1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritageUnit 1 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking1、 Lily and Lisa were best friends. They were always together. But things changed one day. That day Lisa was sent to sit beside another girl called Alice. They soon laughed happily together. The next day, when Lily w
2、ent to Lisas house, she saw Lisa and Alice laughing and playing happily together. Lisa was playing so happily then that she didnt even notice Lily when she arrived. Lily felt very depressed and went home. She thought Lisa had changed and was afraid shed leave her. She didnt want to lose her best fri
3、end. Thinking she might lose her one day, she couldnt help crying. Just then, Lilys mother came back. Seeing she was crying, her mother asked her why. Lily told her everything. After hearing what she said, her mother couldnt help laughing. She said, Dont be sad. You should be happy. Lily was confuse
4、d. She didnt understand why she should be happy. Her mother explained, Now, Lisa has a new friend. And youre friends with Lisa. It means that you have a new friend, too. Just make friends with Alice, too. Hearing that, Lily stopped feeling sad. She liked the idea of having one more friend. So the ne
5、xt day, when Lily saw Lisa and Alice playing in the classroom, she happily went to them and joined them. The three quickly became good friends. Never feel sad if your friend has a new friend. Instead, be happy. If your friend has a new friend, it means that you have a new friend, too.1. After Lisa s
6、at beside Alice, the two _.A. disliked each otherB. ignored Lily at once C. invited Lily to play together D. got along well with each other2. Which word can best take the place of the underlined word depressed?A. Upset.B. Lonely.C. Surprised.D. Tired.3. According to Lilys mother, Lily should be happ
7、y because _.A. Alice is a very nice girl B. she will have a new friend C. she has made a new friend D. Lisa is still her best friend2、 It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are differ
8、ent by districts (地区). The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in mid-to-late August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in mid-August and schools in Clevelan
9、d, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in
10、 September, but in the 1976-1977 and 1977-1978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extremely cold. In the 1978-1979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went i
11、nto effect in the 1980-1981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest o
12、f the school body for an orientation (迎新) period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings.In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first we
13、ek of school fun for incoming freshmen.1.According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest?A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.2.Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year?A.Because of
14、some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme (极端的) weather.3.How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah?A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.4.The art
15、icle is probably taken from _.A.a book about ones life storyB.an official website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine3、Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play _ he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was s
16、till in college. He made many _ (success) films and TV shows but he is most famous _ his Superman films. _ (lucky) , disaster (灾难) came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and _ (break) his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made _ (amaze ) progress. At first, he couldnt breat
17、he without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on _ (he)own. He would never walk again but he started _ new life with great courage. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money _ (promote) medical research into back injuries. He made speeche
18、s all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people _ (live) with all kinds of problems.4、 The science teacher, Mr. Black, had asked his students to study a particular animal. They were asked to 1 a short re
19、port and then make a 2 in class. Some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish. But the most 3 discovery of all was made by little Sophie. I found that 4 are terribly bad-tempered(坏脾气的), she said for certain. Everyone smiled, waiting for her to 5 . Then Sophie explained. I spent h
20、ours 6 flies. When they flew normally, everything was okay, 7 when they found a window they would make a noisy sound. I had always thought they make that noise 8 their wings, but they dont. With my daddys binoculars(双筒望远镜), I watched the flies really 9 , and saw that 10 they were doing was shouting.
21、 They were angry because they 11 fly out of the window. Later, a butterfly passing by the window tried to12 them the top of the window was open, but it had no effect at all. The flies just 13 shouting. Mr. Black laughed and explained to the class that the flies behaviour had nothing to do with 14 .
22、Instead, it was an example of animals having different levels of intelligence(智力). At the 15 of the class, Mr. Black asked the students to bring a list of animals in order of their intelligence. What surprised Mr. Black was that many parents came to the school to 16 the next day, 17 their children h
23、ad listed their parents among the least 18 animals! This, said the children, was because their parents did 19 but complain. Mr. Black had to do a lot of explaining to calm the parents down. However, it also helped some of the parents 20 that although they werent stupid, they didnt often behave very
24、intelligently. 1. A. writeB. listen C. reviewD. give2. A. wordB. speech C. performanceD. wish3. A. challengingB. terrible C. interestingD. important4. A. dogsB. horses C. fishD. flies5.A. lookB. stay C. leaveD. continue6.A. enjoyingB. watching C. talkingD. thinking7.A. andB. but C. besidesD. since8.
25、A. onB. for C. withD. about9.A. closelyB. quietly C. quicklyD. safely10.A. howB. when C. whyD. what11.A. couldntB. shouldnt C. needntD. mustnt12.A. askB. tell C. answerD. call13.A. took onB. relied on C. kept onD. lived on14.A. happinessB. anger C. beautyD. shape15.A. beginningB. middle C. halfD. en
26、d16.A. praiseB. complain C. doubtD. play17.A. soB. until C. becauseD. and18.A. braveB. humorous C. cleverD. kind19.A. everythingB. something C. anythingD. nothing20.A. realiseB. think C. wakeD. believe 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：DAB解析：1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中的They soon laughed happily together.可知, 当Lisa和Alice坐到一起后, 她们相
27、处得很好。2. 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的Thinking she might lose her one day, she couldnt help crying.可知, 当看到Lisa和Alice在一起开心地玩耍, 而且都没有注意到自己时, Lily感到很不安, 她担心她会失去好朋友Lisa。3. 细节理解题。根据第三段中Lily的妈妈所说的And youre friends with Lisa. It means that you have a new friend, too. Just make friends with Alice, too.可知, Lily的妈妈开导Lily, 说她不
28、应该伤心, 反而应该高兴, 因为这意味着她也将多一个朋友。 2答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.C; 4.B解析：1.考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in mid-August可知,丹佛的学校在八月中旬开学,开学最早。2.考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的but in the 1976 - 1977 and 1977 - 1978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme
29、cold可知俄亥俄州学校的学年受到暴风雪的影响,因而开学日发生了变化。3.考查推理判断。从文章第四段中犹他州的学年从八月底到来年的五月底或六月初推断,一学年大约有九个月。4.考查推理判断。通读全文可知,本篇文章讲的是有关美国学校开学第一天的内容,应属教育类,故选B项。 3答案及解析：答案：1. when2. successful3. for4. Unluckily5. broke6. amazing7. his8. a9. to promote10. to live解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文幸主要介绍了克里斯托弗 里夫的荧屏生涯。1. when所填词引导时间状语从句，表示当的时候，所以填 wh
30、en。2. successful所填词修饰名词films,所以用形容词形式。3. for be famous for意为以.而著名，是固定搭配。4. Unluckily所填词修饰整个句子，所以用副词形式。5. 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. 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. his on ones own意为独立地，是固定搭配。8. a life是单数可数名词，此处表示一，所以填a。9. to promote所填内容作目的状语，所以填动词不定式。10. to live encourage
31、 sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为鼓励某人做某事 。 4答案及解析：答案：解析：1.老师让学生写(write)份简短的报告，之后在班上做演讲(speech)。2.解析见上题。3.根据下文I found that 4 are terribly bad-tempered(坏脾气的)可知，索菲的发现最有趣。4.根据后文可知，索菲研究的是苍蝇(fly)。5.索菲说完之后，每个人都笑了，等待她继续(continue)说。6.索菲解释说:我花了好几个小时观察(watch)苍蝇。7.当苍蝇正常飞的时候，没有问题，但是(but)当它们发现窗户时，就会制造噪音。8.索菲原以为苍蝇是用(with)翅膀
32、制造噪音的。9.用父亲的望远镜，索菲可以非常近地(closely)观察苍蝇并且知道它们正在做的事情(what)是叫喊。10.解析见上题。11.苍蝇生气的是它们不能(couldnt)飞出窗外。12.飞过窗户的蝴蝶尽力告诉(tell)苍蝇窗户顶上是开箱的，但是没奋起到任何作用，苍蝇仍然继续(keep on)叫喊。13.解析见上题，take on从事；rely on依靠; keep on继续；live on靠生活。14.布莱克先生向他的学生解释说苍蝇的这种行为与生气(anger)没有任何关系。15.在这堂课的结尾(end),老师要求学生根据他们对动物智力水平的认识，列一个清单。16.根据此段最后一句可知此处填complain。17.因为(because)他们的孩子把他们列到了最不聪明(clever)的动物当中。18.解析见上题。19.因为他们的父母只会抱怨(do nothing but complain)。20.这件事帮助家长意识到(realise)虽然他们不笨， 但是有时候他们的行为并不是很理智。