1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Friendship .阅读理解 (2017 浙江 ) Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income.So this year she did something more than a hobby:She planted vegetables in her yard.For her first garden,Ms.Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants,and five rows of a variety of vegetables.The
2、 familys old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.Last year,Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden.This year she has made it much larger because,she said,“The cost of everything is going up an d I am looking to lose a few pounds,too;so its a win -win situation all arou
3、nd.” They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济 ),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.Others have increased the size of their existing gardens.Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been s
4、uch an increase in interest in growing food at home.Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months.In Austin,Tex.,some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list. George C.Ball Jr.,owner of a company,says sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year,
5、double the average growth of the last five years.Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years.The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk,together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables.Food prices have increased bec
6、ause of higher oil prices.People are now driving less,taking fewer vacations,so there is more time to garden. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在生活成本日益上涨的情况下 ,人们为了降低自己的生活成本而种植蔬菜的情形。 1.What does the word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to? A.Chickens. B.Tomatoes. C.Gardens. D.People. 答案 A 解析 词义猜测题 。根据文
7、章第一段第四句 “The familys old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.” 可知 ,residents 指 chickens。故选 A项。 2.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular? A.More Americans are doing it for fun. B.The price of oil is lower than before. C.Theres a growing need for f
8、ruits. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D.The cost of living is on the rise. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句 “They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济 ),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.” 可知 ,种植蔬菜正变得越来越受欢迎的原因是日益上升的生活成本。故选 D 项。 A 项和 C 项在文中均未提
9、及 ;由文章最后一段倒数第二句可知 ,油价在上涨 ,故 B项错误。 3.Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A.Family Food Planning B.Banking on Gardening C.A Belt-tightening Move D.Gardening as a Hobby 答案 B 解析 主 旨大意题。文章讲的是为节约生活成本 ,人们纷纷种植蔬菜。故选 B 项 “ 指望种菜 ” 。 A 项“ 家庭食物计划 ” 和 C 项 “ 勒紧裤腰带的行动 ” 在文中均未提及 ;D 项 “ 把园艺作为
10、爱好 ” 是对文章第一段第二句的曲解。 ? 导学号 29402034? .完形填空 I am a practicing surgeon in a western state.Several years ago,I performed a highrisk surgery on an 1 gentleman.I believe he was in his mid-seventies.The operation appeared to be a 2 ,but three days later,the patient developed an arrhythmia(心律失常 ),and his he
11、art stopped 3 .I performed CPR(心肺复苏术 ) on him for three hours and, 4 ,we were able to resuscitate(复苏 ) him.In the process,however,the man suffered a 5 injury.The symptoms were altogether 6 .He now thought he was fifty years old.During the three hours when I was 7 CPR on him,he had 8 more than twenty
12、 years of his life. I 9 the patient for a couple of months,and during that time he seemed to regain about 10 of these years.When I lost 11 of him,he was convinced that he was sixty years old.He had the strength and energy of a man twenty years 12 than his actual age. About a year and a half 13 ,I wa
13、s playing golf with a good friend of mine.He brought along a friend of his,and that man 14 to be the patients son -in-law.He pulled me 15 and told me that his father-in-law had died earlier that month.I expressed my 16 .At that point,the man proceeded to tell me a story that I would never forget. Pr
14、ior to his heart surgery,my patient had been an 17 and a wife-abuser for about twenty years.After his cardiac arrest and resuscitate and the 18 of twenty years of memory he had forgotten all these things about himself.He 19 drinking.He began sleeping with his wife again and became a loving husband.T
15、his 20 for more than a year,and then,one night,he passed away in his sleep. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【语篇导读】 “ 浪子回头金不换 ”, 一次手术的意外后果让一个虐待妻子的酒鬼终于浪子回头。 1.A.elderly B.experienced C.abnormal D.energetic 答案 A 解析 从后面可知病人是 70 多岁的老人 ,故选 elderly。 2.A.failure B.success C.surprise D.pleasure 答案 B 解析 通过下文的 “but” 可知 ,手术结束时似乎
16、很成功。 success“ 成功 ” 。 3.A.jumping B.beating C.moving D.dropping 答案 B 解析 此处指他的心脏停止跳动。 beat“( 心脏等 )跳动 ” 。 4.A.unfortunately B.disappointingly C.amazingly D.naturally 答案 C 解析 此处指令人惊喜的是我们 使他复苏了。故选 amazingly。 5.A.nose B.mouth C.leg D.brain 答案 D 解析 下文提到记忆缺失 ,因此是脑部受伤。故选 brain。 6.A.strange B.normal C.usual D
17、.common 答案 A 解析 从下文 “He now thought he was fifty years old.” 可知手术后病人的症状很奇特。故选strange。 7.A.claiming B.diagnosing C.performing D.checking 答案 C 解析 此处指进行心 肺复苏手术的那 3 个小时 ,故选 C 项。 8.A.lost B.gained C.remembered D.got 答案 A 解析 从上文 “He now thought he was fifty years old”, 可知是他的记忆丢失了。 lose“ 丢失 ” 。 9.A.searche
18、d B.forgot C.cared D.followed 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案 D 解析 此处指我对病人跟踪检查了几个月。故选 follow。 10.A.seventy B.sixty C.ten D.twenty 答案 C 解析 根据上文 “He now thou ght he was fifty years old.” 以及下文 “.he was convinced that he was sixty years old.” 可知一段时间后他的记忆恢复了 10 年的时间。 11.A.patience B.track C.sight D.control 答案 B 解析 根据语境
19、可知 :当我停止跟踪检查他时 ,他确信他是一个 60 岁的老人。 track“ 踪迹 ” 。 12.A.younger B.older C.earlier D.less 答案 A 解析 此处指他有着比他实际年龄年轻 20 岁左右 的人的力气和精力。故 A 项符合语境。 13.A.ago B.before C.later D.late 答案 C 解析 此处指大约 1 年半后。故选 later。 14.A.decided B.dreamed C.wanted D.happened 答案 D 解析 此处指那个人碰巧是我的病人的女婿。 happen to“ 碰巧 ;偶然 ” 。 15.A.throug
20、h B.out C.away D.aside 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,他把我拉到一边。 pull sb.aside“ 把某人拉到一边 ” 。 16.A.sympathy B.gratitude C.anger D.delight 答案 A 解析 根据上文 “told me that his father -in-law had died earlier that month” 可知 ,此处应表达了我的同情之意。 sympathy“ 同情 ” 。 17.A.agent B.educator C.inventor D.alcoholic 答案 D 解析 根据下文可知 ,我的病人在手术之前是
21、一个酒鬼 ,一个虐待老婆的家伙。 alcoholic“ 酒鬼 ,酗酒者 ” 。 18.A.recalling B.surgery 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.loss D.regaining 答案 C 解析 从上文可知 ,他丢失了记忆。故选 C 项。 19.A.started B.stopped C.liked D.continued 答案 B 解析 从上下文的表达可知 ,他变好了 ,所以他戒酒了。故 B 项符合语境。 20.A.looked B.waited C.went D.lasted 答案 D 解析 这种情况持续了一年多。 last“ 维持 ,持续 ” 。 ? 导学号 294020
22、35? .语法填空 (20179 月浙江宁波十校联考 ) Comparing with other people is necessary as well as 1. (benefit) to us.Firstly,our society needs competition,and only through comparison can we find the distance between us,2. surely encourages us 3. (make) more efforts to catch up with others.Secondly,4. is known to all,everyone has his own weaknesses and 5. (strong).If we are blind 6. it,we are like a snail crawling slowly alone without knowing what 7. (happen) around us.Thus,we are more likely to be left behind and 8. (rule) out of the fierc
