1、Unit 1 第四课时.阅读理解AHe wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hoursand still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S.
2、and Canada, so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heartbreaking as they are unanswer
3、able. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning？”Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story : A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The gi
4、rl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰). When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do. The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and dont see other children again.文章大意：随
5、着圣诞节这个传统节日的商业化程度的加深，“圣诞老人”们的职业化色彩越来越浓厚；“圣诞老人”们的工作也是越来越艰辛了。1In the first paragraph，“spokesmen” refers to _.AbusinessmenBpolitical leadersCorganizers of the activitiesDSanta Clauses答案：D根据第一段最后两句话“As Christmas becomes more commercialized(商业化) across the US. and Canada，so must Santas. As the holiday beg
6、ins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.”可知：spokesmen对应着上句话中的Santas。2The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is _.AwellpaidBvery hardCworth doingDdangerous答案：B根据文章第一段第二句话可知：圣诞老人的工作很艰辛。3According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for _.Adoing something against the la
7、wBhanging around the dinner tableCbeing lazy and sleeping in bed for daysDnot playing their roles as expected答案：A根据第三段第一句话“Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued(指控)”可知：“圣诞老人们”容易受到他人的指控是因为他们做了一些违法的事。4What would be the best title for the passage?AChristmas: Not a Good Festival for Sant
8、asBIs Santa Claus Really Alive?CA Christmas StoryDWhat Does Santa Claus Do for Children?答案：A本文围绕“圣诞老人们”的工作展开。第一段讲述了“圣诞老人们”工作很艰辛；第二段说孩子们的提问更难回答；第三段讲述了可能面临被投诉的问题；因此，圣诞节对于圣诞老人们来说不是个好日子。BYoung adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what ab
9、out really young filmmakers who arent in film school yet and arent, strictly speaking, even adults?They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with“red carpet”interviews and various awards, the festival has much
10、in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.“Whats really exciting is that its films for kids by kids，”said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area.
11、This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia.“We want to make this a national event，”Ms. Gardner added.The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography ofBB. King to a science
12、fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature，”Ms. Gardoner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadershiptraining group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master AntiSmoker is about the dan
13、gers of secondhand smoke. Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants(移民)feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.”The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a fulllength film whose title is Pre
14、ssures.文章大意：本文主要讲述在纽约举行的“翼展儿童电影艺术节”的情况。5Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival_.Ais organized by a middle schoolBis as famous as the Toronto FestivalCshows films made by childrenDoffers awards to film school students答案：C归纳概括题。通览全文，特别是根据第三段第一句可知，本艺术节主要展示由儿童制作的儿童电影。其他选项均为错误选项，与原文不符。6Which of the following i
15、s true of Wingspan Arts?AIt helps young filmmakers to make money.BIt provides arts projects for young people.CIts a media arts and leadershiptraining group.DIts a national organization for young people.答案：B细节理解题。见文章第三段第一句：Wingspan Arts是一个在纽约地区能提供青少年艺术作品的非盈利性组织。7The underlined word“shorts”in Paragrap
16、h 4 refers to_.Ashort trousers Bshort kidsCshort filmsDshort stories答案：C词义猜测题。文章第四段第一句中，shorts指“电影短片”。8.Movies to be shown in the festival_.Acover different subjectsBfocus on kidss lifeCare produced by Global Action ProjectDare directed by Ms. Gardner答案：A归纳概括题。见文章第四段中提到的几部电影及第一句总述。9At the end of thi
17、s film festival, there will be_.Avarious awardsB“red carpet”interviewsCan open receptionDa concert at Lincoln Center答案：C细节理解题。见文章最后一段第一句：The festival will end with an open reception at which.完形填空(2014银川一中高一期末)Every year I write a letter to my daughter on her birthday. I fill it with _1_ things that
18、happened to her on unpleasant days or happy days. I add to the letter photos and report cards that would have _2_ as the year passed. I have a small _3_ in which I keep the things that I want to send my daughter. Every week, I _4_ short notes of what I can think of from the weeks events. When her bi
19、rthday approaches, I _5_ that box and find it full of beautiful cards and _6_ memories. _7_ the letter is written and all the treasures are put into the envelope, I seal (密封) it. It then becomes that years _8_ letter. On the envelope I always write: A letter to Ann from Daddyto be opened when youre
20、twentyone years old. It is a gift of _9_ from Dad to her daughter. It is a lasting _10_ of her life written as she was actually living it. That tradition of _11_ her birthday letters is now one of my duties. As Ann grows _12_， I can see that it is a growing and _13_ part of he life, too. One day, we
21、 were talking about life in the _14_. It went like this: I jokingly told Ann that on her 61st birthday, she will be _15_ with her grandchildren and having fun with them; on her 31st birthday, she will be taking her own kids to school; on her 21st birthday, she will be _16_ university and will be off
22、ered a good job soon. “ No，” she said, “ I will be too busy _17_.” One of my greatest _18_ is to be alive and present to _19_ that wonderful time in the future when those letters are _20_ and the accumulated(积累) love walks into her life.文章大意：作者讲述了自己每年在女儿生日的时候都会给女儿写信并且要求女儿在21岁生日时才能拆开阅读。1A. strangeB.
23、unforgettableC. terrible D. natural答案：B形容词辨析和上下文理解。A. Strange 奇怪的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. terrible可怕的；D. natural自然的。根据下文的：that happened to her on unpleasant days or happy days.可知我在信中写一些在不愉快的或愉快的日子发生的难忘的事情，所以选B。2A. arrivedB. increasedC. disappearedD. remained答案：C动词辨析和上下文理解。A. arrived到达；B. increased 增加
24、；C. disappeared消失； D. remained仍然，留下。根据as the year passed可知我也在信中加上一些随着时间的过去会消失的照片和报告单。所以选C。3A. bag B. boxC. basketD. pocket答案：B名词辨析和上下文理解。A. bag包；B. box盒子；C. basket篮子；D. pocket口袋。根据下文：When her birthday approaches, I _5_ that box and find it full of beautiful cards and 46 memories.可知作者有一个盒子里面装的是想送给女儿的
25、东西，所以选B。4A. makeB. sendC. leave D. get答案：A动词辨析和上下文理解。A. make制作；B. send派，送；C. leave留下；D. get得到每个星期我都会记录一些我能想到的一星期的事情。词组“make notes of”记下，所以选A。5A. look forB. break downC. fill in D. take out答案：D动词短语辨析和上下文理解。A. look for寻找；B. break down崩溃；C. fill in填写；D. take out拿出根据下文：find it full of beautiful cards an
26、d _6_ memories.可知当生日临近的时候，我就会将盒子拿出来，所以选D。6A. sweet B. shortC. magicalDpainful答案：A形容词辨析和上下文理解。A. sweet甜美的；B. short短的；C. magical神奇的； D. painful痛苦的。根据上文的：Every week, I _4_ short notes of what I can think of from the weeks events.可知我会发现它充满了美丽的卡片和甜蜜的记忆。所以选A。7A. While B. OnceC. Before D. Unless答案：B连词辨析和上下
27、文理解。A. While 然而；B. Once一旦；C. Before在前面；D. Unless除非。一旦这个信写好了，所有的珠宝被放进了信封，我就将它们密封。所以选B。8A. businessB. thankyouC. ChristmasD. birthday答案：D名词辨析和上下文理解。A. business生意；B. thankyou谢谢；C. Christmas圣诞节；D. birthday生日。根据下文的句子：when youre twentyone years old.可知是生日卡片，所以选D。9A. courageB. hopeC. loveD. art答案：C名词辨析和上下文理
28、解。A. courage勇气；B. hope希望；C. love爱；D. art艺术，根据下文的。It is a lasting _10_ of her life written as she was actually living it.可知这些信是爸爸对女儿的爱的表示，所以选C。10A. peaceB. friendshipC. record D. impression答案：C名词辨析和上下文理解。 A. peace和平；B. friendship友谊；C. record记录；D. impression印象。这是她生活的永久的记录。所以选C。11A. writingB. postingC.
29、 receiving D. answering答案：A动词辨析和上下文理解。A. writing写；B. posting邮寄；C. receiving接受；D. answering回答。根据上文：On the envelope I always write: A letter to Ann from Daddy可知写生日卡片的传统现在是我的责任之一，所以选A。12A. olderB. strongerC. clevererD. wilder答案：A形容词辨析和上下文理解。A. older更老的；B. stronger更强大的；C. cleverer更聪明的； D. wilder更野蛮的。根据下
30、文的句子：I can see that it is a growing and 53 part of her life, too.可知是随着年龄的变老，所以选A。13A. earlyB. specialC. separateD. difficult答案：B形容词辨析和上下文理解。A. early早；B. special特殊；C. separate分离；D. difficult困难的。我可以看见这是她人生成长的特殊的部分，所以选B。14A. schoolB. familyC. pastD. future答案：D名词辨析和上下文理解。A. school学校；B. family家庭；C. past过
31、去；D. future未来。根据下文：It went like this: I jokingly told Ann that on her 61st birthday，可知他们讨论未来的事情，所以选D。15A. arguingB. meetingC. playingD. sleeping答案：C动词辨析和上下文理解。A. arguing争论；B. meeting遇到；C. playing玩；D. sleeping睡觉。根据下文：having fun with them；可知她可能和孙子玩耍，所以选C。16A. studying at B. going to C. teaching at Dgr
32、aduating from答案：D动词辨析和上下文理解。A. studying at 研究；B. going to去；C. teaching at教；D. graduating from毕业于。根据上文：on her 21st birthday，可知21岁是要大学毕业了，所以选D。17A. readingB. workingC.cookingDlearning答案：A动词辨析和上下文理解。A. reading读；B. working工作；C. cooking烹饪；D. learning学习。根据上文作者的女儿习惯读信，所以这里表示她会忙于阅读，所以选A。18A. worriesB. abili
33、tiesC.successesDwishes答案：D名词辨析和上下文理解。A. worries担心；B. abilities能力；C. successes成功；D. wishes愿望。我最大的愿望是未来能活着享受这些美好的时刻。所以选D。19A. makeB. enjoyC.rememberDtell答案：B动词辨析和上下文理解。A. make制作；B. enjoy享受；C. remember记得；D. tell告诉。根据下文的when those letters are _20_ and the accumulated(积累) love walks into her life.可知是享受这些美好的时刻。所以选B。20A. hiddenB. shownC.opened Dburnt答案：C动词辨析和上下文理解。A. hidden躲藏；B. shown展示；C. opened打开；D. burnt燃烧。这些信被打开累积的爱走近她的生活。所以选C。