1、单元加餐练.阅读理解Of all the things that will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.On the first Sunday in August, its time to recognize
2、your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the US Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the worlds Ambassador of Friendship.Appa
3、rently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in AugustWomens Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in SeptemberInternational Friendship Month is FebruaryOld Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of MayPeople show
4、 their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.Recipe for Friendship 2 cups of p
5、atience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, a dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Alth
6、ough our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!1Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?AFriendship cannot stand always on one side.BA friend in need is a friend indeed.CA friend
7、 without faults will never be found.DA life without a friend is a life without a sun.答案：D解析：推理判断题。由第一段的主要意思“友谊是稀有的珍宝，友谊非常重要”，谚语意思“人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有太阳”，所以选D。2Which of the holidays happens first in a year?ANational Friendship Day.BWomens Friendship Day.CInternational Friendship Month.DOld Friends, New Fri
8、ends Week.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第三段National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August; Womens Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September; International Friendship Month is February; Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May可以知道，国际友谊月是最早开始的，所以选C。3What is most needed to make friends
9、hip grow, develop and last?AInviting your friends over for a party.BLooking on your friends as relatives.CHonoring your friends on Friendship Day.DBeing loyal and generous to your friends.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段说明获得友谊、让友谊发展持久的是耐心、爱心、慷慨和忠诚。所以选D。4“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means _.Aa prescri
10、ption for curing friendsBa method of keeping a friendshipCthe pleasure of having friendsDthe importance of friendship答案：B解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段讲述了友谊的方法可以得出答案，所以选B。.七选五Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you gain or lose weight.
11、 _1_ Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan. _2_ Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for when people are in poorlylit places, they are more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesnt have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with br
12、ightness. _3_ Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. _4_ However, cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when its time to repaint, go blue. _5_ People who eat slowly tend to co
13、nsume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, and while youre at it, actually sit down to eat.AMind the colors of your room.BYou will enjoy your home environment.CDont forget the clock
14、.DOpen the curtains and turn up the lights.EListen to some light music.FWarm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.GYou can make your environment work for you.本文是一篇说明文。你家的房子对你的身材很有影响，长胖还是变瘦关键看你如何设计自己的家了。这里有三条好的建议：1.房间要明亮；2.用冷色系会减少食欲；3.按照时间放慢速度。1G解析：根据前句Experts say the way you design you
15、r home could play a role in whether you gain or lose weight.可知，专家说房子的设计对你的胖瘦有很大关系，所以你可以让你房子的环境对你产生作用，故选G。2D解析：根据Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating黑色的环境有可能鼓励你吃的更多，所以该段主题句为Open the curtains and turn up the lights，打开窗帘或开灯，故选D。3A解析：根据Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetite
16、s可知，研究表明颜色也会影响我们的食欲，故Mind the colors of your room.要注意你房间的颜色，故选A。4F解析：从后文However，cold colors make us feel less hungry提到冷颜色让你不觉得饿，对应前句该为暖色，即Warm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.暖色像黄色使食物更可口，故选F。5C解析：根据这段内容Begin keeping track of the time，and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes
17、可知，主要讲吃饭时需要按照时间，所以主旨句为Dont forget the clock，故选C。.完形填空April 1st is a day on which，in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one _1_ in tricking someone, one laughs and says, “ April Fool！” and then the person who was tricked _2_ laughs, too.One April 1st, a country bus was going alon
18、g a _3_ road when it _4_ down and stopped. The driver _5_ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. _6_ he turned to the passengers with a _7_ look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting _8_. It isnt going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to g
19、et home today. Ill _9_ three. I want you all to lean(倾斜) _10_ suddenly as hard as you can. This should _11_ the bus started again, but if it doesnt, Im afraid theres nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as _12_ as you can in your seats and get ready.”The passengers all obeyed and waited
20、_13_.Then the driver turned to his _14_ and asked, “Are you ready？” The passengers _15_ had enough _16_ to answer: “yes.”“ One! Two ! Three！” counted the driver. The passengers all leant forward suddenlyand the bus started _17_ at a great speed.The passengers breathed more _18_ and began to smile wi
21、th relief. But their smile turned to _19_ and laughter when the driver _20_ cried, “ April Fool ！”本文是一篇记叙文。在一些国家，4月1日是人们试图捉弄别人的日子。文章讲述了在“愚人节”发生的故事。1A.interestsBenjoys CsucceedsDjoins答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.interests使感兴趣；B.enjoys喜爱；C.succeeds成功；D.joins参加。如果一个人成功地欺骗了别人，他会笑着说：“愚人节傻瓜！”然后被骗的人通常也会笑。“成功做某事”是succee
22、d in doing sth.故答案为C。2A.sadly Bhardly Cusually Dalso答案：C解析：考查副词辨析。A.sadly伤心地；B.hardly几乎不；C.usually 通常；D.also也。如果一个人成功地欺骗了别人，他会笑着说：“愚人节傻瓜！”然后被骗的人知道真相后通常也会笑。结合句意可知答案为C。3A.winding Bicecovered Cbig Dcity答案：A解析：考查形容词辨析。A.winding蜿蜒的；B.icecovered冰封的；C.big大的；D.city城市的。根据 a country bus可知，一辆乡村公共汽车正沿着一条蜿蜒的道路行驶
23、，突然它慢了下来，然后停了下来。答案为A。4A.sped Bbroke Cslowed Dsettled答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.sped加速；B.broke打破；C.slowed 减慢；D.settled解决，定居。根据“One April 1st, a country bus was going along a _3_ road when it _4_ down and stopped.”4月1日，一辆乡村公共汽车正沿着一条蜿蜒的道路行驶，突然它慢了下来，然后停了下来。”答案为C。5A.anxiously Bhappily Ccarelessly Dnervously答案：A解析：考
24、查副词辨析。A.anxiously焦急地；B.happily高兴地；C.carelessly 粗心地；D.nervously紧张不安地。因为车突然停了，所以司机焦急地转动开关，按下按钮，试图发动车。结合句意可知答案为A。6A.But BThen CBecause DTherefore答案：B解析：考查连词辨析。A.But但是；B.Then然后；C.Because因为；D.Therefore因此。因为车发动不着，所以司机转向乘客，一脸焦急地说。故答案为B。7A.satisfied Bcalm Cworried Dsad答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。A.satisfied满意的；B.calm冷静的
25、；C.worried担忧的；D.sad伤心的。此处指司机转向乘客，一脸焦急地说。与上文司机焦急地转动开关呼应，故答案为C。8A.expensive Bold Cangry Dweak答案：B解析：考查形容词辨析。A.expensive昂贵的；B.old旧的，老的；C.angry生气的；D.weak虚弱的。根据This poor bus is getting _8_.可知司机说车发动不着是因为这辆可怜的公共汽车老了。故答案为B。9A.ask Bshout Cgive Dcount答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。A.ask问；B.shout大喊；C.give给；D.count 计数，关键。根据下文“O
26、ne! Two! Three！” counted the driver.由此推知此处是“我数到3”。结合句意可知答案为D。10A.back Bforward Cagainst Dover答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。A.back向后地；B.forward向前地；C.against 反对；D.over越过。根据下文“The passengers all leant forward suddenly”可知司机要乘客们尽所能向前倾，lean forward“向前倾”。结合句意可知答案为B。11A.get Bcause Callow Dtake答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.get使，得到；B.caus
27、e引起；C.allow允许；D.take拿走。这样能使公共汽车重新发动起来，但如果不能，恐怕我也无能为力了。结合句意可知答案为A。12A.far Blong Csudden Dhardly答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。A.far远地；B.long长期地；C.sudden突然地；D.hardly几乎不。 司机让所有人都尽可能往后靠在座位上，做好准备。as far as sb. can表示“尽某人所能”，故答案为A。13A.calmly Bpatiently Cangrily Danxiously答案：D解析：考查副词辨析。A.calmly冷静地；B.patiently耐心地；C.angrily生气
28、地；D.anxiously焦急地。根据The passengers all obeyed and waited _13_.可知乘客们都服从了命令，焦急地等待车启动。故选D。14A.back Bside Cseat Dfront答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。A.back后面；B.side边，侧面；C.seat座位；D.front前面。根据Then the driver turned to his _14_ and asked，“ Are you ready？”然后司机转向前面问：“你们准备好了吗？”故选D。15A.only Bhardly Cclearly Dpossibly答案：B解析：考查副词
29、辨析。A.only仅仅；B.hardly几乎不；C.clearly 清晰地；D.possibly可能地。根据The passengers _15_ had enough _16_ to answer, “yes.”“ 乘客们几乎没有喘气就回答道：是的。”故答案为B。16A.strength Bforce Cbreath Dinterest答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。A.strength力气，力量；B.force武力，军力；C.breath呼吸，喘气；D.interest兴趣。根据The passengers _15_ had enough _16_ to answer: “yes.”“乘客们几
30、乎没有喘气就回答道：是的。”故答案为C。17A.up Boff Cout Dforward答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。A.up起来，向上；B.off远离；C.out在外；D.forward向前地。根据The passengers all leant forward suddenlyand the bus started _17_ at a great speed.“乘客们都向前倾了倾，公共汽车以极快的速度开动了。”“发动”是start up，故答案为A。18A.easily Bhard Ccomfortably Doften答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。A.easily容易地；B.hard努力地
31、；C.comfortably 舒适地；D.often经常。根据The passengers breathed more _18_ and began to smile with relief.“乘客们松了口气，开始微笑。”故答案为A。19A.happiness BtroubleCsurprise Ddisappointment答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。A.happiness幸福；B.trouble麻烦；C.surprise 惊讶；D.disappointment失望。但当司机高兴地喊道：“愚人节傻瓜！”时他们的微笑转变成了惊讶和笑声。故答案为C。20A.friendly Baloud Cqu
32、ietly Dmerrily答案：D解析：考查副词辨析。A.friendly友好地；B.aloud大声地；C.quietly 安静地；D.merrily愉快地。 当司机高兴地喊道：“愚人节傻瓜！”时人们大笑起来。故答案为D。.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。Recently, a professor of philosophy (哲学) in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal wit
33、h money in our daytoday life has more meaning than we usually think, and from it we can see what one really values in life.He says our relations with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very g
34、ood friends. But you will know him thoroughly only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesnt. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it
35、is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book with the question“What is the most surprising thing you hav
36、e discovered about being rich, because you are a selfmade man？”And the answer goes like this: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I dont know much. All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I ne
37、ed for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor has uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the me
38、aning of life.A_US_professors_found_how_one_treats_money_daily_is_more_meaningful_and_it_can_reflect_what_one_treasures_in_life.(要点1)_He_claims_money_matters_in_defining_relationships_and_its_a_good_way_to_test_friendship.(要点2)_Money_is_generally_considered_important_to_us,_so_are_rich_people;_but_some_millionaires_dont_feel_so,_thinking_being_rich_isnt_worth_so_much_attention.(要点3)_Therefore,_we_should_realize_that_money_is_just_a_tool,_not_the_goal_of_life,_and_its_never_equal_to_happiness.(要点4)