1、Period ThreeUsing Language.阅读理解Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈)instead of hotels.They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes wi
2、th breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years，these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these Americas bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings.Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms.Othe
3、rs are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someones home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas
4、and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.1According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?ASome Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of hotels.BThe bedandbreakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationis
5、ts.CThe bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.DThe bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.答案Cks5u推理判断题。根据第二段中的In the past five to ten years，these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States.可得出答案为C
6、项。2Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?AIt is like visiting someones home.BThe money they spend there is much less.CThey can meet local families.DAll of the above.答案Dks5u细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的描述可知答案为D项。3Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns，_Athe travelers neednt pay anything
7、Bthe travelers dont have to pay for the telephone or televisionCthe travelers can meet and talk with the local peopleDthe owners will show the travelers around the area答案Cks5u细节理解题。由文章最后一段的最后两句可知，C项正确。4Which is TRUE according to the passage?AEuropean and American vacationists like staying at bed-and
8、-breakfast inns.BAll Americans enjoy travelling.CThese bedandbreakfast inn are all old historic buildings.DStaying at a bedandbreakfast inn is just like at the travelers home.答案Aks5u推理判断题。由文章第二段开头部分Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for man
9、y years.in the United States.可知，A项正确。.完形填空The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe _1_ which can be easily shaped.The history of plastics is longer than you might _2_In fact _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago.It
10、was called “celluloid(赛璐璐)”It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year. _4_ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was _5_ by this new material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_ so cheap to buy. Poor you
11、ng men _7_ in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were _8_ to buy white celluloid collars(领子)The collars were hard and uncomfortable.But they did not have to be sent to wash.The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water!Poor mothers. _10_ had not been able to afford playthin
12、gs _11_ their children，were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid.But celluloid had one very serious fault.It caught fire very easily.In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth.There were many terrible accidents，particularly _13_ children.For years scientists worked hard to f
13、ind a better plastic material than celluloid.They had _14_ success.Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料)Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced.They _18_ to make electrical fitti
14、ngs and plates and cups.Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe，but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap，and because they could only be made _20_ dark colours.1A.something Beverything Cthing Danything答案Aks5u这句话表示“plastic”这个单词最早来源于希腊语“platicos”而且被用来描述那些容易成形的东西。2A.wish Bt
15、hink Cwant Dhope答案Bks5u塑料的历史要比你所想到的历史长。3A.first Bat firstCfor the first Dthe first答案Dks5u这里表示最早的、最先的。4A.So BBut CAnd DAs答案Bks5u这里表示虽然英美两国同年发现，但是美国人率先生产。5A.surprised Bexcited Ctold Dfrightened答案Bks5ube excited by“因为而激动”。6A.be Bwere Cwas Dis答案Cks5u它的主语是“which”，而“which”指的是this new material，所以用单数。7A.wai
16、ting Brunning Cwalking Dworking答案Dks5uworking in cities是现在分词短语做后置定语。这里指的是在城市里工作的贫穷的年轻人。8A.going Bsure Cabout Dable答案Dks5ube able to表示“能够”。9A.could Bought to Cmust Dshould答案Aks5ucould表示“能够”。10A.which Bwho Cwhom Dthat答案Bks5u这是一个非限定性定语从句，who指的是前边提到的poor mothers，在非限定性定语从句中作主语。11A.for Blike Cin Dof答案Aks5
17、uA表示“为”，在这里指的是那些贫穷的母亲不能给孩子们买起玩具。12A.done Bproduced Cworked Dmade答案Dks5u“made of”表示“由制成”。13A.between Bon Camong Dabout答案Cks5u“among children”表示“在孩子们当中”。14A.much Bgreat Cnever Dlittle答案Dks5u“little success”表示“没有成功”。15A.The man BHe CIt DThe scientist答案Cks5uIt指的是前面所提到“a hard plastic material”。16A.as Bwi
18、th Cby Dto答案Aks5u“be known as”作为而著名。17A.already Bstill Calso Dyet答案Cks5ualso表示“也”，这里表示其它的塑料材料也被制造了出来。18A.used Bhoped Cwere used Dhad答案Cks5u“were used”表示“被用来”。19A.took Bloved Cenjoyed Ddisliked答案Dks5u“dislike”表示“不喜欢”，这里表示富人们不喜欢塑料制品。20A.in Bby Cfrom Dof答案Aks5uin dark colours这里表示“深色，黑色”。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适
19、当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。With the reform of Chinese higher education，more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on nurturing students abilities._1_ a consequence，elective courses are available not only for excellent academic performers but also for students of the average level._2_ (certain)，
20、students have different reasons _3_ (choose) their own electives.For some，practical skills are the essence (本质) of college education，and therefore，courses on computer science，marketing，and finance _4_ (prefer)On the other hand _5_ may hold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning liter
21、ature，history，and philosophy are the most welcome.Take me as _6_ example：being a disciple of free education，I stand for the idea _7_ university is not a place for survival skills，_8_ a palace of knowledge and critical reasoning._9_ my major is chemistry，the electives I attend most frequently are English literature，an Introduction to Classic Music，and Different Schools of Western Painting._10_ really widen my horizon.答案1.As2.certainly3.to choose4.are preferred 5 others6.an7.that8.but9.Although10.They版权所有：高考资源网()