1、课时作业(八)Unit 3Section Grammar动词不定式作定语和结果状语.写出画线部分所作成分1His ambition to become the world swimming champion was understandable._2Do you have anything to be taken there?_3I hurried to his house, only to find him out._4Can you find a proper person to finish this job in time?_5In the end he made up his min
2、d to go by train._6The Arab woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent._7He woke up to find everybody gone._8Do you have anything to do tonight?_9She was too young to understand that._10The poor often have no room to live in._.用所给词的适当形式填空1I was watching the watch all through the
3、 meeting, as I had a train _ (catch)2We will bring the books for you when we take part in the summer camp _ (hold) in your school in July.3There are still many problems _ (solve) before we are ready for a long stay on the Moon.4Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _
4、 (find) it didnt fit.5Volunteering gives you a chance _ (change) lives, including your own.6When a new day breaks, the walls made of adobes (土坯) have given out their heat and are now cold enough _ (cool) the house during the hot day.阅读理解AMark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, drugs,
5、fighting and povertyyou name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund (奖学金基金) provided his tuition (学费) for his high school, where he was a great baseball player. Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. Bu
6、t there were problems of finding the time for all he needed to do. Afterschool tutoring (指导) seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark give up sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss prac
7、tice and then perform any less than at his best on the field was not wise.A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to teach Mark math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Payday doesnt always come on Mondays.” When we
8、were not working with Mark to improve his skills for ACT, the coach and Marks dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled_on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score. It takes months to rece
9、ive the results of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door. Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun (快速旋转) me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “Im going to college! Im going to coll
10、ege! Thank you! Now, wheres Mrs. Jones? Ive got to tell her too!”Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Payday doesnt always come on Mondays” meant.1Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because _.Ahe spent most of his spare time practicing baseballBhis family couldnt
11、afford any tutoring for himChis parents didnt care about his studyDhe was often involved in the crime in his neighborhood2What can we know about Mark from the passage?ANo teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.B. Theft wasnt a problem in Marks neighborhood.CMark passed ACT due to his teachers
12、 help.DMark owed his success in passing ACT to his working hard.3Which can replace the underlined word “settled on” in the fourth paragraph probably?AWas accepted by.BReached a final decision about.CPaid a visit to.DBecame familiar with.4What is the best title for this passage?APayday Will Come Some
13、 DayB. Practice Makes a Better LifeC. Relationships Between Teachers and StudentsD. Never Give Up on YourselfBSmoking is harmful. But as soon as you quit the habit, everything will be OK, right? Wrong. New research has found that even if you give up smoking, the damage it has done to your genes (基因)
14、 will stay there for a much longer time. In the research, a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people. Among them, some were smokers, some used to smoke, and the rest were nonsmokers. Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changeda number t
15、hat is onethird of known human genes.According to NBC News, both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes. Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their daytoday lives while doing things like smoking. When you stop smoking, a lot of these g
16、enes will return to normal within five years. This means that your body is trying to heal (治愈) itself of the harmful effects of smoking. But the changes in some of the genes stay longer. They can stay for as long as 30 years. Its almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement (水泥)it will always be th
17、ere, even when youve walked away and when the cement becomes dry. Although the study results may make people unhappy, there is a bright side: the findings could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage that was caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have the risk of heart
18、 disease or cancer.5Whats the writers purpose of writing Paragraph 1?ATo give an example.BTo introduce the topic of the passage.CTo make an argument.DTo show the main idea of the passage.6Most genetic changes are caused by _.Apeoples condition at birthBenvironmental pollutionCpeoples bad living habi
19、tsDheart disease and cancer7What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?AThe cement.BThe footprint.CThe harmful effect. DThe genetic change.8What can we know from the last paragraph?AThe findings are the fruit of many years research.BThe findings have prevented more people from starti
20、ng to smoke.CThe findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself.DThe findings can help to find cures for genetic damage caused by smoking.完形填空The Adams family home has been taken over by origami (折纸) in all sizes and shapes. No one seems to _1_, though. Those paper creations are _2_ cle
21、an water projects around the world and saving lives. A messy home is a small price to pay _3_. In 2011, Isabelle Adams and her sister Katherine learned that every five seconds, a child died from _4_ of clean water and that girls of their age couldnt go to school _5_ they were fetching water all day
22、for their families. They _6_ to do something. “So we took something that we loved doingfolding origami, with the _7_ goal to help fund a well in Ethiopia.” explains Katherine. _8_, they ended up selling out and raising far more than that to fully _9_ the cost of the well. Katherine, now 13, adds, “I
23、t just snowballed, _10_ the founding of the project Paper for Water.” In eight years, this project has _11_ more than 2 million for over 200 water projects in 20 different countries. Now, the rest of the Adams family are also _12_. But at the heart of it, beneath countless paper decorations sit two
24、bold sisters hoping to _13_ other girls and boys. “Kids have an incredible ability to make a real _14_ to the world if theyre just given the chance,”Isabelle says, “and if people _15_ them in their efforts.”1A.mindBnoticeCappreciate Dremember2A.decorating BrewardingCattracting Dfunding3A.in exchange
25、 Bin turnCin terms Din response4A.pollution BlossClack Dwaste5A.although BbecauseCunless Dwhile6A.hesitated BdecidedChappened Ddemanded7A.lifelong BindividualCoriginal Dcritical8A.Obviously BUnexpectedlyCSuddenly DGradually9A.spend BfillCoffer Dcover10A.trying out Bdepending onCcontributing to Dappe
26、aling to11A.saved BborrowedCearned Dcollected12A.involved BpraisedCrecognized Demployed13A.satisfy BinspireCinform Dcomfort14A.judgment BsenseCdifference Dconnection15A.support BpersuadeCwelcome Daward课时作业(八).写出画线部分所作成分1定语2.定语3.结果状语4.定语5定语6.结果状语7.结果状语8.定语9结果状语10.定语.用所给词的适当形式填空1to catch2.to be held3.
27、to be solved4to find5.to change6.to cool.阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述Mark的故事告诉我们付出总有回报的道理。1答案与解析:A考查细节理解。由第二段中的“But there were problems of finding the time for all he needed to do. Afterschool tutoring (指导) seemed impossible because of baseball practice”可知,Mark很难找到时间做他需要做的所有事情,因为棒球练习和课后辅导似乎是不可能同时进行的,所以
28、Mark学习困难主要是因为他把大部分课余时间都花在练习棒球上了。故A项正确。2答案与解析:C考查推理判断。由文章第三段的内容,以及第六段中的“Im going to college! Im going to college! Thank you! Now, wheres Mrs. Jones? Ive got to tell her too”可知,多亏他的老师的帮助,Mark才通过ACT考试。故C项正确。3答案与解析:B考查词义猜测。由“He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. Bu
29、t he needed a good ACT score”可知,Mark决定去那所为他提供两项运动奖学金的大学,但是他需要一个好的ACT分数,同时结合第六段中的“Im going to college! Im going to college”可判断settled on的意思是reached a final decision about (达成最终的决定)。4答案与解析:A考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,本文叙述了生活环境很糟糕,靠奖学金上高中的Mark是一名非常出色的棒球手,大多数的时间他都在进行棒球训练,用在学习上的时间很少,后来在老师的帮助以及个人的努力下,Mark顺利通过ACT考试,被大学
30、录取,从而改变自己生活的故事。这个故事告诉我们,无论什么样的出身环境,无论被限制于什么样的条件,付出总有一天会得到回报。故A项正确。B【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了即使不再吸烟,吸烟所造成的基因损害也会存在一段时间,有的甚至会存在30年。5答案与解析:B考查推理判断。根据第一段的内容可知,本段主要引出文章的主题。故选B。6答案与解析:C考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their daytoday lives whi
31、le doing things like smoking”可知,大部分的基因变化是由人们的不良习惯引起的。7答案与解析:B考查代词指代。根据语境可知,it指代“a footprint on wet cement”,即印在水泥里的脚印,故选B。8答案与解析:D考查细节理解。根据最后一段内容可知,尽管研究结果不容乐观,但是它们有助于科学家找到由抽烟引起的基因损害的疗法。.完形填空1答案与解析:A考查动词及语境理解。A.mind介意;B.notice注意;C.appreciate欣赏;D.remember记得;亚当斯家族的家已经被各种尺寸和形状的折纸所占据,然而这似乎没有人介意,故答案为A。2答案与
32、解析:D考查动词及语境理解。A.decorating装饰;B.rewarding奖励;C.attracting吸引;D.funding为提供资金;这些折纸为世界各地的清洁水项目和拯救生命提供资金的,第7题后goal to help fund a well in Ethiopia,有提示,故答案为D。3答案与解析:A考查介词短语及语境理解。A.in exchange交换;B.in turn轮流;C.in return作为报答;D.in response作为回应;乱七八糟的房子是一个很小的代价,故答案为A。4答案与解析:C考查名词及语境理解。A.pollution污染;B.loss失去;C.lac
33、k缺乏;D.waste浪费;伊莎贝尔亚当斯和她的妹妹凯瑟琳得知每五秒钟就有一个孩子死于缺乏清洁的水源,故答案为C。5答案与解析:B考查连词及语境理解。A.although尽管;B.because因为;C.unless除非;D.while当;像他们这样大的女孩不能上学,因为他们整天为家人打水,故答案为B。6答案与解析:B考查动词及语境理解。A.hesitated犹豫;B.decided决定;C.happened发生;D.demanded要求;他们决定要做些事情,故答案为B。7答案与解析:C考查形容词及语境理解。A.lifelong终生的;B.individual个人的;C.original最初的
34、;D.critical关键的;所以我们采取了一些我们喜欢做的事情折纸,最初的目标是帮助埃塞俄比亚的一口井,故答案为C。8答案与解析:B考查副词及语境理解。A.Obviously明显地;B.Unexpectedly意外地;C.Suddenly突然;D.Gradually逐渐;出乎意料的是,他们最终卖光了,筹集的资金远远超过了这口井的全部成本,故答案为B。9答案与解析:D考查动词及语境理解。A.spend花费;B.full填满;C.offer提供:D.cover覆盖,包括的费用;出乎意料的是,他们最终卖光了,筹集的资金远远超过了这口井的全部成本,故答案为D。10答案与解析:C考查动词短语及语境理解
35、。A.trying out试验;B.depending on依靠;C.contributing to贡献;D.appealing to呼吁,投诉;它就像滚雪球一样,为水资源项目文件的建立做出了贡献,故答案为C。11答案与解析:D考查动词及语境理解。A.saved节省,拯救;B.borrowed借;C.earned赚得;D.collected收集,募捐;八年来,该项目已在20个国家的200多个水利项目中收集了200多万,前文第9题they ended up selling out and raising有提示,故答案为D。12答案与解析:A考查动词及语境理解。A.involved涉及;B.pra
36、ised夸奖;C.recognized认出;D.employed雇佣,使用;现在,亚当斯家族的其他成员也参与其中,故答案为A。13答案与解析:B考查动词及语境理解。A.satisfy使满意;B.inspire启发,激励;C.inform通知;D.comfort安慰;但在它的中心,在无数的纸装饰下,坐着两个大胆的姐妹,希望能激励其他的女孩和男孩,故答案为B。14答案与解析:C考查名词及语境理解。A.judgment羊断;B.sense场景:C.difference区别;D.connection联系;如果给孩子们机会的话,他们有一种不可思议的能力去改变这个世界,故答案为C。15答案与解析:A考查动词及语境理解。A.support支持;B.persuade劝说;C.welcome欢迎;D.award授予,奖励;如果人们支持他们的努力,他们有一种不可思议的能力去改变这个世界,故答案为A。