2012版高中英语全程复习方略配套课件：Module5(外研版必修3).ppt

1. What’s the passage about? A. Zhang Heng—a famous astronomer. B. Modern scientists and their inventions. C. Zhang Heng and his contributions. D. Zhang Heng and his hobbies. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。全篇主要介绍张衡和他做出的贡献。A项内容尽管正确, 但较片面; B项内容与文章第一段内容不符。 2. When a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth, the seismograph Zhang Heng invented would show ______ . A. how many miles away there was an earthquake B. a big fire occurred somewhere C. earthquakes would happen all around the country D. there might be an earthquake in this direction 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“When an earthquake occurred, a ball fell out of the dragon’s mouth into a frog’s mouth, making a noise. ”以及常识可知D项为正确答案。 3. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. Zhang Heng did well in literary studies and writing. B. Zhang Heng invented the calendar. C. Zhang Heng was the first person in China to construct a rotating celestial globe. D. Zhang Heng also put forward π= about 3. 1466. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据“In the year 123 he corrected the calendar to bring it into line with the seasons. ”可知B项与文章内容不符。A、C、D三项都正确。 4. The underlined word “submitted” in the last paragraph means ______ . A. won B. rescued C. repaired D. proposed 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。结合单词所在句子的语境可推测submitted应为“提出, 主张”的意思。 Ⅴ. 任务型阅读 ［2011大庆模拟］ 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Obtaining fresh water from icebergs The idea of getting fresh water from icebergs that are moved to populated areas or places was once treated as a joke. Recently, scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. 1 Glaciers are a possible source of fresh water that has been overlooked until recently. 2 It contains fresh water so much that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1, 000 years. Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year. 3 However, they are fo