1、课后限时作业(三)Period ThreeGrammar语言知识练.单句语法填空1I have been looking (look) for a job for three months, and this is my first formal interview.2The little boy was dirty all over because he had been playing(play) in the mud all the morning.3Here he is! We have been waiting (wait) anxiously for him since last
2、night.4I will be sleeping (sleep) at 7：00 tomorrow morning because its Sunday.5Pick me up at 8 tomorrow.I will be having (have) my breakfast before then.6Leave me alone.I have been writing (write) the article all the afternoon and havent finished yet.7Yesterday afternoon I was doing (do) my homework
3、 when Mary called.8After school we went to the readingroom to do some reading, only to be told that it was being decorated (decorate)9More expressways will be built (build) in Wuhan soon to promote the local economy.10Close the door of fear behind you, and you will see (see) the door of faith open b
4、efore you.高考题型练.阅读理解Paula Radcliffe, chasing(角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said, “Athens made me a stronger person
5、 and it made me care less about criticism.”“In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She didnt care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in
6、 Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she hasnt spoken to me last year and if she really cared for me, Im sure she would have contacted me.”Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.“In New York I wasnt in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the
7、 race.”Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However, Radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her “final” world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce
8、only four or five worldclass times.“I dont think thatalthough I cant put a number on it，” said Radcliffe.“That changes from person to person.”Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance some point in the future.Following a successful threemonth training period in the United
9、States, the 31yearold will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time 2：18：56 in her first 42.2kilometre race three years ago.Afterwards she set a “mixed course” mark of 2：17：18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to
10、 a time of 2：15：25 in the 2003 London event.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了著名马拉松运动员Paula Radcliffe不畏困难，创造属于自己的成绩的故事，告诉我们要有坚强的意志。1What influence did Radcliffes failure in Athens have on her？A.It made her develop respect for Liz.BIt made her love people around her more.CIt made her rest for five months.DIt made her fa
11、ce criticism calmly.解析 D推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Radcliffe在雅典奥运会的失败让她能平静地面对批评，故选D项。2What can we infer from the passage?ARadcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.BRadcliffe didnt fully recover before the New York City marathon.CRadcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City ma
12、rathon.DRadcliffe had a 3month training before the New York City marathon. 解析 B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，Radcliffe在纽约市马拉松比赛前还没有完全恢复。A、C两项文章里没有提到，D项应该是在伦敦马拉松比赛之前，故选B项。3What does the underlined sentence “I cant put a number on it” in Paragraph 8 mean?AShes not sure if she has the ability to set a new world reco
13、rd.BShes not sure if she can win another race though she has won many times.CShes not sure how many times a marathon runner can set the world record.DShes not sure if she has the ability to produce four or five worldclass times.解析 C句意理解题。根据第七段中的produce only four or five worldclass times可知，画线句指Radcli
14、ffe不确定马拉松运动 员能创造多少次世界纪录，number在这里指的是次数，故选C项。4What can we learn from Radcliffes story?APractice makes perfect.BWell begun is half done.CA friend in need is a friend indeed.DWhere there is a will there is a way.解析 D主旨大意题。根据Radcliffe的故事可知，她的付出最终获得了回报，故选D项。.七选五A new study suggests that the timing of a w
15、ound affects the speed at which it heals.Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those at night.The study showed how the bodies circadian rhythm(昼夜节律) controlled the healing of wounds._1_ It tells our bodies when to wake up, eat and sleep in a cyclea series of activities th
16、at repeat themselves day after day._2_ In the study, researchers found that skin cells moved faster to repair wounds suffered during the day.Their findings were published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.The researchers examined cells, mice, and burnt injury databases._3_ Nighttime burn
17、sburns suffered between 8 oclock at night and 8 oclock the next morningwere 95 percent healed after an average of 28 days.But after an average of 17 days, daytime burnsburns suffered between 8 oclock in the morning and 8 oclock at nightwere 95 percent healed._4_Wounds are very costly to treat. _5_ I
18、n Britains National Health Services, for example, such services cost around $6.56 billion per year. Experts say the high costs result, in part, from a lack of drugs that speed up the closure of wounds.AEach cycle lasts about 24 hours.BThe circadian rhythm is like a clock or timer.CSpecifically, thei
19、r investigation found the following information.DThe new studys findings could help scientists develop better drugs.EIn other words, nighttime injuries took an average of 11 days longer to heal.FWorldwide, billions of dollars are spent every year on woundtreatment services.GThats what a group of res
20、earchers from a university in Canada recently published.语篇导读本文主要介绍了人体昼夜节律影响伤口愈合速度的研究结果。1.解析 B顺承关系。本段主要介绍人体昼夜节律的定义和功能。根据空前的circadian rhythm(昼夜节律)和空后的It tells our bodies when to wake up, eat and sleep in a cycle可知，B项符合语境，其中的The circadian rhythm承接上文，故选B项。 2.解析 A顺承关系。空前讲到了人体昼夜节律的功能，A项进一步介绍人体昼夜节律的基本情况，其中
21、的Each cycle与空前一句中的a cycle呼应，故选A项。3解析 C顺承关系。空前一句讲到研究人员检查了细胞、老鼠和烧伤的数据库，空后是研究人员的发现，C项承上启下，符合语境，故选C项。4解析 E总结关系。上一段讲述夜晚伤口的愈合情况，本段讲述白天伤口的愈合情况，再结合选项内容可知，E项符合语境，故选E项。5解析 F诠释关系。本段第一句是中心句，主要讲述治疗伤口的费用昂贵，F项符合语境，故选F项。快解：本段主要讲的是治疗伤口的费用昂贵，选项中只有F项提到了费用问题，据此可直接锁定答案。.语法填空The Forbidden City, 1._(locate) at the exact c
22、enter of Beijing, is a place full of wonders.But more than 600 years after it was built, its still managing 2._(serve) up surprises because the Forbidden City has survived more than 200 earthquakes.Most structures arent made to survive 3._(nature) disasters, let alone those built hundreds of years a
23、go.To show 4._ strong ancient Chinese buildings really are, a television documentary by British broadcaster Channel 4 explored the skills of the ancient buildings designers.A group of Chinese carpenters and 5._(engineer) were shown building a scale model of one of the Forbidden Citys palaces, at one
24、 fifth of the size.The model 6._(put) to the test.It was subjected to a simulated earthquake of 9.5 on the Richter scale.Instead of falling apart, the model was just moved 7._(gentle) during the test.According to experts, the answer to the Forbidden Citys strength, lies in dougong8._ old building me
25、thod invented in China.In spite of being held together 9._ any nails or glue, dougong is perfect at 10._(keep) structures together.So as Chinas most popular tourist destination, perhaps the Forbidden City should add one more thing to its list of attractions: earthquake shelter.语篇导读本文揭秘故宫六百年遇200次地震仍岿
26、然不倒的真相。1.located解析 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词，空前无连词，故用非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处充当定语，省略了which is；be located at表示“位于”。2to serve解析 考查非谓语动词。manage后面接动词作宾语时，应用动词不定式，故填to serve。manage to do sth成功做某事。serve up提供；上菜。3natural解析 考查词性转换。空处充当定语，修饰disasters，说明被修饰词的性质，表示“自然的”，故用形容词natural。4how解析 考查副词。句意：为了表明中国古代的建筑是多么的结实，英国第四频道电视台的
27、一个电视纪录片探索了中国古代建筑设计师们的技艺。感叹句中how表示“多么”，修饰形容词strong。5engineers解析 考查名词的数。根据句意及限定词A group of可知，应用名词engineer的复数形式。6was put解析 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据上下文可知，动作发生在过去，故用一般过去时；主语为The model，谓语应用单数；主语The model与谓语动词put构成动宾关系，故用was put。7gently解析 考查词性转换。空处作状语修饰动词moved，故用副词gently。8an解析 考查冠词。method是可数名词，这里表示泛指一种，故用不定冠词；old以元音音素开头，故填an。9without解析 考查介词。根据上下文可知，用斗拱这种技术建造房子不需钉子和胶水，故用without。10keeping解析 考查非谓语动词。空处充当介词at的宾语，故用keep的动名词形式。