1、课时知能训练 .完形填空Just before Christmas 1978，Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation.The night was dark，and the driver，an elderly woman，_1_ and killed an eight-year-old boy.Later，when he saw how sad the boys family were，Kenneth made a(n)_2_.He would“do whatever it takes to m
2、ake _3_happy at Christmas time”A year later，at the age of 18，he was living with his mother and younger brother.They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages，but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around _4_ people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy.Ju
3、st before midnight on Christmas Eve，he went knocking on doors of _5_houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation.Many of the darkened homes didnt have _6_.Some families were _7_ to open their doors so late at night.“Its a man!He has a big bag！”He _8_a boy，holding up a lantern and watching from
4、 behind the curtains，tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them he was _9_.At every opened door，he _10_ candies，oranges，toys and so on.Many Navajo kids had never seen _11_ before，so his old costume and store-bought beard didnt _12_ them.It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so _13_.He _14_ i
5、t up year after year，gathering more“elves(精灵)”to help him.His Christmas Eve _15_ have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing，tools and toys for over 700 people.Kids who cant make it to the event because theyre sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth or one of
6、his elves.“My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises，”he says.【语篇解读】圣诞节悲惨的一幕，使 Kenneth 许下了一个诺言：让所有的孩子在圣诞节快快乐乐。尽管自己很贫穷，但他还是给孩子们送去了节日的喜悦。同时也表达了这样一个信念：作为真正的人必须学会分享，必须遵守诺言。1A.struck BtouchedCfound Dstopped【解析】考查动词词义辨析。根据上下文语境可知，司机打了那个小男孩并置他于死地。故 A 项正确。【答案】A2A
7、.conclusion BexcuseCpromise Deffort【解析】考查名词词义辨析。conclusion 意为“结论”；excuse意为“借口”；promise 意为“诺言”；effort 意为“努力”。联系下文可知，Kenneth 许下了一个诺言。故 C 项正确。【答案】C3A.the family BchildrenCbrothers Dhis mother【解析】考查名词在语境中的运用。联系下文 Kenneth 在圣诞时给孩子们分发礼物可知，他承诺要使所有的孩子高兴。故 B 项正确。【答案】B4A.suggesting BpersuadingCrequiring Dcalli
8、ng【解析】考查动词词义辨析。尽管 Kenneth 生活拮据，但他还是劝说跟他一样穷的人给更穷困的家庭一些糖果和水果。故 B 项正确。【答案】B5A.oldBbigCbright Dlonely【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。根据语境“in the poorest section”可知，这些房子很旧了。故 A 项正确。【答案】A6A.electricity BfoodCdoors Dwindows【解析】考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“.holding up a lantern”可知，房子没电。故 A 项正确。【答案】A7A.happy BangryCafraid Deager【解析】考查形容词词义辨
9、析。结合上下文内容可知，由于天太晚，又没电，好多家里不敢开门。故 C 项正确。【答案】C8A.thought BhopedClet Dheard【解析】考查动词词义辨析。联系上文可知，Kenneth 听到一个男孩和父母说话。故 D 项正确。【答案】D9A.gentle BgenerousCharmless Dhelpful【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。gentle 意为“温和的”；generous意为“慷慨的”；harmless 意为“无害的”；helpful 意为“有益的”。联系语境知，Kenneth 想办法使他们确信自己并无恶意。故 C 项正确。【答案】C10A.reached for Bp
10、ut downCpicked out Dhanded out【解析】考查动词短语辨析。reach for 意为“伸手去拿”；put down 意为“镇压，记下”；pick out 意为“挑选”；hand out 意为“分发”。根据语境可知，他把带的东西分给了他们。故 D 项正确。【答案】D11A.Kenneth BcandiesCelves DSanta Claus【解析】考查句子理解。联系下文可知，这里许多孩子以前从未见过圣诞老人，因此他的旧衣服和买来的胡须并没使他们失望。【答案】D12A.disappoint BsatisfyCattract Dplease【解析】考查动词词义辨析。dis
11、appoint 意为“使失望”；satisfy意为“满意”；attract 意为“吸引”；please 意为“使高兴”。联系上文知，A 项正确。【答案】A13A.much BbigClittle Dmany【解析】考查形容词在语境中的运用。根据语境知，孩子们竟然为如此少的东西而感到兴奋，这让 Kenneth 很受感动。故 C 项正确。【答案】C14A.held BkeptCgave Dtook【解析】考查动词词义辨析。根据下文可知，年复一年，Kenneth一直保持着这个习惯。keep up 意为“保持；继续”。故 B 项正确。【答案】B15A.gifts BexperiencesCexcite
12、ments Dvisits【解析】考查名词词义辨析。根据下文可知，Kenneth 的圣诞来访慢慢变成了当地一年一度的节日。visit 来访。符合语境。【答案】D.语法填空The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.For thousands of years，the festival 1._(mark)by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yua
13、n，who is said to have committed suicide(自杀)by drowning himself.Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 2._(situate)in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces，during the Warring States Period(战国时期)He was upright，loyal and highly respected.3._，he was dismissed from office.4._(realize)that the country
14、was in the hands of evil officials，Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were 5._(able)to recover his body.The people of Chu 6._mourned Qus death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost 7._year on the day of his death.But one y
15、ear，the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile(爬行 动 物)in the river had stolen the rice.The spirit then advised 8._to wrap the rice and bind it 9._throwing it into the river.During the Duanwu Festival，zong zi is eaten to symbolize(象征，表示)the rice offerings to Qu.And the dragon
16、-boat races symbolize 10._many attempts to rescue and recover Qus body.【答案】1.has been marked 由时间状语 For thousands of years可知，句子谓语动词应用现在完成时，表示端午节一直以来都以吃粽子和赛龙舟的方式进行庆祝，而且将来也会如此，故填 has been marked。2situated 表示某地方位于何地时，用 be situated in/on，句中“situated.”相当于定语从句“which was situated.”。3However 前后两句是转折关系，而空格前后都
17、有标点，故应填副词 However。4Realizing 因逻辑主语 Qu 与 realize 是主动关系，故应填Realizing。5unable 由 but 可知，渔民未能救活他，故用与 able 相反意思的 unable。6who 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是 The people of Chu，故应填 who。7every 根据常识，是指“每一”年。8them 代替 the mourners，在句中作宾语，故应填 them。9before 因“将它裹好、绑好”应是在“将粽子扔进河里”之前，才不会被河里的一种爬行动物偷吃，故应填介词 before。10the 因 many/li
18、ttle/few 等词在后面有定语从句或不定式等成分修饰时，其前面用 the 表特指，故该处填 the。.阅读理解AParents often say，“I dont understand why my child is acting thisway.Weve given him everything in the world，and he just wants more.Hes never happy.He doesnt enjoy what he has.”For some reason，we often feel that if we give our child everything
19、he wants to keep him happy，he should behave the way we want him to.An important part of meeting childrens emotional(情感的)needs is to set limits often and firmly in a loveing way.Pardnts who learn to set limits in a loving way set them more often because they dont have to wait until theyve“had it up t
20、o here”to do so.A therapeutic(治 疗 的)way of setting limits is called ACT：Acknowledge the feeling，communicate the limit，and target the choice.Necessarily，youre saying to the child，“I understand how you feel.Its OK to feel that way，but you cant act that way when you feel like that.You can act this way
21、when you feel like that.”Its also important to communicate this message in a loving way，not an angry way.Using ACT limit-setting teaches children to cope with their emotions and to find appropriate behavioral expressions that dont hurt the children themselves.It can also be used to teach children to
22、 delay gratification(满意)Here are some examples of how it works.If your child wants a toy when youre at the store and you dont want to buy it，you can say，(A)“You love that toy and want it right now，(C)but were not spending any money on toys today.(T)You can put it on your wish list for birthday or Ch
23、ristmas.”Using this technique，youll learn to set reasonable limits that work.If you set limits too severely，youre also more likely to give in，because you feel guilty.If you dont follow through with a consequence or you make one thats too severe，you teach your child not to trust you.【语篇解读】本文主要向读者介绍了如
24、何对待孩子的情感满足问题，着重介绍了“ACT technique”，什么是“ACT technique”，如何运用以及运用得当的好处等。1The first paragraph is mainly to show that _.Aparents cant get along well with childrenBchildrens emotions are hard to meetCparents dont understand children at allDchildren are the real burden to parents【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段，父母总是说孩子老是不
25、满足父母已经给予的很多东西，总是想要更多，还常常不高兴，不享受他们所拥有的。这表明孩子的情感世界是很难满足的，故答案选 B。【答案】B2As parents，once we give children what they want，we hope that _.Achildren learn to share it with usBchildren act the way we want them toCchildren should be thankful to usDchildren should still do what they like【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段和第一句话，
26、作为父母，我们通常希望在满足了孩子的要求后，他能够如父母所希望的那样，好好表现。故答案选 B。【答案】B3Which of the following is C in using ACT technique to deal with a child whose sister refused to play with him?ATom，I know you want to play with Lucy.BYou can play with her tomorrow.CBut Lucy has to do her homework now.DTom，you shall not disturb Lu
27、cy.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第三段“ACT”的定义以及第四段所举的例子可知，A 项属于 acknowledge the feeling，B 项属于 target the choice，C 项属于 communicate the limit，D 项过于严厉。故本题选C。【答案】C4According to the text，when using ACT technique，we should _.Ause it in a loving wayBbehave very seriouslyCmake efforts to be angryDtry to make children satisf
28、ied【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“Its also important to communicate this message in a loving way，not an angry way.”可知，父母在运用“ACT”时，务必态度温和，不可语气生硬。故答案选 A。【答案】A5Whats the main idea of the text?AThe relationship between children and parents.BThe advantages of ACT technique.CThe way to deal with children.DThe introdu
29、ction of ACT technique.【解析】主旨大意题。通读文章内容可知文章着重介绍了什么是“ACT technique”，如何运用以及运用得当的好处等。故答案选 D。【答案】DBIn 2006，I spent 3 glorious weeks in South Africa.It was my first time traveling on the African continent and truly each day was filled with one adventure after another.That was the craziest and the most da
30、ngerous experience I have ever had.On the morning of the excursion，I met with my friends for breakfast，with little conversation.I supposed we were nervous about the day ahead of us.The coach then drove us from Cape Town to Dyer Island in Gansbaii.As soon as we got to our destination，we were quickly
31、pushed into a boat.About 2 hours into the boat we spotted our first shark.It was one of the worlds deadliest predators(食肉动物)a Great White shark.Our guide told us that we had to get into the water immediately.Without any formal preparation or instruction，we put our thick wet suits on and jumped into
32、the iron cage.There I was in this tiny cage with 3 Great White sharks circling around me.I tried desperately to take pictures with my underwater camera，not letting my hands and feet drift(漂)out of the cage.When I took a breath，life above the water seemed chaotic(混乱的)But，I would drop back under the w
33、ater and life would seem to stop existing.And the sharks that always appeared frightening on TV or in photographs actually appeared peaceful in person.After an hour，I decided it was probably time for me to get out once the sharks started to become really aggressive.I waited until the very last secon
34、d I could，since I knew I would probably never do this again.6What is the text mainly about?AMy travel in Africa for the first time.BThe Great White sharks in South Africa.CA thrilling experience of spotting Great White sharks.DThe way to protect oneself when meeting with sharks.【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要叙述了作者在南
35、非旅游时与鲨鱼相遇的刺激经历，所以答案选 C。【答案】C7When the author and his or her friends had breakfast，_.Athey talked briefly about the plan that dayBthey discussed the sharks carefullyCthey were nervous about the coming eventDthe coach arrived to send them to see the sharks【解析】细节理解题。可从第二段“.I met with my friends for bre
36、akfast，with little conversation.I supposed we were nervous about the day ahead of us.”看出早饭时间大家几乎没有心情交谈，是由于紧张即将发生的事情，因此答案为 C。【答案】C8On seeing the sharks，the author and his or her friends_.Aprepared themselves at once before getting into the waterBgot known about the sharks from the guides introduction
37、Cjumped into the sea under the instruction of the coachDgot into the water with the protection of a cage【解 析】细 节 理 解 题。可 从 第 三 段“Without any formal preparation or instruction，we put our thick wet suits on and jumped into the iron cage.”可以看出作者和朋友们并没有经过任何正式的准备或指导，而是直接下水的，因此答案为 D。【答案】D9According to the
38、 fifth paragraph，the sharks under the water seemed_.Aaggressive BchaoticCquiet Dfrightening【解析】细节理解题。可从第五段“And the sharks that always appeared frightening on TV or in photographs actually appeared peaceful in person.”可知在作者看来，鲨鱼在水下是相对安静的，因此答案为 C。【答案】C10The author got back into the boat_.Awhen the sha
39、rks began attacking othersBafter taking enough photographs of the sharksCwhen he or she felt too tired to stay under the waterDbefore he or she might be at risk of being attacked by sharks【解析】细节理解题。可从最后一段看出作者坚持到鲨鱼即将袭击的最危险的一刻才上船，因此答案为 D。【答案】D11用 30 个词左右概括文章大意_【答案】In this passage the writer mainly tells about his thrilling experience of spotling Great White sharks，which is the craziest and the most dangerous experience he has ever had.高考资源网w w 高 考 资源网
