第一课时 Starting out－Understanding ideas(reading) 一、根据语境及汉语提示填写单词 1．The temperature was still high during the day，however(然而)，it dropped a lot last night. 2．I am confident(自信的) that you would succeed as a lawyer. 3．Mike has a stomachache(胃痛) and doesn't feel like eating anything. 4．My dream(梦想) is to be a writer. 5．The bed isn't comfortable，either(也). 二、阅读下面句子，从框内6个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A.record B．Someone C．Dream D．However E．cross F．moment 1．B is knocking at the door. 2．C is like a fish. 3．It was the hottest July on A． 4．D,_they agree it may take hundreds of years. 5．The pictures can help you E the road. 三、根据中文意思，补全英语译文。(每空限填一词，缩写算一词) 1．然而，86岁的张顺距离终点线还有约100米。 However，86 year old Zhang Shun was still about 100 metres from the finishing line． 2．他们全都屏息静气。他能成功吗？ All of them held their breath．Would he make it 3．多年来，他每天早上都在公园里训练。写了30多本跑步日记。 For years, he trained every morning in the park.He filled over thirty notebooks with his running records. 4．赛前，John感到信心满满。 John felt confident before the race. 5．我想成为他们中的一员。 I just wanted to become one of them. 四、阅读理解 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 More and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities around the world now.Some climb the highest mountains and others travel to different parts of the world.I would think bungee jumping(蹦极) could be a good example of such an activity. Bungee jumping is not a new activity.It appeared(出现) hundreds of years ago.The men tie(绑) long vines(藤) from plants around their ankles(踝关节).They spend days building tall towers out of vines and logs(原木).Then they jump off them．In their old story, a woman tried bungee jumping first.She decided to run away from her rude husband(丈夫).So she climbed up a tall tree and tied some vines around her feet.Her husband also climbed up the tree and tried to catch her.The woman jumped and the man followed.The vines saved her life, but her husband died. However, bungee jumping becomes much safer nowadays.You jump from a high place 200 metres above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的) rope tied to your feet.You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground.It is said that over 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Why do people take part in such activities as these nowadays Some scientists think that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring.In the past, people had to go out and hunt for food.They didn't have a doctor if they were ill, and life was harder for them.Nowadays, people live and work safely.They buy food in shops.And there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.Then some people take part in such activities like bungee jumping. It is important to remem ... ...
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