课时提升作业(八)
必修3 Unit 2
(建议用时40分钟)
. 单项填空
1. (2017·南京模拟)I’m afraid this isn’t a very ________ time. Could you call back later?
A. convenient B. fair
C. easy
D. comfortable
【解析】选A。句意: 恐怕这不是很方便的时间, 你能稍后回电话吗? convenient方便的; fair公平的; easy容易的; comfortable舒服的。
2. (2017·合肥模拟)Besides the beautiful scenery, our hotel offers quick ________ to the Internet.
A. approach B. access
C. contact
D. link
【解析】选B。句意: 除了美丽的风景外, 我们宾馆还提供快捷的上网服务。access(使用的)机会, 权利; approach方法; contact接触; link联系。
【加固训练】
(2017·福州模拟)For all the professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
A. access B. approval
C. appeal
D. approach
【解析】选A。句意: 对于所有的职业运动员来说, 进入奥运会意味着他们有机会载入史册。access进入; approval赞成; appeal吸引力; approach方法。
3. Generous public funding of basic science would ________ a good many benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.
A. result from B. lead to
C. lie in
D. settle down
【解析】选B。句意: 基础科学的大量公共基金将给国家的卫生、财政和安全带来许多益处。lead to导致; result from由……引起; lie in在于; settle down定居, 安定下来。
4. (2017·无锡模拟) ________ is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.
A. Which B. As
C. That
D. What
【解析】选D。考查名词性从句。句意: 很显然正确的(做法)是给所有的孩子平等的机会来培养他们的特殊才能。主语从句中缺少主语, 故用what。
5. We always ________ our concerts with this song, not only because it’s a great piece of music, but also because we can get energies from the audience.
A. consume B. convert
C. combine
D. conclude
【解析】选D。句意: 我们总是以这首歌曲结束我们的音乐会, 不仅因为它是一首非凡的曲子还因为我们能从听众那里获得力量。conclude结束; consume消耗, 消费; convert转换; combine结合。
6. Making ________ good impression on the interviewers is of ________ vital importance.
A. a; / B. a; a
C. /; /
D. /; a【解析】选A。句意: 给面试官留下好的印象是极其重要的。leave/make an impression on sb. 给某人留下……印象; 使某人印象深刻; be of importance=be important, importance是抽象名词, 不可数, 故第二空不填冠词。
7. He was seriously ill. That’s ________ he didn’t appear at the party.
A. because B. what
C. why
D. when
【解析】选C。考查表语从句。why引导的表语从句内容是“某一结果”, 而because引导的表语从句内容是“原因”。生病是原因, 没去参加party是结果, 故选C。
8. Computers can help in teaching, but teachers will never be ________ by computers in the classroom.
A. refused B. removed
C. reduced
D. replaced
【解析】选D。句意: 电脑有助于教学, 但是在教室里老师决不会被电脑取代。replace代替, 取代; refuse拒绝; remove移动, 开除; reduce减少。
9. (2017·杭州模拟)According to Henry Thoreau, what a man thinks of himself determines, or rather ________ his fate.
A. conveys B. indicates
C. represents
D. predicts
【解析】选B。句意: 亨利·梭罗认为, 一个人怎么看待自己决定了, 更确切地说, 预示了他的命运。convey传达, 运输; indicate表明, 预示; represent代表, 表现; predict预报, 预言。根据句意可知, 应选B。
10. I have no time to read
________ of Liu Lianzi’s novels, but judging from The Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan I’ve read, she is very promising.
A. none
B. either
C. both
D. all
【解析】选D。句意: 我没有时间读完流潋紫的所有小说, 但是从我读过的《甄, 她是很有前途的。not all/every. . . 等表示的是部分否定, “并不是所有的……都……”。none为全部否定, 不符合题意; either两者之一; both用于两者, 句中没有“两者都”的含义, 故答案应为D。
11. In the eyes of the newly elected prime minister, there is never too small a thing as far as the farmers ________ .
A. are concerning B. concern
C. are concerned
D. concerned
【解析】选C。句意: 在新当选的首相看来, 就农民而言没有小事。as far as. . . be concerned就……而言。
【加固训练】
(2017·杭州模拟)At the press conference, a government spokesman expressed his great ________ for the safety of the three trapped workers.
A. sympathy B. concern
C. sorrow
D. anger
【解析】选B。句意: 在记者招待会上, 一位政府发言人非常关注被困的三名工人的安全。concern关心; sympathy同情; sorrow伤心; anger生气。
12. Fully ________ in looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy various activities in the club.
A. attached B. occupied
C. contributed
D. devoted
【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。句意: 忙于在家照顾三个孩子, 她再也无暇去俱乐部进行娱乐活动。be occupied in doing sth. 忙于做某事, 此处为过去分词短语作原因状语。attach使依附; contribute贡献; devote致力于, 奉献。
【加固训练】
(2017·盐城模拟) ________ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.
A. Occupying
B. Occupied
C. Being occupied
D. To be occupied
【解析】选B。句意: 由于忙于日常办公室工作, 她没有时间照看孩子。be occupied with sth. 忙于做某事, 此处为过去分词短语作原因状语。
13. (2017·合肥模拟)Young couples in China rushed to register their marriage on Jan. 3rd, 2017, because the pronunciation of the number“201713”in Chinese ________ “love you all my life”.
A. stands out
B. stands for
C. looks out
D. looks for
【解析】选B。句意: 2017年1月3日, 中国的年轻夫妇匆匆登记结婚, 因为在汉语中数字“201713”的发音代表“爱你一世一生”。stand for代表; stand out突出; look out当心; look for寻找。
【加固训练】
—What do you think the letters UK ________ ?
—The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A. stand for
B. stand by
C. stand out
D. stand up
【解析】选A。句意: ——你认为字母UK代表什么? ——大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。stand for代表; stand by袖手旁观; stand out突出, 显眼; stand up站立。【拓展延伸】短语辨析类解题方法
短语辨析类考查的选项常常是习惯用语和固定搭配, 具有以下特征:
(1)所有的词组和固定搭配都有固定的基本含义, 其中有些还具有多重含义;
(2)这类试题一般以词组含义辨析的形式出现, 四个选项要么是近义词, 要么是含有相同的动词、名词或介词的一组词组。
做这类题目时, 应注意以下几个方面:
①明确习惯用语和固定搭配的准确意义;
②运用合理的方法, 兼顾相关信息;
③对于词语辨析题要对语境、语法结构、词语搭配、词语意义和前后句进行全面考虑。
14. (2017·杭州模拟)The celebration will start soon. ________ , please remain seated.
A. However B. Besides
C. Instead
D. Therefore
【解析】选D。考查副词。句意: 庆祝会很快就要开始了, 因此请就座。therefore因此; however然而; besides除此之外, 而且; instead反而。
15. (2017·南京模拟)Whether we win or lose in the match, ________ is important for us to show good sportsmanship.
A. it B. that
C. this
D. what
【解析】选A。考查代词的用法。句意: 无论在比赛中我们是获胜还是失败, 我们展现出良好的体育精神是重要的。it在此用作形式主语, 动词不定式to show good sportsmanship是真正的主语。
. 完形填空
On a sunny Monday, I decided to go for a walk. There is a beautiful dirt track nearby. On my finger was a very special ring. I’d had it designed to 1 a diamond given by my grandmother.
I 2 my ring as I began my walk, feeling as 3 as the day. Imagine my 4 when I saw a gaping hole in the setting where the gem(diamond)should have been. The 5 was missing.
6 , I started back along the path, looking crazily for the stone. I know how hopeless my 7 was. The track was long, stony and covered with leaves. As I 8 the ground, I met an older gentleman. I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the 9 in my ring.
“That’s gonna be hard to find. I walk along this track every day. I’ll keep my eyes open for it. ”I thanked him, expecting nothing, 10 told him my husband often walks our dogs along the path 11 he ever found something.
Several days later, my hubby met the older man on the path. 12 , he’d found the tiny stone and 13 the diamond back to my husband, saying casually, “I found it—I only have 50 percent 14 in one eye. ”
When my husband offered him money for his 15 , he refused it. He could have easily kept the diamond, or sold it, 16 it’s worth several thousand dollars, but, 17 this man, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to do something 18 significant for another person. And if I’m ever worried about the 19 of the human race, all I have to do is look at my ring and 20 myself that there are still kind and generous souls out there.
【文章大意】“我”在散步的时候无意中丢了戒指上的钻石, 本以为钻石再也找不到了, 一位老人竟然找到了, 此事给“我”很多启发。
1. A. make B. hold C. protect D. fix
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。make制造; hold支撑, 夹住, 镶住, 符合语境; protect保护; fix修理。
2. A. looked into B. looked on
C. looked down upon
D. looked down at
【解析】选D。短语辨析题。look into调查; look on旁观, 观看; look down upon看不起; look down at低头看, 结合语境, 选D。
3. A. sunny B. cloudy
C. happy
D. good
【解析】选A。词汇复现题。上文提到“On a sunny Monday”, feel sunny感到快乐的, 选A。
4. A. happiness B. embarrassment
C. grief
D. shyness
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。happiness幸福; embarrassment尴尬; grief悲伤; shyness害羞; 根据后文, “我”发现戒指上的钻石不见了, “我”很悲伤。故选C。
5. A. ring B. purse
C. money
D. diamond
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据后文, 戒指上镶嵌的钻石丢了, 故选D。
6. A. Surprised B. Panicked
C. Frightened
D. Exhausted
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。surprised吃惊的; frightened受到惊吓的; exhausted筋疲力尽的; panicked感到恐慌的; 感觉很恐慌。“我”疯狂寻找丢失的钻石。故选B。
7. A. search B. resource
C. source
D. research
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后文, 这条小路比较长, 多石, 地面满是落叶, 故“我”的寻找是无望的。故选A。
8. A. scanned B. walked
C. touched
D. felt
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。scan细看, 查找。“我”在地面上仔细寻找的时候遇见了一位老人。
9. A. design B. size
C. shape
D. hole
【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据前文“a gaping hole”可知, 钻石丢了, 戒指上有个小洞。故选D。
10. A. and B. however
C. but
D. so【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。虽然“我”没有指望能够找到钻石, 但还是告诉他“我”的丈夫经常在这里遛狗。故选C。
11. A. as long as B. even if
C. until
D. if
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。如果这位老人找到与钻石类似的东西, 可以告知“我”的丈夫。故选D。
12. A. Unbelievably B. Peacefully
C. Hopefully
D. Obviously
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。unbelievably难以置信地; 路况不好, 难以置信的是老人竟然找到了钻石。故选A。
13. A. returned B. handed
C. turned
D. put
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。老人找到了钻石, 就交给了“我”的丈夫。故选B。
14. A. hearing B. vision
C. feeling
D. sense
【解析】选B。背景常识题。vision视觉; 视力。这个老人一只眼睛的视力只有正常人的50%。故选B。
15. A. patience B. courage
C. trouble
D. wisdom
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。trouble麻烦。找钻石给老人带来了许多的麻烦, “我”的丈夫给他钱, 他却拒绝了。
16. A. as B. since
C. although
D. unless
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。因为这个钻石价值几千美金。as因为, 符合语境。
17. A. according to B. except for
C. thanks to
D. in terms of
【解析】选C。短语辨析题。多亏了这位老人, “我”的钻石才失而复得。thanks to多亏。
18. A. completely B. naturally
C. necessarily
D. equally
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。equally同样地, 相等地。“我”决定在以后为其他人做一些同样重要的事情。
19. A. disadvantage B. weakness
C. strength
D. state
【解析】选D。词语辨析题。disadvantage劣势, 缺点; weakness弱点; strength力量; state状况, 情形。“我”总是担心人类的状况。
20. A. keep B. make
C. notice
D. remind
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。手上的戒指时刻提醒“我”世界上总是有一些心地善良、慷慨大方的人。
Ⅲ. 书面表达
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple. They said they would take me. We chatted and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote them a thank-you note. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in the morning. In late afternoon I found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford? ”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so later, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever written him and said thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you”- two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
【写作内容】
(1)以约30个词概括短文的要点;
(2)然后以120个词就“向别人道谢的重要性”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点:
a)叙述你向别人道谢的一次真实或虚构的经历;
b)你是如何认识到向别人道谢的重要性的; c)向别人道谢对你和对方都带来了什么影响。
【写作要求】可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。【评分标准】内容完整, 语言规范, 语篇连贯, 词数适当。
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【参考范文】
In this passage, the writer mainly tells us two of his experiences of being helped by strangers. After he wrote them thank-you notes, he realized that saying “thank you” to others meant so much.
I have a similar experience. Once when I was about to go home after school, it was raining so heavily that I had to wait for the rain to stop. But after half an hour it was still raining. Seeing this, the guard at the gate offered to lend me his umbrella. I accepted it at once. Thanks to his help, I got home on time without getting wet. The next morning, when I returned the umbrella to the guard, I said thank you to him and left him a note expressing my gratitude sincerely. To my surprise, he said no one had ever written him to say thank you. What’s more, some students who borrowed umbrella from him never returned it. “What you did really means a lot to me. ”said he.
From then on, I realized
the importance of saying thank you. I never forgot to show my appreciation to anyone who helped me.
In my opinion, saying thank you to others is not only easy but also meaningful to the person who says it and the receiver.
【语篇随练1. 请以约30个词概括完形填空的主要内容。
2. 发表你的看法, 谈谈你对生活选择的认识。
After losing her father and sister, the author was very sad. However, she realized the importance of choice and made the right one, that is, she would stay and complete her journey.
As we know, we make choices every day in our lives. When you decide whether to complete your homework or hang out with your friends, there is a choice you have to make.
Maybe your friend could convince you to drink a bottle of beer or to try some tobacco. You have to decide what to do. What would you do? To follow their steps? Or to keep your way of life and refuse them? Whether you choose to accept them or not, you need to take a careful understanding or preview of the consequence for the action you might take. If you could realize the terrible consequence of tobacco and alcohol use, you could avoid this improper action and achieve a better and brighter life.
Please remember the choice you make will influence your way of life. So think about your choice before attempting to do it or you might regret it later.