2013年浙江省平阳县第三中学高二英语每日一小练 3.docVIP

一、上周练习中的错题及部分精彩句子 1. The teacher rather than the students is going to take part in the activity tomorrow. 2. Rather than ask Tom to help us, we’d better do it ourselves. 3. I prefer to sing rather than dance at the party. 4. Two hundred singers performed in the excellent concert, and thousands of audience attended it. 5. He finally settled down to doing his job, though it was still noisy outside. 6. After years of moving from one place to another, they decided to settle down (定居) in the peaceful countryside 7. Cowboys from all over the world compete in the riding competition for prizes. 8. The repaired trucks reminds me of what really matters in my life. 9. When Holly looks back on her life, she will certainly know (that) I love my child a thousand times more than anything else. 10. I shall call Julia as soon as we arrive at the hotel. 11. --- I phoned you at seven last night, but nobody answered. --- Oh, I was doing some shopping in the supermarket. 12. Where food is hard to find, few birds remain throughout the year. 13. His students deeply respect him so he never needs to raise his voice in order to be heard \ to make himself heard. 14. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency, arranging journeys for other people. 15. How are you getting on recently? I’m glad to tell you that great changes have taken place in my school life in the last weeks. 16.Now, it is home to over one million inhabitants, about 56% of whom are Chinese. 二、美文诵读 The Crow and the Pitcher （ 乌鸦和水罐） Once upon a time a crow was very thirsty, so he was looking for water. He happened to find a pitcher under a tree. There was a little water in it, but he could not reach the water. “I want to drink that water,” said he to himself. “ How can l drink it?” He looked around and saw some small stones. So he flew to them and took one small stone and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he carried another small stone, and dropped it into th