1、unit5：Languages around the world 1.完形填空 Sometimes I thought I was a good mom. Sometimes,I felt like I spent the day nagging(唠叨不休) my kids rather than1 them,especially my strong-willed son.2a family get-together taught me an important3. My son was ten at the time and we were on a late night family ca
2、r trip to Cleveland for the get-together the next day. I was taking my turn at the wheel while my husband and my small daughter4. My son,full of energy,was wide awake in the back seat. I needed to stay awake,too,and I didnt want to5the radio,so I asked him to talk to me to help keep me awake. “Sure,
3、Mom, ” he said,“What do you want to discuss? ” I told him Id talk about6he wanted to talk about. “How about frogs(青蛙)? ” he asked. I said that would be7,and for the next hour or so we talked about the8 between frogs and toads(蟾蜍),and9basketball and soccer. He was quite10when we talked about Kobe Bry
4、ant and Michael Jordan and how they got to be so famous. Now and then he would11,but wed continue to talk as I drove down the12road. About an hour and a half later,when I finally13, the bright lights woke everyone,and the magic of our discussion14. But I knew that I had taken the first step toward c
5、hanging a bad15habit with someone I love very much. 1. A. visitingB. knowing C. takingD. making 2. A. OrB. SoC. SinceD. But 3. A. ideaB. planC. lessonD. reason 4. A. learnedB. ateC. exercisedD. slept 5. A. moveB. takeC. playD. touch 6. A. anyoneB. someone C. nothingD. anything 7. A. luckyB. fine C.
6、simpleD. dangerous 8. A. studiesB. rules C. differencesD. competitions 9. A. tasksB. sports C. showsD. programs 10. A. interestedB. surprised C. angryD. sorry 11. A. stayB. stopC. watch D. leave 12. A. darkB. main C. wideD. beautiful 13. A. passedB. followed C. finishedD. arrived 14. A. workedB. con
7、tinued C. disappearedD. changed 15. A. readingB. listening C. livingD. driving 2.阅读理解 I strongly believe that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language. The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a for
8、eign language!You can download them for free. BabbelLearn Languages Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language. It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments. You need to pay a monthly subscrip
9、tion(定金),but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor! DuolingoLearn Languages Free The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences. Its all completely free too!Its incredibly well designed, looks grea
10、t and will help you learn,remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day. TandemLanguage Exchange Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things,the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn. You can then h
11、ave text,voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language,and in return you learn theirs,all by simply communicating with each other. Its a great way to learn with only $1 a day. BusuuLearn English This app is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all sorts
12、of audio and visual learning aids. Youll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue. 1. What is the purpose of the passage? A. Sell apps to language learners. B. Introduce language learning apps. C. Teach language learners to use apps. D. Teach lan
13、guages through apps. 2.Whichappsuitsbestifyouwanttolearnthrough communication? A. BabbelLearn Languages B. TandemLanguage Exchange C. DuolingoLearn Languages Free D. BusuuLearn English 3. What is Duolingo different from the other three apps? A. It is completely free to use. B. It is specially for En
14、glish learning. C. It is unsuitable for beginners. D. It is the most effective app. 3.书面表达 假设你是红星中学的学生李明,上周你在学校举办的英语竞赛 中获得一等奖。老师请你用英语写一篇短文,介绍你课外学习英语 的经验并发表在你的博客上,以供其他人借鉴。内容如下: 1. 参加英语角的益处; 2. 坚持写英语日记的作用; 3. 英文阅读网站(Enjoy Reading)对你的帮助。 注意:1. 词数:80左右;2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连 贯;3. 开头已给出,不计入总词数。 My name is Li
15、Ming,a student from Hongxing Middle School. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 参考答案： 1.完形填空 1.B B。句意: 有时候, 我觉得我整天对孩子喋喋不休而不了解他们, 尤其是我的意志坚定的儿子。 根据空格前nagging和rather than, 可 知表示语义上的转折, 结合选项, 应该是作者整天唠叨而不是了解 孩子, 故选 B。 2.D D。句意: 但是, 一次家庭聚会给我上了重要的一课。此空是考查 和上句之间的逻辑关系, 上文是不了解孩子, 下文的家庭聚会给了 我经验教训, 让我知道怎样了解孩子, 故两句话是转折关系,
16、 故选D。 3.C C。teach sb. a lesson“给某人上课; 教某人经验”, 根据文意, 指的是家庭聚会给了我不一样的启示, 让我知道怎样了解孩子, 故 选 C。 4.D D。 句意: 当轮到我开车时, 我的丈夫和女儿睡着了。 根据下文wide awake“清醒的”以及我和儿子下文的交谈, 可知其他人睡着了。故 选 D。 5.C C。句意: 我也要保持清醒, 而且我不想打开收音机, 所以我让儿 子和我聊天让我保持清醒。根据下文“I asked him to talk to me” , 可知我让儿子和我聊天, 我不想打开收音机, 故选 C。 6.D D。句意: 我告诉他可以谈论任何
17、他想谈论的事情。根据下文儿子 向作者主动提供话题 “How about frogs ? ”可知, 作者告诉儿子 可以谈论任何事, 故选 D。 7.B B。句意: 我说可以, 然后在接下来的大约一个小时, 我们谈论青 蛙和蟾蜍的区别, 以及足球和篮球运动。根据“for the next hour or so” , 他们就这个话题谈论了一个多小时, 可知作者同意了儿子的提 议, 故选 B。 8.C C。根据空格后介词短语 between frogs and toads“青蛙和蟾蜍” 这个定语, 以及生活常识, 可知空格处名词应该是differences, 指 “青蛙和蟾蜍的区别”, 故选 C。 9
18、.B B。根据破折号后 basketball and soccer, 可知破折号前名词是 运动, 故选 B。 10.A A。句意: 当谈到科比布莱恩特和迈克尔乔丹以及他们是怎样 成名的时候, 他很感兴趣。 根据上下文语境, 既然儿子主动谈论运动 话题, 肯定对于球星是很感兴趣的。故选 A。 11.B B。 句意: 他有时会停下来, 但是行驶在漆黑的路上时, 我们还会 继续交谈。根据下文中的 continue“继续”, 可知此处是 stop“停 止”, 故选 B。 12.A A。根据上文中“on a late night”可知作者开夜车, 行驶在漆 黑的路上, 故选 A。 13.D D。句意:
19、一个半小时后, 当终于到达的时候, 亮光照醒了大家, 我们交谈的魔力也消失了。 根据下文 “bright lights woke everyone” , 亮光让大家醒过来, 可推断, 作者到达了目的地, 故选 D。 14.C C。根据下文“但是我迈出了第一步” 。由 but 可知此句与空格所 在句的句意是转折关系, 故选 C。 15.B B。 句意: 但是我知道我已经迈出了第一步, 去改变和我非常爱的 人之间的糟糕的倾听习惯。作者在文章开头描述了“nagging my kids rather than knowing them”, 自己通常是喋喋不休而不了解孩子, 经过一路上和儿子交谈, 倾听
20、儿子后, 对儿子有了进一步的了解, 所以作者以后会改变自己的倾听习惯, 故选 B。 2.阅读理解 1.B B。目的意图题。文章主要介绍了四款可以用来进行语言学习的应 用程序。由此可推知, 这篇文章的目的是介绍语言学习应用程序。故 选 B。 2.B B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的内容可知, 如果你想通过交 流来学习, TandemLanguage Exchange 最适合。故选 B。 3.A A。细节理解题。根据第二段中 You need to pay a monthly subscription( 你 需 要 按 月 支 付 定 金 ); 第 三 段 中 It s all complete
21、ly free too! (它也是完全免费的! )以及倒数第二段中 It s a great way to learn with only $1 a day. (这是一个每天只花 1 美元学习的好方法)可知 BabbelLearn Languages 和 Tandem Language Exchange 都需要付费, BusuuLearn English 没有提到 是否付费, 由此可知, Duolingo 和其他三个软件的不同在于它完全 免费使用。故选 A。 3.书面表达 My name is Li Ming,a student from Hongxing Middle School. I g
22、ot the first prize in the English Speech Contest held by our school not long ago. Here I feel delighted to share my experience in learning English with you. Firstly,I think,taking part in English Corners is helpful. So whenever there is an opportunity,I will grasp it and develop my interest to study
23、 English. Secondly,I keep on writing English diaries and in this way I can practise my written English. Thirdly,what interests me most is to surf Enjoy Reading. As we all know,we need extensive reading which is a better way to broaden our horizons. In conclusion,Rome was not built in a day. Only when we stick to what we have decided to do will we achieve a goal.
