1、课时素养检测十一Unit 3Period 3. 阅读理解I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brothers doctors appointment. They were testing him for autism(自闭症 ). My brother, Captain, four years old at the time, had always been my best friend. We would wrestle, play games and have the best
2、of times together, even though we were far apart in age. My mom told me about the appointment, but when she got to the point about the test, she stopped. I turned around and she had tears in her eyes. I stared at her, wishing she would say something, when I realized what that silence meant. My eyes
3、got blurry (模糊的) and my breathing got very ragged. “The test was positive, sweetheart. ”she said. I broke down, crying. My mom was trying to cool me down, saying that Captain couldnt see me like this and I had to be a big girl, when the front door opened, and Captain, our three-year-old sister Cali,
4、 and my father came in. I walked out of the kitchen. I couldnt look at him. Everything had just changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy. We had to move a while later because Captain needed treatment. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when the
5、 “short bus” came and picked some kids up. The children in the other line started making jokes about the “retards( 智力迟钝者)”on that bus and I felt a strange feeling in my stomach, which I had never felt before. During a band class, my teacher, Mrs Young, stopped our playing to give us some feed-back.
6、“Guys, were playing like the kids on the short bus ! Come on! ” I felt that same feeling I had in the bus line. The entire room was laughing when I raised my hand. “Yes, Alexis? ” Mrs Young asked. “I dont think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who ha
7、ve great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also, I know some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people, so I would appreciate it if you didnt make fun of them. ” Everyone stared at me. Mrs Young apologized for the comment and then
8、started the song again. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了 Alexis 的弟弟被确诊为自闭症, 对 Alexis 的影响很大。到学校以后, 音乐老师在课堂上嘲笑了智力迟钝的孩子, Alexis 大声地表达了自己的想法, 谴责了老师的错误做法。 1. What did Alexis think her mother s silence mean in Paragraph 1? A. There was no chance for Alexis to play games with Captain. B. Captain was likely to miss the appoin
9、tment. C. Alexis had to prepare dinner quickly. D. Captain really suffered from autism. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据“My eyes got blurry and my breathing got very ragged. ”以及“The test was positive, sweetheart”可知, 弟弟被确诊为自闭症了。 2. Why did Alexis go out of the kitchen? A. Because she didnt want to help with dinner. B
10、. Because she wanted to play with Captain outside. C. Because she would be much sadder looking at Captain. D. Because she wasnt willing to meet a sick brother. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中 I couldnt look at him. Everything had just changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal litt
11、le boy. 可知 Alexis 走出去是因为她无法面对自己的弟弟, 看见他就会感觉很难受, 所以走开去回避一下。3. What Alexis said to her teacher can be seen as a kind of _. A. threatB. approval C. condemnationD. apology 【解析】选C。推理判断题。 根据文章倒数第二段可知 Alexis 认为老师不应该嘲笑那些孩子, 因为那样会伤害别人的感情。. 完形填空When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having be
12、en a Straight-A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class. When I took the first exam, I was shocked to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 3 English w
13、as my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 4. I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that 5 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 6 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened
14、patiently but wouldnt change his 7. One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 8 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my efforts did no good and everything 9 as before. The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter
15、what grade I got, it wouldnt cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 10 goodbye. I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 11 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I wouldnt have 12 much about a test. A
16、week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jaynes office. He 13 to be expecting me. “If I gave you the A-plus you expected, you wouldnt continue to work as hard. ”I stared at him, 14 that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head 15, as I had nev
17、er done before. I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了发生在作者和Jayne教授之间的一件事情。1. A. takeB. discuss C. c
18、overD. get【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据文章可知作者是全优生, 相信自己可以修(take)难的课程, 真正学点儿东西。discuss讨论; cover覆盖, 采访; get得到。2. A. sought B. presentedC. exchangedD. obtained【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者对Jayne教授在课堂上陈述(present)的观点非常感兴趣。seek寻找, exchange交换, obtain获得, 都不符合语境。3. A. butB. soC. forD. or【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。结合上文内容可知, 这里作者之所以惊讶是因为英语是作者(学得)最好的科目
19、。for表示原因。4. A. unchangedB. unpleasant C. unfriendlyD. unmoved【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。作者去找Jayne教授, 但是任凭作者如何争辩, 他都无动于衷。unmoved无动于衷的; unchanged 没有变化的; unpleasant 不高兴的; unfriendly 不友好的。5. A. reflectedB. meantC. improvedD. affected【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者决定更加努力, 虽然作者不知道那意味着什么, 因为学习对作者而言一直非常轻松。mean意味; reflect反映; improve提高; a
20、ffect影响。6. A. quarreledB. reasonedC. bargainedD. chatted【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者更加努力学习后, 不曾想成绩依然是77分, 于是再次与Jayne教授理论。reason with sb. 与某人讲道理; quarrel吵架; bargain讨价还价; chat聊天。7. A. attitude B. mindC. planD. view【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。教授耐心倾听, 但是不肯改变主意(mind)。attitude态度; plan计划; view观点。8. A. memorizedB. consideredC. accepte
21、dD. learned【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。作者加倍努力, 第一次明白了“thorough”这一词的含义。learn明白, 意识到, 认识到; memorize记住; consider考虑; accept接受。9. A. stayedB. wentC. workedD. changed【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。虽然作者加倍努力, 然而成绩不见起色, 一切如旧。go进展, 进行; stay 待着; work 工作, 运行; change变化。10. A. scholarshipB. courseC. degreeD. subject【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。第一段第一句提到作者想获得奖学金,
22、 可接连几次的考试成绩都不理想, 所以作者认为他要和奖学金说拜拜了。scholarship奖学金; course课程; degree程度, 学位; subject目标, 课程。11. A. helpedB. favoredC. treatedD. relaxed【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者不再努力学习, 在期末考试的前夜, 甚至请自己看了一场电影。treat sb. to请某人。help帮助; favor 喜欢; relax放松。12. A. care B. askC. cheatD. produce【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。第二天, 作者决定这一次不那么看重考试结果。care much a
23、bout很看重。ask询问; cheat欺骗; produce生产。13. A. happenedB. provedC. pretendedD. seemed【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文的内容可知, 过去的一切都是教授精心安排的, 所以他似乎在等着作者去找他。seem好像, 似乎; happen发生; prove证明; pretend假装。14. A. rememberingB. guessingC. supposingD. realizing【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。作者凝视着教授, 意识到他的分析和策略是正确的。realize意识到, 认识到; remember记住; guess 猜
24、测; suppose假设。15. A. outB. overC. onD. off【解析】选D。词汇搭配题。work ones head off表示“不断工作, 拼命干活”, 此处可理解为“拼命学习”。. 语法填空Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 1 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned
25、up. The river was so polluted that it 2 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup. But the river wasnt changed in a few days 4 even a few months. It took years of work 5 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the
26、 water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6 (clean) than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 7 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an imp
27、ossible situation, dont you want a quick fix immediately? While there are 8 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10 (patience). 1. 【解析】was。考查时态。事情发生在1969年, 是一个过去的时间, 故此处要用
28、一般过去时。2. 【解析】actually。考查词性转换。空格处修饰动词caught和burned, 故用副词形式actually。3. 【解析】the。考查定冠词的用法。后面的most outstanding是最高级, 其前面要用定冠词the。4. 【解析】or。考查并列连词。句意: 但是河流不是几天或几个月就改变了的。a few days和a few months为并列关系, 且此句是否定句, 因此要用or连接。5. 【解析】to reduce。考查非谓语动词之动词不定式。句中it是形式主语, 真正的主语是动词不定式, 故用to reduce。该句结构为It takes+时间+to do
29、sth. 。句意: 减少工业污染和净化水花费了数年的工作。6. 【解析】cleaner。考查形容词比较级。从后面的than可知此处要用比较级, 因此要用cleaner。7. 【解析】that/which。考查定语从句的引导词。定语从句的先行词为前面的habit。而该定语从句缺少主语, 因此要用that或which引导。8. 【解析】amazing。考查词性转换。此处用形容词修饰名词stories。amaze的形容词有两个, 一个是amazing, 另一个是amazed。修饰物(stories)当然用amazing。9. 【解析】changes。考查名词复数。前面是定冠词the。因此后面用名词,
30、 再由谓语动词are可知此空要用其名词的复数形式。故填changes。10. 【解析】patient。考查词性转换。此处用形容词作be的表语。名词patience(耐心)的形容词形式是patient(有耐心的)。【补偿训练】Alton TowersEnjoy a fun day out at Alton Towers, the UKs most popular theme park with lots of great rides, including the six biggest roller coasters. Open every day from the 21st of March
31、until the 8th of November. First admission is at 9: 30 am, with rides opening at 10 am. Usually closed between 5 pm and 6 pm. TicketsGate Price Online PriceAdult58. 8050. 28Child52. 8044. 88Thorpe ParkAs the UKs most exciting theme park, Thorpe Park is perfect for an exciting family day out. Great r
32、ides include Slammer and Tidal Wave alongside fantastic roller coasters. Open every day from the 12th of March until the 8th of November. First admission is at 10 am. Usually closed between 5 pm and 7 pm. TicketsGate PriceOnline PriceAdult56. 0049. 78Child51. 0049. 78Drayton ManorAs the UKs largest
33、family owned theme park, Drayton Manor is home to a lot of exciting attractions with roller coasters, zoo and Thomas Land. TicketsGate PriceOnline PriceAdult36. 0027. 75Child5. 005. 00 Open most days from the 21st of March until the 1st of November. First admission is at 9: 30 am, with rides from 10
34、: 30 am, and closing time is usually 5 pm. Chessington World of Adventures ResortChessington World of Adventures Resort is the UKs greatest family theme park. A fantastic day out with a great mix of rides. Chessington Zoo has lots of animals plus a Sea Life Centre. Open every day from the 18th of Ma
35、rch until the 2nd of November. First admission is at 10 am. Closing times are usually between 5 pm and 7 pm. TicketsGate PriceOnline PriceAdult52. 0046. 22Child48. 0042. 67【语篇概述】本文是一则广告, 介绍了英国非常著名的四个主题公园: Alton Towers、Thorpe Park、Drayton Manor、Chessington World of Adventures Resort以及这些主题公园的开放时间、门票价格
36、以及主要特点等信息。1. If a couple buy their tickets for Alton Towers on the Internet, they can save _. A. 7. 92B. 8. 52C. 16. 44D. 17. 04【解析】选D。数字计算题。根据第一部分Alton Towers中: TicketsGate PriceOnline PriceAdult58. 8050. 28Child52. 8044. 88可知成年人在网上订票可以节省8. 52英镑, 一对夫妻可以节省17. 04英镑。2. Whats special about Drayton Mano
37、r? A. It has a zoo. B. It is owned by a family. C. It offers some exciting rides. D. It is suitable for a whole family. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Drayton Manor部分第一句As the UKs largest family owned theme park. . . 可知, 这个主题公园是英国最大的家族拥有的。3. Which theme park has the most opening days in a year? A. Thorpe Park. B. Alton Towers. C. Drayton Manor. D. Chessington World of Adventures Resort. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Thorpe Park部分中的Open every day from the 12th of March until the 8th of November可知, 它的开放时间从3月12日到11月8日, 是四个主题公园中开放时间最长的一家。
