（新教材）高中英语外研版必修第三册练习：Unit 5　Section A　Starting out & Understanding ideas.docx

1、Unit 5What an adventure! Section A Starting out desire most 6.由于男孩的注意力集中在窗外的一只小鸟上,他没有听到老师在说什么。 With his attention a bird out of the window,the boy didnt hear what the teacher was saying. 答案 focused on 7.当我看到这些照片时,童年的往事涌上心头。 Memories of my childhood on me when I saw these photos. 答案 crowded in 素养提升 .

2、阅读理解 A I have traveled to many placesthe jungles where the water is unsafe;places with the wildest animals.Friends always ask why I,a middle-aged woman with no athletic talent,go to such places.I never know how to answerJust I want to put my toes in the mud of adventure. I stopped traveling nine yea

3、rs ago after I suffered a stroke(中风) caused by a disease,APS.To prevent another stroke,my doctors told me that traveling to remote places without medical help would be risky.A slip on a damp temple step,even a slight traffic accident,would no longer be mere annoyances. My return to travel after my s

4、troke came in baby steps a feast in Texas,a visit to my mum in Virginia.They all came back,the freedom,the excitement and the fresh air. The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband in visiting China.After we had toured a temple,Jack wanted to ri

5、de down on a toboggan (平底雪橇).Before the stroke it would have seemed like fun for me.But now I stepped back.I feared.My mind screamed warnings of a fall or a crash.Then gathering confidence from nowhere,I lowered myself and took the flying toboggan ride,which marked my adventure travels coming back.S

6、ince then,Ive dared to take challenges and have challenged many places. But I watch my medicine like an eagle.I get my blood tested.I weigh the risks.Then,if I decide its okay,like that toboggan ride down the mountain,I just jump in,let go and enjoy the ride.I think I travel for hoping to broaden my

7、 world and keep me connected with friends and families.Most of all,saying “yes” to travel is related to my APS.If I let myself be afraid to travel,then my APS will win. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述作者因为中风暂停了旅行,但是后来又重新拾起了对探索 的热情的故事。 1.How do the authors friends react to her adventures? A.They try to stop her. B.

8、They dont understand her. C.They admire her. D.They are inspired. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Friends always ask why I,a middle-aged woman with no athletic talent,go to such places.”可知朋友们会好奇,为什么,作者作为一个中年妇女,没有体育天赋,要去这些 地方,可知,朋友们对作者的行为不理解,故选 B 项。 2.What do we know about the authors return to travel? A.She fo

9、llowed her doctors advice. B.She gradually overcame challenges. C.She was encouraged by her husband. D.She got more enthusiastic about toboggan. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“My return to travel after my stroke came in baby steps.”以及第四 段中的“The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my st

10、roke when I joined my husband in visiting China.”中风之后,作者重新开始旅行是一步一步慢慢开始的,而中风九个月之后,重 新拾起对旅行的热爱则是从与丈夫一起去中国开始的,故可知作者重新旅行是逐渐地,一步一步地,故 选 B 项。 3.What does the visit in China mean to the author? A.A turning point. B.A fun experience. C.A health alarm. D.A life-and-death test. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Since t

11、hen,Ive dared to take challenges and have challenged many places.”可知,从那时开始,作者敢于接受挑战,去挑战了很多地方,故可知中国之行对于作者来说 就是一个转折点,故选 A 项。 4.Whats the main reason for the author to continue her adventures now? A.To relax herself. B.To broaden her mind. C.To keep herself connected. D.To fight her disease. 答案 D 解析推理判

12、断题。根据最后一段中的“Most of all,saying yes to travel is related to my APS.If I let myself be afraid to travel,then my APS will win.”可知,最重要的是,旅行对“我”来说与“我”的 APS 疾病 有关,如果“我”害怕旅行的话,“我”的疾病就会战胜“我”,故可知作者旅行是为了与疾病做斗争,故选 D 项。 B When youre sitting in class or behind your desk waiting for the clock to strike a time whe

13、n you can go home,it is natural that the mind can wander (漫游) a bit.It is common for your mind to wander to a vacation and even travel the world.What if there is a way that you can travel the world without having to pay any money? A person that managed to make it around the world without spending mu

14、ch was Shantanu Starick.How did he trade off his service?Starick realized that as a photographer he had a service that people would usually be willing to pay money for,but he would instead offer his photography services to anyone who could provide him with food,shelter and transportation.Starick has

15、 been traveling for surprising 30 months and has visited countries ranging from the United States to Ecuador. In English-speaking countries,trading off services and communicating arent difficult for Starick.However,in more far areas where there isnt an English-speaking person in sight it can be quit

16、e difficult.More than anything locals appreciate (欣赏) the effort behind trying to speak their language,even if you dont exactly sound like a native speaker. You can do it too! Honestly,with a bit of confidence,learn a skill you can trade,youll be able to do exactly the same as Starick. Start thinkin

17、g about what you can do to get around the world without paying money.With our social networks and the connectivity our world has,you can easily connect with and market yourself to people across the world without any effort. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。Starick 不花钱就能周游全世界,我们也能做到。那么具体应 该怎么去做呢? 5.What is the authors

18、 purpose in writing the first paragraph? A.To introduce the topic. B.To describe students in class. C.To give an example for the text. D.To show peoples state of mind. 答案 A 解析写作目的题。根据第一段最后一句 What if there is a way that you can travel the world without having to pay any money?以及下文内容可知,本段的写作目的就是为了引出文章

19、的主题。 6.What does the underlined part “trade off” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Join. B.Exchange. C.Stop. D.Improve. 答案 B 解析词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句子的后文内容可知,Starick提供他的摄影服务来换取食物、 住处和交通工具,因此可知,该短语的意思是“交换”。 7.In locals opinion,which of the following is the key for the traveler? A.The skill to trade off. B.The conf

20、idence to succeed. C.The determination to travel. D.The effort to speak the local language. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的句意可知,依当地人之见,游客旅行的关键就是努力说当地 的语言,即使说不好。 8.What do we know about Shantanu Starick? A.He is a professional traveler. B.He is too poor to afford the travels. C.He has a skill to travel without paying money. D.He doesnt say other languages except English. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第二段第一句内容可知,Starick 有不花钱旅游的技能。