1、Unit 5 Warming up, Prereading, Reading & Comprehending一、词汇A.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1He is a boy with many good ( 品质). 答案:qualities2The man (进攻 )him with a knife last night. 答案:attacked3That child has a very ( 活跃的)imagination. 答案:active4That man (致力于)most of his time to studying animals last year. 答案:devoted5M
2、ost of them (投票)for the measure yesterday morning. 答案:votedB.用本单元的词组完成句子1She has been for a year and she is hunting for another job. 答案:out of work2I dont want to buy that one. ,I dont like it at all. 答案:As a matter of fact3All of us liked him so much that we his plan. 答案:voted for4My brother was in
3、 trouble and me for help. 答案:turned to5This product is and sells well. 答案:of high quality二、根据课文内容填空1The time I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. 答案:when2Mandela was the black lawyer I went for advice. 答案:to whom3He was generous with his time, I was grateful. 答案:for whi
4、ch4I had to leave my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. 答案:because5I became more (hope)about my future. 答案:hopeful6We first broke the law in a way was peaceful. 答案:which7He offered (guide)to poor black people on their legal problems. 答案:guidance三、单句改错1Elias strongly b
5、elieved they would achieve their dream of making black and white people equally.答案:equallyequal2That was difficult period of my life.答案:was 后加 a3The parts of town in which they had to live in were decided by white people.答案:去掉两个 in 中的一个4They have reached a stage that they have almost no rights at al
6、l.答案:thatwhere5Only then did we decided to answer violence with violence.答案:decideddecide四、阅读理解AThomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American.When he died in 1931,Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.One suggestion was that the nation
7、observe a minute or two of total blackout.All electric power would be shut off in homes,streets and factories.Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them.Electric power was too important to the country.Shutting it off for even a short time wo
8、uld have led to complete confusion.A blackout was out of the question.On the day of Edisons funeral,many people silently dimmed their lights.In this way they honoured the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymens fingertips.1This passage says tha
9、t Thomas Edison . A.was the only important American inventorB.received the first American patentC.received more patents than any other AmericanD.was the first American inventor答案:C解析:细节理解题。由文章第一句话可以得出答案。2People decided to honour Edison when . A.he made the first electric lightB.electric power was 10
10、0 yearsC.the country realized the importance of electricityD.he died in 1931答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,爱迪生于 1931 年去世,当时人们决定要以某种方式来纪念他。3The suggested plan was to . A.turn off the lights in factories and schoolsB.observe a few minutes of total silenceC.dim all electric lights D.shut off all electricity i
11、n homes,streets and factories for a short time答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第三、四句话可推出答案。4Americans realized fully what Edisons inventions meant to them when they . A.heard of his deathB.heard of the plan to honour himC.first used electric powerD.tried to carry out the plan答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据“Perhapsthissuggestedpla
12、nmadeAmericansrealizefullywhatEdisonandhisinventionsmeanttothem.”可以得出答案。5The plan was never carried out because . A.not everyone wanted to honour Edison B.it was not good enough to express their feelingsC.electric power was too important to the countryD.it could only honour one of Edisons inventions
13、答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段最后三句可知,这项计划没有执行,因为电能对于这个国家实在是太重要了。BFor Norman Bethune,saving lives was the most important thing in the world.He had been back in Canada only a few months when he heard of the terrible war in China.He knew there would be people who needed his help and skills as a doctor.In 1937 Doct
14、or Bethune left Canada to join the Communist Party in China.He brought many medical supplies with him.He had to be very careful on his long journey to the north of China because he had to go through Kuomintang Territory (国民党统治区).After many harrowing(极其痛苦的 )incidents,he met up with Mao Zedong.He stre
15、ssed (强调 )the need to bring medical help to the wounded soldiers at the front (前线) and Mao Zedong supported him.It was a joyful meeting for Norman Bethune.Norman Bethune taught hundreds of young men how to give first aid (急救) to the wounded.But it was not only the soldiers he cared for.Often,he woul
16、d stop at small towns and villages to treat (治疗) the people who lived there.He even gave away his own food and clothes.People everywhere spoke of this kind Canadian doctor who slept in caves with the soldiers and who risked his life every day saving others.Sometimes he even continued to operate with
17、 enemy guns firing and bombs falling only a few feet away.Norman Bethune died when he was only forty-nine.All Chinese people mourned (悼念)his death.He was their good friend.After the war ended,the Chinese government set up a statue (雕塑)in his honour.6Norman Bethune thought that . A.he himself was a f
18、amous doctor B.he could only save lives C.saving lives was more important than any other thingD.everyone should do nothing答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第一段第一句“ForNormanBethune,savingliveswasthemostimportantthingintheworld.”可以得出答案。7Norman Bethune was of nationality. A.American B.ChineseC.European D.Canadian答案:D解析:细节
19、理解题。由第一段出现的 Canada 以及第三段第五句“PeopleeverywherespokeofthiskindCanadiandoctor.”可知, 白求恩的国籍是加拿大。8Norman Bethune came to the north of China . A.with difficulty B.easilyC.soon D.unhappily 答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第一段最后两句可知,他来到中国北方是很艰难的。9It can be known from the text that . A.Norman Bethune died in his own country B.No
20、rman Bethune did a lot for the soldiers of that timeC.Norman Bethune was not generous D.Norman Bethune treated the soldiers badly 答案:B解析:推理判断题。由全文的叙述可知,白求恩为中国的战士做出了巨大贡献。五、七选五阅读理解Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas.But some people think we buy too much.They have started a special day
21、 called Buy Nothing Day. 1 Buy Nothing Day is on November 29.Its 25 days before Christmas.Its after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. 2 The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver,British Columbia. 3 In California,parents and children get together to read stories,sing
22、 songs,and paint pictures.The children talk about why they dont need a lot of toys.This year,in Manchester,England,people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much. In Albuquerque,New Mexico,high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day.They organized a sp
23、aghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. 4 They made posters and talked to other students about it. 5 The students at high schools liked the idea of this new tradition.Next year,they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day. A.They dont want anyon
24、e to go shopping on that day.B.Many people think highly of the idea of Buy Nothing Day.C.Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day.D.They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food.E.Buy Nothing Day has successfully persuaded people not to buy anything.F.At this time,we s
25、ee ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “Buy!Buy!Buy!”G.The dinner was a big success,and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29.答案:1.A 2.F 3.C 4.D 5.G六、语篇填空Aesop (伊索) was a slave 1. (live) around 550 BC.We call the stories he wrote fables,as every story has a moral.Almost all t
26、he fables he wrote are 2. (humour) and entertaining,appealing to people 3. all ages.To date,Aesops fables have been translated into many languages and are known all over the world.Not only have the fables themselves 4. (live) for nearly 1,500 years,but also 5. (express) from them have entered variou
27、s languages. One fable,for instance,is about a farmer 6. (drive) his cart along a country road.The cart got stuck in the mud,7. the farmer made no effort 8. (get) it out.Instead,he began to pray to the gods for help.The god Hercules finally appeared and told 9. man to get busy and push it.“Push your shoulder to the wheel,”Hercules advised. The moral of the story is clear.We mustnt rely on others for help.Another saying which has come from the fable is “God helps those who help 10. (them).”答案:1.living 2.humorous 3.of 4.lived 5.expressions6.driving 7.but 8.to get 9.the 10.themselves
