Section Listening and Speaking课后训练提升一、单词拼写1.This is the right (后跟) height for you.答案:heel2.He was a (子孙) of a Spanish soldier.答案:descendant3.His father is a professor of (哲学).答案:philosophy4.The man lies in the small (公墓) a few miles up this road.答案:cemetery5.Treatment depends on the (个人) involved.答案:individual二、单句语法填空1.The quarrel between the deskmates could well place the relationship risk.答案:at2.After the exam our teacher spoke to us all (individual).答案:individually3.A (philosophy) is a person who studies or writes about philosophy.答案:philosopher4.They are (descendant) of the original English and Scottish settlers.答案:descendants5.The operator asked the caller to hold until a connection was made.答案:on三、完成句子1.Java是20世纪90年代早期,Sun公司为了一个研究课题而开发出来的。Java was developed in the early 1990s for at Sun Company.答案:a research project2.他们被分散地列在族谱上。They were scattered around .答案:in the family tree3.这次事故和1973年发生的那起事故很相似。The accident the one that happened in 1973.答案:was similar to4.是当地渔民收留了在海啸中失踪的游客吗?Did the local fishers accept the visitors ?答案:who were lost in the tsunami5.想要展示你们的想法的时候不必羞怯。You dont have to be shy when you want to .答案:present your ideas四、阅读理解Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history?Many people would think of Confucius,whose birthday was on September 28.Although he lived over 2,000 years ago,people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu,which lies in Shandong Province.He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period.He had a hard childhood.His father died when he was only 3.His mother brought him up.As a child,he had to work to help his mother,but young Confucius didnt give up studying.He visited many famous teachers and learned music,history,poetry and sports.Later,he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history.At that time only children from noble families could go to school,but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.Today,people still follow Confucius lessons.He told us that we all had something worthy to be learned.“When I am with three people,one of them must be better than me in some areas.I choose their good qualities and follow them.”He also taught us that thinking was very important in study.“All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”Confucius is not only a great teacher,but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society.His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners.“A person should be strict with himself,but be kind to others,” he said.1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because .A.he lived a poor life in his childhoodB.he had wise thoughts and great views about educationC.he travelled with his students from state to stateD.he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段的最后一句“Although he lived over 2,000 years ago,people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.”可知,人们现在还记得并尊敬孔子,主要是因为他对教育的贡献。2.Confucius learned music,history,poetry and sports as a child .A.by teaching himself at homeB.with the help of his motherC.by going to schoolD.by visiting many famous teachers答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段的最后一句“He visited many famous teachers and learned music,history,poetry and sports.”可知,孔子拜访了许多著名的老师,学习了音乐、历史、诗歌和体育。3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.B.No one has something worthy to be learned.C.All thinking but no study makes people lazy.D.A person should be strict with himself but be kind to others.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“He told us that we all had something worthy to be learned.”可知B项的说法是错误的。五、七选五阅读理解There is an English saying:“1” Until recently,few people took the saying seriously.Now,however,doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.2Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts,blood pressure,breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.3 If laughter exercises the body,it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes.The group that tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme.45They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing,making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar