1、课时分层作业(三)Section 、(建议用时：40分钟)语言知识练习固基础单句语法填空1He has made an important contribution(contribute)to the companys success.2He was very strict with himself when he was young.3The trade union movement(move)is concerned with working conditions.4We explained our plans and he was very enthusiastic(enthusiasm
2、)about them.5The bridge under construction(construct)will be open to the public next year.6It is universally(universe)known that the earth is round.7She was instructed to act with caution(cautious)8Over 2，000 people were in attendance(attend)at yesterdays demonstration.高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解AThese days，Nort
3、h Kickapoo Street in Shawnee，Oklahoma，is a fourlane road leading out to the highway，and lined with all kinds of places to eat and shop.But in the mid1950s，it was just a gravel(砂砾)country road，the perfect place for our daddies to teach us how to drive.We didnt have drivers education at Shawnee High S
4、chool.We were on our own.Mom took me to pick up an instruction handbook.I was the oldest of my friends，so we were excited at the prospect of a whole new world opening up.Wed have freedom to get around.Best of all，we could go to the Starlite DriveIn theater on 50centsacarload night.Wed have it made.M
5、om let me back our 1949 Ford out of the garage a few times to get used to the clutch (离合器) and gearshift(变速排挡杆)I got familiar with the motion but was hardly ready for my road test.Finally，the day came for Daddy to give me a real lesson.He drove out to the end of the paved section of Kickapoo Street
6、and across to where the gravel started.My daddy had come from a family of 10，and they had been farmers in a poor area in Oklahoma.There was only one way to do things，and that was the right way.Praises were rare，so when he expressed his approval it was special.I didnt want to experience his glare if
7、I ground the clutch or the car shook as I tried to get it going.I took a deep breath，slowly let out the clutch，pushed the stick into second gear，eased down the road，and then carefully moved into third gear.He had me stop and repeat the procedure two or three more times until I came to the end of the
8、 section.I was feeling pretty good as I came to a stop and looked to Daddy for approval.He glared at me and then barked，“Youve been driving，havent you？”He must have thought Id been practicing in somebody elses car.I quickly explained that my training was all done on the Ford.That was 60 years ago.I
9、can still see the nod he gave me when he said，“Well，you did a good job.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者是如何学开车的，并介绍了他父亲教他学开车的经过。1. How did the author learn to drive at the beginning?AHe was taught by his mother.BHe was taught at Shawnee High School.CHe learned to drive with the help of his father.DHe taught h
10、imself by an instruction handbook.D推理判断题。根据第二段中“We were on our own.Mom took me to pick up an instruction handbook.”可知，作者最初是通过自学了一本教学手册开始学习开车的。2While Daddy was teaching him，the author operated carefully to Apass the road testBshow his driving skillCavoid making him angryDstop the car being damagedC细节
11、理解题。根据第五段中“I didnt want to experience his glare if I ground the clutch or the car shook as I tried to get it going.”可知，当爸爸在教他的时候，作者小心翼翼是为了避免他生气。3Why did Daddy glare at the author when he stopped?AHe thought he had been cheated.BSomething was wrong with the car.CHe was disappointed at his sons drivin
12、g skill.DThe son didnt operate properly while driving.A推理判断题。根据第七、八段中“He glared at me and then barked，Youve been driving，havent you？”和“He must have thought Id been practicing in somebody elses car.I quickly explained that my training was all done on the Ford.”可知，当他停下来的时候，爸爸认为他被骗了所以瞪着作者。4Which of the
13、 following best describes Daddys character?AUntalkative.BStrict.CBadtempered.DHelpful.B推理判断题。根据最后一段“That was 60 years ago.I can still see the nod he gave me when he said，Well，you did a good job.”可知，Daddy是严格的。BOne morning，more than a hundred years ago，an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fe
14、ll asleep.He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.Though he was tired，Howe slept badly.He turned and turned.Then he had a dream.He dreamt that he had been ca
15、ught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine.When he tried to do so，Howe ran into the same problem as before.The thread kept getting caught around the needle.The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe.They ca
16、me up towards him with their spears raised.But suddenly the inventor noticed something.There was a hole in the tip of each spear.The inventor awoke from the dream，realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem.Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle，he should make it
17、 run through a small hole in the centre of the needle.This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison，the inventor of the electric light，said his
18、best ideas came into him in dreams.So did the great physicist Albert Einstein.Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.To know the value of dreams，you have to understand what happens when you are asleep.Even then，a part of your mind is still working.This unconscious(无意识的)，but st
19、ill active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day.It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed.It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when
20、 you are awake.However，the unconscious part acts in a special way.It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first.This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲了许多发明源于科学家梦中的灵感。梦有时被称为“我们自己的秘密信息”，因为奇怪的影像被用于交流想法。5The problem Howe w
21、as trying to solve was Awhat kind of thread to useBhow to design a needle which would not breakCwhere to put the needleDhow to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needleD细节理解题。答案定位在第二段“The thread kept getting caught around the needle.”可知Howe努力解决的问题是怎样解决线不断地被针卡住，故选D。6Thomas Edison is sp
22、oken of because Ahe also tried to invent a sewing machineBhe got some of his ideas from dreamsChe was one of Howes best friendsDhe also had difficulty in falling asleepB细节理解题。答案定位在第四段“Thomas Edison，the inventor of the electric light，said his best ideas came into him in dreams.”可知谈到托马斯爱迪生是因为他从梦中获得了一些
23、创造的灵感，故选B。7Dreams are sometimes called“secret messages to ourselves” because Astrange images are used to communicate ideasBimages which have no meaning are usedCwe can never understand the real meaningDonly specially trained people can understand themA细节理解题。答案定位在最后一段“It uses strange images which the
24、 conscious part may not understand at first.This is why dreams are sometimes called secret messages to ourselves”可知梦有时被称为“我们自己的秘密信息”是因为奇怪的影像被用于交流想法，故选A。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。所续写的词数应为150左右。I just finished reading a story about a school administrator who was once a middle school te
25、acher in a large American city.She had a lifechanging experience that I can identify with.After dinner one evening, she was waiting to get on the elevator and when the doors opened, she was face to face with a former student who she had made leave school. The student was not allowed to return and no
26、w, several years later, she was faced with the same student.He had brought a BB gun to school. There were zero tolerance rules in places such as the school. A BB gun, though not a deadly weapon, could still do a lot of bodily harm and perhaps it could be dangerous. The fact is, the school was not a
27、place for it to be brought. The student was expelled (开除) and told not to come back.She and the student, immediately recognized each other and he offered a pleasant greeting to her as he stepped out of the elevator. He had in fact joined the military academy and was about to take the SAT to enter co
28、llege.She was thankful that his life had not gone in a different direction and that he wasnt in jail. He had a positive outlook on his life and a plan to pursue something good in his future.Yesterday, I was in a grade 1 high school class teaching TOEFL Speaking.Tony was sitting in the first row. I n
29、oticed before class that Tony had slightly kicked a desk and was obviously upset about something.I also know that he has a girlfriend in the class and I quickly concluded that theyd had an argument. I know that it is silly of him to act that way or perhaps even have a girlfriend at that age. Neverth
30、eless, he did so and this little drama was unfolding even before class began.Paragraph 1：I was also sensitive to the fact that he possibly wasnt ready to stand up and answer the TOEFL questions Id posed to the class. Paragraph 2：Ive been a teacher long enough to be able to read the students in the c
31、lassroom so I knew he needed some time to relax and cool down before I called on him. 【参考范文】Paragraph 1：I was also sensitive to the fact that he possibly wasnt ready to stand up and answer the TOEFL questions Id posed to the class. So I thought I should give him a few minutes to calm down. If I didn
32、t feel that he had not recovered from his anger and being upset，I might even skip him yesterday. There were two voices in my head when faced with such a situation. One said, “Make him do it！” The other said, “Listen to your heart.” Thankfully, I listened to my heart.Paragraph 2：Ive been a teacher lo
33、ng enough to be able to read the students in the classroom so I knew he needed some time to relax and cool down before I called on him. I left him almost to the last one and he surprised me and did better than expected. Listening to my heart instead of making it hard on him, proved to be the right t
34、hing to do. Not only did Tony get the opportunity to receive some grace and understanding, but I also concluded that a teacher needs to be strong and demanding sometimes.Nevertheless, there are also times when the teacher needs to be in touch with the emotional needs of the students and listen to the voice of the heart.
