1、Unit 1Learning about Language. 句型转换1. “I am having supper, ” he said. He said that he was having supper. 2. “I went home with my sister, ” she said. She said that she had gone home with her sister. 3. “I met her yesterday, ” he said to me. He told me that he had met her the day before. 4. “I bought
2、the computer two weeks ago, ” she said. She said that she had bought the computer two weeks before. 5. He said, “You can sit here, Jim. ”He told Jim that he could sit there. 6. He asked, “How did you find it, mother? ”He asked his mother how she had found it. 7. “Where have you been these days? ” he
3、 asked. He asked me where I had been those days. 8. “Do you know where she lives? ” he asked. He asked me whether I knew where she lived. 9. “Are you interested in this? ” he said. He asked whether/if I was interested in that. 10. “Did you read the book last week? ” he said. He asked whether/if I ha
4、d read the book the week before. . 单句改错1. John said that he is going to London with his father. (is改为was)2. They said that they would have a match next week. (next前加the)3. He told me that he has taught English for ten years. (has改为had)4. The teacher told me that I must pay more attention to his pron
5、unciation. (his改为my)5. She said that she would go there this evening. (this改为that)6. He said that he was washing his clothes now. (now改为then)7. She told me that she was studying Chinese these days. (these改为those)8. He said that he had bought the house 10 years ago. (ago改为before)9. The teacher told u
6、s that the sun was bigger than the moon. (was改为is)10. He asked me who I am. (am改为was). 阅读理解It has been a year since I found out my friend had passed away. I still store his phone number, even though I know calling the number will never reach him again. I feel like if I deleted (删除) his phone number,
7、 it would mean he was really gone. Over the past few years, we have planned to travel together just to see the dolphins in the sea. However, for some reasons it didnt happen, yet I always took his calls over the years. We shared a lot of interests. When I knew that he had been diagnosed (诊断) with a
8、very serious illness and was in hospital, I remembered sending messages to him. I did not receive a message back, so I left a voice message. A week later, I sent him a message once again. However, I still didnt get a reply. I thought he was busy. During the next several months I was very busy, too.
9、Suddenly, in that mid-summer, I received a short message: “Sorry, Marlynn. He has passed away. ”I was very sad and surprised at the words. I was very sad and regretful. I regretted that I let the months pass without trying again. I worked with many people who had also lost their best friends. The sa
10、dness is often unspeakable. There is guilt (内疚), helplessness and sadness that is difficult to put into words. Now I try to be grateful for the times and memories we have. I realize the best thing that we can do is value the ones we love. 【文章大意】本文叙述了作者与朋友的约定和没有得到回复的短信, 以及后来作者得知朋友去世后的心理变化, 最后作者领悟到我们能
11、做的就是珍惜我们爱的人。1. What do we know about the writers friend? A. He lived by himself. B. He deleted the writers phone number. C. He has gone to a far-away city. D. He has been dead for a year. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的第一句“It has been a year since I found out my friend had passed away. ”可以看出作者的朋友去世一年了。故选D。2.
12、 What did the writer do when she didnt receive her friends message? A. She telephoned him. B. She left a voice message to him. C. She wrote to him a week later. D. She visited him right away. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“I did not receive a message back, so I left a voice message. ”得知作者的短信没有得到回复之后, 她给朋友语音留
13、言了。故选B。3. What does the author want to express in Paragraph 4? A. Her hard working experience. B. Peoples attitude towards life. C. Her sadness of losing her friend. D. Her surprise at her friends illness. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第四段中“I was very sad and surprised at the words. I was very sad and regretful. I
14、 regretted that I let the months pass without trying again. ”不难看出, 作者对于朋友的离世很伤心。故选C。4. What can be the best title for the text? A. Never RegretB. Value the Ones We LoveC. A Friend with IllnessD. Be Grateful for the Future Time【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文讲述的是作者对于朋友的离开产生的一些情绪和领悟, 最重要的是作者最后的领悟: 珍惜你所爱的人, 故选B。. 语法填空阅
15、读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Coffee is an 1. _ (importance) part of Italian culture. I have drunk a lot of it since I arrived here six months ago. The coffee culture in Italy is 2. _(complete) different from that in the UK. In Italy, when you order 3. _ cup of coffee in a cafe, you are presented
16、with a tiny, bitter espresso (蒸馏咖啡). Takeaway coffee is very popular among the British, but it is not common in Italy, especially in those 4. _ (area) where there are few tourists. Generally, people in Italy prefer to drink their tiny coffee while they are standing at the bar. For many of 5. _ (they
17、), this short break is a part of their day. Breakfast in a bar in Italy 6. _ (include) a coffee and a pastry (糕点). Cappuccinos (卡布奇诺咖啡)are very popular at breakfast. A cup of cappuccino is the perfect way of 7. _(start) the day for me. I think its nice for people 8. _ (go) to a bar to have a coffee
18、for breakfast before work. Finally, a thing 9. _ has been found by me is that coffee in Italy is much cheaper. That means in Italy it is possible to go out for coffee every day 10. _ spending much money. 【文章大意】本文为说明文。文章介绍了意大利的咖啡文化。1. 【解析】important。考查形容词。句意: 咖啡是意大利文化一个重要的部分。修饰名词part需用importance的形容词形式
19、, 故用important。2. 【解析】completely。考查副词。句意: 意大利的咖啡文化跟英国的完全不同。修饰形容词different, 用complete的副词形式。故用completely。3. 【解析】a。考查冠词。句意: 在意大利, 当你在咖啡店里点一杯咖啡时, 你会得到一小杯苦的蒸馏咖啡。a cup of 为固定搭配, 意为“一杯”。故填a。4. 【解析】areas。考查名词形式。句意: 尤其在那些游客较少的地方。those后用可数名词复数形式, area的复数形式为areas。故填areas。5. 【解析】them。考查人称代词。句意: 对于他们中的大多数, 短暂的休息是
20、每天的一部分。介词of后面用宾格them。故填them。6. 【解析】includes。考查动词。句意: 在意大利酒吧里的早饭包括咖啡和糕点。分析句子, 主语breakfast为不可数名词, 动词用第三人称单数形式。故填includes。7. 【解析】starting。考查动词形式。句意: 对我来说, 一杯卡布奇诺是开始一天的完美的方式。介词of后面用start的动名词形式starting。故填starting。8. 【解析】to go。考查固定句式。句意: 我认为对人们来说在工作前去酒吧喝一杯咖啡是很棒的。固定句式It is+adj. +for sb. +to do sth. 意为“某人做某
21、事”。故填to go。9. 【解析】which/that。考查定语从句。句意: 最后, 我发现的一件事就是意大利的咖啡比较便宜。分析句子可知, 先行词a thing为物, 且定语从句中缺主语。故填which/that。10. 【解析】without。考查介词。句意: 那意味着在意大利人们不用花费很多钱就可以每天都出去喝咖啡。分析句意可知, 在意大利, 人们不用花太多钱就能每天出去喝咖啡。故填without。. 完形填空Happiness always lies in giving help to others. And Steven Smith has just set us a good 1
22、 . Donald Austin is a teacher. He had a2accident several months ago. And he had to3three months in hospital. He also had part of his left4cut off. Now he was able to go back home, Donald thought he could go5the steps to the front door of his home using walking sticks. But he wasnt as6 as he had hope
23、d. And the wheelchair was too7. His wife, Jennifer Austin, couldnt lift it up the steps, even with his mothers help. Donald8 at last. And the family all felt very 9. They were out of strength and almost lost10. Just then, a car11 their eye. It had driven past but was slowly 12 back. The stranger, St
24、even Smith, 13 and asked if he could help. The family watched Smith help Donald inside the house and place him 14 on the sofa. But Smith knew there was still more to do. He thought Donald might have to15 those steps many times in the future. So the next day, Smith came to Donalds house again. He ask
25、ed if he could 16 a ramp(斜坡) in front of the house. With some other helping hands, Smith 17 built a ramp over the steps. And now the wheelchair can go up and down easily. The kind act brought the family to 18. “This stranger has19 the day for us twice within 24 hours, ” Jennifer 20 on Facebook. “He
26、brought us hope and made our day more beautiful. ”【文章大意】本文主要讲了Donald Austin因为事故切掉了他的一部分左腿, 回到家后Austin一家面临的麻烦是不能把轮椅搬到房子里, 好心的Steven Smith帮他们解决了这个难题, Steven Smith带给Austin一家乐观和便利。1. A. courageB. exampleC. recordD. rule【解析】选B。courage勇气; example例子, 榜样; record记录; rule规则。Steven Smith帮助Donald Austin解决了问题, 给
27、我们树立了一个好榜样, set sb. a good example是固定搭配, 符合文意, 故选B。2. A. seriousB. strangeC. clearD. strict【解析】选A。serious严肃的, 严重的; strange奇怪的; clear清晰的; strict严厉的。根据后文可知, Donald Austin的腿部截肢, 乘坐轮椅, 可知其发生了严重的事故。故选A。3. A. takeB. costC. spendD. get【解析】选C。take拿, 用; cost花费; spend花费; get 取得。句子主语是he, 与spend连用表示“花费时间/金钱”, 而
28、cost的主语一般是事物。故选C。4. A. armB. stomachC. heartD. leg【解析】选D。根据第三段中using walking sticks可知, Donald Austin切除的是腿的一部分。故选D。5. A. downB. offC. outD. up【解析】选D。根据下文His wife, Jennifer Austin, couldnt lift it up the steps可知, Donald要用拐杖爬上家门前的台阶。故选D。6. A. strongB. cleverC. weakD. thick【解析】选A。strong强壮的; clever聪明的; w
29、eak虚弱的; thick厚的。他原以为住院三个月后, 身体已经足够强壮可以使用拐杖上台阶了。故选A。7. A. smallB. heavyC. fullD. cheap【解析】选B。下一句话提到他的妻子不能抬着轮椅上台阶, 因此可判断轮椅是沉重的。故选B。8. A. stood upB. went awayC. gave upD. worked out【解析】选C。stand up站起来; go away走开; give up放弃; work out计算出, 想出。根据前文可知, 妻子在他的妈妈的帮助下也不能抬动轮椅, 因此Donald最后放弃了上台阶的努力。故选C。9. A. sadB.
30、delightedC. annoyedD. excited【解析】选A。大家努力一番也没能帮助Donald成功上台阶, 因此心情是悲伤的。故选A。10. A. mindB. hopeC. faceD. weight【解析】选B。大家很累很悲伤, 因此几乎放弃了上台阶的希望。故选B。11. A. keptB. threwC. heldD. caught【解析】选D。keep保持; throw扔掉; hold举起; catch抓住。catch ones eye是固定搭配, 意为“吸引某人的注意力”, 符合语意。故选D。12. A. walkingB. offeringC. turningD. ca
31、lling【解析】选C。walk散步; offer提供; turn转身, 转弯; call打电话。根据下文Steven Smith. . . asked if he could help可知, Steven Smith开车转弯回来。故选C。13. A. stoppedB. leftC. removedD. arrived【解析】选A。根据常识判断, 先停下车, 再询问。故选A。14. A. rapidlyB. silentlyC. suddenlyD. carefully【解析】选D。rapidly迅速地; silently静静地; suddenly突然地; carefully小心地。因为Do
32、nald身体虚弱, Smith要小心地帮助他。故选D。15. A. jumpB. climbC. enterD. run【解析】选B。Donald在未来的生活中要上下台阶。故选B。16. A. buildB. achieveC. completeD. search【解析】选A。build建造; achieve实现; complete完成; search寻找。为了能够让Donald方便, 他要建造斜坡。build合乎句意, 故选A。17. A. slowlyB. hardlyC. easilyD. successfully【解析】选D。根据下文一家人的感激可知, Smith “成功地”搭建了斜坡
33、。故选D。18. A. successB. surpriseC. tearsD. anger【解析】选C。作为一个陌生人, 能够帮助Austin一家人解决问题, 他们很感动, 流下了泪水。故选C。19. A. receivedB. savedC. contributedD. started【解析】选B。receive收到; save挽救, 救助; contribute促进; start开始。Smith帮助Donald上台阶和为Donald修建台阶的斜坡, 可知Smith在关键时候“救助”这一家两次。故选B。20. A. talkedB. spokeC. wroteD. remembered【解析】选C。Facebook(脸书)是一个社交平台, Jennifer在上面写下了这样的话语, 以表示她的感激之情。talk和speak不能直接引出说话内容, 应是“写”在社交平台上。故选C。
