1、Unit 1 Art阅读理解AOn a Saturday night at home while relaxing with friends, a dog showed up at the house.In an attempt to find the legal owner and return the dog, we knocked on the door of the legal owner and an old man opened the door.This was the start of an interesting week.The old man sat down, made
2、 himself at home, and gifted us the dog.After a brief visit, he left, and we were now the proud owners of this dog.It takes experience and knowledge to know that our lifestyle cant satisfy the needs of this dog; the owner that gifted us the dog was mismatched for him as well.Three attempts to return
3、 the dog to his old owner failed.(I think he was avoiding us.) Because our lifestyle didnt allow us to give this poor dog the attention he needed, he disturbed the neighbors.They got involved.After we shared the story, they gained a new perspective and wisely stepped in to help us find a solution.On
4、e week later it was decided that dog would be picked up from us by the old neighbor.He would then return it to the previous owner who was more equipped to care for it.When faced with unexpected challenges in life, it helps to see everyones perspective.We have to look at one anothers perspective to s
5、olve a problem with honesty, experience and knowledge.Thats the sign of a leader.Although the old neighbor typically has little to do with leadership, it did bring a neighborhood together to understand one another and work as a team to solve a problem.作者无意中接受了一条狗，但是却发现根本不适合养，以此引发感慨，强调团队精神的重要性。1Why w
6、as the dog taken to the authors home?ATo find food to eat.BTo seek a proper owner.CThe author was friendly to him.DThe old man couldnt feed him.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第一、二段的描述，可知那位老人不想养那条狗而送给我们，是想给狗找一个合适的主人，故选B。2What did the author find after he was gifted with the dog?AHe didnt like the dog at all. BHe cou
7、ld deal with dog easily.CThe old neighbor was cheating him.DIt was unsuitable for him to keep the dog.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段It takes experience and knowledge to know that our lifestyle cant satisfy the needs of this dog; the owner that gifted us the dog was mismatched for him as well.以及第三段Because our li
8、festyle didnt allow us to give this poor dog the attention he needed, he disturbed the neighbors.可知他的生活状况根本不适合养狗，选D。3What does the author intend to stress in the text?AThe value of team spirit.BThe smartness of the old neighbor.CThe importance of leadership skills.DThe need for calmness in front of
9、challenges.答案：A解析：主旨大意题。文章前面是属于记叙部分，最后一段点题，尤其是Thats the sign of a leader.Although the old neighbor typically has little to do with leadership, it did bring a neighborhood together to understand one another and work as a team to solve a problem.由此可知作者强调团队精神的作用，故选A。BOne of my first memories as a child
10、 in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto.It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine.We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the
11、 surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on.We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet(矮星)” in 2006, captured ou
12、r imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.Plutos underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive.Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm
13、 equipment and selfground lenses.As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaughs task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatorys founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune.On February 18,1930，Tombaugh found it.Pluto was
14、 the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depressions dark encroachment (入侵)Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. Its a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isnt the limit at all
15、.We dont know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.文章讲述了小时候作者对冥王星的认识，以及冥王星被发现和被从太阳系去除的经过，更表现了冥王星的神秘和魅力，这使作者认识到宇宙是无穷的，也是不断变化的，需要我们不停地去探索。4Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?ABecause it lost its major planet stat
16、us.BBecause it disappeared in the sky.CBecause it was discovered by an American.DBecause it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet (矮星)”in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a myst
17、ery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system可知，在2006年冥王星被从太阳系行星中去除，失去了其行星的地位，故选A。5What can be a suitable title for the text?AAn American Scientist: Clyde TombaughBPluto was First Discovered by a BoyCPlutos Strange RomanceDThe Days I Spent wit
18、h My Brother in Pennsylvania答案：C解析：主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是冥王星被发现和被从太阳系去除的经过，更表现了它的神秘和魅力。C项“冥王星的奇怪浪漫史”概括全文，故选C。6What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?AClyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression.BPluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.CClyde Tombaughs job was
19、to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory.DClyde Tombaughs telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段 Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and selfground lenses 和 On February 18,1930, Tombaugh found it.Plu
20、to was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depressions dark encroachment (入侵)可知，是 Clyde Tombaugh 用他简陋的仪器发现了冥王星，成了第一个发现行星的美国人，并且给黑暗的大萧条时期带来了一线光明。故选D。7What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably mean?APluto i
21、s no less than a planet in the solar system.BPluto is much more than a planet in the solar system.CPluto is more important than any other planet in the sky.DPluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet.答案：D解析：句意猜测题。此句指冥王星并不仅仅是一颗行星，它还让我们知道了宇宙无限大，天空根本不是极限，它们是不断变化的，需要我们去探索。故选D。