1、Unit 1Section .单词拼写1The forest was cool and _ (香的),and the walk through it calmed my spirits.2Im not very impressed by the works of many _ (当代的) artists.3The car accident has caused _ (永久的) damage to her eyesight.4Firemen from all the surrounding _ (区) helped to fight the fires in the city.5The _ (委
2、员会) has decided to close the restaurant.6The Smiths had lived at 27 Park _(大街) before they moved here.7Most of the exhibits are too _ (易碎的) to be sent abroad8He did not have a good _(声誉) in his home town.9It is generally accepted that the Chinese _ (文明) is one of the oldest in the world10Television
3、news brings us _ (视觉的) images from around the world答案:1.fragrant2.contemporary3.permanent4.districts5committee6.Avenue7.fragile8.reputation9.civilization10.visual.用方框内所给的短语完成下列句子be allergic to, be fond of, every two years, be up to sb, appeal to, be well worth, have a preference for, in the flesh, b
4、y coincidence, on the other hand1_,we happened to be travelling on the same train.2On one hand we are children; _, we should learn to think more of others.3When she is in need, she always _us.4The book is funny, so I _ it.5She suddenly cried, for she _what I said6He travels to Shanghai _.7You have g
5、rown up, and _ to decide whether to go on studying.8He comes from the South China, and _ sweet food9You should believe what I said, for I saw her _.10The site _ a visit, because there are so many places of interest there.答案:1.By coincidence2.on the other hand3.appeals to4.am fond of5.was allergic to
6、6.every two years7.its up to you8.has a preference for9.in the flesh10.is well worth.用所给单词的正确形式完成句子1Your advice at present would be extremely _ to me(value)2You were caught in the traffic? Thats the least _ excuse you could offer(convince)3I have never been to ChinA_, I know little about it(conseque
7、nce)4You can not take _ of the farm until three weeks after the contract is signed(possess)5A man is being questioned in relation to the _ murder last week(attempt)6He seems to want a _ (predict), orderly world7His _ belief led to his giving up the worldly materials and devotion to charity.(religion
8、)8Violent computer games are said to be one of the causes that lead to the childrens _ (aggression) behavior.9The boy has a strong _ for science, which makes his parents happy(prefer)10Such behavior is unacceptable in a _ city.(civilization)答案:1.valuable2.convincing3.Consequently4possession5.attempt
9、ed6.predictable7.religious8.aggressive9.preference10.civilized.完形填空Gordon Summer is a very goodlooking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for _1_ known as Sting, hes the lead singer of The PoliceSuddenly Sting has become a _2_ “I cant walk down a street any
10、 more without feeling that people are _3_ me,” he says.“When Im not working, all I want to do is to be a _4_ personI make a point of walking round the street, just being _5_.”He and Frances bought the house in _6_ when Sting returned from The Polices highly successful world tour.“I picked Ireland be
11、cause, apart from being _7_,you can stay in touch with England while _8_ life at a slower pace!”He also has Irish ancestry(祖先)and an Irish _9_, Frances, a wellaccepted actress.Sting is very much a man _10_ the eighties: “Frances _11_ to be considered as only my wife, which Im _12_aboutShe has her ow
12、n _13_Shes ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and clever, but she has never let it affect herIts _14_been that wayWhen we got married and had Joseph,”explains Sting,“we both agreed that being _15_ was not going to affect our work.”A fixed _16_ life is clearly important to StingIt remains the one constant factor in a w
13、orld that has changed completely for him since he _17_ a job in teaching for the music businessSting loved _18_,but could not help playing in bandsSo he tried to _19_ both, teaching by day, playing by nightIt left him so _20_ that he knew he had to choose one or the other.文章大意:本文主要介绍了超级巨星Gordon Summ
14、er的生活。1AHardly BBetter CMore DLess答案:BGordon Summer更为人所知的名字是艺名Sting; well known as “作为而著名”,其比较级是better known。2Asuperstar Bteacher Csinger Dplayer答案:ASting作为主唱歌手突然之间成了超级巨星。3Afollowing Bcalling Cwatching Dwaving答案:C此句意为“我每次上街都感觉有人在看着我。”名人嘛,当然会被公众所注视。4Afamous Brich Cnormal Dpoor答案:C而我却只想当一个普通的人,过正常人的生活
15、。5Amyself Bhimself Courselves Dthemselves答案:A此处用myself,说明Gordon Summer想恢复正常人的生活。6AEngland BAmerica CScotland DIreland答案:D根据下文可知选D。7Anear Bfar Cpleasant Dmountainous答案:CGordon选中爱尔兰的原因,除了爱尔兰环境好之外,还能再享受节奏较慢的生活。8Asuffering Bleading Cprotecting Denjoying答案:D根据上下文可知为“享受着”生活。9Awife Bfriend Cpartner Dparent
16、答案:A由下文可知Frances是他的爱尔兰籍的妻子。10Aof Bin CforDat答案:Aa man of the eighties“一个80年代的人”。11Aagrees Basks Crefuses Dlikes答案:C由下文可知Frances有自己的事业,她不愿在家做专职太太。12Aworried Bglad Cthankful Dangry答案:B从下文可知夫妇两人都认为婚姻、家庭不能影响自己的工作,由此可推知Sting对妻子不愿做专职太太是支持的,是乐意的。13Achild Blife CjobDmind答案:C根据下句可知她有自己的工作。14Aseldom Bsometime
17、s Crecently Dalways答案:D情况一直是这样的。15Aparents Bsingers Cplayers Dteachers答案:A结婚有了孩子就是“为人父母”。16Asinging Bfamily Cteaching Dplaying答案:B此处说的应是稳固家庭生活对Sting很重要。17Atook up Bgave up Cpicked up Dput up答案:B由下文可知Sting原来是从事教学工作的,现改行当了歌手。18AworkingBtravellingCchangingDteaching答案:D从上下文可知Sting是非常热爱教学工作的,所以他曾一度一边教学,一
18、边唱歌。19AmakeBgetChaveDdo答案:D他尽力做好两件事。20.Agiven outBpicked outCdied outDtired out答案:D白天教学,晚上演出,使他感觉太辛苦,不得不择其一而为之。.阅读理解Festival TimeWhat is there to do in September? Lots.especially if you feel like traveling!Talk Like a Pirate DayTalk Like a Pirate Day is held every 19th SeptemberNow in its tenth year
19、, its celebrated all over the worlDIt is a fun day that involves people talking like piratesWhat started as a fun concept in which people imitate pirate talk has turned into an event that receives media attention worldwideSome groups work with organizations such as Childhood Cancer Support and Marie
20、 Curie Cancer Care to raise money or increase awareness of cancer support and research.The Mayors Thames Festival 2012The excitement of the Olympic Games may be over, but things dont stop in LondonThe Mayors Thames Festival is a weekend of free events (8th9th September) ! Theres a boat race, exhibit
21、ions, music, dance, food tasting and even a firework display at night.Labor Day Weekend, USALabor Day is a major US holiday weekenDIts always celebrated on the first Monday of September, and it marks the end of the summer holiday perioDMany schools open for the new academic year the day after Labor
22、DayOn the day itself, there are concerts all over the countryFor example, in the capital, Washington DC, theres a fiveday Beatles Festival with 50 bands, plus a blues festival and a free concert by the National Symphony OrchestrAWine and Beer Festivals, GermanySeptember is also a great month for win
23、e as the new varieties are ready for tastingThe Stuttgart Wine Festival (29th August 9th September) is one of the worlds biggest wine festivals, with over one million visitorsAt the festival, you can drink over 250 winesFans of a sausage with their glass of wine should go to the Wurstmarkt (sausage
24、market) in the town of Bad DrkheimThis festival has been held for over 600 yearsHowever, if you prefer beer to wine, theres the world famous Munich Oktoberfest, which starts on 22nd September and continues until 7th October.文章大意:文章介绍了九月份的几个节日。1What can we learn about Talk Like a Pirate Day?AIt is or
25、ganized by the local mediABIt involves some charitable work.CIt attracts a great many pirates.DIts original aim was to raise money.答案:B细节理解题。根据Talk Like a Pirate Day部分的Some groups work with organizations.to raise money or increase awareness of.可知,海盗语言日会有一些慈善活动。2If a visitor wants to attend a blues c
26、oncert, which is the best choice for him?AThe Munich Oktoberfest.BLabor Day WeekenDCTalk Like a Pirate Day.DThe Mayors Thames Festival.答案:B细节理解题。在本文所列举的几项活动中,只有在Labor Day Weekend可以欣赏到蓝调音乐会。3According to the passage, the Stuttgart Wine Festival _.Aattracts less than one million visitorsBis celebrated
27、 all over the worldClasts until 7th OctoberDhas a long history答案:D推理判断题。根据最后一部分介绍的The Stuttgart Wine Festival.has been held for over 600 years可知,斯图加特葡萄酒节已有600多年的悠久历史。4What do the festivals mentioned in the passage have in common?AThey all last five days.BThey are all held in September.CThey are all
28、celebrated in the USADThey all sell tickets to make money.答案:B细节理解题。根据几个活动举办的日期可知它们的共同点是都在九月份举行。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改仅限1词;2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。(2015陕西卷)My
29、 soccer coach retired in last week.I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party.My mum makes the better biscuits in the world,so I decide to ask her for help.Mum taught me some basic step of baking.I insisted on doing most of the baking myself.I thought the biscuits were really we
30、ll.My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.At a party,my coach,with a biscuit in his mouth,asked surprisingly who made them and joked,“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”My favorite picture at the party is of my coach
31、 and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!答案:My soccer coach retired in last week.I wanted to do special for him at his retirement party.My mum makes the biscuits in the world,so I to ask her for help.Mum taught me some basic of baking.I insisted on doing most of the baking myself.I thought the
32、 biscuits were really .My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor I was packing them up.At party,my coach,with a biscuit in his mouth,asked surprisingly who made them and joked,“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me the biscuits with happy laughter!