1、UNIT 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD.阅读理解There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets(桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.Every mo
2、rning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: be
3、fore it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I dont know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are！”And all that the old bucke
4、t could say was, “I know Im not very useful, but I can only do my best. Im happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am g
5、oing to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers
6、, leading all the way to the garden.文章讲述了一个园艺工人一直在使用一只破桶来浇花，以此告诉我们任何一样事物的存在都是有理由的。1What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?AGreat. BDark.CWornout. DExcellent.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据前一句One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of s
7、ervice，but was now past its best.可知，该词意思与old相近，是指这只桶是破旧的，下文The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes也给了提示。故选C。2What was the old bucket ashamed of?AHis past. BHis aging.CHis manner. DHis leaking.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached th
8、e flowerbeds，much water had leaked along the path.可知，旧桶对自己的漏水很羞愧，故选D。3The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _.Alaugh at the old one Btake pity on the old oneCshow off its beautiful looks Dpraise the gardeners kindness答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段See how capable I am！How good it is that t
9、he gardener has me to water the flowers every day！I dont know why he still bothers with you.What a waste of space you are！(看看我有多能干！园丁让我每天给花浇水，真是太好了！我不知道为什么他仍然使用你。你真是浪费空间！)可推知，新桶与旧桶对话主要是为了嘲笑旧桶，故选A。4Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?ABecause it was used to keep a balance.BBecause it st
10、ayed in its best condition.CBecause it was taken as a treasure.DBecause it had its own function.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Then the two buckets did so. All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth；on the other side where the old bucket was car
11、ried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden.可知，这只破桶也有作用和价值，因为漏水，它浇灌了通向花园的路边的花草，故它的存在仍然是有价值的，故选D。.七选五Are you having trouble concentrating when youre reading a book or listening to a lecture? This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.Make a List.
12、 We often have trouble paying attention to one thing because our brain wants to think about something else. _1_ You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.Sleep More. Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and m
13、ore difficulty recalling information. _2_ Eat Healthier Foods. Many people enjoy foods high in fats and sugars. _3_ They might give you a temporary burst of energy. However, that energy is soon followed by a crash.Reduce Screen Time. This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young people. Scre
14、en timeor time spent looking at cellphones, televisions, computer screens, has a clear effect on the attention span. _4_ _5_ Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports. It could be that being active is helpful in this way. Participating in a sport trains your brain to concent
15、rate on specific tasks, and shut out other thoughts.ABe active.BPractice more.CThese foods can provide enough energy for focusing.DBut these foods cant be helpful enough when it comes to focusing.EThat is bad news for teens who stay up studying the night before a test.FResearchers advise parents to
16、limit it when their children need to be focused.GBy writing down all the things you need to do, youll gain a sense of control.本篇文章主要介绍了提高注意力的五种方式。1G解析：根据本段的主题句为“Make a List”(列清单)，就是写下你需要做的所有事情。G项与本段内容相符，故选G。2E解析：根据本段的主题句“Sleep More”(多睡觉)以及前一句Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours
17、a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recalling information.(研究表明，一天睡眠少于八小时的人反应系统较慢，回忆信息的困难更大)可知，E项“对于那些在考试前熬夜学习的青少年来说，这是个坏消息。”承接上文，故选E。3D解析：本段的主题句是Eat Healthier Foods.(吃更健康的食物)，而前一句提到“许多人喜欢高脂肪和高糖分的食物”，故D项“但是这些食物在集中注意力方面是不够有用的”是对上文内容的进一步说明，故选D。4F解析：根据本段的主题句“Re
18、duce Screen Time”(减少屏幕时间)，与选项中的“limit it”(限制)对应，故选F。5A解析：根据下文的“It could be that being active is helpful”(它可能是积极的是有帮助的)可推知，A项符合本段内容，故选A。.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。“Friends are angels who leave miracles (奇迹) in your heart.”“Quilts sewn by friends are a true comfort.”.Quilting took a lot of tim
19、e. But the messages on it felt meaningful.When I started my current project,_I woke up every day with new ideas and fresh enthusiasm. I really believed the importance of what I wanted to create, and I had my husband, Claudio,_cheer me on. But then, things got hard. I injured my shoulder and my recov
20、ery was slow. In the middle of it, I lost Claudio to cancer. Then I was discouraged, lonely, and without Claudios support. Facing down the halffinished quilt in my sewing room one morning soon after his death, I could hardly gather the energy to sew it.The quilt was meant to be a way to keep my old
21、nursing class together. Wed graduated from Mercy College of Ohio over 40 years before and quickly worked all over the country. I always tried to find ways to connect everyone together, but nothing ever seemed to work out. I knew I needed to find a connection to share at a distance. I thought about a
22、 quilt.I got in touch with as many of my old classmates as I could. Everyone who wanted to join the project was sent a piece of fabric (织物). They could sign it or write a personal message. Once I got the pieces back, Id sew them on the finished piece.I rubbed my painful shoulder and ran my hand over
23、 the unfinished quilt. There was still so much to do. Our classs fortyfifth anniversary party was coming up, but my heart wasnt in this project anymore. With Claudios encouragement Id kept at it despite my painful shoulder. But Claudio was gone. Working on the quilt was impossible with my aches and
24、pains. Why was I even trying? I covered up my sewing_machine and left the quilt as it was.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Paragraph 1：Weeks passed but I didnt sew a thing. I thought of it one afternoon when I went into my sewing room to dust.
25、 Quilting pieces covered the table. They were filled with colorful messages from my old classmates. I picked one up：“Mercy sistersfriends forever！”The handwriting was messy, but the statement was true. I could almost imagine my old friends right beside me, whispering words of encouragement and love.
26、 Maybe I was not as alone as I thought. Suddenly my project no longer felt so frightening. No time to waste. I uncovered my sewing_machine and got to work.Paragraph 2：I arrived at our fortyfifth anniversary party equipped with pictures of the finished quilt. The ladies cheered as the photos went fro
27、m hand to hand. I couldnt wait for them to hold the real thing, for them to be covered in the comfort of old friends, just like I had been when I needed it most. No matter how much the distance was, whether it was from heaven or Earth across the country, Claudio and my friends would always be there for me in spirit.
