1、二Unit 1Discovering Useful Structures . 用所给词的适当形式填空1. The building plans include much needed new accommodation, ranging(range)from tourist class to luxury hotels. 2. The stadium being built(build)at present in our city is intended for the coming Asian Games. 3. By the time my friend got there, his so
2、n had died on the operating (operate) table. 4. The flowers smelling(smell)sweet in the garden attract the visitors to enjoy the beauty of nature. 5. There is a note pinned to the door saying(say) when the shop will open again. 6. It was astonishing(astonish)that the shy girl stood up and answered t
3、he question. 7. The problem which he met in the new school is quite puzzling(puzzle). 8. She told her boy not to stamp on the floor so as not to disturb the sleeping(sleep) baby. 9. When we returned to the dormitory, we found a stranger standing(stand) there. 10. We should hold that seeing is believ
4、ing (believe). . 句型转换1. Watch the men who are coming this way. Watch the men coming this way. 2. The dog that drank the polluted water yesterday is dead. The dog drinking the polluted water yesterday is dead. 3. The baby who is crying makes me annoyed. The crying baby makes me annoyed. 4. Anyone who
5、 wishes to leave early may do so. Anyone wishing to leave early may do so. 5. The result made us disappointed. The result was disappointing to us. 6. The sun that is rising looks beautiful. The rising sun looks beautiful. 7. The boy who stood near the window was good at playing football. The boy sta
6、nding near the window was good at playing football. 8. The question that is embarrassing is hard to answer. The embarrassing question is hard to answer. 9. Designing machines is my job. My job is designing machines. 10. Arriving at the factory half an hour early is his habit. His habit is arriving a
7、t the factory half an hour early. . 根据所给单词的正确形式完成短文I think winter is a 1. fascinating(fascinate) season, especially when it snows. The snowflakes 2. falling (fall)on the fields cover everything like white quilts. In the morning, many volunteers 3. wearing(wear) heavy coats come out to clean the snow
8、. The roads 4. being cleaned (clean) now will not be slippery any more. What children expect most is 5. making (make) a snowman. With so many children playing and 6. laughing(laugh), the cold winter is full of warmth and vitality. . 阅读理解 The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was s
9、oon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt sleep. He still couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didnt know himself. As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof (屋
10、顶) and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes. By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled (
11、堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry. “Hello, ” said Bunny. “Is anybody there? ”He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts
12、to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadnt been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head. “Are you a reindeer (驯鹿)? ” asked Bunny. “Yes, ” replied the animal. “My name is Ralph. ”“And
13、 you were pulling Father Christmass sled (雪橇)? ”“I was until I got airsick (晕机), ” replied Ralph. “Im afraid I wasnt cut out for the job. Now Im stuck here and I dont know how to get back to the North Pole. ”“Well, if you like, yon can stay with us as a friend, ” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bu
14、nny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend! 【文章大意】故事发生在圣诞节的前夜。Bunny因为不知道想得到什么样的圣诞节礼物而难以入睡。后来一只驯鹿出现了, Bunny突然意识到他想向圣诞老人要的礼物原来就是这样一位不寻常的新朋友。1. Why couldnt Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve? A. He was thinking of what gift he wanted to get. B. He was disturbed by a
15、 big noise. C. He had a lot of things to do. D. He wanted to have a look at the reindeer. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt sleep. He still couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. 可知, 那天晚上, 大家都去睡觉了, Bunny睡不着。他仍然想不出他想要的圣诞礼物是什么。由此可知, Bunny不知道想得
16、到什么样的礼物, 所以睡不着。2. What do the underlined words “cut out for” in Paragraph 9 mean? A. Afraid of. B. Fit for. C. Proud of. D. Interested in. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中“I was until I got airsick, ” replied Ralph. “Im afraid I wasnt cut out for the job. Now Im stuck here and I dont know how to get back to th
17、e North Pole. ”可知, “我晕机之前在拉雪橇, ”拉尔夫回答道。“恐怕我不适合这份工作。现在我被困在这里, 我不知道怎么回到北极去。”由此可知, 这只驯鹿掉队了, 因为它晕机, 可能不适合这个工作。从而推知, 画线部分的意思是“适合”。3. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Strange Christmas TreeB. A Lovely ReindeerC. A Quiet but Smart BoyD. A Special Christmas Gift【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章开头可知, Bunny因为不
18、知道想得到什么样的圣诞节礼物, 所以睡不着。再到文章最后一句As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend! 可知, 当他提议时, Bunny突然意识到他想从圣诞老人那里得到的礼物是一个新朋友! 由此可知, D项A Special Christmas Gift(一份特殊的圣诞节礼物)适合做最佳标题。. 语法填空(2020十堰高一检测)Chinese New Year, 1. starts on the first day of the
19、Chinese lunar calendar (阴历), is considered as Chinas most important holiday. It 2. (know) as the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival starts at the beginning 3. the new moon. It often happens between January and February. It usually 4. (last) about one month until the Lantern Festival (元宵节), which g
20、ives everyone plenty of time for celebration. 5. (traditional), red envelopes with money in are gifted during the Spring Festival celebrations. Its a custom which goes back to ancient times. However, when the tradition 6. (start) is unknown. Whatever the reason is, the red envelope is an important p
21、art of Chinese New Year to this day. The firework is another big part of Chinese New Year. A 7. (write) shared the following story on a website. An old man saved a town from a terrible monster (怪兽)by throwing many bamboo 8. (stick) into the fire. The explosion caused by the bamboo frightened off the
22、 monster. As 9. result, Chinese people set off fireworks (爆竹)during Chinese New Year celebrations 10. (avoid) the evil spirits of the past. 【文章大意】本文讲述中国新年的有关情况和庆祝新年的一些习俗。1. 【解析】which。考查定语从句。starts on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar是非限制性定语从句, 修饰先行词Chinese New Year, 指物, 只能填which。2. 【解析】is
23、known。考查动词时态和语态。It指代Chinese New Year, 和谓语动词know之间为被动关系, 应用被动结构; 全文叙述现在的情况, 是一般现在时, 因此用一般现在时的被动语态。短语be known as 意为“作为而为人所知”。3. 【解析】of。考查固定短语。短语at the beginning of 意为在开始时。4. 【解析】lasts。考查动词时态。last是谓语动词, 和主语It之间为主动关系; 全文叙述现在的情况, 用一般现在时。5. 【解析】Traditionally。考查副词。修饰整个句子, 用副词。6. 【解析】started。考查动词时态。主语从句中sta
24、rt是谓语动词, 和主语the tradition之间为主动关系; “传统何时开始”是过去的事情, 应用一般过去时。7. 【解析】writer。考查名词。作主语, 应用名词, 根据句意, 应为“作者”。8. 【解析】sticks。考查名词复数。many和名词复数形式连用; stick的复数直接加s。9. 【解析】a。考查冠词。固定短语as a result“因此”。10. 【解析】to avoid。考查非谓语动词。根据句意, 用动词不定式作目的状语, 意为“为了避开”。. 完形填空(2020温州高一检测) As a young man, Aaron was a skilled artist,
25、a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a stomachache. Thinking it was some 1 disorder, neither Aaron nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the illness was actually severe and the boy 2 suddenly that night. The sons death could have been prevented
26、if he had only 3 the seriousness of the situation! Aarons emotional health got 4 under the heavy burden of his guilt (内疚). Whats worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Aaron could handle
27、, and he 5 alcohol (酒精) to help him cope. In time Aaron became an alcoholic (酗酒者). As the alcoholism (酗酒) 6, Aaron began to lose everything he possessed his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 7, Aaron died alone in a San Francisco motel room. When I heard of Aarons death, I reacted like mo
28、st people who show no respect for one ending his life with nothing material to show for it. “What a complete failure! ” I thought. “What a 8 life! ”As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier cold 9. You see, I knew Aarons now adult son, Ernie. He has a family and he is one of the kindest, mos
29、t caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his 10. I saw the free flow of 11 between them. I knew that kindness and consideration had to come from somewhere. I hadnt heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to 12 an alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage to 13
30、him. “Im really 14 by something, ” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to 15 you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person? ”Ernie sat quietly and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Aaron
31、came into my room every night, gave me a 16 and said, I love you, son. ”Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Aaron as a(n)17. He had not 18 any material possessions to his son. But he had been a kind loving 19. He 20 one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known
32、. 【文章大意】一位名叫Aaron的父亲, 因为自己的失误导致其中一个儿子夭折后, 整天酗酒度日, 最后独自在汽车旅馆去世。作者听说他的事情后认为他是一个失败者, 白白浪费了自己的人生。后来才从Aaron的儿子那里了解到, 他现在之所以是一个充满爱心的人, 是因为小时候他的父亲每晚都会给自己晚安吻, 并对他说“我爱你”。作者这才意识到虽然Aaron没有给儿子留下物质上的财富, 却通过对儿子的关爱让儿子成了一个善良、充满爱心的人。1. A. commonB. strangeC. specialD. unusual【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。common常见的, 普通的; strange奇怪
33、的; special特别的; unusual不寻常的。根据下文的neither Aaron nor his wife took the condition very seriously可推测他们认为孩子的病是一种普通的疾病。2. A. criedB. diedC. achedD. awoke【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。cried哭; died死亡; ached痛; awoke醒。根据下文的The sons death可知孩子去世了, die和death是同根词。3. A. discussedB. questionedC. ignoredD. realized【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。
34、discussed讨论; questioned质问; ignored忽略; realized意识到。结合上下文可知, 此处是指如果他(Aaron)意识到了病情的严重, 孩子就不会死亡。4. A. consideredB. improvedC. damagedD. examined【解析】选C。考查词义辨析。considered考虑; improved改善; damaged伤害; examined检查。根据句意可知, 此处是指Aaron因为孩子的死亡很内疚, 精神受到了伤害。5. A. turned toB. referred toC. picked upD. gave up【解析】选A。考查动
35、词短语辨析。turned to求助于; referred to参考; picked up捡起; gave up放弃。根据句意可知, 此处是指Aaron借酒消愁。6. A. decreasedB. disappearedC. progressedD. approached【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。decreased减少; disappeared消失; progressed继续, 进行; approached靠近。根据下文的Aaron began to lose everything he possessed可推测Aaron在继续酗酒。7. A. FinallyB. Surprisingly
36、C. NaturallyD. Obviously【解析】选A。考查副词词义辨析。finally最终; surprisingly令人吃惊地; naturally自然而然地; obviously明显地。结合上下文可知, 此处用“最终”符合故事的发展。8. A. shortB. wastedC. richD. lonely【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。short短的; wasted浪费的; rich富裕的; lonely孤独的。根据上文的ending his life with nothing material可知此处是指Aaron浪费了自己的生命。9. A. speechB. judgment
37、C. wordsD. attitude【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。speech演讲; judgment评价, 判断; words话; attitude态度。根据上文的“What a complete failure! ” I thought. “What a life! ”可知这是作者对Aaron的评价。10. A. childrenB. friendsC. colleaguesD. pets【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。children孩子; friends朋友; colleagues同事; pets宠物。根据上文的I knew Aarons now adult son, Ernie可
38、知Aaron的孩子已经成人, 故推测他也有了孩子。11. A. thoughtsB. bloodC. loveD. time【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。thoughts想法; blood血液; love爱; time时间。根据上文的He has a family and he is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. 可知, Ernie是一个非常善良、关心他人和充满爱心的人, 故此处用“爱”符合语境。12. A. hateB. hideC. changeD. defend【解析】选D。考查动
39、词词义辨析。hate憎恨; hide隐藏; change改变; defend辩护。根据上文的I knew that kindness and consideration had to come from somewhere. 可知作者认为Ernie现在如此优秀, 可能来自他父亲的影响, 而作者把这种想法看作是对Aaron的辩护。13. A. meetB. interviewC. callD. ask【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。meet遇见; interview采访; call打电话; ask问。根据下文的What on earth did he do to make you become
40、such a special person? 可知此处用“问”符合语境。14. A. embarrassedB. puzzledC. frightenedD. harmed【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。embarrassed尴尬的; puzzled困惑的; frightened恐惧的; harmed受到伤害的。根据下文的What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person? 可知作者对Ernie如此善良、优秀的原因感到不解。15. A. visitB. teachC. leaveD. raise【解析】选D。考查动
41、词词义辨析。visit拜访; teach教; leave离开; raise养育。结合上文内容可知, Aaron的妻子离开后, 只有他养育剩下的一个孩子。16. A. kissB. giftC. bookD. lecture【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。kiss吻; gift礼物; book书; lecture讲座。结合常识可知, 在西方国家, 父母在孩子睡觉前都会给孩子一个晚安吻。17. A. pityB. prideC. failureD. honor【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。pity怜悯; pride骄傲; failure失败; honor荣誉。根据上文的“What a compl
42、ete failure! ”可知此处用“失败”符合语境, failure是原词复现。18. A. presentedB. leftC. offeredD. showed【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。presented呈献; left留下; offered提供; showed展示。结合常识可知, 此处是指父亲去世后给孩子留下的东西。19. A. husbandB. adultC. artistD. father【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。husband丈夫; adult成人; artist艺术家; father父亲。结合上下文可知, 此处是指Aaron对于Ernie而言是慈爱的父亲。20. A. found outB. left outC. left behindD. pointed out【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。found out查明; left out遗漏; left behind留下; pointed out指出。结合上下文可知, 此处是指在Aaron的影响下Ernie成了一个优秀且慷慨的人, 用“留下”符合语境。