Unit 1 Festivals around the world
A级:基础巩固
.语境填词
1.You need (permit) from the World Wide Web before you can access information.
答案:permission
2.Seeing such extraordinary (beautiful),I think every cell in my body woke up.
答案:beauty
3.In that country you shouldn’t talk about politics and (religious).
答案:religion
4.The (origin) picture is in the British Museum.
答案:original
5.Although he didn’t play well at first,he entertained a firm (believe) in final victory.
答案:belief
6.The classroom was dolled up by the pupils for the (celebrate).
答案:celebration
7.She speaks English so well that her friends are filled with (admire).
答案:admiration
8.I must make an (apologize) to him for not going to his party.
答案:apology
9. (obvious) you’re worried about something;why not get it off your chest?
答案:Obviously
10.Students should aim to become more (independence) of their teachers.
答案:independent
.单句改错
1.They also may contribute to prevent severe disease and death.
答案:prevent→preventing
2.For another,they can enrich my life and provide me with a great fun.
答案:去掉a
3.Some all-A students in school have been turned out not to be as successful in society as they were expected.
答案:去掉been
4.I’ll keep my words,and I’ll tell him everything.
答案:words→word
5.She was out of her breath from climbing the stairs.
答案:去掉her
B级:能力提升
.阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
My grandparents actively practiced simplicity.They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression.Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consumption were their life philosophy.Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items,they chose to spend really simple life together,with family and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community.Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes.As real estate prices rose,many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land.Soon theirs was the only small house on the block,surrounded by a sea of mansions.My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives.Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house.But they didn’t want a bigger one.They loved their little house and were content with what they had.
My grandparents avoided a consumptive(浪费的) lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves.They lived in a small home,but had a huge garden.They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill,improved their health,and gave them an excuse to be outside.They also reused and recycled everything.For instance,they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.
From my grandparents,I learned an important lesson:it is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life.My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation.Instead,it’s about giving yourself the time,freedom,and money to pursue your dreams.Becoming debt free,downsizing to a smaller home,and going car-lite(减少用车频率) are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams.
1.The community’s changes include all the following EXCEPT that .
A.people built more farmland
B.the neighbors sold their houses
C.the houses became more expensive
D.many mansions were built there
解析:细节理解题。由第二段的第二句可知A项说法错误,与文章内容不相符。B、C、D三项均可在文中找到依据。故选A项。
答案:A
2.The author’s grandparents didn’t expand their house because .
A.they didn’t accept the family members’ advice
B.their house was really new and large enough
C.they were satisfied with the house they lived in
D.they were too old to do any house-building job
解析:细节理解题。由第二段的最后一句可知,他们对自己所住的房子很满意,所以不扩建自己的房子。
答案:C
3.Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the author’s grandparents’ opinion?
A.Repairing the house themselves.
B.Planting vegetables in the garden.
C.Reusing and recycling things.
D.Changing cars in a short time.
解析:推理判断题。由第三段的第一、三、四句可知,在作者的祖父母看来,A、B、C三项都属于勤俭节约的生活方式。而根据第三段的最后一句可知,他们认为短时间更换汽车是浪费行为。
答案:D
4.The author thinks his grandparents’ lifestyle is .
A.unacceptable B.approvable
C.unreasonable D.understandable
解析:推理判断题。由最后一段作者从祖父母的行为中悟出的道理可知,作者对其祖父母的生活方式表示认可,故选B项。
答案:B
B
Since we are social beings,the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful(有压力的) conditions.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over types of illnesses,from depression to heart disease,show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness,and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First,friends,relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us.Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties.Second,other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third,we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles.Finally,other people may give us instrumental support—money aid,material resources,and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
5.Interpersonal relationships are important because they can .
A.deal with life changes
B.smooth away daily problems
C.make people live more easily
D.cure types of illnesses
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“to deal with major life changes and daily problems...Studies over types of illnesses”可知,A、B、D三项的内容只是问题的一部分,都比较片面。
答案:C
6.The researches show that people’s physical and mental health .
A.has much to do with the amount of support they get from others
B.lies in the social medical care systems which support them
C.depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
D.is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes
解析:细节理解题。researches和studies都是研究的意思,根据第一段的最后一句话中“Studies over types of illnesses,from depression to heart disease,show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness,and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.”可知A项正确。B、C两项在文中没有提及,而D选项只提到了life changes,内容太片面。
答案:A
7.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”?
A.takes place of B.makes up of
C.lessens the effect of D.gets rid of
解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“...the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against...”可知,画线词所在句子的句意为:社会支持以许多方式减轻压力。take place of“代替”;make up of“构成,组成”;lessen the effect of“减少影响,免受影响”;get rid of“摆脱,除掉,去掉”。
答案:C
8.What is the subject discussed in the text?
A.Effects of stressful conditions.
B.Kinds of social support.
C.Ways to deal with stress.
D.Interpersonal relationships.
解析:主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中“Since we are social beings,the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.”可知,D项正确。
答案:D
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear that you are worried about not be able to adapt to your new life in university.As known to all,we will have to meet with new surroundings and challenge in life.So you needn’t worry too much.
As far as I’m concern,if you devote yourself to study,you can solve the problem and make a great progress.Beside,you can enrich your life with joining different clubs.If you still have some trouble fitting in,that is a good idea to communicate with your best friends or parents.
I believe you can overcome it eventual.After all,the problem is not very serious.I do hope which I’ve said above might benefit you a great deal.
答案:第一句:be→being
第二句:As后加is;challenge→challenges
第四句:concern→concerned;去掉a
第五句:Beside→Besides;with→by
第六句:that→it
第七句:eventual→eventually
第九句:which→what