1、Unit 10Period Five时间：40分钟.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was a small boy my family was very poor.My father always used his savings to _1_ my mother to visit her parents who lived far away.There was just my younger brother and myself in the house.One eve
2、ning Dad came home from _2_ and there was no food in the house, not _3_ a piece of bread.Although we were _4_， my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.My father had no money, but I knew from the _5_ on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach.He _6_ the house and about tw
3、o hours later returned and quickly _7_ us up.He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat.I dont know where he got the _8_ but somehow he _9_ to get us something to eat.My father had not eaten and had worked all day _10_ he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat.This
4、has _11_ stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of _12_ he may ever have given me.At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us _13_.I guess the _14_ I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is _15_ not to show weakness but strength an
5、d character.If a _16_ is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together, then the father is _17_ that strengthens that cement.It is his values and _18_ and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to _19_my own problems in life.In my own _20_ I have learned that it is the valuable time you
6、 spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.()1.A.forceBencourageCsendDteach()2.A.hospitalBworkCschoolDshop()3.A.quiteBjustConlyDeven()4.A.nervousBhungryCsleepyDbusy()5.A.worryBpleasureCdisappointmentDsurprise()6.A.cleanedBobservedCleftDsearched()7.A.b
7、roughtBputCcalledDwoke()8.A.chanceBfoodCsupportDrecipe()9.A.managedBdecidedCagreedDwaited()10.A.soBorCbutDand()11.A.normallyBalwaysCshortlyDsoftly()12.A.costBtimeCsalaryDmoney()13.A.sufferBknowCleaveDcry()14.A.decisionBpromiseCpointDapology()15.A.strangeBimportantCdifficultDcommon()16.A.fatherBbroth
8、erCsisterDmother()17.A.somethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing()18.A.wordsBrecordsCactionsDfailures()19.A.work outBcarry outCrun intoDlook into()20.A.opinionBhomeCorderDturn【答案及解析】【解题导语】文章讲述作者小时候家里很穷，有时连吃的都没有，但是爸爸总是会设法给他们找来吃的，不会让他们饿肚子。作者认为是爸爸的价值观、行动、和记忆让他向前，也让他在为人父母的时候知道该怎么做。1C考查动词辨析。A.force 强迫；B.enco
9、urage鼓励；C.send送；派；D.teach教。根据情理可知，“我”爸爸总是会用他攒下的钱送妈妈去看望她住得很远的父母那里。选 C 。2B考查名词辨析。A.hospital 医院；B.work工作；C.school学校；D.shop商店。根据情理可知一天晚上爸爸下班回家，选B。3D考查副词辨析。根据文章内容可知家里没有食物，甚至一块面包都没有，选D。4B考查形容词辨析。A.nervous紧张的；B.hungry饥饿的；C.sleepy困倦的；D.busy繁忙的。从下文的“my brother and I went to bed without eating anything”可知，“我们
10、”都很饿，选B。5A考查名词辨析。 Aworry担心；B.pleasure快乐；C.disappointment失望；D.surprise惊讶。根据情理可知，从他担心的脸上“我们”知道爸爸不能让“我们”空肚子，选A。6C考查动词辨析。A.cleaned清洁；B.observed观察；C.left离开；D.searched寻找。从下文的“about two hours later returned and quickly _7_ us up”可知，他离开房子了，选C。7D考查动词辨析。两小时后，他回来，将“我们”叫醒，选D。8B考查名词辨析。A.chance机会；B.food食物；C.suppo
11、rt支持；D.recipe食谱；处方；秘诀。从前面的“two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat”可知，“我们”不知道他从哪里弄到这些食物的，选B。9A考查动词辨析。根据情理可知不管怎样，他设法给“我们”弄到了吃的东西，选A。10C考查连词辨析。根据情理可知爸爸自己没有吃东西，但是他满足地坐在那里看“我们”吃，这两句话是转折关系，选C。11B考查副词辨析。根据情理可知，这个情景总是停留在“我的”脑海里。选B。12D考查名词辨析。根据情理可知，这比他给“我的”任何的钱留下的印象都还要深刻。选D。13A考查动词辨析。根据情理可知，“我们”知道爸爸在
12、那里，不会让“我们”受苦的；选A。14C考查名词辨析。A.decision决定；B.promise答应；C.point要点；重点；论点；D.apology道歉。根据情理可知，“我”想要证明的论点是在困难时期，重要的不是显示弱点而是展示力量和性格。选C。15B考查形容词辨析。根据情理可知，重要的不是显示弱点而是展示力量和性格。选B。16D考查名词辨析。从下文的“then the father is _17_ that strengthens that cement”可知，妈妈是家庭的黏合剂，选D。17A考查不定代词辨析。爸爸就是加强这个黏合剂的那个重要的人，选A。18C考查名词辨析。根据情理可知
13、是他的价值观，行动，和记忆使“我”向前。选C。19A考查动词短语辨析。A.work out制定出；解决；结果是；B.carry out实施；C.run into遇到； Dlook into调查。根据情理可知帮助“我”解决人生中的自己的问题。选A。20D考查名词辨析。轮到“我”自己的时候，“我”已经知道你和孩子一起度过的时间是珍贵的时间，你给他们的价值观将会永远和他们在一起。选 D。.阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ALuo Jingyu,19，has four years of experience of run
14、ning business. He is also a freshman in the arts department of Hubei University.Luo Jingyu is from an ordinary family. He said, “My parents told me if I wanted something I should make an effort to get it，so I earned pocket money by doing housework when I was little.” The dream of running his own bus
15、iness grew in his heart. He said, “I want to be a successful person，like Alibabas Ma Yun.”When Luo was a junior student，he had the idea of selling lanterns(灯笼) when he saw many people flying Chinese lanterns in a square. Luo bought some lanterns from a store，but the sales were not as good as he had
16、expected. Then he found another way to do business. He bought lanterns on the Internet at a very low price. Finally he easily made 5,000 yuan in two days.With a happy beginning，Luo planned to open a dress shop. “My parents didnt support me opening a dress shop，so I had to borrow 120,000 yuan for it.
17、” Although he did market research before starting，the business wasnt very good because his taste in fashion wasnt accepted by customers. The shop eventually closed down after half a year.After experiencing a big loss，he decided to do something he was familiar withselling painting tools. As a fine ar
18、ts student，he knew the market. He convinced his friends to invest one million yuan in his shop. With a good business mind and a lot of effort，the sales of the shop reached six million yuan in a year.Even though Luo is rich，he uses a cheap cell phone and does not wear luxury(奢华的) clothes.He has a sim
19、ple lifestyle. “It isnt easy to make money，so money should be used on something worthwhile，” he said.()1.We can learn from the second paragraph that Luos parents_.Aasked him for money to pay the rentBgave him some money to do businessCadvise him to pay more attention to his studiesDsuggested that he
20、 work hard to get something()2.What is the right time order for the following events?aLuo bought some lanterns from the store.bLuo bought some lanterns on the Internet.cLuo began selling painting tools.dLuo opened a dress store.Aabcd Babdc Cbacd Dcbad()3.Why wasnt the dress shop successful?AHe had t
21、o prepare for his exam.BThe dresses he bought werent of high quality.CCustomers didnt accept his taste in fashion.DHe didnt have enough money to buy beautiful dresses.()4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?ALuo learnt to make lanterns from his father.BLuos friends advised him to sell painting
22、 tools.CThe loss at the dress shop taught Luo a lesson.DLuo borrowed money from the bank to open shops.【解题导语】文章主要讲述19岁的湖北大学艺术学院大一学生罗敬宇的经商经历。1D细节理解题。根据第二段“My parents told me if I wanted something I should make an effort to get it，so I earned pocket money by doing housework when I was little.”可以得出答案。故
23、D正确。2B细节理解题。根据文章第三、四、五段可以从时间顺序上判断罗敬宇的所做事情的经商经历。故B正确。3C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段“Although he did market research before starting，the business wasnt very good because his taste in fashion wasnt accepted by customers.”可知，服装店关闭的原因。故C正确。4C推理判断题。根据文章倒装第二段“After experiencing a big loss，he decided to do something he
24、was familiar withselling painting tools.”可知，服装店的损失给他很大的教训。故C正确。BWealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time.Call it the piggy bank strategy(零钱罐策略)There are lessons in that timehonored coinsaving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps.If you wished to climb a 12,000fo
25、ot mountain，and could do it a day at a time，you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion，to collect the $15,000 cost，you have to save $3.93 a day.If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year
26、 put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate aftertax，you will have your trip money.When I was a child，my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it.We associate piggy banks with children，but in many countries，the little containers are a
27、lso popular with adults.Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth.Around the world，many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success.Ah，but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving？Why not an elephant bank
28、，which is bigger and holds more coins？In the Middle Ages，before modern banking and credit instruments，people saved money at home，a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish.Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orangecolored clay(黏土) called “pygg” and folks saved coins in pygg
29、jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”While the Saxons pronounced pygg，referring to the clay，as “pug”，eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation，sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy.As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal，a clever p
30、otter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig，delighting children and adults.The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money，bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings.While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving，adults often need to relearn childhoo
31、d lessons.Think about the things in life that require large amounts of moneycollege education，weddings，cars，medical care，starting a business，buying a home，and fun stuff like great trips.So when you have money，take off the top 10%，put it aside，save and invest wisely.()5.What is the piggy bank strateg
32、y?APaying 1% income tax at a time.BSetting a goal before making a travel plan.CAiming high even when doing small things.DPutting aside a little money regularly for future use.()6.Why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?ATo delight him with the latest fashion.BTo encourage him to
33、climb mountains.CTo help him form the habit of saving.DTo teach him English pronunciation.()7.The piggy bank originally was _. Aa potters instrumentBa cheap clay containerCan animalshaped dishDa piglike toy for children()8.The last paragraph talks about _. Athe seriousness of educating childrenBthe
34、enjoyment of taking a great tripCthe importance of managing moneyDthe difficulty of starting a business【答案与解析】5D根据文章第二段的“If you wished to climb a 12,000foot mountain，and could do it a day at a time，you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.If you want to take a really nic
35、e trip in 10 years for a special occasion，to collect the $15,000 cost，you have to save $3.93 a day.”可知， piggy bank strategy就是指每天都存一点钱以备未来之用。故D项正确。6C根据第三段第一句“When I was a child，my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it.”父母亲给“我”这个储蓄罐的目的是告诉“我”，
36、如果想要得到某个东西，就要自己存钱来买，即通过这个做法来养成存蓄的习惯。故C项正确。7B根据文章第四段的“people saved money at home，a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish.Potters(制陶工)made these inexpensive containers from an orangecolored clay(黏土)called pygg and folks saved coins in pygg jars.”可知，以前没有银行的时候，人们就是使用黏土罐来存放零钱的，the piggy bank就是最初的储蓄罐。故B项正确。8C根据本段前两句“Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money，bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings.While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving，adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.”可知，储蓄罐不仅可以帮助孩子养成存钱的好习惯，而且对成年人也是有好处的。所以本段讲述的是储蓄罐的重要性。故C项正确。
