1、Unit 5 The power of nature.完形填空It was the third period of the day and time for the physical education class. Once outside, students broke into an easy jog toward the field until, all of a sudden, Marcus cried out, “Look! What happened to the _1_？ It looks.angry.” The students turned to see what he w
2、as pointing at all at once: Someone painted angry faces on the walls of the stadium!During lunch, all of the students were whispering with _2_ about the graffiti (涂鸦). Possible explanations spread like wildfire _3_ the school.Later in the afternoon, when Brian cleaned the blackboard, Marcus suddenly
3、 _4_ the paint on his hands. He _5_ that it was Brian who painted the graffiti, so after school, Marcus followed Brian to his locker and _6_ on what he was doing. When Brian opened his locker, Marcus saw small cans of paint in there! He decided to _7_ it to Mr Johnson.The next morning, Brian was cal
4、led to the principals office. The moment Mr Johnson asked _8_ about the graffiti, tears started flowing down Brians cheeks. Filled with shame, he explained that he liked to paint, but he couldnt join the _9_ club because he had to go right home after school to babysit his little brother. “I dont kno
5、w why I painted those faces, and now Ive _10_ the stadium！” he sobbed.Mr Johnson was quite angry at first, but he began to _11_ as he realized how miserable Brian was. “Brian, painting graffiti on school walls is a very _12_ matter. We have to call your mother, and, of course, you will have to clean
6、 and _13_ the walls.” Mr Johnson paused. “_14_， I must say, those paintings are quite good. Did you have any _15_ with them？”Brian looked up and said, “No, I did them myself. Drawing and painting are the only things that I can do well.”Mr Johnson looked at Brian and thought for a moment before makin
7、g a _16_. “Well，” he said, “some teachers suggested that we hire a local _17_ to paint our school mascot (吉祥物) on the stadium wall. How would you feel about participating in that？”“Really？” Brian hesitated, _18_ to believe what he just heard.“Yes, but this project will be hard work, and youll be exp
8、ected to complete the job on time. We can consider it part of your _19_，” Mr Johnson said, trying to hide his _20_ as he picked up the phone.本文通过正确处理一个犯错误的学生，告诉我们要对学生正确引导，以说教为主。1A.field Bclassroom Coffice Dstadium答案：D解析：考查名词。A.field领域；B.classroom教室；C.office办公室；D.stadium体育馆。根据本段最后一句Someone painted an
9、gry faces on the walls of the stadium！可知此处选D。2A.curiosity Bexcitement Cfear Drelief答案：A解析：考查名词。A.curiosity好奇心；B.excitement兴奋；C.fear害怕；D.relief减轻，安慰。学生们充满好奇地窃窃私语。故选A。3A.to Baround Cfrom Dbeyond答案：B解析：考查介词。句意：很可能的解释像野火一样在学校中传开。故选B。4A.wiped Bexamined Cspotted Dscanned答案：C解析：考查动词。A.wiped擦掉；B.examined检查；
10、C.spotted发现；D.scanned浏览。Marcus突然发现了Brian手上的涂料。故选C。5A.remembered Bsuspected Cwitnessed Dhoped答案：B解析：考查动词。A.remembered记得；B.suspected怀疑；C.witnessed目睹；D.hoped希望。他怀疑是Brian画的。故选B。6A.spied Breflected Ccommented Dhit答案：A解析：考查动词。A.spied侦察；B.reflected反射；C.commented评论；D.hit击打。Marcus跟随着Brian，暗中监视他在做什么。故选A。7A.ma
11、ke Breport Cdescribe Dretell答案：B解析：考查动词。A.make制造；B.report报道；C.describe描述；D.retell复述。他决定向Mr Johnson报告这件事。故选B。8A.hesitantly Bpatiently Cdirectly Dsympathetically答案：C解析：考查副词。A.hesitantly犹豫地；B.patiently耐心地；C.directly直接地；D.sympathetically怜悯地。Mr Johnson直接问关于涂鸦的事。故选C。9A.art Bmath Csports Dmusic答案：A解析：考查名词。
12、A.art艺术；B.math数学；C.sports运动；D.music音乐。他解释说他喜欢绘画，但是不能加入艺术俱乐部。故选A。10A.changed Bdecorated Ccleaned Druined答案：D解析：考查动词。A.changed改变；B.decorated装饰；C.cleaned打扫；D.ruined毁掉。我不知道为什么画那些脸，现在我毁掉了体育馆。故选D。11A.worry Bsoften Crelax Dpanic答案：B解析：考查动词。A.worry担忧；B.soften使变柔软，使温和；C.relax放松；D.panic惊慌。Mr Johnson起初相当生气，但后来
13、态度开始变温和。故选B。12A.strange Burgent Cserious Dunusual答案：C解析：考查形容词。A.strange奇怪的；B.urgent紧急的；C.serious严重的；D.unusual不寻常的。在学校墙上涂鸦是非常严重的事情。故选C。13A.repaint Bhide Cbuild Drepair答案：A解析：考查动词。A.repaint重新油漆；B.hide躲藏；C.build建造；D.repair修理。你将必须清理和重刷这墙。故选A。14A.And BSo COr DBut答案：D解析：考查并列连词。句意：但是我必须说那些绘画相当好。故选D。15A.con
14、nection Bdifficulty Cexperience Dhelp答案：D解析：考查名词。A.connection连接；B.difficulty困难；C.experience经历；D.help帮助。由下文Brian的回答可知选D。16A.promise Bchoice Cdecision Djudgment答案：C解析：考查名词。A.promise许诺；B.choice选择；C.decision决定；D.judgment判断。Mr Johnson做出决定之前思考了一会儿。故选C。17A.reporter Bartist Cdesigner Dscientist答案：B解析：考查名词。A
15、.reporter记者；B.artist艺术家；C.designer设计者；D.scientist科学家。一些老师建议雇一名当地的艺术家在体育馆的墙上作画。故选B。18A.unable Bunwilling Cunlikely Dunhappy答案：A解析：考查形容词。A.unable不能够的；B.unwilling不愿意的；C.unlikely 不可能的；D.unhappy不高兴的。Brian犹豫了一下，不能相信他所听到的。故选A。19A.responsibility Btalent Cdevotion Dpunishment答案：D解析：考查名词。A.responsibility责任；B.
16、talent天才；C.devotion忠诚；D.punishment惩罚。我们可以认为这是惩罚你的一部分。故选D。20A.regret Banger Csmile Dpride答案：C解析：考查名词。A.regret遗憾，后悔；B.anger生气；C.smile微笑；D.pride骄傲。Mr Johnson接电话的时候尽量地把他的微笑藏起来。故选C。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。There is a strong connection between a childs reading environment at home from the time when
17、they are very young and the progress a child makes in being able to read once they start school. This is the finding of a study undertaken at the Norwegian Reading Centre.The study investigates ways of preventing reading and writing difficulties. Researchers studied 1,171 firstgrade pupils and their
18、 parents from 19 schools in Norway. The pupils were tested on various reading and writing skills when they started school in autumn. The parents were asked how often they themselves read, how many childrens books they had at home, how often the child was read to and the age of the child when they st
19、arted reading to the child. The results of this study clearly showed that the greater significance books have in childrens lives from the time when they are young，the better prepared they are to learn to read when starting school.This is because reading early and often to children influences the chi
20、lds vocabulary. Children who are often read to become more aware of the connection between letters and sounds. By sitting with an adult reading books, children become aware of letters and words, and it will be easier for them to read. Reading aloud to a child before the child can speak positively in
21、fluences the number of words the child learns. When starting school, children who have a lot of childrens books at home and who have been read to before reaching two years of age have a vocabulary that is almost twice that of children who have few childrens books at home and who have been read to al
22、oud after the age of four. Children with a large vocabulary understand more of what is going on at school and are better able to keep up with what is being taught. Children with a poorer vocabulary understand less, and this can negatively impact their education.So it is very important to increase a
23、childs vocabulary by providing a good reading environment at home.The_reported_study_shows_that_a_good_reading_environment_at_home_is_very_important_for_childrens_reading_skills(要点1)_and_that_children_who_are_seldom_read_to_and_whose_parents_read_little_are_at_a_disadvantage_when_they_start_school.(要点2)_The_number_of_childrens_books_at_home,_the_age_at_which_they_are_read_to_and_how_often_they_are_read_to_all_influence_childrens_vocabulary._(要点3)_So_a_good_reading_environment_at_home_is_crucial.(要点4)
