1、1Unit 23 Conflict李仕才【阅读理解】“Congratulations,Mr.Jones!Its a girl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different answer from every man who hears these words.Some feel proud when they receive the news,while others worry,wondering whether they will be good fathers.Although t
2、here are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them,others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them.Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time.For other couples,pregnancy(怀孕) was an acciden
3、t that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child,it is obvious that the change from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task.Yet,unfortunately,few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this re-socialization pro
4、cess.Although many good books have been written about American mothers,only recently have some books discussed the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the fathers role,although difficult,is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mothers role.
5、The mothers role seems to require a complete transformation of daily routine and adaptation to a new life,on the other hand,the fathers role is less demanding and immediate.However,even though we have mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home,the father is still t
6、hought by many as the breadwinner in the household.1.According to the author,being a father_.A.brings a feeling of excitement to some menB.has a different meaning for those who have daughtersC.makes some men feel proud and others uneasyD.means nothing but more responsibilities2.It is stated in the p
7、assage that_.2A.some parents are not prepared to have a childB.young couples do not like children at allC.working couples do not have much time to take care of their childrenD.many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child3.The transition to the mothers role requires that the wife_.A
8、.changes her life style in a quite different wayB.makes a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situationC.stays at home to take care of the babyD.helps her husband in his re-socialization process参考答案： 1.C; 2.A; 3.B解析： 本文主要讲述从丈夫的角色转换到父亲的角色是一个很难的过程。1.C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“Some feel p
9、roud when they receive the news,while others worry.”可推知此题答案为 C项。2.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“.pregnancy(怀孕) was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.”可推知此题答案为A项。3.B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句“The mothers role seems to require a complete transformation of daily routine and ad
10、aptation to a new life.”可推知此题答案为 B项。完形填空When I read a post about taking someone to the movies, I was _1_ of something that happened a couple of years ago.I used to drink CocaCola and they had a _2_ where there was a code inside the bottle cap.You went to a website and entered the _3_ and maybe you w
11、on something.At first I _4_ some free cokes._5_ then, I won the Grand Prize! I was _6_ and pleased.The grand prize was free _7_ for a year.What turned out to be was that the company sent me 52 admission _8_ for a local movie theater chainthat they figured one movie a week was what free movies for a
12、_9_ meant.All of the 3tickets had final dates later than a year from the day I received them.I wanted to _10_ this gift with others, so I took some of my _11_ in our workplace to movies as a start.But the best thing I did with them was that I _12_ 22 tickets (all I had left by that time) to the loca
13、l Womens Transition House, a place where women and their children in a bad situation need _13_ to make a new start.My workplace team had decided to help people in need.We collected _14_ for that particular Christmas.I knew _15_ that the Womens Transition House provided some childcare for the women s
14、o they could go for job interviews and things like that.I put those tickets in a(n) _16_ and wrote a note on the outside, _17_ Womens Transition House staff to give movie tickets to the needy _18_ there over the holidays to have something fun to do with their children.Though it was a small _19_ act
15、to us, it made me really _20_ to do this.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了作者在一次活动中赢得了 50多张电影票，在邀请同事看了几场电影后，他决定把剩余的电影票捐给他人。事情虽小，但是自己却获得了心灵的满足。1A.asked BremindedCinformed DinspiredB 解析：根据 When I read a post about taking someone to the movies可知，当作者读到带人去看电影的帖子时，回忆起多年前发生在自己身上的事情。remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事” ，符合语境。故选
16、 B项。ask 意为“问；要求” ，常用于 ask sb.to do sth.结构；inform sb.of sth.意为“通知某人某事” ；inspire 意为“激励” ，常用于 inspire sb.to do sth.结构中。2A.promotion BshowCsurvey DtestA 解析：根据下文 where there was a code inside the bottle cap.You went to a website and entered the _ and maybe you won something可知，厂家搞了个促销推广活动(promotion)。show
17、意为“演出；节目” ；survey 意为“调查” ；test 意为“测试；测验” 。3A.sign Bkey Ccode DproductC 解析：根据上文 where there was a code inside the bottle cap可知，此处指4进入网站，输入密码(code)。4A.gave BboughtCserved DwonD 解析：根据上文 maybe you won something可知，起初作者仅仅是赢得(won)免费的可口可乐。5A.But BStillCJust DForA 解析：起初作者只是赢得免费的可口可乐，而后却赢得了大奖，因此，前后句之间为转折关系。故选
18、 A项。6A.annoyed BsurprisedCpuzzled DtouchedB 解析：由上文可知，作者获得大奖，对此感到惊讶(surprised)和高兴。故选 B项。annoyed意为“恼怒的” ；puzzled 意为“疑惑的” ； touched 意为“感动的” 。7A.food BdrinksCmovies DtoysC 解析：结合下文 What turned out to be was that the company sent me 52 admission _ for a local movie theater chain.及 free movies可知，作者获得的大奖是一年
19、免费电影(movies)。8A.invitations Brequests Cnotices DticketsD 解析：根据上文及下文的 All of the tickets可知，此处是指电影票。9A.day BweekCmonth DyearD 解析：结合上文 The grand prize was free _ for a year.可知，此处是指每周一张，这 52张是一年的电影票。10A.share Bdonate Cconnect DspareA 解析：根据后文 so I took some of my _ in our workplace to movies as a start可知
20、，作者愿意与别人分享(share)。donate 意为“捐赠；捐献” ；connect 意为“联系” ；spare 意为“抽出；腾出” 。11A.neighbors Bguests Cworkmates DaudiencesC 解析：根据空后的 in our workplace及第五段开头的 My workplace team可知，作者乐意与别人分享电影票，于是先邀请同事(workmates)共同观看。512A.passed BdeliveredCsold out Dgave awayD 解析：根据语境可知，作者捐出了剩余的电影票。give away意为“分发；赠送；赠给” 。13A.free
21、dom BhelpCequality DsympathyB 解析：根据空前的 where women and their children in a bad situation，空后的 to make a new start，及下文的 help people in need可知，那里的人处境艰难，因此他们需要别人的帮助(help)。14A.instructions BsuggestionsCdonations DsubscriptionsC 解析：根据前面的 My workplace team had decided to help people in need.可知，此处指作者他们收集了募捐
22、的东西。donation 意为“捐赠物” ，符合语境。instruction意为“用法说明；命令” ；suggestion 意为“建议” ；subscription 意为“订阅(费)” 。15A.clearly BdifferentlyCvividly DobviouslyA 解析：根据上下文可知，作者清楚地(clearly)知道妇女过渡房的作用。differently意为“不同地” ；vividly 意为“生动地；清晰地” ；obviously 意为“明显地”。16A.bag BenvelopeCcase DpackageB 解析：根据空后的 wrote a note on the outs
23、ide可知，作者把电影票装到信封里。17A.letting BguidingCasking DencouragingC 解析：作者请求(asking)妇女过渡房的职员把电影票给需要的人们。18A.staff Bfans Crelatives DwomenD 解析：根据后文to have something fun to do with their children可知，作者把电影票捐给妇女，让她们带着孩子去看电影。19A.beautiful Bbrave Ckind DgratefulC 解析：作者把电影票捐赠出来，这是一件善事。故选 kind。620A.anxious Bhappy Csad
24、 DeagerB 解析：承接上文，善事虽小，但是却使作者感到了快乐。语法填空During a recent Senior Three English lesson, the teacher 1._(notice) Liu Yun, a student, busily typing messages on her cellphone.To the teachers surprise, Liu Yun wasnt just texting her friends the latest small talk.She was blogging about what she was learning i
25、n the classroom, sharing her opinions 2._ her classmates.She said she 3._(true) enjoyed doing that.The case caused 4._ heated discussion among teachers and students citywide.Miss Li, another English teacher said, “I am amazed at how 5._(create) the students can be when writing on their blogs.To me i
26、ts a great way for students to improve their writing skills while writing about personal feelings and experiences.” But 6._ made other teachers worried was the blogaddiction which may disturb the students study.A supporter and classmate of Liu Yun said, “We love her blog! We all read it each day and
27、 cant wait to see what she writes about next.Many of her 7._(suggest) on study really help to encourage us.And we can relax 8._(we) while reading her blog.” Another student blogger admitted that he often works late into the night, 9._(write) his blog.He said, “Sometimes I dont even have time 10._(fi
28、nish) my homework.I cant help myself.I really have a lot to say.”【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了老师和学生对发博客的看法。1noticed 解析：考查动词时态。通读全文可知，故事发生在过去，故用动词的一般过去式形式。2with 解析： 考查介词。share sth.with sb.意为“与某人分享某物” ，为固定搭配，故用介词 with。3truly 解析：考查副词。修饰动词应用副词，故用副词 truly修饰动词enjoyed。4a 解析：考查冠词。discussion 在此处表示具体概念，且第一次在语境中出现，故用不定冠词 a修饰
29、。75creative 解析：考查形容词。how 修饰形容词或副词。由下文的 be可知，此处应用形容词作表语，故用 creative。6what 解析：考查名词性从句。空处引导主语从句，在从句中作主语，表示物的概念，故填 what。7suggestions 解析：考查名词。her 是形容词性物主代词，修饰名词，故用名词形式。此外，suggestion 是可数名词，由 Many of可知，应用复数形式。8ourselves 解析：考查代词。由句子主语 we可知，此处应用反身代词，表示放松自我。9writing 解析：考查非谓语动词。write 和从句的谓语 works之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词
30、。其与主语 he构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作伴随状语。10to finish 解析：考查非谓语动词。have time to do sth.意为“有时间做某事”，为固定搭配，不定式作宾语补足语。、七选五Want to live in a perfectly clean environment and make it shine brightly? 1. Then you will not need to purchase expensive cleaning products.Clean the toilet with Coke. Its amazing how powerful Co
31、ke might be as a toilet cleaner. 2. Youll save your health by not consuming chemicals that Coke contains and save money by not purchasing professional cleaners. Pour some cola over the stains and leave it all for a few hours. Then let water wash the toilet!Remove water stains with orange peels. Youv
32、e just eaten an orange. 3. Do not throw away those orange peels. You can use the skins to clean stainless steel. Your appliances will shine again after you rub(擦) them with the skins. The peels can easily make those stubborn stains disappear in a second.Use banana peels to polish leather furniture.
33、Experts claim that banana peels are great for polishing leather sofas and armchairs. Banana skins are rich in oils and have the right texture to do the task. 4. Afterwards, remove the leftover with a cloth. This trick is simple and cheap. Use it if you want your leather furniture to look brand new a
34、gain.5 Why would you want to buy one when you can make your own product that is cheap and nontoxic(无毒的)? Just pour 2 liters of slightly warm water into a deep bowl. Then add 50ml white vinegar and half a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid. Shake the bowl and then fill up a plastic spray with the mixture
35、. Use it to clean windows and mirrors. Make your glass surfaces clean and shiny.AWait a minute!BMake your own glass cleaner.CFollow the steps given below.DOf course your answer is “yes” EThey leave no marks or scratches.8FInstead of drinking it, use it to clean the toilet bowl.GThey are economical a
36、nd safe to use on all of furniture.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。想生活在一个干净的生活环境中、让一切光洁发亮吗？那就按照以下步骤来做吧。无需购买昂贵的清洁用品，只需要一些小妙招。1C 解析：根据空前的“Want to live in a perfectly clean environment and make it shine brightly？”和空后的“Then you will not need to purchase expensive cleaning products.”以及接下来列举的几条小妙招可知，C 项“跟着以下步骤做”能起到承上启下的作
37、用。2F 解析：本段讲的是用可乐清理厕所，故 F项“你可以不喝可乐，而是用之清洁马桶”符合语境。3A 解析：根据下文中的“Do not throw away those orange peels.”可知，吃了橘子后，稍等片刻，不要扔掉橘子皮，你可以用之清理不锈钢。所以选 A。4E 解析：根据上文中的“Banana skins are rich in oils and have the right texture to do the task.”可知香蕉皮富含油脂，材质也非常适合擦拭皮质，使污痕或划痕统统不见。所以选 E。5B 解析：根据下文中的“you can make your own pr
38、oduct that is cheap and nontoxic(无毒的)？” “Use it to clean windows and mirrors. Make your glass surfaces clean and shiny.”可知，本段讲的是如何自制玻璃清洁剂，故 B项符合语境。、短文改错Friendship is very important to everyone，especially to me.Now，I would like to describe one of my best friends whose name are Petou.The first reason
39、why I consider him as my best friend is because he has a very warm personality.He always smile politely at me, make me absolutely delighted when I meet him.Whats more，honest is his good mannerhe never lies me.In addition，he is the caring and compassionate friend.Hes willing to help me whenever I hav
40、e in trouble.The second reason is that Petou is really excellently.He excels at every subject，which makes me admire him very much.To summarize，Petou has a very good personality.Besides，he has a great ability to help other friends and him.I really like him.【答案】 Friendship is very important to everyon
41、e，especially to me.Now，I would like to describe one of my best friends whose name Petou.The first reason why I areisconsider him as my best friend is he has a very warm personality.becausethatHe always politely at me， me absolutely delighted when I meet smilesmiles makemaking9him.Whats more， is his
42、good mannerhe never lies me.In honesthonesty toaddition，he is caring and compassionate friend.Hes willing to help me theawhenever I have trouble.inThe second reason is that Petou is really .He excels at every excellentlyexcellentsubject，which makes me admire him very much.To summarize，Petou has a ve
43、ry good personality.Besides，he has a great ability to help other friends and .I really like him.himme第一处：areis。考查主谓一致。whose 引导的定语从句的先行词是代词“one” ，因此谓语动词应该用单数。第二处：becausethat。考查名词性从句。主语为名词 reason，表语从句中的连接词要用that。第三处：smilesmiles。考查动词时态和主谓一致。由后文“which makes me”可知，主句应用一般现在时；主语为第三人称单数，谓语动词应该用单数。第四处：makema
44、king。考查非谓语动词。make 与前面的谓语动词之间无连词，故此处应用现在分词短语作结果状语。第五处：honesthonesty。考查名词。形容词不能作主语，应该用名词。第六处：lies 后加 to。考查固定用法。lie to sb.意为“对某人说谎” 。第七处：thea。考查冠词。此处表示他是一个热心并且有同情心的人，表示泛指，应该用不定冠词。第八处：删除 in。考查介词。句意：无论何时我有困难，他都愿意帮助我。have trouble 意为“有困难” ，in 多余。第九处：excellentlyexcellent。考查形容词。作 is的表语应该用形容词。第十处：himme。考查代词。Petou 能帮助别人也能帮助我。
