1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Earthquakes *阅读理解。 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation ( 回声 ). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and me on the other side. We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushe
2、d out of the flat and ran along the street. The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I wandered aimlessly. A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree. But now ? I dont know whether it is becau
3、se I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened. I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on th
4、is hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on. I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or i
5、s he still angry with me?” In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. All the lights were off except fathers. Dad was always like this. Maybe he didnt know h
6、ow to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any pity or any moments of regret. This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe? With the key in m
7、y hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron 【 精品教育资源文库 】 door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love-its second to none. 1.Which is the correct order of
8、 the following events according to the passage? a. I opened the door and entered the house. b. I ran out into the street angrily. c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit. d. I recalled my happy childhood. e. I began to walk about in the street without any aim. A. e,
9、b, d, c, a B. b, e, d, c, a C. b, e, c, d, a D. e, b, c, a, d 2.According to the author, why did his father often shout at him? A. Perhaps the father was getting older and older. B. Perhaps the son had already grown up. C. Perhaps they never agreed with each other. D. Perhaps the father had been use
10、d to doing that. 3.What did the author mean by the underlined sentence “My heart was frozen on this hot summer night”? A. He felt lonely because there were so few people on the street. B. He felt uncomfortable because it was a very hot night. C. He didnt know where to go at all. D. He had a bad cold
11、 on such a hot day. 4.What was the authors attitude towards his father at the end of the story? A. He loved his father. B. He was worried about his father. C. He was afraid of his father. D. He was dissatisfied with his father. 【文章大意】因思维不同和观点迥异，父子俩仿佛是来自两个不同世界的人，两个人心里隔着一道铁门。最终，作者被父亲逐出了家门。作者负气跑到街上，游荡到
12、半夜，无处可去。直到半夜，作者注意到自己家里的灯还亮，回家开门 后，发现父亲还在等着自己 ? 作者禁不住热泪盈眶，终于理解了 “ 父爱如山 ” 的道理。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2.D 【解析】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二、三段中的 “Dad was always like this. Maybe he didnt know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any pity or any moments of regret.” 和 “This was how he always was. He has
13、 been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.” 可知，作者的父亲一向如此，可能是由于不知道如何表达自己，对作者吼叫后，他从来显示出同情或后悔，他做过领导很长时间，指使别人做事情是他的第二天性。这都说明作者的父亲可能习惯了对作者吼叫。 “Perhaps the father had been used to doing that.” 符合语境。选择 D 项。 4.A 【解析】 观点态度题。根 据最后一段中的 “As soon as I opened th
14、e door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love-its second to none.” 可知，作者一开门，眼泪就流下来了。他突然意识到原来想象中的那扇铁门根本就不存在，爱才是第一位的。这说明作者理解了父亲的爱，他也爱他的父亲。 “H e loved his father.” 符合语境。选择 A项。 *单句语法填空 1 I _ (trap) in the heavy rain on
15、the way to school yesterday. 答案： was trapped be trapped in “ 被困在 ?” 。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2 After she heard the news, there was an excited _ (express) on her face. 答案： expression 由空前的 “an ex cited” 可知，应填名词 expression “ 表情 ” 。 3 When a fire broke out at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten price
16、less paintings _ (destroy) 答案： were destroyed 动词 destroy “ 毁灭；毁掉 ” ，此处表被动，且指过去发生的事情，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。 4 The meeting came to _ end and he set down many key points. 答案： an come to an end “ 结束 ” 。 5 Dont forget to praise them _ (sincere) when someone does something good. 答案： sincerely 副词 sincerely “ 真诚地 ”
17、 ，在此处修饰动词 praise。 6 He was replaced by another midfielder because of his _ (injure) 答案： injury 由空前的 his 可知，应填名词 injury “ 受伤；伤害 ” 。 7 Thank you for your letter conveying _ (congratulate) on my appointment. 答 案 ： congratulations 由 空 前 的 现 在 分 词 conveying 可 知 ， 应 填 名 词 。congratulation “ 祝贺 ” ，且常用复数形式。
18、8 The news of the sudden death of the young famous pianist came this morning, which made his fans _ (shock) 答案： shocked 此处形容词 shocked “ 感到震惊的 ” 作宾语补足语。 9 The government thinks _ (high) of his invention because it will benefit the whole country. 答案： highly think highly of “ 高度评价 ?” ，是固定搭配。 10 In a hu
19、rry, we arrived at a cabin in the mountain to shelter _ the rain. 答案： from shelter from the rain “ 躲雨 ” 。 *完形填空。 (2018 山西八校第一次联考 ) One day， while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer， Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees wer
20、e _1_. Like many other parents， mine were hard to _2_ for， so I figured this was a 【 精品教育资源文库 】 great opportunity to get them something theyd _3_.I also thought two would be even better.I checked the _4_ at work and decided it was a bit more than I could _5_ but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹 )agreed to g
21、ive some money to buy the trees. In northern Ohio， you dont plant maple trees at Christmas， so we decided to _6_ Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground _7_.We asked my aunt if shed help us with the “_ 8_” ， and she called my parents _9_ to say she was coming for a Sunday v
22、isit.Then my sisters and sistersinlaw went into _10_， planning a big holiday turkey dinner. On the _11_ Sunday， we all met at my house and _12_ the trees into a truck.I _13_ as Santa Claus.When we arrived at my parents house， Dad was _14_ something was wrong first.He and Mom were amazed when we told
23、 them _15_ we were there. When Christmas _16_， of course， we couldnt go to our parents house emptyhanded， so Mom and Dad got _17_ presents that year.Almost half a century later， I _18_ drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big， handsome _19_ and remember giving a special _20_ to special people at Christmas in October. 1 A.distinctive B
