1、 1 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained .用所给词的适当形式填空 1People have long _(puzzle) over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks.(2015四川,阅读 E) 2As an old teacher he _ (witness) the great changes that have taken place in the school in the past thirty years. 3There is no _ (possible) that hell fall in love wi
2、th Kate. 4Now it _ (occur) to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.(2015广东,完形) 5The audience was impressed by his _ (amaze) performance.(2014广东, 阅读 A) 6This allows them to respond more _ (appropriate) to the user.(2015天 津,阅读 B) 7They are completely _ (
3、fear),attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.(2015安徽,阅读 D) 8Our headmaster gave a _ (convince) speech to persuade students to donate some money for the disaster area. 9Nicholas might not have _ (survive) this snowstorm had it not been for TV.(2015北京,阅读 A) 10Its vital that everyone (sh
4、ould)have a sense of _ (belong) to the school. 答案 1.puzzled 2.has witnessed 3.possibility 4.occurred 5.amazing 6.appropriately 7.fearless 8.convincing 9.survived 10.belonging .单句改错 1Can you tell me how this good idea occurred you? 2Based such important things on emotion,you will regret it sooner or
5、later. 3From his puzzling look,we know he didnt get it. 4As a saying goes,everyone has his or her strength and weaknesses. 5The old couple made his way to the city in the heavy fog. 6The health department is stepping up efforts to reduce teenage smoke. 7The thought of give up has never occurred to m
6、e. 8The young actress has starred in dozen of films. 9She has been awarded scholarship to study at Harvard. 10There is still some mysteries remaining unexplained even in the modern world. 答案 1.occurred 后加 to 2.BasedBasing 3.puzzlingpuzzled 2 4.strengthstrengths 5.histheir 6.smokesmoking 7.givegiving
7、 8.dozendozens 9.scholarship 前加上a 10.isare .完成句子 1She _(使孩子哭个不停),which made her husband very unhappy. 2Liu Ling _ (据说) be studying in the USA. 3Why didnt you tell her about it? I _ (的确告诉)her about it,but she forgot. 4_(在地震中受损严重) was the white building in the city. 5I might go to see you tomorrow._ (
8、如果不的话), then itll be Saturday. 6I never expected that you were able to_ (说服他)to change his mind. 7_(据说) Jack studied in Australia for three years. 答案 1.left her baby crying 2.is said to 3.did tell 4.Seriously damaged in the earthquake 5.If not 6.persuade him 7.Its said that .课文浓缩语法填空 Justin Foster,a
9、n American high school student,went missing last Friday night.Police are puzzled about 1._ and have stepped up their search for him.People have shown great interest in his 2._ (disappear) due to sightings of 3._ (puzzle) lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappeara
10、nce. Police have found Justin 4._ (do) actually return home that night, because Justins two friends and some witnesses have provided some 5._ (evident) for that. His sister,Kelly,also heard Justin return home at about 11 pm.According to Kelly,a bright light then appeared outside her window and a lar
11、ge spaceship 6._ (fly) outside,7._ strange looking creatures in it.Just then, she heard Justin shout and the UFO disappeared.She hasnt seen Justin ever since.She believes the aliens took him,but her parents said she was only dreaming.Some 8._ people,like Mavis Wood,also say they have seen aliens. Po
12、lice think there is no hard evidence that Justin 9._ (take) by aliens, and they are looking into other 10._ (possible)And they wont give up until they find out what happened. 答案 1.it 2.disappearance 3.puzzling 4.did 5.evidence 6.was flying 7.with 8.other 9.was taken 10.possibilities .阅读理解 3 A As col
13、d season approaches, many Americans will buy a lot of vitamin C and echinacea(紫锥菊)in order to avoid catching a cold.But paying attention to an old piece of advice about having enough sleep every day might be more important. Research suggests that poor sleep can increase the chance to colds.Studies h
14、ave shown that poor sleep and a chance to catch a cold go hand in hand, and scientists think sleep plays an important role in the bodys defenses. In a recent study for The Archives of Internal Medicine, scientists followed 153 men and women for two weeks, keeping an eye on their quality and duration
15、(持 续性)of sleep.Then, during a fiveday period, they exposed them to cold viruses.Those who slept an average of fewer than seven hours a night, it turned out, were three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged at least eight hours a night. Sleep and immunity(免疫), it seems, are tightly linked
16、.Studies have found that mammals that require the most sleep also produce greater levels of diseasefighting white blood cellsbut not red blood cells, even though both are produced in bone marrow(骨髓) and stem from the same precursor.And researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthrop
17、ology have shown that species that sleep more have greater resistance against pathogens(病原体) “People who have longer sleep every night,” the Planck scientists wrote, “appear to be able to strengthen their immune systems and be better protected.” 【语篇解读】 随着天气变冷,越来越多的人将会感冒。如何才能在寒冷的季节避免感冒的 侵袭?研究表明,充足的睡眠
18、将会保护你不受感冒的威胁。 1Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? AThe Best Way to Avoid Catching a Cold in Winter. BThe Relationship between Sleep and Immunity. CLack of Sleep Increases the Risk of Catching a Cold. DHow to Strengthen Your Immune Systems? 答案 C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述的是充足的睡眠可以减少
19、得感冒的 机会,也就是说缺乏睡眠会增加得感冒的风险。故C 可作文章的标题。 2From the passage we can infer that _. Avitamin C and echinacea can help resist colds Bthe longer you sleep, the healthier you will be Cpeople didnt know the relationship between sleep and colds before 4 Dpeoples immunity can be gained mostly from sleep 答案 A 推理判
20、断题。根据短文第一句可知答案。B项没有依据;C项根据But paying attention to an old piece of advice about having enough sleep every day might be more important可排除;D项没有依据。 3We can draw a conclusion from the third paragraph that _. Amost people sleep less than seven hours a day Bsleep less may easily lead to some illnesses Cone
21、 should sleep at least seven hours a day Dsleep is the best way to treat illnesses 答案 B 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,从这项研究中可以得出结论:睡眠少很 容易导致疾病。 4How does the author express his idea? ABy using the results of studies. BBy comparing some numbers. CBy telling some interesting stories. DBy referring to some theories.
22、 答案 A 细节理解题。作者为了说明睡眠不足可导致感冒的风险,多次提到了研究的 结果。故答案为A。 B Life hasnt always been easy for Sareana Kimia, 16.Her parents split up when she was young, and she hasnt seen her dad since she was 10.In June 2014, she and her mom, Shefali Gupta, found out that they would soon be evicted (逐出) from their home.Sare
23、ana knew that her mom had money problems. Even before the eviction, Gupta had become very sad.Because she didnt have health insurance, Gupta couldnt get a doctors help for her emotional problems. Sareana took charge of things at home.For example, she often cooked her familys meals.When she and her m
24、om were about to lose their home, it was Sareana who arranged a place for them to stay. For years, Sareana had been an active volunteer with several organizations.She even started her own group, Youth for National Change.It works to support the rights of young people. Sareana called a few adults she
25、 had worked with.After finding out about her 5 situation, one couple opened their doors right away.But by August 2014, the couple no longer had room for Sareana and her mom.The two ended up living in their car.They didnt want to go to a homeless shelter out of fear that they could be split up.Throug
26、h it all, Sareana kept working on projects and studying.“At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine,” she says. Sareana is homeschooled online and goes to classes at a nearby college.Last fall, school bills began piling up.She had no way to pay them.A friend suggested that she t
27、ry raising funds online.After a newspaper ran an article about Sareana, donations poured innearly $30,000! She paid for school and had enough money left to rent a small apartment.She and her mom moved into it in January 2015. 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。一个女孩和妈妈无家可归后努力渡过难关。 5What happened to Sareana in 2014? AShe
28、lost her father. BShe became homeless. CHer mom abandoned her. DHer house was destroyed. 答案 B 推理判断题。由第一段中的 In June 2014,she and her mom.would soon be evicted from their home 及下文母女俩找住处可推断, 2014年 Sareana 无家可归了。 6Sareana started an organization to_. Ateach people to cook Bsupport poor people Cearn mone
29、y Dhelp youth 答案 D 细节理解题。由第四段末的 It works to support the rights of young people 可知。 7Sareana finally found her own apartment_. Aby raising money Bby doing parttime jobs Cwith the help of her friends Dwith the help of her college 答案 A 细节理解题。由最后一段可知,Sareana 听从朋友的建议筹集到一笔资金, 这笔钱使她在付完学费之后还租了一个小的公寓。 8Which of the following words can best describe Sareana? AModest. BIntelligent. COptimistic. DDetermined. 6 答案 D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段末的 At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine 可推断,Sareana是一个意志坚定的人。