Unit1PeopleofAchievementLearningAboutLanguage

一、單句語(yǔ)法填空

1.In(conclude),parentshavetochangesomeoftheir

beliefabouthowchildrenshouldberaised.

2.Thekeytosuccessasaromantic(novel)is

absolutebeliefinyourstory.

3.Firstofall,volunteeringcanhelpustolearnmoreabout

societyandgain(value)experience.

4.Shedoesn,twanttomakeabigemotional(commit)

toSteveatthemoment.

5.Overmanyyears(flow)waterworedeepgrooves

intotherock.

6.She(apparent)tookpainstoconvincehimthatshe

hadadoptedtherightsystem.

二、完形填空

We'vehearditbefore—we'vehearditonthenews,from

teachers,fromparents—childrenandteenagerstodayare

growinguptoofast.Therearenottoomanypeoplethatwill

1withthatstatement.Teenagersarefacedwithserious

problemsanddecisionsatanearly2Infactmost

teenagersJdailyschedulesareasbusyasthoseofanadult'

s.

IhavebeenworkingsinceIwasthirteen,andalwaysin

3inwhichIwasworkingwithadults.Ihavehadtolearnto

thinkand4likeanadulttobetakenseriously.So,I

countmyselfasonewhohasgrownuptoofast.Ijustgraduated

fromhighschool,andhaverecentlyspentsometime

reflecting（反思）onthe5eighteenyears-thinkingabout

myself,whatIhavegained,andwhatgoalsIhaveyetto

achieve.

Weareexpectedtoworkhard,getexcellent6,bein

agoodrelationship,andknowwhatwewanttodoinlife.The

listgoesonandon.Butthe7isclear:Weliveinasociety

todaythatisshorteningourchildhood.Wenolongerhavemany

yearstobecarelessandfancy-free.Weareexpectedto8

thestrictschoolrulesandtoexcel（擅長(zhǎng)）ineverythingwedo.

I'veknownthesethingsforalongtime,andknewthatthey

9me.But,Ineverreallyadmittedituntillastnight,

whenIlearneda10lesson,taughttomebymybosswhere

Iwork.Wehadfinishedajobataremotesite.Itwasabout

11:30atnight,andwehadgonebacktohishouse.Wewere

talkingaboutthe11hehadbeenmakingtohishome.One

ofthethingshesaidwas"I12mybasketballhoop（籃

圈）.“Thenhethrewabasketballtome.

Ihadn,t13abasketballinfiveyears.

Weproceededtoshoothoopsforabout40minutes.Bothof

uswereterriblybadatit,butwespentthewholetime_14

awaylikechildren.ThenIrealizedsomething:Iamstilla

child.Oh,thelawsaysIJmanadult.But,wearestillreally

andtrulychildren.Weallneedtohave15onceina

while.

1.A.argueB.disagreeC.satisfyD.discuss

2.A.ageB.stageC.yearD.grade

3.A.companiesB.placesC.positionsD.

offices

4.A.studyB.speakC.workD.act

5.A.lastB.otherC.restD.

coming

6.A.textbooksB.gradesC.teachersD.

schools

7.A.informationB.message

C.noticeD.idea

8.A.respectB.acceptC.learnD.

follow

9.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.affectedD.

frightened

10.A.valuableB.seriousC.importantD.

useful

11.A.furnitureB.improvements

C.equipmentD.arrangements

12.A.movedB.fixedC.soldD.broke

13.A.playedB.caughtC.kickedD.

held

14.A.laughingB.shoutingC.runningD.

shooting

15.A.arestB.atalkC.funD.

sports

三、閱讀理解

AmeliaEarhartwasbornonJuly24,1897,in

Atchison,Kansas.ShewastheelderofEdwinStantonandAmyOtis

Earhart?stwodaughters.Childhoodwasnothappyforthetwo

brightsisters.Theirfatherwasanalcoholic（酒鬼）andlost

jobsoften.Thefamilytraveledagreatdeal.

Thegirlsoftenrecitedpoetrywhiledoingtheirchoresbut

alsolovedsports,includingbasketballandtennis.Their

parentsencouragedthemtotrynewthings.

DuringthewarAmeliaworkedasamilitarynurseinCanada

andlatershebecameasocialworkerandtaughtEnglishto

immigrantchildren.Besideswork,Ameliahadonehobby.She

enjoyedwatchingairplanestunt（特技）shows,whichwerepopular

inthe1920s.Thenonedayshetooka10-minuteplanerideand

knewwhathervocationwouldbe.

After10hoursofinstructionandseveralcrashes,Ameliawas

readytofly.Shemadeherfirstsoloflightin1921.Theflight

wentwell.Till1928,flyingwasonlyherhobby.Thischangedwhen

AmeliareceivedacallfromCaptainHiltonHRailey.Heasked

hertojoinpilotsWilmerStultzandLouisGordononaflight

fromtheUnitedStatestoEngland.

ThoughAmeliawasjustapassenger,shebecamethefirst

womantocrosstheAtlantic.Afterthis,Ameliagotgreat

publicity.InMay1932,shecrossedtheAtlanticaloneandset

anewtransatlanticcrossingrecordof13hoursand30

minutes.ShereceivedamedalfromAmericanPresidentHerbert

Hooverforthis.Severalyearslater,shebecamethefirstwoman

toflyfromCaliforniatoHawaii,whichwasadifficultroute.

Amelia'slastflightbeganinJune1937.Sheandnavigator

FredNoonansetouttoflyaroundtheworld.Theywereina

twin-engineplane.ThetwoofthemtookofffromMiamiinAmerica

toSouthAmerica.ThentheycrossedtheSouthAtlanticOceanto

DakarinAfrica.FromtheretoThailandtoAustralia.

However,aftertheyleftLaeinNewGuineaforHowland

Island,theAmericancoastguardlostcontactwiththe

plane.Despiteanextensivesearch,theAmericanNavynever

foundatraceofeithertheplaneortheaviators.Their

disappearanceisstillamystery.

1.WhydidEarharthaveanunhappychildhood?

A.Becausethefamilytraveledagreatdeal.

B.Becauseshehadtodosomehousework.

C.Becauseshewastheelderofthetwodaughters.

D.Becauseherfatherwasoftendrunkandoutofwork.

2.WhatdidEarhartdecidetodo?

A.Shewouldlearntoflyaplane.

B.Shewouldbuyanairplaneherself.

C.Shewouldwatchairplanestuntshows.

D.ShewouldteachEnglishtoimmigrantchildren.

3.WhywasEarhartgivenamedalfromtheAmericanPresident?

A.ShewasthefirstwomantocrosstheAtlantic.

B.ShewasthefirstpilottocrosstheAtlanticalone.

C.ShecrossedtheAtlanticaloneandsetanewrecord.

D.Shewasthefirstwomantoflyaroundtheworld.

4.WhatcanweinferaboutEarhartfromthepassage?

A.Shehadmanykindsofinterests.

B.Herparentswantedhertobeapoet.

C.Herwishwastobecomeanurse.

D.Herparentsdidn'tletherdoanyhousework.

四、語(yǔ)法填空

Paper-cuttingwasrecognizedasanationalcultural

heritage(遺產(chǎn))in2006.Accordingtoexperts,paper-cutting

conveystheculturesharedbetweenChina1.theWestto

wishforfamilyreunionsandmaintain1inkswithlovedones,

aliveordead.

InthemovieCoco,forinstance,the12-year-oldMigueland

hisfamilydanceandsingtocelebratetheDayoftheDead,a

2.(tradition)festivalinMexico,whencolorful

paper-cutsarehungonthestreet.Chinesepeoplealsocut

imagesofsmallfigures3.(call)backthespiritsof

thedead.ThedifferenceisthatmostChinesepaper-cutsare

red,whilethoseinothercountries4.(be)oftenmade

inmanyothercolors.

FairytalewriterHansChristianAndersenlikedtocut5.

(character),suchasprincessesandangels,outofpaper

while6.(tell)storiestochildren.InChina,female

friendsandfamilymembersusedtochatandmakepaper-cuts

together.

"7.thepatternsandcolorsmaybedifferent,

paper-cutssharethesamefunctionofmaintainingemotional

tiesamongpeople,“saysYangHuizi8.artteacherat

BeijingUnion.

Yang9.(study)andperformedtheartforovera

decade.Besidesroutineuniversitycourses,shealsoorganizes

nonprofitpaper-cuttingactivities10.areopentothe

publicinBeijingtopromotebasicknowledgeof

paper-cutting.

一、單句語(yǔ)法填空

1.conclusion

2.novelist

3.valuable

4.commitment

5.flowing

6.apparently

二、完形填空

1.Bo考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)上文We'vehearditbefore一we'veheard

itonthenews,fromteachers,fromparents一childrenand

teenagerstodayaregrowinguptoofast,可知沒有太多人會(huì)不

同意那樣的陳述。argue爭(zhēng)論；disagree不同意；satisfy滿意；

discuss討論，故選B。

2.Ao考查名詞辨析。句意：在很早的年齡，青少年就需要面對(duì)嚴(yán)重

的問題和決定。age年齡；stage舞臺(tái)；year年；grade年級(jí)，故選

Ao

3.Co考查名詞辨析。句意：從我十三歲起開始工作，我總是處于一

種和成年人一起工作的位置。companies公司；places地點(diǎn)；

positions位置；offices辦公室，故選C。

4.Do考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我不得不學(xué)著像成年人那樣思考和行動(dòng)。

study學(xué)習(xí)；speak講話；work工作；act行動(dòng)，故選D。

5.Ao考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文thinkingaboutmyself,whatI

havegained,andwhatgoalsIhaveyettoachieve.可知最近

我花一些時(shí)間反省我最近的十八年。last最近的；other其他的；

rest休息；coming來(lái)到，故選A。

6.Bo考查名詞辨析。句意：我們被期待著努力工作，取得很好的分

數(shù)，有很好的人際關(guān)系，知道在生活中我們想做什么。textbooks教

科書；grades分?jǐn)?shù)；teachers教師；schools學(xué)校，故選B。

7.Bo考查名詞辨析。句意：但是寓意很明顯，我們今天所生活的社

會(huì)正在縮短我們的童年。information信息；message寓意；notice

通知；idea主意，故選B。

8.Do考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我們被期待著遵循學(xué)校嚴(yán)厲的規(guī)章制度。

respect尊敬；accept接受；learn學(xué)習(xí)；follow遵循，故選D。

9.Co考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：我已經(jīng)知道這些事情很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了，并且

知道它們影響著我。inspired激發(fā);disappointed失望;affected

影響;frightened害怕，故選C。

10.A?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。句意：但是，我從來(lái)沒有真正地承認(rèn)它，直

到昨天晚上，我學(xué)到了有價(jià)值的一課。valuable有價(jià)值的；serious

嚴(yán)肅的；important重要的；useful有用的，故選A。

11.Bo考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)Oneofthethingshesaidwas"I

mybasketballhoop."可知我們正在談?wù)撍麑?duì)他的家做出

的改進(jìn)。furniture家具；improvements改進(jìn)；equipment設(shè)備；

arrangements安排，故選B。

12.Bo考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意:“我”修理了“我”的籃球框。moved

移動(dòng)；fixed修理；sold銷售；broke打破，故選B。

13.Do考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：這五年里，我沒有握過籃球了。played

玩耍；caught捕捉；kicked踢；held握，故選D。

14.A?？疾閯?dòng)詞辨析。句意：我們兩個(gè)都表現(xiàn)得很糟糕，但是我們像

孩子一樣，一直在笑。laughing笑；shouting大喊大叫；running

跑;shooting射擊，故選A。

15.Co考查短語(yǔ)辨析。句意:我們都需要偶爾玩得開心。havearest

休息；haveatalk談話；havefun玩得開心；havesports進(jìn)行體

育活動(dòng)，故選C。

三、閱讀理解

1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Theirfatherwasanalcoholic

andlostjobsoften.”可知，她的父親是個(gè)酒鬼，而且經(jīng)常失業(yè)。由

此判斷，她的家庭狀況較差。

2.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的最后一句"Then