1、课时作业22.阅读理解ACheck off the four cornersArizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico are not simply the only four American states that meet at a single point, but they also host the USs greatest concentration of national parks.This is the place to come for that classic scene of the lonely desert road extend
2、ing to the horizon. On your way, take in such sights as the Monument Valley and the mysterious remains of centuriesold civilizations in Colorados Mesa Verde.Find beauty in the desertWith many miles of excellent roads, a selfdrive trip in Namibia makes total sense. Plan a route north from capital Win
3、dhoek to wildliferich Etosha National Park, before crossing Damaraland to reach the Skeleton Coast. The most impressive desert views are in the NamibNaukluft National Park to the south. At Sossusvlei, the landscape takes on the quality of a surrealist painting.Cross half a continentThe 1,761milelong
4、 Stuart Highway runs north to south through Australias Red Centre. It is not a road where every turn shows new wonders; the reward of this trip comes in the gradual change in your surroundings, from red soils in Australias outback to the tropical (热带的) leaves of the Indian Ocean coast.Take the high
5、roadAmong all the crashing of continental plates that raised up the Canadian Rockies, a 144mile route was left more or less clear at their centre. The Icefields Parkway now passes through this amazing scenery; with the access it brings to icy lakes, waterfalls and icefields, the section between Banf
6、f and Jasper has a good claim to being the most scenic in the world.本文介绍了四个公路旅行，包括其特色、地理位置等信息。1Where can you experience ancient civilizations?AIn Australias Red Centre.BIn the Canadian Rockies.CIn Colorados Mesa Verde.DIn the NamibNaukluft National Park.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据Check off the four corners部分尾句“
7、On your way, take in such sights as the Monument Valley and the mysterious remains of centuriesold civilizations in Colorados Mesa Verde”可知，在科罗拉多州的梅萨维德国家公园可以体验古老的文明。故C项正确。2What can you do on a selfdrive trip in Namibia?AExplore the Monument Valley.BEnjoy the striking desert views.CSave some endanger
8、ed wildlife.DGo through the largest national park.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据Find beauty in the desert部分中的“The most impressive desert views are in the NamibNaukluft National park to the south”可知，在纳米比亚自驾游可以欣赏到令人印象深刻的沙漠景观，故B项正确。3What can you infer about the trips mentioned in the text?AThey provide the amazing ro
9、ad adventures.BThey offer new wonders across the world.CThey are for those who love various national parks.DThey are intended to raise environmental awareness.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第一部分第二段第一句中的“the lonely desert road”，第二部分第一句中的“excellent roads”，第三部分第二句中的“a road”，第四部分标题Take the high road，并结合全文其他内容可推知，这次旅行都提
10、供令人惊叹的公路冒险，故A项正确。BIM.Pei, the ChineseAmerican, who was regarded as one of the last great modernist architects, has died at the age of 102.Although he worked mostly in the United States, Pei will always be remembered for a European project: His redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the 1980s
11、. He gave us the glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard, along with three smaller pyramids and a vast subterranean (地下的) addition to the museum entrance.Pei was the first foreign architect to work on the Louvre in its long history, and initially his designs were fiercely opposed. But in the e
12、nd, the Frenchand everyone elsewere won over. Winning the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1983, he was thought of as giving the 20th century “some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms.His_versatility_and_skill_in_the_use_of_materials_approach_the_level_of_poetry”After studyi
13、ng architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Pei set up his own architectural practice in New York in 1955.Designing the John FKennedy Presidential Library & Museum in 1964 established him as a name. His East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1978
14、changed peoples ideas of a museum. The site was an odd trapezoid (梯形) shape. Peis solution was to cut it in two. The resulting building was dramatic, light and elegantone of the first crowdpleasing museums of modern art.Though known as a modernist, and notable for his forms based on arrangements of
15、simple geometric (几何的) shapes, he once urged Chinese architects to look more to their architectural tradition rather than designing in a western style.In person, IM.Pei was goodhumored, charming and unusually modest. His working process was evolutionary, but innovation (创新) was never an intended goa
16、l.“Stylistic originality is not my purpose，” he said. “I want to find the originality in the time, the place and the problem.”本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了贝聿铭在建筑艺术方面所取得的成就。4What can we learn about the result of redevelopment of the Louvre Museum?AIt was criticized by the French.BIt was a success.CIt made the Louv
17、re Museum look strange.DIt changed the function of the Louvre Museum.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“But in the end, the Frenchand everyone elsewere won over”可知，最终，法国人以及全世界都被(他的精妙设计)折服，所以贝聿铭对巴黎卢浮宫进行的改建是成功的。故选B。5What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?AHe is a master in applying material
18、s.BHe is skilled in writing poems.CHe often combines poetry and construction.DHe gets inspiration from poetry in designing.答案：A解析：句意理解题。画线部分意为“他在使用(建筑)材料方面的才华和技艺达到了诗一般的境界”。A项意为“他在应用材料方面是一个大师”，与画线部分意思相吻合，故选A。6Whats the correct order of the following events?aDesign the John FKennedy Presidential Libra
19、ry & Museum.bStudy architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard.cDesign the National Gallery of Art.dWin the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize.AabcdBbacdCbcadDdacb答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章的第三至五段可知，在麻省理工学院和哈佛学习建筑发生在1955年之前，为John FKennedy Presidential Library & Museum做设计发生在1964年，设计华盛顿
20、国家美术馆东馆是在1978年，赢得第五届普利兹克建筑奖在1983年。故选B。7What can we learn about IM.Pei?AInnovation was his first goal in design.BHe was talented and serious.CHe preferred western style to the east.DHe liked simple geometric shapes.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“Though known as a modernist, and notable for his forms based on
21、 arrangements of simple geometric (几何的) shapes, he once urged Chinese architects to look more to their architectural tradition rather than designing in a western style”可知，贝聿铭设计的建筑外形都以简单的几何图形为基础，故他喜欢用简单的几何图形。故选D。.完形填空I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I
22、 could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and _1_ to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road _2_ turning off.So I _3_ cycling faster and faster and every _4_， I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards _5_ him, so
23、I really picked up the pace and _6_ myself. You would have _7_ I was cycling in the last section of the London Olympic triathlon._8_ I caught up with him and passed by him. On the inside I felt so _9_. I beat him, of course, but he didnt even know we were _10_.After I passed him, I _11_ that I had b
24、een so focused on competing against him that I had _12_ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.Isnt that what happens in life when we _13_ competing with coworkers, neighbors, and friends, trying to _14_ that we are more successful or more import
25、ant? We spend our time and _15_ chasing after them and we miss out on our own _16_ to our future.The _17_ of unhealthy competition is that its a never ending _18_. And there will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with a _19_ job, more money and more education, etc.Therefore, just take what li
26、fe has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a peaceful life. Theres no _20_ in life, Run your own race and wish others well!有一次骑自行车时，我注意到前方不远处也有人在骑车。为了超过前面的人，我加快了骑车速度，之后虽然赶上了他，却错过了自己的转弯处。人生也是如此，不要总是关注和同事、邻居、朋友之间的竞争，总会有人比你有更好的工作、更多的钱、接受更多的教育。走好自己的路，人生本没有“竞争”。1A.failed
27、BdecidedCagreedDforgot答案：B解析：根据语境和第8空后的“I caught up with him”可知，我看到前面有一个骑自行车的人比我骑得慢，我决定追上他。2A.beforeBafterCunlessDwhen答案：A解析：根据下文“我”错过转弯处要原路返回可知，此处表示在转弯之前，我还要走大约一公里。3A.stoppedBenjoyedCstartedDregretted答案：C解析：根据上文可知，我想赶上前面骑自行车的人，所以我开始越骑越快。4A.wayBblockCstepDtime答案：B解析：根据下文第四段尾句中的“six blocks”并结合常识可知，每经
28、过一个街区，我都接近他一点。5A.apart fromBaboveCahead ofDbehind答案：D解析：根据上文我渐渐接近他可知，几分钟后，我只距离他身后大约100码。6A.comfortedBprotectedCpushedDsupported答案：C解析：根据语境可知，几分钟后，我只落后他100码左右，所以我加快了速度，给自己加把劲。push oneself意为“给某人加把劲”。7A.thoughtBrememberedCdreamtDhoped答案：A解析：根据上文我追赶前面骑自行车的人的内容可知，此处表示你会以为我是在伦敦奥运会铁人三项赛的最后一段比赛中骑自行车。8A.Appa
29、rentlyBSurprisinglyCFortunatelyDFinally答案：D解析：根据上文我努力加快骑车速度要赶上前面的人可知，此处表示我终于赶上并超过了他。9A.calmBluckyCastonishedDgood答案：D解析：根据上文可知，我终于赶上了他，据此可推知，我感觉很好。10A.racingBexercisingCcelebratingDcycling答案：A解析：根据语境可知，我是暗中加快速度超过一个偶然遇到的人，所以此处表示他不知道我们在比赛。A项意为“比赛”，故A项正确。11A.believedBexpectedCrealizedDunderstood答案：C解析：
30、根据语境和下文作者要原路返回可知，超过他后，我才意识到我太关注和他之间的竞赛，错过了拐弯的地方。12A.escapedBmissedCmadeDlost答案：B解析：参见上题解析。13A.worry aboutBcare forCdepend onDfocus on答案：D解析：根据第四段第一句中的“focused on”并结合语境可知，此处表示在生活中我们也是专注于与同事、邻居和朋友之间的竞争，试图证明我们更成功或更重要。14A.proveBdeclareCexplainDinform答案：A解析：参见上题解析。15A.tearsBmoneyCenergyDpain答案：C解析：根据该句中的
31、“our time and”并结合常识可知，此处表示我们花费时间和精力追赶他人，而错过了自己的未来之路。16A.pathsBentrancesCplansDbarriers答案：A解析：参见上题解析。17A.taskBdifficultyCproblemDgoal答案：C解析：根据该句中的“unhealthy competition”和空后一句可推知，不良竞争的问题在于那无穷尽的循环。18A.movementBcycleCeventDroutine答案：B解析：参见上题解析。19A.steadyBsuitableCtemporaryDbetter答案：D解析：根据该句中的“more money and more education”可知，空处应为形容词比较级形式。此处表示总会有人在你的前面，他们有更好的工作、更多的钱、受过更多的教育等等。20A.mistakeBcompetitionCpressureDchallenge答案：B解析：根据空后一句可知，管好自己的事，同时祝福别人；又结合本文的主题“竞争”可知，此处表示生活中没有竞争。
