1、Book 5Unit 1Great scientists.阅读理解(2017河南鹤壁高级中学9月周练)Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit(轨道)of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it o
2、ut. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems. However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a com
3、et had the shape of an ellipse(椭圆形).Then Halley set out to work. He figured out(计算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by other scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance
4、 had been 75 to 76 years apart. It seemed very strange that three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets as people thought. He believed that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The co
5、met had gone away and had come back again.It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain to make a prediction(预言)of what would happen in the future. He predicted that this comet would appear in the year 1758.There would be 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet
6、appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halleys Comet in his honor.1.Edmund Halley discovered.A.some different comets appearing several timesB.the same comet appearing in different orbitsC.three different comets appear
7、ing in the same orbitD.several comets appearing at the same time2.Halley made his discovery.A.by doing experimentsB.by means of his own careful observationC.by using the observations of other scientistsD.by chance3.Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year.A.1704B.1705C.1706D.17074
8、.This passage in general is about .A.Halley and other scientistsB.the orbit of a cometC.Newton and HalleyD.Halley and his discovery.七选五(2018安徽合肥高三调研)How to Set GoalsWhether you have small dreams or high expectations, setting goals allows you to plan how you want to move through life. Some achievemen
9、ts can take a lifetime to attain, while others can be completed within a day.1Determine your life goals. Ask yourself some important questions about what you want in your life. What do you want to achieve today, in a year and in your lifetime? The answers to this question can be as general as“I want
10、 to be happy.”or“I want to help people.”2Set specific goals. Be specific and realistic about what it is that you want to achieve. Research shows that setting a specific goal makes you more likely to achieve it.3For example,“Be healthier.”is too big and vague to be a helpful goal.“I want to eat more
11、vegetables, and I want to run a marathon.”is better.Write down your goals. Be detailed, be clear.4Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently. This will help keep you motivated.5You may have set your broad life goals, and then take your time to re-evaluate your smaller goals. Are
12、 you accomplishing them according to your timeline? Are they still necessary for keeping you on track for your larger life goals? Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goals.A.Adjust your goals.B.Track and measure your progress.C.Having deadlines will keep you motivated.D
13、.Consider what you hope to achieve in 10,15, and 20 years.E.Here are some important ideas that you may find helpful.F.Writing them down tends to make them look a little more real.G.Remember that you may need to turn large goals into smaller goals.完形填空Every week or so, I buy a bouquet of fresh flower
14、s for my wife. I dont smoke or have any particular bad habits on which I need to1money. So I decided I would put my money to good use by bringing2of beauty to the one who brings beauty into my world.Just yesterday I3by the florists down the street and for the very first time I discovered a rock tree
15、. The tree does not4rocks, although jokingly I told the florist I5knew until now where rocks came from.The approximately six-foot-tall tree had6hanging on four branches. Each was placed at four points as if to7balance. In fact the woman told me that is8to create balance. She read about it in an orie
16、ntal Book .The tree was planted there9it died. It seemed to have little chance to10 there. The Book said that11balancing the tree and weighting it down, it would have a better chance of survival.In recent months I have discovered the12principle also applies to our lives. Often at times the reason wh
17、y we13in achieving our goals and dreams is that our lives are not balanced properly. 14when you are considered as the person who works too much, everything else including your marriage and family life will15.In my mind the four corners of a balanced and16life are as follows: spiritual, family, perso
18、nal and professional. They are in fact in order of 17. Just like the tree, when we learn to balance our lives, our roots grow 18. When we open ourselves to the nourishment(营养), it19us with a balanced life and the fruits of our efforts are abundant in all four areas. Strong20help us to stand tall aga
19、inst the most destructive storms. 1.A.saveB.costC.waste D.make 2.A.something B.nothingC.anythingD.everything3.A.wanderedB.arrivedC.leftD.stopped4.A.bringB.bearC.becomeD.absorb5.A.alwaysB.oftenC.alreadyD.never6.A.rocksB.leavesC.notesD.branches7.A.findB.enjoyC.keepD.lose8.A.finallyB.exactlyC.luckilyD.
20、slowly9.A.whenB.afterC.untilD.before10.A.playB.workC.surviveD.rise11.A.byB.inC.withD.on12.A.nextB.sameC.otherD.last 13.A.waitB.regretC.stayD.fail14.A.EspeciallyB.UnlikelyC.StrangelyD.Specially15.A.happenB.changeC.suffer D.appear 16.A.richB.successfulC.hardD.common17.A.safetyB.difficultyC.interestD.i
21、mportance18.A.stronger B.thinner C.higherD.farther19.A.includesB.protectsC.providesD.prevents20.A.windsB.rootsC.treesD.wishes答案精解精析.阅读理解语篇解读本文为记叙文。文章介绍了哈雷和他发现哈雷彗星的过程。1.C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第四句可判断答案为C。2.C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made.可知,哈雷的发现是在研究其他科
22、学家们的观察时得出的结论。故选C。3.B推理判断题。根据第五段中“Halley felt certain to make a prediction(预言)of what would happen in the future. He predicted that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There would be 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested.”可以推断哈雷做出这个预言的时间是1705年。故选B。 4.D主旨大意题。由全文可知文章介绍了哈雷和他发现哈雷
23、彗星的过程。故选D。.七选五语篇解读本文主要从四个方面介绍了如何设定目标:确定你的人生目标、设定具体的目标、把你的目标写下来、调整你的目标。1.E第一段是总领部分,下面分成了四点详细说明,起总领作用的只有E项。 2.D本段的主题是确定人生目标。D项与这一主题呼应。故选D。3.G本段的主题是确定具体的目标。空格后举了把保持健康的大目标具体到小目标的例子,故选G项。 4.F由下文Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently.可知上文肯定会提到把目标写下来。故选F。 5.A本段在讲要灵活调整、改变你的目标,与A:Adj
24、ust your goals.相符。故选A。.完形填空语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者在花店见到一棵岩石树,发现岩石树的四根枝条都悬挂着石头以保持平衡,这样这棵树才能活下来。由此感悟人生也应该保持平衡,才能成功。1.C根据上文“dont smoke or have any particular bad habits”可判断作者不会在这些方面浪费(waste)钱,故选C。2.A我要把美丽的东西(something)带给为我的世界带来美丽的人。故选A。3.D就在昨天,我在街边的花店旁停住(stop), 第一次见到岩石树。4.B树不会长出石头。bear(树)结果,符合题意。5.D树不会长出石头,虽然我和花
25、店主人开玩笑说,直到现在我才知道石头是从哪儿来的。6.A这棵大约六英尺高的树的四根树枝上挂着石头(rocks)。7.C根据第8题后面的“to create balance”可知,四根枝条分别挂着石头好像是为了保持平衡(keep balance)。故选C。8.B那位女士告诉我这正是(exactly)为了创造平衡。9.D这棵树被栽在那儿的时候快死了。before在之前,符合题意。10.C根据上下文可知当时那棵树能活下来(survive)的可能性很小。故选C。11.A通过让树平衡,使它负重,它或许还有机会活下来。by表示通过某种方式。故选A。12.B此处表达“人树同理”。故选B。13.D有时候我们不
26、能(fail)实现目标或梦想的原因在于我们的生活不平衡。故选D。14.A此处表示意义的递进。尤其(especially)是当你被看作是一个工作狂的时候。故选A。15.C承接上文,此处表示一切都会遭殃(suffer),包括你的婚姻和家庭。故选C。16.B根据第19题后面的the fruits of our efforts are abundant可知,平衡的、成功的(successful)人生包括四个要点:精神方面、家庭方面、个人方面和职业方面。故选B。17.D这四个要点是按重要性(importance)来排列的。故选D。18.A就像那棵树一样,我们要学会平衡我们的生活,那样我们的根才会更强壮(stronger)。故选A。19.C当我们敞开吸收营养的时候,它就会给予(provide)我们平衡的生活。我们的努力在这四个方面就会结出丰硕的果实。故选C。20.B根据第18题前的“our roots”可知,强壮的根能让我们高高耸立,抵御风暴。故选B。