1、单元小测(一).在句中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1Ill trust you _(behave) responsibly while Im out.2Several _(generation) of my family have been schoolteachers.3She is one of the _(lead) writers of her day.4. She was very _(support) during my fathers illness.5. Please refer_vocabulary about Market she had al
2、ways given us a gift when she wanted to express her _20_， and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldnt have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.1A.money Btime Cinterest D news2A.worker B baby Ckid Dparent3A.dance Blearn Cwalk Dsit4A.
3、speak Bsleep Cstand Dleave5A.concert Bholiday Cparty D travel6A.healthy B happy Cpretty Dsurprised7A.stayed B left Creturned Dturned8A.worrying about B caring for Clooking at Dlistening to9A.lent Bearned Csaved Dspent10A.ever Bnever Coften D neither11A.Still BOnly CJust DAlso12A.continued B tried Cd
4、ecided Dstruggled13A.refused B cried Cshouted Dlaughed14A.kept Blost Crealized Ddiscovered15A.gift Bprize Cticket Dpicture16A.richest Boldest Cbest Dcleverest17A.where B how Cwhen Dwhy18A.way Banswer Csuggestion Didea19A.important Bordinary Cnew Dvaluable20A.feelings Bconcerns Cunderstandings Dopini
5、ons. 阅读理解Peter and John are really singing for their supper. The selftaught singers say they are desperate to win to make a better life for themselves and their mother. Due to a lack of finances, Peter and John couldnt finish school as they were kicked out in Grade 9. Before the competition, they pe
6、rformed at several small competitions, and with that income they were able to put bread on the table. “We know what it is like to go to bed hungry because weve done it so many times. Our mum is unemployed but always did her best, so we would like to win this thing to make a better life for her too，
7、” says Peter.Then theres Van Canvin Wyk, a waiter from Franschhoek in Cape Town. The waiter was raised by his aunt and grandmother. Van Wyk told the audience and judges that both his aunt and grandmother had passed away and he had to drop out of school to look for a job to support his two young sibl
8、ings. He devoted his dance performance to his two “mothers”. Then there is Domkop & ClownsFikile Mphore, Levy Makola and Samuel Mokati from the Free State. The group is clearly not here to clown around. They are not sure they are in it to win. Mphore, the founder of the group, says because hes not t
9、oo bright, his schoolmates gave him the nickname Domkop. Mphore says he started by watching cartoons, then taking a doll and creating a puppet based on what he saw on TV, and then making up songs to fit their actions.“Many people like what we do and believe we can win this thing. If we do win, I wan
10、t to go back to school and become brighter, especially in English, and also learn to make what we do for a business， ” he says.Their aim is also to promote a clean and green lifestyle by using recycled material for their puppets.1What is the main idea of the passage?A. The children are competing for
11、 their supper.B. Many children take interest in singing.C. A singing competition will be held soon.D. Many children need to be taken care of.2Peter and John dropped out of school _A. because they were eager to learn to sing B. because they wanted to help their motherC. because they were living a poo
12、r lifeD. because they entered for the competition3According to Peter we can know that _A. their mother has been offered a jobB. they have more confidence to winC. their mother is too busy to help themD. they are always suffering from starvation 4What do you know about the waiter from Franschhoek?A.
13、He was brought up by his mother and grandmother.B. He had to leave school in order to feed his family.C. He learned how to perform from his late mother.D. He was sure he had the ability to get the first prize. 语法填空阅读下面材料，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：Excuse me, sir, but Im writing a report on wha
14、t people prefer to do on holiday. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?B：No, not at all. Please go 1. _A：How often do you go on holiday?B：I generally go on holiday once every six months.A：And what do you prefer to do when you are on holiday?B：Well, I dont usually visit my family. We live quite 2
15、. _and I can see them any time. But I do like to visit museums, 3. _(especial) if there is a special exhibition on. I dont like to stay at home, though my parents do. 4. _， I prefer to get away from the city and just 5. _(enjoy) the peace of the country. You know, just sit under a tree, listen to th
16、e birds in the morning, or maybe go walking over the hills.A：Have you ever 6. _(travel) abroad?B：No, I havent.Its too expensive for me.7. _my wife loves to visit the coast, so if the 8. _(weather) is good we often go swimming in the sea, or maybe just lie 9. _the beach and bathe in the sun.A：OK. Wel
17、l, thank you very much for your time.B：You are 10. _参考答案单元小测(一). 1.to behave 2.generations 3.leading 4.supportive 5.to 6.respectful 7.had achieved 8.delivered 9.is 10.to climb/climbing.【文章大意】 尽管“我们”并不富裕，但为了让女儿快乐成长， “我们”尽量满足她的要求，而女儿也在用真情回报“我们” 。1A 第三段提到“we knew the money had been well This will be a
18、memory she wouldforget, and nor would we.”，由此可知尽管“我们”不富裕，但“我们”知道女儿喜欢看 Linkin Park 的演出。2C 根据语境可知，女儿十分兴奋，像是孩子在过圣诞节一样，故选 C 项。3D 她好几次来到“我们”房间和“我们” “坐 ”在一起。作者以此来表现女儿的兴奋，故选 D 项。4B 根据上下文中 night 提示可知，她兴奋得睡不着觉了。故选 B 项。5A Linkin Park 是一个乐队，所以是在音乐会演出的那晚，女儿跟男友一块儿出发了。故选 A 项。6B 与本空后 excited 构成并列。能够去看演出，她非常高兴。7C 根
19、据“with Tshirts and lots of pictures of the band”可知，他们此时已看完演出返回家，故选 C 项。8D 根据语境可知，女儿回来后给家人讲这个过程，父母倾听，故选 D项。9D 看到她兴高采烈的样子， “我们”认为这笔钱没有白花，故选 D 项。10B 在她的人生中，这将是一个美好的回忆，她将永远不会忘记。故选B 项。11A 前一晚他们就很高兴，第二天仍然很兴奋。故选 A 项。12C 根据下文提到的“They presented my husband and me with a each. On each present were the words Be
20、cause you are the mum/dad in the world.”可知他们去购物了。13D 根据下文提到的“loving the fact that she had not that quality as she grew up.”可知选 D 项。14B 看到女儿仍不失童心， “我”和丈夫会心地笑了。选 B 项。15A 根据下文提到的“When we said our thankyous and told her she didnt have to, we asked hershe had bought us gifts.”可知他们买了礼物。16C 每件礼物上都写着这句话“因为你
21、是世界上最好的妈妈/爸爸” 。故选 C。17D “我们”问她为什么给“我们”买礼物。根据下文提到的 “Just because I love you.”可知选 D 项。18B 她的回答是“因为我爱你们” 。根据上文提到的“When we said our thankyous and told her she didnt have to, we asked hershe had bought us gifts.”可知“我们”在问，她在回答，故选 B 项。19C 这没有什么可感到新奇的地方。根据下文提到的“she had always given us a gift”可知这并不奇怪，故选 C 项。
22、20A 当她想表达她的感情时，她经常给我们送礼物。根据下文提到的“it wouldnt have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.”可知，礼物内里包含很多的情感，故选 A 项。.【文章大意】 很多孩子参加这次比赛，他们想用比赛奖金改善家人的生活。1A 主旨大意题。文中介绍了很多参加比赛的孩子，他们的参赛目的是改善家中的生活，文中的“Peter and John are really singing for their supper.”说明了主题。因此选项 A 正确。2C 细节理解题。依据文中的“Due
23、 to a lack of finances, Peter and John couldnt finish school as they were kicked out in Grade 9.”可知，由于家中经济困难，彼得和约翰无法完成学业，在九年级时被迫辍学。因此选项 C 正确。3D 细节理解题。依据文中的“We know what it is like to go to bed hungry because weve done it so many times.”可知，他们经常饿着肚子睡觉，因此选项 D 正确。4B 细节理解题。依据文中的“both his aunt and grandmother had passed away and he had to drop out of school to look for a job to support his two young siblings.”可知，姑姑和奶奶已经去世，他不得不辍学去找工作来养活他的两个年幼的弟弟妹妹。因此选项 B 正确。. 1.ahead 2.close 3.especially 4.Instead 5.enjoy 6.travelled7But 8.weather 9.on 10.welcome
