1、课时素养检测三Unit 1Period 3. 阅读理解Welcome to the pumpkin weigh-off at Half Moon Bay (半月湾), California. The event has always been very popular among most pumpkin growers. Thousands of people line up along the citys High Street and watch the proud pumpkin owners from across the country. Each pumpkin is caref
2、ully picked up by forklifts (叉式升降机) and placed on a digital weighing scale. Organizers are offering $30, 000 in total prize money for a new record pumpkin entering Half Moon Bay. But in order to receive the “New Record Prize”, the grower will have to bring a pumpkin heavier than the 2, 624-pound one
3、 grown by Mathias Willemijns in 2017. If the heaviest pumpkin in the contest is unable to surpass (超过) the record, its owner will receive $6 for every pound it weighs. When: Monday, October 9, 2018. Weighing will begin at 7 am and will end at 11 am. Growers will start lining the street as daylight b
4、reaks by 7 am. Where: I. D. E. S. Grounds, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California. Prize Money: New Record Pumpkin: $30, 000 (in total)1st Place: $6 per pound2nd Place: $2, 0003rd Place: $1, 5004th Place: $1, 0005th10th Place: $500 each11th20th Place: $100 eachSpecial Prizes: $500 for the most b
5、eautiful pumpkin, judged by the audience (color, shape and size). The top five pumpkins will be on display for the thousands of visitors to Half Moon Bays famous Art and Pumpkin Festival that will take place on October 1415, 2018. 【语篇概述】本文属于应用说明文。文章介绍了加利福尼亚的南瓜节。1. How much will the grower receive if
6、 he/she brings the heaviest pumpkin weighing 2600 pounds? A. $2, 000. B. $15, 600. C. $30, 000. D. $30, 500. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知, 组织者提供了30 000美元的奖金作为一个南瓜进入半月湾的新纪录。但是要想获得“新纪录奖”, 种植者要带来超过在2017年种植的2 624磅重的南瓜。如果比赛中最重的南瓜不能超过这个纪录, 它的主人只能得到每磅6美元的钱。而如果一个人带来重2 600磅重的南瓜, 没有超过2 624磅, 所以只能得到每磅6美元的钱。2 6006=15 6
7、00, 故选B项。2. Who will decide on the most beautiful pumpkin? A. The growers. B. The art judges. C. The organizers. D. The audience present. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Special Prizes: $500 for the most beautiful pumpkin, judged by the audience (color, shape and size)”可知由观众来判断, 故选D项。3. What is the purpose o
8、f the passage? A. To introduce a popular festival. B. To inform the prize for a competition. C. To explain how to grow huge pumpkins. D. To attract more people to grow pumpkins. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知, 本文主要介绍了加利福尼亚的南瓜节。B和D项是南瓜节的一个细节, C项文章没有涉及, 所以A项符合题意。. 阅读填句Christmas can easily become an expensive tim
9、e of a year. From gifts to decorating, the money spent on the celebration adds up quickly. But theres no reason to completely break the bank. 1Make a budget(预算). Set the amount youre willing to spend for the holiday, including gift giving, decorating and travel. 2 And if you can keep to your budget,
10、 youll lead an easy life in the following weeks and months. Start shopping for Christmas decorations early. Stores have sales for decorations between Halloween and Thanksgiving. 3 Better yet, go shopping for next years decorations the day after Christmas. You can buy many things at very low prices r
11、ight after Christmas. Shop for gifts all year round. Whenever youre out shopping, keep an eye out for great Christmas presents. 4 Shopping early can prevent you from spending more money than you can afford. And if you spend little here and there throughout the year, Christmas will have a much smalle
12、r influence on your wallet in December. Cut down your gift giving. Sometimes you just cant afford to get something for everyone. Remove the people from your list whom you rarely speak with. 5 The people you do choose to buy for dont need something expensive. Keep in mind that its the thought that is
13、 more important. A. Send them simple cards instead. B. This budget is perfect for many people. C. Once you have a budget set, keep to it. D. And its after Thanksgiving that the prices begin to go up. E. Christmas is known as the season of giving, sharing and receiving. F. There are ways to celebrate
14、 well and spend wisely at the same time. G. It doesnt matter when you get the gift, whether its January or June. 【语篇概述】在过圣诞节的时候, 人们往往会花很多钱, 那么怎样才能减少圣诞节的花销呢? 本文给出了一些有用的建议, 你不妨试一试。1. 【解析】选F。根据空前的But theres no reason to completely break the bank. 以及下文内容可知, 这有一些方法既可以帮你节省钱同时也能让你好好庆祝圣诞节, 故选F。2. 【解析】选C。根据空
15、后的And if you can keep to your budget, youll lead an easy life in the following weeks and months. 可知, 一旦你制定了预算, 就要遵守你的预算, 故选C。3. 【解析】选D。根据空前的Thanksgiving可知, 过了感恩节后价格开始上升, 故选D。4. 【解析】选G。根据空前的Whenever youre out shopping, keep an eye out for great Christmas presents. 可知, 不管你什么时候出去购物都注意看看圣诞节礼物, 不管一月还是六月,
16、 你什么时候买礼物都没有关系, 故选G。5. 【解析】选A。根据空前的Remove the people from your list whom you rarely speak with. 可知, 把那些你很少说话的人从你的名单里移出去, 不用给他们买礼物, 只需要给他们一些卡片就行, 故选A。. 完形填空I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. I just wanted to see how it 1 while I was still in the middle of it. This habit 2 firs
17、t my mom, then my friends, and finally even my own daughter. Often my 3 wouldnt be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were 4 as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else! ”At times I didnt5this bad habit
18、 to just books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and 6out what to do months and even years from now 7 enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the 8 of my life wasnt done yet and that I had many pages left to go. I still couldnt control my burning desire to write the 9 of i
19、t half way through. Time and again, I would 10jump ahead and try to solve every potential (潜在的) problem before it happened. Life, 11, doesnt work like that. It loves to 12 us, and you never know what new problems, changes or opportunities each new day will bring. Recently when I found myself living
20、in the 13 again, I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time. ” When I heard those words, I 14, turned the book of my life back to the 15 page, and thanked God for today. Each of us has to write the book of life line by line, moment by moment and trust that our story will
21、be brought to its perfect end. 【语篇概述】本文作者喜欢在读书读到一半时就先看故事的结局, 后来发展到其他事也这样没耐心。这让家人和朋友们, 甚至女儿都很不高兴, 女儿认为书应该从头到尾去读, 正如人生一样过好当下。1. A. changedB. startedC. endedD. continued【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文middle可知, 句意应为: 当一本书读到一半时, 我就想知道结局是怎么样的, 故选C。2. A. confusedB. annoyedC. delightedD. embarrassed【解析】选B。词汇复现题。confuse使困
22、惑; annoy使恼怒; delight使高兴; embarrass使尴尬。根据下文“Then one day my daughter told me in anger”可知, 我的这个坏习惯激怒了(annoyed)很多人, 故选B。3. A. impatienceB. misunderstandingC. disappointmentD. disagreement【解析】选A。词语辨析题。impatience没耐心; misunderstanding误解; disappointment失望; disagreement不同意。我的没耐心不仅限于我自己读的书, 对他人读的书也是很急于知道故事的结
23、局, 故选A。4. A. saying B. reading C. doing D. watching【解析】选B。背景常识题。本段讲的都是读书的事情, 根据这个背景可知, 此处应该是读书, 读书用动词read, 故选B。5. A. contribute B. devote C. apply D. limit【解析】选D。词语辨析题。contribute贡献于; devote奉献于; apply申请, 应用; limit限制。根据下句的“I also tried to skip ahead in my own life”可知, 作者的坏习惯不仅限于看书方面, 也体现在他的生活上, 故选D。6.
24、 A. try B. figure C. let D. turn【解析】选B。固定搭配题。try out试验, 测试; figure out弄懂, 搞清楚; let out 泄露; turn out 结果是。我总是想要看到未来几个月甚至几年以后的事, 而没有享受现在的生活, 故选B。7. A. on the part ofB. other thanC. instead ofD. on the basis of【解析】选C。短语辨析题。on the part of就而言; other than除了, 不同于; instead of代替, 而不是; on the basis of根据。联系上下文可
25、知此处为转折关系。故选C。8. A. book B. river C. picture D. play【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。book书; river河流; picture图片; play剧。根据空后的“that I had many pages left to go”可知, 这里作者把生活看作一本书, 故选A。9. A. feelings B. beginningC. ending D. comments【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。feeling感觉; beginning开端; ending结局; comment评价。根据前文可知, 我在看书时总喜欢看到一半就想知道结尾, 而对于自己人生的这
26、本书, 虽然还没有写完, 但我已迫不及待地想要写出结局。故选C。10. A. consciouslyB. strangelyC. foolishlyD. critically【解析】选C。词语辨析题。consciously自觉地; strangely 奇怪地; foolishly愚蠢地; critically批评性地。根据下文“Life, _, doesnt work like that. ”可推知, 我总是在每一个潜在的问题还没发生时就尝试解决它, 所以这是愚蠢的, 故选C。11. A. otherwiseB. moreoverC. thereforeD. however【解析】选D。词语辨
27、析题。otherwise否则; moreover而且; therefore因此; however但是。然而人生并不像我们预设的那样, 故选D。12. A. surprise B. cheat C. satisfy D. frighten【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。surprise使惊讶; cheat欺骗; satisfy使满意; frighten吓唬。从下文中的“you never know what new problems, changes or opportunities each new day will bring”可知, 生活总是有新问题, 改变或者机会使我们感到很惊讶, 故选A。1
28、3. A. present B. future C. memory D. dream【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。present现在; future未来; memory记忆; dream梦想。根据上文, 我在生活中总是想要搞清楚未来几个月甚至几年的事情, 即生活在“未来”, 故选B。14. A. cheered B. cried C. lost D. smiled【解析】选D。词语辨析题。我明白了生活要一天天地过, 所以我笑了, 故选D。15. A. exciting B. hopeful C. favorite D. right【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。exciting令人激动的; hopefu
29、l充满希望的; favorite最喜欢的; right对的。当内心的声音提醒我要过好每一天时, 我把人生的这本书翻回到正确的(right)那一页。故选D。. 语法填空There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held 1. _ (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honour some famous people or important 2. (event), and to express peoples gratitude to the God. For
30、 example, in India, October 2 is 3. national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader 4. helped gain Indias 5. (depend) from Britain. 6. _(tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which 7. (celebrate) in January or February, is the most 8. _(energy) and important because it is a festival that
31、 looks forward 9. the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10. _(forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while. 【语篇概述】本文为说明文, 主要介绍了全世界各国举办节日的目的, 并举例说明。1. 【解析】to satisfy。考查非
32、谓语动词。根据下文的并列不定式短语to honour. . . and to express. . . 可知, 空处也应用不定式作目的状语, 故填to satisfy。2. 【解析】events。考查名词复数。event是可数名词, 且空前有some限定, 故填复数形式events。3. 【解析】a。考查冠词。festival是可数名词, 此处表泛指, 且national的发音以辅音音素开头, 故填不定冠词a。4. 【解析】that/who。考查定语从句。空处引导限制性定语从句, 关系词在从句中作主语, 先行词为the leader, 指人, 故填that/who。5. 【解析】indepen
33、dence。考查名词。名词所有格后应接名词; 再根据常识可知, 甘地领导印度人民获得独立, 故填independence(独立)。6. 【解析】Traditionally。考查副词。空处在句首, 且有逗号隔开, 故填副词Traditionally作状语修饰整个句子。7. 【解析】is celebrated。考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。空前是关系代词which, 在从句中作主语, 先行词为the Spring Festival, 谓语应用单数; the Spring Festival与celebrate为动宾关系, 应用被动语态; 此处陈述客观事实, 应用一般现在时, 故填is celebra
34、ted。8. 【解析】energetic。考查形容词。空处在is后作表语, 且与后面的important并列, 故填形容词energetic(充满活力的)。9. 【解析】to。考查固定搭配。look forward to sth. 期望某事, 为固定搭配, 故填介词to。10. 【解析】forgetting。考查非谓语动词。此句的谓语动词是can get, 且空前无连词, 因此空处应用非谓语动词; 主语people与forget构成主动关系, 故填现在分词forgetting作伴随状语。完形填空Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting.
35、 As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1 before setting down. High desert winds had 2 the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be circling the city for a few minutes waiting to 3. We were also told to remain in our seats meanw
36、hile with our seat belts fastened 4 there might be a few bumps(颠簸). Well, that few minutes turned into about fourfive minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) 5 by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 6 and had to use airsickness bags. As you mig
37、ht guess, thats not a good thing to have happened in a narrow space because it only 7 to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very 8. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 9 noticed. Every passenger simply hel
38、d on for dear life. . . except one. A baby was having a good time! With each bump of the 10 ! He would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this, I 11 that he didnt know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 12. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those ar
39、e what we grown-ups have learned from 13. He was enjoying the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and 14 back into my seat, pretending I was really on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even 15 to giggle once or twice
40、, much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了作者一次因开会去拉斯维加斯时, 飞机因沙尘暴而延时降落, 在不断延长的等待中, 成年人焦急、害怕, 唯独不知恐惧的婴儿在享受着过山车一样的颠簸。作者深受启发, 体验了一次孩子般的享受。1. A. mistake B. delay C. change D. wind 【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据 “High desert winds. . . to close all but one runway”可知,
41、因沙尘暴关闭所有的跑道, 只留一条, 故应为延时降落, 故选B。2. A. forcedB. warnedC. sweptD. reminded【解析】选A。词语辨析题。因为沙尘暴迫使机场关闭跑道。 B意为“警告”; C意为“打扫, 席卷”; D意为“提醒”, 均不符合题意, A意为“逼迫”, 符合句意, 故选A。3. A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上下文句意可知, 飞机要绕城市盘旋几分钟以便等待着陆, 故选D。4. A. if B. though C. because D. while【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。句意: 我们也
42、被告知在座位上坐好, 系好安全带, 因为飞机可能有些颠簸。此处应为because引导的原因状语从句, 故选C。5. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick【解析】选B。习语搭配题。make. . . pale by comparison 固定短语, 表示“使相形见绌”, 此处用以强调飞机在空中极不稳定, 故选B。6. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid 【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。句意: 运动如此剧烈使几个旅客感到恶心而不得不用呕吐袋。sick 意为“恶心的”; nervous意为“紧张的”; angry 意为“生气的”; af
43、raid意为“害怕的”, 故选A。7. A. Happens B. Continues C. Fails D. serves 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。在这种情形下本来就很难受, 在飞机上呕吐使得这种难受更加强烈。此处serve意为“起作用, 用作”, 故选D。8. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded【解析】选A。背景常识题。根据后面的 “a sense of anxiety and fear”可知, 人们都很紧张、焦虑, 在这种情形下飞机上的人一定是静悄悄的, 故选A。9. A. partly B. gradually C. shortly D. clea
44、rly【解析】选D。词语辨析题。飞机上乘客们的焦躁不安, 应该是能够很明显地被感觉到。clearly表示“明显地”, 符合句意, 故选D。10. A. seats B. passengers C. flight D. airplane【解析】选D。词语辨析题。应是飞机的每一次颠簸让孩子体验到坐过山车一样的感受, 孩子发出咯咯的笑声, 故选D。11. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。句意: 我意识到孩子不知道他应该害怕和担心。realize表示“意识到”, 符合句意, 故选A。12. A. health B. safe
45、ty C. joy D. future【解析】选B。词语辨析题。句意: 我意识到他不知道他应该为他的安全害怕和担心。health表示“健康”; joy表示“高兴”; future表示“将来”; safety表示“安全”, 符合句意, 故选B。13. A. teachersB. booksC. experienceD. practice【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。成人都是从孩子时代过来的, 是成人的亲身经历让他们知道孩子所不知道的害怕和担心。experience表示“经历; 经验”, 符合句意, 故选C。14. A. sat B. lay C. went D. rode【解析】选A。习语搭配题。sat back into my seat意为“坐回到我的座位上”, 故选A。15. A. attemptedB. managedC. wantedD. decided 【解析】选B。词语辨析题。我甚至咯咯地笑了一两次。作者应该是笑出了声, 才让邻座的手拿呕吐袋的人懊恼。manage to do sth. 固定短语, 表示“设法做成某事”, 故选B。
