1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时作业(一)Unit 1Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解AHumor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying“no”， criticizing, and getting the other fellow to
2、 do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it is the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that a serious dialogue may start a riot. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than p
3、eople in any other forum.Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating (升级) into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a quarrel with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned hom
4、e, she received a longdistance phone call. “Persontoperson for Mrs. . A. Pologize.” intoned the operator. “Thats spelled P as in.” In a twinkling (眨眼间), the whole day changed from bad to lovely at both ends of the wire.An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distingu
5、ished guests whom she hoped to enlist (赞助) in a major charity drive. Austerity was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen. and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tight rope walker, brought in a
6、 large roast turkey; he successfully elbowed the swinging diningroom door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the diningroom floor.The boy stood rooted, the guests staring at their plates, Moving only her head the hostess looked at her son，“No harm Daniel”， she said, “just pick him up and take hi
7、m back to the kitchen”. she enunciated (发音) clearly so he would think about what she was saying. “and bring in the other one. ”A wink and a oneliner instantly changed the dinner from a redfaced embarrassment to a laughter.1What is the main idea of the passage?AHumor is the key to success in our work
8、 and lives.BHumor enables us to deal with difficult situations effectively.CHumor is the best way to criticize someone without losing his face.DHumor makes fun of any difficult situation.2Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?AComedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making p
9、eople more tolerant (容忍) of racial and religious differences.BTo make up differences, humor is a most acceptable and effective means.CPeople often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.DOnly by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jo
10、bs.3What caused the roast turkey to drop onto the floor?AThe backward movement of the door.BThe sons rude behavior.CSomeone happened to be at the door.DThe bird raised by the family.4What do you think would probably be the result if the hostess got angry and scolded the son?AIt would make the embarr
11、assing situation worse.BThe son would refuse to serve the guests any more.CThe son would talk back and make the mother all the more angry.DThe guests would leave before the dinner was over.BAfel was small when he first saw snow. But it wasnt real snow. There was no real snow where he lived. He saw i
12、t in a picture book. He asked his mother, “What are those white fields？”She tried to explain, but it was very difficult for him to understand what this cold, ice rain was. It didnt matter. He was already in love with snow.He dreamed about snow all the time. He thought of big white fields. He thought
13、 about feeling cold.When Afel was watching the TV at his uncles at 12, the programme was full of snow, lots and lots of it, And there were creatures flying across the snow like strange animals or fantastic birds. They had hats which covered all their heads, big goggles over their eyes like swimmers,
14、 and strange shoes.He knew from his uncle they were skiers skiing in the Winter Olympics, and that the next was in Vancouver, in 2010.“Perfect，” he thought, “enough time to become a brilliant skier.”“But theres no snow here！” people told him.Afel didnt care. He made a pair of skis from two pieces of
15、 wood. At first he couldnt move, but he practised and practised until he could move quickly across the sand or the earth. He tried to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldnt.“Never mind，” he thought, “Its a start.”“How will you go to the Olympics？”people asked him, “Our country does
16、nt even have a team.”Afel didnt care. He found that Jamaica had sent a bobsleigh(雪橇) team to the Olympics a few years ago. Then he thought his country could have a skier.So every night, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand dunes. He dreams that the yellow sand is the
17、white snow. He dreams that he will bring the gold medal home with him, when he is the world champion.5Why was Afel unable to understand what his mother said?ABecause his mother explained poorly.BBecause he never experienced snow.CBecause he saw snow in a book.DBecause he scarcely felt cold.6What did
18、 Afel see on the TV programme?ASkiers. BAnimals.CBirds. DSwimmers.7Which word can best describe Afel?AKindhearted. BEasygoing.CStubborn. DDetermined.8Whats the best title for the text?APractice Making Ones Dream Come TrueBA Mother with a Strongwilled KidCA Dream to Be a SkierDA Beautiful White Field
19、.完形填空When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor _1_ me to do so. She said, “To travel around the world can _2_ your knowledge through actual experiences and make you have fun.” I _3_ her.Since I started to work for a _4_ company, however, I have done
20、most of my traveling through the Internet. With the help of the Internet, I have also got _5_ about food in different countries.Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were _6_ essential until I happened to read a famous chefs comment on the Internet. He said, “When we enjoy food and th
21、e _7_ around us at the same time, why dont you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian _8_？” Those words reminded me of my _9_ advice. As information technology _10_， you might be able to do it without making a real trip. But this also means that you will miss the various _11_ you can get from trav
22、eling.Today there are people who _12_ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people _13_ not with each other but into their microphones. However, we should never let it _14_ our time for facetoface communication. Lets mak
23、e use of information technology more _15_， and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.1A.promised BallowedCimpressed Dencouraged2A.build up BuseCpractice Dexchange3A.agreed with Blearn fromCfollowed Dobeyed4A.car BfoodCclothing Dmachine5A.information BtasteCcooks Dadvertisements6A.even more
24、 Bno longerCmuch Dactually7A.people BdrinkCatmosphere Denvironment8A.shoes BdishesCcustomers Dsituations9A.friends BparentsCprofessors Dboss10A.produces BadvertisesCforms Dadvances11A.news BpleasuresCtroubles Dplaces12A.avoid BkeepClose Denjoy13A.meeting BtalkingCcommunicating Dtraveling14A.spare Bi
25、ncreaseCreduce Duse15A.wisely BcorrectlyCquickly Dslowly课时作业(一).阅读理解A【语篇解读】幽默能使我们有效地应对尴尬的局面。1答案与解析：B主旨大意题。从文章结构上分析，作者在首段中就提出了本文的中心论点，而且其后的三段都对中心论点加以说明。首段的第一句又是本段的中心，下面所列出的一些幽默的作用都是具体的方面。故应选B项。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。选项A、D内容分别位于第一段的末句和第三句中，选项B的内容虽然在原文中没有直接出现，但与第一段中所含意思相同。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知他成功地用肘部推开了门，但
26、是复位的门却将火鸡打到了地上。故应选A项。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。由最后一段可推知答案。B【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。主要写一位毅力坚定的小朋友Afel的故事。因为家乡从来不下雪，所以他不理解雪是什么。随后在一次电视节目中，他对雪有了清晰的认识，并梦想做一位滑雪运动员，所以他不断努力尝试在沙丘上练习滑雪，梦想拿到奥运冠军。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段的“There was no real snow where he lived”可知，他生活的地方没有雪，他从来没有经历过下雪的景象，所以不理解妈妈所说的内容。故选B项。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“they were
27、skiers skiing in the Winter Olympics”可以得知，Afel在电视上看到的是奥运会上的滑雪者。故选A项。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据全文内容，Afel始终坚持梦想，无论失败，还是条件不允许，或是周围人都告诉他不可能，但他从不放弃，可推知他非常有毅力。故选D项。8答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，主要讲述了Afel追逐滑雪梦的故事。故选C项。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者上大学时经常出国旅行，而工作后大部分是通过互联网进行旅行的。由此作者想到现在的人们都喜欢在网上交流，面对面的交流少了，作者提出我们应该更加明智地利用信息技术，从而在
28、体验实际生活时获得愉悦。1答案与解析：D那是因为教授鼓励“我”这样做。encourage鼓励，故选D项。promise许诺；allow允许；impress使钦佩。2答案与解析：A根据常识可知周游世界能增长你的知识，build up增进，故选A项。use使用；practice练习；exchange交换。3答案与解析：A“我”同意她的观点。agree with同意，故选A项。learn from向学习；follow跟随；obey服从。4答案与解析：B根据下文about food in different countries可知，“我”在食品公司工作，food食物，故选B项。car汽车；clothi
29、ng衣服；machine机器。5答案与解析：A在网络的帮助下，“我”得到了一些关于其他国家的食物的信息，information信息，故选A项。taste味道；cook厨师；advertisement广告。6答案与解析：B因此“我”开始感觉没有必要再去实际旅行了。no longer不再，故选B项。even more更多的；much多；actually事实上。7答案与解析：C此处指享受食物的同时享受周围的气氛。atmosphere气氛，故选C项。people人们；drink饮料；environment环境。8答案与解析：B此处指为什么不飞往意大利去享受一下真正的意大利的菜肴呢？dish菜肴，故选B
30、项。shoe鞋；customer顾客；situation状况。9答案与解析：C那些话使“我”想起了教授的建议。professors教授的，故选C项。friends朋友的；parents父母的；boss老板的。10答案与解析：D此处指随着信息技术的进步。advance进步，故选D项。produce生产；advertise打广告；form形成。11答案与解析：B这就意味着你会错过旅行中的各种乐事。pleasure乐事，故选B项。news新闻；trouble麻烦；place地方。12答案与解析：A今天，有些人避免与他人直接沟通，把大部分时间花在互联网上。avoid避免，故选A项。keep保持；lose失去；enjoy享受。13答案与解析：Btalk with sb. 与某人交谈，故选B项。meet见面；communicate交流；travel旅行。14答案与解析：C我们不应该让面对面的交流减少。reduce减少，故选C项。spare节省；increase增长；use使用。15答案与解析：A我们应该更加明智地利用信息技术。wisely明智地，故选A项。correctly正确地；quickly快速地；slowly缓慢地。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
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