【新教材】3.4ReadingforWriting练习-人教版高中英语必修第三册(解析版)

1、普通高中英语（ 2019 版）必修第三册Unit 3 Diverse Cultures 同步练习Period 4 Reading for writing【基础达标】. 单词拼写1 The company was in deep（ 财政的 ） difficulties.【答案】financial2 At school we had to learn a lot of （ 诗歌 ） by heart.【答案】poetry3 A woman in blue（ 牛仔裤 ） walked into the store.【答案】jeans4 My hands ， （靴 ） and trousers wer

2、e covered with mud.【答案】boots5 Some（蘑菇 ） are good to eat; some are poisonous.【答案】mushrooms6 The explosion of the chemical plant has（ 毒死 ） many local residents.【答案】poisoned7 I （ 折叠 ） the letter and then put it into the envelope.【答案】folded8 He has been（格外 ） understanding and kind.【答案】super. 单句语法填空1 Thi

3、s medicine is（poison） if taken in large quantities.【答案】poisonous2 The（collect） is housed in a fine building.【答案】collection3 Television attracts a large（percent） of the people.【答案】percentage4 Children must learn to write（neat） 【答案】neatly5 The exhibition is designed to reflect the（diverse） of the nati

4、on and its regions.【答案】diversity6 I have to avoid food（contain） too much fat.【答案】containing7 Major changes will have to be broughtin British industry.【答案】about8 Apartthe hair ， he looked extraordinarily unchanged.【答案】from【能力提升】I .阅读理解AThe Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya （ 弥勒大佛 ） in sitti

5、ng posture.The Buddha is located in Sichuan Province ， facing Min River ， Qingyi River ， and Dadu River.In December ， 1996， the Buddha was included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage （ 世界遗产录） The statue was begun in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty ， and finished in the year 803.The Buddha

6、is 71 meters high.The eight- meter-long instep （ 脚背 ） is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 28-meter-wide shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground.A monk called Hai Tong is connected with the Buddha forever.At that time ， wild waters brought out many boat accidents and

7、 people just put the disaster down to the presence of a water spirit.So Hai Tong decided to make a statue beside the river thinking that the Buddha would bring the water spirit under control.After 20 years begging from door ，to hdeoofirnally collected enough money for the plan.When some local govern

8、ment officials tried to get this amount of money ， Hai Tong said that they could get his eyeball but not the money raised for the Buddha.After he dug out his eyeball ， these officials ran away scared.The project was half done when Hai Tong passed away ， and two of his disciples （ 门徒 ） continued the

9、work.After a total of 90 yearsork ， thheaprrdowject was finally completed.Having such a long history ， the Buddha was nearly destroyed by the wind and rain.The Chinese government began the repairing work in 1963 under the instruction of experts from UNESCO.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了乐山大佛的位置、外观、地位及修建过程。1 What s th

10、e main idea of this passage?A To explain the Leshan Giant Buddha briefly.8 To tell us how the Leshan Giant Buddha was built.C To say where the Leshan Giant Buddha is.D To mention how the Leshan Giant Buddha came into the World Heritage.【答案】 A【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要说明了乐山大佛的概况，包括它的位置、外观、地位及修筑过程，故选 A 。2 Accordi

11、ng to the passage ， the Leshan Giant Buddha A was completed when Hai Tong was alive8 didn t exist nowC played a good role in controlling the riverD has been a World Heritage site for over ten years【答案】 D【解析】细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知乐山大佛被列为世界文化遗产已有十多年了。3 Hai Tong hoped to build the statue to A make his temple

12、 more famous8 show respect for the water spiritC protect the safety of the local peopleD get more people to believe in Buddhism【答案】 C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，因这里的水经常给人们带来沉船事故，海通和尚想塑一尊大型佛像以制服水神，保人们平安。4 In this passage， Hai Tong can be best described asA generousB cruelC easy-goingD long-suffering【答案】 D

13、【解析】推理判断题。海通和尚为塑大佛， 20 年辛辛苦苦四处化缘，为保全资金不惜自剜其目，最佳描绘他的词应是long-suffering 坚韧的“ ” 。BThe Taj Mahal（ 泰姬陵 ） is a love story ， a sad and beautiful one.If it didnwe wtoeuxldiset asilyimagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale.Three hundred years ago ， there lived anIndian emperor called

14、 Shah Jahan.His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly.Hertitle was Mumtazl Mahal ： its shortened form Taj Mahal ， means “ pride of the palace In the y” ear 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died.He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne.Hedecided ， out

15、 of his love for his wifeto build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.He summoned the best artists and architects from India ， Turkey ， Persia and Arabia and finally ， the design was complete.It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mah

16、al ， one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6 7 meters high.Towers risefrom each of the four corners.The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air.It is an eight- sided building made of white marble.The emperor plan

17、ned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge.However ， his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish ， and for the rest of his life ， he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.【语篇解读】本

18、文主要讲述了泰姬陵的一些信息。5 The whole passage tells us about A a beautiful fairy tale8 the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wifeC white and black marble tombs made for two emperorsD the story of the Taj Mahal【答案】 D【解析】主旨大意题。虽然文中第一句话The Taj Mahal康姬陵）is a love story.说泰姬陵是一个爱情故事，但是后三段都在讲泰姬陵的建造，是围绕泰姬陵来说的而非

19、爱情故事，故选 D 。6 The emperor s own tomb was designteodbe A meters high B eight- sidedC black- coloured D white- coloured【答案】 C【解析】 细节理解题。 根据最后一段第一句 “The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side. 可知，君主自己的坟墓是黑色的，故选 ”C 。7 Which of the following statements is

20、NOT true about the Taj Mahal?A It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.8 A lot of people took part in the building work.C It is a magnificent building.D It is a tomb for the emperor s beloved wife.【答案】 A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “ It took more than twenty thousand men w

21、orking over a可知建泰姬陵花了很长时间，故 A项说法错误。period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal ,8. The emperorA . died soon after Taj Mahal diedB. died after 1648C. was beloved by his peopleD. was killed by his son【答案】B【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的 In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died.和第二段中的It took.18 years to

22、 build the Taj Mahal可知，皇帝是 1648年以后死的，故选 B。n .完形填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （ 诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasnt much of a fruit- eater, 1 a bar of chocolate

23、 if given the choice, but _2_ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the _3_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.He stood on tiptoe, _4_ as high as he could, but even as his tallest _5_ he was unable to touch it. H

24、e began to _6_ up and down, as high as he could, at the _7_ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _8_ .Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to _9_ on. His school bag wouldnt give enough height and he didnt want to _10_ the things inside, like his

25、lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking _1J , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or _12_ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.He had tried everything he could think, _13seeing any other choices, he gave up and started towalk _14_. At fi

26、rst he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his _15 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he _16_ like this, the more unhappy he became._17. , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldnt always get what he wanted.He soon started to sa

27、y to himself,Tiis.isrdont have the apple and Im feeling miserable aswell. Theres _19_ more I can do to get the apple - that is unchangeable - but I am supposed to be able to _20 my feelings. If thats the case, what can I do to feel better ?”【语篇解读】本文是一篇论文，主要讲述了一人男孩够树上的苹果的故事。1. A.offeringB.preferringC

28、. receivingD . allowing【答案】B【解析】那个男孩儿不怎么吃水果，如果可以选择的话，他宁愿要一块巧克力，故选B项。2. A.as long as B.as ifC. whenD. as【答案】D【解析】但是正如人们经常说的那样，禁果可能是很诱人的。as在此处引导非限定性定语从句，意为正如，故选D项。3. A.angrierB.hungrierC. sadderD. simpler【答案】B【解析】他越看那个苹果，他就越感觉饿，他也就越想要那个苹果。此处与下文中的“how hungryhe had become from his 15 , and how he really

29、 wanted that apple 呼应，故选 B 项。4. A.expanding B.stretchingC. swingingD. pulling【答案】B【解析】expand扩大；stretch伸长(胳膊或腿)；swing摇摆；pull拉”。此处与下文第 7空 后的stretching his arms呼应；故选B项。5. A.strengthB.lengthC. rangeD. height【答案】D【解析】根据空格前的tallest和卞文中的as high as he could可知，选D项。6. A.runB.jumpC. walkD . glance【答案】B【解析】此处与下

30、文中的eachjump”呼应，男孩儿想够到苹果，但是他身高不够，于是他就上下地跳着去够苹果，故选 B项。7. A.tipB.stageC. levelD . top【答案】D【解析】根据上文中的“as high as he coulcRT知，男孩儿在每次跳到最高处的时候伸长胳膊去摘 苹果，故选 D项。at the top of .在，的顶端”。8. A.hope【答案】DB.controlC. sightD. reach【解析】根据上文中的he was unable to touch it和空格前的“Still可知，男孩儿跳起来还是没有够到那个苹果。out of reach够不到”9. A.p

31、ut【答案】BB.standC. getD. sit【解析】男孩儿并没有放弃，他想要是有个东西让他站在上面就好了。stand on站在上面“，故选B项。10. A.breakB.shakeC. take【答案】A【解析】他的书包不能给他足够的高度，而且他也不想弄坏D. strike(break)里面的东西。故选 A项。11. . A.up【答案】BB.aroundC. downD. forward【解析】他环视四周，希望能够找到一个旧盒子、一个石块。幸运的话，甚至是一个梯子。根 据下文中的 he hoped he might find an old box, a rock 可推知，男孩儿在四下

32、里找这些东西，故选项。12 A.forB.onC withD of【答案】 C【解析】参见上题解析。 with luck 幸运地“ ” 。13. A.afterB.throughC withoutD upon【答案】 C【解析】他尝试了他所想到的一切，但是没有看到任何其他的选择，故选 C 项。D.downA 项。D goals14. A.awayB.backC up【答案】 A【解析】根据空格前的“he gave up可知，男孩儿最后离开了，故选15. A.wishesB.beliefsC efforts【答案】 C【解析】起初想到为得到那个苹果而付出的努力让自己感觉饥饿时，他感到既生气又失望

33、。故选 C 项， effort 努力“ ” 。16 A.imaginedB.thoughtC triedD claimed【解析】他越这样想,他就越不开心，故选B 项。17 A.ThereforeB.HoweverC MoreoverD Otherwise【答案】 B【解析】然而，我们故事里的男孩是一个相当聪明的男孩儿，即使他不总是能够得到他想要的东西。此处表转折，故选 B 项。18. A.skillfulB.cheerfulC helpfulD harmful【答案】C【解析】他很快就对自己说：“生气和失望也于事无补。 我没有得到那个苹果， 我也感到很难过。故选 C 项， helpful 有帮助的，有用的“ ” 。19. A.something B.anythingC everythingD nothing【答案】 D【解析】为了得到那个苹果 “我”没有更多可以做的了，这是不可改变