1、课时作业18基础检测1How we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.2They lost their way in the forest and what made matters worse was that night began to fall.3Whoever has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising.4It is said that Peter will have a chance to travel abroad next month.5How
2、 the astronomers eat in space is what we want to know.6That he lost his new car upset him a lot.7I read about it in this book or that one.Does it matter which it was?8What I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.9Whichever one of you breaks the window will have to pay f
3、or it.10It remains to be seen whether the newlyformed committees policy can be put into practice.能力提升Organic food is very popular.It is also expensive.Some organic food costs, twice as much as nonorganic food, but new parents and pet owners are willing to pay up to 200% more for organic food.However
4、, there are people who think it is a waste of money.There is one main difference between organic and nonorganic food.Organic farms do not use agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides(杀虫剂)In many countries organic foods have special labels.These guarantee that the products are natural.Some people t
5、hink organic means locally grown.Originally this was true.Over time organic farming became more difficult.The demand for organic food grew larger than the supply.Small companies had to sell out to large companies.There werent enough organic ingredients (原料), such as grain and cattle.This made it dif
6、ficult for many organic companies to stay in business.Today, many large companies have an organic line of products. Is organic food more nutritious? This is part of the debate.Many farmers and consumers believe it is.They think agricultural chemicals cause health problems such as cancer.Many health
7、professionals disagree.Few studies prove that organic foods prevent health problems.Health specialists worry more about bacteria (细菌), such as Ecoli and salmonella.These can get into contact with organic and nonorganic food.Doctors recommend washing produce very carefully.Handling meat carefully is
8、important too.Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.Is tastier food worth the extra money? This is a matter of opinion.Whether it is healthier or not may require more research.However, organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。有机食品很受欢迎，但价格也相对昂贵。一些人愿
9、意为此支付高额的费用，也有一些人认为这是在浪费钱财。1What is probably the major concern of organic food consumers?APrice. BSafety.CFreshness. DVariety.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一句“However, organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry.”可知，有机食品消费者认为安全比遗憾要好。故可推知购买有机食品的消费者主要关心的是安全问题。2What is the doctors suggestion?AGrow you
10、r own food.BReduce the use of pesticides.CMake sure the food is clean.DBuy large companies products.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Doctors recommend washing produce very carefully. Handling meat carefully is important too.”可知，医生建议要保证食品是干净的。3Which of the following do most people agree on organic food?AIt taste
11、s better. BIt is easier to grow.CIt contains more fat. DIt is more nutritious.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.”可知，大多数人认为有机食品尝起来味道更好。4Where does this text probably come from?AA recipe book. BA chemistry paper.CA medical report. DA health magazine.答案：D解析
12、：文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文主要在探究有机食品是否更安全、更有营养，故可推知本文最可能选自健康杂志。Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a childrens institution in England, a boy showed up in the waiting room. It was David.Davids face was pale, and he stared at his feet _1_.He had lost his father as a baby and when David turned 13,
13、his mother was killed in a car accident.He was very depressed, _2_ to talk to others.The first two times we met, David didnt say a word. As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didnt shrink back, _3_ he didnt look at me either.“Come back next week，” I _4_ a
14、 bit. Then I said, “I know it hurts.”He came, and I _5_ we play a game of chess.He nodded.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in complete _6_ and without making any eye _7_.Its not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David _8_ once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoye
15、d my _9_， though he never looked at me.Perhaps he _10_ that I respected his suffering.Until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me, “Its your _11_，” he said.After that day, David started _12_. Since then he really started to live his own life.Maybe I gave David _13_.And David showed me how
16、onewithout any wordscan _14_ out to another person.All it takes is a hug, a _15_ to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens.文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。作者许多年前是一位心理医生，他碰到了失去父母的大卫。大卫拒绝跟任何人讲话。大卫第三次来的时候作者提议他们一起下象棋，于是在每周三下午他们两个会在沉默中一起下棋。最终有一天，大卫开口说话了，从此以后大卫开启了新的生活。作者也从这次经历中学到了很多。1A.happil
17、y B.friendlyCnervously D.excitedly答案：C解析：句意：他脸色苍白，紧张地盯着自己的双脚。happily高兴地；friendly友好地；nervously紧张地；excitedly兴奋地。根据前文Davids face was pale，可知大卫脸色苍白，这说明他很紧张，故选C项。2A.willing B.waitingCrefusing D.longing答案：C解析：句意：他情绪低落，拒绝跟他人讲话。willing 愿意，希望，想要；waiting等待；refusing拒绝；longing渴望。根据后文“The first two times we met,
18、 David didnt say a word.”可知头两次见面时大卫一句话也没说，这说明他拒绝说话，故选C项。3A.but BbecauseCor Dunless答案：A解析：句意：他没有退缩着躲开，但是也没有看我一眼。but但是；because因为；or或者；unless除非。根据前文“He didnt shrink back”可知大卫他没有退缩着躲开，根据后文“he didnt look at me either.”大卫也没有看我一眼，前后文为转折关系，故选A项。4A.hesitated B.cheeredC.relaxedDregretted答案：A解析：句意：“下周还来吧，”我犹豫了
19、一下，接着说，“我知道它令人难过” 。hesitated犹豫；cheered欢呼；relaxed放松；regretted后悔。根据后文Then I said, “I know it hurts.”可知我对大卫说“它令人难过”，结合前文可知大卫失去了父母，不愿意说话，我这么说可能会触及他的伤心处，所以犹豫了一下。故选A项。5A.announced B.expectedC.suggestedDordered答案：C解析：句意：他的确来了，我提议两人下象棋。announced宣布；expected期待，期望；suggested建议，提议；ordered命令。根据后文He nodded可知大卫点头，说
20、明下象棋是我提出来的，大卫点头是同意了我的建议，故选C项。6A.equalityBsilenceCliberty D.independence答案：B解析：句意：之后，我们每周三下午下棋，但很沉默，也没有眼神上的接触。equality相等，平等；silence沉默；liberty自由； independence独立。根据后文Until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me, “Its your _11_，” he said.After that day, David started _12_.可知大卫在几个月之后才开口说话，这说明在这之
21、前他都没和我说话，我们是在沉默中下象棋的，故选B项。7A.exercise B.moveCrestDcontact答案：D解析：句意：之后，我们每周三下午下棋，但很沉默，也没有眼神上的接触。exercise锻炼；练习；move移动；rest休息；contact联系；接触。根据后文的“though he never looked at me.”可知下象棋时大卫从不看我，这说明下象棋时我和他没有眼神上的接触交流，故选D项。8A.confused B.challengedC.won D.fought答案：C解析：句意：下棋时作弊并不容易，不过我得承认，我的确有意让大卫赢过一两次。confused使迷
22、惑；challenged挑战；won赢得；fought战斗；吵架。根据“Its not easy to cheat in chess”可知下棋时作弊并不容易，这说明我下棋时作弊了，结合语境，作为大人我的棋艺肯定好一些，所以我作弊应该是为了让大卫赢得象棋比赛。故选C项。9A.company B.requestCtalent D.chess答案：A解析：句意：看上去他很享受我的陪伴，尽管他从不看我一眼。 company陪伴；公司；request请求；talent才能；天才；天资；chess国际象棋，西洋棋。我和大卫一起下象棋对于大卫来说是一种陪伴，故选A项。10A.heard B.witnesse
23、dCforgotDsensed答案：D解析：句意：也许他感觉到了我尊重他的苦楚。heard听；witnessed目击；forgot忘记；sensed感觉到；察觉到。根据前文It seemed as if he enjoyed my _9_， though he never looked at me.可知，大卫他很喜欢和我在一起，原因有可能就是大卫感觉到了我尊重他的苦楚，故选D项。11A.dutyBachievementC.turn D.luck答案：C解析：句意：直到几个月后，突然，大卫抬头看着我，说道：“轮到你了。” duty责任；义务；achievement成就；turn (依次轮流的)轮
24、班，轮番，次序；luck幸运。结合语境，下象棋是要轮流落子的，所以大卫对我说“轮到你了”，故选C项。12A.talking B.livingC.listening D.growing答案：A解析：句意：那天之后，大卫开始说话了。talking说话；living生活；listening聆听；growing成长。根据前文“Its your _11_，” he said可知，大卫开口说话了，所以那天之后，他开始说话了。故选A项。13A.anything B.somethingC.nothing D.everything答案：B解析：句意：也许我给予过大卫某种东西。anything任何事情； some
25、thing某物，某事； nothing无事；everything每一件事。结合语境，这里要表达的是也许我给过大卫某种东西，故选B项。14A.jump B.reachC.pick D.look答案：B解析：句意：大卫还使我明白，一个人怎样才能不通过语言而去帮助他人。jump跳；reach 到达，走到；pick 挑选；采摘；look看。我通过下象棋而不是谈话帮助了大卫。reach out to sb.为固定搭配，意为“对某人伸出援手；联系”符合语境，故选B项。15A.sofa B.topicC.reason D.shoulder答案：D解析：句意：所需的只是一个拥抱，一个痛哭时可以依偎的肩头，一次
26、友好的抚慰，一种同情的本性，以及一双聆听的耳朵。 sofa沙发；topic话题；reason理由；shoulder肩膀。一个拥抱，一次抚慰，一种同情的本性以及一双聆听的耳朵都是跟人有关，以此类推，哭泣时可以依靠的应该是人的肩膀，故选D项。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。Tik Tok, _1_ was launched in China as “Douyin” in September 2016, describes _2_(it) as a forum to capture and present the worlds creativity, knowledg
27、e, and precious life moments _3_(direct) from the mobile phone.It is owned by Bytedance, a startup _4_(base) in China that is considered one of the worlds most valuable private companies.Tik Tok users tap and hold _5_(record) a short video and can add music and visual effects.The videos can then be
28、uploaded with hashtags to join a variety of topics and trends.Most of the videos, which tend to last around 15 seconds, show someone dancing, lipsyncing (对口型) _6_ a song or a video clip, or pulling some kind of running gag (笑料), _7_ the app has also gained followings among some particular groups, es
29、pecially military personnel.Part of the charm and _8_(attract) of Tik Tok is that its younger users have embraced it as a place to experiment with the kind of Internet humor that _9_(not succeed) on other platforms yet.Kevin Roose in the New York Times called the app a refreshing outlier in the soci
30、al media universe that brought him _10_ rare sensation of “happiness”文章大意：这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一款应用软件Tik Tok(抖音)。1which解析：考查定语从句关系词。句意：Tik Tok于2016年9月以“抖音”的名义在中国推出，它将自己描述为一个通过手机直接捕捉和呈现世界上的创意、知识和珍贵生活瞬间的论坛。本句为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Tik Tok，且先行词在从句中作主语，指物，故填which。2itself解析：考查反身代词。句意同上。主语与宾语为同一个时，宾语用反身代词。故填itself。3direct
31、ly解析：考查副词。句意同上。修饰动词capture and present应用副词，故填directly。4based解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：它的所有者是Bytedance，这是一家总部位于中国的初创企业，被认为是世界上最有价值的私营企业之一。本句中base作非谓语动词，与startup构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填based。5to_record解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：Tik Tok用户轻击并按住以录制短视频，还可以添加音乐和视觉效果。本句中record作非谓语动词，作目的状语，故填to record。6to解析：考查固定短语。句意：大多数视频的时长都在15秒左右，其中有跳舞、伴
32、随着歌曲对口型或视频剪辑，也有开玩笑的，但这款应用也获得了一些特定群体的关注，尤其是军事人员。固定短语 lipsyncing (对口型)to a song 表示“伴随着歌曲对口型”，to“伴随着”。故填to。7but解析：考查连词。但这款应用也获得了一些特定群体的关注，尤其是军事人员。结合上下文可知为转折关系，故填but。8attraction解析：考查名词。句意：Tik Tok的魅力和吸引力在于，它的年轻用户已经接受了它，把它当作一个体验网络幽默的地方，这种幽默在其他平台上还没有成功。结合上文the charm and可知应填名词，故填attraction。9hasnt_succeeded解析：考查动词时态。句意同上。根据下文yet“还没有”可知应用现在完成时，且主语为the kind of Internet humor，故填hasnt succeeded。10the解析：考查冠词。句意：纽约时报的Kevin Roose称，这款应用是社交媒体世界中一个令人耳目一新的异类，给他带来了罕见的“幸福”感觉。此处表示特指抖音所带来的罕见幸福感觉。故应填不定冠词the。
