1、课时作业(五)Unit 1Lifestyles(本栏目内容,在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订!).单词拼写1My uncle managed to find work for his son on one of the _(附近的) farms.答案:nearby2He was deep in conversation with his_(会计)答案:accountant3Youd better go now,_(否则) youll miss the train.答案:otherwise4From a _(距离) we could see her smiling and waving her h
2、and.答案:distance5He _(毕业) from Tsinghua University last year and he is working in a big company now.答案:graduated6I heard on the TV that day that there was a_(预报) for rain in the next day.答案:forecast7Smoking is linked to 90 percent of _(肺) cancer.答案:lung8The bus is so _(拥挤的) that there is no room to s
3、tand.答案:crowded.选词填空otherwise,imagine,be fond of,make sure,in the distance,crowd int 1That is the only way we can_to reduce the overuse of water in students bathrooms.答案:imagine2Ive got one more page to write;_Ive finished.答案:otherwise3Tell John not to leave the house unless he_that the lights are t
4、urned off.答案:makes sure4As I was seated there waiting to be interviewed,many thoughts _my mind.答案:crowded into5When traveling in Yunnan Province,visitors always see mountains covered by white snow_.答案:in the distance6They met by chance and _each other during the World War .答案:were fond of.完成句子1. The
5、 rent is a bit high,but_.这幢房子租金贵了点,但在其他方面倒是令人满意。答案:otherwise the house is satisfactory2. The pyramids in Egypt can be seen_several kilometres.埃及的金字塔在数公里外即可看到。答案:at a distance of3_you arrive there on time.你务必准时到那里。答案:Make sure (that)4They like living in a village,_他们喜欢住在乡村,远离人群和喧闹。答案:free of crowds a
6、nd noise5. He is _Peter is.他和彼得一样都是好孩子。答案:as nice a boy as6_was his way of speaking.最让我吃惊的是他的说话方式。答案:What surprised me most.完形填空Recently,I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink.The young woman at the checkout _1_said,“Thatll be five dollars in all please.” She then_
7、2_down at the paper I was buying and said,“Im_3_all these negative (消极的) words on the front pages.I want to read some _4_news for a change.” She then said,“_5_,I think someone should just_6_a good news newspapera paper with wonderful,inspirational_7_about people overcoming difficulty and doing good
8、things for others.” She _8_me for coming in and said,“Maybe well get some good news,” and she_9_.She made my day.The following day after my business appointments,I_10_the same store again to pick up bottled water and a newspaper,but a_11_young lady was behind the counter.As I checked out I said,“Goo
9、d afternoon” and_12_her my money.She said nothingnot a word,not a smile or not a _13_.She just gave me my change and_14_a negative tone ordered “Next!”It_15_me right between the eyes.Two people,the same age;one made me feel_16_,but the other,well,made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by_17_.Eve
10、ry morning,you should ask_18_this important question,“Who do I want to be today?The Grouch (不高兴的人) or The Good News Girl?”Your answer will go a long way toward_19_ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your_20_.语篇解读有一天我去便利店买报纸和饮料,碰到了一个乐观而开朗的女收银员,我们相谈甚欢,这一天我很快乐;而第二次,我却碰到了另外一个冷漠的女收银员后来发生了什
11、么呢?让我们从文章中寻找人生的真谛。1A.bedBcounter Ctable Dshop解析:从第二段中的“but a _young lady was behind the counter”的提示可知,此处表示“收银台”,故选B。答案:B2A.put Bgot Cglanced Dturned解析:她瞥了一眼我买的报纸说:“我早就厌烦了头版的那些消极的东西了,我想读些好点儿的东西,换换口味。”这里glance at是固定词组,表示“对看一眼,瞥见”。答案:C3A.tired of B interested inCcareful about Dfond of解析:此处指“我厌倦了头版上的这些消
12、极的东西了”。be tired of厌倦答案:A4A.latest Bgood Cinteresting Dreal解析:参见第2题解析。这里表达的意思应该与negative相反,所以选good,也可从下文的a good news newspaper得到答案。答案:B5A.In fact BAs usualCHowever DBy the way解析:实际上(In fact),我认为某个人应该出版一份只有好消息的报纸。答案:A6A.collect Bprint Csell Dpublish解析:句意为:我认为某个人应该出版一份只有好消息的报纸。collect收集;print印刷;sell卖;p
13、ublish出版,发行。结合句意D项最佳。答案:D7A.stories Bideas Cpictures Dhabits解析:报纸上应该讲些精彩的、鼓舞人心的故事,讲述人们如何克服困难,这里用stories表示“故事,事情”,故选A项。答案:A8A.told Bthanked Cpraised Dcongratulated解析:这个女收银员对我能够光顾她们的便利店表示了感谢,所以用thanked。答案:B9A.did Bagreed Claughed Dpointed解析:从上文可知,我们告别的时候,彼此都很高兴,所以她应该是“笑着”跟我说再见的,用laughed。答案:C10A.droppe
14、d by Bstood byCbrought in Dtook in解析:第二天,我又顺路经过这家店。drop by表示“顺便经过”;stand by表示“站在旁边”;bring in表示“引进”;take in表示“欺骗;让进入”,根据语意选A项。答案:A11A.beautiful Bdifferent Cclever Dstupid解析:从上下文可知,这次的收银员不是上次的那个,用different。答案:B12A.carried Bpassed Chanded Dshowed解析: 我买了报纸和水后,给了她钱,所以用handed,表示“交给”。答案:C13A.gesture Bmovem
15、ent Cshake Dproblem解析:但这个收银员什么也没说,微笑也没有,甚至连一个手势都没有。所以根据上下文,该空用gesture,表示“手势,姿势”。答案:A14A.for Bat Cthrough Din解析:in a negative tone表示“用消极的语调”,故选D。答案:D15A.caught Bhit Cpushed Dsaw解析:从上下文可知,这让我非常震撼。此处hit表示“使突然想起”。答案:B16A.great BsadCexcited Ddisappointed解析: 从上文可知,第一个收银员让我感觉非常好,所以用great,但第二个收银员给我的感觉好像是我的出
16、现给她带来了很多麻烦和不便。答案:A17A.moving on Bgoing awayCshowing up Dshowing off解析:参见上题解析。move on表示“前进;继续”;go away表示“走开”;show off表示“炫耀”,都与语境不符。答案:C18A.her Bthem Cyourself Dthemselves解析:从上下文可知,你每天早上都要问问自己,所以用反身代词yourself。答案:C19A.creating BdeterminingCsharing Dforming解析:从语境可知,这将决定(determining)你人生中要经历的幸福和快乐。此处deter
17、mine表示“决定”,符合题意。create表示“创造”;share表示“分享”;form表示“形成”,都与语境不符。答案:B20A.home BofficeCstudy Dlife解析:此处强调这种快乐与幸福应该是在你的人生中你将要经历与体验的。答案:D.阅读理解Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure (奇遇)?Riding the train can be a real adventure.That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak.I often take
18、a fourhour trip to visit my children.Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.Last week when I was on the train and over an hour into the train ride,there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation in another language.It was loud an
19、d disturbed most of the people on the train.I think it was annoying.Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a twoday trip by train.She said her two daughters were distraught at the thought of her driving for three days to reach her home,although she had no trouble driving.The t
20、rain ride was the only choice for her.She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents.That is a very good question.Both of us are old and have children.She asked that same question from time to time
21、.There are always many people on the train from all walks of life,different countries,and many languages.Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures.If you get hungry,you can buy food in the food car at any time.If you need to use the restroom there i
22、s always one available.It sure beats driving the car,which has to stop for food and restrooms.And it is better than taking the bus.语篇解读本文中作者主要介绍了她的一次火车旅行经历以及她对火车旅行的看法:坐火车要比乘公共汽车和开车好。1According to the passage,the purpose of the authors train ride was_.Ato do business Bto see her childrenCto visit pla
23、ces of interest Dto see her old friends解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“I often take a fourhour trip to visit my children”可知作者坐火车是去看望自己的孩子,故选B项。答案:B2Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3?ADisappointed. BSatisfied.CWorried. DPleased.解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句话中的“
24、a wonderful old lady”和画线单词所在句子中的“her driving for three days to reach her home”可知尽管老太太能开车,但是她年龄比较大了,女儿们考虑到她要开三天车才能到家,还是非常担心,故选C项。答案:C3In the authors opinion,on the train Amtrak_.Athe services are quite goodBthe food is terribly expensive Call the passengers are politeDall the passengers are American解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后两句可知人们在火车上饿了可以买东西吃,去洗手间也不会遇到问题,由此可以推断作者对火车上的服务是满意的。 答案:A4What is the best title for this passage?ATrain ridea cultural experienceBA painful experience on the trainCThe history of AmtrakDA wonderful lady解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知本文中作者主要介绍了她的一次火车旅行经历及她对火车旅行的看法,故选A项。答案:A