高考英语课时训练BOOK8Unit3Inventorsandinventions高中

1人教版高中英语课时训练Ⅰ.完形填空(2012·潮州模拟)Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit，guide­bookinhand.Ofcourse，wemay__1__withourguide­booksthehistoryand__2__developmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.Butthen，ifwe__3__ourtimeandstayinatownforawhile，wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwe__4__itasawhole，webegintohavesome__5__，whicheventhebestguide­booksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjustlikethis，thisshape，thisplan，thissize?Whydoitsstreets__6__inthisparticularway，andnotinany__7__way?Hereeventhebestguide­book__8__us.Onecan'tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothe__9__appearance.Itmaynotdescribetheoriginal__10__ofatown.However，onemaygetsomeideasofwhatit__11__looklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Onecanalsoimaginehowthetownwasfirstplannedandbuilt.Thenonecanlearnmoreaboutinwhatdirectionthetown__12__todevelop.Whatisthe__13__ofstudyingtownsinthisway？Forme，itis__14__thatonegetsagreaterdepthofpleasurebyvisitingandseeingatownwithone'sowneyes.Apersonalvisittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractivethanjustreadingaboutitina__15__.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了了解一个城镇的不同的方法。作者提出亲自到城镇里转一转要比拿一本旅行指南好。1．A.writeB．tellC．studyD．remember【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：当然，我们可以用旅行指南去研究一个城镇的历史以及它独特的发展状况，然后慢慢了解它。根据第三段第一句中的“...ofstudyingtowns...”可知，C项正确。【答案】C2．A.swiftB．similarC．separateD．special【解析】考查形容词辨析。swift意为“迅速的，快的”；similar意为“相似的”；separate意为“单独的，分开的”；special意为“特殊的”，上文提到研究城镇的历史，应该是了解其独到之处，故D项符合语境。【答案】D3．A.takeB．treasureC．putD．limit【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：不过，如果我们花时间在城里待一会儿，我们就可以更好地了解它。take意为“花费”，符合文意。【答案】A4．A.lookafterB．lookatC．lookforD．lookup【解析】考查动词短语辨析。lookat意为“看到”；lookafter意为“照顾”；lookfor意为“寻找”；lookup意为“查阅”。句意：当我们把它看做一个总体后，我们就会有一些连最好的旅游指南都解答不了的问题。故B项符合文意。【答案】B5．A.ideasB．opinionsC．feelingsD．questions【解析】考查名词辨析。根据下一句“Whyisthetownjustlikethis，thisshape，thisplan，thissize？”可知，此处选D项，questions为先行词，且作answer的宾语。【答案】D6．A.openB．runC．beginD．move2【解析】考查动词辨析。结合上下文内容可知，此处指城镇街道特别的延伸方式，街道延伸用run/extend，故选B项。【答案】B7．A.oneB．moreC．otherD．such【解析】考查形容词辨析。other意为“其他的”。句意：为什么街道以这种独特的方式延伸，而不是任何其他方式？故C项符合文意。【答案】C8．A.failsB．tricksC．helpsD．satisfies【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：甚至最好的旅行指南也会使我们失望。failsb.意为“使某人失望，有负于某人”，符合文意。而helpsb.意为“帮助某人”；tricksb.意为“哄骗某人”；satisfysb.意为“使某人满意”与语境不符。【答案】A9．A.oldB．normalC．firstD．present【解析】考查形容词辨析。old意为“古老的，旧的”；normal意为“普通的”；first意为“第一的”；present意为“目前的”。这里是指通过guide­book你无法获得关于一个城镇如何发展成了现在的样子的相关信息，故选D项。【答案】D10．A.capitalB．meaningC．designD．change【解析】考查名词辨析。根据下文“thetownwasfirstplannedandbuilt”可知，此空应填design，表示不能向我们介绍城镇最初的设计。【答案】C11．A.usedtoB．seemedtoC．hadtoD．happenedto【解析】考查短语辨析。usedtodo意为“过去常常做某事”；seemto意为“似乎”；haveto意为“不得不”；happento意为“碰巧”。此处指在城镇里走一走，可以了解它过去是什么样子的，故A项符合文意。【答案】A12．A.stopsB．appearsC．startsD．continues【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：于是，一个人能够对这个城镇继续往什么方向发展有了更多的了解。了解过去是为了展望未来，故D项正确。【答案】D13．A.pointB．viewC．problemD．difficulty【解析】考查名词辨析。上文讲述了了解城镇的方式，再由下文中的“onegetsagreaterdepthofpleasurebyvisitingandseeingatownwithone'sowneyes”可知，我们这么做的意义，故选A项，构成whatisthepointofdoingsth.结构，意为“做某事有何意义”。【答案】A14．A.simplyB．nearlyC．generallyD．hardly【解析】考查副词辨析。句意：对于我来讲，亲眼看一看城镇仅会让一个人获得更多的快乐。simply意为“仅仅，只不过”，符合文意。【答案】A15．A.magazineB．guide­bookC．newspaperD．fiction【解析】考查名词辨析。句意：亲自去城里转一转会帮助你更好地了解为什么它如此吸引人，比只读旅行指南要好得多。故B项正确。3【答案】BⅡ.语法填空Heisthemanwhoformanypeoplehasbeenarolemodel.Nowyourbiggestherodeservesaspecialdaywhenyoucanexpressyourthanksandlethimknow1.________importantheistoyou.ThethirdSundayofJune—which2.________(fall)onJune19thisyear—isFather'sDay.TheideaofFather'sDaycamefrom3.________AmericanwomancalledSonoraSmartDoddin1909.Doddwantedaspecialday4.________(honor)herfather.Heraisedsixchildrenby5.________afterhiswifedied.Doddthoughtthereneededtobeadaytohonorlovingdads.ThefirstFather'sDay6.________(celebrate)onJune19,1910.In1924，USPresidentCalvinCoolidgesupportedtheideaofa7.________(nation)Father'sDay.Finally，in1966，PresidentLyndonJohnsondeclaredthethirdSundayofJune8.________Father'sDay.Herearesomewaystoshowyourloveandrespect：*Sendhimagreetingcard.Fathersprefercards9.________arenottooemotional.Sochooseonethatwillmakehimlaugh.*Ifhehasacomputer，coverhisdesktop10.________wordslike“IloveyouDad”．*Asmallpresent，suchasaframedphotoofyourfamily，canmakehimfeellikeaking.【答案】1.how考连接词的用法。宾语从句的感叹句用how修饰形容词important。2．falls考动词时态的用法。日历固定的节假日用一般现在时。3．an考冠词的用法。泛指美国一位妇女，用不定冠词。4．tohonor考非谓语动词的用法。用动词不定式作定语，修饰aspecialday。5．himself考代词的用法。表“独自，单独”用byoneself。6．wascelebrated考谓语动词的用法。父亲节是被庆祝的，故用被动语态。7．national考构词法。国庆节要用形容词形式。8．as考介词的用法。as在这里表示“作为”。9．that/which考连接词的用法。引导定语从句，that或which在从句中作主语。10．with考介词的用法。cover...with...“用……覆盖”。Ⅲ.阅读理解A(2012·广东五校联考)Trafficjamandcities，itseems，gohandinhand.Everyonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintraffic;but，liketheweather，nooneseemstodoanythingaboutit.Inparticular，trafficengineers，transportationplanners，andpublicofficialsresponsiblefortransportationsystemsinlargecitiesarefrequentlycriticizedforfailingtosolvetrafficjam.Butistrafficjamasignoffailure?Longqueuesatrestaurantsortheaterboxofficesareseenassignsofsuccess.Shouldtransportationsystemsbeviewedanydifferently?Ithinkweshouldrecognizethattrafficjamisanunpreventableby­productofsuccessfulcities，andviewthe“trafficproblem”inadifferentlight.Citiesexistbecausetheypr