1、1单元检测（五） A Lesson in a Lab.阅读理解ABeing in the schools science lab can be exciting, because youre doing something different from sitting at your desk listening to your teacher. But fun as lab work is, you have to observe the safety rules if you dont want to hurt yourself or your lab partner.The first
2、rule is to behave responsibly in the laboratory at all times. When your teacher is showing you lab equipment, listen to what he is telling you, because some of the equipment can be dangerous.Become familiar with your lab assignment (任务 ) before you start doing it. This means reading everything the t
3、eacher has written down and asking questions if you dont understand an instruction or a term.Do not try to work alone. If your partner is absent, let your teacher know so she can assign another student to work with you. And dont do any other experiments other than what you have been assigned. Wear y
4、our lab apron (围裙) and safety goggles (护目镜 ) whenever you are working on a lab assignment. On lab days, wear old clothing that you wont mind getting damaged. Make sure this clothing covers as much of your skin as possible. Keep your hands away from your skin, face, eyes and mouth when you are workin
5、g with dangerous chemicals.You will be working with fire in the lab with an alcohol lamp. Use gloves when handling hot lab equipment. If you have long hair, pull it back in a ponytail (马尾辫) and roll up long sleeves. Dont put paper, chemicals, lab equipment or any part of your body in the flame.When
6、you use a sharp instrument, treat it with care. Do not point it at yourself or any one of your fellow classmates during the experiment.语篇解读：在实验室做实验很有趣，但也处处存在危险。因此，遵守实验室的安全规则是很有必要的。1If you dont follow the safety rules, you will probably _.Abe laughed at Blose your lifeChurt yourself Dfail in the expe
7、riment2解析：选 C 细节理解题。整篇文章都在告诉我们，如果不遵守安全规则，就有可能受伤。2The underlined word “observe” in Paragraph 1 means “_” Aobey BwatchCnotice Dreport解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“if you dont want to hurt yourself or your lab partner”可推断出 observe在句中的意思是 “遵守” 。如果你不想伤害自己或同伴，一定要严格遵守安全规则。3Having long hair can be dangerous when you
8、 _.Aroll up long sleevesBuse an alcohol lampCuse a sharp instrumentDwork with dangerous chemicals解析：选 B 推理判断题。第五段主要讲的是在实验室用酒精灯时要注意的事项。由此可推断出，长头发在使用酒精灯时可能有危险。4Whats the best title for the passage?AWays to do experimentsBExciting or dangerous?CSafety rules in the science labDObserve carefully in the l
9、ab解析：选 C 标题归纳题。文章主要讲的是在实验室要遵守的安全规则，故 C项为最佳选项。B“I really like dancing， ” says 11yearold Jonathan Rosario of New York City. “Thats what I want to be when I grow up a dancer.”Every Saturday, Jonathan and hundreds of other children from New York City public schools take classes at National Dance Institu
10、te (NDI). The nonprofit organization in Upper Manhattan was founded in 1976 by dancing star Jacques d Amboise, who grew up in a tough (充满犯罪与暴力的) neighborhood. It has been teaching school children how to dance through weekly classes for over 30 years. NDI also supports programs in New York City publi
11、c schools, helping thousands of children to express themselves creatively.On a recent visit to NDI, I watched as Jonathan and other students practiced for an upcoming performance. I also spoke with d Amboise about the 3influence that dance has had on his life and why he started a program for childre
12、n.“Dance changed me， ” he said, “and Id like to see other young people especially boys have the arts in their life, using dance as a window.”For d Amboise, dancing is like competitive sports. Ice hockey (冰球) players, for example, “learn to compete as a single person and as a team， ” he said. “They l
13、earn how to win or lose and accept either result. And they develop skills and unity by being on a team.” The same is true for dancers.Jonathan says that Saturdays at NDI are all about energy and fun. But dancing also requires great effort. “Work hard， ” he advises other young people, “and youll make
14、 it.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。纽约市的一家非营利舞蹈机构每周给孩子们提供舞蹈课程，让他们感受舞蹈的魅力。5. What do we know about NDI?AIt has a history of 30 years.BIt offers dancing lessons to stars.CIt has reached thousands of children.DIt gets support from some public schools. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“NDI also supports . helping thousands of childr
15、en”可知，已经有成千上万的孩子参加 NDI机构的舞蹈课程。6D Amboise set up NDI because he realized that _.Athere was no such organization for boysBdancing made a person become more creativeCmany young people were changed through dancingDthe arts were an important part of childrens education解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Id like to see
16、other young people . have the arts in their life, using dance as a window”可知，d Amboise因为舞蹈改变了他自己，之后认识到了表演艺术对于其他孩子的重要性，因此才创建了 NDI这个机构。7D Amboise compared dancing with ice hockey to show that _.Aboth dancing and ice hockey are competitiveBresults come first for both dancers and playersCboth skills and
17、 teamwork are important in dancingDvictory and loss are common for both dancers and players4解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，d Amboise将舞蹈和冰球相比是为了说明舞蹈和冰球一样，不仅需要个人技能的发展也需要团队合作精神。8In Jonathans opinion, dancing is _.Ajust plain funBeasier than it looksCa tiring activity nobody really likesDsomething one can achie
18、ve through hard work解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中 Jonathan说的“But dancing also requires great effort.”和“Work hard . and youll make it.”可知，他认为只要努力付出，人们就可以在舞蹈上有所成就。.完形填空A year ago, when my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I left home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They had built a beautiful house and th
19、ey love their new, pleasant _1_. My dad still works, but Mum _2_ early last year and is now _3_ and becoming increasingly unhappy and _4_. She has tried joining clubs, _5_ people and integrating (融入群体) into her new community but without any luck.She still knows no one despite her best _6_. The area
20、they have moved to is closed and _7_ to strangers. She is many miles from her old friends and family, _8_ all day, every day with only pets for company. She is very intelligent, artistic, loyal and funny a truly amazing person. She has always had lovely friends and been _9_ and busy. It is breaking
21、my heart to watch her _10_ loneliness and so many knockbacks (挫折)Recently, when I chat to her, I have noticed her low _11_ she jokes that she feels as if she is _12_ a bit of craziness from the quiet and _13_. After many years of working and _14_ a family, she should be finally free to enjoy herself
22、. _15_， my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequently we all keep in contact with her by phone. My dad doesnt understand her _16_ as he is out at work all day. He is busy with his job and cannot understand how she can be so unhappy when living in such a beautiful place and w
23、ithout the pressure of work. He is at a loss how he can _17_ things and feels guilty and _18_ for how she feels. It has got so bad that they are _19_ moving again to a different area. However, I am in favor of that.5Friendship and _20_ are far more important than a fancy house.语篇解读：母亲退休后，搬了新家，尽管房子很漂
24、亮，但在新的地方，习惯了忙碌的母亲却感到不快乐和孤独，作者由此得出：在人生中，友谊和快乐远比昂贵奢华的房子重要。1A.scenery BsurroundingsCatmosphere Dattraction解析：选 B 根据前文的“my parents moved to the other side of the country . love their new, pleasant”可知，他们在那里建造了新家并且也很喜欢那儿的环境。故选 B。scenery“景色，风景” ；surroundings“环境” ；atmosphere“气氛” ；attraction“吸引人的事物” 。2A.dism
25、issed BdisplacedCretired Dremoved解析：选 C 根据前文的“My dad still works”及“but”可知，此处前后是转折关系，所以这里表示母亲已经退休。故选 C。dismiss“解雇” ；displace“取代” ；retire“退休” ；remove“搬走” 。3A.struggling BimaginingCseeking Dattempting解析：选 A 根据空格后的“and becoming increasingly unhappy and _4_”可知，母亲不太适应新的环境，所以此处表示母亲正努力适应环境。故选 A。struggle“奋斗，
26、努力” ；imagine“想象” ；seek“寻找” ；attempt“企图” 。4A.available BsatisfiedCpainful Dalone解析：选 D 根据后文的“She has tried joining clubs，_5_ people and integrating (融入群体) into her new community but without any luck.”可知，她变得越来越不开心和孤独。故选 D。available“可获得的” ；satisfied“满足的” ；painful“痛苦的” ；alone“孤独的” 。5A.meeting Brecognizi
27、ngCtracking Dcalling解析：选 A 根据前文的“She has tried joining clubs”可知，此处与前后文在语义上形成并列，即她曾经尝试着加入俱乐部，结识周围的人们，融入新的社区，但都不是那么幸运，故选 A。meet“结识，相识” ；recognize“辨别出，承认” ；track“跟踪” ；call“打电话” 。6A.comments BregardsCefforts Dpains6解析：选 C 根据前文的“. but without any luck”可知，尽管母亲付出了很大的努力但仍一个人也不认识，故选 C。comment“评论” ；regards“致意
28、，问候” ；effort“努力” ；pain“痛苦” 。7A.illegal BunfriendlyCdishonest Dinnocent解析：选 B 此处表示我父母搬来的这个地方很封闭，对待陌生人也不友好，故选 B。空前的 closed“封闭的，闭关自守的”是解题的关键。illegal“不合法的” ；unfriendly“不友好的” ；dishonest“不诚实的” ；innocent“纯真的，无辜的” 。8A.stuck BlostCsleepy Daddicted解析：选 A 分析句子结构可知，空处作状语修饰句子的主语 She。根据前文的“She is many miles from
29、her old friends and family”及后文的“every day with only pets for company”可知，此处表示她整天困在家中，故选 A。stuck“困住的” ；lost“迷失的” ；sleepy “瞌睡的” ；addicted“入迷的，上瘾的” 。9A.graceful BmessyCaggressive Dhappy解析：选 D 根据倒数第二段中的“He is busy with his job and cannot understand how she can be so unhappy”可知，母亲曾经是很幸福快乐的，搬家前后的生活形成了对比，故选
30、 D。graceful“优雅的” ；messy “凌乱的” ；aggressive“好斗的，声势浩大的” ；happy“高兴的，幸福的” 。10A.escape BbearCundertake Dsolve解析：选 B 此处表示看到母亲忍受孤独和打击，我的心就要碎了，故选B。escape“逃跑” ；bear“忍受” ；undertake“从事” ；solve“解决” 。11A.attitude BconditionCdetermination Dmood解析：选 D 此处表示我注意到母亲的情绪有点低落，故选 D。attitude“态度” ；condition“状况，状态” ；determina
31、tion“决心” ；mood“情绪” 。12A.making up Bgoing throughCpursuing Dwitnessing解析：选 B 此处表示母亲开玩笑似的说她好像正在经历来自安静和孤独的一丝疯狂，故选 B。make up “编造，化妆” ；go through“经历” ；pursue“追求” ；witness“目击，见证” 。13A.pressure Bloss7Cloneliness Dambition解析：选 C 根据前文“It is breaking my heart to watch her _10_ loneliness and so many knockback
32、s(挫折) ”可知，此处为原词复现，故选C。pressure“压力” ；loss“丢失” ；loneliness“孤独” ；ambition“野心，志向” 。14A.supporting BprovidingCprotecting Deducating解析：选 A 此处表示多年的工作和养育一家人后，她本可以自由地享受生活。此处supporting a family意为“养育一家人” ，符合语境，故选 A。support“养活，赡养，维持” ；provide“提供” ；protect“保护” ；educate“教育” 。15A.Unbelievably BRemarkablyCUnfortuna
33、tely DEspecially解析：选 C 根据后文的“my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequently we all keep in contact with her by phone”可知，我和兄弟姐妹由于住的离母亲远，只能通过电话与她联系，所以此处应填 Unfortunately“不幸地” ，故选 C。unbelievably“难以置信地” ；remarkably“非凡地，引人注目地” ；especially“尤其” 。16A.intention BexperienceCcharacter Ds
34、ituation解析：选 D 根据后文的“as he is out at work all day”可知，父亲整天在外面上班，他不能够理解母亲现在的状况，故选 D。intention“意图” ；experience“经历” ；character“性格” ；situation“情况，状况” 。17A.change BobserveCappreciate Dincrease解析：选 A 此处表示他也不知道如何改变现状，故选 A。change“改变” ；observe“观察” ；appreciate“欣赏，感激” ；increase“提高” 。18A.confused BslimCsad Drela
35、xed解析：选 C 此处表示父亲不知道如何改变现状，对母亲的感受感到内疚和忧伤，故选 C。confused“迷惑的” ；slim“小的，苗条的” ；sad“忧伤的，难过的” ；relaxed“放松的” 。19A.admitting BconsideringCenjoying Davoiding解析：选 B 根据前文的“He is at a loss how he can _17_ things and feels guilty and _18_ for how she feels”可知，此处表示家人正在考虑搬到另外一个地方，8故选 B。admit“承认” ；consider“考虑” ；enjoy“享受” ；avoid“避免” 。20A.excitement BembarrassmentCdisappointment Denjoyment解析：选 D 此处表示友谊和快乐远比昂贵奢华的房子重要。故选 D。excitement“兴奋” ；embarrassment“尴尬” ；disappointment“失望” ；enjoyment“快乐” 。
