1、1 Unit 21 Human Biology (35分钟) .阅读理解 If you could have one superpower,what would it be? Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds,see through walls,or have superhuman strength may sound silly,but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life. Every day in our work,we ar
2、e inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world. They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess:the power to make a difference in the lives of others. Were not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor.Your lives are busy enoug
3、h doing homework,playing sports,making friends,seeking after your dreams.But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself.Find an issue you are interested in and learn more.Volunteer or,if you can,contribute a
4、little money to a cause.Whatever you do,dont be a bystander.Get involved.You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when youre older.But why not start now? Our own experience working together on health,development,and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding
5、parts of our lives.It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead. 1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Your life style. B.Your life value. C.Your trouble in life. D.Your life experienc
6、e. 2.Why does the author say they are inspired every day? A.They possess different kinds of superpowers. B.They have got the power to change the world. C.Some people around them are making the world better. D.There are many powerful people in their life and work. 3.What does the author stress in Par
7、agraph 5? A.Learning more and contributing more to a cause. B.Rising above self and acting to help others. C.Working hard to get a bigger opportunity. D.Trying your best to help the poor.2 4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.
8、 B.Much more progress will be made in the near future. C.The work on health is the most valuable experience. D.Peoples efforts have been materially rewarded. .完形填空 (2018江西赣中南五校联考) My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired.So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass th
9、e time.She had a little bit of computer 1 ,so I just set it up for her and let her 2 with it on her own. As time went on,I 3 the computer was hardly touched.She said she didnt know 4 to use it.I decided to teach her.I sat and 5 everything and she seemed OK with what I said.Unfortunately,my sister ca
10、lled me at that moment 6 we talked on the phone for an hour.Then when I saw her again,she was sitting in front of the computer,looking quite 7 .The screen saver(屏幕保护)had appeared and she didnt know how to 8 it off.She had tried 9 every key and it didnt work.I told her,“Just 10 the mouse a little.” W
11、hat I meant was that she just needed to move the mouse around to 11 the computer up.What she did was to 12 the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the 13 went completely black.I couldnt help laughing because of her funny 14 .The more I laughed the 15 she got. She thought that I was a(
12、n) 16 teacher and she decided to figure the thing out herself.Well,at least I helped her overcome her 17 of breaking something and encouraged her to 18 a little. About a week later,I found a home-made 19 card with a mouse on the front making a funny face 20 to my door.It said,“Thanks for the compute
13、r lessons.Love,Mom.” 1.A.theory B.knowledge C.technology D.history 2.A.watch B.train C.play D.see 3.A.found B.heard C.thought D.ignored 4.A.why B.when C.how D.where 5.A.learned B.described C.explained D.discussed 6.A.and B.but C.because D.since3 7.A.amusing B.relaxed C.interesting D.discouraged 8.A.
14、get B.break C.cut D.turn 9.A.hitting B.feeling C.changing D.removing 10.A.hang B.shake C.rub D.push 11.A.clean B.wake C.bring D.take 12.A.put up B.cut off C.pick up D.put away 13.A.screen B.curtain C.cover D.window 14.A.gesture B.movement C.expression D.action 15.A.ruder B.happier C.angrier D.better
15、 16.A.impatient B.humorous C.careful D.helpful 17.A.sadness B.pressure C.fear D.depression 18.A.reply B.observe C.answer D.experiment 19.A.inviting B.greeting C.shopping D.birthday 20.A.appeared B.stuck C.combined D.printed 导学号07020065 .语法填空 (2017山西三区八校二模) Long time ago,a boy 1. (name)Bob met a new
16、friend in QQ,he is Larry.Larry works with Transport Drivers,Inc.One morning in 2009,Larry was traveling along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers when he saw a car 2. its bright lights on.As he got even 3. (close),he found another vehicle upside down on the road.One more look 4. he no
17、ticed fire shooting out 5. (repeat)from under the disabled vehicle.Larry pulled over,set the brake and got hold 4 of the fire extinguisher(灭火器).Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire 6. (put)out. The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had made a call.They then h
18、eard a womans voice coming from the damaged vehicle.7. (approach)the vehicle,they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.They told her to stay still,but she thought the car was going to explode.Larry told her that he had already put out the fire. Once fire and 8. (emergent)peopl
19、e arrived,Larry and the other man backed off and let them go to work.Then,Larry asked the police 9. he was needed or free to go.They let him and the other man go. One thing is for certainit 10. (be)his efforts that most likely saved the womans life. 导学号07020066 .书面表达 (2018山东烟台期中) 假设你是李华,你从网上得知美国中学生P
20、eter 要成立一个网上绘画俱乐部,你想加入。请根 据以下要点给他发一封电子邮件: 1.说明消息来源和自己的意愿; 2.理由和打算; 3.希望获准。 注意:1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数); 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, Im Li Hua,a middle school student from China.Yours sincerely, Li Hua 答案： .【语篇导读】本文为一篇说明文。如果你能拥有一种超能力,你希望会是哪一种?你的选择,会 反映出你的人生观和价值观。在工作中,我们每天都受到一些人的鼓舞,他们做着非凡的事情来改 善这
21、个世界。作者建议:找到你感兴趣的东西,学习更多的知识。无论做什么,都不要做旁观者。5 1.B 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段及第二段可知,如果可以拥有一种超能力,有的人想要读心术、 有的人想能看穿墙壁、有的人想拥有超人的力量,这听起来都很傻,但这确实反映了你内心的真实 想法,也就是你的人生观和价值观。由此可以判断,画线部分的含义为“你的人生价值观”,故选B 项。 2.C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可知,在工作中,我们每天都受到一些人的鼓舞,他们做 着非凡的事情来改善这个世界。由此可以推断,人们之所以受到鼓舞,是因为周围的人都在改变着 世界,使世界变得更美好,故选C项。 3.B 段落大意题。作
22、者在第五段第一句指出,我们并不是说每个人都需要为穷人贡献自己的生命。 然后指出了自己的观点“But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself.”,可知当 你把你的时间和精力投入到更大的事情上时,你可以活得更有力量。由此可以推断,作者强调的是 要提升自己,帮助他人,故B项正确。 4.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“It has changed who we are
23、and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.”可知,它改变了我们,并继续让我们对改善贫穷人口的生活保持乐观的情绪。由此 可以推断,作者坚信,穷人的生活会变得更好。故选A项。 .【语篇导读】为了让退休了的妈妈消磨时间,作者给妈妈弄了一台旧电脑,但妈妈却不会操作, 在作者的指导及妈妈自己的实验下,妈妈最终学会了使用电脑。 1.B 由下文“so I just set it up for her and let her
24、2 with it on her own”可知, 作者的妈妈有一点计算机“知识(knowledge)”。 2.C 由上文“So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time.”可知,作者给妈妈一台旧电脑是为了帮助她消磨时间的,故此处说明的是她让妈妈自己“玩 (play)”。 3.A 随着时间的推移,作者却“发现(find)”妈妈并没有碰电脑。 4.C 由下文“I decided to teach her.”可知,妈妈告诉作者不知道“如何(how)”用电脑。 5.C 前文说明作者教妈妈用电脑,故此处
25、说明她向妈妈作“解释(explain)”。 6.A 前后语意为承接关系,故应用and连接并列句。 7.D 由下文可知,电脑为屏保状态,故妈妈看起来很是“泄气(discouraged)”。 8.D 电脑为屏保状态,妈妈不知道如何“关(turn off)”机。 9.A 由宾语为 key可知,妈妈“敲打(hit)”每一个键都不管用,关不上电脑。 10.B 由后面一句中“to move the mouse around”可知,作者提示妈妈“摇晃(shake)”鼠标。 11.B 由前文说明,妈妈的电脑处于屏保状态,故应通过晃鼠标来“唤醒(wake)”电脑,然后再关机。 12.C 由下文中的“in mid
26、-air”可知,妈妈只是“拿起(pick up)”鼠标在空中摇晃。 13.A 妈妈在空中摇晃鼠标,直到最后“屏幕(screen)”完全变黑。 14.D 看着妈妈有趣的“动作(action)”,作者忍不住大笑。 15.C 由后面一句说明可知,作者越是笑,妈妈就越是感到“生气(angry)”。6 16.A 由后面说明可知,妈妈认为作者是个“没有耐心的(impatient)”老师,她要自己弄清楚是怎 么回事。 17.C 妈妈愿意自己去摸索,故作者认为自己帮助她克服了可能会弄坏东西的“担心(fear)”。 18.D 由上面说明可知,妈妈要自己去弄清楚是怎么回事,故作者认为是自己帮助她去进行“实验 (e
27、xperiment)”。 19.B 由后面所说明的卡上所写内容可知,这是一张“问候(greet)”卡。 20.B 卡片是“粘在(stick)”作者的门上的。 .【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。Larry是一家运输公司的司机,他在路上发现了一起车祸,于是 下车进行救援,他的努力在很大程度上挽救了一条生命。 1.named 修饰名词a boy做其定语,并与其有被动关系,故应用过去分词。 2.with with its bright lights on是with复合结构,表示伴随状况。 3.closer 根据语境可知,此处表示当他“更近”时,他发现了路边另外一辆车翻了,故用比较级。 4.and One
28、more look此处相当于一个祈使句,后面用and连接并列句。 5.repeatedly 根据句子结构可知,此处应用副词做状语,修饰shooting out。 6.was put 描述过去的事应用一般过去时态,而fire和put out之间为被动关系,故应用一般过 去时的被动语态。 7.Approaching approach和句子主语they之间为主动关系,故应用动词的-ing形式做状语。 8.emergency 所填词和fire并列,同样应用名词。 9.if/whether 根据语境及后面的“or free to go”可知,此处应用if/whether引导宾语从句, 表示“是否”。 1
29、0.was 这是一个强调句,表示过去应用It was.that.。 .Dear Peter, Im Li Hua,a middle school student from China.Learning from the Internet that youll set up a painting club,Id like to join it. I have been deeply interested in painting since my childhood.Whenever there is a chance,I always try to paint pictures.As a say
30、ing goes,practice makes perfect.By practicing a lot,Ive mastered some skills and Ive been given quite a few awards in some contests.Joining the club,Ill learn from other members and Im convinced that my skills will be greatly improved.Additionally,Ill make more friends in the club. Please consider my request,and Im looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
