Unit1

Laughoutloud!Ⅰ.閱讀理解ⅠⅡⅢⅣAMyson’sseventhbirthdayisapproaching,soconversationatmyhousehasnaturallyturnedtoorganizinghisparty.Forhissixthbirthday,webookedthelocaltrampoline(蹦床)park.Thisworkedoutwell.Butthewholeeventcostushundredsofpounds.Thisyear,I’mtryingtoconvincehimthatthedinosaur-themedparkdowntheroadoffersjustasmuchfun—andyoudon’tevenneedtowearspecialsocks!Thiswillbecheaper,becausewearen’trequiredtohireaspace—wecansimplybuyticketsforhismates.ⅠⅡⅢⅣButIstillkeepponderingoveronething—partybags.Whyshouldabunchofseven-year-olds,whohavealreadybeentreatedtoadayoutandamountainofsugar,alsobehandedabagfullofpound-shopgiftsforsimplybotheringtoshowup?Partybagsareanenvironmentaldisaster.Ireckonmysonattends20partiesperyear,andateachpartythereare20kidsinattendance,whichmeans400plasticbagsintotal.Withinthese400bagsareperhaps800plastictoys,almostallofwhichfallapartonthewayhomeandthengetbinnedinstantly.Thewasteisshocking,andIdon’twanttobepartofit.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣIknowtherearesomepartybagalternatives:onecoupleIknowcoveredatablewithMr.Menbooksandgotthekidstochooseoneeach.Atanotherparty,Isawthehostsfillabucketwithsofttoysandcrumplednewspaper,anddoaluckydip(抽獎(jiǎng)).Admirableefforts.Evenifthatisanicetry,andevenifthecontentsinthepartybagsdon’tfallapart,sowhat?Willourgueststhinkmorehighlyofourchildbecauseofthepartybagsfromourparty?Willmychild’sabilitytomakeandkeepfriendsbeimproved?Well,thetraditionforkids’partybagsendswithme,anditendshere,anditendsnow.Who’swithme?ⅠⅡⅢⅣ【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者兒子的七歲生日快到了,作者打算今年在路邊的恐龍主題公園為兒子過生日,因?yàn)檫@會(huì)節(jié)省很多錢,同時(shí)作者認(rèn)為由主人給參加聚會(huì)的孩子準(zhǔn)備派對包是一種浪費(fèi),作者堅(jiān)決抵制。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ1.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthedinosaur-themedpark?A.Becauseit’smoreenjoyable.B.Becauseitprovidessocks.C.Becauseitcanreducecost.D.Becauseitoffersfreetickets.答案

C

解析

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“But

the

whole

event

cost

us

hundreds

of

pounds....This

will

be

cheaper,because

we

aren’t

required

to

hire

a

space—we

can

simply

buy

tickets

for

his

mates.”可知,作者推薦恐龍主題公園的原因是它花費(fèi)少,可以降低成本。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ2.Whatmaybeputinpartybags?A.Giftsbroughtbyguests.B.Giftspreparedbyhosts.C.Giftsdistributedbyparks.D.Giftsdonatedbycharities.ⅠⅡⅢⅣ答案

B

解析

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Why

should

a

bunch

of

seven-year-olds,who

have

already

been

treated

to

a

day

out

and

a

mountain

of

sugar,also

be

handed

a

bag

full

of

pound-shop

gifts

for

simply

bothering

to

show

up?”和第四段中的“I

reckon

my

son

attends

20

parties

per

year,and

at

each

party

there

are

20

kids

in

attendance,which

means

400

plastic

bags

in

total.”和第五段中的“I

know

there

are

some

party

bag

alternatives:one

couple

I

know

covered

a

table

with

Mr.Men

books

and

got

the

kids

to

choose

one

each.”可知,派對包里裝有主人準(zhǔn)備的禮物。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspartybags?A.Intolerant. B.Objective.C.Favorable. D.Indifferent.答案

A

解析

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Well,the

tradition

for

kids’

party

bags

ends

with

me,and

it

ends

here,and

it

ends

now.Who’s

with

me?”可推知,作者不能忍受派對包,故選A項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“getbinned”meaninparagraph4?A.Berecycled. B.Berepaired.C.Bethrownaway. D.Begivenaway.答案

C

解析

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線短語所在句子“Within

these

400

bags

are

perhaps

800

plastic

toys,almost

all

of

which

fall

apart

on

the

way

home

and

then

get

binned

instantly.”和畫線短語下文“The

waste

is

shocking,and

I

don’t

want

to

be

part

of

it.”可知,作者說派對包會(huì)被浪費(fèi)掉,這說明派對包里的玩具在回家的路上幾乎都會(huì)散架,然后被扔掉,由此可推知,畫線短語“get

binned”意為“被扔掉”。

ⅠⅡⅢⅣBRecently,therewasaslightgrowthinthetravelindustryintheUKafterlockdowns.“Ithinkwhatapandemic(流行病)hasdone,”saidthebossofatravelcompany,“isremindpeoplewhatit’slikewhenyoudon’ttravel.”Travelisneveroutofthetopthreedesirepurchases.Peoplewillgiveupakitchen,sofaandthesupermarketshopping,toprotecttheholiday.Protectingtheholidayatallcostsmakestotalsensetome.Holidaysarenotaluxury,butoneofthoseessentialthingsinlifethatallowustogetthroughhardtimes.Thethoughtofaholidaypromotesasenseofwell-being,ofcalm,ofbalance.ⅠⅡⅢⅣHolidaysdonothavetobeexpensive,ortoplacesfaraway.Obviously,twoweeksintheMaldivesisthedream,butotherscancountasaholiday.Forme,aholidayneedsonlyafewthings:adrawertoputmyphonein,acoupleofgoodbooks,andachancetohangoutwithmyfamily.Inmytwenties,whenIwasalmostconstantlyinastateofanxiety,Ineverwentonholiday.Iwasscaredofflying,scaredofmybossnoticinghowmuchnicerlifewaswithoutmeintheoffice.Ithoughtnotgoingonholidaymademeaharderworker,whenactuallyitjustmademeamoretiredone.Then,abosspulledmeasidetotellmethathewasn’tgoingtothankmefornottakingmyholidays.Ithenbookedacheapbeachholidaywithafriend,andwasgenuinelyamazedtofindIfeltmuchbetterforit.ⅠⅡⅢⅣSonow,ImakesureIalwayshaveaholidaybooked—evenifitisjustaweekendstayingwithmysister.Achangeisasbeneficialasarest,saidWinstonChurchill—bothatthesametimeis,inmyview,evenbetter.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述的是作者對于度假的看法,作者曾經(jīng)也不想度假,但是后來的經(jīng)歷改變了作者的看法。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ5.Whatdidpeoplerealizeafterlockdownsaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Theimportanceoftravelling.B.Theharmfromthepandemic.C.Theneedformoreonlinepurchases.D.Thedifficultywithholidayprotection.答案

A

解析

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“Recently,there

was

a

slight

growth

in

the

travel

industry

in

the

UK

after

lockdowns.‘I

think

what

a

pandemic(流行病)

has

done,’said

the

boss

of

a

travel

company,‘is

remind

people

what

it’s

like

when

you

don’t

travel.’”可知,人們在疫情封鎖后最終意識(shí)到了旅游的重要性。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ6.Whichofthefollowingillustratestheauthor’sbasiccriteriaforaholiday?A.Awarmclimateandbeaches.B.Somequalitytimewithfamily.C.Someadventuroustravelplans.D.Afive-starhotelandfinedining.答案

B

解析

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“For

me,a

holiday

needs

only

a

few

things:a

drawer

to

put

my

phone

in,a

couple

of

good

books,and

a

chance

to

hang

out

with

my

family.”可知,作者認(rèn)為假期只需要有和家人一起的機(jī)會(huì)就可以。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ7.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thebenefittheauthorobtainedfromtravelling.B.Thesourceoftheauthor’sstressduringofficehours.C.Thechangeoftheauthor’sattitudetotakingholidays.D.Thereasonwhytheauthortriedtobeaharderworker.答案

C

解析

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的“In

my

twenties,when

I

was

almost

constantly

in

a

state

of

anxiety,I

never

went

on

holiday.”和“I

then

booked

a

cheap

beach

holiday

with

a

friend,and

was

genuinely

amazed

to

find

I

felt

much

better

for

it.”可知,第四段主要講述了作者對于度假態(tài)度的改變。故選C項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ8.Whatisthefunctionofthequoteinthelastparagraph?A.Toexplainafact.B.Toprovideadetail.C.Tosupportapoint.D.Toofferasuggestion.答案

C

解析

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知,作者引用丘吉爾的話是為了支持自己的觀點(diǎn),也就是——改變和休息同時(shí)進(jìn)行會(huì)更好。Ⅱ.七選五ⅠⅡⅢⅣWithgaspricesrisingandairportsecuritylinessnakinglongerthanever,whynotbookyournextdomesticvacationonatrain?Comparedtootheralternatives,it’scomfortableandrelaxing.Hereissomeadviceonhowtomakeatripbyrailaspleasantaspossible.Plan

ahead.Mostlong-distancetrains,especiallythesleepingcaraccommodations,selloutveryquickly.

1

Butnomatterwhenyoutravel,it’sagoodideatomakeyourreservationsatleast90daysinadvance.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣUse

a

travel

agent.Considerturningyourtravelplanovertoatravelagentandlettinghimdouble-checkallthedetails,makesuggestions,andthenhandletheactualreservations.Agoodonecansometimesfindyoudiscountedtickets.

2

Thenyouwon’thavetowalkthroughseveralcarsonamovingtrainthreetimesadayforyourmeals.

Bring

a

blanket.Whenyou’reridingontrains,youwon’tbeprovidedwithablanketforfreeevenifyourtripisanovernightone.

3

Inthesummerinparticular,theairconditioningcanmakethemquitecold.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣArrive

early.Mosttrainsoperatejustonceadayandsomerunonlythreetimesaweek,somissingyourscanbeadisaster.

4

Note:Thetimeslistedontheschedulesaredeparturetimes,notarrivaltimes.

Have

fun.

5

Readabook,knit,doacrosswordpuzzle,orsimplywatchtheworldunfoldoutsidethewindow.Tocalculateyourspeedasyoudo,divide3,600(thenumberofsecondsinanhour)bythenumberofsecondsittakesyoutotravelonemile(thedistancebetweentwomileposts).Ifittakesthetrain53secondstotravelonemile,you’regoing67.92mph.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣA.Traintripsaren’tforimpatienttypes.B.You’llhaveviewsfrombothsidesofthetrain.C.That’sparticularlytrueduringbusysummermonths.D.Thetemperatureonrailcarsisoftenhardtocontrol.E.Chancesarethecostwillbealotlessthanthecostofonebedroom.F.Hemayalsobookyouinasleepingcarthat’srightnexttothediner.G.Youmighthavetowaitlongerthantwenty-fourhourstocatchthenextone.ⅠⅡⅢⅣ答案及解析

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述一些關(guān)于如何使火車旅行盡可能愉快的建議。1.C

根據(jù)上文“Plan

ahead.Most

long-distance

trains,especially

the

sleeping

car

accommodations,sell

out

very

quickly.”以及下文“But

no

matter

when

you

travel,it’s

a

good

idea

to

make

your

reservations

at

least

90

days

in

advance.”可知,大多數(shù)長途火車的臥鋪很容易被訂完,所以要提前安排預(yù)訂。C項(xiàng)“在繁忙的夏季尤其如此?！狈险Z境,C項(xiàng)中“busy

summer

months”與上下文呼應(yīng),說明忙碌的夏季尤其需要提前計(jì)劃。故選C項(xiàng)。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ2.F

根據(jù)上文“A

good

one

can

sometimes

find

you

discounted

tickets.”以及下文“Then

you

won’t

have

to

walk

through

several

cars

on

a

moving

train

three

times

a

day

for

your

meals.”可知,好的旅行社幫你預(yù)訂,不僅可以找到打折的票,還可以節(jié)省從臥鋪?zhàn)叩讲蛙嚨臅r(shí)間。F項(xiàng)中“book

you

in

a

sleeping

car

that’s

right

next

to

the

diner”與上下文對應(yīng),因此推斷F項(xiàng)“他可能還會(huì)給你預(yù)訂餐廳旁邊的臥鋪車廂?！狈险Z境。3.D

根據(jù)上文“When

you’re

riding

on

trains,you

won’t

be

provided

with

a

blanket

for

free

even

if

your

trip

is

an

overnight

one.”以及下文“In

the

summer

in

particular,the

air

conditioning

can

make

them

quite

cold.”可知,這里提到了車廂內(nèi)溫度的問題,提醒乘客最好自備毛毯。D項(xiàng)中“The

temperature

on

rail

cars”與上下文對應(yīng),因此推斷D項(xiàng)“列車上的溫度通常很難控制?！狈险Z境。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ4.G

根據(jù)上文“Most

trains

operate

just

once

a

day

and

some

run

only

three

times

a

week,so

missing

yours

can

be

a

disaster.”以及下文“Note:The

times

listed

on

the

schedules

are

departure

times,not

arrival

times.”可知,本段提醒要提前安排時(shí)間,錯(cuò)過發(fā)車時(shí)間是很麻煩的事情。G項(xiàng)中“You

might

have

to

wait

longer”與上下文對應(yīng),說明錯(cuò)過火車導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果,因此推斷G項(xiàng)“你可能要等上超過24小時(shí)才能趕上下一班?！狈险Z境。5.A

根據(jù)上文“Have

fun.”以及下文“To

calculate

your

speed

as

you

do,divide

3,600(the

number

of

seconds

in

an

hour)by

the

number

of

seconds

it

takes

you

to

travel

one

mile(the

distance

between

two

mileposts).”可知,本段講述如何度過乘車時(shí)間。A項(xiàng)中講到火車旅行不適合沒有耐心的人與下文要計(jì)算時(shí)間,用不同的方式打發(fā)時(shí)間對應(yīng),符合語境。Ⅲ.語法填空ⅠⅡⅢⅣOneofthegreatdelightsofXi’anistoexploreitsnightlifeandentertainment.Itgivesthevisitora1.

(memory)experienceoflifeinthecitybothasitwaslongagoandasitistoday.AgoodplacetostartistheBellTowerasitstandsinthehistoricalcenterofthecity2.

isneartheboomingmoderncommercialdistrict.Throughoutthenight,boththeBellTowerandDrumTowerarewell-lighted,3.

(provide)astrikingsettingfortraditionalChineserestaurantsandbrightmodernshoppingmalls4.

withamixofcolorandmovement,theneonlightstogetherwiththestreetlightingpresentavividmagicalpicture.Asthebell5.

(ring)intheBellTower,youcanimagineyourselfstandinginthecityas6.

wascenturiesago.

memorable

and

providing

where

rings

it

ⅠⅡⅢⅣIfyouwanttoenjoyamoretraditionalChineseevening,thentheTangDynastyDinnerShowis7.

must,anditsmusicanddance

8.

(symbol)thegloryofChinesecivilization.Moreover,intheTangDynastyTheatreRestaurant,youwillenjoymusic9.

(play)onancientChineseinstrumentssuchasthepipaandsheng.Themusiciansalsoplaythemoreeasilyrecognizedwesternstyleinstruments,ofcourse.10.

(complete)yourTangDynastyexperience,don’tforgettoenjoyaDumplingDinner!

a

symbolize

played

TocompleteⅠⅡⅢⅣ答案及解析

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。西安最大的樂趣之一是探索其夜生活和娛樂。它會(huì)給游客帶來一次難忘的城市生活體驗(yàn),無論是很久以前還是今天。1.memorable

考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),空白處在句子中作定語修飾名詞experience,使用形容詞,故填memorable。2.and

考查連詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知上文“it

stands

in

the

historical

center

of

the

city”以及下文“is

near

the

booming

modern

commercial

district”是兩個(gè)并列的句子,第二個(gè)句子省略了主語,故應(yīng)使用并列連詞,故填and。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ3.providing

考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),空白處在句子中作狀語,與邏輯主語both

the

Bell

Tower

and

Drum

Tower構(gòu)成主動(dòng)關(guān)系,應(yīng)使用現(xiàn)在分詞,故填providing。4.where

考查定語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),這是一個(gè)包含定語從句的復(fù)合句,先行詞為shopping

malls,因空白處在定語從句中作狀語表示地點(diǎn),故填where。5.rings

考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),空白處在句子中作謂語,因句子表達(dá)的是一個(gè)客觀情況,謂語動(dòng)詞使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),因主語為單數(shù)第三人稱,謂語動(dòng)詞使用單數(shù)第三人稱形式,故填rings。ⅠⅡⅢⅣ6.it

考查代詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),空白處在句子中作主語,代替上文提到的名詞Bell

Tower,根據(jù)代詞的用法,當(dāng)同一個(gè)單數(shù)名詞再次在文中出現(xiàn)時(shí),使用it代替,故填it。7.a

考查冠詞。根據(jù)名詞的用法,名詞前需使用不定冠詞,表示“一種”含義,此處must在句子中作表語,為名詞,表示“一件必不可少的事”,與句子表達(dá)的含義一致,故填a。8.symbolize

考查時(shí)態(tài)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),空白處在句子中作謂語,應(yīng)使用動(dòng)詞,因句子表達(dá)的是一個(gè)客觀情況,謂語動(dòng)詞使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),主語為

its

music