1、基础达标练.单句语法填空1That means a transparent object doesnt look very different from the surrounding (surround) air or water.2I had a strong desire to reach in and play with the toy，but was held back thankfully (thank) by the shop window.3Sometimes this can be a disadvantage (advantage)，while in other situa
2、tions this is a very useful feature.4I went directly (direct) to the bar and ordered a bottle of soda.5My uncle hasnt been able to quit smoking (smoke)，but at least he has cut down.6When we heard his jokes，we all burst into laughter (laugh)7The man was seen to come (come) out of the house.8Looking (
3、look) at my classmates faces.I read the same excitement in their eyes.9Im calling to enquire about the position advertised (advertise) in yesterdays China Daily.10Many buildings in the city need repairing，but the one to be repaired (repair) first is the library.单句改错(按高考试卷要求直接在原句上修改)1To those have be
4、en injured，happiness can simply mean a day without suffering.答案：those后加who2Though the training was hard，she was happy to devote to gymnastics.答案：devote后加herself3By the time Jack returned home from England，his son graduated from college.答案：son后加had4Alexander tried to get his work being recognized in
5、the medical circles.答案：去掉being5What I did just now was to discuss with him how to solve the problem.答案：去掉第一个to6At the time Jack was ten years old，he had become a famous violinist.答案：At改为By7By the time you graduated，youll learned 3,500 words.答案：youll后加have8All what you can do now is make full use of
6、your time to study hard.答案：what改为that9Its nice to look back at my past school days in the countryside in England.答案：at改为on10I felt like I could do anything I want in my childhood.答案：want改为wanted.完成句子1As time went by，I gradually adapted myself to the school life (使自己适应学校生活)2The only thing I can do is
7、 wait for the result (等待结果)3Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim to make contributions to society (为社会做贡献)4I think that in the millennium it is worthwhile investing/to invest (值得投资) the Chinas information industry.5He then tested this deduction by means of the experiment (用实验) we all know.6He
8、 reminded me of (提醒我) what I should otherwise have forgotten.能力提升练.阅读理解(2018山东省威海两校高三质量检测)Studies show farmland in Africa is often lacking in important nutrients.But researchers say a combination of farming methods may help.Researchers wonder how to increase production without necessarily clearing m
9、ore land to grow additional crops.American researchers say that can happen with greater use of an agricultural system called perenniation.It mixes food crops with trees and perennial plants those that return year after year.Soil scientist John Reganold says，“One of the major problems is that the soi
10、ls are fairly poor in most of the regions.So how do you grow food on poor soils？There have to be food production systems that can build the soil and improve the yield.”Mr.Reganold says poor soil may have resulted from years of weathering that washed away many nutrients.He says some farmers may have
11、done more harm than good.“They have been actually using farming practices where theyre not putting in organic matter.Theyre not putting in fertilizers.They cant afford those things.And it just runs the soil down.So theyre worsening the situation.”The scientist says the word perenniation defines thre
12、e systems that are already used in Africa.The oldest of the three is called evergreen agriculture.This is where farmers plant trees with their crops.Farmers in Africa have been doing this for sixty years，but it seems to be growing in popularity.The method is gaining widespread use in countries such
13、as Niger，Burkina Faso，Malawi and Zambia.The trees are planted among maize(玉米)，millet or sorghum crops.They not only add nitrogen(氮)to the soil through their roots，but also through their leaves when they fall off and break down.At other times of the year，the trees can protect plants from strong sunli
14、ght.John Reganold says he knows of one woman who has had great success with perenniation.“Shes a grandmother in her fifties.Her name is Rhoda Mangyana and she started using this system about twenty years ago.And her yields initially were about a ton of maize.Now with a good year she gets four tons p
15、er hectare，four times what she was getting.”1The purpose of the passage is to .Atell people how to increase productionBintroduce an agricultural system in AfricaCintroduce the oldest farming method in AfricaDtell us how to prevent soil from being poor解析：写作意图题。由文章第一段及第二段第二句话可知，本文主要针对非洲土地营养成分不足、产量低这一问
16、题，向我们介绍了一种新的农业系统。答案：B2What does the underlined word“weathering”in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?ABeing exposed to wind and rain.BGrowing different crops.CBeing polluted severely.DBeing ploughed improperly.解析：词义猜测题。分析画线词所在句可知，多年的风雨侵蚀，导致了土地中的营养大量流失。C项文中未提及，B、D两项不符合句意，可排除。答案：A3According to the passage
17、，which of the following statements is WRONG?APerenniation mixes food crops with trees and perennial plants.BPoor soil is the main problem in increasing food production.CFarmers may be more to blame for the present situation.DAmerican researchers first invented perenniation.解析：细节理解题。由文章第六段第一句以及最后一句可知
18、，这种系统早已经在非洲使用，所以这种系统并不是美国研究人员最先发明的。答案：D4Why does John Reganold mention Rhoda Mangyana?ATo show the method is very popular in Africa.BBecause she is an expert at farming production.CTo prove the farming method is effective.DBecause she produced more grains than anyone else in the country.解析：推理判断题。根据文
19、章最后两段可知，John Reganold提到Rhoda Mangyana是为了证明这种种植方式是有效果的。答案：C.完形填空My husband and I were serving in Peace Corps in a remote village in northern Thailand.There were many 1 and difficulties，particularly around our housing.We moved into our house this June.Shortly thereafter， 2 we were away at Peace Corps
20、training，the owner ripped out all the surrounding banana groves to raise the ground levelshe had planned on 3 our house and building a new one after we left.She brought in tons of dirt.This 4 our house in a kind of moat (壕沟)，and when the heavy rain came，our house 5 .This，needless to say，was upsettin
21、g，but it turned into a 6 ，because when the principal at my school became 7 of it，he got my eightgrade class to come to help clean up.The boys 8 into the moat to drain (排水) the water，while the girls mopped up the water 9 ， spread newspapers to 10 it and cleaned up.Before the 11 was truly solved，howev
22、er，we had another flood.This turned into a party，with teachers and students 12 helping clean up，and our host mother bringing lunch for everyone.Another time，my husband suddenly got very 13 a rather small infection in his leg 14 ，and he was in state of shock.It was going to take the ambulance two hou
23、rs to reach our house，but my coteacher 15 arranged for a truck to take us to meet itthis truly saved his life by cutting two hours off the 16 .There were countless other less dramatic 17 of care and generosity.This community is 18 to us，and there is no way we can ever 19 them.I plan to pay it forwar
24、d as best I can，by 20 looking for people in need of some kind of help，remembering how kind and compassionate my Thai community has been.1A.sightsBchallengesCthoughts Dsurprises解析：根据第二段的描述及空后的difficulties可知，作者和丈夫经历了很多挑战(challenges)。答案：B2A.unless BbeforeCthough Dwhile解析：根据空后的at Peace Corps training可知，
25、此时作者和丈夫参加培训，因此是他们不在家的时候，房主为了抬高地基，毁掉了周围的香蕉园。根据语境可知选while，意为“在期间”。答案：D3 A.tearing down Bselling outCputting up Dputting down解析：根据空后的“building a new one after we left”可知，房主想新建一处住房，由此可推测，上句应是房主想拆除作者住的房子。tear down意为“推倒；拆毁”，符合语境。故选A项。sell out意为“卖完；售罄”；put up意为“建造；张贴；留某人过夜”；put down意为“放下；写下”。答案：A4A.forced
26、BmovedCleft Dchanged解析：句意为：房主运来几吨泥土，使我们的房子处在壕沟里根据语境，设空处表示“使处于某种状态”，应选C项。leave在此为使役动词。force意为“强迫；迫使”；move意为“移动；搬动”；change意为“改变”。答案：C 5A.collapsed BfloatedCleaned Dflooded解析：根据下文的“into the moat to drain the water”及“we had another flood”可知，当暴雨来袭时，作者住的房子就被水淹了。此处flood为动词，意为“(被)淹没”，符合语境。collapse意为“倒塌”；flo
27、at意为“漂浮”；lean意为“倚；靠”。答案：D6A.disaster BblessingCmisfortune Dsuccess解析：根据下文中的“he got my eightgrade class to come to help clean up”可知，学校的校长知道此事后就让作者教的八年级的学生来帮忙清理。本来房子被淹是件不幸的事，但是得到学生和同事的帮助，这件事反而变成了一件幸事。blessing意为“幸事；幸运”，符合语境。答案：B7A.aware BafraidCconsiderate Dcertain解析：根据空后的“he got my eightgrade class to
28、 come to help clean up”可知，学校的校长让作者教的八年级的学生来帮忙清理，说明他知道了此事。be aware of意为“知道”；符合语境。故选A项。be afraid of意为“害怕”；considerate意为“体贴的，考虑周到的”，常用于It is considerate of sb.to do sth.句型；be certain of意为“对确信”。答案：A8A.broke BburstCdug Ddivided解析：根据空后的to drain the water可知，此处指男生挖开壕沟排水。故选C项。break意为“使破碎”；burst意为“爆发”；divide意
29、为“分成；分割”。答案：C9A.inside BalongCaround Doutside解析：本句中while表对比，男生挖开壕沟排水，与之相对的是女生擦干屋内的水，并铺上报纸以吸干水。故选inside。答案：A10A.maintain BmakeCdry Dprotect解析：根据空后的cleaned up及常识可知，把报纸铺到地上是为了吸干水。dry在此作动词，意为“使变干；把擦干”，符合语境。故选C项。maintain意为“保持；维护”，make意为“使；制造”，protect意为“保护”，均不符合语境。答案：C11A.mystery BconditionCproblem Dpuzzl
30、e解析：mystery意为“神秘”；condition意为“条件”；problem意为“问题”；puzzle意为“谜”。此处指上文提到的房屋被淹这一问题。故选C项。答案：C12A.again BstillCalso Djust解析：根据上文中的however，we had another flood可知，因为又遭遇了一次洪水，所以老师和学生们再次帮助清理。关键词是another，强调“再一次”。故选A项。答案：A13A.grateful BsickCcurious Dcrazy解析：根据空后的“rather small infection in his leg”和“he was in stat
31、e of shock”可知，作者的丈夫生病(sick)了。故选B项。grateful意为“感激的”；curious意为“好奇的”；crazy意为“疯狂的”。答案：B14A.disappeared BbotheredCspread Dlasted解析：根据空后的“he was in state of shock”和“the ambulance two hours to reach”可知作者丈夫的腿部感染扩散，不得不动用救护车了。故选C项。答案：C15A.immediately BoccasionallyCcarefully Dcalmly解析：根据空前可知，救护车需要两个小时才能到达，作者的同事
32、立刻安排了一辆卡车送丈夫。immediately意为“立刻；马上”；occasionally意为“偶尔；有时候”；carefully意为“仔细地”；calmly意为“平静地”。根据语境可知选A项。答案：A16A.accident BjobCcase Dride解析：根据空前的“by cutting two hours off”可知，相当于车程减少了两个小时。ride在此作名词，指“短途旅程”。答案：D17A.adventures BachievementsCinstances Dmeans解析：作者在上文讲述了同事和学生们帮助他们清理房屋及同事帮忙送丈夫去医院的故事，这都是关爱和慷慨的例子，而
33、此处指这样的例子还有很多。故选C项，instance意为“例子”。adventure意为“历险”；achievement意为“成就”；means意为“方式；方法”，为单复数同形的名词。答案：C18A.attractive BcomfortableCrare Dprecious解析：根据上文的“.countless other less dramatic .care and generosity.”可知，我们很珍惜这样的社区。attractive意为“吸引人的”；comfortable意为“舒服的”；rare意为“稀有的；罕见的”；precious意为“宝贵的；珍贵的”。故选D项。答案：D19A
34、.guard BrepayCrequest Dfollow解析：根据下文中的“I plan to pay it forward as best I can .”可知，此处指作者想回报这些曾帮助她的人。guard意为“保卫”；repay意为“报答；偿还”；request意为“请求”；follow意为“跟从”。根据语境可知选B项。答案：B20A.consciously BsuddenlyCperfectly Ddifferently解析：根据“I plan to pay it forward as best I can .”可知，作者想回报，因此，寻找需要帮助的人也就成了有意识所为。conscio
35、usly意为“有意识地”；suddenly意为“突然地”；perfectly意为“完美地”；differently意为“不同地”。根据语境可知选A项。答案：A.语法填空All of us have read thrilling stories.In many of 1.them (they) the hero had only a 2.limited(limit) and specified time to live.Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twentyfour hours，3.but we were
36、always interested in 4.discovering(discover) just how the dying man chose to spend his last days or his last hours.Such stories set up thinking，wondering 5.what we should do under similar circumstances.What 6.happiness(happy) should we find in reviewing the past，and what regrets.Sometimes，I have tho
37、ught it would be an excellent rule to live each day 7.as if we should die tomorrow.Such an attitude would stress 8.sharply(sharp) the values of life.I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being 9.were(be) stricken blind and deaf for a few of days at some time during his early adult life.Darkness would make him 10.more(much) appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
