1、UNIT 5LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLDSection Reading and Thinking一、根据句意及首字母提示写出单词1.Red is a s of good luck in many cultures.2.The film is b on a true story.3.D the traffic jam,we arrived there on time.4.Burning coal causes air pollution and increases g warming.5.What youve done means a lot to me,so I rea
2、lly a your timely help.6.I r her as my best friend because she always helps me with my problems.7.The part Tom played is a leading c in that film.8.The Qing D lasts about 300 years.9.Athens,the capital of Greece,is known as the birthplace of Western c.10.Attitude plays a m role in achieving what we
3、want.二、单句语法填空1.She tried to explain by means sign language.2.I think every possible means (be) good.What do you think?3.She majored English in a famous university many years ago.4.The doctor-patient relationship is based trust.5.We have (variety) of flowers in our garden.6.I would appreciate if you
4、could help me with it.7.As we know,koala is native Australia.8.The villagers all took a friendly attitude us.9.They joined us in the discussion on how to stop (globe) warming.10.In this remote village stands a temple dating hundreds of years ago.三、完成句子1.在我们的一生中难免经历起起落落。We cant avoid in our life.2.这个
5、习俗追溯到12世纪。The custom the twelfth century.3.无论你是谁,不允许你进入。,youre not permitted to enter.4.如果你能给我一个机会,我将不胜感激。I if you could offer me a chance.5.菜单上有各种菜品。There is on the menu.四、阅读理解When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to the United States.It wasnt the first time I had been abroad.Like most Engl
6、ish children,I learned French at school and I had often been to France,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand English.But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.How wrong I was!The misunders
7、tanding began at the airport.I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well,thats nice,”he said.“Are you getting m
8、arried?But arent you a bit young?”“Who is talking about marriage?”I replied.“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her Ive arrived.Can you tell me where theres a phone box?”“Oh!”he said.“Theres a phone downstairs.”When at last we did meet,Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Dont worry
9、,”she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first too.There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British.Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say.But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”1.Where was the writer from?A
10、.He was from America. B.He was from France.C.He was from England. D.He was from China.2.The writer thought in America.A.he wouldnt have any language difficultiesB.he would not understand the AmericansC.the Americans might not understand himD.he would have difficulties at the airport3.The writer want
11、ed .A.to buy a ring for his friendB.to make a call to his friendC.to go to the telephone companyD.his friend to see him off4.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring” .A.means the same in America as in EnglandB.means “call somebody” to the old manC.means “be going to get married”D.has
12、different meanings in America and in England五、完形填空I had a good day today.It 1 with a morning walk with my dogs under the moonlight before daybreak.It was so beautiful.After the 2 it was time for a warm breakfast 3 by some exercise.Then I drove to the office.The warm sunlight made me smile and since
13、I was alone with nobody else to be disturbed,I 4 along with the CD playing in my car with a loud voice and a happy heart.My good day was just beginning,however.I helped it along by giving cheerful 5 to everyone I met.I shared smiles and was happy to have them 6.I offered a helping hand to one friend
14、 and a pat on the back to another.Later at the store I 7 the door for a lady with her arms full of packages.I told a tired cashier what a good job she was doing and watched her whole face 8.When I got home I gave my daughter a hug,kissed my oldest son on the head,and 9 with my youngest son before do
15、ing some work on the computer.Then I answered letters 10 to share a loving thought or two with my friends around the world.Later in the evening I spent some 11 time reading a good book,petting my dogs on the head.12 I ended the day the way I started it:walking my dogs under the moonlight,and having
16、the 13 to live for one more good day.Perhaps the key to having a great life is to live it one good day 14.Perhaps the key to being 15 in this world is to love all we have today.1.A.started out B.got along C.took overD.broke out2.A.classB.walk C.talk D.experiment3.A.contactedB.impressed C.abandonedD.
17、followed4.A.jumpedB.practised C.dancedD.sang5.A.congratulationsB.designs C.greetingsD.thanks6.A.affordedB.returned C.ignoredD.accepted7.A.heldB.closed C.repairedD.knocked8.A.show upB.calm down C.pass awayD.light up9.A.playedB.drank C.competedD.argued10.A.offeringB.agreeing C.trying D.remembering11.A
18、.quietB.rainy C.dark D.freezing12.A.ClearlyB.Confidently C.Suddenly D.Finally13.A.goalB.household C.chance D.schedule14.A.right now B.at a time C.now and thenD.at the same time15.A.healthyB.happy C.energeticD.successful六、语法填空Failure is the best teacher. We learn_1_ (have) more confidence in what we
19、know through failure. You dont have to accept your failure if you_2_ (real)want to achieve success. For every achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those who we consider as_3_(success) refuse to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure.The lamp _4_( invent) by
20、 Edison after 1, 000 failures. If he had stopped after he tried 100 times, what might have been the result of such effort?Any time your effort is not bringing_5_expected result, you dont have to call it a failure, call it a challenge.What is the _6_( different) between the two? One is negative; the
21、other is positive.What you need is positive thinking to achieve success.Failure means there is no way out no alternative, but a challenge is a question mark,_7_asks for another way out of the situation, an alternative answer_8_the problem.You cannot fly, run. If you cannot run, walk. If you cannot w
22、alk, crawl(爬行); just keep on_9_( move). If you fall down, you have to get up and start moving. If not，other people will step on you on the way to_10_( they) achievements参考答案一、根据句意及首字母提示写出单词1.symbol 2.based 3.Despite 4.global 5.appreciate6：regard 7.character 8.Dynasty 9.civilisation 10.major二、单句语法填空1
23、.of 2.is 3.in 4.on 5varieties 6.it 7.:to 8.to/towards 9.global 10.from三、完成句子1.going through ups and downs2.dates back to3.No matter who you are4.would appreciate it5.a variety of dishes四、阅读理解1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Like most English children,I learned French at school and I had often been to France.”可知,作者来
24、自英国。2.A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But when I went to America.without any language problems.”可知,作者原以为在美国不会遇到语言麻烦。故选A项。3.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived.”可知,作者是想给朋友打电话。4D推理判断题。根据文中那位美国老人和作者的对话可知,本题答案为D项。五、完形填空1.A根据第三段中的“I ended the
25、day the way I started it:walking my dogs”可知,今天的生活是从清晨带着狗散步开始的。start out“开始从事,着手进行”。故选A项。2.:B根据文章内容可知,散步后是早饭时间,紧跟着是运动。故选B项。3.D参考上一题解析。此处followed by.为过去分词短语做后置定语。故选D项。4.:D根据“the CD playing in my car with a loud voice and a happy heart”可知“我”跟着CD唱起歌来。故选D项。5.C“我”向“我”遇到的每个人致以愉快的问候。greetings“问候”。故选C项。6.:B:
26、“我”分享微笑,很高兴他人回报微笑。return“归还,返回”。故选B项。7.A后来“我”在商店门口为一位拿着包裹的女士拉住门。hold“抓住”。故选A项。8.D:light up“露出喜色”。故选D项。9.A和最小的儿子玩耍。故选A项。10.C“我”给朋友写回信,想和“我”全世界的朋友分享一两个充满爱意的想法。try“尝试”。故选C项。11.:A晚上晚点时候“我”会花费安静的时间阅读一本好书。quiet“安静的”。故选A项。12.D最后“我”以开始的方式结束了这一天。finally “最后”。故选D项。13.C有机会又过了美好的一天。chance“机会”。故选C项。14.B或许拥有美好生活的
27、关键是好好过每一天。at a time“一次”。故选B项。15.B或许在这个世界上幸福的关键就是爱我们今天所拥有的一切。故选B项。六：语法填空1.考查固定短语。句意：我们从失败中学会了更多的自信。固定短语learn to do sth.“学会做某事”，故填to have。2.考查副词。句意：如果你真的想成功，你就不必接受失败。修饰动词want应用副词，故填really。3.考查形容词或名词。句意：但是那些我们认为是成功的人拒绝接受失败，相信成功是失败的另一面。此处根据短语consider sb/sth +as+(名词/形容词/）表示“认为某人/某物”，应用形容词做宾语补足语，故填success
28、ful；或表示“成功的人”用名词success，且根据上文those可知应用复数形式successes。故填successful/successes。74.考查动词时态语态。句意：爱迪生失败了1000次才发明了电灯。本句主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，且事情发生在过去用一般过去时，主语为The lamp，谓语用第三人称单数形式。故填was invented。5.考查冠词。句意：任何时候你的努力没有带来预期的结果，你不必称之为失败，而是称之为挑战。result为可数名词，此处表泛指，且expected为元音音素开头的单词，故填an。6.考查名词。句意：两者之间有什么区别?根据上文the可知应填名词，
29、故填difference。7.考查定语从句。句意：失败意味着没有出路，没有选择，但挑战是一个问号，它要求另一条出路，一个问题的替代答案。本句为非限定性定语从句修饰先行词challenge，且先行词在从句中做主语，指“挑战”，故填which。8.考查固定短语。句意同上。固定短语answer to the problem“问题的答案”，故填to。9.考查固定短语。句意：如果你不会走，就爬;继续前进。固定短语keep on doing sth.“继续做某事”，故填moving。10.考查代词。句意：否则，别人会踩着你通往成功之路。achievements为名词需要形容词修饰，故填形容词性物主代词their。故填their。
