高考英语TheConquestoftheUniverseALessoninaLab课时作业提升练外研版.docx

Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe A Lesson in a Lab (建议用时35分钟). 阅读理解AMy heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause came. “Thank you. . . so much, ”I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “Youve been an amazing student all these years, ”she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practising. ”I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her. It turned out to be that promises werent as meaningful as Id hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict practicing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. Not long after, I stopped practising altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside. One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while. “So, are you still taking lessons from Olga? ”She asked. “Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago, ”I replied quickly. “Oh, thats a shame, ”she responded, “You used to be so goodI remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking. ”Two days after talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasnt even trying to make the notes sound musically correct. . . I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time, playing, just to be playing. As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me. 【文章大意】一年前作者成功地弹奏钢琴, 并向老师承诺会坚持练下去, 然而由于课业的繁重, 作者停止练习, 心里感觉很失落, 偶然地和钢琴老师现在的学生的相遇, 勾起了作者对钢琴的那种熟悉的感觉。1. According to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt_. A. whether she ended the music a little earlierB. whether she played the piano perfectlyC. whether she expressed her feeling in musicD. whether she was polite to make a bow【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. 可知选B项。2. Why did the writer stop practising the piano? A. She was busy with her homework. B. She was satisfied with her performance. C. She thought Olga to be too strict with her. D. She lost interest in playing the piano. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. 可知作者由于课业繁重停止练习钢琴。3. After stopping the piano, the writer felt_. A. she got rid of the pressure of lifeB. she seemed to have no purpose in lifeC. she had more time to do other activitiesD. she changed herself into another person【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside. 可知作者心里一下子没有了寄托, 很空虚。4. Michelle seemed to think_. A. the writer could become a famous pianistB. it was a pity for the writer to stop practisingC. the writer should be ashamed of her decisionD. the performance of the writer made her heart broken【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文中两个人的对话Oh, thats a shame, ”she responded, “You used to be so goodI remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking. ”可知Michelle为作者停止练钢琴感到惋惜。B(2017烟台模拟)After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japans Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thinga paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days. The new material, developed by Nippon Paint Company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin(弹性树脂)that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris(石头碎片)or even on-purpose destruction. The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works. Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once theyre gone, there is no trace that they were ever there. The special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period. Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents. But the complete auto-healing wont come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 US to the price of a car. It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X-Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas havent been made yet, if its a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一种可除去车划痕的新型油漆。5. From the article, we can find that_. A. the paint has already been used on cars by nowB. marketing this paint in Europe is not under wayC. car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapesD. it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effect【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段, 特别是while plans to offer the feature overseas havent been made yet可知这种油漆还没有在全球推广开, 只是在日本国内的某种车型上使用。6. The paint used on cars can_. A. last 3 years before it is reapplied againB. fade only in a few daysC. reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percentD. help to protect minor paint damage【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days. 可知这种油漆能有效地保护汽车的轻微程度的伤害。7. What does the underlined part refer to? A. Somewhere in Japan. B. Name for one kind of paint. C. Certain models of Nissan. D. A word standing for a car-dealer store. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。Japans Nissan Motor Company是汽车制造商, 它应该会在自己的某种车型上试用这种油漆。有汽车知识的人都知道SUV是一种车子的型号。故选C项。8. What can be inferred from the article? A. The paint might work better in summer than in winter. B. The paint was developed by Nissan Motor Company. C. The mark on the car could disappear as soon as the paint is applied. D. The paint is very popular in Japan. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中的第一句话The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, 可知A项正确。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2017揭阳模拟)Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, youll have to stand up and sayproblem, I dont want you in my life. 1Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and childrenthe list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings. But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems. Talk. It really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2Talking helps you move on and let go. Write your problems. 3When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life. Dont lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family. . . you should still have faith. 4Your problems arent the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, therere another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed. Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out. A. Tell yourself: if they can deal with them, why cant I? B. Of course, weve been fighting troubles ever since we were born. C. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose. D. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack. E. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with. F. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it? G. But the truth is that when you talk about it, youre setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you. 答案: 15. BGECA. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()画掉。修改: 在错的词下画一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计。Happiness may come from many sources. Some people may regarded being rich or being valued as the source of happiness. My biggest happiness, therefore, comes from being together with my family. My parents are working in other city and Im studying in boarding school