1、单元加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练.完形填空Mr Glen is a millionaire.Five years ago，after returning from abroad to his motherland，he 1 his small company.Speaking of success，Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee.He always 2 his success to it.At that time，Glen，who already got a PhD degree， 3 to r
2、eturn to the homeland，starting a company.Before leaving，he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the 5 customs check.The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 6 .Glen knew that carrying the spe
3、cific goods out had to pay the tax，and he worried about paying 7 for his watch.So when he was checked，he told a lie that his watch was a 8 fake(假货)When he was 9 of his “smarts”，immediately，in the presence of Glen，the officers hit the watch， 10 cost nearly 100,000，into pieces 11 hearing Glens words.G
4、len was 12 .Before he understood why，he was taken to the office to be examined 13 .For many times of entry-exit 14 ，he knew that only those people in the “blacklist”would “enjoy”this special treatment.The officers looked over everything carefully in the box，and 15 him no matter what time of entry an
5、d exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods，he would be 17 according to law！Suddenly，his face turned red，and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.After returning to the homeland，he often told the story to his family，and his employees，too.H
6、e said that this made a deep 18 on him，because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 ，which he would remember as the 20 of his success forever.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。Glen先生是个百万富翁。他用自己的亲身经历告诉别人，他成功的秘诀就是要诚实。1A.set up Btook upCwent up Dpicked up答案A解析根据下文中的“starti
7、ng a company”可知，Glen归国后成立了一家公司。set up建立，成立；take up拿起，开始从事；go up上升；pick up恢复，拾起。2A.honours BmentionsCbrings Dowes答案D解析Glen把自己的成功归功于那次交了昂贵“学费”的经历。owe.to.把归功于。3A.decided BrefusedCobjected Dasked答案A解析根据下一句的before leaving可知，他决定(decide)回国。4A.books BthingsCsavings Dpounds答案C解析Glen用课后打工挣的积蓄(saving)和所得奖学金的钱买
8、了一块劳力士手表。5A.ordinary BroutineCregular Dcommon答案B解析旅客在机场要接受机场例行的海关检查。routine例行的，日常的，常规的。6A.look BinspectionCtest Dexperiment答案B解析根据上文的check和下文的examined可知是要把手表摘下来检查(inspection)。7A.one BitCthem Dthese答案B解析it指代空前的the tax。8A.priceless BusefulCworthless Dvaluable答案C解析他既然谎称手表是假货，故应该是不值钱的(worthless)。pricele
9、ss无价的，极贵重的；useful有用的；valuable贵重的。9A.afraid BproudCashamed Dhard答案B解析根据空后的his “smarts”可知，Glen对自己的聪明感到自豪(proud)，可结果是聪明反被聪明误。10A.that BwhatCwho Dwhich答案D解析which引导非限制性定语从句，并在从句中作主语，修饰先行词the watch。11A.on BatCas Din答案A解析on hearing Glens words意为“一听到Glen的话”。on/upon doing sth.表示“一就”。12A.disappointed Bdelight
10、edCamazed Dsatisfied答案C解析海关官员一听Glen说手表是假的，就当着他的面把劳力士表砸碎，这大大出乎他的意料，故Glen很吃惊(amazed)。13A.strictly BquietlyCquickly Dcuriously答案A解析根据下文可知，Glen因为这件事上了黑名单，故海关对他应该是很严格地(strictly)检查。14A.conditions BexperiencesCexperiments Dchances答案B解析根据Glen在国外读书并获得学位可知，他应该有过很多次的出入境经历(experience)。15A.stopped BhopedCwarned
11、Durged答案C解析根据下文的must accept the check和according to law可知，该官员说话的语气应该是警告式的。16A.came out Bfound outCsent out Dset out答案B解析如果他再次被发现(find out)使用假冒伪劣商品，将根据法律受到控诉。17A.hit BblamedCpraised Dcharged答案D解析既然携带假冒伪劣商品是违法的事情，那一定是会被控诉(charge)。18A.expression BideaCthought Dimpression答案D解析make an impression on sb.意为“
12、给某人留下印象”，是固定短语。19A.honesty BliesCgoods Dbravery答案A解析由于撒谎付出了昂贵的代价，因此Glen意识到了诚信(honesty)的价值。20A.secret BlessonCchoice Dbelief答案A解析他将永远记住这个成功的秘诀(secret)。.阅读理解ASir William Osler has a few words for you：“In the life of a young man，the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer w
13、ords were never spoken.For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life？To whom else but a close，valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?What is a “good friend”？How is he best described？Well，it has been my observatio
14、n that although many will cry with you，few can sincerely rejoice(欣喜) with you.Therefore，in my opinion，a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy；one who can say，“That was wonderful！You can do it again，even better if you want！” and mean it.Nothing taxes a friendship more than the
15、success of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and failure.No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason.A person of good character and sound moral fiber，of honor and humor，of courage and belief is a friend to be sought a
16、nd treasuredfor there are few.Too often we hear，“If you can count your good friends on more than one hand，consider yourself blessed.” And even then I would add，“Even if you have lost two fingers of that hand to the electric saw.”What makes a friendship last？Well，I dont know all the answers，but one o
17、f my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes.They generally like and dislike many of the same things.There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality typesespecially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty，sincerity，loyalty，and dependability.More oft
18、en than not，birds of a feather do fly together.I dont think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to anothers Mozart or ballet.Much other matters far more：relying，sharing，giving，getting，enjoying；a sympathetic ear always there；criticism when it can help；praiseeven if only because it wou
19、ld help.With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common.When you find one，hang on to him，for a good friend found is a rare treasure.语篇解读友谊是一个永恒的主题，但究竟什么人才是真正的朋友呢？什么友谊才是永恒的友谊？21What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph two?APeople dont have to pay taxes to devel
20、op friendship with others.BSuccess of one person can promote his friendship with others.CFriendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends.DNothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life.答案C解析句意理解题。本句句意是“发达和成功最能添加友谊的负担”，结合上文“a good frien
21、d is one who can enjoy your successes without envy；”(好朋友就是可以毫无嫉妒地享受你的成功的人)以及下文“Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and failure.”(甚至是最亲密的友谊也经常不能抵抗这些压力和失败)推断，这句话的意思是：朋友间的不同的成功会给友谊带来影响。故选C项。22What is the main idea of Paragraph three?AOne is lucky to have many friends.BA fr
22、iend should have a good character.CWe should count our friends on more than one hand.DA true friend should be treasured because there are few.答案D解析段落大意题。根据第三段第一句“A person of good character and sound moral fiber，of honor and humor，of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasuredfor there
23、are few.”可知，本段主要阐述好的朋友要珍惜，因为好的朋友太少了。故选D项。23According to the passage，which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?AHobbies. BTastes.CPersonality. DSympathy.答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I dont think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to anothers Mozart or
24、ballet.”可知，作者认为爱好对友谊的影响不大。故选A项。24The passage mainly tells us “ ”AHow good friends share the same taste and hobby?BWhy is friendship essential in ones life?CWhat is friendship and what makes it last?DWhat one can do to keep friendship last?答案C 解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述友谊这个永恒的主题，阐述什么人才是真正的朋友和什么友谊才是永恒的友谊以及
25、什么可以保持友谊地久天长。故选项C正确。B“Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday？”Lindsey whispers to Tori.With her eyes shining，Tori brags.“You bet I did.Sean told me two days ago.”Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about？It just happens to be yours truly，Adam Freedman.I can tell you that what they are saying is
26、 (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still，Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High School，including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)I have noticed three effects of gossip：it can hurt people，it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction，and it can
27、 cause social pressures in a group.An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.Usually，gossip spreads information about a topicbreakups，trouble at home，even dropping outthat a person would rather keep secret.The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is
28、，the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People often think of gossipers as harmless，but cruel lies can cause pain.If we know that gossip can be harmful，then why do so many of us do it？The answer lies in another effect of gossip：the satisfaction it gives
29、 us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言) can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others dont.Similarly，hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group”In other words，gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiori
30、ty(优越感)Gossip also can have a third effect：it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at
31、what John wore or what Jane said，then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The dos and donts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation.The next time you fee
32、l the urge to spread the latest news，think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了闲话的三个影响：一是它会伤害人们的感情；二是它会给说闲话的人带来一种奇怪的满足感；三是它会在群体中导致社交压力。25The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to .Aintroduce a topicBpresent an argume
33、ntCdescribe the charactersDclarify his writing purpose答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话)”以及下文提到的gossip的三个影响可推知，开头的对话是为了引出本文的主题，故选A。26An important negative effect of gossip is that it .Abreaks up relationshipsBembarrasses the listenerCspreads information aroundDcauses un
34、pleasant experiences答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句“An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about.”可知一个重要的负面影响是它会给被讨论的人带来不愉快的经历，故选D。27In the authors opinion，many people like to gossip because it .Agives them a feeling of pleasureBhelps them to make more friendsCmakes them better at telling storiesDenables them to meet important people答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第五段第二句“The answer lies in another effect of gossip：the satisfaction it gives us.”可知，人们散播传言是因为它会带来满足感，故选A。
