1、Unit 4Astronomy：the science of the stars课时跟踪一练而就.完形填空(2020届湖北省七市高三联考)In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City, starting at 430 am., to buy dozens of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Customers say the doughnuts are 1 . But the taste is not the reason why theyve been waiting in 2 to buy them.It start
2、ed a few weeks ago, when customers started noticing that something was 3 . Every day for the past 28 years, the friendly husbandandwife 4 of Donut CityStella and John Chhanhave stood behind the counter 5 doughnuts. But then one day, Stella Chhan wasnt there.When customers enquired, John Chhan, 62, t
3、old them Stella had fallen ill and was 6 in a nursing home. He would visit his wife once all the doughnuts were 7 Dawn Caviola, a 8 of Donut City, thought if enough people would buy a dozen doughnuts every morning, John Chhan could close early and go to 9 his wife.After Caviola posted the 10 on the
4、neighborhood message board, neighbors and fans responded in a positive way. They started 11 in the dark, ordering dozens of doughnuts.Jenee Rogers has been a 12 Donut City customer for the past 20 years. She saw a local news story about the 13 to help the Chhans, which included trying to set up a Go
5、FundMe page to 14 money to help the Chhans, but they 15 the offer. Rogers said she and all of her friends started to spread the word to go to the shop 16 and buy doughnuts.When Stella Chhan 17 fell ill a few weeks ago, John Chhan said, she couldnt speak and had trouble 18 . Now shes talking some and
6、 can sit down on her own and she is getting better and better.In a phone interview, John Chhan expressed how thankful he is to his 19 customers.“I 20 it，” he said. “I just cant say enough thank you and thank you.”【语篇解读】文章讲述了最近几周顾客们从凌晨430就开始排队买甜甜圈，甚至有人会一次性买几十个，而这样的举动其实是为了帮助店主早点去陪伴他生病的妻子。1A.cheap Bdel
7、iciousCsmelly Djuicy解析：选B根据下文中的“But the taste is not the reason”可知，上文应该是说甜甜圈很好吃。delicious意为“美味的”。故选B。2A.line Bexchange Cpanic Dreturn解析：选A根据本段第一句中的“customers have been queuing at Donut City”可知，顾客们在排队买甜甜圈。wait in line意为“排队等候”。故选A。3A.common BinterestingCawkward Dwrong解析：选D根据下文语境可知，店主夫妇以前总是一起卖甜甜圈，但是有一天
8、女主人不在了，所以顾客们感觉有点儿不对劲。故选D。4A.customers BneighborsCowners Dwaiters解析：选C根据语境可知，Stella和John Chhan是甜甜圈城的店主。owner意为“所有者”。故选C。5A.buying BsellingCordering Dsending解析：选B根据上文语境可知，Stella和John Chhan是在柜台后卖甜甜圈。sell意为“卖”。故选B。6A.working BvolunteeringCrecovering Dvisiting解析：选C根据上文中的“Stella had fallen ill”可知，Stella生病
9、了，所以应该是在疗养院休养恢复。recover意为“恢复”。故选C。7A.taken out Bsold outCcalled off Dput off解析：选B根据语境可知，John Chhan会在所有的甜甜圈都卖完后去见他的妻子。sell out意为“卖完”。故选B。8A.worker BcitizenCreporter Dfan解析：选D根据下文中Caviola的所作所为可知，他在帮助店主John Chhan，所以他应该是甜甜圈城的粉丝。fan意为“粉丝”。故选D。9A.accompany BpraiseCencourage Drecognize解析：选A根据上文中的“He would
10、visit his wife once.”可知，此处表示John Chhan卖完甜甜圈就可以早点关门去陪伴妻子了。accompany意为“陪伴”。故选A。10A.choice BmovementCidea Dadvertisement解析：选C根据语境可知，Caviola把自己的想法贴在了社区信息栏上。idea意为“主意，想法”。故选C。11A.turning up Bputting upCtaking up Dmaking up解析：选A根据第一段第一句中的“In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City, starting
11、 at 430 am.”可知，此处表示顾客们凌晨就出现开始排队买甜甜圈。turn up意为“出现”。故选A。12A.modest BregularCresponsible Dstrict解析：选B根据下文中的“Donut City customer for the past 20 years”可知，此处是指Jenee Rogers是常来甜甜圈城的顾客。regular意为“定期的，有规律的”。故选B。13A.command BcourageCeffort Dability解析：选C根据下文中的“which included trying to set up a GoFundMe page to
12、14 money to help the Chhans, but they 15 the offer”可知，此处指的是Jenee Rogers看到了大家为了帮助Chhan所做出的努力。effort意为“努力”。故选C。14A.raise BearnCsave Dborrow解析：选A根据下文中的“to help the Chhans”可推知，此处应表示为了帮助Chhan一家人而筹钱。raise意为“筹集”。故选A。15A.sacrificed BadvocatedCpostponed Ddeclined解析：选D根据下文“Rogers said she and all of her frien
13、ds started to spread the word to go to the shop”可知，Chhan并没有接受筹钱的提议，所以Jenee Rogers才采取了别的方法。decline意为“拒绝”。故选D。16A.early BrarelyCmainly Dfrequently解析：选A根据第一段第一句“In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City，starting at 430 am., to buy dozens of doughnuts(甜甜圈)”可知，顾客们会很早去商店买甜甜圈。early意为“早早地”。故
14、选A。17A.eventually BinitiallyCoccasionally Dgradually解析：选B根据语境可知，Stella Chhan起初生病时，不能说话。initially意为“最初，开始”。故选B。18A.listening Bseeing Ctasting Dmoving解析：选D根据下句中的“Now shes talking some and can sit down on her own”可知，Stella原来不能动。move意为“移动”。故选D。19A.honest BgenerousCpolite Dconsiderate解析：选D根据上文语境可知，为了让Chh
15、an能早点去陪伴生病的妻子，体贴的顾客们很早就来排队买甜甜圈。considerate意为“体贴的”。故选D。20A.regret BconsiderCappreciate Ddeserve解析：选C根据下文“I just cant say enough thank you and thank you.”可知，店主非常感激顾客们。appreciate意为“感激”。故选C。.语法填空(2020届四川省成都市高三诊断性测试)Nowadays，time travel is just about everywhere you look, 1._ films to TV shows and even li
16、terature. Our society has become obsessed with the idea of traveling through time. However, that wasnt true just 150 years ago. The portal was opened by H. G. Wells novel, The Time Machine, which 2._ (publish) in 1895. In this book，Wells describes a man who builds a machine that enables him 3._ (mov
17、e) throughout the course of history and into the future. The story is important because it approaches time as something 4._ (flow)Before this book came out, time was 5._ (basic) viewed as a oneway street. You could only go forward, and only at one speed. In this way, Wells 6._ (create) account trans
18、formed the way people viewed time and time travel.It was so successful largely because it came out at the end of 19th century when tremendous change was in the air. As the 7._ (twenty) century dawned, people were becoming incredibly excited for the future. It was a period of huge technological as we
19、ll as scientific 8._ (grow) and, for the first time ever, people were living in a way that was dramatically different from 9._ generation before them.In other words, it was the first time that the past, future and present would be entirely different. This simple historical moment is 10._ made time t
20、ravel so fascinating. 【语篇解读】文章介绍了时间旅行。1解析：此处指从电影到电视节目甚至是文学作品，时间旅行无所不在。from.to.为固定用法，意为“从到”。故填from。答案：from2解析：此处是一个定语从句，先行词是The Time Machine，和从句的谓语动词publish之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。根据该句的时间状语in 1895可知，此处应用一般过去时。故填was published。答案：was published3解析：enable sb.to do sth.是固定用法，意为“让某人能够做某事”。故填to move。答案：to move4解析：句意
21、：这个故事很重要，因为它把时间看作某种流动的东西。此处应用形容词作后置定语，修饰不定代词something。flowing意为“流动的”，符合语境。故填flowing。答案：flowing5解析：此处应用副词修饰动词viewed。故填basically。答案：basically6解析：此处应用形容词修饰名词account。故填creative。答案：creative7解析：表示几世纪应用序数词，故填twentieth。答案：twentieth8解析：根据空前的形容词technological和scientific可知，此处应用名词作介词of的宾语，表示技术和科学的发展。故填growth。答案：
22、growth9解析：此处特指他们的上一代人，应用定冠词the。故填the。答案：the10解析：句意：正是这个简单的历史时刻让时间旅行变得如此迷人。空处引导表语从句，在从句中作主语，应用what引导该从句。故填what。答案：what.短文改错(2020届吉林省长春市高三质监)Its been a long time before I left my hometown. I remember it was the beautiful place with an excellent environment, and people there were very kindhearted. Last
23、 weekend, I make a call to a friend living there, but he sent me some pictures of the city by email. From the photo, I can see that great changes have been taken place there. For example, the streets have become wide, and the buildings higher. Beside, the people are dressed modern clothes. Several m
24、odern shopping malls are being built.My hometown has changed very greatly that I can hardly believe my eyes. I hope my hometown can become better and better in the future.答案：Its been a long time I left my hometown. I remember it was beautiful place with an excellent environment, and people there wer
25、e very kindhearted. Last weekend, I a call to a friend living there, he sent me some pictures of the city by email. From the ， I can see that great changes have taken place there. For example, the streets have become, and the buildings higher., the people are dressed modern clothes. Several modern s
26、hopping malls are being built.My hometown has changed greatly that I can hardly believe my eyes. I hope my hometown can become better and better in the future.书面表达(2020届陕西省高三质检)假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Henry对中国相声(crosstalk)很感兴趣。请你给他写封邮件，邀请他同去红星剧场听相声。内容包括：1时间、地点；2活动内容。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _One possible
27、version：Dear Henry，Considering that you have a deep fascination with traditional Chinese cultures, Im writing to invite you to enjoy a crosstalk performance in Hongxing Theatre on Friday evening.Crosstalk，a traditional form of comic storytelling, involves four skillsspeaking, imitating, teasing and
28、singing. What it is all about is not just that it amuses the audience but that it conveys the true meaning of life.Entertained by the apprentices of Hou Baolin, Ma Sanliall leading crosstalk artists of years past, we can laugh through the night at Hongxing Theatre, where rising stars formed their styles and new pieces were tried out. Besides, there is nothing better than having tea or eating snacks when listening to the crosstalk. I guarantee that we will have a good time there.Looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua
