Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．narrowA．向下游；隨波而下2．tradeB．變狹窄3．goodsC．圍繞；環(huán)繞4．downstreamD．平坦的5．distantE．(常作復(fù)數(shù))樹林6．surroundF．做生意7．flatG．貨物8．woodH．遙遠(yuǎn)的9．legendI．傳說；傳奇故事10．shoreJ．開發(fā)11．plainK．(海、湖、河等的)岸12．exploitL．平原答案：1～5BFGAH6～10CDEIK11～12LJⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Itookadvantageofthistime,knowingthatIwouldeventuallygobacktowork.利用2．Igotoffatthenextstopandwalkedbacktowardthem.從……下來3．“Lookatthat！”shesaid,pointingattheholeinthedoor.指著4．Everyoldbuildingisheavywithallkindsofstories.有大量的……5．PeoplewhoknowmeknowwhatIwentthrough.經(jīng)歷6．You'llhavetowaitatleastanhour.至少7．Theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.被……包圍8．Attheedgeofthedesert,hecameacrossadesertedchurch.在……的邊緣1．Enjoythefollowingpicturesanddescribethemeachwithonesentence.答案：(1)Themountainholdsbacktheclouds.(2)Theriverrushesthroughahillyregion.(3)Whenthesunsetthemanstillrodehisraftontheriver.(4)Thestreamjoinsthegreatriver.2．FillintheQutangGorge,theWuGorgeandtheXilingGorgeinthethreeboxes.A．B．C．答案：A：theQutangGorgeB：theWuGorgeC：theXilingGorgeⅠ.Fast-reading1．Thewriterwrotethispassageinordertotellabout.A．hisexperienceasateacherinChinaB．hisfirstvisittotheThreeGorgesC．hisfirstrideonaboatalongtheYangtzeRiverD．theThreeGorgesDam答案：B2．Readeachparagraphandfindoutwhatthewriterdid.placewhatthewriterdidPara.1Fuling①BuyingticketsfortheJiangyouboatPara.2FromFulingtoFengdu②LeavingthedocksanddockedatFengduPara.3AlongtheQutangGorge③SleepingthroughthefirstgorgePara.4AtWushan④MakingadetouruptheDaningRivertoseesomeofthesmallergorgesAlongtheWuGorge⑤GoingthroughthebiggorgesandpasstheXiangRiverPara.5OutoftheXilingGorge⑥SailingintotheconstructionsiteoftheThreeGorgesDamⅡ.Careful-readingChoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．WhichofthefollowingaboutPeterHesslerisTRUE?A．PeterHesslerisanoldAmericanteacher.B．PeterHessleresfromCanada.C．PeterHesslerspenttwoyearsteachingEnglishinateachertrainingcollege.D．PeterHesslerdoesn'tlikeChinaatall.2．Whichrouteaboutthewriter'stripalongtheThreeGorgesisRIGHT?A．TheQutangGorge→theXilingGorge→theWuGorge.B．TheQutangGorge→theWuGorge→theXilingGorge.C．TheXilingGorge→theWuGorge→theQutangGorge.D．TheWuGorge→theQutangGorge→theXilingGorge.3．OnthewayalongtheThreeGorgesthewriter.A．sleptthroughthesecondgorgetheWuGorgeB．sawmenridebambooraftsalongtheriver'sedgeandcoalboatsgopastC．wentthroughtheWuGorgeonacloudymorningD．sawmanytemplesandbuildings4．WhichofthefollowingaboutQuYuanisTRUE?A．HewasafamouspoetofancientChina.B．Helivedinthe3rdcenturyBC.C．HishomewasontheXiangRiver.D．A,BandC.5．Accordingtothispassage,howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Everyrocklookedlikeapersonoranimal,everystreamthatjoinedthegreatrivercarrieditslegends,everyhillwasheavywiththepast”？A．ItdescribesthebeautifulsceneryalongtheYangtzeRiver.B．ItshowsthattherewassomuchhistoryalongtheYangtzeRiver.C．Itindicatesthewriterwonderedatwhathehadseen.D．Alloftheabove.答案：1～5CBBDDⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Everyrocklookedlikeapersonoranimal,everystreamthatjoinedthegreatrivercarrieditslegends,everyhillwasheavywiththepast.[句式分析]該句由三個(gè)句子構(gòu)成排比句。在第二個(gè)句子中含有一個(gè)由that引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾先行詞everystream。[嘗試翻譯]塊塊巨石形狀各異，條條支流流淌著傳說，座座小山承載著過往。2．Wetookpicturesandpointedatthesite,butweweren'tallowedtogetofftheboat.[句式分析]本句是由but連接的并列句，第一個(gè)分句中的and連接兩個(gè)并列的謂語。[嘗試翻譯]我們拍照片，對著工地指指點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，但我們不可以下船。[對應(yīng)學(xué)生課下能力提升(十七)]閱讀理解AIfyou'dliketogotravelling,thefollowingWorldHeritageSitesmaybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaTheJiuzhaigouvalley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800m,withaseriesofdiverseforestecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).It'sparticularlywell-knownfortheirseriesofnarrowlandformsandexcellentwaterfalls.Some140kindsofbirdsliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,includingthegiantpanda.Formoreinformation，pleasevisithttp：///en/list/637.KhamiRuinsNationalMonumentThecityofKhami,whichdevelopedafterthecapitalofGreatZimbabwehadbeengivenupinthemid-16thcentury，isofgreatarchaeological(考古的)interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp：///en/list/365.HendersonIslandHendersonIsland,whichliesintheeasternSouthPacific,isoneofthefewatolls(環(huán)礁)intheworldwhoseecologyhasbeenuntouchedbyhumanpresence.Itisparticularlyfamousforthe10plantsandfourlandbirdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp：///en/list/487.OldCityofJerusalemAsaholycityforthreedifferentreligionsintheMiddleEast,Jerusalemhasalwaysbeenofgreatreligiousimportance.ItwasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1981andplacedonthe“WorldHeritageinDangerList”inthefollowingyear.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp：///en/list/148.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文介紹了幾處著名的旅游景點(diǎn)。)1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheJiuzhaigouvalley?A．Ithasthemostbeautifulforests.B．Wonderfulwaterfallscanbeseenthere.C．About140kindsofanimalslivethere.D．YoucanfindmostofChina'sendangeredplantsthere.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea中的“It'sparticularlywell-knownfortheirseriesofnarrowlandformsandexcellentwaterfalls.”可知，在九寨溝能夠觀賞到瀑布。2．WhatdoyouknowaboutthecityofKhami?A．Itwasoncegivenupasthecapital.B．Itwasruinedinthemid-16thcentury.C．Itwasfamousforitsarchaeologicaltrade.D．Itwasanimportantbusinesscentreforalongtime.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由KhamiRuinsNationalMonument中的“ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.”可知Khami曾經(jīng)是商貿(mào)中心。3．FromthepassageyoucanlearnthatHendersonIsland.A．ismadeupofafewlargeatollsB．hasn'tbeeninfluencedbyhumanactivitiesC．isn'tsuitableforhumanstoliveonD．isopentovisitorsfreeofcharge解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從HendersonIsland中的“...whoseecologyhasbeenuntouchedbyhumanpresence.”可知，亨德森島是為數(shù)不多的沒有受人類活動(dòng)影響的島嶼之一。4．Ifyouwanttolearnaboutreligions,youmayvisit.A．http：///en/list/148B．http：///en/list/365C．http：///en/list/487D．http：///en/list/637解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)OldCityofJerusalem中的“AsaholycityforthreedifferentreligionsintheMiddleEast,Jerusalemhasalwaysbeenofgreatreligiousimportance.”可知，耶路撒冷是宗教圣地，故要想了解宗教，就去耶路撒冷。BWeletoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150,soat40,you'renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging(抗衰老的)treatment.Now,allthreeofyoulookthesameage!Yousaytoyourshirt,“Turnred.”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles(粒子)muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilk,butavoicesays,“Youshouldn'tdrinkthat！”Yourfridgehasreadthechip(芯片)thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It'stimetogotowork.In2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar”wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve(袖子).Such“smarttechnology”isallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingsetrue?“Fornewtechnologytosucceed，”saysscientistAndrewZolli,“ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.”TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?eq\x(語篇解讀：本文講述未來隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的不斷發(fā)展，和日常生活相關(guān)的醫(yī)療、衣服材料、食物、汽車等也會(huì)發(fā)生很大的變化。)5．Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture.A．peoplewillnevergetoldB．everyonewilllookthesameC．redwillbethemostpopularcolorD．clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern”可知衣服能夠改變樣式，故選D。6．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B．Moredrinkswillbeavailableforsale.C．Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D．Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“thechip(芯片)thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip”可知食品店中的食物能夠攜帶電子信息。7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Foodandclothingin2035.B．Futuretechnologyineverydaylife.C．Medicaltreatmentsofthefuture.D．Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.解析：選B主旨大意題。本文介紹未來隨著科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，和日常生活有關(guān)的東西也會(huì)發(fā)生很大的變化，故選B。CInhernewbook,TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWroclawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteamorteamsofanykind.ThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldplaint.InDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)resultsareannounced,it'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagainshowtheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeChina,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD．C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws(瑕疵).Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really？”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean？”O(jiān)neoftheironiesofthesituationisthatsportsshowwhatispossible.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.eq\x(語篇解讀：文章介紹了美國學(xué)生在學(xué)業(yè)上比其他國家的學(xué)生平均要低，這是因?yàn)槊绹藗鹘y(tǒng)上就重視運(yùn)動(dòng)，學(xué)生包括家長都把注意力更多的放在體育上，作者是想引起人們對美國傳統(tǒng)的弱點(diǎn)的關(guān)注。)8．TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause.A．heintendstoimprovehisscoresB．PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC．sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD．hewantstobethesmartestkidintheworld解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的句子“Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit”可知波蘭的學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)成績提高很快，所以推斷出湯姆要到波蘭學(xué)習(xí)是為了提高學(xué)習(xí)成績，故選A。9.According9.AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat.A．PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaB．littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC．AmericanstudentsdobetterinbothmathandsportsD．toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“ThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldplaint”可知美國的學(xué)校更加重視運(yùn)動(dòng)，故選D。10．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans.A．lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformanceB．highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformanceC．Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotD．lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformance解析：選A句意理解題。從前面的句子“Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh”可知美國孩子在球場表現(xiàn)好是因?yàn)槠谕蹈?，同樣的事情發(fā)生在學(xué)習(xí)成績上，就是說對他們學(xué)習(xí)成績的期望值低，故選A。11．Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.A．parePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB．callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC．drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD．explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions解析：選C寫作目的題。文章介紹了美國學(xué)生在學(xué)業(yè)上比其他國家的學(xué)生平均要低，這是因?yàn)槊绹藗鹘y(tǒng)上就重視運(yùn)動(dòng)，所以作者是想引起人們對美國傳統(tǒng)的弱點(diǎn)的關(guān)注，故選C。eq\a\vs4\al([課文對譯])ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesInAugust1996,PeterHessler,ayoungAmericanteacherofEnglish,arrivedinthetownofFulingontheYangtzeRiver.HeandacolleagueweretospendtwoyearsthereteachingEnglishatateachertrainingcollege.Theyweretheonlyforeignersinthetown.ThefirstsemesterfinishedattheendofJanuaryandtheyhadfourweeksofffortheSpringFestival.Theycouldgoanywheretheywished.Theydecidedtotakeaboatdownstream.WedecidedtobuyticketsfortheJiangyouboat.Ourcolleaguessaid,“Youshouldn'tgoonthoseships.Theyareverycrowded.Theyaremainlyforgoodsandpeopletradingalongtheriver.Theydon'tstopatthetemplesandtherewon'tbeanyotherforeigners.”Thatsoundedfinetome.Wejusthadtoshowourpassportsandtheyletusgetontheboat.Weleftthedocksonabeautifulafternoon.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyaswesaileddownstreamthroughahillyregion.Menrodebambooraftsalongtheriver'sedgeandcoalboatswentpast.AsthesunsetwedockedatFengdu.Wecouldseethesunsettingbehindthewhitepagoda.Itwasbeautiful.Wesleptthroughthefirstgorge,whichiscalledtheQutangGorge.Thegorgenarrowsto350feetastheriverrushesthr