1、必修2Unit 1Tales of the unexplained能力提升题组训练(A).阅读理解(2018辽宁部分重点高中协作校高三联考)Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and the planet is located some 290 million light years from the Earth.Soto,a 25-year-old Ph.D.st
2、udent in sciences at the University of Chile,worked for eight months using two telescopes at the La Silla Observatory,about 370 miles north of Santiago.Last November,she discovered the planet now bearing the designation HD 110014c and her work has now been published in a journal of the London Royal
3、Astronomical Society.The discovery of planets orbiting red giant stars is “rare”,with only five such planets located around stars of that magnitude to date,she told EFE.HD 110014c orbits its star at a distance about six-tenths the distance from the Sun to the Earthor about the distance between Venus
4、 and the Sun.“Its like imagining a planet three times bigger than Jupiter with the orbit of Venus around the Sun,” she said,adding that the red giant star is about twice the size of the Earths Sun.Another planet had already been discovered orbiting the star,and now Sotos work has added a second plan
5、et to that solar system.To find the planet,she used the so-called radial velocity (径向速度) methods of measuring the slight jiggling (晃动) movement of a star as a planet orbits around it considering that the planets themselves send only a very weak signal and are quite difficult to detect on their own.“
6、The planets are very weak compared to the stars and you have to use indirect methods to detect them.I analyzed the data that had been gathered over years to confirm the first planet and I discovered the second one orbiting the star,” she said.1.What can we know about HD 110014c from the passage?A.It
7、s about three times the size of Jupiter.B.It is the first planet discovered in that solar system.C.Its star is about 290 million light years from the Sun.D.It orbits its star at the distance between the Sun and the Earth.2.Why are planets not easy to discover?A.It takes years to gather data.B.Theyre
8、 far away from the Earth.C.Their signal is too weak to catch.D.The existing technology is not mature.3.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To describe how to discover a planet.B.To tell an inspiring story of Maritza Soto.C.To inform readers of a new discovery of a planet.D.To stress the importance
9、of discovering a planet.4.Which section of a newspaper is the passage most likely to come from?A.Geography.B.Science.C.Business.D.Environment.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。介绍了智利的天文学家Maritza Soto发现了新行星,它的体积是木星体积的三倍。答案及剖析:1.A细节理解题。根据“Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupi
10、ter”可知,HD 110014c大约是Jupiter的体积的三倍大。故选A。2.C细节理解题。根据“.considering that the planets themselves send only a very weak signal and are quite difficult to detect on their own”可知行星发出的信号很弱所以很难被发现。3.C写作目的题。根据文章第一段可知天文学家发现了一颗是木星的体积三倍大的行星,故本文目的是告知读者有关一个行星的新发现。故选C。4.B推理判断题。文章的内容是有关科学发现的,所以很可能出自于报纸的科技专栏。.七选五(2018
11、华大新高考联盟教学质量测评)When 8-year-old Wendy came home after school,she immediately burst into tears. She felt afraid for her family and disappointed in the robbers for their cruel actions.1.She wrote a letter to the thieves and taped it to the window.The letter reads:“This is for the robbers.Please do not s
12、teal in our house.There are good kids and people in this house.”She continues,“Tell me why you are stealing and I will help you be a good person.”2. “If you start being nice,you will have friends that will be nice to you.”3. Mark Anthony Parrilla,Wendys next-door neighbor was so touched by her lette
13、r that he decided to do more.Mark has lovingly set up a GoFundMe page for the Son family,in the hopes of helping them regain what they lost during the robbery.In the meantime,Wendy is spreading positive words.She recently attended the Lake Worth Candidate Forum,where she read her letter to the polit
14、icians in attendance.4. Wendy is thrilled that her letter has reached so many people,and is absorbing the positive energy of everyones responses.While the suspects have yet to be caught,she hopes that they have heard her message.5.A.Wendy also offers a suggestion.B.And what an inspiring way to send
15、it!C.But Wendy did not let fear control her.D.She believes the robbers will not commit crime again.E.Wendys brave act set a good example for her neighbors.F.Wendys heartfelt effort has inspired local families to unite in support.G.It was well received-the audience erupting in applause as soon as she
16、 finished reading.答案:1-5CAFGB.完形填空(2018东北三省四市高三二模)Thinking of my good friends,I sense that my attitudes are totally different towards men and women.My earliest childhood friend is Donald.In the street was a (an) 1 old German truck.No wheels.No doors.Each day,2 we were flying over the Atlantic in tha
17、t truck our “airplane”,there came that wonderful moment:“Engine 3!” Id shout,“Well have to jump out.” Glancing at me,hed say,“I cant 4!” “Fear not! Ill drag you to the 5.”And when we swam 6 the dust,Donald cried “Sharks!” But I always 7 him.The next day,changing 8,Donald would do the same to me.We s
18、aved each other hundreds of times,but when my family really did leave for America,we could do 9.We just cried silently as the train 10.These days,Jessica is one of my best friends.Recently we were swimming at a beach in the Atlantic,the 11 one I had “flown” over in my German truck with Donald.We wer
19、e far from shore when we both thought we 12 a shark! We began swimming 13 toward the shore.Although in 14,I fell back to protect her.In the end the “shark” proved 15,but not my deep emotional feeling for my friend.We looked into each others eyes and said,“I love you!”You see with women I could be 16
20、,emotionally honest and transparent.With male friends,it seemed impossible to 17 caring feelings however deep the friendship was.“Am I normal?” I thought to myself.Much to my 18,researches show that men and women have very different 19 and rational (理性的) processes.I do love all my friendsonly the me
21、ans of expression 20.1.A.advancedB.decoratedC.abandonedD.updated2.A.before B.while C.after D.until3.A.loss B.death C.pressureD.failure4.A.jump B.swim C.die D.run5.A.dust B.river C.truck D.shore6.A.over B.throughC.acrossD.beyond7.A.left B.fetchedC.rescuedD.defeated8.A.roles B.mannersC.imagesD.forms9.
22、A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything10.A.broke down B.moved inC.pulled awayD.blew up11.A.very B.last C.first D.only12.A.attackedB.spotted C.annoyed D.killed13.A.eagerlyB.casually C.hardly D.crazily14.A.panic B.hesitation C.doubt D.silence15.A.fierce B.friendly C.imaginary D.true16.A.cool B.shy
23、 C.passive D.open17.A.expressB.hide C.admit D.control18.A.embarrassmentB.disappointmentC.reliefD.surprise19.A.emotional B.physical C.mentalD.moral20.A.changes B.develops C.mattersD.differs语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。通过叙述自己童年时候与朋友之间的经历,告诉人们每一个人表达爱和友情的方式是不同的。答案及剖析:1.C根据下文的No wheels.No doors.的语境可知这个卡车是废弃的,故选C。2.Bw
24、hile“当的时候”,引导时间状语从句。句意:每天当我们在那架旧式卡车上学飞机飞翔的时候,故选B。3.D根据下文的Id shout,“Well have to jump out.”的语境可知引擎坏了要从“飞机”上跳下来,故选D。4.B根据上文的we were flying over the Atlantic和下文的Fear not! Ill drag you.可知Donald说自己不会游泳,故选B。5.D根据上文的we were flying over the Atlantic可知作者说会把Donald拉到岸边,故选D。6.B根据下文的Donald cried “Sharks!”可知作者和朋友
25、做游戏,他们假装跳入大海里遇到了鲨鱼,through表示从内部穿过,符合语境,故选B。7.C根据上文的Donald cried “Sharks!”可知此处前后是转折关系,作者救了他的朋友,故选C。8.A根据下文的Donald would do the same to me.可知,第二天他们会互换角色,故选A。9.B根据上文的but when my family really did leave for America可知作者要离开去美国了,故选B。10.C根据上文的We just cried silently 可知当火车开走时,作者和朋友什么都没有做,只是静静地哭着,故选C。11.A根据下文的
26、I had “flown” over in my German truck with Donald可知此处表示“正是”,the very符合语境,表示强调,故选A。12.B根据上文的Recently we were swimming at a beach in the Atlantic和we both thought we 12 a shark!可知当时作者和Jessica在游泳,他们觉得看到了一条鲨鱼,故选B。13.D根据上文的We were far from shore when we both thought we 12 a shark! 可知他们离海岸很远,所以看到鲨鱼时疯狂地向海岸边
27、游去,故选D。14.A根据后文I fell back to protect her可知前后句是转折关系,尽管恐慌,但作者还是回去保护Jessica,故选A。15.C根据下文的but not my deep emotional feeling for my friend.可知这条鲨鱼是想象出来的,故选C。16.D根据后文可知作者和女性在一起时可能会比较放得开,故选D。17.Aexpress feelings表示“表达情感”,符合语境,故选A。18.C根据上文的Am I normal?和下文的researches show that men and women have very different 19 and rational (理性的)processes可知研究的结果让作者欣慰,故选C。19.A根据上文的emotionally honest and transparent和下文的rational (理性的)可知此处指感性和理性,故选A。20.D作者的确爱他所有的朋友只是用的表达方式不同而已,故选D。
