B.useless C.helpful D.meaningless 2.A.cars B.clocks C.watches D.buses 3.A.other B.others C.another D.the other 4.A.on B.in C.during D.under 5.A.whenever B.however C.wherever D.whatever 6.A.at B.on C.for D.with 7.A.nothing B.everything C.someone D.anything 8.A.so B.as C.such D.unless 9.A.forget B.find C.check D.like 10.A.in B.to C.with D.at 11.A.while B.but C.because D.so 12.A.in time B.on time C.at times D.some time 13.A.place B.time C.weather D.news 14.A.thinks B.think C.thought D.thinking 15.A.let B.want C.put D.cut Ⅱ.(2024苏州中考)短文填空 When cultures meet,not just their languages or clothing may be different.Often their food will be 1._____(great) different,too.People on both sides can discover new chances of trading.This text 2._____(tell) how some common food plants spread around the world. As early as 5,000 BC,3._____(potato) were traded in South America as a valuable type of food.They were 4._____(take) to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it. Tea drinking started in China.By the early 1600s,traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe.Tea drinking soon 5._____(become) fashionable there but because 6._____ its high price,it remained a drink for the wealthy. Sugar cane(甘蔗) was first used to produce 7._____ k ... ...