Unit 1　Festivals around the world

　　.單詞拼寫

　　1．You must be ________ (餓了)! Come and have lunch.

　　2．I am now ________ (收集) convincing information for my paper.

　　3．My father told me he hadn't much ________ (信任) in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.

　　4．It is hard to know the ________ (起源) of the human race, that is, how the human race came out.

　　5．No one is to see the document without the ________ (許可) of the writer of the report.

　　6．It's ________ (很顯然) that you need more time to think it over.

　　7．To get the job done, one should be ________ (精力充沛的) and hard-working.

　　8．He was ________ (欽佩) as a true scientist and hard worker.

　　9．You'd better ________ (道歉) to Mary for having kept her waiting for hours outside.

　　10．I could understand her being angry, but I'll still never ________

　　(原諒) her the way she treated me afterwards.

　　答案：1.starving　2.gathering　3.belief　4.origin　5.permission　6.obvious/evident　7.energetic　8.admired　9.apologize　10.forgive

　　.完成句子

　　1．He is an easy-going person while his brother is________ ________ ________ ________ ________(很難相處)．(hard)

　　2．That school was founded________ ________ ________(為了紀(jì)念)the famous scientist.(memory)

　　3．He never worked hard.________ ________ ________ ________(難怪)that he didn't pass the exam.(wonder)

　　4．It________ ________ ________(看起來好像)it's going to rain soon.(look)

　　5．The news________ ________ ________ ________(引起搶購)on gasoline.(set)

　　答案：1.hard to get along with　2.in memory of　3.It is no wonder　4.looks as though/if　5.set off a rush

　　.單項填空

　　1．The Moonstone was________in a real story which________in England in the 1790s.

　　A．set; taking placeB．setting; take place

　　C．set; had taken place

　　D．set; took place

　　答案：D　本題考查動詞短語的用法。句意：《月光石》是以發(fā)生在英國18世紀(jì)90年代的真實故事為背景的。be set in“以……為背景”；take place“發(fā)生”，根據(jù)時間狀語in the 1790s判斷，應(yīng)用一般過去時。

　　2．The open-air________has been put off because of the bad weather.

　　A．occasion

　　B．congratulation

　　C． celebration

　　D．challenge

　　答案：C　celebration“慶祝，慶典”。句意：由于天氣不好，露天的慶祝活動已經(jīng)被延期。occasion“場合”；congratulation“祝賀”；challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”。

　　3．Tom________a lot of experience and the friendship of the local residents, working there for 3 years.

　　A．earned

　　B．won

　　C．gained

　　D．made

　　答案：C　本題考查動詞辨析。本題很容易誤選B。做本題時，可從搭配角度來考慮。“贏得友誼”可說win/gain friendship，但“獲得經(jīng)驗”應(yīng)說gain experience，因此排除B而選C。

　　4．—Have you noticed the problem________he is now in low spirit?

　　—________come?

　　A．where; What

　　B．that; How

　　C．in which; For

　　D．what; As

　　答案：B　考查同位語從句及固定用法。因為同位語從句中不缺少任何成分，故第一空白處用that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，說明名詞the problem的具體內(nèi)容；第二空白處用How, How come？是固定搭配，意為：怎么回事？

　　5．—Where are the students? How could they keep us waiting for so long?

　　—They started an hour ago and they________be here in fifteen minutes, I think.

　　A．might

　　B．would

　　C．should

　　D．must

　　答案：C　考查情態(tài)動詞用法。本題應(yīng)用should表示按常規(guī)或者事情發(fā)展進(jìn)程應(yīng)該發(fā)生某事。

　　6．Although my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as________as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

　　A．enthusiastic

　　B．intelligent

　　C．energetic

　　D．sensitive

　　答案：C　本題考查形容詞辨析。句意：盡管我爺爺80多歲了，但他仍然像年輕人那樣精力充沛，討厭整天無所事事閑坐著。energetic“精力旺盛的”，符合句意。enthusiastic“熱心的”；intelligent“聰明的”；sensitive“敏感的”，均不符合題意。

　　7．As most boys do, John looks forward________equally.

　　A．to treat

　　B．to be treated

　　C．to treating

　　D．to being treated

　　答案：D　句意：像大多數(shù)男孩那樣，約翰也盼望著得到公平對待。look forward to后跟動名詞，且treat與John之間是動賓關(guān)系，故用動名詞的被動形式。

　　8．I have a very important meeting tomorrow afternoon. Remember to________me to attend it on time in case I forget.

　　A．a(chǎn)llow

　　B．promise

　　C．remind

　　D．a(chǎn)dvise

　　答案：C　句意：明天下午我有個重要的會議，記得提醒我按時參加，以防我忘了。remind sb. to do sth.“提醒某人做某事”。allow sb. to do sth.“允許某人做某事”；promise sb. to do sth.“答應(yīng)某人做某事”；advise sb. to do sth.“建議某人做某事”。

　　9．(2024·安徽毫州摸底)________ is clear ________ the Diaoyu islands have been China's inherent territory (固有領(lǐng)土)both from historical and legal aspects since ancient times.

　　A．That；that

　　B．This；this

　　C．It；that

　　D．What；what

　　答案：C　考查句式。It is clear that...“……是很清楚的”。句意：很明顯，無論是從歷史的角度還是法理角度來說，釣魚島及其附屬島嶼自古以來一直是中國的固有領(lǐng)土。

　　10．How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward________at last.

　　A．to has come

　　B．to have come

　　C．to having come

　　D．has come

　　答案：A　look forward to意為“盼望”，其中的to是介詞，所以后接動詞時要用動名詞形式，許多同學(xué)據(jù)此便選擇了C。但句中介詞to的賓語不是have come，而是the holiday。分析句子可知：the holiday為句子主語，we have been looking forward to是修飾主語的定語從句(介詞to的賓語是引導(dǎo)該定語從句的關(guān)系代詞，被省略)，has come是句子的謂語。

　　11．Last Sunday a few of us arranged to meet in town, but Jenny didn't________.

　　A．turn up

　　B．give up

　　C．make up

　　D．take up

　　答案：A　考查動詞短語。句意：上星期天，我們幾人約好在城里見面，但是詹妮沒有來。turn up“出現(xiàn)，露面”，符合句意。

　　12．—It's so late. Our son________be back!

　　—Don't worry. I dare say he________have some extra work to do.

　　A．can; must

　　B．will; might

　　C．must; may

　　D．should; must

　　答案：D　考查情態(tài)動詞。第一空should表示預(yù)期，意思是“可能，應(yīng)該會”；第二空must表示肯定推測。

　　13．Reportedly, yesterday a group of American soldiers were walking along the road in Iraq when a bomb was________， three of whom were killed.

　　A．set about

　　B．set off

　　C．set up

　　D．set out

　　答案：B　考查動詞短語辨析。set about“著手干某事”；set off“引爆炸彈”或“引起情緒的爆發(fā)”；set up“建立機構(gòu)”；set out“出發(fā)”。

　　14．—What are you reading, Tom?

　　—I'm not really reading, just________the pages.

　　A．turning off

　　B．turning around

　　C．turning over

　　D．turning up

　　答案：C　考查短語動詞。turn off“關(guān)掉”；turn around“轉(zhuǎn)身”；turn over“(使)翻倒，翻過(書頁)”；turn up“出現(xiàn)，開大(燈火、煤氣等)”。由句意可知C為正確選項。

　　15．After running for a mile yesterday，I was almost________，not feeling bad，though.

　　A．out of shape

　　B．out of breath

　　C．out of control

　　D．out of order

　　答案：B　考查介詞短語。句意：昨天跑了一英里后，我雖然氣喘吁吁，然而沒有感覺不適。out of breath“氣喘吁吁地，上氣不接下氣地”；out of shape“變了形地”；out of control“失去控制”；out of order“壞了”。

　　.完形填空

　　I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight but we had a__1__over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs and if not a lot, always__2__. Not knowing we are poor, my kids(孩子)just thought I was__3__.I've always been glad about that.

　　It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't__4__for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big__5__for the kids was the fun of Christmas__6__.

　　They planned weeks ahead of time, asking__7__what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for__8__to share by all five of us.

　　The big__9__arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and__10__them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散開). We had two hours to shop; then we would__11__back at the “Santa's Workshop”．

　　Driving home everyone was in high Christmas spirits，__12__my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually__13__. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn't say anything__14__we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，__15__to be angry again. This is what she told me：

　　“I was looking__16__thinking of what to buy, and I__17__to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she__18__for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and__19__the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn't have anything.”

　　I never felt so__20__as I did that day.

　　文章大意：本文屬于獻(xiàn)愛心一類的文章。圣誕購物時，小姑娘用自己分得的二十美元買了一個玩具娃娃捐給了一個貧窮的小姑娘，母親很感動。

　　1．A.roof

　　B．hat

　　C．sky

　　D．star

　　答案：A　這一段寫的是我們一家的經(jīng)濟狀況：錢不多，但有地方住，有東西吃，有衣物穿。因此錢夠用。由1空后food on the table, clothes on our backs可知選A項，roof“屋頂”，此處指房子。

　　2．A.little

　　B．less

　　C．enough D．more

　　答案：C　見1的解釋。

　　3．A.busy

　　B．serious

　　C．strict

　　D．kind

　　答案：C　不知道我們窮，孩子們以為我“要求嚴(yán)格”。即我對孩子們花錢要求很嚴(yán)格。從下文圣誕購物時我的安排可以看出。strict“嚴(yán)厲的，要求嚴(yán)格的”。

　　4．A.effort

　　B．room

　　C．time

　　D．money

　　答案：D　盡管沒“錢”買很多圣誕禮物，但我們計劃舉行一次家庭聚會慶祝一下。此處money承前啟后。前一段講的是經(jīng)濟狀況，后文講每人只能買4美元一件的禮物。這都與“錢”有關(guān)。

　　5．A.improvement

　　B．problem

　　C．surpriseD．excitement

　　答案：D　excitement“興奮”；指孩子們對圣誕購物這件事感到興奮激動不已。與下文12空前in high Christmas spirits相對。

　　6．A.shopping

　　B．travelling

　　C．parties

　　D．greetings

　　答案：A　由文化習(xí)俗知，也可由11空前shop知是圣誕“購物”。

　　7．A.the other

　　B．each other

　　C．one by oneD．every other one

　　答案：B　each other“互相”；指“互相”問對方需要什么圣誕禮物。the other“兩者中的另一個”；one by one“一個接一個”；every other one“每隔一人”。

　　8．A.toys

　　B．clothes

　　C．presents

　　D．bills

　　答案：C　presents此處的意思是“禮物”。由上文asking each other what they wanted for Christmas可知。并與4空后gifts呼應(yīng)。

　　9．A.day

　　B．chance

　　C．cheque

　　D．tree

　　答案：A　the big day指“圣誕購物那一天”。

　　10．A.forced

　　B．reminded

　　C．invited

　　D．begged

　　答案：B　remind sb. to do sth.“提醒某人干某事”；指母親提醒孩子們只能買4美元一件的禮物。

　　11．A.draw

　　B．stay

　　C．move

　　D．meet

　　答案：D　meet“會面；集合”；此處指每個人買完禮物后再集合。與scatter照應(yīng)。

　　12．A.including

　　B．besides

　　C．except

　　D．regarding

　　答案：C　由下文可知，我的小女兒情緒不高。except“除……之外”。

　　13．A.quiet

　　B．excited

　　C．happy

　　D．a(chǎn)shamed

　　答案：A　unusually quiet“異乎尋常得平靜”。與上文“別人都很興奮，但她卻沒有”照應(yīng)。

　　14．A.since

　　B．a(chǎn)fter

　　C．while

　　D．until

　　答案：D　此處是一個not...until...結(jié)構(gòu)。指“我直到回到家中才開始問其原因”。

　　15．A.waiting

　　B．ready

　　C．hoping

　　D． afraid

　　答案：B　ready to do sth.“準(zhǔn)備做某事”；此處指母親又做好了生氣的準(zhǔn)備。

　　16．A.out

　　B．over

　　C．forward

　　D．a(chǎn)round

　　答案：D　look around“環(huán)視，環(huán)顧，四下查看”。此處指小女兒到處搜尋要買的東西。

　　17．A.forgot

　　B．stopped

　　C．failed

　　D．hated

　　答案：B　stop to do sth.“停下來做某事”；此處指停下搜尋禮物的腳步讀卡片上的內(nèi)容。

　　18．A.wanted

　　B．did

　　C．got

　　D．played

　　答案：A　此處可與7空后wanted照應(yīng)。

　　19．A.made

　　B．searched

　　C．bought

　　D．fetched

　　答案：C　指小女兒為那位貧窮的小女孩買下了一個玩具娃娃。

　　20．A.angry

　　B．rich

　　C．patient

　　D．bitter

　　答案：B　rich“富足，富有”；此處指為擁有這么一個有愛心的孩子而感到精神富有。另外此處的rich也與第一段的生活狀況的貧窮互相照應(yīng)。

　　.書面表達(dá)

　　近年來，西風(fēng)東漸。圣誕節(jié)、情人節(jié)、母親節(jié)、愚人節(jié)等“洋節(jié)”紛紛登陸我國，而且越來越受到年輕人的青睞。人們對這種現(xiàn)象看法不一。請你根據(jù)生活實際，用英語簡要描述這種現(xiàn)象，并闡明你的觀點。