1、Unit 1Period 3. 阅读理解ALocal officials in Beijing promised to further protect the citys cultural heritage, in particular the narrow streets known as Hutong. Hutongs are commonly found in the cities of North China, but they are at risk. Beijing is currently believed to have fewer than 1, 000 Hutongs, m
2、ost of which are near the Forbidden City. Only 60 years ago, the number was 3, 250. In the old districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng, some people will be asked to move from Hutong houses to avoid further damage to the ancient architecture. “On average more than 100, 000 people visit the Forbidden City
3、during the National Day holidays. The visits put pressure on the protection of cultural relics, ” said the director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, adding that Hutongs should be protected from human damage. The government focused on how the protection plans were carried out an
4、d how the management of cultural heritage worked. The head of the Xicheng district government said the area has 182 cultural relics, many of which were built as far back as the Yuan Dynasty (12711368). “The most efficient way is to decrease the local population to reduce the possibility of causing h
5、arm to the heritage. ”“Each community has been required to report the status of its cultural heritage, especially Hutongs, and any action to damage the heritage will be punished. ”No one knows for sure how many Hutongs will be left in the coming 100 years. 【语篇概述】北京的胡同不仅是小小的街道, 它承载着北京几百年的历史和文化。本文主要介绍
6、了北京胡同的历史、现状及政府的保护措施。1. How many Hutongs have disappeared in the past sixty years in Beijing?A. Fewer than 1, 000. B. About 2, 000. C. More than 3, 000. D. Over 4, 000. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Beijing is currently believed. . . was 3, 250. ”可知, 北京胡同的数量由60年前的3 250条减少至现在的不到1 000条, 共减少了大约2 000条。2. Accordin
7、g to Paragraph 3, which of the following is the main reason for the damage to cultural relics?A. Peoples activity. B. Residents attitude. C. Communities behavior. D. The governments policy. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The visits put pressure. . . relics”和“Hutongs should be protected from human damage”可知, 文
8、化遗迹遭到破坏的主要因素是人们的活动。3. Which of the following is a useful way to protect Hutongs?A. To attract more visitors. B. To increase the local population. C. To punish anyone damaging it. D. To forbid everyone from getting close to it. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“. . . any action to damage the heritage will be pu
9、nished. ”可知, 加大对破坏胡同的行为的惩罚是对保护胡同比较有用的措施。4. What is the authors attitude toward Hutongs?A. Optimistic. B. Pessimistic. C. Uninterested. D. Appreciative. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段“No one knows for sure. . . 100 years. ”可知, 作者对胡同未来的命运深感担忧, 持悲观态度。BFor the first time, the World Health Organization has included
10、 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in its globally influential medical compendium(纲要), according to an international science journal. An article published by Nature on Wednesday said that TCM will be included in the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)set to be relea
11、sed next year. Starting from the 1800s, the ICD has been improved and published in a series of editions, reflecting the advances in health and medical science over time. It serves as the foundation for the identification of global health trends, and the international standard for diseases and health
12、 conditions. The latest ICD is based largely on the work of the International Classification of Traditional Medicine (ICTM) projects experts from around the world. These experts had been working on traditional medicine research and practice for years. China has been promoting the modernization of TC
13、M and pushing for TCM to gain acceptance worldwide. Tu Youyou, a Chinese expert focusing on the scientific study of drugs and medicines, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 for her research in TCM. Her discovery has saved millions of lives in developing countries in South Asia, Africa an
14、d South America. TCM is sure to grow in popularity globally. Though the application of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture(针灸) and other traditional medical practice has been on the rise, theres still a shortage of global classification and terminology(术语) tools for traditional medicine, accor
15、ding to officials of the WHO. “The decision is to promote the safe and effective use of traditional medicine by regulating, researching and combining traditional medicine products, practitioners and practice into health systems, where appropriate, ” the WHO was quoted as saying by Nature. 【语篇概述】这是一篇
16、说明文。文章主要讲述了中医首次被纳入世界卫生组织全球医药纲要, 开始被国际认可, 但广泛传播仍然面临很多的困难。5. What can we learn about the ICD from Paragraph 2?A. It has included TCM this year. B. It has a history of over 300 years. C. It is published in various languages. D. It provides standards for diseases worldwide. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段中Starting f
17、rom the 1800s, the ICD has been improved and published in a series of editions, reflecting the advances in health and medical science over time. It serves as the foundation for the identification of global health trends, and the international standard for diseases and health conditions. 可知, 自从19世纪以来
18、, ICD被以各种版本出版, 它为全球健康趋势的识别和疾病与健康状况的国际标准奠定了基础。所以ICD是被翻译成各种语言出版, 让全球大多数国家采用这种疾病分类。6. Why does the author mention Tu Youyou in Paragraph 4?A. To imply the worldwide popularity of TCM. B. To prove TCMs gaining worldwide acceptance. C. To introduce a breakthrough in the medical field. D. To show Chinese
19、people deserve the Nobel Prize for their contributions. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据段落结构可知本段第一句为中心句。根据China has been promoting the modernization of TCM and pushing for TCM to gain acceptance worldwide. 可知中国一直在促进中药的现代化和推行中医在全世界受到认可, 故推测举屠呦呦的例子是为了证明中药正在被世界接受。7. Which aspect of TCM has shown an upward trend worldwi
20、de?A. The classification of TCM. B. The standard of TCM terms. C. The official promotion of TCM. D. The use of traditional Chinese medicine. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的Though the application of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and other traditional medical practice has been on the rise, 可知中药和针灸
21、以及其他传统医疗实践的应用在呈上升趋势。8. Which column of website is the text most probably taken from?A. Lifestyle. B. Opinion. C. Health. D. Tech. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段For the first time, the World Health Organization has included Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in its globally influential medical compendium, acco
22、rding to an international science journal. 可知本文主要讲述中医被纳入世界卫生组织医药纲要, 以及和中医相关的事项, 故推测本文很有可能出现在网站的健康专栏。. 完形填空When I was young, I often had outdoor activities. One day, we decided to hold an archery (射箭)1, shooting plastic animals. It was a 2 activity, and it was great to relax with my friends. That day
23、, the first target was a “3 ”. One of our friends was about to shoot it when a strange woman came 4 from her car parked beside the road. My friend 5 shooting as she kept walking before the target. We were puzzled until we6 that she thought our target was a7deer. We tried to explain, but she totally8
24、 it. All the competitors came to see what was happening. I rushed to stop her because she was still trying hard to9 this poor animal. I pulled the head of the deer off its body to 10 it was artificial (人造的). The woman was too 11 to speak for a long time. She then said “Sorry”, walked away12with a re
25、d face, and returned to her 13. We decided to replace the deer with a false snake. And we thought no one14 to stop us. Anyhow, the woman was worth 15for her determination to protect wild animals. 【语篇概述】本篇为记叙文。一群喜爱户外活动的孩子们在进行一场射箭比赛, 目标是一只假鹿。正当其中一个人要开始射箭时, 一个陌生的女性拦住了他, 因为她认为孩子们射的是一只真正的鹿。最后孩子们决定用假蛇作靶子。
26、不过作者认为那位女性保护野生动物的决心还是值得表扬。1. A. competitionB. partyC. meeting D. class 【解析】选A。competition 比赛; party 晚会, 聚会; meeting 会议; class 班级, 阶级。由倒数第二段首句的competitors可知, “我们决定举行一场射箭比赛”, 故选A。2. A. boringB. wonderful C. necessary D. valuable 【解析】选B。boring 枯燥的; wonderful 精彩的, 极好的; necessary 有必要的; valuable 有价值的。从空后的
27、and it was great to relax with my friends. 可知, 这是一项非常好的活动。故选B。3. A. fox B. snake C. deer D. sheep 【解析】选C。从下文的deer可知, 孩子们第一次射箭用的靶子是一只塑料的假鹿, 故选C。4. A. disappearingB. escaping C. laughing D. shouting 【解析】选D。disappearing 消失; escaping 逃跑; laughing 笑; shouting 喊叫, 高喊。句意:我们的一个朋友刚要射这只假鹿, 这时一个陌生的女人喊着从停在路边的车中
28、走过来。故选D。5. A. continuedB. stopped C. hated D. practised 【解析】选B。句意:随着她一直走到假鹿前, 我的朋友停止了射箭。故选B。6. A. noticedB. doubted C. hoped D. understood 【解析】选D。noticed 注意到;doubted 怀疑;hoped 希望;understood 理解, 明白。我们感到困惑不解, 直到最后理解了原来她认为我们的靶子是一个真鹿。故选D项正确。7. A. braveB. dirty C. real D. dead 【解析】选C。女子认为那个靶子是个真鹿。故C项正确。8.
29、 A. disregardedB. forgot C. minded D. changed 【解析】选A。disregarded 不理会, 不顾;forgot 忘记;minded 在意, 介意;changed 改变。由下段中的I rushed to stop her because she was still trying hard to _this poor animal. 可知, 女子执着地要保护那只小鹿, 完全不理会我们的解释 。故选A正确。9. A. stealB. calm C. attack D. protect【解析】选D。steal 偷;calm使平静, 镇静;attack 攻
30、击, 袭击;protect 保护。 作者冲过去阻止女子的原因是女子不理会他们的解释;执意要保护那只小鹿, 故D项正确。10. A. findB. learn C. show D. decide 【解析】选C。 find 发现, 找到;learn 学会, 了解;show 展示, 表明;decide决定。 句意:我把鹿头从它的身体上扯下来来向她表明这是一个假鹿。故选C项正确。11. A. boredB. shocked C. worriedD. tired 【解析】选B。bored 厌倦的; shocked 震惊的; worried 担心的; tired 劳累的。女子非常震惊, 以至于很长时间没有
31、说话, 然后道歉, 红着脸走开了, 故选B项正确。12. A. quicklyB. thankfully C. happily D. proudly 【解析】选A。quickly 很快地; thankfully 感谢地; happily 快乐地, 幸福地; proudly 自豪地。此处是说, 女子迅速走开了, 故选A项。13. A. officeB. car C. home D. seat 【解析】选B。根据上文中提到的 from her car parked beside the road可知, 女子是从停在路边的车里走过来的, 因此她又返回车里。故选B项。14. A. neededB. w
32、anted C. dared D. waited 【解析】选C。needed 需要; wanted 想要, 需要; dared 敢; waited 等待。从一般生活常识, 人们都怕蛇之类的东西, 故因此我们认为没有人敢阻拦我们。故选C。15. A. praisingB. loving C. trusting D. thanking 【解析】选A。praising 表扬; loving 爱; trusting 信任; thanking 感谢。句意:不管怎样, 女子保护野生动物的决心是值得表扬的。故选A项正确。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In th
33、e workshop of a brush-pen store in Huzhou, the 29-year-old, Shi Wangli makes traditional Chinese brush-pens. Her hands are immersed (浸泡)in water for at 1. _(little) eight hours a day, in 2. _summer and winter. The choice of the hairs in steps of making a quality brush-pen is of great 3. _(important)
34、 and the work she does cannot be performed 4. _a machine. It is a difficult but meaningful job. She is the youngest brush-pen technician in Huzhou. The manager of the store says he is worried the thousand-year-old technique for making the Huzhou brush-pen used in calligraphy (书法) will be lost with f
35、ew young people 5. _(will) to learn it. In Chinese history, brush-pen is an essential(基本的) tool for cultural inheritance(传承). However, with the rapid progress of modern technology, brush-pens 6. _ (replace) firstly by pens, then ballpoint pens and now keyboards. The Ministry of Education required el
36、ementary and middle schools to start calligraphy classes 7. _(protect) the Chinese traditional culture. There is a general 8. _ (believe) that brush-pen making should be regarded as a technique 9. _represents Chinese culture. People should get to know the meanings and thoughts behind these tradition
37、al 10. _(technique). 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。高质量毛笔的制作非常讲究, 而有人担心这些传统技艺因现代科技而被取代, 故呼吁人们应重视中国的传统技术。1. 【解析】 least。考查固定搭配。句意:她的手每天至少泡在水里8个小时。at least是固定搭配, 意为“至少”, 故填least。2. 【解析】 both。考查固定搭配。句意:无论是夏天还是冬天, 她的手每天都要泡在水里至少8个小时。both. . . and. . . 是固定搭配, 意为“和都”, 故填both。3. 【解析】 importance。考查名词。句意:在制作一支高质量的毛笔时, 毛的选择至
38、关重要。分析句子结构可知, 空处填名词, of great importance是固定搭配, 相当于very important, 故填importance。4. 【解析】 by。考查介词。句意:她做的工作不能由机器来做。分析句子结构可知, 空处填介词, 故填by。5. 【解析】 willing。考查形容词。句意:这家店的经理说, 他担心湖州书法用笔这种有千年历史的制作工艺会因为没有多少年轻人愿意学习而消失。分析句子结构可知, 空处填形容词, willing意为“愿意”, 故填willing。6. 【解析】 were replaced。考查被动语态。毛笔被钢笔代替。分析句子结构可知, 空处填谓
39、语动词, 再结合句意可知, brush-pens和replace之间是被动关系, 故用被动语态, 且根据语境可知此处用一般过去时, 又因brush-pens是复数形式, 故填were replaced。7. 【解析】 to protect。考查非谓语动词。句意:教育部要求中小学开设书法课, 以保护中国传统文化。分析句子结构可知, 空处填非谓语动词, 再结合句意可知, 空处表示目的, 在句中作目的状语, 意为“为了”, 故填to protect。8. 【解析】 belief。考查名词。句意:人们普遍认为, 毛笔制作应该被视为代表中国文化的一种技术。分析句子结构可知, 空处填名词, belief意为“相信、信仰”, 故填belief。9. 【解析】 that/which。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知, 空处填定语从句的关系代词, 在从句中作主语, 又因先行词是 technique(技术), 其前无特殊词修饰, 故填that/which。10. 【解析】 techniques。考查名词的数。句意:人们应该了解这些传统技术背后的含义和思想。分析句子结构可知, 空处填名词的复数, 故填techniques。
