1、Unit1 Section BUsing language一、用所给词的适当形式填空1.If you are (prepare),and have the knowledge to back it up,your self-confidence will rise very quickly.2.It is reported that about 5 million people all over the world die from diseases (relate)to smoking each year.3.The (manage) will have an interview with
2、those who want to get the position.4.There has been a (progress) decrease in population every year in this city.5.They bought an old schoolhouse to live in and built a workshop in the (base).6.We try to improve (relate) between our two countries.7.I was (look) for my handbag,which was buried under a
3、 pile of old newspapers.二、短语填空after all;be curious about;no longer;in the long term;stick to;a couple of1.Though she his past,she refrains from asking too many questions.2.I hated practicing,but I it and now I can play pretty well.3.,thriving farms and open markets will provide a secure food supply.
4、4.You should forgive him for his forgetfulness.,he is over seventy.5.These are just challenges that people face when getting an education in developing countries.6.Parties and social gatherings excite us the same way they once did.三、阅读理解An 82yearold Chinese female pilot has set a record in the count
5、rys airline industry after flying a small plane for 40 minutes in Beijing.Miao Xiaohong, one of Chinas second batch (一批) of female pilots, controlled the Tecnam P2010 plane to take off, turn, climb, dive and land safely at the Shifosi Airport in Pinggu District of Beijing.In 1956, Miao Xiaohong, who
6、 graduated from a high school in Jinan, won a position in the second batch.She graduated from the flight school in 1958.In the following years, she flew many important missions (任务)In 1963, she undertook a mission to airdrop materials for the floodstricken areas in Hebei Province.Poor visibility (能见
7、度) prevented her locating the target areas as the clouds were about 100 meters above the ground, but she managed to finish the task.In 1989, she retired and started her writing career.When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, and she h
8、ad the idea to return to the sky.To prepare for the flight, she walked 3,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for highaltitude flight during the past two months.Different from past flights for missions, this time her goal was to enjoy the flight.She said that it was exciti
9、ng and fresh.“Seeing the boundless blue sky unfold in front of me, I feel it is very open,” she said.The trainer said that Miao Xiaohong could finish 30 hours of flight to get a licence for commercial flight.She said, “My physical condition is good enough to finish the 30hour flight but it is not so
10、 important for me to get such a licence.After achieving my dream of returning to the sky, I hope to encourage young women to join the airline industry.Im 82 years old and I can fly again.You, the young people, can fly and will fly better than me.”1What can we learn from the airdrop mission carried o
11、ut by Miao Xiaohong?AShe was a very brave pilot.BShe had excellent flying skills.CShe suffered from poor eyesight.DShe usually completed hard tasks.2What made Miao Xiaohong have the idea of flying a plane at the age of 82?AHer deep love for flight.BHer wish to set a flying record.CThe requirements o
12、f her books.DThe influence of other aged pilots.3Which of the following words can best describe Miao Xiaohong?AFaithful.BEnergetic.CDetermined.DPromising.4What might be the best title for the passage?AReturning to the Blue SkyBComing to Join in the FlightCManaging to Finish Difficult TasksDImproving
13、 Yourself to Set a Record四、语法填空 Jane Goodall became 1. _ (interest) in animal stories when she was very young. She always dreamed of working with wild animals. When she was eleven years old in 1945, she decided 2. _ (go) to Africa to live with and write about animals. Everybody was laughing except h
14、er mother. “If you 3. _ (real) want something, you work hard, take advantage of opportunity, and never give up, and you will find a way. ” Her mother said to her. The opportunity 4. _ (come) at last. In 1957, Jane Goodall traveled to Africa. She soon met the well-known scientist Louis Leakey and beg
15、an working for him as 5. _ assistant. He later asked her to study a group of chimpanzees 6. _ (live) by a lake in Tanzania. Very little was known about wild chimpanzees at that time. Jane spent many years studying chimpanzees 7. _ this area of Africa. It was not easy work. Chimpanzees were very shy
16、8. _ would run away whenever she came near. Over time, she slowly gained their trust. Watching the chimpanzees, she made many 9. _ (discovery). They ate vegetables and fruit. But she found that they also eat meat. Some time later, she made an even more 10. _ (surprise) discovery. She saw chimpanzees
17、 making and using tools to help them catch insects! Jane Goodall devotes all her life to the scientific research on Chimpanzees. 一、用所给词的适当形式填空1.prepared2.related3.manager4.progressive5.basement6.relations7.looking二、短语填空1.is curious about2.stuck to3.In the long term4.After all5.a couple of6.no longer
18、三、阅读理解1.B推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知,尽管向洪灾地区空投困难重重,但她还是出色地完成了任务。由此判断出,她飞行技术很棒,故选B项。2.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, and she had the idea to return to the sky.可知,她有重新上天的想法是受到国外上了年纪的飞行员还在飞行的影响,故选D项。3.C推理判断题。根据第三段中的To prepa
19、re for the flight, she walked 3,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for highaltitude flight during the past two months.可以判断出,她是一个非常有毅力的 (Determined) 人,故选C项。4.A标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要叙述了一位挑战自我重新驾驶飞机上天的退休女飞行员的故事,因此本文最佳标题为A项(重返蓝天)。四、语法填空 1. interested。考查形容词。句意: Jane Goodall很小的时候就对
20、动物故事感兴趣。became为系动词, 后接形容词作表语, 修饰人用-ed结尾的形容词, become interested in. . . “对感兴趣”, 故填interested。2. to go。考查非谓语动词。句意: 她决定去非洲和动物们住在一起并记录它们。decide to do sth. 决定做某事, 故填to go。3. really。考查副词。句意: 如果你真的想要什么, 你要努力工作, 抓住机会, 永不放弃, 然后你就能找到方法。修饰动词want用副词, 故填really。4. came。考查时态。句意: 机会终于到来。根据文章内容, 描述的是过去的事, 故用一般过去时态,
21、故填came。5. an。考查冠词。句意: 她很快见到了著名的科学家 Louis Leakey, 并作为一名助理和他一起工作。assistant为发音以元音音素开头的可数名词, 并且泛指助手中的一位, 故填an。6. living。考查非谓语动词。句意: 稍后, 他让她去研究生活在坦桑尼亚一个湖边的一群黑猩猩。分析此句可知, 句中已有谓语动词asked, 此空要用非谓语动词, 又根据句意, 非谓语动词作chimpanzees的定语, 且和chimpanzees是主动关系, 所以用现在分词作后置定语, 故填living。7. in。考查介词。句意: Jane用很多年研究非洲这个区域的黑猩猩。此题中, 根据句意以及固定搭配, in this area在这个区域, 故填in。8. and。考查连词。句意: 黑猩猩胆子小, 她一靠近, 它们就跑开了。分析句子结构和句意, 前后是顺承关系, 故填and。9. discoveries。考查名词。句意: 通过观察黑猩猩, 她有了很多发现。many修饰可数名词复数, 故填discoveries。10. surprising。考查形容词。句意: 不久后, 她有了更让人吃惊的发现。名词discovery前用形容词作定语, 且表示“令人吃惊的”, 故填surprising。第9页(共9页)