高考英语总复习第1部分Unit5ChallengingYourselfⅢ知能演练轻松闯关重庆大学版选修8

Unit 5 Challenging Yourself Ⅲ
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．The age limit for free blood (donate) will be 60 rather than 55 years
old，said an official in the Health Ministry.
答案：donors
2．Spend the least time on those things that are completely out of control，and figure what you can do to make a difference.
答案：out
3．What has been the consumer’s (react) to your product?
答案：reaction
4．(2014·四川高考阅读理解)But your (primarily)concern is to let them
know they are valued.
答案：primary
5．It’s a great (comfortable) to see the children grow happily，
especially after her husband died.
答案：comfort
6．People will feel (excitement) when it comes to holidays.
答案：excited
7．There’s no doubt that the consumers are very sensitive the price.
答案：to
8．For many，winning remains dream，but they continue trying their
luck as there’re always chances that they might succeed.
答案：a
9．A great person believes one’s real value first lies in to degree
and sense he sets himself.
答案：what
10．If women are mercilessly exploited by fashion year after year，they have only
themselves to (blame)．
答案：blame
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2016·河北名校联盟质检)
2017 TFK Poetry Contest
Call all poets! Time for Kids has a challenge for you: write
a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does
not copy another poet’s work. Enter the Time for Kids Poetry
Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing
poetry of their own, Time for Kids decides to organize and
sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1.How to enter This contest begins at 12：01 a．m. on March 6 and ends at 11：
59 p．m. on July 24. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020：(a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme(韵律)；(b) entrants’ first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrants promise that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.
2.Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality(50%), use of language and rhyme(25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest(25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3.Prizes Our judges will select four semi­finalists(参加半决赛的选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an onl ine class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value at $275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.
4.Eligibility(参赛资格) Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.
5.Winner’s list For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids. com(after August 1, available for a period of 10 days)．
【文章大意】为了激发孩子们写诗的兴趣，Time for Kids决定举办一次诗歌大赛。

本文主要介绍了该比赛的一些规则，包括参赛方式、评判标准、奖品设置、参赛资格等。

1．The purpose of the contest is to ．
A．encourage children to learn from other poets
B．help children realize the dream of poetry writing
C．encourage children’s interest in poetry writing
D．encourage children to read more original poems
C解析：细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的最后一句“As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own，Time for Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.”可知，比赛的目的是激发孩子们写诗的兴趣，故选择C项。

2．Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging? A．Being creative and original.
B．Using a proper number of words.
C．Using proper language and rhyme.
D．Being appropriate to the contest theme.
A解析：细节理解题。

根据Judging中的“creativity and originality (50%)，use of...of the contest (25%)”和“The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.”可知，在评判过程中一首诗的创意和独创性是最重要的，因此选择A项。

3．What can be known about the finalists of the contest?
A．They will get a great deal of money.
B．Their poems can be read at timeforkids. com.
C．They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.
D．Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.
B解析：细节理解题。

根据Prizes的介绍中的最后一句“The three finalists...and that of the grand prize winner will be published at .”可知，参加决赛的选手的诗能在上读到。

4．According to the contest rules, .
A．poems can be sent to the organizers by e­mail
B．all the children have the right to take part in the contest
C．the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited
D．the result of the contest will be unknown before August 1
D解析：细节理解题。

根据文章Winner’s list下的“For names of the winner and finalists，visit (after August 1，available for a period of 10 days)．”可知，比赛结果将于8月1日以后公布，因此选择D。

B
When two Bangs meet
Sheldon Cooper is a scientific genius on the popular American
TV show—The Big Bang Theory. He finally met his match last
year: Stephen Hawking.
This is not the first time that the scientist has appeared on
TV. He has also been on Star Trek(in 1987) and The Simpsons(in
1989). Each time, he played himself.
Hawking, is perhaps the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He has spent his whole life studying the beginning and the end of the universe, including the Big Bang theory.
The Big Bang theory explains the early development of the universe. According to the theory, about 13.7 billion years ago everything was all squeezed together in a tiny, tight little ball, and then the ball exploded. The results of that explosion are what we call the universe.
Hawking has always tried to make science more popular with people. His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988. In the book he shares his understanding of the universe in simple language. The book tries to explain many subjects about the universe to common readers, including the Big Bang, black holes and light cones(光锥)．
Hawking’s achievements are even greater if you think about his disability. When he was 21, Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him from moving or talking. Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He chooses his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(合成器)．
Hawking also believes that there might be aliens in space. However, he believes they are probably very dangerous, so we should not look for them, “I imagine they might exist in very big ships... having used up all the resources from their home planet，” Hawking said in a British documentary named Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking.
【文章大意】本文是一篇人物简介，介绍了Stephen Hawking及其提出的“宇宙大爆炸”理论和著作的《时间简史》等成就。

5．What does the “two Bangs” in the title refer to?
A．The director of the TV show and the founder of it.
B．The director and the actor of The Big Bang Theory.
C．The scientific genius on the TV show and the one in real life.
D．The founder of the Big Bang theory and Sheldon.
C解析：细节理解题。

根据第一段“Sheldon Cooper is a scientific genius on the popular American TV show—The Big Bang Theory. He finally met his match last year: Stephen Hawkin g.”可知，“two Bangs”指的是电视剧《生活大爆炸》中的科学天才Sheldon Cooper 和现实生活中的科学天才Stephen Hawking。

故选C项。

6．The Big Bang theory mainly explains ．
A．how the universe started
B．what the universe is like
C．how old the universe is
D．how the universe exploded
A解析：细节理解题。

根据第四段第一句“The Big Bang theory explains the early development of the universe.”可知，“宇宙大爆炸”理论主要解释了宇宙是如何形成的。

故选A项。

7．According to the passage, which of the following about Hawking is TRUE? A．He was born with a disability.
B．He played an artist in Star Trek.
C．He uses a computer to communicate.
D．He believes aliens are our friends.
C解析：细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段第三、四句“Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side.To communicate，he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse.”可知，Hawking依靠电脑与人交流。

故C项正确。

根据倒数第二段第二句“When he was 21，Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him from moving or talking.”可知，A项错误；根据第二段可知，Hawking在Star Trek这部电视剧扮演的是他本人，即一名科学家，而不是艺术家，故B项错误；根据最后一段中“Hawking also believes that there might be aliens in space.However，he believes they are probably very dangerous...”可知，D项错误。

Ⅲ.短文改错
(2016·辽宁五校协作体联考)
Dear Michelle，
I’m very exciting！Today is my first day at a new school in Australia.The school I study is a government school.Although I’m new to my classmates，the teacher asks me to introduce me to them in class.I tell them I come from Changchun and I like playing with computer games，listen to music and doing sports in my spare time.I also like the Australia way of life.Australia is a large country.There are mainly six public libraries and museums in Sydney.Just a few minute walk from where I live，there is a park.Around my house，there are plenty of space.Michelle，I miss you very much.I’ll never forget the days we spend together and the fun we shared all our old classmates.
Li Ming
答案：
Dear Michelle ，
I ’m very exciting excited
！Today is my first day at a new school in Australia.The school ∧where
I study is a government school. Although Because I’m new to my classmates，the teacher asks me to introduce me myself
to them in class.I tell them I come from Changchun and I like playing with computer games ，listen listening
to music and doing sports in my spare time.I also like the Australia way of life.Australia is a large country.There are
mainly six public libraries and museums in Sydney.Just a few minute minutes’
walk from where I live ，there is a park.Around my house ，there are is
plenty of space.Michelle ，I miss you very much.I ’ll never forget the days we spend spent
together and the fun we shared ∧with
all our old classmates. Li Ming。