1、刷题课时练1Unit 1Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解AMy husband and I recently went to Disney World with our three children. We had a wonderful time. Besides, I experienced something that left a deep impression on me.Our children were excited about the attraction where children could drive th
2、e cars. They were so delighted that I decided to stand beside the track to get pictures of everyone as they drove past on the track.As I waited for them to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son who was about 7 years old. They rolled down the hill at the beginning, but suddenly the car
3、stopped. The young driver looked nervous, “I cant do it.” His father quietly said, “Yes, you can.”“No. I cant！”“Yes, you can, son.”The little guy was almost in tears, “I cant！” With deep patience, the father said, “Son, you can do this. Im going to help you.” A moment later, with the father helping
4、his son, the two went smoothly (顺利地) on their way down the track.The scene brought tears to my eyes and it reminded (使想起) me of my dear father. Just like that little boys dad, my father used to say the same words to me. Every time things got hard or when I experienced setbacks along the way, he woul
5、d say, “Michelle, you can do this. Im going to help you.”Time and time again the words greatly encouraged me on the journey. Im aware that I cant do things under my own power, but the words “Yes, you can” come beside me and give me wisdom and strength. As I benefited (受益) a lot from them, I often te
6、ll my children never to say “I cant” easily when they meet something difficult.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者一家去迪士尼游玩，途中遇到了一对父子，那位父亲教育儿子的话使得作者想起了自己的父亲。1Why did the author stand beside the track?AShe didnt dare to drive alone.BShe wasnt interested in driving cars.CShe wanted to take photos for her family.DShe wa
7、nted to rest for a few minutes.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“They were so delighted that I decided to stand beside the track to get pictures of everyone as they drove past on the track.”可知，作者站在轨道旁边是为了给家人拍照。2How did the author react to the fathers helping his son?AShe was greatly moved.BShe was impressed by
8、 the boys patience.CShe decided to learn from the father.DShe reminded the father not to be too strict.答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“The scene brought tears to my eyes and it reminded me of my dear father.”可知，作者看到这个场景后感动得哭了，并想起了她的父亲。3What does the underlined word in the last but one paragraph mean?ADisaster
9、s. BFrustration.CFights. DPain.答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据前文的“Every time things got hard or when I experienced.”可知，or前后要表达的意思相近，再根据后文父亲说的话可推测，此词意为“挫折”。4What can we infer from the passage?AThe author enjoys traveling very much.BThe author is patient with her children.CThe author was greatly encouraged by the boy
10、s father.DThe author was greatly influenced by the words“Yes, you can”答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段的前两句可知，“Yes, you can”这几个词对作者的影响很大。BI began smoking at 13, with a friend in the evenings when we were out. I never thought of the damage it brought me. But I had a bad cough after a cold, and my teeth werent as w
11、hite as my sisters, who never smoked. I no longer played any sports. Since all my friends smoked, I never felt different.I met and married my husband Paul when we were 22，both smoking like chimneys (烟囱). I had two children by the time I was 26, and life went on as normal. We smoked around our childr
12、en, never thinking it would be doing them any harm. They both begged us to stop when they learned about the hazards of smoking. We just rolled our eyes at each other.My parents quit smoking, and my aunts quit smoking, but they were older. I had lots of time to quit in my life. Pauls mother died of a
13、 heart attack at only 55, after suffering two diseases caused by smoking. And still we smoked.At the age of 36, I had a child with a breathing problem. We moved outside to smoke, as she had such trouble breathing, and we didnt want to add to that!Then my father died a few years later of cancer throu
14、ghout his body. Still I smoked, even as he asked me on his deathbed to try to stop. I did mean to, but I thought that I had too many worries to deal with. How would I face them without a smoke? Little did I know then that the smoking was only adding to my inability (无能) to deal with trouble, cloudin
15、g my whole world in smoke.Then Paul had an extremely serious problem in his heart because of a condition caused by smoking. Finally, I decided to quit smoking. I knew Id suffer greatly too if I kept smoking. Paul decided to join me, of course. He had no choice if he didnt want to die.Luckily, we mad
16、e it. Now I have enough energy, a joy in living, and more confidence than ever before.【语篇解读】作者十三岁开始吸烟，一直认为没必要戒烟，后来她丈夫的心脏因为吸烟出了问题，她终于决定戒烟了。5What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?AShe picked up the habit of smoking from her friends.BHer sister once persuaded her to stop smoking.CShe knew
17、 smoking would damage her health.DShe felt she was different from others.答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段的“I began smoking at 13, with a friend in the evenings when we were out.”及后面的“Since all my friends smoked, I never felt different.”可知，作者吸烟的习惯是跟朋友们学来的。6What does the underlined word “hazards” in Paragraph 2 mea
18、n?ACauses. BDangers.CSteps. DRules.答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据“They both begged us to stop.”可知，作者的孩子们知道了吸烟的“危害”，所以乞求父母停止吸烟。7Why didnt the author quit smoking when her parents and aunts did that?ABecause they didnt ask her to do that.BBecause Paul didnt want her to do that.CBecause she was extremely healthy then
19、.DBecause she thought it was still early to do that.答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段的“My parents quit smoking, and my aunts quit smoking, but they were older. I had lots of time to quit in my life.”可知，作者当时认为身边的亲戚戒烟是因为他们老了，而自己还有很多时间，戒烟还太早。8What does the author want to tell us?AIts really dangerous to smoke.BIts no
20、t easy to live a healthy life.CIts really difficult to quit smoking.DWe should be confident about our life.答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者的很多亲人都因为吸烟而患病去世了，作者丈夫的心脏也因为吸烟出了问题，所以作者写本文想告诉我们，吸烟的危害很大。.完形填空The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. During that time, many people lost their _1
21、_. My parents were _2_ them. It was 1935 when I was 10 years old. We still _3_ on relief (救济)A few days before Christmas, I was washing the _4_ after dinner when I looked out of a kitchen window and saw my father sitting on the stoop (门廊), wearing a(n) _5_ face. A mailman saw him and asked him what
22、was wrong.I heard my father say that he had _6_ his food vouchers (票券) and that the _7_ had gone beyond the time limit. He had tried to work as a laborer through the Works Progress Administration, but he _8_ because he wasnt a very _9_ man.The work was too hard for him.I was _10_， having seen newspa
23、per pictures of people being _11_ out of the apartments with all their belongings. “How much do you need？” the mailman asked _12_. My dad said he needed $33 for the rent. Without thinking twice, the mailman took out $50 from his wallet and _13_ it to my father. My dad said, “I dont know when Ill be
24、able to pay you back.” The mailman put an arm around my father and _14_ him by saying, “Things will not be this way _15_.It doesnt matter _16_ you will pay me back.”The mailman _17_ me looking through the window and said, “There will be times in the future when someone _18_ your help. I hope you and
25、 your son _19_ today. Help them in your own _20_ and tell them what happened today. This will be my payback. Merry Christmas！”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。美国大萧条时期，作者一家靠救济生活。有一天，父亲正在为生计发愁时，一位邮递员无私的资助使他们得以摆脱困境。1A.skills BjobsCfamilies Dhouses答案与解析：B根据上文的“The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted until about 1
26、939. During that time, many people lost their.”可知，经济大萧条时期很多人失去“工作”。2A.for BagainstCamong Dbetween答案与解析：C根据语境可知，作者的父母也在失业大军“当中”。3A.lived BdecidedCresearched Dworked答案与解析：A根据语境可知，作者一家靠救济“生活”。4A.shoes BdishesCsocks Dfeet答案与解析：B根据下文的“after dinner”以及“kitchen”可知，作者晚饭后正在厨房洗“碗碟”。5A.angry BcuriousCconfused D
27、anxious答案与解析：D根据下文的“A mailman saw him and asked him what was wrong.”可知，父亲脸色应该是“忧虑的”。6A.given out Bused upCcarried away Dsearched for答案与解析：B根据上下文对一家人生活状况的描述可知，父亲告诉邮递员他的食物票券已经“用完”了。7A.report BhomeworkCrent Dcheck答案与解析：C根据下文的“My dad said he needed $33 for the rent.”可知，这里指“房租”逾期。8A.agreed BfailedCpromis
28、ed Dregretted答案与解析：B根据上文的“He had tried to work as a laborer through the Works Progress Administration, but he.”可知，父亲尝试通过这个组织找苦力活，可是他“失败”了。9A.strong BcleverChelpful Dcreative答案与解析：A根据上文的“as a laborer”以及下文的“The work was too hard for him.”可知，因为父亲不是一个非常“强壮的”人。10A.scared BpuzzledClonely Dsurprised答案与解析：A
29、根据下文的“. having seen newspaper pictures of people being. out of the apartments with all their belongings.”可知，作者想象自己一家也会像报纸上描写的一样被赶出来，所以很“害怕”那种情况的发生。11A.taken BfiguredCpicked Dkicked答案与解析：D根据下文的“. out of the apartments with all their belongings.”可知，没钱付租金很可能就会被“赶”出住所。kick sb. out of a place意为“将某人赶出某地”。
30、12A.softly BimpatientlyCexcitedly Dslyly答案与解析：A根据语境可知，那位邮递员“温和地”问：“你需要多少钱？”13A.returned BpointedCshowed Dhanded答案与解析：D根据语境可知，那位邮递员毫不犹豫地从钱包里拿出50美元并将钱“递”给父亲。14A.punished BquestionedCcriticized Dencouraged答案与解析：D根据下文邮递员所说的话可知，那位邮递员搂着父亲并“鼓励”他。15A.soon BforeverCcompletely Dfinally答案与解析：B根据语境可知，眼前的艰难状况不会“
31、永远”延续下去的。16A.how BwhetherCunless Duntil答案与解析：B根据语境可知，那位邮递员说：“你还不还钱都没关系。”这里是whether引导的主语从句。17A.stopped BkeptCnoticed Dsuggested答案与解析：C根据语境可知，那位邮递员“注意到”我一直从窗口看着他们。18A.refuses BsupportsCexpects Dreceives答案与解析：C根据语境可知，将来会有一天别人也“期待”你的帮助。19A.remember BmissCshare Drecord答案与解析：A根据语境可知，我希望你和你儿子“记得”今天。20A.mind BinterestCtime Dway答案与解析：D根据语境可知，用你们自己的“方式”帮助他们并告诉他们今天发生的一切，就相当于还了这笔钱了。
