1、Period One Warming Up & Reading.阅读理解Known as “Mahatma”(great soul)，Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule，and was widely considered the father of his country.His belief of non-violent(非暴力的)protest to achieve political and social progress has been very influenti
2、al.He was born on October 2，1869 in India.After university，he went to London to train as a lawyer.He returned to India in 1891 and in 1893 accepted a job at an Indian law firm in Durban，South Africa.Gandhi was appalled at the treatment of Indian immigrants there， and joined the struggle to get basic
3、 rights for them.During his 20 years in South Africa he was sent to prison many times.Influenced mainly by Hinduism，but also by writers including Tolstoy and Thoreau，Gandhi developed the satyagraha (devotion to truth)，a new non-violent way to correct wrongs.In 1914，the South African government accep
4、ted many of Gandhis demands.Gandhi returned to India shortly afterwards.By 1920，Gandhi was an important figure in Indian politics.He changed the Indian National Congress Agenda，and his program of peaceful non-cooperation with the British which included boycotts(抵制)of British goods，led to the arrests
5、 of thousands of people.In 1922，Gandhi himself was sentenced to six years imprisonment.He was set free after two years and withdrew from politics and devoted himself to trying to improve HindMuslim relations ，which had worsened.In 1931，Gandhi attended the Round Table Conference in London，as the only
6、 representative of the Indian National Congress，but he resigned from the party in 1934 to protest its use of violence as a political tool.He was replaced as leader by Jawaharlal Nehru.On January 30，1948，he was murdered.1Whats the first paragraph mainly about?AGandhis political beliefs.B Gandhis chil
7、dhood.C Gandhis college education.DGandhis great influence.答案 D 主旨大意题。第一段主要介绍了甘地对印度的深远影响，因此选 D 项。2Gandhi did all of the following things EXCEPT _Atraining as a lawyerB struggling to get basic rights in South AfricaC helping to make India independentDChanging the Indian National Congress Agenda答案 C 细
8、节理解题。A、B 两项可以在第二段找到相应的句子，D 项可以在第三段找到依据，C 项文中没有提及。3The “satyagraha” in Paragraph 2 may be _Aa violence toolB a political leaderC a Muslim beliefDa way to deal with wrong things答案 D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“.Gandhi developed the satyagraha(devotion to truth)，a new nonviolent way to correct wrongs.”可知 D 项正确。4What
9、is the RIGHT order of the following events?aGandhi attended the Round Table Conference in London.bGandhi called for people not to buy British goods.cGandhi was sent to prison in South Africa.dGandhi worked at an Indian law firm.eGandhi left the party.Adacbe Bdcbae Cdceba DdeabcZ 答案 B 细节理解题。根据各个事件发生的
10、时间顺序可知答案。.完形填空My mother asked me to go to several garage sales (宅前旧货出售) with her one cool morning.We finally _1_ at a pleasant house in the woods.The elderly _2_ told me that he and his wife were retired (退休的) teachers.As we were searching，I heard the gentlemans wife say her _3_ to someone，and I imm
11、ediately _4_ who she was.She looked at me and said， “Youre Lisa Miller.”I looked at her _5_ ，for it had been nearly thirty _6_ since I had been in her class.My mother immediately said sorry to her for any _7_ that I might have made.She did that again after learning that I wasnt the sweet little chil
12、d.She thought that if this woman _8_ me after so many years，I must have done something _9_My teacher looked at my mother and _10_ said， “Oh，no，she was very good.”My teacher _11_ that during the last week of school，I _12_ her a plant from my mothers garden.It was a lambs ear.She took us to her garden
13、 where she planted the lambs ear.Over the years it _13_As I looked down her driveway (车道 )with lambs ears on both sides，she said， “Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway，I think of you.And when I come home they _14_ me，I think of you.”Tears _15_ my eyes.There at her home was a pie
14、ce of my life that she had raised.At that moment，she taught me more about _16_ than I could imagine.We give pieces of ourselves every day _17_ thought.We seldom imagine the effects (影响) that we have on others lives.That piece may grow and spread，becoming a(n) _18_ part of a life.In the end it isnt t
15、he big things that matter，_ 19_ the small things that make all the _20_ in the world.【语篇解读】 作者与母亲一同去旧货市场买东西，没想到遇到自己差不多三十年未见的老师。令作者更为惊奇的是当年送给老师的一株植物，在老师的精心培育下，不断繁衍，布满了车道的两旁。这深深地教育了作者，让她从中悟出了人生的真谛。Z1A.started BsearchedC stopped Dleft答案 C 文章首段说作者和母亲到宅前旧货出售市场逛一逛。本句中的finally 说明她们最终到达了一处地方，停了下来。2A.worker
16、B owner Cbuyer Dplayer$来&源： 答案 B 根据 garage sales“宅前旧货出售”可知这里指 a pleasant house 的所有者，故选 owner。资*源%库 3A.price B address Cname Dage答案 C 从下文可知，此处选 name“名字”符合语境。4A.realized B forgot Clearned Dguessed资*源%库 答案 A 从下文 I had been in her class 可知卖旧货人的太太是作者的老师，因此，当听到这个人说出她自己的名字时，作者很快就“意识到(realized)”她是谁。5A.surpr
17、isingly BworriedlyC boredly Dtiredly答案 A 从后半句来看，她们俩差不多三十年没有见面，因此，与老师相遇，作者倍感惊奇。6A.months B years Cdays Dweeks答案 B 下文的 after so many years 和 Over the years 是提示。7A.future B fight Cexcuse DtroubleWWW 答案 D 母亲说抱歉，是因为母亲为孩子可能在上学期间给老师带来的麻烦而道歉，故选 trouble。8A.considered BsawC remembered Dfound答案 C 根据上下文可知，此处应选
18、remembered。9A.terrible B lucky Cfriendly Dspecial答案 A 在作者母亲的眼里，差不多三十年了，这个老师还能够记起自己孩子的名字，那说明孩子当时是做了很糟糕的事情，否则她不会这么长时间还记得。故选 terrible。10A.loudly B silently Cangrily Dsoftly答案 D 根据下文老师对作者所送植物的培育可知，老师是温和地说作者表现很好，故选 softly。11A.explained B reported Cwarned Dignored答案 A 本段是老师解释为什么她说作者是个好孩子。 12A.stole B boug
19、ht Cchose Dbrought答案 D 根据“a plant from my mothers garden”可知是作者从母亲的花园里带来一株植物给老师。13A.disappeared BdiedCfell Dspread答案 D 作者当时是带来一株植物，而现在车道的两旁全是这种植物，这说明这株植物在老师的培育下繁衍开来。14A.accept B send Cgreet Dhelp答案 C 当老师回家的时候，这些植物向她打招呼，greet 在这里是拟人化的描述。WWW15A.gave up Bcame intoCturned to Dtook away答案 B 作者深受感动而热泪盈眶。co
20、me into“涌入” 。16A.life B garden Cplants Dlessons答案 A 通过这件事，作者感到老师又教给了自己更多的生活真谛。从下文 the effects(影响) that we have on others lives 可以看出。17A.with B by Cwithout Dthrough答案 C 根据下文的 We seldom imagine.可判断此处应选 without。18A.necessary BunimportantClarge Dwhole答案 A 根据下文 it isnt the big things that matter，but the
21、small things.可知，往往起重要作用的不是大事情，而是那些微小的事情，说明小事情变成了生命中必需的部分。19A.though B but Cbecause Dso答案 B but 与前面的 not 构成 not.but.“不是而是” 。20A.effort BwayCdecision Ddifference答案 D 短语 make all the difference 的意思是：关系重大，大不相同。所以此处表示：事虽小，但意义重大。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A young man，while traveling through a d
22、esert，came across a spring of clear water._1_water was sweet.He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder_2_had been his teacher.After a four-day journey，the young man_3_ (present) the water to the old man.His teacher took a deep drink，smiled _4_ (warm)，and thanked hi
23、s student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home_5_a happy heart.After the student left，the teacher let_6_student taste the water.He spit it out，_7_ (say) it was awful.Apparently，it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container.He asked his teacher， “Sir，the water was awful
24、.Why did you pretend to like_8_？” The teacher replied， “ You tasted the water.I tasted the gift.The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love.Nothing could be_9_ (sweet) ”We understand this lesson best_10_we receive gifts of love from children.Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace，the proper response is appreciation.We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.答案 1.The 2.who 3.presented 4.warmly 5with 6.another 7.saying 8.it 9.sweeter 10when
