1、Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations.阅读理解One of the most important ways to learn and master the English language is to read, read, and read. It is said that a good reader is also a good writer and a good speaker. However, in todays world, reading is something that most children dislike doing.There are
2、simply so many distractions (分心的事物) that books, magazines, and newspapers are often ignored and they are in favor of video games and movies. And while video games and movies also play a role in helping the child learn the English language, they still cant quite compare to reading.And as a result, ki
3、ds are learning less and less. Take a look at an elementary level text book. Youll notice that the books for elementary students are filled with pictures and colors. Those pictures and colors in the elementary level text books arent there just for the sake (缘由) of design. Colors and pictures make us
4、 more engaged in the act of learning grammar. They catch our attention and help us retain (保留) more of what we read. This is especially true for little children who enjoy fun English.Children are quite easily distracted. When you ask them to sit down and read quietly, their minds will often wander a
5、nd it wont take long before you find them doodling (涂鸦) and not doing what you told them to do. But if a book is colourful enough to catch a kids attention, then youll have a better chance at getting the kid to sit down long enough to learn English.The same principle holds true for interactivity (互动
6、). Like colors and pictures, interactive reading materials like English songs for kids also get the child engaged in what he or she is learning. Interactive reading materials get the child to focus since using them is almost like playing.本文是一篇说明文。阅读是学习语言最重要的方式之一。1Children dont like reading probably
7、because they prefer _.Anewspapers Bfilms Cmagazines Dbooks答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中There are simply so many distractions (分心的事物) that books, magazines, and newspapers are often ignored and they are in favor of video games and movies.可知，孩子们不喜欢读书可能是因为他们喜欢看电影。故选B。2Children will be interested in books that ar
8、e _.Afull of pictures Bexplained clearlyCwritten clearly Deasy答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中Youll notice that the books for elementary students are filled with pictures and colors. Those pictures and colors in the elementary level text books arent there just for the sake (缘由) of design.可知，孩子们会对充满图画的书感兴趣。故选A。3C
9、olorful books can help the children _.Ado what they preferBhave a good timeCfix their attention for a longer timeDsit still and quietly答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中Colors and pictures make us more engaged in the act of learning grammar. They catch our attention and help us retain (保留) more of what we read.可知，
10、丰富多彩的书籍可以帮助孩子们长时间集中注意力。故选C。4Whats the main idea of this passage?AReading is one of the most important ways in learning language.BAll the books are full of pictures and colors.CInteractivity and colorful designs are important to learn English.DInteractive reading is very interesting for children.答案：A
11、解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句One of the most important ways to learn and master the English language is to read, read, and read.可知，阅读是学习语言最重要的方式之一。故选A。.完形填空Finding Home“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home！” I _1_ to my mother as we moved boxes. _2_， going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.I
12、 was born and _3_ in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to _4_. In 2014, my family experienced a tragedy (悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my moms hometown of New Orleans.Only three months after my parents made the _5_ to move, I found myself moving boxes into ou
13、r new house. My announcement to my mother that I _6_ the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was _7_. To make matters w
14、orse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary _8_ on its own.I spent my first few months in New Orleans, _9_ wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I _10_ that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old
15、home, _11_ I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.As soon as I stopped giving all my _12_ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends
16、. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful _13_ of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to _14_ myself and to rebuild my life.Because of my resilience (复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the _15_ that people have sho
17、wn to me, home is right here.这是一篇记叙文。从小出生和成长在北弗吉尼亚的作者在家庭遭遇了一场悲剧之后，不得不跟随父母搬到母亲的老家新奥尔良。作者起初对新家非常反感和讨厌，而在几个月之后作者意识到自己有一个选择：是继续想家还是开始在这里建一个新家。作者选择了后者，然后作者逐渐发现了新环境中的美好，以及周围的人对作者表现出的爱。1A.announced BrepliedCturnedDpointed答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.announced述说；宣布；B.replied回答；C.turned 转向；D.pointed指着。句意：“我讨厌新奥尔良！我想回家！”我
18、们搬箱子的时候，我对妈妈说。故选A。2A.Therefore BInstead CHowever DBesides答案：C解析：考查连词辨析。A.Therefore因此；B.Instead而不是；C.However 然而；D.Besides除此之外。根据下文going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.可知虽然作者想要回家，但是在已经在1 100英里之外了，上下文为转折关系，故选C。3A.trained Braised Cpromoted Dfed答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。A.trained训练；B.raised养育
19、；提高；C.promoted 促进；D.fed喂养。句意：我在北弗吉尼亚出生和长大。故选B。4A.develop Bcontinue Cexist Dchange答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。A.develop发展；B.continue继续；C.exist 存在；D.change改变。根据上文Virginia was my home, and I never expected可知作者认为弗吉尼亚是家，从未想过会改变，会搬家。故选D。5A.attempt Bsuggestion Cexcuse Ddecision答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。A.attempt企图；B.suggestion建议；C.
20、excuse 借口；D.decision决定。句意：就在我父母做出搬家的决定三个月后。短语make a decision“做决定”。故选D。6A.preferredBmissed Chated Dimagined答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.preferred偏爱；B.missed错过；C.hated恨；D.imagined 想象。根据上文I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home！可知作者憎恨新的环境，故选C。7A.surprised Bfrightened Cdelighted Drelieved答案：B解析：考查形容词辨析。A.surprised惊讶的；B.
21、frightened害怕的；C.delighted 高兴的；D.relieved放心的。根据上文I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known可知作者离所认识的人和事都有1 100英里远，觉得整个生活都被颠覆了。因此很害怕，故选B。8A.performanceBactivity Cpresentation Dexperience答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。A.performance表现；B.activity
22、活动；C.presentation展示；D.experience经历。根据上文To make matters worse可知作者认为上高中是一个可怕的经历。故选D。9A.partly Bbadly Cslightly Dhardly答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。A.partly部分地；B.badly严重地；非常；C.slightly轻微地；D.hardly几乎不。句意：我在新奥尔良度过了头几个月，非常想回到弗吉尼亚的家。故选B。10A.realizedBremembered Cobserved Dcomplained答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.realized意识到；B.remembered
23、记得；C.observed观察；D.complained抱怨。句意：但是在几个月的想家之后，我意识到我有一个选择。故选A。11A.and Bbut Cor Dso答案：C解析：考查连词辨析。A.and并且；B.but但是；C.or或者；D.so因此。句意：我可以继续想我有多想念我的老房子，或者我可以开始在这里建一个新家。根据后文I chose the latter.可知本句中表示两者之间的选择，故选C。12A.attentionBpatience Ctrust Dconfidence答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。A.attention注意；B.patience耐心；C.trust 信任；D.co
24、nfidence自信。句意：当我不再把所有的注意力放在我多么想念弗吉尼亚的时候，我就能够开始接受人们已经给予我的爱。短语give attention to“注意”，故选A。13A.generation Bcommunity Crace Dschool答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。A.generation一代；B.community社区；团体；C.race 种族；D.school学校。句意：我的邻居教我如何烹饪新奥尔良的食物，我发现了一个有很棒的厨师和邻居的社区。故选B。14A.teach Baccept Cjudge Dbetter答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。A.teach教；B.accept接受；C.judge判断；D.better改善；完善。句意：我抓住每一个可能的机会来完善自己，重建我的生活。故选D。15A.belief Bfreedom Clove Dinterest答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。A.belief相信；B.freedom自由；C.love爱；D.interest 兴趣。根据第五段第一句I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me.可知人们对我展示出的“爱”，故选C。
