1、Unit 1 Life ChoicesPart 1Topic Talk必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1After a few days of fever, she began to _ (康复)2One can always manage to do more things, no matter how full ones _ (日程表) is in life.3Most doctors and nurses live under _ (充满压力的) conditions.4My new school life is more exciting and _ (有活力的)5It is a
2、 new _ (篇章) in my life.6_ (不幸的是), he failed the job interview.7Many problems will _ (出现) if humans are cloned.8He has no _ (先前的) experience of this kind of work.9Life is filled with _ (挑战)10We are confident in our _ (期望) of a full recovery.单句语法填空1I felt I was doing well and my _ (confident) began to
3、 grow.2Some people work better under _ (press)3He has made a full _ (recover) from his operation.4My present school differs _ my previous one in many ways.5He is _ (competence) for the job because of his new qualifications.6Im fond of the _ (challenge) lifestyle, which keeps me motivated (有动力的)7I al
4、ways eat when Im feeling _ (stress) before the exams.8You must collect enough materials previous _ your writing.9As always, you should stretch at least ten minutes before each run to prevent _ (injure)10Accidents often arise _ carelessness.短语填空previous to， all in all， make a decision， all the time，
5、put pressure on， differ from 1.He has his faults, but _ he is a good helper.2_ the meeting we had discussed the matter among ourselves.3I want to think about it a bit longer before I _.4The officials are _ them to sign the agreement.5He plays computer games _.6The first senior high school _ the seco
6、nd one in size.完成句子1从有利的方面来说，我希望我们的校园生活更丰富多彩。_， I hope our campus life will be more colourful.2我不后悔，因为我帮助过很多人。I _ as I have helped a lot of people.3听见别人为自己喝彩是很棒的。It is great to hear others _.4我希望培养自己在英语口语方面的信心。I expect to _ my oral English.5俱乐部给当地的青少年提供各种各样的游戏。The club offers _ games to the local te
7、enagers.关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读理解AThe spring break, as the name suggests, mentions the custom among American schools, colleges and universities to give their students a full week off from their studies at some time during the spring season. The dates of the spring break will vary from school to school. So
8、me schools time their breaks to fit in with the Easter weekend, allowing students to travel home for that important holiday, while others time the spring break to St. Patricks Day.While some college students might indeed use their spring breaks to catch up on their studies or to spend time with thei
9、r family, many others travel to resorts (度假胜地), in or out of the United States, in order to get together with their friends, sometimes on occasions that involve a great deal of drinking and public disorder. For many years, Fort Lauderdale, Florida was a popular destination for students from all over
10、 the country, until local residents said no to the damage caused by the students. The same case occurred in popular Daytona Beach, Florida.Many_American_communities_still_turn_a_blind_eye_to_the_disruption_(破坏),_however,_since_spring_break_traffic_is_an_important_factor_in_the_local_economy,_despite
11、 the fact that most college students are under the minimum legal drinking age of 21. Tour companies provide special discounted spring break packages for the students to Mexico or countries of the Caribbean. These countries often have a lower minimum drinking age than the United States or are more to
12、lerant of underage drinking.1What can we learn from the first paragraph?AStudents have spring breaks to celebrate the Easter.BNot all schools have spring breaks.CStudents are not allowed to go home in the spring break.DAmerican students in different schools may have spring breaks at different times.
13、2Local residents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida didnt welcome students from all over the country, because _.Anone of the students made good use of the spring breakBstudents caused trouble during the spring breakCthey didnt want to join the students in their celebrationDthe spring break was mainly inten
14、ded for local college students3From the underlined words in the last paragraph we know that _.AAmerican communities respect the students choicesBmany American communities obey the law because the spring break is a legal holidayCmaking money from the tourism is more important for many American commun
15、itiesDthe damage caused by students is never worth paying attention toBWhat are American high schools like? Well, Im happy to tell you what I know.When I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the
16、 beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished Id known about it earlier.Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school. There is a space in the basemen
17、t of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates, the school wants us to get to know each other there. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space, there are many lockers for st
18、udents to leave their books in, so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere.It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders (活页夹) wi
19、th paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time. We never know what we will learn.Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about stu
20、dents morality (道德) more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese
21、students , they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying.4What made the writer sad at the beginning?ABeing late for school.BNot knowing anyone.CBeing looked down upon.DMissing the
22、chance of the trip.5Students go to the basement of the teaching building to _.Ahave a free talk Battend classCmeet teachers Dshare a classroom6How did the writer feel when he began his lessons?AHappy. BSurprised.CUnsatisfied. DLonely.7What might stop a students schooling in American schools?ANot stu
23、dying hard.BCheating.CNot finishing homework.DFailing in the exam.CThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest geniuses of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history , who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison
24、 could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius，” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Natur
25、e, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he kne
26、w, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work，” he answered.“Discovering the secrets
27、 of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.8Edison thought _.Ahe could be happy if he was a geniusBgenius plays the most important part in ones successChard work could do better than geniusDgenius could do better
28、 than hard work9Edison was _.Avery interested in natureBinterested in discovering the secrets of natureCinterested in changing peoples ideasDuninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature10In Edisons opinion, _.Athinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasureBpeopl
29、es success lies mostly in geniusChard work is the second most important thing in making people successfulDthere are few secrets for him to discover later11The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _.Alife is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsBEdison made 100 inventions
30、 in his lifeCEdison was able to live and work for 100 yearsDpeople of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years work.七选五How to make friends at a new schoolStarting with a new school can be difficult. Everything is nothing like your previous school, and you dont even know where to go for y
31、our own classes. _1_ However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn some of those strangers into friends.Be yourself._2_ If some people dont accept you, theyre not the kind of friends you need. People often stay together because they have similar interests. For example, someone who does a lo
32、t of sport may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot._3_Remember to be nice to the people you meet at your new school. If you think that you will say something that may make them feel sad, do not say anything and just nod your head if they talk to you. Also, remember to be as helpful as
33、 possible!Believe in yourself.A smile goes a long way. When you walk in the halls, dont keep your eyes on the floor. Raise your head and make eye contact (接触) with other people. _4_ Introduce yourself. Tell them your name and where youre from.Remember peoples names.You like it when people use your n
34、ame, and so do other people. _5_ Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nickname (昵称). Youd be amazed how often this might come in handy.APeople may become angry if you just begin by saying “Hey” each time.BBe friendly to others.CJoin afterschool activities you like.DMaking new friends can b
35、e hard, too.EDont sit at the back of the classroom where other people dont notice you!FIf you see someone you know, smile or say “Hi”GNever change who you are to try and fit in.完形填空I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards werent _1_ abroad and I only had $5
36、 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was _2_ who came to my rescue to get me home.I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the _3_. With my remaining coins, I _4_ to the bus station and found a countryside that I could _5_. Fiv
37、e hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, _6_ my situation with my very poor Spanish, _7_ everyone pointed me to another house.Finally, I _8_ a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely _9_. She heard my story and felt _10_ for me. She said her son had a similar _11_. A
38、t that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how _12_ that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to _13_ me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.I realized that being able to receive kindness is a _14_ for
39、other people as well. And kindness _15_ more kindness in small ripples (波纹)1A.working BpayingCtravelling Dincreasing2A.villagers BtouristsCvisitors Dstrangers3A.street BtownCcountryside Dcommunity4A.drove BflewCheaded Dslid5A.buy BaffordCrent Dearn6A.explaining BsharingCexchanging Dexploring7A.or Bb
40、utCand Dtherefore8A.thought of Bheard ofCarrived at Daimed at9A.rich BkindCbusy Dserious10A.proud BhappyCexcited Dsorry11A.adventure BexperienceCfailure Dstrategy12A.warm BcuriousCcool Dstrange13A.choose BcalmCcomfort Drescue14A.gift BtroubleCtrap Drequest15A.improves BchallengesCencourages Ddesigns
41、.语法填空Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play 1._ he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many 2._ (success) films and TV shows but he is most famous 3._ his Superman films. 4._ (lucky), disaster (灾难) came
42、in 1995 when he fell from his horse and 5._ (break) his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made 6._ (amaze) progress. At first, he couldnt breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on 7._ (he) own. He would never walk again but he started 8._ new life with great cour
43、age. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money 9._ (promote) medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encourag
44、ed a lot of people 10._ (live) with all kinds of problems.Part 1Topic Talk必备知识基础练.单词拼写1recover2.schedule3.stressful4.dynamic5.chapter6Unfortunately7.arise8.previous9.challenges10expectation.单句语法填空1confidence2.pressure3.recovery4.frompetent6challenging7.stressed8.to9.injuries10.from.短语填空1all in all2.
45、previous to3.make a decision4putting pressure on5.all the time6.differs from.完成句子1On the plus side2.have no regrets3.cheering on yourself4develop confidence in5.a variety of关键能力综合练.阅读理解A【语篇解读】在美国，春假时间各校之间有所不同。一些大学生可以利用春假来补习落下的功课，也可以回家与家人共度时光，还有许多大学生选择在美国国内或国外旅游。尽管春假期间学生们经常惹麻烦，但是许多美国社区对这种破坏视而不见，因为对他们
46、来讲，从旅游业中赚钱更为重要。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第一段中The dates of the spring break will vary from school to school.可知春假时间各校之间有所不同。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第二段中For many years, Fort Lauderdale, Florida was a popular destination for students from all over the country, until local residents said no to the damage caused by the
47、 students.可知当地居民不欢迎全国各地学生的原因是春假期间学生们经常惹麻烦。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。许多美国社区对这种破坏视而不见，因为春假期间的交通是当地经济的一个重要因素。因此可见对于许多美国社区来讲，从旅游业中赚钱更重要。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了美国中学的情况，并谈了美国学校和中国学校的不同之处。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip.know my classmates.”可知，错过了那次旅行意味着错失了认识同学的最好时机，所以作者感到伤心，D项符合题意。5答案与解
48、析：A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other.Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun.”可知，学生们到教学楼的地下室是为了聊天交友。故选A。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks.”可知，上课几乎没
49、用教科书，这让作者有点惊讶。故选B。7答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out”可知，如果你作弊或说谎，你会得到警告甚至被学校开除。故选B。C【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了天才发明家爱迪生关于思考与工作的一些观点。8答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.” 可知，爱迪生认为勤奋比天才更重要，故选C项。9答案与解析：B细节理解题
50、。根据第二段中的“From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets.”可知，爱迪生对大自然的秘密非常好奇，故选B项。10答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.”可知，在爱迪生看来，思考可以给人带来快乐与享受，故选A项。11答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“He sa
51、id he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.”可知，如果让他再活一百年，他会有更多的发明创造。由此推断，他认为自己的生命太短暂，不足以让他为人类创造更多的发明，故选A项。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何在一个新的学校里交到朋友。1答案与解析：D前句句意：在一所新学校开始可能很困难。一切和你原来的学校都不一样，你甚至不知道到哪里去上你自己的课。由此可知，交新朋友也可能是困难的。D项关键词为too。2答案与解析：G根据本段标题句Be yourself. (做你自己)及空后
52、句If some people dont accept you, theyre not the kind of friends you need. (如果有些人不接受你，他们就不是你需要的那种朋友)可知，G项(永远不要改变你自己来试着融入其中)符合上下文语境。3答案与解析：B根据位置可知本空是段落标题句，根据前后段的段落标题句可知本空应用短小精悍的祈使句。本段第一句Remember to be nice to the people you meet at your new school.中nice与B项中friendly同义，故选B项。4答案与解析：F上句句意：抬起头，与他人目光接触。下句句意
53、：自我介绍，告诉他们你的名字和你来自哪里。故F项(看见你认识的人要微笑或说“嗨”)符合上下文语境。5答案与解析：A上句句意：你喜欢别人叫你的名字，其他人也是这样。下句句意：另外，如果他们有一个昵称，请用友好的方式询问他们。故A项(如果每次见人开始都说“嘿”，人们可能会生气的)符合上下文语境。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。十年前，作者在哥斯达黎加旅行时，发现自己的处境很糟糕。他只懂基本的西班牙语，而他所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用，他拥有的唯一财产是一些硬币。他四处求助，直到有一位中国餐馆的老板帮助了他。然后作者意识到，能够接受善意也是给别人的一份礼物，而善意会在小小的波纹中激起更多的善
54、意。1答案与解析：A考查动词。句意：我所有的银行卡都不能在国外使用。A. working工作，起作用；B.paying付钱；C. travelling旅行；D. increasing增加。根据下文“and I only had $ 5 and a return ticket in two weeks”(我只有5美元和两周后的回程机票)可知，作者的银行卡在国外使用不了。故选A。2答案与解析：D考查名词。句意：是陌生人来救我，把我带回家。A. villagers村民；B. tourists游客；C. visitors参观者；D. strangers陌生人。根据下文可知是一家餐馆的老板帮助了作者，他
55、们并不认识，所以是陌生人，故选D。3答案与解析：C考查名词。句意：我觉得城市很危险，于是决定到乡下去寻找善良的人。A. street街道；B. town城镇；C. countryside乡村；D. community 社区。根据上文“I thought the city dangerous”可知，作者认为城市太危险，所以到乡下寻找善良人帮助。故选C。4答案与解析：C考查动词。句意：带着剩下的硬币，我去了汽车站，发现了一个我能付得起车票的乡村。A. drove驾驶，开车；B. flew飞；C. headed出发，动身，前往；D. slid滑行。head to sp.前往某地，故选C。5答案与解析
56、：B考查动词。句意：同上。A. buy买；B. afford付得起；C. rent租；D. earn赚得，挣得。根据上文“With my remaining coins”可知，因为作者只剩下一些硬币，所以只能买付得起的车票，故选B。6答案与解析：A考查动词。句意：我挨家挨户敲门，用我那蹩脚的西班牙语解释我的处境。A. explaining解释；B. sharing分享；C. exchanging交换；D. exploring探索。根据“with my very poor Spanish”可知，作者用蹩脚的西班牙语解释自己的处境，故选A。7答案与解析：B考查连词。句意：但是每个人都指我到另外的一
57、家。根据前后句可知，这里为转折关系，故选B。8答案与解析：C考查动词短语。句意：最后，我来到了一家中国餐馆。A. thought of想到；B. heard of听说；C. arrived at到达；D. aimed at旨在。此处指作者到达一家中国餐馆，故选C。9答案与解析：B考查形容词。句意：店主非常和蔼可亲。根据下文可知店主非常善良，主动帮助作者，故选B。10答案与解析：D考查形容词。句意：她听了我的故事，对我感到同情。A. proud骄傲的；B. happy快乐的；C. excited兴奋的；D. sorry难过的。feel sorry for sb.同情某人，故选D。11答案与解析：
58、B考查名词。句意：她说她的儿子也有类似的经历。A. adventure冒险；B. experience经历；C. failure失败；D. strategy策略。“a similar experience”表示相似的经历，故选B。 12答案与解析：A考查形容词。句意：她记得那使她感到多么温暖。A. warm温暖的；B. curious好奇的；C. cool冷漠的，冷淡的；D. strange 奇怪的，陌生的。别人善待她的儿子，她的心里感到非常的温暖，故选A。13答案与解析：D考查动词。句意：她邀请我进去，给我食物，打电话给红十字会来救我。A. choose选择；B. calm使镇静；C. co
59、mfort安慰；D. rescue 拯救。根据上文“It was _2_ who came to my rescue to get me home. ”可知，店主打电话给红十字会来救作者，故选D。14答案与解析：A考查名词。句意：我意识到能够接受善意也是给别人的礼物，故选A。15答案与解析：C考查动词。句意：善意会在小小的波纹中激发起更多的善意。这里指善意会传递，激发起更多的善意，故选C。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了克里斯托弗里夫的荧屏生涯。1答案与解析：when所填词引导时间状语从句，表示“当的时候”，所以填when。2答案与解析：successful所填词修饰名词
60、films，所以用形容词形式。3答案与解析：forbe famous for意为“以而著名”，是固定搭配。4答案与解析：Unluckily所填词修饰整个句子，所以用副词形式。5答案与解析：broke根据前面的时间状语in 1995可知，此处应该填动词的过去式。6答案与解析：amazing根据句意可知，他取得了惊人的进步。amazing意为“令人吃惊的”，符合语境。7答案与解析：hison ones own意为“独立地”，是固定搭配。8答案与解析：alife是单数可数名词，此处表示“一段新生活”，所以填a。9答案与解析：to promote此处作目的状语，所以填动词不定式。10答案与解析：to liveencourage sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“鼓励某人做某事”。