1、UNIT 1LIFE CHOICES Section A TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单词拼写 1.S pupils are expected to set an example to the younger children. 答案 Senior 2.Raising animals was only s to other forms of farming. 答案 secondary 3.Who was the p owner of this pet? 答案 previous 4.Shes young and d and will be a grea
2、t addition to the team. 答案 dynamic 5.Theres housing for about five hundred students on c . 答案 campus 6.The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of s . 答案 schedule 7.No one doubts her c as a teacher. 答案 competence 8.The p of city life forced him to move to the country. 答案 pressure 9.Weve been
3、 working all week without a moments (空闲). 答案 leisure 10.He doesnt have a very healthy (生活方式). 答案 lifestyle 11.The hospital has asked various (志愿的) organizations to help raise money for the new operating theatre. 答案 voluntary 12.There had never been any (必需品) for her to go out to work. 答案 necessity 1
4、3.There are many different (质量) of gold and silver. 答案 qualities 14.The role of the news (社交媒体) in forming public opinion is very important. 答案 media 15.She always (拖) behind when we walk anywhere. 答案 drags .短语填空 have confidence in,for convenience,differ in,all in all,from time to time,according to,
5、in person,a range of,a variety of,tend to do sth,get ahead,drag oneself away from 1.The two brothers their judgment of this piece of music. 答案 differ in 2.We should encourage him to himself. 答案 have confidence in 3.The two men discussed problems about global warming. 答案 a range of 4.China has attemp
6、ted ways to treat the disease. 答案 a variety of 5.I keep my notebook in my car . 答案 for convenience 6. ,I think youve done very well. 答案 All in all 7.His daughters visited him when he was ill. 答案 from time to time 8.Students are all put in different groups their ability. 答案 according to 9.If you cant
7、 be there ,the next best thing is watching it on TV. 答案 in person 10.The teen almost cant cellphones every day. 答案 drag themselves away from 11.If you are not careful,children ignore their homework. 答案 tend to 12.It takes hard work to in what you do. 答案 get ahead .完成句子 1.在交通嘈杂声中他无法使自己的声音提高到让别人听到。 He
8、 couldnt among the noise of the traffic. 答案 make himself heard 2.务必按时到达公园。 on time. 答案 Do arrive at the park 3.随信一起来的是他的承诺,他说会在即将到来的圣诞节来看我。 Along with the letter was his promise that . 答案 he would visit me this coming Christmas 4.这种衬衫的价格从 6美元到 12美元不等。 The price of this kind of shirt . 答案 varies from
9、 6 to 12 dollars 5.能够使用电脑对我们很方便。 to be able to use computers. 答案 It is convenient for us .语法专练 1.完成句子 据说他写了一本新小说。 He is said a new novel. 答案 to have written 我要这封信立刻寄出。 I wanted the letter at once. 答案 to be sent 据说他们正在那个地区建房子。 They are said to in that area. 答案 to be building houses 然后,冷血动物没有别的选择只好躺下睡
10、觉。 Then the cold-blooded animals had no choice but and sleep. 答案 to lie down 我认为跟他和睦相处应该是没有问题的。 I think it possible him. 答案 to get on well with 2.用动词不定式翻译下列句子 我们不知道下一步该怎么办。 答案 We dont know what to do next. 我们要求被派到乡下工作。 答案 We asked to be sent to work in the countryside. 你有什么问题要问吗?我没什么要说的。 答案Do you ha
11、ve any question to ask? I have nothing to say. 告诉他不要为他的学业犯愁。 答案 Tell him not to worry about his studies. 对不起给您添了这么多麻烦。 答案 Sorry to give you so much trouble. 素养提升 .阅读理解 A It was summer when I was asked whether I wanted to go to Malibu(an island in Canada)with my church to serve the military families.
12、At first,I heard this and thought,“You are asking an eleven-year-old in his last weeks of summer if he wants to go on a trip with his mom to Canada to serve other people?” Of course,I responded with a kind refusal,but my mom found a way to convince me to go. When we were on the ferry to the island,a
13、 thousand thoughts were running through my head,such as “What am I going to do here?” “Am I even going to be useful?” and “Why am I even here?” When we got to the island,I was asked to the child care.I was actually somewhat excited because my friend,said he would help me.The first time I met the kid
14、s,I got to know them pretty well.They were all between the ages of four and six.Some of them stayed behaved and a few of them started acting crazy and would even hit and push the other kids. With those kids,I was very strict,but I still tried to be positive and keep a smile.After all,they were just
15、innocent kids.In most of the time,I needed to help them with things like washing clothes and setting tables.Even though it sounded dull,I enjoyed every second of it.One of the things I did in my free time was to play pool(打台球).I made friends with a few kids there.They were really easy to talk to.Som
16、e of the things we talked about were sports,food,video games,and most of all pool. Even though I was only at Malibu,Canada for one week,I feel like I made spiritual changes in some peoples life.You dont have to go above and beyond to have an influence on someones life.In the end,it all comes down to
17、 what way you changed them.It could have been in a spiritual way or a mental way as long as you had a positive effect.So go out and try to make a difference in this world. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在妈妈的鼓励下不情愿地去了 Malibu。作为一名志愿 者,作者在岛上的主要任务是照顾那里的孩子。这次经历使作者体会到一切都归结于你改变它们的 方式。建议大家走出去试着改变世界。 1.How did the author
18、react when asked if he liked to serve the military families? A.He hardly believed it. B.He was very confused about the decision. C.He refused to accept it. D.He was worried about the trip. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Of course,I responded with a kind refusal,but my mom found a way to convince me to go.”可知,
19、当被问及是否愿意为军人家属服务时,作者拒绝提供服务。故选 C 项。 2.As a volunteer,the authors main task on the island was . A.to take care of kids there B.to educate kids there C.to make friends with kids there D.to share his experiences with kids there 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When we got to the island,I was asked to the child care.
20、”(我们到岛 上时,我被派去照看小孩可知,作为一名志愿者,作者在岛上的主要任务是照顾那里的孩子。故选 A项。 3.What can we know about the authors stay in Malibu? A.He found the kids very hard to deal with. B.He didnt quite like the badly-behaved kids. C.He managed to get along well with most kids. D.He shared common hobbies with some kids. 答案 D 解析推理判断题
21、。根据第三段中的“I made friends with a few kids there.They were really easy to talk to.Some of the things we talked about were sports,food,video games,and most of all pool.”可知,作者在 Malibu 逗留时,他和一些孩子有共同的爱好。故选 D项。 4.What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph? A.He regretted having taken the trip
22、. B.His spiritual changes in Malibu. C.What he has learnt from the experience. D.What to do to make a greater difference. 答案 C 解析主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“In the end,it all comes down to what way you changed them.It could have been in a spiritual way or a mental way as long as you had a positive effect.So go o
23、ut and try to make a difference in this world.”可知,最后一段作者主要告诉我们“他从这次经历中学到了什么”。故 选 C 项。 B This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers(young people aged from 1319) from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes.They will attend US schools,meet US teenagers,and form impressions of the
24、 real America.At the same time,about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world. Here is a two-way student exchange in action.Fred,nineteen,spent last year in Germany with Georges family.In turn,Georges
25、son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America. Fred,a lively young man,knew little German when he arrived,but after two months study the language began to come to him.School was completely different from what he had expectedmuch harder.Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room.Th
26、ey took fourteen subjects instead of the six that were usual in the United States.There were almost no outside activities. Family life,too,was different.The fathers word was law,and all activities were around the family rather than the individual.Fred found the food too simple at first.Also,he misse
27、d having a car.“Back home,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time.In Germany,you walk,but you soon learn to like it.” At the same time,in America,Mike,a friendly German boy,was also forming his idea.“I suppose I should criticize American schools,” he said.“It is far too eas
28、y by our level.But I have to say that I like it very much.In Germany we do nothing but study.Here we take part in many outside activities.I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens.There ought to be some middle ground between the two.” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了一项不同国家青少年参与的交换生活动。青
29、少 年通过此活动可以感受到不同国家之间的文化差异。 5.The whole exchange program is mainly to . A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America B.send students in America to travel in Germany C.let students learn something about other countries D.have teenagers learn new languages 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“They will
30、attend US schools.American teenagers will go to other countries.”说明这个计划是让年轻人了解其他国家的文化等知识,故 C 项正确。 6.What is particular in American schools? A.There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings. B.There are a lot of outside activities. C.Students usually take 14 subjects in all. D.Student
31、s go outside to enjoy themselves in a car. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段倒数第三句“Here we take part in many outside activities.”可知, 在美国的学校里有很多的户外活动,故 B 项正确。 7.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life? A.A better education should include something good from both America and Germany. B.Germ
32、an schools trained students to be better citizens. C.American schools were not as good as German schools. D.The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”可知,他 认为要从两种教育体系中找出好的方面,并把二者结合在一起。故 A项正确。 8.Whats Mikes attitude towards American education? A.Praise. B.Regret. C.Ignore. D.Blame. 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“It is far too easy by our level.”可推断,他认为美国的教育太容易 了,故持批评的态度,故 D项正确。
