1、课时训练Section Lesson 3Marco Polo.根据句意及括号内汉语或首字母提示,用适当的单词填空1.As a very w man,Mr Wang never looks down upon the poor and always tries his best to help them.答案:wealthy2.Excuse me,is this s taken?答案:seat3.Do you know who the novels a is?Sorry I dont know.But I know he is a very famous writer.答案:author4.As
2、 a kind of f,coal is now still widely used.答案:fuel5.He has been in the sun for so long that his s looks dark black.答案:skin6.In our work quality should be more important than (数量).答案:quantity7.The (教授)invited his students to his home for a conversation.答案:professor8.The pupils wrote at their teachers
3、 (口述).答案:dictation9.Soon afterwards the official made his first public (陈述)about the affair.答案:statement10.Napoleon called himself (皇帝)of the French.答案:Emperor.介副词填空1.Our company traded rice with many cities.答案:in2.The children called out their names turn.答案:in3.When the war broke ,the family escape
4、d to Asia.答案:out4.My father impresses me the importance of hard work.答案:on5.How can you stand and let him treat his dog like that?答案:by.下面各句中均有一处错,请找出错误并改正1.A large quantity of birds are flying to the south.答案:areis2.The thief was at last caught by the police and put into the prison.答案:去掉prison前的the
5、3.What he saw was quite different from which he thought before he went there.答案:whichwhat4.He felt upset because of the problem of which he couldnt find out a solution.答案:第二个ofto5.When I arrived home I found a stranger seat at my table.答案:seatseated.语法填空Marco Polo,an Italian,travelled across Europe
6、and Asia with his father,1 hoped to do some business with the Chinese.They reached Beijing eventually.At that time,the beautiful and 2(power) China was under the rule of Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan was happy 3(see) the two foreigners and welcomed them.They became good 4(friend).Kublai Khan asked Marco t
7、o serve in his court 5 he was clever and could speak four languages.Marco Polo was amazed by Beijing and the Emperors Palace,6(especial)the Summer Palace.Seeing Chinese people 7(use)paper money,Marco was quite surprised because people paid for goods with gold 8 silver in Europe.After staying in Chin
8、a for 17 years Marco returned to Italy.Soon afterwards,a war broke out.During the war Marco 9(catch)by the enemy and put into prison,where he met another prisoner who enjoyed 10(listen)to his stories about China.The prisoner was an author and wrote the stories in a book called The Description of the
9、 World.The book became one of the best-sellers in Europe.答案:1.who2.powerful3.to see4.friends5.because6.especially7.using8.or9.was caught10.listening.阅读理解AToday,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasnt easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didnt exist.That changed because of
10、a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlins work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to play the violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball.He was very pleased and a little excited.As t
11、he day of the party came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party.He had an idea.He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he decided to put two wheels under each shoe.These were the
12、 first roller skates.Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his rol
13、ler skates.He rolled on and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.Down fell the mirror,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!1.The text is mainly about.A.a strange manB.an unusual partyC.how roller skating beganD.how people enjoyed thems
14、elves in the 18th century提示:主旨大意题。主要介绍的是轮滑如何开始的。故选C项。答案:C2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he .A.often gave others surprisesB.was a gifted musicianC.invented the roller skatesD.was full of imagination提示:细节理解题。根据文中的“Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.”一句可知选D项。答案:D3.Merlin put whe
15、els under his shoes in order to.A.impress the party guestsB.arrive at the party soonerC.test his inventionD.show his skill in walking on wheels提示:细节理解题。从文章的第二段的最后一句可以看出Merlin想到“滑进”房间的真正目的是get a lot of attention(from the guests)。答案:A4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last pa
16、ragraph?A.The roller skates needed further improvement.B.The party guests took Merlin for a fool.C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D.Merlin got himself into trouble.提示:归纳总结题。这段叙述的是“Merlin成功地拉着小提琴滑进屋子”,可不巧的是:他又遇到了意想不到的麻烦撞碎挂在墙上的镜子。故选C项。答案:CB(2015湖北,E)Science has a lot of uses.It can uncover laws o
17、f nature,cure diseases,make bombs,and help bridges to stand up.Indeed science is so good at what it does that theres always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful.David Brooks,author of The Social Animal:The Hidden Sources of Love,Character,and Achievement,appears to b
18、e the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.Brooks gained fame for several books.His latest book The Social Animal,however,is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books.It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics.The book focuses on big questions:
19、What has science revealed about human nature?What are the sources of character?And why are some people happy and successful while others arent?To answer these questions,Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines(学科).Considering this,you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts.But Brook
20、s has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的),and perhaps unfortunate,way.Instead of introducing scientific theories,he tells a story,within which he tries to make his points,perhaps in order to keep the readers attention.So as Harold and Erica,the hero and heroine in his story,live through child
21、hood,we hear about the science of child development,and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction.Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.On the whole,Brookss story is acceptable if uninspired.As one would expect,his writing is mostly clear and,to
22、be fair,some chapters stand out above the rest.I enjoyed,for instance,the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own.While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters,the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere.These problems partly involve Bro
23、okss attempt to translate his tale into science.5.The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to .A.illustrate where science can be appliedB.demonstrate the value of Brookss new bookC.remind the reader of the importance of scienceD.explain why many writers use scienc
24、e in their works提示:推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句“.appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.”可知,许多作家都抵挡不住将科学引入作品中的诱惑。故选D项。答案:D6.According to the author,which of the following could be a strength of the book?A.Its strong basis.B.Its convincing points.C.Its clear
25、writing.D.Its memorable characters.提示:推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容可知,他的作品不是单纯地介绍科学理论,而是阐述个人观点以引起读者的注意,并且写作思路清晰。故选C项。答案:C7.What is the authors general attitude towards the book?A.Contradictory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.提示:观点态度题。根据文章最后一段第一句句意“总体说来,布鲁克斯的作品若是说它单调缺乏灵感还是可以接受的。”可知,作者对他的这部作品并不看好,持批评态度。故选D项。答案:D8.What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?A.Problems with the book.B.Brookss life experiences.C.Death of the characters.D.Brookss translation skills.提示:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知,作者认为他的作品中有很严重的问题,那么下文就有可能会继续谈论他要指出的这些问题。故选A项。答案:A4
