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Unit 1 School life李仕才一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废物)to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here，Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North RhineWestphalia.“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far，Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris，in Moscows Red Square，on the Great Wall of China，and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world，Schult remains modest about his creations：“Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we are living.”Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art？Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt，or whom artists are or should be.You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them？Imagine them in any number of new uses，or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.1What do we know about Schults sculptures?AThey served as garbage containers.BThey reflected environmental issues.CThey were first shown in Paris，France.DThey were to raise economic awareness.2HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must _.Abe socially responsibleBbe as modest as possibleCmake garbage recyclableDtake diverse artistic forms3According to the last 2 paragraphs，the author probably agrees that _.Ait takes talent to be a trash artistBpreset ideas are important to artistsCtrash art cant be seen as a real art formDaverage people can also make trash artists4Which of the following is the best title for the text?ACould You Be a Trash Artist?BWhat Are Social Sculptures?CDo You Know about Trash Art?DHow Can We Deal with Used Cans?【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一位德国艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，并以此鼓励读者行动起来，为环保出一份力。【难句分析】All that counts is the time in which we are living.分析：本句是一个复合句。that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词All；in whichwhere，引导定语从句，在从句中作状语，修饰先行词the time。译文：重要的是我们所生活的时代。1B考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage”可知，Schult的作品反映了环境问题，故选B。A项错在Schult的作品是用来当垃圾桶的，这一信息文章并未提及；C项错在Schult的作品首次是在法国巴黎展出，这与第一段最后一句“He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North RhineWestphalia”不符；D项错在Schult的作品是为了提高人们的经济意识，这与其环保思想相悖，故排除。2A考查推理判断。根据第三段最后一句“All that counts is the time in which we are living”和第二段的整体内容可推知，Schult的作品同样传递了这样一个思想，即艺术家除了自己的艺术追求之外，也应该有社会责任感，故选A。3D考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”可推知，作者认为普通人也可以利用周围的废物或者垃圾而成为一位艺术家，故选D。4A考查标题判断。文章最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”点题，再结合全文内容可推知，本文主要通过讲述一位艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，激励人们行动起来，为环保作贡献，人人都可以成为一位艺术家，故A项最适合做文章标题。二、单项填空1.Tom is a man of much _ and he had a lot of interesting _ in his life.A. experience, experiencesB. experiences, experienceC. experience, experienceD. experiences, experiences【答案】A【解析】experience作“经验”讲时为不可数名词，指某人的“经历”时是可数名词。句意：汤姆是个经验丰富的人，他的生活中有很多有趣的经历。根据题意应选A。2.Fully _ to looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club.A. attached B. attachingC. devoting D. devoted【答案】D【解析】be devoted to专注于，此处为过去分词短语在句中作状语。attach to附属于，依恋于。句意：因为完全“专注于”在家照看三个孩子，她不再有时间到俱乐部去尽享各种各样的活动。3.After he was knocked down by a car which escaped immediately, he _ to his feet and called 120 and the police station.A. stood B. struggledC. ran D. rose【答案】B【解析】struggle to ones feet挣扎着站起来。句意：他被一辆汽车撞倒了，汽车立刻又逃走了。他挣扎着站起来打了120，报了警。4.I could have got good grades in the maths exam, but _ I made some mistakes and failed.A. somewhatB. somehowC. anyhowD. anyway【答案】B【解析】somewhat稍微，有点，达到某种程度；somehow不知何故，不知怎么地；anyhow无论如何，总之，不管怎样；anyway无论如何。句意：我本来能够在这次数学考试中会得到高分的。但是不知怎么地，我犯了一些错误，失败了(没有考得高分)。故选B项。5.The price of electricity is on an upward trend, so _ my electric car will burn a big hole in my pocket.A. purchasingB. chargingC. mendingD. handing【答案】B6.If better use is _ your spare time , youll make great progress in it.A. made up B. made of C. made from D. made in【答案】B【解析】make good use of 充分利用；be made of由组成；be made from由组成；be made in 由某地制造。句意：如果我们更好地利用目己的空闲时间，你就讲取得更大的进步。本句是其被动语态的形式。故B项正确。7.If you come to visit China, you will _ a culture of amazing depth and variety.A. developB. createC. substituteD. experience【答案】D【解析】develop发展，培养；create创造; substitute代替；experience经历。句意：如果你来中国旅游，你将会体验到一种博大精深的文化。故选D项。8._ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.A. Devoted to teachB. Devoted herself to teachingC. Devoting to teachD. Devoting herself to teaching【答案】D【解析】句意：献身于聋哑儿童的教育事业，这位年轻女士很少有时间照顾她自己的女儿。devote oneself to doing sth.=be devoted to doing sth.，故选D。9.Life was _ for her, but she _ to make ends meet.A. struggle, failed B. a struggle, succeededC. a struggle, struggled D. struggling, covered【答案】C【解析】a struggle抽象名词具体化，意为：一件难事。struggle to do sth.努力做某事。fail失败；succeed成功，常与in doing sth.连用；cover覆盖。句意：生活对她来说是件难事，但她努力使收支相抵。10.An expert says, “I think it is unpredictable for nature. You dont know what will happen but _, we are preparing.”A. somehow B. somewhatC. anyhow D. someway【答案】C【解析】somehow以某种方式，莫名其妙地；somewhat稍微，有点；anyhow不管怎样，无论如何，相当于anyway；someway以某种方式。空白处表达的是“不管怎样”的意思，故选C。句意：一位专家说：“我认为大自然是不可预测的，你不知道将会有什么事情发生。但不管怎样，我们都在时刻准备着”。11._ on my computer，I found an email from my pen-friend, _ me to spend the summer holiday in his city.A. On turning, invitedB. On turning, invitingC. When having turned, to inviteD. After having turned, inviting【答案】B12.There isnt much work to do this coming Saturday, which is part of the reason _ I plan to visit my uncle then. A. whichB. whereC. whyD. because【答案】C【解析】根据句意和句子结构，本空需要关系词引导定语从句修饰reason，并在从句中作原因状语，故应用关系副词why。句意：我本周六没有多少事要做，这就是我打算那时去拜访叔叔的部分原因。13.Such a passionate speech _ at the school opening ceremony that we each were deeply moved and strongly inspired.A. did he makeB. he madeC. had he madeD. he had made【答案】A14.It wasnt easy having my friends talk about their freshman years _ I wasnt a part of.A. whomB. whenC. thatD. what【答案】C【解析】分析句子结构可知，空格处之前是主句，空格处到句末是定语从句，先行词为“freshman years”是指时间的名词。定语从句中“of”后缺少宾语，因此应该用关系代词which 或 that，从而排除 A 项和 B 项；D 项不能用于定语从句中，因此 C 项符合语境。句意：让我的朋友们谈论他们的还不属于我的大学新生活是不容易的。 15.Your senses become alert and you suddenly find the answer to a problem _ solution has long escaped you as a brilliant thought crosses your mind.A. whichB. thatC. whoseD. when【答案】C【解析】先行词“problem”与“solution”所属关系，故用whose，表示“问题的解决方式”。句意：当一个非凡的想法在你头脑中闪过时，你的思维变得敏锐起来，你突然找到让你困惑已久的问题的答案。三、完形填空Education from My FatherMy memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are1 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of2. When I was young I was somewhat3of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in4that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better5later, but I didnt have to unlearn anything. What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds6it traveled to the ground like a spark. When it traveled7the air it made the air so hot that it8. Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to9the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 10 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that11. He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was12. It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could13and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 14to the universe. Our warmth was going to15the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 16feel on the edge of space on a very clear night. I am sure there were many other lessons that I17but no longer remember. What I did18, in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were19but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been20in science. 【文章大意】文章讲述的是作者小的时候有了父亲给的关于一些自然现象的解释, 从而产生了对科学的喜爱, 影响了作者一生。1. A. othersB. fewC. someD. all【解析】选C。此处代指前面的memories, 句意: 但是有一些(some)记忆让我常常想起。2. A. scienceB. natureC. weatherD. universe【解析】选A。根据作者回忆的内容和最后一句This may be why I have always been_in science. 可知, 父亲使作者爱上了科学。3. A. sureB. fondC. tiredD. afraid【解析】选D。作者小时候对雷电感到害怕(afraid)。4. A. depthB. wordsC. gesturesD. data【解析】选B。父亲的口头解释孩子可以听懂, 基本上是正确的。in words口头上, 固定短语。5. A. understandingB. knowledgeC. commandD. confidence【解析】选A。小时候父亲为了让他能听懂, 解释上肯定不够科学, 完善, 所以此处讲的是作者后来对此增进了了解。gain a better understanding 增进对的了解。6. A. butB. andC. forD. or【解析】选B。他说的是, 云层里有电, 电像闪光一样传递到地面上。并列关系。7. A. aboveB. toC. alongD. through【解析】选D。当电穿过空气的时候, 它让空气变得很热, 以至于空气都燃烧了起来。through穿过。8. A. shoneB. burnedC. expandedD. broke【解析】选B。根据后面的Then there was nothing where the air had been可知, 空气燃烧掉了。9. A. fillB. makeC. avoidD. break【解析】选A。空气被燃烧掉后, 别处的空气要填补进来, 即fill。10. A. tryingB. provingC. hopingD. pretending【解析】选D。父亲拍手, 模拟(pretend)空气快速填补进来。11. A. clapB. remarkC. voiceD. crash【解析】选A。每当我听到雷声, 我还能回想到当时父亲拍手(clap)的声音。12. A. coldB. brightC. clearD. foggy【解析】选C。此处与前面的cloudy相反, 即clear晴天, 根据后面的It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights也可知。13. A. exploreB. foreseeC. imagineD. identify【解析】选C。其实有比你想象(imagine)的多得多的星星, 它们还有颜色。14. A. committedB. exposedC. relatedD. led【解析】选 B。没有云的时候, 我们完全暴露于整个宇宙之中, 没有什么遮盖。be exposed to 暴露于; be committed to致力于; be related to与有关; lead to导致。15. A. heatB. protectC. extendD. light【解析】选A。根据warmth可知, 温暖可以给整个宇宙加热。16. A. everB. alsoC. evenD. still【解析】选D。在晴朗的夜晚, 我仍然(still)能够感受到(像父亲说的那样)好像站在太空的边缘。17. A. selectedB. arrangedC. absorbedD. delivered【解析】选C。句意: 我肯定还了解了其他很多知识, 但是现在不记得了。absorb吸收, 了解, 学习。18. A. considerB. promiseC. explainD. learn【解析】选D。但是我真正学到(learn)的是, 一切都有相应的解释, 我理解得越多, 我就会生活得越舒适。19. A. memoriesB. blanketsC. mysteriesD. thunders【解析】选C。父亲教会了我世界上没有什么是解不开的谜(mysteries)。20. A. engagedB. interestedC. successfulD. skillful【解析】选B。只要我们去寻找, 就可以理解, 弄明白。也许这就是我对科学感兴趣(interested)的原因。四、短文改错When I was in primary school，I watched a movie about global warming.See the images of ice melting and the polar bears habitat being destroyed made me disappointed.I begin to realize it was important to do what we can save the environment.I asked my mom to buy a blue recycling bin.And she immediate agreed to get it.Besides，she got for me a black one for trash.I now have a recycling bin for waste papers and plastic bottles in my room.I may be just one person，so I feel like I am making the big difference.【答案】When I was in primary school，I watched a movie about global warming. the images of ice melting and the polar habitat being destroyed made me disappointed.I to realize it was important to do what we can save the environment.I asked my mom to buy a blue recycling bin.And she agreed to get .Besides，she got me a black one for trash.I now have a recycling bin for waste and plastic bottles in my room.I may be just one person， I feel like I am making big difference.第一处：See改为Seeing。考查非谓语动词。看到那些冰融化和北极熊的栖息地遭受破坏的影像，“我”感到失望。此处应用动名词短语作主语，故将See改为Seeing。第二处：bears改为bears。考查名词所有格。此处指北极熊的栖息地，故此处应用名词的所有格bears。第三处：begin改为began。考查动词的时态。此处叙述的事发生在“我”上小学的时候。故用一般过去时，将begin改为began。第四处：save前加to。考查非谓语动词。“我”开始意识到为了拯救环境，去做我们能够做的事情是重要的。此处用动词不定式表示目的，故在save前加to。第五处：immediate改为immediately。考查副词。母亲立即答应购买一个。此处修饰动词应用副词，故用immediately。第六处：it改为one。考查代词。上文中的“a blue recycling bin”为泛指，故此处用表示泛指的代词one。第七处：删除got后的for。考查介词。get sb.sth.“给某人某物”为固定搭配，故此处删除for。第八处：papers改为paper。考查名词。waste paper表示“废纸”，为不可数名词，故将papers改为paper。第九处：so改为but/yet。考查连词。虽然“我”仅仅是一个人，但“我”感觉“我”做的事情意义重大。根据句意可知前后形成转折关系，故此处改为but/yet。第十处：the改为a。考查冠词。make a big difference表示“有重大影响，意义重大”，故将the改为a。9
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