贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语一轮 课时作业(十五) Unit5 Canada—“The True North” 新人教版必修3.doc
贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(15)附答案课时作业(十五)必修3Unit 5 Canada“The True North”(限时:45分钟)完形填空Long long ago, there was a small villageThis village had a 1 traditionAt the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a homeThe boy had to 2 his home before winterIf his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 3 him in any wayOne _4_, Paul and Marc reached their majorityThey 5 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homesIn each village, they found the nicest 6 and talked to the ownersEach owner gladly offered 7 After Marc saw several homes, he 8 the best ideas and went back to his own landPaul, _9_, continued collecting more ideasSoon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of themBut he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next villageMarc began building his homeHe had several false starts, 11 his home gradually rose from his landBy fall, Marc had finished his homeIt wasn't perfect,but it was strong and he could 12 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 13 with home ownersThe first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 14 back to his landHe built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 15 The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 The villagers mourned for himMarc 17 the winterEach year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look betterHe became a leader in the village, 18 a family, and lived a happy, content lifeWe all build and improve our own mental homesIts 19 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 20 the best ideas1Astrange Bhopeful Cliterary Dcultural2Afind Bmake Ccomplete Dbuy3.Ahelp Bencourage Cscold Dpersuade4Awinter Bsummer Cautumn Dspring5AexchangedBreceivedCrecognizedDadvice6AgirlsBjobsChousesDpresents7AroomsBdrinksCattentionDadvice8AexpectedBgatheredCcreatedDunderstood9AsimilarlyBfinallyChoweverDfurthermore10AforgetBbelieveCreplaceDdoubt11AbecauseBalthoughCbutDso12ArepairBrebuildCsellDimprove13AconversationsBachievementsCstrugglesDarguments14AdroveBrushedCflewDmoved15AweakBfunnyCsmallDamazing16AblindnessBdeathCsadnessDillness17AexperiencedBlovedCsurvivedDspent18AbroughtBearnedCcontactedDraised19AslowBeasyCdangerousDspecial20ArealizeBbringCcollectDapply【答案与解析】 文章通过一个故事告诉我们,无论是精神世界还是物质世界,一些想法的寻找是简单的,但是想法的运用却是另外一回事。1A 考查形容词辨析。由下文对这个传统的描述来看,这个传统很独特,所以四个词中只有strange (奇怪的)符合语境。语境为:很久很久以前,有一个小村庄有着一个奇怪的传统。每到年初,已成年的男孩就会拿到一块地和资金(自己动手)去修建自己的房屋。hopeful 有希望的;literary 文艺的,书本的;cultural文化的。2C 考查动词词义辨析。这里指的是在冬天到来前就要完成房屋的修建。所以用complete,意思是:完成。倒数第三段 “By fall, Marc had finished his home”中有同义词复现:finish。3.A 考查动词词义辨析。 倒数第三段“The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 The villagers mourned for him”告诉我们,由于Paul修建的房子不好,被冻死了,人们都来哀悼他,但没有帮助他度过寒冬,由此可以看出,在这一奇怪的传统中,别人是不能提供帮助的,所以选help。4D考查语境话选词。上一段告诉我们,成年的男孩是在每年的年初(At the beginning of every year)拿到一块地和资金的,四个选项中只有spring(春天)符合境。5B 考查动词辨析。对应第一段提到的was given,所以这里选receive意思是:收到。exchange 交换;recognize 认出,承认;advise 建议,忠告。6C考查语境话选词。前文告诉我们,他们要建的是房子,这是在外出考察,自然是找最好的房子和房主交谈以获得如何建好房子的建议。文中有多处同义词home的复现。7D考查名词词义辨析。每一位房主都很乐意提供给他们(关于如何建好房子的)建议。所以选advice。可以从“Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of them”中的idea得到启示。8B 考查动词辨析。Marc 参观了几栋房子,把房主们提供的建议搜集起来,所以选gather。意思是:搜集。9空后的“continued collecting more ideas”有同义词复现。expect 期待,预料;create 创造;understand理解。9C 考查副词辨析。考查动词辨析。Marc开始建房,而Paul 却仍在继续搜集如何建房的建议,两者之间是转折关系,所以用however。10 A 考查动词辨析。由于搜集的好的修建房屋的方法太多了,以至于都忘了一部分,所以用forget。 believe 认为,相信;replace代替;doubt怀疑。11 C 考查连词辨析。“He had several false starts”和“his home gradually rose from his land”之间是转折关系,所以用but。12 D考查动词辨析。倒数第二段 “Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better”中的make his own home look better,说的就是他所修的房子可以在建成后随时改良,所以用improve。repair 修理、修补; rebuild重建;sell卖。13A 考查名词辨析。第二段的“In each village, they found the nicest 31 and talked to the owners”可知,应该选conversations,意思是:谈话、会话。14B 考查动词辨析。冬天来了,第一场雪使Paul意识到建房子所剩的时间不多了,所以自己便急匆匆地往回赶,所以选rush,意思是:冲、奔,急匆匆的赶。15. A 考查形容词辨析。由后面的“The first winter storm destroyed his home”可以看出,由于动工时间较晚,时间紧,他修的房子不牢固,所以选weak,意思是:不牢固的。Funny滑稽的;small小的;amazing令人吃惊的。16. B 考查名词辨析。下一句“The villagers mourned for him”告诉我们,村民们都去哀悼他,由此可知他被冻死了,所以选death。17. C 考查动词辨析。这里指的是Marc由于修好了房子,顺利渡过了冬天,所以用survive,意思是:从困境中挺过来。18. D 考查动词辨析。raise 养育。句意为:(后来)他成了村里的领导,养育了一家人,幸福满意的生活着。如果把 A 项后加上up,也是正确的。19. B 考查形容词辨析。上面的故事告诉我们,建议和想法的寻找是简单的,而实践才是困难的,所以选easy。20. D考查动词辨析。这里指的是最好的想法的“应用”,所以选apply。 阅读理解ASome unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time. For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato. A couch is a piece of furniture that people sit on while watching television.Robert Armstrong, an artist from California, developed the term “couch potato” in 1976. Several years later, he listed the term as a trademark with the United States government. Mr Armstrong also helped write a funny book about life as a fulltime television watcher. It is called the Official Couch Potato Handbook.Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. A computer mouse is the device that moves the pointer, or cursor on a computer screen. The description of mouse potato became popular in 1993. American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term to describe young people who spend a lot of time using computers.Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone to get cabin fever. A cabin is a simple house usually built far away from the city. People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.Cabin fever is not really a disease. However, people can experience boredom and restlessness if they spend too much time inside their homes. This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside. Often children get cabin fever if they cannot go outside to play. So do their parents. This happens when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed.Some people enjoy spending a lot of time in their homes to make them nice places to live. This is called nesting or cocooning. Birds build nests out of sticks to hold their eggs and baby birds. Some insects build cocoons around themselves for protection while they grow and change. Nests and cocoons provide security for wildlife. So people like the idea of nests and cocoons, too.The terms cocooning and nesting became popular more than twenty years ago. They describe people buying their first homes and filling them with many things. These people then had children.Now these children are grownup and have left the nest. They are in college. Or they are married and starting families of their own far away.Now these parents are living alone without children in their empty nests. They have become empty nesters.16Which of the following was first used?ACouch potato. BCocooning.CMouse potato. DNesting.17_refers to a person who spends much time on computer.AA couch potato BA nesterCA mouse potato DAn empty nester18Why can most people easily get cabin fever in winter?ABecause they are addicted to computer games.BBecause they would like to play outside.CBecause it is so cold that they couldn't go outside.DBecause they are too busy at work or school.19What's the passage mainly about?AHow to get rid of cabin fever.BHow people become nesters or empty nesters.CHow to spend your leisure time.DThe origin of some words.BGerman researchers said older people tend to be portrayed negatively in society. Although they are often described as wise, they are also shown as being slow and forgetful.“Living in a youth centered culture, they may appreciate a boost in selfesteem.That's why they prefer the negative stories about younger people, who are seen as having a higher status in our society,” said Dr Silvia KnoblochWesterwick,of Ohio State University.KnoblochWesterwick and her coauthor Matthias Hastall, of Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany, studied 276 German adults, including 178 aged 18 to 30 and 98 between 55 and 60. Their findings are published in the journal Communication.All the adults in the study were shown what they were led to believe was a test version of a new online news magazine.They were also given limited time to look over either a negative or a positive version of 10 preselected articles.Each story was also paired with a photograph depicting(描绘) someone of either the younger or the older age group.The researchers found that older people were more likely to choose to read negative articles about those younger than themselves. They also tended to show less interest in articles about older people, whether negative or positive.But younger people preferred to read positive articles about other young people.According to KnoblochWesterwick, older people's preference for negative news about their younger counterparts can be explained by their place in society.“Everybody likes a selfesteem boost. For young people, though, it's almost automatic. Youth is considered important in society,” she said.After reading the articles, the participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure levels of selfesteem. Unlike their younger counterparts, the selfesteem of older people rose after they read a negative article about younger people.Although the study was done in Germany, KnoblochWesterwick believes nationality and the national characteristics are not important.20What do older people think of themselves, according to the text?AThey are behind the times.BThey are always forgetful.CTheir selfesteem is challenged in a youth centered culture.DThey should have a higher status than the young in society.21What can be learned from the study?AThe old enjoy reading negative stories about the young.BThe old are interested in negative articles about other old people.CThe old are likely to read positive articles about other old people.DThe young like reading negative articles about other young people.22According to KnoblochWesterwick, if a similar study were done in other countries, _Athe result would be unreasonableBthe result would be quite differentCthe findings would be completely the sameDmuch the same result would be found.书面表达是一个致力于消除家长和孩子之间沟通障碍的网站。假设你叫David,是一名中学生,在该网站兼职。请你针对Katherine(一位高考考生的母亲)提出的问题写一篇回复。要点:1.劝Katherine不要焦虑,并说明原因;2站在学生的角度给她建议。要求:1.词数:120左右。2开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:family ties 亲情Katherine 20:00 Jan. 21st, 2012Dear Sir or Madam,With the college entrance exam drawing near, I am getting more and more anxious about my son's studies. However, I am always wondering what I can do to help him. Could you please give me some suggestions?David 9:30 Jan. 22nd, 2012Dear Katherine,_I hope what is suggested above will bring out an easier time in your family during your son's preparation for his college entrance exam.参考答案课时作业(十五).A本文着重介绍了英语中一些词的来历。16A细节理解题。由第二段第一句Robert Armstrong, an artist from California, developed the term“couch potato” in 1976可知,couch potato是在1976年第一次被使用,因此A项正确。第三段第三句The description of mouse potato became popular in 1993.告诉我们mouse potato在1993年才流行,倒数第二段告诉我们cocooning和nesting是20多年前才开始流行的。17C细节理解题。由第三段第一句Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers.可知答案。18C细节理解题。由第五段第三句This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside.可知答案。19D主旨大意题。根据本文主要内容可知答案。B研究人员发现,在当今以年轻人为中心的社会中,老年人的自尊受到挑战。因此,在一项调查中,老年人更倾向于关注那些反映年轻人消极面的信息,以增强自尊。20C推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的Living in a youth centered culture,they may appreciate a boost in selfesteem.可推知答案。21A细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的The researchers found that older people were more likely to choose to read negative articles about those younger than themselves.可知答案。22D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的信息believes nationality and the national characteristics are not important.可知答案。.One possible version:David9:30 Jan. 22nd, 2012Dear Katherine,I don't think you should be so anxious about your son's studies. The college entrance examination is important, but it is not the only challenge we'll have to face. As a senior student myself, I think there are several things you can do for your son. First of all, get to know what he is interested in and help him set a proper goal. Besides, believe in him and encourage him to believe in himself. Lastly, please spare some time to listen to him. The more he communicates with others, the less pressure he'll have.I hope what is suggested above will bring out an easier time in your family during your son's preparation for his college entrance exam. 课后阅读-Fully insured 全保险Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique. Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip. Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water. The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly