1、单元要点复习.单词拼写1Everyone should be _(平等的)in human rights.2They attach _(重要性) to protecting the environment.3He _(命令) we should set off at once.4Its against my _(原则) to tell lies.5Who _(发明) the computer?6The president _(辞职) owing to his poor health.7Our headteacher often _(强调) that we should be punctual.
2、8He applied for that _(职位) in the company.9My father made a great _(贡献) to setting up the organization.10Our living _(条件) have been improved a lot.答案1equal2.importance3.ordered4.principle5invented6.resigned7.stressed8.position9contribution10.conditions.单句语法填空1Shall we go to the art exhibition right
3、away?Its all _ to you.2You are certain to realize your dream _ condition that you make great efforts.3The car gives you _ (free) to travel.4The doctor ordered that I _ (take) a rest for a month.5Tsinghua University, _ (found) in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.6We forgave his
4、bad temper because we knew that his sons illness had put him _ great stress.7Im proud _ my hometown.8China is greatly different _ the USA _ custom.9_ conclusion, I think the meeting is a success.10Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience contributed greatly _ his success in public
5、 life.11Violence programmes on TV may have a bad influence _ children.12Toms father died very early and he was brought _ by his mother.13If it _ (rain) tomorrow, we will hold the meeting in the hall.14We had much difficulty _ (walk) home in the snowstorm.15They discussed the problems _ (relate) to t
6、he prices of daily goods.答案与解析1up解析：Its all up to you “由你决定”。句意：我们要立刻去看艺术展吗？由你决定。2on解析：句意：你当然能实现你的梦想，只要你努力。on condition that 条件是，只要。3freedom解析：名词作宾语。4(should) take解析：句意：医生要我休息一个月。order 作为动词，表示“命令，指示”时，其宾语从句用虚拟语气，即should动词原形，should 可省略。5founded解析：句意：1911年被建的清华大学是许多杰出人物的摇篮。这里found 是建立的意思，“清华大学”被建，所以用过
7、去分词。6under解析：句意：我们原谅了他的坏脾气，因为我们知道他儿子的病使他承受了很大的压力。put him under stress 使他承受压力。7of解析：be proud of 以骄傲。8from; in解析：be different from 与不同；be different in 在方面不同。9In解析：in conclusion 最后，总之。10to解析：句意：富兰克林在观察和试验中学习的能力极大地促成了他在公众生活中成功。contribute to 向做出贡献。11on解析：have a bad influence on 对有坏影响。12up解析：bring up 抚养。句
8、意：汤姆的父亲很早就去世了，他由母亲抚养大。13rains解析：主句用一般将来时，条件状语从句用一般现在时。14(in) walking解析：have difficulty (in) doing sth. 费力做某事。15related解析：be related to 与有关。.阅读理解AHave you thought about what you want people to say about you after youre gone? Can you hear the voice saying, “He was a great man.” or “She really will be
9、missed.” What else do they say?One of the phenomena of life is to engage in a work that will last long after death. Isnt that a lot like investing all your money so that future generations can get interest on it? Perhaps, yet if you look deep in your own heart, youll find something drives you to mak
10、e this kind of contributionsomething drives every human being to find a purpose that lives on after death.Do you hope to memorialize your name? Have a name that is whispered with reverent awe? Do you hope to have your face carved upon 50 feet of granite rock(花岗岩)? Is the answer really that simple? I
11、s the purpose of lifetime contribution an egodriven desire for a mortal(凡人的) being to have an immortal name or is it something more?A child alive today will die tomorrow. A baby that has the potential to be the next Einstein will die from complications at birth. The_circumstances_of_life_are_not_set
12、_in_stone. We are not all meant to live life through to old age. Weve grown to perceive life as a full cycle with a certain number of years in between. If all of those years arent lived out, its a tragedy. A tragedy comes about because a humans potential has never been realized. A tragedy comes abou
13、t because a spark was snuffed out before it ever became a flame.By virtue of inhabiting a body we accept these risks. We expose our mortal flesh to the laws of the physical environment around us. The tradeoff isnt so bad when you think about it. The problem comes when we construct mortal fantasies o
14、f what life should be like. When life doesnt conform to our fantasy we grow upset, frustrated, or depressed.We are alive; let us live. We have the ability to experience; let us experience. We have the ability to learn; let us learn. The meaning of life can be grasped in a moment. A moment so brief t
15、hat it often evades our perception.What meaning stands behind the dramatic unfolding of life? What single truth can we grasp and hang onto for dear life when all other truths around us seem to fade with time?These moments are strung together in a series we call events. These events are strung togeth
16、er in a series we call life. When we seize the moment and bend it to our will, a will driven by the spirit deep inside us, then we have discovered the meaning of life, a meaning for us that shall go on long after we depart this Earth.1Why are people devoted to a career lasting long even after their
17、death?ABecause they want to achieve more.BBecause they want to benefit their generations.CBecause they want to find the meaning of their life.DBecause they want to make others satisfied with them.2The author thinks the risks in our life are _.Afrustrating BworthwhileCdangerous Dchallenging3What can
18、we learn about wills according to the last paragraph?AEvents drive us to explore our wills.BEvents are made up of wills of our life.CMoments are realized by spirit and wills.DWe should live our lives according to our will.4What does the author mainly want to convey in the passage?APeople tend to liv
19、e longer at the present.BThe meaning of life exists in moments.CEveryone should participate in events.DWe should be remembered after death.答案与解析1C细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“yet if you look deep in your own heart; youll find something drives you to make this kind of contributionsomething drives every human being
20、 to find a purpose that lives on after death.”可以看出，从事一生的事业的目的并非让子孙后代获益，而是找到人生的意义。2B观点态度题。根据第五段中的“The tradeoff isnt so bad when you think about it.”可知，作者认为生活中的危险都是值得的。3D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“When we seize the moment and bend it to our will.”可知，我们应把握生命的每一刻。根据自己的意志去生活，去找到人生的意义。4B主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其是最后一段的内容可知，作者认
21、为人们从事一生的事业的目的在于寻找人生的意义，这是永存的意义。而生活充满了变化，我们应活在当下，听从内心的意志去生活，人生的意义就在于每个瞬间。BCleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easytheyre given after all. Choice can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent
22、per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this craz
23、y thing that probably wouldnt work since most startups dont and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City
24、with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good ide
25、a, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it
26、 a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And_I_suspected_I_would_always_be haunted_by_the_decision_not_to_try_at_all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.5. What inspired the a
27、uthor with the idea of building an online bookstore?AHis dream of being an inventor.BThe support of his wife.CThe greatly increasing usage of the Internet.DMillions of exciting titles.6Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?AThe idea of not trying would keep coming t
28、o his mind and disturb him.BHe would be very excited if he tried it out.CHe would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.DThe decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.7We can know from the passage that _.Athe boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorBthe author wanted som
29、eone else to try the ideaCthe author might not regret if he failed the ideaDthe author might go back to his boss if he failed8Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?ACleverness and KindnessBThe Starting of AmazonCFollowing My PassionDWe Are What We Choose答案与解析5C细节理解题。根据第二段“I
30、came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.”可知，互联网的迅速发展让作者感到吃惊，也让作者萌生了创建一个网络书店的想法，故选C。6A细节理解题。根据第三段段意和“I didnt
31、 think Id regret trying and failing. And_I_suspected_I_would always_be_haunted by_the_decision_not_to_try_at_all.”可知，老板想说服作者留下来，作者有些动摇，但经过思考之后，作者决定辞职建网站，作者不害怕尝试和失败，但会因为想法没有付诸实践而愧疚。故选A。7C推理判断题。根据第三段“I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing.”可知，作者认为自己将不会为尝试和失败感到后悔。
32、故选C。8D标题判断题。根据最后一段“After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”可知，作者把自己的热情付诸了实践，并且获得了成功。是我们的选择才成就了我们每一个人。故选D。.语法填空Chinas most famous wall may have been built to keep people away, but a new kind
33、of wall is bringing people a lot _1_ (close) together.On January 29, hooks and hangers appeared on the side of a Qingdao building under the words：“If you need it, take it.”This “wall of _2_ (kind)”， the creation of local charity Chuangyi Workshop, _3_ (invite) passersby to leave their spare warm clo
34、thes and encourages those _4_ are in need to take them.“It is just like what you do at home. You hang your clothes when you get home. You take them down _5_ put them on when you go out，”said Wang Lei, director of Chuangyi Workshop. _6_ (inspire) by a similar plan in Iran, she put it into practice in
35、 China as the country experienced _7_ (it) coldest winter in decades.Wang and her colleagues receive lots of clothes from people, especially in winter. She _8_ (touch) by peoples generosity.“Some of the clothing is almost new. I dont even have to wash my hands _9_ sorting it.”Many such walls have al
36、so appeared in several other Chinese _10_ (city). This simple way of helping people is now making a big difference to society.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._答案与解析1closer考查比较级。句意为：中国最著名的墙可能是用来抵御人而建造的，但一种新的墙正把人们的距离拉得更近。根据句意及空前的修饰语a lot可知，此处应用比较级。故填closer。2kindness考查词性转换。句意为：这堵“爱心墙”是当地慈善机构创益工场创造的，邀请路人留下他们
37、闲置的温暖的衣服，并鼓励那些需要的人们拿走。设空处前为介词of，其后应用名词。故填kindness。3invites考查动词的时态。句意见上一题解析。设空处和后面的encourages为并列谓语，主语为This“wall of kindness”，故此处应用第三人称单数形式，故填invites。4who考查定语从句。句意见第2题解析。设空处引导定语从句，指代先行词those，指人，且在从句中作主语，故用who引导。5and考查连词。取下来(take down)和穿上(put on)之间是并列关系，故用and连接。6Inspired考查非谓语动词。句意为：受伊朗的一个相似计划的启发，她把这个在中
38、国付诸实施，而此时这个国家正在经历它数十年来最冷的冬季。句中已有谓语动词put，因此设空处用非谓语动词；inspire和其逻辑主语she之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词表被动。且空后的by引出了动作的发出者。故填Inspired。7its考查代词。句意见上一题解析。设空处在句中作定语修饰winter，表示“这个国家的”，所以用形容词性物主代词。故填its。8is touched考查动词的时态和语态。句意为：她被人们的慷慨所感动。根据设空后的by可知应用被动语态；结合上下文的时态，用一般现在时。故填is touched。9after句意为：一些衣服几乎都是新的，我在整理完后甚至都不用洗手。空后的it
39、指的是上文提到的clothing，根据句意，设空处表示“在之后”。故填after。10cities考查名词单复数。设空前有several“几个”修饰，所以应用名词的复数形式。故填cities。.应用文写作假如你是李华，你本来和好友Tom约好今天一起吃晚饭，但你因为忙而意外爽约了。现请你根据下面的内容要点，用英文给Tom写一封电子邮件表示歉意，内容包括：1表示歉意；2说明爽约的原因；3提出补救的办法。注意：1词数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_范文Dear Tom，Im awfully sorry about forgetting our dinner date.For the wh
40、ole day, I, together with several other students in charge, was fully engaged in preparing for the Art Festival to be held next week. We discussed the theme for the festival, checked all the arrangements, adjusted some programs and later interviewed some 20 volunteers. So busy was I at work that the dinner date slipped my mind.How about me treating you to lunch next Friday at the Italian restaurant? Again, I apologize for missing the dinner date.Yours，Li Hua
