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Unit 1 The written word一、阅读理解。Fidel Castro was born at his fathers farm on August 13, 1926. His father, Angel Castro, was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia, Northwest Spain. He had bee financially successful by growing sugarcane at Las Manacas farm in Biran, Oriente Province.Aged six, Castro was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago be Cuba, before being baptized(洗礼)into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of eight. Being baptized enabled Castro to attend the la Salle boarding school in Santiago, where he regularly misbehaved, so he was sent to the privately funded Dolores School in Santiago. In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school, De Belen in Havana. Although Castro took an interest in history, geography and debating at Belen, he did not excel academically, instead devoting much of his time to playing sport.In 1945, Castro began studying law at the University of Havana, where he became involved in student activism, and the violent gangsterism culture within the university. Passionate about anti-imperialism and opposing U.S. interference in the Caribbean, he unsuccessfully campaigned for the presidency of the Federation of University Students on a platform of “honesty, decency and justice”. Castro became critical of the corruption and violence of President Ramon Graus government, delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946 that received coverage on the front page of several newspapers.In 1947, Castro joined the Party of the Cuban People, founded by Eduardo Chibas. Chibas advocated social justice, honest government, and political freedom, while his party exposed corruption and demanded reform. Though Chibas lost the election, Castro remained devoted to working on his behalf. Social situation being worse, Castor soon received a death threat urging him to leave the university; refusing, he began carrying a gun and surrounding himself with armed friends.1.From paragraph 2, we know that Fidel Castro _.A. had no interest in historyB. performed very well at schoolC. spend much time playing sportD. attended the La Salle boarding school before 82.What is the right order of the following events related to Fidel Castro?a. delivered a public speechb. entered the University of Havanac. joined the Party of the Cuban Peopled. transferred to famous school, De BelenA. dbacB. abcdC. dabcD. acdb3.Fidel Castro carried a gun at university_A.to catch peoples attentionB.to hang out with friend for funC.to get involved in the political activitiesD.to defend himself against the death threat4.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. the Party of the Cuban PeopleB. Fidel Castros misbehavior at schoolC. Cubas political situations in the 1940sD. Fidel Castros early life and political activities【文章大意】本文介绍了古巴革命领袖Fidel Castro的早期生活和政治活动。2.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句话“In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school, De Belen in Havana. ”可知d的时间为1945年；根据第三段第一句话中的“In 1945, Castro began studying law at the University of Havana”可知b的时间为1945年，且在d之后发生；根据第三段最后一句话中的“, delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946”可知a发生于1946年；根据最后一段第一句话中的 “In 1947, Castro joined the Party of the Cuban People”可知c发生于1947年。正确顺序为dbac，故选A。4.D 【解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文可知本文介绍了古巴革命领袖Fidel Castro的早期生活和政治活动，故选D。二、词汇练习。1. Pip is the main _of the novel Great Expectations.（人物；特征）an important _of the Chinese language.2. be innocent of the _he was charged with（犯罪；罪犯）He has no _ record3. _rightspeoples contributions to _（国民的；文明）4. Simon felt the _ in the roomShe became very _, faced with these judges.(紧张)5. the _ stormPeople hate _ and love peace.（暴力；猛烈）6. He was _ for having punished some criminals.（威胁；恐吓）He is not afraid of any _from his enemies.7. These books are _for children.（打算）He _ to pay a visit to the museum yesterday.8. 虚荣a9. 债务n10. （使）改过；改革n&v11. resist _(buy) an Iphone4s12. 慷慨大方a13. 滥用v14. 营救，援救v&n15. 热爱，喜爱；爱慕v16. 名誉，声誉n17. 主题n18. desperate19. rigid20. vice21. bind22. spin23. 不辜负的期望_ _ _ ones expectation24. 忙碌，躲避_ _ _25. 谈及，涉及_ _三、完形填空。When my kids were small，I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah(光明节)I liked the idea of _1_ a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to _2_.It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something _3_ less than$10 each，or even$1 each(at the dollar store)My children didnt ask for anything much in particular and they _4_ whatever they got.As the years progressed，I _5_ the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah.But this year，Hanukkah _6_ something else.My specialneeds son decided that he wanted to _7_ a puter，and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it.When I wouldnt _8_ that，he decided he wanted a P1ayStation.Then Amazon gift cards.Then money.And when it became clear that it wasnt going to happen，he got _9_.I keep _10_ him that Hanukkah isnt about greed or materialism.Its about the miracle of an oil lamp that _11_ for eight days.Its about being _12_ of our heritage.Its about freedom.But he _13_.I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋的物)are out of his _14_ ，and definitely out of mine.Having a specialneeds child is as _15_ as it gets.Some days are better than others and not all holidays _16_ the way I hope.But despite his unrealistic requests，hes a(n) _17_ child who is showing me the true meaning of life.And as we enter a new year and light the _18_ approaching the time，I wele his differences _19_ I learn how to turn negative requests into _20_ ones.1A.buyingBdonatingClighting Ddrawing2A.celebrate BpresentCsend Dplay3A.at BforCin Dfrom4A.ate BthrewCliked Ddrank5A.held up Bgave inChanded in Dkept up6A.made BbecameCfound Ddesigned7A.build BbuyCuse Dwatch8A.rely on Blearn fromCagree to Ddream about9A.calm BhappyCselfish Dupset10A.telling BwarningCpromising Daccusing11A.lays BhangsCwaits Dburns12A.tired BproudCafraid Dlack13A.nodded BsleptCinsisted Dfailed14A.mind BsightCcontrol Dplace15A.wonderful BdangerousCinteresting Dchallenging16A.run out Bbreak downCwork out Dput down17A.strange BamazingCbad Denergetic18A.candles BlampsCtorches Dlanterns19A.when BasCunless Duntil20A.relative BpossibleCreasonable Dpositive【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者一家过光明节的传统、变化及作者的应对策略和反思。【核心词汇】greed n贪婪materialism n物质主义miracle n奇迹1C根据下文的“And as we enter a new year and light the _18_approaching the time”可知，此处指点蜡烛。2A根据上文的“Hanukkah(光明节)”可推知，节日是用来庆祝的。3B根据语境“less than$10 each，or even$1 each(at the dollar store)”可推知，此处表示东西的价格，故用介词for。4C结合语境“My children didnt ask for anything much in particular”可推知，孩子们并不挑剔，很喜欢拿到的礼物。5D结合下文的转折“But this year, Hanukkah _6_ something else”和“My specialneeds son”可推知，作者保持那个传统很多年。6B根据转折“But this year，Hanukkah _6_ something else”和“My specialneeds son”可推知，今年有些不同，有了新变化。7A根据语境“and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it”可推知，儿子要组建一台电脑，要作者去买零配件。8C根据下文的“And when it became clear that it wasnt going to happen, he got _9_ ”可推知，作者没同意儿子的要求，儿子就有了其他更多的要求。agree to“同意”。9D很明显，作者没同意儿子的要求，儿子感到难过。upset“难过”。10A很明显，作者在不断地给儿子讲道理，说明节日的意义。11D根据下文的“And as we enter a new year and light the _18_ approaching the time”可推知，D项burn“燃烧，发亮”符合语境。12B固定搭配be proud of意为“以为傲，为而自豪”，符合语境。13C根据下文的“I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋的物)are out of his _14_ ，and definitely out of mine”可推知，儿子不为所动，坚持自己的要求。14C根据“obsessions(迷恋的物)”可推知，儿子陷入迷恋的事物之中，已经失控。out of control“失控”。15D很明显，作者应对有特殊需求的儿子有些棘手。challenging “挑战性的”。16C根据“the way I hope”可知，有些事情并不像作者希望的那样发展。work out“成功地发展”。17B根据语境“who is showing me the true meaning of life”可推知，此处的语气表示肯定、赞赏，故选B。 amazing“了不起的”。18A根据上文的“I liked the idea of _1_ a candle every night”可知，节日期间作者一家点蜡烛庆祝。19B根据语境可知，此处表示逻辑上的因果关系，故选B。as“因为”。20D与语境中的“negative”形成对比可知，此处表示把负面要求变成积极要求。positive“积极的”。四、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.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。第二处：loselost。考查形容词。此处的get为系动词，故其后应用形容词。第三处：whichthat。考查名词性从句。名词truth后为同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，故用that。第四处：删除from。考查介词。skip classes意为“逃课”，故from多余。第五处：ConsideredConsidering。考查介词。此处应用介词considering在句中作状语。第六处：approachapproaches。考查名词。approach作“方法”讲时，是可数名词；由前面的several可知，应用复数形式。第七处：workworked。考查动词时态。根据语境可知，work的动作发生在过去，故应该使用一般过去时。第八处：hermy。考查代词。此处表示“我的数学有了很大进步”，故代词应用my。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，故应用Therefore。第十处：clearlyclear。考查形容词。此处应用形容词作make的宾语补足语，用于补充说明名词targets。
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