1、Unit 3 The world meets ChinaUsing language. 单句语法填空1. Because of the heavy traffic, it was already lunch break when she got to her office. 2. I am told that it will be at least two weeks before my father recovers from his illness. 3. Located where the Belt meets the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more
2、 to the Belt and Road construction. 4. As time went on, Einsteins theory proved to be correct. 5. If we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. 6. Ill be out for some time. In case anything important happens, call me up immediately. 7. Although
3、/Though its more possible for the chimpanzees to keep away from the music with fast rhythm, they did not show an actual preference for the music with slower rhythm. 8. But for now, they all have to postpone their plans until/till the winter storms pass. 9. Wherever youre from, you can come to dance,
4、 dine, and take part in outdoor and indoor concerts. 10. I have heard a lot of good things about you since I came back from abroad. . 选词填空however; while; before; the moment; whatever; though; where; so that; since; now that1. Why dont you get down to doing your housework before it is too late? 2. Wh
5、at clothes do you think I should wear to attend the ceremony? So long as you feel comfortable, whatever dress you like. 3. We need to know the custom of this country, so that we would not displease anyone. 4. While things had been tough at times when he was in school, he graduated from college with
6、the highest honor. 5. The moment the explorers landed on this strange land, they found beautiful mountains, rivers and forests. 6. However important we may regard school life to be, parents have a great influence on their children because they spend more time at home than in the classroom. 7. Now th
7、at we have gained enough knowledge of the language, we shall try to use it as much as possible. 8. Zhouqu County, Gansu Province is seeing improvements in life after the serious mudslides, though life is still far from normal. 9. Dad, the company is in trouble now. I want to resign as manager. I adv
8、ise you to stay in the post. The company needs you right where you are at the critical moment. 10. Since the orange trees suffered severe damage from a storm in the summer, the farmers are expecting a sharp decline in harvests this autumn. . 阅读理解(2021平顶山高二检测)Runners in a relay race pass a stick in o
9、ne direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road. The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern Ch
10、ina, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B. C. to about 1300 A. D. , when sea travel offered new routes. It was sometimes called the worlds longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. The
11、y passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe. The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goo
12、ds. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced a
13、n immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from Central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to
14、 world-wide business 2, 000 years before the World Wide Web. The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy, and religion. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了古代丝绸之路的发展, 具体介绍了丝绸之路的由来、途经的国家和古时人们通过丝绸之路进行的贸易往来以及丝绸之路为东西方
15、贸易发展和文化传播发挥的重要作用。1. What is required to be traders along the Silk Road? A. Remembering the entire trade route. B. Dealing with a lot of difficulties. C. Receiving certain special training. D. Knowing the making of products. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知他们经过了现在的18个国家。这条路线要穿越高山和沙漠, 而且要面临烈日、积雪甚至战争的危险。只有经验丰富的商人才
16、能安全返回。由此可知, 丝绸之路上的商人需要处理很多困难。故选B。2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Silk was the most prized product. B. The Silk Road led to world-wide business. C. People traded many goods along the route. D. The Silk Road used to be the worlds longest highway. 【解析】选B。段落大意题。根据第三段可知丝绸之路得名于它最珍贵的产品。丝绸可以像货币一样用来纳
17、税或购买商品。但是商人们所携带的不仅仅是丝绸。来自欧洲的金器、银器和玻璃大多在中东和亚洲被发现。其他地区的马匹交易改变了中国的农耕方式。由此可知, 第三段的主要内容是丝绸之路带动了世界范围内的贸易。故选B。3. How does the new technology travel along the Silk Road? A. Trading goods along the route. B. Sharing each others beliefs. C. Learning from one another. D. Making a living by traveling. 【解析】选C。细节
18、理解题。根据第四段可知, 中国人已经学会了把不同的树嫁接在一起, 创造出新的水果品种。他们把这门科学传给了其他人, 包括罗马人。罗马人用嫁接技术种植苹果。后文又提到丝绸之路为学习、外交和宗教提供了途径。由此可知, 新技术是通过互相学习沿着丝绸之路传播的。故选C。4. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Silk Road: East Meets WestB. The Silk Road: Past and PresentC. The Silk Road: Routes Full of DangersD. The Silk Road: P
19、athways for Learning【解析】选A。标题归纳题。通读全文, 文章介绍了古代丝绸之路, 古丝绸之路促进了中西方的货物、技术和文化交流, 说明了丝绸之路为世界贸易发展和文化传播所起到的重要作用, 是东西方之间的桥梁。故A选项“丝绸之路: 东西方交汇”最适合作为文章标题。故选 A。. 语法填空(2021济南高二检测)Dunhuang Sand Painting A Call to Cherish (珍惜) ArtDunhuang, an ancient Chinese city on the Silk Road, has 1. _ number of historical attr
20、actions and the worlds most treasured grotto (石窟) art. Recently, a sand painting was finished at Mount Mingsha, 2. _ (make) a sharp contrast to the surrounding desert. As the sun rose and set, the painting gradually faded away within a day after 3. _ (remove) canvas (帆布) over the painting. This work
21、 was accomplished by a young team of 4. _ (artist) led by Liu Jie, an expert in solid colour sand painting. He 5. _ (hope) the unique piece would remind people that art can easily fade away without proper protection, and said that the great culture of Dunhuang should be protected carefully. “It is v
22、ery meaningful to be part of this campaign to raise awareness. Hopefully, watching the 6. _ (disappear) of the painted sand can motivate a desire to cherish what is precious and translate it 7. _ action, ” Liu said. The good news is 8. _ scientists as well as visiting scholars from across the world
23、are drawn to the caves. Thanks to international cooperation and advanced technology, Mogaos relics have been 9. _ (successful)preserved. All these show how Mogao has built bridges of common understanding and share its 10. _ (culture) heritage with the world. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了素色沙画专家刘杰带领的年轻艺术家团队在鸣
24、沙山完成了一幅沙画, 以呼吁人们行动起来保护伟大的敦煌文化。1. 【解析】a。考查固定短语。句意: 敦煌, 丝绸之路上的中国古城, 有许多历史景点和世界上最珍贵的石窟艺术。根据空后的“historical attractions and the worlds most treasured grotto art”可知此处表示“许多”, a number of表示“许多”, 故填a。2. 【解析】making。考查非谓语动词。句意: 近日, 一幅沙画在鸣沙山完成, 与周围的沙漠形成鲜明对比。分析句子结构, 可知此处使用非谓语动词, a sand painting与make之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,
25、表示主动, 用现在分词作结果状语, 故填making。3. 【解析】removing。考查非谓语动词。句意: 随着日出和日落, 在将画布移开后的一天内, 这幅画就逐渐褪色了。介词after后接动名词作宾语, 故填removing。4. 【解析】artists。考查名词的数。句意: 这幅作品是由素色沙画专家刘杰带领的年轻艺术家团队完成的。a team of表示“一组/队”, 其后接可数名词复数, 故填artists。5. 【解析】hoped。考查时态。句意: 他希望这件独特的作品能提醒人们, 如果没有适当的保护, 艺术很容易消失, 并说伟大的敦煌文化应该受到仔细地保护。陈述的是过去的事情, 应该
26、用一般过去时, 空后的“said”也是提示, 故填hoped。6. 【解析】disappearance。考查名词。句意: 刘杰说: “参加这次提高人们意识的活动是非常有意义的, 我希望看着沙画消失的过程能够唤醒人们珍惜宝贵艺术的渴望, 并将其转化为行动。”作动词watch的宾语用名词, 表示抽象意义, 不可数, 故填disappearance。7. 【解析】into。考查动词短语。根据空前的“motivate a desire to cherish what is precious”可知此处表示“转化为”, translate. . . into. . . 表示“将转化为”, 故填into。8
27、. 【解析】that。考查表语从句。句意: 好消息是来自世界各地的科学家和访问学者都被石窟吸引。此处为表语从句, 从句成分完整, 用that仅起连接作用, 无实义, 故填that。9. 【解析】successfully。考查副词。句意: 多亏了国际合作和先进技术, 莫高窟的文物成功得到了保护。修饰动词preserved用副词, 故填successfully。10. 【解析】cultural。考查形容词。句意: 这些都表明, 莫高窟与世界各国架起了相互理解的桥梁, 共同分享莫高窟的文化遗产。修饰名词heritage用形容词, 故填cultural。. 完形填空One afternoon, I t
28、ook my daughter to go ice skating. I grew up ice skating, a(n) 1much like riding a bike. And she was eager to learn. We 2stepped onto ice that was more slippery than I 3. No sooner did our blades(冰刀)4the frozen area than both my daughter and I felt ourselves hurtling(猛冲)toward the ground. I feared m
29、y daughter falling again and asked her to stay aside watching but she 5. At that moment, her friend pirouetted(单脚尖旋转)toward us. She said, “Falling is part of any new 6Ill help her to skate! ”My daughter looked at me with 7 eyes and I agreed. Seconds later, my daughter8. I gasped as she struggled to
30、get up. Then I watched her9for her friends hand, get back on her10, and skate off only to fall three paces later. Over time, her falling became11. When they finally came back to the benches, my daughter exclaimed in 12: “Mama! I fell 22 times! ” I spent the next hour watching my daughter13the rink.
31、After falling, she got up by clinging to the wall and started to glide until she could make it all the way around without a single fall. 14my daughter stepped off the rink, with a 15 smile, “Mama! I did it! I did it! ”【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者女儿学习滑冰的故事, 在无数次摔倒后, 作者的女儿并没有放弃, 最后成功地学会了滑冰, 作者用这个故事告诉我们做任何事情都
32、不能轻易放弃。1. A. courseB. skillC. experienceD. story【解析】选B。句意: 我从小就滑冰, 这项技能很像骑自行车。根据常识可知, 滑冰和骑自行车都是技能。故选B。2. A. stablyB. hurriedlyC. awkwardlyD. skillfully【解析】选C。根据前文“And she was eager to learn. ”可知, 因为作者女儿想学滑冰, 因为不会, 所以此处指“他们笨拙地踩在冰面上”。故选C。3. A. imaginedB. expectedC. noticedD. remembered【解析】选D。句意: 我们笨拙地
33、踩在冰面上, 冰面比我记忆中的还要滑。根据前文“I grew up ice skating”描述可知, 以此处指冰面比作者记忆中还要滑。故选D。4. A. touchB. pressC. cut D. hit【解析】选A。根据空前“ our blades”和空后“the frozen area”可知, 因为刀片接触到了冰冻的地方, 所以作者和女儿就感到自己向地面冲去。故选A。5. A. succeededB. noddedC. refusedD. laughed【解析】选C。句意: 我担心我的女儿再次摔倒, 让她站在一边看着, 但她拒绝了。根据转折连词but可知, 空处需用动词refused,
34、 表示作者女儿拒绝了作者的要求。故选C。6. A. systemB. attemptC. discoveryD. road【解析】选B。由前文描述“ And she was eager to learn. ”可知, 作者女儿不会滑冰, 所以滑冰摔倒是新尝试的一部分。故选B。7. A. eagerB. worryingC. promisingD. surprised【解析】选A。句意: 女儿用渴望的眼神看着我, 我同意了。作者女儿不会滑冰, 渴望滑冰, 所以此处指作者女儿用渴望的眼神看着作者。故选A。8. A. advancedB. backedC. stoppedD. fell【解析】选D。句
35、意: 几秒钟后, 我女儿摔倒了。根据后一句“I gasped as she struggled to get up. ”可知, 作者的女儿挣扎着站起来, 由此可知, 此处表示作者的女儿摔倒了。故选D。9. A. lookB. sendC. careD. reach【解析】选D。根据前文描述和后文“for her friends hand”可知, 作者女儿摔倒了, 所以空处需用动词reach, 表示她伸手去拉她朋友的手。reach for. . . 伸手去拿, 固定短语。故选D。10. A. legsB. feetC. backD. hands【解析】选B。句意: 然后我看到她伸手去拉她朋友的手
36、, 重新站起来, 接着滑, 只滑了三步。根据后文“and skate off only to fall three paces later. ”可知, 作者女儿站了起来, 所以空处需用名词feet。故选B。11. A. less frequentB. less likelyC. more painfulD. more graceful【解析】选A。句意: 随着时间的推移, 她摔倒的次数越来越少。根据时间状语“Over time”和常识可知, 练习多了, 作者女儿摔倒的次数越来越少。故选A。12. A. angerB. shockC. fearD. delight【解析】选B。根据空后“Mama
37、! I fell times! ”可知, 作者的女儿摔倒了22次, 所以作者的女儿感到惊讶。故选B。13. A. seekB. circleC. leaveD. approach【解析】选B。句意: 接下来的一个小时, 我看着女儿在溜冰场转圈。根据上文可知, 作者女儿初学滑冰, 技术不好, 不断地跌倒、爬起, 在溜冰场上练习滑冰, 所以此处指作者看着女儿在溜冰场转圈。故选B。14. A. FinallyB. HardlyC. QuicklyD. Slowly【解析】选A。句意: 最后, 我女儿从溜冰场上走了下来, 笑容灿烂, “妈妈! 我做到了! 我做到了! ”根据故事发展可知, 作者女儿开始
38、不会滑冰, 到最后会滑, 所以此处需用副词Finally。故选A。15. A. kindB. wideC. forcedD. relieved【解析】选B。根据后文“Mama! I did it! I did it! ”可知, 因为作者女儿学会了滑冰, 所以她笑得很灿烂。故选B。阅读理解(2021开封高二检测)Temples have existed for thousands of years. They are the proof of cultures and civilization that existed many years ago. With their excellent a
39、rchitecture and structure they fascinate visitors from around the world. Temple of HeavenThe Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in the 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty as his personal temple, where he would pray for good
40、 harvest and to make up for the sins of his people. The temples architecture is quite interesting: Everything in the temple, which represents heaven, is circular whereas the ground levels, which represent the earth, are square. It symbolizes the relationship between the earth and heaven, the human w
41、orld and Gods world, which stands at the heart of Chinese cosmogony. Wat Rong Khun “White Temple”Immediately upon entering the grounds of Chiang Rais “White Temple” in Thailand, youll realize this contemporary, unconventional temple stands out, even in a country crowded with places of worship. The W
42、hite Temple is incredibly different and unique in its architecture, art and design. In fact, its designed in a very modern way, but still sticking to and respecting the conventional Buddhist principles. This temple is all white with many artistic decorations and statues full of mirrors that create n
43、ice silvery glittering reflections. Kinkaku-jiKyoto is filled with beautiful shrines and temples, but none can be compared to the beauty of Kinkaku-ji. This Buddhist temple has acquired a lot of fame recently and has become one of the most visited places in Japan. Whether you visit during the fall w
44、hen there are red momiji leaves contrasting the gold, in winter when the gold is topped with pure white snow, in spring with the cherry blossoms, or in summer allowing you to see the beautiful temples golden reflectionthere is never a bad time to visit this beautiful temple. Golden TempleThe Golden
45、Temple in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. For the Sikhs, the Golden Temple symbolizes endless freedom and spiritual independence. The site of the temple began with a small lake that was so peaceful that even Buddha came there to meditate (冥想). Thousands of years later, Guru Nanak
46、, the founder of Sikhism also lived and meditated by the lake. The temple itself is decorated with marble sculptures, gilded in gold and covered in precious stones. 【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了亚洲四座世界知名的庙宇。1. If youre interested in meditation, you would like to go to _. A. Kinkaku-jiB. Temple of HeavenC. Gol
47、den TempleD. Wat Rong Khun “White Temple”【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知, 这所寺庙的所在地始于一个小湖, 这个小湖非常宁静, 甚至佛陀也来此冥想。由此可推知, 喜欢冥想的人会想去Golden Temple。故选C项。2. What do the four temples in the text have in common? A. They are all located in Asia. B. They are all Buddhist temples. C. They have the same type of architecture
48、. D. They are all suitable to visit all the year around. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据Temple of Heaven部分的The Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. 可知, 天坛是一座位于北京的道教寺庙; 根据Wat Rong Khun “White Temple”部分的Immediately upon entering the grounds of Chiang Rais “White Temple” in Thailand可知,
49、 “白庙”位于泰国清莱; 根据Kinkaku-ji部分的This Buddhist temple has acquired a lot of fame recently and has become one of the most visited places in Japan. 可知, 金阁寺是一座位于日本的佛教寺庙; 根据Golden Temple部分的The Golden Temple in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. 可知, 金庙位于印度。综上所述, 这四座寺庙的共同点是它们都位于亚洲。故选A项。3. What
50、s the purpose of the text? A. To praise the architecture of the temples. B. To introduce some world-famous temples. C. To persuade visitors from around the world to come. D. To inform the long history of the well-known temples. 【解析】选B。写作意图题。根据文章的主要内容, 尤其是第一段, 寺庙已经存在了几千年。它们是多年前存在的文化和文明的证明。它们出色的建筑和结构吸引了来自世界各地的游客。可推测, 本文的主要目的是向读者介绍几座世界著名的庙宇。故选B项。
