1、Unit 1 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、 When my daughter Sara was in the fifth grade, she came to me with a problem. Marcy hates me! she cried. Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody elses. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that I want to be her friend
2、, but I can have other friends, too! Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess, when suddenly an idea came to me. Picking up two baskets from the living room, I explained, When everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little one here is yours. The big one
3、 is mine. As you grow, so does the basket. You can see your little basket is inside mine because when you were born, there were too many things you couldnt do for yourself. I did everything you couldnt do on your own. She nodded. Well, as you grew older and began to do some things on your own, I beg
4、an placing a few more things in your basket. When you learned to tie your shoes, that went in your basket. She said softly, I can tie my own shoes. Right. As you grow older, there will be more and more things you must do on your own. As I spoke, I gradually took her basket out of mine and handed it
5、to her. You will finally carry your own basket with things only you can do. She looked up at me and said, I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.1.What was Saras problem?A.She didnt have a basket.B.She didnt want her own basket.C.Her mother was
6、 too hard on her.D.She couldnt deal with her friendship.2.What did the author feel when she heard her daughters problem?A. Angry. B. Crazy. C. Helpless. D. Proud.3.We can infer that Sara _.A.wouldnt make friends with KathyB.would talk to Marcy herselfC.was too young to deal with anythingD.managed to
7、 persuade her mother to help her2、Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student,and said: Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You hav
8、e 45 minutes today 一and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out o
9、f their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His
10、presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect (感染) other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, But Im just not creat
11、ive.Do you dream at night when youre asleep?Oh, sure. So tell me one of your most interesting dreams. The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you? Nobody. I do it. Really 一 at night,
12、when youre asleep? Sure.Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?1.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to .A.know more about the studentsB.make the lessons more excitingC.raise the students interest in artD.teach the students about toy design2.What do we know about the boy mentioned in
13、Paragraph 3?A.He liked to help his teacher.B.He preferred to study alone.C.He was active in class.D.He was imaginative.3.What does the underlined word downside in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.4.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A.
14、To help them to see their creativity.B.To find out about their sleeping habits.C.To help them to improve their memory.D.To find out about their ways of thinking.3、语法填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式)My name is Adam and I find _ (be) a freshman in senior high school is really a challenge. My adviser helped
15、 me choose the _ (suit) courses and he also recommended me _ (study) advanced literature because I like English and am good at _. As for the extra-curricular _ (activity) , I wanted to join the school football team, _ I was refused by the coach because he said I didnt play well enough. Though I was
16、a little unhappy, I was not _ (discourage). I decided to join a volunteer club to help the homeless people to improve _ my own.Being a senior high school student, I must get used to being _ (response) for a lot more. Though I may meet with a lot of difficulties in my studies, I will try to be well _
17、 (prepare) for university or whatever else comes in the future.4、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last week I was in the hoarding area of the airport, excited about my trip home to see my parents. I was busy planning for the weekend，but I was taken out of my day dreaming by an elderly w
18、oman talking 1 into her cellphone. She kept telling the person to 2 her where she was. She 3 the gate number again and again. She got a little louder each time she did that. Many people snickered(窃笑) because she was nearly 4 and thought how silly the old people could be.Then I heard her say Im 5 but
19、 I cant hear you. There seems to be something 6 with my hearifig aid. Thats too bad, I thoughts I moved forward to board the 7 . As she tried to understand the person on the other end of the phone her 8 was becoming increasingly frantic(发狂似的). It was almost my 9 to board. I couldnt 10 looking back a
20、t the woman. It made me think how 11 I was to have my hearing. And I realized I could offer her some 12 . I suddenly got out of the 13 and went to the woman. I let her 14 me the phone and shouted, Let me help you, Ill tell you what the person is 15.She looked at me and agreed 16 I took the phone fro
21、m her, 17 who I was, listened for a moment, and told the woman her husband was18 her outside the airport as he could not enter the gate area. Finally, I pointed her in the right 19 .It took me less than two minutes to finish the task, but my 20 in having been able to help her remains strong.1.A.secr
22、etlyB.loudlyC.sadlyD.quickly2.A.callB.driveC.supportD.meet3.A.askedB.wroteC.repeatedD.guessed4.A.shoutingB.singingC.leavingD.running5.A.confusedB.tiredC.sorryD.busy6.A.wrongB.strangeC.greatD.pleasant7.A.planeB.trainC.boatD.car8.A.stepB.voiceC.friendD.mind9.A.dutyB.ideaC.taskD.turn10.A.avoidB.stopC.c
23、ontinueD.keep11.A.surprisedB.luckyC.proudD.,healthy12.A.moneyB.comfortC.helpD.care13.A.lineB.scheduleC.circleD.thought14.A.throwB.buyC.handD.fix15.A.doingB.sayingC.watchingD.planning16.A.honestlyB.bravelyC.angrilyD.thankfully17.A.explainedB.consideredC.forgotD.lied18.A.thinking ofB.turning toC.waiti
24、ng forD.focusing on19.A.buildingB.directionC.streetD.room20.A.pityB.hopeC.loveD.pride 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1-3 DCB解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的 Marcy hates me! she cried. Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody elses. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that. 可知，女儿遇到的麻烦是不会处理和别人的友谊。2.推理
25、判断题。根据第二段中的Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess.可知，作者在刚开始听到女儿的麻烦时，是束手无策的。故选C项。3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.可知,Sara在听了作者的教导之后，应该会自己去和Marcy谈谈。 2答案及解析：答案：ADBA解析：1.考查细节理解。根据文章第一段的to fin
26、d out something about my students可知，作者使Tinkertoys是为了弄清楚有关学生们的一 些事情。故选A项。2.考查推理判断。根据第二段中的Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work可知，这个男孩儿非常具有创造性，故选D项。3.考查词义猜测。根据下文的I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking可知，作者冒着失去那些有不同思维风格的学生的风险。故可知该词的意思为不足，缺点，所以选B项。4.根据第四段
27、中的Without fail one would declare，But Im just not creative. 及下文内容可推知，作者问学生们他们是否做梦了是为了让他们看到自己的创造力。故选A项。 3答案及解析：答案：1. being2. suitable3. to study 4. it5. activities6. but7. discouraged8. on9. responsible10. prepared解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者进入高中后选择合适的课程和课外活动的过程，以及自己对未来的打算。1. 所填词作从句的主语，所以用v.-ing形式。2. 所填词修饰名词，所
28、以用形容词形式。3. recommend sb. to do sth.意为推荐某人做某事。4. 所填词代替上文提到的English，所以用it。5. activity是可数名词，根据语意可知，此处要用复数形式。6. 根据语意可知，上下文是转折关系，所以用but。7. 所填词作表语，所以用形容词形式。discouraged意为泄气的。8. on ones own意为独自，是固定搭配。9. 所填词作表语，所以用形容词形式。10. be well prepared for 意为为.做好准备。 4答案及解析：答案：BDCAC AABDB BCACB DACBD解析：1.B根据上文中的I was tak
29、en out of my daydreaming和下文的描述可知,老妇人打电话的声音很大。secretly秘密地；loudly大声地； sadly悲伤地；quickly迅速地。故B项正确。2.D根据下文中的where she was the gate number可知，她吿诉对方她的位置,让对方来接她故D项正确. call打电话叫；drive 驾车送(人)”；support支持；meet(与）会面。3.C根据下文中的again and again可知，她一遍一遍地重复登机口号码，故C项正确。ask询问;write书写;repeat重复；guess猜测。4.A 根据上文中的 “She got a
30、 little louder each time she did that” 可知，此时她几乎是在大叫。shout大声说，叫，嚷；sing唱（歌）”；leave “离开”；nm跑，奔跑5.C Im sorry，bul.”常用来表示自己的歉意，故C项符合语境。6.A根据下文内容可知,老妇人的助听器似乎出了点儿问题，因此A项正确。wrong有毛病，不正常；strange奇怪的；great大的； pleasant “令人愉快的”。7.A 根据上文中的Last week I was in the boarding area of the airport可知，此时我正要上飞机。故A项正确。8.B由于她努
31、力想明白对方的意思（却无法听清），因此她的声音近乎发狂. 故B项正确：step步伐；voice说话声；friend朋友； mind大脑。9.D就快轮到我登机了。Its ones turn to do sth.意为轮到某人做某事。故D项正确.10.B 我不停地朝后看那位老妇人。故B项符合语境。avoid避免；stop(使）停止；continue持续；keep继续，重复（做某事）。11.B ”我听力很好是多么幸运。surprised吃惊的；lucky-幸运的；proud自豪的；healthy健康的。故B项正确:12.C “我意识到我可以给她提供一些帮助。故C项正确：money钱；comfort”
32、安慰；help帮助；care照料13.A由上文可知我在排队等候登机，因此此处指我从队里走了出来。line队伍；schedule日程安排”；circle, “圈子；thought思想。故A项正确14.C “我”示意她把手机递给我。throw “抛，扔；buy购买”；hand交，给，递；fix提供。故C项正确15.B结合上文可知，我将告诉她对方正在说的话。故B项正确16.D根据agreed可知.她接受了我的帮助，由此可知她肯定是感激的。honestly诚实地；bravely “勇敢地；angrily 生气地； thankfully感激地。故D项正确：17.A由语境可知，我接过电话先给对方解释了一下3 explain解释；consider考虑；忘记；lie擻谦。故A项正确。18.C 由语境可知，她丈夫在机场外面等她。think of想起；turn to向求助”；wait for等待；focus on集中。故C项正确。19.B 由语境可知，我给她指了正确的方向。building”建筑物；direction “方向”；street街道；room房间。故B项正确。20.D帮助她用了还不到两分钟的时间，但能帮助她的那种自豪感却是强烈的。pity “同情” ；hope希望；love “热爱”；pride自豪。故D 项正确
