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Unit 1 School life一、阅读理解。Taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. Barely 15, shes never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing me about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.Last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our woods: my wife Karen, Taylore, Taylores friend Kendall and me. I was riding my 13-year-old, Tawny.We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop（飞驰）. The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.Taylore brushed past my left leg and, seconds later, Kendall went by on my right. I realized Tawny was covering ground faster than Id ever seen her. She strained every muscle in her body to catch up with the girls. It was like a truck winding over a mountain road without brakes (闸). Part of me felt perfectly in control, while another part screamed that I wasnt.In half a mile I knew wed be crossing the highway, so I prayed that the girls would be fine. I gave up calculating how long it might take before my horse would be tried enough to want to slow down.I was just about out of answers when I saw the girls slowing in front of me. Their horses were relaxed and fortable, not even breathing hard. Taylores face glowed. She gave me a high five. Wow, you did well, she said. I knew youd go fast when you were ready.No one in the group had even broken a sweat, except me. I was still nervous from the crazy pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Karen claims I was showing off for the girls that day, and maybe shes right. But I think I had something to prove. Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart. And, like a horse on a warm summer day, Im always ready to kick up my heels.1. How did the race between the girls and the author begin?A. His horses gallop made the other horses want to catch up.B. He wanted to show off his riding skills for the girls.C. They wanted to know whose horse could run fastest.D. They teased him about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.2. During the race, _.A. the authors horse outran the girls horses the whole timeB. the author was confident that Tawny was in controlC. the girls were so anxious to win that they sweated a lotD. the authors good performance took Taylore by surprise3. When the race ended, the authors heart pounded because _.A. he was feeling thrilled and youngB. it was really tough exercise for himC. he was worried that the girls might be in dangerD. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race4. The phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replaced by _.A. devote myselfB. enjoy myselfC. accept my challengeD. take part in running petition【文章大意】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛，这让作者感到兴奋，也感到虽然自己上了年纪，但是有一颗年轻的心。1. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop(飞驰). The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.可知，作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上。故选A。3. A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子I was still nervous from the crazy pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart.可知，比赛结束的时候，作者的心狂跳因为他感觉兴奋而且年轻。故选A。4. B【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的句子like a horse on a warm summer day,可知，作者感觉自己像温暖夏日的马，总是准备好享受一番。故选B。二、单项选择1.The record about the massacre(大屠杀)is fairly clear and beyond dispute _ those activities the Japanese soldiers were involved in.A. in memory of B. with assistance ofC. with respect to D. in place of【答案】C2.Tom is one of the top students in our school and the scores hes got in each exam are always far _ average.A. aboveB. belowC. onD. beneath【答案】A【解析】根据“Tom is one of the top students in our school(汤姆是我们学校顶尖的学生之一)”可知，汤姆在历次考试中的得分应该总是高于平均水平，应选择A。above average高于平均水平；below average低于平均水平。3.It is the assistant in charge _ the scientific research who informed us _ attending the academic activity.A. for, of B. of , to C. with, for D. of, of 【答案】D【解析】in charge of掌管，负责；inform sb. of (doing)sth告知/通知某人某件事。句意：是负责该项科学研究的助手通知我们这次学术活动的。4.If more than half of you _ going there on foot, you should present your plan to the teacher and have it _ by him.A. approve of, approvedB. approving, approve ofC. approve, approve ofD. approving, approve【答案】A【解析】approve of doing sth.赞同做某事；have sth. approved使某事得到批准。句意：如果你们中有超过半数的人赞同步行到那儿去的话，那么你就应该把你的计划提交给老师有他来批准。5.As one _ history, there is a realization that certain groups of people have led highly mobile lives, a keyfactor in describing TCKs.A. looks down onB. looks forward toC. looks up toD. looks back on【答案】D【解析】look down on看不起；look forward to期待；look up to尊敬；look back on回顾。句意：当回顾历史的时候，人们意识到有一群人过着动荡的生活。动荡的生活是描述第三文化儿童的一个重要的元素。6.Its unwise of you to consider his wild behavior as _ a kids game. It may gradually develop into a bad habit.A. no less thanB. less thanC. more thanD. no more than【答案】D【解析】no less than不少于；less than少于；more than多于；no more than只是，至多，只不过。句意：你把他粗野的行为只看成孩子的游戏是不明智的。这种行为可能逐渐演变成为一个坏习惯的。故选D。7.Ones being _ plays an important role in building up interpersonal relations, while some rudeness will surely leave a bad impression.A. respected B. respectful C. respectable D. respect【答案】B8.No one can deny the basic fact that it is impossible for _ workers tomaster those high-technology skills easily.A. usual B. average C. normal D. general【答案】B【解析】average“普通的，一般的”，强调一般水准或普通水准。句意：没有人能否认这一基本事实：对于一般工人来讲，轻松掌握这些技术是不可能的。9.No one would easily be _ of the safety of the nuclear power after a reactor at the Chernobyl plant exploded in 1986. A. informed B. suspected C. robbed D. convinced 【答案】D【解析】be informed of得知，知悉，接到的通知；be suspected of被怀疑患有，被怀疑(做) ； be robbed of被抢劫；be convinced of相信，确信。句意：在1986年切尔诺贝利核电站一个反应堆爆炸后，没有人会轻易相信核电的安全性。故选D。10.The world economy has improved _ since the end of last year，but major problems and challenges are not fully solved.A. somehow B. somewhatC. anyhow D. meanwhile【答案】B【解析】句意：自去年年底世界经济有所改善，但主要问题和挑战还没有完全解决。somehow不知何故；somewhat有点，稍微；anyhow无论如何；meanwhile与此同时。根据句意可知选B。11.I want to give them a perfect report. After all, it is _ that I have visited this school and given a lecture to the students.A. my time B. a first time C. high time D. the first time 【答案】D【解祈】Its + the (ones)+序数词+ time +to do sth.(或+that从句)表示某人第几次做某事。句意：我要给他们作一个完美的报告。毕竟，这是我第一次来这个学校给学生作报告。12.It is not until we have developed the better qualities in ourselves _ we can expect to find them in others.A. when B. where C. that D. whether【答案】C【解析】本句为强调句型：It is/was+被强调部分(not until we have developed the better qualities in ourselves)+that+句子其它成分。句意：直到我们自己养成了良好的素质，我们才可以期望在别人身上找到它们(良好的素质)。13.We shall take the condition _ youve attached to this project into careful consideration. Thanks a lot.A. where B. when C. which D. what 【答案】C 【解析】句意：“我们一定会仔细考虑你附加在这个项目上的条件的。”“非常感谢。”此题考查定语从句，先行词为condition，在从句中做attach的宾语，故选C适合。14.Generally speaking, such important strategies were applied in learning practice _ almost every studentcould benefit from in life. A. when B. that C. as D. where【答案】C【解析】定语从句“_ almost every student could benefit from in life”中 benefit from 后面缺少宾语，且先行词被such修饰，故需要使用as一词来充当，故选C。句意：通常地讲，如此重要的策略运用于学习实践中使得每一个学生都能从中受益。15.One writer in _ I have taken an interest since I took the American literature course is Ernest Hemingway. A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom【答案】D三、完形填空It was 3 am，a cold and wet night，on August 21,2010.I had just left a local club to travel ten kilometers home when I lost _1_ of my car on Grand Junction Road in Hope Valley.I _2_ into a still car that was _3_ in front of a house，and then hit a tree.I was badly injured！_4_ still，I had no idea that a fire had started _5_ the bonnet (引擎盖)of my car._6_ in the car behind me was a young man，who I later found out was called Jared.He saw the accident occur and _7_ to help me out of the car.He put his own life in _8_ when he got into the back seat trying to undo my seat belt.With my seat belt _9_ ，Jared then broke the drivers window to drag me out.He _10_ did this while my car was burning._11_ by the crash，the homeowners came out to investigate(调查)Jared told them to ring emergency services _12_ he continued to help me out of the car.I _13_ my life to Jared and I consider him a good friend due to the _14_ bond created on the night he dragged me to safety.I was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a _15_ condition，five bones broken.I spent a few weeks in hospital，during which time Jared visited me to see how I was _16_.He also continued to contact me after I returned home.He says he doesnt believe that he did anything special.On that，I _17_ disagree with him and am very glad that he didnt get hurt in the _18_.Today，nearly seven years later，Jared and I still _19_ and often talk about the events of that night.Jared is my _20_ and my friend.1A.balance BsightCinterest Dcontrol2A.got BsteppedCcrashed Dhid3A.kept BparkedCfound Dstood4A.Worse BLuckilyCClearly DBadly5A.off BunderCnear Dbeyond6A.Sitting BSleepingCDriving DWaiting7A.stopped BfailedChappened Dhesitated8A.practice BhandCsafety Ddanger9A.renewed BundoneCrepaired Dfastened10A.hardly BgraduallyCbravely Dnaturally11A.Annoyed BDraggedCWarned DWoken12A.while BalthoughCuntil Dsince13A.devote BoweCtake Dsave14A.bloody BsocialCspecial Dloose15A.nervous BpleasantCnormal Dserious16A.recovering BoperatingCstruggling Drelaxing17A.eventually BexactlyCtotally Dprobably18A.spot BprocessCway Dchallenge19A.take care Bfit inCdrop in on Dkeep in touch20A.angel BownerCdoctor Ddriver【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。七年前的一个夜晚，“我”的车失控撞到前面的车辆和树木，然后起火，“我”受了重伤，“我”后边的车里的年轻人勇敢将“我”从车里救出来并把“我”送到医院。“我”康复后和那个年轻人成了好朋友。1D考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“hit a tree”可推知，“我”的车失控了。lose control of.为固定短语，意为“对失去控制”，符合语境。故选D。2C考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“hit a tree.I was badly injured！”可推知，“我”撞上了一辆车。“crash into”为固定短语，意为“撞上”。故选C。3B考查动词辨析。根据本句中的“a still car”和空格后的“in front of a house”可推知，“我”撞上了一辆停在房子前面的车。B项意为“停放(汽车等)”，符合语境。故选B。4A考查副词辨析。根据本句中的“I had no idea that a fire had started.”可推知，撞车本来就是一件很糟糕的事，而着火则令事情更加糟糕。worse still意为“更糟糕的是”，符合语境。故选A。5B考查介词辨析。根据本句中的“the bonnet(引擎盖)of my car”可推知，车的引擎盖下面着火了，而作者并不知情。B项意为“在下面”，符合语境。故选B。6C考查动词辨析。根据下文“He saw the accident occur.”及语境可知，这个年轻人目击了这起事故；由此可推知，他当时应该是在我后面开车。故选C。7A考查动词辨析。根据下文所描述的这个年轻人救“我”的过程可推知，此处是指他停下自己的车然后把“我”从车里救出来。stop to do sth.意为“停下来去做某事”，符合语境。故选A。8D考查名词辨析。根据上文可知，“我”的车撞到了一辆车并起火；由此可推知，这个年轻人是冒着生命危险将“我”从车里拽出来的。put.in danger为固定搭配，意为“将置于危险之中”。故选D。9B考查动词辨析。根据上一段中的“when he got into the back seat trying to undo my seat belt”可推知，他先解开了我的安全带。B项意为“解开，松开”，符合语境。故选B。10C考查副词辨析。根据本句中的“while my car was burning”可推知，当时车还在着火，所以将“我”从车里拽出来很危险，他的这个行为很勇敢。C项意为“勇敢地”，符合语境。故选C。11D考查动词辨析。根据文章第一句中的“It was 3 am, a cold and wet night”可知，此处指这家人被这场事故吵醒。D项意为“弄醒，醒来”，符合语境。故选D。12A考查连词辨析。句意为：Jared告诉他们打急救电话，同时继续把“我”从车中拽出来。while意为“与同时”，强调两件事同时发生。故选A。13B考查动词辨析。此处指“我”能活下来是因为Jared。 owe.to.为固定用法，意为“将归功于”。故选B。14C考查形容词辨析。根据本句中的“created on the night he dragged me to safety”可知，此处是指在Jared救“我”的那晚我们就建立了特殊的联系。C项意为“特别的”，符合语境。故选C。15D考查形容词辨析。根据本句中的“five bones broken”可知，“我”被送往医院时断了五根骨头；由此可推知，“我”的伤势很严重。D项意为“严重的”，符合语境。故选D。16A考查动词辨析。根据语境及常识可知，Jared来医院是看“我”恢复得怎么样了。A项意为“康复，恢复”，符合语境。故选A。17C考查副词辨析。根据前一句“He says he doesnt believe that he did anything special.”可知，他认为自己并没有做什么特别的事情。而“我”在这一点上完全不同意他的看法，因为他救了“我”的命。C项意为“完全地，全部地”，符合语境。故选C。18B考查名词辨析。此处是指“我”很庆幸他在营救“我”的过程中没有受伤。B项意为“过程”，符合语境。故选B。19D考查动词短语辨析。根据本句中的“often talk about the events of that night”可知，多年后我们仍然保持着联系。D项意为“保持联系”，符合语境。故选D。20A考查名词辨析。根据上文可知，Jared救过“我”的命，因此“我”觉得他是“我”的天使、“我”的朋友。A项意为“天使”，符合语境。故选A。四、七选五Having a learning disability doesnt mean you cant learn.Learning disabilities happen because of the way a persons brain takes in and processes information._1_ The trick will be figuring out how you learn best.Learning disabilities arent contagious(接触传染的)，but they can be genetic.That means they can be passed down in families through the genes，like many other traits we get from our parents and grandparents.Someone with a learning disability probably has other family members who have some learning troubles，too.Kids with learning problems are sometimes surprised to find out that one of their parents had similar troubles when he or she was in school._2_Learning experts now know a lot more about the brain and how learning works.Its very hard for a kid to know if he has a learning disability.But kids dont have to figure all this out on their own._3_ Start with his teacher and his mom or dad.Finding out you have a learning disability can be upsetting._4_ But the truth is that learning disabilities are pretty mon.And if your learning specialist or psychologist has figured out which one youre facing，youre on the right track.Now，you can start getting the help you need to do better in school.To make this special help really work，youll need to practise the new skills youre learning.It may take a lot of efforts every day._5_ Soon，youll enjoy the results of all your hard work：More fun and success at school!ABut youll need some help and youll need to work extra hard.BWhat a kid needs to do is to tell someone.CThere are people who know how to do just that.DYou might feel different from everyone else.EBut kids today have an advantage over their parents.FAs a result，some people learn differently.GThat can be a challenge，but you can do it.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了学习障碍的形成原因、会被遗传的性质以及如何克服学习障碍。1F根据空前一句“Learning disabilities happen because of the way a persons brain takes in and processes information”可知，大脑领会和加工信息的方式不同导致了学习障碍的形成；据此可以判断，空处介绍学习障碍形成后的结果：一些人使用不同的方式学习。2E根据空前一句“Kids with learning problems are sometimes surprised to find out that one of their parents had similar troubles when he or she was in school”可知，有学习障碍的孩子会发现他们的父母中会有一位在上学时有学习障碍；结合下文中的“Learning experts now know a lot more about the brain and how learning works”可知，现在学习专家已经对大脑和学习的工作原理知道得更多；据此可以判断，空处与上文形成转折，说明现在的孩子会比他们的父母更有优势，故E项符合语境。3B根据空后一句“Start with his teacher and his mom or dad”可知，孩子可以从老师和父母那里得知自己是否有学习障碍，据此可知，孩子不需要自己去弄明白自己是否有学习障碍，但他所需要做的是问一下老师和父母，故B项符合语境。4D根据空前一句“Finding out you have a learning disability can be upsetting”可知，发现自己有学习障碍是很难受的；据此可以推断，空处应该介绍发现自己有学习障碍后，你会感到自己和他人不一样，故D项符合语境。5G根据空前一句“It may take a lot of efforts every day”可知，这种训练每天需要付出很多努力；据此可以判断，那可能是一种挑战，但是你能做到；故G项符合语境。
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