2021版高考英语一轮复习Unit3Ins课时跟踪 人教版选修8 7页

Unit 3　Inventors and inventions ‎———————————◄课时跟踪·一练而就►———————————‎ Ⅰ.完形填空 ‎(2020届广东省深圳市高三模拟)‎ Over the summer, one of my teenage son's high school classmates lived and worked in a remote country place. There she 1 reliable Internet and phone service. Because it was 2 to call or text his friend or reach her on social media, Will landed on an oldfashioned 3 to stay in touch. Once a week, he tried to sit down and write a letter. ‎ I haven't written a letter for years. When Will asked for writing materials to get 4 , I struggled to remember where we 5 the paper and envelopes. But once we found the 6 from a shelf and Will biked to the post office for 7 ， he settled into a spot near the living room window and set to work. As my son 8 letters, I just spent time in another corner of the house 9 some essays of one of the world's greatest 10 writers, Virginia Woolf.‎ Woolf, who died in 1941, worried in her own time that as 11 became cheaper and easier, people would 12 less about what they were trying to say. They would 13 the dream of letters that were “the 14 of phrases and the arts of the writing master.”‎ The 15 and emails we now dash off by the dozen each day seem the fulfillment of Woolf's 16 ．‎ I'm not giving up my smartphone and laptop, and I'd be 17 without the convenience of connecting with masses each day with a few quick keystrokes. ‎ But my 17yearold 18 me this past summer that in an age of 19 communication, conventional mail still has its 20 ．‎ ‎【语篇解读】　本文讲述作者的儿子Will的高中同学去了偏远的地方工作，没有网络不能打电话，儿子只好写信给他的同学的故事。作者感慨即使在即时通讯的时代，传统的书信仍有它的用处。‎ ‎1．A.changed B．lacked C．found D．rented 解析：选B　根据上文“lived and worked in a remote country place”及本段的最后一句“Once a week, he tried to sit down and write a letter.”可知，此处表达的应是，那里缺少可靠的网络和电话服务。B项意为“缺少”，符合语境。A项意为“改变”；C项意为“发现”；D项意为“租用”，均与语境不符。‎ - 7 -‎ ‎2．A.polite B．unnecessary C．hard D．convenient 解析：选C　根据上下文语境可知，作者的儿子很难给朋友打电话、发短信或通过社交媒体联系她。C项意为“困难的”，符合语境。A项意为“礼貌的”；B项意为“不必要的”；D项意为“方便的”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎3．A.alternative B．value C．brand D．bike 解析：选A　根据下文“Once a week，he tried to sit down and write a letter.”可知，由于地方偏远，Will很难与同学联系，所以应是使用了一个古老的替代品——信件。A项意为“可替代的事物”，符合语境。B项意为“价值”；C项意为“品牌”；D项意为“自行车”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎4．A.continued B．touched C．offered D．started 解析：选D　根据下文作者的行为可知，此处表达的应是，Will要了一些书写材料就开始写信。D项意为“开始”，符合语境。A项意为“继续”；B项意为“触摸”；C项意为“提供”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎5．A.put B．lost C．bought D．swapped 解析：选A　根据本段的第一句及常识可知，由于很多年没有写信了，所以作者应该是很努力地想将纸和信封放到哪里了。A项意为“放置”，符合语境。B项意为“失去”；C项意为“买”；D项意为“交换”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎6．A.necessities B．ideas C．phones D．essays 解析：选A　根据上文找纸和信封可知，此处表达的应是，我们在架子上找到了这些必需品。A项意为“必需品”，符合语境。B项意为“主意”；C项意为“电话”；D项意为“散文”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎7．A.mailboxes B．envelopes C．stamps D．postcode 解析：选C　由空前的“biked to the post office”可知，Will骑自行车去邮局是为了买邮票。C项意为“邮票”，符合语境。A项意为“邮箱”；B项意为“信封”；D项意为“邮编”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎8．A.sent B．read C．tore D．wrote 解析：选D　根据上文“...he settled into a spot near the living room window and - 7 -‎ ‎ set to work.”可知，此处是指Will开始写信。故选D。‎ ‎9．A.setting aside B．dipping into C．improving on D．getting rid of 解析：选B　根据空后的“some essays”可知，此处表达的是，作者浏览一些文章。dip into意为“沉浸”，符合语境。set aside意为“放置在一边”；improve on意为“改进”；get rid of意为“消除”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎10．A.lecture B．anecdote C．letter D．idiom 解析：选C　根据下文“They would 13 the dream of letters”可知，Virginia Woolf是世界上最伟大的书信作家之一。C项意为“信”，符合语境。A项意为“演讲”；B项意为“奇闻”；D项意为“成语”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎11．A.communication B．judgement C．commitment D．journey 解析：选A　根据下文“what they were trying to say”可知，此处是指通信变得越来越便宜并且容易。A项意为“交流，沟通”，符合语境。B项意为“判断”；C项意为“承诺”；D项意为“旅程”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎12．A.consult B．know C．think D．quarrel 解析：选C　根据上下文语境可知，Woolf担心随着通信变得越来越便宜并且容易，人们会更少地思考他们想说什么。C项意为“思考”，符合语境。A项意为“咨询”；B项意为“知道”；D项意为“争吵”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎13．A.take up B．give up C．make up D．call up 解析：选B　根据上文 “ 12 less about what they were trying to say” 可知，此处表达的是，他们会放弃与书信有关的梦想。give up意为“放弃”，符合语境。take up意为“开始从事”；make up意为“弥补”；call up意为“打电话，唤起”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎14．A.exchange B．process C．review D．polish 解析：选D　根据上下文语境及空后的“the arts of the writing master”可知，此处表达的是，书信是短语的润色与写作大师的艺术。D项意为“润色”，符合语境。A项意为“交换”；B项意为“过程”；C项意为“复习”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎15．A.excuses B．problems C．chances D．texts 解析：选D　根据空后的“and emails we now dash off by the dozen each - 7 -‎ ‎ day”可知，我们现在每天都在源源不断地发短信和电子邮件。D项意为“短信”，符合语境。A项意为“借口”；B项意为“问题”；C项意为“机会”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎16．A.suggestions B．ambitions C．fears D．dreams 解析：选C　根据第三段第一句中的“worried in her own time that...”可知，我们现在每天源源不断地发短信和电子邮件，这使Woolf的担心成了现实。C项意为“害怕”，符合语境。A项意为“建议”；B项意为“野心”；D项意为“梦想”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎17．A.betrayed B．lost C．charged D．misunderstood 解析：选B　根据上文“I'm not giving up my smartphone and laptop”可知，作者是不会放弃智能手机和笔记本电脑的。故此处表达的是，如果没有每天轻击几下键盘与大众联系的便利，“我”就会不知所措。B项意为“不知所措”，符合语境。A项意为“背叛”；C项意为“要价”；D项意为“误解”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎18．A.warned B．prepared C．awarded D．reminded 解析：选D　根据上文可知，由于作者的儿子写信给他的同学这件事才提醒了作者。D项意为“提醒”，符合语境。A项意为“警告”；B项意为“准备”；C项意为“奖励”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎19．A.unbearable B．expensive C．instant D．permanent 解析：选C　根据上文“...with a few quick keystrokes”可知，现在的通信是即时的。C项意为“立即的”，符合语境。A项意为“难以忍受的”；B项意为“昂贵的”；D项意为“永久的”，均与语境不符。‎ ‎20．A.virtues B．disadvantages C．criteria D．independence 解析：选A　根据上文第三段的内容可知，此处表达的是，传统的邮件仍然有它的用处。A项意为“用处，长处”，符合语境。B项意为“不利条件”；C项意为“标准”；D项意为“独立”，均与语境不符。‎ Ⅱ.语法填空 ‎(2020届宁夏银川一中高三模拟)‎ Two new satellites of BeiDou Navigation (导航) Satellite System (BDS) 1.______ (send) into space on a Long March3D carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province, China at 2∶‎07 a．m. on November 19, 2018. The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit 2.________ (safe) more than three hours later and will - 7 -‎ ‎ work with 17 other BDS3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd 3.________ (member) of the BDS satellite family. ‎ China launched these satellites with 4.________ aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions which participate in the Belt and Road Proposal by the end of 2018. “This is a key step for BDS developing 5.________ a Chinese experimental system to a regional and then a 6.________ (globe) navigation system，” said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou system. “The positioning 7.________ (accurate) of the BDS3 system has been improved to 2.5 meters to 5 meters，”said Yang. ‎ ‎8．________ (name) after the Chinese term for the Plough, the BeiDou system has been serving China for 19 years 9.________ another six BDS3 satellites will be put into the Medium Earth orbit from 2019 to 2020. The system is expected 10.________ (provide) firstclass services around the globe by the end of 2020.‎ ‎【语篇解读】　文章讲述了中国发射的两颗北斗导航卫星系统的新卫星将与其他17颗已经在太空中的BDS3卫星一起工作。‎ ‎1．解析：分析句子结构可知，谓语动词send与主语Two new satellites是动宾关系，且发射卫星这件事是过去发生的，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were sent。‎ 答案：were sent ‎2．解析：分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词修饰动词entered。故填safely。‎ 答案：safely ‎3．解析：根据上文中的“the 42nd and 43rd”可知，成员不止一个，此处应用名词的复数。故填members。‎ 答案：members ‎4．解析：句意：中国发射这些卫星的目的是为2018年年底参加“一带一路”的国家和地区提供导航服务。the aim of是固定搭配，意为“……的目的”。故填the。‎ 答案：the ‎5．解析：此处表示这是BDS从中国实验系统向区域发展的关键一步。from...to...意为“从……到……”。故填from。‎ 答案：from ‎6．解析：分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词修饰名词system。global意为“全球的”。故填global。‎ 答案：global ‎7．解析：句意：杨长风说，BDS3系统的定位精度已经提高到了‎2.5米至‎5米。分析句子结构可知，形容词positioning后应接名词。故填accuracy。‎ - 7 -‎ 答案：accuracy ‎8．解析：be named after是固定搭配，意为“以……命名”。故填Named。‎ 答案：Named ‎9．解析：此处表示北斗系统已经为中国服务了19年，在2019年到2020年期间，它将6颗BDS3卫星送入中地轨道。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，缺少关系副词，在从句中作地点状语，应用where引导定语从句。故填where。‎ 答案：where ‎10．解析：expect sb./sth.to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“期待某人/某物做某事”。故填to provide。‎ 答案：to provide Ⅲ.短文改错 ‎(2020届山西五校高三联考)‎ In order enrich students' school life, many schools offer kinds of afterschool activities. I think that participated in afterschool activities is very good for students. Therefore, every the student should take part in at most one afterschool activity. That you choose is up to you. Any afterschool activity that actual attracts you is OK, for example, a sport or a drama. Afterschool activities not only helps you relieve stress, and broaden your minds. Above all, they are good with character building through time management, teamwork and strong competitive.‎ 答案：‎ In order enrich students' school life, many schools offer kinds of afterschool activities. I think that in afterschool activities is very good for students. Therefore, every student should take part in at one afterschool activity. you choose is up to you. Any afterschool activity that attracts you is OK, for example, a sport or a drama. Afterschool activities not only you relieve stress, broaden your minds. Above all, they are good character building through time management, teamwork and strong .‎ Ⅳ.书面表达 ‎(2020届贵州省贵阳市高三适应性考试)‎ - 7 -‎ 某高校的英国留学生来你校开展读书交流活动。请按以下要点准备一篇发言稿，分享你最近读过的一本好书。‎ ‎1．书名及其摘要；‎ ‎2．分享理由。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；‎ ‎2．词数100左右。‎ Ladies and gentlemen，‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________‎ That's all. Thank you!‎ One possible version：‎ Ladies and gentlemen，‎ Today, I would recommend Harry Potter to you. It is a science fiction, which describes how Harry Potter learns magic and fights with evil. It is good for teenagers.‎ It is the most funny book I have read. I have learned a lot from it. First of all, as a teenager, we should be confident and brave as Harry Potter. And we should love and protect our friends and get along well with our friends. If I have the chance to learn some magic, I'd love to be a teenager like Harry Potter. Doing some magic tricks is my interest, which is the most important reason why I recommend Harry Potter so much. Thanks for listening.‎ That's all. Thank you!‎ - 7 -‎