1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 School life 一、阅读理解。 Taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. Barely 15, shes never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing me about being afraid to go too fast on a horse. Last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our
2、 woods: my wife Karen, Taylore, Taylores friend Kendall and me. I was riding my 13 -year-old, Tawny. We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason, I pushed Tawny into a gallop（ 飞驰 ） . The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on. Taylore brushed p
3、ast my left leg and, seconds later, Kendall went by on my right. I realized Tawny was covering ground faster than Id ever seen her. She strained every muscle in her body to catch up with the girls. It was like a truck winding over a mountain road without brakes (闸 ). Part of me felt perfectly in con
4、trol, while another part screamed that I wasnt. In half a mile I knew wed be crossing the highway, so I prayed that the girls would be fine. I gave up calculating how long it might take before my horse would be tried enough to want to slow down. I was just about out of answers when I saw the girls s
5、lowing in front of me. Their horses were relaxed and comfortable, not even breathing hard. Taylores face glowe d. She gave me a high five. Wow, you did well, she said. I knew youd go fast when you were ready. No one in the group had even broken a sweat, except me. I was still nervous from the crazy
6、pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Karen claims I was showing off for the girls that day, and maybe shes right. But I think I had something to prove. Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹 ), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart. And, like a horse on a warm summer day, Im alw
7、ays ready to kick up my heels. 1. How did the race between the girls and the author begin? A. His horses gallop made the other horses want to catch up. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. He wanted to show off his riding skills for the girls. C. They wanted to know whose horse could run fastest. D. They teased him abo
8、ut being afraid to go too fast on a horse. 2. During the race, _. A. the authors horse outran the girls horses the whole time B. the author was confident that Tawny was in control C. the girls were so anxious to win that they sweated a lot D. the authors good performance took Taylore by surprise 3.
9、When the race ended, the authors heart pounded because _ _. A. he was feeling thrilled and young B. it was really tough exercise for him C. he was worried that the girls might be in danger D. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race 4. The phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replace
10、d by _. A. devote myself B. enjoy myself C. accept my challenge D. take part in running competition 【 文章大意 】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛，这让作者感到兴奋，也感到虽然自己上了年纪，但是有一颗年轻的心。 1. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子 We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop(飞驰 ). The other horses wer
11、e anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.可知，作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上。故选 A。 3. A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子 I was still nervous from the crazy pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. ?Because despite my wrinkles (皱纹 ), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart.可知，比赛结束的时候，作者的
12、心狂跳因为他感觉兴奋而且年轻。故选 A。 4. B【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的句子 like a horse on a warm summer day,【 精品教育资源文库 】 可知，作者感觉 自己像温暖夏日的马，总是准备好享受一番。故选 B。 二、单项选择 1.The record about the massacre(大屠杀 )is fairly clear and beyond dispute _ those activities the Japanese soldiers were involved in. A. in memory of B. with assistanc
13、e of C. with respect to D. in place of 【答案】 C 2.Tom is one of the top students in our school and the scores hes got in each exam are always far _ average. A. above B. below C. on D. beneath 【答案】 A 【解析】根据“ Tom is one of the top students in our school(汤姆是我们学校顶尖的学生之一 )”可知，汤姆在历次考试中的得分应该总是高于平均水平，应选择 A。ab
14、ove average 高于平均水平； below average 低于平均水平。 3.It is the assistant in charge _ the scientific research who informed us _ attending the academic activity. A. for, of B. of , to C. with, for D. of, of 【答案】 D 【解析】 in charge of 掌管，负责； inform sb. of (doing)sth 告知 /通知某人某件事。句意：是负责该项科学研究的助手通知我们这次学术活动的。 4.If mo
15、re than half of you _ going there on foot, you should present your plan to the teacher and have it _ by him. A. approve of, approved B. approving, approve of C. approve, approve of D. approving, approve 【答案】 A 【解析】 approve of doing sth.赞同做某事； have sth. approved 使某事得到批准。句意：如果你们中有超过半数的人赞同步行到那儿去的话，那么你就
16、应该 把你的计划提交给老师有他来批准。 5.As one _ history, there is a realization that certain groups of people have 【 精品教育资源文库 】 led highly mobile lives, a key factor in describing TCKs. A. looks down on B. looks forward to C. looks up to D. looks back on 【答案】 D 【解析】 look down on 看不 起； look forward to 期待； look up to
17、 尊敬； look back on回顾。句意：当回顾历史的时候，人们意识到有一群人过着动荡的生活。动荡的生活是描述第三文化儿童的一个重要的元素。 6.Its unwise of you to consider his wild behavior as _ a kids game. It may gradually develop into a bad habit. A. no less than B. less than C. more than D. no more than 【答案】 D 【解析】 no less than 不少于； less than 少于； more than 多于；
18、no more than 只是，至多，只不过。句意：你把他粗野的行为只看成孩子的游戏是不明智的。这种行为可能逐渐演变成为一个坏习惯的。故选 D。 7.Ones being _ plays an important role in building up interpersonal relations, while some rudeness will surely leave a bad impression. A. respected B. respectful C. respectable D. respect 【答案】 B 8.No one can deny the basic fact
19、 that it is impossible for _ workers to master those high-technology skills easily. A. usual B. average C. normal D. general 【答案】 B 【解析】 average“普通的，一般的”，强调一般水准或普通水准。句意：没有人能否认这一基本事实：对于一般工人来讲，轻松掌握这些技术是不可能的。 9.No one would easily be _ of the safety of the nuclear power after a reactor at the Chernobyl
20、 plant exploded in 1986. A. informed B. suspected C. robbed D. convinced 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【答案】 D 【解析】 be informed of 得知，知悉，接到?的通知； be suspected of 被怀疑患有?，被怀疑 (做 ) ?； be robbed of 被抢劫； be convinced of 相信，确信。句意：在 1986 年切尔诺贝利核电站一个反应堆爆炸后，没有人会轻易相信核电的安全性。故选 D。 10.The world economy has improved _ since the en
21、d of last year， but major problems and challenges are not fully solved. A. somehow B. somewhat C. anyhow D. meanwhile 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：自去年年底世界经济有所改善，但主要问题和挑战还没有完全解决。 somehow不知何故； somewhat 有点，稍微； anyhow 无论如何； meanwhile 与此同时。根据句意可知选 B。 11.I want to give them a perfect report. After all, it is _ that I ha
22、ve visited this school and given a lecture to the students. A. my time B. a first time C. high time D. the first time 【答案】 D 【解祈】 Its + the (ones)+ 序数词 + time +to do sth.(或 +that 从句 )表示某人第几次做某事 。句意：我要给他们作一个完美的报告。毕竟，这是我第一次来这个学校给学生作报告。 12.It is not until we have developed the better qualities in ourselves _ we can expect to find them in other
