1、Unit 5 The silver screen注意阅读速度一个人的阅读能力的高低决定了他能否快速高效地吸收有用信息。合理的快速阅读可以使阅读者思想高度集中，在阅读中积极思维，不时作出归纳、演绎、对比、推测，正确理解篇章大意。没有一定的阅读速度，就不能顺利地输入信息，阅读理解的成效也会大大地降低。高考要求每分钟读60个字，但我们在平常练习时应达到并超过这个基本标准，以便在高考中能给自己挤出更多时间去进行思考。我们要培养快速阅读的能力，就必须克服指读、回读、重读等不良习惯，不要把注意力过度集中在孤立的单词上，以致于对整句、整段的意思把握不清。与此同时，我们还应注意运用多种阅读技巧，如略读、扫读、
2、跳读等来搜寻关键词、主题句，理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。Passage A阅读理解When someone says, “Well, I guess Ill have to face the music”, it doesnt mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why yo
3、u did not do this or that.At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially (尤其) as children. We can all remember fathers angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!In the middle or at the end of every term, we s
4、tudents have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If.that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really mea
5、ns that you have to do something, no matter (无论) how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1. “To face the music” means “to_ ”.A. do something that we dont like toB. go to the theatreC. go to the music showD. do something that we want to2. In the third
6、paragraph, “If.”really means “If_ ”.A. we dont do a good job B. we get an“A” in the examC. the exam is easy D. the exam is difficult3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. “To face the music” is well known in the United States.B. “To face the music” has a history of more th
7、an 100 years.C. The young Americans know what “to face the music” means.D. Only the old in the United States know the meaning of “to face the music”.难句注释 I guess Ill have to face the music. 我想这下我得自食其果了。face the music 指由于自己的决定或行为而接受批评、承担后果等。Total words:200Reading time:_Reading speed: _It is something
8、 far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.它要比你被老板喊进去解释为什么这样那样做，或者为什么不这样那样做要难过得多。Passage B阅读理解Julia lived in the countryside, but one year she decided to visit the capital city to do some shopping and to see the sig
9、hts. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birt
10、h. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the blind beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl.“Thank you.” he said.The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this
11、 into the beggars bowl.“What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”Julia was very surprised at what the beggar said.“How do you know I havent given you a dollar?” she said, “If youre blind you cant know what coin I put into your bowl.”“Ah,” explained the beggar,“Th
12、e truth is that Im not blind. Im just looking after this place for the regular beggar while hes on holiday.”“On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?”“He goes into the countryside,”the man said, “and takes photographs. Hes a very good photographer.”根据文章内容，选择正确
13、答案：1. Where was the beggar sitting?A. Between Julias hotel and the market.B. In the busiest part of the city. C. Outside the shops.D. In the market.2. On the first two days, _.A. the blind man waited for JuliaB. Julia gave the blind man some moneyC. the blind man demanded money from JuliaD. Julia ga
14、ve him nothing3. On the third day, the blind man_ .A. accepted Julias fifty cents quite happilyB. noticed that Julia had only given him fifty centsC. refused Julias fifty centsD. also received one dollar from Julia难句注释 He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously
15、.” 他举着一个告示，上面写着“生来双目失明，请慷慨解囊！”。Total words:248Reading time:_Reading speed: _ Im just looking after this place for the regular beggar while hes on holiday. 那个经常在这儿的乞丐度假去了，我只是帮他照看一下场子。Passage C阅读理解In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love
16、 these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they wont carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spen
17、d around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to c
18、ome and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada
19、 have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.根据文章
20、内容，选择正确答案：1. The passage mainly talks about_ .A. how to keep disease from petsB. pets in Canada C. how to take good care of petsD. life of the old in Canada2. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _.A. the pets are sickB. the pets are wildC. they want to stop th
21、em from getting sickD. they want them to sleep on the way home3. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because _.A. they dont love their parents any moreB. they can only find jobs far from their parents C. their parents houses are too smallD. they wouldnt depend on their parents
22、any more4. Which of the following is TRUE？A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.B. Pets eat better than people. C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.难句注释 They have a law against killing wild animals. 他们有一项不准捕杀野生动物的法律。If
23、 an animal happened to get run over by a car,Total words:245Reading time:_Reading speed: _people would be very sad about it. 如果动物不巧被车轧了，人们就会很伤心。One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. 原因之一可能是他们的家庭不像我们这样联系密切。Passage D完形填空On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door a
24、nd went to the womens club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time 1 an old woman who lived 2 .When she came home she sensed something 3 . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no 4 of forced entry (进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to
25、 room, 5 , and found her camera and spare watch missing.The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didnt go to the club. 6 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 7 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 8 . It was 4 oclock when
26、the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 9 tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 10 she heard her letterbox being pushed open. 11 the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly 12 the door. A piece of wire (金属丝) appeared through the letterbox, and then a 13 . The wire turned and caught around
27、 the knob (圆形旋钮) on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and 14 the water over the hand. 15 was heard outside as the 16 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 17 by the sound of running feet.It wasnt long 18 the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly 19 at the c
28、lub for her successful 20 .根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1. A. byB. toC. withD. for2. A. lonelyB. alone C. away D. busily3. A. terribleB. uncomfortableC. unusualD. bad4. A. informationB. show C. sign D. sight5. A. looking B. examining C. searchingD. checking6. A. Therefore B. However C. InsteadD. Again7. A. pushing
29、 B. letting C. pulling D. leading8. A. appear B. follow C. happenD. do9. A. cooking B. making C. burningD. serving10. A. the next moment B. for a whileC. in time D. at once11. A. Putting down B. Laying asideC. Picking upD. Taking away12. A. towards B. away from C. from behindD. near13. A. knife B. h
30、and C. letter D. key14. A. used B. dropped C. poured D. covered15. A. A sad voice B. A strange noise C. A low shoutD. A sharp cry16. A. key B. kettle C. doorlock D. wire17. A. followed B. caused C. produced D. ended18. A. before B. since C. until D. when19. A. surprised B. praised C. encouragedD. su
31、pported20. A. selfsatisfaction B. selfprotectionC. selfrespectD. selfservice难句注释 found her camera and spare watch missing 发现她的相机和备用手表不见了settled down to wait and see 静下心来等着看Passage A本文主要讲解了一个短语“face the music”的含义以及它在什么样的情景下使用。1. A. 从文章最后一段 “It really means that you have to do something.because you kn
32、ow you have no choice.”可以得到答案。2. A. 从If.下文得知只有考试没考好才会有那样的结果。3. D. 最后一段提到“.is well known to every American, young or old.”。Passage B本文讲述了Julia出于同情给了一个自称失明的乞丐几次钱后，发现该乞丐是假装失明来骗钱的真相的故事。1. A. 从第二段第一句“.as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar.”中可得出答案。2. B. 从文中可以看出是Julia因为同情那个乞丐而主动给钱
33、的。3. B. 乞丐注意到Julia只给了平时的一半时很不高兴，但并没有拒绝。Passage C本文主要讲述了加拿大人喜欢动物且注意保护动物。1. B. 其他三个选项比较片面。2. C. 第一段提到“.they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they wont carry disease.”，从中可以得出答案。3. D. 根据文章第二段第三句“When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life.”可以得出答案
34、。4. D. 文章第一段提到每个家庭的花园里都为飞鸟设置了喂食处。Passage D本文讲述的是Mrs Clarke在发现家中被盗后采取的对策，以及她惩治小偷的经过。1. D. 俱乐部对于孤独老人来说是一种消磨时光的好方法。2. B. 从全文看，Mrs Clarke 是独自一人住。3. C. 她感到家里有点“反常”(unusual)。4. C. 由上半句可见并无破门而入的迹象 (sign)。5. D. 这里应该是核查，看看丢了什么东西。6. C. 相反，她抄近路回家了。7. B. 选A或C均不合逻辑；选D也不合情理。8. C. 看看会发生什么。其余三项动词含义可包含在此项中。9. B. “沏茶
35、”习惯用make tea来表示。同样，英语中还有make coffee。10. A. the next moment意为“紧接着”。11. C. 结合下文看，此处是“提起一壶开水”。12. A. 朝门口走去。13. B. 伸进来的是“手”(hand)，下文有说明。14. C. “倒开水；泼水”用pour。15. D. 开水猛然浇到手上，发出的是尖叫，并非其他几种声音。16. D. 从上文得知，应该是铁丝掉在地上。17. A. 紧接着是逃走的脚步声。18. A. 句型It wasnt long before (后接从句) 表示“不久”。19. B. 如此智勇兼备，自然在club中受到赞扬。20.
36、 B. 以上行为属于“自我保护”(selfprotection)。1. It doesnt mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. 这并不表示他打算去听歌手演唱或听音乐会。(Line 1, Passage A)mean 表示“意味着；(意思)是说；打算”That sign means that the road is blocked. 这个标志表示此路不通。What do you mean by saying that? 你那样说是什么意思? He did not mean to go. 他没打算
37、去。动词mean还有一些常见的搭配：be meant to do sth. 必须做某事 mean what one says 说到做到mean well to sb. 对某人出于好意mean much to sb. 对某人很重要2. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. 如果动物不巧被车轧了，人们就会很伤心。 (Line 11, Passage C)英语中被动语态除常用“be +过去分词”构成外，还可用“get + 过去分词 ”结构。这种结构多用在口语中，强调动作的结果。 get paid 得到报酬 get hurt 受伤get lost 迷路get punished 受罚I got caught for speeding. 我因超速而被抓住。Some glasses got broken when we were moving. 我们搬家的时候，有些玻璃杯被打碎了。注意在这种结构中，动作执行者(即by短语)一般不表示出来。
