2018_2019學年高中英語Unit16Stories課下能力提升（一）（含解析）北師大版.docx

Unit 16 Stories課下能力提升(一).單詞拼寫1We show much sympathy (同情) for the man who has been suffering hardships.2All of us donated money for the victims (受害者) of the earthquake.3What are the criteria (標準) for deciding who gets the prize?4Frightened by the sudden thunder and lightning, the dog sat trembling (顫抖) in a corner.5Not having grasped the relations between the characters of the film, I had to rewind the video to watch it again.6He was in deep sorrow when he heard that his dog died.7Young children sometimes cant tell the difference between fantasy and reality.8Is that an authentic painting from Picasso, or a modern copy?.選詞填空in a way， on ones side， on the way to， once upon a time， block out， knock over， come into view1Our car had a flat tyre on_the_way_to the airport.2They are, in_a_way,_her close friends.3We sometimes draw a curtain across a window to block_out the sunlight.4He saw a shop not far away on_his_side of the road.5Once_upon_a_time there was a poor old fisherman.6As we turned the corner, a small village came_into_view.7She was knocked_over by a car in the accident.完成句子1到那時為止，我已經學會了1 000個英語單詞。I had_learned 1,000 English words till then.2我花光了所有的錢之后，就回家了。After I had_spent all my money, I went home.3上周我待在我鄉(xiāng)下叔叔家。Last week I stayed_at my uncles in the countryside.4他執(zhí)政已有幾年了。It was several years since he came_into_power.5我本來想見他的，但我改變了主意。I had_wanted_ to see him, but I changed my mind.6他剛到就又走了。He had_hardly_arrived when he went away again.7如果他聽我的勸告的話，就不會犯這樣的錯誤了。If he had_taken my advice, he would not have made such a mistake.課文縮寫語法填空Pliny was a Roman writer who 1.had_witnessed (witness) a volcanic eruption as a young man. He wrote about a volcanic eruption 2._which/that occurred on August 24th, 79 AD. The tragedy had left a deep 3.impression (impress) on Pliny 4.whose uncle died in the event. The whole towns and villages 5.were_buried (bury) by the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, archaeologists started to uncover the ancient city of Pompeii. It is like a“time capsule” 6.preserving (preserve) a frozen moment in history. Not only the buildings and objects of Pompeii attract the people, but also the forms of the people 7.caught (catch) in the disaster that 8.have_captured (capture) the imaginations of people across the world. Though the bodies of people who died in Pompeii had decayed for many years, the bodies showed their exact shapes. Today, since excavations started, people and archaeologists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. 9.In this way, the city lives on nearly 2,000 years after the eruption that 10.had_destroyed (destroy) it.完形填空Many years ago in the hills of Patagonia, there was a village. Its villagers were _1_. They lived in fear of a dragon in their _2_ and they would not go to harvest their crops.One day, a traveler came to the village and asked for _3_. They explained they had _4_ to eat because they were afraid of the dragon. The traveler was _5_ and offered to kill the dragon. When he arrived at the field, he could only see a large watermelon. So he _6_ and said, “You have nothing to _7_； there is no dragon, only a large watermelon.” The villagers were _8_ and drove the traveler away. Some weeks later, another traveler came. _9_， when he asked for food, he was told about the dragon. He also offered to kill the dragon. The villagers felt _10_. When he arrived at the field, he also saw the giant watermelon and returned to tell the villagers that they were _11_ the dragon. They drove him away. More time passed and the villagers were becoming _12_. One day, a third traveler appeared. He could see how sad they were and asked what the _13_ was. They told him and he _14_ he would kill the dragon _15_ they could go to the field to harvest their crops. When he got to the field, he too saw the giant watermelon. He _16_ for a moment, and then he drew his _17_， leaped into the field, and cut the watermelon into pieces. He returned to the village and told the villagers he had killed the dragon. They were _18_ happy.The traveler stayed in the village for many months, _19_ enough to teach the villagers to _20_ between dragons and watermelons.語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。一位旅行者用自己的智慧讓村民分辨出了西瓜與惡龍。1A.starving BageingCastonished Ddisappointed解析：選A由下句的“would not go to harvest their crops”可知，這里的村民正在挨餓。2A.kitchen BfieldCyard Dgarden解析：選B由本空后的“harvest their crops”和第5空后的“When he arrived at the field”可知，村民非常害怕地里的惡龍，不敢去收割莊稼。3A.advice BevidenceCmoney Dfood解析：選D由第9空后“when he asked for food”可知，一位旅行者來到這里向村民討要食物。4A.everything BsomethingCnothing Danything解析：選C由上文內容可知，村民非常害怕地里的惡龍，不敢去收割糧食，因此，他們這里已經沒有食物了。5A.strange BhopefulCbrave Dcautious解析：選C由本空后的“offered to kill the dragon”可知，這位旅行者很勇敢，他愿意去殺這條惡龍。6A.came back Bcame inCgave up Dgave in解析：選A由本空后他說的話可知，他從田地里回來后告訴了村民實情。7A.miss BfearChide Dignore解析：選B由本空后的“there is no dragon .”可知，這位旅行者告訴村民，田地里沒有惡龍，他們不用害怕。8A.sad BselfishCangry Dgreedy解析：選C由本空后的“drove the traveler away”可知，村民非常憤怒，不相信他的話，把他趕走了。9A.Therefore BInsteadCBesides DAgain解析：選D由上句的“another traveler came”可知，他也來這兒討要食物。10A.regret BinterestCguilt Drelief解析：選D由上句的“He also offered to kill the dragon”可知，聽到他要去殺惡龍，村民們感到輕松了。11A.mistaken about Bclose toCrelated to Dsure about解析：選A由本空前的“saw the giant watermelon”可知，第二位旅行者認為村民把大西瓜誤當成了惡龍。12A.rude BdesperateCcareless Dsick解析：選B連續(xù)兩個人都不成功，村民們有點絕望了。另外，下文的“how sad they were”也是提示。13A.problem BsecretCdecision Dchallenge解析：選A由本空前的“how sad they were”和下句的“They told him”可知，第三位旅行者看到村民們很絕望，于是問他們怎么了。14A.proved BpromisedCimagined Ddoubted解析：選B本空后是第三位旅行者承諾給村民的話。15A.while BbecauseCso that Das if解析：選C由本空的前后內容可知，他殺了那條惡龍，這樣村民就能去地里收莊稼了。16A.dug BarguedCsearched Dreflected解析：選D由本空后他的一系列動作可知，他先思考了一會兒。17A.sword BcigaretteCbag Dgun解析：選A由本空后的“cut the watermelon into pieces”可知，他拔出劍，跳進田地里，把西瓜劈成了好幾塊兒。18A.hardly BextremelyCprobably Dabsurdly解析：選B由上句的“he had killed the dragon”可知，聽到惡龍被殺死了，村民們非常高興。19A.happy BoldCcomfortable Dlong解析：選D由本空前的“many months”可知，第三名旅行者在這里住了好幾個月，有足夠長的時間教會村民辨別惡龍和西瓜。20A.connection BbalanceCdifference Dconflict解析：選C參考上題解析。.閱讀理解Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job from a timber (木材) merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.His boss gave him an axe (斧) and showed him the area where he was to work. On the first day, the woodcutter cut down 18 trees. “Congratulations，” the boss said. “Go on that way！”Encouraged by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he only could cut down 10 trees. Day after day, he was cutting fewer and fewer trees.“I must be losing my strength，” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. “When was the last time you sharpened your axe？” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees.”We sometimes get so busy that we dont take time to sharpen the “axe”. In todays world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than ever. Why is that? Can it be that we have forgotten how to stay “sharp”？ Theres nothing wrong with hard work. But we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important things in life such as having time for a coffee with our family or taking time to read a book.We all need time to relax, think, learn and grow. If we dont take time to sharpen the “axe”， we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. So start from today, think about the way in wh