1、unit1：A new start 1.完形填空 Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didnt have 1. Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture,people could see he was teaching his students by2an entire computer on
2、 the blackboard. The photos showed the3level of education for children in Ghana. People were4that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly. He would come to school half an hour ahead of5every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard,but at the end of his class,it was6off to start the next
3、class,so he had to7it the next day! Owuras efforts8when Microsoft (微软公司) took9 of his act. They first took him to an international educators meeting in Singapore. He made a10about his teaching methods at the meeting and11a standing ovation (致敬) after the speech. 12,Owura got the thing he always want
4、ed for his studentssome companies13computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teachers14,the world took notice and responded with15to them. 1. A. classroomsB. computers C. playgroundsD. tools 2. A. operatingB. repairing C. descr
5、ibingD. drawing 3. A. poorB. clearC. ancientD. lucky 4. A. worriedB. disappointed C. afraidD. surprised 5. A. lineB. culture C. schedule D. school 6. A. rubbedB. calledC. cutD. shown 7. A. stressB. improve C. ruinD. repeat 8. A. broke outB. paid off C. came backD. held back 9. A. careB. chargeC. pla
6、ce D. notice 10. A. planB. speechC. decisionD. medal 11. A. made B. waited C. received D. carried 12. A. SuddenlyB. Importantly C. HopelesslyD. Strangely 13. A. lentB. soldC. donatedD. applied 14. A. efforts B. pains C. humor D. doubt 15. A. wisdomB. honesty C. kindnessD. pride 2.阅读理解 A When I was s
7、ix or seven,I could not understand the units. My parents got me a teacher,Jacky Ralfs,to give me private lessons. He started off trying the classic way of two plus two,but instead of shaking his head when I did not understand,he would try a different method. I remember him drawing little bags contai
8、ning apples with three in one and four in another to explain. I understood when the sum was shown in practical terms. The other thing that impressed me was that Jacky was exciting and fun. I dont think teachers realize what an influence they have on children by their own personality. He dressed as h
9、e thought a teacher should look if he had been playing the part on stage. He was good company. As well as me in maths. I remembered him reading me books. The most important thing Jacky taught me was dogged determination. We had a swing ball in the garden and I was not very good at hitting the thing,
10、 but he encouraged me to keep on trying over and over again until I got the hang of it. In my last year at school,I decided I had better do some work. I had long since been banned(禁止)from the Afrikaans (one of the official languages of South Africa) class,but found I could not get my matric(大学入学许可)
11、without passing Afrikaans and the other subjects I studied. Without Afrikaans, all the effort I put into everything else would have been nothing. I remember Jacky saying you will be surprised at what happens if you just keep going. So I told myself in the school library. The school was run by nuns,s
12、o we are not allowed any books for girls to read,but there were magazines about farming in the library and they had good stories in them. I learned Afrikaans from reading stories about the farmers boy. We lost touch,but all through my career I have kept a photograph of him to remind me of his wise a
13、dvice. 1. How did Jacky behave when he taught the author maths? A. He played games with the author. B. He bought the author some books. C. He did magic to help the author understand. D. He taught the author with the help of drawings. 2. What was the most important thing Jacky taught the author? A. A
14、lways being friendly. B. How to attract others. C. How to dress up. D. Never giving up. 3. Why did the author work hard on her Afrikaans? A. She needed to pass the entrance examination of university. B. She felt Afrikaans difficult than other subjects. C. She did well in her subjects except Afrikaan
15、s. D. She was interested in Afrikaans. 4. Which of the following best describes Jacky Ralfs? A. Encouraging and determined. B. Dependent and friendly. C. Carry and strong. D. Unusual and fearless. B Leaving junior high school,and going up to the big school was a very frightening change for me. I wen
16、t there with no friends. The only two people who came from my previous school were two girls,Donna Davis and Sakjinda Rai,but I developed little friendship with them. At first I was scared (害怕的) and looked stupid. But after a few months,I tried keeping my arms open and making friends with people aro
17、und me. After an unsuccessful relationship with Amit Sharmar,who ran away from me whenever I said hello to him,Sher Bhachu joined me,and we seemed to have a bit in common. So I made my first friend,and I wasnt on my own any more!But after a few days, he broke his leg,and was off for a couple of mont
18、hs! I was on my own again! Anyway,when Sher finally did return,I introduced him to another friend of mine, Graeme Parker. They got on like a house on fire,but unfortunately that little threesome (三 人一组) only managed to last about a week or two before they had a bit of fight, and poor Graeme went his
19、 own way. Shortly after that we met and later joined another gang. Others later joined at various stages,including Chris Elemen,Venay Maru, Amandeep Vidhani,Yaser Ghauri and Paul Barrance. It was with these people that I spent most of my life in senior high school. 5. Which of the following statemen
20、ts is TRUE according to the passage? A. The author felt frightened in the new school with no friends at the start of his senior high school time. B. The authors junior high school was not very good. C. The author didnt like Sakjinda Rai at all. D. The author had tried his best to make friends with D
21、onna Davis. 6. After a short time,the author was alone without friends again because _. A. they quarrelled about something B. they found they had nothing to share C. the author moved to another school D. his friend was off because of injury 7. According to the last paragraph,we can learn that _. A.
22、the author missed his little threesome B. the author made more friends as time went on C. the author and Graeme had a bit of fight D. Graeme Parker and Sher Bhachu were close friends 8. The real purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _. A. introduce some friends to readers B. prove seni
23、or high school life is hard C. show his attitudes toward life in senior high school D. tell readers his friendship in senior high school 3.阅读填句 How to Grow Plants in the Classroom Growing plants in the classroom is an excellent way to get students excited about science! Start with seeds(种子)in the cl
24、assroom.1They can do this by putting seeds or beans in wet paper towels and then in a clear plastic bag. The seeds should begin coming out in a few days,which can give the students an idea of what is happening underground when plants begin to grow. Continue with seeds in the classroom. At the same t
25、ime as the seeds are beginning to come out,plant the same type of seeds in soil.2They can also predict(预测)how long it will be before the seeds come out and are seen above the soil. 3A quick Internet search should let you know which plants are native to your area. This can connect the plant-growing i
26、n the classroom with natural history and other social studies lessons. Also,after growing the plants in your classroom,you can take the students on field trips to see where the plants grow naturally. Explore the needs of plants.4You can know what they actually need by growing plants in the classroom
27、 and making observations along the way. In all,growing plants in the classroom is sure to be an exciting science lesson.5They can train their creativity with their own gardens! A. What do plants need to stay alive? B. Grow native plants in your classroom. C. Try to start an outdoor garden in your sc
28、hool. D. Carrots and tomatoes can be grown easily. E. Students of all ages learn more knowledge from growing things. F. Students can learn about what exactly is happening under the soil. G. For very young children,it is exciting just to see the seeds come out. 参考答案： 1.完形填空 1.B B。 根据下文的 “he was teach
29、ing his students by _an entire computer on the blackboard. ”可知这所学校没有电脑。故选 B。 2.D D。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可 知, 此处用 draw 符合语境。下文 draw 是原词复现。故选 D。 3.A A。结合上文老师在黑板上画电脑可知, 加纳的教育水平很差。故 选 A。 4.D D。结合常识可知, 电脑和键盘上有很多按键, 他都画正确了, 这 是让人吃惊的地方。故选 D。 5.C C。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the b
30、lackboard”可 知, 他要把电脑画在黑板上, 由此推知他要比上课时间早到。 故选C。 6.A A。根据下文的“to start the next class”可知, 为了开始下一 堂课, 画的电脑必须被擦掉。故选 A。 7.D D。根据常识可知, 上课要用到画的电脑, 而其他课开始之前又必 须擦掉, 所以他只能第二天重复画一次。故选 D。 8.B B。根据下文的“They first took him to an international educators meeting in Singapore. ”和“some companies _computers to the schoo
31、l. ”可知, 不仅微软公司邀请他去 新加坡参加一个新加坡国际教育家会议, 而且还有公司给学校送来 了电脑, 即他的努力得到了回报。故选 B。 9.D D。根据下文的“They first took him to an international educators meeting in Singapore. ”可知, 微软公司邀请他去新 加坡参加一个新加坡国际教育家会议, 由此推知该公司注意到了他, take notice of “注意到”。故选 D。 10.B B。根据下文的“after the speech. ”可知, 此处用 speech“发 言”符合语境, speech 是原词复现。
32、故选 B。 11.C C。结合整篇语境和下文的“a standing ovation”可知, 他的发 言受到了大家的肯定和致敬。故选 C。 12.B B。 结合上下文可知, 比起发言受到大家的肯定, 对于他来说, 重 要的是有人给学校捐赠了电脑。故选 B。 13.C C。 结合上下文可知, 此处是指一些公司在了解到他所在学校的困 境后, 主动捐赠电脑给该学校。故选 C。 14.A A。 上文所讲述的 Owura 在黑板上画电脑教孩子们, 以及去发表讲 话, 都是他的努力。且上文的“Owuras efforts _when Microsoft took _of his act. ”也有提示, e
33、ffort 是原词复 现。故选 A。 15.C15.C。根据上文的“some companies _computers to the school. ”可知, 一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑, 这是他们的善意。故 选 C。 2.阅读理解 1.D D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“he would try a different method. I remember him drawing little bags containing apples with three in one and four in another to explain. I understood when the sum w
34、as shown in practical terms”可知, 当作者不能 理解时, Jacky 用画图的方式教作者。故选 D。 2.D D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“The most important thing Jacky taught me was dogged determination. ” Jacky 教给作者 最重要的事情就是要有顽强的决心, 永不放弃。故选 D。 3.A A。细节理解题,根据第四段中“I could not get my matric without passing Afrikaans and the other subjects I studied. ”
35、 可知, 作者必须努力学习南非荷兰语, 因为如果没有通过南非荷兰 语和她所学的其他科目的考试, 她无法得到大学入学许可。故选 A。 4.A A。推理判断题。文章第三段中提到“The most important thing Jacky taught me was dogged determination. ”和“he encouraged me to keep on trying. . . ”。由此可以推断,Jacky 很有决心, 并且善于鼓励人。故选 A。 5.A A。 推理判断题。 由第一段句子 “Leaving junior high school,and going up to the
36、 big school was a very frightening change for me. I went there with no friends. ”可知, 到了高中后, 作者感 到非常害怕, 在学校里也没有朋友, 故选 A 项。 6.D D。细节理解题。由第二段句子“But after a few days, he broke his leg,and was off for a couple of months!I was on my own again! ”可知, 作者在高中交的第一个朋友腿摔断了, 回家休养了 好几个月, 所以作者又独自一人了, 即作者的朋友受伤离开了, 故
37、选 D 项。 7.B B。推理判断题。由第三段内容可知, 作者由三人一组到加入一群 朋友中, 可推知, 尽管也有磕磕碰碰, 但作者交友越来越多, 交到 了很多朋友并与他们度过了高中阶段的大部分时间。故选 B 项。 8.D D。写作意图题。通读文章可知, 作者以进入高中没有朋友为首段, 到交到了很多朋友为尾段, 中间一段则为交友的细节描述, 可知作 者写这篇文章主要就是讲述其步入高中后的交友过程, 以及和朋友 建立的友谊, 故选 D 项。 3.阅读填句 1. G G。空前是种植植物的第一步, 即先在教室里播种, 根据空后句子 中的 coming out 可知, 空处应是描述播种之后种子发芽的情况
38、, G 项“看到种子发芽会让小孩子兴奋不已”符合语境, 空后的句子一句 中的“They”指代 G 项中的“very young children”, 故选 G 项。 2. F F。空前一句提到“在种子开始发芽的同时, 在土壤中种植相同类 型的种子”, 空后一句是描述学生从中学到的知识, 根据本句中的 “also” 可知, 空处句式应和空后的句子一致, 也是讲述学生从中学 到的知识, F 项“学生们可以了解土壤中到底发生了什么变化”符合 语境。故选 F 项。 3. B B。根据空后一句“A quick Internet search should let you know which plant
39、s are native to your area. ”可知, 要在教室里种植 本土植物, B 项 “在教室种植本土植物” 符合语境, B 项中的 “native” 和空后一句中的“native”相呼应, 故选 B 项。 4. A A。根据空前的“the needs”和空后的“what they actually need 他们真正需要什么”可知, 本段主要讲述植物的需求, A 项“植物需 要什么才能存活? ”符合语境, 故选 A 项。 5. E E。根据空前的 in the classroom 和空后的“他们可以用自己的 花园训练自己的创造力”可知, 学生能从种植东西中学到知识, E 项 “各年龄段的学生都会从种植东西中学到更多知识” 符合语境, 空后 一句中的“They”指代 E 项中的“Students of all ages”, 故选 E 项。
