11.inthedistance

1).Wecanseeawindmill______thedistance.

2). Thepicturelooksbetter______adistance.

3).Hewasaskedmanytimestojointheparty,buthealways__________________.

12.asfaras

1).___________________________________(对我个人来说),youcandowhatyoulike.

2). Theproblemis_____________________(绝非易事).

3).We’llgobytrain__________________(直到)London,andthentakeabus.

III.巩固练习

1).单词拼写

1.Themassmediademandedthatalltheo________documentsconcerningthesalesofthislandbemadepublic.

2.Leelearnedbiologybyhimselfandhehasab________knowledgeofanimals.

3.Hefoundhimselfs________byanadmiringcrowd.

4.Hiswordsc__________meinmybeliefthatourcausewasright.

5.Trafficproblemsareveryseriousin________(都市)areas.

2).单句改错

1. ThereisnodoubtwhetherJohnwillcomeontime.____________

2. Assoonaswewentonaboard,ourshipleftport.______________

3. Surroundingbymountains,thisareaisverypoor.______________

4. Thisisawheat-grownprovince._____________________

5. Thefactwhichtheyhadgotonthewrongbussurprisedthemall._____________

3).句型转换

1.Theideathattheycouldfinishalltheworkintwodayswasamazing.

___________________thattheycouldfinishalltheworkintwodays.

2.Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.

China’spopulationis________________________________________intheworld.

3.Ratherthanridetothedowntown,theypreferredtogothereonfoot.

They________________gothereonfoot_________ridetothedowntown.

4.ThetreesinCanadaareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90meters.

ThetreesinCanadaareextremelytall,________some_________over90meters.

5.Hissisterisasuccessfuldoctor,andsheisgoodatdealingwithpatients.

Hissisterhas________________________workingwithsickpersons.

IV.英译汉

1.Goingeastward,you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.

__________________________________________________________________________

2.TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgarystampede.

__________________________________________________________________________

3.thatnightastheyslept.thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Inthedistance,theycouldseethemistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.

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5.OverdinneratarestaurantcalledthePinkPearl,thecousinschattedwithLinFei,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyearsearlier.

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VI.完形填空

Sam’sunclehadanoldbirdwhichsatinitscageallday.Onedayhisunclesaid,“Itistooexpensiveto1thatbird.Wewillgetridofit.”ButSamwantedto2thebird.

Sam’sgrandfathertoldhimthatthebirdwasonceafamous3bird.Now4peopleknewit.Hisgrandfathertookthebirdout,andthenquicklytookhisarmsaway.Thebirdopeneditshuge5andflewintothesky.Afterafe——wminutes,it6withasmallrabbit,cutitopenandstartedto7it.

Thenextmorning,Samaskedhisuncleout.Samdid8hisgrandfatherhaddone,butthebird9tothegroundandstoodstill.Sam’suncle10.Laterhisgrandfathertoldhimthatthebirdonlyhuntedinlateafternoonwhen——lightwasless11.Samaskedhisuncletocomeoutbefore12.Thistimethebirdcaughtamouse.Hisunclewasquietwith13,butlaughedagain,“Wecan’teatmice,sothisbirdis14.”Andhesoldthebirdwithouttelling——Sam.