Unit 3 Inventors and inventions.閱讀理解A few weeks ago when I got closer to the classroom I heard laughter and drummingmy students obviously thought they had a free period! As I entered the classroom，the drumming stopped.“Good morning，Miss，” they tried to sound happy to see me；their faces were delighted but I knew this was not for me.“What are you all doing？” “Nothing，Miss.” Guilty eyes stared back at me.They pulled out books and sat and waited，but that_thing I had seen in their faces，that thing I had so hoped to bring with my teaching，that thing was slipping away now as they got ready for class.“Nothing? You were doing something.What？”There was quiet and I realized they thought I was angry.Eventually one of them said，“Columbus Day，Miss.You know，the day Columbus reached Trinidad with his ships.We are acting the Columbus Day play.”“Wait，you mean the same Columbus in the history? Christopher Columbus？”“Yes，Miss.”“But.well，we did that chapter in the book.You didn't answer my questions.” I felt my heart pounding hard.“Open the book，come，quick，” I was excited now.“Okay，so who is taking part in the play? Come to the front.Let's act out this play.”“Miss，you said to open the book.We're not going to read？”“I will read，you will act and you will drum and you will see how the chapter and the play work together.”The students stared at me as if I were crazy.“Miss，for real？”“Yes，for real！”Had I hit upon something here? There was something I hadn't seen beforethese facesexcited，smiling，alive.These faces were what I dreamed of! One week later I gave the students the same questions on Columbus that few had passed the first time and this time more than half the class passed!From this experience，I came to recognize that books are enough for some students，but for others life，as they know，has little to do with what's in the book unless they see a co­relation.1What were the students doing when the author got closer to the classroom?AThey were having a break.BThey were acting a play.CThey were throwing a party.DThey were reading history books.2What does “that thing” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AGuilt and regrets.BDisappointment.CInterest and passion.DSatisfaction.3What did the author ask the students to do in the class?APerform a play about Columbus.BRetell the story of Columbus Day.CRead one chapter in the book aloud.DAnswer questions based on the book.4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AThink Outside the BookBAn Unforgettable ExperienceCEducationthe Key to IgnoranceDA Special Celebration of Columbus Day答案：解題導語學生們的學習不僅僅在于課本，通過活動把生活與書本聯(lián)系起來或許會讓孩子們表達出自己的興趣和熱情，展露發(fā)自內(nèi)心的笑容。1B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句We are acting the Columbus Day play.可知，他們正在表演。故選B項。2C解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段的.but that thing I had seen in their faces, that thing I had so hoped to bring with my teaching, that thing was slipping away now as they got ready for class.和第一段的their faces were delighted but I knew this was not for me.可知，學生們在老師不在的時候會笑得開心，而上課時是沒有的；同時文章第九段提到，老師在宣布讓大家表演的時候，學生們的臉上又露出了興奮和充滿活力的微笑，由此可推斷that thing指的是“由內(nèi)而發(fā)的興趣和熱情”。故選C項。3A解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段中的Come to the front. Let's act out this play.可知，老師讓學生們表演有關(guān)哥倫布的戲劇。故選A項。4A解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，作者在某節(jié)課上沒有講書本中的內(nèi)容，而是讓學生們表演，卻收到了意想不到的效果；且根據(jù)文章最后一句.I came to recognize that books are enough for some students, but for others life, as they know, has little to do with what's in the book unless they see a co­relation.可知，本文強調(diào)書本之外的生活和思考。故選A項。B項太過寬泛；C、D兩項偏離主題。.完形填空2017·西北工業(yè)大學附中適應性訓練It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very cold.I have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the _1_ for the last 7 years，so I put on my shoes to_2_for my first walk of the New Year. There was complete _3_ outside.Litter could be seen everywhere.It seemed that everyone had an all­night _4_.It was too cold to _5_anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning.I was _6_ to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.I was about to leave_7_ I saw Sam cleaning the garden.He is an employee of our society association and is _8_to take care of the walkways and the garden.I walked up to Sam as it was a(an)_9_ to see him there cleaning at this time.He saw me and politely_10_ me，“Happy New Year! ”“How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year？” I asked.Sam answered_11_，“It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special.For me，today is like any other _12_day and my job starts with the_13_.” It was good to see someone so_14_at heart.Like other staff members，Sam could have taken a day _15_，but he woke up early and came for all of us.I suddenly realized life does not _16_ when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and a New Year begins.We _17_ all night，the surround is dirty.Life goes on and others need to _18_ up early and clear the garbage.Isn't the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our _19_ clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big _20_ in our lives.1A.manner BtrendCroutine Dprocedure2A.look BsendClong Dhead3A.waste BfreedomCsilence Dabsence4A.celebration BtraditionCdecoration Dpollution 5A.order BexpectCtrust Dcatch6A.tired BscaredCpuzzled Dannoyed7A.because BthoughCunless Dwhen8A.advised BpromotedCsupposed Ddetermined9A.pleasure BsuccessCsurprise Dhonour10A.suggested BwishedCasked Dcongratulated11A.coldly BhopefullyCcasually Dcalmly12A.dirty BnarrowCbusy Dcold13A.beginning BsameCspecial Dnew14A.devoted BcautiousChonest Dpolite15A.over BoutCup Doff16A.change BimproveCreturn Dhappen17A.sleep BpartyCwork Dclean18A.put BstayCwake Dpick19A.surroundings BconditionsCbackground Dlocation20A.decision BdifferenceCpromise Dsuggestion答案：解題導語作者在新年的早晨出來散步，遇到社區(qū)協(xié)會的員工薩姆清理街道，讓作者心生溫暖。1C解析：根據(jù)空后的for the last 7 years可知，作者習慣早起已經(jīng)七年了，所以早晨散步成了慣例。manner意為“方式；態(tài)度；舉止”；trend意為“趨勢；動向”；routine意為“常規(guī)；慣例”；procedure意為“程序；步驟”。故選C項。2D解析：早晨散步成了作者的慣例，因此在新年的第一天，作者依然去散步。head for意為“(朝)前進；(向)去”，符合語境。故選D項。look for意為“尋找”；send for意為“派人去請”；long for意為“渴望”。3C解析：根據(jù)該段第四句提到的時間at 5 in the morning可知，早晨5點鐘外面應該是寂靜的。waste意為“浪費”；freedom意為“自由”；silence意為“寂靜；沉默”；absence意為“不在；缺席”。故選C項。4A解析：根據(jù)前一句Litter could be seen everywhere.“垃圾遍地都是?！奔跋挛牡腘ew Year可知，此處指“慶祝”新年。celebration意為“慶祝活動；慶祝會”；tradition意為“傳統(tǒng)”；decoration意為“裝飾物；裝飾”；pollution意為“污染”。故選A項。5B解析：根據(jù)下文的at 5 in the morning可知，早晨5點天氣太冷了所以不指望會有人來打掃街道。order意為“命令；訂購”；expect意為“期望；預料”；trust意為“信任”；catch意為“抓住”。故選B項。6D解析：根據(jù)下文的to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home可知，走在臟亂的街道上作者肯定很惱怒(annoyed)。故選D項。tired意為“困倦的；累的”；scared意為“害怕的”；puzzled意為“困惑的”。7D解析：句意：我正要離開時突然看見薩姆在打掃花園。be about to.when.意為“某人正要做某事，突然”，為固定句型，when在此為并列連詞。故選D項。8C解析：薩姆是社區(qū)協(xié)會的一名雇員，而他出現(xiàn)在這條街道上，所以他應是負責打掃這幾條人行道和這個花園。be supposed to do sth.意為“應該做某事”，符合語境。故選C項。advise意為“建議”；promote意為“促進；增進”；determine意為“確定；決定”，均不符合語境。9C解析：上文講到清晨5點大街上沒有人，再根據(jù)下一段作者的問話How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year？可知，作者認為這個時間看到薩姆在這里打掃衛(wèi)生真是一件令人吃驚的事(surprise)。故選C項。pleasure意為“快樂；樂事”；success意為“成功”；honour意為“光榮；榮譽；敬意”。10B解析：根據(jù)空后的Happy New Year！可知，此處是薩姆在祝愿(wished)作者新年快樂。故選B項。suggest意為“建議”；ask意為“問；要求”；congratulate意為“祝賀”。11D解析：根據(jù)薩姆回答的內(nèi)容可知，此處指他平靜地(calmly)回答。故選D項。coldly意為“冷漠地”；hopefully意為“充滿希望地”；casually意為“隨便地；漫不經(jīng)心地”；calmly意為“平靜地”。12A解析：雖然是新年的第一天，但薩姆并未覺得不同，還是和任何其他臟亂的一天一樣。根據(jù)常識也可知，未打掃街道前，街道應該是臟的。dirty意為“臟的”；narrow意為“窄的”；busy意為“忙碌的”；cold意為“冷的”。故選A項。13B解析：此處指薩姆的工作和每天一樣從做相同的(same)事開始。故選B項。14A解析：薩姆在新年的第一天就早早來打掃街道，作者認為這是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的奉獻精神。devoted意為“投入的；奉獻的”；cautious意為“小心的；謹慎的”；honest意為“誠實的”；polite意為“有禮貌的”。故選A項。15D解析：像其他的員工一樣，薩姆本來可以休息一天的。take a day off為固定搭配，意為“休假一天”，符合語境。故選D項。16A解析：根據(jù)第18空前的Life goes on.“生活還在繼續(xù)”可知，生活并沒有變化(change)。句意：我突然意識到鐘聲敲響十二下新年到來時，生活并沒有改變。improve意為“改進”；return 意為“歸還”；happen意為“發(fā)生”。故選A項。17B解析：根據(jù)第4空的It seemed that everyone had an all­night_4_.可知，此處指人們一夜狂歡，而周圍卻一片狼藉。party 在此作動詞，意為“開派對”。故選B項。18C解析：此處與上文“我們一夜狂歡”形成對比，指其他人卻需要早起清理垃圾。put up意為“張貼；舉起；建造”；stay up意為“熬夜”；wake up意為“醒來”；pick up意為“撿起；(無意中)學會”。根據(jù)語境可知選C項。19A解析：根據(jù)第17空后的the surround is dirty可知，此處指保持環(huán)境(surroundings)干凈。故選A項。condition意為“條件”；background意為“背景”；location意為“位置；場所”。20B解析：細小的事也能對我們的生活產(chǎn)生很大的影響。make a difference意為“有影響；起作用”，符合語境。故選B項。.語法填空2017·衡水中學高三調(diào)研Switzerland is famous 1._its watches.However，this country didn't invent the watch.It was the British who did it.Here is a story of how the watch 2._ (bring) to Switzerland.Many years ago,3._Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he stopped in a small town 4._(call)Geneva in Switzerland.This Englishman traveled in a carriage inside which there was a carriage watch.This was the 5._(early) kind of watch.A Blacksmith happened to see the watch.He wondered what it was 6._ asked the Englishman about it.“It is a carriage watch，”answered the man.“This machine can tell the time but now 7._ isn't working.”At once the man offered to try repairing it.So the 8._ (travel) handed him the watch.The man was very clever.It was easy for him 9._ (repair)it.He even remembered how it was made.And he made a watch of 10._(exact) the same type.答案：解題導語瑞士以手表而著名，但是很少人知道，最早發(fā)明手表的卻是英國人。本文講述了手表是怎樣從英國被帶到瑞士的。1for解析：考查介詞。句意：瑞士因手表而著名。be famous for.意為“因而著名”，為固定搭配，故填for。2was brought解析：考查動詞的時態(tài)和語態(tài)。句意：這里的故事講述了手表是如何被帶到瑞士的。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處應用謂語動詞，這件事發(fā)生在過去，所以要用一般過去時；且the watch和bring之間是被動關(guān)系，應用被動語態(tài)。故填was brought。3an解析：考查冠詞。句意：許多年前，一位英國人到意大利去旅行，中途在瑞士一座名叫日內(nèi)瓦的小鎮(zhèn)停了下來。Englishman是可數(shù)名詞，此處泛指一個人，所以用不定冠詞；Englishman的讀音以元音音素開頭，故填an。4called解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意見上一題解析。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此處應用非謂語動詞作定語修飾a small town；a small town和call之間是被動關(guān)系，故填過去分詞called。5earliest解析：考查比較等級。句意：這是最早類型的表。本文是講述手表的來歷，所以此處應是在說最早的表，結(jié)合空前的the可知應用最高級。故填earliest。6and解析：考查連詞。句意：他想知道這是什么，所以就問那個英國人。此句中wondered和asked是并列的兩個謂語動詞，而且是順承關(guān)系，故填并列連詞and。 7it解析：考查代詞。句意：這個機器可以顯示時間，但是它現(xiàn)在壞了。根據(jù)句意可知，此空應指代上文提到的this machine，故填it。8travel(l)er解析：考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。句意：所以這位旅行者把表遞給了他。根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，此處應是指那位英國人，第二段第一句話交代他是去意大利旅行，所以也可以稱之為旅游者，故填表示人的名詞travel(l)er。9to repair解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：修理那塊表對他來說很容易。此句中第一個it是形式主語，后常用動詞不定式作真正的主語。It is adj.for sb. to do sth.為固定句型，意為“做某事對某人來說是的”。故填to repair。10exactly解析：考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。句意：他做出了一塊類型完全一樣的表。exactly the same意為“完全一樣”，為固定搭配，故填exactly。.短文改錯2017·河南鄭州一中教育集團一聯(lián)For students learning instruments，summer is always a “music season”During vacation times，we are always busy attending variously lessons，taking exams and participating in competitions.This summer I joined a music competition but was lucky to get the second place.It was the first time that I had played on the stage in front of such many people.I felt very upset at first，but the encourage from my teacher keeps me going ahead.Surprising，I was given the silver medal，that increased my confidence.If we try our best to get ahead，we will be able to achieve what we desire and deserve it.