1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained reading 课时练.课文缩写Justin has been missing for two weeks now.Im_1_that something bad has_2_to him.Im sure he came home that night at around 11 pm. I heard him put on his favourite CD.I wonder where the aliens _3_large black eyes have taken him.Mavis told me that _4_ from
2、 outer space took her away a few years ago.They did some _5_ on her.The whole experience was very _6_，just like a nightmare but at least they returned her home.I hope they will return Justin soon.The police are not making much _7_.They are very _8_.Now they are searching for other _9_.They say Justi
3、n might have been murdered，yet there is no _10_evidence so far.Dad is very disappointed with them.He thinks they are not doing their job properly.Mum is really worried，too.答案 1.worried 2.happened 3.with 4.creatures 5.research 6.frightening 7.progress 8.puzzled 9.witnesses 10.convincing.单词拼写1Take it
4、easy.Your nervousness will quickly disappear(消失) as soon as you are on stage.2To tell you the truth，I was puzzled(不知道) which way to go.3The captain of the Titanic should be responsible for the accident because he dismissed(忽视) the warning about icebergs.4After many years abroad(在国外)，he wanted to ret
5、urn home to his country.5If there was bad news，we would hear it，so since we have heard nothing we can assume(确信)that all is well.6This is an unexplained(无法解释的)mystery.I cant tell you the reason.7The police found the witness(目击证人)to the murder case.8Have you seen any possibility(可能性)in the plan he ga
6、ve us?9The report found no evidence(证据)of damage to crops by acid rain.10She had good fortune to escape injury(受伤) .翻译与仿写1Police in America have stepped up their seach for a fifteenyearold boy who went missing three days ago in Dover，New Hampshire.翻译：_仿写：我们正设法增加产量来满足增长的需求。_答案 美国警方现已加紧对一名 15 岁男孩的搜索，该
7、男孩于三天前在新罕布什尔州的多佛市失踪。We are trying to step up the production to meet the increased demand.2Justins sister，Kelly，aged nine，says she heard her brother return home at about 11 pm.翻译：_仿写：我每天听到玛丽在她的房间读英语。_答案 贾斯廷 9 岁的妹妹凯利说，当晚大约 11 点她听见哥哥回到家。I hear Mary read English in her room every day.3Standing inside we
8、re lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes.翻译：_仿写：树下站着一个男孩，他的头上放着一个苹果。_答案 飞船里面站着许多白皮肤、怪模样的动物，一个个都长着又大又黑的眼睛。Under the tree stood a boy with an apple on his head.4I havent seen Justin since.翻译：_仿写：自从那时我就再也没有擦窗户。_答案 自从那时，我就再也没见到贾斯廷。I havent cleaned the windows ever since.5When as
9、ked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens，Detective Sam Peterson，who has taken charge of the case，told journalists， “Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.”翻译：_仿写：当被邀请去看电影时，他很高兴。_答案 当被问及贾斯廷被外星人劫持的可能性时，负责调查此事的萨姆彼得侦探告诉记者说：“人们有时候会编造些耸人听闻的故事。 ”When invited to see a film， he was v
10、ery happy.句型转换1After she left university，she went to Japan for further study.After_ _university，she went to Japan for further study.2On hearing the news，she burst into tears._ _ _she heard the news，she burst into tears.3It looks as if it is going to rain.It looks _ _.4I am getting interested in read
11、ing English plays.I am _ an _ _English plays.5As soon as I returned home，I began to do my homework._ _ home，I began to do my homework.6You have such a wonderful chance to improve your English.You have such a wonderful chance _ _ your English.7He was really interested in teaching English.He _ _ _ _ _
12、 teaching English.8I apologize to you for not letting you know how serious the situation was.I _ _ _ _ you _ not letting you know how serious the situation was.9Id like to inform you that a new program will be on.Id like to _ you _ a new program.10Im sorry I didnt inform you in advance.Im sorry I di
13、dnt inform you _ _ _.答案 1.graduating from 2.As soon as 3.like rain 4.developing ；interest in 5.Upon returning 6.of improving 7.showed a great interest in 8.make an apology to；for 9.inform；of 10.ahead of time.单项填空1With his key_，he couldnt enter his home，so he had to wait for his wife to come home.Ami
14、ssed Bmissing Closing Dleft答案 B with 复合结构中，用 missing 或 lost，表示“ 丢失”。2She didnt expect to _ her friend here.Arun after Brun into Crun to Drun for答案 B 此题考查词组辨析。run into 指偶遇。 3The police have _ the thief for several days，and now they are _ the station.Asearched；searching Bsearched for ；searching forCse
15、arched for ；searching Dsearched of；searching of答案 C 此题考查词组用法。search for 寻找，搜寻；search 搜查。4I _ him to start early but he couldnt listen.Apersuaded BconvincedCadvised Dadvice答案 C advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事；persuade sb to do sth 说服某人做某事。5When his work was over，he _ his room.Aturned to Breturned toCget
16、back Dreturned答案 B 句意：工作结束后，他回到了房间。 return to sp 返回某地。6_ the day went on，the weather got worse.AWith BSince CWhile DAs答案 D 此题考查连词的用法。句意：随着白天的 过去，天气变得愈加恶劣。with 是介词，后面只接名 词性结构；since“ 因为，既然”，不符合句意； while 后面只能用延续性动词。故 D 项正确。 7His illness was _ smoking and drinking.Abecause Bbecause ofCdue to Dthanks to答
17、案 C due to 由于， 归因于。 8He lives _ to John than I，but does not get in touch with him as _ as I do.Acloser；close Bcloser；closelyCmore closely；close Dmore closely；closely答案 B 副词 close 表示具体位置的“ 靠近”，副词 closely 表示抽象意义“紧密地，密切地”。题中前半部分指的是两处间的距离，用 close；后半部分指的则是联系的密切程度，用 closely。故正确答案 为 B 项。9We all like him be
18、cause he often _ and tells jokes.Ainvents Bmakes up Cputs on Dputs up答案 B 此题考查词组辨析。make up 指编造。10The _ result of the midterm exam made his parents_.Adisappointing；disappointingBdisappointed；disappointedCdisappointing；disappointedDdisappointed ；disappointing答案 C 此题考查形容词辨析。disappointing 令人失望的；disappoi
19、nted 感到失望的。11When will the football match _？Ahappen Bbe happenedCtake place Dbe taken place答案 C 此题考查 take place 与 happen 的用法。二者都是不及物动词( 短语)，无被动语态。有计划地 “发生”用 take place，偶然“发生” 用 happen。12The place_the bridge is supposed to be built should be_the crossriver traffic is the heaviest.Awhich；where Bat whi
20、ch；whichCat which ； where Dwhich；in which答案 C 此题考查“ 介词 关系代词” 引导的定语 从句。at whichwhere。where the crossriver traffic.是表语 从句。13I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.Is that_you had a few days off?Awhy Bwhen Cwhat Dwhere答案 A 此句是表语从句，根据 题意， 应该选择表示提问原因的选项 A 项。14Since you are not able to take the exam
21、 this time，you will have to _ the final exam.Amake out Bmake into Cmake up Dmake of答案 C 此题考查词组辨析。A 项 make out 理解，辨认出；B 项 make into制成；C 项 make up 弥补； D 项 make of 制造。15If you are tired and bored，you can_your favorite music to help you.Aput on Bput off Ctake on Dhave on答案 A 此题考查词组辨析。A 项 put on 播放；B 项 p
22、ut off 推迟；C 项 take on 呈现，雇佣；D 项 have on 穿着，带着，有事在手头上。.阅读理解Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 in Illinois.He started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at 17，before joining a volunteer ambulance unit on the Italian rfom in 1918，where he was wounded.In hospital he fell in love
23、with a nurse，a passion later described in A Farewell to Arms (1929)After returning to the United States，he became a foreign reporter in Europe for Canadian and American newspapers.While in Paris，Hemingway met some famous artists and writers.Among them were poet Ezra Pound，and writer Gertrude Stein.T
24、hey quickly saw that Hemingway was a good writer.They helped him publish his stories in the United States.Hemingways first book of stories was called In Our Time.It included a story called Big Twohearted River，about the effect of war on a young man.It tells about the young man taking a long fishing
25、trip in Michigan.Big Twohearted River is considered one of the best modern American stories.After his first book was published in 1925，Hemingway was working on a long story.The novel was called The Sun Also Rises.It is about young Americans in Europe after World War One.The war had destroyed their d
26、reams.And it had given them nothing to replace those dreams.The writer Gertrude Stein later called these people members of“The Lost Generation(迷惘的一代)” The book was an immediate success，making Ernest Hemingway famous at the age of 27.During the civil war in Spain，he traveled in Spain，which provided b
27、ackground for his most famous novel， For Whom the Bell Tolls(1940)He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 after publishing The Old Man and the Sea in 1952 while living in Cuba.But no further novels emerged after them.He shot himself in 1961 after a long period of illness.Ernest Hemingway is considered one of
28、 the greatest American writers.Many people，however，could not recognize Hemingways art because they did not like what he wrote about.Hemingways sentences were short.He wrote about what he knew and felt.He used few descriptive words.His statements were clear and easily understood.【解题导语】 本文为记叙文。短文介绍了美国
29、著名作家 Ernest Hemingway。1His falling love with a nurse in hospital inspired Ernest Hemingway to write _.AThe Old Man and the SeaBA Farewell to ArmsCFor Whom the Bell TollsDThe Sun Also Rises答案 B 细节理解题。根据 In hospital he fell in love with a nurse，a passion later described in A Farewell to Arms(1929)可知在医
30、院住院并与一个护士相爱的这段经历使 Hemingway 写出了永别了，武器这部小说。2Which of the following is the right order of the life of Ernest Hemingway?agetting wounded in Intaly.bpublishing the novel A Farewell to Armscpublishing For Whom the Bell Tollsdworking in a newspaper office in Kansas Cityewining the Noble Prizefpublishing h
31、is first book of stories In Our TimeAd a c e b f Ba f b e c dCe c a b d f Dd a f b c e答案 D 细节理解题。可采用 “首尾定位法”。第一个事件时 working in a newspaper officer in Kansas City，最后一个事件是 winning the Nobel Prize.可见 D 项为正确顺序。3The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was set in_.AThe civil war in Spain Bin the 1910s ItalyCthe
32、 fighting in Cuba Din the 1920 s Paris答案 A 细节理解题。根据 During the civil war in Spain，he traveled in Spain，which provided background for his most famous novel.For Whom the Bell Tolls 可知丧钟为谁而鸣是以西班牙内战为背景的。4Which of the following is NOT the writing feature of Ernest Hemingway?AConcise sentences.BClear statements.CRich descriptive words.DDepicting his own emotions.答案 C 细节理解题。根据 sentences were short，wrote about what he knew and felt，used few descriptive words，His statements were clear and easily understood 等内容可知 C 项不正确。
