1、1Unit 1 Lifestyles Period One Learning to learn, Warmup and Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?(时间：50 分钟).完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。A schoolteacher died when saving his wifes life after their Egyptian sailing boat capsized(倾覆，弄翻)in a storm.Luke Day and his wife Sophie NicholsonCole，from
2、 Norwich，_1_in April and were enjoying the latest part of an extended honeymoon，sailing on the Nile，when their wooden boat turned over in a sudden gust of_2_near Aswan.Mr Day，31，opened a hatch on the boat to_3_Dr NicholsonCole，also 31，and two other tourists.He then became trapped beneath the_4_craft
3、 and drowned.Dr NicholsonCole，a climate change expert at the University of East Anglia，spent three hours_5_diving into the water of the river to search for her husband.On lookers said that she wept as his body was eventually discovered and brought to the_6_The couple had been home for Christmas but
4、left for Egypt on New Years Day to begin a(n)_7_that had begun with a tandem bicycle ride across Europe to Istanbul.Felucca sailing boats are usually regarded as a calm and_8_method of transport.The couple had_9_a twoday sailing along the Nile，and were sleeping on the craft，which was due to set sail
5、 the following day.According to Dr NicholsonCole，a storm had blown in from the desert at about 3 am，_10_the boat and trapping the couple and their_11_Many onlookers，some of whom were_12_who had lost their houses in the storm，helped to gather the couples belongings and handed them in to officials，acc
6、ording to Dr NicholsonCole.2Dr NicholsonCole sought assistance from two passing ships，but was_13_She was taken to a_14_hospital，which had no electricity.After being_15_by the police，she flew back to England alone.【解题导语】 一对英国夫妇前往埃及度蜜月，在尼罗河上遭遇狂风。丈夫为救妻子和同行旅客而溺死在船舱内，只剩下新婚的妻子独自返回英国重点词语链接：be due to do sth
7、.预期做某事The case is due to go to court next month.该案件预计于下月开庭。1A.travelled BmarriedCsupported Dadmitted答案：B 考查动词。从后文讲他们去度蜜月可知，他们在四月份结了婚(married)。2A.snow BmistCwind Drain答案：C 考查名词。a sudden gust of wind“一阵狂风” ，固定搭配。从该句中船被掀翻我们也可以推断是大风，而不是雨(rain)，雾(mist)或雪(snow)。3A.free BpreventCforbid Dabandon答案：A 考查动词。31
8、 岁的 Mr Day 打开一个船舱门，让同年纪的妻子和其他两名游客离开，而自己却被困在船舱内，最后被淹死了。free“使自由，解脱” ，其他选项都不符合文章的意思。4A.upturned BupdatedCoverloaded Doverburdened答案：A 考查形容词。upturned 翻转过来的；updated 更新了的；overloaded 超负荷的；overburdened 负担过重的。根据上文内容可知船被掀翻了，故答案为 A 项。5A.occasionally BrepeatedlyCdeliberately Dluckily答案：B 考查副词。她花了三个小时不断地潜入水中寻找她
9、的丈夫。occasionally 间或，偶尔；repeatedly 一再，多次；deliberately 故意地；luckily 幸运地。根据文章内容可知应该选择 B 项。6A.sea BriverCshore Dwater3答案：C 考查名词。当 Mr Day 的尸体最终被找到并带上岸(shore)时，她痛哭起来。7A.journey BsailingCadventure Dhoneymoon答案：D 考查名词。根据上文内容可知他们是来埃及度蜜月(honeymoon)的。8A.dangerous BnervousCsafe Dcrazy答案：C 考查形容词。在通常情况下，(他们所乘的)三桅小
10、帆船是安全可靠的。此处应该选择一个与前面的形容词 calm 相一致的形容词，故选 safe。9A.ordered BbookedCplaced Dthrew答案：B 考查动词。这对夫妻预订(book)了两天的尼罗河上的航行。order“订购”不符合语境。10A.turning over Bturning downCturning off Dturning out答案：A 考查动词词组。根据前文内容可知船被掀翻了，应该选择 A 项。turn over“颠覆，(使)倾倒” ；turn down“翻下，关小，调低” ；turn off“关上” ；turn out“驱逐，赶走，结果是” 。11A.fr
11、iends BrelativesCcompanions Dcolleagues答案：C 考查名词。根据上文提到的 two other tourists 可知不是 friends(朋友)，relatives(亲戚)或 colleagues(同事)，而应是 companions(同伴)。12A.passersby BonlookersCstrangers Dlocals答案：D 考查名词。从下文的 who had lost their houses in the storm 可知他们应是当地人(locals)。13A.left BunderstoodCnoticed Dignored答案：D 考查
12、动词。Dr NicholsonCole 曾向两艘经过的船只求救，但是对方却无视(ignore)她的请求。14A.nearby Bwonderful4Cperfect Dbest答案：A 考查形容词。根据下文 which had no electricity 可知不是最好的医院，而是附近的(nearby)一家医院。15A.relieved BrequestedCquestioned Dcriticized答案：C 考查动词。在接受了警方的询问 question 后，她独自飞回了英国。.阅读理解It was the summer just after Grade Six ends. I was v
13、ery bored, so I felt like going out for a bike ride. The wind had a strong smell of freshly cut grass. I like summer because summer is fun.My bike came across Aprils house and I suddenly decided to ask her to bike with me. She got her bike and decided to lead me into a distant rough path that she he
14、ard of. I knew nothing about the path.Just a few turns and we were in front of a sign reading, “Agyle Path”. The path was very dark and it looked like a line of zs joined together. There were all kinds of trees along the road. The ground was covered with leaves. The sound of our movements echoed thr
15、ough the bushes which made us shake slightly.I no longer wanted adventure, but home.Suddenly, a steep slope(陡坡) came out of nowhere and I moved down it at a speed as fast as my bike could go. The wind blew against me harder and harder.I saw a curve, I turned and banged, and then I crashed into a tre
16、e. My little finger was unable to feel anything. My bike lay in some branches (树枝). I tried to pull it out but I couldnt. April tried to help me and we finally pulled it out.We continued down the path until we heard the sound of cars nearby. We ran towards the street.The street looked familiar and w
17、e finally came across Aprils house. We survived, but my little finger was unable to move for two weeks.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和朋友的一次骑车外出的经历。516Why did the author decide to take a bike ride?ATo have a try of her new bike.BTo spend a day with her friend.CTo look for something interesting.DTo have a look
18、 at the green world.答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，作者当时感到无聊，所以才决定骑自行车外出散心，找点有趣的事情做以使自己不再感到无聊。17The path that April took the author into was _Anear and smoothBneither near nor straightCstraight with trees on both sidesDfilled with sounds of different vehicles答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句和第三段第二句可知，这条小路比较偏远，而且是弯弯曲曲的，故选 B
19、 项。18What can we learn about the Agyle Path from the passage?AIt was made up of a line of zs.BIt was not familiar to the author.CIt was a road with no speed limit.DIt was covered with leaves and branches.答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，这条路对作者来说是陌生的，作者并不熟悉这条路。19Riding on the Agyle Path, the author felt _Afrig
20、htened BrelaxedCexcited Dpleased答案：A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 dark 和 shake slightly 以及第四段第一句中提到的作者不想再冒险了而是想回家可推知，作者感到害怕了。20Why did the author crash into the tree?AThe tree stood in the middle of the road.BThere was something wrong with her bike.CThe strong wind made her unable to control the bike.6DThe bike ra
21、n at such a high speed that she could hardly control it.答案：D 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句和第五段第一句可知答案。.信息匹配下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息。请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列应用文：AAbout 160 cultural relics from Guangdong，Macao and Hong Kong are on display on April 15th.Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these thr
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27、is now studying in Beijing Art Academy.He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters.Now he wants to know much about it.答案：D 本题中的 He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters 与 D 项中的 Jiaguwen(shell bone writing)is among the oldest pictographic characters 相匹配。22William is a senior st
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