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1、CommunicationWorkshop课时过关即时巩固一、单词拼写1.Polly Filler condemns the soft (判决)given to criminals in this country.答案:sentences2.In America drug dealers and robbers can get let off with (罚款).答案:fines3. (因此),in the USA,the death penalty is not as likely as the other way around.答案:Consequently4.We dont like a
2、 (商人)who does some cheating in the buying and selling of goods.答案:merchant5.His arms (摇晃)as he walked.答案:swung6.The family would join together in (祈祷)one evening a week.答案:prayer7.There are many bad customs and laws that ought to be (废除).答案:abolished8.The baby (吮吸)the milk through the straw.答案:sucke
3、d二、短语填空show offknock intosentence sb. to deathon principle be dying for1.Many people are opposed to the sale of arms .答案:on principle2.I was so hurried as to my teacher.答案:knock into3.I a cup of tea because Im thirsty now.答案:am dying for4.He is the best student in our school,but he never .答案:shows o
4、ff5.The murderers cruelty shocked everyone and in the end,the judge .答案:sentenced him to death三、根据文意,用所给单词的正确形式填空Polly Fillers article last week was excellent as she condemns the “soft”1. (sentence) given to criminals in this country.My brother works as a police officer and he tells me that drug2.(d
5、ealer) and robbers can be out on the streets only a few weeks or months after3.(commit)their crimes,or even get let off with4.(fine).What is even more unbelievable is the fact that some 5.(murderer) are let out of prison after three or four years.答案:mitting4.fines5.murderers四、完成句子1.They recommend th
6、at this tax (应当取消).答案:should be abolished2.The robber (闯入)the bank,trying to take away the money.答案:broke into3.There is no doubt that these measures will (有助于)the solution to the problem.答案:contribute to4.We think that the health effects should be (考虑在内).答案:taken into account5.He (被判处死刑)for his kil
7、ling of three people.答案:was sentenced to death6.(原则上),I had nothing against the idea.答案:On principle7.The boy is always lying,so I (对失去信心)him.答案:lose faith in8.While I understand what you say,I cannot (同意)you.答案:agree with9.We want to (去除,消除)cheating in our society.答案:do away with10.(别急).Eating so q
8、uickly is bad for your health.答案:Take it easy五、阅读理解AShould we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city?In order to answer this question,we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area.Not all historical building
9、s are attractive.However,there may be other reasonsfor example,economic(经济的) reasonswhy they should be preserved.So,let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view,new architectural styl
10、es can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.Indeed,there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings.As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much,it often
11、improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in,but the same can be said of some old buildings too.Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas.I think this is simply because people are naturally
12、 conservative(保守的) and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings,I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward.If we always reproduced what was there before,we would all still be living in caves.Thus,I would a
13、rgue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different,even though that might be the more risky choice.1.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?A.Some of them are not attractive.B.Most of them are too expensive to preserve.C.Th
14、ey are more pleasing than modern buildings.D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.”可知,作者认为并非所有的古建筑都能引人入胜,故选A项。答案:A2.Which of the following is true according to the author?A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,有些古建筑也同样也破坏了它们所在的区域,故C项正确。答案:C3.By “move things forward” in the last paragraph,the author probably means “
