Section Reading and Thinking课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.Every failure one meets with (add) to ones experience in the future.答案:adds2.If you want to know his telephone number,you may refer the telephone directory.答案:to3.He took away the bag not (belong) to him by mistake.答案:belonging4.The father as well as his three children (go) skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.答案:goes5.Only in this way can we live in more comfortable and beautiful (surround).答案:surroundings6.I still find this story he wrote (fascinate).答案:fascinating二、选词填空belong tobreak away fromas well asresult intake overdate back tokeep ones eyes open1.As one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world,earthquakes often many people being injured or killed.答案:result in2.Some animals are put in danger when people their habitats.答案:take over3.My interest in stamp collecting my schooldays.答案:dates back to4.If you ,you will make few mistakes.答案:keep your eyes open5. going to the movies and football matches with my friends,I spend a lot of time with my pets.答案:As well as6.Money is yours but resources(资源) the whole society.答案:belong to7.Facing up to your problems rather than them is the best approach to working things out.答案:breaking away from三、完成句子1.After I (修理自行车),I paid him 10 yuan.答案:had my bicycle/bike repaired2.The bird is very beautiful.Do you know what family it (属于)?答案:belongs to3.She started crying and tried to (逃脱).答案:break away4.Xian,a famous historical and cultural city in China,enjoys a history that can (追溯到) several thousand years ago.答案:date back to5.The cold weather only (增添) his difficulties.答案:added to四、阅读理解Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to vanquish Ireland.For hundreds of years,the Irish people fought against the English.Finally,in 1921,the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two “Irelands”.Northern Ireland,in the north,is part of the United Kingdom.The Republic of Ireland,in the south,is an independent country.In the 1840s the main crop,potatoes,was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger.This,and a lack(短缺) of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and Canada.As a result,the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years,the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.Though many people still follow the routine nowadays,more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices.Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”.Since independence,Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music,language,literature and singing.Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,etc.1.What does the underlined word “vanquish” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Protect.B.Ruin.C.Conquer.D.Free.答案:C解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“The problems started in the 16th century.”以及“For hundreds of years,the Irish people fought against the English.”可知,16世纪时出现了问题,当时英国企图占领爱尔兰。由此推知,该词的意思为“征服;占领”。故选C项。2.Why did the population of Ireland once decrease greatly?A.The Irish were killed by the English rulers.B.The Irish were affected by a deadly disease.C.The Irish were not eager to give birth to babies.D.The Irish suffered from food and work shortage.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,爱尔兰人口减少的原因是食物和工作的短缺。故选D项。3.How did most Irish people make their living?A.By working in the fields.B.By working in factories.C.By trading with other countries.D.By performing musical instruments.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“For many years,the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.”可知,大多数爱尔兰人是靠务农来维持生活的。故选A项。4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Life in IrelandB.Ireland,Past and PresentC.A Very Difficult HistoryD.The Independence of Ireland答案:B解析:标题归纳题。从整篇文章来看,文章前两段主要讲述的是爱尔兰的历史,后两段描述的是现在的爱尔兰。B项“爱尔兰,过去和现在”最适合作本文标题。故选B项。五、完形填空My 83-year-old mother came to live with me a year ago last November.She was very ill and I had to put my life on hold to 1 her.Each morning,I got her up and 2 her and made her breakfast,and sat with her.I rushed for a bowl when she felt sick,and lit fires to keep her warm.I cooked and 3 her to take a few bites.Its a hard job caring for a sick or dying parent,whoever you are.But