2014-2015学年高中英语选修7（北师大版）《Unit21　HumanBiology》（广东卷）课时作业(七)　WarmshyupSuperAthletes.doc

Unit 21　Human Biology 课时作业(七)　 Warm-up Super Athletes Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．If youre both going to lie，at least stick to the same story and dont (矛盾)each other! 2．Its against the rules that officials (滥用)their power to control the market. 3．The leaders tried to run away from (有争议的)issues by pretending to be ill. 4．Winning an Olympic gold medal is the (最高的)honor for every athlete. 5．The drivers will be punished if they (违反)traffic regulations. 6．The (年度的)average temperature here is 24 ℃. 7．Honesty is the (根本的)cause of his success. 8．I (反对)his using the office telephone for the private affairs. 9．In addition to (义务的)subjects，there are also optional subjects in most universities. 10．I cannot (容忍)anyone laughing at me in public. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A (2013·清远高二检测)The number of tourists visiting Ireland rose about 15% in the second quarter of the year from a year ago，data showed，as visits by Britains Queen Elizabeth and US President Barack Obama helped paint the country in a positive light. Irelands popularity as a holiday destination has dropped in recent years as price increases put off cost-conscious travelers.The following financial crash also put the country in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2009 and 2010. Figures from the Central Statistics Office showed that nearly 1.8 million people visited Ireland from April to June of this year，with an 8% increase in the number of visitors from its most important tourist market，the UK. Queen Elizabeth made a historic visit in May，followed within days by a one-day trip by Obama，triggering a wave of overseas interest.The big jump in visitors in April to June was also helped by a fall-off in the number of travelers in the same period of 2010，when a volcanic ash cloud in Iceland closed airports across Europe. “Reports from our industry partners around Ireland confirm a more positive picture overall than this time last year，”said Niall Gibbons，chief executive of Tourism I