1、Unit 1Breaking recordsSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending 一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词的适当形式1.The journey took(大约)seven hours.答案:approximately2.Failure brought me back to (现实).答案:reality3.Dont be too (严厉)on himhe was trying to help.答案:tough4.It was an (非常)difficult and dangerous task.答案:extrem
2、ely5.She was (状况不佳)and could not play in the big match.答案:unfit6.He (驱策)his horse forward.答案:urged7.The first part of the plan has been (完成).答案:accomplished8.These technological developments were hardly (想象的)30 years ago.答案:imaginable9.She d all her life to scientific research.答案:devoted二、根据句意使用恰当的词
3、填空1.volleyball is her main focus,shes also great at basketball.答案:While/Although2.The fact that people are afraid to go out at night is often a result of perceived(感知的)danger rather actual danger. 答案:than3.Im going to London and my sisters going as.答案:well4.Smiths jacket looked just the same as Jack
4、s,but it cost twice asas his.答案:much 5.The boy can speak English as well his elder brother,and his written work is just as excellent.答案:as6.life began on the earth is one of the biggest puzzles to scientists.答案:How三、用所给词的适当形式填空 1.A teachers (devote)to education is worth great respect of the whole so
5、ciety because it brings benefits to the development of society.答案:devotion2.My camera can (adjust)to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.答案:be adjusted3.The audiences are (fascinate)by the performance of the(fascinate)Super Girls.答案:fascinated;fascinating4.Though (urge)to go to bed many time
6、s,the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the cartoons.答案:urged5.I prefer to stay at school rather than (go)home.答案:go6.(bring)up in a poor family made Jack very hardworking when he was still young.答案:Being brought 7.The headmaster has promised us that we shall get informed (minu
7、te)the results of the exam come out.答案:the minute 四、完成句子1.It took her a while to (适应单身生活)after the divorce.(adjust)答案:adjust to living alone2.This room is / (三倍大)that one.答案:three times as big as/three times the size of3.I saw the old man sitting there alone (每次我经过那家商店).答案:every time I passed the sh
8、op4. (下次你到这里来),lets have lunch together.答案:Next time you are here5.我们将在花园里喝茶,而不是在屋里。We will have tea in the garden .答案:rather than in the room五、阅读理解1.AWhere do you find out about the worlds longest walk?The worlds tallest man?The worlds oldest woman?You know the answer,of course.It is the Guinness B
9、ook of World Records.How would people find such unusual facts without this book?The Guinness Book did not exist until 1951.Here is what happened.The managing director of Guinness Brewery was a curious man.He wanted answers to some questions about records.For example,he wanted to know what was the fa
10、stest flying game bird in Europe.But he was frustrated.There was no book to answer questions like this.The director,Sir Hugh Beaver,contacted the McWhirter twins.They were brothers who owned a research agency.He asked them to put together a new reference book.It would include all kinds of unusual re
11、cords.The brothers quickly accepted.The first edition of their book was published in 1955.Soon the Guinness Book of World Records was a best seller.It has sold more copies than any book except the Bible.A new edition is published every year.Where do all the books records come from?They are a combina
12、tion of things like natural wonders,sports records,and stunts.But the editors try to keep things honest.All records must be verified by an investigator.Only then are they printed.The Guinness Book is a big business.It is published in dozens of languages.There are TV shows and museums.It is proof of
13、how interested people are in strange pieces of information.1.The passage is mostly about .A.the McWhirter twinsB.a history of the Guinness BookC.unusual records in the Guinness BookD.the director Sir Hugh Beaver答案:B解析:主旨大意题。从文章第一段的引言及后文可知,本文讲述的是吉尼斯世界纪录大全的历史。2.The Guinness Book .A.does not always che
14、ck its recordsB.is a best sellerC.is published only in EnglishD.has a full-length movie based on it答案:B解析:事实细节题。从文章第三段中的“Soon the Guinness Book of World Records was a best seller.”可知答案。3.It is clear from the passage that the McWhirter twins.A.recognized that Sir Hugh Beavers idea for a book was a go
15、od oneB.owned so good a research agency that they liked to help othersC.wanted to publish the book so that they set up a search agencyD.wanted to know the answers to some questions about records答案:A解析:推理判断题。从文章第三段中的“The brothers quickly accepted.”推断出麦克沃特兄弟很欣赏休比弗爵士的想法,马上同意了出书的想法,据此推断选A项。4.In this pas
16、sage,the underlined word“verified”means.A.questionedB.written upC.proved the truth ofD.blocked答案:C解析:词义推断题。根据语境:“编者努力忠实于事实,所有的纪录都必须经过调查人员的证实才能出版印刷。”可知这里的verified表示“证实”,因此答案为C项。5.BAccording to Guinness World Records,the Ice Hotel in Sweden is the worlds largest hotel made entirely of ice.When it set
17、the record in 2003,the hotels total floor area was 54,000 square feet.Thats larger than an American football field!The hotels size changes every year,because each spring the hotel melts.Each fall workers have to build it again.Construction on the hotel begins every October,when 30,000 tons of snow a
18、nd thousands of tons of ice from the nearby are needed.After its finished,the hotel has about 60 rooms,an ice church,an ice art exhibition and an ice theatre,but no skating rink.The hotels tables,chairs and even beds are made of ice!But what is it like actually staying in the hotel?Because the hotel
19、 is located about 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle,the temperature outside and inside is chilly.Inside the hotel the temperature is about -5.The cold doesnt seem to stop people from going to the hotel,though.In 2002 it had more than 14,000 overnight guests!The hotel workers suggest that guests w
20、ear at least three layers(层)of clothing.And at night,guests sleep“ in very warm sleeping bags ”.The floors do get slippery(滑的).“To keep guests from sliding around,our staff put fresh white snow on the floor and rub it every day,”explained the workers.5.From the passage,we know that .A.the Ice Hotel
21、is the largest hotel in the worldB.the hotel is in different sizes each yearC.many people like to take part in building the hotelD.many people like to spend their holidays in Sweden答案:B解析:细节理解题。由文章第一段第一句可知此旅馆是世界上最大的冰造旅馆,所以A项不对;文中没有提到人们想参与建造旅馆,也没有提到想去瑞典度假,所以C、D两项均不对;由文章第二段第一句可知B项正确。6.The hotel begins
22、 to be rebuilt.A.when spring arrivesB.when autumn arrivesC.when the hotel meltsD.when the workers are free答案:B解析:细节理解题。由文中第二段最后一句可知B项正确。7.From the last paragraph,we can conclude that .A.the workers are very diligentB.people in Sweden are very warmheartedC.it will not be easy if you walk in the Ice H
23、otelD.it often snows in Sweden答案:C解析:推理判断题。工作人员所做的事是他们的职责所在,这不能说明他们勤奋,也不能说明瑞典人很热心,所以A、B两项均不正确;D项说“瑞典经常下雪”在此段并无体现,所以D项也不正确;根据文中最后一段“地板滑,为防止客人滑倒,工人们在上面撒一些雪”,可知C项正确。8.The purpose of this passage is mainly to tell us .A.how to operate an ice hotelB.the popularity of the hotelC.a special hotel in SwedenD.what to take for staying in an ice hotel答案:C解析:主旨大意题。纵观全文我们可以看出本文讲的是瑞典的一种特殊旅馆冰造旅馆,所以应选C项。