1、Unit 1SCIENCE FICTION Section A Reading and Thinking 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单句填空 1.The (saleswoman ) at the supermarket were trying to keep up with the demand. 答案 saleswomen 2.My sister (suspend) from her job shortly after the incident. 答案 was suspended 3.Why do we need to issue a (declare) from this summit?
2、 答案 declaration 4.Students are allowed (take) European history and American history. 答案 to take 5.Mr Smith made an (appoint) for his son to see the doctor. 答案 appointment 6.The parents felt ashamed for their son when he (dismiss) by the boss. 答案 was dismissed 7.He could not, all,stop all the evil in
3、 the world. 答案 after 8.The publishers planned to produce the journal a weekly basis. 答案 on .短语填空 test out,more like,similar to,the same as,experiment on,in comparison with,conflict with,turn around 1.Let us suppose another planet with conditions those on the earth. 答案 similar to 2.The man ,and I rec
4、ognised him as a former classmate. 答案 turned around 3.Scientists rats in order to discover facts about human behaviour. 答案 experimented on 4.The students their cost-cutting ideas in several companies. 答案 tested out 5.The opening speeches sounded declarations of war than offerings of peace. 答案 more l
5、ike 6.The statements they gave to the police each other. 答案 conflicted with 7.The tallest buildings here are small those of New York. 答案 in comparison with 8.I had to remind myself that being confident is not being perfect! 答案 the same as .完成句子 1.海伦总是帮她妈妈忙,即使上学占据了她一天中的大部分时间。 Helen always helps her m
6、other going to school takes up most of her day. 答案 even though/if 2.1941 年,英国和美国对日宣战,太平洋战争爆发。 In 1941,Britain and the United States Japan and the Pacific War broke out. 答案 declared war on 3.我想建议你在上学的时候就参加这个考试。 Id like to suggest you when you are still at school. 答案 take the test 4.听说你打算离开公司,我很担心。 I
7、to hear you are planning to leave the company. 答案 am rather alarmed 5.我不同情简,那都是她自己的错。 I Jane;its all her own fault. 答案 have no sympathy for 素养提升 .阅读理解 A 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:应用文 词数:270 难度: The 3 Best Marvel Films-Ranked! It seems that ranking films well is always a tough task.In the hearts of millions of
8、fans,everyone has his own choice.Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Guardian (卫报) has selected three of the most popular Marvel films. No.3 Blade This film continues the story of an earlier 1998s Blade and is directed by Guillermo.The story once again concerns the mysterious daywalker,pla
9、yed by Wesley Snipes.It is an action film full of high technology and the fighting scenes Guillermo expresses are horribly exciting.Not a typical superhero film,in many ways,but a great one. No.2 Black Panther This superb film is an entertaining adventure,with a richer component of fantasy than the
10、other Marvel films.The character of Black Panther is established as one of Marvels greatest heroes.It is a big hit across the board.It also employs Rachel Morrison who is MCUs first woman cinematographer,a photographer who operates a movie camera.Marvel Studios president,Kevin Feige,has promised to
11、get more women writers and directors on board.So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy. No.1 Thor:Ragnarok It is smart,visually exciting and perhaps above all,funny.And its funny in a way that only Marvel films can be.It suggests that to some degree comedy c
12、an be an important part of the drama.Taika Waititi was an inspired choice as director.Hemsworth plays the role of Thor and Cate Blanchett plays Hela,the goddess of death who also happens to be Thors half-sister. 【语篇解读】本文为应用文。文章介绍了卫报选出的三部最受欢迎的漫威系列电影。 1.According to The Guardian,which film ranks first
13、? A.Blade . B.Black Panther. C.Guardians of the Galaxy. D.Thor:Ragnarok. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Recently,The Guardian has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及“No.1 Thor:Ragnarok”可知,卫报选出了三部最受欢迎的漫威系列电 影,Thor:Ragnarok排名第一。 2.What do we know from the passage? A.Ranking superhero films is
14、 easy. B.Blade is a typical superhero film. C.Nicole Perlman is the only Marvel female writer so far. D.Taika Waititi,Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett act in one film. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据 No.2 Black Panther 部分中的“So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy.”可知,妮可 帕尔曼是迄今
15、为止唯一的漫威女作家。 3.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage? A.To introduce some superhero films. B.To advertise for some superhero films. C.To comment on the Marvels history. D.To advise people to learn from heroes. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Guardian ha
16、s selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及下文对三部电影的介绍可知,作者写这篇文章的目 的是介绍一些超级英雄电影。 B 主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 词数:293 难度: “Now I just dont believe that.” Surely all of us,at some point,have watched a movie and thought:Its simply badly researched,or,the makers must think were idiots. The British news
17、paper The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies.Lets see what they are all about. The Daily Telegraph writer Tom Chivers first example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day,in which a character comes up with a virus which destroys Window
18、s,the computer system the alien spacecraft uses.“Its a good thing they didnt have Norton Anti-virus,” jokes Chivers. Its just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science.Another one Chivers mentions is from Star Wars,where glowing beams of light traveling through space look very
19、 impressive.But the problem is that in space there are no air particles for the light to reflect off.In reality,theyd be invisible,which wouldnt look so cool on the big screen. Chivers second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies:“the bellow (咆哮) of an elephant mix
20、ed with a car driving on a wet road”.But sound needs a medium to travel through,like air.In space,there wouldnt actually be any sound at all. Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films are made for great viewing,but for Chivers,the science in the movies is a little silly. And finally,a
21、s Chivers points out,DNA is not replaceable.But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day by.In the film the bad man has “gene therapy” to change his appearance and his DNA,which is completely impossible in our real world. 【语篇解读】外星人也用 Windows?宇宙里能听到战斗机轰鸣
22、?一起看电影里让人啼笑皆非的错 误。 4.What does the passage mainly deal with? A.Plots of some famous movies. B.Characters in space movies. C.Popularity of space movies. D.Mistakes made in some movies. 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。根据文章的第一段以及下文所举的几个例子可知,文章主要讲述了几部电影中出 现的科技方面的错误。 5.What does the underlined word “they” refer to in the s
23、econd paragraph? A.The newspapers. B.Unconvincing tech moments. C.Some top movies. D.Heroes in the movies. 答案 B 解析代词指代题。根据前面的“The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies.”可知,此处的 they指的是“unconvincing tech moments”。 6.As there is no air particles in space
24、, . A.light looks very impressive B.light seems like glowing beams C.glowing beams cannot be seen D.light cant travel through space 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据“there are no air particles for the light to reflect off.”可知,没有空气粒子就无法 反射光线,因此我们就看不到耀眼的光束。 7.What can we know from the sixth paragraph? A.Most people like Matrix films. B.Most people suspect the truth of Matrix films. C.Few people enjoy viewing Matrix films. D.Chivers thinks science is not acceptable. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据“Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films are made for great viewing”可知,既然很少有人怀疑这种电影好看,因此看得人肯定很多。
