1、课时提能练(二十三) 必修5Unit 3Life in the futureA：知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)To relieve our academic 1pressure (press), our new maths teacher adopts a special teaching approach, a 2combination (combine) of a popular method with a traditional one. He also makes flexible 3adjustments (adjust) to the teaching plan 4prev
2、iously (previous) made by the school. Whats more, he creates a more fun environment to inspire our 5motivation (motivate) for learning. Reasonable 6tolerance (tolerate) for the errors in our studies 7constantly (constant) builds up our confidence. Therefore, 8optimism (optimistic) is gradually takin
3、g the place of pessimism and we are all making rapid progress.B(考查动词)Jims mother 9has been pressing (press) him hard since he started school. She wont tolerate his 10failing (fail) in exams. Every day he goes to school early after 11swallowing (swallow) a quick breakfast. He takes a train to the dow
4、ntown and then 12switches (switch) to a bus. When reaching his school, he first takes physical exercise 13guided (guide) by a woman teacher. Then he studies science and literature in his classroom, with the doors and windows 14fastened (fasten). Jim spares no effort to study and always lives up to h
5、is mothers expectations.C(考查句型)My daughter Kate went home 15feeling (feel) sick after a days hard work. 16Pressed (press) hard by a problem that was not easy 17to handle (handle), she couldnt go to sleep. During the night I could hear her sobbing in her pillow for 18what seemed like hours. Obviously
6、, she had reached a point 19where she almost broke down under a great deal of pressure. Not 20knowing (know) what to do, I wrote her manager a letter 21where I explained what had happened to her and asked him for help.语境短文改错(短文中有6处错误)These photos remind me on the days when I was at primary school. I
7、n hot summer we kids kept chasing and play in a river after school. The river was abundant in fish. They would dive into the depth of the water the instantly we got close to them. Sometimes we wanted to catch some but the fishing pole we made by ourselves didnt quite help it. People were not rich bu
8、t the water was not polluted and the air was fresh breathe. Grain and vegetables were grown without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which are not environment friendly at all.【答案】These photos remind me the days when I was at primary school. In hot summer we kids kept chasing and in a river
9、 after school. The river was abundant in fish. They would dive into the depth of the water the we got close to them. Sometimes we wanted to catch some but the fishing pole we made by ourselves didnt quite help . People were not rich but the water was not polluted and the air was fresh breathe. Grain
10、 and vegetables were grown without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which are not friendly at all.根据提示补全句子 1只要有决心，世上就没有什么不能做到。Nothing is impossible to achieve in this world as long as youre determined.2那个孩子跟我们谈起话来像个成年人似的。The child talks to us as though/as if he were a grownup3我们英语老师的课一直都生动
11、有趣。这就是他很受学生欢迎的原因。Our English teacher always keeps his lessons lively.Thats why he is so popular with his students4毕业后她到了必须决定做什么的时候。After graduation she reached a point when she had to decide what to do5虽然经历了挫折和失败，但我哥哥很快又重新站起来了。Though going through setbacks and failures，my brother soon was back on hi
12、s feetB：能力层面.阅读理解A(2020洛阳市第二次统一考试)Are you driven to create change in improving kids futures? Here are a few options.Education Going after a career in education is sometimes overlooked.Yet teaching is an important path to creating change.You will educate the young minds to be responsible for the futu
13、re.In addition to presenting basic school subjects，you can teach them to be leaders.You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves. A career in education doesnt have to mean teaching in a classroom.You can help them to learn in a way you work for them and be a friend to them as well.S
14、ocial workAs a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need and advocate services for drug abusers，family violence survivors，and the mentally ill.You will provide them with the necessary resources to succeed and advise them on trauma (精神创伤)，unemployment，education difficulties
15、and poverty.Many social workers are associated with governmental agencies，but there are also jobs in schools，nonprofit organizations and hospitals.Child psychologyStudying child psychology may lead to a career option.Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems and give them a
16、 place to be open about their feelings.You may wish to become a school psychologist and guide children (and their parents) through the education system while dealing with mental illness or trauma.As a psychologist，you will help your patients find the source of trauma or stress and discover ways of e
17、asing the pain or removing the problem.You may even conduct your own research on new treatment methods.【语篇解读】本文介绍了三种能改善儿童未来的职业选择教育、社会服务和儿童心理学。1Which educational concept does the author support?AWorking with students group leaders.BTeaching children according to their interest.CKeeping teaching child
18、ren in the classroom.DEncouraging students to make a change themselves.D细节理解题。根据Education部分中的“You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves”可知，作者鼓励儿童自己作出改变，故D项正确。2Who will social workers help most probably?AGovernmental officials.BLocal business agents.CChildren with education diffic
19、ulties.DWomen suffering from family violence.C推理判断题。根据Social work部分中的“As a social worker，you can directly change the lives of children in need” “advise them on.education difficulties”可推知，社会福利工作者最可能帮助学习有困难的儿童，故C项正确。3Which career mainly deals with children with mental illness?AEducators.BSchool leader
20、s.CSocial workers.DSchool psychologists.D细节理解题。根据Child psychology部分中的“Psychologists can provide support for children with mental problems”以及尾段第一句可知，学校心理学家主要和有精神疾病的儿童打交道，故D项正确。B(2020南昌市一模)When given the choice，about 85% of people say they would not want to know about some negative events far in the f
21、uture.Yet recently millions of people around the globe have downloaded FaceApp，which allows users to see how they might age in real life.Many people had fun with it，joking that they love the FaceApp old age filter.Beneath the humor is a serious subject: How do we learn to relate to our future selves
22、? Its important that we try to do it because it could help strengthen the longterm decisions that we make.However，we often fail to make sacrifices for the grayer versions of ourselves.More than half of the respondents in a recent survey of 2，800 Americans said they rarely or never thought about what
23、 their lives might be like 30 years from now.This isnt surprising，since most of us are firmly rooted in the present and thinking about the distant future can seem like a distant priority (优先事项)My ongoing research might also offer an explanation: We tend to think about our future selves as if they ar
24、e the persons different from who we are today.In an effort to narrow these empathy (共鸣) gaps，my workmates and I have tried to present peoples future selves in the same way as others have tried to promote charity.Given that a photograph of one hungry child can spark emotional reactions，and cause view
25、ers to donate，we have presented participants with vivid images of their distant selves.That seems helpful.In a recently completed project in Mexico，we found that exposure to future images led more people to contribute to their pensions.Despite this research，Im skeptical about the fact that the app u
26、sers will suddenly increase their pension contributions.The silly app isnt paired with an immediate opportunity to change.The lesson from FaceApp shouldnt be that we need to marry hitech visuals with savings for retirement.The lesson，then，takes the form of a question: What more can be done to urge u
27、s to think about who we will become one day?【语篇解读】FaceApp推出的人脸编辑器能让人看到自己未来变老的样子，这引发了作者的思考，并让作者从中获得了一个以问题的形式呈现的教训：我们需要多做些什么来敦促自己去思考有朝一日我们会成为什么样子？4What can we learn about FaceApp?AIt provides future images.BIt is the most downloaded app.CIt helps people make decisions.DIt makes people age in real life
28、.A推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句中的“which allows users to see how they might age in real life”可知，FaceApp可以让用户看到他们是如何变老的，故可推知，FaceApp能提供未来的图像，故选A。5Why do most respondents rarely think of their future life?AThey have known their future life from FaceApp.BThey fail to make sacrifices for their future.CThey attach grea
29、ter importance to the present.DThey consider future selves to be the same as todays.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“most of us are firmly rooted in the present and thinking about the distant future can seem like a distant priority(优先事项)”可知，大部分回复调查的人很少考虑他们未来的生活是因为他们更加重视现在，故选C。6What does the underlined word “ That” in
30、 Paragraph 4 refer to?ACompleting a project in Mexico.BOffering aging images of participants.CRaising contributions among viewers.DGiving a photograph of a hungry child.B代词指代题。画线词所在句为第四段首句。根据语境可知，That承接上文内容，指的是上文中提到的一个具体的行为，结合第三段尾句中的“presented participants with vivid images of their distant selves ”
31、可知，That指的就是这个行为，故选B。7Whats the authors attitude to FaceApp?APositive.BDoubtful.CAmbiguous.DUnfavorable.D观点态度题。根据第四段中的“The silly app isnt paired with an immediate opportunity to change”可推知，作者对FaceApp持不支持的态度，故选D。.完形填空(2020西安五校高三联考)Twoyearold Nancy is deaf.However，that hasnt stopped her from being a(n)
32、 1 little girl trying to “chat” to anyone she meets.As soon as she goes out into town with her parents，she starts 2 in the hope that the person she is talking to 3 sign language too.Normally，hearing loss is a social 4 for those who dont know how to use sign language.Anyone Nancy tried to talk to 5 t
33、his and felt so sorry they couldnt 6 They wished they could 7 her and say something back，but they found themselves completely 8 .Then，something amazing happened.Instead of causing a(n) 9 ，this barrier brought the community together.Determined to 10 sign language so that they could talk to Nancy，her
34、11 hired an instructor on their own.And now they 12 lots of time taking classes together.The teacher 13 that this is really remarkable because，quite often，even the parents of deaf children dont 14 to learn this language.But here Nancy has a full community that is signing and communicating with her，a
35、nd it is a 15 story.The teacher also says that it will make a huge difference in Nancys 16 It almost certainly guarantees that she will be a happier 17 in the future.Nancys parents are already noticing a 18 in their daughter and they have no words to express how 19 they are to their neighbors.With a
36、 little girl and a lot of love，the neighbors 20 make the neighborhood a loving community.【语篇解读】Nancy从小失聪，但是这并没有阻止她成为一个外向的、想要与他人沟通的孩子。她用手语和周围的人交流，但是大家都听不懂。于是她的邻居们请了一位老师来教他们学习手语，老师认为这是一个了不起的举动。因为这个小女孩和大家为她做的事，这个社区团结在了一起。1A.independentBhelpfulCoutgoingDgenerousC根据空后的“little girl trying tochatto anyone
37、she meets”可知，失聪并没有阻止Nancy成为一个外向的(outgoing)小女孩，她试图和遇到的每一个人聊天。2A.signingBcheeringCwavingDsmilingA根据上文可知Nancy失聪了，此处表示她开始使用手语，她希望她要交谈的人也懂(know)手语。此处对应下文中的“sign language”。sign意为“打手语”。3A.acceptsBknowsCrecognizesDappreciatesB参见上题解析。know“知道，了解”。4A.mistakeBstressCconflictDbarrierD根据语境可知，正常情况下，对于那些不知道如何使用手语的人
38、来说，听力丧失是一种社交障碍(barrier)。5A.discussedBignoredCrealizedDdeniedC根据下文表述的每一个Nancy欲交谈的人都很抱歉他们不能回应 (respond)，说明他们是意识到了这一点的。6A.respondBapologizeCreturnDagreeA参见上题解析。7A.inspireBprotectCtrustDunderstandD根据空后的“say something back”可知，他们希望他们能够明白Nancy的意思。8A.at riskBin surprise Cat a lossDin a hurryC根据句中的“but”并结合语境
39、可知，此处和上文形成转折，说明他们发现自己完全听不懂。at a loss“困惑，不知所措”。9A.separationBdebateCcomplaintDargumentA根据空前的“Instead of”以及空后的“this barrier brought the community together”可知，这个障碍并没有造成隔阂，反而把社区团结在了一起。separation意为“分离，隔离”。10A.createBlearnCtranslateDimproveB根据下文中的“they could talk to Nancy”“hired an instructor”“taking clas
40、ses together”可知，他们决心要学会手语来跟Nancy交流。11A.classmatesBparents CteachersDneighborsD根据上文中的“the community”和下文Nancy的父母很感激这些邻居可知，Nancy的邻居们请了一位教师来教他们手语。12A.spendBcostCobtainDuseA根据上文内容并结合语境可知，他们现在花费(spend)很多时间上课。13A.warnsBpredictsCsaysDregretsC根据语境及下文中的“The teacher also says”可知，老师说这真的很了不起，因为很多时候，甚至是失聪儿童的父母也不会
41、费心学习这种交流方式。14A.failBbotherChesitateDrefuseB参见上题解析。bother“费心”。15A.relaxingBpopularChumorousDbeautifulD根据句中的“But here Nancy has a full community that is signing and communicating with her”并结合语境可知，这是一个美好的(beautiful) 故事。16A.planBhearingClifeDopinionC空后一句表述这种做法几乎肯定确保Nancy未来会成为一个更加快乐的人，说明邻居们的做法会对Nancy的生活产
42、生巨大的影响。17A.actorBindividual CstudentDworkerB参见上题解析。18A.potentialBbeliefCstrengthDdifferenceD根据上文中的“make a huge difference”和下文Nancy的父母很感激邻居们可知，Nancy发生了变化。difference意为“变化(之处)”。19A.friendlyBgratefulCimportantDfamiliarB根据上文邻居们为Nancy所做的事情并结合语境可知，此处表示 Nancy的父母无法用言语来表达对邻居们的感激之情。20A.trulyBalmostCmerelyDevenA该句总结全文，根据全文内容可知，因为这个小女孩以及邻居们对她的爱，邻居们真正地把这个居住区变成了一个充满爱的社区。