Unit3 The land down under练习

Unit3 The land down underLanguage points:1.Modern Australia is made up of six states and two territories.be made up of, make up one’s mind, catch up with, put up with, come up with，be fed up with（对……产生厌倦）Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases as above.(1)I will not _________________ your rudeness any longer.(2)You have to work hard in order to ________________ the rest of the class.(3)A car is _______________ of many different spare parts.(4)She ______________the new suggestion that we can go to Australia for holiday.(5)Chinese explorers have ______________________ to conquer the South Poles.(6)People get ________________________ anyone who likes to complain.2. Some Australian Aborigines still live in a similar way to their ancestors, while others live in cities,….a. during time thatb. althoughc. whereas (而，表示对比)完成下列句子(1)Never call anybody___________________________________.(你开车期间)(2)The job is easy for an expert, _____________________________.(而对没有经验的人却很难)(3) __________________________________, he is not liked.(虽然那位教授受到尊敬，但不受欢迎。

) 3. Her eldest son has been away from home ever since the war broke out.与break 常用搭配词组break away from 摆脱，脱离 break out 爆发，突然发生break up结束，散会，解散，中断 break down机器坏了，身体垮了，中断break off突然暂停 break into强行进入，突然开始Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases as above.(1)The people ______________________________(开始欢呼起来) when they heard the news that we won the bid for the 29th Olympic Games 2008.(2)They called out police to ________________（解散）demonstrators with tear gas.(3)The Super Girl Contest ________________（突然中断）when the wire was cut off.(4)Modern music ___________________________（脱离）the 18-century rules.(5)They rushed over to help the old man whose car had _______________________（坏了）.(6)School often _____________________（放假）in July.4. Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent.cover:Macth each sentence with the correct meaning of “cover” .(1)覆盖 (put sth over sth) (2)走完（to travel particular distance一段路程）(3)够付费用(pay for) (4)谈到，涉及(deal with, include)(5)有多少面积(to spread over an area) (6)报道（to report news）(1)His medical expense was covered by charity fund.(2)Their studies cover a field of ecology.(3)China stretches across a vast area covering the cold, temperate and tropical zone.(4)They covered the distance to the place at a run.(5)Many foreign news agencies were sent to China to cover 4th round of textile talks.5. Many Aborigines and Islanders were moved and had their land taken away from them.a. 遭遇/受某事My mother ______________________________（手被烫了） when she was cooking._____________________________________ on the bus yesterday.（他昨天在公共汽车上钱被偷了）b. 让别人做某事Our computer doesn’t work. _______________________________. (我只好找人检修一下)6. As a consequence, the original Australians suffered.As a consequence, As a result,(1)As 在作介词，“像… ”，“以….. 身份”或“作为…. ”，“当作….. ”Yang Li-wei is better known all over China _______________________（作为一名优秀的宇航员）.(2)As作副词，表示同等程度，数量，质量等作“一样地”解释。

I sat there ______________________________. (尽可能安静)(3)作关系代词a. 用于“ the same…as”, “ such….as” 的句型中，可以引导限制定语从句。

Such _________________________Hurricane Katrina in Gulf of Mexico were taken to hospital immediately.(在卡特里娜飓风中活下来的人)b. as 可单独使用，引导非限制性定语从句，在句中位置较灵活。

As you know, the height of Qomolangma has decreased because of global warming.Water, ___________________________（地球人都知道）is a liquid.类似的结构有：as everybody knows, as I have said, as I am told, as might be expected, as you may have heard, …(4) as做连词a. 表示时间，当……时候________________________________________(正当我们朝着车站走时)，it began to rain.b. 表示原因She won’t be coming, _____________________________（由于我们没有邀请她）.c. 表示让步（语气比较弱些），注意句中的语序部分倒装。

________________________(尽管天气很冷), we continued our journey.d. 表示比较比较两个人（事物，程度等）在某方面相同用as…as，不相同not so/as…as。

He is not ____________________________ you. (他不如你聪明。

)Exercises:ⅠFill in the blanks1. Fill in the blanks with the phrases mentioned__________________________.（如上）2. Geology is the science of the earth ________________________.（就整体来讲）3.Several people were killed ___________________________ the storm.（由于）4. Janet ____________________Mary_____________ here.（以及）5. You may use the room as you like, _________you clean it up afterwards.（只要）6. Only a week after the fire in the store, it was doing business _______________.（如同平常）7. ___________________, give me freedom, or give me death.（至于我）8. I thought conditions would get better, but _______________, they were getting worse.（事实上）9. ______________________, we need to take measures to prevent coal mine disasters.（因此）10.The food tastes ____________ it has already gone sour.（好像）11. Please take this book ____________.（也）II. Reading ComprehensionIn 2004, the Olympic Games returned to the place where they were born, where they were revived (gain life again), and where they were renewed. The Athens 2004 Olympic Games were more than a chance to take part in the greatest celebration of people in general. They were a chance to be part of a story that was as old as history itself. And when it came to making history, there was really no place like home.Torch relaysThe torch (火炬) relay started out as a religious ritual (仪式), but later it became a race of little importance for young people. It was held at night. Later, it became one of the most popular team events. The torch, the flame, and all the other historic, festive, and symbolic things were introduced into Greece in 1896.It was part of the cultural program for the Olympic Games. The 1896 torch relay was held on the seventh day of the Games o n Athinas Street at nine o’clock in the evening. It went with music. The people taking part in the event were of all ages and callings(**). They were riders, police, university students, school children, and business people. Sacred flame unites the world. Athens 2004 organizers announced a global Olympic torch relay that, for the first time, reached all five continents.The sacred(神圣) flame of the Olympic Games traveled farther than ever before. It followed a route through 27 countries and 34 cities. Traveling an average of 48 km per day, the flame was carried by over 3,600 torchbearers(***). Planes, ships, cars, bicycles, and even wheelchairs were part of the journey. For the first time, it passed through all former Summer Olympic host cities and all of the continents represented by the rings of the Olympic Games logo (徽标) — The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. This year’s torch relay covered a distance of more than 77,000 km, crossing through 37 time zones including Istanbul and Cape Town. It was watched by 260 million people as it promoted the message, “the flame that unites the world.”“The ancient and modern symbols of the flame — the values of peace, truce (休战), security, brotherhood, cooperation — are more relevant (相关) today than ever,” s aid the head of the Athens Organizing Committee.1. The first paragraph mainly tells us about________.A. the Athens 2004 Olympic Games provides us another chance to know more about the Olympic GamesB. the Athens 2004 Olympic Games provides us both chance to celebrate and to know more about its stories as well as its old historyC. 2004 Olympic Games was held in Athens where the Olympic Games were bornD. 2004 Olympic Games was held in Athens where the Olympic Games were revived and renewed2. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?A. The torch relay started out as a religious ritual which all ages and callings took part in.B. The torch relay became an important race for young people later.C. The torch relay became one of the most popular team events which was part of the cultural program for Olympic Games later.D. In 1896, the athletes took part in the torch relay event on the seventh day of the Games on Athinas Street at nine o’clock in the evening.3. What can we refer from the third paragraph?A. More and more people will like to watch Olympic Games on TV.B. The torch relay was only carried and passed through the host cities.C. More and more people will give much more attention to Olympic Games and the torch relay will traveled farther in the future.D. The torch relay covered a distance of more that 77,000km, which make people know each other.4. What does “torchbearers” refer to?A. It refers to the person who travels around the world.B. It refers to the people who does business.C. It refers to the person who works on the plane like a pilot.D. It refers to the person who carried torch relay.5. What is the best title of for this passage?A. The Importance of Olympic Torch RelaysB. The Olympic Games Returned HomeC. The Sacred Flame United the worldD. The History of Olympic Games。