1、单元加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练.完形填空Charlotte was in her late 50s when she developed cancer. The illness quickly _1_ to her lungs and then to her brain. She was so _2_ that she had to lie in bed. She was _3_ to even cook for herself.“The last year of her life was _4_,” her sister Barbara said. “The worst part was
2、seeing her sit in a chair in her living room, waiting to _5_. For the first time in her life, I saw her so _6_.”One day, Barbara, _7_ seeking some way to help, asked Charlotte if it would be OK to do her makeup. Barbara said, “I want to make you look better.”Charlotte replied, “You cant. Its too _8_
3、.” But she agreed at last. So weak was Charlotte that she could _9_ hold her eyes open. Finally, when she did open her eyes, she looked in the mirror in _10_. Her face looked beautiful for the first time in years.“I look pretty! Take my _11_!” she shouted. After the photos were taken, Charlotte look
4、ed at Barbara and said, “Promise me you will do this for others while I am _12_.” With tears in her eyes, Barbara said, “I _13_.”Charlotte spent her _14_ days with a smile on her face. “She _15_ herself again,” Barbara said. “And I never saw her sit in that chair in her living room again. _16_, she
5、moved out to sit in her backyard in sunny days.”_17_ Charlottes death, Barbara kept her promise in a big _18_. She sold everything in her own store. Charlotte gave Barbara a greater _19_. She wanted to do something to _20_ others.语篇解读:本文为记叙文。Charlotte因患癌症而陷入绝望中,Barbara的一个偶然的想法给她带来了久违的欢乐。1A.spreadBde
6、votedCappealed Dlinked解析:选A癌细胞很快就“扩散(spread)”到了Charlotte的肺部和大脑。2A.clever BseriousCsilly Dweak解析:选D根据“she had to lie in bed”可知,Charlotte此时身体非常“虚弱(weak)”。3A.pleased BunableCunwilling Dready解析:选BCharlotte终日躺在床上,甚至都“不能(unable)”给自己做饭了。4A.peaceful BbusyCterrible Dordinary解析:选C根据下一句可知,Charlotte生命中的最后一年情况非常
7、“糟糕(terrible)”。5A.die BrecoverCarise Dsupport解析:选ACharlotte终日坐在一把椅子上,等待“死亡(die)”的到来。6A.sensitive BcalmChappy Dhopeless解析:选D平生第一次,Barbara看到Charlotte如此“绝望(hopeless)”。7A.actually BtechnicallyCdesperately Dbriefly解析:选CBarbara“拼命地(desperately)”想办法帮助Charlotte。8A.late BearlyCfunny Dstrange解析:选A根据“You cant”
8、可知,Charlotte已经完全绝望,觉得一切都太“晚(late)”了。9A.surely BsimplyChardly Dsoftly解析:选C根据“So weak was Charlotte that .”可知,Charlotte身体非常虚弱,以至于“几乎(hardly)”都睁不开自己的双眼。10A.wonder BfearCrelief Ddisbelief解析:选D根据下一句可知,当Charlotte在镜子中看到自己的形象时,她几乎“不敢相信(disbelief)”这是真的。11A.cigarette BhandCpicture Dtemperature解析:选C根据“After th
9、e photos were taken”可知,Charlotte急着让Barbara给自己“照几张相(picture)”。12A.well BdeadCalone Dabroad解析:选BCharlotte对Barbara说,在她“去世(dead)”之后,也要为其他人做同样的事情。13A.disagree BignoreCdoubt Dpromise解析:选D根据上文内容可知,Barbara向Charlotte郑重地做出了“承诺(promise)”。14A.remaining BtiringCtraining Dworking解析:选A在Charlotte“剩下的(remaining)”日子里
10、,她每天总是面带微笑。15A.relied on Blooked intoCcared about Dstared at解析:选CCharlotte开始“关心”自己了。rely on“信任,信赖”;look into“调查”;care about“关心;在意”;stare at“盯着看”。16A.Therefore BStillCThough DInstead解析:选D此后的日子里,Charlotte再也不每天坐在起居室的椅子上了,“相反(instead)”,在晴朗的日子里,她会到后院去坐着。17A.Before BWithoutCAfter DAbout解析:选C在Charlotte去世“后
11、(after)”,Barbara履行了自己的诺言。18A.way BsenseCworld Dcompany解析:选Ain a big way表示“大规模地”。19A.present BpurposeCoccasion Dchance解析:选BCharlotte让Barbara萌生了一个更大的人生“目标(purpose)”。20A.save BhelpCcure Dtest解析:选BBarbara想做一些事情来“帮助(help)”其他人。.阅读理解Some people love eating food right after it is cooked. I prefer food just
12、taken out from the freezer. Fruit, candies, nuts, chocolate, cake with buttercream frosting (糖霜), even peas, all of them taste delicious when frozen. In fact, I often eat them that way.I was a kid when I picked up the habit. In my family, lots of things were thrown into the freezer finally, two free
13、zers to prevent them from going bad. Among them were some of the candies my sisters and I had collected on Halloween.If we eat when they are still warm, well find ourselves taking the cookies more than we should. Its better if we can put them into the freezer and wait. That way well eat less and enj
14、oy them more because they are hard and chewing becomes a slower, more patient effort. Thats the point about frozen buttercream frosting. Put it in your mouth at room temperature, and its gone very quickly. But when its frozen, you can enjoy the taste much longer as it melts (融化) in your mouth.The fr
15、eezer treats a lot of fruit kindly. Take frozen grapes for example. I keep a bowl of grapes in my freezer. They become a little icy, and somehow their sweetness is improved. They are perfect and healthy dessert (点心). This is the same with oranges, apples, bananas .You might think bananas would get s
16、uperhard when frozen. Wrong! They become cool, creamy and sweet. If you have wisely covered some or all of the bananas with melted chocolate before putting them into the freezer, they will have a double taste.As long as you arent eating anything that truly has to be hot go ahead and experiment.语篇解读:
17、本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与别人截然不同的爱好喜欢吃冰箱里冷冻过的东西,并分析了自己喜欢这种吃法的原因。最后,作者建议大家也都来试一下。1.What is the passage intended to tell us?AFruit should be frozen before one eats it.BFrozen food is better than hot food.CThe author prefers frozen food.DHot food is not healthy.解析:选C推理判断题。由文章第一段中的“I prefer food just taken out f
18、rom the freezer . often eat them that way.”可推知作者喜欢吃冷冻食品。2The author began to enjoy frozen food when he _.Awas youngBlearned cookingCgot married Dgot a fever解析:选A细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句“I was a kid when I picked up the habit.”可知A项正确。3Why does the author NOT advise us to take hot cookies?ABecause they need mo
19、re time to prepare.BBecause the taste is not good when they are hot.CBecause they are too delicious to avoid our overeating.DBecause we may eat them quickly and enjoy them less.解析:选D推理判断题。由文章第三段可推知我们吃冷冻的曲奇饼时可以慢慢地享受,反之,吃热的曲奇饼时我们会吃得快而不能好好地享受它们的美味。故选D项。4What does the underlined word “it” in the third p
20、aragraph refer to?AThe taste.BButtercream.CThe cookie.DFrozen buttercream frosting.解析:选D代词指代题。由前文信息“Thats the point about frozen buttercream frosting . when its frozen .”可知,画线单词it指代frozen buttercream frosting,故D项正确。加餐练(二)第卷规范增分练.语法填空A few years ago, I had to stay at the hospital for three days for a
21、 medical test. I _1_ (ask) to stay awake for more than 30 hours because of the test. It could be _2_ (extreme) difficult for anyone. And I didnt believe I could make it. My mother said she would accompany me. But I knew even _3_ my mother accompanying me, it wouldnt be easy.To my surprise, that afte
22、rnoon _4_ my mom came to my room, she had my friend Susan with her. That afternoon Susan called my mother. As soon as she _5_ (hear) I needed to stay awake for so long, she decided to help me. So she offered _6_ (come) to the hospital to stay with me and help keep me awake. Things became much _7_ (e
23、asy) than I had imagined with Susans help. She told me stories and jokes, and time passed very quickly.Without Susans help, _8_ whole stay in the hospital would have been much more difficult. And our _9_ (friend) became deeper from then on. I think nothing can keep us apart. Im so _10_ (thank) that
24、I have such a friend.答案:1.was asked2.extremely3.with4.when5heard6.to come7.easier8.the9.friendship10.thankful.短文改错When I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a writer. However, after I told my friend about my dream, most of them laughed at me, tell me it was out of my reach. I was really upsetting
25、after I heard those words. But I choose to believe in myself. I didnt give up and kept writing. I knew it was difficult on a way to success, but we never gave up. Im a bestselling writer now. I want to suggest those which have dreams to believe in themselves. As long you dont give up, your dreams wi
26、ll come truly one day.答案:第二句:friendfriends; telltelling第三句:upsettingupset第四句:choosechose第六句:athe; weI第八句:whichwho; 去掉第二个to第九句:long后加as; trulytrue.书面表达假如你是李华,你的英国笔友Lily在她的微博中写到她为了减肥吃减肥药,而且经常不吃饭,导致身体变得很虚弱,状态很不佳。请你在她的微博上用英文给她留言,内容包括:1对她的现状表示担忧;2指出吃减肥药以及经常不吃饭的坏处;3提出一些健康的减肥方法,如慢跑、定期到健身房健身等。注意:1.词数100左右;2
27、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:减肥药weightloss pill慢跑jogging健身房gymIm sorry to learn that you are upset about being overweight recently._ _参考范文:Im sorry to learn that you are upset about being overweight recently. I think you should stop taking weightloss pills in no time because they are harmful
28、 to your health. Besides, you need to eat a healthy diet to recover your strength. There are many other ways to lose weight. For example, jogging is quite a popular form of exercise. You may do it in the morning or after supper. Another way is that you can go to the gym regularly, which is also an effective way of losing weight and keeping healthy. In a word, if you insist on exercising, you are sure to have an attractive figure and stay slim and healthy.