学年高中英语Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedSectionⅢWordpowerTask 1.docx

1、学年高中英语Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedSectionWordpowerTask 1Section 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

2、has steadily _(增强) over the years.答案：strengthened4As she 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：disag

3、ree8Id like to _(预订) a table for two at seven tonight.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

4、 honored guest. _答案：reserved后加for4I dont have strength 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 c

5、ome 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 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

6、 there real 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 were made by some jokeloving the people.Until now there has been no hard evidence t

7、o support the existence of Yetis.However, one scientist 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 ru

8、n fast than you do!答案：Yetis are humanlike creatures, are 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

9、 and large .They are covered thick black fur.Besides, 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

10、 large animals and some others believe the footprints 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 real

11、ly 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 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 aft

12、er the war.答案：existence3 Is Helen still working in the 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 ti

13、me _(run) after fame and money instead of working hard.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 predi

14、cted.答案：making10Im not enthusiastic _ going out for a 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 sta

15、rted smoking in her late teens. She says, “In my college, 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 se

16、t a date to quit smoking and reached out to family and 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

17、carry a picture of her mother, especially during long 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 qui

18、ckly realized that without cigarettes, she was more energetic.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, an

19、d watching her grow up and thinking how successful she 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 ca

20、used her mothers death？AHer heavy cigarette smoking.BThe 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 a

21、nd get up lateCdraw pictures of her motherDkeep away from 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 comin

22、g from her colleagues.BThinking of her daughters future.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

23、 how Tiffany quit smoking.DHow Tiffany was encouraged 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 c

24、olds are caused by cold.They are not.They are caused by 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

25、 not.And in distant and isolated Arctic regions explorers 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 experi

26、ments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts 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 ex

27、ercised in the rain until close to complete tiredness.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 on

28、e has yet found the answer.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.No one has yet found a cure for the cold.There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) s

29、uch as aspirin，but all they do is to relieve the symptoms.【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

30、idea that cold leads to colds doesnt stand upD解析：细节理解题。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 c

31、old that made people have coldsBtaking hot baths made 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 h