1、十一Unit 3Period 3. 阅读理解IntroductionBlenheim Palace is one of the Europes largest and greatest palaces. It was built between 1705 and 1722 as a reward of the British government to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, for defeating King Louis XVs army at Blenheim, a small Bavarian village on the Da
2、nube River. The palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, which displayed strength and arm glory. It is the largest non-royal building in England and is now listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Winston ChurchillIn 1874, the palace was the birthplace of the dukes most famous descendant. Win
3、ston Churchill, who was to become the UKs Prime Minister (some would say Britains greatest 20th-century politician) and Nobel prize winner for literature. It is also in Blenheim that Winston got married to Clementine Hozier in 1908. A lasting exhibition is devoted to the mans life, work and writings
4、. Winston and his wife are buried in Bladon Church within the palace. Opening Hours & AdmissionBlenheim is still the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and is therefore not open all year round (although the park is), The palace opens its doors to visitors from 12 February to 11 December. Entry to
5、the palace, park and gardens cost 11. 50 during the low season and 13 during the peak season (Easter weekend and from 28 May to 11 September), or 6/8 for the park and gardens only. The park is open all year round from 9 am to 4: 45pm (last entry). Admission is 2. 50 for adults and 1. 50 for children
6、. Note that numerous discounts exist for seniors, students, children and groups. Please refer to the official website for more details. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。介绍了欧洲最大最宏伟宫殿之一的Blenheim Palace布伦海姆宫(别名丘吉尔庄园)。1. What can be learned about Blenheim Palace? A. It is the Europes largest and greatest palace. B. It is
7、the largest royal building in England. C. It is now one of the worlds heritage sites. D. It was built in honor of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。第一段“. . . and is now listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. ”介绍了Blenheim Palace被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产, 所以它是世界文化遗产之一, 故选C。2. What does th
8、e underlined word in the text mean? A. A house keeper. B. A child or a childs child. C. A family doctor. D. A grand parent. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。在小标题“Winston Churchill中In 1874, the palace was the birthplace of the dukes most famous descendant. Winston Churchill, who was to become the UKs Prime Minister. . .
9、 ”画线词与其前面的两个词组成的短语是Winston Churchill的同位语, 而从第一段“It was built between 1705 and 1722 as a reward of the British government to John Churchill”, 知道宫殿是英国政府为奖励John Churchill而修建的, 这两位的姓氏是一样的, Winston Churchill在John Churchill之后, 结合四个选项, 只有B选项符合逻辑。3. Why can not people visit Blenheim Palace all year round? A
10、. They are too busy to afford the time. B. Repairs are badly needed for the palace. C. Some seasons are not convenient for visitors. D. The 11th Duke of Marlborough still lives there. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。在小标题“Opening Hours & Admission中Blenheim is still the home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and is theref
11、ore not open all year round (although the park is)”, 可知, 现在布伦海姆宫仍然是第11任马尔伯勒公爵的家, 因此不能常年开放, 故选D。. 阅读填句(2021邯郸高二检测) Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical(亚热带的) wilderness in the country. 1 It is also the third largest national park in the lower forty-eight states, after Death Valley and
12、Yellowstone. Each year, more than one million people visit the Everglades. 2 The expansive wetlands stretch across more than six hundred thousand hectares. It is a place where plants and animals from the Caribbean Sea share an ecosystem with native North American species. Unlike most other national
13、parks, Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem from damage. The Everglades is home to about fifteen species that federal officials say are threatened and endangered. 3 In addition, more than three hundred fifty bird species and three hundred species of fresh and saltwater fish l
14、ive within the park. The Everglades is also home to forty species of mammals and fifty reptile species. 4 They include what is said to be the largest growth of mangrove trees in the western world. Gumbo-limbo trees, known for their peeling red skin, strangler figs and royal palms are also among the
15、areas plant life. The countrys largest living mahogany tree also lives in the Everglades. In recent years, environmental experts have learned about the damage to the Everglades. They say the balance of nature there has been destroyed. 5 However, efforts to protect the area are continuing so people f
16、rom all over the world may continue visiting this biological treasure. A. The future of the Everglades is not clear. B. Visitors to the Everglades will see many exotic plants. C. The park is home to several rare and endangered species. D. Experts believe that the Everglades has a very bright future.
17、 E. The park is very beautiful and attracts millions of tourists every year. F. They include the Florida panther, the American crocodile and the West Indian manatee. G. The Everglades is considered one of the great biological wonders of the world. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了美国大沼泽地国家公园的现状。专家认为公园生态平衡遭到破坏, 但保护措施也正持续实施
18、。1. 【解析】选C。第一段整个都介绍“大沼泽地国家公园”的特点。只有C选项符合此意, 即“公园是一些稀有和濒危物种的家园”。也与下文It is also句的句意相吻合。其他句子都没有表达它的特点。2. 【解析】选G。第二段从公园的地理位置上说明“大沼泽公园”的特殊性。G项说公园被认为是世界最大的生物奇观之一。后面讲公园蔓延大片的湿地以及环境特色。3. 【解析】选F。本段讲这个公园是为保护生态系统免受破坏而建立的, 是15个受到威胁和危害(threatened and endangered)的动物的家园。F项就包括这些物种, 例如panther豹子、crocodile鳄鱼等。4. 【解析】选B
19、。本段后面讲了很多种类的树, 很明显本段主要讲公园内植物, 只有B项阐述了园内有大量植物。5. 【解析】选A。最后一段前几句讲公园内生态系统遭到破坏, A项表明“公园的未来不明朗”。同时下文的However讲: (尽管不明朗)还是采取了很多措施来保护, 故选A项。. 完形填空(2021南昌高二检测)I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them
20、to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a 1 rock of 3, 300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew immediately I wanted to climb it. That has been my lifes passion (钟爱) ever since 2 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. Ive long made Yosemite my home. About 15 years ago I started seeing a
21、lot of 3, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. Its 4 me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a beautiful home -like place this way. I tried 5 trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area
22、 trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 6 it that I decided something had to change. As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 7 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a clean-up. On that day, more than 300 people 8. Over three days we collec
23、ted about 6, 000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 9. I couldnt believe the 10 we madethe park looked clean! Each year volunteers come for the clean-up from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2, 945 people picked up 42, 330 pounds of trash and 11 132 miles of roadway. I often hear peo
24、ple 12 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 13 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 14. You cant blame others 15 you start with yourself. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者把约塞米蒂当作自己的家。当作者看到里面有大量的垃圾时, 开始是自己捡垃圾, 后来组织大家捡垃圾。由此作者明白改变事情的方法是动手去做, 而不是
25、抱怨。1. A. distantB. loose C. narrowD. huge【解析】选D。句意: 在回程的路上, 我叫他们等我, 我跑向了埃尔卡皮坦山, 一块高达3 300英尺的巨岩。由“3, 300 feet”可知, 岩石很巨大。故D选项切题。2. A. imaginingB. paintingC. describingD. climbing【解析】选D。句意: 从那以后, 那是我一生的钟爱攀登约塞米蒂的岩石和山脉。由前文的“climb”可知, 本句为原词再现, 来说明攀登约塞米蒂的岩石和山脉是作者的最爱。故D选项切题。3. A. materialB. resourcesC. wast
26、eD. goods【解析】选C。句意: 大约15年前, 我开始在这个地区周围看到很多垃圾, 如卫生纸、啤酒罐和空盒子。由“like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes”可知, 这些都是垃圾。故C选项切题。4. A. beyondB. againstC. overD. within【解析】选A。句意: 这让我无法理解为什么游客开始对这个地方不那么尊重, 并以这种方式对待一个如此美丽的像家一样的地方。在作者心里约塞米蒂就像家一样, 所以作者无法理解为什么游客开始对这个地方不那么尊重。故A选项切题。5. A. throwing awayB. pickin
27、g upC. breaking downD. digging out【解析】选B。句意: 我尝试自己动手捡垃圾, 但这项工作实在太艰巨了。由“trash”可知, pick up“拾起”符合句意。故B选项切题。6. A. satisfied withB. delighted inC. tired ofD. used to【解析】选C。句意: 最后, 我厌倦了, 决定做些改变。由前文的“only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later”可知, 作者厌倦了。故C选项切题。7. A. somethingB. anythingC. ever
28、ythingD. nothing【解析】选D。句意: 作为一名攀岩向导, 我对组织任何重大活动一无所知。故D选项切题。8. A. dropped outB. showed upC. looked aroundD. called back【解析】选B。句意: 在那一天, 有超过300人来(参加这个活动), 由下文的“come”也可判断出, showed up“出现”符合句意。故B选项切题。9. A. demandB. receiveC. achieveD. overcome【解析】选C。句意: 我们取得的成就令人惊讶。由“Over three days we collected about 6,
29、 000 pounds of trash”可知, 三天里, 我们捡了大约6 000磅的垃圾。所以作者对于取得的成就感到惊讶。故C选项切题。10. A. planB. visitC. contactD. difference【解析】选D。句意: 我简直不敢相信我们所做的改变公园看起来很干净! 。由“ the park looked clean”可知, 作者简直不敢相信他们所做的改变。故D选项切题。11. A. crossedB. measuredC. coveredD. designed【解析】选C。句意: 仅在2007年, 就有2 945人参加, 总共捡了42 330磅的垃圾, 覆盖132英里
30、的道路。由“132 miles of roadway”可知, covered“覆盖”符合句意, 以此说明垃圾的数量巨大。故C选项切题。12. A. complainB. talkC. argueD. quarrel【解析】选A。句意: 我经常听到有人抱怨自己身处的环境。由下文“complaining”可知, 作者经常听到有人抱怨自己身处的环境。故A选项切题。13. A. doingB. thinkingC. questioningD. watching【解析】选A。句意: 如果你是其中之一, 我想说的是动手做吧, 只有这样才能有所改变, 而不是抱怨。捡垃圾就是行动之一, 不应该一直抱怨而是动手
31、做。故A选项切题。14. A. methodB. explanationC. exampleD. research【解析】选C。句意: 我们需要以身作则。作者告诫他人, 不要一直抱怨, 要有行动, 且要以身作则, 因为自己和很多人就是这么做的。故C选项切题。15. A. althoughB. ifC. unlessD. when【解析】选C。句意: 除非你从自己做起, 否则不能责怪其他人。分析句子可知, 本句为unless引导的条件状语从句。故C选项切题。. 语法填空Recently, many e-commerce platforms, including Didi Taxi, JD and
32、 Taobao, have been exposed that they are cheating their frequent visitors. Due to big data, they are able to do it 1. (accurate). When there are uncertain new visitors, they will give a quite 2. _(attract)price to trick them into registering and buying goods. 3. _, when it comes to frequent visitors
33、, they charge more. Though these consumers feel the price is high, they still will think its within their acceptance and finally pay the bill. By 4. (analyze)users browsing information and buying habits, big data can recommend tailor-made(定制的)products, service and pace to different 5. _(user). The o
34、ne who knows you well 6. _(hurt)you the most. People seem to be lambs among wolves. Unfortunately, we havent figured out a way 7. (deal)with the problem under such situation at present. 8. _ only thing we can do is replacing our iPhones with Android phones if we want to buy a membership card, and ap
35、plying 9. _ new accounts if we want cheap hotels. We cant do anything but accept them passively. To ensure the benefits of consumers, some measures should 10. _(take)to strengthen the management system of e-commerce platforms. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文。最近, 包括滴滴打车、京东和淘宝在内的许多电商平台都被曝出欺骗常客。文章介绍了这一现象。 1. 【解析】accurate
36、ly。考查副词。句意: 由于大数据, 他们能够准确地做到这一点。此处修饰动词do, 应使用副词形式。故填accurately。2. 【解析】attractive。考查形容词。句意: 当有不确定的新访客时, 他们会给出一个相当有吸引力的价格, 诱使他们注册并购买商品。此处修饰名词price, 作定语, 应使用形容词。故填attractive。3. 【解析】However。考查副词。句意: 然而, 当涉及常客时, 他们会收取更多的费用。此处与前句存在逻辑转折关系, 且空后有逗号, 应使用转折副词however。故填However。4. 【解析】analyzing。考查非谓语动词。句意: 通过分析用
37、户的浏览信息和购买习惯, 大数据可以向不同的用户推荐定制的产品、服务和速度。此处处于介词by后, 应使用动词-ing形式。故填analyzing。5. 【解析】users。考查名词。句意: 通过分析用户的浏览信息和购买习惯, 大数据可以向不同的用户推荐定制的产品、服务和速度。根据空前different可知, 此处应使用名词复数。故填users。6. 【解析】hurts。考查时态及主谓一致。句意: 最了解你的人伤害你最深。“who knows you well”是“the one”的定语从句, 此处是主句谓语动词, 句子描述的是客观事实, 应使用一般现在时。故填hurts。7. 【解析】to d
38、eal。考查非谓语动词。句意: 不幸的是, 在这种情况下我们还没有找到解决的办法。way“方式, 方法”, 常用不定式作定语。故填to deal。8. 【解析】The。考查冠词。句意: 我们唯一能做的就是, 如果我们想买会员卡, 就把iPhone换成Android手机; 如果我们想住便宜的酒店, 就申请新账户。only前要使用定冠词。故填The。9. 【解析】for。考查固定短语。句意: 我们唯一能做的就是, 如果我们想买会员卡, 就把iPhone换成Android手机; 如果我们想住便宜的酒店, 就申请新账户。apply for“申请”。故填for。10. 【解析】be taken。考查语态
39、。句意: 为了保证消费者的利益, 应采取一些措施加强电子商务平台的管理制度。some measures与take之间是逻辑上的动宾关系, 应使用被动语态, 由空前should可知, 此处使用be taken。故填be taken。完形填空One night in 2003, Jans and his wife Sherrie were walking the dog Dakotah near their house. Suddenly, a young 1appeared and began running in their direction. Amazed and 2, the coupl
40、e immediately broke Dakotah loose to protect them. “However, the two animals stopped yards apart and tentatively(试探性地) stared at each other as if each were looking at an almost-forgotten face and trying to remember something, ” recalls Jans in his book A Wolf Called Romeo. Over the next weeks, the J
41、anses always3the wolf playing with the dogs in the neighborhood. They4that when the wolf saw a dog, he would make a fool of himselfwagging, pacing, and even striking some dog poses. Because of the wolfs 5, Sherrie named him Romeo. The6extended from dogs to locals quickly. 7, crowds of locals started
42、 coming to 8the wolf, and some liked him so much that they seemed to forget that wolves are aggressive. For the next five years, Romeo returned to the area in fall and winter. “He would be in the same place every morning to9people going to work or walking their dogs, 10hed set with a time clock”, wr
43、ites Jans. As the only wolf in the area, Romeo had abundant creatures to eat, a large open space to live in, and little11_from other animals. However, some critics felt Romeo was a(n)12, and there was a talk about driving him out of the area. Romeo came again in September 2009, but later that month,
44、 he13again. After some searching, a supporter found he had been14by Park and Jeff. Both men were arrested later. They ended up paying fines according to the local law, losing hunting privileges. In late November 2010, a memorial service was held for Romeo. “Nothing can take away the years we spent i
45、n his 15, ”writes Jans. “Well remember the happiness he brought to us forever. ”【语篇概述】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一只混入人群的狼渐渐地受到当地人的喜爱。虽然后来这只狼被人猎杀, 但是当地人发起纪念它的活动, 由此展现了人与动物和谐共处的美好画面。1. A. woman B. boyC. wolf D. dog【解析】选C。根据下文“the wolf playing with the dogs in the neighborhood. ”可知, 这对夫妻在遛狗时突然发现了一只狼(wolf)。故选C。2. A.
46、 curiousB. terrifiedC. disappointedD. content【解析】选B。根据下文“这对夫妇立即松开了他们的狗Dakotah来保护他们”可知, Jans夫妇感到惊讶和害怕(terrified)。故选B。3. A. spottedB. preventedC. protectedD. imagined【解析】选A。根据下文“the wolf playing with the dogs in the neighborhood. ”可知在随后的几周, Jans夫妇总是发现(spotted)这只狼和附近的狗一起玩耍。故选A。4. A. hatedB. believedC.
47、observedD. warned【解析】选C。根据下文“when the wolf saw a dog, he would make a fool of himselfwagging, pacing, and even striking some dog poses. ”可知这些是Jans夫妇观察到(observed)的情况, 故选C。5. A. experienceB. violenceC. companionD. behavior【解析】选D。结合上文“he would make a fool of himselfwagging, pacing, and even striking so
48、me dog poses. ”可知是一些狼的行为, 因此给它起名罗密欧。故选D。6. A. friendshipB. challengeC. campaignD. freedom【解析】选A。根据上文可知, 狼与狗之间产生了友谊(friendship), 且这种友谊也延伸到了狼与人之间。故选A。7. A. ApproximatelyB. GenerallyC. ImportantlyD. Gradually【解析】选D。根据上文狼和当地人也产生了友谊可知, 逐渐有成群的当地人来看Romeo。故选D。8. A. keep a record ofB. have a look atC. make a
49、n example ofD. take advantage of【解析】选B。根据上下文语境可知成群的当地人来看这只狼。故选B。9. A. attackB. stopC. informD. meet【解析】选D。根据下文“people going to work or walking their dogs”可知是与去上班或遛狗的遇见, 见面。故选D。10. A. even ifB. as thoughC. so thatD. in case【解析】选B。根据下文“hed set with a time clock”可知是在比喻, 好像(as though)给自己“配了一个时钟”, 故选B。11
50、. A. competitionB. acquaintanceC. cooperationD. acquisition【解析】选A。competition竞争; acquaintance熟人; cooperation合作; acquisition获得。根据上文As the only wolf in the area可知, 作为该地区唯一的狼, 罗密欧很少有来自其他动物的竞争。故选A。12. A. prideB. pityC. dangerD. accomplishment【解析】选C。根据下文“there was a talk about driving him out of the area
51、. ”可知, 反对者认为Romeo是个危险(danger), 要把它赶走。故选C。13. A. burstB. aroseC. changedD. disappeared【解析】选D。根据上文中的关键词“came again”和but后的转折可知, Romeo再次消失(disappeared)。故选D。14. A. shotB. hiddenC. fooledD. raised【解析】选A。根据下文“两个男人被捕”可知, Romeo已经被Park和Jeff猎杀(shot)。故选A。15. A. handB. directionC. companyD. opinion【解析】选C。Jans写到“没有什么能夺去我们在他陪伴下(company)度过的岁月”。in ones company意为“在某人的陪伴下”。故选C。