Unit 1 A land of diversity
Ⅰ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reporter：How important do you think UNICEF is?
Jenny：Without the work of UNICEF, many children __1__(suffer)．Many children need the support of this worthy organization, __2__ they would not have the chance of living a good life.
Reporter：Can you give me an example of how UNICEF has helped children?
Jenny：In many countries children __3__(force) to work instead of going to school. Thanks to __4__ work of UNICEF, laws have been set up to stop this. I know many children born in the Third World wish they were part of a UNICEF project.
Reporter：From what you have said, it is clear that UNICEF would not be so popular had it not done so much for children. And it seems that UNICEF has a big challenge ahead of __5__. I would like to suggest that more money __6__(raise)so that you can help more children. Now what do you think is the most important aspect of UNICEF's work?
Jenny：Oh, that's a difficult question. They __7__(real)do so many different things to help children. All children should have a happpy childhood. __8__ a child's parents die, UNICEF would have special projects to help the child even if he or she lives in the remotest area. If only there were more people __9__(donate)money to charities!
Reporter：Oh, it's half past four! It is __10__ we had only talked for a minute! Well, Jenny, it has been very interesting talking to you!
答案 1.would suffer 2.otherwise 3.are forced 4.the
5．it 6.be raised 7.really 8.Should 9.donating 10.as if/though
Ⅱ.完形填空
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(2017·安徽)If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a__1__reason, such as your job or your studies？__2__perhaps you're interested in the__3__，films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a__4__of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of__5__， but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They__6__an environment where you can practice under the __7__ of someone who's good at the language. We all lead __8__ lives and learning a language takes__9__. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a__10__. It doesn't matter if you haven't got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes__11__.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I'm too__12__，” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more __13__ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any__14__. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I've also heard people__15__ about the mistakes they make when__16__. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes __17__you're much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never __18__. But with some work and devotion, you'll make progress. And you'll be __19__by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in __20__ own language. Good luck!
【解题导语】 本文为说明文，题材为语言学习。无论出于什么原因，无论以什么样的方式，无论多大年龄开始，学习一种新的语言绝对是不容易的。但是当你用所学的这种新语言和别人交流，并且得到积极回应的时候，你会感到很惊喜。
1．A.technical
B．political
C．practical
D．physical
答案 C [句意：你是出于哪种实际的原因而需要学习一种新语言的，比如工作或学习？A.技术的；B.政治的；C.实际的，实用的；D.身体的。]
2．A.After
B．So
C．Though
D．Or
答案 D [前一句提到两种原因，这一句又提到另外一种可能，所以用or表示选择。]
3．A.literature
B．transport
C．agriculture
D．medicine
答案 A [该空应该和后面的films和music是同一类的事物，故选A.literature(文学)。B.交通；C.农业；D.医学。]
4．A.view
B．knowledge
C．form
D．database
答案 B [view观点；knowledge知识；form形式；database数据库。have a knowledge of the language掌握这门语言。]
5．A.paintings
B．regulations
C．methods
D．computers
答案 C [后面说传统的课堂学习是一种理想的开始方法，所以该空应该是说大家用“各种方法”去学习。故选C项。]
6．A.protect
B．change
C．respect
D．provide
答案 D [本句中的They指的是前文中的traditional classes，它们“提供”给人们学习的环境。故选D项。]
7．A.control
B．command
C．guidance
D．pressure
答案 C [“在擅长这种语言的人的指导下学习”，也就是在老师的指导下学习。under the guidance of sb在某人的指导下。]
8．A.busy
B．happy
C．simple
D．normal
答案 A [句意：我们都过着繁忙的生活，学习语言也需要花费时间。lead a．..life＝live a．..life过着一种……生活。]
9．A.courage
B．time
C．energy
D．place
答案 B [根据前半句可以得知。]
10．A.theory
B．business
C．routine
D．project
答案 C [根据句意可以知道是“养成一种日常行为”。theory理论；business商务；routine例行公事，常规；project工程，项目。]
11．A.some risks
B．a lot less
C．some notes
D．a lot more
答案 B [句意：流利地掌握一种语言需要花费几年的时间，但是学到过得去的程度花的时间就少多了。A.一些冒险；B.少得多；C.一些笔记；D.更多。get by勉强应付。]
12．A.old
B．nervous
C．weak
D．tired
答案 A [下文讲的是小孩和成年人学习语言的对比，所以许多人放弃学习新的语言因为他们觉得自己年龄“太大”了。故选A项。]
13．A.closely
B．quickly
C．privately
D．quietly
答案 B [句意：是的，小孩学习语言确实比成年人要快。故选B项。A.密切地；B.很快地；C.私人地；D.安静地。]
14．A.age
B．speed
C．distance
D．school
答案 A [上文一直在说年龄的事情，所以这里应该是“在任何年龄”(at any age)。]
15．A.worry
B．hesitate
C．think
D．quarrel
答案 A [句意：我还听说人们在学习(语言)时担心他们会犯错误。A.担心；B.犹豫；C.考虑；D.争吵。]
16．A.singing
B．working
C．bargaining
D．learning
答案 D [见上一题解析。]
17．A.if
B．and
C．but
D．before
答案 B [考查“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”这个特殊句型。该句型中的祈使句相当于if引导的条件状语从句。本句可改为：If you relax and laugh about your mistakes，you're much less likely to make them again.]
18．A.tiresome
B．hard
C．interesting
D．easy
答案 D [根据文章意思可以得知学习一种新的语言绝对是不容易的事情。故选D。]
19．A.blamed
B．amazed
C．interrupted
D．informed
答案 B [句意：当你用他们自己的语言说话，而且得到他们积极的回应时，你将会感到非常惊喜。blamed被责备；amazed惊奇的；interrupted被打断的；informed有见识的。]
20．A.their
B．his
C．our
D．your
答案 A [考查代词。指前面第三人称的some people，故选A项。]
Ⅲ.阅读理解
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Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21yearold twin sons：a combination of savings，income，scholarships，and a modest amount of borrowing.Then her husband lost his job，and the plan fell apart.
“I have two kids in college，and I want to say‘come home，’but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education，”says Jacobs.
The Jacobs family did work out a solution：They asked and received more aid from the schools，and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan(贷款)program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt，but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising，financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses.More students are applying for aid，and more families expect to need student loans.College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time，tuition(学费)continues to rise.A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439%from 1982 to 2007，while average family income rose just 147%.Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.
“If we go on this way for another 25 years，we won't have an affordable system of higher education，”says Patrick M．Callan，president of the center.“The middle class families have been financing it through debt.They will send kids to college whatever it takes，even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them.The good news，however，is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing，and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇叙述、说明和议论相结合的文章。通过对Diana Jacobs一家供双胞胎儿子上大学的可行计划破灭的描写，揭示了目前许多家庭为了孩子受教育而面临的种种问题。
1．According to Paragraph 1，why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?
A．The twins wasted too much money.
B．The father was out of work.
C．Their savings ran out.
D．The family fell apart.
答案 B [细节理解题。从第一段最后一句话“Then her husband lost his job，and the plan fell apart.”得出答案。]
2．How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?
A．They asked their kids to come home.
B．They borrowed $20,000 from the schools.
C．They encouraged their twin sons to do parttime jobs.
D．They got help from the schools and the federal government.
答案 D [推理判断题。由第三段内容可知，他们一家从两个方面来解决问题。一是他们从学校得到更多的帮助，再就是每个儿子把助学贷款增加到最大限度。所以选D。]
3．Financial aid
administrators believe that________.
A．more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses
B．the government will receive more letters of complaint
C．college tuition fees will double soon
D．America's unemployment will fall
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第四段第一句话“...financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses.”可知答案。]
4．What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?
A．They blamed the government for the tuition increase.
B．Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C．They will try their best to send kids to college.
D．Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第六段最后两句话可知，尽管学费继续上升，中产阶级家庭通过负债来支付学费，但是他们会尽一切可能把孩子送入大学。]
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When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness and who will fly with me.I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend.We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors.We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let's start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.Then we would read them aloud.At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend.He was in despair and I was in despair.But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time.We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things.We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted.We_gave_London_to_each_other.
For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine.We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other's dreams.She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep.One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
【解题导语】 文章中作者分别介绍了与三位朋友的交往，那些交往对作者帮助很大。
5．In Paragraph 3，“We gave London to each other” probably means “________”．
A．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
D．we parted with each other in London
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第3段的“the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time”可知答案。]
6．According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend________.
A．call each other regularly
B．enjoy writing to each other
C．have similar personalities
D．dream of meeting each other
答案 B [细节理解题。第4段第2句“We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves”可知答案。]
7．In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to________.
A．seek professional help
B．break the silence
C．stay with her best friend
D．be left alone
答案 D [推理判断题。根据文章最后一句的“necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend”可知答案。]
8．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Noble Companions
B．Remarkable Imagination
C．Lifelong Friendship
D．Unforgettable Experiences
答案 A [主旨分析题。文章主要叙述了给自己鼓励和帮助的3位好友。]
Ⅳ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Six Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
Help your child improve reading comprehension—a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks.
Have him read aloud.This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads.__1__ Provide the right kinds of books.Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading books that aren't too hard.__2__ Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the overall meaning of the story.
__3__ To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly—a skill known as fluency.Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly so he'll become more fluent.
Talk to the teacher.If your child is struggling hard with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading—for example, building his vocabulary or practicing phonics skills.
Supplement class reading.If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easytoread books or magazines on the topic.Some prior knowledge will make his way through tougher classroom texts.
Talk about what he's reading.This “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book.__4__For example：
●Before: “What interests you in this book？What doesn't？”
●During: “__5__Is it turning out the way you thought it would？”
●After: “Can you summarize the book？What do you like about it ？”
A．Reread to build fluency.
B．What's going on in the book?
C．Look up new words in the dictionary.
D．Do you know all the characters in the story?
E．Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session.
F．Plus, he's not only seeing the words, but he's also hearing them.
G．He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help.
答案 1.F 2.G 3.A 4.E 5.B