1、刷题课时练 4Unit 2Section Starting out & understanding idea .阅读理解 A A year back I received a full scholarship (奖学金) to atte nd the University of San Francisco. All of my hard work paid off. My mom had spent a lot on my attending a private high school, so I made sure to push myself: I volunteered, took pa
2、 rt in various clubs, and graduated with honors. I was so excite d to start a new part of my life. Soon enough, the big day came, but it wasnt like what I had thought. The first two weeks were the most difficult days of my entire life. Every night I would cry myself to sleep. I was missing my family
3、, my home and everything in my homet own so much and I didnt know how to deal with my broken heart. To_distract_myself,_I threw myself into my studies. I also found a ton of jobs. In any free time, I started forcing myself to go to the gym. I wanted to keep every part of my day bu sy so I wouldnt th
4、ink about how lonely I felt. Soon after, I b egan to control my eating, considering it another solution to m y homesickness(想家). But soon there was something wrong wi th me. Finally, I went to see a doctor. When the doctor told me I had no choice but to take time away from school, I started t o fear
5、. How could I stop? School was what I was best at. “I m not so bad， ” I thought in my head. But the result was tha t I was taken to hospital again a month later and my mother came heartbrokenly. I had to take a semester off from school, and go to the treatment center near my home. If there are girls
6、 who are suffering similarly, I hope you know that there is hope and that you should have a positive at titude towards life. Though you may feel alone, there are so m any people who can understand your struggle. Thats why I wa nt to share my story. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者进入大学后非常想 家，努力克服但效果甚微，最后导致身体不好不得不退学
7、休养。 1What can we know about the author in high school? AShe studied very hard. BShe disliked volunteering. CHer parents controlled much of her life. DHer family made her feel under pressure. 答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段的“A year bac k I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco. All
8、 of my hard work paid off.”可知， 作者在高中时 期学习很努力。故选 A 项。 2What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 most pro bably mean? ATo prove my ability. BTo improve my studies. CTo earn money by myself. DTo draw my attention away from homesickness. 答案与解析：D句意理解题。根据画线部分后的“I threw myself into my studies. I also f
9、ound a ton of jobs.”可知， 作者投入学习，并且找了很多工作，空闲时间还去健身，这些都 是为了使自己忙起来，从而转移自己想家的注意力。故选 D 项。 3What is the authors purpose in writing this passage? ATo look back on her past life. BTo increase her own confidence. CTo express appreciation to her mother. DTo encourage other girls like her to be positive. 答案与解析：
10、D主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段内容尤其 是“If there are girls who are suffering similarly, I hope you know that there is hope and that you should have a positive at titude towards life.”可知， 作者写这篇文章主要是为了鼓励跟她 有着相似经历的女孩子积极面对生活。故选 D 项。 B “I feel unlikable, lonely and hopeless， ” said Lisa, a bri ght teenager from a loving h
11、ome. “It seems that nobody want s to become my friend. Whats wrong with me？” Like Lisa, many of us experience loneliness. The truth is that all people, no matter what their age or character even the most outgoing, wealthy and popular experience lonelines s at least sometimes. Its healthy and natural
12、 to want to be aro und people who care. After all, weve all heard “No man is a n island.” Thats true. We all need others in our lives. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, explains that if we want friends, we must be friendly and reach out to others. But it has risk. Because we are often afraid o
13、f rejection (拒 绝), many of us are unwilling to reach out to others. We take a safer way and wait for others to make friends with us. But if we want friends, weve got to get beyond this. If making friends is your goal as well, you need to consi der taking some measures (措施) Be willing to take the ini
14、tiative (主动权). If you see some one whom you would like to know, dont wait for her to mak e the first move. Get close to her and begin a conversation. L et her know in a nonaggressive (无攻击性的) way that you ar e interested in being friends with her. Reach out to those who are lonely. When you see someo
15、n e at school sitting alone, go over and talk to her. And dont le t popularity decide whom you reach out to. Youll often be sur prised at the beautiful qualities behind a shy appearance. Ask questions. Start your first conversation by asking this possible friend what she likes to do or asking about
16、her family. Be sure to ask questions that cannot be replied with “yes” or “no”. For example, dont ask “Do you have a dog？” Instead, say “So, tell me about your pets.” Avoiding asking “yes” or “no” questions makes your possible friend not e nd your communication with a oneword answer. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，
17、介绍了朋友的重要性以 及如何结交朋友。 4Why does the author begin the text with Lisas worry? ATo set a sad tone. BTo share Lisas pain. CTo introduce the topic. DTo teach readers a lesson. 答案与解析：C写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，作者用 Lisa 缺少朋友的忧虑开篇是为了引出本文的话题：友谊。故选 C 项。 5What can be a risk caused by reaching out to others a ccording to th
18、e passage? ABeing refused by others. BPutting ourselves in danger. CBeing treated in a rude way. DLosing interest in communicating. 答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段的“Because we are often afraid of rejection, many of us are unwilling to reac h out to others.”可知，主动出击的风险是可能被他人拒绝。故 选 A 项。 6What can we know from Parag
19、raph 5? AShy people are hard to talk to. BPopular people are often easygoing. CJust waiting for chances will waste our time. DA proper manner is important in making friends. 答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第五段的“Let her kno w in a nonaggressive manner that you are interested in being friends with her.”可知，交朋友时方式方法很重要。
20、故选 D 项。 7 Why does the author suggest not asking “yes” or “n o” questions? AIt is considered unfriendly. BIt will leave a bad first impression. CIt shows the poor quality of the speaker. DIt isnt good for keeping a conversation going. 答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Avoiding asking yes or no questions makes yo
21、ur possible friend not end your communication with a oneword answer.”可知， 问对方能用 yes 或 no 回答的问题不利于展开对话。故选 D 项。 .完形填空 It was the last day of school. The teacher walked around the class and_1_ each student a piece of paper except me. It was everybodys_2_ for the year. I knew that I_3_ the class because
22、I couldnt read. I was_4_ of being aske d to come up in front of the class and read. Suddenly the_5_ bell rang. My seat was next to the door so I just ran out of class across the playground until the fence (栅栏) of our school. I sat on the grass with my head i n my knees and burst out_6_. A couple of
23、minutes later I heard the crinkle (沙沙声) of a lunch bag and then_7_. I saw a girl in my class_8_ out my lunch. She set it dow n next to me then and didnt say a word. She_9_ sat with me till the bell rang. On the way back she put her arm arou nd me. “You might not_10_ so well but I think you are a(n)_
24、11_ painter in the class， ” she said_12_. “My mom always tells me if I do the best I can, I will be bette r， ”she added. The rest of the day I was lost in thought_13_ I had drawn a picture of a black horse_14_ to reach some grass on the other side of a fence. When the last bell rang, I went to her_1
25、5_ where she was talking with her_16_ and put the picture down. I could hear the girls talking about the _17_ as I walked away. That_18_ a lot to me because it reminded (提醒) me that I was_19_ something. At the same time, I also_20_ that I wasnt doing the best I coul d. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，考试没有通过，作者感 到非常难
26、过，在同学的安慰和启发下，作者认识到自己的问题， 决心尽自己最大的努力把事情做好。 1A.choseBreturned CgaveDmade 答案与解析：C根据上文“It was the last day of school， walked around the class”及下文内容可知，老师给了除了作者 以外的每人一张纸。 2A.gradesBwishes CpromisesDschedules 答案与解析：A根据上文“It was the last day of schoo l”和下文“for the year”可知，这张纸上是每个学生的成绩。 3A.likedBtook Cfailed
27、Dorganized 答案与解析： C根据下文“because I couldnt read”可知， 作者考试不及格。 4A.certainBafraid CfreeDcareful 答案与解析： B根据上文“because I couldnt read”可知， 作者害怕被叫到前面去在全班同学面前阅读。 5A.warningBdoor CbicycleDlunch 答案与解析：D根据下文“a lunch bag”可知，午餐的铃 声响了。 6A.cryingBlaughing CshoutingDsinging 答案与解析：A根据上文“I sat on the grass with my h e
28、ad in my knees”及作者没有通过考试可知，作者突然伤心地 大哭起来。 7A.gave upBset out Cwent onDlooked up 答案与解析：D根据上文“I sat on the grass with my h ead in my knees”及下文的“I saw a girl”可知，作者抬起头 看到一个女孩。 8A.pushingBmoving CthrowingDholding 答案与解析：D根据上文作者没有吃午餐就跑出教室及下 文女孩对作者的鼓励可知，女孩拿出作者的午餐。 9A.everBjust CalsoDstill 答案与解析：B根据上文“She set
29、 it down next to me t hen and didnt say a word”可知，女孩放下午餐，没有说任何 话，只是和作者一直待到上课铃声响起。 10A.runBspeak CreadDdance 答案与解析： C根据上文“because I couldnt read”可知， 作者阅读不好。 11A.luckyBexcellent CquietDactive 答案与解析：B根据下文“I had drawn a picture of a bl ack horse”可知，女孩认为作者是一位非常优秀的画家。 12A.fluentlyBnervously CsincerelyDqui
30、ckly 答案与解析：C根据下文女孩的话对作者的影响可知，女 孩安慰作者时的态度是非常诚恳的。 13A.butBand CsoDor 答案与解析：A根据语境可知，此处表转折，作者陷入深 思，然而却画了一幅画。 14A.refusingBfearing ClearningDtrying 答案与解析：D上文中提到作者跑向栅栏，再结合女孩提 到的她妈妈常对她说的话可知， 画中的马竭尽全力到栅栏那边寻 找绿草。 15A.shopBhome CofficeDdesk 答案与解析：D根据上文“When the last bell rang”可 知，作者走到女孩的书桌旁。 16A.teachersBpare
31、nts CfriendsDstudents 答案与解析：C根据下文“I could hear the girls talking about”可知，女孩在和好朋友们交谈。 17A.homeworkBpicture CproblemDaccident 答案与解析： B根据上文的“put the picture down”可知， 女孩们在谈论作者放下的那幅画。 18A.showedBmeant CtaughtDoffered 答案与解析：B根据下文可知，这幅画让作者感悟颇多， 所以对作者来说意义深远。 19A.good atBmad at Cready forDgrateful for 答案与解析：A根据上文女孩认为作者画画很棒及 remind ed 可知，作者也有擅长的东西。 20A.realizedBexplained CagreedDforgot 答案与解析： A根据上文女孩妈妈告诉女孩的话和下文“I wasnt doing the best I could”可知， 作者意识到自己还没有做 到最好。
