1、Unit 16 Stories Period OneWarmup & Lesson 1 课时精练（北师大版选修6，广东专用）(时间：40分钟满分：50分).完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。On Tuesday，a big earthquake hit Haiti，a poor country.Many famous stars have been calling for people to lend their support to those left homeless after the ear
2、thquake in Haiti.Shakira has posted a_1_on her personal website asking everyone to donate cash to Jeans Yele charity organization，while other stars including Mark Hoppus，Yoko Ono，singer Joey Mcintyre，and Kim Kardashian have all taken to their T pages to raise_2_of the tragedy.Jeans campaign has prov
3、ed so_3_that the website crashed as a result of the number of donations being made every_4_.A spokesperson revealed the organization was working on_5_the site to allow for more donations.Meanwhile，Winfrey opened her talk show on Wednesday_6_viewers to donate to the Red Cross，saying，“This is a time w
4、here we，as a_7_nation，should come together and support those who are in need.”And Coldplays Martin is pressing for donations to Oxfams Haiti appeal：“I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago.Its a_8_of extreme poverty and very_9_living conditions.Most people in PortauPrince live in tin shacks(棚屋)Th
5、e_10_that has struck Haiti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell.”Hollywood super couple Pitt and Jolie have also extended their efforts by_11_$625,000 to help Doctors Without Borders in the earthquakeravaged zone.In a statement，Jolie says，“It is incredibly horrible to see a_12_of this
6、 size hit the people who have been suffering from extreme_13_，violence and unrest for so many decades.”Pitt adds，“We understand the first response is_14_to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes，are suffering from injury，and most require_15_care.”【解题导语】
7、本文是一篇记叙文。贫穷岛国海地遭地震重袭后，众多明星纷纷号召人们向无家可归的海地灾民伸出援助之手。1A.word Bmessage Csentence Dsignal答案B考查名词用法。夏奇拉在她的个人网站上发帖号召大家给海地慈善机构捐款。post a message发帖子。2A.happiness Billness Cawareness Dcarelessness答案C考查名词用法。raise awareness of“提高对的关注或意识”。3A.visible Bmiserable Cpopular Dcapable答案C考查形容词用法。琼发起的赈灾筹款行动得到了广泛支持。popular受
8、人赞同的，受欢迎的。4A.minute Bdynasty Ccentury Dyear答案A考查名词用法。由于捐赠人数太多，该网站陷入瘫痪。every minute强调人们捐款之踊跃，符合语境。5A.opposing BcriticizingCblaming Dimproving答案D考查动词用法。一名发言人称，目前该组织正在完善(improving)该网站，以接受更多捐赠。6A.calling for Bcalling inCcalling on Dcalling at答案A考查动词短语用法。call for要求，提倡；call in召集；call on(sb.)拜访某人；call at访问
9、某地。7A.musical Blocal Cemotional Dglobal答案D考查形容词用法。她说：“在这种时刻，我们作为国际大家庭的一分子，应该团结起来，援助那些需要帮助的人们。”8A.mainland Bcountry Ccity Dtown答案B考查名词用法。根据常识可知海地是一个国家。第一段首句也是答案提示。9A.splendid Bbrilliant Cgraceful Dbad答案D考查形容词用法。正因为极度贫穷，所以那里的人们的生活条件是很差的(bad)。10A.earthquake BfloodCdrought Dmudrock flow答案A考查名词用法。根据文章的第一
10、段可知是地震(earthquake)袭击了海地。11A.approving BdonatingCsupporting Dagreeing答案B考查动词用法。从上文和本句的钱数可知是捐款(donate)。12A.disease BterrorCcatastrophe Dsickness答案C考查名词用法。catastrophe“大灾难”。根据文章可知，此次地震对于海地来说是一次大灾难。13A.honesty Bcuriosity Cequality Dpoverty答案D考查名词用法。在过去几十年中，海地人民经受了极度贫困、暴力和动荡。第五段第二句中的extreme poverty是答案提示。1
11、4A.electrical BcriticalChistorical Deconomical答案B考查形容词用法。无数的人流离失所，受了伤，大多迫切需要得到照顾；第一时间满足他们当前的需要是关键。critical紧要的，关键的，符合语境。15A.elegant Bdependent Curgent Dimportant答案C考查形容词用法。参见上题解析。urgent紧急的，急迫的。.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Most men and women pass through life without ever considering or criticizing either t
12、heir own conditions or the world at_large.They find themselves born into a certain place in society，and they accept what each day brings without any thought beyond what the immediate present requires.They seek the satisfaction of the needs of the moment，without much forethought，and without thinking
13、that by sufficient effort the conditions of their lives could be changed.A certain percentage guided by personal ambition，make the effort of thought and will which is necessary to place themselves among the more fortunate members of the community，but every few among these are seriously concerned to
14、secure for everyone the advantages which they seek for themselves.Only a few rare and exceptional men have that kind of love toward mankind at large that makes them unable to endure patiently the evils of society and the suffering of others，regardless of any effects it may have on their own lives.Th
15、ese few，driven by sympathetic pain，will seek for some new system of society by which life may become richer，more full of joy and less evils than it is at present.But in the past such men have，as a rule，failed to interest the very victims of the injustices which they wished to remedy(纠正)16According t
16、o the text，most people_.Awant to help others who are less fortunateBenvy the good fortune of othersCwant to see society changeDaccept things the way they are答案D细节理解题。本文第一段第一句就讲到大多数人对自己的生存环境和条件不会去想也不会去批评，而是完全接受。因此D项正确。17According to the text，when people try to improve the conditions of less fortunate
17、 people，the less fortunate people are usually_.Anot interested BthankfulCangry Dsurprised答案A细节理解题。最后一段讲到少数意识到社会不公的人，其中最后一句But in the past such men have，as a rule，failed to interest the very victims of the injustices which they wished to remedy.告诉我们他们的努力会失败，因为那些受到不公平待遇的人对此根本不感兴趣。18The expression“at l
18、arge”in the first sentence means_.Aespecially BgenerallyCactually Daccidentally答案B词义猜测题。第一句讲的是人们的通常情况，因此at large在此意为“通常”。其他三项意为“特别”，“实际上”“碰巧”。19According to the text，people who try to improve the living conditions of others are_.Adishonest Bnot wiseCunusual Dpoliticians答案C推理判断题。第一段提到很少有人会去关注生活不公平，第三
19、段又提到only a few rare and exceptional men会去关心别人的生存状况，因此这些人“不一般”。unusual意为“不平常的”。20We can infer from the passage that the writer is_.Ain favor of those who are content with their present conditionsBin favor of those who are trying hard to make their own fortuneCin favor of those who want to change the
20、society for the sake of other peopleDin favor of those who in charge of the government答案C推理判断题。作者先讲了不关心自己和社会和只关心自己的人，然后才讲了为社会谋福利的人，前面是在为后面做铺垫和作对比，从而突出第三种人。因此选C项。.信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Thomson中学学生Mike、Joseph、Anna、Peter和Susan正在计划下学期各自的选修课程。阅读第2125题中的个人情况说明和A至F六门选修课的介绍，选出符合他们各自个性特长的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。THO
21、MSON HIGH SCHOOLACreative Writingby Mrs.A.McClellanCreative writing is a course in which we study and apply the methods used in various forms of fiction writing.Writing is a skill of art in itself.We are guided by Ezra Pounds opinion：“Make it new.”Creative writing does not only provide us with an op
22、portunity to express ourselves，but also holds our attention to word choice，paragraph development，and other skills useful in writing.BJournalismby Dr.E.BrandtJournalism is a course for seniors，in which we will cover how to gather，write，and report news.We will discuss how information is，or can be，orga
23、nized.This course also aims to develop communication skills required by journalists.CA classic is a literary work that has stood the test of time.Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover which is everlasting.Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror，we may better
24、 be able to see ourselves.In this course，we will read works in both British and American literature.We will write reviews of what we read.DTechnical Writingby Mr.J.AllenWhat is technical writing？It is the course devoted to improving your communication skills in，for，and through technology.Activities
25、for this course will help you develop communication skills that are necessary for writers and speakers working with technology or in business.ENonfictionby Dr.M.TimThe course is a study of nonfiction through reading many different types of nonfiction.The course will also be about the possible change
26、s in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.We will examine some of the best writing in the world and deal with the techniques used in this text type.FWorld Literatureby Mrs.A.McClellanWorld literature examines the
27、common people found in quality literature worldwide，from Europe to America，from Asia to Africa，and introduces a variety of cultural background at different points in history.In these worlds，we find not only what is unique to each culture，but what is universal.We are also able to tell what makes a go
28、od story，no matter from where or whom the story springs.21Mike spent his childhood mostly in his fathers study，where he read novels by British and American writers.Next term he will become a senior student.He thinks its time that he read more of their works and learned to write about them.答案C22Josep
29、h is good at the language arts，and in his spare time he likes to write short stories.It is his wish that his stories would be printed in local newspapers.So he is thinking of taking a course to develop his writing skills，such as wording and paragraph organization.答案A23A lively and caring girl，Anna t
30、akes an active part in social activities.She is trying to write reports for newspapers about what she sees and hears.But few of them are accepted because of poor organization of information.She feels the need to improve her writing and communication skills next term.答案B24Peter traveled worldwide wit
31、h his parents when he was very young.Under their influence，he becomes greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure.He hopes to write his own stories in the future.So next term，he will choose a course to study the best writing of this type.答案E25Susan comes from China.As a junior back home，she wrote quite a lot of short stories，some of which were published in newspapers.Her parents suggest she read some classics by Asian and Western writers.She thinks it helpful in her writing.So she is going to take a course of this kind next term.答案F
