1、Unit 1A land of diversityI.单项填空1Some researchers point out that_daydreaming is_ _means of relaxation.Athe; aB不填； theCa; theD不填； a答案 D考查冠词。句意：一些研究者指出做白日梦是一种放松方式。第一空daydreaming是专有名词，不加冠词；第二空a means of relaxation“一种休闲方式”。2He didnt_what I said because his mind was on something else.Ahold on Bcatch on Ct
2、ake in Dget over答案 C考查动词短语。句意：他不知道我说了什么，因为他的心思在别的地方。take in“理解，领会，记住”。3Environmental groups intend to_the pressure until the government changes the law.Akeep up Bmake up Cpick up Dbring up答案 A考查动词短语。keep up“保持，继续”；make up“弥补；组成；化妆”；pick up“捡起，获得”；bring up“养育，教育”。根据题意正确答案应该为A。4After suffering a heart
3、 attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, _a tragic end to the worlds most popular entertainer. Amarking Bto mark Cmarked Dhaving marked答案 A考查非谓语动词作结果状语。句意：心脏停止跳动后，杰克逊被宣布死亡，标志着这位世界顶级音乐天王的悲剧结局。由句意可知，此处表示顺理成章的结果，因此用动词的ing形式。5Maybe you have been to many famous restaurants, but nowhere else_on such
4、nice ducks.Ayou can feast Bcan you tasteCyou can taste Dcan you feast答案 D考查倒装。nowhere等否定副词放在句首，主句用部分倒装；feast on“尽情享用(美味佳肴)”。6All over the world there seems_people out of work nowadays.Ato have a great many Bto be a great manyCto have a great many of Dto be a good many of答案 B这里构成there seems to be结构。表
5、示“许多，大量”时，可以用a good/great many，但后面不能用of。句意：全世界现在似乎有许多人失业了。7Look! There are_grazing over there.Atwo cattles Btwo head of cattlesCtwo cattle Dtwo heads of cattle答案 Ccattle是单复数同形的名词，表示多数时直接在前面加数词。8So you missed the meeting._.I got there five minutes before it finished.ANot at all BNot exactlyCNot espec
6、ially DNot really答案 B“你错过了开会”，而从答语中的“我在会议结束前五分钟到会场”，可以看出答话者认为对方讲话不够确切，毕竟答语者参加了会议，只不过迟到而已。9_of children in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.ANone BThe mostCThe majority DEvery答案 Cthe majority of名词意为“的大多数”。句意：我们班大多数孩子是棕色眼睛，只有三个是蓝眼睛。most当“大多数”讲时，通常无冠词，of后的名词一般有限定词。10Their_grief turn
7、ed to crazy laughter in a minute.Aapparent BcrazyCstable Dinvaluable答案 Aapparent表示“显然的，外观上的”。句意：他们那假意的哀伤很快就变成了一阵阵狂笑。crazy“疯狂的；狂热的”；stable“稳定的”；invaluable“无价的”。11Oh, dear. What happened?I_on the shiny floor and fell.Askipped BjumpedCattacked Dslipped答案 Dslip“滑倒”。答句句意：我滑倒在发亮的地板上了。skip“跳，蹦”；jump“跳跃”；at
8、tack“攻击”。12Dont be _by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.Ataken off Btaken outCtaken away Dtaken in答案 Dtake off“起飞；脱掉；(事业)腾飞”；take out“拿出”；take away“带走”；take in“欺骗”。由句意可知D项正确。13AIDS is said_the biggest challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.Athat it is
9、Bto beCthat it has been Dto have been答案 D句型“sb./sth. is said to不定式”，当不定式动作表示完成时，不定式需用完成式，因此选D。14Every body should have the awareness that even the most sharp eye may be_on certain occasions.Abrought in Btaken inCcalled in Dset in答案 B考查短语。句意：我们每个人都应该知道即使最敏锐的眼睛也可能被蒙骗。take in在此意思是“欺骗”。15This is the onl
10、y means that I can think of，_we can succeed in finding out the truth.Ain which Bby whichCthat Dwhich答案 B考查“介词关系代词”引导的定语从句。先行词是means，多与by连用，所以选B项。II.完形填空 The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where Id grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 1 a h
11、and rest on my shoulder.I looked up to 2 my grandfather. “It isnt 3 ，is it，Billy?” he said softly. Gently 4 my hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 5 a huge red rose-bush sat alone. What do you see here, Billy? he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 6 to say, and then ans
12、wered,I see something soft and 7 , grandpa. He pulled me 8 . “It isnt just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. Its that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 9 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 10 of saying thank you to God. I 11 to watch him pick roses for his
13、mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 12 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 13 when you first said hello to a friend.A year later, my grandpa became ve
14、ry 14 . Then all members of thefamily were 15 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 16 , I took his hand as 17 as he had once taken mine.Hello, grandpa, I 18 . His eyes slowly opened and said. Hello, my friend. With a brief 19 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 20 a
15、bout never saying good-bye - about refusing to give in to sadness. 1. A. felt B. fixed C. watched D. heard 2. A. watch B. interview C. see D. discover 3. A. difficult B. hard C. easy D. comfortable 4. A. making B. taking C. 1eading D. carrying 5. A. where B. when C. which D. while 6. A. what B. how
16、C. who D. whether 7 A. red B. tasty C. funny D. beautiful 8. A. close B. hard C. far D. around9. A. bought B. planted C. treated D. discovered 10. A. approach B. method C. way D. solution 11. A. preferred B. wanted C. referred D. used 12. A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give away 13. A. word B.
17、 happiness C. sight D. memory14. A. ill B. weak C. old D. serious 15. A. ordered B. called C. delivered D. sent 16. A. pleasure B. duty C. turn D. wish 17. A. happily B. sadly C. carefully D. gently 18. A. laughed B. shouted C. added D. whispered 19. A. sign B. sigh C. smile D. wave 20. A. thought B
18、. meant C. worried D. cared答案 1-5 ACCBA 6-10 ADABC 11-15 DCBAB 16-20 CDDCBIII.阅读理解AWell, Mrs Evens, Ive done my best to look after David. Ive tidied his room up every day, got him a meal whenever he needed one and made sure hes always had a clean shirt to put on. Its not been easy, you know. David h
19、as had the best of attention, I must say. But now because I asked him to give up bringing that American friend to his home he has got quite miserable and unfriendly. He comes in at all hours and his behaviorwell its quite hard to put up withand its all because of this friend. Im sure hes a bad influ
20、ence. You see, Davids a visitor and doesnt fully understand our ways.He used to study most evenings. Hes got through quite a bit of work. He did up his room quite nicely, with bookshelves and large posters. Hed ask Mr Smith and me up for a drink and cheer us up with songs from his country. Hes very
21、good at the guitar, you know.I dont want to appear as if Im running after him but its about time we made it up. Im sure hes upset because I told him off. It might be a good idea to take him out for a meal, perhaps even with his friend. I dont know whether it will do any good but we can try. Im glad
22、Ive had this little chat with you, Mrs Evens, and Ill let you know how I get on.文章大意：本篇文章主要讲述了房东太太向借住在她家的异国学生David的妈妈讲述David最近的表现，主要是关于由于David的一个朋友而影响到房东太太和David之间的关系。1How many characters are included in this passage?AThree. BFour.CFive. DSix.答案 C考查细节理解题。文中总共提到有Mrs Evens, David, Davids friend, Mr Sm
23、ith以及作者五个人。2Mrs Smith believes that David is not the cause of the quarrel but that the main cause is_.AMr Smith Btoo much houseworkCDavids friend DDavids behavior答案 C考查细节理解题。文章第一段中最后“.and its all because of this friend. Im sure hes a bad influence.”可知。3According to the passage, we can judge that Dav
24、id must be_.Aan American friend BMrs Smiths sonCa visiting student Da singer答案 C考查判断推理题。根据第一段的最后一句以及第二段中第一句话以及本段中“cheer us up with songs from his country”。可以判断出。4David was upset because_.AMrs Smith scolded himBMrs Smith asked him to leaveCMrs Smith ran after himDMrs Smith refused to cook for him答案 A
25、考查判断推理题。根据文章第一段中的描述以及最后一段中第一句话可以推断出很可能是由于Mrs Smith指责David而使他不安的。5Mrs Smith wants to make up the quarrel by_.Acooking a mealBchatting with Mrs EvensCinviting David and his friend outDrunning after David答案 C考查细节理解题。根据最后一段中第三句话“It might be a good idea to take him out for a meal, perhaps even with his f
26、riend.”可知。BLiving in a foreign culture there are many times when I realize that my perspective(观点)on life is drastically different from those Koreans I interact(相互影响)with on a daily basis. This past week I have been greatly challenged to change my perspective and here is why.My dream in life is to b
27、ecome a doctor, one who changes the world. But last week I opened an email from UBC that contained the words “regrets”， no interview. I didnt get an interview to medical school. Thus I will not be entering school for September 2009. My immediate reaction was one of extreme disappointment and angermo
28、stly directed at myself for not working hard enough, for not seeking out the opportunities necessary to have a good application, for simply not being good enough. My mind was full of hopelessness and despair that left me with no desire to further seek for the dream that Ive held for quite a time now
29、.During the past week two things happened. At church our pastor mentioned perspective in a section of his sermon(说教). He stated that when we take our eyes off ourselves and realize Gods greatness, our circumstances will be seen through a new perspective. The second thing that reminded me to look at
30、perspective was reading a book. The Mitford Series is so good if you are looking for books to read. So last night I was reading and one of the main characters(who is a priest)is trying to figure out what to say at church. His sermon ended up saying “In everything we give thanks.” It is easy to give
31、thanks when we feel successful in life. It is easy to give thanks when we receive a blessing. But seriously, who in their right mind says thanks for the financial problems I have?文章大意：我在朝鲜的生活使我对生活的观点有了些许改变。6Where does the author probably live now?AIn the USA. BIn Britain. CIn China. DIn Korea.答案 D推理
32、判断题。由第一段第一句话“those Koreans I interact(相互影响)with on a daily basis”可推知，我现在住在朝鲜。7How did she feel when the author received the email from UBC?ASurprised. BDisappointed. CExcited. DPleased.答案 B推理判断题。由第二段第五句话“My immediate reaction was one of extreme disappointment and anger”可知，我很失望也很生气。8In the first past
33、ors view, when we face disappointment or despair, we should_.Aturn to God for help Bsay thanks to itCsee it in another way Dpraise others for it答案 C细节理解题。由第三段可知，面对失望和绝望时，换种角度生活会更好。9What can we infer from the passage?AThe author cant really free from the disappointment.BThe author thinks the second s
34、ermon is wiser.CThe author still wants to be a doctor.DThe author thanks God for not being admitted by the university.答案 A推理判断题。由结尾的反问句“But seriously, who in their right mind says thanks for the financial problems I have？”可知，作者并没有完全解脱开。IV.书面表达目前，一些诸如GG, MM, Xia Mi 等网络语言在青少年中极为盛行，并且出现在家庭作业报告，甚至全国入学考试
35、的作文中。请你以“Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited (禁止)？”为题，根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。一些同学认为：网络语言生动、时尚，网络语言充满幽默与智慧，使网上聊天更快捷。另一些同学认为：网络语言缺乏思想性，没有被大部分人理解、接受，过多使用使人不解，甚至误解？你的看法注意：1. 词数：120左右2. 参考词汇：生动的vivid；智慧intelligenceShould Internet Slang Be Prohibited?【范文】Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited?At present, I
36、nternet Slang, such as “GG, MM, Xia Mi”，has become popular among the teenagers.There are different opinions on Internet Slang. Some students think Internet Slang is vivid, fashionable and full of humor and intelligence. Besides, it makes chatting on the Internet quicker.However, some other students
37、think Internet Slang lacks depth of thought and is too simple. Also, it is hard to understand and not accepted by most people. The words sometimes might make people confused, even resulting in misunderstanding.Every coin has two sides. In my opinion, living in the Information Age, if we dont know the Internet Slang, we seem to fall behind the times. It will be OK as long as these terms are used correctly in proper situations.
