1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时作业(二)Reading and Thinking必备知识基础练.单词拼写1She broke a piece of _ (瓷器) by accident.2Before she became a film actress, she was a _ (喜剧演员)3_ (后来), she was sorry for what she had said.4She gave me a _ (图解) of the railway network.5Most of the old buildings in this _ (地区) have been pulled do
2、wn.6I _ (肯定) remember sending the letter.7New York was _ (选择) as the site of the research centre.8Only a small _ (少数) of students are interested in politics these days.9As a child he would often _ (逃脱) into a dreamworld of his own.10Scientists are _ (宣称) a major breakthrough in the fight against can
3、cer.11California has many _ (移民) from all over the world.12He kept a _ (日志) during his visit to America.选词填空bring about， apart from， used to， earn a living， head to， a series of， seek ones fortune， be admitted to1Last year, she _ as a parttime secretary.2Many peasants poured into big cities to _.3We
4、 were _ Kumasi when our truck broke down.4Many new changes will _ in Chinas industry.5Staff will hold _ meetings over the next few weeks.6_ these books, he has written some plays and film scripts (脚本)7She _ Zhejiang University, which made her parents very happy.8He _ smoke a lot but now doesnt.单句语法填
5、空1John admitted _ (know) little about the subject.2His parents _ (immigrate) when he was two.3He is writing a _ (history) novel about nineteenthcentury France.4The idea occurred _ him in a dream.5I have been _ (fortune) enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer.6Local schools are seeking
6、 _ (reduce) the dropout rate.7The soldier escaped _ (catch)8Heart disease is the biggest killer, _ (claim) 180,000 lives per year.9Yunnan Province, a kingdom of flowers, is home _ many ethnic minority groups.10They _ (seek) for somewhere to shelter in vain in the heavy rain yesterday.课文语法填空It 1._ (d
7、efinite) feels good to be back in San Francisco again. And the city was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake 2._ occurred in 1906. There are so many beautiful old buildingsmany sitting on top of big hills, 3._ (offer) great views of the city, the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge.There is the
8、 Mission District near downtown, 4._ of the oldest parts of the city. Many of the people 5._ (live) here are from Mexico or Central America. This district used 6._ (be) a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. In fact, an art movement 7._ (call) the “Mission School” started
9、 here. Its influenced by graffiti art and comic art. A real mix of cultures here!In the afternoon, I headed 8._ a local museum that showed the 9._ (history) changes in California. The museum did a really good job of showing how America was built by 10._ (immigrant) from different countries and cultu
10、res.Tomorrow evening, Im going to a jazz bar in the Richmond District. Cant wait!关键能力提升练.阅读The world welcomes 2018! From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly celebrated the New Year, hoping for a better future after a year of diseases, struggles and disasters.The islands of Samoa mid Tokelau i
11、n the Pacific Ocean and places located near the International Date Line mark the dawn of the New Year. As celebrations spread westward, fireworks lit up the night sky in towns and cities around the world, as celebrators partied on the streets.In some parts of the world, the New Years celebrations we
12、re, lets say, rather unusual. In many European countries as well as in Coney Island, New York, swimmers braved freezing water temperatures for a dip in the ocean or lake on January 1. In Rome, Italy, divers jumped off the 59foothigh Cavour bridge into the Tiber River. Londoners rang in the New Year
13、with a massive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky. The Scots celebration of New Year is also called “Hogmanay”. A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procession ends with the burn
14、ing of a Viking long ship. Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year. Street festivals are held on each day culminating in a fireworks display.In New York, hundreds of thousands gathered to witness a huge ball with more than 30,000 lights descend at midnight. This tradition was adop
15、ted by the New York Times (after whom the square is named) in 1908 to attract crowds to celebrate the papers new headquarters. The ball has dropped every year since then except during the wartime years of 1942 and 1943. The first ball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal (水晶) triangles decorate t
16、his lighted ball.1We can learn that people in the capital of Great Britain will celebrate the New Year by _.Awatching fireworks Bjumping into waterCjumping off bridges Dpartying on streets2The author mentioned the celebration called “Hogmanay” to clarify further that _.Athe Scots are VikingsBthe Sco
17、ttish words are traditionalCthe display ends with a shipDthe celebrations are varied3From the last paragraph, we learn that the hall _.Astopped dropping since 1942Bstarted to drop in the 19th centuryCis made of ironDis made of crystal4Where does this text probably come from?AA news story. BA travel
18、advertisement.CA book review. DA TV interview.七选五How Similar Are Language and Music?Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. _1_ Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are some of their similarities.Both language and music have a writing sy
19、stem.In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. _2_ By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read
20、 the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago._3_You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language he uses. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different
21、cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation.Both share emotion._4_ Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeli
22、ng, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. _5_ I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics.ABoth are expressive.BBoth
23、 vary with culture.CHow do you know that I am angry?DWe use language to express our thoughts.ESo just as you read English, you can read music.FSimilarly, music is part of many peoples lives.GIn contrast, you probably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down.完形填空It took three evenings for 2
24、1yearold college student Chen Xing to prepare a gift. What did he _1_？ He made a fine red Chinese Knot (中国结) as a special _2_ for his mothers 50th birthday during Spring Festival.Including a pretty circle, a character of the Chinese word “shou”， which _3_ a long life, is in the middle and a long tas
25、sel (流苏) below the knot. In fact, it is so beautiful and special.“The beautiful handtied knot is the best gift I ever _4_，” said Chens mother, Wang Haijing. Wang, a Chinese Knot lover, hangs a _5_ one in her house every Spring Festival.“Its a(n) _6_ symbol for a new year，” Wang _7_. “I always change
26、 for a new one every year.”A _8_ skill coming back at least 1,000 years, the Chinese Knot has won wide welcome in cities in recent years.Like Christmas trees in the west, the Chinese Knot is the most _9_ decoration for most Chinese families during the Lunar New Year celebration._10_ every supermarke
27、t in Beijing has a special counter to sell Chinese Knots of different sizes, _11_ and colors.The two largest Chinese Knots are being _12_ at the Zhejiang Exhibition Hall in Hangzhou, in East Chinas Zhejiang Province. It _13_ about 30 workers from across the country a full month to complete the _14_.
28、 No matter how different the knots are, the messages of the knots are similar, _15_ blessings of happiness, prosperity, love and good luck.1A.do BsayCfind Dtake2A.interest BneedCorder Dgift3A.shows BmeansCleads Davoids4A.returned BgotCturned Dbought5A.big BsmallCnew Dold6A.unfortunate BdifficultCeas
29、y Dlucky7A.explained BfeltCsang Dshouted8A.modern BtraditionalCsingle Drecent9A.favorite BdeliciousCdifficult Dimpossible10A.Never BCertainlyCAlways DAlmost11A.sides BskillsCshapes Dscores12A.made BlikedCshown Dthrown13A.took BcostCpaid Dspent14A.food BknotsCguide Dballs15A.breaking BdevelopingCtrus
30、ting Doffering.语法填空Beijing Opera roles require performers to paint 1._ faces in patterns and colours to represent different character types and 2._ (quality)In Beijing Opera, facial painting can be quite complex. However, in the 3._ (begin), only three colours were usedred, white and black. Now, man
31、y other colours, such as yellow, purple, blue and green, 4._ (use) for facial painting.Red is a colour for brave and loyal characters. Guan Yu, a general from the Three Kingdoms period, is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous 5._ being very loyal to his emperor, Liu Bei.White highl
32、ights all 6._ is bad in human nature. It 7._ (suggest) dishonesty and betrayal (背叛). One of the typical whitefaced characters is Cao Cao, a 8._ (power) and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms period.Black facial painting is 9._ (usual) used for someone who is bold and frank. One typical exa
33、mple is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.All these different colours are used in Beijing Opera facial painting 10._ (provide) a clear picture of each character.课时作业(二)Reading and Thinking必备知识基础练.单词拼写1chinaic3.Afterwards4.diagram5.district6definitely7.select
34、ed8.minority9.escape10.claiming11immigrants12.journal.选词填空1earned a living2.seek their fortune3.heading to4.be brought about5.a series of6.Apart from7.was admitted to8.used to.单句语法填空1knowing2.immigrated3.historical4.to5.fortunate6to reduce7.being caught8.claiming9.to10.sought.课文语法填空1definitely2.that
35、/which3.offering4.one5.living6.to be7.called8.to9.historical10.immigrants关键能力提升练.阅读【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是关于世界各地欢度新年的文化趣事。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段的Londoners rang in the New Year with a massive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky.伦敦人是通过观看焰火的方式过新年的。故选A。2答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据文章第三段的
36、A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland.可知各地庆祝新年的方式是不一样的。故选D。3答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段的最后一句话The first ball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal (水晶) triangles decorate this lighted ball.可知大厅是由水晶做的。故选D。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。A
37、news story新闻故事；A travel advertisement旅游广告；A book review书评；A TV interview电视新闻。通读全文，文章主要告诉我们世界各地不同的新年文化趣事。故选A。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。语言和音乐有许多相似之处，我们一起看一看这种相似具体体现在什么方面。1答案与解析：F空前讲“语言是我们生活的一部分”，空后讲“语言和音乐都在我们的文化中起着巨大的作用”。选项F“类似的是，音乐是很多人生活中的一部分”符合语境。2答案与解析：E空后讲“通过写一些文字或音乐我们能穿越时间分享往事。我们能读到几百年前人的想法，或者听到他们的作品。”故
38、选项E“正像你可以读英语一样，你也可以读音乐”符合语境。3答案与解析：B属于小标题题。根据下文整段内容可知，语言和音乐在不同的文化环境下会不同，它们都跟随文化的变化而变化，故选B项。4答案与解析：C该段主要讲音乐和语言都可以表达感情。根据空后的内容可知，空处用问句“你怎么知道我生气了？”可引出下文。故选C项。5答案与解析：G空前是“When you feel happy.a happy song.”，根据行文逻辑可知，当上文讲“高兴时”，下文一般会讲“不高兴时”，选项G中“.sad music.when you are feeling down.”是关键信息，代入原文后语意通顺。故选G项。.完
39、形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了中国结的象征及其寓意，中国结是中国大多数家庭在农历新年庆祝活动中最喜爱的装饰，给人们带来幸福、繁荣、爱情和好运的祝福。1答案与解析：A考查动词。根据设空处后一句中的“He made a fine red Chinese Knot”可知，前面问的是他做了什么礼物。故选A。2答案与解析：D考查名词。根据第一段第一句“It took three evenings for 21yearold college student Chen Xing to prepare a gift.”可知，他是在给妈妈准备春节礼物。故选D。3答案与解析：B考查动词。根据常识可
40、知，带有“寿”字中国结寓意着长命百岁。故选B。4答案与解析：B考查动词。手作中国结是我曾经收到的最好的礼物。故选B。5答案与解析：C考查形容词。根据“Wang, a Chinese Knot lover, hangs a _5_ one in her house every Spring Festival.”以及“Its a(n) _6_ symbol for a new year，” Wang _7_. “I always change for a new one every year.”可知，王是一个中国结爱好者，每年春节她都要在家里挂上一个新的中国结。故选C。6答案与解析：D考查形容词。
41、中国结是幸运的象征。故选D。7答案与解析：A考查动词。根据“Its a(n) _6_ symbol for a new year，” Wang _7_. “I always change for a new one every year.”每年春节在家里挂上新的中国结是幸运的象征，这是王每年在家里挂上新的中国结的原因。故选A。8答案与解析：B考查形容词。根据设空处后面的“coming back at least 1,000 years”可知，此处指传统的技能。故选B。9答案与解析：A考查形容词。句意：中国结是中国大多数家庭在农历新年庆祝活动中最喜爱的装饰。故选A。10答案与解析：D考查副词。句
42、意：几乎北京的每一家超市都有一个专柜出售不同尺寸的中国结。故选D。11答案与解析：C考查名词。此处指不同尺寸、不同形状、不同颜色的中国结。故选C。12答案与解析：C考查动词。此处意为两个最大的中国结在浙江杭州展览馆展示。故选C。13答案与解析：A考查动词。根据前面的内容可知，这是两个最大的中国结，故此处指需要花费来自全国各地的30个工人一整个月的时间来完成。It takes sb. some time to do sth.“某人花了时间做某事”。故选A。14答案与解析：B考查名词。根据文章可知，花费时间来做的是中国结。故选B。15答案与解析：D考查现在分词。句意：无论中国结有什么不同，其传达的
43、信息是相似的，即给人们带来幸福、繁荣、爱情和好运的祝福。故选D。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国京剧脸谱的知识。1答案与解析：their考查代词。根据空后的faces可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词修饰名词。故填their。2答案与解析：qualities考查名词复数。根据上文中的“different character types”可知，空处应用名词的复数形式。quality“品德，品性”，一般用复数。3答案与解析：beginning考查词形转换。in the beginning意为“起初，首先”，是固定搭配。4答案与解析：are used考查时态和语态。根据Now可
44、知时态为一般现在时。many other colours和use之间是被动关系，故填are used。5答案与解析：for考查介词。他因对他的君主刘备非常忠诚而出名。be famous for“因而著名”是固定搭配，故这里填for。6答案与解析：that考查定语从句。白色突出了所有人性中坏的一面。先行词是不定代词all时，关系词用that。7答案与解析：suggests考查时态和主谓一致。它表明了不诚实和背叛。根据全文的时态可知，这里应用一般现在时，表示一种实际情况；且主语为It，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，故填suggests。8答案与解析：powerful考查形容词。其中一个典型的白脸人物是曹操，他是三国时期一位有权势的、残酷的丞相。这里应用形容词powerful作定语修饰prime minister。9答案与解析：usually考查副词。黑脸谱通常被用来代表大胆直率的人。这里用副词usually作状语。10答案与解析：to provide考查不定式。所有这些不同的颜色被使用在京剧脸谱中，为每个人物提供了清晰的形象。根据语境可知，这里用不定式作目的状语。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
