1、Period FiveCommunication Workshop，Culture Corner &Bulletin Board.阅读理解AThe oldfashioned general store is fast disappearing.This is，perhaps，a pity，because shopping today seems to lack that personal elements which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally.He could，for instan
2、ce，remember which brand of tea Mrs.Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs.Jones preferred.Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling，but a social meeting place.A prosperous(繁荣的) general store might have employed four or five assistants，and so there were very few problems i
3、n management as far as the staff(全体职员) was concerned.But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store，the job of the manager has changed completely.The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred，apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large
4、 business.Every morning the manager must，like the commander of an army division，carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day.He must see that everything is running smoothly.He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise，and
5、he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities.No matter what he has to do throughout the day，the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise.They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager unt
6、il you have dealt with a flood，a fire，a birth and a death in your store.1The main purpose of the passage is to show_.Ahow the supermarket has replaced the old general storeBhow the oldfashioned general store is fast disappearingChow supermarket managers deal with problems every morningDhow the role
7、of the shop manager has undergone an overall change答案D解析写作意图题。联系全文的内容可知，文章重点介绍了现代商店的经理所要做的一系列工作，突出了现在的经理的工作与过去相比发生了很大的变化。2It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because_.Athere is less trading businessBthere used to be more social activities in the old daysCsupermarket managers hav
8、e more problemsDthere is less personal contact between managers and customers答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This is，perhaps，a pity，because shopping today seems to lack that personal elements.”可知，如今的购物似乎缺少人文性，因此可以推知D项为最佳答案。3Who are Mrs.Smith and Mrs.Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?APeople representing any
9、 of the customers of the old general store.BShop assistants.CFriends of the shop managers.DTwo regular customers of the store.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知，这里的Mrs.Smith和Mrs.Jones指代传统商店里的两个老主顾，这样D项的意思与文意相符。4The author compared the supermarket manager to_.Aa military leaderBa school inspectorCa traffic superviso
10、rDan orchestra conductor答案A解析细节理解题。联系文章最后一段中的“Every morning the manager must，like the commander of an army division，carry out an inspection of his store.”可知，作者把经理比喻成军队的统帅。BMore than half a century ago，there were 4,000 drivein movie theaters in the United States，and watching a movie from your car was
11、 a popular way to spend an evening.But with the number of driveins reduced to just a few hundred，outdoor movies have been popping up across the nation.Going to an openair theater has become a modern summer pastime for an increasing number of movie fans.In recent years，outdoor movie screenings have c
12、ome up in parks，vacant lots and shopping malls around the nation.On average，about 1,000 people attend each movie night.It attracts a lot of young professionals，young workers and residents nearby.For some，the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drivein theaters of their youths.But for the m
13、ajorities，they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of driveins，as they can bring friends，food，good wine，and watch the movie together.The returning of Americans love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas ever busier.His sevenmember crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in th
14、e Washington area every day throughout the summer.They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend.And it looks like they are going to.Thats because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars.5In the first paragraph，the author tries
15、to tell us_.Aoutdoor movies attract more movieloversBsummer brings back more drivein movie fansCdrivein movie theaters have already disappearedDwatching a movie from your car is becoming more popular答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，露天电影越来越受欢迎，故A项正确。6Most people choose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because
16、they can_.Ahave snacks before the movieBcheer up with young friendsCbring back good old daysDenjoy the casual atmosphere答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，对于大多数人而言，他们喜欢露天电影的舒服的氛围，故D项正确。7From the text，we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably_.Aa movie makerBan outdoor movie fanCa movie directorDan opena
17、ir theater operator答案D解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“His sevenmember crew sets up screens.throughout the summer.”可推断，Stephen Bastas是一位露天电影戏剧的经营者，故D项正确。8How does Stephen Bastas feel about the future of outdoor movies?AOptimistic. BAmazed.CWorried. DDisappointed.答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第三、四句“They are doing pretty well an
18、d they hope to continue the trend.And it looks like they are going to.”可知，Stephen Bastas对露天电影的未来非常看好，故A项正确。.完形填空Once when there was a famine(饥荒)，a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town，and said to them，“In this basket，there is a loaf for each of you._1_ it，and come back to m
19、e every _2_ at this hour till better time comes.”The hungry children _3_ eagerly around the basket，and quarreled for the bread，_4_ each wished to have the largest loaf.At last they went away without even _5_ the good gentleman.But Gretchen，a poorlydressed little girl，did not _6_ or struggle with the
20、 rest，but remained _7_ modestly in the distance.When the illbehaved children had left，she took the _8_ loaf，which alone was left in the basket，_9_ the gentlemans hand，and went home.The next day the children were as _10_ as before，and poor，shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the _11_ of the
21、 one she got the first day.When she came home，her mother cut the _12_ open，many new，shining pieces of silver fell out of it.Her mother was very much _13_，and said，“Take the money back to the good _14_ at once，for it must have got into the loaf _15_.Be quick，Gretchen！Be quick！”But when the little gir
22、l gave the rich man her mothers _16_，he said，“No，no，my child，it was no _17_.I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to _18_ you.Always be as contented，peaceable，and _19_ as you now are.Go home now，and the _20_ is your own.”1A.Take BBuyCOrder DSmell答案A解析面包店老板让这些孩子吃面包，因此选A项表示“拿”。2A.month Bw
23、eekCday Dyear答案C解析根据空后的“at this hour”以及第三段第一句中的“The next day the children were as_as before，.”可知，这里表示每天的这个时候都来拿面包，因此选C项。3A.stood BsatCgathered Dlooked答案C解析这里用短语gather around“聚集”，表示孩子们都饿了，赶紧围过来，吵着要吃面包。4A.but BsoCsince Dbecause答案D解析这里用because引导原因状语从句，即孩子们吵闹的原因是每个孩子都想吃那块最大的面包。5A.hearing BthankingCthink
24、ing Dlooking答案B解析这里表示这些孩子们拿了面包就散去了，对面包店老板连句谢谢都没有说，故选B项。6A.play BlaughCquarrel Dspeak答案C解析根据前文的“quarreled for the bread”可知，此处表示这个女孩没有跟其他孩子们一起争面包，因此选C项。7A.crying BstandingCjumping Dsinging答案B解析这里表示当那些孩子们在争面包的时候，女孩就站(standing)在远处。8A.best BoldestClargest Dsmallest答案D解析根据前面的“_ each wished to have the lar
25、gest loaf”和最后一段中的“the smallest loaf”可知，篮子里最后剩下的是一块最小的面包。9A.kissed BtookCseized Dwaved答案A解析这里表示她“吻”面包店老板的手以表示感谢。10A.hungry BangryCeager Drude答案D解析上文提到这些孩子争面包并且离开的时候也没有对提供给他们面包的面包店老板说一句感谢的话，因此选D项，表示这些孩子很没礼貌。11A.size BnumberClength Damount答案A解析这里表示面包的大小，因此选A项。12A.letter BbreadCbasket Dbag答案B解析这里说的小女孩的母
26、亲把面包(bread)切开，因此选B项。13A.surprised BpleasedCterrified Dexcited答案A解析看到切开的面包里面掉出来很多银币，小女孩的妈妈觉得很“惊讶”，因此选A项。14A.policeman BteacherCgentleman Dchild答案C解析根据前文的“_ the good gentleman”可知，应选C项。15A.by accident Bby heartCby hand Dby itself答案A解析小女孩的妈妈猜测面包里面出现了银币，这一定是面包店老板不小心弄进去的，因此选A项。by accident偶然，意外地。16A.letter
27、 BapologyCmoney Dmessage答案D解析这里表示小女孩在归还银币的时候把妈妈的话说给了面包店老板听，因此选D项。message(书面或口头的)信息，消息。17A.luck BuseCgood Dmistake答案D解析面包店老板告诉小女孩，他把银币放进面包里绝非偶然。此处与前面相呼应，故选D项。18A.test BrewardCthank Dattract答案B解析这里用reward表示“奖励”。面包店老板把银币放进最小的那块面包里面是为了“奖励”小女孩。19A.careful BgratefulCbeautiful Denthusiastic答案B解析上文说那些孩子连声感谢
28、都没说，而这个小女孩与他们不同，她向面包店老板表达了感激之情，故选B项。20A.loaf BbasketCworld Dmoney答案D解析这里说的是小女孩归还的那些银币，因此选D项。.微写作写作素材1爆炸发生前没有任何的迹象和征兆。2没有证据表明她就是犯罪分子。3谁该为此事负责呢？4根据分析和她的解释，人们对此事有着不同的看法和态度。提示：黑体部分用本单元词汇表达。连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)Explosion_occurred_without_any_signs_and_symptoms.There_was_no_evidence_to_show_that_she_was_the_criminal.Who_was_to_blame_for_this_matter?_Based_on_the_analysis_and_her_explanation，people_had_different_opinions_and_attitudes_to_the_matter.版权所有：高考资源网()
