Unit 12　课下能力提升(十二)

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．Black is a ________ (对比) to white.

　　2．There was a quarrel about the ________ (所有权) of the treasure they had found.

　　3．Efforts to ________ (维护) the peace have failed.

　　4．River forms the ________ (边界) between the two countries.

　　5．An ________ (围裙) is a protection when doing dirty work.

　　6．You should put the empty can into the ________ (垃圾箱)．

　　Ⅱ.单句语法填空

　　1．The verb agrees ________ its subject in number and person.

　　2．Can you make sense ________ what I said?

　　3．I helped Stella ________ when she was facing difficulties.

　　4．How did the colors red and green become associated ________ Christmas?

　　5．I wonder how I can bring their debate ________ an end.

　　6．The farmer grows various kinds of crops, such ________ wheat, corn, cotton and rice.

　　Ⅲ.一句多译

　　1．我们早起，以便我们有足够的时间锻炼身体。

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　　2．吴菊萍的故事如此感人，我们都对她敬佩不已。

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　　Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空

　　The native people of Australia, 1.________ (call) Aborigines，probably came from Indonesia 50,000 years ago.Originally, Aborigines didn't have a sense of land ownership, although Aboriginal children were taught from an early age that they 2.________ (belong) to the land and must 3.________ (respect) tribal boundaries.There was no 4.________ (write) Aboriginal language and most of the tribes spoke different dialects.They rarely met 5.________ on ceremonial occasions. 6.________， the tradition of the Dreamtime united the people.

The arrival of Europeans gradually brought an end 7.________ the traditional Aboriginal way of life.The "new" Australians began to build and settle on Aboriginal tribal land.Today, most Aborigines live in cities and towns or in 8.________ (settle) near tribal lands.Few continue the old way of life.In recent years, white Australians have become more sensitive 9.________ the Aborigines' situation and the importance of Aboriginal culture began to 10.________ (understand)．