1、Unit 1课时达标训练(三).单句语法填空1With jobs so hard _ (find) right now, the idea of being out of work really scares me.2Go to bed right away.Dont forget you need to get up as early as you can_ (catch) the early train.3What will todays talk be about?In the lecture _ (follow), the professor will tell us somethin
2、g about modern English usage.4The best way to avoid _ (make) mistakes is to practice _ (speak)5_ (complete) all the homework assigned by the school, the students have to work at it till midnight.6Mr.Green stood up in defense of the 9yearold boy, saying that he was not the one _ (blame)7The computer
3、programs are a puzzle to me.The more I think of them, the more questions I think of_ (ask)8Sandy could do nothing but _ (admit) to his teacher that he was wrong.9She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role _ (play) in making the earth a better place to live.10I really appre
4、ciate _ (have) time to relax with you on this nice island.单句改错1Professor Smith suggested to put off the meeting till next saturday._2Ill try my best speaking English pretty well._3The little girl was heard sing in the next room._4Mary did nothing but to read in bed the whole morning._5We were very s
5、urprised that he came to the party without inviting._.阅读理解AWith the holidays just around the corner, youre probably starting to think about gifts. Situations, however, dont always lend themselves to easy gift giving. To help, we asked relationship advice coaches Leah Ingram, author of “Gifts Anytime
6、: How to Find the Perfect Present for Any Occasion，” and Scot McKay, founder of X and Y Communications, a datingcoach service, on gifting in awkward situations.1What do you do when one person has more money than the other?“In those situations there has to be some conversation，” McKay says. If youre
7、the one with less money, you want to make sure the recipient is aware of your money limits; if youre the one with more money, you want to make sure the recipient doesnt think youre expecting the equal gift in return. And McKay warns, “If youre giving with the expectation of getting in return, someth
8、ings already wrong with the relationship.”2If someones birthday is right around the holidays, do you buy one or two gifts?McKay says that he would absolutely buy two gifts. “You cant shortchange people, especially if they bought you a Christmas present and a birthday present.” Its not the persons fa
9、ult for being born around the holidays.3What if you really, truly cant think of a gift to get someone?“Ask，” McKay says. “Talk.” Simply asking what someones interests are and searching for it online will point you in the right direction. And be creative. “If someones into basketball, I dont think yo
10、u buy them a basketball. Find something thats unique and basketballrelated that shows you put a little bit of thought into it.” It doesnt need to be expensive, he adds, just thoughtful.1What is the best title of the passage?AGiftGiving Politeness for Tricky SituationsBHow to Find the Perfect Present
11、 for Any OccasionCHow to Give One Gifts Who Has More MoneyDHow to Give One Gifts Whose Birthday around the Holidays2What does the underlined word “recipient” mean?AOne who has more money.BOne who has less money.COne who receives the gift.DOne who gives the gift.3Which is TRUE of the following statem
12、ents according to the passage?AGiving gifts to others is never an easy thing.BOne usually expects something in return when he gives gifts to others.CYou can certainly buy one gift for one whose birthday is around the holiday.DThe gift you buy doesnt have to be expensive, but you should put some thou
13、ght into it.4What would McKay absolutely buy two gifts for?AOne for his friend and the other for himself.BOne for his friends birthday and the other for his holiday.COne for his friend and the other for his friends wife.DOne for his friend and the other for his family.5What gift can never be wrong?A
14、An expensive gift.BA cheap gift.CAn interesting gift.DA gift to the persons interest and unique.BBrian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, has created an online science education platform. He tries to “build a bridge” with things you know about, and then “bring you
15、 across that bridge to the strange place of modern physics”Recently I had a chance to ask Greene about wormholes (a hole which some scientists think might exist, connecting parts of space and time that are not usually connected), time travel and other mysteries of the universe. I asked him a million
16、dollar question: What if I went through a wormhole and prevented my parents from meeting? “Most of us believe that the universe makes sense，” Greene said. “Although there are several interesting theories about time travel，” he added, “the laws of physics would probably prevent something so illogical
17、 from taking place. The good news is that the time paradox (悖论) is open for future physicists to solve.”When asked how physics could become more exciting for kids, Greene said that books by Stephen Weinberg, Leonard Susskind, and other physicists, “make it a great time for people who want to learn a
18、bout big ideas but arent yet ready, perhaps, to learn math.”When I pointed out that some students still might find physics boring, Greene said that the key is to teach them about things that are strange. “The basic stuff is important，” Greene said.“But I think its also really important to describe t
19、he more modern ideas, things like black holes and the Big Bang. If kids have those ideas in mind, then at least some of them will be excited to learn all the details.”Greene has followed Albert Einsteins lead in trying to solve the mysteries of the universe. Now he wants kids to do the same. As Gree
20、ne said, physics is “not just a matter of solving problems in an exam”. Its about experimenting, showing an interest in strange phenomena (现象) and having fun!6A milliondollar question in Paragraph 2 is probably very _.AdirectBdifficultCpersonal Dlong7The books by Weinberg and Susskind are _.Aboring
21、to readBmainly about mathCpopular science booksDonly popular among kids8According to Paragraph 4, which of the following does Greene agree with?AModern physics is a boring subject.BInterest plays an important role in studying.CIt is not necessary to learn all about physics.DIt is easy to describe bl
22、ack holes and the Big Bang.9In the last paragraph, Greene hopes that kids can _.Alove science and physicsBdo well in physics examsChave fun with experimentsDfind more strange things in life.短文改错 My uncle gave me a bag beautiful glass balls this year. I loved them so much that I never played with the
23、m. I just look at them sometimes. I was afraid of that I would damage them since I played with them. Yesterday, my cousin came to see me. He knew his father has given me some glass balls and wanted to play with them. I immediate refused. Before he knew why, he laughed and said, “Glass balls are for
24、kids to play with. If you dont play with them, theyre of no useful at all.” I realized he was wrong. Then I played with the glass balls with them, and we had lots of fun.课时达标训练(三).1.to find2.to catch3.to follow4making; speaking5.To complete6.to blame7.to ask8.admit9.to play10having.1.to putputting2.
25、speakingto speak3sing前加to4.去掉but后的to5.invitingbeing invited.语篇解读：赠送礼品是人际交往中不可或缺的礼节，赠送礼物是很有讲究的。什么时候送礼物，送什么样的礼物往往困扰着很多人。本文介绍了在特殊的情况下如何给他人送礼物，送什么样的礼物。1解析：标题归纳题。本篇的主题应该是在特殊的情况下如何给他人送礼物。从第一段的最后一句话可知，我们向这位专家咨询的是在特殊情况下送礼物的建议。答案：A2解析：词义猜测题。此处意为：接受礼物的人。本段中两次出现这个单词，从上下文中可以判断，如果我们的收入不如对方多，我们在赠送礼物时，要确保接受礼物的人知道我
26、们的收入不高。相反，如果我们的收入比对方高，我们要让接受礼物的人知道，我们赠送礼物不希望得到同等价值的回赠。答案：C3解析：细节理解题。从最后一段最后一句话可知：你所买的礼物不一定要很贵重，但一定要用心去挑选。答案：D4解析：推理判断题。麦凯说他一定要买两个礼物为的是一个是送给对方过生日的礼物，另一个是送给对方过节日的礼物。从本段的主题和下面的内容都可以推断出他买两个礼物的目的。主题句的意思是如果一个人的生日和节日日期相近，你会买几个礼物？答案：B5解析：推理判断题。从最后一段话可以推断出，如果你真的不知道给对方买什么礼物，就去问一下他对什么感兴趣，买他感兴趣的东西，不过一定要有创意，要独特！
27、故D项正确。答案：D语篇解读：本文是说明文。物理学家Brian Greene希望更多的孩子可以对现代物理学感兴趣。6解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段Greene对这个问题的解释以及他说需要未来的物理学家去解决可知，作者提出的这个问题非常难。答案：B7解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“. books by . make it a great time for people who want to learn about big ideas but arent yet ready, perhaps, to learn math”可知，Greene认为Weinberg和Susskind等物理学家写的书浅
28、显易懂，适合普通大众阅读，故这些书属于科普读物。答案：C8解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，当作者指出一些学生觉得物理无聊时，Greene说重要的是向孩子们讲述一些稀奇古怪的事，并描述一些诸如黑洞和宇宙大爆炸的现代物理现象，如果孩子们知道了这些，他们就愿意了解更多详细的内容。因此他认为兴趣在学习过程中起着非常重要的作用。答案：B9解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Greene has followed Albert Einsteins lead in trying to solve the mysteries of the universe. Now he wants kids to do the same.”可知，Greene希望孩子们可以像他一样对科学和物理感兴趣，去探索宇宙的奥秘。答案：A.第一句：bag后加of第三句：looklooked第四句：去掉of; sinceif第六句：hashad第七句：immediateimmediately第八句：BeforeAfter; usefuluse第九句：wrongright第十句：themhim