1、课后限时作业(四)限时/50分钟.阅读理解A 17yearold US. seaman steered(驾驶) his battered sailboat into a Southern California harbour on Thursday to complete a hard 13month voyage and become the youngest person to sail around the world alone.Zac Sunderland arrived in Marina Del Rey aboard, driving his 36foot sloop(单桅纵帆船
2、) Intrepid at about 10 am. local time.During his 28,000nauticalmile journey, he braved storms, equipment failures, suspected pirates and narrowly escaped from the crash with freighters(货船)“Its awesome to be back.” Sunderland, of Thousand Oaks, California, said after he was welcomed home by many well
3、wishers.Fewer than 250 people have sailed alone around the globe, with three times that many climbing the peak of Mount Everest, according to the American Sailing Association, which certified Sunderlands achievement.Sunderland left Marina Del Rey, just south of Los Angeles, on June 14,2008, and cele
4、brated his 17th birthday at sea while off Africas Cape of Good Hope.His return was delayed near the end of his voyage when his sloop sustained a broken bulkhead(隔板) in roaring seas off Mexico, forcing him to stop at Puerto Vallarta long enough for his father to fly in to make repairs.Another tense m
5、oment occurred in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia, where the Intrepid was approached by a suspected pirate boat.A plane flew overhead and Sunderland climbed onto his deck with a gun to threaten them and then the intruders fled, said Charlie Nobles, executive director of the association.Sunderland, wh
6、o remained in satellite telephone contact with his father during the voyage, dumped_the gun before entering Mexican waters, where it is illegal to carry private firearms.He becomes the first person under 18 to sail the globe alone, and the youngest to date.The previous recordholder was David Dicks o
7、f Australia, who completed his voyage in November 1996 at age 18.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了17岁的美国少年Zac Sunderland驾驶着他的帆船历时13个月，航行28 000海里的故事。1When did Sunderland finish his global sailing?AIn June 2009.BIn July 2009.CIn August 2009. DIn September 2009.解析 B数字计算题。根据第一段中的complete a hard 13month voyage和第四段中的Sunderl
8、and left Marina Del Reyon June 14, 2008可以计算出，Sunderland是在2009年7月完成他长达13个月的环球航海的，故选B项。2How many people climbed the peak of Mount Everest according to the data of the American Sailing Association?AAbout 250. BAbout 500.CAbout 750. DAbout 1,000.解析 C数字计算题。根据第三段可知，美国航行协会的数据显示，曾独自驾船环游地球的人不到250个，而登上珠穆朗玛峰顶峰
9、的人数却是它的三倍，故选C项。3What can we know from the passage?AZac Sunderland is the first young people who sailed the globe alone.BZac Sunderland didnt get in touch with his family during the voyage.CZac Sunderland had a gunfight with the pirates.DZac Sunderland had to wait for his father to repair the boat at
10、 Puerto Vallarta.解析 D细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，在Sunderland行至墨西哥附近的海域接近旅途结束的时候，帆船的隔板断了，所以他不得不停靠在瓦亚塔港口，直到他的父亲乘飞机赶到为他修理帆船，故选D项。4Which of the following words can replace the underlined word in the sixth paragraph?AAbandoned. BCollected.CAdjusted. DDevoted.解析 A词义猜测题。根据第六段可知，Sunderland在进入墨西哥水域前把那支枪扔了，因为在那里私带枪支是违法的
11、。abandon遗弃，抛弃；collect收集，募捐；adjust调整；devote致力于，奉献，故选A项。.完形填空Downtoearth means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is _1_ to find someone who is downtoearth. A person who is downtoearth is easy to talk to and _2_ other people as equals. A downtoearth person is just
12、 the _3_ of someone who acts importantly and proudly.Downtoearth persons _4_ be important members of society. _5_ they dont let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not _6_ themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and prid
13、e, often without cause, is _7_ to have “his nose in the air”. There is _8_ way a person with his nose in the air can be downtoearth.Americans _9_ another expression that means almost the same as downtoearth. The expression is “bothfeetontheground”. Someone with bothfeetontheground is a person with a
14、 good _10_ of reality. He _11_ what is called “common sense”. He may have _12_， but he does not allow them to _13_ his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of _14_ is one who has hid “headintheclouds”. A man with his headintheclouds is a dreamer whose _15_ is not in the real world._16_， such
15、 a dreamer can be brought back to reality. _17_ words from a teacher can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground. Usually, the person who is downtoearth is very _18_ to have both feet on the ground. _19_ we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are downtoearth, an
16、d we act honestly and openly _20_ others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.1A.pleasantBsadCcommon Dsurprising2A.meets BwelcomesCreceives Daccepts3A.case BkindCopposite Dexample4A.must BmayCshould Dwill5A.But BSoCFor DAnd6A.wish BexpectCdesire Dconsider7A.said Btold Casked Dma
17、de8A.some BaCno Devery9A.discover BfindCmake Duse10A.understanding BwishCreason Dexpectation11A.demands Blacks Chas Dlikes12A.fortunes Bdreams Cachievements Ddisadvantages13A.block Bprotect Cown Dgain14A.idea Bpeople Cattitude Dperson15A.mind Blife Cbody Dhead16A.Always BThereforeCHowever DSometimes
18、17A.Sharp BAll CNo DBad18A.possible Bprobable Clikely Dable19A.Though BSince CWhen DUnless20A.towards Bfor Cover Donto语篇导读本文为议论文，主要介绍了downtoearth和both feet on the ground这两种不同的性格的人的特点，最后提倡我们要脚踏实地地生活。1解析 A根据上下文可以推断：遇到脚踏实地的人是一件令人惬意的(pleasant)事情，故选A项。2解析 D根据语境可知，脚踏实地的人很容易与人相处，他们将其他人都视为平等的。acceptas认为是；把当
19、作，故选D项。3解析 C根据修饰someone的定语从句的内容可知，这类人与“a downtoearth person”的性格相反，故选C项。4解析 B“downtoearth persons”可能(may)是社会上的重要人物。“downtoearth”是指人的内在品质，并不是重要人物所特有的，故选B项。5解析 A上一句与下一句构成意义上的转折。他们有可能是重要人物，但(but)不以此自居，故选A项。6解析 D根据语境可知，此处表示他们不认为(consider)自己比别人优秀，故选D项。 7.解析 A句意：据说那种自以为是的人常常会毫无理由地趾高气扬。be said to do据说；人们说。其
20、他选项与句意不符，故选A项。8解析 C根据语境可知，此处指一个趾高气扬的人是没(no)办法脚踏实地的，故选C项。9解析 D美国人使用(use)另一种表达方式来表示“downtoearth”的意思，故选D项。10解析 A根据常识可知，脚踏实地的人是对现实有很好的认识和理解(understanding)的人，故选A项。11解析 C这类人具备一种被称为“常识”的东西。has与上文的with a good understanding of reality和下文的He may have dreams相对应，故选C项。12解析 B这里的dreams与上文中的reality相对应，说明实际的人有梦想(dre
21、am)但不脱离实际，故选B项。13解析 A脚踏实地的人善于把握现实，他们可能有梦想但不会让这些梦想阻碍(block)他们对现实的认知，故选A项。14解析 D上文说的是实际的人，这里是指与之相反的另一类人(person)。后面谓语是单数，故选D项。15解析 A在这里mind是“想法，思维(方法)”的意思，故选A项。16解析 Dsuch a dreamer can be brought back to earth这句话中的can(可能会)表推测，故选D项。17解析 A老师一些尖锐的(sharp)话常常能将那些爱做白日梦的学生拉回到现实中来。all和no不合常理；bad words坏话，粗言秽语，不
22、合题意，故选A项。18解析 Cbe likely to do sth很可能做某事。上文提到的“downtoearth”和“bothfeetontheground”意义相同，故选C项。19解析 C此空的选项与后一句“we are downtoearth”相对应，故选C项。20解析 A本题考查介词用法，towards意为“向，对”，故选A项。.语法填空You might think of Bill Gates as a hardworking founder of Microsoft or a technological genius, but one thing you might not kn
23、ow about him is that hes one of the worlds 1._(rich) men who has donated billions of dollars and helped the world by creating new inventions 2._(constant)In 2014 Bill Gates wife, Melinda Gates, persuaded Bill to quit Microsoft and work 3._ her to help what Bill Gates calls the Bottom 2 Billion. The
24、Bottom 2 Billion 4._(consist) of a third of the worlds population that lives with less than 2 US.dollars a day. These people usually live in areas 5._ electricity is scarce and disease is far and wide. One of the 6._(solve) to diseases are vaccines, which helps the body defeat the disease. A problem
25、 arises with vaccines 7._ they need to be kept cold to remain functional. When electricity is rare, it is often very hard to keep refrigerators 8._(run). One solution Gates has proposed is something he calls the “Super Thermos”. Its a strong heatresistant Thermos 9._(make) from the same material spa
26、ceships use. This Thermos can keep vaccines cold for 50 days.Gates 10._(change) the world with computers and is about to change the world by helping people through hard times.语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了比尔盖茨为慈善事业作出的巨大贡献。1richest解析 考查比较等级。此处为“one of the形容词最高级名词复数”结构，故用最高级。2constantly解析 考查词性转换。此处应用副词作状语修饰动词。3with解析
27、 考查介词。work with表示“与一起工作”。4consists解析 考查时态和主谓一致。本句中的主语The Bottom 2 Billion是一个整体，所以谓语动词应该使用单数，且本句介绍的是现状，故用一般现在时。5where解析 考查引导词。空处引导定语从句，先行词是areas，定语从句中缺少地点状语，故用where。6solutions解析 考查词性转换和名词的数。solution是可数名词，根据空前的one of the可知，此处需用复数形式。7because解析 考查引导词。主句和从句之间是因果关系，故用because引导原因状语从句。8running解析 考查非谓语动词。ref
28、rigerators与run为主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。9made解析 考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，Thermos与make为动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。10has changed解析 考查时态和主谓一致。此处强调的是对现在产生的影响，所以用现在完成时；主语为Gates，故填has changed。.应用文写作假设你是李华，你们班将于本周日去红枫湖游玩。请你根据以下信息给外教Tom写信，邀请他参加。写信内容：1.出发及返回时间；2.活动：骑车，划船，烧烤等。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】Dear Tom, Our class is planni
29、ng to go for an outing this Sunday, so I am writing to invite you to join us. Were scheduled to gather at the school gate at 9：00 am., and take a bus to Hongfeng Lake, which will take about half an hour. The varieties of activities will definitely appeal to us. Well have a lot of fun riding bicycles, rowing boats in the lake and even barbecuing. About 3 hours later, well be back to school. Im sure you will like this program. We sincerely hope you can come and enjoy a good time with us.Yours，Li Hua