1、Unit 5Section .完形填空My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.Last spring I bought two newlyhatched(孵化) chickens for her.She got_1.B_ and took good care of them._2.C_，a few days later, both chickens died.She burst into tears because of_3.B_ .I helped her_4.A_ the two birds under
2、a tree behind our house.I thought it would be the_5.A_ of her idea._6.C_，I was wrong.Children are children _7.C_ .The failure hasnt _8.B_ my daughter in any way.She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows
3、 (麻雀)My daughter and I could_9.D_ the sparrows as our “pets” ，but we didnt.I told her to _10.D_ the grains on the windowsill (窗台)A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill_11.A_ and pecked(啄) at the rice.Suddenly my daughter asked me，“Mum，can we catch and_12.C_ the sparrows, an
4、d let them live with us in the room? How_13.C_ it is for them to live outside！”“Oh, my dear.I do not think its a good idea.You know，”I explained to her，“the sparrow is a bird who loves_14.A_ .No one can keep them in a cage.If they are caught, they will_15.D_ quickly.They are_16.B_ to living outside.
5、Moreover, they have warm nests under the eaves.”From then on, we have set up a kind of _17.C_ with the sparrow family.We feed them frequently and_18.B_ them as pet birds.However，we do not need to_19.B_ them.We _20.A_ seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in
6、the spring mornings.文章大意：女儿养的小鸡死了后，看到窗台上的麻雀就想抓住它们并喂养它们，我告诉女儿麻雀是爱自由的动物，劝说女儿不要抓它们。1Aexciting BexcitedCdisappointedDencouraged解析：考查形容词辨析。根据文章第一句“My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.”我的女儿一直对养小宠物很着迷，可知当她得到两只刚孵化的小鸡时应感到兴奋。故选B。2ANaturally BSuddenlyCUnfortunately DFinally解析：考查副词辨析。
7、根据后文“a few days later，both chickens died.”小鸡都死了，可知应是“不幸地”。故选C。3Aleaving Btheir deathCthe chickensDthem解析：考查细节理解。女儿大哭，是因为小鸡的死。故选B。4Abury BputCdig Dset解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据“I helped her _4_ the two birds under a tree behind our house.”可知，我应该是帮助女儿将小鸡埋在房后的树下。故选A。5Aend BbeginningCwish Dreality解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据句意可知
8、，小鸡死了，故我认为女儿不会再养小动物了，故应是女儿想法的结束。故选A。6AThus BThenCHowever DTherefore解析：考查副词词义辨析。根据句子“I was wrong.”可知，前面应该表示转折。故选C。7Aat all Bin allCafter all Dfor all解析：考查词组辨析。根据前面的句子“Children are children.”可知，然而，我错了，孩子毕竟是孩子。故选C。8Aencouraged BupsetChelped Dimpressed解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据前文说我错了，可知失败并没有使我的女儿沮丧。故选B。9Alook BactC
9、feed Dcatch解析：考查动词词义辨析。我的女儿和我看到麻雀后，本可以抓住它们作为宠物，但是我们没有。故选D。10Athrow BpourCpile Dscatter解析：考查动词词义辨析。我告诉女儿把谷物散开放在窗台，这样麻雀就会来吃。故选D。11Aone after another Bone anotherCevery otherDeach other解析：考查固定短语。几分钟后，麻雀就一个接一个地飞到窗台啄米吃。故选A。12Astay BloveCcage Dwatch解析：考查动词词义辨析。女儿突然问我，“妈妈，我们能把鸟抓起来，然后关进笼子吗？”故选C。13Afree Bhap
10、pyCcold Dwarm解析：考查形容词词义辨析。女儿想把鸟关进笼子和我们住在一起，是因为她觉得鸟在外面会冷。故选C。14Afreedom BspringCflying Dtrees解析：考查名词词义辨析。我向女儿解释说，没有人能在笼子里养麻雀，因为麻雀热爱自由。故选A。15Aplease BstarveCsuffer Ddie解析：考查动词词义辨析。麻雀是热爱自由的动物，如果它们被抓了，它们不久就会死。故选D。16Asafe BusedCproud Dhappy解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据句子“They are _16_ to living outside.”可知，麻雀喜欢自由，它们习惯
11、住在外面，be used to“习惯于”。故选B。17AneighbourBunderstandingCfriendshipDrelationship解析：考查名词词义辨析。根据句意可知，从那时开始，我们和麻雀家庭建立一种友谊。故选C。18Athink BtreatCdream Dappreciate解析：考查动词词义辨析。根据句子“We feed them frequently and _18_ them as pet birds.”可知，我们频繁喂养它们，将它们视为宠物鸟，treat as“视为”。故选B。19Ahurt BpossessCbelong toDhatch解析：考查动词词义辨
12、析。我们没必要占据、拥有鸟。故选B。20Aenjoy Bwould likeCwant Dconsider解析：考查动词词义辨析。后面接的是动词ing形式，只有A、D两项符合，再根据句意可知，我们应该是喜欢看着这些鸟飞。故选A。.阅读理解AEvery year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for, such as its stadium, theatres, shops and restaurants.The tourists do not, howe
13、ver, see Pompeiis people.They do not see them because Pompeii has no people.No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years.Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people.It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grasscovered volcano.Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Po
14、mpeii felt safe.But they were not.In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted.The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air.Soon stones and hot volcanic ash began to fall on Pompeii.When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones
15、and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes.Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii.Slowly and carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug.The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There we
16、re streets and fountains, houses and shops.There was a stadium with 20,000 seats.Perhaps the most important of all is that there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii.Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the
17、people of Pompeii liked wine.They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery, and in one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of breada type of bread that is still sold in Italy today.Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women like to wear eyemakeup.Ginseppe has d
18、ied, but his work continues.Onefourth has not been uncovered yet.Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw tourists to Pompeii.文章大意：本文记叙了位于意大利维苏威火山山脚的古镇庞培在公元79年被火山灰掩埋以及1861年被发掘后，古镇人文景观重现于世的故事。1Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year？_B_ ATo visit the volcano.B
19、To see how Pompeians lived.CTo watch sports and plays.DTo shop and eat there.解析：细节理解题。根据文章的第一段中的“They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for，such as its stadium，theatres，shops and restaurants”内容可知，游客来到庞培古城是为了看过去的庞培人是如何生活的，因为庞培城被火山灰掩埋而保持了原有的一切风貌。故选B。2Why had so many Pompeians remained by Mount Ves
20、uvius？_C_ AThe city nearby offered all kinds of fun.BThe area produced the finest wine in Italy.CFew people expected the volcano to erupt again.DThe mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后三句“It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius，a grasscovered volcano.Mount Vesuvius had not e
21、rupted for centuries，so the people of Pompeii felt safe.But they were not”可知，这座火山很长时间处于休眠状态，人们没料到它还会喷发。故选C。3Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79？_C_ ABecause Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefullyBBecause scientists successfully rebuilt the city with ev
22、eryday objects.CBecause the city was buried alive and remained untouched.DBecause nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.解析：推理判断题。由第二段的内容以及第三段的最后两句“When the eruption ended two days later，Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes.Almost all of its people were dead”可知，由
23、于火山突然喷发，人们在毫无准备的情况下就被埋葬了，几个世纪以来都没有被破坏，所以保留了当时全部的情景。故选C。4What do we know about the Pompeians who lived 2,000 years ago？_B_ AThey liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.BThey lived more or less the same as Italians now do.CThey enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.DThey went back to Pompeii a
24、fter the eruption in AD 79.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段的内容可知，古代的庞培人的生活习惯和现代人差不多一样。故选B。BEarthquakes are something that people fear.There are some places that have few or no earthquakes.Most places in the world, however, have them regularly (经常)Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainou
25、s.The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906.Over 700 people died in it.The strongest one in North America was in 1964.It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Y
26、okohama area of Japan.A hundred and forty thousand people died.Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976.It killed a large number of people.The worst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which about 80,000 people were ki
27、lled or injured.This earthquake happened in 2008.Earthquakes worry people a lot.The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming.People can not prepare for them.So it is wise to learn some simple safety tips to protect yourself or your family members.Things, like those made of glass shou
28、ld usually be placed on a lower surface, near the ground instead of placing them on cupboards higher up.There is a strong chance of short circuits (短路) and fire breakouts during an earthquake.Make sure you turn off electrical connections and gas immediately when an earthquake happens.During an earth
29、quake, lie beneath an object that is not easily damaged.Do not go near objects that could directly fall on you.Never use the elevator to go down.Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.Research has shown that most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.文章
30、大意：本文介绍了地震的基本情况及一些事例，并为大家介绍了一些地震发生时的安全常识。5Earthquakes happen _C_ .Ain all the places in the worldBonly in the countries that have a lot of mountainsCregularly in most places in the worldDonly in a few places along the mountains解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Most places in the world，however, have them regularly.可知
31、，世界上大部分地方经常发生地震。根据第一段最后一句Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.可知，地震多发的国家通常是多山国家，但不仅仅是多山国家才有地震。故选C项。6When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded? _B_ A1964；America.B2008；China.C1923；Japan. D1976；China.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句The worst earthquake ever recorded was
32、 also in China，in which about 80,000 people were killed or injured.This earthquake happened in 2008.可知，有记载的最严重的地震发生在中国，有八万人死亡或受伤。这场地震发生于2008年。故选B项。7To reduce the injury from the earthquake, items made of glass should be put _C_ .Aon cupboardsBin the bedroomCon a lower surfaceDwhere children cant rea
33、ch them解析：细节理解题。由第四段第一句可知，玻璃制品应放在较低的、接近地面的地方，而不要放在橱柜等高处的地方。故选C项。8During the earthquake, people are advised to _B_ .Ago out of the building at onceBturn off power and gas immediatelyCtake shelter under a treeDdrive to a safe place解析：细节理解题。由第四段第三句可知B项正确。由本段倒数第二句可知，在震荡停止之前待在室内，安全之后再出去，A、D项错误。由本段第四、五句可知
34、，在地震中，要躺在不易毁坏的东西下面，不要靠近会直接砸在自己身上的物品，C项错误，树木易折断。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A 90yearold has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for _1.being_ (be) Britains oldest fulltime employeestill working 40 hours a week.Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield，_2.w
35、hich_ she opened with her late husband Les.Her years of hard work have _3.finally_ (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名) her to be Cheshires Woman Of The Year.Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award，proud Irene _4.declared_ (declare) she had no plans _5.to retire_ (retire) fro
36、m her 36yearold business.Irene said，“I dont see any reason to give up work.I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I _6.have made_ (make) over the years.I work not because I have to，_7.but_ because I want to.”Granddaughter Gayle Parks,31who works alongside her in the family busin
37、esssaid it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award.She said，“We dont have any idea who put grandma forward.When we got a call _8.saying_ (say) she was shortlisted，we thought it was _9.a_ joke.But then we got an official letter and we were blown away.We are so proud of her.Its _10.wo
38、nderful_ (wonder)”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文， 介绍了一位90岁的英国女性仍然坚持每周工作40个小时而获得“年度女性奖”的事迹。语篇以积极工作为切入点，宣扬劳动精神，引导考生培养劳动意识。解析：1考查非谓语动词。介词for后跟动词时，要用其动名词形式。2考查非限制性定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，逗号后是非限制性定语从句，the pet shop是先行词，定语从句中缺少opened的宾语，故用which引导非限制性定语从句。3考查副词。副词修饰动词acknowledge。4考查时态。分析句子结构可知，主句中缺少谓语动词；结合后面的had可知，此处应使用一般过去时。5考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式短语作plans的后置定语，表示“她没有退休的计划”。 6考查时态。根据空格后的时间状语over the years可知，句子要用现在完成时。7考查连词。not.but.不是而是。句意：我工作不是因为我必须工作，而是因为我想工作。8考查非谓语动词。say与前面的a call之间是主动关系，故填saying，现在分词短语saying.作后置定语，修饰a call。9考查冠词。joke“笑话，玩笑”，是可数名词。空格后用了单数joke，故其前用a。10考查词性转换(名词变形容词)。系动词is后面跟形容词作表语。wonder对应的形容词是wonderful。
