1、Period Three Grammar Revise the Infinitive.阅读理解ADont drive your kids to school.Let them ride a bike to school.In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day.It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%),although one in three children would actually like to.
2、Experts say that to stay healthy,children need at least one hour of moderate exercise every day.But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that.One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to sc
3、hool.Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes,ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car,and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills.Also,for many children,ri
4、ding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.Most parents know the benefits.Then whats stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike?Safety is the number one worry for them.But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.When you decide to buy a bike,you should be aw
5、are that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous.Dont try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”Get the right size in good working order.Generally,20inch wheels are on bikes for 58 year olds;24inch wheels are for 911 year olds;26inch wheels are suitable for those over 11,and some ol
6、der children should even take bikes with 28inch wheels,but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.语 篇 解 读 本 文 介 绍 了 让 孩 子 骑 自 行 车 上 学 的 种 种 好 处 ,鼓 励 家 长 让 孩 子 骑 自 行 车 去 上 学 。1Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?AIt will help children keep hea
7、lthy.BIt will make children more active in class.CIt will make children feel freer.DIt will be more fun for children.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Experts say that to stay healthy,children need at least one hour of moderate exercise every day.”和第四段的介绍可知,只有 C 项没有提及。2Parents dont allow their children to ride
8、a bike to school mainly because .Atheir children dont want toBthey aren t worried about their childrens safetyCthey dont know what size bike to chooseDthey are afraid of their childrens safety答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段最后两句“Safety is the number one worry for them.But actually riding a bike is not as dangerou
9、s as parents think it is.”可知答案。3Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10yearold child?AA bike with 20inch wheels.BA bike with 24inch wheels.CA bike with 26inch wheels.DA bike with 28inch wheels.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“24inch wheels are for 911 year olds”可知答案。B(2018黑龙江哈三中高二期中)A new study has disc
10、overed that meditation(冥想) and oxygen sport together reduce depression.The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination,done twice a week for only two months, reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.“We are excited by the findings because we have seen such a
11、meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and nondepressed students,” said lead author Dr Brandon Alderman.“It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effec
12、t in combating depression.Alderman and Dr Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training(MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 min
13、utes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport.They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future,they should refocus on their breathing,enabling those with depression to accept momenttomoment changes in attention.Shors,who studies the production of
14、new brain cells in the hippocampuspart of the brain involved in memory and learningsays scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.The idea for the human intervention(干预) came from her laboratory studies,she says,with the main goal o
15、f helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.By learning to focus their attention and exercise,people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection o
16、f memories from the past,Shors says.“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health,” said Alderman.“The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.”语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一项研究成果将冥想和有氧运
17、动结合起来治疗抑郁有很明显的效果。4What made the research so different?AAdopting a way of meaningful talk.BCombining the two ways to treat depression.CTreating depression with special medicine.DComparing the depressed with the nondepressed.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的最后一句可知,这项研究第一次将冥想和有氧运动两种途径结合起来治疗抑郁。故选 B。5The underlined w
18、ord “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”Afighting BidentifyingCdistinguishing Dexamining答案 A解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段可知,将冥想和有氧运动结合起来对治疗抑郁有很明显的效果;由画线词后一句可知,二者的结合能够让患抑郁症的学生不被困难或消极思想打败。因此“combating”的意思应该为“防止;与作斗争”,与 fighting 意思一样。故选A。6What did the participants do in the research?AThey did oxygen spor
19、t half an hour before thinking.BThey thought quietly and then took exercise.CThey took exercise longer than they thought.DThey took exercise while thinking quietly.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知,这项研究的参与者先冥想 30 分钟,然后再做30 分钟的有氧运动。故选 B。7What is Shors main purpose of her studies?ATo find out certain brain cell
20、s of humans.BTo study the production of new brain cells.CTo offer people a new method to treat stress.DTo decide the links between stress and exercise.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“.she says,with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life eve
21、nts.”可知,Shors 所进行的研究的主要目的是帮助人们获得一些新的应对压力的技能。故选 C。.完形填空(2018陕西榆林一中高二期中)The sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest.My two friends and I felt hot and 8 .We were heading for a small village in northern India.The villagers were 9 us,but we were already four hours late.As the last of the day
22、light 10 ,we began to feel very 11 and afraid.We tried to find our way to the village,but it was 12 to tell which path we should follow in the darkness.All around us,strange creatures made 13 noises as they woke up and began to hunt for food.We hoped they wouldnt want to eat us!Then George,who was i
23、n front, 14 suddenly.He ran towards us rapidly,pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees.We could 15 the black stripes(条纹) and shining yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the 16 .We stared at the tiger,too 17 to move.After a few seconds that felt like hours,there was the sound
24、 of branches breaking,and the tiger jumped at us,roaring(咆哮 ) loudly.We 18 ,because we were sure it would kill us.19 ,though,the tiger stoppedand then I noticed that it had six legs,two of them 20 !The “tiger” stood up,and a young man 21 the striped skin covering his head and shoulders.“Hello!” he s
25、aid,smiling broadly.“Im Abi from the village.When you didnt 22 ,we were worried,so I came to 23 you,” he explained.“Its traditional for us to 24 the tiger skin to greet new guests.and I couldnt help playing a trick on you!I hope you dont 25 .”Recovering from the 26 ,we began to laugh.We followed Abi
26、 to his village,where the villagers gave us a warm 27 .语篇解读 本文主要讲了作者和朋友们在印度森林中的一次经历,他们遇到一只老虎向他们扑过来,惊恐万分。后来得知是那个地方的习俗,穿着老虎皮迎接新的客人。原来是虚惊一场!8A.cold BangryChurt Dtired答案 D解析 由上文中的“we walked through the forest”及下文中的 “but we were already four hours late”可知,此处指“我”和“我”的朋友又热又累。tired 疲倦的。故选 D。9A.expecting Bdo
27、ubtingCaccepting Dbelieving答案 A解析 由最后一段中的“We followed Abi to his village,where the villagers gave us a warm .”可知,村民们正期盼着“我们”。expect 期盼。故选 A。10A.broke BcontinuedCapproached Ddisappeared答案 D解析 句意为:当最后一抹阳光消失的时候,我们感到非常迷茫和害怕。disappear 消失。故选 D。11A.busy BlostCdirty Dhot答案 B解析 由下文中的“We tried to find our way
28、 to the village,but it was to tell which path we should follow in the darkness.”可知,“我们”感到非常迷茫。lost 迷惑的。故选B。12A.simple BsafeChard Dpopular答案 C解析 句意为:在黑暗中,很难辨别我们应该走哪一条小路。 hard 困难的。 故选 C。13A.funny BimpoliteCterrifying Dencouraging答案 C解析 此处指当一些奇怪的生物醒来开始觅食时,会发出令人恐惧的声响。terrifying 令人恐惧的。故选 C。14A.started Bs
29、toppedCsmiled Dchanged答案 B解析 由下文中的“He ran towards us rapidly,pointing at a large,dark shape moving through the trees.”可知,前面的 George 突然停下了。 stop 停止。故选 B。15A.see BforgetCmiss Dimagine答案 A解析 句意为:我们可以看到动物园中最危险的动物,它有着黑色条纹和亮晶晶的黄色眼睛。see 看到。故选 A。16A.zoo BforestCgarden Dhouse答案 A解析 参考上一题的解析可知选 A。17A.excited
30、BpuzzledCashamed Dfrightened答案 D解析 由该空前面的“We stared at the tiger”可知,“我们”太害怕老虎了,不敢向前移动。frightened 害怕的。故选 D。18A.laughed BbeggedCshouted Dargued答案 C解析 由上文中的“After a few seconds that felt like hours,there was the sound of branches breaking,and the tiger jumped at us,roaring(咆哮) loudly.”可知,老虎朝“我们”扑过来,“我们
31、”自然是吓得大喊。shout 喊叫。故选 C。19A.Immediately BUnluckilyCSecretly DStrangely答案 D解析 由该空后面的“though ,the tiger stoppedand then I noticed that it had six legs,two of them ”可知,这只老虎长了六条腿,有两条腿是人腿,这很奇怪。strangely 奇怪地。故选 D。20A.local BhumanCguests Dtigers答案 B解析 参考上一题的解析可知选 B。21A.tried on Btook offCthrew away Dbrought
32、 out答案 B解析 句意为:一个年轻人脱掉有条纹的老虎皮。take off 脱掉。故选 B。22A.wait BfollowCarrive Dleave答案 C解析 句意为:你们没有到,我们很担心,所以我来寻找你们。arrive 到达。故选 C。23A.look for Blook afterClook at Dlook to答案 A解析 参考上一题的解析。look for 寻找。故选 A。24A.send BwearCcut Dwave答案 B解析 句意为:穿着老虎皮迎接新客人,是我们的传统。wear 穿着。故选 B。25A.mind BfailCwork Dremember答案 A解析 由上文中的“and I couldnt help playing a trick on you”可知,这个穿着老虎皮的年轻人希望“我们”不要介意。mind 介意。故选 A。26A.pain BinjuryCshock Daccident答案 C解析 句意为:从震惊中回过神来之后,我们开始大笑起来。shock 震惊。故选 C。27A.heart BfeelingCwelcome Dinvitation答案 C解析 句意为:村民们给予我们热烈的欢迎。welcome 欢迎。故选 C。