1、课时作业(十六)必修3Module 4Sandstorms in Asia.单项填空1May I help you？You seem to be having some problems._，thanks.I think I can manage.AAll rightBNo problemCIts all right DTheres no way2(2013南京高三第二次模拟)Did Susan visit you again_following year?No，it was almost ten years before she came to see me_second time.Athe
2、；a Bthe；/C/；the D/；a3(2012浙江绍兴质检)A new study indicates that basic steps taken by people daily can go a long way in_greenhouse gas emissions.Acutting down Btaking downCpulling down Dbreaking down4(2013河北衡水二次调研)Those who are not admitted to university，_，may attend some other courses or classes for adu
3、lt higher education.Athough important Bif possibleCunless necessary Dif ever5The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly_.Aatmosphere BstateCsituation Dphenomenon6(2013河北省教学质量检测)The professor thought that the idea the young engineer_was worth considering.Abrought up Bmade up
4、Cset up Dpicked up7What the public is _ about is whether medical workers and scientists will be able to find a cure for the new disease in a short time.Aconcerning BconcernCconcerned Dto concern8The police asked John to_those photographs and try to pick out the man he had seen.Alook around Blook aft
5、erClook up Dlook through9Hearing the news that they were safe and sound，I felt a great weight_my mind.Aput on Btaken offCpicked up Dgiven out10When you walk in the streets full of melting snow，you cant help but_your shoes wet.Ato get BgotCget Dgetting11Since the matter was extremely_，we dealt with i
6、t immediately.Aviolent BformalCurgent Dactive12If theres a lot of work_，Im happy to just keep on until it is finished.Ato do Bto be doingCdone Ddoing13Some false advertisements are taking the countryside women as their targets，because they are easy to_.Atake in Btake onCtake over Dtake up14The momen
7、t I saw him，he began to_about the bad weather he had while traveling there.He must have had a very unpleasant journey there.Acomplain BcompensateCcompromise Dexplain15He is ready to help others，seldom，_refusing them when they turn to him.Aif never Bif everCif not Dif any.阅读理解A(2013安徽示范高中二次联考) Are yo
8、u the type of person who always says “yes”？Ive come to learn that it is very important to learn to say “no”Its okay.People are still going to like you.They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.Im not saying to say “no” to someone who really needs your help.Im talking about turn
9、ing down that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you dont want to be a guest at.Think for a moment how you feel when you say “yes” to something that you really dont want to do.If youre like I once was，you cant sleep at night and you think about it too much.It w
10、eighs on your mind.You try to find ways out.Whatever youre saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldnt have all of these thoughts.So，why not just say “no” from the beginning？Maybe you feel like if you dont show up at the meeting (by the way，it is not one you must attend)，your boss isnt
11、 going to like you or your coworkers wont respect you.Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters wont love you as much if you dont do everything for them what they ask every occasion.If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter w
12、hat.People treat you the way you teach them to，and if youre someone who always says “yes”，then thats what theyre expecting.You need to do what is right for you.Of course we do have real obligations in life to fulfill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.1Which of the following st
13、atements would the writer agree with?AWe should try to do what our friends ask us to do.BWe should help others in need.CAlways saying “yes” means you are dishonest.DAlways saying “no” means you are brave.2Generally speaking，we agree to do what we hate to do because we_.Ahave a bad habit Bhave a kind
14、 heart Chave much concern Dhave obligations3The writer believes that if you say “no” to your family members，youll_.Ahave the same relationship with them as beforeBhave a loose relationship with themCdisappoint themDupset them4What would be the best title for the text?ALearn to Make a Right ChoiceBTo
15、 Be YourselfCDo What You Want to DoDLearn to Say “No”B(2013福建质量检测)In the 1950s，a family who owned a farm near Beulah，Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm (榆树)The bull paced around the tree，dragging the heavy iron chain，which led to a groove (槽) in the bark.The groove deepened over the years，though
16、 for whatever reason，it did not kill the tree.After some years，the family took their bull away.They cut the chain，leaving the loop (圈) around the tree and one link hanging down.Then one year，agricultural disaster struck Michigan in the form of Dutch Elm Disease.All of the elms lining the road leadin
17、g to the farm became infected and died.Everyone thought that the old elm would be next.The farms owners considered doing the safe thing：pulling it out and cutting it up into firewood before it died.But they simply could not bring themselves to do it.It was as if the old tree had become a family frie
18、nd.So they decided to let_nature_take_its_course.Amazingly，the tree did not die.Nobody could understand why it was the only elm that was still standing in the country!Plant pathologists(病理学家) from Michigan State University came out to observe the tree.They observed the scar left by the iron chain，no
19、w almost completely covered by bark.The plant experts decided that it was the chain that saved the elms life.They reasoned that the tree must have absorbed so much iron from the chain that it became immune (免疫) to the fungus (真菌)Its said that what doesnt kill you will make you stronger.Or，as Ernest
20、Hemimgway put it，“Life breaks us all，but afterwards，many of us are strongest at the broken places.”5What happened to the elms in Michigan during the agricultural disaster?AThe elms were tied by iron chains.BSome of the elms were cut up into firewood.CAll the elms were infected by a disease and died.
21、DNearly all of the elms died of a disease.6From the passage we can learn that the old elm was saved by_.Athe groove in the bark Bthe fungus in the treeCthe iron remaining in it Dits own immune system7The underlined sentence “let_nature_take_its_course” means_.Aleave the elm at the mercy of natureBhe
22、lp the elm grow normallyClet nature take the elm away Dhave nature give a lesson to the elm8What is the best title for the text?ANever Lose Heart in TroubleBStrike While the Iron is HotCBrave to Face FailureDStronger after Suffering 详解答案课时作业(十六).单项填空1解析：考查交际用语。句意为：我可以帮助你吗？你好像遇到了一些麻烦。没事儿，谢谢。我想我能处理好。第
23、一个说话人主动提出为第二个说话人提供帮助，根据答语中的“I think I can manage.”可知，第二个说话人婉言拒绝了，故选C，意为“没事儿，没什么”。答案：C2解析：考查冠词。“the following year”为固定搭配，表示“第二年”；“a second time”表示“又一次，再一次”。答案：A3解析：句意为：一项新的研究表明，人们日常采取的一些基本措施可以有助于减少温室气体的排放。A.减少，降低，砍伐；B.取下，记下；C.拆除；D.(车、机器)坏了，(身体)垮了。答案：A4解析：句意为：那些没被录取到大学的人，如果有可能，也许会去参加一些别的课程或成人高等教育班。考查省
24、略句：if possible是if it is possible(如果有可能)的省略形式。答案：B5解析：句意为：两国高层领导人之间的会谈在友好的气氛中进行。atmosphere气氛；state状态；situation处境；phenomenon现象。答案：A6解析：考查动词短语。句意为：教授认为那位年轻的工程师提出的想法值得考虑。分析句子结构可知，“the young engineer_”是定语从句，修饰先行词the idea，且根据句意可知，答案为A。bring up提出；make up弥补，组成；set up建立；pick up捡起，获得。答案：A7解析：句意为：公众关心的是医疗工作者和科
25、学家们是否能在短期内找到治疗这种新疾病的方法。be concerned about担心，关心；concerning为介词，意为“关于”，与题意不符。答案：C8解析：句意为：警察让约翰浏览(look through)那些照片并尽力找出他看到的那个人。look around四处看看；look after照看；look up查询。答案：D9解析：take off意为“去掉”，take sth.off ones mind去掉的心事。put on穿上，上演；pick up捡起，在半路上搭(人)；give out放出，发出。答案：B10解析：cant help but do sth.不得不做某事，but后
26、跟动词原形。答案：C11解析：由“我们立刻处理它”可知“事情很紧急(urgent)”。violent暴力的；formal正式的；active活跃的。答案：C12解析：句意为：如果有很多事要做的话，我会很高兴留下来直到工作结束。A项to do可用来作a lot of work的定语，表示将来。答案：A13解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意为：有些假广告把乡村妇女作为目标，这是因为她们容易上当。take in欺骗；take on呈现，雇用；take over接管；take up占据，从事。答案：A14解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：我一看到他，他就开始抱怨在那里旅行时的糟糕天气。那他在那里的这次旅行肯定不怎
27、么愉快。complain抱怨；compensate偿还，补偿；compromise折中，妥协；explain解释。答案：A15解析：根据句意分析，此处用if ever“如果曾经有的话”和前面的seldom相吻合，故选B。答案：B.阅读理解语篇解读：生活中，我们有义务完成应该做的事情，但是不必出于太多的顾虑，凡事惟命是从，要学会拒绝，学会说“不”。1解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的内容可知，作者认为我们应该帮助需要帮助的人，故B项正确。答案：B2解析：推理判断题。结合第三段第二句中的“you think about it too much”以及本段后半部分的内容可推知，我们之所以同意做我们讨
28、厌做的事情是因为我们有很多顾虑。答案：C3解析： 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句的内容可知，作者认为如果你对你的家人说“不”，他们与你之间的关系仍然会和以前一样。 答案：A4解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段就开门见山地点明了本文的中心话题，即要学会说“不”，所以D项作为本文的标题最合适。答案：D语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了在一次农业灾难中，荷兰榆树菌(Dutch Elm Disease)袭击密歇根的本土榆树，农场沿路边几乎所有的榆树都感染并死掉了，但有一棵曾经被铁链拴过的老榆树却仍然存活着。作者以这则故事告诉我们：曾经经历的磨难会让我们更强大。5解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段
29、第二句“All of the elms lining the road leading to the farm became infected and died.”可知，在这次农业灾难中，几乎所有的榆树都因为感染了荷兰榆树菌而死掉了。答案：D6解析：细节理解题。根据文章第六段第二、三、四句话“They observed the scar left by the iron chain.it was the chain that saved the elms life.must have absorbed so much iron from the chain.”可知，这棵老榆树是吸收了铁链中的铁
30、(iron)，增强了它对病菌的免疫力。答案：C7解析：句意理解题。根据文章第四段可知，农场的主人曾想过要在这棵榆树死之前将其砍掉当柴火，但由于这么多年来这棵老榆树已经成为了他们的朋友，所以他们不忍心下手，并决定让这棵榆树顺其自然。因此，此处的let the nature take its course意为“听天由命；任由大自然的摆布”，即leave the elm at the mercy of the nature。答案：A8解析：标题概括题。文章最后一段是全文的中心段，“what doesnt kill you will make you stronger.”和“Life breaks us all，but afterwards，many of us are strongest at the broken places.”是全文的升华，作者以老榆树的故事告诉人们，生活中的磨难并不可怕，它会使我们更坚强。所以D项“Stronger after Suffering”最适合做文章的标题，故答案选D。答案：D
