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1、高考英語一輪總復習 Unit 1 A land of diversity課時作業(yè) 新人教版選修8 Ⅰ.閱讀理解 Tail Spin (xx·北京卷)Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.The smaller dolphin，Grace，shows off a few of her tricks，turning around and waving hello to the crowd.The most amazing thing about her，however，is that she's even swimm

2、ing at all.She doesn't have a tail. Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December xx，she was fighting for her life.“Is she going to make it？” Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.Grace did make it—but her tail didn't.S

3、he ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle. Over the past six years，she has learned to swim without her tail.Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down.Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by movi

4、ng her peduncle from side to side. The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone.So a pany offered to create a man-made tail for her.The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her. The first time Grace wore the artificial tail，she s

5、oon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool.Now，she is still learning to use the tail.Some days she wears it for an hour at a time，others not at all.“The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel fortable，” says Stone，“ but it helps to keep that range of motion(動作)and build muscles(肌肉)

6、．” Now，the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending.This month，Grace will star in Dolphin Tale，a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery.Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie.Many people travel from near and far to meet her.Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives pe

7、ople so much courage. [文章大意]一只失去尾巴的海豚頑強地存活下來后，學會了用獨特的方式在水中游動，并在海洋公園中優(yōu)雅地表演。她的經歷被拍成了電影，觀看她戴著人造的尾巴游泳給了人們莫大的勇氣。 1．When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park，her trainer worried about her________. A．physical build B．potential ability C．chance of survival D．adaptation to the surroundings 解析：細節(jié)理解題。從

8、第二段的“Is she going to make it？”可知，訓練員擔心的是她能否存活下來。 答案：C 2．A man-made tail is created for Grace to________. A．let her recover faster B．make her fortable C．adjust her way of swimming D．help her perform better tricks 解析：細節(jié)理解題。第三段的后半部分提到她靠搖擺梗節(jié)(peduncle)前行，下一段提到這種移動對她的脊骨有害，所以一家公司為她制造了一條人造尾巴，由此可推斷出這么

9、做是為了調整她的游泳方式。 答案：C 3．The story of Grace inspires people to________. A．stick to their dreams B．treat animals friendly C．treasure what they have D．face difficulties bravely 解析：主旨大意題。Grace失去了尾巴，但是它堅強地活了下來，甚至還用殘缺的身體學會了另一種游泳方式，再結合最后一段最后一句中的“courage”可知，它的故事激勵人們在逆境中要有勇氣。 答案：D B (xx·蘇州模擬) “What s

10、hould I do with the diary I've kept for almost 50 years？” Post your advice below.The best responses will be published in G2 next Friday. I've been keeping a journal since I was 18 and I'm now 65.I have more than 80 in a big box.I don't want my children embarrassed(使窘迫)by them when I die but I can'

11、t bring myself，yet，to burn them；they are still part of me.Might my grandchildren，with a bit more distance，be interested？Or is there some way I could turn them into something creative？I'm thinking art，not a book. If you would like to respond to this week's problem，please post your ment below. 　　shi

12、rleyujest 5 Aug.2011,11：22 p．m. Please don't burn them！What a wonderful source of memories for you－or if you feel you'd rather not keep them，possibly what a wonderful resource for theres.Why not contact something like the Mass Observation project at the University of Sussex？Then they will sta

13、nd as a record of everyday life throughout your lifetime，and if your grandchildren are interested they'll know where to find them. 　　bloggsie45 6 Aug.2011,2：30 a．m. Please don't burn them！ If possible，transcribe(轉譽)them，or have them transcribed，into a puter medium before your words are

14、 lost because the paper has decayed. I recently had an opportunity to read a similar diary of they World War Ⅱ record of an ordinary soldier.It was attractive in the way it differed from the Official Record. 　　I suppose to some degree it all depends on what you have recorded，but many social histo

15、rians and similar people would find such a plete personal record of a life led during the second half of the twentieth century to be very valuable. Please don't stop writing now just because you are 65！ [文章大意]本文是一篇應用文，是網絡上發(fā)帖人和回帖人之間的“對話”，一個65歲的老人對自己的日記的處理問題提出疑問，而熱心的跟帖者也不吝獻計。 4．What does the jour

16、nal owner most probably hope to happen to his journals? A．His children will put them together with him after his death. B．His grandchildren will continue to write following his habit. C．They can be published by famous publishing houses. D．They can be filmed or changed into a TV play. 解析：細節(jié)理解題。發(fā)

17、帖人的最后幾句話說的是希望自己的日記日后會變成有創(chuàng)意的東西，和藝術有關，但是并不是以書的形式出版，所以D項最接近他的想法。C項不對。A項和I can't bring myself相悖；雖然提及擔心自己的孫輩是否會喜歡他的日記，但是并沒有說到希望他們能續(xù)寫日記，所以不能選擇B項。 答案：D 5．What does shirleyujest think of the owner's journal? A．They supply good memories for others especially his grandchildren. B．They will educate the you

18、ng to remember the hard life. C．They will make his grandchildren earn more money. D．They will make others learn more about the war. 解析：細節(jié)理解題。shirleyujest所發(fā)的帖子里的話“a wonderful source of memories”以及“if your grandchildren are interested they'll know where to find them”都說明這個回帖人希望這個老人將如此美好的記憶資源留給后人。 答

19、案：A 6．Bloggsie45 mentions an ordinary soldier in his words to________. A．remind the owner to write more about war B．tell him social historians may be interested in them C．go on writing journals like determined soldiers D．prove mon people can have deep influence too 解析：推理判斷題。第二個回帖人用一個普通士兵的日記帶來的

20、深遠影響做例子就是為了說服這個發(fā)帖人，要他相信記錄自己平凡一生的日記一樣也有其價值所在，所以答案選擇D項。 答案：D Ⅱ.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(不多于3個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。 It was already late when we started for the next town, which, according to the map, was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we __7__ (find) a bed for th

21、e night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village, but luckily we met no one __8__ we drove fast along the narrow road which led to the hill. As our car climbed __9__ (high), it became colder and the rain began to fall, making __10__ difficult to see the road. After we had traveled for about t

22、wenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was __11__ (poor) marked on the map. We were beginning to get anxious when the car suddenly stopped. __12__ quick examination showed that we had used up the gas. Although we had little food __13__ (leave), we decided to spend the night in the ca

23、r. With our meals finished, I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes __14__ went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town __15__ we were looking for. We at once pushed the car __16__ the top o

24、f the hill. In less than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town. 7．_______　8._______　9._______　10._______ 11．_______　12._______　13._______　14._______ 15．_______　16._______ [文章大意]本文主要講述“我們”在尋找城鎮(zhèn)的過程中所遇到的困難。 7．解析：根據語境推斷應用過去將來時態(tài)。 答案：would find 8．解析：此處強調時間“當……時候”。 答案：when/as 9．解析：根據下文colder推斷

25、，此處用副詞的比較級higher。 答案：higher 10．解析：it作形式賓語，真正的賓語為不定式短語。 答案：it 11．解析：副詞修飾動詞mark。 答案：poorly 12．解析：此處指“一次”快速檢查，表泛指。 答案：A 13．解析：have sth. done讓某事被做。 答案：left 14．解析：此處and連接兩個并列謂語。 答案：and 15．解析：引導定語從句，先行詞the town指物，且在從句中作賓語，故用that/which。 答案：that/which 16．解析：push...to...把……推到……。 答案：to Ⅲ.書面表達

26、 (xx·唐山一中期末)假如你是David，你的朋友Johnson沉溺于網游(online games)一段時間了。近來他想戒掉，寫信向你求助。請給Johnson寫封回信。 要點如下：1.做好準備工作，制訂計劃； 2．堅定信念，自我約束與鼓勵； 3．培養(yǎng)好的習慣愛好，有效利用業(yè)余時間； 4．向他人求助。 注意：1.詞數90左右； 2．開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。 Dear Johnson， Glad to hear you have decided to quit online games.I know it isn't easy to break a habit，____

27、__________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ I'm sure you can break the bad habit. Yours， David 答案： Dear_

28、Johnson， Glad_to_hear_you_have_decided_to_quit_online_games.I_know_it_isn't_easy_to_break_a_habit，but many people have managed it and so can you.Here is some advice for you. First of all，you should make good preparations.Make a plan to quit and stick to it.Each time you feel like playing online ga

29、mes，do something else instead like listening to the music or doing sports with your friends.Reward yourself with any progress you make.Then figure out what you're interested in and focus on one or two of them in your spare time.It is also a good choice to turn to others for help if necessary. I'm_sure_you_can_break_the_bad_habit. Yours， David