1、课后限时作业(六) 语言知识练.单句语法填空1I _was coming_(come) to see you when I ran into my best friend, Tom.2_Looking_(look) out of the window, I saw some students playing there.3He went out and left the baby _sleeping_(sleep) in bed.4Without solar radiation, animals and plants _would die_(die)5He spent all the day
2、_wrestling_(wrestle) with the difficult problem.6It is proved that the medicine will be a cure _for_ lung cancer.7In our class there are 46 students，half of _whom_ wear glasses.8There are two hundred boys _ranging_(range) from seven to fourteen in age.9He asked for a _donation_(donate) but went away
3、 emptyhanded.10Franks dream was to have his own shop _in_ which to produce the workings of his own hands. .课文语法填空PIONEERS OF SCIENCEIf you had to choose the single most important discovery of the 20th century，you would have a real dilemma on your hands.It is possible 1._to single_(single) out a few
4、pioneers of the 20th century.One of the 20th centurys premier scientists 2._was_(be) Albert Einstein.In the summer of 1905，this outspoken young man was rocking his oneyearold baby 3._when_ he was suddenly inspired.“Emc2” was born.4._Using_(use) the most highpowered telescope of the time，Edwin Hubble
5、 discovered small areas of mist which were in fact galaxies like our own.Alexander Fleming saw a blue mould in the dish around 5._which_ the bacteria had been destroyed.This blue mould was in fact the natural form of penicillin.During the Second World War，the US Navy was looking for ways of 6._impro
6、ving_(improve) the accuracy of their missiles.The navy turned to Eckert，an 7._engineer_(engineering)，and Mauchly，a physicist，to wrestle with the problem and produce 8._a_ machine which was the worlds first computer to do the job.Without the breakthroughs of these pioneers，the world 9._as_ we know it
7、 today 10._would have been_(be) a completely different place.高考题型练.阅读理解Taking a shower is relaxing. You can hum(哼) a song, daydream or think about nothing, leaving the real world behind you. But did you know that showering can also benefit your mind?A research by Scott Barry Kaufman, a psychologist
8、from Yale University in the U.S. interviewed over 3,000 people around the world. It turned out that nearly twothirds of the interviewees said they had experienced new ideas in the shower and were more likely to have them in the shower than at work.So why does a simple shower have such magic power? S
9、cience can explain it.Showering can help to raise our level of dopamine(多巴胺), a hormone(荷尔蒙) closely related to our creativity. “People vary in terms of their level of creativity according to the activity of dopamine，” explained Alice Flaherty, a famous American neuroscientist. “Taking a warm shower
10、 can make us feel relaxed and therefore make the dopamine level rise and bring Aha！ moment to us.”Besides the chemical changes, showering may give you a break from what you feel you have been stuck with. Especially when you have thought hard all day about a problem, jumping into the shower can keep
11、you from the outside world so that you can focus on your inner feelings and memories. In this way, according to American psychologist Shelley H. Carson, author of Your Creative Brain, “a showering hour may turn into an incubation(孵化) period for your ideas.”Compared with sitting in front of a compute
12、r, taking a shower is something we do less frequently in our daily life. When showering, we get a fresh experience with the change of location, temperature and humidity(湿度). “New and unexpected experiences can lead to positive changes in thinking，” explained Kaufman. “Getting off the couch and jumpi
13、ng in the shower may create a distance and force you to think from a new point of view.”Showering allows us to enjoy the creative juices of our minds, but it neednt just be in the bathroom where you get your inspiration. For instance, Gertrude Stein, a female American writer and poet, got new ideas
14、by driving around a farm and stopping at different cows until she found the one that most inspired her. So try to create your own way to free your mind, whether its a walk near the ocean, a country drive or reading a book at home.语篇导读本文为说明文。科学研究证明洗澡对人们的身心有益，尤其是能激发大脑的创造力。1According to the passage, wh
15、at change can showering cause?ABringing the terrible moment to us.BIncreasing the level of dopamine.CLeading to boredom or tiredness.DSetting the creative part of the brain free.解析B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，洗澡能帮助提高多巴胺水平，故选B项。2If one has focused on something all day, what can showering help to do?AIt can help
16、 turn ones attention inwards.BIt can help draw ones attention to the outside world.CIt can help one make an important breakthrough.DIt can help many chemical changes take place.解析A细节理解题。根据第五段第二句可知，如果一个人一整天都专注于某事，洗澡能有助于将他/她的注意力转向关注他/她的内心世界，故选A项。3What can be inferred from the passage?AChanges in the f
17、requency of an action can create a new perspective.BIt is a good idea to talk with others about their sources of inspiration.COur lives might feel longer and fuller if we frequently try new things.DIt is helpful to try something different rather than stay focused on a difficult task.解析D推理判断题。根据最后一段可
18、以推断出，尝试一些不同的事情而不是只专注于一件困难的任务是有益的，所以D项的表述符合作者的言外之意，故选D项。4Why does the writer give the example of Gertrude Stein in the last paragraph?ATo encourage readers to find their own ways of getting inspiration.BTo point out to readers that its hard to find inspiration.CTo explain how to link inspiration with
19、 readers daily lives.DTo show that creativity often comes from strange places.解析A细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，作者举Gertrude Stein的例子是为了鼓励读者找到自己获得灵感的方式，故选A项。.完形填空The professor was searching for student volunteers in the lecture room for a Special Olympics event.As the signup sheet went up and down the rows, I st
20、arted to come up with my _1_. Maybe it was the distance to the college where the event was to take place, or the early hour that _2_ had to report for duty.Whatever the reasons that made me hesitate, I am thankful to this day that I _ 3_ up volunteering.If I had missed the event，I would have missed
21、one of the most unforgettable moments that I have ever _4_.I arrived at the volunteer tent bright and early.My task was _5_.I was to stand at the finish line only and wait until the event was over and then take the _6_ to the announcing booth (公告处)Standing at the finish line, I was able to witness m
22、any amazing efforts and close races.I was most impressed by the effort each athlete put into his or her _ 7_.What also impressed me was the sincere _ 8_ each athlete expressed while participating though sometimes the joy of participating in a sporting event can get _9_ in the fierce competition of w
23、inning and losing.Then an amazing moment happened right before my eyes. A group of athletes were _10_ up to run a short race.One of them was in a wheelchair, a little girl with a _11_ smile, wearing bright bows in her hair.Her smile filled the stadium that day.I couldnt help but smile back at her.Th
24、e gun sounded. They were off. Runners sped up in the _12_ with all their might(力气). My eyes _13_ for the little girl with the bright bows. There she was, pumping(快速运动) her arms with all the _14_ she had.Her efforts were getting little result, but that did not stop her.I noticed as she got closer tha
25、t she also had an injured arm. But that did not stop this bright star.The race was long over _15_ the young athlete kept pumping her arms.As she finally _16_ the finish line, the applause of the crowd was thunderous.There I stood _17_， with tears falling down my cheeks.After all these years, I can s
26、till hear those cheers.I wish I could thank that remarkable athlete for what her efforts _18_ this unmotivated college guy.I grew up a lot that day because of the _19_ of that little girl in the wheelchair. I was _20_ that day of a poem from a book that states, “Whatever you do, do it with all your
27、might.”1A.ideasBplansCsuggestionsDexcuses2A.runnersBstudentsCvolunteersDadvisors3A.gaveBended CstayedDwoke4A.ignoredBcontrolledCwitnessedDimagined5A.simpleBdifficultCinterestingDtiring6A.prizeBathleteCresultDwinner7A.mindBeventCvictoryDbody8A.joyBbeliefCtrustDconfidence9A.stuckBincreasedCrespectedDl
28、ost10A.mixedBcalledClinedDpiled11A.hugeBnarrowCweakDhard12A.courtBtrackCfieldDplatform13A.hopedBcaredCpreparedDsearched14A.desiresBcourage CenergyDdreams15A.butBandCorDso16A.feltBneared CtookDraised17A.cheeringBwaitingCcalculatingDrecording18A.paidBowed CdisappointedDtaught19A.honestyBbravery Cpopul
29、arityDcreativity20A.warnedBpersuadedCinformedDreminded语篇导读本文为夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者大学期间在一场奥运比赛现场做志愿者的所见所感。1解析D根据下文the reasons that made me hesitate可知，此处指当作者看到志愿者报名表时，开始找借口(excuse)，故选D项。2解析C根据上文提到的教授在寻找志愿者可知，此处指志愿者(volunteer)需要很早去报到，故选C项。3解析B根据下文可知，此处指不管让作者犹豫的原因是什么，作者很感激最终参加了这次志愿者活动。give up放弃；end up结束，告终；stay
30、 up熬夜；wake up醒来，故选B项。4解析C根据语境可知，此处指如果作者错过这次比赛的话，将不会见证(witness)那些难以忘怀的时刻，故选C项。5解析A根据空后的only及语境可知，作者的任务很简单(simple)，仅仅是站在终点处，等着比赛结束将结果(result)拿到公告处，故选A项。6解析C参见上题解析，故选C项。7解析B运动员参加的是比赛的项目，所以令作者印象最深刻的是每一名运动员将自己的努力融入到每一个项目(event)中，故选B项。8解析A根据下文的the joy可知，此处指同样让作者印象深刻的是每一名运动员发自内心的快乐(joy)，故选A项。9解析D根据语境可知，此处指
31、即使有时那种参加体育项目的快乐会迷失在(get lost in)激烈的比赛输赢中，故选D项。10解析C根据语境及常识可知，此处指一组运动员排队(line up)准备短跑比赛，故选C项。11解析A根据下文Her smile filled the stadium that day可知，此处指作者注意到在排队的运动员中，有一个坐在轮椅上带着灿烂笑容(a huge smile)的小女孩，故选A项。12解析B根据语境可知，此处指发令枪响，运动员们在跑道上尽全力加速前进。track跑道，符合语境，故选B项。13解析D根据下文There she was可知，此处指作者的眼睛在寻找(search for)小女
32、孩。hope for渴望得到；care for照顾，喜欢；prepare for为做准备，故选D项。14解析C要想让轮椅往前移动，必须要用力气(energy)，故选C项。15解析A尽管小女孩距离终点线还有很长距离，但是她依旧坚持着，上下文是转折关系，故选A项。16解析B根据下文人们为她鼓起雷鸣般的掌声及选项可知，她快要接近终点线了。near接近；靠近，故选B项。17解析A根据语境可知，此处指作者被这位坐轮椅的运动员所打动，站在那里为她加油(cheer)鼓掌，下一段第一句中的cheers也是提示，故选A项。18解析D根据语境可知，此处指这名非凡的运动员用自己的努力教育(teach)了(我)这名没有上进心的大学生，故选D项。19解析B根据语境可知，此处指由于那位坐轮椅的小女孩的勇气，作者在那天成长了。bravery勇敢；勇气，故选B项。20解析D根据语境可知，此处指那天的经历让作者想起了一本书上的一句诗：“不管你做什么，都要全力以赴。” be warned of被警告；be persuaded of相信；be informed of被告知；be reminded of使想起，故选D项。
