2021年高考英语大一轮复习 课时作业17 Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China（含解析）外研版.doc

1、课 时 作 业 17.阅读理解(金太阳高三模拟)Two women landed in Japan on Monday after their rescue from a damaged sailboat floating aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean.Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava and their two dogs had been lost at sea for almost six months. The Navy ship USS Ashland rescued them about 1,450 kilometers

2、southeast of Japan. Appel and Fuiava left Honolulu on May 3 sailing Appels 15meter boat, the Sea Nymph. They had planned for an 18day trip to Tahiti. However, storms flooded the engine, destroyed the boats starter and severely damaged the mast (桅杆). The women could not use the sails effectively, as

3、a result. In June, they got within 1,345 kilometers of Oahu, Appel said. “We knew we werent going to make it，” she said. “So thats when we started making distress calls, hoping that one of our friends who like to go deep sea fishing might have spotted us.”Jennifer Appel, right, and Tasha Fuiava sat

4、with their dogs on the deck of the USS Ashland on Monday. They were thousands of miles in the wrong direction when a Taiwanese fishing boat found them. Appel said she paddled on a surfboard to the Taiwanese boat and made an emergency call.The USS Ashland happened to be in the area at the time to avo

5、id a storm. The ships commanding officer Steven Wasson said the Ashland traveled 160 kilometers and found the women the next day. Appel told reporters on Friday that they were beginning to feel hopeless when they saw the US Navy ship coming toward them. “When I saw the gray ship on the horizon, I wa

6、s just shaking，”she said. “I was ready to cry. I was so happy. I knew we were going to live.” The US Navy decided the Sea Nymph needed too many repairs. So, the sailboat was left at sea.两名妇女带着两条狗驾船去塔希提岛，遇到风暴后迷失在海上，近六个月后才得救。1What is the main cause of the two womens being lost?AThe boat ran out of oil

7、.BThe boat conveyed too heavy a load.CThere were strong winds for a long time.DStorms brought too much water into the boat.答案：D解析：根据第二段第5句可知，风暴使海水淹没发动机，损坏启动装置和桅杆，所以她们迷失在海上。2What do the underlined words “distress calls” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ASignals for help.BLongterm plans.CImportant decisio

8、ns.DDetailed preparations.答案：A解析：根据该段最后两句可知，她们在茫茫大海上发出求救信号，希望能被经过的船只发现。3Which of the following best describes the two women?ABrave and generous.BCautious and fearful.CAdventurous and lucky.DCommon and hardworking.答案：C解析：她们计划驾驶小船航行十八天去塔希提岛，这表明她们是有冒险精神的。她们最终被营救，这表明她们又是幸运的。4Why was the sailboat deserte

9、d finally?AIt left people painful memories.BIt demanded quite a lot of repairs.CIt had been in water long and broke up.DThe Taiwanese boat approached and crashed it.答案：B解析：根据文章最后两句可知，这只小船需要大修，所以被抛弃了。.完形填空(豫南九校高三质量考评)Isnt it amazing how you never have to water your weeds or nurture (培育) them and they

10、 still give you an unwanted crop?I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to _1_ this annoying weed called Bermuda grass. It was _2_ stuff and it would really _3_ if you didnt get it out by the _4_.When my wife and I bought our first home about 8 years ago, what I had to deal with

11、this is this certain part weeds _5_ to the Bermuda grass, which would also spread wildly.After getting the inside of our home _6_， it was time to work on the outside. On my hands and knees I _7_attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one _8_ by the roots.Just this Spring I realized t

12、hat one particular weed was no longer _9_ but another one was in full _10_. So again, I got down on my hands and knees and got to work _11_ them from my yard. When I was _12_， my yard was better off.Sometimes our life can be so similar. We all have weeds in our life. These weeds can be challenges, s

13、etbacks, or _13_ beliefs, and the list can be _14_.When dealing with these weeds of _15_， the _16_ is to get to the root of them and remove them one by one out and eventually you will _17_ this round. And when another crop of weeds _18_，deal withthem directly _19_ they spread, because now that you k

14、now what to do with them by getting to the root of it, it will give you more courage and _20_ the next time a problem arises up.本文是一篇夹叙夹议类短文阅读。文章主要讲述了作者自己铲除杂草的经历，进而引申到我们如何铲除我们人生中的杂草。1A.eat up Bdig upCbreak up Dput up答案：B解析：考查动词词组辨析。A.eat up吃光；B.dig up挖掘；C.break up结束；D.put up张贴。根据后句It was _2_ stuff a

15、nd it would really _3_ if you didnt get it out by the _4_.提示可知祖父给我示范如何铲除一种叫百慕大草的讨厌杂草。故选B。2A.powerful BpoisonousCsensitive Dterrible答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.powerful有力量的；B.poisonous有毒的；C.sensitive敏感的；D.terrible令人讨厌的。根据前句中的this annoying weed讨厌的杂草可知，这种草是一种很令人讨厌的东西。故选D。3A.spread BsucceedCwithdraw Dcompromise答

16、案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.spread传播；蔓延；B.succeed成功；C.withdraw撤回；D.compromise妥协。根据后句if you didnt get it out可知，如果你不斩草除根，它就会逐渐蔓延开去。故选A。4A.leaves BhandsCspades Droots答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.leaves树叶；B.hands手；C.spades 铲子；D.roots根。根据后文attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one _8_ by the roots.可知，这里指斩草除根

17、。故选D。5A.attractive BsimilarCfundamental Dunknown答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.attractive有吸引力的；B.similar相似的；C.fundamental根本的；D.unknown未知的。根据后句which would also spread wildly提示可知，这一大片杂草简直与那时候的百慕大草很相似。故选B。6A.counted BmendedCappreciated Dsettled答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.counted数；B.mended修补；C.appreciated感激；D.settled安顿。根据后句i

18、t was time to work on the outside. 可知我们收拾好屋子的内部后，该清理外面了。故选D。7A.energetically BunsuccessfullyCcuriously Dthankfully答案：A解析：考查副词词义辨析。A.energetically精力充沛地；积极地；B.unsuccessfully失败地；C.curiously好奇地；D.thankfully感谢地。根据前句On my hands and knees可知，作者手、膝盖都在地上，故说明作者很积极地铲草。句意：我跪在地上不知疲倦地用一个小手铲把所有的杂草连根除掉。故选A。8A.inside

19、 BoutCoff Dacross答案：B解析：考查介词词义辨析。A.inside在里；B.out在外；C.off离开；D.across穿过。根据前文It was _2_ stuff and it would really _3_ if you didnt get it out by the _4_.提示可知，这里指作者用小铲将每一根杂草连根除掉。故选B。9A.useful BdynamicCdifferent Dcommon答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.useful有用的；B.dynamic有活力的；C.different不同的；D.common相同的。根据后句but another

20、 one was in full _10_.可知，作者发觉其中一种杂草已经与之前不同了。故选D。10A.force BlengthCdetail Dvain答案：A解析：考查固定搭配。in full force充分发挥威力。这里指另一种杂草已经铺天盖地。故选A。11A.collecting BattendingCridding Ddistinguishing答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.collecting收集；B.attending参加；C.ridding除去；D.distinguishing区别。根据前句So again, I got down on my hands and kne

21、es可知，我又一次跪在地上开始了我的除草护园的行动。故选C。12A.wornout BaccustomedCfinished Dintroduced答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.wornout磨损；B.accustomed习惯；C.finished完成；D.introduced介绍。 根据后句my yard was better off.可知，除完草后作者的院子变利落了。故选C。13A.familiar BreligiousCpast Dnegative答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.familiar熟悉的；B.religious虔诚的；C.past过去的；D.negative消极

22、的。negative beliefs指消极的想法。这些杂草有可能是挑战、挫折、消极的想法。故选D。14A.reasonable BendlessCnormal Duncertain答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.reasonable合理的；B.endless无止境的；C.normal正常的；D.uncertain不确定的。根据前句These weeds can be challenges, setbacks, or _13_ beliefs可知，这个清单不只是这些，可能是无穷无尽的。故选B。15A.life BschoolChouse Dfactory答案：A解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.

23、life生活；B.school学校；C.house房子；D.factory工厂。根据前文Sometimes our life can be so similar.提示可知，这里指对付这些人生中的杂草。故选A。16A.progress BsolutionCdisadvantage Dpermission答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.progress进步；B.solution解决办法；C.disadvantage缺点；D.permission允许。根据前句可知，这里指对付人生中的杂草的解决方法是逐一斩草除根。故选B。17A.interrupt BmemorizeCconquer Drecog

24、nize答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.interrupt打断；B.memorize记忆；C.conquer征服；D.recognize认识。根据句中eventually提示可知，这里是指最终征服它。故选C。18A.shows up Bshows offCtakes up Dtakes答案：A解析：考查动词词组词义辨析。A.shows up出现；B.shows off炫耀；C.takes up占据；D.takes带来。根据后句deal with them directly _19_ they spread可知，这里意为如果出现了另一种杂草。故选A。19A.unless Beven ifCb

25、efore Dso that答案：C解析：考查连词词义辨析。A.unless除非；B.even if即使；C.before在之前；D.so that因此。根据后句because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it 可知，要在杂草蔓延之前立即处理掉。故选C。20A.impression BmotivationCwisdom Dsatisfaction答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.impression印象；B.motivation动机；C.wisdom智慧；D.satisfaction满意。根

26、据前面的courage提示可知，你就有更多的勇气和智慧来解决了。故选C。.语法填空(福建省厦门第一中学高三考试)Diets have changed in Chinaand so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country _1_ (grow) more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over _2_ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.A taste for meat is _3

27、_ (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corns rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice _4_ (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water _5_ rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥)runoff. This

28、 switch has decreased _6_ (pollute) in the countrys major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total _7_ (globe) fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005when the go

29、vernment _8_ (start) a soiltesting program _9_ gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmersand 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放)of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. “Chinas approach to protecting its environment while _10_ (feed) its citizen

30、s offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide，” says the banks Juergen Voegele.本文是一篇说明文。文中讲述了中国为保护环境在农作物种植上做了一些变化并得到了世界上的知名人士的认可。1has_grown解析：考查时态。由since加时间点可知，主句要用现在完成时。句意：2011年以来，中国种植的玉米比水稻多。故填has grown。2the解析：考查冠词。句意：玉米产量在过去25年里增长了近125%，而大米只增长了7%。故是特指在过去的25年里。故填the。3actu

31、ally解析：考查副词。句意：对肉的需求实际上是这种变化的背后原因。句子结构完整，用副词修饰句子。故填actually。4to_improve解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：为了改善水质政府鼓励农民种植玉米而不是大米。没有连词且谓语动词是encourages，故improve应该用非谓语动词。此处表示目的，用不定式。故填to improve。5than解析：考查连词。句意：玉米比大米使用的水更少。根据关键词less可知，填比较连词。故填than。6pollution解析：考查词性转换。句意：这一转变减少了中国较大的湖泊和水库的污染，使人们的饮用水更加安全。has decreased后跟名词作宾语，

32、故填pollution。7global解析：考查词性转换。句意：中国约占全球化肥总消费量的30%。fertilizer consumption是名词短语，故应该用形容词修饰。故填global。8started解析：考查谓语动词。句意：在2005年政府开始了一项土壤测试项目。本句是when引导的定语从句，由于时间是2005年，故用过去时。故填started。9that/which解析：考查定语从句关系词。根据空后的谓语动词gives可知，该空缺少主语，指代program并且引导后面的句子。指物用that或者which。故填that/which。10feeding解析：考查省略句。句意：中国在养活

33、了中国人民的同时又保护了环境。这一做法为全世界的农业和粮食政策制定人提供了很有用的经验。空格处表示正在进行的动作，while后面省略掉了China is。省略句的原则：在时间状语从句、条件状语从句、让步状语从句中，如果从句的主语和主句的主语一致且含有be动词时，那么可以把主语和be动词一起省略。故填feeding。.短文改错(湖南省长郡中学高三月考)It is well known that one of the aims of UNESCO is to protect and preserve culture and natural heritage. Our heritage is the

34、 precious gift from the past, and it is also what we live with today. I believed some of you may have visited Mount Tai and Mount Huang, or have been to Jiuzhaigou. Many people just find unbelievable that so beautiful places exist in this world.These heritage site impress visitors with their amazed beauty, and they are a great source of inspiration. There are altogether more than over 900 World Heritage sites. People have come to understanding the truth that they do not belong to any single person, and to all mankind.答案