1、Welcome Unit Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking1、I am (忙于准备)for my final exam next week, which is important to me.2、Success doesnt only (依靠)what you do. What you dont do is equally important.3、When you (出差错)at work, learn from it and try again.4、He has always (对.好奇)the outside wor
2、ld since he was four years old.5、My nephew made such rapid progress that he was able to (记日记)in English before long.6、on campus; concentrate on; leave.alone; at last; make an impression; look forward to; take notes; at the same time; come true; a flash of1. _ lightning lit everything up for a second
3、.2. _ while listening to the lectures will help you better understand them.3. He was able to take a picture with Yang Liwei. This was when his childhood dream _.4. No one likes quarreling, but _, we must deal with the differences.5. I am _ your early reply.6. After hoping, waiting, and working for i
4、t for a long time, the big day for the football match came _.7. Students are required to wear uniform _, which some find really annoying.8. He was determined to forget about the sad past and _ the present.9. He is very active at the first few classes, hoping to _ on the teachers.10. All I want is to
5、 be _ so that I can sort out all the papers by myself.7、 My nephews 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot July weekend. I persuaded him to 1 inside and joined him in a game. After2 for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I 3 my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and
6、 I was catching a few enjoyable 4 of peace. Look, Alice, he said excitedly as he 5 over to the chair where I was sitting. I found a kite. Could we go outside and 6 it? Looking out of a nearby window, I noticed it was 7 outside. Im sorry. Tripper, I said, sad to see his 8 expression. The wind is not
7、9 today. The kite wont fly. The 10 10-year-old boy replied, I think its windy enough. I can get it to fly, he answered 11 he hurried out to the back door. He ran back and forth, as 12 as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back 13 at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessfu
8、l trying, he came back in. I asked, How did it 14 ? Fine, he said, not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. I got it to fly some. 15 , I heard him say secretly, I guess Ill have to wait for the 16 . At that moment I heard another voice speak to my 17 . Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want
9、 to do it your way 18 waiting for the wind. And the voice was 19 . We usually want to use our own efforts to 20 what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of the wind in the first place!8、A couple of weeks ago,my oldest son, 9-year-old Hayden, came home from school and told me about his frien
10、d Katies blog. Then he asked, “Can I start my own blog?” I thought it was a great way for him to learn new things. So I asked, “What would you want to write about? ” Then we had a chat about a few choices. Eventually, Hayden decided on a particular animal species so that he could help other school k
11、ids learn about them. That Friday night, we set up a blog for him and Haydens Animal Facts was born. He has posted four times so far. As we talked about starting a blog, I thought about some problems of a child blogging. Here are a few of the considerations that I had. Blogging isnt a popularity con
12、test. At first, Hayden cared too much about how many views he had. After a couple of discussions, he now realizes that its more important to come up with helpful contents for those who want to learn more about animals. Online security. Im concerned about online security, so I make sure that there is
13、nt too much personal information about him. The value of persistence (坚持). In so many ways, blogging is like a marathon. Keeping blogging teaches him the value of persistence. Writing and spelling skills. Much to my surprise, Hayden is terrible at spelling. However, he loves writing, has a great ima
14、gination and is always working on little books, so hopefully the process of blogging will help him with his writing and spelling skills.1. Why did Hayden want to start a blog?A. His mother reminded him to.B. He was inspired by others.C. He wanted to improve his writing.D. He wanted to increase his p
15、opularity.2. How did the author feel at Haydens idea?A. Interested. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Doubtful.3. What does Hayden want to do with his blog now?A. To gain more views from others.B. To win an important contest.C. To help others learn about animals.D. To encourage others to protect animals.9、
16、Feel nervous on the first day of school? You are not alone! Here is some advice on how to make you feel comfortable. Get ready the night before. Plan out what youre going to wear and what you will need for class. Then get a nice, long sleep. Theres nothing worse than looking terrible on the first da
17、y of school. If you dont want to oversleep, set an alarm on your phone, or alarm clock to wake you up on time. Eat a good breakfast. Youd be surprised at how much happier and more focused youll be after eating a good breakfast. Have a healthy breakfast. A rich breakfast may make you feel lazy and su
18、gar rich foods may affect your ability to stay focused. Decide whether to take the bus, walk, or have a ride from your parents. Its your call. If you want something familiar, take a bus ride and sit next to someone you already know. However, if you are really nervous, you can ask your mom or dad to
19、drive you to school, but expect that there will be heavy traffic. Smile and be friendly! You want to seem easy to get along with and that you had the best summer. Smile and be friendly. Instead of coming up as a boring person, compliment people. Everyone needs a little confidence and is happy when p
20、raised on the first day of school.1. What is the worst thing on the first day of school?A. Being late for school. B. Not getting things ready.C. Long sleep in class. D. A terrible look.2. How will you feel if you have a healthy breakfast?A. Concentrated.B. Surprised.C. Lazier.D. Popular.3. What does
21、 the underlined word “compliment” most probably mean?A. Say good words to.B. Say hello to.C. Say goodbye to. D. Say no to. 答案以及解析1答案及解析:答案:busy preparing解析: 2答案及解析:答案:depend on解析: 3答案及解析:答案:make a mistake解析: 4答案及解析:答案:been curious about解析: 5答案及解析:答案:keep a diary解析: 6答案及解析:答案:l. A flash of 2.Taking n
22、otes 3.came true 4.at the same time5. looking forward to 6.at last 7.on campus 8.concenlrate on9. make an impression 10.left alone解析: 7答案及解析:答案:DCACD BDDBA AABCD CCBDB解析:1.考查动词词义辨析.live住; lie躺; study学习; stay待根据本空前的one hot July weekend可知,天气很热,我劝他待在屋里. 2.考查动词词义辨析.fight斗争; rest休息; play玩; select 挑选.玩了一个
23、小时游戏之后.我建议我们放松一会儿. 3.考查动词短语辨析,fall into掉进,陷于,此处指“坐在”; jump off跳下来; cleanup清理; go through经历根据本空后的my favorite chair to let my neck relax 及下文中的sitting 可知,我坐在我最喜欢的椅子上放松颈部. 4.考查名词词义辨析.time次数; hour小时; moment 时刻; period 时期.根据本空前的He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable可知,他离开了房间,所以我能享受片刻的宁静. 5.考查
24、动词词义辨析.send送; climb爬; leave离开; run 跑.根据本空后的over to the chair where I was sitting可知,他跑到我的椅子旁. 6.考查动词词义辨析. decorate装饰; fly放飞; hang挂; drop 掉.他找到了一个风筝,想要出去放风筝. 7.考查形容词词义辨析.hot热的; fine好的; noisy喧闹的; still无风的.根据本空后的“Im sorry. Tripper. ”及卜文中的The kite wont fly.可知,我注意到外面没有风.8.考查形容同词义辨析.bright明亮的; satisfied满意的
25、; dull阴暗的; unhappy不开心的听到我说不能放风筝,他肯定是一脸不高兴. 9.考查动词词义辨析.stay停留; blow吹; go去; stop停下上文说我注意到外曲没有风,此处我说没有风吹,风筝放不起来. 10.考查形容词词义辨析.determined有决心的; talented有天赋的; clever聪明的; generous大方的根据本空行的1 think its windy enough. I can get it to fly可知,他说风够大,定能放起来,由此可见决心要放风筝. 11.考查连词词义辨析.as在时; unless除非; after在之后; until直到为止
26、.根据本空后的he hurried out to the back door可知,他匆匆跑向后门时说风够大,肯定能放起来. 12. 考查副词词义辨析.hard努力地; hardly几乎不; actively 活跃地; gradually逐渐.在一个没有风的天气放风筝肯定是要来回使劲跑. 13. 考察副词词义辨析.angrily生气地; hopefully存希望地; doubtfully、怀疑地; nervously紧张地.他满怀希望地看着身后的风筝.14. 考查固定搭配.他进屋后,我问他“结果怎么样?(风筝放起来厂吗?)”,How did it go?表示“结果如何?” 15.考查副词词义辨析
27、.therefore因此; again再次; instead反而; however然而.根据本空后的I heard him say secretly, “I guess Ill have to wait for the 16 .”可知.此处前后内容之间是转折关系. 16.考查名词词义辨析.news新闻; order命令; wind风; sunshine阳光放风筝是需要有风的,他说“我想我得等风来了”. 17.考查名词词义辨析.dream梦想; memory记忆; heart心; world世界.根据本空后的“Alice, sometimes you are just like that, yo
28、u want to do it your way 18 waiting for the wind. ” 可知,那一刻我听到另一个声音对我的心说“艾丽斯,有时候你就是那样,你想按你自己的方式去做而不是等风来”. 18.考查短语辨析.because of由于; instead of而不是; except for除了之外; as for至于.根据上文可知,我听到另一个声音对我的内心说“艾丽斯,有时候你就是那样,你想按你自己的方式去做而不是等风来”. 19.考查形容词词义辨析.strange奇怪的; boring无聊的; serious严肃的; right对的根据本空后的“We usually wan
29、t to use our own efforts to 20 what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place!可知,那个声音是对的,通常我们都想努力完成我们想要做的事,但我们必须首先学会如何利用风. 20.考查动词词义辨析.imagine想象; complete完成; fancy 喜爱; deckle决定根据上文可知,通常我们都想努力完成我们想要做的事,但我们必须首先学会如何利用风. 8答案及解析:答案:1.B 2.A 3.C解析:1. B 推理判断题。根据第一段的第一、二句“
30、.told me about his friend Katies blog. Then he asked,Can I start my own blog? ” 可 知,他是受到了他人开博客的鼓舞。2. A推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句“I thought it was a great way for him to learn new things.”以及下面的问句知,作者很感兴趣。3. C 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Eventually, Hayden decided on a particular animal species so that he could help other school kids learn about them.”可知,他开博客是为了让其他的学生 了解动物。 9答案及解析:答案:1.D 2.A 3.A解析:1. D细节理解题:根据第二段的第四句可知,没有比上学第一天看 上去糟糕更不好的事情了,由此可知,最不好的事情就是看上去糟 糕,所以选D。2. A细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知,吃健康的早餐你会惊 奇地发现你会更快乐,注意力更集中,由此可知A项与该意思相 符合。3. A词义猜测题;根据文章的最后一句“每个人都需要有信心,上 学的第一天受到别人赞扬时都高兴”可知该词的意思与praise有 关。观察四个选项,只有A项符合语意。