1、话题词汇1breakthrough n突破；重大进展2convenience n便利；方便3electronic adj.电子的4intelligent adj.智能的5invention n发明；创造6technical adj.技术的；工艺的7be in the lead领先8follow the fashion追随时尚9in the field of science在科学领域10with the development of 随着的发展话题佳作假设你是李华，你的朋友Jim来信询问有关车轮的情况。请你根据下表所提供的信息给他写一封回信，简要介绍车轮的发明及其影响，并谈一谈你对车轮的看法。最
2、早出现时间大约6 500年前最早出现地点亚洲发展由仅用于运输重物发展为用于轮式车辆；由木制发展为钢制影响使人可以快速搬动大大超过自身重量的物体；促成多种技术的发展与进步佳作欣赏Dear Jim，Im happy to receive your letter.Now Id like to talk about the wheel.Researchers have proved that the first wheel was invented about 6,500 years ago in Asia.At first，it was only a tool invented to help pe
3、ople transport heavy things till it became a part of a vehicle.The material of making the wheel has changed from wood to steel.It not only makes it possible for people to move the things much heavier than themselves quickly but also helps with the development of several kinds of technologies.I belie
4、ve the invention of the wheel also makes the development of human society faster.Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua名师点睛本文结构如下：1.指出说明对象车轮的发明。2.围绕要点进行说明：(1)最早出现的时间及地点；(2)制作材料与用途的发展变化；(3)对世界的影响。3.个人评价。文中不仅出现了宾语从句、时间状语从句、过去分词短语作定语、it作形式宾语等复杂句式，还使用了at first，not only.but also等过渡性词汇，使文章条理清晰，读起来更加流畅。A写作必记单词1convenien
5、t adj.便利的；方便的；就近的(1)Please come to my assistance if it is convenient for you.(填代词)Please come to my assistance at your convenience.(同义句转换)(2)The office is furnished with all modern conveniences(便利设施)2passive adj.被动的；消极的；被动语态的3seize vt.抓住；捉住；夺；(疾病)侵袭(1)The child was seized with a light fever.这个孩子有点发烧
6、。(2)He seized the pickpocket by the collar.(填介词)4file n文件；档案；文件夹；vt.提交；将归档5freezing adj.冰冻的；严寒的freezing cold极冷的burning hot炽热的6bear vt.忍受；忍耐；负担(1)He cant bear being laughed/to be laughed(laugh) at.(2)Bear in mind(记住) that success comes from hard work.7current n(水或气)流；电流；adj.现在的；当前的currency n货币；通货8ass
7、ociate vt.联想；联系；n.同伴；伙伴He was associated with the murder，so he was arrested.(同义句转换)Associated with the murder，he was arrested.Associating himself with the murder，he was arrested.9practical adj.实际的；实践的；实用的practice vt.& vi.& n实践；练习B阅读识记单词10distinguish vi.& vt.显示的差别；使有所不同；辨别(1)distinguished adj.卓越的；杰出的
8、；著名的；高贵的；有尊严的(2)Distinguished for his knowledge of economics，he was elected as head of the economic school.(填介词)(3)Its important to distinguish right from wrong.(填介词)11merciful adj.宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的out of mercy出于仁慈at the mercy of任由摆布show mercy to/have mercy on同情12product n产品produce vt.生产13abrupt adj.突然的；意
9、外的abruptly adv.突然地；唐突地14caution n小心；谨慎(1)cautious adj.小心的；谨慎的(2)with caution小心地15expectation n预料；期待；期望(1)beyond ones expectation出乎某人的预料(2)People select news in expectation of (期望；等待) a reward.(2015江苏)16merry adj.愉快的；高兴的merrily adv.高兴地；愉快地17valid adj.有效的；确凿的18ripe adj.熟的；成熟的19identification n鉴定；辨认；确定
10、；身份证明identify vt.确认；识别；鉴别identified adj.被识别的；经鉴定的20innocent adj.清白的；无罪的；天真的innocence n清白；无罪；天真21dynamic adj.充满活力的；精力充沛的；动态的；发展变化的22tap vt.& vi.轻打；轻拍；轻敲；n.轻轻地敲击(声)；(水)龙头23stable adj.稳固的；稳定的；安定的stability n稳定；安定；稳定性24extension n电话分机；扩大；延伸25competence n能力；胜任；本领competent adj.能胜任的；有能力的；称职的1call up给打电话ring
11、 back回复电话ring off挂断电话2now and then偶尔；有时3set about (doing) 开始(做)；着手(做)set out (to do)开始(做)4dive into迅速把手伸入；一心投入5hang on不挂断；稍等；紧紧握住hang up挂断电话6out of order次序颠倒；发生故障in order按顺序；井然有序7get through设法联系上(尤指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过1Prepared with some research findings，I decided on three possible approaches：.经过一番研究准备之
12、后，我决定了三种可能的方法：2But once picked up，they tried to bite me.但是它们一旦被捡起来，就试图咬我。3Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.只有你获得那种认证之后，你才能说你是一个真正的发明者。4Follow it up，explore all around it，and before you know it，you will have something worth thinking about to occupy y
13、our mind.跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西盘踞着你的头脑。用法点拨“祈使句and/or/otherwise陈述句”为常见句型。该结构中的祈使句相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句，and之后的句子相当于主句，所以用一般将来时。在该句型中，祈使句有时也可用名词短语表示。Work hard，and you will succeed.(同义句转换)Working hard，you will succeed.If you work hard，you will succeed.教材与语法填空When the writer called up her mother in t
14、he countryside 1.on the phone，she learned that snakes came near their house and that the snakes 2.seemed(seem) to have made their home there.The writer felt proud and considered 3.it a chance for her to distinguish herself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.She
15、 set about 4.researching(research) the habits of snakes.She decided to cool them so that they could be easily caught.5.However，her first two plans were not successful.As 6.a result，she had to attempt a 7.third time，which helped her fulfill her aim 8.successfully(success).9.Pressed(press) by her frie
16、nds and relations，she decided to send her 10.invention(invent) to the patent office to get recognition for her successful idea.教材与短文改错Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847 in Scotland.When he was young，his family moves to Boston，USA.His mother was almost entire deaf.After that，he became interested in h
17、elp deaf people communicate and in deaf education.He found that by pressing his lips against his mothers forehead，he could make the bones move in so a way that she could understand that he was saying.It was his exploring around problems and his dynamic spirit which led to his inventions.Whats more，h
18、e was in the truth a continuing searcher.I improved the quality of everybodys life by finding much practical solutions.答案Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847 in Scotland.When he was young，his family to Boston，USA.His mother was almost deaf.After that，he became interested in deaf people communicate and
19、 in deaf education.He found that by pressing his lips against his mothers forehead，he could make the bones move in a way that she could understand he was saying.It was his exploring around problems and his dynamic spirit led to his inventions.Whats more，he was in the truth a continuing searcher. imp
20、roved the quality of everybodys life by finding practical solutions.教材与微写作写作素材(关于专利)1Thomas先生是一个谨慎的商人，他的产品获得了专利。2但是，后来他发现他的产品没有达到标准。3他抓住机会着手来改善产品。4他希望自己的产品能经受得住检验。5他也希望他的收入会稳定增长。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达，并且请使用who引导的定语从句，that引导的宾语从句。连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)Mr.Thomas，who was a cautious businessman，got a patent
21、 for his products.But later he found his products didnt live up to their criteria.He seized the chance and set out to improve them.He expected that his products could bear the tests and that his income would have a stable increase.阅读理解(2016山东济南山师大附中模拟)We know the famous onesthe Thomas Edisons and th
22、e Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous inventors？What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)？Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so.In fact，McLean，a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range，feels so strongly about this
23、matter that shes developed a course on the topic.In addition to learning “who” invented “what”，however，McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how” questions.According to McLean，“When students learn the answers to these questions，they are better prepared to recognize op
24、portunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree.One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement.“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention，” said Tommy Lee，a senior physics major，“I never wou
25、ld have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So，just what is the story behind the windshield wiper？Well，Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York Ci
26、ty.The day was cold and stormy，but Anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar.Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a builtin device for cleaning the window.Still wonderin
27、g about this when she returned home to Birmingham，Alabama，Anderson started drafting out solutions.One of her ideas，a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside，became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.Its hard t
28、o imagine driving without Garrett AMorgans traffic light.Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine JBlodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?语篇解读我们只知道著名的发明家爱迪生和贝尔，可是交通信号灯、雨刮器等的发明者没有太大的名气，但这无数的小发明对人类十分有益。1By mentioning
29、 “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”，the author indicates that countless inventions are .Abeneficial，because their inventors are famousBbeneficial，though their inventors are less famousCnot useful，because their inventors are less famousDnot useful，though their inventors are famous答案B解析推理判断题。由文章最后
30、一段第一句“Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.”可知信号灯和雨刮器这些小的发明使我们受益。由第一段可知信号灯和雨刮器等的发明者不怎么出名，故选B项。2Professor Joan McLeans course aims to .Aadd colour and variety to students campus lifeBinform students of the windshield wipers inventionCcarry out the requirements by Mountain Univer
31、sityDprepare students to try their own inventions答案D解析细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“When students learn the answers to these questions，they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”可知应选D项。3Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was .Anot eve
32、ntually accepted by the umbrella producerBinspired by the story behind the windshield wiperCdue to his dream of being caught in a rainstormDnot related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures答案B解析细节理解题。由第三段中Tommy Lee的话“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention.I never would have dre
33、amed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”可知他的发明是因为受到了雨刮器的发明故事的启发。4Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?AHow to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?BHow to Design a Builtin Device for Cleaning the Window?CShould
34、nt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?DShouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?答案C解析标题归纳题。全文讲述一些小的发明，其发明者虽不为人知，却非常有益，借以鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机，故选C项。其他选项都比较片面。.七选五How to Overcome Challenges in Your LifeWe all face tough and difficult challenges in life.To overcome challenges you need to
35、have that “never quit” attitude in life.If you develop it，youll overcome quite a bit.Motivate yourself.Say “YES，I CAN.” The challenge should bring out the best of you in this situation.Slow it down，and think that process through. 1 If you develop that mindset(心态)，youll get it done. 2 Remain calm whe
36、n youre facing serious troubles and problems in life.You have to recollect yourself，and calm down.You cant solve problems when youre panicking.Take a deep breath，relax，and slow it down.Think things through calmly.Let failure and fear fuel you in a positive way.Everyone fails at times.If you fail the
37、 first，second，or third time，dont give up. 3 Learn what made you fail at overcoming these challenges.Simplify the challenge youre facing.Make the challenge easier than it is. 4 As you get through each step，you develop more confidence and you believe you can get it done，and then you will.Stay positive
38、 and confident. 5 You have to find out all the ways you can use to overcome it，and put them to full use with all your effort.Its our own mental stability thats the difficult part.When you do it mentally，youll actually be able to do it.AStay calm and cool headed.BThink the best，not the worst.CStart b
39、y breaking it down into steps.DTo overcome a challenge，you have to believe you can really do it.EMost people will avoid any challenge，because theyre scared of failing.FDevelop that confidence in saying theres no way youre going to fail at this.GPick yourself up，and learn from why youve failed，and mo
40、ve on in a positive direction.1答案F解析本段讲要激励自己，要对自己说我能行，不要着急，发挥最好的自己。如果有这种心态事情就能成功。F项：用这种方法来增加自信就不会失败。此句话承上启下，故选F。2答案A解析本段主要讲遇事要冷静及具体实施办法。A项：保持镇静，头脑清醒，能概括全段内容适合作标题。故选A。3答案G解析本段讲用积极的态度面对失败。上句讲如果失败几次，不要放弃。G项：重新爬起，从失败中学习然后朝着积极的方向前行。与上句连接，告诉了我们具体办法，故选G。4答案C解析本段讲简化面对的挑战。使困难变容易些，当通过每一步的时候你就会有更大的信心相信自己能行，你就会
41、成功。C项：从把挑战分解成几个小的步骤开始。连接前后，故选C。5答案D解析本段讲要保持积极的态度和信心。下文讲要找到解决问题的方法，用头脑全力以赴去解决问题。D项：为了战胜挑战你必须相信你能行。符合本段意思且连接前后，故选D。.完形填空(2017湖北省重点中学模拟)One day I went to a store to get some needed items for my family.I gathered up my goodies and headed for the 1 counter，only to be 2 in the narrow aisle(通道) by a young
42、man who 3 to be about sixteen years old.I wasnt in a hurry，so I 4 waited for the boy to realize that I was there.It was obvious now，he was mentally 5 and a little shocked as he turned and saw me standing so 6 to him，waiting to 7 .I said，“Hey Buddy，whats your name？”“My name is Denny and Im 8 with my
43、Mommy，” he responded proudly.“Wow，” I said，“thats a(n) 9 name; I wish my name was Denny，but my name is Steve.How old are you Denny？” “How old am I now，Mommy？” he asked his mother as she slowly 10 from the next aisle.“Youre fifteen years old，Denny.”Then he headed toward the toy section.Dennys mom 11
44、me for taking the time to talk with her son.She told me that most people wouldnt 12 look at him，much less talk to him.I told her that it was my 13 and that there are plenty of red，yellow，and pink roses in Gods Garden; 14 ，“Blue Roses” are very 15 and should be appreciated 16 their beauty and distinc
45、tiveness.You see，Denny is a Blue Rose and 17 someone doesnt stop and 18 that rose with their heart and touch that rose with their kindness，then theyve 19 a blessing from God.So，the next time you see a BLUE ROSE，dont turn your head and walk off. 20 to smile and say Hello.语篇解读本文讲述作者一次购物经历中碰到的一个孩子。世界上有
46、很多种的花，而那些与众不同的蓝玫瑰是值得你与他们打招呼的。1A.customer BcheckoutCsalesman Doffice答案B解析the checkout counter收银台。句意为：我拿到了所有的东西，前往收银台结账，结果被一个看起来约十六岁的年轻人挡住了去路。根据语境可知选B项。2A.blocked BtroubledCmet Dfound答案A解析block阻挡；trouble麻烦；meet遇到；find发现。见上题解析，故选A项。3A.pretended BappearedCdeclared Dtended答案B解析pretend假装；appear出现；declare宣
47、布；tend趋向。appear to be看起来，故选B项。4A.slowly BslightlyCkindly Dpatiently答案D解析slowly慢慢地；slightly轻微地； kindly好心地；patiently耐心地。句意为：我并不着急因此我耐心地等着他意识到后面有人。根据语境可知选D项。5A.torn BbrokenCchallenged Dwounded答案C解析tear撕；break打碎；challenge挑战，刺激；wound伤害。句意为：非常明显，当他看到我离他如此近时，正等着通过，他思想上没有意识到(mentally challenged)，有点吃惊。故选C项。6
48、A.close BfriendlyCnext Dhappily答案A解析close接近；friendly友好的；next下一个；happily高兴地。见上题解析。close to靠近，故选A。7A.steal away Bhurry outCsqueeze by Dbreak in答案C解析steal away偷走；hurry out匆忙；squeeze by挤过；break in打断。由上文中的“the narrow aisle”可知通道非常窄，故选C。8A.swimming BshoppingCsinging Dtravelling答案B解析去商店当然是购物。故选B。9A.cool Bba
49、dCordinary Dold答案A解析cool酷的；bad坏的； ordinary普通的；old老的。句意为：这是个很酷的名字，我也希望我的名字叫丹尼，但我的名字叫史蒂夫，你几岁了，丹尼？故选A项。10A.went away Bwalked byCcame over Dturned up答案C解析go away离开；walk by走过；come over过来；turn up出现。由下文中作者与丹尼的妈妈谈话可知，丹尼的妈妈慢慢地走了过来。故选C项。11A.thanked Bstared atCpraised Dchatted with答案A解析thank感谢；stare at盯着；prais
50、e表扬；chat with与聊天。句意为：丹尼的妈妈非常感谢我花时间与她儿子聊天。thank sb. for doing sth.感谢某人做某事，故选A项。12A.ever BstillCyet Deven答案D解析ever曾经；still仍然；yet然而；even甚至。句意：她告诉我大多数人甚至不愿意看丹尼，更别说与他交谈了。故选D项。13A.courage BpleasureChabit Dfaith答案B解析courage勇气；pleasure快乐；habit习惯；faith信念。上文中丹尼的妈妈对作者表示感谢，it was my pleasure这是我的荣幸，是对感谢的应答语。故选B项
51、。14A.therefore BbesidesCmeanwhile Dhowever答案D解析therefore因此；besides况且；meanwhile 同时；however然而。红色、黄色、粉色的玫瑰非常多，而蓝色的很罕见，此处表示转折，故选D项。15A.rare BbigCbright Dcolorful答案A解析rare罕见的；big大的；bright明亮的；colorful五彩缤纷的。见上题解析。故选A 项。16A.with BbyCfor Din答案C解析be appreciated for.因而被赏识。故选C项。17A.unless BifCbefore Dafter答案B解析
52、unless 除非；if如果；before之前；after之后。句意为：你看，丹尼就是朵蓝玫瑰，如果人们没有停下来，用心闻他的花香，善意地来接触他，那么他们错过了上帝的保佑。故选B项。18A.smell BpickCbuy Dsee答案A解析smell闻；pick挑选；buy买；see看。见上题解析。故选A项。19A.wanted BforgottenCmissed Dinvited答案C解析want想；forget忘记；miss错过；invite邀请。故选C项。20A.Be brave BBe proudCTake it easy DTake the time答案D解析be brave 勇敢
53、；be proud 骄傲；take it easy放松；take the time抽出时间。句意为：因此，当下次你看到蓝玫瑰，不要转过头走开，抽出时间与它微笑并打招呼。故选D项。.词汇拓展1patent n专利；专利权；vt.获得专利；取得专利权2proof n证据；物证(1)prove vt.&vi.证明；结果是(2)She wanted to put her husbands loyalty to the proof.她想考验一下她丈夫的忠诚。3negotiate v谈判，协商，交涉The minister said，“We are ready for discussions with a
54、ny legal parties，but well never negotiate with criminals.”首相说：“我们准备和任何合法政党展开讨论，但决不会与罪犯谈判。”4simplify vt.简化；使单纯；使简易While intelligent people can often simplify the complex，a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.聪明的人总是会把复杂的问题简单化，而愚蠢的人更有可能把简单的问题复杂化。5gather up收集；把收起来gather speed加速6head for动身去用法点拨表
55、示“向行进”时，其后所接介词通常为for或towards，原则上不接介词to，但是当其后跟有某些状语(如back，out等)时，也可接介词to。The ship headed out to sea.轮船驶向大海。7in a hurry匆忙地；迅速地8much less更不用说；更不用提still less/let alone更不用说.句式升级1Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.(同义句转换)Today countless inventions and innovations are of benefit to
56、us.2Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine JBlodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.(同义句转换)There is no picturing a world without Katherine JBlodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.3If you develop it，youll overcome quite a bit.Develop it and youll overcome quite a
57、 bit.(改为并列句)Developing it，youll overcome quite a bit.(改为简单句).单句语法填空1Only after talking to two students did(do) I discover that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.(2015湖南)2Find something，dive into it，take the good parts，skip the bad parts，get what you can out of
58、it，go on to something else.(2015浙江)3The first thing that he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow.(2015北京)4Video games can be a poor influence if left(leave) in the wrong hands.(2015湖南)5One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers，currently(current) the wealthiest family o
59、f the Netherlands.(2015湖北)6Should we allow modern buildings to be built(build) next to older buildings in a historic area of a city？(2014安徽)7We associate piggy banks with children，but in many countries，the little containers are also popular with adults.(2014浙江)8In recent years，Nepal set out to attra
60、ct(attract) foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education.9It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence.10Seen(see) from the top of the tower，the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees.运用本单元所学短语完成下列片段One day，a
61、student 11.called me up(给我打电话) abruptly，saying that she graduated and 12.set about(开始做某事) hunting for a job.She is fortunate，because a firm just wants a person to manage files.But only by 13.getting through(通过) the interview can she get the job.She wants to 14.seize the current chance(抓住目前的机会) and m
62、ake full preparations.完成句子15直到我遇到你以后，才真正体会到幸福。It was not until I met you that I knew real happiness.16站在那里你将会看得更清楚。(2015天津例题)Stand over there and youll be able to see it better.17只有当他为自己的无礼道歉时，我才会再和他说话。Only when he apologizes for his rudeness will I speak to him again.18当儿子出生时凯茜就已辞去了工作，以便能够待在家里抚养孩子。
63、(2014浙江)Cathy had quit her job when her son was born so that she could stay home and raise her family.19实验表明，如果有规律地进行适量的运动(锻炼)，会改善我们的健康。The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise，if carried out regularly，can improve our health.阅读理解A(2017湖北沙市中学质检)Modern inventions have speeded up peoples li
64、ves amazingly.Motorcars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour.Aircraft cross the world a day，while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed，this love of speed seems neverending.Every year motorcars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘) of saving precious
65、seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time，but at a price.When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane，our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jetlag(时差)；our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone.Again，spending too
66、long on computers results in painful wrists and fingers.Mobile phones also have their dangers according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains，a consequence we do not like to think about.However，what do we do with the time we have saved？Certainly not relax，or
67、 so it seems.We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing，or even just one thing at a time.Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio，letting imagination take us into another world.There was a time when some people
68、s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle.No multitasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace，and in a familiar pattern.There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this.Yet before we do so，we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor
69、s faced: they farmed with bare hands，often lived close to hunger，and had to fashion tools from wood and stone.Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.20The new products become more and more timesaving because .Aour love of speed seems neverendingBtime is limitedCthe prices ar
70、e increasingly highDthe manufacturers boast a lot答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Indeed，this love of speed seems neverending.”可知，新产品的速度越来越快是因为人们对速度的追求好像永无止境。故选A。21What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AImaginary life.BSimple life in the past.CTimes of inventions.DTime for constant activity.答案B解析词义猜测题。联系下
71、文时间状语从句“.when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio，letting imagination take us into another world.”当我们可以安静地在收音机上听故事，让想象把我们带入另一个世界时。可知“the days”指的是过去的简单生活。故选B。22What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?ACritical. BObjective.COptimistic. DNegative.答案B解析观点态度题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文中作者
72、在介绍现代科技时既介绍了现代技术给人类带来的方便快捷，又介绍了其带来的一些消极影响。由此可见作者对于现代技术的态度是客观的。故选B。23What does the passage mainly discuss?AThe present and past times.BMachinery and human beings.CImaginations and inventions.DModern technology and its influence.答案D解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了现代技术给人类带来的方便快捷，又介绍了其带来的一些消极影响。选项D“现代技术和它的影响”符合
73、本文主题。B(2017山东枣庄三中质检)It has always been thought that alcohol causes people to put on weight because it contains a lot of sugar，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.Looking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight，those who drink in moderation
74、can actually lose weight.A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，“Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain.” The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol research reviewed the findings and
75、 agreed with most of the conclusions，particularly that data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.Boston Universitys Dr.Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood.His team pointed out the stro
76、ng protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity.Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly
77、 absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods.They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patt
78、erns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight. For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases ones risk of becoming obese.Whats more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grape
79、s and red wine destroys fat cells.24The passage is mainly for those .Awho produce wineBwho have a drinking habitCwho go on a dietDwho are eager to lose weight答案B解析读者对象题。文章讲述了饮酒和健康的关系，比如和肥胖、疾病等的关系。所以说是写给有喝酒习惯的人的，故选B。25The underlined phrase “in moderation” in the first paragraph means “ ”Aexcitedly Bc
80、arefullyCfrequently Dproperly答案D解析词义猜测题。与上句形成对比，此处指适量饮酒的人事实上能减肥。in moderation“适度地”与D项同义，故选D。26What can we learn from the passage?ACurrent data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.BResveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.CThe research found moderate drinking has a
81、strong protective effect.DThe specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity.”可知C正确。27What is most
82、 likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?AHow to do some easy experiments.BHow to reduce the calories contained in wine.CHow to prove the finding mentioned above.DHow to make wine in a healthy way.答案C解析篇章结构题。文章最后讲到葡萄酒和红酒混合会破坏肥胖细胞，所以下文会证明这一观点，故选C。.书面表达假如你是李华，你在布告栏中看到学校每日早操前将开展“疯狂英语”集中训练活
83、动，需要招募一位英语资料编辑兼领读员，请你根据以下要点写一封自荐信，内容包括：1写信的目的；2你的特长；3希望被招聘。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文Dear Sir or Madam，Im Li Hua from Class 1，Grade 3.It is noticed that our school is going to start an activity of “Crazy English” before daily morning exercise.Ive learned that a material editor and person who
84、 leads the reading is needed.Interested in it，now I am writing to apply for the post.Firstly，English is my favorite subject and I have a good command of oral English.Secondly，having gained much experience from oral English competitions，I am sure I am qualified for the job.Thirdly，if given the opportunity，I can do something good for others.Looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely，Li Hua