1、Section Lesson 3Marco Polo课时训练基础夯实.根据句意及括号内汉语或首字母提示,用适当的单词填空1.As a very w man,Mr Wang never looks down upon the poor and always tries his best to help them.答案:wealthy2.Excuse me,is this s taken?答案:seat3.Do you know who the novels a is?Sorry I dont know.But I know he is a very famous writer.答案:author
2、4.As a kind of f,coal is now still widely used.答案:fuel5.He has been in the sun for so long that his s looks dark black.答案:skin6.导学号53090047In our work quality should be more important than (数量).答案:quantity7.The (教授)invited his students to his home for a conversation.答案:professor8.The pupils wrote at
3、 their teachers (口述).答案:dictation9.Soon afterwards the official made his first public (陈述)about the affair.答案:statement10.Napoleon called himself (皇帝)of the French.答案:Emperor.介副词填空1.Our company traded rice with many cities.答案:in2.The children called out their names turn.答案:in3.When the war broke ,th
4、e family escaped to Asia.答案:out4.导学号53090048My father impresses me the importance of hard work.答案:on5.How can you stand and let him treat his dog like that?答案:by.下面各句中均有一处错,请找出错误并改正1.A large quantity of birds are flying to the south.答案:areis2.导学号53090049The thief was at last caught by the police and
5、 put into the prison.答案:去掉prison前的the3.What he saw was quite different from which he thought before he went there.答案:whichwhat4.He felt upset because of the problem of which he couldnt find out a solution.答案:第二个ofto5.When I arrived home I found a stranger seat at my table.答案:seatseated能力提升.语法填空导学号53
6、090050Marco Polo,an Italian,travelled across Europe and Asia with his father,1 hoped to do some business with the Chinese.They reached Beijing eventually.At that time,the beautiful and 2(power) China was under the rule of Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan was happy 3(see) the two foreigners and welcomed them.
7、They became good 4(friend).Kublai Khan asked Marco to serve in his court 5 he was clever and could speak four languages.Marco Polo was amazed by Beijing and the Emperors Palace,6(especial)the Summer Palace.Seeing Chinese people 7(use)paper money,Marco was quite surprised because people paid for good
8、s with gold 8 silver in Europe.After staying in China for 17 years Marco returned to Italy.Soon afterwards,a war broke out.During the war Marco 9(catch)by the enemy and put into prison,where he met another prisoner who enjoyed 10(listen)to his stories about China.The prisoner was an author and wrote
9、 the stories in a book called The Description of the World.The book became one of the best-sellers in Europe.答案:1.who2.powerful3.to see4.friends5.because6.especially7.using8.or9.was caught10.listening.阅读理解AToday,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasnt easy at all.Before 1750,the
10、idea of skating didnt exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlins work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to play the violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dres
11、s ball.He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party.He had an idea.He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he deci
12、ded to put two wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skates.Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There wa
13、s just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates.He rolled on and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.Down fell the mirror,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!1.The text is mainly about.A.a strange manB.an unusual party
14、C.how roller skating beganD.how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century答案:C提示:主旨大意题。主要介绍的是轮滑如何开始的。故选C项。2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he .A.often gave others surprisesB.was a gifted musicianC.invented the roller skatesD.was full of imagination答案:D提示:细节理解题。根据文中的“Joseph Merlin was
15、 a man of ideas and dreams.”一句可知选D项。3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to.A.impress the party guestsB.arrive at the party soonerC.test his inventionD.show his skill in walking on wheels答案:A提示:细节理解题。从文章的第二段的最后一句可以看出Merlin想到“滑进”房间的真正目的是get a lot of attention(from the guests)。4.What is the ma
16、in point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?A.The roller skates needed further improvement.B.The party guests took Merlin for a fool.C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D.Merlin got himself into trouble.答案:C提示:归纳总结题。这段叙述的是“Merlin成功地拉着小提琴滑进屋子”,可不巧的是:他又遇到了意想不到的麻烦撞碎挂在墙上的镜子。故选C项。B导学号53
17、090051(2016四川,B)If you could have one superpower,what would it be?Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds,see through walls,or have superhuman strength may sound silly,but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.Every day in our work,we are inspired by the peopl
18、e we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess:the power to make a difference in the lives of others.Were not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor.Your lives are busy enough doing homework,playing
19、sports,making friends,seeking after your dreams.But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself.Find an issue you are interested in and learn more.Volunteer or,if you can,contribute a little money to a cause.W
20、hatever you do,dont be a bystander.Get involved.You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when youre older.But why not start now?Our own experience working together on health,development,and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives.It has
21、changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.【语篇导读】本文共248个单词,为一篇说明文。如果你能拥有一种超能力,你希望会是哪一种?你的选择,会反映出你的人生观和价值观。在工作中,我们每天都受到一些人的鼓舞,他们做着非凡的事情来改善这个世界。作者建议:找到你感兴趣的东西,学习更多的知识。无论做什么,都不要做旁观者。5.What does the underlined part
22、 in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Your life style.B.Your life value.C.Your trouble in life.D.Your life experience.答案:B提示:词义猜测题。根据文章第一段及第二段可知,如果可以拥有一种超能力,有的人想要读心术、有的人想能看穿墙壁、有的人想拥有超人的力量,这听起来都很傻,但这确实反映了你内心的真实想法,也就是你的人生观和价值观。由此可以判断,画线部分的含义为“你的人生价值观”,故选B项。6.Why does the author say they are inspired every day?A.
23、They possess different kinds of superpowers.B.They have got the power to change the world.C.Some people around them are making the world better.D.There are many powerful people in their life and work.答案:C提示:推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可知,在工作中,我们每天都受到一些人的鼓舞,他们做着非凡的事情来改善这个世界。由此可以推断,人们之所以受到鼓舞,是因为周围的人都在改变着世界,使世界变得更
24、美好,故选C项。7.What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?A.Learning more and contributing more to a cause.B.Rising above self and acting to help others.C.Working hard to get a bigger opportunity.D.Trying your best to help the poor.答案:B提示:段落大意题。作者在第五段第一句指出,我们并不是说每个人都需要为穷人贡献自己的生命。然后指出了自己的观点“But we do thin
25、k that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself.”,可知当你把你的时间和精力投入到更大的事情上时,你可以活得更有力量。由此可以推断,作者强调的是要提升自己,帮助他人,故B项正确。8.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.
26、B.Much more progress will be made in the near future.C.The work on health is the most valuable experience.D.Peoples efforts have been materially rewarded.答案:A提示:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.”可知,它改变了我们,并继续让我们对改善贫穷人口的生活保持乐观的情绪。由此可以推断,作者坚信,穷人的生活会变得更好。故选A项。