1、十Unit 3Period 2. 阅读理解ATheme parks are magical places where adults can act like children and kids have the time of their lives. Here are the top four theme parks across the world. Ferrari World-Yas Island. Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi in the Middle East is home to the worlds largest indoor theme parks. The mai
2、n attraction is the Ferrari Rossaofficially the fastest roller coaster in the world. The ride goes from 0 to 240 kilometres per hour in less than five seconds. The force is so strong that those daring enough to go on it have to wear safety glasses. Tickets: 40 per adult and half price for children u
3、nder 1. 2 metres tall. Alton TowersStaffordshire, EnglandAlton Towers is the most visited theme park in the UK. The park offers thrilling rides such as the popular 800-metre long horror roller coaster. Or if youre interested in experiencing the sense of flying, head for the famous Airflying, where y
4、oull need to avoid objects and trees as you fly. The park also has many other attractions, including live shows. Tickets: 43 per adult and 21 per child. Children under the age of 3 get in for free. Disneyland Paris-Paris, FranceDisneyland Paris two theme parks create a fantasy world that both childr
5、en and adults can enjoy. Disneyland Park gives girls the chance to meet their favourite Disney Princesses and to explore Sleeping Beautys castle. Exciting roller coasters will keep the whole family entertained for hours on end. Tickets: 34 per adult and 27 per child. Children under the age of 3 get
6、in for free. Oakwood Theme Park-Pembrokeshire, WalesFor those who are eager to experience speedy(高速的)turns and drops, this is the park for you. Be daring and go on the Megaphobia roller coaster, a wooden coaster making you scream. Tickets: 38 for adults, 20 per child. Children under 3 years get in f
7、or free. 【语篇概述】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了世界四大主题公园。1. Where can live shows be enjoyed according to the text? A. In Ferrari World. B. In Disneyland Paris. C. In Alton Towers. D. In Oakwood Theme Park. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据“Alton TowersStaffordshire, England”部分中“The park also has many other attractions, including live sh
8、ows. (公园还有许多其他吸引人的地方, 包括现场表演。)”可知在Alton Towers可以欣赏到现场表演。2. How much should an adult with a 1. 1-metre-tall child pay in Ferrari World? A. 95 B. 60. C. 107. D. 96. 【解析】选B。数字计算题。根据“Ferrari World-Yas Island. Abu Dhabi”部分中“Tickets: 40 per adult and half price for children under 1. 2 metres tall. (门票: 40
9、/成人; 身高1. 2米以下儿童半价。)”可知一个有1. 1米高的孩子的成年人应该付40+20=60。故选B。3. What do all the parks have? A. The roller coaster. B. The Airflying. C. The castle. D. Live shows. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。对比四个主题公园信息可知, 过山车是四个主题公园都有的。BMy 23-year-old car was unsafe and I decided it was time to trade it for a less old one. I found mysel
10、f then at a local used car lot looking at a 12-year-old car. There was no way for me to afford a new car, but this one seemed in fine shape. I made the deal and drove it home. It wasnt long, however, before I noticed a squealing (振鸣声). I made an appointment at a local repair factory. The heat of the
11、 day made me turn on the air conditioner but no cold air came out. This made me worry more. I wondered if Id made a big mistake. When I arrived at the repair factory, I sat in the waiting room. The warmth and beauty of the day was too good to ignore. I walked outside. Walking around the parked cars,
12、 I noticed some beautiful flowers. As I looked down at them, a single white butterfly flew down and landed on them. Butterflies had for years held a special place in my heart. They always reminded me of my mother and her love for me. I smiled when I saw this one and felt in my heart peace and joy I
13、hadnt felt for a long time. I realized then that while the repairers were making a few minor repairs on my car, God was making a few minor repairs on my soul. Life is too short to allow fear and worry to rule our days. Were here on earth to love each other and were reminded of this in countless ways
14、 every day. My “new” car is running now and Im doing my best to keep my soul doing the same. May you always keep your own soul open to whatever minor repairs you meet with in life. 【语篇概述】本文通过作者修理新车的经历, 告诉我们生命太短暂, 不能让恐惧和担忧来控制我们的日子。我们在地球上彼此相爱, 每天都会有无数种方式提醒我们。作者感悟到当修理工在对车进行小修的时候, 上帝在对作者的灵魂进行小修。4. Why w
15、as the author worried? A. He was unable to afford a new car. B. His “new” car couldnt be used again. C. Repairing would cost him much money. D. Something was wrong with his “new” car. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段“The heat of the day made me turn on the air conditioner but no cold air came out. This made me wo
16、rry more. I wondered if Id made a big mistake. (炎热的天气使我打开了空调, 但没有冷空气出来。这让我更加担心。我想我是不是犯了个大错误。)”可知, 作者担心是因为他的“新”汽车出了问题。5. What made the author walk out of the waiting room? A. The long and boring wait. B. The white butterfly. C. The good weather. D. Beautiful flowers. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段“The warmth and
17、 beauty of the day was too good to ignore. I walked outside. (天气的温暖和美丽令人难以忽视。我走出去。)”可知, 作者走出等待室是因为天气很好。6. The author began to feel good when _. A. he got much closer to natureB. he felt the warmth of the dayC. he thought of his mothers loveD. his “new” car was repaired【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段“They always
18、reminded me of my mother and her love for me. I smiled when I saw this one and felt in my heart peace and joy I hadnt felt for a long time. 可知, 它们总是让我想起我母亲和她对我的爱。当我看到这只蝴蝶时, 我笑了, 心里感到许久未感觉到的平静和快乐。”可知作者一想到他母亲的爱就开始感到高兴轻松。7. What is the best title for the text? A. A few minor repairs B. The power of nat
19、ureC. The way to repair your soulD. Happy memories of my mom【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句“May you always keep your own soul open to whatever minor repairs you meet with in life. (愿你在生活中遇到任何小问题都能敞开心扉。)”以及主要内容可知, 作者通过在一次对自己车子的修理中感悟到了生命太短暂, 不能让恐惧和担忧来统治我们的日子。同时当修理工在对车进行小修的时候, 上帝在对作者的灵魂进行小修。故A项最适合作文章标题。. 完形填空(20
20、21宣化高二检测)Disneyland opened on July 17 and is 1 one hour south of Los Angeles, California. You may get there by air or by bus. Disneyland attracts most of its visitors from 2. So avoid weekends and school vacations to get the 3 waits. The period before or after Christmas Day is the busiest of the yea
21、r, with the park often holding more extra guests each day. Whenever you visit, 4 earlyabout an hour 5 the opening timeto get the popular attractions before crowds 6. Disneyland also sells tickets online, but does not allow you to 7 them at home. So youll have to order far enough 8 for them to arrive
22、 by mail. Tickets9 also be available through your local auto club, Disney Store or your school or work office. Space Mountain 10 in early July, 2005 after a two-year rehab (修复) to rebuild the track and improve show 11. If you are travelling with little kids, youll want to visit Fantasyland first in
23、the morning, 12 several popular kids rides in that area, especially Dumbo and Peter Pan, have low capacities (容量) and build long 13 early in the day. 14, head west to Adventureland and New Orleans Square 15 the park opens, visiting the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain, and coming back to
24、the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. 【语篇概述】本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了迪士尼乐园的最佳游览时间、购票方式以及景点参观顺序等。1. A. limitedB. locatedC. circledD. expanded【解析】选B。此处是关于迪士尼乐园的位置south of Los Angeles。limited意为“有限的”; located意为“位于”; circled意为“包围”; expanded意为“扩张”。2. A. villagersB. foreignersC. studentsD. locals【解析】选D。根据
25、下文提到回避周末或者学校放假时间可推断, 来访者不可能只是村民或者学生, 故排除A、C两项; 从原文中看不出来访者都是外国人, 所以不能选B。所以当地人来玩的可能性最大, 故选D。3. A. shortestB. busiestC. longestD. biggest【解析】选A。周末和学校假期游客多, 等候的时间肯定要长, 而这里特别指出了要回避这两个时间, 为的是等候的时间短一些。4. A. leaveB. planC. arriveD. book【解析】选C。该部分提示游客来访时尽量来得早点儿, 避免在好景点发生游客拥挤现象。leave意为“离开”; plan意为“计划”; arrive
26、 意为“到达”; book意为“预定”, 都不符合句意, 故排除A、B、D三项。5. A. afterB. untilC. pastD. before【解析】选D。为了避开拥挤的时间段, 有足够的时间自己游玩, 应该提前一个小时到达, 故选D。6. A. avoidB. buildC. breakD. combine【解析】选B。提前一小时到达游乐园, 是为了避免在最受欢迎的景点遇到拥挤。before crowds build意为“在游客扎堆现象形成前”。avoid意为“回避”; break意为“破裂”; combine意为“结合; 使联合”, 均与句子意思不符, 也不符合前面的逻辑。7. A
27、. reserveB. keepC. copyD. print【解析】选D。这里指迪士尼乐园有网上售票, 为了防止做假, 应该是不允许游客在自己家里打印。reserve意为“储备”; keep意为“保存”; copy意为“复制”; print意为“打印”。故选D。8. A. in advanceB. in caseC. in orderD. in turn【解析】选A。订好的票需要邮寄给你, 这需要一定的时间, 所以要尽可能提前(in advance)预订。in case意为“万一”; in order意为“有条理”; in turn意为“轮流”, 三项均不合句意。9. A. ought to
28、B. mustC. willD. may【解析】选D。这里表示除了网上购票外, 还“可以”通过其他途径购票, 所以选may最合适。ought to意为“应该”; must意为“必须”; will意为“将要”, 都不符合语境。10. A. openedB. reopenedC. closedD. reduced【解析】选B。根据下文“经过两年维修和重建”来看, 此处需要“重新营业”这个意思, 故用reopened。11. A. possibilitiesB. changesC. developmentsD. effects【解析】选D。possibility意为“可能性”; change意为“变
29、化”; development意为“进展; 发展”, 三个单词在和show搭配时均不能体现维修的目的。此处谈Space Mountain维修两年是为了提升show effects“展览的效果, ”即它的可参观性。12. A. whenB. sinceC. asD. because of【解析】选C。此处建议带小朋友的游客尽量在早晨去Fantasyland, 后面是提出该建议的理由, 因为是比较明显的理由, 所以用as。because of不能接句子, when引导时间状语从句, since表示原因时, 原因应是对方已知的, 通常意为“既然”, 位于句首。13. A. rowsB. waitsC
30、. placesD. passages【解析】选B。此处指某些景点客容量较小, 很容易出现游客扎堆现象, 这样就很可能会等很长时间, 所以用wait。14. A. If notB. In a wordC. As a resultD. Whats more【解析】选A。此处需要一承上启下的转折, if not意为“如果不”, 指如果不参观前面的景点, 那么就。其他选项起不到此作用, in a word意为“总而言之”; as a result意为“结果”; whats more意为“而且”。15. A. whereB. thatC. howD. when【解析】选D。这里考查when引导时间状语
31、从句, 在公园开门时, 向西直奔Adventureland and New Orleans Square。语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Coffee is an 1. _(importance) part of Italian culture. I have drunk a lot of it since I arrived here six months ago. The coffee culture in Italy is 2. (complete) different from that in the UK. In Italy, when yo
32、u order 3. cup of coffee in a cafe, you are presented with a tiny, bitter espresso (浓咖啡). Takeaway coffee is very popular among the British, but it is not common in Italy, especially in those 4. (area) where there are few tourists. Generally, people in Italy prefer to drink their tiny coffee while t
33、hey are standing at the bar. For many of 5. (they), this short break is a part of their day. Breakfast in a bar in Italy 6. _(include) a coffee and a pastry (糕点). Cappuccinos (卡布奇诺咖啡)are very popular at breakfast. A cup of cappuccino is the perfect way of 7. (start) the day for me. I think its nice
34、for people 8. _(go) to a bar to have a coffee for breakfast before work. Finally, a thing 9. _ has been found by me is that coffee in Italy is much cheaper. That means in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee every day 10. _ spending much money. 【语篇概述】本文为一篇说明文。介绍了意大利的咖啡文化。1. 【解析】important。考查形容词。
35、句意: 咖啡是意大利文化重要的一部分。修饰名词part需用importance的形容词形式, 故填important。2. 【解析】completely。考查副词。句意: 意大利的咖啡文化跟英国的完全不同。修饰形容词different, 用complete的副词形式。故用completely。3. 【解析】a。考查冠词。句意: 在意大利, 当你在咖啡店里点了一杯咖啡, 他会给你很少的很苦的浓咖啡。a cup of 为固定搭配, 意为“一杯”。故填a。4. 【解析】areas。考查名词复数。句意: 尤其在那些游客较少的地方。those后用可数名词复数形式, area的复数形式为areas。故填a
36、reas。5. 【解析】them。考查人称代词。句意: 对于他们中的大多数, 短暂的休息也是每天的一部分。介词of后面用宾格them。故填them。6. 【解析】includes。考查动词。句意: 在意大利酒吧里的早饭包括咖啡和糕点。分析句子, 主语breakfast为不可数名词, 动词用第三人称单数形式。故填includes。7. 【解析】starting。考查动词形式。句意: 对我来说, 一杯卡布奇诺是开始一天的最好的方式。介词of后面用start的动名词形式starting。故填starting。8. 【解析】to go。考查固定句式。我认为对人们来说在工作前去酒吧喝一杯咖啡是很棒的。固定句式it is+adj. +for sb. +to do sth. 意为“某人做某事”。动词不定式作真正的主语。故填to go。9. 【解析】which/that。考查定语从句。句意: 最后, 我发现的另外一件事就是意大利的咖啡比较便宜。分析句子可知, 先行词a thing为物, 且定语从句中缺主语。故填which/that。10. 【解析】without。考查介词。句意: 在意大利人们不用花费很多钱就可以每天去喝咖啡。故填without。