1、【 精品教育 资源文库 】 Unit 1 Friendship *阅读理解。 Taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. Barely 15, shes never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing me about being afraid to go too fast on a horse. Last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our
2、woods: my wife Karen, Taylore, Taylores friend Kendall and me. I was riding my 13 -year-old, Tawny. We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason, I pushed Tawny into a gallop( 飞驰 ) . The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on. Taylore brushed pa
3、st my left leg and, seconds later, Kendall went by on my right. I realized Tawny was covering ground faster than Id ever seen her. She strained every muscle in her body to catch up with the girls. It was like a truck winding over a mountain road without brakes (闸 ). Part of me felt perfectly in cont
4、rol, while another part screamed that I wasnt. In half a mile I knew wed be crossing the highway, so I prayed that the girls would be fine. I gave up calculating how long it might take before my horse would be tried enough to want to slow down. I was just about out of answers when I saw the girls sl
5、owing in front of me. Their horses were relaxed and comfortable, not even breathing hard. Taylores face glowe d. She gave me a high five. Wow, you did well, she said. I knew youd go fast when you were ready. No one in the group had even broken a sweat, except me. I was still nervous from the crazy p
6、ace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Karen claims I was showing off for the girls that day, and maybe shes right. But I think I had something to prove. Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹 ), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart. And, like a horse on a warm summer day, Im alwa
7、ys ready to kick up my heels. 1. How did the race between the girls and the author begin? A. His horses gallop made the other horses want to catch up. 【 精品教育 资源文库 】 B. He wanted to show off his riding skills for the girls. C. They wanted to know whose horse could run fastest. D. They teased him abo
8、ut being afraid to go too fast on a horse. 2. During the race, _. A. the authors horse outran the girls horses the whole time B. the author was confident that Tawny was in control C. the girls were so anxious to win that they sweated a lot D. the authors good performance took Taylore by surprise 3.
9、When the race ended, the authors heart pounded because _ _. A. he was feeling thrilled and young B. it was really tough exercise for him C. he was worried that the girls might be in danger D. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race 4. The phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replace
10、d by _. A. devote myself B. enjoy myself C. accept my challenge D. take part in running competition 【 文章大意 】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛,这让作者感到兴奋,也感到虽然自己上了年纪,但是有一颗年轻的心。 1.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的 We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop(飞驰 ). The other horses were a
11、nxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.可知,作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上。故选 A。 3.A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的 I was still nervous from the crazy pace. 【 精品教育 资源文库 】 My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. ?Because despite my wrinkles ( 皱纹 ), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart.可知,比
12、赛结束的时候,作者的心 狂跳因为他感觉兴奋而且年轻。故选 A。 *单句语法填空 1 It was when I got back to my apartment _I first came across my new neighbors. 答案: that 本句是强调句。被强调部分是时间状语,故应填 that。 2 Lily cant fall asleep, extremely _ (concern) about the result of her maths test. 答案: concerned 短语 be concerned about . “ 担忧,挂念 ?” ,本句中逗号后没有连词
13、,故逗号后的部分为状语,此处应用形容词短语作伴随状语。 3 Its no pleasure _ (go) camping on such a foggy day. 答案: going Its no pleasure doing sth. “ 做某事没有乐趣 ” 。 4 The little boy is clever enough to have no trouble _ (find) his house without others help. 答案: finding have no trouble doing sth. “ 做某事没困难 ” 。 5 There was no _ (agre
14、e), and the proposal was accepted. 答案: disagreement 由形容词 no 可知,本空应填名词,再由后一分句 “ 建议被接受了 ” 可知,应填名词 disagreement。 6 He happened _ (know) the secret, so I neednt tell him. 答案: to have known happen to do sth. “ 碰巧做某事 ” ,再由后一并列分句 “ 没有必要告诉他 ” 可知,前一分句谓语部分应用不定式的完成式。 7 He set his alarm clock before going to be
15、d in order _ (get) up earlier than usual the next morning. 答案: to get in order to do sth. “ 为了做某事 ” 。 8 Several weeks had gone by _ they knew the painting was missing. 答案: before before 引导的时间状语从句,表示 “ 在 ? 以前 ” ,从句常用一般过去时,主句用过去完成时。 9 While _ (wait) for the bus by the roadside, I found a wallet on the
16、 ground. 【 精品教育 资源文库 】 答案: waiting 时间状语从句的主语和主句主语一致,且从句谓语部分含有 be 动词,故从句中省略主语和 be 动词,填 waiting。 while waiting 可看作是 while I was waiting的省略。 10 The windows havent been cleaned for at least a year and are _ (dust) now. 答案: dusty dusty “ 脏的,布满尘土的 ” ,是形容词,在此处作表语。 *完形填空。 (2018 东北三校二模 ) We have all heard o
17、f giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one has babies, it makes national news _1_, and pictures of their babies are _2_ circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not _3_ of itself. The lovely animals have _4_ a classic test of selfawareness. They cannot _5_ themselves in
18、the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to _6_ whether children or animals have a _7_ of selfawareness. In the test, an animal is presented _8_ a mirror. Researchers then watch to see _9_ it notices a mark on its face, which is only _10_ in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark,
19、 it often _11_ it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old. Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas, _12_ of them did the same thing as those animals did. _13_, each panda beha
20、ved as if their _14_ in the mirror was another panda altogether. They acted as if they were _15_ by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking _16_. The _17_ of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity (圈养 ). For example, onedirectional glass sometimes
21、 used in the areas may _18_ pandas to feel stressed when they see their own image in the _19_. Thats because they might believe it to be another panda, _20_ themselves. 1 A.papers B covers C headlines D pages 2 A.widely B popularly C especially D completely 3 A.shy B fond C conscious D confident 【
22、精品教育 资源文库 】 4 A.failed B ignored C faced D conducted 5 A.observe B discover C recognize D understand 6 A.believe in B find out C pick out D take in 7 A.sense B question C opinion D thought 8 A.for B with C in D before 9 A.how B when C why D whether 10 A.touchable B seeable C sensible D possible 11 A.dismisses B admits C feels D moves 12 A.all B most C one D none 13 A.Thus B However C Instead D Still 14 A.reaction
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