1、Welcome Unit Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking1、One day, Jacks parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise，“Im only seven, so it means grandpa has beener. a really long time!” His parents said，“Yes. Thats why we are going to
2、 have a surprise party for him. ” Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
3、When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didnt want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left，he took his grandpas hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well，it must be a beaut
4、iful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure! ”Jack said excitedly. As his grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!” “Well，how much d
5、o I get paid?”his grandpa asked，smiling. “As many hugs as you want!” With these words，Jack gave his grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means Im the richest man in the world! ” said his grandpa.1. Who was going to retire?A. Jacks grandma.B. Jacks grandpa.C. Jacks mother.D. Jacks father.2. What did Ja
6、ck decide to do for his grandpa?A. To build a new position for him on the card.B. To draw a picture for him.C. To sing a song to him.D. To buy a gift for him.3. Why were there tears in his grandpas eyes?A. Because he would lose his position.B. Because he was not cared for.C. Because he was moved by
7、Jacks gift.D. Because he was unhappy.2、Feel nervous on the first day of school? You are not alone! Here is some advice on how to make you feel comfortable. Get ready the night before. Plan out what youre going to wear and what you will need for class. Then get a nice, long sleep. Theres nothing wors
8、e than looking terrible on the first day of school. If you dont want to oversleep, set an alarm on your phone, or alarm clock to wake you up on time. Eat a good breakfast. Youd be surprised at how much happier and more focused youll be after eating a good breakfast. Have a healthy breakfast. A rich
9、breakfast may make you feel lazy and sugar rich foods may affect your ability to stay focused. Decide whether to take the bus, walk, or have a ride from your parents. Its your call. If you want something familiar, take a bus ride and sit next to someone you already know. However, if you are really n
10、ervous, you can ask your mom or dad to drive you to school, but expect that there will be heavy traffic. Smile and be friendly! You want to seem easy to get along with and that you had the best summer. Smile and be friendly. Instead of coming up as a boring person, compliment people. Everyone needs
11、a little confidence and is happy when praised on the first day of school.1. What is the worst thing on the first day of school?A. Being late for school. B. Not getting things ready.C. Long sleep in class. D. A terrible look.2. How will you feel if you have a healthy breakfast?A. Concentrated.B. Surp
12、rised.C. Lazier.D. Popular.3. What does the underlined word “compliment” most probably mean?A. Say good words to.B. Say hello to.C. Say goodbye to. D. Say no to.3、 My nephews 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot July weekend. I persuaded him to 1 inside and joined him in a game. After2 for an ho
13、ur, I suggested that we relax for a while. I 3 my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable 4 of peace. Look, Alice, he said excitedly as he 5 over to the chair where I was sitting. I found a kite. Could we go outside and 6 it? Looking out of a nearby w
14、indow, I noticed it was 7 outside. Im sorry. Tripper, I said, sad to see his 8 expression. The wind is not 9 today. The kite wont fly. The 10 10-year-old boy replied, I think its windy enough. I can get it to fly, he answered 11 he hurried out to the back door. He ran back and forth, as 12 as his te
15、n-year-old legs would carry him, looking back 13 at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful trying, he came back in. I asked, How did it 14 ? Fine, he said, not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. I got it to fly some. 15 , I heard him say secretly, I guess Ill have to wait for the 1
16、6 . At that moment I heard another voice speak to my 17 . Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way 18 waiting for the wind. And the voice was 19 . We usually want to use our own efforts to 20 what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of the wind in the first place!
17、4、 How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you _(leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble _(communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. Thats_you are new here and people dont know about you. But I t
18、hink you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below. First, you should attach great _(important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other peoples views _(careful). Second, you should l
19、earn about your classmates likes and dislikes, _can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more _(difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, Im always here ready to help. We can take part in some _(activity) together and I can i
20、ntroduce you to others. Theres no need _(worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends _you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves”. 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.B 2.A 3.C解析：1. B 细节理解题；根据文章的第一句“One day. Jacks parents told him that hi
21、s grandpa would retire after working for forty years.” 可知， 杰克的爷爷将要退休了。2. A细节理解题，根据第三段的第三句“He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.”可知，他想给爷爷一个新的职位。 3. C 推理判断题：根据第六段第三句“They were business cards with his new position FULL
22、-TIME GRANDPA!” 可知，爷爷是被礼物感动得留下了泪水。 2答案及解析：答案：1.D 2.A 3.A解析：1. D细节理解题：根据第二段的第四句可知，没有比上学第一天看 上去糟糕更不好的事情了，由此可知，最不好的事情就是看上去糟 糕，所以选D。2. A细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知，吃健康的早餐你会惊 奇地发现你会更快乐，注意力更集中，由此可知A项与该意思相 符合。3. A词义猜测题；根据文章的最后一句“每个人都需要有信心，上 学的第一天受到别人赞扬时都高兴”可知该词的意思与praise有 关。观察四个选项，只有A项符合语意。 3答案及解析：答案：DCACD BDDBA AAB
23、CD CCBDB解析：1.考查动词词义辨析.live住; lie躺; study学习; stay待根据本空前的one hot July weekend可知,天气很热,我劝他待在屋里. 2.考查动词词义辨析.fight斗争; rest休息; play玩; select 挑选.玩了一个小时游戏之后.我建议我们放松一会儿. 3.考查动词短语辨析,fall into掉进,陷于,此处指“坐在”; jump off跳下来; cleanup清理; go through经历根据本空后的my favorite chair to let my neck relax 及下文中的sitting 可知,我坐在我最喜欢的
24、椅子上放松颈部. 4.考查名词词义辨析.time次数; hour小时; moment 时刻; period 时期.根据本空前的He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable可知,他离开了房间,所以我能享受片刻的宁静. 5.考查动词词义辨析.send送; climb爬; leave离开; run 跑.根据本空后的over to the chair where I was sitting可知,他跑到我的椅子旁. 6.考查动词词义辨析. decorate装饰; fly放飞; hang挂; drop 掉.他找到了一个风筝,想要出去放风筝. 7.考
25、查形容词词义辨析.hot热的; fine好的; noisy喧闹的; still无风的.根据本空后的“Im sorry. Tripper. ”及卜文中的The kite wont fly.可知,我注意到外面没有风.8.考查形容同词义辨析.bright明亮的; satisfied满意的; dull阴暗的; unhappy不开心的听到我说不能放风筝,他肯定是一脸不高兴. 9.考查动词词义辨析.stay停留; blow吹; go去; stop停下上文说我注意到外曲没有风,此处我说没有风吹,风筝放不起来. 10.考查形容词词义辨析.determined有决心的; talented有天赋的; clever
26、聪明的; generous大方的根据本空行的1 think its windy enough. I can get it to fly可知,他说风够大,定能放起来,由此可见决心要放风筝. 11.考查连词词义辨析.as在时; unless除非; after在之后; until直到为止.根据本空后的he hurried out to the back door可知,他匆匆跑向后门时说风够大,肯定能放起来. 12. 考查副词词义辨析.hard努力地; hardly几乎不; actively 活跃地; gradually逐渐.在一个没有风的天气放风筝肯定是要来回使劲跑. 13. 考察副词词义辨析.an
27、grily生气地; hopefully存希望地; doubtfully、怀疑地; nervously紧张地.他满怀希望地看着身后的风筝.14. 考查固定搭配.他进屋后,我问他“结果怎么样?(风筝放起来厂吗?)”,How did it go?表示“结果如何?” 15.考查副词词义辨析.therefore因此; again再次; instead反而; however然而.根据本空后的I heard him say secretly, “I guess Ill have to wait for the 16 .”可知.此处前后内容之间是转折关系. 16.考查名词词义辨析.news新闻; order命
28、令; wind风; sunshine阳光放风筝是需要有风的,他说“我想我得等风来了”. 17.考查名词词义辨析.dream梦想; memory记忆; heart心; world世界.根据本空后的“Alice, sometimes you are just like that, you want to do it your way 18 waiting for the wind. ” 可知,那一刻我听到另一个声音对我的心说“艾丽斯,有时候你就是那样,你想按你自己的方式去做而不是等风来”. 18.考查短语辨析.because of由于; instead of而不是; except for除了之外;
29、 as for至于.根据上文可知,我听到另一个声音对我的内心说“艾丽斯,有时候你就是那样,你想按你自己的方式去做而不是等风来”. 19.考查形容词词义辨析.strange奇怪的; boring无聊的; serious严肃的; right对的根据本空后的“We usually want to use our own efforts to 20 what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place!可知,那个声音是对的,通常我们都想努力完成我们想要做的事,但我们必须首先学会如何利用风.
30、20.考查动词词义辨析.imagine想象; complete完成; fancy 喜爱; deckle决定根据上文可知,通常我们都想努力完成我们想要做的事,但我们必须首先学会如何利用风. 4答案及解析：答案：have left; communicating; because; importance; carefully; which; different; activities; to worry; with解析：1. have left 考査固定句式。This/lt is the+序数词+time that sb. have/has done sth.某人第几次做某事。municating
31、考査固定短语。 have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth.做某事有困难。3. because考査连词。Thats because那是因为.。4.importance 考査词性转换。attach importance to认为.重要,应填名词importance,作attach的宾语。5.carefully考查词性转换。此处:用副词修饰动词listen。6.which考查定语从句的关系词。此处为非限制性定语从句,其先行词为前面一句话。7.different考查词性转换。修饰名词people应用形容词形式。8.activities考查名词复数。activity为可数名词,且由空前的some一词可知应填复数形式。9.to worry考查固定句式。There is no need to do sth.没有必要做某事。10.with考査介词。make friends with sb.和某人交朋友。