1、UNIT 5Period One题组A基础练(建议用时:5分钟).单词拼写1I had to change my _(态度) about their ability and potential.2Americans use more than 100_ (十亿) thin film plastic bags every year.3When writing papers, we have to _ (查阅) to a lot of reference books concerned.4It was his first visit to his _(出生地的) country since 194
2、8.【答案】1.attitude2.billion3.refer4.native.单句语法填空1They like to do business _ this company whose products are of high quality.2They all love her practical attitude _ life.3They promised that they would never refer _ that matter again.4They got along well with the _ (native) at that time.5Neither my par
3、ents nor my brother _(be) interested in sports.6Can you tell you how _(get) there as soon as possible?【答案】1.with2.to/towards3.to4.natives5is6.to get题组B提升练(建议用时:35分钟).阅读理解When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States.It wasnt the first time I had been abroad.Like most English ch
4、ildren, I learned French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand English.But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.How wrong I was! The misunderstan
5、ding began at the airport.I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Jenny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.“Yes,” I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, thats nice,” he said.“Are you getting m
6、arried? But arent you a bit young?”“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied.“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her Ive arrived.Can you tell me where theres a phone box?”“Oh!” he said.“Theres a phone downstairs.”When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don
7、t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first.There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British.Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say.But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”()1.Where was the writer
8、from?AHe was from America.BHe was from France.CHe was from England.DHe was from China.()2.The writer thought _ in America.Ahe wouldnt have any language difficultiesBhe would not understand the AmericansCthe Americans might not understand himDhe would have difficulties at the airport()3.The writer wa
9、nted _.Ato buy a ring for his friendBto make a call to his friendCto go to the telephone companyDhis friend to see him off()4.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring” _.Ameans the same in America as in EnglandBmeans “call sb.” to the old manCmeans “be going to get married”Dhas differe
10、nt meanings in America and in England【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了“我”第一次到美国时因为英式英语和美式英语的不同而导致的语言误会。1C细节理解题。根据第一段中“Like most English children, I learned French at school and I had often been to France”可知,“我”来自英国。2A细节理解题。根据第一段中“But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday
11、 without any language problems.”可知,“我”原以为在美国不会遇到语言麻烦。3B细节理解题。根据第二段中“I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Jenny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.”可知,“我”是想给朋友打电话。4D推理判断题。根据文中那位美国老人和“我”的对话可知,在美国“give sb. a ring”意思是给某人一枚戒指,而在英国“give sb. a ring”意思是给某人打个电话。阅读加油站misunderstanding n误会
12、give sb.a ring 给某人打电话A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.一位友好的老人看到我好像迷路了,就问他是否可以帮助我。.完形填空Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a _1_ old man who loved everything such as: animals, spiders, insectsOne day while walking through the woods the nice ol
13、d man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly.He _2_ it home.A few days later, a small_3_appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.Then it seemed to stop _4_ any progress.It appeared as if it had got as far as it could and it cou
14、ld go _5_ farther.Then the man came up to help the butterfly , so he took a pair of scissors and_6_the remaining bit of the cocoon.The butterfly then came out_7_.But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled(皱缩的)wings.The man was _8_ about the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the
15、wings would _9_ and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.However, neither happened! _10_, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.It never was able to_11_.What the man in his kindness and haste(轻率) did not unders
16、tand was that, the restricting(限制)_12_ and the struggle required for the butterfly to go through the tiny opening were Natures way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its _13_ from the cocoon.Sometimes_14_are exactly w
17、hat we need in our life.If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us.We would not be as _15_as what we could have been. And we could never fly.()1.A.coldBkindCpoliteDupset()2.A.tookBmovedCsettledDbased()3.A.bagBskinCpipeDopening()4.A.makingBcomingCgettingDsuff
18、ering()5.A.anyBmoreCnoDmuch()6.A.turn onBtake part inCcut downDcut open()7.A.calmlyBpowerfullyCeasilyDhardly()8.A.lookedBlastedCconcernedDbegan()9.A.enlargeBshortenCfrightenDdarken()10.A.At presentBIn ruinsCIn factDOn purpose()11.A.runBflyCmoveDwalk()12.A.wingBtailCheadDcocoon()13.A.freedomBtrackClo
19、nelinessDroute()14.A.strugglesBcaresCcracksDinjures()15.A.weakBhopefulCjoyfulDstrong【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一位善良的老人用剪刀帮助蝴蝶破茧而出,但他不知道这样做反而使蝴蝶再也不能飞翔。有时候,挣扎正是我们需要经历的,它会使我们变得更强大。1B根据空后“old man who loved everything”可知,这是一位善良的(kind)老人,他热爱一切,如动物、蜘蛛、昆虫等。cold冷的;polite礼貌的;upset失望的。2A老人把它带(took)回家。take sth.home意为“把某
20、物带回家”。moved移动,搬家;settled解决,定居;based基于。3D根据下文“it struggled to force its body through that little hole”可知,几天后,蝴蝶的茧上出现了一个小开口(opening),老人坐着观察蝴蝶破茧。opening对应原文中的hole。bag袋子;skin皮肤;pipe管道。4A根据后文“It appeared as if it had got as far as it could”及后面老人帮助蝴蝶破茧可知,此处是指此时的蝴蝶没有任何进展。make progress意为“取得进展”。coming来;getti
21、ng得到;suffering遭受。5C根据语境可知,蝴蝶此时似乎没有进展,好像止步不前了。go no further意为“止步不前;无法继续下去”。6D根据“so he took a pair of scissors”可知,老人用剪刀把茧剩余的部分剪开(cut open)。turn on打开; take part in参加;cut down砍倒;削减。7C因为老人把茧剪开了,所以蝴蝶很“容易(easily)”地出来了。calmly冷静地;powerfully 有力地;hardly几乎不。8C根据后文“he expected that, at any moment, the wings woul
22、d _9_ and expand to be able to support the body”可知,老人盼着蝴蝶的翅膀会变大、展开,故老人非常关心蝴蝶。be concerned about意为“关心”。9A根据空后“and expand”可知,老人盼望着蝴蝶的翅膀能变大(enlarge)、展开,以支撑它的身体。shorten缩短;frighten 使害怕;darken变暗。10C根据语境及常识可知,事实上(In fact)这只蝴蝶在它的余生中只能拖着肿胀的身体和皱缩的翅膀爬行。At present目前,现在;In ruins 成为废墟;On purpose故意地。11B根据前文内容“the
23、butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling”可知,这只蝴蝶永远不能飞(fly)了。run 跑;move 移动;walk散步。12D根据常识及前文的内容可知,茧(cocoon)的束缚和挣扎是必要的。wing 翅膀;tail 尾巴;head 头。13A根据语境可知,蝴蝶一旦摆脱了茧的束缚,就获得了自由(freedom)。track轨道;足迹;loneliness孤独,寂寞;route路,路线。 14A根据前文“the restricting(限制)_12_ and the struggle required”可知,挣扎(struggles)在生活中是
24、必要的。cares关心,在意;cracks裂缝; injures伤害。15D如果我们的一生不经历任何的挑战,我们会变得软弱,就不可能变得我们本应有的那么强大(strong)。weak弱的;hopeful有希望的;joyful快乐的。.语法填空Keeping a diary in English is one of the most 1._(effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.2._(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 3._ (little
25、) time.It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.If we persist in this practice, gradually we 4._(learn) how to express ourselves in English.In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 5._(difficult)In the first place, it often happens that we have difficulty 6._
26、(find) proper words and phrases to express our mind.Secondly, there are many idiomatic(地道的) ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English 7._(proper)As far as Im concerned, my suggestion is 8._we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictiona
27、ry within easy reach.Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary.We can also turn to our English teacher 9._ help, if necessary.In 10._ word, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skil
28、ls.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了用英语记日记是提高我们英语写作能力的最有效的方法之一。1effective考查形容词。句意:用英语写日记是提高英语写作能力的最有效的方法之一。本空修饰名词ways,故应用形容词effective,意为“有效的”。2Compared考查过去分词作状语。句意:与其他形式的写作相比,它更短,花的时间更少。本句中主语it指的是“Keeping a diary in English(用英语记日记)”,和动词compare之间为被动关系,故本空应用过去分词作状语。compared with意为“与做比较”。3less 考查形容词比较级。根据句意及and前的shor
29、ter可知,本空应用形容词的比较级形式,形容词little的比较级为less。4will learn考查时态。句意:如果我们坚持这种做法,我们将逐渐地学会用英语表达自己。if引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时,主句应用一般将来时。5difficulties考查名词复数。句意:在用英语记日记的过程中,我们肯定会遇到许多困难。形容词many修饰可数名词复数,故本空应用名词复数difficulties。6finding考查动名词作宾语。句意:首先,我们很难找到合适的单词或短语来表达我们的想法的事情时有发生。have difficulty (in) doing sth.意为“做某事有困难”,
30、故本空应用动名词形式作宾语。7properly考查副词。句意:并且我们很难恰当地把它们翻译成英语。本空修饰动词短语putinto,故本空应用副词properly。8that考查表语从句。句意:就我而言,我的建议是我们手边应该经常有一本笔记本和一本汉英词典。本句中“8._ we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach”为表语从句,从句中不缺成分,故本空应用that引导表语从句。9for考查介词。句意:如果有必要的话,我们也可以向英语老师寻求帮助。turn to sb.for help意为“向某人寻求帮助”,故本空应用介词for。10a考查冠词。句意:总之,我相信用英语写日记对我们的写作能力的发展有很大的帮助。in a word意为“总之”,故本空应用不定冠词a。