1、Unit 12Culture Shock.完形填空Ever since I was a kid，I dreamed of coming to the USA.I was born in Medellin，Colombia，a really _1_ city.I spent my entire childhood _2_ by bombs，kidnappers，and gangsters.I remember when I was around 5 years old，I came to the USA with my _3_ for a vacation，and I said to my mo
2、m，“This place is my dream.”Time passed and I never forgot that first _4_So at the age of 22，when I _5_ university and got my degree in my city，I decided to come to the USA.With a _6_ full of clothes and my heart full of _7_ of my family，friends，and city，I _8_ my journey.I came to this country _9_ an
3、 exchange program.I started _10_ with an African American family.They were _11_ nice，and they taught me everything，even _12_ things like how to use a phone card to call my family.It was winter，so for me it was quite _13_I love the sun and I love doing exercise outdoors.The first month，I felt so sad.
4、I _14_ my parents，friends，my house，everythingeven my city，the one that I used to _15_ living in for its security problems.Life is like an ironic(讽刺的)cycle anyway，so you begin to learn about the things you didnt _16_ before.I started English classes at a college.At that time I couldnt speak English _
5、17_ and my communication skills were really terrible._18_，my classmates treated me like family，and helped me a lot with my English.Almost 5 years have passed，and Im really proud to say that now I have almost everything that I _19_The girl who came here with fear and expectations has become _20_ and
6、has learned the values of life.【语篇解读】 作者离开家乡，来到美国。在这里，她经历了很多，了解了人生的价值。1A.advanced BcomfortableCpowerful Ddangerous答案D根据后文bombs，kidnappers，and gangsters可知作者的家乡是一个危险的城市。 2A.attracted Bdirected Csurrounded Dguided答案C作者的童年是在炸弹、绑架和帮派的围绕中度过。 3A.family Bfriend Cbrother Dteacher答案A根据下文的I said to my mom可知作者是
7、和家人一起去美国。 4A. suffering Bevidence Cattitude Dimpression答案D根据上文的This place is my dream.可知那是她对美国的第一印象，这么多年过去了，她还是没法忘记。 5A.began Bfinished Cplanned Descaped答案B根据句中的got my degree可知作者读完了大学。 6A.shelf Bdesk Csuitcase Dbooth答案C根据句中的full of clothes可知作者是提着旅行箱。 7A.memories BimaginationCsadness Dinterests答案A作者的
8、心带着对家人、朋友和城市的记忆开始了旅行。 8A.started Bended Ccanceled Ddelayed答案A同上。 9A.between Bbeyond Cfrom Dthrough答案D作者是通过一个交换项目去美国的。 10A.communicating BdealingCliving Dinvolving答案C作者去了美国后，是住在一个非裔美国家庭里。 11A.gradually Bextremely Cfrequently Droughly答案B根据句中的they taught me everything可知他们对作者非常好。 12.A.funny Bsilly Cimpo
9、rtant Dsmall答案D根据下文的how to use a phone card to call my family可知他们连这种小事情都会教作者。 13A.enjoyable Bamazing Cdepressing Dordinary答案C根据下文的I love the sun and I love doing exercise outdoors.可知冬天对于作者来说是非常让人沮丧的。 14A.loved BforgotCcontacted Dmissed答案D在第一个月，作者因为想念家人、朋友等，所以感到伤心。 15A.blame Bregret Cexcuse Dcall答案B根
10、据上文可知作者的家乡不安全，所以她为她的家乡的安全问题感到遗憾。 16A.experience BachieveCappreciate Dforgive答案C作者家乡的安全问题以前是她不欣赏的，但又很想念家乡的一切。 17.A.fluently Bloudly Ceffectively Dautomatically答案A根据下文的my communication skills were really terrible.可知作者的英语说得不流利。 18A.Instead BHowever CAlso DTherefore答案B虽然作者的沟通技巧很糟糕，但是她的同学对待她像家人一样。 19A.pi
11、cked up Bdug outCdreamed about Dhunted for答案C五年过去了，作者可以很自豪地说她得到了她梦想的一切。 20A.nervous Bpatient Cstrong Dselfless答案C作者刚去的时候害怕和带着期待，现在她已经变成很强了，并了解了生活的价值。 .阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时议论文社会生活3877分钟How does Romeo and Juliet apply to teenagers today？Well，first of all，it can be seen simply as an entertaining story.Its
12、a tragic love story between two teenagers.But，if you look into the themes of the play，you will see that there are many lessons we can learn from the two doomed lovers.Love plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet.Throughout the play，one can analyze the different types of love that Shakespeare exp
13、lores.First，there is lustful love.This is basically love for the purpose of sexual pleasure.First shown in the conversation between Sampson and Gregory，this type of love is also illustrated by the Nurse and her comments to Juliet.The second type of love is foolishness.Romeo thinks hes in love and mo
14、ans over Rosaline.How many people can relate to that？Much of teenage love is simply in the headyou think that you have found the“only one”，when youve really only found an obsession.The third type of love is the one illustrated with Paris.In the play，this has to do with the fact that marriages are ar
15、ranged.Paris is the guy that Juliets parents think is fit for her.In todays society，Paris can be seen as the stereotypical guy(or girl)He/She seems perfect and your parents love him/her，but that isnt love.Love is not an image；its a commitment.Finally，we come to true，100% pure love.When Romeo meets J
16、uliet，he knows that shes different.Love changes people.Romeo became a more passionate，eager person and Juliet became more independent.Most importantly，love lasts through hardships.Love is not just a feeling；it is something that a person is willing to do something for.In the extreme case of Romeo and
17、 Juliet，they were each willing to die for each otherthat is love.Their love was so strong that they were willing to go against years of hatred between their families and try to make things work.Now the warning：dont rush out and marry some guy/girl that you meet at a party.Dont forget that Romeo and
18、Juliet are dead.Romeo and Juliet is a story.But the lessons of love do hold true：love is not selfseeking，obsessive or based on appearances.Love is shown through actions.1What is the main idea of the passage?ATo tell what is the real love.B To introduce the theme of Romeo and Juliet.CTo inform teenag
19、ers something that should be learned from the play.DTo tell us how many kinds of love there are in the play.答案C细节理解题。由第一段及最后一段可知，作者旨在劝诫青少年要从Romeo and Juliet中吸取教训，因此C项正确。2Which type do you think the writer thinks highly of among the four kinds of love? AThe first type. BThe second type.CThe third typ
20、e. DThe fourth type.答案D细节理解题。作者通过对第四种love的介绍及最后一段的最后一句，表明赞成第四种love。3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ALove means that you should at last marry him or her.BLove means you should do something for him or her in spite of hardships.CLove can make hatred gone. DThere is no true lov
21、e in the world.答案B细节理解题。由第六段第五句“.，love lasts through hardships.”和第六句中“. it is something that a person is willing to do something for.”可知B项正确。4What is the main idea of the last paragraph?ALove like Romeo and Juliet will lead to death.BYoung people should be careful with love. CLove at first sight doe
22、s hold true for teenagers.DWe can never rush out and marry somebody met at a party 答案B主旨大意题。第六段第一句即主题句，可见本段对青少年提出警告，对爱要保持谨慎，因此B项最佳。.书面表达假设你叫王平，为响应国家厉行节约的号召，请你以“厉行节约为资源、为环保”为主题，向某英语报社编辑写一封信，表达你对厉行节约的看法。该英文信应包括以下内容：1节约与资源的关系；2节约与环保的关系；3举例说明中学生该如何厉行节约；4倡导社会保持节约的优良传统。注意：1.词数100左右；2全文不得出现本人及学校的真实名字。_【参考范
23、文】Dear Editor，Im Wang Ping.Im writing to share my opinions about trying to save both for natural resources and the environment.Saving is very important because natural resources in our world may run out one day，so we should save some for our offspring.Meanwhile，saving can help us avoid producing was
24、te，which will make our homeland more beautiful.As students，we should make contributions to saving resources and protecting our environment.For example，we can recycle our textbooks or use both sides of our exercise books.In this way，more trees would be saved.Whats more，we Chinese have a good tradition of saving and regard wasting as a shame，so we call for everybodys action to do what we can to make our beautiful life last forever.Best wishes，Yours sincerely，Wang Ping