1、UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Section C Discovering Useful Structures at .语法专练 1.Johns bad habit is (read) without thorough understanding. 答案 reading 2.Travelling along the old Silk Road is an interesting and (reward) experience. 答案 rewarding 3.In countries all over the world, (fall) water can b
2、e used to generate electricity. 答案 falling 4.What he said at the meeting yesterday was very (disappoint). 答案 disappointing 5.What will you do if the people (sit) at the back of the hall have trouble hearing the speech? 答案 sitting 6.No one can ignore the rich culture (date) back to ancient times chan
3、ging into the modern age at a speed and scale that has never been witnessed. 答案 dating 7.Look over theretheres a very long,winding path (lead) up to the house. 答案 leading 8.Recently a survey (compare) prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens. 答案
4、comparing 9.They gave a (convince) demonstration of the cars safety features. 答案 convincing 10.The students today need to adapt to the rapidly (change) world. 答案 changing 素养提升 .完形填空 I was getting ready to head to my daughters college to bring her home for New Year.The 1 was falling heavily and the l
5、and was silvered.I knew it wasnt going to be an easy drive. Usually a three-hour round 2 ,but I knew it was going to be a lot 3 today as I slowed my car to 4 the slippery roads.Once I was on the road,though,condition only worsened.I 5 slowed down but four-wheel trucks sped past me 6 huge showers of
6、slush (融雪) onto my windshield.During the last twenty miles I suddenly found myself behind a very 7 winter driver.Instead of driving slow and adjusting,when he hit a slippery spot he braked hard and turned sharply all over the road.I had to 8 hard myself to keep from hitting him but unfortunately sli
7、d into a ditch (沟). I tried pulling out again and again but could only hear 9 tires.I was half-way out in the road and a truck sped by me,missing the car by inches.I looked about the car 10 and miraculously the car started to 11 ,even if it was almost being pushed out of the ditch.From the driving m
8、irror I spotted a 12 ,covered with snow,pushing my car as hard as possible.When I stuck out my hand to greet him with gratitude,he 13 signed me good luck,getting on his car. Just as a famous writer Henry 14 it,“He who walks in love may wander far.” Wherever you go then and however 15 your journeys m
9、ay be,always remember that you are watched over by people with a love more powerful and more beautiful than you can ever imagine. 【语篇解读】作者驱车到大学接女儿回家,没想到在路上遇到大雪。为了避免与前面的车发生 碰撞,作者的车滑进了沟里。在作者很无助的时候,一个陌生人向作者伸出了援助之手。 1.A.snow B.rain C.fog D.shower 答案 A 解析根据下文的“huge showers of slush”可知雪下得非常大。 2.A.rescue B
10、.flight C.search D.trip 答案 D 解析句意:通常三个小时的往返(trip),但是我知道今天会变得更长(longer),因为我减慢了车速以匹配 (match)湿滑的道路。 3.A.shorter B.faster C.longer D.easier 答案 C 解析见第 2 题解析。 4.A.clear B.match C.consider D.find 答案 B 解析见第 2 题解析。 5.A.even B.further C.finally D.immediately 答案 B 解析句意:我进一步(further)放慢了速度,但四轮卡车从我身边驶过,向我的挡风玻璃上投掷
11、(throwing) 了巨大的融雪。 6.A.moving B.causing C.throwing D.holding 答案 C 解析见第 5 题解析。 7.A.untrustworthy B.unfriendly C.impatient D.inexperienced 答案 D 解析句意:在最后二十英里的路程中,我突然发现自己落在了一个没有经验的(inexperienced)冬季驾驶 员后面。 8.A.stop B.brake C.work D.hit 答案 B 解析句意:为了不碰到他,我必须急刹车(brake),但是很不幸,滑到沟里了。 9.A.spinning B.running C.
12、flat D.broken 答案 A 解析句意:我试图一次又一次地拉出车来,但只能听到旋转的(spinning)轮胎声。 10.A.curiously B.hopefully C.helplessly D.surprisingly 答案 C 解析句意:我无望地(hopelessly)看着汽车,奇迹般地车开始动了(move),仿佛它几乎被推出了沟渠。 11.A.move B.trap C.jump D.increase 答案 A 解析见第 10题解析。 12.A.lady B.truck C.car D.figure 答案 D 解析句意:我从后视镜中发现一个身影(figure),被雪覆盖,尽可能
13、地帮我推车。 13.A.suddenly B.surely C.eventually D.simply 答案 D 解析句意:当我伸出手来向他表示感激时,他只是(simply)祝我好运,坐回他的车。 14.A.makes B.puts C.helps D.says 答案 B 解析句意:就像著名作家亨利所说(put it)的那样,“走在爱河里的人,可能会走得很远”。 15.A.safe B.different C.pleasant D.dangerous 答案 D 解析句意:无论你走到哪里,无论你的旅程如何危险(dangerous),都要记住,你会被一个拥有比你想象的 更强大、更美丽的爱的人看到。
14、 .语篇填空 Frosts Descent (霜降),the 18th solar term of the year,begins this year on Oct 24 and ends on Nov 7. Frosts Descent is the last solar term of autumn,during 1. time the weather becomes much 2. (cold) than before and frost begins to appear.As Frosts Descent comes,the world 3. (fill) with the atmos
15、phere of late autumn.4. (eat) persimmons (柿子) during Frosts Descent can help people resist the cold and protect 5. bones. In south Fujian province and Taiwan,its 6. custom to eat duck on the first day of Frosts Descent.There is a saying in Fujian which goes,“ 7. nourishing (滋补) all year is not as go
16、od as nourishing the human body on the first day of Frosts Descent.”Eating duck is a way for people there 8. (gain) weight. People in areas such as Daxin county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region celebrate the first day of Frosts Descent.In the Frosts Descent Festival,the Zhuang people offer 9. (sa
17、crifice),dance and sing folk songs.10. a history of more than 360 years,the festival is to commemorate Cen Yuyin,a heroine in battles against foreign aggression. 答案与解析 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了二十四节气中第 18个节气霜降,以及它的饮食 文化和庆祝方式。 1.which 考查定语从句关系词。句意:在这个节气里,天气比以前冷得多,开始出现霜冻。during 后接 关系词,且 time 为名词,此处用 which 修饰
18、名词,作定语。故填 which。 2.colder 考查形容词。句意:天气比以前冷得多。根据 than可知此处要用形容词的比较级,作 become 的表语。故填 colder。 3.is filled 考查时态和语态。句意:当霜降来临时,世界充满了晚秋的气氛。分析句子成分可知,主语 为 the world,宾语为 the atmosphere of late autumn,此处为谓语部分,时态是一般现在时,且谓语动词与 主语之间是被动关系。短语 fill with“充满,装满”。故填 is filled。 4.Eating 考查动名词。句意:霜降时吃柿子可以帮助人们抵御寒冷。分析句子成分可知,
19、主语为 persimmons during Frosts Descent,谓语为 can help,宾语为 people,动词在主语部分要改为动名词形 式。故填 Eating。 5.their 考查代词。句意:霜降时吃柿子可以帮助人们抵御寒冷,保护骨骼。根据名词 bones 可知此处 要用形容词或形容词性物主代词进行修饰,故填 their。 6.a 考查冠词。句意:在福建南部和台湾,在霜降的第一天吃鸭子是一种习俗。此处要用不定冠词修 饰名词 custom,表泛指,且 custom不是元音音素开头的名词。故填 a。 7.Even 考查副词。句意:即使滋补全年也不如在霜降第一天滋补身体好。此处用表
20、示让步的副词 even 修饰句子。故填 Even。 8.to gain 考查非谓语动词。句意:吃鸭子是人们增重的一种方式。此处用动词不定式 to do 表示目 的。故填 to gain。 9.sacrifices 考查名词。句意:在霜降节,壮族人民祭祀、跳舞、唱民歌。分析句子成分可知,主语为 the Zhuang people,谓语为 offer,此处是宾语,用名词,再根据 folk songs可知要用名词的复数形式。故 填 sacrifices。 10.With 考查介词。句意:这个有着 360多年历史的节日是为了纪念岑玉音,她是一位抗击外国侵略 战争的女英雄。固定搭配 with a history of.,意为“有着的历史”,介词 with表示伴随。故填 With。
