1、Unit 5 Section .单词拼写1We finally arrived at our_destination_(目的地), tired and hungry.2In preparation for her visit she had attended a series of_seminars_(研讨会) on the history of China.3I chose this university because of its strong cultural atmosphere as well as its high_academic_(学术的) status.4There is
2、no fixed_routine_(日常事务) at work every day is different.5The _agent_(经纪人) of the famous singer came up and stopped the reporters from taking pictures.6The road and the canal are_parallel_(平行的) to each other.7Mary took three o_ptional_courses last semester.8The company is g_overned_by strict environme
3、ntal regulations.9He made an a_pology_to me for hurting my feelings.10There is a_bundant_evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment.补全句子1If you want to have a journal in space,you_should adjust to_weightlessness first.如果你想去太空旅行,首先应该适应失重。2Although he is outgoing,he is still not sure
4、whether he_will fit in with_his new colleagues.尽管他性格开朗,但是他仍然对是否能和新同事相处融洽没有把握。3After months of hard work,they almost_couldnt keep it up_.数月的艰苦工作之后,他们几乎不能坚持下去了。4They are_making preparations for_the coming examination.他们正在为即将到来的考试做准备。5_To live in comfort_when he is old,he is trying hard to earn more mo
5、ney now.为了晚年生活舒适,现在他正在努力地挣更多的钱。6Since she left university,she_has been occupied with_endless work.大学毕业以来,她一直忙于无休止的工作。7_As far as I am concerned_,your plan is very good.就我个人而言,你的计划很好。8We will treat you to a dinner_to acknowledge your timely help_.为了感谢你及时的帮助,我们请你吃饭。9Since he had to drive,he_substitute
6、d water for wine_to wish his friends wedding.因为他要开车,他以水代酒来祝福朋友的婚礼。10He recommended_his friend to visit_Peru to experience the jungle and its diverse wildlife.他建议他的朋友去秘鲁旅游以体验丛林和种类繁多的野生动物。.完形填空Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure.Most of the_1.C_
7、are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and_2.A_.The pay is usually poor, but most students work abroad for the_3.D_of travel.You can pick grapes in France, entertain kids on American summer camps,and, of course, there are always jobs in hotels and restaurants.But as far as they are_4.D_
8、,it is not easy now to find work.“_5.B_you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few chances, ” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on_6.B_for students.“If you work with a family in Italy,youll have to speak Italian.When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect
9、you to speak_7.C_.British students only have a language_8.D_for jobs in the USA and Australia.”_9.C_enjoys the experience.Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe.The two teachers with the children had never been_10.A_.One child lost his passport just after they_11.A_;anoth
10、er became seriously ill and was flown home; even worse, the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the_12.C_they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only_13.B_evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasnt worth it.The pay was_14.D_and it reall
11、y was a 24houraday job.The kids never slept! ”“The trouble is, students expect to have_15.B_time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“_16.A_, they see it as a holiday.In practice,_17.C_, you have to work hard.At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work.Youll have a job when the hotel, the resta
12、urant, or the campsite is busy, you will be_18.D_with the service.In other words,youll work if its convenient for the company that employs you, otherwise it is_19.D_.You have few employment rights.As soon as the holiday season_20.D_, theyll get rid of you.”文章大意:每年夏天都有学生去国外度假或者打工,本文通过Sarah James在国外工作
13、的经历和感受说明到国外打工也有许多不利条件。1A.work Bluck Cchances Dservices解析:逻辑推理题。句意:最有可能的是做季节工。chance在这里的意思是“可能性”。2A.agriculture Bindustry Chotels Drestaurants解析:逻辑推理题。根据下文的描述“You can pick grapes”,可知是与农业有关的工作。3A.pains Bcomfort Cdifficulty Dexcitement解析:逻辑推理题。句意:虽然收入很低,但大多数学生出国工作是为了旅游的刺激性。4A.asked Bsaid Ctold Dconcern
14、ed解析:习语搭配题。句意:但是,就他们而言,现在是不容易找到工作的。as far as one is concerned就而言。5A.If BUnless CBecause DAlthough解析:词语辨析题。句意:在国外机会是很少的,除非你能把所在国的语言说得很好。unless相当于if.not。6A.health care Bvacation work Clanguage study Dtourist safety解析:逻辑推理题。根据下文可知Anthea Ellis就在国外找工作给出建议,因此可推知她是一个假期工作顾问。7A.Italian BEnglishCFrench DSpani
15、sh解析:背景常识题。根据上文“If you work with a family in Italy,youll have to speak Italian.”可知,在巴黎的时候应该说法语,因为巴黎是法国著名的城市。8A.chance Bability Cpossibility Dadvantage解析:背景常识题。因为美国和澳大利亚人说英语,因此英国学生在美国或澳大利亚找工作的唯一优势就是语言优势。9A.No one BNone CNot everyone DEverybody解析:逻辑推理题。句意:并不是所有的人都喜欢这种经历。从第一段可以看出有人喜欢在国外工作;然而在这一段从Sarah
16、James的例子来看有人不喜欢在国外工作,因此应是部分否定。10A.abroad Bemployed Calone Drespected解析:逻辑推理题。从下文可知老师和学生在国外时出现了很多问题,可推知他们没有出国的经验。11A.settled in Bfiled in Cran in Dlooked in解析:词语辨析题。句意:一个孩子在他们刚刚安顿下来之后就丢失了护照。settle in安顿下来;file in陆续编入;run in快速进入,流入,接排,插入;look in看望。12A.friends Bdecision Cnoise Ddamage解析:逻辑推理题。根据下文“The k
17、ids never slept”可知,被赶出旅馆的原因应是他们在旅馆里太吵了。13A.busy Bfree Ctiring Dpleasant解析:逻辑推理题。根据上文我们可知Sarah一直在忙着,只有晚上有空。14A.nice Breasonable Cfair Dpoor解析: 词汇复现题。根据上文“The pay is usually poor.”和“but it wasnt worth it”可知答案。15A.a hard Ba good Ca demanding Dan adventurous解析:习语搭配题。句意:麻烦的是,学生们期望过得愉快。have a good time过得愉
18、快,玩得痛快。16A.After all BWorse still CAll in all DWhats more解析:词语辨析题。句意:毕竟,他们把它当作一个假期。after all终究,毕竟;worse still更糟的是;all in all总而言之;whats more而且。17A.besides Baltogether Cthough Duntil解析:词语辨析题。句意:然而实际上,你还是得努力地工作。though“不过,然而”,在此作副词,表转折。18A.taken Bsent Cbrought Doccupied解析:固定搭配题。句意:当旅馆、饭店或营地繁忙的时候,你将忙于服务工
19、作。be occupied with忙于。19A.out of trouble Bout of date Cout of work Dout of the question解析:词语辨析题。句意:换言之,只有在雇用你的公司方便的时候才会用你,否则是不可能的。out of trouble摆脱麻烦;out of date过时;out of work失业;out of the question不可能的。20A.starts Blasts Cgoes Dfinishes解析:逻辑推理题。根据上文“At the same time,all vacation work is casual work”可知,
20、假期一结束,他们就会解雇你。.阅读理解Last week, a British woman posted an image of a dress on the social media site Tumblr.Some people looking at the image thought it was blue with black lace(饰带)Others argued that it was white with gold lace.Thats a huge difference!One website that conducted a survey about the dress
21、color received more than 28 million responseswith white and gold getting the most votes.Even famous people like Taylor Swift took to Twitter to weigh in.She thought the dress looked blue and black.Guess what? According to the store based in Birmingham,England, which designed the article of clothing,
22、 the singer was right.What could cause so many people to see such different things? Scientists have come up with a few theories about how our eyes perceive (感知) color.The retina, a layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye, contains millions of lightdetecting cells.Some of these cells, called c
23、ones (视锥细胞), sense colors, like red, blue, and green.Duje Tadin, a scientist, said the number of blue cones a person has may determine how well they see that color.“If you dont have very many blue cones, you may see the dress as white,” says Tadin.“If you have plenty of blue cones, you may see more
24、blue.”The lighting conditions when the photo was taken could also have been a reason for the confusion.Some peoples eyes may be more sensitive to different color hues (色调), like blue or yellow, which made up the background light lighting up the dress.Their brains may adjust for this by dialing down
25、these shades of color when looking at the dress.This can change how the person perceives the dress color.No matter what the explanation is, the garment has created quite a stir.People have started buying the $ 77 dresses eagerly.Last Friday, the 300 dresses available for sale online sold out in just
26、 half an hour.文章大意:本文是说明文。文章解释了一条裙子的颜色为什么让人困惑。1The singer Taylor Swift _C_.Adesigned the dressBdidnt care about the dressCwas right about the dresss colorDthought the dress looked white and gold解析:细节理解题。由第二段末的“.the singer was right.”可知。2According to Duje Tadins theory, people who thought the dress w
27、as blue with black lace _C_.Ahave blue eyesBhave fewer conesChave many blue conesDhave many black cones解析:推理判断题。 由第五段末的“If you have plenty of blue cones,you may see more blue.”可推断,那些认为裙子是蓝色加黑色饰带的人有很多蓝色视锥细胞。3What can we infer from Paragraph 6?_D_ACones may adjust for the lighting conditions.BThe imag
28、e of the dress was taken during the day.CMost people are sensitive to different color hues.DThe background light influenced how the dress looked.解析:推理判断题。第六段讲到为裙子拍照时的背景光也可能给人们识别裙子的颜色带来困惑。据此可推断,背景光影响了人们如何看待裙子的颜色。4The author writes the text mainly to _D_.Aintroduce the magic dressBmarket the dress to
29、readersCanalyze the influence of the dressDexplain what caused the confusion解析:写作意图题。 由第三段中的“What could cause so many people to see such different things?Scientists have come up with a few theories.”及下文有关解释可推断,本文主要是为了解释人们对这条裙子的颜色感到困惑的原因。.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。How time flies! You hav
30、e _1.been studying_ (study) in Beijing for nearly a month, during which you must have achieved a lot.Well, hows everything going?_2.As_is reported, the weather there is very hot and dry these days, which is very different_3.from_that of your country.Have you adapted to it? In addition, you once comp
31、lained that the food_4.served_(serve) there was not to your taste.I hope that should have been improved.I am glad to tell you that I will go to Beijing to take part in an English speech contest in July,_5.which_is not only an honor,but also a great opportunity for me to improve_6.myself_(me)And now
32、I try my best to make_7.preparations_(prepare) for it.However,I have some trouble_8.collecting_(collect) the materials relevant and using the language.Id appreciate_9.it_if you give me a hand to solve the problem.After the contest, I want to go to your school to visit you, where we will communicate_10.freely_(free) with each other.