课时提升作业(一) (UNIT 1 Reading) (总分：45分) Ⅰ．单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 1．The Central Bank has _____(降低) interest rates by 2 percent． 2．He paused，waiting for her to _____ (领会) the information． 3．The labour secretary said the reforms would _____ (产生) new jobs． 4．The great advantage of home grown oranges is their magnificent _____ (味道)． 5．Bicycle lanes can _____ (缓解) traffic jam by separating bicycles from cars． Ⅱ．单句语法填空(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 1．It's said that the tiger which is dying out is native ____ India． 2．Don't worry；it will not take long before the pills do _____ trick． 3．It's said that some foods can really motivate positive _____ (emotion)． 4．The news shocked the public，leading to a great concern about students' _____ (secure) at school． 5．Feeling my uneasiness，my father gently patted me on my shoulder，_____ (lower) his voice to talk to me． Ⅲ．阅读理解(共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分) A When in Ireland，do as the Irish do． And when it comes to food and drink，be sure to try these local specialties(地方特色菜)． Baked Ham Definitely not a poor man's dish，the traditional Irish ham was coated with sugar，dressed with cloves(丁香)，then baked until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside． Generally it is served with boiled cabbage and cooked or fried potatoes． It is not everyday food，even for the well to do，but bargains can be had at some pub restaurants． Smoked Salmon The most popular way to enjoy salmon is smoked，either on bread with egg，or simply on its own with a salad on the side． Farmed salmon can be rather ordinary；the flavour of wild salmon tends to be better． Unfortunately，the price of wild salmon tends to be significantly higher as well． Dublin Coddle Dubliners often eat this on Saturday nights before they go out． It is a good basic dish made of chopped sausage and bacon cooked with onions and potatoes in beef stock． It is also easy to make in quantity，and can be reheated the next day． Soup of the Day Advertised nearly everywhere，it is usually served with bread and butter，and is a very good value for a lunchtime snack． In a typical Irish way the question，“What is the soup of the day？” will，nine times out of ten，be answered with a shrug and the word，“Vegetable”． Pot luck (家常菜) is the order of the day． 1．Which of the following is usually cooked and eaten on weekends A．Baked Ham． B．Smoked Salmon． C．Dublin Coddle． D．Soup of the Day． 2．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means“_____”． A．scarcely B．usually C．fortunately D．unluckily 3．All of the following are true EXCEPT that _____． A．Baked Ham is usually eaten by the rich B．Soup of the Day is the most common dish of the four C．the price of wild salmon is much lower than that of farmed salmon D．Dublin Coddle can be cooked in quantity B The issue of how to feed a growing population is a crucial issue for the 21st century．The issue ... ...
