1、They are the sort of friends who are so close that they trust each other with their lives.If one falls，the other is there to catch him.They are Wellman，whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident，and Corbett，an experienced rock climber.Together，they climbed up Half
2、 Dome，the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park，through one of the most difficult routes.During the climb，Corbett took the lead，hit in the metal spikes(尖状物) that guided the ropes and climbed up.Then， after Wellman pulled himself up the rope，Corbett went down to remove the spikes and c
3、limbed up again.This process was repeated time and time again，inch by inch，for 13 days.Wellmans job was not easy either.He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone.In all，Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.However，when the two men first met，they
4、 never talked about climbing.“He knew that was how I got in-jured， ” Wellman said.Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth.At one point，pieces of rock gave way，and Corbett dropped down quickly.Wellman locked the
5、ir rope in place，stopping the fall at 20 feet.His quick action probably saved his friends life.“Your partner can save your lifeyou can ， ” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends.“There are real close ties.”根据上文完成下列各题1Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they fir
6、st met?Corbett didnt want to hurt Wellman.2Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words.save your partners life3Whats the main idea of the text?Friendship is precious in life.Period One Welcome to the unit & Reading.重点单词1betray vt.出卖，背叛2pretend vi.& vt.假装；装扮，扮作3admit vt.& vi.承认；允许进入，接纳4
7、swear vt.& vi.发誓；郑重承诺；咒骂，说脏话swore(过去式 )sworn(过去分词)5forgive vt.原谅，宽恕forgave(过去式 )forgiven(过去分词)6focus vi.& v t.集中注意力于；(使) 聚焦；n.焦点；重点7manner n方式；态度，举止manners n礼貌8guilty adj.内疚的；有罪的guilt n内疚9cruel adj.伤人的；残酷的，残忍的10remark n& vi.评论，谈论11argue vi.争论，争吵；主张，论证；说服argument n争论，争吵12awkward adj.令人尴尬的，别扭的；笨拙的13se
8、nsitive adj.易生气的；敏感的；体贴的14. blame vt.责备，指责；n.(坏事或错事的)责任；责备，指责15gifted adj.有天赋的，有天才的gift n天才；礼物.重点短语1get along/on with 与 相处2feel ashamed 感到羞耻3stare at sb.盯着某人4feel like doing sth.想要做某事5keep ones word 信守诺言6spy on 暗中监视，窥探7be determined to do sth.决心做某事8keep pace with(与) 步调一致，( 与)同步9before long 不久，很快.重点句
9、式1must have doneI must have sounded very proud of myself after the quiz.考试之后，我一定是听上去洋洋得意2否定前移I dont think I can ever truly forgive her.我不认为我能真正原谅她。3sobe 动词/助动词/情态动词主语Football is very important to me，but so is our friendship.足球对我来说很重要，友谊也是如此。4cannot help doing sth.I cannot help wondering if he wants
10、Peter to be his best friend instead of me.我忍不住想他是不是想让彼得取代我做他最好的朋友。5if 引导的条件状语从句的省略If so，the problem lies with you，not her.如果是这样的话，问题在于你而不在于她。.课文阅读理解1What is the secret about in the first letter?AFamily problems. BA test score.CLove affairs. DWrong doings.答案 B2Sarah felt betrayed by her friend，Hannah
11、 ，because she thought .AHannah had been her best friend since primary schoolBHannah was the only one who knew her markCit was the secret between Hannah and herDHannah let out her secret答案 D3According to Andrew ，they lost the football game because .Athe other team was brilliantBMatthew was not as ath
12、letic as himCMatthew played badly and was carelessDeven Beckham couldnt always give a great performance答案 C4What made Andrew think that the friendship between Matthew and him was in trouble?AHe saw Matthew talking to another boy.BThey had a terrible fight after the match.CMatthew hasnt apologized to
13、 him.DHe had better find another friend.答案 A.课文阅读填空Secrets and liesSarahs 1.purpose for writing To ask for adviceSarahs 2.reasons for feeling betrayedSarah only told Hannah her secret that no one in the class had received a(n) 3.lower grade than her. Everybody seemed to have known the secret the nex
14、t day.Hannahs 4.explanationTheir conversation might have been 5.heard by others in the washroom.Difficult situation Sarah lost her best friend and felt being laughed at by everyone.A friendship in troubleAndrews dilemmaThe quarrel after a football match 6.destroyed his friendship with Matthew.7.Argu
15、ments about losing the matchIn Andrews opinion，Matthew was to 8.blame for losing the match. In Matthews view，he shouldnt be 9.responsible for losing the match and it was natural to play badly for a player like him.Awkward situationAlthough they 10.sit next to each other，they dont speak to each other
16、， and Andrew wonders whether Matthew and he are best friends.课文阅读简答根据课文 A friendship in trouble 回答问题1Why did Andrew shout at Matthew after the match?He thought Matthew played badly and did not try hard enough.As a result，they lost the game.2What kind of boy is Matthew?He is usually cheerful and outg
17、oing.3How is Matthew recently?He has been really quiet and looks sad.阅读本单元 Reading 部分，试着以约 30 个词概括第一篇课文 Secrets and lies 第 二、三段(P 2，L 715 )总的段落大意。I did very badly in an easy math quiz.I felt ashamed but pretended to be cheerful.I admitted it to my best friend Hannah，and begged her to keep it secret.
18、She agreed.重点词汇1I feel betrayed by my friend Hannah.我感觉被我的朋友 Hannah 出卖了。(1)betray vt.出卖 ，背叛；泄露；透露；显示betray sb.背叛某人betray.to.把出卖/泄露给 (2)betrayal n出卖，背叛(3)betrayer n背叛者，卖国贼(1)Her eyes betrayed her sadness.她的双眼显示出了她的悲伤。(2)For years they had been betraying state secrets to the enemy.他们很多年一直向敌国泄露国家机密。(3)
19、He is a betrayer，and all of us hated his betrayal.他是个卖国贼，我们都憎恨他的背叛。单项填空(4)Wang Ping was so angry when he heard his friend him that he tore the letter into two immediately.Abetrayed BspiedCpretended Dswore答案 A解析 句意为：当王平得知他的朋友出卖了他的事情后非常生气以至于立即把信撕成了两半。betray 背叛，出卖；spy 窥探；pretend 假装；swear 发誓。根据句意知应选 A 项
20、。2Afterwards，I pretended to be cheerful.后来，我假装很高兴pretend vi.& vt.假装；装扮，扮作pretend to do.假装做pretend to be doing.假装正在做pretend to have done.假装做过(1)When the minister came in，the two cheaters were sitting before the weaver， busily.(2018常熟高二期中)Apretending workingBpretended having workedCpretending to be wo
21、rkingDpretended to have worked答案 C解析 句意为：当大臣进来的 时候，两个 骗子正坐在织布机前，假装正在忙碌地工作。 pretend 是不及物动词，后接动词不定式，排除 A、B 两项；根据句意，强调正在进行，故用不定式的进行式。(2)On July 7,1937，the Japanese pretended a Japanese soldier near the Marco Polo Bridge to start a full invasion of China.(2018南京高二月考)Alosing Bto have lostCto lose Dlost答案
22、 B解析 句意为：1937 年 7 月 7 日，日本借口在 卢沟桥附近一名日本士兵失踪而 发动了全面侵华战争。pretend 后接不定式作 宾语，根据语境，要用不定式的完成式。故选 B。3.I admitted how badly I had done.我承认我做得(试卷)有多么糟糕。admit vt.& vi.承 认；准许某人进入，接纳admit n.承认admit doing.承 认做admit that-clause 承认admit n.to be.承认为admit n.into/to.准许进入注意：admit 后不能接不定式作宾语。(1)We have to admit that he
23、s a highly competent man.我们必须承认他是个非常能干的人。(2)I admitted myself to be wrong.我承认自己错了。(3)She dreamed of being admitted into/to Peking University.她渴望被北京大学录取。单项填空(4)What did he say in explanation of his stupid behavior?He admitted a serious mistake.(2017盐城时杨中学高二期中)Ato make BmadeChaving made Dmaking答案 C解析
24、admit 后接动名词，排除 A、B 两项；这里 make a mistake 的动作发生在 admit 之前，故用动名词的完成式。(5)Children under six are not to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.(2018建湖二中高二月考)Apermitting BacceptedCadmitted Dreceived答案 C解析 句意为：学校不接收六岁以下的儿童，除了那些智力非凡的儿童。admit 准许某人进入，接纳，符合题意。故选 C 项。4.because she couldnt keep her wo
25、rd.因为她没信守诺言。(1)keep ones word 信守诺言keep one s promisebreak ones word 违背诺言 break ones promise(2)关于 word 的短 语、句型知多少：in other words 换 句话说，也就是说in a/one word 总之，一句话have a word with sb.和某人谈一谈have words with sb.与某人吵架You have my word.我向你保证。注意：与 word 有关的短语中， word 单数和复数的含义是有区别的，不能混淆。word 意为“消息，音信，谣言， 传说”；而 wor
26、ds 的意思是“歌词，台 词，谈话，言语”。(1)Joe doesnt like to work.In other words，he is lazy!Joe 不喜欢工作。换句话说，他懒惰！(2)In a word，practice is far more important than book knowledge.总之，实践远比书本知识重要。(3)Never break your word，or no one will trust you.永远不要失信，否则没有人会相信你。(4)Can I have a word with him alone?我可以和他单独谈谈吗？单项填空(5)He didn
27、t keep his ，for which I had with him last night.(2017徐州王杰中学高二期中)Awords；a word Bword ；wordCwords；words Dword；words答案 D解析 句意为：他没有信守诺 言， 为此我昨晚和他吵了一架。故选 D。(6)I wont trust him any more for he didnt his word and told my secret to others.(2018南京程桥高级中学高二月考 )Ahave BeatCbreak Dkeep答案 D解析 句意为：我不会再信任他，因 为他不遵守诺言
28、，把我的秘密告诉了其他人。keep ones word 遵守 诺言，符合题意。5The other team was superb and we really had to focus.另外一个组非常优秀，我们必须得集中精力。focus vt.& vi.集中注意力于；使聚焦；n.焦点；重点focus on/upon 集中于；以为重点focus ones attention/thoughts on sth.集中某人的注意力/思想于某事注意：把注意力集中在某人/某物上的种种表达：focus on/upon,focus ones attention/eyes onfix ones attention
29、/eyes onpay attention toconcentrate ones attention on(1)It took her a few minutes for her eyes to focus in the dark.过了好几分钟她的眼睛才适应了黑暗。(2)The course focuses on three main topics.这门课程集中讨论了三个主要问题。(3)In tonights programme our focus is on England.在今晚的节目中我们的焦点是英国。(4)They focused all their attention on find
30、ing a solution to the problem.All their attention was focused on/upon finding a solution to the problem.他们集中全部注意力寻找解决这个问题的办法。单项填空(5)Only by your attention what you are learning can you learn it well.(2017灌云四队中学高二月考)Afocus；on Bfocusing；onCpaying；on Dpay；on答案 B解析 分析句子结构可知，by 后面接名词或者动名词，故可排除 A、D 两项；C 项
31、的正确搭配为 pay attention to。故选 B 项。6He got annoyed，saying it wasnt his fault if he couldnt play as well as me，and that I shouldnt talk to him in this manner.他也被惹火了，说他的球技不如我不是他的错，还说我不该那样和他说话。(1)manner 方式；方法； 举止；态度in this manner 以这种方式(2)manners npl.礼貌， 规矩；风俗good/bad manners 有/没礼貌Its good/bad manners to do
32、 sth.做某事是有/没礼貌的。注意：“用这种方式”可用以下短语表达：in this way，with this method，by this means，in this manner。(1)She smiled again in a friendly manner.她又友好地微笑了一下。(2)Its bad manners to spit in public. 在公共场所吐痰是不礼貌的。单项填空(3)Is David a man with good ？I dont think so.As a matter of fact，he is anything but polite.Amethods
33、BwaysCmanners Dapproaches答案 C解析 句意为：大卫是一个举止优雅的男士吗？我并不这么认为，实际上，他很没有礼貌。good manners 有礼貌。7I feel really guilty because I made some cruel remarks too，but I dislike seeing our team lose.我感到很内疚，因为我也说了一些残酷无情的话，但我不喜欢看到我们队输球。guilty adj.内疚的；有罪的be/feel guilty about sth.对某事感到内疚be guilty of 犯有罪的；有过错的(1)The young
34、 man felt guilty about his drunk driving.这个年轻人对他的酒后驾驶感到内疚。(2)The man was proved guilty of murder.这个男子被证实犯了杀人罪。(3)According to the new law， people who are guilty of drunk driving shall face a fine of up to 2,000 yuan.根据新的法律，酒驾犯罪的人将面临高达 2 000 元的罚款。单项填空(4)I felt very and out of place at the beginning.A
35、fter all，never before had I been invited to such a formal party.(2017泰州高二期末)Aguilty BsensitiveCcautious Dawkward答案 D解析 句意为：一开始我觉得很尴尬，很不适 应。 毕竟，以前从来没有被邀请到过这么正式的聚会上。 guilty 内疚的；sensitive 敏感的；cautious 谨慎的；awkward 尴尬的。根据句意，故 选D 项。(1)remark on/upon sb./sth.对某人/某事进行评论remark that.评论make remarks about sb./s
36、th.对某人/某事进行评论(2)remarkable adj.显著的，奇特的(3)remarkably adv.引人注目地；非常地(5)The judge remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition.评委说明了参赛的高标准。(6)They made rude remarks about her appearance.他们对她的外表横加粗暴的评论。(7)The area is remarkable for its scenery.这一地区以其优美的景色而引人注目。(8)The car is in remarkably
37、good condition for its age.就年龄而言，这辆车的状况良好。单项填空(9)After the usual greetings and some about the weather，the men got down to their own business.(2017南通高二期中)Astatements BdeclarationsCremarks Dexpressions答案 C解析 句意为：在通常的问候和谈论天气之后，人 们就开始做他 们自己的事了。 statement 陈述，叙述；declaration 宣言，声明；remark 谈论， 评论；expression
38、表达，表示，表情。 根据句意，可知 C 项符合语境。dislike doing sth.不喜欢做某事 dislike it when.不喜欢注意：动词 dislike，like，love，hate，enjoy，appreciate 等后面要先加 it 作形式宾语，再跟宾语从句。(10)I dislike being the centre of attention.我不喜欢成为人们关注的焦点。(11)Id appreciate it if you could give me an early reply.如 果 您 能 够 早 些 给 我 答 复 ， 我 将 不 胜 感激 。单项填空(12)I
39、dislike when you speak loudly in public.Athat BwhatCthis Dit答案 D解析 句意为：我不喜欢你在公共场所大声说话。hate/enjoy/like/love/prefer/appreciate/dislike等表示情绪的动词后接 when 或 if 从句时通常要用 it 作形式宾语。8Since we argued，he hasnt spoken to me even though we sit next to each other in class.自从我们争吵后，即使我们在教室里相邻而坐，他也不和我说话。(1)argue vi.争吵，
40、争 论argue about/over.争论argue with.与争论argue for.赞成 ，力主 argue against.反对(2)argument n争论(1)They are arguing about/over the details of the contract.他们正在为合同的细节争执不下。(2)He argues for cloning human beings while Im against it.他赞成克隆人类，然而我反对。(3)The issue has caused heated argument.这个问题已经引发了激烈的争论。单项填空(4)Its no u
41、se my husband money.He wont take your advice.(2017灌云四队中学高二月考)Ato argue with；aboutBarguing about；withCarguing with；aboutDto argue about ；with答案 C解析 句意为：跟我丈夫探讨金钱问题根本没用，他不会听从你的建 议。 argue with sb.about sth.因某事与某人争论，为固定搭配。另外句型：Its no use doing.做没用。所以答案为C。(5)A lot of environmentalists argue a strong contr
42、ol over the poultry(家禽) industry in order to prevent further Bird Flu cases.Adown BagainstCthat Dfor答案 D解析 句意为：许多环保主义者据理力争严控家禽业以防产生更多的禽流感病例。argue for据理力争，符合题意。9The things he said hurt me too，but he has not apologized to me.他说的话也伤了我的心，但他还没向我道歉。(1)apologize vi.道歉apologize to sb.for (doing) sth.因(做)某事向
43、某人道歉(2)apology n道歉make an apology to sb.for (doing) sth.因(做)某事向某人道歉owe sb.an apology 应向某人道歉(1)Jack，you owe your sister an apology for losing her edictionary.杰克，你应该为弄丢了你姐姐的电子词典向她道歉。(2)He apologized to her for not going to her party.(apologize)He made an apology to her for not going to her party.(apol
44、ogy)他因没有去参加她的派对向她道歉。单项填空(3)Mr Harris apologized the children the lady what they had done.(2017南京金陵中学月考 )Afor；to；to Bto ；to ；forCfor； to；for Dto；for；for答案 C解析 句意为：因为他们做的事情，哈里斯先生代替孩子们 向这位女士道歉。 apologize 后接for 表示道歉的原因，接 to 表示道歉的对象。 结合语境可知 选 C 项。10Was it because you were ashamed of your horrible grade，o
45、r because you envied her？是因为你对自己糟糕的分数感到羞愧，还是因为你忌妒她？envy vt.& n.忌妒，羡慕envy sb.sth.忌妒/羡慕某人某事feel envy at.对感到忌妒/羡慕the envy of.是忌妒/羡慕的对象(1)They envy him his good fortune.他们羡慕他的好运气。(2)He felt envy at my success.他对我的成功感到羡慕。(3)His new house was the envy of all his friends.他的新房子成了所有朋友羡慕的对象。单项填空(4)Im going to
46、 Hong Kong Disneyland next week. How I wish I could also have some days off to relax.(2017灌云四队中学高二月考)AForget it!BI really envy you.CNone of my business.DI couldn t agree more.答案 B解析 句意为：下个星期我将去香港迪士尼乐园。 我真的羡慕你。我多么希望也能有几天假放松一下。故选 B 项。11While it may feel cruel，if she really is your best friend you shou
47、ld apologize for blaming her.即使这让人感到残酷，但如果她真的是你的好朋友，你应当为你责备她而道歉。blame vt.责备，指 责；n.坏事或错事的责任；责备，指责blame sb.for.因责备某人blame sth.on.把某事 归咎于be to blame for sth.应为某事受到责备， 应对某事负责任(1)As to the downside of the shopping carnival，it would be unfair to blame consumers for the high volume of waste.关于购物狂欢的弊端，指责消费者
48、制造了大量快递垃圾是不公平的。(2)The police blamed the accident on dangerous driving.警察把事故原因归咎于危险驾驶。(3)You，not him ，are to blame.应受责备的是你而不是他。单项填空(4)The spokesman said that the poor safety standards were for last Sundays accident.(2018南京高二月考)Ablaming BblamedCto blame Dto be blamed答案 C解析 句意为：发言人说，上星期日的事故 归咎于安全标准低。be to blame for 应该对负责，固定搭配。(5)We all think it is Mary as well as her parents that for their sons bad performance at school.(
