1、Section Reading Practice & CulturalCorner & Writing判断正(T)误(F)1Rogets Thesaurus was written by the scientist and doctor Peter Roget.()2Roget devised a system of thinking about the world which contained six classes of meanings.()3An essential part of Rogets Thesaurus is the new word addition.()4No new
2、er dictionaries of synonyms are quicker and easier to use than Rogets Thesaurus.()【答案】1.T2.T3.F4.F课文缩写Dictionaries have become much more 1._since those days.In March 2000 the Oxford English Dictionary Online became 2._on the World Wide Web.The dictionary 3._60 million words of text, and 4._nearly 75
3、0,000 terms used in English over the past thousand years.The 5._words are 6._by more than 2.4 million quotations, in a 7._developed for easy accessibility.The OED Online 8._the initial findings of a 20year project to revise the Oxford English Dictionary.Of course computer technology has been a great
4、 help to this work.While revising the OED, editors now have 9._to an 10._body of electronic data in addition to their more traditional resources.【答案】1.sophisticated2.available3.is made up of4.describes5.defined6.illustrated7format8.represents9.access10.enormous see the light(想法、计划、规定等)出台,颁布;领悟,明白(教材
5、P81).,the Oxford English Dictionary would never have seen the light of day.,牛津英语词典将永远没有出版。I dont know what I have to do to make him see the light.我不知道该做些什么才能使他明白。see the light of day开始存在(问世);开始为人所知bring sth.to light揭露/暴露某事cast/throw light on sth.使(问题)较容易理解come to light变得众所周知;暴露in (the) light of考虑到;鉴
6、于New evidence has recently come to light.新的证据最近已经披露出来。Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.最近的研究可以使人进一步了解导致这场疾病的原因。The indecent video has only just been brought to light.这一不雅视频刚刚才被披露出来。完成句子He has written a lot of good material that_(许多鲜为人知的)The biologist rewrote the book
7、_(根据进一步的研究). 【导学号:04940028】【答案】has never seen the light of dayin the light of further research alternative adj.两者(或若干)中择一的;可替代的n.选择(教材P83).,an AZ thesaurus is probably an easier way of choosing an alternative word.一个从A到Z的同义词典可能是一个选择替代词更简单的方法。There is a vegetarian alternative on the menu every day.每天
8、的菜单上另有素食餐点。You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly,those are the two alternatives.你的工资可以按周以现金支取,或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。If you dont like the school lunch, you have the alternative of bringing your own.要是你不喜欢学校准备的午餐,你可以自己带饭。have no alternative/choice but to do除外别无选择cannot help but do不得不,不能不cannot
9、 choose but do不能不做can do nothing but do只能做alternatively adv.要不,或者(引出第二种选择或可能的建议)They had no alternative in the matter.在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地。The agency will make travel arrangements for you.Alternatively,you can organize our own transport.旅行社将为你安排旅行,或者你自己也可以准备交通工具。完成句子请另外找一个运输方法。Please find_of transport.除了
10、努力工作外我别无选择。I_work hard.【答案】an alternative meanshave no alternative but to 如何写经验介绍作文【写作任务】英语已经成为一门国际化的语言,但很多同学都反映提高听力是他们的一大难题,假如你的听力很好,请根据你的经验写一篇短文,给同学们提一些建议。内容包括:1尽可能多听,听得越多,学英语就越容易;2要养成听的习惯,但每次时间不必太久,每天半小时左右即可;3选择有趣并且不太难的材料听,如中国国际广播电台或BBC英语节目;4选择发音清晰、语速不太快的磁带,逐渐提高难度。注意:词数100左右。遣词造句.词汇1随着的发展_2提高听力技巧
11、_3对有用_4尽可能多_5养成习惯_6以正常速度_7转向_8找到解决的方法;找出出路_【答案】1.with the development of2.improve our listening skill3.be useful for4.as much as sb.can5.form the habit of6.at normal speed7turn to8.find ones way out.句式1下面是一些我希望可能会对你有所帮助的建议。Here is some advice_.2你听的越多,英语就会越简单。_you listen,_English will be.3养成每天都听的习惯。S
12、o_listening to English every day.4选择有趣并且不太难的听力材料。Choose something_as listening material.5坚持听,一直到你找到解决的方法。Just_listening and you will_.【答案】1.which I hope may be useful for you2The more;the easier3.form the habit of4.easy and interesting5.keep on;find your way out妙笔成篇_【参考范文】With the development of the
13、 world, English has become an international language used among people from different countries.But how to improve our listening skill is a big problem to us Chinese students.Here is some advice which I hope may be useful for you.First, listen as much as you can.The more you listen, the easier Engli
14、sh will be.So form the habit of listening to English every day.But dont listen too long each time.Half an hour a day is enough.Choose something easy and interesting as listening material.You can get some tapes in which English is spoken clearly and not too fast.Then you can move on to some more diff
15、icult tapes at normal speed.Finally, turn to China Radio International and BBC English programmes.They will help you a lot to improve your listening.Just keep on listening and you will find your way out.学业分层测评(十二).单词拼写1We set about our task at once with great_(热情)2The article was a choice_(摘录) from
16、her writings.3He has made a good_(处理) of his property.4He was a singer, but first and foremost a_(学者)5The flowers were put on the table for_(点缀)6Chew your food well before you_(吞下) it.7Cheese doesnt_(消化) easily.8The Chinese nation is distinguished for its_(勤奋) and courage.9Go away, I dont want to_(传
17、染) you with my cold.10If the_(病毒) cannot replicate itself, it cannot cause illness.【答案】1.enthusiasm2.extract3.disposition4scholar5.ornament6.swallow7.digest8diligence9.infect10.virus.阅读理解ALast October,Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shocked the world when he talked with a group of students at Tsing
18、hua University in Beijing completely in Mandarin (Putonghua)The story raised a decadesold debate again: Will Mandarin surpass English as the global language?Still, its true that Chinas economy today is undergoing rapid changes: the middle class is expanding, purchasing power is increasing, and with
19、loosening regulation, China is becoming a new market for global companies.In addition, native Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba, Weibo,and Momo are having some of the most successful IPOs (首次公开募股)in US.history.But despite Chinas impressive growth, it seems clear that Englishnot Mandarinis and w
20、ill remain the language of innovation (创新)Why?From how we code to how we type, most of the worlds biggest advancements were developed with the Englishspeaking market in mind.Standard QWERTY keyboards are designed for the Roman alphabet and cant hold the 2,000 Chinese characters considered necessary
21、to achieve even basic writing in Mandarin.Englishs importance in the early development of modern technology has strengthened its global importance today.Fiftysix percent of all online content (内容)in the world is in English.Accessing this content and getting profits from it require English skills, wh
22、ich businesses and consumers alike are eager to acquire.English is the first choice for the worlds fastestgrowing markets because its the common language that international companiesuseto communicate.The necessity of speaking English in the workplace has therefore increased the number of individuals
23、 expecting to show their English skills for potential employers.Global estimates (评估)figure more than 1.5 billion people around the world are trying to learn English.The differences of this populationculturally, economically, geographicallyhave increased the demand for English training tools that ca
24、n be accessed easily and inexpensively.As a result, we are seeing an increasing demand for standardized English proficiency exams such as TOEFL,IELTS,and now the EFSET.But companies still need to serve markets locally;with globalization comes an increased need for localization.【语篇解读】本文告诉我们为什么英语而非汉语是
25、创新语言的原因。1What does the underlined word “surpass” mean?AStand for.BTurn into.CGo beyond.DDepend on.【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段内容“去年10月,马克扎克伯格在北京的清华大学完全用汉语普通话和一群学生谈话,震惊了世界”和第三段“But despite Chinas impressive growth, it seems clear that Englishnot Mandarinis and will remain the language of innovation(创新)”。可知,马克讲普通话
26、的事重燃了一个持续了几十年的争论:汉语能否超越英语成为全球性语言?故画线单词的意思为“超越”。【答案】C2According to the passage, the following require English skills EXCEPT_.Areading online English content and getting profits from itBunderstanding the designing of keyboardsCcommunicating among international companiesDspeaking English in the workpla
27、ce【解析】细节理解题。根据第四、五段内容可知:世界上百分之五十六的在线内容是用英语写的,阅读这些内容和从中获利需要英语技能;国际公司间的交流和工作中的英语交流需要英语技能。【答案】B3Which conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph?AEnglish learners take up half of the population of the world.BThe poor living conditions increased the demand for English training tools.CTOEFL, IELTS an
28、d the EFSET are difficult and expensive to learn.DEnglish won t replace local languages.【解析】推理判断题。最后一段谈到:全球估计数据是世界各地有超过15亿人正在努力学习英语。这些人的多样性文化、经济、地理加剧了对低门槛且廉价英语培训工具的需求。因此,我们就看到对标准化英语水平考试的需求激增,如托福(TOEFL)、雅思(IELTS),还有现在的综合英语水平测试(EFSET)。公司仍然需要服务本地市场;全球化带来本地化需求的进一步增加。由此可推知,英语不会取代当地语言。【答案】D4Which of the f
29、ollowing might be the best title of the passage?AWhy is English learning popular around the world?BWhy do so many foreignersgive speeches completely in Mandarin?CWhy is Chinas economy today undergoing rapid changes?DWhy English, not Mandarin, is the language of innovation?【解析】主旨大意题。文章第三段开头谈到:但即使中国的发
30、展令人印象深刻,很明显,英语是并将继续是创新语言而非汉语。文章接下来就开始分析其原因。【答案】DB(2016沈阳市高三年级教学质量监测)It was a cold night in Washington DC.,and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me.He asked me for some money so he could get something to eat.Id read the sign:“ Dont give money to beggars.”So I shook my head and kep
31、t marching.I wasnt prepared for a reply,but he said,“ I am really homeless and I am really hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!” But I kept on marching.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week.I had money in my pocket and it wouldnt have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even
32、 if he had been lying.On a freezing cold night,I still assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage,I couldnt help thinking of him.I tried to seek excuses for my failure to help by assuming government agencies,churches and charities were there to feed him.Besides,youre not supp
33、osed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle,I started to write my weekly garden column for the Anchorage Daily News.Out of the blue,I came upwith an idea.Beans Cafe,the soup kitchen in Anchorage,feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day.Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row i
34、n their gardens devoted to Beans Cafe?Before long my idea took_off.People would fax me or call when they took something in.Those who only grew flowers donated them.Foodfor the spirit.And relief for my conscience.As more and more people started working with the “Plant a Row” concept,many companies ga
35、ve free seeds to customers and displayed the logo,which also arose in national gardening publications.Row markers with the “Plant a Row” logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their “Row for the Hungry”It is unexpected that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger.If every gardener in
36、 Americaand were seventy million strongplants one row for the hungry,we can lower the number of neighbors who dont have enough to eat.Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.【语篇解读】本文通过作者的一次经历告诉我们:只要人人都奉献出一点爱,我们的世界将变得更加美好。5Why did the author turn down t
37、he beggars request?AHe was previously reminded not to do so.BHe was eager to march back to the hotel.CHe thought that it was beyond his duty.DHe was short of money at that moment.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Id read the sign: Dont give money to beggars.”可知,作者之前被提醒不要给乞丐钱,即A项正确。【答案】A6Which of the following is th
38、e closest to the underlined phrase “took off”( Paragraph 6) ?AWe eventually took_off at 11 oclock and landed in Seattle safely.BTo take_off pounds,you have to cut down the number of calories.COn hearing the news,he took_off at once and headed back to the hotel.DHis business has really taken_off owin
39、g to his advanced management.【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章第六段中的“People would fax me or call when they took something in”可知,不久之后作者的想法就被大家知道,即取得成功,而D项中的take off意为“突然开始成功”,与画线词意思最接近,故选D项。【答案】D7What did the author do after the beggars incident?AHe felt guilty but couldnt help him.BHe started a project to help the hung
40、ry.CHe ran a blue kitchen to supply the hungry with soup.DHe still supposed it was unwise to give money to beggars.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“I came up with an idea.Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to Beans Cafe”和第六、七段的内容可知,作者在此次事件后开始了一个帮助饥饿的人的项目,即B项正确。【答案】B8What
41、can be a suitable title for the passage?APlant a Row for the HungryBLend a Hand to BeggarsCNever Hesitate to Help OthersDPlan a Gardening Project【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段中的“If every gardener in Americaand were seventy million strongplants one row for the hungry,we can lower the number of neighbors who dont
42、 have enough to eat”可知,A项适合作本文的标题。【答案】A.语法填空 【导学号:04940043】(2016辽宁省丹东五校协作体高三期末)John Allen,1._ American scientist once said, “The Internet is the worlds largest library, but all the books in it are on the floor!” What he meant is that the Internet is full of information but it can be difficult to fin
43、d2._you really need.The Internet has another 3._ (advantage)Anyone can create a website, so you can find websites about whatever you can imagine.Unfortunately, a lot of what 4._(write) on them isnt always true!At the same time, the Internet provides many other things.On some websites, you can downlo
44、ad music and films.They are usually very cheap 5._some are even free.On some other websites, you can connect with people 6._all over the world.And there are some great online shops, too.For example, on eBay, people sell used clothes, CDs and even cars at very low prices.It is true that the Internet
45、7._(change) the way we work and communicate.But we shouldnt depend on 8._too much.Some people are also afraid that 9._(surf) the Internet has taken the place of other healthier activities, 10._(especial) for young people.Whether you love it or hate it, though, youd better get used to it because its
46、right here to stay.【答案】1.an2.what3.disadvantage4.is written5.and 6.from 7.has changed8.it 9.surfing10.especially.根据汉语提示和课文内容完成下列句子1As each child_(达到一定年龄) when he or she could read, they_(被临时派上用场)2Of course computer technology_(有很大帮助) to this work.3He sent thousands of quotation slips to the editor J
47、ames Murray, and Murray_(对他所做的工作感激万分). 【导学号:04940044】4Murray bowed and_(就开始了简短致意) he had so long rehearsed.5_(很荣幸) and a pleasure to at long last_(认识了您),for you must be Dr.W.C.Minor?【答案】1.reached an age;were pressed into service2has been a great help3.was extremely grateful for the work he did4.launched into the brief speech of greeting5.It is an honour;make your acquaintance