Unit 5 Music
Ⅰ.单项填空
The spokesman said that this was a(n)________negotiation (谈判) because it solved a lot of problems between the two sides.
A．attractive
B．defensive
C．protective
D．productive
解析 答案 D
2．It's pretty________of Peter to know what happened at once.______ __， he is only five years old.
A．sharp; After all
B．enthusiastic; In all
C．eager; After all
D．aware; Above all
解析 答案 A
3．— This film is very good.Do you think so, Jack?
—________.I think the plot is too simple.
A．To be honest, I think it's a fantastic film
B．But I don't like it at all
C．It's my favorite film
D．I'm sorry to disagree
解析 答案 D
4．— Heard that many people turned off their lights during Earth Hour?
— Yes. Great importance has been________to climate change from rising greenhouse gas emissions, which is a good thing about the public.
A．adopted
B．appealed
C．applied
D．attached
解析 答案 D
5．This new model of car is so expensive that it is beyond the reach of those with________income.
A．frequent
B．traditional
C．extra
D．average
解析 答案 D
6．—Tom, why are you late again?
—Sorry, manager. My car________on my way to the office.
A．broke up
B．broke down
C．broke out
D．broke off
解析 答案 B
7．________the extremely hot weather, we continued having classes.
A．Thanks to
B．In addition to
C．In defence of
D．Regardless of
解析 答案 D
8．—Can you tell me how to succeed in an interview?
—Well，you should be polite and have some experiences in the job.________，you should have confident.
A．Above all
B．At last
C．After all
D．In a word
解析 考查短语辨析。above all尤其是，最重要的是；at last最后；after all毕竟，终究；in a word总之。
答案 A
9．In order to spend a happy Christmas，we invited some magicians to________tricks.
A．play
B．perform
C．show
D．design
解析 考查动词。perform表演。句意：为了度过一个愉快的圣诞节，我们邀请了一些魔术师来表演魔术。
答案 B
10．—Are you________with the drama we saw yesterday?
—Yes，I have seen it twice.
A．satisfied
B．familiarC．attractive
D．popular
解析 考查形容词辨析。be familiar with熟悉。句意：——你熟悉我们昨天看的戏剧吗？——是的，我看过两次。
答案 B
11．She is________the newspapers to be thrown away and putting away the rest.
A．sorting out
B．figuring out
C．making out
D．turning out
解析 sort out“给……分类”，指把物品分门别类地处理。figure out“弄清楚；弄明白”；make out“辨认出”；turn out“结果是”。
答案 A
12．She is very________about this topic，so we'd better not discuss it in front of her.
A．confident
B．crazyC．sensitive
D．humorous
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对这个话题很容易生气，所以我们最好别在她面前谈论这事。be sensitive about sth易生气的；神经过敏的，符合句意。be crazy about对……着迷，A、D两项的两个形容词不与about连用。
答案 C
13．Tom put his heart into the wildlife research，and finally，his efforts________him a great success and fame.
A．saved
B．earned
C．made
D．offered
解析 句意：汤姆潜心于野生动物研究，他的努力最终为他赢得了巨大的成功和声望。earn sb sth“为某人赢得某物”。save和offer后均可接双宾语，但与题意不符。
答案 B
14．Mum pretended________what happened yesterday at school，but in fact，she has been told about every detail.
A．not to hear about
B．not to have heard about
C．not to be hearing about
D．to not hear about
解析 考查pretend的用法。句意：妈妈假装没有听说昨天学校所发生的事，但事实上，别人已经把每个细节都告诉她了。pretend后接不定式作宾语，根据语境，要与不定式的完成式连用，否定式将not提到不定式之前，故选B。
答案 B
15．During World War Ⅱ，he took many photos，________some captured the emotions of both the soldiers and the civilians in wartorn Europe.
A．from them
B．of which
C．by which
D．among them
解析 考查“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句。句意：在第二次世界大战期间，他拍摄了许多照片，而这其中的一些照片抓取了当时在欧洲饱经战争蹂躏的士兵和平民的情感。of在句中表示范围。
答案 B
Ⅱ.阅读理解
It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking，and I was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already.“ What are you doing out there？” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling.“I'm making you a surprise. ”Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything.A selfemployed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends.
When we were kids,
he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out the window, I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花)，throughout the front lawn.
Lavender, blue, yellow，and my favorite pink—little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down.
What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father's crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived：Hard time was almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day, My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed.
“You've got the winter depression again and you get them every year.”I told myself.
It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual—my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived with his faith.
Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway.
I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.
【语篇解读】 父爱像美丽的番红花驱走了寒冬的阴霾，激发了我坚强乐观的人生态度。
1．According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that________.
A．the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
C．it was not the first time that the writer's father had made a surprise
D．it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“When we were kids，he always created something surprising for us.”可知，父亲经常会给孩子们制造惊喜。由此可知这不是父亲第一次制造惊喜。
答案 C
2．Which of the following would most probably be the worst season of the year as
seen by the writer?
A．Spring.
B．Summer.
C．Autumn.
D．Winter
解析 推理判断题。根据第五段的第三句“He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down.”可知，父亲知道冬天的黑暗和枯燥会让作者心情郁闷。另外，从第九段中的“You've got the winter depression again and you get them every year.”也能推断出作者不喜欢冬天。
答案 D
3．Which of the following is NOT true，according to the passage?
A．The writer's father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirit.
B．The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer's father died.
C．The writer often thought about her father since her father died.
D．It was usual for my family to talk about my father after he died.
解析 推理判断题。根据第七段的前两句“Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms.The next spring there were none.”可知，在父亲去世前，番红花不是每年春天都开花的。
答案 B
4．The writer's father should be best described as________.
A．a fulltime gardener with skillful hands
B．a parttime jobber who loved flowers
C．a kindhearted man who lived with his faith
D．an ordinary man with doubts in his life
解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的“my family often talked about him，remembering how he lived with his faith.Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.”可知，父亲是个有信仰的善良的人。
答案 C
5．The crocus was viewed as the symbol of________by the writer.
A．faith
B．family
C．love
D．friendship
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Hold on，keep going，and light is coming soon.The pink crocus bloomed for only a day.But it built my faith for a lifetime.”可知，作者把番红花当做积极向上的人生信念。
答案 A
Ⅲ.写作
随着网络在人们日常生活中的广泛使用，好友和家人过生日或重大节日时，越来越多的学生喜欢通过发电子贺卡来表达他们良好的祝愿。请根据以下提示，简述使用电子贺卡的优点，并结合实际谈谈自己的看法。
1．使用便捷，传递速度快，不受时间和空间的限制；
2．形式多样，生动有趣。除图象外，还可以传递动画和声音；
3．节约资源，利于环保。
注意：1.文章需包括上述要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；
2．词数：120～150；
3．参考词汇：电子贺卡electronic card。
With the wide use of the Internet in our daily life，more and more students tend to send electronic cards to friends and family members on the occasions of their birthdays or festivals.
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Compared with paper cards，electronic ones have many advantages.Firstly，it's more convenient and quicker to send and receive them as well，without being limited by time and space.Secondly，they take various forms such as pictures，music and animation，which are more interesting and lively.Most importantly，electronic cards are more environmentally friendly and helpful to save both labor and natural resources.
For me，due to reminders，in QQ，I've never missed any chances to say“Happy birthday！”to my friends and grandparents far away via electronic cards.I have to say it is just the Internet that is making my life more colorful and comfortable.