Section Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.The question in this book is hard (answer).答案:to answer2. is reported in the newspaper that another meeting will be held between the two sides.答案:It3.I was firmly of the opinion we should not give Jackson any more money.答案:that4.In contrast your belief that we shall fail,I know we shall succeed.答案:with/to5.The education system stands no (compare) with that in many Asian countries.答案:comparison二、完成句子1.据说这部电影很感人。the film is moving.答案:Its said that2.谢谢你能原谅我的无礼。Thanks for being impolite.答案:forgiving me for3.他们已为保护文化遗产筹集了资金。They have cultural heritage.答案:raised money for preserving4.这些专家拍了旧建筑的一些照片。The experts old buildings.答案:took some photos of5.你和他都不可能晋升。 you he likely to get promoted.答案:Neither;nor;is三、阅读理解AOne week after I started working in Beijing,I decided to visit a place of interest called the Summer Palace.Before setting off,I researched into it on the Internet.The Summer Palace is composed mostly of a lake,but its surrounded by beautiful greenery and a walkway that circles the lake.It is recommended that you give the Summer Palace about three hours.If you try to walk around it,it could take five or six hours.With that knowledge of it,I set off.The highlight of the tour had to be the view from the Tower of Buddhist Incense.It sits on top of a large hill overlooking the lake and that is worth the climb.And in the Summer Palace,unlike most of the other places,photography wasnt allowed in most of the buildings.“No Photos” signs could be seen beside most of the statues of Buddha and the other artifacts(手工艺品).Another highlight was seeing the stage created for the Dowager Empress where she watched the opera and other theatre items.There are box seats that surround the stage and it was the largest stage created in Imperial China.You could almost imagine royalty reviewing the actors from the boxes and the stage.I do recommend taking a boat ride if you go,which takes you from one side of the lake to the other side where you can see another set of buildings.And it is fun.You can also rent an electric or paddle boat if you want.But since it was just me,I went on one of the biggest boats with other people.I spent another four hours wandering around the Summer Palace.But I didnt see all of it because it was getting dark.I am looking forward to visiting it again.1.Before setting off to the Summer Palace,the author .A.asked others about itB.didnt think it was largeC.didnt know what to seeD.learned something about it答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的“Before setting off,I researched into it on the Internet.”可知,出发前作者了解了一些颐和园的情况。2.While visiting the Tower of Buddhist Incense,the author .A.walked around the lakeB.touched some artifactsC.couldnt take photos as she likedD.wasnt deeply impressed by it at all答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第二段的“No Photos signs could be seen beside most of the statues of Buddha and the other artifacts.”可推断,作者不能尽情地拍照。3.What do we know about the second highlight mentioned in the text?A.It sits on top of a hill.B.It is the largest stage all over China.C.Operas are performed there at times.D.It was for the royalty to watch performances.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的“Another highlight was seeing . and other theatre items.”以及后文内容可知,这个地方是供清皇室成员观看表演的。4.Why did the author choose to take a ride in a big boat instead of other boats?A.Because the author was persuaded to do that.B.Because the author wanted to be more comfortable.C.Because the author wanted to save some money.D.Because it was more suitable for the author to do that.答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据第四段的“You can also rent an electric or paddle boat if you want.But since it was just me,I went on one of the biggest boats with other people.”可知,这种选择更适合作者。BAmong the seven wonders of the ancient architectural(建筑方面的) world,the pyramids in Egypt are the only ones still standing.For 1,000 years,they were the tallest buildings in the world.Built with prehistoric technology,they were an architectural mystery,as strange as the Sphinx(狮身人面像).No one really knows how they were built.The first historical record,by the Greek writer Heroditus,came 2,000 years later.Without hard facts,there have been many theories.Hollywood has mostly followed the examples from the Greek record:100,000 slaves worked hard for 20 years.Others believe a very large slope snaked around the pyramids.An American recently put forward the theory that kites could have lifted the 2-ton stones.Now Houdin,a French architect,says that after studying the pyramids for eight years,he has solved the mystery with the help of 3-D computer animation(三维动画).He believes the pyramids were built from the inside out through an internal slope that goes around a central point.“This is completely new.Everyone be