Unit 3 Section Ⅱ 课时跟踪检测 综合提升板块

Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Itwashisbrotherwhocommitted(犯罪)themurder.2．Theschoolrewarded(奖励)himwithaprizeforhisexcellentstudies.3．Thetreecastitsshadow(影子)onthewall.4．Thehelicopter(直升机)hoveredoverthecrowdforawhilebeforeflyingaway.5．Shehasacute(敏锐的)hearingandeyesight.6．Youexplainthingsinawaythatistooabstract(抽象的，深奥的)forme.7．Cooperstown,NewYork,issaidtobethebirthplace(发源地)ofbaseball.8．Thisisthemostimpressivearchitecture(建筑，建筑物)I'veseenonthistrip.9．Televisionisaveryefficientmedium(媒介，媒体)forspreadinginformation.10．Haveyoufinishedcalculating(计算)yet?Ⅱ.完成句子1．这个女孩被交给她的阿姨照顾。Thegirlwas/is_committed_tothecareofheraunt.2．他工作很辛苦，报酬却很少，这不公平。Itisunfairthathegetsverylittlein_reward_forhishardwork.3．据计算整个旅行的费用将达到3000英镑。It_has_been_calculated_thatthetotalcostofthetripwillcometo￡3，000.4．在五天内完成工作是不可能的。It_is_impossible_to_finishthetaskwithinfivedays.5．这个测验会花30多分钟的时间。Thistestwilltakeupwards_ofthirtyminutes.Ⅲ.单项填空1．Don'tbe________byproductspromisingtomakeyouloseweightquickly.A．takenoff B．takenoutC．takenaway D．takenin解析：选D考查take的短语。句意：不要被声称很快就能减肥成功的产品所欺骗。takein“欺骗，吸收”；takeoff“起飞，取消，脱下”；takeout“拿出，取出，去掉”；takeaway“取/拿走”。2．—Youhavemovedagain?Wouldyoupleaseletmeknowyour________address?—Noproblem.A．concrete B．appropriateC．typical D．flexible解析：选A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你又搬家了？你能不能给我个具体的地址？”“没问题。”concrete“具体的”；appropriate“合适的，恰当的”；typical“典型的”；flexible“灵活的”，由句意可知A项正确。3．Hefounditdifficulttosupportafamily,for________$40wasspentonfoodeveryday.A．insteadof B．upwardsofC．aboveall D．aswell解析：选B考查短语辨析。句意：他发现养家糊口很难，因为每天花在食物上的钱就高达40多美元。upwardsof“超过”；insteadof“代替”；aboveall“最重要的是”；aswell“和，也”。4．Hecommittedhimself________theanti­warmovement.A．on B．toC．with D．for解析：选B考查commit的搭配。commitoneselfto...“致力于……，全身心地投入……”，为固定搭配。5．Theyhave________aconsensus________thecompanyissetup,hewillowntheshareof15%.A．achieved;that B．achieved;thatifC．reached;that D．reached;if解析：选B考查动词与名词性从句。句意：他们已经达成共识，如果公司成立起来，他将拥有公司百分之十五的股份。achieve/reachaconsensus“达成共识”，故解本题的关键在第二个空。consensus后接that引导的同位语从句，从句又含有if引导的条件状语从句，故B项正确。6．Thelosshasnotyetbeen________accurately,butitisbelievedtobewellbeyondonehundredmilliondollars.A．calculated B．consideredC．completed D．controlled解析：选A考查动词词义辨析。句意：损失还没有确切地计算出来，但人们相信它将远远超出一亿美元。calculate有“计算”之意，符合题意。7．Thepricesoftheshoes________$25to$100.A．rangein B．rangebetweenC．rangefrom D．rangeat解析：选C考查range的搭配。句意：这些鞋子的价格从25美元到100美元不等。rangefrom...to...“从……到……，在……和……之间变化”。8．Thegovernmentwill________thelocalvillagersfortheirtakingcareoftheyoungtreesplantedthisspring.A．reward B．recoverC．rescue D．request解析：选A考查动词词义辨析。句意：政府会因当地村民悉心照料今年春天种下的小树而奖励他们的。rewardsb.for...“因……奖励某人”。recover“恢复”；rescue“营救”；request“要求”。9．Couldyoupleasetellmewhereyouboughttheshoesyou________yesterday?A．triedon B．putonC．hadon D．pulledon解析：选C考查on的搭配。haveon是口语中常用的习语，指穿衣、穿鞋或戴帽子的状态。pullon指匆匆忙忙穿上衣物的动作，宾语须是衣物；puton指穿衣的动作，宾语须是衣服；tryon意为“试穿”。10．LuXun,whohaswrittenmanynovelsknown________theworld,isknown________agreatwriter.A．as;for B．to;forC．for;to D．to;as解析：选D考查know的搭配。句意：鲁迅写了很多闻名世界的小说，他作为一名伟大的作家而闻名于世。beknownto“为……所熟知”；beknownfor“因……而著名”；beknownas“作为……而出名”。Ⅳ.阅读理解AApaintingbyVincentVanGoghhasbeensoldfor$49m—aworldrecordforaworkofart.Thefinalpricewasmorethantwicewhatthepainting,calledIrises,hadbeenexpectedtoreach.Theanonymous(匿名的)purchasermustalsopaya10%commissionfee(代理费)totheauctionhouse,Sotheby's,bringingthetotalto$53.9m.Thesalewasalsoaccomplishedinwhatmayhavebeenarecordtimegiventhefiguresinvoled—thebiddingrosefromthestartingpointof$15mtoreachthefinalsalepriceinlessthantwominutes.Irisesdepicts(描述，描写)thegardenoftheSaint­Remymentalasylum(精神病院)inFrancewhereVanGoghwasapatient.Itwaspaintedin1889,afewmonthsbeforetheartistcommittedsuicideaged37.ThepreviousrecordforapaintingwassetinMarchbyanotherVanGoghmasterpiece,Sunflowers.ItwasboughtinLondonforjustunder$40mbyaJapaneseinsurancecompany.TraditionallyartpriceshavereflectedthestateoftheeconomysointhewakeofastockmarketcrashIriseshadnotbeenexpectedtofetchsuchahugesum.Sotheby'sNorthAmericachairmanJohnMarionsaidthesaleprovedtheartworldwas“aliveandwell”．“Thispaintingwasbeyondthestockmarket.Ittranscendedthestockmarket.Therejustisnootheropportunitytobuyapaintinglikethis，”MrMarionsaid.IriseshadbeenownedbyJohnWhitneyPayson,theheirtooneofAmerica'sbiggestfortunes.Hismother,Joan,boughtitfor$80，000in1947,andhungitoverthefireplaceinherlivingroom.Afterherdeathin1975,thepaintingwasdisplayedinagalleryMrPaysonbuiltinhismother'smemory.Hesaidhedecidedtosellitaftertherecord­breakingSunflowersauctionbecausehefelthecouldnotguaranteethesafetyofapaintingpotentiallyworth$40mormore.语篇解读：梵高的一幅画卖了四千九百万美元，使之成为艺术品拍卖的世界纪录。这个最终价格是这幅名为Irises的作品的预期售价的两倍多。1．HowmuchmorewasIrisesboughtthanSunflowers?A．$49m. B．$40m.C．$9m. D．Morethan$9m.解析：选D细节理解题。文中第一段提到Irises卖了$49m，第八段提到Sunflowers卖价低于$40m，所以测算出二者差价在$9m以上，故选D。2．Howmuchwilltheanonymouspurchaserpaytotheauctionhouse?A．$4.9m. B．$10m.C．$5.39m. D．$13.9m.解析：选A细节理解题。第三段提到匿名买者必须付10%的代理费给拍卖行。由此可以推算出他付了$4.9m的代理费，故选A。3．Whatcanweknowfromthefifthparagraph?A．VanGoghwasabnormalinmindbeforehecommittedsuicide.B．VanGoghwasinagoodhealth.C．IriseswaspaintedinSaint­Remymentalasylum.D．IriseswassetinSaint­RemymentalasyluminLondon.解析：选A推理判断题。文中第五段提到Irises描述了Saint­Remy精神病院的花园，梵高曾是这里的病人。故可以推测出梵高精神不正常，故选A。4．What'sthestockmarketlikewhenIriseswassold?A．Itcouldbringalotofmoneythen.B．Itwasjustawakened.C．Itwasa“bullmarket”then.D．Itwasa“bearmarket”then.解析：选D细节理解题。文章第九段提到艺术价格反映了经济状态，所以在股票市场低迷时，Irises并没有被期望获取这么巨大的资金，故选D。BHostsays:Ifyou'rehappyandyouknowitBeinghappyseemstobeimportanttoalotofpeople.Thechaseofhappinessisstatedtobean“absoluteright”intheAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.Butwhatmakesushappy?Inmyopiniongettingolderdoesn'tnecessarilymakeyouunhappy,andonthewhole(atleastinEngland)we'rehappierthanweusedtobe.Infact,happinessisn'tconnectedwithageonewayoranother,butitisconnectedwith(amongotherthings)beingawhite,Britishmale,owningyourownhome(whichyousharewiththeotherhalf),beingwell­educated,havinganactivesociallifeandgoingtochurch.ChristerAllgulanderwrites,“Thefindingsthatmenarehappierthanwomendeservefurtherstudy.Darwinsaidthathappypeoplearemorelikelytosurvive.”Interesting.BruceAltonasays：Activesociallifeandgoingtochurchmaybeaproblemforme,thoughasadogwalkerIguessIgettomeetotherdogownersonceinawhile.Anddoes“owningyourownhome”meanthatit'sfullypaidoff?Oops,theregoesanotherpoint.Thebiggestsurpriseaboutthiswasthedifferencebetweenthesexes.Ihaveworkedinmarketresearchbefore,andIimaginethatthesameproblemsofquestioncontrolresearchers.Mightythorsays：In_these_kinds_of_studies,_it_seems_like_what_you_find_depends_on_what_you're_looking_for.Otherstudieshavereportedthathappinesslinkswithhealth(notevenmentionedhere),wealthandyouth.IsawareportoncethatsaidkidswhobelieveinSantaarehappierthankidswhodon't.Forwhatit'sworth....RichardP.Grantsays：IhavetoagreewithMightythor,exampleofastudyconductedbyDrRonitPeledwherebeinghappymightprotectagainstcancer.However,itisuniversaltoknowthathappinesshasnothingtodowithage.Butthereisahugedifferencebetweenwantingtobehappyandjustbeinghappy.语篇解读：快乐是什么？网友对“快乐”表达了不同的看法。5．AccordingtoHosthappiness________．A．willbecomelessasonegetsolderB．won'tbeinfluencedbyaperson'sincreasingageC．completelydependsonaperson'sskincolorandsexD．willbegreatestifoneismarriedwithahouseofhis/herown解析：选B细节理解题。Host所发帖子的第二段第一句中的“gettingolderdoesn'tnecessarilymakeyouunhappy”说明，在他看来，年龄的增长不会成为阻碍快乐的因素。6．WhydoestheHostmentionDarwin'swords?A．Toshowtheimportanceofactiveattitudeinlife.B．Toencourageallofustobeactivewhenweareindanger.C．Tomakeusrealizethesecrettothedevelopmentofsociety.D．Toprovemenworkedbetterthanwomeninhistory.解析：选A推理判断题。所有的帖子都是在讨论“快乐”，这里引用达尔文的“适者生存”的理论来强调积极乐观地面对人生的重要性。7．WhatcanwelearnfromthewordsofBruceAltona?A．Hebelievesowninghisownhousemakeshimhappiest.B．Heseldomwalkshisdoganddoesn'tliketomakefriends.C．Hethinksonlywomenregardowingahomeasthehappiestthing.D．Heth