1、Unit 5Canada“The True North”一、完形填空A diary can play many roles.It can be a close _1_， a storehouse of dreams or a _2_ that helps clearness of thought.A diary can also be a powerful source of _3_ during challenging or upsetting periods.When you _4_ those insights and incidents, you can return to your
2、words days, weeks, or months later and find uniquely comforting reassurance.A diary with a specific purpose _5_ the urgency of your life and thus provides you with a landmark to return to when you begin to doubt yourself.If _6_ does arise, simply open your diary to copy your experiences to recapture
3、 those _7_ of confidence, passion, and bravery you felt in the past. You should give some thought to the _8_ of diary that will serve you best.A series of diaries might describe those accidental occurrences in a meaningful way, pushing you _9_.A pride diary makes note not only of those times you fel
4、t _10_ of yourself but also precisely why you were pleased with your efforts.And a causeandeffect diary can help you become more decisive by _11_ you of all the wise choices you have _12_. Regardless of the type of focused diary you choose to keep, your recollections will _13_ a positive feedback ci
5、rcle that helps you cope with doubt in a constructive way.Reading through your diary when _14_ seems uncertain can show you that your doubt is _15_.You will know without a doubt that you are indeed living your purpose.1A.classmate BplayerC.neighbor D.friend2A.instrument BequipmentC.tool D.trick3A.re
6、spect BcomfortC.pleasure D.calmness4A.record BbroadcastC.dump D.abandon5A.means BcontainsC.represents D.reflects6A.difficulty BdoubtC.hesitation D.frustration7A.opinions BideasC.sayings D.feelings8A.colour BnumberC.type D.size9A.backward BforwardC.inward D.outward10A.excited BpatientC.proud D.satisf
7、ied11A.warning BinformingC.reminding D.telling12A.set BhadC.took D.made13A.create BpublishedC.discovered D.mix14A.life BbusinessC.health D.heart15A.lost BunfoundedC.dismissed D.changed二、语法填空Ms.Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age.She loved driving very fast, and bo
8、asted of the fact (1)_ she had never, in her thirtyfive years of driving, been punished (2)_ a driving mistake.Then one day, she nearly lost her record.(3)_ police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without (4)_ (stop)When Ms.Mary came before the judge, he looked at h
9、er severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason (5)_ she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished what (6)_ was saying, Ms.Mary opened the big handbag she wa
10、s carrying and took out her sewing.Without saying a word, she (7)_ (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.When she had (8)_ (success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your
11、 turn.I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubt (9)_ your eyesight.”The judge took the needle and tried to thread it.After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded.The case against Ms.Mary (10)_ (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.三、阅读理解Throughout the world, boys and gi
12、rls prefer to play with different types of toys.Boys typically like to play with cars and trucks, while girls typically choose to play with dolls.Why is this? A traditional sociological explanation is that boys and girls are socialized and encouraged to play with different types of toys by their par
13、ents, peers, and the “society”Growing scientific evidence suggests, however, that boys and girls toy preferences may have a biological origin.In 2002, Gerianne M. Alexander of Texas A&M University and Melissa Hines of City University in London surprised the scientific world by showing that monkeys s
14、howed the same sex typical toy preferences as humans.In the study, Alexander and Hines gave two masculine toys (a ball and a police car), two feminine toys (a soft doll and a cooking pot), and two neutral toys (a picture book and a stuffed dog) to 44 male and 44 female monkeys.They then assessed the
15、 monkeys preference for each toy by measuring how much time they spent with each.Their data showed that male monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the masculine toys, and the female monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the feminine toys.The two sexes did not differ in their pr
16、eference for the neutral toys.If childrens toy preferences were largely formed by gender socialization, as traditional sociologists claim, in which their parents give “gender appropriate” toys to boys and girls, how can these male and female monkeys have the same preferences as boys and girls？They w
17、ere never socialized by humans, and they had never seen these toys before in their lives.1Traditional sociologists believe boys and girls toy preferences _.Aare passed down from their parentsBhave a biological originChave nothing to do with gender socializationDare largely formed in later life2The s
18、tudy by Alexander and Hines shows that monkeys_.Aalso play toys as humans doBalso have a sex typical toy preferenceChave no toy preferencesDlike to play different toys at different time3Alexander and Hines carried out the study to _.Afind out why boys and girls prefer different toysBtest the intelli
19、gence of monkeysCtest whether monkeys like to play toysDfind more evidence for traditional sociology4According to the study, if given a stuffed dog, _.Aonly the male monkeys showed interestBthe female monkeys showed more interestCthe male and female monkeys showed the same interestDneither the male
20、nor the female monkeys showed any interest5Masculine toys are mainly intended for_.Amonkeys BadultCboys D.girlsUnit 5Canada“The True North”能力检测一、本文主要讲述了写日记的好处及关于写日记的一些建议。1D根据后文内容可知，作者这里要表达的是“日记是良师益友”。2C由不定冠词a可排除以元音音素开头的A、B两项，又因为trick是“诡计”的意思，与文章对日记作用的描述不相符，故选C。3C日记在充满挑战和不安的时刻也可以是“快乐”的来源。4A下一句中提到，这些东
21、西是“许多日子后都还可以重温的”，可见是要“记录”下来。5D带有特别的目的记录下“以往的经验”，“反映了”生活的紧迫(生命的短暂)。6B根据上句中的“when you begin to doubt yourself”可知选B。7D此处指代的是下文中的confidence, passion, and bravery，故用feelings最合适。8C下文中谈到了“A series of diaries, a pride diary, a causeandeffect diary”，可见此处指的是日记的类型。9B偶发事件连在了一起，变成了有意义的事件，可以逼迫人们“前进”，成为前进的动力。10C根据
22、前面的“a pride diary”可知选C。11C有因果关系的日记，你只有在读了之后，才能从中悟出某些东西，它本身不会“警告”、“通知”或“告诉”你这些。12Dmake choices为固定搭配，表示“做出选择”。13A不管是什么类型的日记，只要你记录下来，花时间去回味，都可以“形成”一个积极的反馈循环系统，在你不自信时帮助你。14A此处首尾呼应，进一步深化主题。A项实际上是其他几项之和。15B根据上一题分析可知，看完日记，对照以前的经验，增加了自信和安全感，就会感到充满热情，觉得自己很勇敢，因此，你的怀疑就会消失。故选B。二、本文讲述了80多岁高龄的玛丽女士，一次闯了红灯后被交警拦下，却当
23、场引线穿针让交警放弃对其进行处罚，保持住了35年驾龄而从未有处罚的纪录。1that这是一个同位语从句，从句为陈述句，故用that引导。2forbe punished for因为受处罚，for表原因。3Apolice car为单数可数名词，且第一次在文中出现，故用a。4stopping介词without后接动词ing形式。5why这是一个定语从句，先行词为the reason，从句中缺少原因状语，故用why引导。6he从句中缺少主语，用he指代前面的judge。7chose全文用的都是过去时，故本空也要用过去时态，且根据并列连词and后的并列谓语动词的时态可知用一般过去时。8successful
24、ly修饰后面动词，故要用success的副词形式。9abouthave no doubt about.对不怀疑。10was dismissed主语是the case，与谓语dismiss构成动宾关系，故要用被动语态，且根据全文时态可知要用一般过去时。三、本文是科普阅读。男孩和女孩在玩玩具方面具有明显的性别差异。这种差异是后天习得的，还是与生俱来的呢？科学家对此进行了研究。1D细节理解题。从文章第一段的第四句和最后一段可知，传统的社会学家认为男孩、女孩对玩具的偏好差异是后天形成的。2B细节理解题。文章第二段的第一句说明，猴子在玩玩具时，也有性别差异。3A推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句和最后一段可知，用猴子做研究的目的是证明男孩和女孩在玩玩具时所表现出的偏好是与生俱来的，而不是后天习得的。4C细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，如果给一种中性的玩具，猴子表现出的兴趣没有性别差异。5C细节理解题。从文章第二段可知，这种玩具是跟女孩玩的玩具相对的，因此是指男孩玩具。masculine男性的；阳性的。