1、八Unit 3Discovering Useful Structures . 用所给词的正确形式填空1. Im also a collector and my collection (collect) is telephone cards. 2. “Journey to the West”is a well known Chinese classical (class) novel. 3. The teacher stood in front of the blackboard, with his arms folded (fold). 4. Student loan is supposed
2、to provide financial (finance) support for the students from poor families. 5. With the development of economy, more and more poisonous (poison) gases are pouring into the air. 6. The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican (Mexico) festival, is not a sad day, but a time to celebrate the cycle of life.
3、7. Shangri-la is really a beauty (beautiful), which is home to many kinds of rare birds and animals. 8. The girls are wearing the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories (accessory). 9. Many of us are aware of the better performance (perform) of the Chinese students on their studies. 10
4、. The Water-Sprinkling Festival of Dai minority is celebrated (celebrate) from April 13 to 15 every year. . 用省略句式完成句子1. They didnt like it, yet (they) said nothing. 他们并不喜欢它, 可是什么也没说。2. We are delighted (that) you can come. 你能来我们很高兴。3. (Does) Anyone want some more pie? 有谁想再吃点馅饼吗? 4. I hope to finish
5、my job and (to) go back home. 我希望做完工作回家。5. There is nothing to do but (to) obey the orders. 除了服从命令之外, 别无他法。6. (It) Looks as if it will rain. 看起来像要下雨。7. The river was deep and the ice (was) thin. 河很深, 冰很薄。8. I asked him to see the film, but he didnt want to (see the film). 我请他去看电影, 但他不想去。9. Whenever
6、(it is) possible, you should speak English as much as you can. 在任何可能的时间, 你都应多讲英语。10. James enjoys the theatre more than Susan (does). 詹姆斯比苏珊更喜欢戏剧。 . 阅读理解(2020北京高一检测)Van Gogh painted sunflowers for the first time in the summer of 1886. Two years later, his interest appeared again after he settled in
7、Arles. After he had invited the French artist Paul Gauguin, whom he admired, to join his Studio of the South, he began painting sunflowers to brighten up the whitewashed walls of the yellow house he was living in, not far from the towns railway station. Gauguin accepted Van Goghs invitation. When he
8、 began dragging his heels(脚后跟), Van Gogh painted the last two of the four original Sunflowers for the modest bedroom where his guest would sleep following his arrival that autumn, “Van Gogh saw the Sunflowers for Gauguins bedroom as a way of attracting his friend to come from Brittany, ” says Bailey
9、. According to Martin Gayford, “Gauguin was very surprised by the Sunflowers, which he repeatedly praised and asked for as a gift. Years later, Gauguin himself painted some sunflower pictures. ”Van Goghs Sunflowers paintings stand for (代表)his relationship with Gauguin. “I think he painted them for t
10、he joy of it, ” says Jansen. “Van Gogh was at the height of his powers in the summer of 1888, ”explains Bailey. “He painted the Sunflowers quickly and with great energy and confidence. ” Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in late August, “Im painting quickly now, which wont surprise you when its a q
11、uestion of painting large Sunflowers. ”Van Gogh recognized at once that he had created something important and that his sunflowers were so different. As he told Theo in January 1889, while other artists were known for painting other flowers, “The sunflower is mine. ” This, in fact, explains the reas
12、on for the popularity of Van Goghs Sunflowers today. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 叙述了梵高的绘画作品向日葵的创作背景。1. Van Gogh painted sunflowers in 1888 in order to . A. give them to GauguinB. make his livingC. decorate his houseD. show his artistic talent to others【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“he began painting sunflowers to brighte
13、n up the whitewashed walls of the yellow house he was living in”可知, 他画向日葵是为他所居住的黄色房屋的用白涂料粉刷的墙壁增添色彩。因此梵高1888年画向日葵是为了装饰他的房子。2. Where were the last two Sunflowers placed by Van Gogh? A. In the British museum. B. In Gauguins bedroom. C. In the towns railway station. D. In a rich businessmans house. 【解析】
14、选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Gauguin accepted Van Goghs invitation. . . Van Gogh painted the last two of the four original Sunflowers for the modest bedroom where his guest would sleep following his arrival that autumn”可知, 梵高把最后两幅向日葵画作放在了Gauguin的卧室里。3. How did Gauguin feel about Van Goghs paintingthe Sunflowers
15、? A. Very bad. B. Just so-so. C. Rather worried. D. Quite surprised. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“According to Martin Gayford, Gauguin was very surprised by the Sunflowers, which he repeatedly praised and asked for as a gift. ”可知, 据Martin Gayford说, Gauguin对向日葵感到非常惊讶, 他一再赞美并索要其作为礼物。4. From the last two parag
16、raphs we can learn that . A. Van Gogh was not good at painting large SunflowersB. Van Gogh had much trouble in painting the SunflowersC. Van Gogh didnt like his Sunflowers at all at that timeD. Van Gogh realized the Sunflowers would make him known【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Van Gogh recognized at once that
17、 he had created something important and that his sunflowers were so different. ”和“This, in fact, explains the reason for the popularity of Van Goghs Sunflowers today. ”可知, 梵高意识到自己创造了一些重要的东西, 而他的向日葵是如此不同。这解释了梵高的向日葵今天流行的原因。因此“梵高意识到向日葵会让他出名”符合题意。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020西安高一检测)It
18、s almost a common belief that the best food you can find in a place is not in the fancy restaurants, 1. in the backstreets. These spots are usually away from popular tourist 2. (attract), which means that to find them youll need the spirit of an explorer. Thats 3. I came across roujiamo when I was e
19、xploring Beijing. I found 4. restaurant that sold dishes from Xian when I explored the area around my office one day. I decided to try it out. My roujiamo 5. (make) fresh, so the bread was still warm. It was soft when I 6. (bite) into it, and the meat inside was delicious and tender. In fact, I enjo
20、yed it so much that I ordered more to take home with me. Though its just a snack, its still quite filling and can 7. (easy) satisfy your appetite. There are a variety of things you can put inside the “mo”, as the bread is called. For example, in certain areas in Xian, the meat 8. (use) is usually be
21、ef, but in Gansu Province, lamb is more common. And the first roujiamo that I tried was made 9. pork. However its made, its still a tasty snack. And for an American like me who grew up 10. (eat) hamburgers, its a perfect combination of East and West. 【文章大意】本文为记叙文。文章记述了作者探索北京时, 发现肉夹馍这一美味的食品。1. 【解析】bu
22、t。考查连词。句意: 要想吃到当地美味, 高级饭店里可没有, 要到偏僻的小巷里去找。两句之间应该是转折关系, 所以用but来引导, 故填but。2. 【解析】attractions。考查名词。句意: 这些地方通常远离流行的旅游景点。tourist attractions意为“旅游景点”。故填attractions。3. 【解析】how。考查名词性从句。句意: 这就是我如何在探索北京时遇到肉夹馍的。本句是表语从句, 从句中缺少状语, 根据句意表示如何找到肉夹馍的, 用how。4. 【解析】a。考查冠词。此处泛指“找到了一家餐馆”, 应使用不定冠词a。故填a。5. 【解析】was made。考查被
23、动语态。肉夹馍与动词make之间是被动关系, 应使用被动语态, 根据下文so the bread was still warm可知使用一般过去时。故填was made。6. 【解析】bit。考查时态。句意: 当我咬它时, 它是软的。根据前半句It was soft when可知用一般过去时, 再根据我与咬是主动关系, 所以用过去式bit。7. 【解析】easily。考查副词。句意: 虽然它只是一个小吃, 它仍然相当充盈, 可以很容易满足你的胃口。 此处修饰动词satisfy应用副词。故填easily。8. 【解析】used。考查非谓语动词。use与meat之间是被动关系, 所以用过去分词作定语
24、, 意为“用的肉”。故填used。9. 【解析】with。考查介词。句意: 我吃的第一个肉夹馍是用猪肉做的。be made with sth. 意为“制作时用了什么东西”。故填with。10. 【解析】eating。考查非谓语动词。本句中eat与who之间是主谓关系, 所以用现在分词在句中作伴随状语。故填 eating。 【方法技巧】判断非谓语动词的办法首先分析句子有无谓语动词和连词。本题的第10小题, 分析句子可知此句有连词who引导定语从句, 所以应该有两个谓语, 此句谓语动词有两个, 一个是grew up, 一个是is, 所以eat不能再用谓语的形式, 要用非谓语, 再根据who与eat
25、的关系是主动, 可以判定用现在分词。. 完形填空I remember when I was young, people often asked me, “What are you going to be when you grow up? ”It 1 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. As I grew older, my dreams for the future 2. When I was in college, I set my heart on becomi
26、ng 3 like my father. 4 I studied and prepared for that. I reached the 5 in the end and I was teaching 6 full-time for much of my adult life. However, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our 7. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, or a friend, but the 8 thief is usually 9. We find our
27、selves just about reaching the top, and a “small”10 inside says, “Youll never make 11. ” “You 12 possibly do this. ” On and on the “small” voice predicts our failure. Failure, 13 is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable 14. When we learn these lessons well, we are ready 15 su
28、ccess. I always tell my children that you are 16 to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is 17 for a willing heart. ” There are 18 “overnight” successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine 19 a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen t
29、o you. Then work, work, work. Youll get the picture. So, be true to your dream, and dont let anyone 20 it from youespecially yourself. 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者从自己小时候理想的变化入手, 告诉我们要坚持自己的理想。1. A. insisted onB. kept onC. felt likeD. started out【解析】选D。根据本空后的“being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a f
30、ireman, a policeman, a lawyer. ”可知, 我的理想起初是当一个牛仔或超级英雄, 后来是当消防员、警察或律师。2. A. changedB. plannedC. failed D. left【解析】选A。根据本空前的being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. 可知, 随着年龄的增长, 我的理想也在改变。3. A. a doctorB. an engineerC. a musicianD. a teacher【解析】选D。根据下文的“teaching
31、”可知, 上大学时, 我决心像爸爸一样成为一名老师。4. A. ButB. OrC. SoD. As【解析】选C。我决心像爸爸一样成为一名老师, 于是我努力学习并为此做准备。5. A. aimB. agreementC. decisionD. position【解析】选A。根据本空后的“in the end and I was teaching full-time for much of my adult life. ”可知, 最后我达到了目标, 在我成年后的大部分时间里, 我几乎都是全职教师。6. A. hardlyB. nearlyC. slightlyD. extremely【解析】选B
32、。在我成年后的大部分时间里, 我几乎都是全职教师。7. A. moneyB. planC. dreamsD. friends【解析】选C。根据上文可知, 本文讨论的是理想, 此处是说有一个贼偷走了我们的理想。8. A. greatestB. poorestC. tallestD. oldest【解析】选A。根据下文的讲述可知, 那个偷走我们理想的贼可能是我们的父母或朋友, 但最大的贼是我们自己。9. A. themselvesB. ourselvesC. yourselvesD. itself【解析】选B。根据下文的讲述可知, 最大的贼是我们自己。10. A. soundB. noiseC.
33、speechD. voice【解析】选D。根据下文的“thesmallvoice”可知, 内心深处有一个声音说“你做不到”。11. A. itB. herC. himD. me【解析】选A。内心深处有一个声音说“你做不到”, make it表示“成功、做得到”。12. A. canB. cantC. mustD. mustnt【解析】选B。根据下文的“On and on the“small” voice predicts our failure. ”可推知, 此处是说你不可能做到。13. A. whereB. whoC. whenD. which【解析】选D。分析句子结构可知, 此处为非限制性
34、定语从句, 先行词为Failure, 指物, 关系词在从句中作主语, 所以选which。14. A. stagesB. lessonsC. suggestionsD. choices【解析】选B。根据下文的“lessons”可知, 失败可以教给我们宝贵的经验教训。15. A. toB. forC. atD. with【解析】选B。当我们很好地学会了这些经验教训时, 我们就为成功做好了准备。be ready for表示“为做好准备”。16. A. ableB. readyC. likelyD. necessary【解析】选A。根据本空后的“to do anything that your hea
35、rt desires. ”可知, 我总是告诉我的孩子, 你可以做任何你想做的事。17. A. interestingB. importantC. impossibleD. necessary【解析】选C。Nothing is impossible for a willing heart是一句谚语, 表示“世上无难事, 只怕有心人”。18. A. manyB. someC. differentD. no【解析】选D。overnight success一夜成名, 这里指没有一蹴而就的成功, 但只要有决心, 就一定会成功。19. A. spendingB. planningC. livingD. changing【解析】选C。根据本空后的“a life you dream of”可知, 想象过你梦想的生活, live a. . . life表示“过一种样的生活”。20. A. buyB. foolC. stealD. borrow【解析】选C。根据本空前的“So, be true to your dream, ”可知, 要忠于自己的理想, 不要让任何人偷走它。