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高二英语选修9课时同步演练24
SectionⅢ—UsingLanguage,SummingUp&LearningTip
一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词的适当形式
1.Sheb 50dollarsforthecamera.
答案:
bid
2.Shehaswonthetitleoftheworld’sc .
答案:
champion
3.Thetournamentisopentobotha andprofessionals.
答案:
amateurs
4.Hehadhopesofbeings forthenationalteam.
答案:
selected
5.Thiskindoftraincana aspeedofupto240kph.
答案:
attain
6.Theyoungmanwasthemost (勇敢的)manIevermet.
答案:
courageous
7.I’d (感激)itifyouwouldn’tmentionit.
答案:
appreciate
8.A (政治家)mustbeabletocommunicate.
答案:
politician
二、用适当的介词填空
1.Onestorysayshewentabroad histeens.
答案:
in
2.Hangzhouisthegoal myjourney.
答案:
of
3.Iwenttothetropics thefirsttimelastyear.
答案:
for
4.Womenwerefirstallowedtocompete theOlympicshootingin1968.
答案:
in
5.Hebecameanexcellentdoctor theageof27.
答案:
at
6.Hedevelopedapassion swimmingwhenlivinginthecountry.
答案:
for
7.Hesettheracingworldonitsear breakingeightworldrecords.
答案:
by
三、完成句子
1.IthinkTom, (而不是你),istoblame.
答案:
ratherthanyou
2.Hegrowsgrass (也种花).
答案:
aswellasflowers
3. (你如何发现它是)whatweareallconcernedabout.
答案:
Howyoufinditis
4.She (全力倾注于自己的事业).
答案:
devotedherselftohercareer
5. (上次我们见面),youhadabeard.
答案:
Thelasttimewemet
6.Thenewsshockedthepublic, (引发了)agreatconcernaboutstudents’safetyatschool.
答案:
leadingto
四、阅读理解
A
Whensomeonemeetsastrangerwiththesamehobby,thatpersonimmediatelybecomesafriend.Peopleenjoythecompanyofotherswhoshareasimilarinterest.Oftentheywillformaclubandtravelgreatdistancestoattendmeetingswheretheycantalkabouttheirhobbies.Otherpeoplehavesuchunusualhobbiesthatnooneelsecansharethem.Sometimestheytrytodosomethingbetter,fasterorlongerthananyoneelseinordertohavetheirnamesincludedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.
AladyinMassachusettsmayhavetheworld’seasiesthobby:
sheletsherhairgrow.DianeWitthasnotcutherhairfortwelveyears.Itisnoweightfeet(2.44metres)long,andshewillsoonsetanewworldrecordandhernamewillbeplacedintheGuinnessBook.Athirty-year-oldmaninPennsylvaniaplayedthepianoforforty-fivedaysandelevenhours,whileamusicianinConnecticutplayedthefluteforforty-threehours.
AteacherinCaliforniatypedforover162hours,andaladyfromIowaspentsixyearstypingthenumbersfromonetoonemillion.ProbablythecleanestpeopleintheworldaretwoyoungwomenfromEnglandwhostayedintheshowerforoverninety-eighthours;butamaninOregonwasmorethantwiceascleanaftertakingashowerthatlastedtwohundredhours.
Someoneoncesaidthat“Recordsaremadetobebroken”.OnerecordthatmanyyoungmenmightenjoybreakingistheonemadebyRogerGuy,EnglishofCalifornia.Duringaperiodofeighthours,Rogerkissedthreethousandyoungwomen.
1.Fromthepassageweknowthat .
A.somepeopledosomethingspecialtoputnamesintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords
B.ittookaladyfromIowasixmonthstotypethenumbersfromonetoonemillion
C.ateacherinCaliforniatypedforover8days
D.aladyinNewYorkhasn’thavehaircutfor12years
答案:
A
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第一段最后两句“Otherpeoplehavesuchunusualhobbiesthatnooneelsecansharethem.Sometimestheytrytodosomethingbetter,fasterorlongerthananyoneelseinordertohavetheirnamesincludedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.”可知一些人特意做一些特别的事以便被记录入《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》。
D项的NewYork应改成Massachusetts,B、C项的时间不对,故选A项。
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.DianeWitt’shairisnoweightmetreslong.
B.Athirty-year-oldmaninPennsylvaniaplayedthepianofor2,160hours.
C.AmusicianinConnecticutplayedtheviolinforonedayand19hours.
D.TwoyoungwomenfromEnglandstayedintheshowerforover4days.
答案:
D
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“ProbablythecleanestpeopleintheworldaretwoyoungwomenfromEnglandwhostayedintheshowerforoverninety-eighthours”可知D项正确。
A项的metres应改成feet;B项的时间不对;C项的violin应改成flute。
3.Theunderlinedword“company”(inParagraph1)means .
A.beingexcellent B.beingsimilar
C.beingfriendlyD.beingtogether
答案:
D
解析:
词义猜测题。
根据上下文可知人们喜欢跟有相同兴趣的人走在一起,所以此词是“陪伴,在一起”的意思。
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GuinnessBook.
B.HowtoGetWorldRecords.
C.SomeWorldRecords.
D.RecordsAreMadetoBeBroken.
答案:
C
解析:
主旨大意题。
此文主要是向我们介绍一些世界纪录,因此C项是最佳选项。
5.Judgingfromthewritingstyleofthepassage,itis .
A.apieceofadvertisement
B.asciencereport
C.apassageforprofessionalreading
D.apassagefromamagazine
答案:
D
解析:
推理判断题。
吉尼斯纪录不是广告,故A项错误;文章的专业性不强,不属于专业性的阅读文章,也不可能是科学报告;文章的内容应归为生活消遣类,因此最可能出现在杂志上。
B
BelowisaselectionaboutsomeGuinnessWorldRecords.
Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords
◆Fastest100mrunningonallfours
The2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywas,accordingtoGWR,theirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingever,withmorethan290,000peopletakingpartinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewith“superpowers”.His“superpower”istorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyo,Tokyo,in2008.
◆Mostpeopleinsideasoapbubble
TheDiscoveryScienceCentreinSantaAna,Californiacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble(泡泡)Festival.Abubble’smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentretosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceeded.
Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril4,2011.
◆Longestearsonadog
AbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.
MrJeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitle.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.Hisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecord,butwhenhediedMrJeffriestookover.
◆Mostlivinggenerations
DidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?
Sevenistheanswer.
Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBung“aged109years97days,followedbyherdaughteraged89,hergranddaughteraged70,hergreatgrand-daughteraged52,hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary21,1989”.
◆MostT-shirtswornatonce
Believeitornot,thereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay22,2010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametime.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighed68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.
◆Heaviestpumpkin
GuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober9,2010thatagiganticpumpkin(南瓜)growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1,810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesota.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecord,anotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofrain,cowmanure,goodsoil,seagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkins,includingtherecordholder,wereonpublicdisplayattheBrownBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.
6.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwitha“superpower”?
A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanese.
B.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.
C.Hesetanewrecordfor“Fastest100mrunningonallfours”.
D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.
答案:
C
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第一项吉尼斯世界纪录Fastest100mrunningonallfours中的最后两句可知,这位日本人在四肢着地的情况下跑100米跑得最快,因此获得赞誉。
7.Jeffriesisthenameof .
A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestears
B.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears
C.thepresentholderoftherecordfor“Longestearsonadog”
D.theformerholderoftherecordfor“Longestearsonadog”
答案:
D
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三项吉尼斯世界纪录Longestearsonadog部分的第二段第一句可知,Jeffries是前纪录保持者的名字。
8.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?
A.68.B.120.
C.238.D.245.
答案:
B
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第五项吉尼斯世界纪录MostT-shirtswornatonce中的倒数第二句可知,当穿到第120件T恤衫时,他开始感觉到了吃力。
9.Accordingtothegiveninformation,whichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?
A.Therecordfor“Mostpeopleinsideasoapbubble”.
B.Therecordfor“Mostlivinggenerations”.
C.Therecordfor“MostT-shirtswornatonce”.
D.Therecordfor“Heaviestpumpkin”.
答案:
A
解析:
细节理解题。
根据第二项吉尼斯世界纪录Mostpeopleinsideasoapbubble部分的第二段最后一句可知,该项纪录的时间是2011年4月4日,与其他纪录的时间相比,这是最近的。