1、课时提能练(二十三) 必修5Unit 3Life in the futureA：知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)To relieve our academic 1pressure (press), our new maths teacher adopts a special teaching approach, a 2combination (combine) of a popular method with a traditional one. He also makes flexible 3adjustments (adjust) to the teaching plan 4prev
2、iously (previous) made by the school. Whats more, he creates a more fun environment to inspire our 5motivation (motivate) for learning. Reasonable 6tolerance (tolerate) for the errors in our studies 7constantly (constant) builds up our confidence. Therefore, 8optimism (optimistic) is gradually takin
3、g the place of pessimism and we are all making rapid progress.B(考查动词)Jims mother 9has been pressing (press) him hard since he started school. She wont tolerate his 10failing (fail) in exams. Every day he goes to school early after 11swallowing (swallow) a quick breakfast. He takes a train to the dow
4、ntown and then 12switches (switch) to a bus. When reaching his school, he first takes physical exercise 13guided (guide) by a woman teacher. Then he studies science and literature in his classroom, with the doors and windows 14fastened (fasten). Jim spares no effort to study and always lives up to h
5、is mothers expectations.C(考查句型)My daughter Kate went home 15feeling (feel) sick after a days hard work. 16Pressed (press) hard by a problem that was not easy 17to handle (handle), she couldnt go to sleep. During the night I could hear her sobbing in her pillow for 18what seemed like hours. Obviously
6、, she had reached a point 19where she almost broke down under a great deal of pressure. Not 20knowing (know) what to do, I wrote her manager a letter 21where I explained what had happened to her and asked him for help.根据提示补全句子 1只要有决心，世上就没有什么不能做到。Nothing is impossible to achieve in this world as long
7、 as youre determined.2那个孩子跟我们谈起话来像个成年人似的。The child talks to us as though/as if he were a grownup3我们英语老师的课一直都生动有趣。这就是他很受学生欢迎的原因。Our English teacher always keeps his lessons lively.Thats why he is so popular with his students4毕业后她到了必须决定做什么的时候。After graduation she reached a point when she had to decide
8、 what to do5虽然经历了挫折和失败，但我哥哥很快又重新站起来了。Though going through setbacks and failures，my brother soon was back on his feetB：能力层面.阅读理解AAre you driven to create change in improving kids futures? Here are a few options.Education Going after a career in education is sometimes overlooked.Yet teaching is an imp
9、ortant path to creating change.You will educate the young minds to be responsible for the future.In addition to presenting basic school subjects，you can teach them to be leaders.You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves. A career in education doesnt have to mean teaching in a cla
10、ssroom.You can help them to learn in a way you work for them and be a friend to them as well.Social workAs a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need and advocate services for drug abusers，family violence survivors，and the mentally ill.You will provide them with the necess
11、ary resources to succeed and advise them on trauma (精神创伤)，unemployment，education difficulties and poverty.Many social workers are associated with governmental agencies，but there are also jobs in schools，nonprofit organizations and hospitals.Child psychologyStudying child psychology may lead to a car
12、eer option.Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems and give them a place to be open about their feelings.You may wish to become a school psychologist and guide children (and their parents) through the education system while dealing with mental illness or trauma.As a psych
13、ologist，you will help your patients find the source of trauma or stress and discover ways of easing the pain or removing the problem.You may even conduct your own research on new treatment methods.【语篇解读】本文介绍了三种能改善儿童未来的职业选择教育、社会服务和儿童心理学。1Which educational concept does the author support?AWorking with
14、 students group leaders.BTeaching children according to their interest.CKeeping teaching children in the classroom.DEncouraging students to make a change themselves.D细节理解题。根据Education部分中的“You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves”可知，作者鼓励儿童自己作出改变，故D项正确。2Who will social workers hel
15、p most probably?AGovernmental officials.BLocal business agents.CChildren with education difficulties.DWomen suffering from family violence.C推理判断题。根据Social work部分中的“As a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need” “advise them on.education difficulties”可推知，社会福利工作者最可能帮助学习有困难的儿
16、童，故C项正确。3Which career mainly deals with children with mental illness?AEducators.BSchool leaders.CSocial workers.DSchool psychologists.D细节理解题。根据Child psychology部分中的“Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems”以及尾段第一句可知，学校心理学家主要和有精神疾病的儿童打交道，故D项正确。BWhen given the choice，about 85
17、% of people say they would not want to know about some negative events far in the future.Yet recently millions of people around the globe have downloaded FaceApp，which allows users to see how they might age in real life.Many people had fun with it，joking that they love the FaceApp old age filter.Ben
18、eath the humor is a serious subject: How do we learn to relate to our future selves? Its important that we try to do it because it could help strengthen the longterm decisions that we make.However，we often fail to make sacrifices for the grayer versions of ourselves.More than half of the respondents
19、 in a recent survey of 2，800 Americans said they rarely or never thought about what their lives might be like 30 years from now.This isnt surprising，since most of us are firmly rooted in the present and thinking about the distant future can seem like a distant priority (优先事项)My ongoing research migh
20、t also offer an explanation: We tend to think about our future selves as if they are the persons different from who we are today.In an effort to narrow these empathy (共鸣) gaps，my workmates and I have tried to present peoples future selves in the same way as others have tried to promote charity.Given
21、 that a photograph of one hungry child can spark emotional reactions，and cause viewers to donate，we have presented participants with vivid images of their distant selves.That seems helpful.In a recently completed project in Mexico，we found that exposure to future images led more people to contribute
22、 to their pensions.Despite this research，Im skeptical about the fact that the app users will suddenly increase their pension contributions.The silly app isnt paired with an immediate opportunity to change.The lesson from FaceApp shouldnt be that we need to marry hitech visuals with savings for retir
23、ement.The lesson，then，takes the form of a question: What more can be done to urge us to think about who we will become one day?【语篇解读】FaceApp推出的人脸编辑器能让人看到自己未来变老的样子，这引发了作者的思考，并让作者从中获得了一个以问题的形式呈现的教训：我们需要多做些什么来敦促自己去思考有朝一日我们会成为什么样子？4What can we learn about FaceApp?AIt provides future images.BIt is the mo
24、st downloaded app.CIt helps people make decisions.DIt makes people age in real life.A推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句中的“which allows users to see how they might age in real life”可知，FaceApp可以让用户看到他们是如何变老的，故可推知，FaceApp能提供未来的图像，故选A。5Why do most respondents rarely think of their future life?AThey have known their future
25、 life from FaceApp.BThey fail to make sacrifices for their future.CThey attach greater importance to the present.DThey consider future selves to be the same as todays.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“most of us are firmly rooted in the present and thinking about the distant future can seem like a distant priority(优先事
26、项)”可知，大部分回复调查的人很少考虑他们未来的生活是因为他们更加重视现在，故选C。6What does the underlined word “ That” in Paragraph 4 refer to?ACompleting a project in Mexico.BOffering aging images of participants.CRaising contributions among viewers.DGiving a photograph of a hungry child.B代词指代题。画线词所在句为第四段首句。根据语境可知，That承接上文内容，指的是上文中提到的一
27、个具体的行为，结合第三段尾句中的“presented participants with vivid images of their distant selves ”可知，That指的就是这个行为，故选B。7Whats the authors attitude to FaceApp?APositive.BDoubtful.CAmbiguous.DUnfavorable.D观点态度题。根据第四段中的“The silly app isnt paired with an immediate opportunity to change”可推知，作者对FaceApp持不支持的态度，故选D。.完形填空(2
28、020山东烟台适应性测试(二)Years ago，my grandmother was in a nursing home. She was a retired university professor，which brought her an ocean of 1 she had taught before.In sharp 2 with my grandmother，almost no one came to see the old man next door.He was 3 most of the time. Once I 4 him，“How are you doing recent
29、ly？”He gave me a look，saying nothing.Thinking he was 5 of hearing.I raised my voice and asked again.He shook his head slightly.After a long while，finding I was 6 there，he just said，“Fine.”Then he looked away.I had to shut up，feeling rather 7 Later，I learned that the old man had got quite a little co
30、mpany from his family.Since he was not a good 8 ，he annoyed many people and even made his family and friends 9 And consequently，his company all failed. So what is the most important 10 a person can have？Perhaps you think making money is the 11 No！But the ability to 12 your thoughts is.Its extremely
31、important for a person to learn to put what he thinks into 13 It makes a relationship 14 and a career flourish.Im afraid this is something many of us 15 Just think：How many of us have ever hurt those who love us just because we are not good at speaking？So，more often than not，it is not what we think
32、but how we speak that determines how far we can go in life.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了作者从养老院里一个不太会说话的老人身上认识到，一个人最重要的能力是用语言表达自己的想法。1AneighborsBfriendsCrelativesDvisitorsD根据设空处前的a retired university professor及空后的she had taught可知，祖母是一名退休的大学教授，故应该是她之前教过的学生都来探望她，visitor意为“探望者”，故选D项。neighbor意为“邻居”；friend意为“朋友”；relative
33、意为“亲戚”。2AcompromiseBcontrastCconflictDcompanyB根据上文内容可知，有很多人来看望祖母，再结合设空后的almost no one came to see the old man next door可知，几乎没有人来看望隔壁的老人，这与祖母形成鲜明的对比，contrast意为“对比”，固定搭配in contrast with意为“与相对比”，故选B项。compromise意为“妥协”；conflict意为“冲突”；company意为“陪伴；公司”。3AaloneBcalmClowspiritedDimpatientA根据语境可知几乎没有人来看望隔壁的老人
34、，所以他大部分时间都是独自一人，alone意为“独自的”，故选A项。calm意为“镇静的”；lowspirited意为“情绪消沉的”；impatient意为“不耐烦的”。4AquestionedBgreetedCencounteredDencouragedB根据设空后的“How are you doing recently？”可知，作者在跟那个老人打招呼，greet意为“问候；打招呼”，故选B项。question意为“询问，质问；怀疑”；encounter意为“遇到”；encourage意为“鼓励”。5AexhaustedBashamedChardDshortD根据上文的saying noth
35、ing并结合设空后的I raised my voice and asked again.可推知，作者提高嗓门再问一遍，是因为作者以为他没有听到。short意为“不足的；短的”；be short of意为“不足”，故选D项。exhausted意为“疲惫不堪的”；ashamed意为“羞愧的”；hard意为“困难的；硬的”。6AalwaysBalreadyCalsoDstillD根据上文After a long while以及下文he just said，“Fine.”可知，过了很久老人才回答作者，说明作者还在那里没走，still意为“仍然”，故选D项。always意为“总是”；already意为“
36、已经”；also意为“也”。7AuncomfortableBconcernedChelplessDinnocentA根据上文he just said，“Fine.”Then he looked away.可知，过了很长时间老人才回了一个“还行”，然后又望向别处，由此可推知老人的态度不热情，让作者觉得很不舒服，uncomfortable意为“不舒服的”，故选A项。concerned意为“关心的”；helpless意为“无助的”；innocent意为“无辜的”。8AexpertBcompetitorCspeakerDpartnerC根据上文老人对作者的态度，结合设空处后的he annoyed ma
37、ny people可推知，老人不是一个会说话的人，speaker意为“说话者”，故选C项。expert意为“专家”；competitor意为“对手”；partner意为“伙伴”。9Abreak downBstay awayCfall behindDdrop outB根据上文annoyed many people和even made his family and friends可知，他的态度和行为不仅惹怒了很多人，甚至使家人和朋友都远离他，stay away意为“离开；不接近”，故选B项。break down意为“情不自禁地哭起来”；fall behind意为“落后”；drop out意为“退出
38、；退学”。10AskillBchallengeCprincipleDqualificationA根据下文的But the ability to _ your thoughts is.可推知，此处问一个人最重要的能力是什么，skill意为“技能”，故选A项。challenge意为“挑战”；principle意为“原则”；qualification意为“资格”。11AselectionBdestinationCexpectationDanswerD根据设空处后的“No！”可知这是对上文问题的回答，answer意为“答案；回答”，故选D项。selection意为“选择”；destination意为“
39、终点；目的地”；expectation意为“期待”。12AupdateBdevelopCexpressDdominateC根据下文learn to put what he thinks into _并结合上文对老人的描述可知，一个人最重要的技能是能够将自己的想法表达出来，express意为“表达”，故选C项。update意为“更新”；develop意为“发展”；dominate意为“控制；支配”。13AactionBwordsCplansDconsiderationB根据前文语境可知作者在强调要学会表达自己的想法，即用语言说出来。word意为“话语”，put.into words意为“把说出来
40、”，故选B项。action意为“行动”；plan意为“计划”；consideration意为“考虑”。14AappearBworsenCcollapseDlastD根据设空后的a career flourish可知，它能使事业兴旺，可推知and前应表示使关系持久，last意为“持续”，故选D项。appear意为“出现”；worsen意为“恶化”；collapse意为“坍塌”。15AlackBpossessCopposeDdefendA根据设空后的反问How many of us have ever hurt those who love us just because we are not good at speaking？可推知，会说话的能力是我们许多人所缺乏的，lack意为“缺乏”，故选A项。possess意为“拥有”；oppose意为“反对”；defend意为“防御”。