1、课时作业16Sandstorms in Asia.阅读理解(2019石家庄第二中学月考)Many of us have desires that might seem to be beyond our abilities, but looking to those who overcame similar difficulties can be a great source of inspiration for anyone trying to live their best life. Here are some quotes (引语) from people who chased thei
2、r dreams and turned them into amazing realities.Este Lauder“I didnt get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.”Este Lauder, Founder of Este LauderFun fact: Lauder started out by helping her chemist uncle sell face creams and perfumes and turned millionaire.Oprah Winfrey“You
3、 know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.” Oprah Winfrey, TV Mogul and HostFun fact: There was a time when Winfrey couldnt afford soup. Now, she is a philanthropist (慈善家) and one of the most inspiring persons of her generation.MadamCJ. Walker“Dont sit down
4、 and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” MadamCJ. Walker, Civil Rights Activist and InventorFun fact: Walker was known as the first Black female millionaire after she launched her hair care line in 1905. In fact, she was the first American woman of any race to be a selfmade mi
5、llionaire.Sara Blakely“Embrace what you dont know, especially in the beginning, because what you dont know can become your greatest asset (财富)” Sara Blakely, Spanx FounderFun fact: Blakely earned a Forbes cover in 2012 for being the youngest female selfmade billionaire.本文介绍了四位名人的名言和她们的成功。1Which of t
6、he following people is not a business person?AEste Lauder.BOprah Winfrey.CSara Blakely. DMadamCJ. Walker.答案：B解析：释义：细节理解题。根据Oprah Winfrey里面最后一句话Now, she is a philanthropist (慈善家) and one of the most inspiring persons of her generation.可知，她不是生意人。2What can we learn from the quotes of Este Lauder and Ma
7、damCJ. Walker?AWell begun is half done.BRome was not built in one day.CAction speaks louder than words.DWhere there is a will, there is a way.答案：C解析：释义：推理判断题。根据两个人所说的话“我不是通过梦想而是通过去做来得到它”和“不要坐在那里去等机会而是站起来去创造机会”来判断答案是C。3What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?AThey received advanced ed
8、ucation.BThey are truly creative and peaceloving.CThey turned nothing into huge something.DThey achieved great success in their fields.答案：D解析：释义：推理判断题。根据四个人取得的成就，两个百万富豪、一个亿万富豪和一个慈善家来判断，她们在各自的领域都获得了成功。.阅读填句(2019东北师范大学附属中学月考)What could be better than starting the year with hope and promises for being
9、more successful, more productive, or more loving? This will be the year to take big steps, to make big changes, and to achieve big goals._1_ The biggest argument against setting New Years plans comes from a research that shows that among the people who set New Years plans, less than 10 percent actua
10、lly achieve them. More than 50 percent of people cant even remember what they were when you ask them later in the year.No matter which side you stand on, you will be right. _2_ Here are some reasons that you should consider while deciding whether to make plans this year：You like filling your brain w
11、ith some extra motivation. Be actively engaged in a goal. _3_ We seem to be getting as much pleasure from chasing our dreams as we do from achieving them._4_ Stating the same goals year after year means that these are important areas in your life, and that you want to see yourself making progress an
12、d improving. That you havent achieved it yet means that your approach needs to be changed. Set the goal or goals again this year, and change your approach.You want to get things done. _5_ From daily things, like getting out of bed to go to work in the morning to onceinalifetime things like visiting
13、the Great Wall of China, we get things done when we treat them like goals that need to be achieved.ASo start working on your goals now.BYou have been setting the same goals for years.CJust make sure that you are right for the right reasons.DThis will give us a lot of happiness regardless of the outc
14、ome.EKnowing the end goal of anything sets our wheels in the move.FWrite down your plans where you can look them up often and easily.GThe arguments about whether we should make New Years plans have already begun.本文主要谈论的是制订新年计划时应该考虑的一些因素。1G解析：释义：根据后面的The biggest argument against setting New Years pla
15、ns可知，本段主要谈论的是“关于我们是否应该制订新年计划的辩论已经开始”。2C解析：释义：无论你站在哪一边，你都是对的，只是要确保你有正确的合适的理由。以下是做出计划时应考虑的一些因素。3D解析：释义：根据后面的as much pleasure from chasing our dreams可知，积极追求目标，不管结果如何都会给我们快乐，我们似乎从追逐梦想中获得了很多的乐趣。4B解析：释义：根据后面的Stating the same goals year after year和Set the goal or goals again this year可判断出，本段主要谈论的是“你已经设定了相同
16、的目标多年”。5E解析：释义：根据段落主题句You want to get things done和From daily things.可知，E项“知道任何事情的最终目标会使我们行动起来”符合语境。.语法填空(2019山东曲阜检测)From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy _1_ (they). Some watch TV _2_ go to the cinema. Ot
17、hers take part in sports. There are many different ways _3_ (spend) their spare time.Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything from collecting stamps to _4_ (make) model airplanes. Some hobbies are expensive, while others dont cost anything at all. Some _5_ (collect) are worth a lot
18、 of money. Others are valuable only to the owners.I know _6_ man who has a coin collection worth $250. He was very happy about his purchase and _7_ (think) the price was reasonable. Besides, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. H
19、owever, to my brother they are _8_ (extreme) valuable. Nothing makes him _9_ (happy) than to find a new matchbox for his collections. This is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply _10_ fun. The value in dollars is not important. We do it for the pleasure
20、 it gives.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._本文主要讨论了人们的业余爱好及其意义。1themselves解析：释义：考查代词。由空前的enjoy可知，此处应填反身代词themselves作宾语。2or解析：释义：考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示选择关系，故用连词or。3to spend解析：释义：考查非谓语动词。way to do sth.为固定搭配，表示“做某事的方式”。4making解析：释义：考查动名词。介词后跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语，故用making作介词to的宾语，与collecting呼应。5collections解析：释义：考查词性转换。根据ar
21、e可知，此处应用名词复数collections作主语。6a解析：释义：考查冠词。由has可知，先行词应为单数，且man是第一次出现，故用不定冠词修饰。7thought解析：释义：考查动词时态。由was可知，此处应用一般过去时，即thought。8extremely解析：释义：考查副词。修饰形容词应用副词，故用副词extremely。9happier解析：释义：考查形容词比较级。由than可知，此处应用比较级形式，即happier。10for解析：释义：考查介词。for在此处表示目的，意为“为了”。.短文改错(2019华东师范大学附属中学模拟考试)With the National Colleg
22、e Entrance Exam draws near, I feel more and more nervously. I know that my parents depend on myself to realize their dream. Over the past few years, I had been working hard so as to live up their expectations. I know how disappointing they will be if I should fail the exam. I asked my teacher for so
23、me advices. He said, “That doesnt matter whether you can be admitted to a key university, and there will be nothing to regret as long as you have tried your best.” His words encouraged me a lot of. I will face every single day with a smile so I believe I will be a winner.答案与解析1drawsdrawing解析：释义：考查非谓
24、语动词。这里是with的复合结构，with名词短语分词作状语；逻辑主语the National College Entrance Exam与动词draw为主动关系，故应用现在分词。2nervouslynervous解析：释义：考查形容词与副词用法。feel后面跟形容词作表语。3myselfme解析：释义：考查代词。myself为反身代词，只有主语是I时，宾语用myself。4hadhave解析：释义：over the past few years为现在完成时的标志。5live up后加to解析：释义：考查动词短语。live up to为固定短语，意思是“实践(诺言等)，不辜负”。6disapp
25、ointingdisappointed解析：释义：考查非谓语动词。从后面的fail可知这里表达“感到失望”，因此用disappointed；如果表达“令人失望”，则用disappointing。7advicesadvice解析：释义：考查名词的单复数形式。advice是不可数名词，没有复数形式。8ThatIt解析：释义：考查代词。It在这里是形式主语，真正的主语是后面whether引导的从句，而that不可以作形式主语。9去掉of解析：释义：考查短语。a lot在这里作状语，修饰encourage，而a lot of只可以作定语，修饰名词。10soand解析：释义：考查行文逻辑。and前后为并
26、列的动作，这里不表达因果关系，因此把so改为and。.书面表达(2019中国人民大学附属中学模拟)为增进中美学生友谊并加深对彼此文化的了解，你校将与美国高中举办中美学生交流活动，现面向全校学生招募活动志愿者。假如你是李华，对此活动很感兴趣，请根据下列要点写一封自荐信。要点：1活动的主题；2自我介绍。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。One possible version：Dear Sir or Madam，Im Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I read the announcement that you hav
27、e posted on the Internet and I am interested in it, so Id like to take part in it.The activity aims to strengthen the friendship between Chinese and American students as well as enhancing the understanding of mutual culture, which is unquestionably not only entertaining but also instructive. Im conf
28、ident that Im qualified for this position. On the one hand, I have a good command of English and have won several prizes in English contests. On the other hand, being an enthusiastic and outgoing person, I firmly believe that I can promote a better communication between us.Should this application meet with your favorable consideration, I will do my utmost to justify the confidence you have in me.Yours，Li Hua