情态动词与虚拟语气
拓展练习
Ⅰ．阅读理解
A
Valentine's Day is named for Saint Valentine, an early Christian churchman who Reportedly helped young lovers. Valentine was killed for his Christian beliefs on February 14 more than 1,200 years ago, but the day that has his name is even earlier than that.
More than, 2, 000 years ago, the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers. As part of the celebration, girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container. Boys reached into the container and pulled one out. The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year.
Lovers still put their names on pieces of paper and they send each other Valentine's Day cards that tell of their love. Sometimes they also send gifts, like flowers or chocolate candy. Americans usually send these gifts and cards through the mail system. But some used another way to send this message. They have it printed in a newspaper. The cost is usually a few dollars. Some of the messages are simple and short, “Jane, I love you very much.”Others say more. This one, for example, “Dan, Roses are red. Violets are blue. I hope you love me as much as I love you. Forever. Mary.”
Most of the newspapers that print such messages are local, but USA Today is sold throughout the United States and 90 other countries as well. This means someone can send a Valentine message to a lover in a faraway city or town almost anywhere in the world. These messages cost 80 dollars and more. An employee of USA Today says readers can have a small heart or rose printed along with their messages this year. Will this kind of Valentine's Day message reach the one you love? Well, just make sure he or she reads the newspaper.
1．When was the day named after Valentine?
A. More than 1,200 years ago before Valentine's death.
B. More than 2,000 years ago.
C. On February 24.
D. It is not mentioned in the passage.
2．Which is not true about the Roman holiday?
A. Girls put into a large container pieces of paper with their own names on them.
B. Boys and girls became sweet hearts by chance.
C. Girls and boys were not lovers for a year.
D. It was celebrated as a holiday for lovers.
3．What is the cost of printing a message to show one's love?
A. A few dollars.
B. A few dollars in a local newspaper and 80 dollars in USA Today.
C. 80 dollars, and more gifts.
D. Very expensive.
4．What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The ancient Roman girls were more open and easy- going than boys.
B. Valentine was killed for helping lovers.
C. Readers of USA Today can send roses to their lovers along with the printed messages.
D. Valentine was honored by people for his firm Christian belief and warm heart .
5．What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To briefly introduce the origin of Valentine’s Day and the modern style.
B. To advertise for USA Today.
C. To tell you that Americans are open to express their love.
D. To sell roses on Valentine's Day.
B
I still can't believe it! Marian Carlson, the homecoming queen, was Egare's date at the ball last night.
That is one for the books! Marian is one of the most beautiful girls in our school. I thought for sure she would be going with Paul, the captain of our school’s football team. Egare is such a bookworm. What has she seen in him?
Obviously Paul was taking Marian for granted and believed that she would go to the ball with him even without his inviting her. Contrary to Paul’s attitude, Egare sang high praises for her beauty as well as her wisdom and even gave her a large bouquet of flowers and a book of love poems, so she was persuaded to dance with him all through the ball. When Paul found out, he hit the ceiling. This just goes to turn out that he who laughs last, laughs best. Who would have ever believed it? Paul has always been too sure of himself. Yes, but Egare has really come out on top in this situation and won the lasting victory.
1．According to the tone of this account, the writer is most probably a ________ .
A. school teacher
B. a school master
C. naughty student
D. a drop-out student
2．From the account, we can see the writer ________ Egare, but he ________ .
A. looks down upon; is beginning to realize Egare's success.
B. looks up to; thinks Paul deserves his failure
C. thinks poorly of; likes Marian being Egare's girlfriend
D. sings high praise for; considers Egare to be a bookworm
3．What does the writer think is the key that leads to Paul's losing his girlfriend?
A. Paul is not brave enough.
B. Paul is unfit for being the captain of the school's football team.
C. Paul is rather ugly in appearance and lazy in his studies.
D. Paul is too proud himself to respect his girlfriend.
4．The statement “That is one for the books” means:
A. Egare should become a character in a play based on this story
B. This account is unusual incident that should be written about in stories
C. Books should reveal love stories everywhere
D. Everyone must do something for books
5．In the sentence “When Paul found out, he hit the ceiling”. The underlined expression means:
A. Paul struck the ceiling with a whip.
B. Paul became very disappointed.
C. Paul got very tired of the existing facts.
D. Paul was beside himself with anger.
Ⅱ．短文改错
| Man has a big brain. He may think, learn and | 1．______________ |
| speak. Apes could understand some things | 2．______________ |
| more quickly than humans, and one or two of them | |
| had even learnt a few words. But they | 3．______________ |
| may not join words to make sentences. | 4．______________ |
| They mustn't think like us because they have no | 5．______________ |
| language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man | |
| can be able to build a modern world because he | 6．______________ |
| has language. Almost every child could speak his | 7．______________ |
| own language very well when he is four or five, | |
| but no animal learns to speak. How is children | 8．______________ |
| learn it? Scientists won't know. They only know | 9．______________ |
| that man may speak because he has a brain. | 10．______________ |
Ⅲ．写作
班级墙报开辟了英语园地，要求同学们积极写稿。假定昨天是星期天，你乘公共汽车进城。下面几幅画是你在车上看到的一幕情景。请根据这四幅图画用英语给班级墙报写一篇稿件。
注意：1．故事须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯。
2．词数：100个左右。
参考答案
Ⅰ．阅读理解：（A）：ACBDA （B）：CADBD
Ⅱ．短文改错：
| 1．may－car | 2．couldn't | 3．had－have |
| 4．may not－cannot | 5．mustn't－cannot | 6．can be－has been |
| 7．could－can | 8．is－do | 9．won't－don't |
| 10．may－can |
Ⅲ．写作
It was Sunday yesterday. I took a bus to town. When the bus came to stop, a woman and a little boy, who I thought was her son, got on the bus. Seeing that there was still a seat, the boy asked his mother to sit there and then the mother carried the boy on her knees. After a while the bus came to the next stop and a young woman got on, with a baby in her arms. At the sight of this the boy immediately got down his mother's knees and, together with his mother, kindly offered the seat to the young woman. While the young woman with her baby sat there, the boy stood beside his mother with a smile on his face.