1、Unit 1课时达标训练(一).单词拼写1When surfing on the Internet, you must not tell any strangers your _ (私人的，个人的) information.2Many people now often _ (抱怨) that there are always too many ads on TV.3Dont _ (转换) over the channel. The programme is attractive.4All the people in the world hope to live a _ (和平的) life.5
2、The folk music made me feel _ (放松的)6Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a favourite cartoon TV _ (连续剧)7All countries are _ (应该) to support one another.8Many people complain that their jobs are uninteresting and _ (有压力的)9The children in that area are in _ (急迫的) need of medical care.10I want you to be h
3、ome before _ (半夜).单句语法填空1Look！It _ hard outside.It seldom _ this time of the year.(rain)2This is his computer. He often _ (use) it to surf the Internet, but he _ (not, use) it now.3Hurry up, Garry. The train _ (leave) in half an hour.4When I was young, I knew that failure _ (be) the mother of succes
4、s.5I am sorry to keep you waiting so long.Never mind.I _ (read) a newspaper.6He _ (enjoy) a holiday in Dalian these days.7The plane _ (take) off at 7：30 tonight.8If she _ (have) time tomorrow, she _ (go) with you.选词填空take up, go off, turn down, switch over, switch off1Will you please _ the radio? It
5、s too loud.2She _ the light and went to bed.3May I _ a few moments of your time?4He always _ channels. No one knows what he is interested in.5The siren (警报器) _ in the midnight to warn that there was going to be an air attack.句型转换1I live this lifestyle because I have a good wife.(同义句转换)I couldnt live
6、 this lifestyle _ a good wife.2It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.(同义句转换)I _ less than fifteen minutes _， _ changed, _ breakfast, _ home and _ on a bus.3Every minute of the day is filled with urgent things.(同义句转换)Every minute of th
7、e day _ _ _ urgent things.4I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family.(对画线部分提问)_ _ do you _ time for fun and other activities with your family?.完成句子1他转变了话题。He switched the conversation _ one subject _ another.2我充满了回家的渴望。I _ desires to go back home.3周星驰认为林允是最适合扮演那个角色的人。Zhou Xingch
8、i thought Lin Yun was the most suitable person _ the role.4他吃得越多就越胖。_， the fatter he gets.5天气不好并没什么影响。_ that the weather was bad.完形填空For me, Fridays meant a trip to a senior nursing home downtown.It seemed as if this nursing home needed help, but _1_ did I know it would help me, too.During my first
9、visit I was asked to _2_ some of the female residents nails.I carefully _3_ the old color on their nails.As I applied new color, one woman _4_ to tell me about her hidden pains, from her husbands death to the one _5_ she wanted most: a camera.I listened carefully.She smiled _6_， with some of her pas
10、t pains taken off her mind.I left the nursing home that day, _7_ by the fact that I had actually helped somebody.I realized that my _8_ actions, just listening, for example, could make a(n) _9_ to others lives.One woman, who happily commented that we _10_ the same first name, confided (吐露) her opini
11、ons to me.Another _11_ showed me a birthday card her children had sent her.Of course, not all of the conversations were _12_. When one elderly woman talked to me about _13_ her 13yearold daughter would be graduating from middle school this year, I didnt know what to do but nod and listen, _14_ that
12、her daughter must have graduated decades ago.Although I could not _15_ more years to the lives of these elderly residents, I could give them something simple thats often _16_ in our society.Through our conversations, I gave them the _17_ that in this fastpaced world, they were not forgotten that mem
13、bers of younger generations still cared about them.Every moment I spend _18_ is an opportunity to reduce their pain._19_， that moment also shapes me, I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the gift of being part of this _20_ the connection between humans.Thos
14、e moments of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver.1A.stillBalreadyClittle Dindeed2A.polish BwashCcut Dcheck3A.took away Bgave upCshowed off Drubbed off4A.continued BexpectedCstarted Dagreed5A.collection BitemCaward Dproduct6A.at least Bin reliefCmore or less Din vain
15、7A.inspired BremindedCmoved Dpuzzled8A.unique BsimpleCcasual Dpolite9A.chance BimpressionCdecision Ddifference10A.remembered BcarriedCcontained Dshared11A.cautiously BunexpectedlyCproudly Dfinally12A.pleasant BseriousCformal Dinteresting13A.when BwhyCwhether Dhow14A.convincing BknowingCsuggesting Dp
16、ersuading15A.supply BconnectCadd Dcompare16A.valued BlovedCblamed Doverlooked17A.assurance BpossibilityCmemory Dassumption18A.chatting BwaitingCacting Dwatching19A.Above all BIn other wordsCIn turn DIn a word20A.tradition BprocessCtrip Dwork.阅读理解According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term “
17、couch potato” first appeared in print in a December 1979 edition of the Los Angeles Times. Since then, it has become a familiar term for a person who spends a lot of time sitting, and little time exercising. Although there does not seem to be any particular reason why the term “couch potato” is used
18、 rather than “couch tomato”， a person may become a “couch potato” because living this way is said to make you round like a potato. The term is also said to have something to do with the connection of potatoes with highcalorie (卡路里) food like potato chips.People now would say “couch potato” whenever
19、they talk about overweight and obesity (肥胖). Indeed, “couch potatoes” are believed to risk heart disease, which can be avoided by regular exercise.It is true that technology and modern life in general makes us sick, fat, lazy and physically or mentally soft. The more time people spend using technolo
20、gy, particularly televisions and computers, the less time they will spend being physically active.“Couch potato” kids are a particular concern. Media reports repeatedly claim that children today are fatter than their elder generations, but less athletically skilled, less interested in physical activ
21、ity and more addicted (上瘾的) to “junk food” and technology such as television and computers. The message is clear: todays children are fat because they are lazy and eat too much. Moreover, because technology is becoming more sophisticated (复杂的), children are less able to resist (抵抗，忍得住) technologys a
22、ttraction, and are more likely to spend more time using technology, less time doing physical activity and, therefore, more likely to be fat.1The first paragraph is mainly talking about_Awhy “couch potato” is used as a term for a personBwhen “couch potato” is used as a term for a personChow “couch po
23、tato” is different from “couch tomato”Dwhat kind of person looks like a potato2The development of technology also makes us sick because _ by using technology.Awe are more likely to risk heart disease in modern lifeBwe spend less time doing exerciseCwe neednt do many things by ourselves any moreDwe s
24、pend all our time watching TV and playing computer games3Its kids _ that people are particularly concerned about.Afood BstudyChealth Dhobby4According to the passage, the author may suggest that _Ascientists should stop their research into technologyBparents should take better care of their childrenC
25、kids should be stopped from using new technologyDpeople should spend less time using technology答案：.1.personalplain3.switch4peaceful5.relaxed6.series7.supposed8.stressful9.urgent10.midnight.1.is raining; rains2.uses; isnt using3.leaves/is leaving4.is5.am reading6is enjoying7.takes8.has; will go.1.tur
26、n down2.switched off3take up4.switches over5.went off.1.without2.spend; washing; getting; having; leaving; getting3.is; full; of4.How; often; have.1.from; to2.am full of3.to play4The more he eats5.It didnt matter.语篇解读：本文讲述作者到老人院帮助老人，从中感悟到自己简单的行为也能对他人的人生产生影响，并在此过程中塑造了自己，收获了人生经历和人与人之间情感联系的故事。1解析：根据but
27、可知前后有转折含义：老人院的老人似乎需要帮助，但当时“我”几乎不知道(帮助老人)这件事也将帮到“我”自己。答案：C2解析：根据下文“I carefully_ the old color on their nails.As I applied new color .”可知，作者帮助老人美甲，除去旧颜色，涂上新颜色。答案：A3解析：“我”认真地擦掉她们指甲上的旧颜色。答案：D4解析：在“我”(给她们的指甲)上新颜色的时候，一位老妇人开始向“我”讲述自己的隐痛。上下文没有提示作者主动要求听取老人的故事，因此不存在“同意”。答案：C5解析：从她去世的丈夫说到她最想要的物品：照相机。答案：B6解析：根据
28、下文“with some of her past pains taken off her mind”可知，倾诉过之后，老人卸下了一些过去的痛苦，因此推知，她如释重负地笑了。答案：B7解析：“我”实实在在地帮助了别人，这个事实让“我”受到了鼓舞。答案：A8解析：根据下文“just listening, for example”以及倒数第二段“I could give them something simple .”可知，仅仅是倾听这样的简单行为。答案：B9解析：“我”意识到自己简单的行为，比如仅仅是倾听，都能对他人的生活产生影响。make a difference意为“起作用，有影响”。答案：D
29、10解析：“我”们有相同的姓氏。share意为“分享，共有”。答案：D11解析：另外一位老人骄傲地向“我”展示孩子寄给她的生日贺卡。答案：C12解析：根据下文“I didnt know what to do but nod and listen”可知，“我”不知该做些什么，只能一边点头，一边听着。由此推知，不是所有的对话(经历)都是轻松愉快的。答案：A13解析：根据下文“her daughter must have graduated decades ago”可知，她的女儿一定已经在几十年前就毕业了，由此推知，这位上了年纪的老妇人把发生过的事当作将要发生的事，给“我”讲她13岁的女儿如何将要在
30、今年从中学毕业。答案：D14解析：根据上文“I didnt know what to do but nod and listen”可知，“我”不知该做些什么，只能一边点头，一边听着，(因为)“我”知道她的女儿一定已经在几十年前就毕业了。答案：B15解析：尽管“我”不能使这些老年人的生命多增加几年，即延长他们的寿命。答案：C16解析：根据上文“something simple”以及下文“in this fastpaced world”可知，“我”能够给他们一些被这个(行色匆匆的)社会忽视的简单的东西。答案：D17解析：通过“我”们谈话的过程，“我”给了他们一种保证，即在这个行色匆匆的世界，他们没
31、有被遗忘年轻一代的人依然关心他们。答案：A18解析：根据前文“Through our conversations”可知，“我”与老人家交谈，因此推知，“我”跟他们的每一次交谈都是减轻他们痛苦的机会。答案：A19解析：反过来，(与老人家交谈的)那些时刻也塑造了“我”。答案：C20解析：根据上文“Every moment I spend .”以及下文“Those moments of sharing and listening .”可知，本段的中心为“我”与老人家交谈所花的时间，由此推知，在这个过程中，“我”不但了解了学校以外的生活和经历，参与这个过程也使“我”获得了一份礼物，即人与人之间的(情感
32、)联系。答案：B.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了“couch potato”的由来、危害及预防。1.解析：主题大意题。第一段主要是谈论couch potato的由来，即它用来指某一类人的原因。答案：A2解析：细节理解题。从第三段最后一句可知，我们运用高科技的时间越多，锻炼的时间就变得越少。答案：B3解析：细节理解题。最后一段的第一句“Couch potato kids are a particular concern”从下文可知，“Couch potato” kids 指的是那些肥胖的孩子，而“肥胖”是关系健康的问题。答案：C4解析：推理判断题。从短文中我们可以得知，科技的发展使人们把更多的时间用在了看电视、玩电脑上而大大减少了锻炼的时间，造成了couch potato之类的问题，所以作者可能是在建议人们在看电视、玩电脑上少花点时间，即using technology。答案：D
