2019_2020学年高中英语Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedSectionⅢWordpowerTask.doc

1、Section Word power Task & Project 品句填词1Our headmaster gave a _(有说服力的) speech to persuade students to donate some money for the disaster area.答案：convincing2He is the only survivor of his family who _(生存) the train crash.答案：survived3Our friendship has steadily _(增强) over the years.答案：strengthened4As s

2、he said, “Do you have to be a member of that _(组织)？”答案：organization5Its _(适当的) to send an email farewell letter.答案：appropriate6We must pick out the enemys weakest unit for _(攻击)答案：attack7She tends to get angry when others _(不同意) with her.答案：disagree8Id like to _(预订) a table for two at seven tonight.

3、答案：reserve 单句改错1How did the word “Tuhao” come into exist on the Internet？_答案：existexistence2The actress performed so well in the film that she awarded in Hong Kong in April. _答案：在awarded前加was3We have had a window table reserved you as you are our honored guest. _答案：reserved后加for4I dont have strength

4、 to climb any further._答案：strength前加the5Ive been trying to convince Jean go with me._答案：go前加to 课文语篇改错Yetis are humanlike creatures, that are believed to be living in very high mountains covering with snow.Some people believe Yetis may sometimes come down from the mountains attack villagers.They say

5、Yetis walk like human beings and they are tall and strong with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hand.They are covered in thick black fur.Besides, there have been many people, every year around the world, who report see Yetis somewhere.Are there real any Yetis in the world？Scientists study th

6、e reports of Yetis.Some of them think that the footprints that were found in the snow might have been left by large animals and some others believe the footprints were made by some jokeloving the people.Until now there has been no hard evidence to support the existence of Yetis.However, one scientis

7、t from Washington State University Dr Grover Krantz believes that there may be some Yetis still live today.Do you really wish to see a Yeti with your own eyes? But you should not forget the fact that Yetis are very tall and strong and they can run fast than you do!答案：Yetis are humanlike creatures, a

8、re believed to be living in very high mountains with snow.Some people believe Yetis may sometimes come down from the mountains attack villagers.They say Yetis walk like human beings and they are tall and strong with huge shoulders, very long arms and large .They are covered thick black fur.Besides,

9、there have been many people, every year around the world, who report Yetis somewhere.Are there any Yetis in the world？Scientists study the reports of Yetis.Some of them think that the footprints that were found in the snow might have been left by large animals and some others believe the footprints

10、were made by some jokeloving people.Until now there has been no hard evidence to support the existence of Yetis.However, one scientist from Washington State University Dr Grover Krantz believes that there may be some Yetis still today.Do you really wish to see a Yeti with your own eyes? But you shou

11、ld not forget the fact that Yetis are very tall and strong and they can run than you do!A卷 单句语法填空1They became _(convince) that lives exist on the Mars while studying the stone.答案：convinced2Pakistan came into _(exist) as an independent country after the war.答案：existence3 Is Helen still working in the

12、 company? No.She is said to have _(leave) for further study abroad last month.答案：left4Lucky for us，we had plenty of time to enjoy the _(amaze) scenery.答案：amazing5The teacher has had our monitor _(carry) water for us.答案：carry6He wasted a lot of time _(run) after fame and money instead of working hard

13、.答案：running7They are similar in _ they both have big eyes and long hair.答案：that8She is said _(do) the experiment in the lab.答案：to be doing9For many years, people have dreamed of electric ears.However，_(make)them has been more difficult than predicted.答案：making10Im not enthusiastic _ going out for a

14、walk.答案：about 阅读理解AWhen Tiffany was 16 years old, her mother, a cigarette smoker, died of lung cancer. “Watching her suffer and cough was terrible，” she says. “I felt alone and scared, and I felt it could have been prevented.”However, Tiffany started smoking in her late teens. She says, “In my colle

15、ge, a lot of students were smoking, and I wanted to fit in.” Throughout the years, she tried to quit, but it wasnt until her daughter was 16 years old that she thought of her mothers death and tried hard to quit.In the process of quitting, she set a date to quit smoking and reached out to family and

16、 friends for support. Tiffany also changed her morning habit. Instead of getting up an hour early to drink coffee and smoke, she enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. She threw all the cigarettes in her home and car. Every time she went out, she would carry a picture of her mother, especially during long

17、road trips, to remind her of everything her mother went through and her death from lung cancer. For a while, Tiffany avoided social events where she might be encouraged to smoke. She drank a lot of water and started exercising more often. She quickly realized that without cigarettes, she was more en

18、ergetic.However, sometimes she still wanted a cigarette. Luckily, her family and friends were there for her. But her biggest motivation(动力) was her daughter. “She was so happy and so proud of me when I quit，” says Tiffany. “I love her so much, and watching her grow up and thinking how successful she

19、 could be make me excited. I cant bear the thought of missing out on any of the important occasions in her life. I quit because I want to be around for her！”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Tiffany吸烟的原因以及后来她为了女儿戒烟的经过。1What did Tiffany most probably think caused her mothers death？AHer heavy cigarette smoking.BT

20、he loneliness and scare in her heart.CHer extremely high pressure from work.DNo proper treatment for a serious cough.A解析：推理判断题。根据第一段可推断，Tiffany认为她妈妈的死是吸烟造成的。2In order to quit smoking, Tiffany ever tried to_Atake more long road tripsBsleep early and get up lateCdraw pictures of her motherDkeep away f

21、rom smoking environmentD解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的For a while, Tiffany avoided social events where she might be encouraged to smoke.可知，为了戒烟，她一度避免去那些可能会使她吸烟的场合。3Which of the following played a key role in encouraging Tiffany to quit smoking?AMotivation coming from her colleagues.BThinking of her daughters futur

22、e.CSupport from her family and friends.DLearning more about the dangers of smoking.B解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中引用的Tiffany的话可知，女儿的未来是她戒烟的动力，她不想错过女儿一生中任何重要的场合。4What is the passage mainly about?AWhy smoking is dangerous.BHow the author stopped smoking.CWhy and how Tiffany quit smoking.DHow Tiffany was encouraged

23、to quit smoking.C解析：主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了Tiffany为什么决定戒烟以及如何戒烟。BThe common cold is the worlds most widespread illness，which is probably why there are more myths about it than any of the other illnesses.The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold.They are not.They are caused b

24、y viruses passing on from person to person.You catch a cold by coming into contact，directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one.If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever.But they do not.And in distant and isolated Arctic regions explor

25、ers have reposed being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected(感染的) people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts

26、 of being cold and wet for long periods of time.After taking hot baths，they put on bathing suits，allowed themselves to be doused(浸入) with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty(通风的)room.Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to complete tiredness.

27、Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If，then，cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds，why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most painstaking research，no one has yet found the answer.One explanation offered by

28、scientists is that people are more likely to stay together indoors in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.No one has yet found a cure for the cold.There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin，but all they do is to relieve the sympt

29、oms.【解题导语】本文通过大量实验和实例来证明普通的感冒不是由寒冷引起的，而是由病毒感染引起的。冷会让很多人在室内的时间更长，更容易传播病菌。5The fact that the Eskimos dont suffer colds shows that_Acolds are really full of mythsBviruses are the factors causing coldsCcolds are more serious than other illnessesDthe idea that cold leads to colds doesnt stand upD解析：细节理解题

30、。根据第二段的If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever.可知，如果感冒是因为寒冷的话，那么爱斯基摩人就会永远的感冒了，可是他们没有，说明感冒不是因为寒冷。故选D。6The experiments mentioned in Paragraph 3 made it clear that_Ait were viruses not wet and cold that made people have coldsBtaking hot baths made

31、the volunteers easy to be tiredCbeing doused with cold water did harm to ones bodyDpeople who would like to exercise in the rain got colds more easilyA解析：推理判断题。 根据第三段的最后一句Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.可知，实验证明是病毒而不是湿冷的空气让人感冒。故选A。7

32、According to the passage, colds are commonly seen in winter because_Astaying together indoors makes it easier for viruses to pass onBviruses can go into peoples warm bodies more easily in winterCthere is great difference between indoor and outdoor temperatureDpeople are usually weak because of the e

33、xtreme cold in winterA解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的One explanation offered by scientists is that people are more likely to stay together indoors in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.可知，人们得感冒不是因为喜欢待在家里，而是因为经常待在一起病毒更容易感染，故选A。8The passage mainly discusses_A

34、the experiments on coldsBthe myths about coldsCthe reason and the way people catch coldsDthe continued spread of common coldsC解析：主旨大意题。阅读全文可知本文首先用大量事例从不同的侧面分析感冒不是由寒冷引起的，最后提出冬天得感冒的可能原因。故选C。 语法填空People dont always go to coffee shops just 1._ a drink, but to spend time with friends or read a book. This

35、 “coffee shop culture” is 2._(high) popular in the UK.There are around 15，000 coffee shops in the UK. Most coffee shops have a relaxed atmosphere(气氛). People go with friends or family 3._(talk) and relax after going shopping. Also, many people go alone. Coffee shops are great places to read in peace

36、, or to sit and write.In Colombia, however, the coffee shop culture does not really exist(存在), or, at least, 4._(be) still very new. Famous for 5._(it) coffee I imagined that even the smallest Colombian village would have a coffee shop. I mean, they do exist but they are not as common 6._ I had expe

37、cted.The ones that do exist are very 7._(difference) from those in the UK. They are places 8._ you go, have a quick drink and then leave at once. Nobody spends the afternoon 9._(enjoy) a peaceful moment. The idea that a person would go to a coffee shop alone is, clearly, silly. Every time I go alone

38、 with a book, other 10._(customer) look at me strangely. This may be the culture only in Pasto, where I live; other Colombian cities perhaps have a more developed coffee shop culture.1for解析：考查介词。由本句中的 but to spend time with friends or read a book 可知，设空处所在部分意为“人们去咖啡店并不只是为了喝杯咖啡”，故填介词for。2highly解析：考查副词

39、。设空处作状语修饰形容词 popular，表示“非常”，故填副词highly。3to talk解析：考查不定式作状语的用法。设空处所在句意为“人们和朋友或家人购物后会去咖啡店聊聊天，放松一下”，故填to talk。 to talk and relax在此作目的状语。4is解析：考查主谓一致。设空处与does not really exist(存在)并列作谓语，主语为 the coffee shop culture，故填is。5its解析：考查代词。设空处作定语修饰coffee，表示“它的”，故填its。6as解析：考查连词。设空处所在句意为“在这里确实有咖啡店，但没有我预想的那么普遍”，故填a

40、s。 as.as. 和一样。7different解析：考查形容词作表语的用法。设空处作表语，表示“不同的”，故填形容词different。8where解析：考查关系副词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词places，且在从句中作地点状语，故填where。9enjoying解析：考查动词ing形式作补语的用法。spend.doing sth.意为“花费做某事”。10customers解析：考查名词复数。设空处表示“顾客”，由other以及谓语动词look at可知，此处应填customers。B卷 阅读理解The idea behind Facebook is to make us feel

41、connected all the time.But in my research, Ive found that the truth is quite different.Technology, it turns out, has made being alone seem like a problem that needs solving.When young people are alone, even for a minute or two, they feel the need to connect, to get on Facebook or some other social n

42、etworks and chat.But in connecting, they often end up feeling more isolatedWhy？Because by being in constant(不断的)connection, they lose the ability to feel satisfied with their own company(独处)Facebook can help us keep in touch with our friends, but we too often use it instead of spending facetoface ti

43、me with them.And since we feel the need to keep up with them online, we dont have moments of loneliness where we can collect our thoughts and learn how to be comfortable being alone.Sherry Turkle, ProfessorFacebook connects more of us to more of our friends and family in more places than we have eve

44、r been connected before.Yes, Facebook is a huge time sinkmaybe the biggest ever.Many people post useless stuff.And seeing too much of your friends lives can make you jealous(嫉妒的), but it wont make you lonely.Jane, a former student of mine, who is back in New York after living abroad for ten years, t

45、old me that Facebook helps her a lot.The first time she moved back to New York from abroad, she felt disconnected from her family and friends.Now，because of lots of photos and information updates(更新), she knows what is happening with her friends all the time.In fact, if you are lonely in real life,

46、you will be lonely online as well.Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章探讨了社交网络是否使人们变得越来越孤独。1The underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph 2 means“_”AfreeBselfishCcarelessDlonelyD解析： 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的made being alone seem like a problem.When young people are alone可知，isolated此处指“孤独的”，故选D项

47、。2According to Sherry Turkle, we should_.Afeel satisfied with our lifeBavoid using social networksCkeep in touch with our friendsDenjoy moments of lonelinessD解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的we dont have moments of loneliness where we can collect our thoughts and learn how to be comfortable being alone可知，Sherry Turk

48、le认为我们应该学会享受孤独。3Whats Janes attitude towards Facebook?AHopeful.BDoubtful.CThankful.DRegretful.C解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Jane描述她从Facebook里了解朋友们的生活以及Facebook helps her a lot可知，Jane对Facebook应该是充满感激之情。4The purpose of the text is to_.AeducateBdiscussCpersuadeDintroduceB解析：写作意图题。从本文贯穿始终的alone和lonely以及两位人士对社交网络Fac

49、ebook的不同观点可知，本文对社交网络是否使人们变得越来越孤独进行了探讨。 完形填空He has been called the“missing link”Halfman，halfbeast.He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the worldMount Everest.He is known as the Abominable(讨厌的) Snowman.The_1_of the Snowman has been around for_2_Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks

50、 like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest.The native people said they_3_this creature and called it the“Yeti”，and they said that they had_4_caught Yetis on two occasions_5_none has ever been produced as evidence(证据)Over the years，the story of the Yetis has_6_In 1916，Eric Shipton

51、 took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.Shipton believed that they were not_7_the tracks of a monkey or bear and_8_that the Abominable Snowman might really_9_Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis.But the only things people have ever found were_10_footprints.Most

52、believe the footprints are nothing more than_11_animal tracks，which had been made_12_as they melted(融化) and refroze in the snow._13_，in 1964，a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was_14_and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans.But，_15_，no evidence has ever_16_been produced

53、.These days，only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman_17_But if they_18_catching one，they may face a real_19_：would they put it in a_20_or give it a room in a hotel?1A.eventBstoryCadventureDdescriptionB解析：event意为“事件”；story意为“故事，传说”；adventure意为“冒险”；description意为“描述”。根据全文可

54、知，关于雪人这件事是一个故事或传说。2A.centuriesBtoo longCsome timeDmany yearsD解析：从下文中的“Climbers in the 1920s”可知，关于雪人的故事已有许多年(many years)，不可能是其他选项。3A.heard fromBcared forCknew ofDread aboutC解析：know of意为“听说”，其他选项不符合文章意思。4A.evenBhardlyCcertainlyDprobablyA解析：even在此用来加强语气，表示甚至有人抓到过雪人。5A.asBthoughCwhenDuntilB解析：though引导让步

55、状语从句，表示尽管目前还没有证据证明这一问题。6A.developedBchangedCoccurredDcontinuedD解析：根据文章意思，雪人的故事应当是还在继续流传。7A.entirelyBnaturallyCclearlyDsimplyD解析：simply在此处作“仅仅”讲，此句意为“这不只是猴子或熊的脚印”。8A.foundBdeclaredCfeltDdoubtedC解析：根据前文中believed一词我们可知，Eric Shipton没有什么证据，只能是“感觉到”(feel)。9A.existBescapeCdisappearDreturnA解析：exist意为“存在”；es

56、cape意为“逃脱”；disappear意为“消失”；return意为“归还，回来”。根据上下文很容易确定答案。10A.clearerBmoreCpossibleDrareB解析：从文中的意思来看，后来人们只是发现“更多的”(more)脚印。11A.hugeBrecentCordinaryDfrighteningC解析：由nothing more than来暗示脚印也不过是“普通”(ordinary)动物的行迹而已。12A.strangeBlargeCdeepDroughB解析：结合上下文的意思，雪地里的足迹经过融化再冻会变“大”(large)。13A.In the endBTherefore

57、CAfter allDHoweverD解析：however此处表示转折，因为下文写的是一名俄罗斯科学家所持的不同观点。14A.imaginedBrealCspecialDfamiliarB解析：后文讲到一名俄罗斯科学家认为雪人与史前人类相联系，由此可见这位科学家认为雪人是“真的”(real)。15A.soBbesidesCagainDinsteadC解析：上文提到的没有证据证明这种情况这里是指这种情况又出现了，故用again。16A.rightlyBactuallyCnormallyDparticularlyB解析：actually此处指“事实上”，这位俄罗斯科学家的观点仍然没有得到事实证明。

58、17A.lightlyBjokinglyCseriouslyDproperlyC解析：联系上下文可知，大部分人都不相信雪人的故事了，只有少数人“认真”(seriously)对待雪人的传说，take sth.seriously意为“认真对待某事”。18A.succeed inBinsist onCdepend onDjoin inA解析：succeed in doing sth.意为“成功做某事”，符合句意。19A.decisionBsituationCsubjectDproblemD解析：根据文意，应为面临的“难题”(problem)。20A.zooBmountainCmuseumDlabor

59、atoryA解析：从文章的意思看，雪人如果是“人”就应当住旅馆；如果是“动物”，就应该进“动物园”(zoo)。 短文改错Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school.In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities.What impressed me best was an activity called “Learning to Farm”In an autumn afternoon, we were sent

60、 to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes.Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside.After divided into three groups, we started to work.Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put

61、 the earth back and pushed them down hard.We continued doing that until all the work was done.Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.答案：Time flies! This is third year that I have been in this school.In the past two and a half years, our school organized many activitie

62、s.What impressed me was an activity called “Learning to Farm”. an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm we learned to plant potatoes.Having been in the city for a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside.After divided into three groups, we started to work.Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the ， put the earth back and pushed down hard.We continued doing that until all the work was done.Although we were exhausted, we felt fulfilled on our way back home.