1、单元加餐练.完形填空One year after Tom was born, his parents had a car accident. They never _1_. Toms 85yearold grandmother was too _2_ to take care of him. As a result, he was put up for adoption (领养). He was adopted by a middleaged couple who had no _3_ of their own. They were not rich and received little e
2、ducation, but they were _4_ people.As Tom was growing up, he _5_ a lot of problems at school. He didnt learn _6_ and had trouble in reading. His _7_ sometimes laughed at him. What they said made Tom _8_.As he couldnt _9_ the other students at school, he dropped out of school and came back home. But
3、he didnt stop learning. He had big dreams. Though he didnt learn fast, he kept _10_ himself at home.After many years of learning at home, he _11_ overcame (克服) his difficulties. Today he is a very _12_ speaker and author. While he was growing up, his selfesteem and _13_ were low because of others ma
4、king fun of him. It took him many _14_ to realize his dreams.When listening to his videos and tapes, he shows confidence. He tells about his _15_ and how he overcame the challenges in his life. He has a very _16_ sentence, “You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present situation
5、s _17_ you change.”For those who have low selfconfidence, I suggest you _18_ reading about Toms world. Many people have so much potential (潜能) to be discovered. If you have a dream, then start today to _19_ yourself towards it. If someone like Tom who has _20_ in learning can make such achievements,
6、 why cant you succeed?Tom虽然学得很慢，但最终他还是通过自己的努力获得了成功。1A.returned Bcalled Cimagined Dplanned答案：A解析：根据Tom后来被领养了的语境可知，他的父母发生车祸后再也没有“回来”。2A.busy Bold Cpoor Dmean答案：B解析：根据前面的“85yearold”可知，Tom的祖母“年纪太大”了，无法照顾他。3A.friends Bkids Cstudents Dparents答案：B解析：这对夫妇要领养一个孩子，说明他们没有自己的“孩子”。4A.brave Bfamous Cconfident Dki
7、ndhearted答案：D解析：根据but可知，这对夫妇虽然没什么钱，也没接受过什么教育，但是很“好心”。5A.explored Bbrought Cfaced Dsolved答案：C解析：根据后文Tom在学校里的处境可知，他在学校里“面临”很多问题。6A.willingly Bproudly Ccarefully Dquickly答案：D解析：根据后文的“Though he didnt learn fast”可知，Tom无法学得很“快”。7A.sisters Bclassmates Cbrothers Dteachers答案：B解析：Tom在学校里遇到这么多困难，嘲笑他的应该是他的“同学们”
8、。8A.sad Bbored Ctired Dconfused答案：A解析：Tom在学校里被同学们嘲笑，他应该感到很“难过”。9A.compete with Bget along withCcatch up with Dagree with答案：C解析：根据上文的语境可知，Tom在学习上有障碍，所以“跟不上”其他同学，然后他就辍学回家了。10A.proving Bcheering Centertaining Dteaching答案：D解析：Tom辍学在家，没有老师教他，所以他只能“自学”了。11A.strangely Bimmediately Cfinally Dluckily答案：C解析：根
9、据后文的描述可知，Tom“最终”克服了那些困难。12A.honest Bsuccessful Csmart Dstrong答案：B解析：Tom克服了那些困难，经过那么多年的努力后，他成了一位“成功的”演说家和作家。13A.confidence Bmood Cgrade Dtalent答案：A解析：根据后文的“those who have low selfconfidence”可知，Tom以前在学校里被人嘲笑，他的自尊和“自信心”都很低。14A.hours Bdays Cmonths Dyears答案：D解析：根据“After many years of learning at home”可知，
10、这里是指经过很多“年”后。15A.family Bhabit Cstory Dhobby答案：C解析：Tom为了激励别人，应该讲述他的人生“故事”。16A.long Bencouraging Csimple Dinteresting答案：B解析：根据后文引用Tom的句子可知，这句话很“鼓舞人心”。17A.unless Bwhen Csince Dalthough答案：A解析：根据语境可知句意：除非你改变，否则你不会有任何进步。18A.continue Bkeep Cstart Denjoy答案：C解析：作者建议那些缺乏自信心的人“开始”了解Tom的故事。19A.force Bdiscover
11、Csend Dmove答案：D解析：根据“If you have a dream”可知，这里是指如果有梦想的话，就要朝着这个梦想“前进”。20A.difficulty Bgift Cdreams Dfun答案：A解析：根据前面的“someone like Tom”可知，这里是指如果像Tom这样有学习“困难”的人都能取得这样的成就，为什么你就不能成功呢？.阅读理解The Polish take great pride in their culture. Our culture has many different customs and traditions. I will discuss th
12、ree of these traditions and customs.The Polish will say “Dziekuje” (“thank you”) only after receiving their change. What I mean by this is that when you are in Poland, you should wait to say “thank you” until after you have been given your change back. If you do not, you are telling cashiers (收银员) t
13、hat they can “keep the change”. Often, people visiting Poland will feel that things are very expensive, until they learn that they are giving the store clerk permission to keep the money that would have been given back.Polish people break “bread” with their families during their Christmas Eve meal.
14、The Christmas Eve celebration starts with the breaking of the Oplatek, which is a thin piece of “bread”. In my family, the eldest in the family (my grandfather) takes the big Oplatek and breaks it into large pieces that he then hands down to each of his four children (my aunt, uncles, and father). T
15、hen, these family members break their pieces into smaller sizes and pass them out to their own children. Once the last piece is passed down to the youngest, we say a prayer (做祷告) and eat the piece of thin bread.Polish people celebrate “Imieniny”， or Names Day. This day is more important than ones bi
16、rthday. They often name their children after a saint (圣徒) whose day is closest to the date that they were born on. Then their saints day that they were named after becomes their “new” birthday. On Names Day, families and friends gather together and enjoy a variety of food, drinking, and dancing.As y
17、ou can see, Poland has a few very unique (独特的) traditions and customs. I honor my Polish culture and will pass it on to my own children because it is important to know ones own culture.本文是一篇说明文。作者是波兰人，他讲述了波兰的三种传统习俗。1In Poland, if you say “Dziekuje” before getting your change, _.Athe store clerk will
18、 keep itBthe product will be changedCthe store clerk will check the moneyDthe product will be returned to the store答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的第一句和“If you do not, you are telling cashiers (收银员) that they can keep the change”可知，在波兰，如果你在收银员给你找钱之前说“Dziekuje”，就等于让收银员留下零钱。2On Christmas Eve, the author will recei
19、ve “bread” from _.Ahis grandfather Bhis uncleChis aunt Dhis father答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Then, these family members break their pieces into smaller sizes and pass them out to their own children.”可知，在圣诞节前夜作者会得到他父亲切的面包。3A Polish persons Imieniny is _.Aa day to visit families and friendsBmore important t
20、han Names DayCnear to his or her birthdayDa day to honor a saint答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“They often name.birthday.”可知，在波兰，孩子经常以某位圣徒名字命名，哪位圣徒的纪念日与孩子的生日最接近，人们就选哪位圣徒命名。故选C项。4What does the author think of Polish traditions and customs?AHe feels proud of them.BHe shows no interest in them.CHe is worried abou
21、t them.DHe considers them very funny.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I honor my Polish culture.own culture.”可知，作者以自己国家的传统习俗为豪。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多
22、者(从第11处起)不计分。Last Saturday I took bike trip to the nature park together with three of my friends in the breeze(微风)，there we went for a sighting.In the forest，we saw a number of plant and knew a lot about them.And then we go to a patch of grass that was full of wild flowers.We lay in the sun quietly，
23、enjoyed the fresh air.The sight was very amazing that we didnt want to leave.We talked about our experiences happy and played several childhood games.Later，we had photos taken together and rode back to home.It was really an unforgettable weekend because they learned a lot about plants.With addition，
24、we relaxed ourselves by enjoying the beauty of nature.答案与解析1第一句：took后面加上a。trip为可数名词。2第一句：therewhere。where引导定语从句，在从句中作地点状语，而there不能引导定语从句。3第二句：plantplants。plant是可数名词，由a number of修饰，应该用复数。4第三句：gowent。本文说的是过去发生的事情，所以应该用一般过去时。5第四句：enjoyedenjoying。此处作伴随状语，enjoy与we是逻辑上的主动关系，所以用现在分词。6第五句：veryso。so.that.如此以
25、至于。此处表示景色如此惊人，以至于我们不想离开。7第六句：happyhappily。此处用副词修饰动词talked。8第七句：删掉to。此处home为副词，前面不需要介词to。9第八句：theywe。文章讲述的是我们去旅行，而不是他们。10第九句：WithIn。in addition另外。.实战演练假如你叫李华，最近，你们班就“Which is better，working individually or working in a team？”为主题进行了辩论，请根据下面的提示用英文给学校阳光电视台的编辑写一篇短文，客观地介绍辩论情况。1独立完成：自行安排、自己解决问题；2合作完成：一起讨论、
26、相互学习；3我喜欢的方式和理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2开头已写好，不计入总词数。Dear Editor，Recently，we have had a heated debate on which way is better to get work done，working individually or working in a team. Views are various among students.Some students prefer to work individually.In this way，people can decide for themselves when
27、to start work and how to do it.Whats more，they will be able to learn how to solve problems on their own.However，people may also choose to work in a team，where they can learn from each other and help each other.Besides，they may work out better ways of getting work done after discussion.Personally，working in a team is better，which offers me a chance to learn how to get along with others and to share my experience with them.As the work can be divided among several people，it can be done efficiently.Teamwork is always important.Yours，Li_Hua
