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Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Learning about Language & Using Language.单句语法填空1Some students found it hard to take _ what their teacher had taught, so they asked him to explain it again.2He was _ (apparent)much surprised at the news that the amateur athlete beat the professional one who ranked top ten.3There is a great deal of evidence _ (indicate)that listening to soft music can reduce stress.4It suddenly occurred to me _ I hadnt locked my door.5With the chance _ (slip) through your fingers, it is no use crying over spilt milk.6My uncle _ (hire) two people to help him at harvest time last autumn.7You cant apply _ the job until you have satisfied certain conditions.8The _ (conduct) won great applause after the performance.9Everyone should be treated with _ (just)10I was sent to bed as a _ (punish)【答案】1.in2.apparently3.indicating4that5.slipping6.hired7.for8.conductor9justice10.punishment.完成句子1我想起我把伞忘在了楼上。_ I had left my umbrella upstairs.2他们与另一家合租一所房子。They _ a house.3五一期间，许多游客涌上泰山。_poured into Mount Tai during May Day.4他的狗哪儿都找不到。His dog was _.5因为写得匆忙，这篇文章不是很好。_，this article was not so good.【答案】1.It occurred to me that2.teamed up with another family to rent3.A great many tourists4.nowhere to be found5.Written in a hurry.阅读理解A(2016河北唐山一中高二上学期期中考试)Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do.Birthdays celebrate the day we were born.Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturityor so we hope.We all like to imagine that were getting wiser and not just older.Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well.For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud.For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old? Thats a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youthoriented American culture.Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young.As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old.People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom.But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden.Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by.Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income.Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference.Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing.Some even experience age discrimination.In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets.She was often treated rudelyeven cheated and robbed.However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast.Why? People are living together.Fewer babies are being born.And middleaged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly.America may soon be a place where wrinkles are “in”Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers .【语篇解读】本文主要讲述的是美国人不愿接受变老的事实。生日快乐原本是庆祝人成长，但是同时也是变老的象征，美国人不喜欢。1The main idea of the third paragraph is_.A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of moneyBmany old people in America are leading a hard lifeCthe old in America have to retire at the age of 65DAmerican social security benefits are not good【解析】段落大意题。第三段主要讲的是美国的老年人不只在经济上难以维持，而且也受到人们的不重视。所以第三段的主要内容就是许多美国的老年人都过得不好。故选B。【答案】B2From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by_. AseriousBbadCdisappearing slowly Dgrowing fast【解析】词义猜测题。最后一段讲的是美国的老龄化现状，老龄人口在快速增加，也就是说皱纹会越来越多。故选D。【答案】D3From this passage we can know_. A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process Bin America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old Cin America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not Din America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not【解析】细节理解题。根据“For Americans，like people in most cultures，growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old？Thats a different story.”可知成长是个很精彩的过程，但变老就不是了。故选C。【答案】C4What should be mentioned in the following paragraph?A. The public will change their attitude towards old people.BPeople will provide more services to the old in their communities.CCompanies will soon produce more goods for old Americans.DThe government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers.”可知市场专家已经注意到这群消费者了，可知下一段要讲产品。故选C。【答案】CBUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company.It was set up by Alten“AL”Neuharth in 1982 with the goal of providing a national newspapers in the US market, where generally only a single local newspaper was available.The paper has the widest circulation of any newspaper in the US, averaging over 2.5 million copies every weekday.It was the first color newspaper in the US.The newspaper was also among the first newspapers to use satellites to send the final edition of the newspaper to different locations across the country for printing and final distribution in those regional markets.This allowed the paper to include the most recent news and sports scores in each edition.Each edition of the newspaper consists of four sections: News, Money, Sports and Life.On Fridays, two Life sections are included: the regular life for movies subtitled Weekend, which features television, films and trends, and a travel supplement called Destinations & Diversions.Each section is denoted(表示) by a certain color to different sections, which is seen in a box the topleftcorner of the first page, with News being blue(section A), Money with green(section B), red for Sports(section C) and purple for life(section D)USA Today prints each complete story on the front page of the respective(各自的) section with exception to the cover story.The cover story is a longer story that requires a jump (readers must turn to another page in the paper to complete the story, usually the very next page, page 2 of that section). Starting in February, 2008, the newspaper added a magazine supplement called “Open Air”， appearing several times a year.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了今日美国报的创办及发展历程，以及版面内容与特色等。5Why did Alten “AL” Neuharth found USA Today in 1982?A. To advertise his products.BTo voice peoples views.CTo provide a national newspaper to Americans.DTo compete with other newspapers.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知创办这份报纸的目的是为美国人提供一份全国性报纸。【答案】C6From the first paragraph we can learn that_.A. USA Today is not published on weekendBUSA Today is the first color newspaper in the worldCUSA Today is an international newspaperDUSA Today developed from an American local newspaper【解析】推理判断题。由第一段倒数第二句可知今日美国在周末不发行，故选A。【答案】A7Why can USA Today include the most recent news to the public?A. Because its reporters work every corner of the world.BBecause it has four sections and a supplement.CBecause it has the widest circulation in the US.DBecause it uses satellites to send its final editions.【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知记者用卫星传送终稿。【答案】D8Which of the following about USA Today is NOT mentioned in the text?AIts history. BIts influences.CIts circulation. DIts sections.【解析】细节理解题。第一段中提到了今日美国的创办时间和发行量，第三段提到了它的四个版块，但它的影响没有提到，故答案为B。【答案】B.阅读填句根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other one that is secret and real.You dont show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you are asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you.In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position._1_If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas.You dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings._2_If you go to sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person.You worry a lot and you are always easily upset.You are very stubborn, but you are very ambitious._3_This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person.You have a low opinion of yourself and you are often defensive.You are shy and you dont normally like meeting people._4_ You are easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a wellbalanced personality._5_ So you wont be selfconceited(自负的) or selfabased(自卑的)You are usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel anxious, but you dont often get depressed.You always say what you think even if it annoys people.A. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.BYour facial expression suggests you are dissatisfied.CSleeping position might decide on your character.DYoure quite shy and youre not very confident.EYou usually live for today not for tomorrow.FYou know your strengths and weaknesses.GYou prefer to be on your own.【答案】15ADEGF 【导学号：62320026】6
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