1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Theme parks *阅读理解 In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There youll find the heart of this lovely community. Its where villagers meet and greet friends. When Angelicas post office was threatened with being c
2、losed in the 1980s， a villager， Pat, came up with a plan to save it. “At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,” says Pat, “Why couldnt we do the same thing with An gelica?” Pat, who is an artist， created a postal cancellation (邮戳 ) design fe
3、aturing an Angelica angel. She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女邮局局长 ) then had another idea to make the day even m
4、ore special calling the post office Angel Station. The large increase in mail amount saved Angelicas post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today. Now its tradition that on the first Friday in December ， people come to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each year the amount of m
5、ail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France. Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conv
6、eys seasons greetings from Angel Station every ye ar. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues. 1.What did Pat do to save the post office? A. She invented a new cancellation. B. She hosted Christmas celebrations. C. She gave the office a better name. 【 精品教育资
7、源文库 】 D. She designed a special set of stamps. 2.Which of the following can best describe Pat? A. Curious and friendly. B. Humorous and intelligent. C. Creative and warm-hearted. 3.What can we learn about Angelicas post office from the passage? A. It was completely closed in the 1980s. B. Its name h
8、as been changed many times. C. It is also the centre of local social life. D. Its stamp remains the same each season. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了 Angelica 邮局及制作邮票的人 Pat。 1.A 【解析】细节理解题。 根据文中 Pat, who is an artist， created a postal cancellation (邮戳 ) design featuring an Angelica angel.的描述可知为她发明了一个新的邮戳，故选 A。
9、3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文中 Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys seasons greetings from Angel Station every year. 的描述可知它的名字曾经被改过很多次，故选 B。 *单句语法填空 1 The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of _(amuse) 答案： amusements 此处表述各种各样的 “ 娱乐活动 ” ，故需填入所给词的名词形式，且作此义讲时，多用复数。 2 M
10、ary often does some _(translate) work to earn extra money, which accounts for half of her income. 答案： translation 此处应用名词作定语修饰 work，说明工作的 内容。 do some translation work “ 做一些翻译工作 ” 。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 3 Venice is one of the great tourist _(attract) of the world. 答案： attractions tourist attraction “ 旅游景点 ”
11、；由 one of 可知此处应用复数形式。 4 My grandfather, who is famous _his kindness, helped the Smiths out of trouble. 答案： for be famous for . “ 因 ? 而出名 ” 。 5 Food _(preserve) in the refrigerator wont go bad easily. 答案： preserved 句中已有谓语动词，故所给动词应用非谓语形式作定语修饰其前的名词，且两者为被动关系，故用过去分词。 6 _(deed) are better than words when
12、people are in need of help. 答案： Deeds 由空后 are 可知主语应 用名词复数， deed “ 行动 ” 。 7 The Silk Road has a _(long) of more than 4,000 kilometers and a history of 2,000 years. 答案： length 由冠词 a 可知应填名词， length “ 长度 ” 。 8 This painting represents the first _(settle) arriving in America. 答案： settlers 由设空前的 “the firs
13、t” 和空后的 “ arriving” 可知此处指 “ 定居者 ” ，且不止一人，故填 settlers。 9 His silence seems to be an _(admit) of guilt. 答案： admission 此处表示 “ 承认有罪 ” ，且冠词 an 后应接名词； admission 名词，意为 “ 允许进入；入场费；承认 ” 。 10 This kind of dance _(model) after the one of that famous dancing actress. 答案： is modelled be modelled after . “ 根据 ? 模
14、仿 ” 。 *完形填空。 (2018 长春市普通高中高三质量监测四 ) Honesty is always the best policy， especially when it comes to mental health problems.In a TV _1_， one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic. “I was the best student in my high school.I put so much _2_ on myself， ” she said.“I never _ 3_ a class
15、.But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to _4_.That was when the panic attacks began.”She goes on to describe what a panic attack _5_ like， “One day the teacher handed me my grade _6_， and I couldnt breathe.My heart was beating very _7_.I felt disconnected.I saw people trying to talk to me b
16、ut I couldnt hear them.Afterwards， I was sent to _8_， ”she shared. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 It was then _9_ the attacks started happening _10_ daily， and they havent stopped.“Last year I started college.And I cant be the best student here no matter how hard I try， ”she said.“Everyone is so _ 11_.My panic attac
17、ks got so bad that I had to _12_ my first semester.” However， now she is facing her anxiety， and things are getting better.“I used to try to hide _13_.I thought that _14_ nobody knew， it would not exist， ”she said.“But the more I talk about my _ 15_， the more I realize that other people experience _
18、16_ things.So Im trying to express it more.I had a great teacher _17_ told me， Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art ， let it be the thing that _18_ your art.” Recently， women all over the world took to Twitter to _19_ what anxiety is like.We are _20_ alone. 1 A.project B program C
19、 platform D station 2 A.weight B height C pressure D measure 3 A.joined B succeeded C failed D attended 4 A.fall behind B fall down C leave behind D leave alone 5 A.looks B sounds C tastes D feels 6 A.report B survey C research D notice 7 A.mildly B wildly C slowly D severely 8 A.school B work C hos
20、pital D home 9 A.when B since C before D that 10 A.still B always C merely D almost 11 A.ambitious B anxious 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C talented D experienced 12 A.arrange B perform C operate D cancel 13 A.it B them C me D us 14 A.unless B if C while D as 15 A.confidence B dream C issue D desire 16 A.similar B
21、 familiar C various D serious 17 A.who B whom C whose D which 18 A.abandons B quits C motivates D protests 19 A.advertise B advise C share D compare 20 A.always B sometimes C seldom D never 【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个女孩分享了她曾经的焦虑经历，后来，她勇敢面对焦虑，情况得以好转。作者借这个事例说明直面困难、坦诚问题往往是解决心理健康问题的良策。 【核心词汇】 deal with 处理，应付 panic n 恐慌，惊恐 v使恐慌 policy n政策，策略，保险单 disconnected adj.分离的，断开的，不连贯的，无关联的 semester n半学年，一学期 1 B 根据 “In a TV _ 1_， one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and
