1、Unit 3 Family matters.完形填空When I was young, my mother took control of everything in my life.Everything was well planned and_1_.But when she passed away in a car accident,the family I was_2_ with disappeared, leaving only my father and me to_3_.My father had to give up the idea of_4_ something advent
2、urous.It was not_5_ for him at all.Many times,I found he was answering business phone calls while he was making dinner.I couldnt bear(忍受) to let him_6_ all these anymore.Since entering middle school, thanks to the_7_ of the teachers, I was allowed to attend parents meeting_8_.Knowing that my father
3、would not have time to check my_9_, I would ask my teachers and classmates for_10_.Last year, I took part in the International Triathlon Tournament._11_ I spent almost half a year on the project, it was still a big_12_ for me.When I started the last section of the 10kilometer run, I saw my father wa
4、iting_13_ with his camera just to capture(拍摄) the_14_ when I crossed the finish line. His_15_ under the burning sun gave me enough energy to_16_ the race.It was then that I realized it was_17_ to have no mother in the family, but both my father and I were trying our best to_18_ her absence.We knew w
5、e were not in a_19_ family, but we found ways to care for and support each other. And I hope my mother, who may be secretly watching over us from heaven, is_20_ of what we have achieved.母亲车祸去世后,父亲尽全力供养女儿。父女之间相互关爱,相互支持。1A.predictedBfinishedCorganizedDexamined答案:C解析:根据首句“my mother took control of ever
6、ything in my life”可知,作者的生活都由母亲照顾,故这里指母亲把一切都计划和安排(organize)好了。2A.familiar Bbored Cangry Dpopular答案:A解析:母亲去世后,家里发生了变化,只剩作者和父亲,这里是指作者熟悉的(familiar)家庭消失了。3A.compete Bperform Crecover Dcontinue答案:D解析:母亲去世了,但作者和父亲还得继续(continue)生活。compete“竞争”;perform“表演;执行”;recover“恢复”。4A.teaching Btrying Cencouraging Dprot
7、ecting答案:B解析:根据上文可知,父亲不得不放弃尝试(trying)一些冒险的想法。5A.easy Bimportant Cdangerous Dsuitable答案:A解析:根据下文可知,父亲一个人照顾这个家,这对他来说一点也不容易(easy)。important“重要的”;dangerous“危险的”;suitable“合适的”。6A.lose Bown Ccarry Dforget答案:C解析:作者无法忍受让父亲承受(carry)这些。7A.influence BcomplainingCintroduction Dunderstanding答案:D解析:多亏学校老师的理解(unde
8、rstanding),作者可以独自参加家长会。influence“影响”;complaining“抱怨”;introduction“介绍;说明”。8A.secretly Balone Cfrequently Dhurriedly答案:B解析:因为父亲没有时间,故作者可以独自(alone)参加家长会。secretly“偷偷地”;frequently“频繁地”;hurriedly“匆忙地”。9A.phone Bcomputer Chomework Dschedule答案:C解析:作为中学生,有时需要家长检查作业(homework)。10A.pardon Bhelp Cadvice Dleave答案
9、:B解析:作者会找老师和同学帮忙(help)。ask sb. for help“向某人寻求帮助”,为固定搭配。11A.Once BAlthough CBecause DIf答案:B解析:根据下文still可知,这里需要一个表示让步的连词,故选Although。12A.surprise Bproject Cchallenge Ddream答案:C解析:根据although引导的让步状语从句可知,虽然作者为了这项运动花费了几乎半年的时间,但是这对作者来说仍然是一项挑战(challenge)。13A.carefully Bshyly Canxiously Dpatiently答案:D解析:根据“ga
10、ve me enough energy”可知,父亲在终点耐心地(patiently)等着。carefully“认真地”;shyly“害羞地”;anxiously“焦急地”。14A.time Bmoment Cway Dmemory答案:B解析:父亲在终点耐心地等着,为了抓拍作者冲过终点的那一瞬间(moment)。15A.worry Bsuccess Cbravery Dsupport答案:D解析:根据上下文语境可知,这里指父亲的支持(support)。16A.finish Bplan Cwin Dface答案:A解析:父亲在烈日下的支持给予作者足够的力量完成(finish)比赛。17A.dif
11、ficult Brare Cstrange Dfunny答案:A解析:那时作者意识到对于一个缺失母亲的家庭来说,这是非常艰难的(difficult)。18A.make excuses for Bget ready forCmake up for Dgive evidence to答案:C解析:但是作者和父亲都在尽力弥补(make up for)妈妈去世带来的缺失。make excuses for“借口,推诿”;get ready for“准备好”;give evidence to“作证”。19A.wealthy Bnormal Chappy Dlarge答案:B解析:作者和父亲知道失去母亲后他
12、们的家庭不那么正常(normal)了,但是他们两个人还是像正常家庭里的成员一样,互相关心与支持。20A.hopeful Bsure Cafraid Dproud答案:D解析:通读全文可知,作者希望天堂里的母亲会为他们所做的一切感到骄傲(proud)。.语法填空More and more people live in large cities these days,which _1_ (mean) that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for themselves.But for many peopl
13、e,personal privacy(隐私) is very _2_(importance)In many homes,a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home _3_ they can feel relaxed and private.But,of course,not all teenagers are lucky enough to have a room _4_ their ow
14、n.Where space is short,they often have to share a bedroom with a brother _5_ a sister.In that case,its a good idea for them to have a special area or corner of the room to call their own.It is _6_(similar) important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things.This may or may not
15、 be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and tell teenagers how _7_ (organise) their space as this is likely to lead to _8_(argument)Parents can,however,_9_(make) sure that there are enough storage(存储) spaces such as shelves,cupboards and boxes.This will allow the teenagers to k
16、eep _10_(they) space tidy if they want to.本文是一篇说明文。越来越多的人生活在大城市里,个人的空间和时间都开始变得越来越少。本文指出个人隐私空间的重要性,尤其是青少年需要在家里拥有自己的私人空间。1means解析:句意:目前越来越多的人住在大城市里,这意味着找到属于自己的空间和时间变得越来越困难。which指代逗号前的内容,作从句主语,所以谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填means。2important解析:在be动词后面且前有副词very修饰,应用形容词作表语,故答案为important。3where解析:设空处引导定语从句,修饰先行词their
17、own personal space at home,关系词在定语从句中作地点状语,所以应填关系副词where。4of解析:of ones own为固定搭配,意为“某人自己的”。故填of。5or解析:句意:在空间不足的地方,他们经常不得不和兄弟或姐妹合住一间卧室。根据句意,此处应用连词or表示选择关系。故填or。6similarly解析:修饰形容词应用副词。故填similarly。7to organise解析:“疑问句动词不定式短语”作tell的宾语,故填to organise。8arguments解析:句意:父母试图告诉青少年如何安排他们的空间不是一个好主意,因为这可能会导致争吵。argument意为“争论,争吵”,是可数名词,此处应用其复数形式,故填arguments。9make解析:make与主语Parents之间是主动关系,且在情态动词can后,应用原形,故填make。10their解析:作定语修饰space应用形容词性物主代词。故填their。