1、单元加餐练.完形填空Almost everyone around us uses a phone.Phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or _1_ social arrangements from day to day.Several times in course of a work day, you may be _2_ by phone with colleagues, students, lab assistants, secretaries or others on _3_ matters.If yo
2、u want an appointment with your department head, you would _4_ call him and arrange a time with him.If you were unable to _5_ your appointment, or if you found you had to be late for it, you would phone and change the _6_.In this way, no one _7_ time waiting for someone who is not coming.If you want
3、 to buy something, you would “let your _8_ do the walking”That is, you call _9_ to make sure the store has what you need.If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to _10_ prices.If you want to take a train or plane, after finding out _11_ and prices, you can call to make a _12_； if y
4、ou want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open _13_ you travel all the way there.Phones are easily _14_.In streets, you can see public phones in which you _15_ coins to make a call.Phones have _16_ answering services; if you are not at home or in the office,
5、 or dont wish to be _17_， you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you.A prerecorded _18_ will say to the caller, “Im _19_.Im not in at the moment.Please leave your name and number and I will call you back as _20_ as possible.” Its more efficient to leave ones name and number than to
6、waste their time calling again and again.你想和你的上司预约见面的时间吗？你想预订机票、火车票吗？拿起你的电话吧，它会让你方便快捷地完成这些任务。如果你不在家或办公室，如果你不想接电话，它还可以帮你自动接听。这些都是电话带给我们的便利。 1A.handle Battend Coffer Dmatch答案：A解析：handle处理；attend出席，参加；offer提供；match匹配。2A.conveyed Bconsulted Cinterrupted Dadvised答案：B解析：在日常工作中经常会有同事、学生等通过电话向你咨询与工作相关的事情。co
7、nvey表达；consult请教，咨询；interrupt打扰，打断；advise建议。3A.private Bselfrelated Cpublic Dworkrelated答案：D解析：private私人的； selfrelated与自我相关的；public 公众的；workrelated与工作相关的。第一段提到使用电话开展工作，因此这里是咨询与工作相关的事情。4A.carefully Bfinally Cnormally Dsecretly答案：C解析：正常情况下，如果你要和你的部门领导预约，你会打电话与他协商一个时间。carefully认真地；finally最后；normally正常地
8、；secretly秘密地。5A.make Bkeep Cbreak Dremember答案：B解析：由下文可知，如果你不能赴约或者迟到的话，你可以电话告知并改变计划。6A.mind Bsubject Cplan Didea答案：C解析：结合语境可知此处指改变“计划”。7A.arranges Btakes Ckills Dwastes答案：D解析：别人就不会浪费时间等待一个不来的人。waste time (in) doing sth. 浪费时间做某事。8A.fingers Bfeet Chead Dlegs答案：A解析：finger手指；foot脚；head头；leg腿。由下文可知，用电话购物可
9、以让你的手指替你跑腿。9A.off Bin Cout Dahead答案：D解析：提前打电话确认商店是否有你要买的东西。10A.bargain Bcompare Cpay Dcut答案：B解析：bargain讨价还价；compare比较； pay付款；cut切割。给几家商店打电话比较一下价格。11A.destination Broute Cschedule Dcourse答案：C解析：如果你要乘飞机或火车，查明时刻表和价格后，你就可以打电话订票了。destination目的地；route路线；schedule时刻表；course课程，过程。12A.reservation Bchoice Cdec
10、ision Dstudy答案：A解析：reservation预订；choice选择； decision决定； study研究。打电话预订机票或车票。13A.until Bunless Cafter Dbefore答案：D解析：在你去之前，通过电话问一下商店营业到多晚。14A.accessible Bacceptable Cportable Dsuitable答案：A解析：由下文可知，电话到处都有。accessible易接近的，可利用的；acceptable可接受的；portable轻便的；suitable适合的。15A.deliver Bfeed Cchange Duse答案：B解析：deli
11、ver 递送；feed 把放进机器；change兑换； use使用。往公共电话投入硬币才能打电话。16A.proper Bartificial Cautomatic Dfree答案：C解析：由下文和常识可知，电话有自动回复功能。proper合适的； artificial人工的，虚假的；automatic自动的；free自由的，免费的。17A.worried Bupset Cdisturbed Dwoken答案：C解析：如果你不想被打扰，那你就把机器打开替你自动回复电话。disturb打扰，打断。18A.speech Bmessage Cnotice Ddialogue答案：B解析：机器将用事先
12、录制好的留言自动回复电话。19A.glad Bafraid Cregretful Dsorry答案：D解析：由上下文得知，此处为“对不起，我此刻不在”。20A.soon Bquickly Cmuch Dlong答案：A解析：as soon as possible 尽快。.阅读理解Annie slept in the front of the seat with her father drove through the darkness.“Were almost there！” Dad announced cheerfully.“Soon well be observing and counti
13、ng owls at the state park.” Yawning, Annie nodded and smiled.The time was 4：30 am.Looking out into the darkness, Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night, when they hunt for food.During the day, they sleep in hardtofind spots.“Dad, why do you need to count owls？” she as
14、ked.“Its important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations，” he explained.“We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area.You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a re
15、cord of how many times we see each kind.Then well send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from people all over the country.”Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park.Then, with flashing in hand, they began their hike into the woods.Annie zipped up her co
16、at and tried to keep from trembling.She had not expected the morning to be so frigid.Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.Suddenly Annies father stopped and gestured for her to be still.Obeying, Annie did not take another step.She thought she heard a low crying up head.“Thats certainly a screech ow
17、l，” her father whispered.“Lets get a look at it.” After looking more closely, Annie could see that it was a small owl.Sensing danger, the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly against its body.Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.Walking a littl
18、e farther, they came to a tall oak tree.“This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls，” Dad said.“Im going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl.Maybe we can get one to answer.” Annie could hardly believe her ear.The recorded all sounded as if the bird were asking, “who cooks for yo
19、u？” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in distance.She held her breath and waited.Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them.Annie had long forgotten how cold it was.She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully.The barred owl
20、 was nearly two feet tall.Gray feathers surrounded its dark eyes.The bird did not matter.Annie would never forget the image of the powerful barred owl.文章讲述了Annie与父亲一起观察猫头鹰，计算猫头鹰的数量是否减少。1Why did Annie and her father go to the state park?ATo catch owls.BTo collect information about owls.CTo record the
21、 call of owls and feed them.DTo carry out an experiment on owls and study.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的描述可知Annie与父亲是去收集猫头鹰的数量的信息。故选B。2Annie could study the barred owl carefully with the help of _.Ascientists Bmoonlight Cflashlight Da recorder答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中“She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight o
22、n the bird and studying it carefully.”可知她借助手电筒观察。故选C。3How did Annie feel when she saw the barred owl?ABored. BRelaxed. CFrightened. DAmazed.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully.” (她惊奇地站着，把手电筒照在这只鸟儿上，仔细地研究它。)可知，当她看到横斑猫头鹰时，她觉得很惊讶。故选D。4W
23、hat would be the best title?AThe Owl Count BA Study on OwlsCObservation of Birds DA Cold Early Morning答案：A解析：主旨大意题。本文为记叙文，讲述了Annie与父亲一起观察猫头鹰，计算猫头鹰的数量的经历。B、C、D项不符合文意，故选A。.应用文写作假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你校学生体育运动情况。请给他回信，内容包括：1学校的体育场馆；2主要的运动项目；3你喜欢的项目。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear_Peter，I_am_glad_to_hea
24、r_from_you.In_your_letter_you_asked_about_the_sports_in_our_school.Our_school_has_a_big_gymnasium_and_playground_with_modern_facilities.All_students_have_two_PE_classes_a_week_and_run_for_20_minutes_every_day.Besides，our_school_set_up_a_volleyball_team_and_a_basketball_team.It_is_worth_mentioning_th
25、at_our_volleyball_team_won_the_championship_twice_in_national_middle_school_volleyball_matches.I_am_on_the_volleyball_team，and_I_like_volleyball_very_much.Yours，Li_Hua.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。It was late one August night. I answered a call from a small brick building in a quiet part of tow
26、n. I supposed I was being sent to pick up some partygoers, or a worker heading to an early shift at some factory for the industrial part of town. When I arrived at 2：30 am, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute，” ans
27、wered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened.A small woman in her 80s stood before me. She was neatly dressed. By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years.“Would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said. I took the suitcas
28、e to the cab, and then returned to help the woman walk slowly to the cab. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing，” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers as I would treat my mother.”When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?
29、 Im in no hurry. Im on my way to a hospice.”Her eyes were glistening.“I dont have any family left，” she went on talking.“The doctor says I dont have very long time.” Hearing this, I quietly shut off the meter.For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had
30、 once worked to make a life as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. As the first ray of sun was ri
31、sing above the horizon, she said, “Im tired. Lets go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home(疗养院). Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were concerned and attentive, watching her every move. They must
32、have been expecting her.I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.“How much do I owe you？” she asked, reaching into her purse.“Nothing，” I said.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragr
33、aph 1：Without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy，” she said，“Thank you.” As I walked into the dim morning light, a door shut behind me.It was the sound of the closing of a life.Paragraph 2：I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. Fo
34、r the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review，I dont think that I have done anything more important in my life.Were conditioned to think that lives revolve around great moments.But great moments often catch us unawaresbeautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
