1、Unit 1 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1Many people died of starvation (starve) in Africa that year.2I hold the belief that he will succeed.3Awarded (award) the first prize in the competition, he felt happy and satisfied.4In order to go to the palace ball, the pretty girl is dr
2、essing herself up carefully.5I think its impolite to play a trick on others just for fun.6They call their son Albert Franz in memory of their father.7New Year celebrations (celebrate) in Scotland go on for three days.8It seemed as if the man in the picture had moved (move). 9The Spring Festival is c
3、oming. Im looking forward to returning (return) home.10With a lot of work to do (do), he wasnt allowed to go out. .单句改错1He did it in the belief whether he was right.whetherthat2Either you or the headmaster are to hand out the prizes to those gifted students at the meeting.areis3If the neighbours do
4、not give any sweets, the children might play a trick at them.aton4We are looking forward to hold a party.holdholding5With prices goes up so fast, we cant afford luxuries.goesgoing/WithAs.阅读理解You can deal with winter in two ways: escape it or embrace it. Watching people dive into snowin nothing but b
5、athing suits and bootsIm guessing these people choose to do the latter.The seasonal madness is part of the Quebec Winter Carnival, now in its 62nd year, said to be the worlds largest winter festival. About a halfmillion people each year come to Quebec City to delight in frigid (寒冷的) fashion.“We embr
6、ace winter,” said Paule Bergeron of Quebec City Tourism.“Its time to play.” The carnival runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14, with dozens of events. I went last year for a few frigid days, staying at the Hilton Quebec, in the thick of the downtown action. Families are a big part of the carnival. What attra
7、ct kids are things like icefishing at a manmade pond stocked with fish, where if you catch something, you can pay to have it smoked and eat it, or donate it to a food bank.Its a good chance to experience the culture of this Europeanfeeling city, and nowhere is more evident than in Bonhomme, the carn
8、ivals goodwill ambassador, a living avatar (化身) in the form of a giant snowman with a human inside gliding (滑行) around the festivities.There are two night parades at the carnival. I attended the second one last year, the night before the carnivals close. The streets were lined with thousands of peop
9、le in a gentle snow and bitter cold, watching local dancers and school groups glide by. In the end, Bonhommes float came into view, and kids in the crowd went crazy. As the parade ended, thousands followed behind it, becoming part of the Quebec Winter Carnivals magic and madness. And with a cup of m
10、ilk in my hand, I realized that for once, not only did I not mind winter, I embraced it.【解题导语】本文为说明文。作者亲历了魁北克冬季狂欢节的盛况,感受了人们冬天的激情和活力。1Which of the following is TRUE about the Quebec Winter Carnival?AIt is held to attract visitors.BIt has a history of less than 60 years.CIt is mainly intended to enter
11、tain kids.DIt is the largest winter festival in the world.解析:选D细节理解题。由第二段“. said to be the worlds largest winter festival.”可知,魁北克冬季狂欢节是世界上最大的冬季节日。2Who is Bonhomme?AIt is a giant snowman.BIt is a famous star in Quebec.CIt is the goodwill ambassador of the carnival.DIt is the organizer of the Quebec W
12、inter Carnival.解析:选C细节理解题。由倒数第二段“the carnivals goodwill ambassador”以及“in the form of a giant snowman with a human inside”可知,Bonhomme 是狂欢节的形象大使,是由人装扮的雪人。3We can infer from the last paragraph that .Akids love to see BonhommeBthe carnival ends with two paradesCthe parades are the maddest part of the ca
13、rnivalDpeople attend the parades mainly to see Bonhomme解析:选A推理判断题。由最后一段“In the end, Bonhommes float came into view, and kids in the crowd went crazy.”可知,孩子们看到Bonhomme 都激动不已,由此可知,孩子们喜欢看Bonhomme。4The author attended the carnival probably as .Aa visitor to QuebecBa festival performerCan official in Que
14、becDa local newspaper reporter解析:选A推理判断题。由第三段“I went last year for a few frigid days, staying at the Hilton Quebec”可知,作者是作为游客去参加狂欢节的。故A项正确。.完形填空While driving home today, I passed a man who was holding a sign, begging for donations. I had 1 dollar(s) in my wallet. I decided that I was not going to gi
15、ve 2 money was so tight right now.Then, I felt it 3 not to give, and therefore I 4 to give him half of what I had. I rolled down my window and 5 him one dollar. He said, “God bless you!” and I said, “You too.” It was not a full 6 .As I 7 away, I wished that I had 8 more to him, and I wished that I h
16、ad given him all that I had, but instead I was too 9 to give more of myself.On my way home, I wondered why helping others didnt make me happy. I wondered if I had 10 a powerful universal lawthe law of giving from my 11 instead of my head. Perhaps just 12 not giving it all from my heart, I had blocke
17、d (阻塞) what I need to 13 right now.I did not feel guilty, 14 I did feel sad in my heart over my 15 .My giving was from my head, not my heart. Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet. I hope that I will have a 17 soon to give it all.It is true that all of us should have courage to 18 all that we
18、have. Though we do 19 money to buy our own children food and clothes, Christmas presents, socks, toilet paper and so on, we are 20 to try our best to help those in need of our help.【解题导语】本文为夹叙夹议文。作者因为没有尽其所能去帮助他人而遗憾,也因此意识到我们应该发自内心地尽最大努力去帮助那些需要帮助的人。1A.oneBtwoCthree Dfour解析:选B由第二段“. give him half of wh
19、at I had . him one dollar.”和倒数第二段“Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet.”可判断,作者总共只有两美元。2A.if BthoughCwhen Dbecause解析:选D“因为(because)”目前手头很紧,所以作者决定不给钱。3A.necessary BnormalCunimportant Dwrong解析:选D由作者随后返回可判断,他认为一分钱都不给是“不对(wrong)”的,所以“决定(decide)”给钱。4A.decided BrefusedCasked Dagreed解析:选A参见上题解析。5A.sh
20、owed BlentChanded Dowed解析:选C由“He said,God bless you!”可知,作者“递给(hand)”了乞丐1美元。6A.deal BexchangeCbusiness Dgreeting解析:选B由上句乞丐和作者的对话可知,他们的语言“交流(exchange)”非常简单。7A.walked BturnedCran Ddrove解析:选D由文章第一句“While driving home today”及第二段“I rolled down my window”可知,作者是“开车(drive)”走的。8A.spoken BprovedCadmitted Drefe
21、rred解析:选A由上一段可知,他们的语言交流很少,所以作者想要是对他多“说(speak)”一些话就好了。9A.pleased BsureCafraid Dbusy解析:选C作者现在只是心里这么想,但其实他当时就是不敢多说一句,也“不敢(afraid)”将钱都给别人。10A.passed BignoredCremembered Dpracticed解析:选B作者没有尽其所能,也不是发自内心想帮助他人,所以他觉得自己“忽略(ignore)”了一条助人的原则。11A.mouth BhandCmind Dheart解析:选D由下文“not giving it all from my heart”的提
22、示可判断选D项。12A.by BafterCupon Dover解析:选A或许“正是(just by)”因为未发自内心地帮助他人,作者此时才没能感受到助人的快乐。13A.admit BreceiveCblame Davoid解析:选B作者本来能“接受(receive)”到那种助人之后的好心情的,但如今没有,由此语境可判断选B项。14A.and BsoCor Dbut解析:选D作者心里不内疚,“但是(but)”很难过,由前后的转折关系可判断选D项。15A.choice BfailureCdifficulty Dfear解析:选A作者的“选择(choice)”是给1美元而不是2美元,因此而难过,故
23、选A项。16A.already BevenCstill Dalmost解析:选C给出1美元后现在“依然(still)”还有1美元,故选C项。17A.way BchanceCright Dduty解析:选B作者希望很快会有“机会(chance)”给出这1美元,故选B项。18A.enjoy BvalueCgive Dtrust解析:选C由上文“. I wished that I had given him all that I had”的提示再结合下一句的意思可判断选C项。19A.need BloseCearn Dborrow解析:选A尽管我们确实“需要(need)”钱来给我们自己的孩子买东西,但
24、我们也“应该(be supposed to)”尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人,由此语境可判断选A项。20A.prepared BforcedCsupposed Dforbidden解析:选C参见上题解析。.短文改错This morning when I was walking in the street, I see a lovely baby. To my surprise, the babys father was smoking with the baby right in the front of him. As is know to all, secondhand smoke can
25、great harm babies. But many people pay little attention secondhand smoke. In much cases, fathers have to take care of their babies. Will they stop smoke if they know secondhand smoke can do great harm to their childrens healthy? So we do hope fathers will be educated in what to take care of their ch
26、ildren.答案:This morning when I was walking in the street, I a lovely baby. To my surprise, the babys father was smoking with the baby right in front of him. As is to all,secondhand smoke can harm babies. But many people pay little attention secondhand smoke. In cases, fathers have to take care of their babies. Will they stop if they know secondhand smoke can do great harm to their childrens ? So do hope fathers will be educated in to take care of their children.