Unit3課下能力提升(十一)Ⅰ.單句語法填空1．Withafatlady________(seat)nexttome,Icouldn'tmoveabitontheseat.2．Threefourthsofthesurfaceoftheearth________(be)coveredwithwater.3．Ithadbeenhalfanhourbeforeshefoundherself________(walk)inthewrongdirectionofherhome.4．Anumberofwoundedpeople________senttothehospitaljustnow.Thenumberofthem________aboutthreehundred.(be)5．Sincetheboyalwaystravelledwithus,wehadhim________(go)alongasusual.6．Thegameisveryboring—noteacherandnostudent________(be)goingtotakepartinit.7．Thedoctorwillnotpermithim________(walk)untilhisfootisbetter.8．Theproblemissodifficultthatneithertheteachernorhisstudents________(be)abletoworkitout.9．Thefamouswriterandstudent________(be)ayoungman,whoisverystrictinhisstudy.Ⅱ.完成句子1．我們推薦你主持這項(xiàng)工程。Weremendyou________________________．2．從那時(shí)起，我既沒有收到他的信件，也沒有聽說過他。Ineither____________fromthenon,nor____________．3．黃油面包是西方人喜愛的食品。Butterandbread________________intheWest.4．是他們愿意在我遇到麻煩的時(shí)候幫助我。Itwastheythat________________intimeoftrouble.5．他的一番話讓我深思。Hiswords________________deeply.Ⅲ.閱讀理解AJaimeAlfonsoEscalantewasbornin1930inLaPaz，Bolivia.Bothhisparentswereteachers.Hetaughtmathandscienceinhishomecountryfortwelveyears.Inthe1960s,JaimeEscalanteandhiswifeFabiolacametotheUnitedStates.Duringthenextseveralyears,helearnedtospeakEnglishandrepeatedhiscollegeeducationandteachertraining.In1974,Mr.EscalantewashiredatGarfieldHighSchooltoteachmathematics.Mr.Escalante'sstudentsweremostlyMexican-AmericansfromaSpanish-speakingareaofthecity.Manyweretheworststudentsattheschoolandthoughttobe“unteachable.”ButMr.Escalantepushedthegrouptoworkhard.Hetoldthembasicmathwastooeasyandthattheyhadtheabilitytodoharderwork.Hetoldhisstudentsthathebelievedinthem，buttheymusthavethedesiretobesuccessful.JaimeEscalantestartedanadvancedmathprogramwithasmallgroupofstudents.AdvancedPlacementisaprogramofcollege-levelclassesandtests.In1982,eighteenofhisstudentstooktheAdvancedPlacementtestincalculus.Theyallpassed.Officialsatthetestingpanysuspectedthestudentsofcheating.Mr.Escalanteprotested.HesaidthestudentswerebeingrejectedbecausetheywereHispanicandfromapoorschool.Heurgedhisstudentslotakethetestagain.Twelveofthestudentsrepeatedthetest.Andagain,allofthempassed.Fiveearnedtopscores.Mr.Escalante'sstudentswentontobeeengineers,scientistsanduniversityprofessors.TheadvancedmathprogramatGarfieldbecameextremelysuccessfuloverthenextseveralyears.JaimeEscalantereceivedmanyteachingawardsincludingthePresidentialMedalofExcellenceinEducation.Amovieabouthissuccess,“StandandDeliver，”wasreleasedin1988.Itinfluencedotherteacherstousehismethods.JaimeEscalanteretiredfromteachingin1998andlatermovedbacktoBoliviawithhiswife.Hediedearlierthisyear.Hewasseventy-nineyearsold.1．WhydidMr.Escalantestronglyadvisehisstudentstotakethetestagain?A．Toshowhisstudentswereskillfulinmathstudy.B．Toprovehisstudentswerehonestinthemathtest.C．Toguaranteehisstudentscouldpassthemathtest.D．Toinspirehisstudentstoworkharderthanbefore.2．Choosethecorrectorderoftheeventsgiveninthepassage.a．FabiolagotmarriedwithJaimeAlfonsoEscalante.b．Thefilm“StandandDeliver”wasreleased.c．Mr.Escalante's18studenttookthetestincalculus.d．Mr.EscalantebegantoteachmathatGarfieldHighSchool.e．Mr.Escalanteretiredandmovedbacktohishomecountry.A．a(chǎn),d,e,b,cB．a(chǎn),d,c,b,eC．a(chǎn),d,c,e,bD．c,b,e,a,d3．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Mr.EscalantewasregardedasoneofthebestteachersintheUSA.B．Allthe“unteachable”studentscanbeeengineers,scientistsandprofessors.C．Jaime'swife'sdevotiontoeducationinfluencedhispassionforleachingmath.D．JaimeEscalantegotthePresidentialMedalofExcellenceinIEducationtwice.4．What'stheauthor'stonetowardsMr.Escalante'sachievements?A．Thankful.B．Critical.C．Admiring.D．Negative.BClimatechangewillforceexhaustedbirdsmigrating(遷徙)toEuropefromAfricatotravelfurther,accordingtoanewstudy.Theannualvoyageofsomespecies,whichflynorthinsearchoffoodandsuitablehabitats,couldincreasebyasmuchas400kilometres,theresearchfound.“Marathonmigrationsforsomebirdsaresettobeeevenlonger，”saidStephenWillis,aprofessoratDurhamUniversityinBritainandthemainarchitectofthestudy.“ThisisbadnewsforbirdsliketheWhitethroat,amonfarmlandbird.Theaddeddistanceisagreatthreat.Astemperaturesriseandhabitatschange,birdswillfacetheirbiggestchallengesincethePleistoceneera,whichended11，000yearsago，”hesaidinastatement.About500millionbirdsmigrateeachyearfromAfrica,someweighingaslittleasninegrams.Topleteavoyagethatcanbethousandsofkilometreslong,birdshavetofattenthemselvesuptotwicetheirnormalweight.Someevenshrink(收縮)theirinternalorgans(內(nèi)臟)tobeemorefuel-efficient,soanyadditionaldistancemaybedangerous.Thestudy,whichispublishedinajournal,findsthatfrom2071to2100,9outof17speciesexaminedaregoingtofacelongermigrations,particularlybirdsthatcrosstheSaharaDesert.SomebirdstraversetheSaharaandtheMediterraneanSeainonego,whileothershaveabreakinnorthernAfricabeforecrossing.Manyflyatnight,whentemperaturesarecooler.Afewbirds—suchastheBlackcap—havestartedtoadaptbyspendingwintersinBritain,butsuchbehaviourisrare,thestudysays.ThestudypredictsthatthemigrationdistanceoftheOrpheanWarblerwilljumpfrom2，700kilometrestobetween3，050and3，350kilometres,withevenlongerincreasesfortheSubalpineandBarredWarblers.5．SomebirdsmigratetoEuropefromAfricato________．A．findfoodandsuitablehabitatsB．a(chǎn)voidbeingcaughtbyhuntersC．buildnewhomesfortheirbabiesD．escapefromthecrowdedAfrica6．Topletethemarathonmigrations,somebirdshavetodoallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________．A．beingsmallerB．puttingonmoreweightC．reducingthesizeoftheirinternalorgansD．flyingatnightwhentemperaturesarecooler7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．About500millionbirdsmigrateeachyearfromAfrica.B．9outof17birdspeciesexaminedwillfacelongermigrationsinthenextdecade.C．MostbirdshavestartedtospendwintersinBritainexceptfortheBlackcap.D．ThemigrationdistanceoftheSubalpineandBarredWarblerswillincreaseby650kilometres.8．Theunderlinedword“traverse”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．liveinB．leaveforC．crossD．visitⅣ.短文改錯(cuò)Notonlydoesourparentsgiveuslife,buttheygiveusendlessloveandsupport,andalwayssharewithourhappinessandsorrow.I'mverygratefultomyparentwhogivemesomuchloveandsparenoefforttosupportmyself.IstillrememberonceIwasseriouslyill,andtheyweresoworriedandalmostkeepmepanythewholenight.NowI'minSenior3.Luckyenough,myparentscanunderstandmystressfulconditionbutoftenencourageme.However,theygivemeenoughpersonallyspace,whichIappreciatesomuch.WhatIshoulddonowisstudyinghard.WhenIgrowup,Iwilltrymybesttomakemyparentslivehappylife.課下能力提升(十一).1.seated.1.seated2.is3.walking4.were;was5．go6.is7.towalk8.are9.isⅡ.1.totakechargeoftheproject2.heardfromhim;didIhearofhim3.isakindofpopularfood4.werereadytohelpme5．leftmethinkingⅢ.1．解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中“Officialsatthetestingpanysuspectedthestudentsofcheating.Mr.Escalanteprotested....Heurgedhisstudentstotakethetestagain.”可知埃斯卡蘭特教授讓學(xué)生重新考試是為了證明他的學(xué)生沒有作弊，是誠實(shí)的。2．解析：選B事件排序題。本文按照時(shí)間順序組織材料，從1930年出生，20世紀(jì)60年代到達(dá)美國，1974年受聘擔(dān)任數(shù)學(xué)教師，1982年學(xué)生參加考試，1988年電影發(fā)行，1998年退休至去世。3．解析：選A推理判斷題。從