1、Module 5A Trip Along the Three Gorges.语法填空,单句训练1She was sitting on the floor _(surround) by books.答案:surrounded考查非谓语动词。句意:她坐在地上,周围都是书。she与surround之间为被动关系,故用过去分词。2(2014届台州模拟改编)The police suspected him of carrying drugs so they went_ his bag, but found nothing.答案:through考查动词短语。句意:警察怀疑他携带毒品,因此详细检查了他的包,
2、但什么也没找到。go through“详细检查”,符合句意。3(2014届泉州模拟改编)In the school hall, where a meeting is_(hold), some students are busy preparing for it.答案:to be held考查动词。句意:在学校大礼堂将举行一次会议,有几个学生正忙着做准备。根据句意,“会议将要举行”,要用将来时态的被动语态。be to do结构是将来时态的特殊表达形式。4_(spot) shopping shoulder to shoulder with a girl, I felt very embarrass
3、ed.答案:spotted句意:被发现和一个女孩并肩逛商店,我感觉很尴尬。spot sb. doing sth.“发现某人在做某事”。I与spot之间为被动关系,故用过去分词。5(2014届南昌模拟改编)The final score of the basketball match was 93 to 94. We were only _(narrow) beaten.答案:narrowly考查副词。句意:篮球比赛的最后比分是9394。我们差一点就赢了。narrowly“勉强地”,符合句意。6(2014届烟台模拟改编)Childrens ability to adapt to a new en
4、vironment comes _(natural). It is not a result of many experiences.答案:naturally考查副词。句意:孩子们适应新环境的能力是与生俱来的。它与经历无关。naturally“自然地,自然而然地”,符合句意。7(2014届大庆模拟改编)One of the advantages of living on the top floor is that you can have a good _ of the city.答案:view考查名词。句意:住在高层的一个优势是你可以清楚地看到城市的风貌。have a good view o
5、f“清楚看到,饱览”。8Jack got _ kick out of going for _ walk after dinner when he was young.答案:a; a考查固定搭配。句意:杰克小时候从饭后散步中获得了乐趣。get a kick out of“从中获得乐趣”;go for a walk“去散步”。9We dont think the experiment is a failure. At_ we have gained experience for future success.答案:most考查短语。句意:我们认为实验没有失败。我们至少获得了未来成功的经验。at m
6、ost“至多”,符合句意。10(2014届江苏省扬州中学高三1月质量检测改编)The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you _ be optimistic.答案:should考查虚拟语气。你必须记住的第一件事情是为了成功,你一定要乐观。在表示命令、要求、建议、义务等句中,从句用虚拟语气“should动词原形”形式,should可以省略。这些词有order, suggestion, suggest, demand, proposal, propose,
7、 compulsory等等。.语法填空,篇章训练阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A:How about your trip to the Taiyetos Mountains?B:The sun was setting when my car_1_(break) down near a remote and poor village on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. A:That must have been very unfortunate.B:When I was wondering where I wa
8、s going to spend the night, I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to_2_should have the honor of receiving me_3_a guest in their house. A:What did you do then?B:Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me
9、_4_(settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to_5_small town some 20 kilometers away_6_there was a garage. A:What did they treat you to?B:I had noticed three hens _7_(run) freely in my hostesss courtyard and that night one of them ended
10、up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked_8_(merry) till far into the night.A:What an experience!B:Yeah! When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman_9_the trouble I had caused_
11、10_.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._答案:1broke由全文可知这是叙述过去的经历,用一般过去时;再说,在was/were doing.when.did.这个固定句型中,when后面的句子的谓语用一般过去时,表示“正在做某事,就在这个时候发生了另一件事”。2who介词后必定要接宾语;而介词to后是句子,这必定是宾语从句;引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语,一定是填连接代词;又因“有幸接待我”的应是人,故填who。3as意为“把我当作客人”来接待,表示“当作”,要用介词as。4settled句中已有谓语was getting了,要填的动词必定是非谓语动词;由settle
12、sb. into /in /on.(使某人舒服地处于某处)可知,me与settle是被动关系,故用过去分词作宾补。5a单数可数名词town前没有限定词,应当填冠词、形容词性物主代词或某些不定代词等限定词;由句意“将车拉到离那里大约有20公里远的一个小镇”,表示“一个”,要用不定冠词,故填a。6where先行词是表示地点的a small town,并在从句中作状语,用where (in which)引导定语从句。注意,先行词与定语从句被some 20 kilometers away隔开了。7runningnotice.doing“看到正在做某事”。8merrily修饰动词talked作状语,用副
13、词merrily。9for表示“因而酬谢/报答某人”是reward sb. for sth.,类似的表达还有thank sb. for sth.; praise sb. for sth.; punish sb. for sth.等。10her因(that) I had caused是定语从句,先行词是trouble,代表先行词trouble的关系代词that在从句中作宾语,被省略了;由搭配cause sb. trouble(给某人造成麻烦) 可知,填her。.阅读理解AYICHANG, Hubei, July 31 (Xinhua)The Three Gorges Dam has succes
14、sfully controlled the biggest flood crest (洪峰) on the Yangtze River this year, officials said on Tuesday.The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharge (排出) of floodwater to 44 000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday morning from the previous 48 000 cubic metres,to protect the middle and lower reac
15、hes of the Yangtze River. Meanwhile, the water level in the reservoir rose from 144.03 metres at midday on Monday to 145.19 metres at 7:00 p. m. on Tuesday.“The flood crest passed the Three Gorges Dam smoothly,” said Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Yangtze Three Gorges Project Cor
16、poration (CTGPC)Cao said it was the first time the dam had to control flood crest since construction of the worlds largest dam was completed on May 20 last year.The inflow was 50 000 cubic metres per second on Tuesday,2500 cubic metres less than Mondays peak.It was earlier predicted that inflow woul
17、d top 56 700 cubic metres per second on Tuesday as more rain was forecast. However, the wind divided the rain clouds on Monday afternoon, said Cao.Water levels on the middle and lower reaches of the river were on the rise, said Cheng Haiyun,general engineer of the Yangtze River Hydrological Bureau.H
18、ubei Province,where the Three Gorges Project is located, is at risk. The provincial government had given orders to watch over the levees (堤坝) roundtheclock.The Three Gorges Reservoir is capable of holding 39.3 billion cubic metres of water, including 22.15 billion cubic metres extra in the flood sea
19、son when it reaches its 175 metres.Most of the floodprone areas are located at the middle and lower reaches, in economically developed regions that are home to 15 million people and contain 1.5 million hectares of farmland. Four major floods have occurred there in the 20th century,with the most rece
20、nt in 1998 killing 1,526 people.1The news mainly tells the public that _.AThree Gorges Dam controls the biggest flood crest of the Yangtze RiverBthe reason why the biggest flood crest on the Yangtze River takes placeCThree Gorges Dam protects the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze RiverDthe big
21、gest flood crest causes the great loss and destruction答案:A这是一篇新闻报道。第一段就告诉我们新闻的主题和写作目的。2Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThe water level in the reservoir rose by 1.16 metres as result of the flood crest.BWhat delighted the public was that the flood crest passed
22、the Three Gorges Dam smoothly.CIt was the first time the dam had to control flood crest since its completion.DThe Three Gorges Reservoir is able to hold 61.45 billion cubic metres of water.答案:D倒数第二段可知三峡水库能够容纳“39.3 billion cubic metres”,其中包括“22.15 billion cubic metres”是水灾时储存的。3The underlined expressi
23、on “roundtheclock” (Paragraph 8)probably means _.Aall day and all night Bin the dayCfrom time to time Din the night答案:A根据本段的内容可知,目前情况极度危险,堤坝应该“不分昼夜地”处于监视之中,故A项为最佳答案。4The Three Gorges Reservoir reduced the discharge of floodwater because _.Awater levels on the middle and lower reaches were on the ris
24、eBthe water level in the reservoir rose quicklyCthis would protect the middle and lower reaches from floodDmore farmland could be provided with water in dry seasons答案:C由第二段中的“. to protect the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River”可知答案为C项。5In which kind of tone probably did the writer report
25、the news?ADisappointed. BExcited.CAnxious. DAstonished.答案:B三峡大坝成功地控制今年最大的洪峰,作者报道这则消息时应该怀着喜悦的、令人振奋的心情,从文中successfully以及最后一段说中下游地区的重要性反衬了控制洪峰的重大意义,也进一步表明作者的这种心情。B(2014届江西大江市高三模拟)One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a
26、young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when youd be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves
27、 lurking everywhere, “I dont want to get involved” has become a national motto.Several states later I was still thinking ahout the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the
28、 accelerator.Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBoiss famous line.“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, re
29、lying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?The idea intrigued me.The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atla
30、ntic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears Id have to conquer during the trip.I rose early on
31、 September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles:“America”For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In M
32、ontana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by peoples readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.文章大意:当今社会,帮
33、助陌生人的人会被当成傻瓜,在这样的导向下,人们是否还会向陌生人伸出援手?作者为了得到答案,亲历了一次“身无分文”的旅行。6Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?ABecause he failed to notice this man.BBecause he was driving too fast.CBecause he thought the young man didnt need help.DBecause he was afraid of being tricked.答案:
34、D细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句可知,如今人们不想因为帮助陌生人而陷入麻烦,作者正是受这种思想的影响,而没有停车。7What was it that made the author upset?ALeaving the young man alone in the desert.BBeing considered a fool.CMaking the decision of not offering help so easily.DKeeping thinking about the young man.答案:C细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句中的“What bothered me was
35、 how easily I had reached the decision.”可知,使作者感到不安的是自己怎么会那么轻易就作出了不伸出援手的决定。8The author decided to travel without a penny in order to _.Afind out how long he could survive without helpBgo through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environmentCfind out whether strangers would offer help to hi
36、mDfigure out how strangers thought of his plan答案:C细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后三句的内容以及第四段“The idea intrigued me”可知,作者决定进行这次“身无分文”的旅行是想看看是否会有陌生人帮助他,因此选择C。9In the passage, the author described his journey as a gamble because _.Ahe was not so sure of the outlook of the journeyBhe had no money to give to strangersChe
37、 was sure of the coming sufferingsDhe wasnt sure whether to make the journey答案:A推理判断题。根据文章的描述可知,由于现在的人们不愿意帮助陌生人,作者不知道他是否会得到帮助,因此作者把这次旅行当成是一次冒险,说明他对这次旅行的前景不乐观,因此选择A。10The following part might probably _.Adescribe how he fooled the strangersBdescribe how strangers went out their way to help himCexplain why people refused to help strangersDexplain how he overcame his difficulties on the way答案:B篇章结构题。根据最后一段的描述可知,作者无论到哪儿都会得到帮助,甚至一些人宁愿违背自己的利益,也会去帮助他,因此下文作者会具体说明人们是如何尽力帮助他的。