1、Unit 23Conflict.完形填空It was the end of my junior year，the weekend before a party.I was _1_ around that night with some friends，and a _2_ got passed around the car.Everyone was taking swigs(大口喝)Then the bottle got to me.I took a swig.That was the biggest _3_ of my lifeI had to drive _4_ later that nig
2、ht.About a mile from my house，a policeman turned his light bar on and I _5_ over and waited for him to come to my door.“Can I see your _6_ and registration please，Miss？”He took them and went back to his car for a while.When he returned，he asked if I had _7_“Yes sir，”I said.He asked me to step out of
3、 my car.All of a sudden I felt cold metal on my wrists.He _8_ me right then and there.As I was sitting in the back seat of his car，all I could think was，“God，Im in so much _9_ my parents are going to _10_ me.”The cop drove me to a town twenty minutes from my home.Being arrested was so _11_The next w
4、eek I got a lawyer and I went to _12_ two months after that.I got $700 in fines，forty hours of community _13_，and had to attend a MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving)meeting.Ill be on probation(缓刑)for a year，and I have to _14_ drivers education again.And I _15_ my license for a whole year!This has be
5、en a huge _16_ experience for me.It opened my eyes to how _17_ it is to make a _18_ decision.I want everyone reading this to know that its not _19_ to drink and drive，and it _20_ isnt worth losing your license.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者一次酒驾被警察发现并逮捕，从此作者意识到，人们要为自己错误的决定付出代价。1A.walking Brunning Cdriving Drid
6、ing答案C根据后文“a _2_ got passed around the car”可知，作者和朋友在“开车”。2A.cup Bjar Cbowl Dbottle答案D根据本段第四句“Then the bottle got to me.”可知，此处应选bottle。3A.mistake Bchange Cproblem Dchallenge答案A从后文可知，作者因为酒驾被警察逮捕，因此作者认为喝那口酒是自己人生中所犯的最大的“错误”。4A.school Bhome Coffice Dhospital答案B从下文中的“About a mile from my house”可知，作者那天晚上还需
7、要开车“回家”。5A.pulled Bswung Cturned Dknocked答案A因为警察打开了灯带，所以作者把车停在了路边。pull over意思是“向路边停靠”。6A.identity Bpassport Ccard Dlicense答案D根据常识，警察应是查看“驾照”。7A.practiced Beaten Cdrunk Dquarreled答案C根据下文可知，作者酒驾被警察发现，因此这里警察是问她是否“饮酒”了。8A.fined Barrested Cscolded Dforgave答案B根据前一句“All of a sudden I felt cold metal on my
8、wrists.”可知，作者被警察“逮捕”了。9A.trouble Bconfusion Cmess Dwonder答案A坐在警车上，作者意识到自己陷入了“麻烦”中。10A.hate Bhelp Ckill Dquestion答案C从上下文看，作者十分紧张、害怕，因为作者担心受到父母的惩罚，此处kill是夸张说法。11A.boring BcommonCdifferent Dscary答案D根据上下文可知，作者觉得被逮捕很“吓人”。12A.prison Bhotel Ccourt Dchurch答案C从上文“The next week I got a lawyer”及下文作者受到处罚可知，作者要到
9、“法庭”上接受判决。13A.survey Bservice Cactivity Dcommunication答案B根据文章第一段可知，作者还是未成年人，因此作者被罚做40个小时的社区“服务”。14A.give Bbring Cmake Dtake答案D从上下文可知，作者需要重新“接受”驾驶方面的教育。15A.lost Bkept Cgot Dheld答案A根据上文和文章最后一段可知，作者的驾驶执照被吊销了一年，lose“失去”，符合语境。16A.struggling BexercisingClearning Dworking答案C根据文章最后一段可知，这是一次值得作者从中学习、汲取教训的经历，
10、因此learning符合语境。 17.A.dull BfunnyCpuzzled Deasy答案D作者认识到，一个人是多么“容易”作出愚蠢的决定。18A.stupid BdifficultCquick Dhappy答案A参见上题解析。19A.hard Bright Ccool Dpositive答案B作者想要每位读者明白，酒驾是“不对的”。20A.necessarily BgraduallyCdefinitely Dpossibly答案C作者最后强调，因为酒驾而被吊销驾驶执照根本不值得，definitely“确实”，表示强调，符合语境。.阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时记叙文社会生活3286.
11、5分钟I was 15 when I met my first real teacher，Mrs. Geurin.I didnt know her well at the time but I thought I hated her.In her first class，she asked us to write a piece about an influential person，place or memory.I chose to write about my lake house，a topic I had already written about and received a va
12、st amount of praise for.Put simply，it was the place that my parents met and fell in love.This teacher knew about my original piece and she was not happy.Throughout the school year，we would pass each other in the hall，never saying a word to each other.It was not until February of 2012 that we spoke a
13、t the most unusual of places，my fathers funeral.At first，I was angry that she showed up.Did she even care？She didnt even know him！I stood，watching her give a deep bow to my fathers coffin，completely confused！It was not until she approached me that I realized she was crying even harder than I was.“Ka
14、li，”she said，“I am so sorry.My own father passed away just three weeks ago，and I completely feel your pain.”I was shocked.I understood that she had also lost her father，but I didnt see the connection between us just yet.She had rejected my writing.That was not something that I was willing to so easi
15、ly forgive.A couple of weeks later，she went into my study hall and placed an envelope on my desk.In the letter，she told me that her father，also had cancer，also passed away in six months time and he was her best friend too.It was not just this letter，but this act of kindness that taught me my greates
16、t life lesson.Losing has taught us both how to appreciate life.For that lesson，I am always grateful.【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章主要描述了作者和老师之间的误会以及最后如何化解。1Why did the author hate Mrs. Geurin at first?AMrs. Geurin said something bad about the authors father.BMrs. Geurin gave the author a hard topic to write about.
17、CMrs. Geurin didnt appreciate the authors writing.DMrs. Geurin didnt like the authors lake house.答案C细节理解题。根据第二段的This teacher knew about my original piece and she was not happy. never saying a word to each other可知，老师对于作者写以前已经写过的话题作文感到不高兴，从此两人形同陌路；再根据第四段的She had rejected my writing.That was not someth
18、ing that I was willing to so easily forgive.可知，作者对老师怀恨在心是因为老师对她的写作不认可。2What changed the relationship between Mrs. Geurin and the author?AHer apology to the author.BHer visit to the lake house.CBoth losing a good friend.DA similar sad experience.答案D推理判断题。根据文章最后三段的描述(老师去参加作者父亲的葬礼，她对作者说的一番话以及后来给作者写的信的内
19、容)可知，作者的老师和作者都经历了失去亲人的痛苦，正是这种相似的经历消除了她们之间的隔阂。3Which of the following is TRUE?AMrs. Geurins father died in a traffic accident.BMrs. Geurin loves her father very much.CThe author wrote a letter to Mrs. Geurin.DMrs. Geurin is a friend of the authors father.答案B细节理解题。由最后一段第二句可知，Mrs. Geurin的爸爸死于癌症，A项错误；由最
20、后一段可知，Mrs. Geurin给作者写了一封信，C项错误；由第三段第三、四句可知，D项错误。4Whats the best title for the text?AMy first teacherBMy beloved fatherCSeeking common groundDBreaking down the emotional barrier答案D标题归纳题。文章第二段主要介绍作者和老师之间的矛盾源头，第三、四、五段具体叙述两人之间的情感隔阂是如何消除的，因此D项概括了文章主旨。.书面表达假如你叫李华，是我市一名中学生。最近，当地政府正计划实施快速公交和桥梁建设，结果引起人们的广泛争议
21、。请你根据人们不同的观点，给当地报社写一封信，反映这一情况。赞成观点反对观点1.能够解决交通问题，方便人民生活；2.有助于太原旅游业的快速发展。1.会产生噪音，打扰居民平静的生活；2.时常造成交通堵塞。注意：1.词数：100左右，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Editor，Im writing to tell you about the road construction which is going to take place in our city._Yours truly，Li Hua 【参考范文】Dear_Editor，Im_writi
22、ng_to_tell_you_about_the_road_construction_which_is_going_to_take_place_in_our_city.Recently the local government has decided to broaden some narrow roads to build BRT，which has caused a heated discussion among the local people.Some agree that we should carry out the construction project because it
23、can solve some traffic problems and make our life convenient and comfortable.Besides，it helps promote the economy and improve peoples living environment as well as the image of Shantou as a modern tourist city in the southeast of Guangdong province.But others believe that the construction work may cause air pollution and traffic jams may appear now and then.Whats worse，the people who are against the construction think that the noise produced by the work will disturb peoples peaceful life.Yours_truly，Li_Hua
