1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Friendship 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 湖北武汉调研测 试 ) Elon Musk was born in South Africa, in 1971. A crazy fan of computers, by the age of twelve, Musk had written the code(代码 ) for his own video game, which he sold for a profit. He attended Queen s University in Canada, and transferred(转到 )
2、 to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned two bachelors degrees, economics and physics. He was admitted to Stanford University in California, intending to earn a PhD in energy physics. First Company Zip2 Corporation In 1995, at the age of 24, Musk dropped out of Stanford University after j
3、ust two days of classes to start his first company Zip2 Corporation. It was an online city guide that provided content for the new online versions of The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune newspapers. In 1999, Musk got $ 22 million from the sale of Zip2. Online Banking In 1999, Elon Musk started
4、 X com with $ 10 million dollars from the sale of Zip2. X. com was an online bank, and he was credited with inventing a method of securely transferring money using a receivers email address. PayPal In 2000, X. com bought a company called Confinity, which had started an Internet moneytransfer process
5、 called PayPal. Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a global payment transfer provider. In 2002, eBay bought PayPal for $ 1.5 billion. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Space Exploration Technologies In 2002, Elon Musk started SpaceX. He is a longstanding member of the Mars Society, a
6、nonprofit organization that supports the exploration of Mars, and Musk is interested in building a greenhouse on Mars. SpaceX has been developing rocket technologies to enable Musk s project. Tesla Motors In 2004, Elon Musk cofounded Tesla Motors, of which he is the only product architect. Tesla Mot
7、ors builds electric vehicles. The company has built an electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster. SolarCity In 2006, Elon Musk cofounded SolarCity, a photovoltaic(光电 的 ) products and services company with his cousin Lyndon Rive. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文 , 主要介绍了埃隆 马斯克的人生经历和伟大成就。 1 What was Elon Musk gifted in w
8、hen he was young? A Economics. B Physics. C Energy. D Coding. D 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句可知 , Musk 是一位疯狂的电脑迷 , 十二岁时他就为自己的视频游戏写代码并获利了;据此可知 , 他小时候就有写代码的天赋 , 故 D项正确。 2 Which of the following provides international payment transfer service? A X.com. B Confinity. C PayPal. D eBay. C 解析:细节理解题。根据 PayPal 部分 , 尤其是该
9、部分的第二句可知 , PayPal 提供国际转账支付服务 , 故 C 项正确。 3 What has SpaceX been doing to help achieve Musk s project? A Sponsoring the Mars Society. B Developing rocket technologies. C Building a greenhouse on Mars. D Supporting the exploration of Mars. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B 解析:细节理解题。根据 Space Exploration Technologies 部分的
10、“SpaceX has been developing rocket technologies to enable Musks project.” 可知 , SpaceX 一直在研究开发火箭技术 , 帮助 Musk 实现他的项目 (目标 ), 故 B 项正确。 4 What is Tesla Motors noted for? A Its electric vehicles. B Its photovoltaic products. C Its service as a city tourist guide. D Its business with other companies. A 解析:
11、细节理解题。根据 Tesla Motors 部分 , 尤其是该部分的第二句可知 , Tesla Motors 是生产电动汽车的公司 , 故 A 项正确。 二、 单句语法填空 1 He is such a clever man that he always holds everything in his (powerful) 答案: power 2 I think we should not return the book to the library now because it is (exact) what we need. 答案: exactly 3 There is no sense
12、(upset) yourself about it now. Look forward and everything will be all right. 答案: upsetting 4 The early pioneers had to go many hardships to settle in the new land. 答案: through 5 (suffer) such a heavy loss, the boss didn t have the courage to go on with his business. 答案: Having suffered 6 I was very
13、 nervous because it was the first time that I (invite) to an opening banquet. 答案: had been invited 7 Lily can t fall asleep, extremely (concern) about the result of her maths test. 答案: concerned 8 (湖南卷 )Children, when (accompany) by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium. 答案: accompanied 9
14、Since we all live under one room, we should learn how to get along well one another. 答案: with 10 When you hunt for a job, it is not your book knowledge but your experience 【 精品教育资源文库 】 matters more. 答案: that 三、完形填空。 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中 ,选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。 (2018 江西大江二模 ) That was a sunny
15、 day.My father and I were on the way _1_ my uncles home.People on the street were walking leisurely and chatting _2_ , while my father was walking in a hurry.I tried my best to _3_ him.But I was still left behind.I could not understand why he _4_ so fast.Due to the fast speed, I lost my _5_ and was
16、completely with sweat.Somehow, I began to be angry at him.He always did not think about my_6_. “Why do you walk so fast? Dont you see me behind you ? ”I sai d _7_.“You are always like this.Why must you _8_ so loudly? ”he said and his face got red right away.In fact, I deliberately spoke loudly and m
17、ade him angry.“It is your _9_ ! ”I shouted at him immediately.“You always like to _ 10_ others! ”he cried out.This made me fall into a rage(愤怒 ) Then we _11_ on the street.Whatever he said, I quickly answered back.At that time, I was like a wild beast, losing my temper.Many people stopped to look at
18、 us.I was so _12_ that I could feel my face burning, for I saw some people _13_ me, which made me lose face.I touched my face _14_ glared at him.“I will never talk to him , ”I said to myself angrily. _15_ could make people forget everything that your beloved had done for you.When I went to college,
19、I still hated him.I did not say anything to him, _16_ I were not his daughter.Always I pretended to complain that I was too_17_ when he called me.However, it was his tears from the wornout_18_ that made me feel guilty when we met.He had given me everything he had, but I could not._19_ , I realized t
20、hat I should not hate him. Now I begin to phone him and ask him to take care of himself.Although sometimes parents will _20_ wrong, they just hope we can be better. 1 A.at B to C for D of 2 A.perfectly B eagerly C anxiously D enjoyably 3 A.make fun of B catch up with 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C make way for D g
21、et rid of 4 A.walked B ran C started D trained 5 A.temper B confidence C breath D balance 6 A.beliefs B behavior C feelings D requests 7 A.calmly B frequently C softly D loudly 8 A.tell B claim C read D speak 9 A.fault B cruelty C origin D business 10 A.enjoy B admire C blame D abuse 11 A.fought B b
22、argained C consulted D quarreled 12 A.alarmed B afraid C ashamed D amazed 13 A.asking for B laughing at C waiting for D aiming at 14 A.and B so C but D or 15 A.Anger B Sense C Care D Shame 16 A.in case B as if C unless D after 17 A.wrong B crazy C busy D innocent 18 A.arm B face C head D body 19 A.Naturally B Occasionally C Obviously D Gradually 【 www.163we