1、1Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry李仕才一、阅读理解AEvery living thing on Earth is either a plant or an animal, right? Wrong! Many organisms (有机体) in our world are neither. Some of them float through the air, and some lie hidden in the ground. They do not need sunlight to survive, and if the weather becomes to
2、o cold, they can become inactive until conditions improve.What are these? They are called fungi(菌类), and you see them almost every day. Many kinds of fungi seem disgusting, such as the green black things that appear on the food which are left too long in the refrigerator. But other kinds are not so
3、bad. For example, the yeast that is used to make bread rise and mushrooms (蘑菇) are both fungi.What makes fungi different from plants and animals? An animal can move around by itself. Fungi get around too, but they dont have feet, wings, or tails. They have to wait for wind or some other outside forc
4、e to move them. Plants are different from fungi because they have chlorophyll (叶绿素). It helps them make food from the energy in sunlight. Fungi do not have chlorophyll.Some fungi are bad, while others are not. Some fungi cause diseases such as athletes foot, which makes feet uncomfortable. Other kin
5、ds of fungi can be used to make medicines. which have saved many lives.Fungi clean up more than wounds, though. They are the worlds first recyclers.Without fungi, our world would be a mess. Since fungi cannot make their own food as plants do, they must get their food elsewhere. Many fungi get their
6、food from dead plants. They break them down and turn them into soil. The fungi get a meal, and the world gets a housecleans1 .What does the underlined word “disgusting“ most probably mean?A. strong B. unpleasant C. active D. small2 .According to the passage, _.2A. fungi can move everywhere by themse
7、lvesB. fungi are unable to survive in cold conditionsC. some fungi can make food from the energy in sunlightD. some fungi are useful to humans and the environment3.Where can you most probably find this passage?A. In a social report. B. In a biology book.C. In a geography magazine. D. In a farming bo
8、ok.【主旨大意】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍除了植物和动物之外，还有很多有机体属于菌类。有的对人体有害，而有的则对人类有益。1. B词义理解题。根据下句 such as the green black things that appear on the food which are left too long in the refrigerator由该句意可知当看到这类食物会产生反感，不舒服，因此选 B。2. D细节理解题。文章倒数第二段 other kinds of fungi can be used to make medicines, which have saved many live
9、s以及最有段第句话可知，有些菌类对于人和自然都有好处。3. B主旨大意题。本文主要介绍菌类的种类，以及对于人类与自然的益处，所以该文应该出现在本生物杂志上。BJack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle s
10、chool. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good high school; a mediocre(平庸的)score meant a medio
11、cre school. Much was at stake. However, he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes(逃课)before.Some of his teachers started worrying about him. They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was ha
12、nging out with problem kids. When his mother returned home that day, she wanted to talk to Jack. Knowing the purpose of 3her visit to the school, Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending（以朋友方式对待） those bad guys. To his surprise, his mother was not angry with him at all. She wanted to
13、 hear her sons side of the story. So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter. Simons parents were badly ill; Peters father had lost his job. They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids. Jacks mother thought for a moment, then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with
14、 them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids. Soon Jacks mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter, which they accepted. She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky.Jacks basketball friends and he have left for different places, but they st
15、ill keep in touch. He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank. Simon is currently a freshman at a university. Sadly, it is impossible to get together to play basketball again, but whenever they get on the phone, they talk about it all the time.（ ）1. After Jacks mother came home from school, she
16、 .A. was angry with him B. told him what his teachers had saidC. asked him to keep away from problem kids D. was patient enough to listen to her sons words（ ）2. What does the underlined sentence “Much was at stake “ probably mean in the passage?A. Jack must be punished by his mother. B. Jack might n
17、ot enter a good high school.C. Jack might get hurt when playing basketball. D. Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids.（ ）3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Peters family are living much better. B. Simon is now studying at a university.C. Jacks mum understood him
18、 instead of blaming him.D. Jacks teachers wanted his mother to help his friends.4（ ）4. The main idea of the passage is to .A. make friends with problem kids B. keep in touch with friends all the timeC. try to understand children and help problem kidsD. give up hobbies before the high school entrance
19、 exam参考答案：1D 2B 3D 4C二、完形填空。阅读下列短文，从 A、B、C、D 选项中选出最佳答案。“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this _ 1 _ than 21-year-old Michael Ha. Because of his story of success, he _ 2 _ an example to many young people.Michael Ha was born in a very poor family. His pa
20、rents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980.They couldnt find work in Britain _ 3 _ they spoke little English. Thewhole family had to live on benefits (救 济 金 ) and they lived in 4 _ small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up was not easy for Michael, but he never
21、 gave up._ 5 _ the age of 10, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, which used to 6 _ “the worst school in Britain” However, young Michael made up his mind to try_ 7 _ best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The smart
22、 boy studied very _ 8 _ and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet (打 赌 ) with his friend _ 9 _ furthermath. As a result, after spending just four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math.Now Michael is the star medical student at St.Johns Colleg
23、e, Cambridge and has just won an award for his excellent grades. He hopes _ 10 _ he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.51. A. good B. better C. bad D. worse2. A. become B. has become C. became D. becomes3. A. because B. since C. when D. though4. A. a B. an C
24、. the D. /5. A. At B. In C. By D. Through6. A. called B. be called C. call D. calling7. A. him B. he C. himself D. his8. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest9. A. to learn B. learning C. learned D. learns10. A. What B. which C. that D. how【 主 旨 大 意 】 本 文 是 一 篇 记 叙 文 。 主 要 讲 述 了 家 境 贫 寒 的M ichael H
25、a 通 过 自 己 的 努力，最后获得成功的故事。他希望他能给其他背景不好的年轻人以鼓舞。1. B【 解 析 】 考 查 形 容 词 比 较 级 的 用 法 。 句 意 ： 也 许 并 不 是 所 有 的 学 生 比 21 岁 的 Michael Ha能 理 解 这 句 话 。 根 据 空 格 后 的 标 志 词 “than”可 知 ,此 处 要 用 比 较级。根据句意可知此处为更好的理解这句话，故选 B。2. B【 解析 】 考查现在完成时。句意：因为他成功的故事 ,他已经成为了年轻人的 榜 样 。 根 据 文章 语 境 可 知 ,他 成 为 年 轻 人 的 榜 样 是 在 过 去 发 生
26、的 事 对 现 在 的 影 响 , 应用现在完成时。故选B。3. A【 解析 】 考查从属连词的用法。句意：他们不能在英国找到工作 , 他 们几乎不会说英语。根据句意可知 ,后句表示原因。故选 A。4. A【 解 析 】 考 查 冠 词 的 用 法 。 句 意 ： 他 们 住 在 东 伦 贫 民 区 Hackney 的 一 个 小村庄。此处表示泛指，且small 是以辅音音素开头的单词。故选A 。5. A【 解析 】 考查介词的固定搭配。句意：在十岁时 ,他下定决心要去剑桥大学。 at the age of.“在岁时” ，为固定短语。故选A 。6. B【解析】考查被动语态的用法。句意：Mich
27、ael 在过去被称为“英国最糟糕的 学 校 ”学 习 。 sb. used to do sth.“某 人 过 去 常 常 做 某 事 ”； 主 语 “the school ”和 “call” 之间为动宾关系 ,应用被动语态。故选 B。7. D【 解 析 】 考 查 形 容 词 性 物 主 代 词 的 用 法 。 句 意 ： 但 是 ,年 轻 的 Michael 下 定 决 心 要 尽最 大 的 努 力 ,无 论 他 就 读 的 学 校 是 什 么 样 。 try ones best“尽 某 人 最 大6的努力” ，为固定短语。故选D 。8. A【 解 析 】 考 查 副 词 的 用 法 。 句
28、 意 ： 在 学 校 这 个 聪 明 的 男 孩 学 习 很 ,每科都 表 现 得很 好 。 hard 努 力 的 （ 地 ， 形 容 词 或 副 词 ， 原 级 ： harder， 比 较 级 ： hardest 最高级;hardly 几乎 不 ， 频 度 副 词 。 studied 为 动 词 ,其 后 应 用 副 词 修 饰 它 。 故 选 A。 9. A【 解析 】 考查动词不定式。句意：他曾经和朋友打赌 ,要更进一步地 数学。进一步学数学是目的 ,应用动词不定式。故选 A。10. C【 解 析 】 考 查 宾 语 从 句 的 引 导 词 。 句 意 ： 他 希 望 他 会 成 为 其
29、 他 有 不 利 背 景 的 年 轻 人 的 一种 激 励 。 分 析 句 子 结 构 可 知 ， hopes 后 跟 宾 语 从 句 ， 且 引 导 词 不 作 成 分。故选C。三、短文首字母填空。Betty was a new student in my class. She was really little for her age of 12. The boys in 1. m class often laughed at her. She would open a book, pretending to 2. r , with tears dropping on the open p
30、age. I looked at this tiny girl and decided to 3. h her. But how could I do that? One day, when I went into the classroom, I got a 4. c . I saw a picture of a train on her desk. And she was making a copy carefully. It was perfect!I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming
31、talent show. So, I took Betty to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed the picture that was 5. d by Betty. “Wow, its wonderful, ” said Miss Parker. Then she showed us a poster she had painted 6. f the talent show “I need more of these, but I just dont have enough 7. t . You draw so well and e
32、ven 8. b than me. Could you help me, Betty?”On the day of the talent show, Bettys posters were everywhere all over the hall and all over the school, and each one is 9. d .“And finally, ” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have an unusual 10. p . Im sure youve all noticed th
33、e wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students painted them.”【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍瘦瘦小小的新生贝蒂在作者的帮助下从被男生欺负到7由于画画受到老师和同学赞扬的故事。1. my【解析】分析句意可知此处指我班里的男孩子经常嘲笑她。分析句子结构可知此处需填一个形容词或形容词性物主代词修饰名词 class。根据句意可知此处是指“我班里的男孩子” ，故填 I的形容词性物主代词 my。2. read【解析】分析句意可知此处指她打开书，假装去看。根据句意及上下文可知男孩子嘲笑她，她就假装看书，pret
34、end to do sth 意为“假装做某事” 。故填 read。3. help【解析】分析句意可知此处是指决定去帮助她。根据“decide to do sth 决定做某事”可知此处需填一个动词原形。根据首字母提示可知 help，帮助，符合句意。故填 help。4. chance【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填一个名词。根据句意及首字母可知此处是指“当我走进教室的时候，我得到了一个机会” 。故填 chance。5. drawn【解析】根据空前的 was和空后的 by可知此处需填过去分词构成一般过去时的被动语态。根据句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“贝蒂画的那幅画” 。故填 drawn。6. for
35、【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填介词。根据句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“为才艺大赛画的海报” 。故填 for。7. time【解析】分析句子结构可知，此处缺少名词。根据句意及下文请贝蒂帮忙可知此处是指“没有足够的时间” 。故填 time。8. better【解析】根据句意可知这里指“甚至比我画得好” 。需填副词 well。再由“than”可知这里要使用副词 well的比较级。故填 better。9. different【解析】 分析句意可知此处是指每一幅画都是不同的。different 不同的，符合句意。故填 different。10. prize【解析】根据空前的 an unusual 可知
36、此处需填一个名词。根据句意并联系下文可知此处是指因为贝蒂的海报画的很棒，所以要给她颁一项特殊的奖，另根据首字母提示可知填 prize。四、短文改错。读下面的短文，每一行中带有划线的单词都是错误的，请按照示范，把正确答案填在后面的横线上（每空一词，不得改变原文意思） 。I live in the country and my father was a farmer. 1_He is now fortyfive year old. Because of years of 2_hard work, he looks old than his age. When I was 3_young, he u
37、se to tell me the importance of study. 4_8Father knows little about English and other subject. 5_But he usually gives me some good advices on how 6_To learn my lessons good. He is not only kind to me 7_But also very strict with me. With the help, Ive made 8_great progress. Ill never forgot what he t
38、aught 9_me. I think my father is a best father in the world. 10_答案1Is 2years3Older 4used5Subjects 6advice7Well 8his9Forget 10the【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了人们喜欢游泳但是他们并不注意自己的安全问题，好多学生在游泳中失去自己的生命，本篇文章好还讲述了怎么游泳才是安全的。1考查动词时态。句意：我住在乡下，我的父亲是一个农民。根据时态保持一致，用一般现在时，故改为 is2考查名词复数。句意：他现在 45岁了。要用复数，故改为 years。3考查形容词比较级。句意：
39、她比他的年龄看起来老多了。根据题意可知用比较级，故改为older4考查固定词组。句意：当我还小的时候他过去常常告诉我学习的重要性，故改为used，used to do 表示过去常常做某事。5考查名词复数。句意：关于英语和其他的科目父亲知道的很少。Other +名词的复数。故改为 subjects。6考查固定词组，句意：但是他通常给我一些怎样学好英语的建议。Give sb some good advice on sth在某方面给某人一些建议。故改为 advice是不可数名词。7考查副词。句意; 但是他通常给我一些怎样学好英语的建议。修饰动词用副词，故改为well。8考查代词。句意：在他的帮助下我已经取得了很大的进步。With ones help 在某人的帮助下，故改为 his99考查介词。句意：我永远不会忘记他交给我的东西。根据时态，will +动词原形，故改为forget10考查冠词。句意：我认为我的父亲是世界上最好的父亲，the +形容词的最高级，故改为the。考点：单词改错。
