2017-2018学年高中英语Unit3Tomorrow’sWorld课时跟踪练(三)Wor

1、课时跟踪练(三) Word power, Grammar and usage & Task一、打牢语言基础，基稳才能楼高I.单项填空1.Because of their continuous failures, my enthusiasm for the football teamgradually_ .A. faded awayB. ran outC. gave upD. died out解析：选 A 句意：因为那个足球队不断失败，我对他们的热情也逐渐消失了。fadeaway 逐渐消失”；run out 用完”；give up 放弃”；die out 灭绝”。2._My dema nd is

2、 that the in formatio n inmy report _to Mr. Brow nwithout delay.A. referred; to be e-mailedB. referring to; e-mailedC. referred to; be e-mailedD. referring to; being e-mailed解析：选 C 句意：我的要求是在我的报告中所提到的信息应该毫无拖延地用电邮发送给布朗先生。第一个设空处作in formation的后置定语，且表被动，故可排除B D 两项；第二空为从句的谓语，省略了should。故选 C 项。3. What cours

3、es are you going to do next semester?I dont know. But its about time_ on someth ing.A. Id decideB. I decidedD. rm decidingC. I will decide解析：选 B Its (about) time (that) .是固定句型，从句谓语动词用一般过去时或should +动词原形”，should不可省略。因此选 B。4. The government promisedtothe n uclear pla nts with in twentyyears.A. close do

4、wnB. close inC. close offD. close to解析：选 A 句意：政府许诺20 年内关闭核电站。clo se down关闭，停业”；closein “ （夜幕）降临”；close off 隔离”；close to几乎，接近。根据语境可知A 项正确。5 . Although we had told them not to keep us,they made no attempt tospeed up deliveries.A. towaitB. wait ingC. waitedD. wait22解析：选 B 句意：虽然我们已经告诉他们不要让我们等，但是他们没有试图加快

5、发货 速度。在“keep+宾语+宾语补足语”结构中，宾语 us 与动词 wait 之间为主动关系，故用现在分词。6._Theengineer had plannedto design the blueprint_the way no one elsehad ever done, but failed.A. mainB. chiefC. majorD. total解析：选 B 句意：这位总工程师想以别人不曾用过的方式设计这幅蓝图，但失败了。 chief “首席的”， chief engineer指“总工程师，主管工程师”。ma in “主要的”；major “主要的，较多的”；total “全体

6、的，总的”。7.A group of Chinese writers posted a letter on the website to accuse Baidu,Chin as largest search engine,_copyright violati ons.A. overB. ofC. againstD. about解析：选 B 句意：一群中国作家在网上发了帖子指责百度，中国最大的搜索引擎，有 侵犯版权行为。accuse sb. of sth.“因为某事而指责某人”。8.Ralph W. Emerson would always_new ideas that occurred to

7、 him.A. set offB. set aboutC. set upD. set down解析：选 D 句意：Ralph W Emerson 总是把他想到的新观点写下来。A：出发，动身;使爆炸；B:着手做，开始做；C:建立，拾起；D：写下，记下。根据句意，此处是“写下， 记下”的意思，故选 D 项。9 . With some technicalproblems to be solved, it will be a while before _cars are put into actual use.B.electricalD. electricity解析：选 A 句意：因仍有一些技术问题尚

8、未解决，电动汽车的真正使用还要过一段时间。electric“电的，电动的”，符合语境。electrical “与电有关的”；electronic“电子的”；electricity“电”。10 . As is well known, the brain performs a very importa nt con trols the nerve system ofthe body.A. moti onC. fun ctio nA. electricC. electro nicwhichB. actionD. fact3解析：选 C 句意：众所周知，大脑执行着非常重要的功能， 它控制着身体的神经系

9、统。 function功能”，符合句意。motion 动作”；action 行为”；fact 事实”。n.选词填空错误！1.Last_but_not_least,_best wishes to all my friends.2.A driver should concentrate_on the road when driving.3.The argument between the two men ended_in a fight.4.A fund will be_set_up for the dead mens families.5.A working party has been set

10、 up to look_into the problem.6.Please wait a while .I ll just go and get_cha nged.二、勤练语篇阅读，多练自能生巧WSWWAMany people mistakenly think Canada stopped hunting baby seals decades ago. But as manyseals are killed today as during the 1950s and 1960s when overhuntingsignificantly pushed seals down the road t

11、o extinction.Each spri ng, on the east coast of Can ada female harp seals gather by thehun dreds of thousa nds on n ewly formed sea ice to give birth to their pups. Thenewborn pups will be transformed into fat, soft“white coats ” in about a week,thanks to the high-fat content of their mothers milk.A

12、fter about 12 days, the mother leaves her fully fed pup to join adult malesfor the annual mat ing ritual. The baby seals rema in on the ice, crying for theirmothers at first, then becoming extremely quiet and still. During this time the pups survive on the thicklayer of fat they have got during nurs

13、ing. A few days later, their white coats are lost to takeon the smooth, black-spotted, silvery fur, which they will soon be beate n or shotto death for.The scene is extremely attractive and impressive a world built en tirely ofblue, grey and white. The only sounds are the wind, the ice crack ing and

14、 rising,and the soft mews of the pups.Yet just days later, this pure wonderland is transformed into a factory for the mass killing of babyseals as sealers attack them in boats, helicopters and sno wmobiles, armed with clubs and guns.24Over the past three years, the gover nment hasallowed over 300,00

15、0 seals to bekilled each year. But many more have died without being accounted for, leaving more than a millionseals killed, all in the name of profit.语篇解读：在加拿大东海岸，每年都有上百万只小海豹惨遭屠戮，只因为它们长了一身如丝般光滑的皮毛。1.From the passage, we can know that when spring comes,_ .A. adult seals start to change skinB. hundre

16、ds of thousands of baby seals are born into the worldC. baby seals swim southward with their mothersD. people stop hunting seals for a while解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Each spring,on the east coast .givebirth to their pups.”可知，每年春天，有成千上万的格陵兰小海豹降生。2.After mother seals leave,_ .A. father seals take care of t

17、he baby seals in steadB. baby seals eat nothing for a period of timeC. baby seals have to hunt for food by themselvesD. sealers come and hunt baby seals at once解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句Duringthis time the pups survive onthe thick layer of fat they have got during nursi ng.”可知，妈妈离开后，小海豹没东西可吃，靠体内积蓄的脂肪存活。3

18、.The fourth paragraph is written to show_ .A. baby seals peaceful life at firstB. baby seals poor living conditionC. dan gers around the baby sealsD. beautiful scenery on the east coast of Canada解析：选 A 推理判断题。通读全文，可以看出作者写此段的目的是描绘小海豹静谧的 生活，反衬下一段“海豹捕猎者”的野蛮入侵、血腥杀戮。4.We can infer from the passage that_ .

19、A. less and less seals are being killed todayB. many baby seals die of hunger and diseasesC. the killing of baby seals is allowed in CanadaD. father and mother seals look after their babies together5解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段.the government has allowed over 300,000 seals to bekilled each year. ”可推知，捕猎海豹在加拿

20、大是被允许的。BSeveral Chinese films and documentaries （纪录片）at a famous film festival inHoust on, were warmly received by n ative audie nee and drew atte nti on from filmprofessionals. The 48th Houston International Film Festival, the third largest film festival in NorthAmerica, had its“China Day ” Saturda

21、y as seven Chinese filmsmade or were about to make their US first show at the event. Organizers said it was the first time thatfilms made by Chin ese producers are show n in the festival asa un it. The un it, called Pano rama （全景）Chin a, is made up of four films and threedocume ntary shorts.Walking

22、to Schooltells the story of a seven-year-old boy of Lisu in ChinasYunnan provinee who had to glide （ 滑行）along steel cable （ 绳索）across the riverin his lifethanks to a new bridge built from donations given by people of all walks of life. The filmsdirector Peng Chen told Xinhua that he hopes the film c

23、an touch American audienee as well andbroaden their view about China. “ People here are more familiar with big Chinese cities like Beijing orShanghai, but they may know practically nothing about life in deep mountains in Yunnan. This is whatmy filmis all about ，” the director said.Other Chinese film

24、s includeSo Young,directed by famous actress and producerZhao Wei,China WomenndHua Mulanin which Zhao played the much-loved female warrior.The Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1961, is one of the threeintern ati onal film festivals in North America, after San Fran cisco and New York.I

25、t is the only international film festival in North America to be devoted completely to independent films,as it does not accept films from major studios.语篇解读：本文介绍了在休斯敦国际电影节上，中国电影和纪录片以“全景中国”的名to get to school. But fin ally hecould be able to walk to schoolfor the first time26称作为竞赛单元参与其中，吸引了美国观众和一些职业电影

26、人。5.What is Panorama China consist of?A. Four films and three short documentaries.B.Walking to SchoolandChina WomenC.China WomeandHua Mulan.D.Walking to SchoolandHua Mulan.解析：选 A 细节理解题。通过文章第一段最后一句“ The unit,called Panorama （全景）Chin a, is made up of four films and three docume ntary shorts.”可知，“全景中国”由四部电影和三部纪录短片组成，故答案为Ao6.What doesWalking to Schoolshow to American audienee?A. The rich life in big cities in China.B. The peaceful life in Yunnan in China.C. The life in deep mountains in Yunnan in China.D. The experi