1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The Olympic Games *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 Christmastime,” Grandma Lili sai
2、d to 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 De
3、utsch-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. “
4、Come 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
5、 shoes 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
6、 grandmother 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 li
7、kely 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. C. Express what his family needed. D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2.Why does the author mention shoes so ma
8、ny times? 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
9、 passage 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。 1.C 【解析】 细节理解题。根
10、据第二段最后一句 The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say.并结合第一段的内容可推断， Gyuri 努力用德语拼出 了他母亲告诉他说的话，表达了他的家人的需要。故选 C。 3.B 【解析】 推理判断题。根据最后一段首句 To the unknown giver, I thank you.和 “you gave them hope and comfort” 并结合全文内容可推断，故事讲述好心人对作者的奶娘一家慷慨相助，因此推断作者对这位好心人充满感激之情，故作者讲述这
11、个故事时带着感恩的心态。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光明的一面。故选 A。 *单句语法填空 1 If you cannot pass the exam, you will not _(admit) into college. 答案： be admitted be admitted to/into college “ 被
12、大学录取 ” 。 2 In my opinion, it is you rather than he that should take _ (responsible) for the accident. 答案： responsibility take responsibility for sth. “ 为某事承担责任 ” 。 3 There are too many TV_(advertise) between the programs. 答案： advertisements 由 many 可知此空应填名词 advertisement “ 广告 ” ，且应用其复数形式。 4 He was di
13、sabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, _ did he give in to any difficulty. 答案： nor 分析句子结构可知，最后一个分句应用部分倒装结构，由前一分句中的never 可知，此句表示 “ 也从不 ” ，故填 nor。 5 They replaced their beloved old cars _expensive new sports cars. 答案： with replace A with B “ 用 B 替 换 A” 。 6 Its true that she made a mistake bu
14、t she hardly deserves _ (lose) her job. 答案： to lose deserve to do sth. “ 应做某事 ” 。 7 There seems to be a fierce _(compete) in China for senior high students to enter college or university. 答案： competition 由前面的修饰成分 a fierce 可知此处应用名词 competition “ 竞赛，比赛 ” 。 8 Eating properly and exercising _(regular) c
15、an make one enjoy a healthier and longer life. 答案： regularly 由前面的 properly 可知，此处应填副词修饰 exercising。 9 He bargained _the merchant for an hour before he bought the vase. 答案： with bargain with sb. “ 与某人讨价还价 ” 。 10 The harder you try to beat him, the _(many) likely you will get hit. 答案： more “the 比较级 .，
16、the比较级 .” 为常用句式，意为 “ 越 ? ， (就 )越 ?” 。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 *完形填空 (2018 湖北四地七校联考 ) I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May.I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine _1_ off the leaves.It was such a _2_ and heavenly time. My calm was broken， _3_， as I rounded a curve(拐弯处 ) A huge UHaul tr
17、uck was coming my way several feet over the center line.I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to _4_ it.It was followed by not one but two other UHaul trucks just as _5_.I wondered if all the stuff inside of them _6_ the same person.I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate t
18、o _7_.It was then that I _8_ a selfstorage business along the side of the highway， building new units for all the people who couldnt fit their _9_ into their houses.I saw a(n)_10_ couple carrying boxes into one of the units.It seemed _11_ that a couple just out of their teens could already have too
19、much stuff. I lost my own _12_ for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned.The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing.Yet， our whole family had awakened _13_ to escape.In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of
20、 stuff to get us back on our feet， but none of it seemed as _14_ any more.What was important was seeing Moms smile， giving Nana a hug and a kiss， and watching Dad snooze(打盹 ) in his chair _15_ a hard days work.What was important was the stuff of _16_， not the stuff of this world.Since then I have tr
21、ied to limit the things I would _17_.I didnt want too much stuff to _18_ my life.I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning， growing， and _19_ my family and others. I assumed that only by doing so could I make my _20_. 1 A.appreciating B reflecting C admiring D releasing 2 A
22、.refreshing B delightful C peaceful D dynamic 3 A.though B too C anyway D instead 4 A.miss B reject C ignore D desert 5 A.useful B large 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C new D good 6 A.turned to B referred to C reacted to D belonged to 7 A.beat B pulse C accelerate D follow 8 A.noticed B thought C did D established 9 A.furniture B boxes C possessions D materials 10 A.old B young C middleaged D small 11 A.curious
