1、Period Three GrammarRevise the Attributive Clause(nonrestrictive).阅读理解ATo see the world is one thing；to have someone to share it with is another.Indeed，travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner.A travel partner can be a close friend，a family member，a pal youve met online，or a bu
2、siness friend.You can have someone to talk toTraveling alone is fun，but wouldnt you feel lonely？Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness.This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place youre traveling to.You dont have to ask any infor
3、mation from the locals， and you can increase the time you spend in the country.One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved.You cant simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets.You should also think about your daily needs，such as your food.Of course，you cant simply go
4、back without bringing any souvenirs(纪念品) to your friends and family.All these can ruin your budget.However，when you have a travel friend，you can have someone to share the expenses with.You can meet a good friendHaving a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner.You
5、 can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each others heart while traveling together in another country.You can have someone to watch out for youWhen youre in a foreign land，youll never be really safe.You dont know the rules as well as the culture of the people.A trave
6、l mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost.So why dont you find a travel companion now?Lets find out how.语 篇 解 读 本 文 介 绍 了 旅 伴 带 来 的 好 处 ，鼓 励 大 家 找 旅 伴 。1Whats the best title for the 3rd paragraph?AYou can have someone to share
7、 the expenses withBYou can know the local culture wellCYou can enjoy food with your partnerDYou can save money by bargaining together答案 A解析 段落大意题。本段主要告诉我们旅伴可以分担花销。2Which of the following statements agrees with the authors opinion?ATraveling alone is not fun.BBuying souvenirs isnt necessary.CMany peo
8、ple fall in love when traveling.DIts better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据“You can meet a good friend”中的“You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each others heart while traveling together in another country.”可知答案。3The following paragraph
9、will probably talk about .Ahow to get along with a travel partnerBhow travel can benefit peopleCwhat we can learn from travelDhow to find a travel partner答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句“So why dont you find a travel companion now？Lets find out how.”可推知接下来要讲如何找旅伴。B(2018湖北四地七校高二期中联考)Every girl dreams and Li Xie
10、 is no exception.She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina.Swan Lake is her favorite.She hopes one day her dream will come true.She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina troupe(演出团) will be per
11、forming in her hometown.Her thoughts ran wild，“I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills.” she murmured to herself.She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to avoid the guards and hid in the dressing room.To her luck，the leader entered and she timidly knocke
12、d at the door.She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses and in her excitement the thorns(刺) pricked her hand but she did not make any complaints about the pain.The leader observed her action as she told him her dream.“Alright， you dance and I will give you my verdict(评审意见)” But
13、half way through the dance he stopped her and said，“I m sorry youre not good enough！” On hearing this，Li Xie ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was ashamed.She gave up her dream.Many years later，she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again.Bitter memories of the le
14、aders unpleasant words came flooding back to her.This time she was determined to find out why the leader had told her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought otherwise.This was his reply，“I tell this to every student.” She angrily talked back，“Youve ruined my life！ ” Then she got a fur
15、ther shock，“I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had pricked your fingers but you carried on bravely.If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily；therefore，you still deserve my verdict！”语篇解读 本文介绍了一个怀揣梦想渴望成为专业芭蕾舞演员的女孩在追逐梦想的过程中因遭遇别人的一次否定就轻易放弃了她的梦想，并最终感到懊悔。由此告诉我们凡事
16、不可半途而废，不能轻易放弃。4According to the whole passage，which of the following can best describe the character of the girl?AFull of flame but stubborn.BProfessional but argumentative.CChildish and narrowminded.DWeakwilled and easy to quit.答案 D解析 推断判断题。根据最后一段中的“If you only had treated ballet like that and did
17、not give up so easily; therefore，you still deserve my verdict！”可知，这个女孩因为团长的一次否定就轻易放弃了自己的梦想，所以她的意志是薄弱的，并会轻易放弃。故选 D。5According to the story，what can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?AThe girl wanted to pay the leader back for his unpleasant words.BThe girl recalled the bitter comments of the lead
18、er on her performance.CThe memories were so unbearable that the girl wanted to forget.DThe girl recognized the performance as her another chance to succeed.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，当这个芭蕾舞表演团又一次来到她的村镇时，她再一次想起了那个团长严苛激烈的评论，她决定去问清楚为什么在其他老师都认为她优秀的情况下，这个团长会批评她。故选 B。6The leader said “you still deserve my verdi
19、ct” again at last because the leader thought that .Aher ballet skills werent good enough to win his recognitionBshe was supposed to be brave enough just like the thorny rose Cshe should learn to stick to her dreams and not to be defeated easilyDshe was not meant to be an outstanding ballerina of thi
20、s troupe答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily; therefore，you still deserve my verdict！”可知选 C 项。7What does the text mainly want to tell us?AA good medicine tastes bitter.BMore haste，less speed.CNever do things by halves.DPride hurts，modesty benef
21、its.答案 C解析 主旨大意题。本文介绍了一个怀揣梦想渴望成为专业芭蕾舞演员的女孩在追逐梦想的过程中因遭遇别人的一次否定就轻易放弃了她的梦想，并最终感到懊悔。由此告诉我们凡事不可半途而废，不能轻易放弃。因此 C 项最能表达文章的主旨大意。.完形填空I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself.And 8 otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher，I always 9 to sit at the back of
22、 the classroom.All this 10 after I joined a sports team.It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team.At first I thought it was a crazy 11 because I didnt have a good sense of balance，nor did I have the 12 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me.But for
23、 the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 13 for it”，I wouldnt have decided to give it a try.Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 14 of it! When I first started 15 the practice sessions，I didnt even know the rules of the game，much 16 what I was doing.Sometimes Id get 17 and take a
24、shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 18 ，I wasnt the only one “new” at the game，so I decided to 19 on learning the game，do my best at each practice session，and not be too hard on myself for the things I didnt 20 “just yet”I practiced and practiced.Soon I knew the 21 and the “
25、moves”Being part of a team was fun and motivating.Very soon the competitive 22 in me was winning over my lack of confidence.With time，I learned how to play and made friends in the 23 friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player.I never had so much fun!With my 24 selfconfidence
26、comes more praise from teachers and classmates.I have gone from “ 25 ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself， 26 raising my handeven when I sometimes wasnt 100 percent 27 I had the right answer.Now I have more selfconfidence in myself.语篇解读 本文讲述自己过去不喜欢引起别人的重视，后来在老师的
27、建议下参加了篮球队，在比赛中学会了如何交友，并最终变得积极乐观的故事。8A.as BuntilCunless Dthough答案 C解析 从上文得知“我”过去常常很讨厌在班级上被人点名，因为“我”不喜欢引起别人的注意。除非老师给我指定了座位，否则“我”总是坐在教室的后排。unless 除非。故选C。9A.hoped BagreedCmeant Dchose答案 D解析 根据上文可知，应该是“我”总是选择坐在教室的后排。choose 选择。故选 D。10A.continued BchangedCsettled Dstarted答案 B解析 根据后面作者的描述，所有的这一切在“我”加入了一个篮球队
28、以后发生了改变。 change 改变。故选 B。11A.idea BplanCbelief Dsaying答案 A解析 起先，“我”认为老师的这个建议是一个疯狂的想法(idea)，因为“我”没有好的平衡感。故选 A。12A.right BchanceCability Dpatience答案 C解析 根据句意，应该是“我”也没有能力与别的队员保持步调一致，他们会取笑“我”的。have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事。故选 C。13A.going BlookingCcheering Dapplying答案 A解析 句意为：要不是老师坚持让我去努力争取的话，“我”是不会再
29、去尝试的。go for sth.努力争取某事物。故选 A。14A.point BhalfCrest Dbasis答案 B解析 根据语境可知，鼓起勇气去参加选拔赛仅仅只是事情的一半。故选 B。15A.enjoying BpreparingCattending Dwatching答案 C解析 当“我”第一次参加练习赛时，我甚至连比赛规则都不知道。attend 参加。故选C。16A.less BlaterCworse Dfurther答案 A解析 更不用说“我”要做什么了。much less 更不用说。故选 A。17A.committed BmotivatedCembarrassed Dconfus
30、ed答案 D解析 有时候“我”变得很困惑，在错误的一边进行了投篮，这使我感到非常愚蠢。confused 困惑的。故选 D。18A.Interestingly BFortunatelyCObviously Dhopefully答案 B解析 根据上下文意思，作者说自己是幸运的，因为他不是唯一一个新手。fortunately 幸运地。B 项符合语境。19A.focus BactCrely Dtry答案 A解析 “我”决定集中精力来学习这项运动。focus on 集中精力于。故选 A。20A.want BdoCsupport Dknow答案 D解析 对现在还不知道的东西“我”没有对自己要求太苛刻。故选
31、 D。21A.steps BordersCrules Dgames答案 C解析 根据句意，作者不断地练习，不久就知道了规则和动作。上文中的“.I didnt even know the rules of the game.”也是提示。故选 C。22A.role BpartCmind Dvalue答案 B解析 “我”心中好竞争的那部分战胜了缺乏自信的那部分。故选 B。23A.process BoperationCmovement Dsituation答案 A解析 作者学会了如何打球，如何在此过程中交朋友。process 过程。故选 A。24A.expressed BimprovedCpreser
32、ved Drecognized答案 B解析 随着“我”的自信心的提高，老师和同学对“我”的赞扬也更多了。improved 提高的，改进过的。故选 B。25A.dreaming BplayingCrelaxing Dhiding答案 D解析 作者从老是躲在教室后排，不愿引起注意的学生变成了爱举手回答问题的学生。hide 躲藏。故选 D。26A.by Bfor Cwith Dto答案 D解析 句意参考上题解析。 from.to.从到。故选 D。27A.lucky BhappyCsure Dsatisfied答案 C解析 作者现在经常举手回答问题，甚至有时候自己并不是 100%的确定自己的答案是正确的，也积极回答问题。sure 确信的。故选 C。
