课时提升练(十七)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Middle school students in China are ________ (forbid)to smoke.
2．Are you positively ________ (相信) that he is not coming back?
3．Big cities have theatres, films, basketball matches and many other ________ (amuse).
4．George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was r________
used.
5．I was filled with a________ at her strange action.
6．It's ________ (难以置信的)that my wallet was stolen.
7．Children are raised to be independent and ________ (caution), with a strong sense of selfesteem.
8．Many people s ________ to death in the world each year.
9．The ecological environment will be improved, and the relationship between man and nature will become more ________ (和谐的).
10．It was a great ________ (成就) to finish this job in two days.
【答案】 1.forbidden 2.convinced 3.amusements 4.rarely 5.astonishment 6.unbelievable 7.cautious 8.starved 9.harmonious 10.accomplishment
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．我正在河边行走，这时我突然听到一个落水男孩求救。(when)
I __________ along the river ________ I heard a drowning boy crying for help.
2．解决这个问题，我们没有困难。(trouble)
We ________ solving this problem.
3．他全神贯注地想心事，以至于和一个行人撞了个满怀。(so...that...)
He was ________ in thought ________ he ran against a passerby.
4．大火烧伤了他的手臂，他真是太不小心了啊！(so...that...)
He was ________ the big fire burned his arm!
5．他的父母禁止他晚上出去。(forbid)
His parents ____________ at night.
【答案】 1.was walking; when 2.have no trouble in 3.so absorbed; that 4.so careless that 5.forbid him to go out
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
If you tell a woman a joke and get a blank look，don't immediately despair. She's just taking her time to understand it. But if the joke does eventually make her laugh it will be worth the wait.
Scientists have found that while women are slower than men at getting jokes，they enjoy them more.
Research shows that women use their brain more than men to process quips(妙语)and have less expectation that they will be funny. When a joke does hit the right note，however，they derive(得到)more pleasure from it.
Scientists asked ten men and ten women to look at dozens of black and white cartoons and rate them on a “funniness scale”．
During the process they underwent sophisticated(复杂) scans that mapped which parts of their brain were lighting up and timed how long it took them to respond to a joke. The_women_tended_to_use_certain_parts_of_their_brain_more_than_the_men.
Researcher Professor Allan Reiss said, “Our findings fit the stereotype of how men and women react to humour.We found that women tend to respond more to narrative and wordplay(双关语) than slapstick(闹剧)．”
Canadian research has shown that men and women use humour for different ends.Men are more likely to use “hostile” humour to criticize each other and establish dominance，while women employ humour to maintain relationships and put each other at ease.
[语篇解读] 文章主要介绍了女人没有男人听笑话反应得快，但却比男人更喜欢笑话。
1．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Women tell more jokes than men.
B．Women don't understand jokes.
C．Women enjoy jokes more than men.
D．Women are better at getting jokes.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，女人没有男人听笑话反应得快，但却比男人更喜欢笑话。故可得出答案为C项。
【答案】 C
2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．Men like jokes more than women.
B．Women like jokes more than men.
C．It took women more time to respond to a joke than men.
D．It took men more time to respond to a joke than women.
【解析】 词义猜测题。结合第五段画线句前面一句话中“...and timed how long it took them to respond to a joke”可知，画线句应是关于：通过脑部扫描可以测定他们对一个笑话做出反应的时间，故排除A、B项；又根据画线句的意思可知答案为C项。
【答案】 C
3．According to the study，women respond more to ________.
A．slapstick
B．funny pictures
C．narrative and wordplay
D．black and white cartoons
【解析】 推理判断题。由文章第六段最后一句“We found that women tend to respond more to narrative and wordplay than slapstick.”可知，与闹剧相比，女人更易对故事和双关语做出反应，故答案为C项。
【答案】 C
4．What do women use humour for?
A．To criticize each other.
B．To attract women.
C．To laugh at each other.
D．To keep relationships.
【解析】 细节理解题。由文章最后一段第二句可知，女人用幽默来保持良好的关系，使对方感觉轻松自在，故答案为D。
【答案】 D
B
(2015·江淮十校八月联考)Thousands of cities around the globe turned off their lights for an hour to mark Earth Hour 2017, a symbolic show of support for the environment organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Since the movement began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, it has spread to more than 7,000 cities across more than 160 countries. Singapore continues to hold one of the world's largest lightsoff events, drawing around 9,000 people this year to Marina Bay Sands, a commercial center typically awash in electricity.
To mark the event actors Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx, Emma Stone and a group of other famous stars from The Amazing SpiderMan 2 movie were in town.
Other iconic landmarks that fell dark included the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok's Wat Arun Temple, the Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sydney Opera House, Red Square in Moscow, the Bird's Nest in Beijing and Hong Kong Harbor.
As the movement has grown, more organizations and business have committed to switching off their lights in support of efforts to reduce their environmental footprint. In Singapore, at least 600 organizations and companies agreed to either switch off their lights or participate in movements to use fewer plastic bags, take shorter showers, turn up their airconditioning units or switch to LED lighting.
This year the World Wide Fund for Nature, which first launched worldwide Earth Hour, also launched Earth Hour Blue, a crowdfunding platform aimed at raising money for environmental projects around the globe. On Mar.26 a project to stop the illegal wildlife trade in Asia by providing assistance to wildlife rangers became the first one to reach its target of $20,000 by relying completely on crowdfunding.
The hourlong event has little if any impact on electricity consumption, but as an awareness raising event it has registered success.
In a statement to mark Saturday's event, Andy Ridley, CEO and CoFounder of Earth Hour, said Asia's rapidly growing digital presence is an added bonus that has helped power our movement.
[语篇解读] 文章介绍了数以千计的城市关灯一小时来支持环境保护，支持地球一小时运动。
5．Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? ________
A．Earth Hour 2017
B．Save Our Earth
C．LightsOff Event
D．Earth Hour Blue
【解析】 主旨大意题。这是一篇资讯报道，文章开头就提出报道主题，数以千计的城市关灯一小时来支持地球一小时运动。
【答案】 A
6．We can infer from the report that ________.
A．Australia and Singapore were the first two countries to launch Earth Hour
B．more than 7000 cities from 160 countries took part in Earth Hour 2017
C．some famous movie stars from The Amazing SpiderMan 2 were invited to Singapore to celebrate the event
D．the World Wide Fund for Nature first organized Earth Hour worldwide
【解析】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段提到的This year the World Wide Fund for Nature, which first launched worldwide Earth Hour, also launched Earth Hour Blue可知D正确。
【答案】 D
7．How many different specific places are mentioned in the text to have participated in Earth Hour 2017 across the world?
A．7 B．8
C．9
D．10
【解析】 细节理解题。文章第二段提到新加坡，以及第四段提到其他八个地方，因此共9处。
【答案】 C
8．Based on the report, which of the following statements is NOT correct? ________
A．Marina Bay Sands is a commercial town located in Singapore.
B．Earth Hour Blue is a platform intended to collect money for environmental projects around the globe.
C．Andy Ridley is the chief executive officer of Earth Hour and one of its founders.
D．LED lighting is an energysaving device which doesn't use electricity.
【解析】 推理判断题。文章第五段最后一句提到的turn up their airconditioning units or switch to LED lighting提到LED灯，但是并不是说LED灯不用电。
【答案】 D
.阅读填句
How to Love Your Parents
Even if you think that your parents are meanspirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are. __1__
Tell them you love them every morning. A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend. __2__
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. __3__Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. __4__Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. __5__Seek help if you are being abused(虐待)in any way.
Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A．Parents will in turn express their love to you.
B．Forgiveness is the key.
C．Here are some ways to love your parents.
D．There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
E．Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
F．After this, share your feelings with your parents.
G．Please remember parents are as important as friends.
【答案】 1－5 CFBED
Ⅴ.短文改错
Dear Editor，
I'm writing to tell you about a food poisoning accident.Several days ago, my neighbor ate a bag of food buying from the market. After the meal, they had stomachaches and their faces turn pale. Fortunately, one of their friends found the accident and immediately called on an ambulance, which carried them quickly to a hospital. After several hours' treatment they finally escaped from death.
As some illegal businessmen only interested in making profits to become rich quickly, we seldom care about the necessary safety measures. Nor do they care about which happens to consumers. They shall be charged with law.Meanwhile, I do hope whole society can realize the important of food safety and begin taking action together to make sure food is safe.