跟踪导练（一）

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

fluent embarrass disappoint bore impress move

amaze encourage misunderstand correct cover disappear

1. Its ____ how quickly bad news gets about.

2. We were all ____ by her kindness.

3. He felt ____ at being the center of attention.

4. Im ____ in you—I really thought I could trust you！

5. I think there must have been some ____ . I didnt order all these books.

6. The mothers ____ helped her son pass the exam.

7. I have made a few small ____ to your report.

8. ____ in French and English is required for this job.

9. The whole village ____ away to make room for the new buildings.

10. My little son ran quickly to the crowd and soon ____ .

句子翻译

1. 我们还有许多事要做，换句话说，我们都不能去看电影。（in other words）

2. 我们很期待和新经理一起工作。（look forward to）

3. 故事一开始，我就对这个友好的少年印象深刻。（at the start of）

4. 我们把工作分成五个部分，每个人做一部分。（divide … into）

5. 我们中将有50人参加考试。（take part in）

阅读理解

Shorter School Week

In most of the United States， students attend class for five days each week—Monday through Friday. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180 days a year. Recently， schools in some areas of the country have begun discussing the idea of holding classes for four days a week. Classes would meet either Monday through Thursday， or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in twelve American states are now using that plan.

The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for a longer time on each of the four days. In the western state of Colorado， schools on the four-day plan hold classes for 7.5 hours a day for 144 days. Traditional schools meet for 6 hours a day for 180 days.

Many schools on the four-day plan offer special programs for students or teachers， trips or sports competition （比赛） on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than the traditional schools. Students do not have to miss school to go to the activities. Students can also go to doctors or other appoint-ments on the fifth day.

The main reason for shortening the school week is an economic one. Small school systems say they can save money by not giving meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by the shorter week.

Opponents （反对者） of the four-day plan say the research is not clear on this. They say the four-day plan has not been shown to improve students learning. And they say that three days off from school each week is a long time away from class.

1. Each year American schools hold classes for ___ .

A. 20 weeks B. 36 weeks C. 40 weeks D. 45 weeks

2. How can the four-day plan benefit the students according to the text？

A. They are friendlier.

B. They become healthier.

C. They are more active in class.

D. They have more time for other activities.

3. Whats the main purpose of the four-day plan？

A. To save money.

B. To ease city traffic.

C. To improve school learning.

D. To make the kids work harder.

4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the opponents are kind of ___ .

A. worried B. disappointed

C. unfriendly D. satisfied