1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsSection Warming up; Prereading, Reading & Comprehending.用所给词的适当形式填空1Custom _ one nation from another.(distinguish)2The result of the survey must be treated with _.(cautious)3The difficulty of the thing was beyond my _.(expect)4The king showed no _ and k
2、illed all the prisoners.(merciful)5We must arrange a _ time and place for the meeting.(convenience)6We did not know what had come over him to make him change his mind so _.(abrupt)7They sang and danced merrily and had a _ Christmas.(merry)8What _ do you use to judge a good wine?(criterion)9He wears
3、a _ white shirt today.(stain)10These sentences can be changed into _ voice.(passively)答案:1.distinguishes2.caution3.expectation4.mercy5convenient6.abruptly7.merry8.criteria9.stainless10passive.句型转换1They returned to their hometown only when the war was over.Only when the war was over _ _ _ to their ho
4、metown.2Wild elephants appear from time to time to destroy the crops.Wild elephants appear _ _ _ to destroy the crops.3When we are asked about our future plan, we dont know what to say._ _ our future plan, we dont know what to say.4George set out to improve his handwriting.George _ _ improving his h
5、andwriting.5Even their teacher cant tell Tom from his twin brother.Even their teacher cant _ _ Tom _ his twin brother.答案:1.did they return2.now and then3.Asked about4.set about5.distinguish between;and.单项填空从A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1The film Wu Xia _ a great success and brought in a large profit
6、 to the cinema.AseizedBenjoyedCwon Dappreciated答案:B句意:电影武侠获得了巨大的成功,而且给影院带来了丰厚的利润。seize“抓住”;enjoy“喜欢;享有”;win“赢得(奖项等)”;appreciate“欣赏;感谢”。根据句意选B。2His stepmother drove him out _.Amercifully Bwithout mercyCmerrily Dsadly答案:B句意:他的继母无情地把他驱赶出去。mercifully“怜悯地”;without mercy“无情地”;merrily“欢快地;愉快地”;sadly“伤心地”。只
7、有B项符合句意。3When I ordered him to go, he left the room _.Apassive BactiveCpassively Dpassiveness答案:Cpassively adv.“被动地;顺从地”,修饰动词leave,其他选项不能修饰动词。4She went upstairs to see if he was still asleep _.Aat one time Bnow and thenCin the same time Dbehind the time答案:B句意:她不时地到楼上去看看他是否仍在睡觉。at one time“过去曾经”;now
8、and then“时常地”;in the same time“在同一时间”;behind the time“不合时宜”。故选B。5Would it be _ for you to pick me up at four oclock and take me to the airport?Afree BvacantChandy Dconvenient答案:Dconvenient意为“方便的;便利的”,常用于“It is convenient for sb. to do sth.”结构中。free“空闲的”;vacant“地方空着的;职位空缺的”;handy“手边的;附近的”。6So careles
9、sly _ that he almost ran into another car on the way home.Ahe drives Bhe droveChe did drive Ddid he drive答案:D考查so.that.引导的倒装结构。句意:他开车是那么地粗心以至于在回家的路上他差一点撞到另外一辆车上。在 so.that.引导的结果状语从句中,当soadj./adv.位于句首时,主句用部分倒装。所以选D项。7When I entered the room, they seemed _ about something.Ato quarrel BquarrellingCto be
10、 quarrelling Dquarrelled答案:C考查seem的用法。句意:当我进入房间的时候,他们似乎正在为某种争吵。sb. seems/seemed to do.当动作正在进行时,应为sb. seems/seemed to be doing。所以应选C。8The lady left because she was offended by his _ manner.Aabrupt BsuddenCquick Dpolite答案:A考查具体语境中词的使用。句意:这位女士离开了因为她被他那无礼的态度触怒了。abrupt“唐突的,粗鲁的”;an abrupt manner表示“无礼的态度,唐
11、突的举止”;sudden“突然的”;quick“快的”;polite“礼貌的”。根据句意选A项。9The foreigners _ the Taishan Mountain in the morning.Aset off to Bset out toCset off for Dset off in答案:C考查set off的用法。句意:那些外国人在早上动身前往泰山。set off/out for地点,表示“动身前往某地”,因此选C项。10Only when class began _ that he had left his book at home.Awill he realize Bhe
12、did realizeCdid he realize Dshould he realize答案:C考查only状语位于句首,引起的倒装结构。句意为“只有当上课开始时,他才意识到他把书本忘家里了”。only状语位于句首,主句用部分倒装。根据时态和句意选C项。.完形填空Although I love my life, it hasnt been a lot of fun as Ive been ill for 28 years.Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _1_ was more manage
13、able, I _2_ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. _3_ that was years ago and times have changed. _4_ I live with my mother on a country farm.Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _5_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金)_6_
14、 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my_7_. I decided that I would consider _8_ to singing in restaurants.My family are all musicians, so I was _9_ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs we
15、re very expensive and I really didnt have a lot of _10_ to get started. And _11_ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can _12_ use.When I told the owner of the shop about my _13_, he gave me a long, thoughtful _14_. “This means a lot to you, doesnt it?” he said. “Come with
16、 me.”He led me _15_ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand _16_ on his treasure and said. “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your _17_ and Ill record them for you. That should get you started.”I _18_. Thanking him, I made a
17、time with him to listen to all the songs and choose _19_ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.His _20_ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.文章大意:本文是故事类。作者尽管疾病缠身,依然热爱生活,努力享受音乐人生。自己资金短缺,后经一位好心的音乐器材店老板的帮助,终于心想事成。1A.loneliness BsadnessCtire
18、dness Dsickness答案:D由第一句话中Ive been ill for 28 years可知此处用sickness“疾病”。 loneliness“孤独”;sadness“悲伤”; tiredness“疲倦”。2A.set BenjoyedCkept Dshared答案:B文章说:当我的病情能更好的控制住时,我在一家饭店享有(enjoy)了10年的专业歌手生涯。set “确定”; kept “保持” ;shared“分享”不合题意。3A.Gladly BEventuallyCUnfortunately DSurprisingly答案:C由后文I live with mother o
19、n a country farm 可知,作者喜欢的音乐生活成为过去,这自然是令人遗憾的事。gladly“高兴地”;eventually“最终,终于”; unfortunately“令人遗憾的是,不幸的是”; surprisingly“令人吃惊的是”。C项符合语境。4A.Now BThenCSometime DMeanwhile答案:A由后文I live with mother on a country farm 的一般现在时态可知,此处用时间副词now “现在”。 排除then “那时”; sometime“在某时”;meanwhile“同时”。5A.add up to Bmake up fo
20、rCget rid of Dtake advantage of答案:B根据上下文可知,作者决定再做点事填补(make up for)她的残疾抚恤金。add up to“共计达”;make up for“补偿,填补 ;弥补”;get rid of “摆脱”;take advantage of“趁机利用”。显然B项符合题意。6A.If BAsCThough DBefore答案:B作者因为(as)自身状况下午得睡觉休息,所以自己的选择是受限制的。if“如果”; as“因为”;though“尽管”; before“在之前”。7A.movement BconditionCchoices Dpositio
21、ns答案:C想做点事,但是身体情况使她选择(choices)受限 。 movement“运动,活动”; condition“状况,条件”; choice“选择”;position“形式,位置”。C项符合语境。8A.reaching out Bliving upCgetting on Dgoing back答案:D前文提到过作者在一家饭店享有了10年的专业歌手生涯,结合本句中to singing in restaurants可知,作者打算再回(going back)饭店唱歌。reach out“伸出”; live up“快乐生活”;get on“进展 ;出人头地; 登(车);上(马)”;go b
22、ack“回到,回去”。9A.recognized BinterviewedCfound Dinvited答案:A根据上下文可知,作者一家人是音乐家,所以她来到当地一家音乐器材店时就被认出了(recognize)。 recognize“认出,识别; 正式承认;认可”;interview“面试,采访”;find“发现”; invite“邀请”。10A.money BtimeCenergy Dknowledge答案:A由前句I knew that discs were very expensive(唱片昂贵)可知,作者在此说自己没有多少钱(money)。11A.thus BonceCseldom D
23、often答案:D而且作者觉得一张唱片常常(often)仅三四张对她来说有实际(actually)用处。thus“所以”; once“曾经,一旦”; seldom“很少”;often“常常”。12A.actually BhardlyCnearly Dformerly答案:Aactually“实际上,事实上”; hardly“几乎不”; nearly“几乎”; formerly“以前,从前”,根据上下文可知A项正确。13A.job BfamilyCidea Doffer答案:C作者向店主表明了来意。job“工作”; family“家,家庭”; idea“想法,念头”; offer“提供,提议”,
24、C项符合题意。14A.face BviewClook Dsight答案:C作者表明了来意时,店主深思地看了她一会儿。face“脸,面部”; view“视野,视域”;look“看,脸色;眼神;表情”; sight“视力;景色”。C项正确。15A.over BalongCtowards Dthrough答案:D然后店主领着作者穿过(through)拥挤的商店来到放着一大堆专业卡拉OK 盒子的长凳旁。over“在之上,在正上方;(覆盖)在上面; 越过(带有弧度的事物)”; along“沿着”;towards“朝着”; through“穿过(空间)”。16A.unhappily BlovinglyCp
25、itifully Dgratefully答案:Bunhappily“不高兴地”;lovingly“钟爱地;深情地”;pitifully“可怜地”;gratefully“感激地,感谢地”。根据上下文可知B项正确。17A.pick BturnCrole Dstep答案:A店主告诉作者选出自己最喜欢的歌曲,然后他为她录制。pick“选择(权); 精华,最好的部分”; turn“转动,旋转; 转向,转弯;折回;次序;顺序”;role“角色,作用”; step“步骤”。A项符合语境。18A.had to cry Bought to cryCshould have cried Dcould have cr
26、ied答案:DA“不得不哭”;B“应该哭”;C“本来应该哭”;D“简直要哭了”。根据语境可知D项正确。19A.more Bthe onesCfew Dthe rest答案:B谢过店主之后,作者听了所有的歌,然后选出了她能唱的那些歌(the ones)。20A.courage BdevotionCkindness Dtrust答案:C本文是关于一位残疾人在热心人的帮助下重新开始自己心爱的歌唱事业的情感故事。courage“勇气”; devotion“投入;奉献;热忱”; kindness“好心;善良;仁慈,亲切;仁慈,友好行为,和蔼”; trust“信任”。根据上下文不难看出C项正确。.阅读理解
27、In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kitefighting competitions are also held, in
28、 which competitions use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents(对手)kites or cut their strings(线)For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kitemaking and kite flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kitemaking lessons, students can make kite
29、s in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon(尼龙)Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot k
30、nife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite. The kite that is used to give lessons is regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a twostring controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the
31、 kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest
32、 structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!文章大意:在亚洲,有特殊的风筝比赛,参赛的风筝设计复杂,还装有乐器,当风吹风筝时,就会发出音乐声。1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.B. Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.C. Kite strings must not
33、be cut in kitefighting competitions.D. Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.答案:D推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句“The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite”可知A项错误;由第二段的第一句“For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has bee
34、n giving kitemaking and kite flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kitemaking lessons.”可排除B项;再根据第一段的最后一句“Kitefighting competitions are also held, in which competitions use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents(对手)kites or cut their strings(线)”可排除C项;根据第二段的倒数第二句
35、“Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne.”可知the Big Wind Kite Factory的风筝是由Daphne设计的。2. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?A. It has two strings. B. It is simple in design.C. It has a rainbow pattern. D. It is shaped like a diamond.答案:A细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句话“The difference
36、 between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a twostring controllable kite.”上课用的风筝与课上做的风筝的区别在于前者有两根线。3According to Jonathan ,what do you need to have fun with kites?A.A large kite. BAny type of kite. C.A complex structure. DA kite that impresses others.答案:B细节理解题。根据文章最后一
37、段的最后一句“Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun.”可知B项正确,即无论什么类型的风筝甚至是结构最简单的风筝也能给人带来快乐。4What is mainly described in the text?A. A kite factory.B. Kiteflying lessons.C. Special competitions. D.The kitemaking Process.答案:A主旨大意题。文字的第二、三两段主要讲述了the Big Wind Kite Factory,故选A项。- 10 - 版权所有高考资源网