1、课时提能练(十四) 必修3Unit 4Astronomy: the science of the starsA：知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)The 1existence (exist) of terrorism lets the world not be stable. Terrorist activities, many of which are linked to 2religious (religion) extremism, have resulted in a 3global (globe) disaster. They not only bring threat to t
2、he safety of human but have an 4harmful (harm) effect on economic growth. Many people are forced to flee their homes because of growing fears of terrorist 5violence (violent). All governments are paying great attention to this issue, but to stop terrorism is indeed a 6systematic (system) project, wh
3、ich requires effort, wisdom and cooperation.B(考查动词)The river is being polluted with many factories 7existing (exist) on both of its sides. Dead fish have been found 8floating (float) on the surface of the water. Unknown bacteria 9are multiplying (multiply) fast along the river, which might be a pote
4、ntial risk to peoples health. However, what 10puzzles (puzzle) the local government most is how to deal with the relationship between economic development and environmental protection. They want to take action 11to pull (pull) down some of the factories, but they fear that this may cause the local e
5、conomy 12to crash (crash) and then bring impacts on employment.C(考查句型)At a rough estimate, Nigeria is three times 13the size of Great Britain. Its population is also twice 14what it was 50 years ago. Nigeria is abundant in oil, which makes 15it possible to become Africas No.1 economy. Chinese people
6、 are pouring into this country. The number of Chinese tourists to Nigeria is five times as large 16as it used to be. Now 17that you have got a chance to visit it, why not go to appreciate its charming scenery and unique culture?.语境短文改错(短文中有5处错误)Boundary conflicts had become increasingly fierce, thus
7、 made the two countries get close to going to war. The United Nations took a committed diplomatic effort but an agreement was reached just before the war is to start. Reaction to this agreement was mixed, but it was wide accepted that it was far from being a bad decision for both country. After all,
8、 a bloodshed (流血冲突) was avoided.【答案】Boundary conflicts had become increasingly fierce, thus the two countries get close to going to war. The United Nations took a committed diplomatic effort an agreement was reached just before the war to start. Reaction to this agreement was mixed, but it was accep
9、ted that it was far from being a bad decision for both . After all, a bloodshed was avoided.根据提示补全句子 1火车将于今天上午十点到北京。The train is to arrive in Beijing at 10 oclock this morning.2一切都取决于她是否喜欢这个工作。It all depends on whether she likes the job or not3他现在从事什么样的工作对他的家庭来说很重要。What job he is doing now is very i
10、mportant to his family.4他太矮了，够不着桌子上的苹果。He was too short to reach the apples on the table.5我看见他过了马路，进入一家书店。I saw him cross the street and enter a bookstore.B：能力层面.阅读理解A(2020江西省五校协作体联考)Unsolved Mysteries About the Planet EarthMystery 1：Where did all the water come from?Water covers 70 percent of Earth
11、s surface and earns it the nickname “the blue planet”And where did the water come from? The most popular scientific theory states that the H2O arrived in the form of several violent asteroids(小行星)filled with ice.Another suggests that the water actually has been around since Earths formation.However
12、it happened，though，its certainly worked out well for Earths life forms.Mystery 2：What about all the oxygen?Another thing is the planets oxygen.Tiny creatures released oxygen as a waste product，filling the atmosphere with it.After that，the level of oxygen in Earths atmosphere went wildly up and down
13、until it finally calmed down around 540 million years ago.Since then，its remained at about the breathable level we experience today.But what caused it to be suddenly steady?Mystery 3：What caused the Cambrian(寒武纪的)explosion?The Cambrian explosion refers to the explosion of complex life that occurred
14、on the Earth about 540 million years ago.Before then，life had consisted mostly of bacteria.But at the beginning of the Cambrian period，complex creatures began developing at a rate never before seen.Suddenly，life forms had brains，eyes，and bones.Most creatures that are alive today can trace their bloo
15、d back to the Cambrian period.Mystery 4：Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?We still havent been able to come up with a way to accurately predict earthquakes.We can certainly try，but our current technology cannot predict them exactly.We know that earthquakes start when rocks crack undergroun
16、d and send earthquake waves toward the surface，but we havent figured out why that happens，or how to predict it.【语篇解读】本文介绍了四个关于地球的未解之谜，它们分别是：水来自哪里？氧气又来自哪里？是什么导致了寒武纪生命大爆发？我们能够预测地震吗？1What was created later by creatures on the Earth?AWater. BBacteria.COxygen.DIce.C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“Tiny creatures release
17、d oxygen as a waste product”可知，地球上的生物后来创造了氧气。2Which of the following talks about the Earths advanced species?AMystery 1BMystery 2CMystery 4DMystery 3D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Most creatures that are alive today can trace their blood back to the Cambrian period”可知，奥秘3谈论了地球上先进的物种。3What do we know about Mystery
18、 4?AIt is a matter that has extremely practical significance.BIt will be solved in the near future.CIt is the most difficult to solve of the four.DIt is the oldest mystery of the four.A推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，奥秘4是关于我们是否能够预测地震，结合生活实际可知，这是一件非常有实际意义的事。B(2020开封市高三模拟)Mercury (水星) is the closest planet to the s
19、un.It is a planet slightly larger than the Earths moon.It is covered with craters.Some craters have ice in them，even though the planet is hot.Sunlight never touches some parts of it because of the planets special position.Without air，there are great temperature differences between the coldest and ho
20、ttest parts.Mercury days are so long that there are big differences between temperatures on the daylight side and the night side.Mercury was probably created billions of years ago，when big rocks ran into each other.After these accidents，the planet was frequently visited by meteorites (陨石) for severa
21、l hundred million years.There were also many volcanic eruptions.As the planet cooled，the thin，rocky outside shell reduced in the diameter (直径) by about 3 kilometers.The Caloris Basin is one of the largest craters on Mercury.This big crater is 1，300 kilometers wide and was formed when a large rock，ab
22、out 100 kilometers across，knocked the surface.Beethoven，another large crater，is 643 kilometers across.The cliffs on Mercury are up to 2 kilometers high and hundreds of kilometers long.The cliffs were formed when the thin surface fell apart，as volcanic activity slowed down and Mercury became cooler.O
23、ne Mercury day lasts about 59 Earth days.Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to have a complete year，instead of the 365 days that we have on the Earth.Mercury speeds around the sun so that there are about three Mercury days every two Mercury years! Mercury has a strange relationship with the Earth.Eve
24、ry 117 days，when Mercury is closest to the Earth，it always has the same side facing us.Mariner 10 is the only spacecraft to visit Mercury.It made three visits to Mercury in the 1970s，taking photos of many cliffs and craters.Although the first three visits answered many questions，they have raised oth
25、ers.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了水星的温度、地貌以及自转与公转等相关情况。4What is the surface of Mercury like?AIts generally flat.BIts hot everywhere.CIts bright everywhere.DIts cold in some parts.D细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Some craters have ice in them，even though the planet is hot”及第六句“Without air，there are great temperature differences betwe
26、en the coldest and hottest parts”可知，水星上不同区域的温度有很大的差别，有些地方冷，有些地方热。故选D。5Why did Mercurys diameter get smaller?AA drop in temperature changed its size.BA great many meteorites ran into it.CIt got out of shape as time passed.DLots of surface rocks fell off.A细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“As the planet cooled，the thin，r
27、ocky outside shell reduced in the diameter(直径)by about 3 kilometers”可知，随着水星的冷却，它的直径减少了约3千米。由此可知，水星的直径变小是温度的下降引起的。故选A。6What do we know about Mercury?AOne Mercury day lasts about 88 Earth days.BIt turns around the sun faster than the Earth.CSix Mercury days are two Mercury years.DIt has more cliffs th
28、an large craters.B推理判断题。根据第五段第二句“Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to have a complete year，instead of the 365 days that we have on the Earth”可知，水星大约需要88个地球日就有完整的一年，而不是我们在地球上所需要的365天。由此可推知，水星绕太阳公转的速度比地球快，故选B。7What happened after Mariner 10s three visits to Mercury?AAnother spacecraft visited Mercury.
29、BNew cliffs and craters were formed.CNew signs of volcanic activity appeared.DLots of new puzzles needed to be solved.D细节理解题。根据第六段第三句“Although the first three visits answered many questions，they have raised others”可知，尽管水手10号探测器的前三次探测回答了许多疑问，但它们也提出了其他疑问。故选D。.阅读七选五(2020陕西省百校联盟一模)People have always wan
30、ted to know what the future will look like.Then，how can we? 1 The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years，but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago，such as food，sleep，the feeling of being appreciated and loved. 2 No.In addition，generally speaking，the inventions
31、for the last 150 years have been a human effort for freedom and communication，to be able to get in control of the time and world.Since there is still much to do in this area，this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years.But why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is impo
32、rtant for two reasons: First，we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation. 3 How about the virtual worlds? It might be in the future to experience the sand between your toes，and hear the waves，just lying in your bed at home. 4
33、So，even if a great invention is there for an affordable price，itll never take the place of the common experience if it is not real. 5 What well see in the next 50 years is the transition(过渡)from an oildependent society to a new society.Here therell be new medicine，continued exploration of space，chal
34、lenges in the climate change，and new inventions that make life a little easier.AWill this change in the next 150 years?BSo what will the future look like then?CPredicting the future can help us in many ways.DWell，to understand the future，you must know the past.EHowever，youll never get the feeling of
35、 being there.FHowever，no matter how real the experience will feel，it doesnt happen for real.GThen we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future.【语篇解读】人们总想知道未来会是什么样子的，其实要想展望未来，必须了解过去。不管世界如何变化，人们的基本需求如食物、睡眠、被欣赏和爱的感觉等不会改变，未来的虚拟世界也不会代替真实的世界。但是可以预知，未来五十
36、年里，世界将从依靠石油的社会过渡到新的社会，人们的生活会更好。1D根据空处下文可知，在过去的150年里，世界发生了巨大的变化；结合空前一句可推知，空处承上启下，说明我们想要展望未来，就要了解过去，故D项符合语境。2A根据空前一句可知，在过去的150年里，人们的基本需求如食物、睡眠、被欣赏和爱的感觉没有变化，结合空后的“No”可知，空处应是一个疑问句，并与空前一句讲人的基本需求相呼应，故A项与此处匹配。3G根据该段第二句可知，该段主要讲的是预知未来的两个原因，空前一句讲的是第一个原因，即需要思考自己想要的并传递给下一代的未来是什么样的；据此可知，空处陈述第二个原因，即需要知道做出怎样的决定才能给
37、未来带来最好的结果，故G项正确。其中G项中的“Then we need to”与空前一句中的“First，we need to”相呼应。4F根据空后一句可知，即使一项重大发明的价格我们可以承受，但是虚拟体验绝不会代替真实体验，结合空处上文可推知，F项符合语境，衔接上下文。5B根据空处下文可知，该段介绍了对未来五十年的展望：从依靠石油的社会过渡到新的社会；未来的生活更好。故B项与此处匹配。.语法填空(2020陕西省百校联盟一模)Household garbage sorting and recycling have become a hot topic in Shanghai because o
38、f Chinas first compulsory garbageseparation law that every household and institution shall classify waste into four 1_(category)Those who fail to sort garbage may 2_(fine)up to 200 yuan.3_(previous)，everything went into one bin，so this change has made many people very 4_ (worry)，who said they were s
39、truggling to master the details quickly.Now thanks to the efforts of 5_ number of young programmers，discovering the proper classification for each piece of household waste has become as simple as taking a photo 6_ calling someone using your smartphone.They have applied speech and image recognition t
40、echnologies 7 _ apps and other smartphone services to guide Shanghai residents through the garbageseparation rules.Most of the apps and services，which 8_(begin) springing up last month in app stores on messaging tool WeChat and mobile payment service Alipay，allow users to type in the name of waste 9
41、_( identify ) which category it belongs to.Many apps also use speech and image recognition to make the process much easier，but their creators say they will disappear in time with the Chinese 10_(become)more accustomed to the rules.【语篇解读】随着上海垃圾分类条例的实施，垃圾分类和回收成为上海的热点话题；中国年轻的程序员利用声像识别技术，将垃圾分类的工作变得如拍照或使
42、用智能手机打电话一样容易。1categories考查名词的单复数。category为可数名词，根据该句中的“four”可知，此处用复数形式。2be fined考查语态。句意：那些没能进行垃圾分类的人可能会被罚高达200元。分析句子结构并根据句意可知，该句主语Those和动词fine之间为被动关系，故用被动语态。3Previously考查副词。根据句子结构可知，此处修饰整个句子，故填副词Previously。4worried考查形容词。分析该句结构可知，空处作make的宾语补足语，宾语为many people，故用形容词worried。5a考查冠词。a number of为固定搭配，意为“许多”
43、。该处指“许多年轻的程序员”。6or考查连词。根据语境可知，空处前后是选择关系。此处表示与拍照片或者使用智能手机打电话一样简单。故用连词or。7to考查固定搭配。apply.to.为固定搭配，意为“将应用于”，此处表示将声像识别技术应用于应用程序和其他智能手机的服务。8began考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“last month”可知，此处陈述的是过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。9to identify考查动词不定式。此处表示允许用户输入垃圾的名称以识别它属于哪一类，据此可知，此处作目的状语，故用动词不定式。10becoming考查with复合结构。分析该句结构可知，空处为the Chines
44、e的补足语，the Chinese和动词become为逻辑上的主谓关系，故填现在分词形式becoming。.短文改错(2020湖北八校第一次联考)As it is known to all，the Great Wall is the most famous places of interest in China.Everybody wants to go there，but I am no exception.Then，this summer vacation，the day I have been looking forward to coming at last.I got up very
45、 early that day and set off with my brother Tim followed behind.After two hours bus ride，we arrived at which looked like the large market，where there were millions of people talking，pushing and photographing.Looking at that，my enthusiasm immediate disappeared.Indeed，the Great Wall is really somethin
46、g must be experienced with a little ease and privacy.【答案】As is known to all，the Great Wall is the most famous of interest in China.Everybody wants to go there， I am no exception.Then，this summer vacation，the day I been looking forward to at last.I got up very early that day and set off with my brother Tim behind.After two hours bus ride，we arrived at looked like large market，where there were millions of people talking，pushing and photographing.Looking at that，my enthusiasm disappeared.Indeed，the Great Wall is really something must be experienced with a little ease and privacy.