1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 The world 一、阅读理解。 On Christmas Eve, 1944, my grandmother urged my uncle, then 12 years old, to slip out of the concentration camp where they were imprisoned near 15 miles east of Vienna to go to Deutsch-Wagram. “People are charitable around Christma stime,” Grandma Lili said to
2、her son, Gyuri. “Ask for some food. Anything they can spare. Tell them that were on the edge of starvation. Tell them that your 3 -year-old sister can not get off the bed because shes outgrown her shoes.” In the dark of that night, Gyuri secretly left the camp and walked nearly four miles to Deutsch
3、-Wagram, the closest town. He happened upon a house and knocked on the front door. A woman opened that door. She was probably alone, her man far away, fighting in the war, her children asleep in their beds. The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say. “Come
4、back tomorrow,“ whispered the woman. The next day, my uncle returned. The woman opened the door with a smile. She piled his hands with bread, clothing, a pair of shoes that her child had outgrown and a pair of socks. The woman had knitted warm socks for my mother. After putting on the socks and shoe
5、s that fit, my mother got off the bed in delight. Her ragged shoes were passed on to a younger child who was also living in the camp. They shared their unexpected harvest with the entire camp. It was a quiet celebration of human kindness around Christmastime. In April 1945, my mother, uncle and gran
6、dmother were liberated. And it was those very socks and shoes that my mother wore as she walked some 28 miles over two days to Bratislava on her walk to a new life. To the unknown giver, I thank you. In the desperation of a cold and snowy land, when many hearts were closed and death was more likely
7、than life, especially for Jews, you gave them hope and comfort. 1.What did Gyuri manage to do on Christmas Eve? A. Get permitted to go out. B. Receive food and clothing. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. Express what his family needed. D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp 2.Why does the author mention shoes so many ti
8、mes? A. To prove the truth of the story. B. To help the development of the story. C. To attract readers attention to the story. D. To make clear the background of the story. 3.What feeling did the author write the text with? A. Desperation B. Gratefulness. C. Excitement D. Sorrow. 4.What is the pass
9、age mainly about? A. Light in darkness B. Peace to common people C. Courage in face of danger D. The influence of Christmas 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了 1944 年圣诞前夕，奶奶一家在集中营里日子艰难， 迫不得已 12 岁的叔叔秘密走出集中营去附近的村庄求助，一位善良的女士给予了他们一家一些物质上的帮助。这位好心人的善举给了过着暗无天日的日子的奶奶一家不仅是物质上的帮助还有对未来的希望，最终一家人坚持到光明的到来。 2.B 推理判断题。开始提到鞋子是 Gyu
10、ri 妹妹没有合脚的鞋穿是他逃出集中营求助的原因之一， Gyuri 的妹妹有了合脚的鞋后，小了的鞋就被送给了集中营里的一个比她小的孩子，而 Gyuri 的妹妹穿着好心人送的鞋迎来了自由，一家人走向了新生活，鞋子贯穿这个故事，因此推断作者多次提到鞋的原因是为了有助于故 事的发展和文章主题的升华。故选 B。 4.A 【解析】 主旨大意题。纵观全文特别是文章最后一段可知，在积雪覆盖的寒冷的冬天，人们封闭自己，死亡比活下去更容易的情况下，这位善良的人不仅给予了奶奶一家物质上的帮助，而且给了他们希望和抚慰。就像黑暗中的亮光鼓励他们走向新的生活。因此推断这【 精品教育资源文库 】 篇文章歌颂了黑暗中人性
11、光明的一面。故选 A。 二、词汇练习。 1. He raised his voice to make himself _by others. have trouble with his _ (听，听觉 ) 2. Don t go out after _ in the countryside because everything will be in complete _. （黑暗） 3. _ weather a heavy _（雾） 4. She _ around the room. At first _, he looked like that famous astronaut.（瞥一眼）
12、5. He didn t _ to jump into the icy river to rescue the drowning boy. He jumped into the icy river to rescue the drowning boy without _.（犹豫） 6. _ the results present a detailed _of the situation （分析） 7. He felt _ after finishing the task. To his _, he finished the task. （轻松，宽慰） 8. He has won wide _
13、in the field of tropical medicine. She was _by me immediately. （辨认出；认可） 9. the _ children （残疾） We should always help those with _ 10. He is _about his son s safety. Less sleep may arise from _（忧虑） 11. many_（志愿者；志愿） He often _ to help the old couple to clean the court in his spare time. 12. 非常重视教育 _
14、great _ _ education 13. 盼望 _ _. 14. watch out for? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 15. 相反 _ _ _ 16. 对 ? .感激 be _ _. 17. 减少 v 18. 忽视 v 19. 观察 v 20. 镇静 a 21. approach v&n 22. grasp 23. wave v 24. sniff 25. loose 三、完形填空。 My daughter(now 18)was born with a hemangioma tumor(血管瘤 )by her eye.At first it was small, and hardl
15、y _1_.After five months， it became the _2_ of a coin._3_ I took her out， people could not _4_ their comments to themselves.“Who hit her ？ ” ，“Is that a bug bite ？ ” I never could think of a(n) _ 5_ response for these people.I was _6_ to be kind and understanding， and assumed that other people had al
16、so been taught these _7_.One day I was at the _8_， with my 3yearold son， my daughter，and at this time pregnant with my third child.A woman _9_ me， I thought here we go _10_. She said that God must not have wanted my daughter to _11_ him， as he left her with a _12_.She went on to say that _13_ with t
17、hese kisses were always surrounded by angels.I was astonished.What a _14_， more loving approach to someone with a problem! My daughter will _15_ this year from High School.She is beautiful.Her early years were spent in and out of _16_.Finally the tumor was removed， because it _17_ her vision.It is n
18、ot noticeable _18_ in the bright sun.She spent this year as the dance scholar for our school.She danced for 4 years on our dancedrill team.She had _19_ many scholarships.Her life is wonderful.The woman in the mall made me a better parent.Perhaps， this _20_ will help make someone else a better parent
19、， too. 1 A.noticeable B bearable 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C recognized D accepted 2 A.colour B weight C size D width 3 A.One day B Every time C Later D Recently 4 A.make B help C tell D hold 5 A.exact B appropriate C rude D practical 6 A.learned B brought C considered D taught 7 A.qualities B principles C ques
20、tions D opinions 8 A.party B office C mall D meeting 9 A.approached B saw C appreciated D called 10 A.now B later C again D quickly 11 A.understand B leave C hate D remember 12 A.scar B kiss C mark D sign 13 A.mothers B gods C faces D babies 14 A.stranger B cleverer C kinder D happier 15 A.develop B
21、 succeed C graduate D improve 16 A.hospitals B schools C illness D sight 17 A.blocked B stopped C injured D deepened 【 精品教育资源文库 】 18 A.despite B except C although D because 19 A.given B proved C left D received 20 A.lesson B story C adventure D tumor 【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一个陌生人的暖心话语使作者在女儿的问题上成为了更好的家长，她希望这个故事能够使其他
