高中英语Unit8AdventureSectionⅢExtremeSports

1、高中英语 unit8adventuresectionextremesports高中英语 unit 8 adventure section extreme sportsunit 8 adventure section extreme sports marco polo .单句语法填空1the place is worthy of (visit) 2quantities of food (be) on the table. 3they asked so many questions that i got(confuse)4the two young mormons stared at him in

2、(amaze)5he risked (lose) his house when his company went bankrupt. 1.being visited 2.were 3.confused 4amazement 5.losing 6.similar 7.up 8various 9.turns 10.across . 完成句子1他走的太慢，不能按时到达那儿。he walks on time. 2像史密斯先生那样的人不值得帮助。such a man as mr.smith . 3为了不惊醒小孩，我们轻轻地走了进去。we went in quietly. 4因为气温很高，有大量空调售出。

3、has been sold since the temperature is high. 5她的突然出现使他手足无措。he . 1.too slowly to get there 2.is not worthy to be helped 3.in order not to wake the baby 4.a large quantity of airconditioners 5.was confused at her sudden appearance . 阅读理解a the great barn adventure one morning when i was 11，i explored t

4、he towns abandoned round grain barn ( 谷高中英语 unit 8 adventure section extreme sports仓)i found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through. inside，there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark.after my eyes adjusted ，i noticed a shaft ( 竖井) that rose all the way to the top of

5、 the barn.on one side was a oneman elevator with a long rope and roller. i stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft，but stopped halfway.after a brief panic attack ，i noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals，forming a ladder.for reasons know

6、n only to all 11yearold，i decided it would be better to go up than down.so，with shaking hands ，i began climbing the wall. after what seemed like forever，i reached the top of the shaft.i stood up，dusted myself off and found.absolutely nothing of interest.it was just an empty room with a ladder leadin

7、g up to the roof.i climbed all the way up here for this ？then i noticed a fire extinguisher (灭火器 )，which id always wanted to shoot off.so this was the chance of a lifetime.i tried it，and，much to my surprise ，the thing worked ！it shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room.i could

8、nt breathe.i was going to choke to death ，and theyd probably never even find my body. luckily，i remembered the ladder to the roof.i climbed up，popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky. i suddenly realised the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention.so when the dust had set

9、tled，i climbed down and slipped out of the chained door.im not sure if i was more excited about being alive or about not being caught，but i ran all the way back home. 【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者11 岁时到废弃谷仓捣蛋的经历。1when the author got inside the barn，he . anoticed a man on the elevator bopened the chained slidi

10、ng door csaw many dead mice in the dark dfound a shaft leading to the top 细节理解题。根据第二段中“.was a oneman elevator”可知 a 项错误；根据第一段中 “.found a chained sliding door.”可知是发现了而不是打开了门，故b项也排除；再根据第二段中“.there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark.”可知，有死老鼠的气味而不是看到死老鼠，故c 项应排除； d 项意为 “ 有个竖井能直通仓顶” ，符合文意。d 高中英语 un

11、it 8 adventure section extreme sports 2which of the following is the right order of the authors adventure? athe elevator stopped halfway. bhe entered the round grain barn. che climbed to the top of the shaft. dhe found a fire extinguisher and shot it off. abacd bacbd ccadb dbcad 细节理解题。根据文章的叙述可知，作者首先

12、是进了谷仓(b)，然后想坐电梯到仓顶去，结果升了一半就停了(a)，于是作者爬到竖井顶端(c)，在上面看到一个灭火器并淘气地打开了灭火器(d)，因此 a 项正确。a 3after getting out of the chained door，the author might feel . ainspired b relieved csurprised d disappointed 推理判断题。作者在谷仓屋顶找到了一个灭火器并且打开之后，灭火器浓浓的粉末让作者几乎窒息，跑出来的过程中掀起的灰尘以及浓浓的粉末让他担心会引起人们的注意，因此在跑出来之后觉得庆幸，他不知道是庆幸死里逃生还是庆幸没被人发

13、觉，由此推断作者跑出来后应是感觉如释重负 (relieved)。b 4from the passage ，we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of . apassions bdreams ccuriosity d imagination 推理判断题。从文章的标题及描述内容可以推断出，作者那时是个很好奇的男孩。故c项符合文意。c b (20xx 年许昌三校高一下第一次联考)sam，an unemployed piano tuner ，said it was only the second thing he had ever w

14、on in his life.the first thing was an afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old.but this was much bigger：it was $120,000 ！he had won the big cube，a state lottery game.to win ，a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on.the cube has six numbers on it：1x,10

15、x,50x,100x,500x，and 1000x.if he is correct ，the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater.so，just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money.sam correctly 高中英语 unit 8 adventure section extreme sportsguessed 1000x ，

16、but he still had to choose between two variables.one variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at hill street and lake avenue in six hours.the other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change tv channels in a threehour period.this was a to ugh decision. final

17、ly，sam flipped a coin.it came up heads，so sam picked the teenager.he picked right.the stop sign was run only 76 times，but the teen clicked 120 times.sixtyyearold sam jumped for joy，for he had just won 1000 times 120 ，or$120,000.sam dreamily left the lottery studio.talking excitedly on his cell phone

18、 while crossing the street，he got hit by a little sports car. sam is slowly getting better.he was in the hospital for a month.his hospital bill was $110,000.and the insurance company for the little sports cars owner sued sam for $9,000 worth of repairs.also，sam still has to pay federal taxes on his

19、winnings.sam doesnt play the state lottery any more.he says its better to be unlucky. 【语篇解读】本文讲述了sam 在幸运地获得大奖以后却被车给撞了，说明福祸相依。5when sam won the second thing that hed won in his life，he was. a25 years old bsix years old c76 years old d sixty years old 细节理解题。根据文章第二段2,3 行 sixtyyearold sam jumped for joy

20、，for he had just won 1000 times 120，or $120,000.可知 d 项正确。d 6to win the game ，the contestants had to makeguesses. athree btwo csix dfour 细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知第一次猜中并不能保证，还需要再猜一次。故要猜两次。b正确。b 7sam won the lottery because. ahe was lucky bhe was good at math che was smart d he was tough 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句finally，

21、sam flipped a coin.it camp up heads ，so sam picked the teenager.he picked right.可知他是用抛硬币的方法来猜的，说明他的获胜完全是靠运气。故a 正确。a 高中英语 unit 8 adventure section extreme sports 8sams experience shows that aeverything has its time and that time must be watched. bhe who risks nothing ，gains nothing. ceverything comes

22、 to him who waits. dhe who laughs on friday will weep on sunday. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段sixtyyearold sam jumped for joy，for he had just won 1000 times 120，or$120,000.sam dreamily left the lottery studio.talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street，he got hit by a little sports car. 可知他在赢得了这个大

23、奖以后被车撞了。说明福祸相依。故 d 正确。d . 阅读填句(20xx 年辽宁葫芦岛一中高一下摸底)americas holiday shopping season started on black friday ，the day after thanksgiving. 1 shoppers make the most money this time of year，about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year.about 136 million people shopped during the thanksgiving hol

24、iday weekend. 2 in an era of instant information，shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals.nearly 80 percent of this years holiday shoppers，or about 183.8 million people，shopped on cyber monday. 3 online spending on black friday rose 15 percent to hit $2.7 billion this year.cyber monday spe

25、nding increased 12 percent to $3 billion.nbc news reported that for many，shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls. the shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls.since 20xx 年，more than 24 shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling. fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed. 4 acco