1、1单元加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练.完形填空I was wandering around the Albuquerque airport. My flight had been _1_, and I heard a(n) _2_: “If anyone near Gate A4 _3_ Arabic (阿拉伯语), please come to the gate immediately.” Gate A4 was my own gate. I went there.An older woman was _4_, sitting on the floor. In her _5_ Arabic d
2、ress, she reminded me of my grandmother.“_6_ to her, ” the flight agent urged. “We told her the flight was going to be late, and she did this.”I spoke to the woman _7_ in Arabic while putting my arm around her. She _8_ crying. It turned out that she thought the _9_ had been canceled. She planned to
3、be in New York for some medical treatment the next day. I comforted her and suggested _10_ her family.We telephoned her son. In English, I told him that I would _11_ with his mother until we got on the plane. Then his son was _12_. Next we called my dad. They spoke for a while in Arabic and _13_ tha
4、t they had ten shared friends. After that, I called some Arabic friends I _14_ and let them talk to her.She was in a _15_ mood (情绪) by then and took some homemade _16_ little cakes stuffed with nuts and topped with sugar from her bag and _17_ them to the people near the gate. To my amazement, no one
5、 _18_. It was like a party. The traveler from Argentina, the mom from California, the lovely woman from Laredo we were all smiling, enjoying the same _19_.I looked around and thought, this is the world I want to live in. One with no _20_. Everyone can be happy anywhere.语篇解读:本文是记叙文。作者在机场帮助了一个语言不通的老妇人
6、,在帮助别人的同时,作者也感受到了快乐。1A.booked BconfirmedCdelayed Dcanceled解析:选 C 根据第三段中的“We told her the flight was going to be late”可知,飞机“晚点(delayed)”了。2A.noise BargumentCdialogue Dannouncement解析:选 D 根据本空后引号中的内容以及作者当时身在机场可知,作者听到的是一2个“通知(announcement)” 。3A.likes BunderstandsCaccepts Dstudies解析:选 B 根据第四段中的“I spoke .
7、 in Arabic”可推测,广播中请“懂(understands)”阿拉伯语的人立刻前往 A4登机口。4A.weeping BreadingCthinking Dbegging解析:选 A 根据第四段中的“crying”可知,当时老妇人正坐在地上“哭泣(weeping)”。5A.long BstrangeCexpensive Dtraditional解析:选 D 综合老妇人只会说阿拉伯语及作者想起自己的祖母可推测,老妇人应该是典型的阿拉伯人,穿着“传统的(traditional)”阿拉伯服装。6A.Write BSingCExplain DApologize解析:选 C 由于语言不通,所以机
8、场工作人员才找懂阿拉伯语的作者给老妇人“解释(explain)”一下飞机晚点了。7A.quickly BsoftlyCsuddenly Dloudly解析:选 B 根据作者听到广播后主动去帮助别人以及下文中想办法安抚老妇人可推测,作者应该是“温柔地(softly)”和老妇人说话。8A.stopped BstartedCkept Davoided解析:选 A 老妇人听了作者的解释以后, “停止了(stopped)”哭泣。9A.plan BperformanceCmeeting Dflight解析:选 D 老妇人之所以哭泣是因为她以为是她乘坐的“航班(flight)”被取消了。10A.callin
9、g BsavingCshowing Dpunishing解析:选 A 根据下段中的“We telephoned her son”可知,作者提议让老妇人给家人“打电话(calling)” 。11A.live BworkCstay Dplay3解析:选 C 电话中,作者告诉老妇人的儿子,她将会和他的妈妈“待在(stay)”一起,直到登机,因此她儿子“放心(in relief)”了。12A.in action Bin reliefCin charge Din trouble解析:选 B 参见上题解析。13A.found out Bmade sureCagreed Dpromised解析:选 A 老妇
10、人和作者的父亲用阿拉伯语聊了一会儿, “发现(found out)”他们居然有十个共同的朋友。14A.missed BhelpedCmet Dknew解析:选 D 根据本空后的“let them talk to her”可知,作者打电话把自己“认识(knew)”的一些阿拉伯朋友引荐给她。15A.changing BseriousCcheerful Dconfident解析:选 C 根据上一段中老妇人和她的儿子以及许多人通电话可推测,她现在应该很“高兴(cheerful)” 。16A.chocolates BcookiesCwine Dbread解析:选 B 根据本空后的“little cake
11、s stuffed with nuts and topped with sugar”可知,老妇人从包里取出家里自制的“小甜饼(cookies)” 。17A.sold BlentCreturned Doffered解析:选 D 根据本段中的“To my amazement, It was like a party, we were all smiling”可推测,老妇人把小甜饼“送给(offered)”登机口附近的人,让作者惊讶的是,没有人“拒绝(refused)” ,大家就像在开派对一样,都很高兴。18A.refused BwastedCate Dsaw解析:选 A 参见上题解析。19A.cu
12、stom BlanguageCsugar Dfruit解析:选 C 根据本段中的“topped with sugar”可推测,这里用 sugar一语双关,不仅指代老妇人送的小甜饼,还表示大家都享受这份甜蜜。20A.war Bworry4Cillness Dpoverty解析:选 B 根据全文内容以及文末的“Everyone can be happy anywhere.”可知,作者希望生活在一个没有“忧虑(worry)”的世界。.阅读理解Last week, a British woman posted an image of a dress on the social media site T
13、umblr. Some people looking at the image thought it was blue with black lace (饰带). Others argued that it was white with gold lace. Thats a huge difference!One website that conducted a survey about the dress color received more than 28 million responses with white and gold getting the most votes. Even
14、 famous people like Taylor Swift took to Twitter to weigh in. She thought the dress looked blue and black. Guess what? According to the store based in Birmingham, England, which designed the article of clothing, the singer was right.What could cause so many people to see such different things? Scien
15、tists have come up with a few theories about how our eyes perceive (感知) color.The retina, a layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye, contains millions of lightdetecting cells. Some of these cells, called cones (视锥细胞), sense colors, like red, blue, and green. Duje Tadin, a scientist, said the
16、number of blue cones a person has may determine how well they see that color.“If you dont have very many blue cones, you may see the dress as white, ” says Tadin. “If you have plenty of blue cones, you may see more blue.”The lighting conditions when the photo was taken could also have been a reason
17、for the confusion. Some peoples eyes may be more sensitive to different color hues (色调), like blue or yellow, which made up the background light lighting up the dress. Their brains may adjust for this by dialing down these shades of color when looking at the dress. This can change how the person per
18、ceives the dress color.No matter what the explanation is, the garment has created quite a stir. People have started buying the $77 dresses eagerly. Last Friday, the 300 dresses available for sale online sold out in just half an hour.语 篇 解 读 : 本 文 是 说 明 文 。 文 章 解 释 了 一 条 裙 子 的 颜 色 为 什 么 让 人 困 惑 。1The
19、 singer Taylor Swift _.Adesigned the dress5Bdidnt care about the dressCwas right about the dresss colorDthought the dress looked white and gold解析:选 C 细节理解题。由第二段末的“. the singer was right.”可知。2According to Duje Tadins theory, people who thought the dress was blue with black lace _.Ahave blue eyesBhave
20、 fewer conesChave many blue conesDhave many black cones解析:选 C 推理判断题。由第五段末的“If you have plenty of blue cones, you may see more blue.”可推断,那些认为裙子是蓝色加黑色饰带的人有很多蓝色视锥细胞。3What can we infer from Paragraph 6?ACones may adjust for the lighting conditions.BThe image of the dress was taken during the day.CMost p
21、eople are sensitive to different color hues.DThe background light influenced how the dress looked.解析:选 D 推理判断题。第六段讲到为裙子拍照时的背景光也可能给人们识别裙子的颜色带来困惑。据此可推断,背景光影响了人们如何看待裙子的颜色。4The author writes the text mainly to _.Aintroduce the magic dressBmarket the dress to readersCanalyze the influence of the dressDex
22、plain what caused the confusion解析:选 D 写作意图题。由第三段中的“What could cause so many people to see such different things? Scientists have come up with a few theories .”及下文有关解释可推断,本文主要是为了解释人们对这条裙子的颜色感到困惑的原因。加餐练(二) 第卷规范增分练.语法填空Lucy:Heres the store I was telling you about. I think you can solve your problem her
23、e.Lily:I hope so. Buying a birthday gift for my mother gets _1_ (hard) and harder.6Lucy:Well, we can begin by _2_ (look) around the store. They have all kinds of great things.Lily:Look at this frying pan. I wonder _3_ its for.Lucy:Its for frying eggs, I guess. Come over here. These biscuits look del
24、icious. I wonder how they taste. Theres a sign that _4_ (say), “Help yourself _5_ a free biscuit.”Lily:They are delicious, _6_ they cant solve my problem.Lucy:What about these wine glasses? Would your mother like _7_?Lily:Im not sure. She has dozens of wine glasses already.Lucy:Heres a(n) _8_ (usual
25、) gift a beautiful Chinese teapot. And its not expensive at all. It is only $10.45. Do you think your mother will like it?Lily:Its hard _9_ (make) up my mind. However, I think this is _10_ good choice. Thanks for helping me.语 篇 解 读 : Lucy和 Lily在 商 店 为 Lily的 妈 妈 挑 选 生 日 礼 物 。1harder harder and harder
26、 意为“越来越难” 。2looking by 为介词,后面接动名词作宾语,所以用 looking。3what what 引导宾语从句,并在从句中充当介词 for的宾语。4says 根据语境判断,这里为一般现在时,因主语为单数,所以谓语动词用says。5to help oneself to 意为“随便吃” ,为固定短语。6but 根据语境可知,句子前后为转折关系,所以用 but。7them 根据语境可知,them 指代前面的 wine glasses。8unusual unusual 意为“不同寻常的” , 在句中作定语修饰后面的名词 gift。9to make 句型 It is adj.to
27、do sth.中,动词不定式作真正的主语,it 是形式主语。10a choice 为单数可数名词,用 a表示“一个” 。.短文改错Dear Yang Hui,I heard youll have a twoweeks summer holiday and have decided to visit as much new places as possible. I dont think its a good idea. My friend Li Hua goes to Europe last July. He visited four countries, and stayed for onl
28、y three days in each of the country. He was always in hurry. Li Hua was neither on a train or a bus almost every day. When he returned back from Europe, he was very 7tiring. So I suggest that he travel to one country and visit only one city. Choose a city on the coast, or youll be able to have a goo
29、d rest at the seaside.Best wishes!Yours,Wang Feng答案:第一句:twoweekstwoweek; muchmany第三句:goeswent第四句:countrycountries第五句:in 后加 a第六句:neithereither第七句:去掉 back; tiringtired第八句:heyou第九句:orand.书面表达假设你是李华,下面内容节选自你的美国朋友 Jason的来信。请给他写一封回信,回答他提出的问题,并就他的暑期计划提三个问题。 . At school we are doing projects on major enviro
30、nmental problems around the world. Could you help me? Please tell me about the main environmental problem in your area. What does the government do in order to solve it? Are you personally involved in any environmental activities? What are they?As for me, I am planning to take part in voluntary work
31、 in summer. My friends and I are going to create footpaths in a national park. Im sure it will be exciting! .注意:1.词数 100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Jason,Thanks for your letter. I am happy to hear about your latest news!Looking forward to your reply.All the best,Li Hua参考范文:Dear Jason
32、,Thanks for your letter. I am happy to hear about your latest news!In your letter you asked me about environmental problems in my area. I guess the most serious problem is air pollution from industry and traffic. The 8city government is now trying to reduce air pollution. For example, they are plann
33、ing to move all plants and factories to suburbs. As for me, I take part in all school environmental activities such as planting trees and collecting waste paper and glasses for recycling.Im very interested in your voluntary work in summer. How long are you going to work? Where are you going to live? Is it difficult to create footpaths?Looking forward to your reply.All the best,Li Hua