1、Unit1SCIENCEFICTIONSectionAReadingandThinking课后篇巩固提升基础夯实.单句填空1.The (saleswoman ) at the supermarket were trying to keep up with the demand.答案saleswomen2.My sister (suspend) from her job shortly after the incident.答案was suspended3.Why do we need to issue a (declare) from this summit?答案declaration4.St
2、udents are allowed (take) European history and American history.答案to take5.Mr Smith made an (appoint) for his son to see the doctor.答案appointment6.The parents felt ashamed for their son when he (dismiss) by the boss.答案was dismissed7.He could not, all,stop all the evil in the world.答案after8.The publi
3、shers planned to produce the journal a weekly basis.答案on.短语填空test out,more like,similar to,the same as,experiment on,in comparison with,conflict with,turn around1.Let us suppose another planet with conditions those on the earth.答案similar to2.The man ,and I recognised him as a former classmate.答案turn
4、ed around3.Scientists rats in order to discover facts about human behaviour.答案experimented on4.The students their cost-cutting ideas in several companies.答案tested out5.The opening speeches sounded declarations of war than offerings of peace.答案more like6.The statements they gave to the police each ot
5、her.答案conflicted with7.The tallest buildings here are small those of New York.答案in comparison with8.I had to remind myself that being confident is not being perfect!答案the same as.完成句子1.海伦总是帮她妈妈忙,即使上学占据了她一天中的大部分时间。Helen always helps her mothergoing to school takes up most of her day.答案even though/if2
6、.1941年,英国和美国对日宣战,太平洋战争爆发。In 1941,Britain and the United StatesJapan and the Pacific War broke out.答案declared war on3.我想建议你在上学的时候就参加这个考试。Id like to suggest youwhen you are still at school.答案take the test4.听说你打算离开公司,我很担心。Ito hear you are planning to leave the company.答案am rather alarmed5.我不同情简,那都是她自己的
7、错。IJane;its all her own fault.答案have no sympathy for素养提升.阅读理解A主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:应用文词数:270难度:The 3 BestMarvelFilms-Ranked!It seems that ranking films well is always a tough task.In the hearts of millions of fans,everyone has his own choice.Superhero films are even more so.Recently,TheGuardian (卫报) has se
8、lected three of the most popular Marvel films.No.3 BladeThis film continues the story of an earlier 1998s Blade and is directed by Guillermo.The story once again concerns the mysterious daywalker,played by Wesley Snipes.It is an action film full of high technology and the fighting scenes Guillermo e
9、xpresses are horribly exciting.Not a typical superhero film,in many ways,but a great one.No.2 BlackPantherThis superb film is an entertaining adventure,with a richer component of fantasy than the other Marvel films.The character of Black Panther is established as one of Marvels greatest heroes.It is
10、 a big hit across the board.It also employs Rachel Morrison who is MCUs first woman cinematographer,a photographer who operates a movie camera.Marvel Studios president,Kevin Feige,has promised to get more women writers and directors on board.So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for
11、 GuardiansoftheGalaxy.No.1 Thor:RagnarokIt is smart,visually exciting and perhaps above all,funny.And its funny in a way that only Marvel films can be.It suggests that to some degree comedy can be an important part of the drama.Taika Waititi was an inspired choice as director.Hemsworth plays the rol
12、e of Thor and Cate Blanchett plays Hela,the goddess of death who also happens to be Thors half-sister.【语篇解读】本文为应用文。文章介绍了卫报选出的三部最受欢迎的漫威系列电影。1.AccordingtoTheGuardian,whichfilmranksfirst?A.Blade.B.BlackPanther.C.GuardiansoftheGalaxy.D.Thor:Ragnarok.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Recently,TheGuardianhasselectedt
13、hreeofthemostpopularMarvelfilms.”以及“No.1Thor:Ragnarok”可知,卫报选出了三部最受欢迎的漫威系列电影,Thor:Ragnarok排名第一。2.What do we know from the passage?A.Ranking superhero films is easy.B.Blade is a typical superhero film.C.Nicole Perlman is the only Marvel female writer so far.D.Taika Waititi,Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett
14、 act in one film.答案C解析细节理解题。根据No.2BlackPanther部分中的“Sofar,theonlyMarvelfemalewriterisNicolePerlmanforGuardiansoftheGalaxy.”可知,妮可帕尔曼是迄今为止唯一的漫威女作家。3.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce some superhero films.B.To advertise for some superhero films.C.To comment on the Marvels
15、 history.D.To advise people to learn from heroes.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Superherofilmsareevenmoreso.Recently,TheGuardianhasselectedthreeofthemostpopularMarvelfilms.”以及下文对三部电影的介绍可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一些超级英雄电影。B主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文词数:293难度:“Now I just dont believe that.” Surely all of us,at some point,have watched
16、 a movie and thought:Its simply badly researched,or,the makers must think were idiots.The British newspaper TheDailyTelegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies.Lets see what they are all about.TheDailyTelegraph writer Tom Chivers first example is from the end-of-
17、the-world movie IndependenceDay,in which a character comes up with a virus which destroys Windows,the computer system the alien spacecraft uses.“Its a good thing they didnt have Norton Anti-virus,” jokes Chivers.Its just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science.Another one Ch
18、ivers mentions is from StarWars,where glowing beams of light traveling through space look very impressive.But the problem is that in space there are no air particles for the light to reflect off.In reality,theyd be invisible,which wouldnt look so cool on the big screen.Chivers second piece of StarWa
19、rs nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies:“the bellow (咆哮) of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road”.But sound needs a medium to travel through,like air.In space,there wouldnt actually be any sound at all.Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films are made f
20、or great viewing,but for Chivers,the science in the movies is a little silly.And finally,as Chivers points out,DNA is not replaceable.But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film DieAnotherDay by.In the film the bad man has “gene therapy” to change his appearance and h
21、is DNA,which is completely impossible in our real world.【语篇解读】外星人也用Windows?宇宙里能听到战斗机轰鸣?一起看电影里让人啼笑皆非的错误。4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydealwith?A.Plotsofsomefamousmovies.B.Charactersinspacemovies.C.Popularityofspacemovies.D.Mistakesmadeinsomemovies.答案D解析主旨大意题。根据文章的第一段以及下文所举的几个例子可知,文章主要讲述了几部电影中出现的科技方面的错误。5
22、.What does the underlined word “they” refer to in the second paragraph?A.The newspapers.B.Unconvincing tech moments.C.Some top movies.D.Heroes in the movies.答案B解析代词指代题。根据前面的“TheDailyTelegraphranahumorouspieceonunconvincingtechmomentsfromsometopmovies.”可知,此处的they指的是“unconvincingtechmoments”。6.As ther
23、e is no air particles in space,.A.light looks very impressiveB.light seems like glowing beamsC.glowing beams cannot be seenD.light cant travel through space答案C解析推理判断题。根据“therearenoairparticlesforthelighttoreflectoff.”可知,没有空气粒子就无法反射光线,因此我们就看不到耀眼的光束。7.What can we know from the sixth paragraph?A.Most people like Matrix films.B.Most people suspect the truth of Matrix films.C.Few people enjoy viewing Matrix films.D.Chivers thinks science is not acceptable.答案A解析推理判断题。根据“Fewpeoplewoulddenythatthemind-bendingMatrixfilmsaremadeforgreatviewing”可知,既然很少有人怀疑这种电影好看,因此看得人肯定很多。
