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Unit 5 Canada “The True North”*阅读理解。Gregory Talley used to sleep in a park or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.It is hard. Its hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find out where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadnt found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wouldnt know where I would be by now. I might be dead, Talley said.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.Pam Michell has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable (易受伤的)population better as executive director of the non-profit organization.I went to Africa in 1985. And I saw a huge amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people, Michell said.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has 350 beds and serves about 1,500 homeless people every year. She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.We do outreach(拓展), we do prevention, we do permanent housing, we do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessness, she said,Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money. Its about you could be spiritually poor, you could be relationship poor . you could be educationally poor. So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless. The program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance (自立) and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.l learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it, said shelter resident Lewis Webster. It is just about going forth in doing necessary work to do it. I mean if you really want better, you would do better and thats the frame of mind of me now.1. Gregory Talleys story is told at the beginning of the text to _ .A.tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worseB.introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help the poor in the USC.disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hungerD.remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food2. According to Paragraph 6. Pam Michell started to bring hope to the homeless by _ .A.providing clothes for themB.offering food for them C.building new houses for themD.offering them shelters for the night3. What is the final purpose of the education program?A.To tell the homeless people the ways to make money.B.To help the homeless people find the causes of their poverty.C.To encourage the homeless to work and rely on themselves.D.To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters.4. What may be the best title for the text?A.fort in the Kennedy ShelterB.Ways to achieve successC.An Opportunity to Fight HomelessnessD.An Organisation to End Homelessness【文章大意】文章介绍美国非营利组织Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter帮助无家可归者结束流浪生活。1. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“If I hadnt found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wouldnt know where I would be by now. I might be dead”可知，文章开头介绍Gregory Talley的故事是为了介绍一个努力帮助穷人的美国非盈利组织。故选B。2. D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第六段的句子“She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.”可知，Pam Michell一开始给无家可归的人提供夜晚的住宿，故选D。4. D【解析】标题判断题。根据文章和第三段的句子“The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.”可知，文章介绍美国非营利组织Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter帮助无家可归者结束流浪生活。故选D。*语法填空 Once upon a time, there was a king in a big, rich country. The king was quite fond of _1_(travel). However, he didnt like to travel in his own country. Instead, he went to other _2_(country). One day, he gathered his army to go to a _3_(distance) country. After walking for the whole morning in the forest, the king and his soldiers made camp _4_(have) a rest. The horses were also tired, so they _5_(feed) on peas. A monkey saw the peas, so he jumped down from the tree to get some of them. While he _6_ (eat), one pea fell from his hand to the ground. The greedy monkey dropped all the peas he had and ran down to look for the pea, _7_ he failed.The king was watching the monkey from the camp and said to _8_(he), “I should not be like this stupid monkey_9_lost so much to gain so little. I will go back to my own country and enjoy what I have.” Thus, the king and his army marched_10_to their own country.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。全文通过记叙古代的一位喜欢远赴他国旅游的国王在一次境外野营时发生的故事，告诉读者应珍惜自己所拥有的一切，不应好高骛远。1travelling考查非谓语动词。介词of后边要跟动词ing形式作宾语。2countries考查名词复数。other countries “其他国家”。3distant考查词性转换。此处形容词distant “遥远的”修饰名词country。4to have考查非谓语动词。此处动词不定式表目的。5were fed考查动词的时态和语态。“马”应是“被喂豆子”，因此用被动语态，且本句描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。6was eating考查动词的时态。由句意可知，此处表示“它正吃的时候”。7but考查连词。由句意可知此处应表转折。8himself考查代词。say to oneself “自言自语”。9who/that考查定语从句的引导词。先行词是monkey，用关系代词who/that引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。10back考查副词。由上一句中的“go back”知此处用back。march back “行军返回到”。*完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。I worried about my personal image and how I could be remembered during my boyhood.In the fifth grade，there seemed to be only one _1_ to be cool.In the sixth grade，suddenly，there were two choices：be cool，or be invisible._2_ ，one day，when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with _3_ questions，I found the _4_ option.Assuming(假定)the teacher would read our answers privately，I felt it was _5_ to share my privacy.To my _6_ ，she collected and redistributed(重新分发)them to us.We were asked to _7_ the name and our three favorite answers to the whole class.My answers went to the meanest boy in class.The first question was“Whats your favorite movie？” My answer was Beauty and the Beast.A laugh erupted and my cheeks _8_.The next was“Where would you like to travel？” My answer was _9_ special“Wherever a book takes me.”The _10_ this time had an explosive quality.I could _11_ remember what happened next；all that I had in mind was the laughter.But something amazing happened.A(n) _12_ came，“Guys，cut it out.”The room went _13_ .Its Michelle Siever，a popular and cool girl.Then she _14_ ，“Why are you laughing? What is the point of _15_ if we just laugh at others？”I cant remember the teacher or other kids names，but I remember Michelles.When she _16_ for me that day，she _17_ me we actually have three choices if we want to be remembered.Be cool，and you might be remembered _18_.Stay invisible，and you wont be remembered at all.But if you stand up _19_ someone when he or she _20_ you most，then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their life.1A.toolBchoiceCchance Dpurpose2A.However BIn additionCTherefore DIn fact3A.personal BfunnyCvarious Dstrange4A.wrong BformerCthird Dlatter5A.terrible BsafeCnervous Dinteresting6A.surprise BanxietyCdelight Dexpectation7A.repeat BrememberCpare Dread8A.ached BpaledCchanged Dburned9A.even BstillCnever Dalways10A.laughter BquestionCair Dclass11A.nearly BexactlyChardly Dsurely12A.request BmessageCorder Dvoice13A.crazy BsilentCangry Dempty14A.announced BsmiledCadded Dstopped15A.talking BchattingCarguing Dsharing16A.talked about Bcalmed downCleft behind Dspoke up17A.reminded BpromisedCshowed Dpersuaded18A.for a while BfinallyCagain and again Dhopefully19A.before BwithCfor Dby20A.misses BneedsCvalues Dloves【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在老师组织的全班问卷调查活动中，“我”的回答引起全班同学哄堂大笑，这时一个女生站起来帮助“我”走出困境。同时，“我”明白了一个道理：在别人需要你的时候站出来会被别人永远记住。【核心词汇】image n印象，形象invisible adj.无形的，看不见的fill out填写cut out阻挡，删除，住口1B根据空后一句中的“In the sixth grade, suddenly, there were two choices”可知，此处表示，在五年级，似乎只有唯一的选择(choice)来让别人记住自己装酷。2A根据下文内容可知，老师让同学们填调查问卷这件事使“我”改变了原先的看法，故前后为转折关系，所以选A。3A根据下文中的“share my privacy”可推知，此处表示老师要求回答的是我们的私人(personal)问题。所以选A。4C根据上文内容可知，到六年级，“我”突然认为被别人记住有两个选择，但是通过老师让同学们填调查问卷这件事，“我”发现了第三种选择。所以选C。5B根据上文内容可知，假如老师私下阅读我们的回答，“我”就感觉分享的隐私是安全的(safe)。所以选B。6A根据上下文可知，老师没有私下阅读我们的回答而是重新分发，让同学之间互读，这种做法让“我”感到吃惊。所以选A。7D参见上题解析。8D根据空前的“A laugh erupted”及常识可知，“我”对第一个问题的回答引起了同学们的大笑，由此可知，“我”当时面颊发烫(burned)。选项D符合语境。9B根据下文中的“this time had an explosive quality”可知，“我”对第二个问题的回答仍然(still)是特别的，因此这一次笑声(laughter)更加强烈。still“仍然，还是”，符合语境。10A参见上题解析。11C根据空后的“all that I had in mind was the laughter”可知，此处指“我”几乎不能(hardly)记得后面发生了什么，所以选C。12D根据下文中的“Guys, cut it out”可知，Michelle Siever的声音(voice)传来，所以选D。13B根据上下文可知，这个声音使整个房间安静(silent)了下来。14C根据空后的两个问句可知，Michelle Siever继续在说，即补充道(added)。15D根据全文的内容，尤其是老师要求我们填调查问卷然后交换并在全班朗读这一活动过程可知，这是同学们之间的一次交流分享(share)活动。所以选D。16D根据上文内容可知，“我”对两个问题的回答引起全班的大笑，这时Michelle Siever的话使全班安静下来，据此可推断她在替“我”辩护。所以选D。 speak up(for sb./sth.)“(尤指为)说好话，辩护”。17C她替“我”辩护这件事向“我”展示(showed)了如果想要被人们记住，我们有三种选择。所以选C。18A通过这件事，“我”知道装酷只能被别人记住一时(for a while)。所以选A。19C根据上文内容可知，“我”之所以能够摆脱困境是因为Michelle Siever为“我”辩护。所以“我”总结出想要被别人记住的第三种选择是：当人们需要(needs)你时，你站出来为(for)他们说话，这样你就会被他们当做英雄一样被铭记一生。所以选C。20B参见上题解析。*短文改错。Living without an aim is like sailing without pass. If there is no aim in our lives, we will get lose. Last term, I couldnt accept the truth which I failed in my math examination. I decided to give it up, so I skipped from classes frequently. Considered my case, my teacher offered me several detailed approach and advised me to set a shortterm goal to improve my math. Finally, I work harder than ever and made great progress in her math. In my opinion, success lies in a series of goals. However, we should remember to make our targets clearly and spare no effort to realize our dreams.答案：Living without an aim is like sailing without pass. If there is no aim in our lives, we will get . Last term, I couldnt accept the truth I failed in my math examination. I decided to give it up, so I skipped classes frequently. my case, my teacher offered me several detailed and advised me to set a shortterm goal to improve my math. Finally, I harder than ever and made great progress in math. In my opinion, success lies in a series of goals. ， we should remember to make our targets and spare no effort to realize our dreams.难项分析：第一处：pass前加a考查冠词。pass为可数名词，表示泛指要用不定冠词。第三处：whichthat考查同位语从句的连接词。名词truth后的句子为同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，且从句意义完整，故用that。第九处：HoweverTherefore考查副词。根据语境可知，此处为因果关系；后面有逗号隔开，故应改为副词Therefore。*
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