1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 练 (一 ) 语言知识运用组块专练 练准度 (限时： 25 分钟 ) . 完形填空 I learned my first lesson at a meeting. As we sat around the table I heard Meg, who was _1_ a recent operation, talking to Judith, the manager of our project. “Thank you so much for _ 2_ my daughters to their dance
2、 lessons last week.” Judith said, “It was nothing.” Knowing how _3_ Judith s schedule was, I found her driving Meg s children to lessons unbelievably _4_. I was about to say more about this when Donna, another colleague, entered the room _5_. She apologized for being late, saying she just hosted a l
3、unch for her friends who were over seventy.“That is so nice of you ， ” I said, _6_ how busy she was, how she didn t like to cook and clean. “Oh ， ” she said, waving her hand, “it was nothing.” _ 7_， I could still tell the _8_ in her voice. She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment
4、offered to her friends. Seeing their _9_ to help others selflessly, I started thinking about the concept of “nothing” ， this peaceful and generous way of living had it really been nothing or were they simply saying that? It _10_ to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend _
5、11_ a speech. I _12_ her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to make it sound more _13_. After the fifth try, she finally _14_ it. She hugged me with _15_， saying thanks to me. I smiled and said it was nothing. Suddenly, I realized that helping someone was really something to me.
6、 I learned that giving from the heart doesn t _16_ mean sacrifice and hard work. The _17_ is finding something we love to do and finding someone who _18_ that something. Our generosity can benefit others _19_ ourselves. Once you have a good _20_ of it, it s nothing. And it s really something. 语篇解读：本
7、文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者如何从 “ 没什么 ” 这句话中悟到人生中重要的真理：予人玫瑰，手有余香。一个善意的举动使人获益良多。 1 A.adapting to B recovering from C going through D rejoicing in 解析：选 B 结合句中 “a recent operation” 可知， Meg 正处于手术后恢复期。 recover 【 精品教育资源文库 】 from .意为 “ 从 ? 中恢复 ” ，符合题意。 2 A.guiding B fetching C driving D dragging 解析：选 C 根据第二段中的 “her
8、driving Meg s children to lessons” 可知， Judith应是开车送 Meg 的女儿去上课。故选 C。 3 A.tight B common C strange D practical 解析：选 A 由关键词 “schedule” 和下文中的 “I found her driving Meg s children to lessons unbelievably _4_” 可知， 此处应表示 Judith 的日程安排很紧。 tight 意为“( 时间 )不宽裕的， (日程安排 )紧的 ” ，符合题意。 4 A.ridiculous B energetic C ti
9、resome D generous 解析：选 D Judith 在自己的日程安排很紧的情况下，还挤出时间帮助他人。此处作者是想说 Judith 慷慨助人的精神。 generous 意为 “ 大方的，慷慨给予的 ” ，符合语境。 5 A.disappointedly B angrily C hurriedly D unexpectedly 解析：选 C 根据下文 Donna 为自己迟到而道歉可知，空格处应表示 “ 匆忙地 ” 。hurriedly 意为 “ 匆忙地，仓促地 ” ，符合题意。 6 A.ignoring B forgetting C knowing D predicting 解析：选
10、 C 句意：我知道她有多忙，多么不喜欢做饭、打扫，于是说： “ 你人真好。 ”know意为 “ 知道，了解 ” ，符合语境。 7 A.Moreover B Therefore C Otherwise D Somehow 解析：选 D 此处指不知为什么，作者从 Donna 的声音里听出了一丝愉 悦。故选 D。 8 A.regret B sadness C surprise D pleasure 解析：选 D 结合下句中 “gain a sense of satisfaction” 可知，此处应指她的声音里带着一丝愉悦。 pleasure 意为 “ 高兴，快乐，愉快 ” ，符合题意。 9 A.wi
11、llingness B ambition C promise D progress 解析：选 A 由关键词 “selflessly” 可知，此处表示 “ 看到她们都这么乐意去无私地帮助他人 ” 。 willingness 意为 “ 乐意，愿意 ” ，符合语境。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 10 A.referred B occurred C appeared D seemed 解析：选 B 此处表示 “ 这让作者突然想到自己曾在下班后花了一下午的时间帮助一个朋友 ” 。 occur 表示 “ 发生，出现 ” ，其常用句型为 “It occurs to sb. that .” 意为“ 某人突然想
12、起 ” ，符合语境。 11 A.put up B prepare for C give away D deal with 解析：选 B 由下文中的 “rearrange the sequenc e of the stories in the lecture”和 “After the fifth try” 可知，此处表示作者帮助朋友准备演讲。 prepare for 意为“ 为 ? 做准备 ” ，符合题意。 12 A.begged B invited C recommended D sponsored 解析：选 C 作者是在帮助朋友准备演讲，那么应该是给朋友提建议。 recommend 意为“
13、建议，劝告 ” ，符合题意。 13 A.sensible B confusing C sensitive D typical 解析：选 A 重新安排故事的顺序是为了使故事更合理。 sensible 意为 “ 合理的，符合实际的 ” ，符合题意。 14 A.got B meant C caught D made 解析：选 D 此处表示 “ 经过五次尝试，她终于做到了 ” 。 make it 意为 “ 成功，做到 ” ，符合题意。 15 A.gratitude B worry C concern D apology 解析：选 A 由关键词 “hugged” 和空格后的 “saying thanks
14、 to me” 可知，朋友很感激作者。 gratitude 意为 “ 感激，感谢 ” ，符合语境。 16 A.normally B accidentally C possibly D necessarily 解析：选 D 此处表示 “ 真心的付出不一定意味着牺牲，也不一定要费多少事儿 ” 。 not necessarily 意为 “ 未必，不一定 ” ，符合题意。 17 A.treat B trick C plot D plan 解析：选 B 此处表示 “ 诀窍是找到我们喜欢做的事和 ?”trick 意为 “ 窍门，技【 精品教育资源文库 】 巧 ” ，符合题意。 18 A.needs B
15、admires C loves D defends 解析：选 A 由常识可知，帮助他人的前提是他人有这种需要。 need 意为 “ 需要 ” ，符合题意。 19 A.on account of B as well as C except for D regardless of 解析：选 B 此处表示 “ 我们的慷慨相助对他人和我们自己都有好处 ” 。 as well as意为 “ 和 ” ，意义上与 and 相同，符合题意。 20 A.order B glimpse C command D impression 解析：选 C 本句表示 “ 一旦你熟练掌握了这个 诀窍，那就 没什么 了 ” 。
16、command意为 “ 掌握 ” ， have a good command of 意为 “ 熟练掌握 ” ，符合题意。 . 语法填空 The Other Side of the Wall There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother, who taught her to love and care for flowers, so her flower garden was _1_ best in her town. One day, wh
17、ile she was looking through a flower list from which she often _2_ (order), a picture of a plant caught her eye. She had never seen blooms (花 ) on a plant like that before. “I have to get it ， ” she said to h erself, and she immediately ordered it. When it arrived, she had already got a place _3_ (p
18、repare) to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green _4_ (leaf) all over it, but there were no blooms. Day after day, she continued to water it and feed it. She even talked to it, _5_ (try) to make it bloom. However, it was useless. Then, one morning weeks
19、_6_， when standing before the vine (藤蔓 ), she felt very disappointed that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to cutting it down and planting something else in its place. It was at this point that her neighbor, whose yard joined _7_ (her), called over to her. “Thank you so much! You ca
20、n t imagine how much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted.”The young woman walked _ 8_ the gate into her neighbor s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the 【 精品教育资源文库 】 vine was filled with blooms. They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever s
21、een. The vine had grown through the crevices (裂缝 ) and it had not flowered on her side of the wall, _9_ it had flowered on the other side. Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn t mean it isn t _10_ (success) 语篇解读：有位女孩非常喜欢花，有一天她把一株非常漂亮的花种植到自己的院子里。她细心照料，却只见 绿叶不见花。偶然一天，却发现在墙的另一侧开满了漂亮的花朵。 1 the 句意：她
