1、课后达标检测3Unit 3Looking good，feeling good(建议用时：70分钟).单项填空1(2015长沙高三模拟)You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _.AdateBshapeCorder Dbalance2(2015长沙实验中学月考)Have you ever wondered why some of the smartest students in your class sometimes _ failing exams?Atake up Bpick upCcome up Dend up3
2、According to the report，this virus was never known，which had claimed countless lives，_it was accidentally found by a doctor.Aunless BsinceCso that Duntil4Surely it doesnt matter where the Student Association gets their money from；what_ is what they do with it.Acounts BappliesCstresses Dfunctions5(20
3、15湖南望城二中月考)Caroline has never ever broken her promise，and _.Aso I have Bso have ICnor I have Dnor have I 6The present situation is very complex，so I think it will take me some time to_ its reality.Amake up Bfigure outClook through Dput off7Jack didnt play football yesterday because he had_ his leg.A
4、damaged BhurtChit Dstruck8The Shenzhou8 spacecraft has been launched successfully，_ of great importance to the development of space science.Awhich I think it is Band I think isCwhich I think is Dwhen I think is9The women carrying babies，come in first，_？Awill you Bwill theyCdont they Ddont you10How c
5、an you keep slim as a mother of two?I have been _ in the gym for years.Aworking out Bcarrying outCgetting out Dgiving out11The questionnaire takes _ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.Amainly BpunctuallyCapproximately Dprecisely12His desk mate refu
6、sed to help him cheat in the examination，which made him _.Aexcited BrelaxedCembarrassed Dexperienced13Did you enjoy yourself at the party?Yes，Ive never been to_ one before.Aa more excited Bthe most excitedCa more exciting Dthe most exciting14Can I help you，sir?Yes，I bought this MP4 here yesterday，bu
7、t it _.Adidnt work Bwont workCcant work Ddoesnt work15 If our team gets the first place，we will get a bonus.With that bonus，I will go for a trip with my girl friend. _.AGreat minds think alikeBNever judge a book by its coverCAn old dog cannot learn new skillsDDont count your chickens until they are
8、hatched.完形填空(2015长沙四校高三模拟)I used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was dull and filled with boring routines. I _1_ that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. I didnt like the fact that people seemed very closeminded, either. I felt like I was _2_ many opportunities. I
9、 felt trapped. I wanted to escape. It seemed to me that city life would be active and exciting.Then, when I was a freshman, I took my first _3_ to New York City. I was thrilled and couldnt _4_ to experience the city life. However, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasnt at all what I had imagined.
10、 I knew it was _5_ to thousands of people, but I hadnt expected to see so many people on the street at one time. Everything moved at such a _6_ pace that I couldnt adapt myself to it. People werent friendly either. When I took the subway for the first time, I said hello to a middleaged woman next to
11、 me. She looked at me _7_ and didnt even say a word.City life was not at all what I had expected. After just one day, I realize how _8_ my small town is to me. Now I appreciate the familiar _9_ I see in my town every day. I like the feeling of security my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of
12、community that the city doesnt provide. I realize just how much a simple hello _10_ to someoneit really can make your day a little better. My big trip shows me that my small town really has morals and values in me that I didnt even know I had.Even though there isnt much to do here, I really value th
13、e _11_ life. I never would have known what a big place my town holds in my _12_ if I had not taken that trip to New York City.1.A.appreciated BsensedChated Dvalued2A.putting up with Bmissing out onCgiving in to Dcoming up with3A.stepBtripCaccess Dplace4A.expect BwishCsleep Dwait5A.time BlifeChome Df
14、un6A.slow BsteadyCstrange Dfast7A.excitedly BcoldlyCeagerly Dwarmly8A.tiny BplainCdirty Dimportant9A.faces B. flagsCfilms Dgates10A.contributes B. meansCadapts Dleads11A.simple BthrillingCdepressing Dexpensive12A.brain BhandCheart Ddream.语法填空(2015长沙四校高三模拟)After a long wait, I was finally 16, which m
15、eant that I was old enough to donate blood. Days before 1._ birthday I called the blood center and made the appointment. I arrived 2._ the center at 11 am on my birthday, excited and nervous about giving blood. But I was told I was not qualified 3._ my pulse was too fast. At the news, I felt very di
16、sappointed.Two weeks 4._，I went back. This time I was neither nervous 5._ excited. When a nurse took my pulse, it was 96. The nurse asked me some questions before the donation.Then the blood donation began. I expected a 6._ worse pain. However, it was not. After about ten minutes, the donation was o
17、ver.Donating blood is such 7._ nice experience that I cant wait to do it again. If youre eligible (合格的), PLEASE DONATE! SOMEONE NEEDS IT. Blood donation 8._ save a life. Your blood will certainly make a difference to others.阅读理解A(创新题)So many people are expected to become nonagenarians (90多岁的人) in th
18、e coming decades that some experts suggest changing the definition of “oldestold” age from 85 to 90 years old，according to a recent government survey.The report was released by the National Institute on Aging and the United States Census Bureau projects that，by 2050，almost 9 million people will be a
19、t least 90 years old.There are an estimated 2 million people aged 90 and older currently living in America.Longer life expectancy may seem like something to celebrate.But，the real question is，what will the quality of life be for these 9 million people and the countless caregivers they will have to r
20、ely on？84.7 percent of people 90plus indicate that they have a disability of some sort.Almost 70 percent have trouble going around，or find walking and climbing stairs to be extremely arduous.The trouble is 40 percent of the respondents have some kind of cognitive (认知的) difficulty.The financial expec
21、tation for upcoming seniors does not look particularly rosy either.People in the 90plus rely heavily on Social Security and Medicare to help them pay their bills.According to the survey，half of the nonagenarians income comes from Social Security and 98.8 percent receive benefits from Medicare.While
22、these government aid programs are available to the elderly today，there is some doubt about their future solvency (偿付能力)Recent reports estimate that the Social Security Retirement Trust Fund will go broke as early as 2034，a full 16 years before the 90plus population reaches its peak.Medicare is not e
23、xpected to do much better.This could mean that the financial burdens of caring for upcoming seniors will fall more heavily on the shoulders of their caregivers.So while medical advances continue to increase life expectancy，the question remains: who will care for our aging population，and how will the
24、y fare financially?1The present definition of “oldestold” refers to those who are _.A60 years old or above B85 years old or aboveCbetween 85 and 90 years old D90 years old or above2Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe government has changed the definition of “oldes
25、told” age. BAll the people in American will live as long as 90 years old or above.CAbout 2 million people aged 90 and older live in America at present. DIt is really worthwhile to celebrate the longer life expectancy in America.3The underlined word “arduous” in the third paragraph has the same meani
26、ng with “_”Adifficult Bboring Ccomfortable Dinteresting4According to recent reports，in which year will the American 90plus population reaches it peak?A2018. B2034. C2050. D2066.5What is the writers attitude towards the longer life expectancy in the future?ANeutral. BIndifferent.COptimistic. DPessimi
27、stic. B(2015广东佛山普高高三教学质量检测)My son Advait taught me a beautiful lesson today.He called out to me saying，“Papa，sit.”That usually means leaving everything and sitting down to play with him，as he will not stop calling out till I give in.He was playing with beads(珠子)，an exercise to help build fine motor
28、skills.Anyway，so after he finished playing with the beads he began to put them in their box.He did that very slowly and carefully as if they were made of chocolate.And with over a hundred beads to go，I was getting tired.“Why could he not pick up 10 in one go and put them in？” said my anxious mind.Da
29、mn! My morning was going to go_for_a_toss today.And then it hit me like a brick.This boy was enjoying the whole process.For him the fun was in the game，in the preparation for the game and in the process of properly collecting and cleaning up.It was not just about his turn or the fun part.Every bit w
30、as as fun as the other.“What a great view to have”，I thought to myself.To live each moment as it is the perfect moment.To do each task as if it were the most awesome task to do.Nothing else matters.I thought of myself as a kid when we would go out to play cricket(板球)If I was not playing，I was unhapp
31、y as I desperately waited for my turn to do so.Only the process of doing something I associated with happiness made me cheerful.The rest of the time I was waiting for my turn in the future or thinking of a great hit from the past.This is also how I have so often lived my life，waiting for something i
32、n the future or looking back on what it was like in the past.Now，Advait was showing me that life was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with complete love and peace. I realized that the truest and happiest moments of my life have been the ones where I fully participated without thoughts of the p
33、ast or the future.6We can infer that the writer _.Aliked playing beads when he was a childBliked doing exercise to help build his skillsCwasnt quite willing to play with his sonDdidnt allow his son to eat much chocolate7The underlined phrase “go for a toss” probably means “_”Abe ruinedBbe forgottenC
34、become cheerful Dbecome relaxing8When the writer was a kid，he _.Ahated thinking of the pastBfailed to enjoy every momentCwas crazy about different sportsDoften associated cricket with happiness9What would the writer probably do next?AGo to play a cricket game.BGo back to do his own work.CEnjoy watch
35、ing his son finish his work.DHelp his son put away the beads quickly.10What is the best title for the passage?AHow to Enjoy a GameBMy Childhood MemoriesCValue Time with Your ChildDParticipate Fully in the Moment.阅读填空(2015衡阳八中高三月考)The United Nations estimates that world food production will have to i
36、ncrease by 70% by 2050.A world population growing in number and wealth will require one billion tons more grain each year，and two hundred million tons more meat.The Food and Agriculture Organization says those gains will have to happen largely on existing land.However，according to a new report which
37、 provides the first global assessment of the state of the planets land resources，large parts of all continents are experiencing damage.Onefourth of all land is described as “highly degraded(退化)”The greatest threats are losses of soil quality，biodiversity and water resources.Therefore，production rate
38、s have been slowing in many areas.Though new agricultural methods and technology are used to increase food production in many countries，yet they have also harmed the land and water.Thus，it calls for greater use of ways that can expand production while avoiding damage to ecosystems.One such practice
39、might be the use of “fertilizer trees”. These are fastgrowing trees and shrubs(矮树丛) whose leaves and roots help make soil richer.Oluyede Ajayi，the leader author of the study，said “Basically these are trees that can fix nitrogen(氮) from the atmosphere and change them into nitrates(硝酸盐) for fertilizer
40、，for organic fertilizer，for the soil.”The farmers who planted fertilizer trees reported double the corn production of other farmers.In Zambia，the fertilized fields provided up to 114 additional days of food.Farmers say they need less rainwater if they use fertilizer trees.The trees reduce water runo
41、ff and soil erosion.A recent study found that about 400,000 farmers in southern Africa are using them.The farmers themselves designed and managed part of the testing in the field，and spread the word of their successes.Fertilizer trees can be used to increase food productionProblemsWorld population g
42、rowth 1._ the increase of world food productionLarge parts of global land 2._ by losses of soil quality and water resources，slowing production ratesNew agricultural technology is 3._ to land and water4._Growing fertilizer trees to expand food production without 5._.6._ of fertilizer treesHaving leav
43、es and roots 7._ soil8._ into nitrates for the soil9._ and loss of soilGood resultFarmers using fertilizer trees can produce 10._ as much corn as other farmers.阅读简答(2015郴州质检)Marti Sementelli has been a baseball player since preschool, throwing plastic balls and swinging a tiny wood bat from the time
44、 she was 3 years old. She was a solid player at every youth level, and sometimes a star. In 2007, Nike even featured the young Californian in a TV commercial.Despite her experience, Sementelli, now 16, had a hard time finding a high school that would allow her to try out for the boys baseball team.T
45、wo parochial schools (教会学校) near her familys home in North Hollywood said no, and several public schools were lukewarm (冷淡的) to the idea. Finally, she found Burbank High School, where shes now a sophomore and a member of the JV baseball team. Sementellis story is not unique. Across the country, girl
46、s devoted to baseballand with as many seasons of youth ball under their belts as their male teammatesare finding it isnt easy to stay in the sport when they reach high school. Biology does play a role in the situation: Boys, especially older ones, often have an edge over girls in size and strength,
47、allowing them to throw harder and swing with greater force. But girls say that the toughest battles are not about capabilities, but against the traditional attitude that baseball is for boys.“Most people just are incapable of seeing beyond whats easy，” says Jennifer Ring, the author of Stolen Bases:
48、 Why American Girls Dont Play Baseball, and a professor at the University of NevadaReno. “It is much neater if we say boys play baseball and girls play other sports.” In at least one state, Massachusetts, girls are barred from trying out for boys baseball in high schools that also offer softball. Ne
49、braska dropped its ban last year, and in January, Indiana removed its ban after being sued (控告) by the parents of Logan Young, a 15yearold aspiring catcher and freshman at Bloomington South High School.1When did Sementelli begin to play baseball？(No more than 6 words)_2Where did Sementelli stay in a
50、 baseball team？(No more than 6 words)_3What does the author think about girls capabilities in baseball？(No more than 10 words)_4In which states are girls allowed to play baseball？(No more than 4 words)_课后达标检测3.单项填空1解析：选B。考查名词辨析。out of shape是“变形”的意思，根据前面 “你坐在我的帽子上”可判断出帽子是 “变形”了。out of date意为 “过时”，out
51、 of order意为“混乱”，out of balance意为“失衡”。2解析：选D。句意：你曾经想过没有，为什么你们班一些优秀的学生有时会考试不及格？end up doing“结果变成，最后发展为”。take up“占据；从事”；pick up“捡起；搭载；学会”；come up“被提出”。3解析：选D。考查not/never.until.(直到才)的结构。句意：根据这份报告，直到一位医生偶然发现了它，人们才知道这种病毒，在此之前它已经夺取了无数生命。非限制性定语从句which had claimed countless lives插在中间，有一定的干扰性。句子的主干是this virus
52、 was never known_ it was accidentally found by a doctor，故选D项。never.until.“直到才”。4解析：选A。句意：毫无疑问，学生协会从哪儿弄到的钱这无关紧要，重要的是他们用这些钱来做什么。count在句中的含义为 “重要，有价值，有意义”。5解析：选D。考查倒装。句意：Caroline从来没有违背过自己的诺言，我也是如此。“nor/neither助动词/情态动词/be主语”表示：也不。故选择D。易错选为B项，没有意识到第一句是否定意义的句子而so have I 是表示“前面肯定的情况也适用于后面”而误选。6解析：选B。make u
53、p“组成；化妆；编造”；figure out“理解；弄清楚”；look through“浏览”；put off“推迟”。句意：目前的形势非常复杂，因此我认为要花费我一段时间来弄清楚它的真实性。7解析：选B。句意：Jack昨天没能来踢足球是因为他的腿受伤了。damage“破坏，损坏”；hurt“伤害，使受伤”；hit“击中，打中”；strike“击打，敲打”。8解析：选C。I think为插入语，去掉I think可看出此句为which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰前一句所述内容。9解析：选A。考查祈使句的反意疑问句。句意：抱小孩的女士们，请先进来，好吗？根据语境可知，The women carry
54、ing babies为呼语，而come in first是祈使句。故用will you。10解析：选A。work out“锻炼”；carry out“执行”；get out“出去”；give out“分发；公布；发出”。根据句意可知应是“多年来一直坚持锻炼”。11解析：选C。句意：问卷调查大约需要10至15分钟完成，可以与面试一起完成。approximately “大约地”；mainly“主要地”；punctually“准时地”；precisely“精确地”。12解析：选C。句意：他的同桌拒绝(在考试中)帮他作弊，他感到很难为情。excited“激动的”；relaxed“放松的”；embarr
55、assed“尴尬的；难为情的”；experienced“有经验的”。13解析：选C。比较级用于否定句中表示最高级的意义。答语句意：是的，我以前从未参加过比这个更激动人心的晚会。14解析：选D。work“运作，运转”。 It doesnt work.说明此时MP4的状况。一般将来时或一般过去时不合适。15解析：选D。上句句意：如果我们队得了第一名，我们就会有奖金。我要用那奖金和我女朋友去旅行。A项：英雄所见略同；B项：不可以貌取人；C项：老狗学不出新把戏；D项：不要过早乐观。根据上句句意，可知答案应为D项。.完形填空【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。从小生活在小镇的作者一直向往繁华的都市生活。但
56、一次纽约之行之后，作者意识到他并不喜欢喧哗浮躁的城市生活，他更看重小镇人的简朴和憨厚。1解析：选C。后一句“I didnt like the fact that people seemed very closeminded, either.”有提示。故选C。2解析：选B。miss out on意为“错失的机会”，符合句意。put up with“忍受”；give in to“屈服于”；come up with“提出，想出”。3解析：选B。后文中的“My big trip shows”有提示。4解析：选D。cant wait to do sth.为固定短语，意为“迫不及待做某事”，符合句意。5解
57、析：选C。be home to意为“生活着，居住着，是的栖息地”，符合句意。6解析：选D。所有的一切都是快节奏地进行着，以至于作者根本适应不了这种生活。7解析：选B。从后面的“didnt even say a word”可以判断，这位中年妇女对作者的问好反应冷淡。8解析：选D。经过一天的时间，作者就意识到了小镇对自己来说是多么“重要”。9解析：选A。作者非常高兴每天能看到这么多熟悉的“面孔”。10解析：选B。作者意识到了一句简单的问好对某个人来说是多么重要。11解析：选A。虽然这里没有什么可做的，但作者珍惜这种“简朴的”生活方式。12解析：选C。如果没有这次纽约之行的话，作者可能永远不会知道小
58、镇在自己的“心”中占有多么重要的位置。.语法填空【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文中讲述了自己第一次献血的经历和感受。1解析：名词前缺少限定词。根据句意，应填形容词性物主代词my。答案：my2解析：arrive at意为“到达某地”。答案：at3解析：后面是一个原因状语从句，故填because。答案：because4解析：这里指“两周之后”，故用副词later。答案：later5解析：neither.nor.意为“既不也不”。答案：nor6解析：后面是一个形容词比较级，故应填可以修饰形容词比较级的副词。答案：much/far7解析：experience在此意为“经历”，为可数名词，故前面用
59、不定冠词表泛指。答案：a8解析：由save的形式来看，应填情态动词。can在此表示“能够”。答案：can.阅读理解A【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者引用报告并分析了美国高龄人口的未来以及所面临的问题。1解析：选B。细节理解题。由文章第一段中的信息可知，目前高龄人口指的是85岁或85岁以上的老人。所以选B。2解析：选C。细节理解题。由文章第二段的最后一句可知：估计目前美国90岁及90岁以上的老人的数量有二百万。所以选C。3解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据上文中的trouble和下文中的“The trouble is.”及生活常识可知，arduous应与difficult“困难的”的意思相同。所以选
60、A。4解析：选C。推理判断题。由文章第五段的第二句可知估计美国到2050年90岁及90岁以上的老龄人口会达到高峰。所以选C。5解析：选D。观点态度题。由文章内容可知作者对美国老龄人口的健康以及未来财政供养问题都持悲观的态度。所以选D。neutral“中立的”；indifferent“漠不关心的”；optimistic“乐观的”；pessimistic“悲观的”。B【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。看孩子玩珠子的过程启迪了“我”，使“我”明白，在生活中，不论做什么事，都要完全参与其中，享受每一刻的快乐。6解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第一段第三句“That usually means leavin
61、g everything and sitting down to play with him，as he will not stop calling out till I give in.”可知，如果“我”不答应，儿子会一直叫“我”，直到“我”让步为止。由此可推知，“我”不是很愿意和儿子一起玩。故C项正确。7解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据“Damn！”以及上文语境可知，“我”的儿子一颗颗把珠子慢慢地放回盒子里，并且让“我”陪他玩，所以“我”的整个早晨什么都做不了，就这样被破坏了。故画线短语意为“毁坏，破坏”。故A项正确。B项意为“被忘记”；C项意为“快乐起来”；D项意为“放松下来”，都与语境不符
62、。8解析：选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“If I was not playing，I was unhappy as I desperately waited for my turn to do so.”可知，“我”在等着轮到“我”玩时，“我”是不快乐的，由此可以判断，“我”在小时候玩乐时，并非享受每一刻。故B项正确。9解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Now，Advait was showing me that life was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with complete love and peace.”可知，儿
63、子让“我”意识到了享受每时每刻的快乐和幸福的重要性，故可推知，作者接下来将快乐地看着儿子完成他的游戏。故C项正确。10解析：选D。标题概括题。根据文章主题句最后一段最后一句“I realized that the truest and happiest moments of my life have been the ones where I fully participated without thoughts of the past or the future.”以及全文内容可知，本文通过作者陪儿子一起玩游戏的事，表达了“完全参与其中，享受每刻快乐”的主题。故D项正确。.阅读填空1requires/will require2.are threatened3.harmful4.Solution5.damaging ecosystems/damage to ecosystem6.Advantages7.enrich8.Changing nitrogen9.Reducing water runoff10.twice.阅读简答1Three years old./At three.2In Burbank high school.3They are not as strong and powerful as boys.4Nebraska and Indiana.