1、【 精品教育资源文 库 】 Unit 1 The written word 一、阅读理解。 Fidel Castro was born at his fathers farm on August 13, 1926. His father, Angel Castro, was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia, Northwest Spain. He had become financially successful by growing sugarcane at Las Manacas farm in Biran, Oriente Province. Aged s
2、ix, Castro was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago be Cuba, before being baptized(洗礼 )into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of eight. Being baptized enabled Castro to attend the la Salle boarding school in Santiago, where he regularly misbehaved, so he was sent to the privately funded Dolo
3、res School in Santiago. In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school, De Belen in Havana. Although Castro took an interest in history, geography and debating at Belen, he did not excel academically, instead devoting much of his time to playing sport. In 1945, Castro began studying law at the Unive
4、rsity of Havana, where he became involved in student activism, and the violent gangsterism culture within the university. Passionate about anti-imperialism and opposing U.S. interference in the Caribbean, he unsuccessfully campaigned for the presidency of the Federation of University Students on a p
5、latform of “honesty, decency and justice”. Castro became critical of the corruption and violence of President Ramon Graus government, delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946 that received coverage on the front page of several newspapers. In 1947, Castro joined the Party of the Cub
6、an People, founded by Eduardo Chibas. Chibas advocated social justice, honest government, and political freedom, while his party exposed corruption and demanded reform. Though Chibas lost the election, Castro remained devoted to working on his behalf. Social situation becoming worse, Castor soon rec
7、eived a death threat urging him to leave the university; refusing, he began carrying a gun and surrounding himself with armed friends. 1.From paragraph 2, we know that Fidel Castro _. A. had no interest in history 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 B. performed very well at school C. spend much time playing sport D. at
8、tended the La Salle boarding school before 8 2.What is the right order of the following events related to Fidel Castro? a. delivered a public speech b. entered the University of Havana c. joined the Party of the Cuban People d. transferred to famous school, De Belen A. dbac B. abcd C. dabc D. acdb 3
9、.Fidel Castro carried a gun at university_ A.to catch peoples attention B.to hang out with friend for fun C.to get involved in the political activities D.to defend himself against the death threat 4.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. the Party of the Cuban People B. Fidel Castros misbehavio
10、r at school C. Cubas political situations in the 1940s D. Fidel Castros early life and political activities 【文章 大意】本文介绍了古巴革命领袖 Fidel Castro 的早期生活和政治活动。 2.A 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句话 “In 1945 he transferred to a more famous school, De Belen in Havana. ” 可知 d 的时间为 1945 年；根据第三段第一句话中的 “In 1945, Castro began
11、studying law at the University of Havana” 可知b 的时间为 1945 年，且在 d 之后发生；根据第三段最后一句话中的 “ ?, delivering a public speech on the subject in November 1946” 可知 a 发生于 1946 年；根【 精品教育资源文 库 】 据最后一段第一句话中的 “In 1947, Castro joined the Party of the Cuban People” 可知 c 发生于 1947 年。正确顺序为 dbac，故选 A。 4.D 【解析】 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知本
12、文介绍了古巴革命领袖 Fidel Castro 的早期生活和政治活动，故选 D。 二、词汇练习。 1. Pip is the main _of the novel Great Expectations.（人物；特征） an important _of the Chinese language. 2. be innocent of the _he was charged with（犯罪；罪犯） He has no _ record 3. _rights people s contributions to _（国民的；文明） 4. Simon felt the _ in the room She
13、became very _, faced with these judges.(紧张 ) 5. the _ storm People hate _ and love peace.（暴力；猛烈） 6. He was _ for having punished some criminals.（威胁；恐吓） He is not afraid of any _from his enemies. 7. These books are _for children.（打算） He _ to pay a visit to the museum yesterday. 8. 虚荣 a 9. 债务 n 10. （使
14、）改过；改革 n&v 11. resist _(buy) an Iphone4s 12. 慷慨大方 a 13. 滥用 v 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 14. 营救，援救 v&n 15. 热爱，喜爱；爱慕 v 16. 名誉，声誉 n 17. 主题 n 18. desperate 19. rigid 20. vice 21. bind 22. spin 23. 不辜负 ? 的期望 _ _ _ one s expectation 24. 忙碌，躲避 _ _ _ 25. 谈及，涉及 _ _ 三、完形填空。 When my kids were small， I started a tradition
15、in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah(光明节 ) I liked the idea of _1_ a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to _2_.It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something _3_ less than$10 each， or even$1 each(at the dollar store) My ch
16、ildren didnt ask for anything much in particular and they _4_ whatever they got. As the years progressed， I _5_ the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah. But this year， Hanukkah _6_ something else.My specialneeds son decided that he wanted to _7_ a computer， and it was up to me to buy
17、 all the parts of it.When I wouldnt _8_ that， he decided he wanted a P1ayStation.Then Amazon gift cards.Then money.And when it became clear that it wasnt going to happen， he got _9_. I keep _10_ him that Hanukkah isnt about greed or materialism.Its about the miracle of an oil lamp that _11_ for eigh
18、t days.Its about being _12_ of our heritage.Its about freedom. But he _13_.I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋的物 )are out of his _14_ ， and definitely out of mine.Having a specialneeds child is as _15_ as it gets.Some days are better than others and not all holidays _16_ the way I hope.But despi
19、te his unrealistic requests， hes a(n) _17_ child who is showing 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 me the true meaning of life. And as we enter a new year and light the _18_ approaching the time， I welcome his differences _19_ I learn how to turn negative requests into _20_ ones. 1 A.buying B donating C lighting D draw
20、ing 2 A.celebrate B present C send D play 3 A.at B for C in D from 4 A.ate B threw C liked D drank 5 A.held up B gave in C handed in D kept up 6 A.made B became C found D designed 7 A.build B buy C use D watch 8 A.rely on B learn from C agree to D dream about 9 A.calm B happy C selfish D upset 10 A.
21、telling B warning C promising D accusing 11 A.lays B hangs C waits D burns 12 A.tired B proud C afraid D lack 13 A.nodded B slept C insisted D failed 14 A.mind B sight C control D place 15 A.wonderful B dangerous C interesting D challenging 16 A.run out B break down 【 精品教育资源文 库 】 C work out D put d
22、own 17 A.strange B amazing C bad D energetic 18 A.candles B lamps C torches D lanterns 19 A.when B as C unless D until 20 A.relative B possible C reasonable D positive 【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者一家过光明节的传统、变化及作者的应对策略和反思。 【核心词汇】 greed n贪婪 materialism n物质主义 miracle n奇迹 1 C 根据下文的 “And as we enter a new year and light the _18_approaching the time” 可知，此处指点蜡烛。
