高中应用文提升练习-- 基础知识巩固（外研版选择性必修第四册 unit5）
）+ 应用文写作训练（介绍自然之谜）41
Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．Much to the readers’______（悲伤），the little child starved to death on a cold night. 2．However，these plans were institutese of_________(财政的) problems. 3．Despite her good salary，she measured out every dollar needed for household _______（花费）. 4．At the same time she has ________(积累) a lot of knowledge and experience. 5．My grandfather ______（雇佣）
two young men to help him at harvest time last autumn. 6．Only five years after Steve Jobs’ death，smartphone defeated _________(传统的) PCs in sales. 7．Williams was charged because he ______(滥用) his position as mayor to give jobs to his friends. 8．In spite of the tight schedule of study，the activities for students to achieve their _____(潜力) have never been called off. 1. sorrow
2. financial
3. expenses
4. accumulated
5. hired
6.conventional
7.abused
8. potential Ⅱ.单句语法填空 9．They had to rent______the upstairs rooms to make both ends meet. 10．The doors opened ________(automatical) as they approached. 11．I don’t think it is worthwhile to finish the job_____ the expense of your health. 12．The map shows the_______(distribute) of this species across the world. 13．They were excited that their product was superior____ their competitors’． 14．He offered _____(guide) to the poor people on their legal rights. 15．If a person goes___ debt，he is unable to earn his living，let alone gain independence. 16．Nowadays more and more young people are used to _______(purchase) something online. 9. out
10. automatically
11. at
12.distribution
13. to
14. guidance
15.into
16.purchasing Ⅲ.完成句子 17.如果可能的话，尽量每天都在同一时间睡觉和起床。
18.他站在窗前，看着人们经过他的窗子。
19.你也应该避开房中的电气设备，包括电话机。
20.我的朋友放下了笔，似乎记下了我说的话，但是他并没有。
21.新建的小木屋沿街排成一行，将这个古老的小镇变成了一个梦幻之地。
17．If possible，try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. 18．He stood by the window watching people passing by his window. 19．You should also steer clear of electrical equipment indoors，including the telephone. 20．My friend put down the pen as if he had set down what I said，but he didn’t. 21．Newly-built wooden cottages line the street，turning the old town into a dreamland.
Ⅳ.单元语法——完成句子 22.有一条建议是汤姆应该离队。
23.房价将要下跌的消息确实使一些人很兴奋。
24.没有人确切地知道为什么恐龙在这么短的时间内从地球上消失了。
25.我们不知道这些大城市是如何衰败的。
26.他考试不及格的原因是他太粗心了。
22．There was a suggestion that Tom (should) be dropped from the team. 23．The news that the housing prices will fall has really made some people very excited. 24．Nobody knows for sure why dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time. 25．We have no idea how these big cities fell into ruin. 26．The reason why he didn’t pass the exam was that he was too careless.
Ⅴ. 应用文训练 下表是关于自然界之谜“百慕大三角(Bermuda Triangle)”的一些信息，请根据此表写一篇 80 词左右的英语短文，介绍“百慕大三角”。
地理位置 发生的怪事 人们的猜测 位于百慕大和佛罗里达之间的大西洋西部。
自 1945 年以来，数以百计的飞机和船只，以及一千多人在这里神秘失踪，没留下任何痕迹。
外星人在作怪；当地特殊的天气条件；没人给出让人信服的理由。
注意：
1．开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：残骸 wreckage 此篇作文体裁应为介绍自然之谜的说明文，写作时应注意下面几点：
1．确定文体：这是一篇说明文； 2．主体时态：一般现在时、一般过去时和现在完成时； 3．主体人称：第三人称。
核心词汇 1．自然界未解之谜 unexplained mysteries of the natural world 2．成百上千的 hundreds of 3．带走 take away 4．由……造成 be caused by 5．随着……的发展 with the development of 连词成句 1．这片区域位于百慕大和佛罗里达之间的大西洋西部。
This is an area of the western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida. 2．在这个地区发生了一些奇怪的事情。
Some strange things happened in this area. 3．自 1945 年开始，数以百计的船只和飞机，以及一千多人在这里失踪。
Since 1945，hundreds of ships and planes and over a thousand people have disappeared. 4．事发后没留下任何残骸或遗体。
No wreckage or bodies was left after that. 5．人们给出了许多理由来解释这些令人不安的事件。
Some reasons have been given to explain the disturbing incidents. 6．这些令人不安的事件发生在百慕大三角地区。
The disturbing incidents occurred in the area of Bermuda Triangle. 句式升级 1．根据括号里的要求合并句 1 和句 2。
This is an area of the western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida，where some strange things happened.(将句 2 改写为定语从句修饰 an area) 2．根据括号里的要求合并句 3 和句 4。
Since 1945，hundreds of ships and planes and over a thousand people have disappeared，leaving no wreckage or bodies.(将句 4 改写为现在分词短语作结果状语) 3．根据括号里的要求合并句 5 和句 6。
Some reasons have been given to explain the disturbing incidents that occurred in the area of Bermuda Triangle.(将句 6 改写为定语从句修饰 incidents) 用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇 80 词左右的英语短文。
参考范文 There are many unexplained mysteries of the natural world，of which the Bermuda Triangle is a particular one.This is an area of the western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida，where some strange things happened.Since 1945，hundreds of ships and planes and over a thousand people have disappeared，leaving no wreckage or bodies. Some reasons have been given to explain the disturbing incidents that occurred in the area of Bermuda Triangle.Some think aliens might have arrived there and taken everything away.Others believe they might be caused by special weather there.But no one can give a believable reason.Maybe in the future we can find the answer with the development of science and technology.