1、课时作业3基础检测1The advantages of this system are too numerous (众多的)to mention.2Her family founded(创立)the college in 1610.3According to the theory of relativity(相对论), nothing can travel faster than light.4He was still mourning(哀悼) his brothers death.5His interest in this subject gradually(逐渐地)decreases.6S
2、he was the most remarkable(显著的) woman he had ever encountered(遇到)7Ive made a rough draft(草稿)of the letter.8Her passion(热情)for me has cooled down. 9Shake him gently(轻轻地) to see if he responds.10His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence(结果), no plans had been made for his replacement.1He ha
3、s come to power in difficult and ambiguous circumstances.2To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 3.He has put forward new peace proposals.4Could you have given them the wrong drug by mistake? 5I will sum up all we have said.6The English have a passion for gardens.7Extra police are being d
4、rafted(draft)in to control the crowds.8Her dinner eaten (eat)alone，Mary walked straight into the library.9We came home and found her sleeping(sleep) on the sofa.10When walking down the street, I came across David, whom I hadnt seen for years.能力提升Michael Jackson was on the road of performing when he
5、was five years old.As is known to all, the road to fame and fortune is a long, hard one.Michael remembers those early years when he was young.“My father was a machine operator，” he explained, “and he worked at a steel plant.My mother worked at Sears, a big department store.But they were both musicia
6、ns.”Michaels father Joe Jackson realized his sons had a lot of talent, and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians.In those days there were plenty of music groups and some of them were very good.He knew if his sons were to stand out, they would have to be the best.Practice makes perfect
7、.And the Jackson boys practised! Gradually the group took shape.Then word of this group began to get around.Thus Michael got a chance to do some solo(独唱) songs.In the following years, Michael was always on the top.One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population
8、 of three million!When Michael was eighteen, he entered another field of his career(生涯)acting.“I plan to star in movies，” he told his friends, “but of course, my first love is music.”Michael wrote a lot of his own songs.“Songs came about in the strangest ways，” he said, “Ill just wake up from sleepi
9、ng and there is a whole song coming into my head.And then I put it down on the paper.”Still, with all his success, Michael managed to keep his head calm.“I just do a different job from other people，” he said, “but it doesnt make me think Im better than other people.”To be quite honest, his fans just
10、 love to hear and watch him!文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是Michael如何从五岁起一步一步走向成功的。1What can we know from the text?AMichael Jacksons parents enjoyed music a lot.BMichaels mother worked in a factory when he was young.CMichaels father spent a lot of time in drinking.DMichael began to earn money when he was only
11、 four years old.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But they were both musicians.”可知，迈克尔杰克逊的父母非常喜欢音乐。答案为A。2Michael Jackson wants to be _.Aa solo singer and musician rather than a film star and actorBnot only a film star and actor but also a singer and musicianCa solo singer as well as a musicianDa film star as wel
12、l as an actor答案：B解析：推理判断题。A与短文内容不符。选项C、D都只肯定了一个方面，未提及另一个方面。3Which of the following is true?AAll of Michaels songs were written by other people.BMichael thinks that he is much more clever than others.CMichael began to act in films when he was five years old.DA great number of New Zealanders bought a
13、record of Michaels.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population of three million！”可知D项正确。根据第五段内容可知C项错误；根据第六段中的Michael wrote a lot of his own songs.可知A项不对；根据倒数第二段中的“but it doesnt make me think Im better than other people.”可知B项不对。4Whats th
14、e main idea of the text?AHow Mr Jackson trained his children.BHow the Jacksons became successful.CWhy Michael is so popular all over the world.DHow Michael becomes so popular all over the world.答案：D解析：主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看，文章主要讲述的是Michael如何从五岁起一步一步走向成功的。故选D。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A 90yearold has be
15、en awarded “Woman Of The Year” for 1(be) Britains oldest fulltime employeestill working 40 hours a week.Now Irene Astbury works from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield，2 she opened with her late husband Les.Her years of hard work have 3(final) been acknowledged after a customer nomin
16、ated(提名) her to be Cheshires Woman Of The Year.Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award，proud Irene 4(declare) she had no plans 5(retire) from her 36yearold business.Irene said，“I dont see any reason to give up work.I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6(make) over the ye
17、ars.I work not because I have to，7 because I want to.”Granddaughter Gayle Parks,31who works alongside her in the family businesssaid it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award.She said，“We dont have any idea who put grandma forward.When we got a call 8(say) she was shortlisted，we th
18、ought it was 9 joke.But then we got an official letter and we were blown away.We are so proud of her.Its 10(wonder)”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文， 介绍了一位90岁的英国女性仍然坚持每周工作40个小时而获得“年度女性奖”的事迹。语篇以积极工作为切入点，宣扬劳动精神，引导考生培养劳动意识。1being解析：考查非谓语动词。介词for后跟动词时，要用其动名词形式。2which解析：考查非限制性定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，逗号后是非限制性定语从句，the pet shop是先行词
19、，定语从句中缺少opened的宾语，故用which引导非限制性定语从句。3finally解析：考查副词。副词修饰动词acknowledge。4declared解析：考查时态。分析句子结构可知，主句中缺少谓语动词；结合后面的had可知，此处应使用一般过去时。5to_retire解析：考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式短语作plans的后置定语，表示“她没有退休的计划”。6have_made解析：考查时态。根据空格后的时间状语over the years可知，句子要用现在完成时。7but解析：考查连词。not.but.不是而是。句意：我工作不是因为我必须工作，而是因为我想工作。8saying解析：考查非
20、谓语动词。say与前面的a call之间是主动关系，故填saying，现在分词短语saying.作后置定语，修饰a call。9a解析：考查冠词。joke“笑话，玩笑”，是可数名词。空格后用了单数joke，故其前用a。10wonderful解析：考查词性转换(名词变形容词)。系动词is后面跟形容词作表语。wonder对应的形容词是wonderful。阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class.They always played tog
21、ether and went home together.One day，Robert and Henry were going home from school，when，on turning a corner，Robert cried out，“A fight! Lets go and see！”“No，”said Henry.“Let us go quietly home and not meddle with(插手)this quarrel.We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble.Also our parents a
22、re expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I dont want them to worry about me.”“You are a coward，and afraid to go，”said Robert，and he ran away.Henry went straight home，and in the afternoon went to school as usual.But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward，and they laughed
23、 at him a great deal.From then on，they looked down upon Henry and didnt want to play with him together.Henry was sad but he wasnt angry with Robert for his rude behavior，because he learned that true courage is shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved，and that he ought to be af
24、raid of nothing but doing wrong.Thus，he just ignored the other boys laughter and continued to go to school and study as well.However，Robert didnt invite Henry to go home with him anymore.Instead，he had some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward.Every day after school，they didnt go home dire
25、ctly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.A few days later，Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river，and got out of his depth.He struggled，and screamed for help，but all in vain.His socalled friends got out of the water as fast as they could，and did not even
26、try to help him.答案Paragraph 1：Robert was fast sinking. It seemed as if Robert would be drowned.Just at the moment, Henry happened to be passing by.Hearing the screams, Henry ran to the riverside, threw off his clothes and jumped into the water without hesitation.He reached Robert just as he was sink
27、ing the last time.With great effort, and with much danger to himself, he brought Robert to the shore.Paragraph 2：Thus, Roberts life was saved. Robert and his new friends were ashamed at having called Henry a coward.They realized that Henry had true courage.They said sorry to Henry for their rude behavior and asked for his forgiveness.Henry forgave them happily.He and Robert were friends again and they went home together as usual.From this, Robert learned what true courage was: never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do evil.
