1、Unit 1 .阅读理解Its no secret that we love dogs of all kinds, partly because they are always happy to see us when we come home, and partly because they are the perfect lovely life companions.Its fair to say that sometimes our unwavering enthusiasm even borders on (healthy) obsession.So! For todays dog n
2、ews, were talking about a very special dog, one by the name of Cheeto.He is a nineyearold Labrador Retriever(拉布拉多猎犬)mix from San Francisco, and he is cuteasabutton.Like all dogs, Cheeto lives a wonderful, active life of running and swimming and splashing and chasing after toys with his doggie friend
3、s, even though he is 100% blind.In fact, his eyes were completely removed due to detached retinas (视网膜脱落) when he was a puppy.But as you can see, Cheeto still gets around like a boss!If that video just makes your heart melt, youre sufficiently in touch with your emotions.Cheeto looks like he is in h
4、is element playing around with the other dogs, and he has really learned how to move around despite his lack of vision.Its certainly not holding him back from getting things done and living his best life.Yeah, no wonder this has over 88,000 likes.He is adorable.Look at that wet nose and those whiske
5、rs! What a cute guy!One of the comments says, “I feel an overwhelming need to meet this dog and give him tons of hugs.” And those are our thoughts exactly.这是一篇新闻报道。本文主要介绍了名叫奇多的狗在失去眼睛后是怎样乐观面对生活的。1According to the passage, why do people love dogs?ABecause they are very naughty.BBecause they are clever
6、 and can help us.CBecause they are lovely and behave well.DBecause they are our life companions and greet us happily.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的“we love dogs of all kinds, partly because they are always happy to see us when we come home, and partly because they are the perfect lovely life companions”可知,我们喜欢
7、狗是因为他们可以在我们回家时开心地迎接我们,而且还是我们可爱的生活伴侣。2Although Cheeto is blind, .Ahe still has a happy lifeBhe is famous on TVChe can get along with other cats Dhe can guide his owner答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第二段和第三段的内容可知,尽管奇多没有眼睛,但他仍然过着积极、快乐的生活。3What can we infer from the last paragraph?AFew people want to see Cheeto.BMany pe
8、ople like Cheeto very much.CMany people want to buy Cheeto.DCheeto has a sensitive nose.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的“no wonder this has over 88,000 likes”(这个视频获得了超过88 000个赞)可知,许多人都非常喜欢奇多。4What does the passage mainly talk about?AYou can get a clever dog.BDogs are humans friends.CThe dog with no eyes is ador
9、able and lives his best life.DThe dog who likes to be a boss has a busy life.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一只失去眼睛的狗是怎样乐观面对生活的。.七选五How Helping Others Helps YouVolunteering has a positive effect on your community. 1 .Volunteering can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future c
10、areer.Learn more about the reasons to volunteer below.Gain valuable life experiences and skills.Whether you build houses for the homeless or mail flyers for a local politician, you can experience the real world through handson work. 2 .Meet interesting people. 3 .No matter what groups of people your
11、e working with, youll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can broaden your horizons.Get academic credit.Some high schools offer academic credit for volunteer work through service learning. 4 .To find out if your school offers service learning, talk to your school co
12、unselor. 5 .Its eyeopening (令人瞠目的) to realize that doing even small things can have a big impact on others.Rhea, a college sophomore (大二学生), still remembers a visit she made to a senior home with a choir when she was in middle school.“An elderly man in a wheelchair looked up at me and said in a grav
13、elly (粗哑的) voice, Youve made my day.This means so much.” She recalls, “No one had ever thanked me in such a way for doing something so small, and a stranger no less!”AMake a differenceBIts good for you tooCIt can help you learn more about yourselfDGiving back to your community is valuable in itselfE
14、And you can explore your major or career interests at the same timeFIts a program that offers handson learning through service to the communityGBoth the people you are helping and your fellow volunteers can give you new understanding帮助他人的志愿者服务在对社区或他人产生积极影响的同时也为自己带来某些有利的因素。1B解析:上文语境中提到义工对社区有积极的影响,下文提
15、到义工为志愿者所带来的好处,此处选择B项“义工也会对你有好处”符合上下文语境。2E解析:与上文语境中提到的“.you can experience the real.”相呼应,此处选择E项“而且同时你也能够探索自己主要的工作兴趣是什么”。3G解析:本段主旨为“遇到有趣的人”,下文提到与自己一起参加义工的人无论是谁都会扩展自己的视野,此处选择G项“你所帮助的人和与你一起做义工的人都会为你提供新的见解”符合语境。4F解析:上文提到“service learning”,此处选择F项“这是一个可以通过服务社区获得实践经验的方案”紧承上文介绍service learning的情况。5A解析:本段以一个大二学生的亲身体验为例说明了志愿活动会对他人或社区产生一定的影响,故此处答案为A项“产生影响”以概括本段主旨。