1、Unit 1 People of Achievement.阅读理解It was May 23, 2016. Arnot, the 32yearold mountain guide, reached the top of Everest without the use of oxygen (O2) equipment. It was achieved after seven years, three previous attempts, and fourteen straight hours of climbing.After 15 minutes at the top, Arnot began
2、 her descent (下坡). Eight hours later, she reached the camp at 7,600 meters and became the first American womanand only the seventh woman everto successfully reach Mount Everest without oxygen equipment.“There are so many reasons for her impressive achievement, especially the physical and emotional e
3、fforts that shes put forth over the years to make this happen，” says the professional climber and photographer Richards. “The mental courage that it requires is something very few people have.”Arnot didnt start climbing until she was 19 years old. Money was tight in her family, and climbing mountain
4、s never occurred in her mind. After graduating from college, Arnot was invited by her friend to climb a mountain. “It totally changed my life, says Arnot. I always know that if you want something, you can achieve it, but knowing what you want is a whole different thing，” she says. “I am athletic but
5、 not competitive. After my first climbing, I knew immediately that mountains are what I wantas that is where I felt home for the first time in my life.”After that first climb, she devoted herself to learning how to climb and move through mountains. It was during her second trip to Everest in 2009 th
6、at she first set her sights on a nooxygen attempt. However, while hiking into Everest Base Camp that year, she hurt her leg and wasnt able to climb without oxygen. In 2013 she nearly made it to the top, but was forced to take oxygen at 8,504 meters while helping another climber.When Arnot finally st
7、ood atop Everest, she called her best friend, “I reached the top and Im not using any oxygen.” Then, tears began to stream down from her eyes. So much of Arnots life has been about pushing the limits of her abilities, and in this case, shes also pushed up against the outer limits of the human spirit
8、.这是一篇记叙文。19岁才开始登山运动的阿诺特在第一次登山后就爱上了这项运动，只因为山给了她一种安慰感。第一次爬山之后，她全身心地投入到学习如何爬山和穿越高山。经过数次的困难和挑战之后，终于在2016年5月23日，32岁的阿诺特在没有使用氧气设备的情况下登上了珠穆朗玛峰。1On May 23, 2016, Arnot _.Aspent 8 straight hours climbing Bstayed at the top for 50 minutesCmade her first attempt to climb Everest Dreached the top without oxygen
9、 equipment答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第一段第一句It was May 23, 2016. Arnot, the 32yearold mountain guide, reached the top of Everest without the use of oxygen (O2) equipment.可知2016年5月23日，32岁的阿诺特在没有使用氧气设备的情况下登上了珠穆朗玛峰。故选D。2Arnot fell in love with climbing because _.Amoney was no longer a problem to herBmountains gave h
10、er the feeling of comfortCshe tried to be more athletic and competitiveDshe wanted to build up her body through climbing答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第四段最后一句After my first climbing, I knew immediately that mountains are what I wantas that is where I felt home for the first time in my life.可知阿诺特爱上登山是因为登山让她第一次有了家的感觉，
11、即山给了她家一样的舒适和安慰感。故选B。3What do we know about Arnots climbing experience?AShe took up climbing when she was 19 years old.BShe has always been a good climber since her childhood.CShe climbed Everest with her family during her first trip.DShe hurt her leg badly while helping another climber in 2009.答案：A解
12、析：细节理解题。由第四段第一句Arnot didnt start climbing until she was 19 years old.可知阿诺特直到19岁才开始登山。故选A。4.Which of the following can best describe Arnot?ADetermined and brave. BCautious and honest.CCaring and openminded. DConfident and creative.答案：A解析：推理判断题。倒数第二段第一句After that first climb, she devoted herself to le
13、arning how to climb and move through mountains.与倒数第二句However, while hiking into Everest Base Camp that year, she hurt her leg and wasnt able to climb without oxygen.可知阿诺特第一次爬山之后，她全身心地投入到学习如何爬山和穿越高山，虽然腿受了伤无法进行无氧登山，但是她还是没有放弃登山，说明了阿诺特非常有决心；最后一段最后一句So much of Arnots life has been about pushing the limit
14、s of her abilities可知阿诺特一生的大部分时间都在挑战自己的能力极限，说明了阿诺特非常勇敢。综上，故选A。.完形填空When the 28yearold farmer Ureta met 17yearold Graciela in his hometown Pampa，they fell in love. Two years later，they _1_ and settled down on the farm where Ureta had been brought up. Graciela had many big _2_ for the farm in her mind.
15、 One day when she was on a _3_over Pampa，Graciela suddenly _4_that another farm looked like a milking pail(桶). Graciela thought her family could create something even more _5_ on their own farma huge forest _6_ like her favorite musical instrumentthe guitar. But Ureta didnt take his wifes _7_ seriou
16、sly，saying，“Well talk about it later. ” Later _8_came.In 1977，Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer at the _9_ age of 25 while carrying their fifth child. After his wifes death，Mr Ureta _10_ not satisfying her wish. A few years later，Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to _11
17、_ the big work of art. After the local government _12_ to help with the project，Ureta and his children took it on their own. One by one，they _13_ about 7,000 trees into the “shape of a guitar”It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots(生根)，but Uretas _14_ paid off. Watching the forest grow ove
18、r the years gave Gracielas children _15_. “It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive，” Maria Julia，Uretas second daughter，said. 本文写了女主人公想把自家的树林做出一个吉他的形状，但是丈夫没有放在心上，女主人公去世后，为了纪念她，她的丈夫和孩子们做出了一个大艺术品。1A.got preparedBgot marriedCbecame wellknownDbecame stressed答案：B解析：考查短语辨析及句意理解。A.got p
19、repared 做好准备；B.got married结婚； Cbecame wellknown 出名；D.became stressed有压力。根据句意他们坠入了爱河。两年后，他们结婚并在乌雷塔长大的农场定居下来。所以选B。2A.tests Btasks Creasons Dplans答案：D解析：考查名词辨析及句意理解。A.tests测试； Btasks 任务；C.reasons 原因；D.plans计划。根据句意Graciela对于他们的农场有很多大的计划。所以选D。3A.train Bflight Ccloud Dbridge答案：B解析：考查名词辨析及句意理解。A.train火车； B
20、flight航班；飞行； Ccloud 云；D.bridge桥。根据句意在空中看到另一个农场看起来像个挤奶桶，应该是在飞机上看到的。所以选B。4A.noticed Bremembered Crecognized Dexpected答案：A解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.noticed注意到； Bremembered 记住；C.recognized 认出；D.expected希望。根据句意在飞机上突然注意到的一个画面。所以选A。 5A.expensive Bfunny Cattractive Dimportant答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析及句意理解。A.expensive 昂贵的；B.fun
21、ny滑稽的； Cattractive吸引人的； Dimportant重要的。根据句意格雷西拉认为她的家人可以创造更有吸引力的东西。所以选C。 6A.treated Bdescribed Cconsidered Dshaped答案：D解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.treated对待； Bdescribed描述； Cconsidered考虑； Dshaped使有形状。根据句意把一大片森林塑形成一把她最喜欢的乐器吉他。所以选D。7A.style Bpersonality Cidea Dadventure答案：C解析：考查名词辨析及句意理解。A.style风格； Bpersonality 人格；C
22、.idea 想法；D.adventure冒险。根据句意丈夫不把妻子的想法当回事。所以选C。8A.hardly Bnever Cstill Dalways答案：B解析：考查副词辨析及句意理解。A.hardly几乎不； Bnever 从来不；C.still 仍然；D.always总是。根据句意丈夫说以后再谈这个事，以后从来没有到来，也就是从来不能再谈起。所以选B。9A.young Bold Ccommon Dspecial答案：A解析：考查形容词辨析及句意理解。A.young年轻的； Bold 老的；C.common 普通的；D.special专门的。根据句意25岁是非常年轻的。所以选A。 10A
23、.kept Bsuggested Cenjoyed Dregretted答案：D解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.kept 保持；B.suggested建议； Cenjoyed 享受；D.regretted后悔。根据句意在妻子死后丈夫很后悔没有满足妻子的愿望。所以选D。 11A.copy Bpaint Ccreate Dchange答案：C解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.copy复制； Bpaint 画；C.create 创造；D.change改变。根据句意为了纪念妻子创造这件伟大的艺术作品。所以选C。12A.promised Bdecided Cvolunteered Drefused答案
24、：D解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.promised许诺； Bdecided 决定；C.volunteered自愿； Drefused拒绝。根据句意政府拒绝了帮助他们建这个项目。所以选D。13A.planted Bcarried Cput Dcollected答案：A解析：考查动词辨析及句意理解。A.planted 种植；B.carried 携带；C.put 放；D.collected收集。根据句意他们种植了大约7 000棵树来做成吉他的形状。所以选A。14A.small dream Bhard work Cbig success Dprivate money答案：B解析：考查短语辨析及句意理解。A.small dream 小的梦想；B.hard work 艰难的工作；C.big success大的成功； Dprivate money私人的钱。根据句意经历了几个艰难的季节，这些树木生根了，Ureta的付出得到了回报。 所以选B。 15A.pleasure Bcomfort Csupport Dcare答案：B 解析：考查名词辨析及句意理解。A.pleasure 压力；B.comfort安慰； Csupport支持； Dcare关心。根据句意多年来看着森林的生长给了格雷西拉的孩子们安慰。所以选B。