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Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”一、阅读理解Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memories-I just live, and the memories form themselves.1.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history2.What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A.A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C.A striking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.3.What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.4.The author es to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A.to experience itB.to live the present in the futureC.to make memoriesD.to give accurate representations of it【文章大意】作者曾经把写日记看作保留过去的一种方式，一次山谷旅行的经历让作者对日记的理解发生了变化，现在作者认识到过有意义的生活就是体验生活，而不是记录生活。1.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知，13岁以前，作者把写日记看作保留过去的一种方式。3.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I”可知，现在作者在日记中加入了自己特殊的想法和感情。4.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知，作者认为过有意义的生活就是体验生活，而不是记录生活。二、单句语法填空1We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _it used to charge.答案：what分析句子结构可知，本句的“half of _ it used to charge”在句中作$20的同位语，由此可知这里要用what引导名词性从句，作介词of的宾语，同时what在宾语从句中又作charge的宾语，因此填what。2My grandfathers collection of paintings can leave a deep _(impress) on all of you.答案：impressionleave a deep impression on sb. “给某人留下深刻印象”。3They built themselves large villas (别墅) in the wooded _(surround) of the town.答案：surroundings此处surroundings为名词，意为“环境”。4Little babies are _(tradition) expected to imitate their fathers.答案：traditionally此处副词traditionally修饰expected to imitate。5The young woman grew up in a _(wealth) family.答案：wealthy形容词wealthy “富裕的”修饰名词family。6Children are usually _(terrify) when alone in the dark.答案：terrified形容词terrified “感到害怕的”，在句中作表语。7Nancys first reaction to the news was a strange _(mix) of joy and anger.答案：mixturea mixture of . “的混合体”。8The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen at a _(distant) of 60 miles.答案：distanceat a distance of 60 miles “在60英里外”。9After a long wait, some of them finally get to stay and settle _ , while others have to pack up and leave.答案：downsettle down 为固定短语，在本句中意为“定居”。10Tom managed _(set) aside a few dollars of his wages each week to buy a puter.答案：to setmanage to do sth. “设法做成某事”。三、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。Every morning，on my way to work，I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly，theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this，and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist，and dont offer any help at all，not even a _4_.Recently，its been extremely cold，making things especially _5_ for the homeless.Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it.Today，I _9_ someone，who seemed to be homeless，sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work，so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola，so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana.I gave him the drink and banana，then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been planning to give it to someone in need，so this was a great _13_.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger，who was _14_.Society may feel unfortable with homeless people._15_ ，we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in need，our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better.Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise，which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate.1A.balanceBsignificanceCperformance Dassistance2A.duty BregretCadvance Dequality3A.imagining BexpectingCpretending Dannouncing4A.word BhugCpity Dgift5A.absurd BboringCplex Dtouch6A.idea BexcuseClesson Dreason7A.relaxed BabsentmindedCunaware Ddizzy8A.know BwantCshare Dafford9A.spotted BapproachedCrecognized Dinterviewed10A.when BsinceCbefore Dunless11A.instead of Bexcept forCregardless of Dalong with12A.replaced BpackedCdecorated Dbined13A.trial BhonorCopportunity Dreward14A.grateful BcarefulChopeful Dskillful15A.Besides BThereforeCMeanwhile DHowever16A.effort BluckCappearance Dreputation17A.look out Bbreak outCreach out Dturn out18A.truly BproperlyCdeliberately Dapproximately19A.intends BremindsCpromises Dpersuades20A.trick BblameCdoubt Dforget【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者帮助无家可归的人的故事。【核心词汇】extremely adv.极其，极端dash v急奔，急驰，猛冲paradise n天堂blessing n上帝的恩宠，祝福1D根据下文的“dont offer any help at all”可知，这些无家可归的人需要帮助。assistance意为“帮助”。故选D。2B根据下文作者帮助无家可归的人可推知，作者同情这些无家可归的人，看到他们睡在大街上感到很是遗憾。故选B。3C根据“and dont offer any help at all”并结合上文的“I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人对无家可归的人漠不关心，视而不见，即假装(pretending)没看到。4A根据“even”可推知，大部分人不仅不提供帮助，甚至连一句问候都没有。5D根据空前的“its been extremely cold”并结合语境可推知，天气特别寒冷，无家可归的人的日子更加艰难(tough)。6A结合语境可知，作者不确定自己的那种做法是否是好主意(idea)。7C承接上文的“Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep”可推知，无家可归的人在作者早上开始上班时还都在睡觉，是不会觉察到的(unaware)。8B根据“even”的提示并结合上文作者的犹豫可推知，作者不确定自己对他们的帮助是否正是无家可归的人所需要的。9A根据语境可推知，作者在人行道上发现了一个醒着的无家可归的人。spot表示“发现”，符合语境。10C根据语境可知，作者离上班还有些时间，所以选C。11D根据语境以及下文的“I gave him the drink and banana”可推知，作者顺便还给这个人带了香蕉。along with表示“除以外(还)”。12B根据空后的“with everyday items”可知，作者包里装着每天的必需品。pack with sth.表示“装着某物”。13C根据语境可知，作者认为这是一个极好的帮助无家可归的人的机会。14A根据语境可推知，把自己的东西馈赠给他人，别人是感恩的(grateful)。15D根据语境可知，前后句表示逻辑上的转折关系，故选D。16B根据语境可推知，那些无家可归的人只是由于某种原因一时穷困潦倒而已，down on ones luck表示“穷困潦倒”。17C根据语境可知，如果我们愿意帮助他们，世界会变得更美好。reach out to sb.表示“愿意为某人提供帮助”。18A根据语境可知，帮助他人的确会让我们的世界变得更美好。truly“的确，真实地”；properly“恰当地”；deliberately“故意地”；approximately“大约”。19BPhil Collins的歌提醒我们要感恩。remind sb.to do sth.意为“提醒某人做某事”符合语境。20D根据语境可推知，人们不要忘记那些不幸的人。四、单句改错1I caught the sight of an old friend of mine while I was waiting for the bus._答案：去掉sight前的thecatch sight of “看见；瞥见”，为固定短语。2With water is on all sides, the local people have to go out by boat._答案：去掉is逗号后没有连接词，故“With water on all sides”是with的独立主格结构。3Rather than riding on a crowded bus in the morning, I always prefer to ride a bicycle._答案：ridingrideprefer to do A rather than do B “比起做B更喜欢做A”。4After the typhoon, people found some tall trees,measured more than 10 meters, lying on the ground._答案：measuredmeasuringmeasure 表示“某物的长度为”时，是连系动词，在本句中，trees和measure为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。5So far as the eyes can see, nothing is to be seen but sand._答案：SoAsas far as the eyes can see “在目所能及的地方”。五、短文改错Its not the people you came across in your daily life who will stand by you in time of a need.Its your family who will but its important to know that.It happens such often that we end up take our parents for granted.We hurt them many cases and they are treated with disrespect for not understanding them. Its necessary to understand the fact that there is always different in opinions across two generations.But what really matters is the unconditionally love and care that they hold for us，that I believe is truly valuable.【答案】Its not the people you across in your daily life who will stand by you in time of need.Its your family who will its important to know that.It happens often that we end up our parents for granted.We hurt them many cases and they are treated with disrespect for not understanding . Its necessary to understand the fact that there is always in opinions across two generations.But what really matters is the love and care that they hold for us， I believe is truly valuable.
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