1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world.品句填词1It is my belief (信心) that he will succeed in carrying out the experiment.2Millions of people in Africa are still starving (挨饿) to death at present.3There is a great demand for agricultural (农用的) machinery in this country.4We classmates visited our beloved teach
2、er on hearing his arrival (到达) in the capital city.5Many awards (奖) will be given to the winners in the coming music ceremony.6If our team wins in the event, there will be a celebration (庆祝)7Mohandas Gandhi was the leader who helped gain Indias independence (独立) from Britain.8Everybody admires (羡慕)
3、him for his fine sense of humor.9Li Bai and Du Fu were both wellknown Chinese poets(诗人).单句语法填空1The original (origin) picture is worth 1,000 dollars.2During his birthday celebration (celebrate), he had a great time.3Children should be encouraged to be independent (independence) thinkers.4As soon as t
4、he rubbish on the grassland was gathered (gather), they lay on the grass to enjoy the sunshine.5The worker was awarded (award) a great honour for his excellent work.6Those English learners all have admiration (admire) for their teachers fluent English.7After being trapped in the cave for a long time
5、, he is starving (starve) for freedom outside.8There is a general belief (believe) that things will soon get better.9On his arrival (arrive) at the airport, he called a taxi.10He took energetic (energy) steps to finish his plan.阅读理解An old story goes that once there were four single men，leading very
6、boring lives.None of them were married，or had lovers，or did anything exciting.They just sat around all day and played Mahjong (麻将)One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.During the game，no matter who won，the winning card was always the “four columns” card (the card shows
7、 four independent, parallel columns in two lines)Even more of a coincidence，it was November 11，or 11/11.In order to commemorate the day，they nicknamed it Singles Day.Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing，capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s.It got the name
8、Singles Day because the date is comprised of four “ones”These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society.Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends，but it
9、s important that each person should pay his own fee to show his independence.People also hold “blind date” parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day.Many attend “blind date” parties and many people choose to m
10、arry on this day.In addition to meaning “Singles”，the four “ones” of the date can also mean “only one” as in “the only one for me”Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only “one” in their hearts.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了光棍节的起源和庆祝方式。1. Singles Day go
11、t its name because _.Athe people who play Mahjong are four singlesBthe date is comprised of four “ones”Conly single person celebrates the dayDit was first celebrated at universities in Nanjing解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，光棍节得名是因为这个日期由四个“1”组成。答案：B2. Which of the following is WRONG?ASingles Day was first celeb
12、rated in Nanjings universities.BMany singles choose Singles Day to say goodbye to their single lives.CThe only way to celebrate the Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends.DIt was these college graduated students that carried their universitys tradition into society.解析：推理判断题。和单身朋友吃饭是主
13、要的庆祝方式，但不是唯一的，还可以去约会。答案：C3. We can infer from the passage that_.Athe four singles dont get married later onBSingles Day receives great popularity among young peopleCwhen having dinner，one pays the fee for all his friendsDon Singles Day many attend parties where blind people were present解析：推理判断题。用排除法
14、解答。A项中没有说明后来是否结婚；单身朋友聚餐各付各的钱，排除C项；“blind date”的意思是“没见过面的男女的约会”，排除D项。答案：B4. What is the best title for the passage?AThe Origin of Singles DayBHow to Celebrate Singles DayCSingles DayDSay Goodbye to Singles Day解析：标题归纳题。本文主要介绍的是光棍节的起源和庆祝方式。A、B、D三项都是C项中的一方面。解析：C.完形填空“Why were you so rude to your brother
15、？” Gladys asked.“He drove all the way over here to_1_that package to you.But you didnt invite him_2_your apartment.You didnt_3_him anything to drink or eat.Then，when he was talking to me，you kept telling him to speak _4_.He was speaking _5_ because he knows my English isnt _6_goodhe was just being_7
16、_.Finally，when he and I sat down in the living room，you _8_went to your computer and started _9_.”William _10_ to explain to Gladys that what she saw between him and his brother was their _11_ interaction.Roland was simply delivering a_12_；there was nothing for the two of them to _13_about.Further，R
17、oland felt that Williams _14_ had an odor; he usually didnt even come inside the apartment when he visited._15_，Roland was very picky about _16_ he drank and atehe wasnt interested in eating Williams “junk food”Finally，William argued，he had_17_ Roland many times not to “talk down” to Gladys.“He talk
18、s to you like youre a twoyear old，” William said.She said she didnt _18_；Roland was just trying to communicate.She just wished that William _19_ be more polite to him.“When my sister visits me，” she said，“I hug her，I invite her inside，we eat and drink and talk，and we just have a good time with _20_.
19、”Well，William told her，he and his brother were different.“No，” she corrected him，“maybe you and I are different.”语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了William与Roland是亲兄弟，可是他们没有共同语言，并且也因为性情不投而经常闹意见。1A.passBdeliverCsend Dfetch解析：pass意为“传递”；deliver意为“投递”；send意为“送寄”；fetch意为“取”。此处指“开车到这里送包裹”。答案：B2A.inside BintoCin Doutsi
20、de解析：根据下文的提示，“he usually didnt even come inside the apartment when he visited.”可知，此处选inside，“但是你没邀请他进你的公寓”。答案：A3A.give BtreatCoffer Dentertain解析：give表示“给”；treat表示“请客”；offer表示“主动提供”；entertain表示“招待”。此处指“主动提供吃的或喝的”。答案：C4A.louder BfasterCclearer Dslower解析：此处句意：当我正和他说话时，你不断地告诉他快点说话。答案：B5A.fast BslowlyClo
21、w Dpatiently解析：由“He talks to you like youre a twoyear old”可知，是说话慢。答案：B6A.too BthatCrather Dmuch解析：此处意思为：他说话慢是因为知道我的英语不那么好。too具有否定含义，不合适；rather后接贬义的形容词；much修饰形容词比较级；that相当于so。答案：B7A.polite BeducatedCtrained Dcareful解析：此处意为“他只是要表示礼貌”。polite指“有礼貌的”；educated是“受过教育的”；trained是“受过训练的”；careful是“小心的”。答案：A8A.
22、never BstillCjust Dever解析：从下文作者使用多个just可以推测出此处是“你只是走到电脑那儿”。答案：C9A.giving away Bgetting awayCturning away Dtyping away解析：give away指“泄密”；get away指“离开，脱身”；turn away指“转过去，拒绝”；type away指“不停地打字”。答案：D10A.managed BtriedCstruggled Dfought解析：从下文的叙述看，Gladys说他们不是一路人，可知解释不成功。manage是“设法”，其含义是成功了；try是“努力”，指没有结果的；s
23、truggle是“挣扎”；fight是“战斗”。答案：B11A.common BordinaryCusual Dnormal解析：此处意为“他们的相互行为是正常的”。common表示“共同的”；ordinary表示“普通的，平凡的”；usual表示“经常的，寻常的”；normal表示“正常的”。答案：D12A.package BletterCpresent Dpostcard解析：通过第一段的暗示可知，他哥哥是给他送包裹。答案：A13A.communicate BexchangeCcompete Dchat解析：此处意为“他们哥俩没什么可聊的”。communicate意为“交流”；exchan
24、ge表示“交换”；compete表示“竞争”；chat表示“聊天”。答案：D14A.flat BroomChouse Dapartment解析：此处意为“感到他的公寓有股气味”。上文给予了暗示。答案：D15A.In addition BIn other wordsCThats to say DFor example解析：in addition意为“另外”；in other words意为“换句话说”；thats to say意为“那就是说”；for example意为“例如”。此处为谈另一话题。答案：A16A.that BwhatCwhich Dwhere解析：about后接一个宾语从句，而且
25、宾语从句中缺少谓语动词“drank and ate”的宾语。答案：B17A.warned BtoldCforbad Dwanted解析：此处指他之前就告诉Roland不要答案：B18A.hurt BconsiderCcount Dmind解析：此处指“哥哥和Gladys说话时像对小孩一样，Gladys并不介意”。hurt表示“伤害”；consider表示“考虑”；count表示“认为”；mind表示“介意”。答案：D19A.should BwouldCwill Dcan解析：wish后面的宾语从句采用虚拟语气。对将来时的虚拟，谓语动词需采用“could/would动词原形”的结构。答案：B20
26、A.each other Bone anotherCanyone else Danother one解析：此处指“我们彼此都很开心”。each other“彼此”。答案：A.语法填空In my free time，I really like surfing the Internet.When I get home from work，I turn on my computer，wait till it starts pletely(complete)，and then I go online.I usually check my email first and then write a few
27、 messages 2.to my family and friends.I sometimes scan the local news headlines at my favorite news Website 3.and read up on the latest local and international news.This Website often 4.provides (provide) video news clips you can view online.I sometimes order products or service online 5.to_save (sav
28、e) money and time instead of going to a store and buying what Im looking for.For example，I 6.ordered (order) a digital camera online the other day and saved about $50.Whatever I do，I realize that there are problems with 7.using (use) the Internet including scams，identify theft，and viruses，so Im very
29、 8.careful (care) not to give out my personal information.Furthermore，I dont download or open files 9.that/which I dont recognize.Using the Internet can be fun and a 10.convenient (convenience) way of shopping and finding out new information，but you just need to be careful.短文改错I firmly believe that
30、everyone in the world loves their mother.So am IMy mother is a ordinary teacher.She always works hard, just as other mothers do every day.In fact, she isnt good health.She had been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) for many years.Despite of this, she never stops working or giving up hope.I still rememb
31、er the day when my mother accepted a card of congratulations for Teachers Day from her director.The card read “Thank you for your hard works; Happy Teachers Day to you！” At that moment, I was so moving that tears came to my eyes.I am pride of my mother.答案：I firmly believe that everyone in the world
32、loves their mother.So IMy mother is ordinary teacher.She always works hard, just as other mothers do every day.In fact, she isnt good health.She been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) for many years.Despite of this, she never stops working or up hope.I still remember the day when my mother a card of congratulations for Teachers Day from her director.The card read “Thank you for your hard ； Happy Teachers Day to you！” At that moment, I was so that tears came to my eyes.I am of my mother.