1、UnitUnit 1 1 FestivalsFestivals andand CelebrationsCelebrations 单元加餐练单元加餐练 .阅读理解 I am not interested in making the New Years decisions. But this year, there came a decisive moment. It came when my adult children, whod been home for two weeks, headed back to their homes. There was a sadness I felt as
2、 I waved their cars out of sight, not knowing when Id see them again. But there was also a knowing in that moment that something in me needed to change. So I asked myself, “What is truly good in your life？” What is good is my relationships with my children, but not only those relationships. What als
3、o keeps my heart beating is creating a home, no matter who is there, and cooking balanced, plantbased meals, even if just for me. I find joy in nature and connections with close friends and family. I love doing photography and writing and teaching myself piano. Whatever was missing from my life, at
4、the end of last year I knew about the parts that worked. As winter ended and the visiting children prepared to leave, I looked to the future. I think of my friend, Lisa, who in May lost her husband of 30 years to cancer, and who found herself on New Years Eve with no one to be with. Her aloneness wa
5、s lasting in that turningpoint moment, but her sadness was momentary (短暂的). “I realized I had a choice，” she told me. Instead of giving way to loneliness and despair, she chose to find something productive to do. We humans can become bored with defeat. We know something is just the other side. Like
6、a new year, I have two choices. I can brand myself as the longsuffering mother who never figured out how to live on after her children left. Or I can take to the piano in the center of the house each day and practice Ode to Joy with one hand until such time as I feel ready to play with two. 本文是一篇记叙文
7、。新年过后，孩子们都离开家，作者孤独一个人在家，然而她没有向 孤独和绝望屈服，而是选择做一些有意义的事情。 1What can we know about the author from the first paragraph? AShe didnt want to live a lonely life any more. BShe was curious about her life in the New Year. CShe had a difficult relationship with her children. DShe didnt think her life kept any
8、promise any more. 答案：A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段 There was a sadness I felt as I waved their cars out of sight, not knowing when Id see them again. But there was also a knowing in that moment that something in me needed to change.可知，孩子们离开之后，作者 感到悲伤，但就在那一刻，作者意识到自己内心需要改变，从而可以推断出，作者不想再过 孤独的生活了。故选 A。 2How will t
9、he author probably change her life? ABy improving her physical health. BBy taking more music classes when free. CBy spending more time with her children. DBy focusing on things that bring her happiness. 答案：D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段 I find joy in nature and connections with close friends and family. I love
10、doing photography and writing and teaching myself piano. 可知，作者在大自然中找到了快乐，与亲密的朋友和家人建立了联系，并且喜欢摄影、写作 和自学钢琴，故可知作者专注于能给她带来快乐的事情。故选 D。 3Why does the author mention her friend Lisa? ATo show there are people with worse lives than herself. BTo point out there are choices even when life is difficult. CTo pro
11、ve being on ones own has a big influence on others. DTo stress the importance of family members on New Years Eve. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第四段，特别最后一句 Instead of giving way to loneliness and despair, she chose to find something productive to do.可知，作者 的朋友丽莎没有向孤独和绝望屈服，而是选择做一些有意义的事情，可以推断出，作者提及 朋友丽莎是为了指出，即使生活很艰
12、难，我们也有很多选择。故选 B。 4How does the author feel about her future? AOptimistic.BDoubtful. CWorried.DHopeless. 答案：A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段 Whatever was missing from my life, at the end of last year I knew about the parts that worked. As winter ended and the visiting children prepared to leave, I looked to the fu
13、ture.可知，从作者展望自己的未来可 以推断出，作者对自己的未来是乐观的。故选 A。 .七选五 Some Texting Rules You Should Be Following by Now. Dont text and drive _1_. Dont do it.Personal safety always comes first and staying off your handheld while driving is extremely important. If you cant resist, then keep your phone where you cant reach
14、 it while youre driving. _2_ If youre texting someone who says “driving”， stop texting. Period. _3_. Just stop texting. You can consider calling the person, but please bear in mind that some states have laws in place restricting talking on the phone while driving.But if you dont get a response. “Don
15、t keep texting until they respond，” an article in LifeHack suggests. “_4_. And if theyre not, maybe they just dont feel like texting.” While not getting a response likely makes you feel anxious, and while many consider it rude, its also rude to continue bombarding someone with messages when that per
16、son is not replying to you. Avoid group texts “Most would say group texts are the worst，” notes an article in Mashable. “They take up more time than you ever expected.” Reading through all of your messages is boring. _5_. AIts that simple BDont even say “OK” CTheyre probably busy DThey seem to never
17、 end EStop driving immediately FJust think of any other means of communication GDont put others in the situation of texting and driving 这是一篇说明文。说明了应该遵守四则发短信的规则。 1A解析：根据上文 Dont text and drive 不要开车发短信。可知下文要对这一行 为进行说明：就那么简单，且与后文 Dont do it.(别这么做。)也很吻合。故选 A。 2G解析：根据本段倒数第二句 You can consider calling the p
18、erson, but please bear in mind that some states have laws in place restricting talking on the phone while driving.(你可以考虑打电话给对方，但请记住，有些州有法律限制开车时打电话。) 可推测本段强调的是宁可打电话，也不要让他人陷入开车发短信的境地。故选 G。 3B解析：根据下文 Just stop texting.(就只是停止发短信)可知当发现别人在开 车的时候，停止发短信，即使是任何简短的句号、OK 都不要发了。故选 B。 4C解析：根据上文“Dont keep texting
19、until they respond，”an article in LifeHack suggests(LifeHack 上的一篇文章建议：“在他们回复之前不要一直发短信。”) 可推知对下文不回信息进行推测：可能是他们正在忙或者不想回。故选 C。 5 D解析： 根据上文 They take up more time than you ever expected.Reading through all of your messages is boring.(他们占用的时间比你想象的要多。阅读你所有的信息是 无聊的。)可知群发的短信读来无聊，没完没了。好像永远都不会结束。故选 D。 .完形填空 C
20、ooperation and competition are _1_ important. Theyre necessary _2_ a person to achieve success in life. Learn to be cooperative with others. No one likes a selfish or greedy person. However, everyone likes a _3_ and friendly person. Everything we do today, _4_ in doing business or making friends, de
21、pends on our ability to _5_ with one another. In our society, most tasks need the cooperation of many people _6_ they can be finished successfully. So we must try to be cooperative. Each person _7_ a small part of a machine. If only one part is out of order, the machine cant be running well. _8_ tra
22、nsportation and communication systems are developing quickly and people all over the world can keep in line with each other _9_. Its hard for a person _10_ is away from the society to have a deep understanding of the world he _11_. Cooperation _12_ more and more important for a person to get a good
23、life. Being competitive also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than others, you must work harder and study more _13_. The desire (愿 望) to succeed and do better than others _14_ us to work harder. If there were no competitions, a sports meeting would never be _15_ and
24、 successful, and we could never have champion. 这是一篇议论文。 文中提到合作和竞争这两大特征对于当代人的重要性。 合作精神能让 我们在社会这个大环境下与人相处得更好， 而竞争这一精神则使得人们更加渴望成功， 鼓励 人们更努力地工作和学习。 1A.allBboth CneitherDeach 答案：B 解析：考查副词辨析。句意：合作和竞争都非常重要。A.all 全部，B.both 两者都， C.neither 两者都不，D.each 每个。第一段第二句话提到“Theyre necessary.”they 指代的是这两个特征，说明这两个特征都非常重要
25、，故 B 项正确。 2A.forBof CwithDabout 答案：A 解析： 考查介词辨析。 句意： 这两者对于人们取得成功的生活都非常重要。 A.for 对； 为了，B.of的，C.with 和一起，D.about 关于。 for 表示动作的对象或接受者， 意为“给”“对 (而言)”，故 A 项正确。 3A.creativeBcompetitive CoperativeDcooperative 答案：D 解析： 考查形容词辨析。 句意： 然而， 每个人都喜欢有合作精神且友好的人。 A.creative 创造性的，B.competitive 有竞争性的，C.operative 有效的，D.
26、cooperative 有合作精神 的。文中提到“Learn to be cooperative with others. No one likes a selfish or greedy person.”要学会和别人合作，没有人喜欢一个自私或者贪婪的人，可推知关键字为 cooperative，故 D 项正确。 4A.ifBsince CwhetherDwhere 答案：C 解析：考查连词辨析。句意：我们今天所做的一切，无论是做生意还是交朋友，都取决 于我们彼此合作交往的能力。A.if 如果，B.since 既然，C.whether 或者(或者)， D.where(在)情况下。在该句中出现了由
27、 or 连接的两种情况，whether 可以表示对于情 况的选择，故 C 项正确。 5A.get overBget on Cget backDget off 答案：B 解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意：我们今天所做的一切，无论是做生意还是交朋友，都 取决于我们彼此合作交往的能力。 A.get over 克服， B.get on 相处， C.get back 取回， D.get off 动身离开。由该句可知，做生意和交朋友都取决于与他人相处的能力，故 B 项正确。 6A.in orderBin order to Cso thatDsuch that 答案：C 解析：考查连词辨析。句意：我们的社会里，
28、大多数任务需要许多人的合作，这样他们 才能顺利完成。A.in order 按顺序，B.in order to 为了，C.so that 为了；因此，D.such that 如此以至于。故选 C。 7A.likesBlike Clook likeDis like 答案：D 解析： 考查动词和词组辨析。 句意： 每个人都像是机器里的小零件。 A.likes 喜欢， B.like 喜欢， C.look like 看起来像， D.is like 就像是。 此题考查 like 作动词及介词的区别， like 作实义动词时表示“喜欢”，与句意不符。look like 强调的是外表上的相像，而人不可能 在外
29、表上像小零件。is like 强调性质上的像，每个人在社会上都担任一定的社会职位，就 相当于在机器中的小零件，故 D 项正确。 8A.ExceptBBesides CButDOr 答案：B 解析：考查介词辨析。句意：除了交通和通信系统发展迅速之外，世界各地的人们可以 更容易地保持一致。A.Except 除了；只是，B.Besides 除之外(还)，C.But 但是，D.Or 或者。该句中有 and 连接两个句子说明在交通和通信发展之外，还有别的因素，A 项意思表 示除了，通常指所排除的事物不在所述范围之内，故 B 项正确。 9A.easierBmuch better Cmore easilyD
30、more easy 答案：A 解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：除了交通和通信系统发展迅速之外，世界各地的人们可 以更容易地保持一致。A.easier 更简单的，B.much better 更好，C.more easily 更简单地， D.more easy 无此形式。 由于交通和通信系统的发展， 才使得人们的沟通和交流更加的简便。 easy 是双音节形容词，其比较级直接改 y 为 ier 即可，因此 more easy 形式不对。故 A 项 正确。 10A.thatBwhich CwhomDwhy 答案：A 解析：考查关系代词辨析。句意：对于一个远离社会的人来说，要深刻地理解他生活的 世界是很困难
31、的。A.that 关系代词，指代人或物，B.which 关系代词，指代物，C.whom 关 系代词，指代人，只能作宾语，D.why 关系副词。在此从句中，缺少一个主语而前面的先行 词 person 为人，that 既可指人也可指物，故 A 项正确。 11A.lives inBlives on Clives throughDlives with 答案：A 解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意：对于一个远离社会的人来说，要深刻地理解他生活的 世界是很困难的。A.lives in 住在地方，B.lives on 以为生，C.lives through 度 过，D.lives with 忍受，根据句意，故 A
32、 项正确。 12A.becameBto become Chad becomeDis becoming 答案：D 解析：考查动词时态辨析。句意：对于一个人来说，合作对于好的生活越来越重要。 A.became 变得(过去式)， B.to become 变得(表目的)， C.had become 已经变得(过去完成时)， D.is becoming 正在变得(现在进行时)。分析该句，more and more 表示一种向上发展的趋 势，故 D 项正确。 13A.fundamentallyBharmfully CcarefullyDcarelessly 答案：C 解析：考查副词辨析。句意：如果你想成功
33、，变得比别人更好，你就要更加努力工作， 认真学习。A.fundamentally 根本地，B.harmfully 有害地，C.carefully 认真地， D.carelessly 粗心地。分析句子可知，只有更加认真学习了才会变得更好，故 C 项正确。 14A.admiresBencourages CpermitsDseeks 答案：B 解析：考查动词辨析。句意：想要成功，超越别人的愿望激励着我们更加努力地工作。 A.admires 钦佩；欣赏，B.encourages 鼓励；激励，C.permits 允许；准许，D.seeks 寻找。 文中最后一段提到竞争精神，而竞争精神是人们不断前进的力量
34、。故 B 项正确。 15A.excitedBinterested CexciteDexciting 答案：D 解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：如果没有比赛竞争，运动比赛将永远不会让人兴奋和成 功，也永远不会有冠军了。A.excited 激动的；兴奋的，B.interested 感兴趣的，C.excite 激发；刺激，D.exciting 令人激动的。比赛会让人变得兴奋，excited 修饰人，exciting 修饰物，故 D 项正确。 .概要写作 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 The everyday signs of conscientiousness (认真尽责)b
35、eing punctual, careful in doing work, selfdisciplined, and scrupulous ( 一 丝 不 苟 的 ) in attending to responsibilitiesare typical characteristics of the model organizational citizen, the people who keep things running as they should. They follow the rules, help out, and are concerned about the people
36、they work with. Its the conscientious worker who helps newcomers or updates people who return after an absence, who never abuses sick leaves, who always gets things done on deadline. Conscientiousness is a key to success in any field. In studies of job performance, outstanding effectiveness for almo
37、st all jobs, from semiskilled labor to sales and management,dependsonconscientiousness.Itisparticularlyimportantfor outstanding performance in jobs at the lower levels of an organization: the secretary whose message taking is perfect, the delivery truck driver who is always on time. Conscientiousnes
38、s also offers a buffer (缓冲) against the threat of job loss in todays constantly changing market, because employees with this quality are among the most valued. But conscientiousness in the absence of social skills can lead to problems. Since conscientious people demand so much of themselves, they ca
39、n hold other people to their own standards, and so be overly judgmental when others dont show the same high levels of model behavior. Factory workers in Great Britain and the United States who were extremely conscientious, for example, tended to criticize coworkers even about failures that seemed un
40、important to those they criticized, which damaged their relationships. When conscientiousness takes the form of living up to expectations, it can discourage creativity. In creative professions like art or advertising, openness to wild ideas and spontaneity (自发性) are scarce and in demand. Success in
41、such occupations calls for a balance, however; without enough conscientiousness to follow through,peoplebecomemeredreamers,withnothingtoshowfortheir imaginativeness. Conscientious_people_have_a_lot_in_common:_they_are_strict_with_themselves_ and_helpful_to_others_while_at_work._(要点 1)_On_the_ one_ha
42、nd,_conscientiousness_contributes_to_better_job_performances_especially_f or_those_who_work_at_lower_levels_and_therefore_means_lower_chance_of_unemploym ent.(要点 2)_On_the_other_hand,_for_lack_ of_adequate_social_skills_and_novel_ideas,_their_relationship_with_coworkers_c an_be_unpleasant_and_their_work_less_satisfactory._(要点 3)
