★教材原文FerdinandMagellan(1480–1521)wasaPortugueseexplorer.In1519,heledthefirstvoyagetosailaroundtheworld.ItwasalsothefirstvoyagetosailfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.MagellangavethePacificOceanitsname,whichmeans“peacefulsea”inPortuguese.However,Magellanhimselfwaskilledinabattlebeforethevoyagewasfinished.Onlyoneofhisships,theVictoria,completedthejourney.★鞏固提升一、閱讀回答1.Whatisthetextabove?2.Howmanyplacesarethereineachcategory?3.Whatwouldyoudoifsomeonestoleyourpurse?4.Wheremayyougoifyouwantachocolatecake?5.Whatnumbermightyoucallifyouwanthatsforbabies?參考答案：1.Adirectory.2.Two.3.Callpolice4.ToBetty'sBigBakery.5.8563113二、填空Mostfilmssetinspaceareusuallyhorrorfilms(恐怖電影)andincludealiensintheirstory.Gravityisdifferentandfocusesonthehumandramainstead.Thefilm’sspecialeffectsaresoamazingthatitiseasytobelievethatGravityreallywasfilmedinspace.IttookmorethanthreeyearsforaBritishteamtocreatealloftheseeffects.Wefirstmeetthecharactersoutsideoftheirspaceshiponaspacewalk.DrStone,astrong-mindedmotherwhosedaughterdiedinanaccident,isonherfirstjourneyintospaceandisjoinedbyMattKowalski,anexperiencedastronaut.KowalskimakesjokesandtellsstoriesabouthislifetohelpDrStonefeellessnervousaboutbeinginspace.Theastronautsaresoonwarnedthatpiecesofadamagedsatelliteareflyingintheirdirectionion.Theirspaceshipissoonhitanddestroyed.DrStoneisknockedintospace.Itseemsthatshewilldiethere.ThefastmovingcameraworkandlossofcontactwithEarthmakeseverythingevenscarier(恐怖的).Luckily,KowalskisavesDrStoneandtheydecidetogotothenearbyInternationalSpaceStationandseeiftheirescapevehicle(逃逸飛行器)canbeusedtoreturntoEarth.Onthejourney,theyhavetroubleandareabouttolosetheirlivesinspacetogether.KowalskiallowshimselftofloatawaytosaveDrStone.FromhereDrStoneisaloneandthefilmexploreswhethersheisstrongenoughtosayalive,orwantto.Gravityisapowerfulfilmaboutawoman’sjourneyinalonelyplace.Youwillfinditworthwatchingbecauseitisnotonlyinterestingbutalsomoving.GravityCharacters DrStone,(1)____________________Theplot ?Thecharactersareoutsideoftheirspaceship(2)_________________________?Thespaceshipissoonhitanddestroyedby?Theastronautsdecidedto(4)________________________________________?AfterKowalskifloatsaway,DrStoneisaloneinspace...Theauthor’sopinions ?(5)________________________________________________?(6)________________________________________________參考答案：1.MattKowalski2.onaspacewalk3.piecesofadamagedsatellite4.gotothenearbyInternationalSpaceStation5.Itisapowerfulfilm6.Itisworthwatching三、完形填空閱讀短文，然后從A、B、C、D中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ChristopherColumbusisoftensaidtobetheonewhomadethe(1)________of“TheNewWorld”,nowknowastheAmericas,in1492,butthe(2)_________wereprobablydiscoveredalmost500yearsbeforebyLeifEricsonfromIceland.Bornaround970AD,LeifspenthisearlyyearslearningfromamancalledThyrker.Leiflearnt(3)________thingsfromhim,includingreadingandwriting.WhenLeifwasnotlearning,hewatchedshipscomingintotheharborandtalkedwithsailors.Thiswayhedevelopedhisinterestin(4)__________.Attheageof12,LeifandhisfamilydecidedtoleaveIcelandforanewhome.Onthevoyageto(5)_________anewland,Leiflearnthowtobeagoodsailor.Theyfound(6)__________newlandwhichLeif’sfathercalled“Greenland”.Whenhewas15,Leifshowedagoodunderstandingoftheocean.Oneday,Leifsawayoungpolarbearonsomeiceandwantedtocatchit.However,thewaterbetweenthelandandicewasmovingtoo(7)__________inonedirectiontosailacross.Leifknewwhattodo.Hewentupstream(向上游)fromthebearandletthewaterpushhisboatbackwardstotheice.(8)___________catchingthebear,hedidthesamethingtogetbacktotheland.Duetohisknowledgeoftheocean,Leifwasaskedtocaptainhisownvoyageto(9)__________giftstothekingofNorwaywhenhewas24.Afterthat,Leifwantedtoexploremore.Hedeicedtogoandfindanislandantherexploreroncesailedpast.Afterusingtheman’sdirections,hewasdisappointedtoonlyhavefoundanislandlikeabigpieceofrock.Fromhere,Leiftravelledsouthandfoundthelandhehad(10)_________about.ItwasNewfoundland,Canada,partofNorthAmerica.1.A.discoveryB.findingC.foundD.lose2.A.AmericaB.AmericansC.AmericasD.island3.A.anyB.fewC.manyD.all4.A.swimmingB.sailingC.speakingD.learning5.A.knowB.seeC.learnD.find6.A.theB.anC.aD.∕7.A.deeplyB.widelyC.clearlyD.quickly8.A.afterB.BeforeC.WhenD.Assoonas9.A.buyB.bringC.sellD.spread10.A.listenedB.seenC.heardD.thought參考答案：1-5ACCBD6-10CDABC四、閱讀選擇Aheroshouldbekind,niceandwillingtohelpanyone.ThatiswhatmyheroDrGloriaislike.ShehelpssavelivesbytreatingpeopleandheadingtheChildren'sHealthProjectofWashingtonD.C.DrGloriadidnothavealotasgrowingupinapoorareaofBrooklyn,NewYork.Shesufferedalotwhenshewasachild.Aftershegrewup,shewantedtohelppoorchildreninhercity.Sheturneddownhigh-payingjobsandchosetoworkonthesouthsideofWashingtonD.C.wherecrime(犯罪)andchilddeathsarecommon.Shesawmurderandevenhadaknifepulledonherbyapoorman.Sometimesherworkhadtobeputtoanendbecauseoffights.Butifyouweretoaskherifshewasscared,shewouldsayno.Shewantedtogivemedicaltreatmenttopoorpeople.Whenshewasachild,sheknewhowharditwasforpoorpeopletogotohospitalbecausetheycouldnotaffordtheexpenses.Sheknewshecouldmakeadifferencetopoorpeople'slives.Shedecidedtokeepdoingsoeventhoughitmeantherlifemightbeindanger.Inordertohelpmorepoorpeople,shestartedtheChildren'sHealthProjectofWashingtonD.C.Ithelpsprovidehealthcareforchildreninthemostdangerouspartsoftheinnercity.Shewasthefirstdoctortoworkontheproject.Sheputintwelveyearsofhardeffortto.helptheprogram.Whenshesawamangetshotnearby,didthatstopher?No!Itonlymadeherworkevenhardertohelpthelessfortunate.Hereffortpaidoff.Shehelpedalotofpeopleandwasgiventhe2005AnnualCaringAward.

1.Inthewriter'sopinion,aheroshouldbe______.A.willingtogiveuphis/herIifeforothersB.braveenoughtofightagainstbadguysC.abletodoverydifficulttasksD.kindenoughtohelpothers2.DrGloriaturneddownthehigh-payingjobsbecauseshe______.A.didn'tlikethejobsB.livedfarfromtheworkplacesC.wantedtohelppoorchildrenD.wasnotfitforthem3.WelearnthatwhenDrGloriawashelpingpoorpeople,_______.A.shesawnocrimeB.shewasoftenscaredC.shewasoftenpaidsomemoneyD.sheputherselfindangerattimes4.DrGloriastartedthehealthprojectinorderto______.A.helpchildrenaroundtheworldB.setagoodexampletootherdoctorsC.receivetheAnnualCaringAwardonedayD.providehealthcareformorepoorchildreninthecity5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowwhataheroislike.B.Tointroduceahealthproject.C.TotellusaboutherheroDrGloria.D.Toencourageustohelppoorchildren.參考答案：DCDDC五、綜合閱讀Chinabecamethefifthcountrywithdeepseatechnologyin2010.ItstartedtestingtheJiaolongsubmersible（A）_________31Mayand18July2010.Theearlytestsfocusedon(B)蛟龍?zhí)柲茏叨嗌?Itreached3,759meters.Anewrecordwassetin2012whentheJiaolongreached7,062metersintheMarianaTrench.On19July2013,afive-yearprogramwasstartedtomainlytestthesubmersible’scamera(C)aswellascommunicationsystems.TodayitwasannouncedthatJiaolongwill