2017-2018学年高中英语必修三练习：Unit 5 课下能力提

Unit 5课下能力提升(二十)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Enrich your knowledge about Mexico with e­books. We offer a range of selected titles, many of which cannot be found elsewhere. With e­books, you can download immediately and read today.
Book Name: Mexico Road Logs
Number of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 1st March 2013
Price: US$12.99
Description：
The Mexico Road Logs will make your highway journeys across Mexico much better, easier and safer.
The Mexico Road Logs is better than a GPS.It is more like a knowledgeable friend sitting in the passenger seat showing you where to turn, warning you about the next speed bump, gas station, or military check point.
Book Name: English Speaker's Guide to Li v ing in Mexico
Number of Pages: 149
Publication Date: 22nd April 2013
Price: US$19.95
Description：
If you're planning to move to Mexico, making plans for your future life there, this book will help you.It contains a wealth of valuable and up-to-date information that will help you to understand the Mexican health and medical care systems and make informed choices about healthcare provision in Mexico.
Book Name: Sleeping With Pancho Villa
Number of Pages: 213
Publication Date: 1st June 2010
Price: US$9.95
Description：
The story happens in a small Mexican town.Jake, an American drifter (流浪汉) in an unnamed Mexican town, becomes a suspect in the murder of a local painter, Pancho.The search for the true criminal reveals the country's disordered politics and its economic tensions.
Book Name: 2013 Guide to the Cost of Li v ing in Mexico
Number of Pages: 71
Publication Date: 1st February 2013
Price: US$19.95
Description：
Don't just guess at what living in Mexico might cost you.Everybody's situation is unique and so too are the costs. It enables you to create an estimate of your living costs in this country, based on your individual situation and lifestyle.
1．Which category (类别) does the book, English Speaker's Guide to Li v ing in Mexico, belong to?
A．Road logs.
B．Fiction.
C．Health and medical care.
D．Work and retirement.
2．What does the underlined word “It”in the last part probably refer to?
A．Mexican.
B．The book.
C．Your lifestyle.
D．Your education level.
3．If you want to travel Mexico alone by car, which book should you buy?
A．Mexico Road Logs.
B．English Speaker's Guide to Li v ing in Mexico.
C．Sleeping With Pancho Villa.
D．2013 Guide to the Cost of Li v ing in Mexico.
4．Which column of a website is this text probably taken from?
A．Game. B．Video.
C．Travel. D．Sports.
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
How to Stay Positive No Matter What Happens
No matter what happens, you can stay positive by following a few simple steps.
1．________ If you have something to look forward to that motivates you and makes you feel needed, your self­esteem will skyrocket. Pick one or two activities, such as doing volunteer work or teaching your favorite lessons to others, and promise to do it on a regular basis.
Pick a goal that is important to you and reach for it. Create a structured schedule that leads you to a goal that is important to you. Make it something you are passionate about and enjoy talking about. 2.________
Keep away from negative people. If certain people always make you down, minimize your time around them. 3.________ If you don't have a strong social structure, then start taking part in some activities you enjoy so that you can meet people with similar interests.
Build close connections with family and friends. Reach out and keep in touch with people you are close to. 4.________ Go for walks. Call old friends. Fill your life with the small important
things that keep your spirits up.
5．________ A lot of us spend time struggling to achieve our goals that don't suit us and aren't meaningful to us. If you get stuck in a job or relationship that doesn't work for you, do something about it. Don't stay in the situations that add to your stress and anxiety levels.
A．Do what works for you.
B．Deal with negative situations positively.
C．You can stay positive by living a regular life.
D．Stay positive by filling your life with meaningful activities.
E．Working towards something every day will add positivity to your life.
F．Go out of your way to spend time on fun activities that you can do together.
G．Surround yourself with people who lift you up and give you encouragement.
Ⅲ.完形填空
My friends and I had just finished our lunch at a restaurant when it started to rain heavily. When it became __1__，I decided to brave the rain to get my __2__ not very far away.
My friends __3__ that I shouldn't go, mainly because I was seven-month pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I'd be very __4__. One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she should stay with another friend who needed __5__ with her little baby.
Then I ran to my car. At a crossing, a car __6__ and a passenger got out with a(n) __7__. Before I __8__ what was happening, he walked right up to me and told me he'd walk me to my home. I was embarrassed and refused, __9__ he insisted on offering me his help.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was __10__. When we got to my car, I __11__ him and we parted. I did not know his __12__ and may not even recognize him now. Did he stop for me __13__？I'll never know.
So __14__ did I pay his kindness forward? I was at home when I __15__ two workers walking in the heavy rain. They were __16__ on their way home. I went out and gave them an umbrella. They seemed __17__，but I told them they should take the umbrella and __18__ it. They took the umbrella and were very __19__. And like me, they probably wondered why a stranger was giving such __20__．
1．A.lighter B．colder
C．heavier D．warmer
2．A.bag B．coat
C．report D．car
3．A.proved B．argued
C．ordered D．guessed
4．A.calm B．strong
C．brave D．careful
5．A.time B．money
C．help D．food
6．A.stopped B．turned
C．started D．passed
7．A.gift B．umbrella
C．box D．key
8．A.knew B．decided
C．expected D．remembered
9．A.so B．but
C．and D．as
10．A.wet B．dirty
C．dry D．hard
11．A.paid B．ignored
C．thanked D．accepted
12．A.task B．name
C．plan D．home
13．A.in fun B．by mistake
C．at once D．on purpose
14．A.how B．why
C．when D．where
15．A.missed B．called
C．noticed D．chose
16．A.luckily B．probably
C．finally D．surely
17．A.surprised B．satisfied
C．frightened D．worried
18．A.lend B．repair
C．keep D．clean
19．A.free B．grateful
C．quiet D．proud
20．A.energy B．hope
C．courage D．kindness
Ⅳ.语法填空
Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people 1.________
(interview) say that they are shy. Scientists have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.
Is 2.________ possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent babies behave shyly. 3.________ (interesting), these shy babies usually have shy parents.
Family size might cause people 4.________ (be) shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that children with no brother and sister might be shy. Growing up alone, they often play by 5.________ (they)．
When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they 6.________ (find) surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, few people said so. The Japanese and Israelis have different 7.________ (opinion) of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they blame themselves for their failure. In Israel, 8.________ opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends or bad luck. This may be 9.________ Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.
Scientists say you can get over your shyness 10.________ trying new things and practicing conversations.
Ⅴ.短文改错
Once, Mr. Lion was looking for a manager look after his business. Many animals applied for the post and was interviewed. Finally it came the turn of a monkey. The lion then asked the monkey whether he should be employed as the manager. In a calmly way, the monkey replied, “Sir, I know you are looking for a manager whom can deal with a variety of jobs.”Satisfying with the monkey's words, the lion asked him to prove his ability. The monkey said, “Sir, I had changed 10 jobs in the past two years. Don't you think I can be good for various jobs？” Mr. Lion laughed at a funny reply and refused his application.
答案：
Ⅰ.语篇解读：这篇文章向我们介绍了四本关于墨西哥的电子书，可以帮助我们了解墨西哥，并使我们在墨西哥的旅行更容易。

1．解析：选C细节理解题。

根据English Speaker's Guide to Li v ing in Mexico部分中“... understand the Mexican health and medical care systems...”可知这本书是关于保健和医疗的。

2．解析：选B代词指代题。

根据2013 Guide to the Cost of Li v ing in Mexico部分中画线单词的后文，“使我们能够根据自己的情况和生活方式，预估自己在墨西哥的生活消费”可知，“It”指代的是这本书。

3．解析：选A推理判断题。

根据Mexico Road Logs部分可知，这本书可以使在墨西哥的自驾游旅程更好、更简单、更安全。

4．解析：选C文章出处题。

这四本电子书是帮助我们了解墨西哥的，所以可能取自旅行网站。

Ⅱ.语篇解读：本文是说明文。

介绍如何保持积极乐观的心态。

1．解析：选D根据本段后两句中的说明和举例可以概括出本段的主旨，即要让生活
充满有意义的活动以保持积极乐观的心态，故选D。

2．解析：选E选项中的“Working towards something”与上一句中的it都指的是奋斗目标，与本段的首句相对应，故选E。

3．解析：选G本选项中的“lift you up”与上一句中的“make you down”相对应，两句构成对比关系，说明要远离让你情绪低落的人，多和鼓励你的人在一起，故选G。

4．解析：选F本选项承接上一句来说明如何和周围的人建立联系，选项与后两句之间构成平行并列关系，故选F。

5．解析：选A本段主要讲不要做那些对你毫无意义的事，即要做那些你能做好并对你有益的事，故选A。

Ⅲ.语篇解读：本文是记叙文，话题是人物故事类。

作者在雨中跑着，有个好心人帮她撑起了雨伞，作者很感动。

回到家里，作者看到大雨中有两个工人在街道上行走，于是，给他们送去了雨伞。

1．解析：选A根据下文“ ... I decided to brave the rain ... ”可知，当雨“小点(lighter)”的时候，作者决定出去开车。

2．解析：选D根据下文“When we got to my car ...”可知，作者是去开“车(car)”。

3．解析：选B根据下文“ ... because I was seven-month pregnant then”可知，作者的朋友们“认为(argued)”作者不应该去。

4．解析：选D根据上文“... I was seven-month pregnant then”可知，因为她怀有七个月的身孕，所以她告诉朋友们她会“小心的(careful)”。

5．解析：选C根据下文“ ... her little baby”可知，有个朋友想和作者一起去，但是作者认为她应该和另一个朋友在一起因为她的小孩需要“帮忙(help)”。

6．解析：选A根据下文“ ... a passenger got out ...”可知，一辆小车“停(stopped)”了下来。

7．解析：选B因为是在下雨，所以乘客手里拿着“伞(umbrella)”。

8．解析：选A根据后文“ ... he walked right up to me and told me he'd walk me to my home”可知，作者还没“意识到(knew)”发生了什么事情，这个男人就走到她面前了。

9．解析：选B根据上文“I was embarrassed and refused ...”可知，作者感到尴尬所以拒绝了，“但是(but)”他坚持给予帮助。

10．解析：选A由于天下着雨，所以地面是“湿的(wet)”。

11．解析：选C到达作者放车的地方，作者“感谢(thanked)”了他，然后就分开了。

12．解析：选B根据下文“ ... may not even recognize him now”可知，作者不知道他的“名字(name)”，甚至现在都认不出他。

13．解析：选D作者感到好奇：他是“有意(on purpose)”停下来帮助我的吗？
14．解析：选A根据作者在下文中的做法可知，作者在想“怎么样(how)”把这种善
意传递下去。

15．解析：选C下文中提到，作者去帮助这些工人，说明此时她“注意到(noticed)”他们在大雨中行走。

16．解析：选B作者并不认识他们，所以对他们的情况只能是推测，他们“很可能(probably)”是在回家的路上。

17．解析：选A他们看起来有些“吃惊(surprised)”。

18．解析：选C作者告诉他们把伞带着，并“留着(keep)”用吧。

19．解析：选B听了作者的话，他们接过了伞，很“感激(grateful)”作者。

20．解析：选D根据最后一段的“... pay his kindness forward”可知，他们也可能会和作者一样不明白为什么一个陌生人会做这样的“善事(kindness)”。

Ⅳ.语篇解读：本文为说明文，题材为社会文化类。

介绍了害羞产生的原因和克服害羞的方法。

1．解析：interviewed考查非谓语动词。

过去分词interviewed作后置定语，修饰people，分词动作interview与逻辑主语people之间是被动关系。

2．解析：it考查代词。

it在句中作形式主语，真正主语是后面的不定式短语to be born shy。

3．解析：Interestingly考查词形变化。

空格中所填单词在句中修饰整个句子，需用interesting的副词形式。

4．解析：to be考查非谓语动词。

cause sb. to do sth.“引起或使得某人做某事”。

5．解析：themselves考查代词。

by themselves意为“单独，独自”。

6．解析：found考查时态。

由前一句的studied可知，这里说的是过去进行的一项研究，需用一般过去时。

7．解析：opinions考查词形变化。

根据上下文可知，日本人和以色列人对失败有着不同的见解，需使用opinion的复数形式。

8．解析：the考查冠词。

the opposite是“the＋形容词”表示一类事物。

9．解析：why考查名词性从句。

这里说的是以色列人为什么不那么腼腆害羞的原因，故用why引导表语从句。

10．解析：by考查介词。

“by＋动名词(短语)”作状语，表示方式。

Ⅴ.第一句：look前加to
第二句：was→were
第三句：去掉it
第四句：whether→why
第五句：calmly→calm; whom→who
第六句：Satisfying→Satisfied
第七句：had→have; for→at 第八句：a→the。