1、UNIT 1 TEENAGE LIFE.阅读理解About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may n
2、ot be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange t
3、hing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects h
4、ave favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we
5、 can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.这是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了男人得色盲的概率要比女人得色盲的概率大，色盲的不同种形式以及色盲是一个很奇怪的现象的原因。1The passage is mainly about _.Acolor and its surprising effectsBwomen being luckier than menCdanger caused by color blindnessDcolor blindness答案：D
6、解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文主要介绍了男人得色盲的概率要比女人得色盲的概率大，色盲的不同种形式以及色盲是一个很奇怪的现象的原因。所以这篇短文主要在讨论色盲。故D选项正确。2According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”， we can _.Atell different shapesBsee in a weak lightCkill mosquitoes Dtell orange from yellow答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第三段“In a single eye there are millions of very s
7、mall things called cones. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors.”可知，在一只眼睛里有上百万个叫作“锥体”的非常小的东西。这有助于我们在明亮的光线下看到事物，并区分颜色。所以在“锥体”的帮助下，我们能区分橙色和黄色。故D选项正确。3Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?AWomen are more careful.BThere are fewer colorblind wome
8、n.CWomen are fonder of driving than men.DWomen are weaker but quicker in thinking.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第一段“Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman！”可知，女人更幸运，在这件事上只有大约二百分之一的人受到影响。也许，毕竟由女人开车更安全。所以为什么有些人说女性开车更安全的原因是患色
9、盲的女性较少。故B选项正确。4Which of the statements about the colorblind is true?AAll of them dont have the same problem in recognizing color.BNone of them can see deep red.CNone of them can tell the difference between blue and green.DAll of them see everything in shades of green.答案：A解析：细节理解题。由第二段“In some cases
10、a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world indeed.”可知，在某些情况下，男人可能看不到深红色。他可能认为红色、橙色和黄
11、色都是绿色。有时一个人不能分辨蓝色和绿色之间的区别。在极少数情况下，一个不幸的人可能会看到一切都是绿色的一个奇怪的世界。所以可以看出并不是所有人在识别颜色方面都有相同的问题。故A选项正确。.七选五The key to dealing with testday jitters(焦躁)is through preparation! _1_ It is important to prepare your mind and body before the test for the experience of working under pressure.Get some sleep.I know yo
12、uve heard this before, but its often repeated because its so important. Get plenty of sleep the night before the test! If you dont have enough rest, youll end up with less concentration. _2_ Leave early.Be sure to leave earlier than normal on the day of a test to avoid the added fear of arriving lat
13、e. _3_ The embarrassment will cause you to be distracted and lose valuable time. _4_ Once you arrive at school or at the testing center, find a quiet space where you can be all alone. You can use your car if you drive, or you can find an empty locker room or office (ask a teacher). Once you locate a
14、 cozy nest in a quiet place, do a relaxation session (period). Close your eyes and try to relax completely. Take deep breaths and remain calm. _5_ Its possible that some students start to stress out as other students discuss the material. When you hear others chatting, it might sound like you ignore
15、d something important or you misunderstood a concept (概念). Its probably not even truebut it can seem like it!ATake a quiet moment.BA sleepy brain is a foggy brain.CWatch out for chatting with others after a test.DAttending an exam late is the last thing you need.EYou can find time to eat some snacks
16、 during a break.FDont talk with other students in the minutes before a test.GBut full preparation means more than knowing the test material.这是一篇说明文。应对考试日感到紧张的关键是做好准备！但是，充分的准备不仅仅意味着了解考试材料。所以作者就如何使你的头脑和身体准备好在压力下工作提出了一些建议。1G解析：由“The key to dealing with testday jitters(焦躁)is through preparation! _1_ It
17、is important to prepare your mind and body before the test for the experience of working under pressure.”可知，应对考试日感到紧张的关键是做好准备。考试之前，让你的头脑和身体准备好在压力下工作的经验是很重要的。所以小题1既要与前句表示转折关系，又要引起下句。故G选项“但是，充分的准备不仅仅意味着了解考试材料”符合句意。故G选项正确。2B解析：由“If you dont have enough rest, youll end up with less concentration.”可知，如果你
18、没有获得足够的休息，你会以注意力不足而告终。所以小题2要继续以总结性的语言说明没有足够的休息，对自己产生的不良影响。故B选项“困倦的大脑是糊涂的大脑”符合句意。故B选项正确。3D解析：由“The embarrassment will cause you to be distracted and lose valuable time.”可知，这样的尴尬的事情会让你分心，浪费宝贵的时间。所以小题3要说明尴尬的事情是什么。故D选项“参加考试迟到是你最不需要的”符合句意。故D选项正确。4A解析：由“Once you arrive at school or at the testing center,
19、find a quiet space where you can be all alone. You can use your car if you drive, or you can find an empty locker room or office (ask a teacher). Once you locate a cozy nest in a quiet place, do a relaxation session (period). Close your eyes and try to relax completely. Take deep breaths and remain
20、calm.”可知，一旦你到了学校或考试中心，找一个独自一人的安静的地方。如果你开车，你可以用你的车，或者你可以找到一个空的更衣室或办公室。一旦你在一个安静的地方找到了一个舒适的地方，就做一次放松活动。闭上你的眼睛，试着完全放松。深呼吸，保持冷静。所以本段主要围绕着“使自己安静”来展开的。故小题4就是本段的标题，故A选项“安静一会”符合题意。故A选项正确。5F解析：由“When you hear others chatting, it might sound like you ignored something important or you misunderstood a concept (
21、概念). Its probably not even truebut it can seem like it！”可知，当你听到别人聊天的时候，听起来好像你忽略了一些重要的东西，或者你误解了一个概念。这可能不是真的但它可能看起来像真的。所以本段再告诉读者考试前几分钟不要和其他学生交谈，也就是小题5要说的内容，故F选项“考试前几分钟不要和其他学生交谈”符合句意。故F选项正确。.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。For my_dads 60th birthday last week, I wanted to do something really fun. My d
22、ad and I talk a lot about the pastnostalgia(怀旧) runs in our blood. Inspired by some birthday posters, an_idea struck me: What if I could get everyone from my dads past to contribute a_memory they had of him? What if I had all those people send their memories to me, and then I put each one into an en
23、velope60 in total, of courseand had him open them, one by one, on his birthday?That would be a lot of memories, right?So I wrote an email. I sent it to family, to friends, to aunties and uncles wed grown up calling aunties and uncles even though they werent related by blood. This is what I said, “.
24、If youre receiving this email, you probably know that our dad, Patrick Burns, is turning 60 next month. To celebrate his birthday, wed like to put together a little surprise to let him know that his nearest and dearest are thinking of him. Were going to try and create 60 Years of Memories by filling
25、 60_envelopes with a memory his friends and family have of him. If you have a spare moment in the next few days, we would be so grateful if youd write down a favorite memory you have of our dad and put it in the post. It doesnt have to be anything fancyyou can just write it down on a_piece_of_paper
26、and sign your name. You can mention anything you likealthough the more nostalgic the better! Please absolutely feel free to send more than one memory, but make sure you write them on different pieces of paper so we can separate them. Thank you so, so, so much for participatingwe know everyone is bus
27、y with their own lives, and we do appreciate you taking a few minutes to do this; it will be so worth it when he reads all the memories people have of him! Please dont forget to keep it a surprise until then.”注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案P
28、aragraph 1：So I sent the email and waited, and then, the replies started coming in and I was astonished with warmth. There were so many memories,_and they were all so lovely. They came from the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, from every decade between now and the day my_dad was born. They came from my mother
29、, my grandma, my dads friends from high school, from people who hadnt seen my dad in forty years. They typed them and handwrote them. They mailed them and emailed them. I collected them for two weeks, my heart filled with surprise each time a new one arrived.Paragraph 2：And then, on the morning of h
30、is birthday, after breakfast and presents and cake, we gave them to him. “Just one more thing for you，” we said. It took him a really long time to open the 60_envelopes. Each one was a brief ticket to another time, a leap backwards over years and decades into the past. There was a lot of laughter, and a few tears too. It gave me a different picture of my dad, one woven together by all the people from his past. Apparently, they turned my days 60 birthday into nostalgia.
