【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语选修八(十二省区) Unit 3 Section 1]

Unit 3Section Ⅰ

Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空

1．Custom ________ one nation from another.(distinguish)

2．The result of the survey must be treated with ________.(cautious)

3．The difficulty of the thing was beyond my __________.(expect)

4．The king showed no ________ and killed all the prisoners.(merciful)

5．We must arrange a ________ time and place for the meeting.(convenience)

6．We did not know what had come over him to make him change his mind so ________.(abrupt)

7．They sang and danced merrily and had a ________ Christmas.(merry)

8．What ______ do you use to judge a good wine？(criterion)

9．He wears a ________ white shirt today.(stain)

10．These sentences can be changed into ________ voice.(passively)

答案：1．distinguishes2．caution3．expectation4．mercy5．convenient6．abruptly 7．merry8．criteria9．stainless10．passive

Ⅱ.句型转换

1．They returned to their hometown only when the war was over.

→Only when the war was over ______ ______ ________ to their hometown.

2．Wild elephants appear from time to time to destroy the crops.

→Wild elephants appear ________ ________ ________ to destroy the crops.

3．When we are asked about our future plan, we don't know what to say.

→________ ________ our future plan, we don't know what to say.

4．George set out to improve his handwriting.

→George ________ ________ improving his handwriting.

5．Even their teacher can't tell Tom from his twin brother.

→Even their teacher can't ______ ______ Tom ________ his twin brother.

答案：1．did they return2．now and then3．Asked about4．set about5．distinguish between；and

Ⅲ.完形填空

Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my __1__ was more manageable, I __2__ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. __3__ that was years ago and times have changed. __4__ I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to __5__ my

disability pension (残疾抚恤金)．__6__ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my___7__. I decided that I would consider __8__ to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was __9__ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of __10__ to get started. And __11__ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __12__ use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my __13__，he gave me a long, thoughtful __14__. “This means a lot to you, doesn't it？” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me __15__ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand __16__ on his treasure and said. “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your __17__ and I'll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I __18__. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose __19__ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His __20__ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

文章大意：本文是故事类。作者尽管疾病缠身，依然热爱生活，努力享受音乐人生。自己资金短缺，后经一位好心的音乐器材店老板的帮助，终于心想事成。

1．A．loneliness B．sadness

C．tiredness D．sickness

答案：D由第一句话中I've been ill for 28 years可知此处用sickness“疾病”。loneliness“孤独”；sadness“悲伤”；tiredness“疲倦”。

2．A．set B．enjoyed

C．kept D．shared

答案：B文章说：当我的病情能更好的控制住时，我在一家饭店享有(enjoy)了10年的专业歌手生涯。set “确定”；kept “保持”；shared“分享”不合题意。

3．A．Gladly B．Eventually

C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly

答案：C由后文I live with mother on a country farm 可知，作者喜欢的音乐生活成为过去，这自然是令人遗憾的事。gladly“高兴地”；eventually“最终，终于”；unfortunately“令人遗憾的是，不幸的是”；surprisingly“令人吃惊的是”。C项符合语境。

4．A．Now B．Then

C．Sometime D．Meanwhile

答案：A由后文I live with mother on a country farm 的一般现在时态可知，此处用时间副词now “现在”。排除then “那时”；sometime“在某时”；meanwhile“同时”。

5．A．add up to B．make up for

C．get rid of D．take advantage of

答案：B根据上下文可知，作者决定再做点事填补(make up for)她的残疾抚恤金。add up to“共计达”；make up for“补偿，填补；弥补”；get rid of “摆脱”；take advantage of“趁机利用”。显然B项符合题意。

6．A．If B．As

C．Though D．Before

答案：B作者因为(as)自身状况下午得睡觉休息，所以自己的选择是受限制的。if“如果”；as“因为”；though“尽管”；before“在……之前”。

7．A．movement B．condition

C．choices D．positions

答案：C想做点事，但是身体情况使她选择(choices)受限。movement“运动，活动”；condition“状况，条件”；choice“选择”；position“形式，位置”。C项符合语境。

8．A．reaching out B．living up

C．getting on D．going back

答案：D前文提到过作者在一家饭店享有了10年的专业歌手生涯，结合本句中to singing in restaurants可知，作者打算再回(going back)饭店唱歌。reach out“伸出”；live up“快乐生活”；get on“进展；出人头地；登(车)；上(马)”；go back“回到，回去”。

9．A．recognized B．interviewed

C．found D．invited

答案：A根据上下文可知，作者一家人是音乐家，所以她来到当地一家音乐器材店时就被认出了(recognize)。recognize“认出，识别；正式承认；认可”；interview“面试，采访”；find“发现”；invite“邀请”。

10．A．money B．time

C．energy D．knowledge

答案：A由前句I knew that discs were very expensive(唱片昂贵)可知，作者在此说自己没有多少钱(money)。

11．A．thus B．once

C．seldom D．often

答案：D而且作者觉得一张唱片常常(often)仅三四张对她来说有实际(actually)用处。thus“所以”；once“曾经，一旦”；seldom“很少”；often“常常”。

12．A．actually B．hardly

C．nearly D．formerly

答案：A actually“实际上，事实上”；hardly“几乎不”；nearly“几乎”；formerly“以前，从前”，根据上下文可知A项正确。

13．A．job B．family

C．idea D．offer

答案：C作者向店主表明了来意。job“工作”；family“家，家庭”；idea“想法，念头”；offer“提供，提议”，C项符合题意。

14．A．face B．view

C．look D．sight

答案：C作者表明了来意时，店主深思地看了她一会儿。face“脸，面部”；view“视野，视域”；look“看，脸色；眼神；表情”；sight“视力；景色”。C项正确。

15．A．over B．along

C．towards D．through

答案：D然后店主领着作者穿过(through)拥挤的商店来到放着一大堆专业卡拉OK 盒子的长凳旁。over“在……之上，在正上方；(覆盖)在……上面；越过……(带有弧度的事物)”；along“沿着”；towards“朝着”；through“穿过(空间)”。

16．A．unhappily B．lovingly

C．pitifully D．gratefully

答案：B unhappily“不高兴地”；lovingly“钟爱地；深情地”；pitifully“可怜地”；gratefully“感激地，感谢地”。根据上下文可知B项正确。

17．A．pick B．turn

C．role D．step

答案：A店主告诉作者选出自己最喜欢的歌曲，然后他为她录制。pick“选择(权); 精华，最好的部分”；turn“转动，旋转；转向，转弯；折回；次序；顺序”；role“角色，作用”；step“步骤”。A项符合语境。

18．A．had to cry B．ought to cry

C．should have cried D．could have cried

答案：D A“不得不哭”；B“应该哭”；C“本来应该哭”；D“简直要哭了”。根据语境可知D项正确。

19．A．more B．the ones

C．few D．the rest

答案：B谢过店主之后，作者听了所有的歌，然后选出了她能唱的那些歌(the ones)。

20．A．courage B．devotion

C．kindness D．trust

答案：C本文是关于一位残疾人在热心人的帮助下重新开始自己心爱的歌唱事业的情感故事。courage“勇气”；devotion“投入；奉献；热忱”；kindness“好心；善良；仁慈，亲切；仁慈，友好行为，和蔼”；trust“信任”。根据上下文不难看出C项正确。

Ⅳ.阅读理解

In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitions use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents'(对手)kites or cut their strings(线)．

For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon(尼龙)．Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.

The kite that is used to give lessons is regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.

Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!

文章大意：在亚洲，有特殊的风筝比赛，参赛的风筝设计复杂，还装有乐器，当风吹风筝时，就会发出音乐声。

1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.

B．Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.

C．Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions.

D．Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.

答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句“The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite”可知A项错误；由第二段的第一句“For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons...”可排除B项；再根据第一段的最后一句“Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitions use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents'(对手)kites or cut their strings(线)”可排除C项；根据第二段的倒数第二句“Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne.”可知the Big Wind Kite Factory的风筝是由Daphne设计的。

2．What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?

A．It has two strings. B．It is simple in design.

C．It has a rainbow pattern. D．It is shaped like a diamond.

答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句话“The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite.”上课用的风筝与课上做的风筝的区别在于前者有两根线。

3．According to Jonathan ，what do you need to have fun with kites?

A．A large kite. B．Any type of kite.

C．A complex structure. D．A kite that impresses others.

答案：B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句“Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun.”可知B项正确，即无论什么类型的风筝甚至是结构最简单的风筝也能给人带来快乐。

4．What is mainly described in the text?

A．A kite factory. B．Kite-flying lessons.

C．Special competitions. D．The kite-making Process.

答案：A主旨大意题。文字的第二、三两段主要讲述了the Big Wind Kite Factory，故选A项。

Ⅴ.七选五

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you know how to be street smart? Being street smart means knowing how to keep yourself safe from strangers when you're alone or with other kids. __1__

Most strangers aren't dangerous and wouldn't do anything to hurt kids. Unfortunately, though, some strangers can be dangerous, and it's impossible to tell who's OK and who's not. __2__ That's why it's important to follow these safety rules all the time.

Make your whereabouts known. The adult who's taking care of you needs to know where you are and when you'll be coming home.

__3__ It's more fun and safer to do things with friends. Traveling with a friend whenever you can is a good idea, and traveling with a group of kids is even better.

__4__ Safe spots are places where you can stop if you need help, like the houses of kids you know, the houses of your parents' friends, police stations, libraries, and fire departments. When you're walking or riding your bike, make a mental note of the safe spots along your route. That way, you'll know where they are in case you ever need one.

__5__ You've probably been told lots of times that you should not yell and keep quiet. But when you think you might be in danger, it's the perfect time to be noisy! If a stranger approaches you, follows you or tries to grab you, yell as loudly as you can and try to get away. People in the area will hear what's going on and help you, so make plenty of noise.

A．Stick with (紧跟，不离开) a friend.

B．Pick out safe spots.

C．It helps you stay safe.

D．Shout “help” when necessary.

E．Go to school with your friends.

F．Make a lot of noise if you're scared.

G．A dangerous person doesn't necessarily look scary.

1．__________2．__________3．__________4．__________5．__________ 答案：

1．C根据Being street smart means knowing how to keep yourself safe from strangers when you're alone or with other kids可知。

2．G根据some strangers can be dangerous, and it's impossible to tell who's OK and who's not 可知。

3．A根据It's more fun and safer to do things with friends可知，要跟朋友在一起。

4．B根据Safe spots are places where you can stop if you need help可知。

5．F根据But when you think you might be in danger, it's the perfect time to be noisy可知。