1、Unit 3课时跟踪检测（三） Learning about Language & Using Language.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空1He told me they had an awesome (令人敬畏的) task ahead.2Human brains contain more than 100 million cells (细胞) per cubic centimeter.3Be careful. Strong tides (潮水) make swimming dangerous.4We should not forget that education has an
2、important spiritual dimension (方面)5I aimed the gun carefully at the target (目标)6My mother is scared (scare) to fly in a plane, so she usually travels by train.7The final score of the basketball match was 9495. We were narrowly (narrow) beaten.8The medicine tastes (tasty) bitter; its hard to swallow.
3、9He was unaware (aware) of the problem; that is, he didnt know of the problem at all.10I carried the small lantern and walked around the river. The reflection (reflect) looked so beautiful. .选词填空be aware of， be scared to death， upside down， be trapped in， wake up， be fond of， get close to， in danger
4、 of1.The police turned the whole house upside_down looking for clues.2I was_scared_to_death when I saw someone walking slowly towards me in the dark.3Youll be_aware_of the mistakes youve made sooner or later.4Some travelers are still trapped_in the heavy snow, though some are reported to have been r
5、escued by the police.5They were so tired that they did not wake_up until the next morning.6We should not get_close_to the dangerous wild animals.7Its human nature for parents to_be_fond_of their children.8Pupils are warned not to stay close to the walls, for they are_in_danger_of_collapse.完成句子1She h
6、as_been/become_aware_of the fact, but she could not face it.她认识到了这一事实，但是她还不能面对它。2In my opinion, youd better make a mark where_you_have_any_questions_while_reading.依我看来，在阅读时你最好在有问题的地方做一下标记。3His strong love for his country_is_reflected_in his recently published poems.他强烈的爱国之心在他最近出版的诗中表现了出来。4He felt mo
7、re uneasy with_the_whole_class_staring_at_him.全班同学都盯着他看，他感到更不自然了。5. He kept_me_waiting for half an hour, which made me angry.他让我等了半个小时，这让我很生气。.完形填空“Mum, youre always on the computer！” Laure complained.“No, Im not，” I _1_.“Every day I come home from school youre working on the computer.”“Well, at lea
8、st Im here _2_ you！”My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my _3_ typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker _4_ my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas. What
9、Laure did not _5_ was that during her day away, Id also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that Id _6_ seat myself at my desk for a few _7_ moments of deep thought. Then shed come from school.I was _8_ of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a
10、 speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laures observation _9_ my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was _10_ but unapproachable. I wouldnt make such an image (形象) before her. My relationship with my children is more _11_ than any other work.“Laure，” I called, “come here a minute.”
11、She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her _12_ me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the _13_ to let me know when she thought I was cold.After I explained my _14_ and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister, I offered Laure the following
12、 _15_.“Whenever you feel Im ignoring you or you need my _16_， I want you to _17_ me，” I said.“Just come up and give me a little hug. Thatll be our signal that you _18_ me.”Years later we still have that _19_ sign. Ive become much more sensitive to my daughters comings and goings. _20_ she always giv
13、es me a little hug to remind me of the real reason why I work at home.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了作者发现自己和孩子们之间的相处出了问题之后，努力平衡工作和家庭之间的关系的故事。1A.thoughtBrefusedCdefended Dagreed解析：选C根据“No, Im not”可推知，作者并不承认女儿的说法，作者在为自己的行为进行辩解。defend 意为“辩解，辩白”，故C项正确。2A.for BoverCagainst Dafter解析：选A根据下文中的“the fact that I chose home offic
14、e to be accessible to her and her sister”可知，作者选择在家工作是为了孩子们，故A项正确。 3.A.feet BhandsCeyes Dears解析：选B由“typed out”和下文中的“my fingers”可知，应是用手把想法转换成文字打出来，故B项正确。 4.A.connected BturnedCgave Dadded解析：选A作为作家和演说家的作者似乎是要把自己的手指和键盘连接起来，把自己的思想和有价值的观点连接起来。connect . to . “把和连接起来”，符合语境，故A项正确。 5.A.admit BrealizeCbelieve
15、Drecognize解析：选BLaure没有意识到的是在她白天不在家的时候，作者也做了许多家务。admit 意为“承认”；realize 意为“意识到”；believe意为“相信”；recognize 意为“认出，认可”。故B项正确。 6.A.luckily BgraduallyCinstantly Dfinally解析：选D根据上文中的“Id also be doing a lot of housework”可知，作者白天在家里也会做许多家务，在下午3点左右的时候才终于得空来工作。luckily意为“幸运地”；gradually意为“逐渐地”；instantly 意为“立刻，马上”；fina
16、lly意为“最终”。故D项正确。 7.A.anxious BpreciousCbusy Drare解析：选B根据上文可知，作者要做很多家务，因此用来工作的时间就弥足珍贵了。anxious 意为“焦虑的”；precious意为“珍贵的”；busy意为“忙碌的”；rare 意为“稀少的”。故B项正确。 8.A.proud BashamedCafraid Dscared解析：选A作者为能够和孩子们在一起感到骄傲。proud意为“骄傲的，自豪的”；ashamed 意为“惭愧的”；afraid 意为“害怕的”；scared意为“害怕的”。故A项正确。 9.A.filled BbrokeCtouched
17、Dmended解析：选C根据下文作者的反思可知，Laure的言论触动了作者的心，故C项正确。fill 意为“充满”；break 意为“(使)破裂”；touch意为“触动，感动”；mend意为“修理”。故C项正确。 10.A.suitable BavailableCacceptable Dreasonable解析：选B在Laure的眼里，作者肯定是一个能找得到但是难以接近的妈妈。上文的“myself on being available to my children”也是提示，故B项正确。 11.A.important BfunnyCobvious Dwonderful解析：选A作者认为与孩子们
18、的关系比任何其他的工作都重要。故A项正确。 12.A.warn BpersuadeCencourage Dremind解析：选D作者决定让Laure在她太专注于工作时提醒她。下文的“she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason why I work at home”也是线索，故D项正确。 13.A.patience BtimeCpower Dhonor解析：选C由作者想让孩子提醒自己可知，她想让孩子有这样的能力来让自己知道自己忽略她们了。have the power to do sth. 意为“有能力做某事”，
19、故C项正确。patience意为“耐心”；time意为“时间”；honor意为“荣誉”。 14.A.pattern BdreamCschedule Dchoice解析：选C根据上文的“I had decided”可推知，作者已经下定决心做一些改变，这属于计划的内容。pattern意为“模式，图案”；dream意为“梦想”；schedule意为“工作计划”；choice意为“选择”。故C项正确。 15.A.promise BchanceCanswer Dtruth解析：选A根据对下文的理解可知，作者是在向孩子作出承诺，故A项正确。 16.A.help BattentionCdecision Da
20、dvice解析：选B作者说：“无论什么时候你感觉我忽略了你或者你需要我的关注，我想让你拥抱我一下。”“you need my _”与“Im ignoring you”形成呼应，指孩子需要作者的关注，故B项正确。17A.hug BshakeCkiss Dkick解析：选A此处与“Just come up and give me a little hug”呼应，故A项正确。18A.miss BhateCneed Dscold解析：选C根据“or you need my _”的提示可知，孩子的拥抱提醒作者孩子们需要她，故C项正确。19A.unknown BunexpectedCunfinished
21、Dunspoken解析：选D多年以后我们仍然沿用这种心照不宣的信号。unspoken“心照不宣的”，故D项正确。20A.And BButCOr DYet解析：选A而且她总是给作者一个小小的拥抱来提醒她在家工作的真正原因。根据上下文可知，此处表示逻辑上的顺承关系，故A项正确。.阅读理解AI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win t
22、he race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise？”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway？”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall a
23、sleep！”“He must have wished that，” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish，” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny th
24、ought a while. “Thats a lie，” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children a
25、re not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者想让儿子从龟兔赛跑的故事中得到一些启示，然而儿子却有不同的观点，认为乌龟取胜不是因为它的坚忍不拔，而是幸运所致。1The writer argued with his son because _.Ahe liked tortoises while his son liked haresBthey disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolishChe liked the story of the h
26、are and the tortoise while his son didntDhe tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had different opinions解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，作者想让儿子从龟兔赛跑的故事中得到一些启示，然而儿子认为乌龟取胜不是因为它的坚忍不拔，而是幸运所致。所以作者和儿子争论是因为儿子没有从中得到教训，而是有不同的观点。故选D项。2Sonny believed that the tortoise _.Ain fact did win the race luckilyBtook a chance
27、 by agreeing to run a raceCwas not given a fair chance in the raceDwon the race by his own hard work解析：选A细节理解题。根据文中倒数第二段“He won it because he was lucky.”可知儿子认为乌龟实际上是由于幸运赢得了比赛。故选A项。3Billy, Tony and Sandy must be _.Aboys who were unknown to Sonnys fatherBboys who Sonny has run races with beforeCboys w
28、ho Sonny has never raced with beforeDboys who Sonny did not expect to race with again解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段可推知Sonny和Billy, Tony, Sandy 在以前是参加过比赛的。故选B项。4According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?AThe tortoise. BSonny.CSonnys father. DThe hare.解析：选C推理判断题。作者本来想让儿子从龟兔赛跑的故事中得到一些启示，然而儿子不但没有从中得到
29、教训，反而有不同的观点。再根据最后一段可推断出是Sonny的父亲从中得到了教训。BLarry was on another of his underwater expeditions (探险) but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first
30、 began diving when he was his daughters age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small.
31、 Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children
32、his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition, Larrys later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas di
33、d not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.Larrys first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots
34、in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry did not even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of
35、fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. Th
36、is was the key to a successful underwater expedition.语篇解读：Larry带着他10岁大的女儿到海底探险，并回顾了Larry自己在女儿这个年龄时他的父亲带他去海底探险的经历。他希望女儿能继承他的家族传统，因为女儿有“勇敢”这一海底探险成功的关键要素。5In what way was this expedition different for Larry?AHis daughter had grown up.BHe had become a famous diver.CHis father would dive with him.DHis da
37、ughter would dive with him.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句可知应选D。6What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?ALarry had some privileges.BLarry liked the rented diving suits.CDivers had to buy diving equipment.DTenyearold children were permitted to dive.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段的“He had made an exception . Children his age w
38、ere not even allowed to dive.”他这个年龄段的孩子是不准潜水的，可知他得到了特权。7Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?ATo protect himself from danger.BTo dive into the deep water.CTo admire the underwater view.DTo take photos more conveniently.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段“Dangerous areas did not prevent him from co
39、ntinuing his search.”可知他待在笼子里是为了保护自己，避免危险。8What can be learned from the underlined sentence?ALarry didnt wear a watch.BLarry was not good at math.CLarry had a poor memory.DLarry enjoyed the adventure.解析：选D句意理解题。根据第四段“There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free.”可知他到了许多地方，非常喜爱冒险。