1、限时规范练39 模块8 Unit 1 The written word核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、了解文化文学的思维意识一、阅读理解ABased on a true story,the novel SafeasHouses by Eric Walters is an amazing book.It is about a 13-year-old girl named Elizabeth Hardy who babysits the McBride children David and Suzie.One rainy,stormy evening they walk home from sc
2、hool.When they arrive home,water floods the backyard,cuts the power and floods roads,which stops Mr.and Mrs McBride from coming home.Soon the flooding begins to invade the McBrides home and Elizabeth,David,Suzie and their dog Daisy try very hard to escape and survive the flood.My favorite character
3、is David because I find him very funny and brave,and although he can be stubborn and rude at times,he is still a nice and friendly person.As much as I want to be like David I could never be like him.At least,I dont think I could ever do something as brave as he does.I think Eric Walters does a great
4、 job in describing the characters and telling the story.I really feel like this all just happened in front of my eyes.Ever since I started reading SafeasHouses I never wanted to put the book down,and considering I was not a big fan of reading that did not happen very often.SafeasHouses changed my op
5、inion in regard to reading and now I enjoy reading very much.Eric Walters writing career all started in 1993 when Eric was teaching a grade 5 class.His students were not good readers and did not like reading,so Eric created a book called StandYourGround for his students and used some of the students
6、 names to create the story.Ever since Eric published that book he has become a big time writer and has published many amazing different books like CampX,TigerTrap,Camp 30,WeAllFallDown and Flyboy.1.What happened on that particular evening?A.A 13-year-old got lost.B.A terrible rainstorm broke out.C.T
7、hree children were trapped on the way home.D.The McBrides home was completely destroyed by floods.2.What does the author like about David?A.His creativity.B.His great skill.C.His personality.D.His good behavior.3.What can we infer about the author?A.He is a man full of courage.B.He used to enjoy rea
8、ding very much.C.He is very like David in SafeasHouses.D.He has been greatly affected by SafeasHouses.BNearly 100 girls from 12 different countries went together to Mountain View,California,on August 10.They were finalists in Technovation,the worlds largest entrepreneurship (创业) competition for girl
9、s ages 10-18.Nearly 1,100 teams from more than 100 countries took part in it.The teams built mobile apps to solve problems in their community.Over the course of five months,the girls went through 100 hours of training and created an app and a business plan with the help of a teacher.Girls from acros
10、s the U.S.and as far away as Cambodia,Kazakhstan,India,and Kenya created apps to help change the lives in their community.Their apps help disadvantaged women and encourage people to reuse objects,to name a few examples.At the awards ceremony,Google CEO Sundar Pichai welcomed “creators and future ent
11、repreneurs”,telling the young finalists that there would be a place for them in the tech industry and that they would have a great future ahead of them.After a family friend had the illness of dementia (痴呆),Katrina from Hong Kong,China,organized a team to build a Dementia Care Companion app.“We real
12、ized that dementia is a serious problem worldwide,” Katrina said.The team created a type of mahjong,a Chinese game,using photos and voices of loved ones to help patients remember their family.The girls won first prize in the Junior Division,which included $10,000 in prize money.QamCare,an app create
13、d by a team from Kazakhstan,is a good helper when people are walking alone at night.One of the girls explained how she was followed while walking home.In Kazakhstan,nine people,mostly young girls,go missing every day.QamCare won first prize of $15,000 in the Senior Division.Technovation founder Tara
14、 Chklovski encouraged the finalists to help other girls develop their tech skills.“Technovation has given you wings,” Chklovski said.“Now it is your turn to give wings to others.”4.What do we know about Technovation?A.It is a mobile app.B.It is open to girls.C.It was started in 2017.D.It is welcome
15、in 12 countries.5.How did Sundar Pichai feel seeing the finalists?A.Lucky.B.Shocked.C.Hopeful.D.Thankful.6.Why did Katrina create a type of mahjong?A.To make dementia patients live a colorful life.B.To raise money for research on dementia.C.To help dementia patients remember.D.To learn more about de
16、mentia.7.What makes QamCare important?A.It helps people stay safe.B.It helps find missing girls.C.It offers people a tour guide at night.D.It shows people the shortest way home.二、七选五I dont think I need to tell you that reading is good for yougreat for you.1 Sometimes,people do want to readtheyve got
17、 a book at home sitting on the shelf that they fancybut can never seem to find the time.Well,my friends,this post is for you.2Obviously,to get yourself motivated to read,read something that interests you.Society,animals,philosophy,science,artwhatever you want.If youre drawn to the book,youll be more
18、 willing to pick it up and read it.Haveagoal.Some people set radical (激进的) goals for themselves like reading one book a week.Obviously,you dont have to be as radical as that.3 Its all up to you.But setting a goal and trying to reach it can give you a focus thatll help you get the job done.4If youre
19、determined,use every possible moment.On the bus.On the subway.On your lunch break.When youre at the gym.You wont regret it,I promise!Juststart.Sometimes the thing preventing us from reading is our own mind.Our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something.Not get out of bed.Not clean th
20、e house.Not shower.And in this case,not read.The trick to bypassing (避开) this mental block is to just pick up the book and read! 5 Once you start reading,its quite difficult to stop!A.Reading is a pleasure.B.Have a reading partner.C.Read whenever you can.D.Unfortunately,most people dont read.E.Dont
21、pour too much thought into the action.Just do it.F.When you set a goal,letting yourself down isnt really a big deal.G.You can start by reading a book a month,or a book every two months even.三、语法填空Xia Gui is known today as one of Chinas greatest masters of landscape painting.Most of his landscapes 1.
22、 (do) in shades of black,but a few had light washes of colour 2. (add) to them.Xia was probably an official court painter to both the Emperor Ningzong and the Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty.If this is true,we can draw a 3.(conclude) that he lived from about the end of the 12th century to the beg
23、inning of the 13th century.Together 4. his friend and fellow artist Ma Yuan,Xia founded the Ma-Xia school of painting.This group followed a 5. (tradition) painting style.Their paintings are very simple,with few happenings in the landscape and few details.By 6. (show) only selected features,such as d
24、istant mountains and twisted trees,they aimed 7. (create) a feeling of unlimited space and quiet atmosphere.The Ma-Xia school had 8. great influence on later artists.Most of Xias surviving works are album leaves.These were 9. (unusual) square-shaped,and some were glued onto fans.Xia was also a maste
25、r at creating works on the hand scroll (卷轴).These are rolls of paper 10. are viewed by unrolling the scroll from one end to the other.The effect is like a continuous imaginary journey through the scenery of nature.限时规范练39(模块八Unit1)一、【篇章导读】本文是议论文。作者在文中主要对SafeasHouses一书及其作者作出了相关评论。1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“One
26、rainy,stormyevening”和“waterfloodsthebackyard,cutsthepowerandfloodsroads”可知,那天晚上有一场可怕的暴风雨。2.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Ifindhimveryfunnyandbrave,andalthoughhecanbestubbornandrudeattimes,heisstillaniceandfriendlyperson.”可知,作者喜欢David的性格。3.D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“SafeasHouseschangedmyopinioninregardtoreadingandnowIenjoyread
27、ingverymuch.”可知,这本书改变了作者对阅读的看法并使他从此爱上了阅读,因此该书对他的影响颇深。【篇章导读】本文是新闻报道。女孩们通过开发手机app帮助他人、造福社区、改变世界。4.B细节理解题。由第一段中的“forgirlsages10-18”可知答案。5.C推理判断题。由第四段中的“therewouldbeaplacefortheminthetechindustryandthattheywouldhaveagreatfutureaheadofthem”可知,SundarPichai看到参加决赛的选手们时,内心充满希望。6.C细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“tohelppatient
28、sremembertheirfamily”可知答案。7.A推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“isagoodhelperwhenpeoplearewalkingaloneatnight”和“InKazakhstan,ninepeople,mostlyyounggirls,gomissingeveryday.”可推断,这款app可以帮助人们解决夜晚独自行走时的安全问题。二、【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了四条让你每天多些阅读时间的小窍门。1.D由下文说有的人想读书却不找时间读可知,虽然读书好处很多,但大多数人并不读书。2.A由下文的“readsomethingthatinterestsyou”和“
29、Ifyouredrawntothebook,youllbemorewillingtopickitupandreadit”可知,读书应该是一种乐趣。3.G由本段小标题“Haveagoal”和下文的“Itsalluptoyou”可知,设定一个读书目标,用一个月读完一本书还是两个月读完,由你自己决定。4.CC项的“Readwheneveryoucan”与下文的“useeverypossiblemoment”相呼应。5.EE项中的“Justdoit”与本段小标题“Juststart”和下文的“Onceyoustartreading,itsquitedifficulttostop”相呼应。三、1.wer
30、e done考查一般过去时的被动语态。landscapes与do之间是被动关系,且由语境可知此处用一般过去时,故填weredone。2.added考查过去分词做定语的用法。设空处做定语,add与colour之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且add所表示的动作已完成,故填added。3.conclusion考查名词。drawaconclusion意为“得出结论”。4.with考查介词。togetherwith表示“和一起”。5.traditional考查形容词做定语的用法。设空处在此做定语修饰名词paintingstyle,故填traditional。6.showing考查动词-ing形式做宾语的用法。bydoingsth意为“通过做某事”。7.to create考查不定式做宾语的用法。aimtodosth意为“目的是做某事”。8.a考查不定冠词。haveagreatinfluenceon.意为“对有很大的影响”。9.unusually考查副词。设空处修饰形容词,故填unusually。10.that/which考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词rollsofpaper,且在从句中做主语,故填that/which。
