1、八Unit 3Using language. 单句语法填空1. Jones got the idea after he talked with an elderly lady who was cheated(cheat) of her money. 2. He has displayed remarkable(remark) courage in his efforts to fight disease. 3. The author intends to summarize(summary) the previous paragraphs at the end of the passage.
2、4. For many students, Wilsons help is necessary for them to be able to complete(completely) their college education. 5. The firm has better products than its many competitors(compete). 6. Water is a preciously(precious) scarce resource for all living things in the desert. 7. He overlooked(overlook)
3、all sorts of warning signals about his own health. 8. We had barely(bare) sat down to supper when the phone rang. 9. She is the most remarkable woman he has encountered(encounter). 10. Who is eligible to apply for membership(member) of the association? . 完成句子1. Reading some books will help you to im
4、prove your reading ability. 读书可以帮你提高阅读能力。2. Celebrating Chinese traditional festivals is also significant to pass on Chinese history and culture. 庆祝中国传统节日对于传承中国历史和文化也意义重大。3. It is a waste of time warning himhe is determined to go his own way. 警告他等于浪费时间, 他决心要照自己的意思去做。4. There is no joking about such
5、matters. 对这种事情不能开玩笑。5. Does your saying mean anything to him? 你的话对他有什么意义吗? 6. It is a custom that we celebrate our wedding anniversary annually. 我们每年都要庆祝结婚纪念日, 这是一个风俗。7. Let it go, and after all, it is no good crying over spilt milk. 算了吧, 毕竟, 覆水难收。8. I miss my childhood from time to time, when it wa
6、s fun playing with children. 我时常怀念我的童年, 那时和孩子们玩耍很有趣。9. Some addicted smokers should say that smoking is good for health. 一些烟鬼竟然说吸烟有益健康。10. There is no telling what will happen later on, so we had better stay where we are now. 因为不知道接下来会发生什么, 所以现在我们最好待在原地。. 阅读理解Are the Olympic Games outdated? That mig
7、ht seem like a strange question to ask. But its exactly what the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is doing. At the 2012 London Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach noticed something. “You could see that the younger generation had no interest in the Games anymore. They were not there. ”In respons
8、e, the IOC wants to make the Summer Olympics more youthful. But that isnt as simple as just adding more sports. The Olympic program cant continue to grow bigger: it would become too much for host cities to handle. For now, permanently adding new sports to the Olympics is out of the question. The IOC
9、s solution is to continue to vote on the new programs line-up and give host cities the opinion to add extra sports. The extra events would be included in that years Olympics only. This policy takes effect at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and 3x3 baseball are all
10、making their Olympic debuts(首次露面)there. Adding new sports, though, has sparked a lot of debate. Some sports have been pushing to be included in the Olympics for years but still havent made it. Meanwhile, newer sports like skateboarding or surfing are already getting the opportunity. People are also
11、wondering what makes up an Olympic sport. Paris, the future host of the 2024 Summer Olympics, has expressed interest in adding break-dancing. Some people would like to see e-sports at the Olympics. E-sports are especially important to consider because they are spreading like wildfire. President Bach
12、 stated video games with killing are not acceptable. One of the main principles of the Olympics is to encourage peace. At the moment, the future of e-sports is still uncertain. What about the Winter Olympics? Not to worry, the IOC has already announced seven new events for the 2022 Winter Olympics i
13、n Beijing. But the Winter Olympics situation is a little different. The Winter Olympics have less than half the sports of the Summer Olympics, so they have room to grow. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文讲了国际奥委会主席Thomas Bach在2012年伦敦奥运会后注意到了年轻人不再有兴趣观看比赛的问题, 从而采取措施增加新的比赛项目。1. Why does the IOC want to make the Summer Ol
14、ympics more youthful? A. Because the Olympic Games are outdated. B. Because there is too much for host cities to handle. C. Because the spirit of the Olympics has got lost over time. D. Because the IOC wants to get the younger generation interested. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中“You could see that the younger
15、 generation had no interest in the Games anymore. They were not there. ”可知, 国际奥委会想让夏季奥运会更年轻, 因为国际奥委会想让年轻一代对此感兴趣。故选D。2. Which event may first appear in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo? A. Baseball. B. Surfing. C. Speed skating. D. Break-dancing. 【解析】选B。 细节理解题。根据第三段中This policy takes effect at the 2020 Oly
16、mpics in Tokyo. Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and 3x3 baseball are all making their Olympic debuts there. 可知, 冲浪会在东京奥运会上首次出现。故选B。3. What is President Bachs attitude to adding e-sports to the Olympic Games? A. Cautious. B. Supportive. C. Curious. D. Indifferent. 【解析】选A。 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Preside
17、nt Bach stated video games with killing are not acceptable. One of the main principles of the Olympics is to encourage peace. At the moment, the future of e-sports is still uncertain. 可推知, Bach主席对将电子竞技引入奥运会持谨慎态度。故选A。4. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. every country has the chance to add e
18、xtra sportsB. newly-added sports will be in the Olympics foreverC. newer sports are more competitive than some traditional sportsD. there is greater possibility of adding more sports to the Winter Olympics【解析】选D。 推理判断题。根据最后一段中The Winter Olympics have less than half the sports of the Summer Olympics,
19、 so they have room to grow. 可知冬奥会拥有的体育项目还不到夏季奥运会的一半, 因此还有增长的空间。由此可推知, 冬季奥运会增加更多体育项目的可能性更大。故选D。【方法技巧】态度、观点及感受类推理判断题。高考阅读理解题中有些题目考查考生对文章作者的思想、人物性格倾向等方面的理解。对于判断情感态度类题目, 考生需要分析段落大意、作者的思路, 理解了文章的段落大意、中心思想后, 才能判断出作者的情感态度。学会辨别清楚文章的体裁。如第3小题, 根据倒数第二段中President Bach stated video games with killing are not acc
20、eptable. One of the main principles of the Olympics is to encourage peace. At the moment, the future of e-sports is still uncertain. 可知Bach主席表示, 带有杀戮的电子游戏是不可接受的。奥运会的主要原则之一是鼓励和平。目前, 电子竞技的未来仍然不确定。由此可推知, Bach主席对将电子竞技引入奥运会持谨慎态度。故选A。. 完形填空It is 5 am and its too dark to see the fields of volcanic rock and
21、 trees on either side of the highway. But over the lights of my car, I get a taste of the 1 Im really here for, as a few stars pierce (渗透) the inky 2 sky. Today our relationship to the universe is largely connected by 3, such as telescopes and NASA assignments . But for thousands of years, humans co
22、uld 4 look up on a clear night to be amazed at the bright spots that stretched (延伸) directly over them. But over time, weve 5 ourselves from our sky, building a covering of artificial light between ourselves and the dark depth of space. Our 6, neon signs (霓虹灯), and other electric lights are increasi
23、ngly flooding the night sky and covering the stars. Therefore, about one third of the worlds population cannot see the Milky Way from where they live. And some cant even recognize it. The sense of wonder for the night sky 7, and that means something vital to humanity is lost as well. Thats why Ive d
24、ragged myself out of bed hours before 8. Like 99 percent of Americans, I live with light pollution and Ive never seen a truly night sky. So Im here to 9 my first glance. As I 10 out of the car, I nervously raise my face up towards the sky, worrying whether I can make it. There it is, 11 across the s
25、ky as far as I can see. The Milky Way is so vivid that my eyes dont even have to 12 the dark to see it. I expect to feel the 13 of the sky, perhaps as though Im falling into a bottomless hole. Instead, the blanket of stars above me is so thick that it is hard to 14. In black and white, the whole sce
26、ne feels surreal. As I get back in the car, I pass a 15 that says “Never Stop Looking Up. ”【文章大意】曾经, 繁星成就了夜空, 但随着城市发展和科技进步, 夜空更亮了, 繁星都不见了本文作者就是在这样的背景下, 到户外来寻找那一片繁星。1. A. viewB. issueC. eventD. cause【解析】选A。作者来这是来寻找繁星的美景的, 所以选A view。2. A. clearB. blackC. blueD. dirty【解析】选B。通过前面的“inky(漆黑的)”以及整句几颗星星穿透可知
27、应该是黑色的(black)天空。故选B。3. A. emotionB. surveyC. imaginationD. technology【解析】选D。从后面的“telescopes and NASA assignments”可知是通过科技将人类和宇宙联系起来, 故选D。4. A. completelyB. hardlyC. simplyD. rarely【解析】选C。词句存在对比, 根据句意可知, 几千年以来, 我们仅仅(simply)抬个头就能惊讶于眼前闪亮的星星布满他们头顶的星空。故选C。5. A. excusedB. distancedC. freedD. defended【解析】选B
28、。从整句话的理解可知, 我们是使自己远离了(distanced)星空, 在人类和星空之间建造了一层人造灯光。故选B。6. A. shopsB. decorationsC. streetlightsD. buildings【解析】选C。从霓虹灯(neon signs), 和其他的电光源(other electric lights)可以推断出本空所填词为electric lights中的一种, 即streetlights。故选C。7. A. increasesB. disappearsC. strugglesD. pours【解析】选B。从后半句也消失了(is lost as well), 可知前
29、面说的是对于夜空的惊奇感消失(disappear)了。故选B。8. A. sunriseB. darkC. sunsetD. dusk【解析】选A。看星星肯定是在黑夜里看, 所以这里肯定是在日出(sunrise)之前。故选A。9. A. turn outB. search forC. apply forD. figure out【解析】选B。作者来是寻找(search for)繁星的。故选B。10. A . stepB. lookC. wonderD. think【解析】选A。从后面作者抬头看向夜空, 可以得知作者从车子里出来(step)。故选A。11. A. puttingB. walkin
30、gC. cuttingD. stretching【解析】选D。从“as far as I can see”可以得知此处是延伸开来(stretching)。故选D。12. A. adjust toB. turn toC. depend onD. throw away【解析】选A。根据整句, 整个银河系是如此的生动以至于我的双眼不需要适应(adjust to)黑暗就能看到。故选A。13. A. lengthB. widthC. depthD. strength【解析】选C。从后面的一个无底的深洞(a bottomless hole)可以得知作者是想感受这个星空到底有多深邃(depth)。故选C。1
31、4. A. testB. weighC. catchD. measure【解析】选D。头顶的星星像一张毯子一样, 如此厚重以至于很难测量(measure)。故选D。15. A. noteB. signC. letterD. signal【解析】选B。根据句意, 当我回到车上的时候, 我经过了一个标牌(sign), 上面写着“永远不要停止向上看”。 故选B。【补偿训练】Though leaders from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of th
32、e Tokyo Summer Olympics because of the 2019-nCoV, people all over the world are still concerned about its preparations. Officials from the Tokyo Olympic Committee say they are sparing no effort and announce the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021 is going green. The 5, 000 medals Japan has made are more s
33、pecial than most. One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. Almost al
34、l electronics are made with small amounts of “precious metals”, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5, 000 medals was a huge challenge. Thats because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20, 000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold. Be
35、ginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative (倡导), turning in smart phones, digital cameras, handheld games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, bu
36、t soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1, 621 local governments had helped out with the collection process. Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted (熔炼) to get all the gold, silve
37、r, and bronze elements. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. Its also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things arent safe for people to touch or breathe. By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the m
38、edals. They had collected around 32 kilograms of gold, 4, 100 kilograms of silver and 2, 200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5, 000 medals are available for the would-be winners. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了日本回收电子垃圾制作成东京夏季奥运会的奖牌, 贯彻落实资源“可持续发展”的目标。1. What can we know about the Tokyo Olympics medals? A. T
39、hey are hugely valuable. B. They are of high quality. C. They are made from e-waste. D. They are designed uniquely. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics. 为了实现这一目标, 组织者决定用回收旧电子产品的金属来制作所有的奥运奖牌。可知, 东
40、京奥运会的奖牌是由电子垃圾制成的。故选C。2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A. The difficulty of making the medals. B. The initiative to recycle used smart phones. C. The classification of the collected devices. D. The process of collecting old electronics. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第四段中Beginning in April 2017, the organize
41、rs placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. 及At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1, 621 local governments had helped out with the collection process. 可知第四段主要告诉我们收集旧电子产品的过程。故选D。3. T
42、he underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 5 means “_”. A. creativeB. demandingC. well-paidD. time-consuming【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第五段中画线词所在句This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. 可知这项工作要求很高或者很棘手, 因此猜测画线词tricky意为“要求高的, 棘手的”。故选B。4. Whats the purpose of Tokyos way of making the
43、medals? A. To advocate sustainable use of resources. B. To promote the spirit of Olympic Games. C. To introduce a new technique to make medals. D. To call peoples attention to environmental damage. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. 可知, 东京制造奖牌的目的是提倡资源的可持续利用。故选A。