1、Section The Language Points of Reading课时作业(一)对应学生用书P3完形填空(2016全国卷)Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk And theyve never actually _1_ you Everything they know about you _2_ through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away _3_ they fe
2、el they can know you _4_ from the sound of your voice Thats how powerful the _5_ isPowerful, yes, but not always _6_ For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone Rani, my faceless agent whom Id never met _7_， got me rockbottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels But her cold voice really _8
3、_ me I sometimes wished to _9_ another agentOne morning, I had to _10_ an immediate flight home for a family emergency I ran into Ranis office _11_ The woman sitting at the desk, _12_ my madness, sympathetically jumped up She gave me a _13_ smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed o
4、ut the _14_ immediately “What a wonderful lady！” I thoughtRushing out _15_ I called out over my shoulder, “By the way, whats your name？”“Im Rani，” She said I turned around and saw a _16_ woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip I was _17_！ Why had I thought she was cold? Rani
5、 was, well, so _18_Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out Ranis _19_her warm smile, her nods, her “Im here for you” _20_were all silent signals that didnt travel through wires1Aaccepted BnoticedCheard Dmet答案：D根据下文中的“sometimes from hundreds of miles away”和第7空前的“Id nev
6、er met”可知此处表达：事实上他们从来都没见过你。所以答案为D项。2Acame Bmoved Cran Ddeveloped答案：A根据语境可知，他们对你所有的了解都是来自于这个装置。3AThus BYet CThen DIndeed答案：B有时候你们有成百上千英里的距离，但是他们觉得能了解你。前后是转折关系，所以要用yet。4Arather Balso Cjust Dalready答案：C根据语境可知，此处指他们觉得仅仅(just)从你的声音中就能了解你。5Atelephone Bvoice Cconnection Dimpression答案：A从第二段第二句话中的“only by ph
7、one”可知此处应该是说：那就是电话的强大威力。6Adirect Buseful Ceasy Daccurate答案：D根据下文作者的经历可知，仅通过声音来判断一个人的品质的做法并不总是准确的(accurate)。direct “直接的”；useful “有用的，有益的”；easy “容易的，舒适的”；accurate “准确的，精确的”。7Ain person Bby myself Cin public Don purpose答案：A从本句中的“faceless”可知此处应该是：“我”从来没有亲自见过她。in person “亲自”；by myself “单独”；in public “公开地
8、”；on purpose “有意地”。8Aannoyed BinterestedCdiscouraged Dconfused答案：A根据语境可推断出：她冰冷的声音真的让“我”很生气。annoy “使生气，使恼火”；interest “使感兴趣”；discourage “使泄气”；confuse “使迷惑，使糊涂”。9Apromote BtrainCfind Dknow答案：C上文提到作者不喜欢Rani冰冷的声音；由此可推知，此处应指作者有时希望能找别的代理者。故选C。10Aarrange BpostponeCconfirm Dbook答案：D一天早上，“我”因为家中有急事不得不立即预订一张回家
9、的机票。arrange “安排，整理”；postpone “延迟，延期”；confirm “确认，证实”；book “预订，预约”。11Afor the first time Bat any timeCfrom time to time Din good time答案：A根据前文的描述可知“我”从没见过她，所以此处应该是“我”第一次跑进了Rani的办公室。for the first time “第一次”；at any time “在任何时候”；from time to time “不时，偶尔”；in good time “尽早”。12Aexpecting BseeingCtesting Dav
10、oiding答案：B根据空格后的“sympathetically jumped up”可知，坐在办公桌旁的那个妇女看到了(see)“我”着急的神情，同情地跳了起来。13Ashy BcomfortingCfamiliar Dforced答案：Bshy smile “害羞的笑容”；comforting smile “让人感到安慰的笑容”； familiar smile “熟悉的笑容”；forced smile “勉强的笑容”。根据上文中的“sympathetically”以及下文中的“patiently”可知，此处指Rani用微笑来安慰作者，故选B。14Abill BformCticket Dli
11、st答案：C根据上文的描述可知我要订一张机票，所以此处应该是她马上给我打印出了机票(ticket)。15Ahopefully BdisappointedlyCgratefully Dregretfully答案：C根据上文Rani为作者解决了机票问题可知，作者对Rani充满感激。故选C。16Acareful BseriousCnervous Dpleasant答案：D根据下文中的“with a big smile on her face”可知，作者看见了Rani脸上令人愉快的笑容。故选D。17Aamused BworriedChelpless Dspeechless答案：D根据语境并结合上下文可
12、知，这就是那个曾让“我”感到恼火的人，现在的情景让“我”无言以对了。 amused “觉得好笑的”；worried “担忧的”；helpless “无助的”；speechless “说不出话的”。18Acalm BniceCproud Dclever答案：B通过这件事“我”觉得Rani真是太好了(nice)。19Aforgiveness BeagernessCfriendliness Dskillfulness答案：C根据破折号后的解释可知，此处指Rani的友好，且“我”觉得Rani对“我”的友好是无法通过电话线来传播的。forgiveness “原谅”；eagerness “渴望”；frie
13、ndliness “友好”；skillfulness “熟练”。20Aexplanation BattitudeCconcept Dbehavior答案：B根据语境可知，上文中的“her warm smile, her nods, her Im here for you”都是Rani的待人态度。故选B。阅读理解AThe Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one If it didnt exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was
14、simply a fairy tale Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly Her title was Mumtazl Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means “pride of the palace” In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died H
15、e was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seenHe invited the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed It took more than
16、 twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the worldThe building itself stands on a marble platform 29 metres square and 67 metres high Towers rise from each of the four corners The Taj Mahal itself soars another 61 metres in
17、to the air It is an eightsided building made of white marbleThe emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life,
18、 he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife1The whole passage tells us about _Aa beautiful fairy taleBthe story of the Taj MahalCwhite and black marble tombs made for two emperorsDthe love story of emperor Shah Jahan and his wife答案：B主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看，主要向读者介绍历史古迹泰姬陵。故选B。2We know from
19、 the text that _Athe Taj Mahal was completed quicklyBonly experts took part in the building workCthe Taj Mahal is a magnificent building for a kingDthe Taj Mahal is a tomb for the emperors beloved wife答案：D细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，泰姬陵是一位皇帝的心爱的妻子的坟墓。故选D。3The emperors own tomb was designed to be _A61 metres hi
20、gh BeightsidedCblackcoloured Dwhitecoloured答案：C细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可以得出答案。故选C。4The text tells us that the emperor _Adied soon after Taj Mahal diedBwas killed by his sonCwas beloved by his peopleDdied after 1648答案：D推理判断题。由第一段可知，泰姬死于1630年，由第二段可知，泰姬陵花了18年多的时间才被建成。此时皇帝还没有死，由此推出答案为D项。BThe ancient city is in Pi
21、ngyao county, Shanxi Province The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty Since 1997, it has been listed as a World Heritage Site Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years agoThe perimeter (周长) of this square city is 64 km long and the city
22、wall is the earliest and largest city wall in China It is 12m high with width of 5m The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks Outside the city wall there is a river, 4m wide and 4m deepThere are several gates of the city, two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north
23、side All the gates have two doors each This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west as the four legs The doors on the south and north stand opposite each other, like the head
24、of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond southern gate are like a turtles two eyesLocated on the trade route between Beijing and Xian, Pingyao developed into a merchant center where the local people set up the nations earliest banks These banks were the first in China to use checks Seve
25、ral old courtyards have been turned into museums, most of which are homes and offices of Pingyaos old banks One of the most unusual aspects of a visit here is realizing that this place was very important to Chinas financial (金融的) history5From the first paragraph, we know that now the ancient city is
26、 _Abig BcompleteCdirty Dbroken答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话可知B项正确。6What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe ancient cityPingyaoBChinas ancient financial centerPingyaoCThe city wall of PingyaoDThe museums in Pingyao答案：A主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了中国的古城平遥的历史、城市规模以及历史地位，故选A。7How many gates are there in Pingyao city?AFour
27、BFiveCSix DSeven答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side”可知，平遥古城共有6个门。8Which gate in Pingyao city stands for the head of the turtle?AThe gate on the northBThe gate on the southCThe gate on the eastDThe gate on the west答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段第三句中的“the two ga
28、tes on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle”可知，南门代表着乌龟的头部。七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way outSteve Graham, a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn
29、essee, has been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years _1_ He said, “If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate, it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to
30、teach handwriting _2_Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting _3_ Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a dayMany adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again
31、 _4_ Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas_5_Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their students have poor handwriting Some people might think handwriting is not important an
32、ymore because of computers and voice recognition (识别) programsAAfter all, that is why we writeBNowadays teachers pay more and more attention to their students writingCSo is it still being taught?DBut who cares if people know how to write well?EBut studies have yet to answer the question of how well
33、they are teaching itFTodays thinking is that short periods of practices are betterGHe says some teachers teach handwriting for ten to fifteen minutes a day1C根据上文及下文中的“it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”可知，空处应表示对是否要教学生书法的疑问，故C项符合语境。2E根据上文中的“If the results of
34、 a survey we have published this year are accurate, it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”及空前一句可知，此处表示对研究结果的进一步分析，故E项符合语境。3G根据下文中的“Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day”可知，此处表示一些老师教授书法的时间，所以G项符合语境。4F根据语境可知，空处与上文的“Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again”形成对比，并与下文的“Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself”呼应，此处讲述的是学书法的方法的今昔差异，故F项符合语境。5A根据语境可知，空处承接上文中的“Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas”，此处表示表达想法正是我们练习书法的原因，所以A项符合语境。