1、Unit 5Period 1.基础知识A单词拼写。1He is the sort of man to be trusted because he always lives up to his_ (原则)2This company is more concerned with _ (质量)than with quantity.3Shes always been _(吝啬的)with money.Whenever we eat out，she never pays a bill.4It was _(慷慨的)of them to share their house with the homeless
2、 people.5The scientist is _ (专心于；致力于)to developing a cure for AIDS.6Though Mr Brown is already 78, he is still leads an _ (积极的)life.7He is _(自私的) and he is always thinking of himself.8A volunteer team of lawyers, who served during the 2010 Asian Games, was _ (建立) in Guangzhou on Monday.【答案】1.princip
3、le2.quality3.mean4.generous5devoted6.active7.selfish8.foundedB用括号内单词的正确形式填空。1Although he is quite old, he leads an _ life.His _ include tennis and painting.(act)2After years of fighting the people longed for_.They wanted to live_.(peaceful)3He was _ and he treated them with _ and thoughtfulness.(gen
4、erous)4Mr.Johnson was a _ teacher because he had had his teacher _ for more than ten years.(quality)5Tom is my _ friend.His mother loves her children _.(devote)【答案】1.active; activities2.peace; peacefully3generous; generosity4.qualified; qualification5devoted; devotedly.阅读理解AApples logo is one of the
5、 most familiar icons(图标)around the world.But whats the story about the Apple logo？The image of the apple is obvious，because thats the name of the company.What about the bite?The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing.He was the father of computer science.He researched
6、 artificial intelligence (人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes (密码)However，after the war，he was put into prison，because of his beliefs.He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.However，Rob Janoff，who designed the famous Apple logo，said，“It
7、s not the truth，but only a legend.The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple.I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry.When I go to markets to buy apples，I always mistake apples for cherries.It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”Are you kidding？An apple is
8、much bigger than a cherry.Its very easy to tell.But if you use an apple to design a logo，some people may mistake it for a cherry.1Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in _.AshapeBsizeCcolourDweight2According to the passage，Alan Turing _.Adied in the prisonBused an apple to desi
9、gn a logoCwas put into prison during the warDwas the father of a computer company3Whats the purpose of writing the passage about the Apple logo?ATo introduce its designer.BTo tell us a legend about it.CTo try to find the truth of it.DTo explain its market research.BFarah was sitting in the kitchen g
10、oing over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.“Farah，arent you going to invite Hafsa？” her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about
11、people we can be friends with，” Farah answered.“Really？And what are the rules？” her mother asked.“Well.Only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is soyou knowdark.”“I cant believe it，” her mother said angrily.As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.Farah
12、went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，” her father said.Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.“Farah，it says that yo
13、u can take part in supplementary exams(补考)If your grades dont improve then，Ill cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club，“Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”One by one，she
14、called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gi
15、na called out.“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，” Farah replied.4After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a persons _.AlooksBusual activitiesCgrades Dfavorite colo
16、rs5Farah became pale after going to her father because _.Ahe didnt allow her to go to SpainBshe didnt do well in her examsCshe had to leave Purple Girls ClubDhe asked her to improve her grades6Which word can best describe Hafsa?ASilly. BBeautiful.CRude. DKind.7What lesson can we learn from the passa
17、ge?AA friend in need is a friend indeed.BA perfect friend will never be found.CBe slow in choosing a friend.DFriendship can be developed easily.【答案】13AAC47ABDA .七选五阅读 Richards father died when he was five.Later on he lost his mother.An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him.Of co
18、urse he had no money to go to school.He had to work for a rich farmer.The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. _1_ He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write.2_ It connected the village and the town.One morning people found there was a big stone on it.It st
19、opped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town.But the stone was thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldnt do that. _3_Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away
20、.” But few men believed him. _4_ Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didnt know who had moved it away. _5_“How could he？” the rich farmer called out. “Hes only fifteen! He couldnt move it at all!
21、 ”“He dug a big hole beside the stone，”said the old woman, “And then he could easily push it into the hole! ”Looking at each other, the farmer couldnt say a word.AThere seemed to be nothing strange in village.BThe old woman said Richard had done it all.CThere was a narrow road between two mountains.DBut the boy didnt lose heart.ESome farmers even laughed at the boy.FThe boy hoped he could do something for the villagers some day.GThey discussed for a long time，but nobody knew what to do.【答案】15DCGEB
