1、课后限时作业(三)语言知识练.单句语法填空1The price of beer ranged _from_ 50 cents _to_ $4 per litre during summer. 2Jerry was very excited to see the playground where she used to play football _covered_(cover) with lots of snow.3Shanghai, _situated_(situate) on the Huangpu River, is the largest city of China. 4About 3
2、0 percent of the pupils _were_(be) absent that day. 5Not until he went through real hardship _did_he realise the love we have for our families is important.6I think he eats my food because _of_ his greed, not hunger. 7Sweet foods such _as_ chocolate can cause you to put on weight. 8Do you know that
3、Yuan Longping is known _as_ father of hybrid rice? 9Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I _have_dreamed_(dream) about taking a great bike trip.10_Facing_(face) the great fame, Li Yugang still keeps modest. .句型训练1这个大厅比我们的教室大五倍。This hall is _five_times_bigger_than/five_times_as_big_as/fiv
4、e_times_the_size_of_ our classroom.2这位老师因为那个男孩所做的事情而非常生气。The teacher got very angry because of _what_the_boy_had_done_.3没有一个成员支持他,使得他很难过。_None_of_the_members_was_in_favor_of_him_, which made him very sad.4一方面,我想卖房子,但另一方面,我又不想搬家。_On_the_one_hand;on_the_other(hand)_ I want to sell the house, but _in_t
5、erms_of_peoples_interests_, I cant bear the thought of moving.5我们应该从人民的利益出发考虑问题。We should consider problems _in_terms_of_peoples_interests_.高考题型练.阅读理解AOctober might seem to be pumpkin month in the US.The holiday of Halloween comes on October 31. Americans around the country are already using social
6、media to show off their pumpkin growing and carving(雕刻) skills. Pumpkins are round, orange fruits. People use their flesh and seeds for food, but they are also popular decorations in the fall. Two big pumpkins recently become a hot topic in the US.A farmer in the northeastern state of Rhode Island b
7、roke the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America. Richard Wallaces pumpkin weighed 1,026 kilograms. It broke his sons record from 2015. Ron Wallaces pumpkin only weighed 1,011 kilograms.A schoolteacher in the northwestern state of Washington brought her large pumpkin to an event i
8、n California. Her pumpkin was the champion, weighing 866 kilograms. It turns out that Cindy Tobecks pumpkin grew from one of the seeds from Ron Wallaces pumpkin from 2015.While those pumpkins are large, they are still not the largest in the world. According to the website BigP, Richard Wallaces pump
9、kin is only the secondheaviest pumpkin of the year. A man in Belgium, named Martens, produced a pumpkin that weighed almost 1,200 kilograms.One magazine wrote a story about people who try to grow large pumpkins. In 35 years, the size of record pumpkins has grown from about 225 kilograms to over 1,00
10、0 kilograms. Pumpkin farmers trying to grow record fruits are taking the seeds of champion pumpkins from one year and growing them with other large pumpkins.But people are not just growing pumpkins. They are carving them, too. One pumpkin farmer in California allows visitors to shoot small pumpkins
11、out of a gun. The targets? Large paper of both US. president candidates(候选人) Trump and Clinton.语篇导读本文为记叙文。在美国,万圣节即将来临,随之而来的还有最大南瓜的比赛和南瓜的雕刻等关于南瓜的一些活动。1Why is October called pumpkin month?ABecause farmers gather in their pumpkins in October.BBecause an event about the largest pumpkin is held in Octobe
12、r.CBecause pumpkins are used to celebrate Halloween in October.DBecause people have spare time to carve on them in October.解析 C推理判断题。根据前两段可知,十月份被认为是南瓜的季节,因为万圣节是在十月份,人们通过展示种植和雕刻南瓜的技巧来庆祝这个节日,故选C项。2This year, whose pumpkin is the largest in the world?ARichard Wallaces. BRon Wallaces.CCindy Tobecks. DMa
13、rtens.解析 D细节理解题。根据倒数第三段可知,一个叫Martens的比利时人种出的南瓜将近1 200千克,而世界第二大的南瓜重1 026千克,故选D项。3What can we know from the magazines story?AThe growing skills have been improved a lot.BFew pumpkins weigh over 1,000 kilograms.CThe size of pumpkins has nothing to do with the seeds.DPumpkin has become the most popular
14、fruit.解析 A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知,据某杂志记载,在35年的时间内最大南瓜的记录从225千克到1 000多千克,由此可以推断出,农民的种植技术得到很大提升,故选A项。4What can we know from the farmers action in the last paragraph?AHe may feel unsatisfied with both candidates.BHe finds it necessary to improve shooting skills.CHe hopes to earn money from the visitors.DHe is
15、showing off his carving skill to visitors.解析 A推理判断题。这位农民在南瓜上贴了美国两位总统候选人的头像,让顾客对此进行射击。由此可判断,他对这两位候选人都不太满意,故选A项。BTwentyfive years ago, most young Britons wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or, if they were creativelyminded, to take up singing. But today, things stand differently.According to a su
16、rvey, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger, or “vlogger”(视频博主). The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as much as 40 percent of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal careers.The single factor contributing to this
17、 change is undoubtedly the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business the traditional way.In years gone by, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera can b
18、ecome an icon. From fashion to comedy, these selfmade stars record their hobbies for fans. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people interacting with their fans about everyday life.However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact t
19、hat only those who are successful gain fame and fortune. For every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that are destined(注定) to remain dreams.This is why despite the popularity of vloggers, some young people chos
20、e to follow careers that dont necessarily earn them fame, but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. Young Israeli David Leshaw, for example, runs a business called the Finishers Club. Its an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races. He told the career
21、 website Zippia that his job allows him to express his passion, and is always a learning experience. And thats enough for him.语篇导读如今,随着信息技术的发展,很多英国年轻人理想的职业是“网红”。但他们忽视了这样一个事实:在成功“网红”的背后,更多的是没有成功的人。5How many of the young people surveyed chose vlogger as their first ideal career?AOne fifth. BTwo fifths
22、.CThree fifths. DFour fifths.解析 B数字计算题。根据第二段第二句可知,被调查的年轻人中有40%(即五分之二)的人将视频博主放在理想职业的第一位,故选B项。6What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AIdeal careers.BThe biggest stars.CThe Internet and social media.DThe single factor and this change.解析 C代词指代题。根据画线词所在句上一句可知,They指the Internet and
23、social media,故选C项。7Why do vloggers become big stars of today?ABecause people can see the vloggers bright side.BBecause they will not spend a lot of money on the screen.CBecause they communicate with their fans about everyday life.DBecause they can gain both fame and fortune by being a vlogger.解析 C细节
24、理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知,视频博主是如今的巨星,因为他们都是普通人,和粉丝们交流日常生活,故选C项。8What can we know from David Leshaws experience?ASuccess is the first for David Leshaw.BDavid Leshaw likes to be a vlogger very much.CDespite not being a famous vlogger, he still earns a lot of money.DDespite not being famous, he finds his favorit
25、e job and learns a lot from it.解析 D推理判断题。根据最后一段尤其该段最后两句可推知,尽管不能成名,David Leshaw的工作能让他发挥自己的热情,并且总能有所收获,故选D项。.语法填空British English may have come first, but around the world, the American way of spelling is now far more popular.An 1._(accuracy) examination of these two variants of the English language 2.
26、_(show) that publications now largely use the American version, 3._(swap) words like “centre” for “center” after the 1880s. According to the data, this shift 4._(strengthen) around the time of World War . Around 1880, 5._ American English began to cross into wider use among many words, including “gr
27、ey” and “flavour”, British English can be seen dwindling(缩小). After World War , the world also began to prefer “defense” 6._ the British English version, “defence”For many years, British English maintained 7._(it) hold on “honour”, struggling with the American version for years before the two flipfl
28、opped(突然转向反向) in 8._(popular) around the world. However, American English was in 9._ lead in the 1970s as “honor” 10._(increasing) became the more spelling of choice.语篇导读本文介绍了由英式英语占主导到美式英语更受人欢迎这一转变。1accurate解析 考查词性转换。空处作定语修饰名词examination,故用形容词accurate。2shows解析 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。此处叙述客观情况,故应用一般现在时;主语examin
29、ation与show为主谓关系,应用主动语态;examination为单数形式,故谓语用单数形式。3swapping解析 考查非谓语动词。publications与swap构成逻辑上的主谓关系,故用现在分词作伴随状语。4strengthened/was strengthened解析 考查时态和语态。根据时间状语around the time of World War I可知用一般过去时;strengthen可以作及物动词,也可以作不及物动词,故此处可以用主动语态也可以用被动语态。5when解析 考查引导词。分析句子结构可知,空处引导定语从句,先行词为表示时间的Around 1880,引导词在定
30、语从句中作时间状语,故用when。6to解析 考查介词。preferto喜欢多于,为固定搭配。7its解析 考查代词。句意:多年来,英式英语保持着“honour”这一拼写形式的权威。hold在此作名词,意为“影响,权威”,故用形容词性物主代词its修饰。8popularity解析 考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知,空处应填名词,作介词in的宾语, popularity意为“流行,受欢迎”。9the解析 考查冠词。in the lead占据优势,为固定搭配。10increasingly解析 考查词性转换。空处作状语修饰动词became,应用副词increasingly,意为“越来越多地,不断增加地”。