1、刷题课时练 1Unit 1Section Starting out & Understanding ideas .阅读理解 A My husband and I recently went to Disney World with our three children. We had a wonderful time.Besides, I experienced something that left a deep impression on me. Our children were excited about the attraction where children could driv
2、e the cars. They were so delighted that I decided to stand beside the track to get pictures of everyone as they drove past on the track. As I waited for them to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son who was about 7 years old. They rolled down the hill at the beginning, but suddenly the
3、 car stopped. The young driver looked nervous, “I cant do it.” His father quietly said, “Yes, you can.” “No. I cant！” “Yes, you can, son.” The little guy was almost in tears, “I cant！” With deep patience, the father said, “Son, you can do this. Im going to help you.” A moment later, with the father
4、helping his son, the two went smoothly (顺利地) on their way down the track. The scene brought tears to my eyes and it reminded (使想起) me of my dear father. Just like that little boys dad, my father used to say the same words to me. Every time things got hard or when I experienced setbacks along the way
5、, he would say, “Michelle, you can do this. Im going to help you.” Time and time again the words greatly encouraged me on the journey. Im aware that I cant do things under my own power, but the words “Yes, you can” come beside me and give me wisdom and strength. As I benefited (受益) a lot from them,
6、I often tell my children never to say “I cant” easily when they meet something difficult. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者一家去迪士尼游 玩，途中遇到了一对父子，那位父亲教育儿子的话使得作者想起 了自己的父亲。 1Why did the author stand beside the track? AShe didnt dare to drive alone. BShe wasnt interested in driving cars. CShe wanted to take photos for he
7、r family. DShe wanted to rest for a few minutes. 答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“They were so delighted that I decided to stand beside the track to get pictures of everyone as they drove past on the track.”可知，作者站 在轨道旁边是为了给家人拍照。 2How did the author react to the fathers helping his son? AShe was greatly moved.
8、 BShe was impressed by the boys patience. CShe decided to learn from the father. DShe reminded the father not to be too strict. 答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“The scene brought tears to my eyes and it reminded me of my dear father.”可知，作者看到这个场景后感动得哭了，并想起了她的 父亲。 3What does the underlined word in the last but o
9、ne paragraph mean? ADisasters.BFrustration. CFights.DPain. 答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据前文的“Every time things got hard or when I experienced.”可知， or 前后要表达的意 思相近，再根据后文父亲说的话可推测，此词意为“挫折”。 4What can we infer from the passage? AThe author enjoys traveling very much. BThe author is patient with her children. CThe autho
10、r was greatly encouraged by the boys father. DThe author was greatly influenced by the words“Yes, you can” 答案与解析： D推理判断题。 根据最后一段的前两句可知， “Yes, you can”这几个词对作者的影响很大。 B I began smoking at 13, with a friend in the evenings when we were out. I never thought of the damage it brought me. But I had a bad co
11、ugh after a cold, and my teeth werent as white as my sisters, who never smoked. I no longer played any sports. Since all my friends smoked, I never felt different. I met and married my husband Paul when we were 22，both smoking like chimneys (烟囱). I had two children by the time I was 26, and life wen
12、t on as normal. We smoked around our children, never thinking it would be doing them any harm. They both begged us to stop when they learned about the hazards of smoking. We just rolled our eyes at each other. My parents quit smoking, and my aunts quit smoking, but they were older. I had lots of tim
13、e to quit in my life. Pauls mother died of a heart attack at only 55, after suffering two diseases caused by smoking.And still we smoked. At the age of 36, I had a child with a breathing problem. We moved outside to smoke, as she had such trouble breathing, and we didnt want to add to that! Then my
14、father died a few years later of cancer throughout his body. Still I smoked, even as he asked me on his deathbed to try to stop. I did mean to, but I thought that I had too many worries to deal with. How would I face them without a smoke? Little did I know then that the smoking was only adding to my
15、 inability (无能) to deal with trouble, clouding my whole world in smoke. Then Paul had an extremely serious problem in his heart because of a condition caused by smoking. Finally, I decided to quit smoking. I knew Id suffer greatly too if I kept smoking. Paul decided to join me, of course. He had no
16、choice if he didnt want to die. Luckily, we made it. Now I have enough energy, a joy in living, and more confidence than ever before. 【语篇解读】 作者十三岁开始吸烟， 一直认为没必要戒烟， 后来她丈夫的心脏因为吸烟出了问题，她终于决定戒烟了。 5What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1? AShe picked up the habit of smoking from her friends. BH
17、er sister once persuaded her to stop smoking. CShe knew smoking would damage her health. DShe felt she was different from others. 答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段的“I began smoking at 13, with a friend in the evenings when we were out.”及 后面的“Since all my friends smoked, I never felt different.”可 知，作者吸烟的习惯是跟朋友们学来的。
18、 6What does the underlined word “hazards” in Paragraph 2 mean? ACauses.BDangers. CSteps.DRules. 答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据“They both begged us to stop.”可知，作者的孩子们知道了吸烟的“危害”，所以乞求 父母停止吸烟。 7Why didnt the author quit smoking when her parents and aunts did that? ABecause they didnt ask her to do that. BBecause Paul
19、didnt want her to do that. CBecause she was extremely healthy then. DBecause she thought it was still early to do that. 答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段的“My parents quit smoking, and my aunts quit smoking, but they were older. I had lots of time to quit in my life.”可知，作者当时认为身边的亲戚戒 烟是因为他们老了，而自己还有很多时间，戒烟还太早。 8What
20、does the author want to tell us? AIts really dangerous to smoke. BIts not easy to live a healthy life. CIts really difficult to quit smoking. DWe should be confident about our life. 答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者 的很多亲人都因为吸烟而患病去世了， 作者丈夫的心脏也因为吸 烟出了问题，所以作者写本文想告诉我们，吸烟的危害很大。 .完形填空 The Great Depression started
21、in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. During that time, many people lost their_1_. My parents were_2_ them. It was 1935 when I was 10 years old. We still _3_ on relief (救济) A few days before Christmas, I was washing the_4_ after dinner when I looked out of a kitchen window and saw my father sitting o
22、n the stoop (门廊), wearing a(n)_5_ face. A mailman saw him and asked him what was wrong. I heard my father say that he had_6_ his food vouchers (票 券) and that the_7_ had gone beyond the time limit. He had tried to work as a laborer through the Works Progress Administration, but he_8_ because he wasnt
23、 a very_9_ man.The work was too hard for him.I was_10_， having seen newspaper pictures of people being_11_ out of the apartments with all their belongings. “How much do you need ？ ” the mailman asked _12_. My dad said he needed $33 for the rent. Without thinking twice, the mailman took out $50 from
24、his wallet and_13_ it to my father. My dad said, “I dont know when Ill be able to pay you back.” The mailman put an arm around my father and_14_ him by saying, “Things will not be this way_15_.It doesnt matter_16_you will pay me back.” The mailman_17_ me looking through the window and said, “There w
25、ill be times in the future when someone_18_ your help. I hope you and your son_19_today. Help them in your own_20_and tell them what happened today. This will be my payback. Merry Christmas！” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。美国大萧条时期，作者 一家靠救济生活。有一天，父亲正在为生计发愁时，一位邮递员 无私的资助使他们得以摆脱困境。 1A.skillsBjobs CfamiliesDhouses 答案与解析
26、：B根据上文的“The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. During that time, many people lost their.”可知，经济大萧条时期很多人失去“工作”。 2A.forBagainst CamongDbetween 答案与解析：C根据语境可知，作者的父母也在失业大军 “当中”。 3A.livedBdecided CresearchedDworked 答案与解析： A根据语境可知， 作者一家靠救济“生活”。 4A.shoesBdishes CsocksDfeet 答 案 与 解
27、析 ： B根 据 下 文 的 “after dinner” 以 及 “kitchen”可知，作者晚饭后正在厨房洗“碗碟”。 5A.angryBcurious CconfusedDanxious 答案与解析： D根据下文的“Amailman saw him and asked him what was wrong.”可知，父亲脸色应该是“忧虑的”。 6A.given outBused up Ccarried awayDsearched for 答案与解析： B根据上下文对一家人生活状况的描述可知， 父亲告诉邮递员他的食物票券已经“用完”了。 7A.reportBhomework CrentDch
28、eck 答案与解析： C根据下文的“My dad said he needed $33 for the rent.”可知，这里指“房租”逾期。 8A.agreedBfailed CpromisedDregretted 答案与解析：B根据上文的“He had tried to work as a laborer through the Works Progress Administration, but he.”可知， 父亲尝试通过这个组织找苦力活，可是他“失败”了。 9A.strongBclever ChelpfulDcreative 答案与解析：A根据上文的“as a laborer”以及下
29、文的 “The work was too hard for him.”可知，因为父亲不是一个非常 “强壮的”人。 10A.scaredBpuzzled ClonelyDsurprised 答案与解析：A根据下文的“. having seen newspaper pictures of people being. out of the apartments with all their belongings.”可知，作者想象自己一家也会像报纸上描写的一样 被赶出来，所以很“害怕”那种情况的发生。 11A.takenBfigured CpickedDkicked 答案与解析：D根据下文的“. ou
30、t of the apartments with all their belongings.”可知， 没钱付租金很可能就会被“赶”出住 所。kick sb. out of a place 意为“将某人赶出某地”。 12A.softlyBimpatiently CexcitedlyDslyly 答案与解析： A根据语境可知， 那位邮递员“温和地”问： “你需要多少钱？” 13A.returnedBpointed CshowedDhanded 答案与解析：D根据语境可知，那位邮递员毫不犹豫地从 钱包里拿出 50 美元并将钱“递”给父亲。 14A.punishedBquestioned Ccriti
31、cizedDencouraged 答案与解析：D根据下文邮递员所说的话可知，那位邮递 员搂着父亲并“鼓励”他。 15A.soonBforever CcompletelyDfinally 答案与解析：B根据语境可知，眼前的艰难状况不会“永 远”延续下去的。 16A.howBwhether CunlessDuntil 答案与解析：B根据语境可知，那位邮递员说：“你还不 还钱都没关系。”这里是 whether 引导的主语从句。 17A.stoppedBkept CnoticedDsuggested 答案与解析：C根据语境可知，那位邮递员“注意到”我 一直从窗口看着他们。 18A.refusesBsupports CexpectsDreceives 答案与解析：C根据语境可知，将来会有一天别人也“期 待”你的帮助。 19A.rememberBmiss CshareDrecord 答案与解析：A根据语境可知，我希望你和你儿子“记 得”今天。 20A.mindBinterest CtimeDway 答案与解析：D根据语境可知，用你们自己的“方式”帮 助他们并告诉他们今天发生的一切，就相当于还了这笔钱了。
