1、 word課時(shí)跟蹤檢測(cè)(三十) The power of nature.單項(xiàng)填空1(2014濟(jì)寧高三模擬)Jenny, it wont be long before I receive the admissionletter from Oxford University._AGood luck！BCongratulations!CWhy so soon? DDont worry.2(2014江蘇某某二模)Carbon dioxide is said _ the earth twice as quicklyas previously feared.Ato be heated Bto be hea

2、tingCto have heatedDto have been heated3(2013湘潭二模)_ around the university, we then were taken to a building,where many scientists worked.AShowingBHaving been shownDHaving shownCBeing shown4(2013岳陽(yáng)模擬)The iPhone 5 has been on the market for some time. Have yougot one?Yes, I _ one during my visit to Ho

3、ng Kong.Ahave boughtChad boughtBboughtDwould buy5(2014山東萊蕪高三期末考試 )Attracting _ senior citizens, Florida is_ home to the largest population of elder Americans.A/; / Bthe; aCthe; /D/; a6(2014馬鞍山模擬)I was really _ about you. You shouldnt have left homewithout a word.AanxiousBeagerCworrying Dsure7(2014吉林

4、市高三模擬 )According to our headmasters principle, all childrenshould be encouraged to realize their full _.AconsequenceBentertainmentCpresentation Dpotential8The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _ for theday.AfinishingBfinishedChad finished Dwere finished9(2014江蘇泰州檢測(cè))Will you b

5、e able to finish the report before Friday?I cant _ anything, but Ill try my best.AguaranteeCprepareBtransformDsay10(2014吉林長(zhǎng)春外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校月考)In the botanical garden we can find a(n) _of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.AspeciesBgroups1 / 5 wordCamountDvariety11(2012浙江高考 )The research lacks

6、_ evidence, and therefore, itsconclusions are doubtful.AsolidBfierceCsevereDpotential12Nowadays food safety is a big problem and nobody can guarantee all foods aresecure to us, but food produced in the normal companies is _ better.Astrictly BabsolutelyCrelativelyDexactly13 He had a talent for music

7、and was _ conductor of Shanghai SymphonyOrchestra at the age of 30.Aassigned BappointedCnamedDhonored14(2014山西大同一中高三月考)His wonderful performances _ to all ages andsocial groups in China and he is also popular with people all over the world.AappearCfitBsuitDappeal15(2014河北普通高中教學(xué)質(zhì)檢)The man talks as if

8、 he knew the truth about the caraccident. _ he knows nothing about it.AActually BReallyCObviously.閱讀理解ADGenerally(2014黃山市高三質(zhì)檢)The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobilephone users in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.That is greater thanthe number of users in the United S

9、tates and European Union.Samia Melhem works for the World Bank to increase information technologies inAfrica.She says mobile phones are the fastest growing technology on the continent.“Faster than TV, and definitely faster than electricity.More people have accessto mobile phones and therefore commun

10、ication.More people have Internet access todayin Africa than they have access to water, clean water, or even sanitation (衛(wèi) 生設(shè)備)So we can say that this has been the most significant revolution in termsof changing the African landscape and how people live their daily life.CNN television recently named

11、 seven ways of life that have been revolutionizedbecause of mobile phones.They include political activism, education, entertainment,disaster management, agriculture and health.Another area is banking.Reports say half or more of the adults in Gabon, Kenya andSudan use mobile money.Rene Mendy sells go

12、ods in the streets of Dakar, Senegal.Buthe never had enough money to open a bank account.Now he uses a mobile phone banking service called Orange Money.With his telephone,he can add or take out as little as one dollar.He can make payments and send moneyto family members who live far away.Orange Mone

13、y says it serves four million customers in ten countries.The World BanksSamia Melhem notes that the French company is facing competition from other mobile2 / 5 banking services.“The mobile banking is a huge trend.And people in the West dont understand it,because most people have bank accounts and cr

14、edit cards.It mobile banking isthe instant possession of cash at a much lower cost.The cost is the cost of sendinga message, which is almost nothing compared to what traditional transfer agents,like Western Union, would charge 10 dollars or more for a particular moneytransfer.1Which country or area

15、has the most mobile phone users according to the text?AThe USA.BEuropean Union.DFrance.CAfrican countries.2The most significant revolution refers to _.Aseven ways of life revolutionized because of mobile phonesBmore people having access to clean waterCmobile phones being the fastest growing technolo

16、gy in AfricaDthe fast development of electricity in Africa3Most people in the West dont use mobile banking because _.Athey have bank accounts and credit cardsBthey all have much moneyCmobile banking costs few dollarsDmobile banking is hard to understand4The text is mainly about _.Ahow people live th

17、eir life in AfricaBmobile phones have changed lives in AfricaCmobile phones are the fastest growing technologyDthe mobile banking is a huge trendB(2014長(zhǎng)春高三二輪復(fù)習(xí)質(zhì)量檢測(cè))In the United States, more and more families haveturned to assisted living centers tocare for their aging parents.But there maybean even

18、 better idea one that provides a safe environment to older adults whilekeeping them close to loved ones.In a quiet neighborhoodnear Washington DC, two homes sit within several meters ofeach other.The larger house belongs to Soc Page and her family.Behind it is a smallhome where her mother, Viola Bae

19、z, lives.Miz Baezs home is a MEDCottage.Thesestructures are built to meet the medical and safety needs of an older person.SocPage says it was the best place for her mother.The MEDCottage is small just 28 square meters.But it has separate areas for livingand bathing.There is even space for medical eq

20、uipment.“There is blood pressure,pulse meters and we connect all of this to her, and it takes all of the readingsand sends them directly to her doctors office. There are also safety lights onthe floor so Viola Baez can safely walk to the bathroom at night.The bathroom hasa walkin shower and hand rai

21、lings.From her own house, Soc Page can use cameras andintercom equipment to see and hear her mother.Ken Dupin started N2Care, the company that builds the small homes.He wanted to helpfamilies stay together.“In nearly every other culture in the world they celebrate3 / 5 that, they see it as a privile

22、ge.But for whatever reason in the culture that I livein, we have resistance to that.And thats my duty, is to change that.MEDCottages are built in Martinsville, Virginia.They are then transported and setup on the homeowners property (房產(chǎn))“If I have a purpose for the rest of my life,it is somehow chall

23、enging and motivating people to accept this responsibility.Ken Dupin has received more than 3,000 requests for information about MEDCottages.Hehopes he can make many other families as happy in the homes as this one.5N2Care builds MEDCottages to _.Aimprove the living environmentBearn a large profit a

24、nd win fameChelp people care for their aging parentsDprovide medical support to the elderly6What can we learn about the MEDCottage from Paragraph 3？AIt can meet the medical and safety needs of an older person.BAn older person can get all he wants without going out of it.CDoctors can give an older pe

25、rson the best treatment directly.DChildren cant learn about their parents from their own houses.7What does the underlined word “it refer to in Paragraph 4?AFamilies staying together.BStarting N2Care.CBuilding small homes.DCelebrating the culture.8What can be inferred from the text?ASoc Page is dissa

26、tisfied with the service of the N2Care.BThe MEDCottage has been quite popular in the USA.CKen Dupins goal will be easy to achieve.DKen Dupin aims to help more families live happily.答 案.1.選 B 句意：“Jenny，不久我就要收到牛津大學(xué)的錄取通知書(shū)了。“祝賀你！Goodluck 意為“祝你好運(yùn)；Congratulations 意為“祝賀你；Why so soon意為“為什么這么快；Dont worry 意為“

27、別擔(dān)心。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有 Congratulations 符合語(yǔ)境。故答案選 B。2選 B 句意：據(jù)說(shuō)二氧化碳正以先前所擔(dān)憂(yōu)的兩倍的速度加熱著地球。 be said to do意為“據(jù)說(shuō)，carbon dioxide 與 heat 之間是主謂關(guān)系，而且 heat 這一動(dòng)作與謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞動(dòng)作同時(shí)發(fā)生，所以用不定式的進(jìn)展式。3選 B 分析句子成分可知，句中的 show 與 we 之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，且根據(jù)題中的“we then were taken to a building可知，應(yīng)用完成被動(dòng)式，應(yīng)當(dāng)選B。4選 B 由語(yǔ)境可知，購(gòu)置 iPhone 5 的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在去香港期間，發(fā)生在過(guò)去，因此用一

28、般過(guò)去時(shí)。5選 A 第一空后的 senior citizens 為泛指復(fù)數(shù)名詞，其前用零冠詞，be home to 為固定用法，意為“之鄉(xiāng)。應(yīng)當(dāng)選 A。6選 A 句意：我真的很擔(dān)心你。你不該不打聲招呼就離開(kāi)家。beanxious about “為4 / 5 word擔(dān)心。eager“渴望的；worrying“令人擔(dān)憂(yōu)的；sure“肯定的。7選 D 句意：按照我們校長(zhǎng)的觀點(diǎn)，應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)所有的兒童充分發(fā)揮他們的潛能。consequence“結(jié)果；后果；entertainment“娛樂(lè)；消遣；presentation“提供；展示；potential“潛力。8選 B 名詞短語(yǔ) their lessons

29、 和動(dòng)詞 finish 之間是被動(dòng)完成關(guān)系，故用過(guò)去分詞finished。9選 A 句意：“周五前你能完成報(bào)告嗎？“我不能保證什么，但是我會(huì)盡最大努力的。guarantee“保證；擔(dān)保；transform“改變；轉(zhuǎn)換；prepare“準(zhǔn)備；say“說(shuō)。此處表達(dá)不能向?qū)Ψ奖ＷC會(huì)做到某事，應(yīng)當(dāng)選 A 項(xiàng)。10選 D 句意：在植物園，我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)從大樹(shù)到小花等各種各樣的植物。a variety of“各種各樣的；a species of“一種；B 項(xiàng)變成 group 才正確；an amount of 修飾不可數(shù)名詞。11選 A 句意：該研究缺乏可靠的證據(jù)，因此它的結(jié)論值得懷疑。由句意可知，solid 符合語(yǔ)境，意為“可靠的；可信賴(lài)的。fierce“激烈的；severe“嚴(yán)重的；potential“潛在的。12選 C 句意：現(xiàn)在食品安全是一個(gè)大的問(wèn)題，沒(méi)有人能夠保證所有的食物對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)都是安全的，但是正規(guī)公司生產(chǎn)