1、Uni2 Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas一、完成句子1.她看到桌子上有一封写给她的信。She saw a letter lying upon the table her.2.无论旅途多么艰辛,只要和家人在一起,我就不在乎。No matter how tiring a journey is,Im with my family,I dont care.3.长江沿岸的风景美不胜收。因此我认为长江之行是更好的选择。The scenery along the river is amazing,and I think the trip along
2、the Yangtze will be a better choice.4.众所周知,塑料可以被制成不同的形状。It is well-known that plastics can different shapes.5.我昨天晚上的确给她发了一封邮件,但是她没有回复。Ian email to her yesterday evening,but she made no reply.二、课文语法填空Every Christmas, Tolkiens children would get an envelope, inside 1 there was a handwritten letter fro
3、m Father Christmas.These letters were indeed written by Tolkien, one of the most famous 2(name) in English literature.In this way, Tolkien 3(keep) Father Christmas alive for his four children.The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole with 4 regu
4、lar character, Polar Bear.In a letter, Father Christmas 5 (complain) about his helpers who played games with the toys instead of 6 (wrap) them up.7(interesting), Tolkien didnt warn his children that they might not receive presents 8 they were not good.The letters did, however, change as his children
5、 got 9(old).From these letters, we can share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.Tolkiens love and care 10 his children made him very like Father Christmas.三、阅读理解Nowadays, social media like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are becoming more and more popular.People have completely ma
6、de social media part of their daily lives.As a result,many people have developed an Internet personality.The Internet personality I am talking about is the one we shape on our social media sites.We are always posting information about ourselves for other people to know even when it can be completely
7、 untrue.Some people even go so far as to spend money in buying flowers or “likes” or buying a very expensive camera for their friends to take photos of them.I find it unbelievable.The time and energy spent on these silly things can only make us want to be accepted by more people.Social media are als
8、o a modern cause of depression(沮丧):People see the perfect lives of others and consider their own imperfect lives as bad.Even kids deal with this.They dont realize that the reason why they struggle to love themselves is that they spend all day receiving untrue information.I find that many people spen
9、d more time and energy in making sure that their online personality is worth accepting rather than caring for their real presence.So many times I have seen confident and beautiful girls on social media.But in the real world,they are extremely shy.They hardly talk to anyone and spend all their time u
10、sing the phone.Social media have gone so far as to even negatively affect marriages.This is because of the fact that there are now “Instagram husbands”people whose use is to take perfect photos of their partners throughout the day.They spend a lot of time doing that whether they like it or not.Needl
11、ess to say,social media likely influence relationships in a negative way.I think everyone should stop using social media at least for a few months to experience the difference it makes to them.They may find life is very different and much better.1.What does “the Internet personality” in the passage
12、refer to?A.The hope to develop a better personality.B.The personality developed through social media.C.The true personality shown by us on social media.D.The information we get about others on social media.2.Why are social media a modern cause of depression?A.We may read some upsetting news.B.We hav
13、e to try very hard to be accepted.C.We cant really find much useful information.D.We feel sad about ourselves through comparing.3.What does the example given in Paragraph 4 show?A.Shy people can also become confident.B.Social media make people become more energetic.C.Social media make people ignore
14、their true presence.D.People today dont consider their presence important.4.Whats most probably the authors attitude towards peoples using social media?A.Uninterested.B.Negative.C.Uncertain.D.Supportive.四、阅读七选五ChildrensGamesinAncientChinaUnlike the children nowadays,the children during ancient times
15、 didnt have smartphones,iPads or computers to entertain themselves.1Lets take a look.FlyingkitesKites have quite a long history.The earliest kites were made of wood,instead of paper.Nowadays,the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite,the Tianjin kite and the Weifang kite.2For example,the swall
16、ow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.Playinghide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children,popular around the nation.Even nowadays,many children like playing it.There are two ways to play.One way is covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease him.34The closest
17、thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.Folk artists manipulate puppets behind the screen,narrating stories and accompanied by music.SettingofffirecrackersFirecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years.It is said that there w
18、as a beast named Nian in ancient China.5After gunpowder was invented,it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker.Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness.A.Watching shadow playsB.Each of them has special features.C.Different materials are used to make the
19、kite.D.Shadow plays were the popular entertaining form in ancient times.E.And to scare off the beast,people burnt bamboo joints to make loud noise.F.More commonly,participants hide and one child must try to find them.G.Instead,they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.一、完成句子1.ad
20、dressed to2.as long as3.that is why4.be made into5.did send二、课文语法填空1.which。考查定语从句。这是由逗号隔开的非限制性定语从句,且关系词在从句中作介词inside的宾语,故填关系代词which。2.names。考查名词的数。one of.“之一”,用于修饰名词复数,故填names。3.kept。考查谓语动词。整篇文章均用的一般过去时,讲述过去的故事,本空也应该用过去式,故填kept。4.a。考查冠词。修饰可数名词character,表示“一个”,用不定冠词,故填a。plained。考查谓语动词。根据语篇时态可知,本空应该用一
21、般过去时,故填complained。6.wrapping。考查非谓语动词。在介词短语instead of之后,应该用动名词作介词宾语,故填wrapping。7.Interestingly。考查副词。interestingly adv.“有趣地,有趣的是”,在句中作状语,修饰整个句子,故填Interestingly。8.if。考查状语从句。if“如果”,引导条件状语从句,故填if。9.older。考查比较级。“孩子们年龄长大一些”,用比较级作连系动词got的表语,故填older。10.for。考查介词。love and care for.意为“对的关爱”,故填介词for。三、阅读理解1.B。 细
22、节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,互联网个性是指大家在社交平台上形成的一种性格,故选B。2.D。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,社交媒体会给人们带来沮丧的心情,因为人们看到别人的完美生活再对比自己的生活,就会认为自己的生活不完美,故选D。3.C。 推理判断题。根据第四段前三句可知,作者通过举例网上漂亮自信的女孩在现实生活中很害羞,来阐述自己的观点:人们花费太多的时间、精力确保自己在网上的个性以至于忽视了真实世界的存在,故选C。4.B。 观点态度题。根据倒数第二段最后一句和最后一段可知,作者认为社交媒体影响人们之间的关系,每个人都应该远离社交媒体一段时间,所以作者对社交媒体的态度是消极否定的,故选B。四、阅读七选五1.G根据上文内容可知,古代的孩子没有智能手机、iPad或电脑来娱乐,G项承接上句,符合语境。2.B根据下一句内容可知,燕子形的风筝是著名的北京风格,B项“它们都有各自的特点”承上启下,符合语境。3.F根据上文内容可知,有两种玩法,此处应具体谈及另一种捉迷藏的玩法。F项承接上文。4.A根据该段描述可知,在古代,与看电影或电视最接近的娱乐方式就是看皮影戏。本段小标题应和看皮影戏有关,结合其他三个小标题的形式可知选A项。5.E根据上文可知,据说中国古代有一只叫“年”的怪兽;根据下文可知,火药发明后,逐渐取代了竹节爆竹。E项承上启下,符合语境。第10页（共10页）
