高中英语Unit5NelsonMandela_amodernheroLearni

Unit 5 Learning about Language

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

1. We went through a period when communications were very difficult in the rural

areas.

2. We visited the car factory where my uncle once worked three years ago.

3. Tho are the reasons why she cho here to study.

4. Do you still remember the day when we met on the train for the first time?

5. I’ll never forget the time that/which we spent together in the army camp.

6. My computer, without which I can’t surf the Internet, broke down yesterday.

7. Miss Liu is an excellent teacher from whom I have learned a lot.

8. We have come to a point where everyone has different opinions and it is difficult

to reach an agreement.

9. We all want to know the reason for which he was abnt from the lesson.

10. Maria has written two novels, both of which have been made into television

ries.

Ⅱ. 完成句子

1. April Fool’s Day is a day on which/when people play jokes on friends.

愚人节是人们可以和朋友开玩笑的日子。

2. The year 1945 was the time in which/when the Second World War was at an end.

1945年是二战结束的时间。

3. Is there a shop near here at which/where I can buy some flowers?

这附近有没有可以买到花的商店?

4. I lost my wallet in the restaurant at which/where we had lunch.

我在我们吃午餐的那家餐馆里丢了钱包。

5. The reason for which/why I didn’t write to you was that I didn’t know your

address.

我不给你写信的原因是我不知道你的地址。

6. What’s the reason why/for which you left your previous employer?

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你离开前雇主的原因是什么?

7. There are occasions when/on which one must give in. 任何人都有不得不屈服的时

候。

8. He was educated at a local grammar school, after which he went to Cambridge.

他在当地的一所语法学校接受教育, 之后他去了剑桥大学。

9. Keep the books in a place in which/where you can find them easily.

请把书放在你容易找到的地方。

10. What surprid me most was not what he said but the way that/in which he said

it.

让我最吃惊的不是他说的话而是他说话的方式。

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

You can’t imagine how terrible I felt at that time. A month before my first

marathon, one of my ankles was injured and that meant not running for two weeks,

leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P. E. class, the teacher

required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later

informed me that I was not athletic.

The idea that I was “not athletic”stuck with me for years. When I started

running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against mylf not about

competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against

my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish

line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to mylf.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带)became untied. So

I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!

At mile 3, I pasd a sign: GO FOR IT, RUNNERS! ”

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite

the pain, I stayed the cour walking a bit and then running again.

By mile 21, I was starving!

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As I approached mile 23, I could e my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest

fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a. m. or questioned my expens

on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal.

In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be mylf, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now

call mylf a “marathon winner”.

【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章作者通过自己参加马拉松的亲身经历, 说明成

功属于那些有坚强意志的人。

1. A month before the marathon, the author ______.

A. lost hope

B. felt scared

C. was well trained

D. made up his mind to run

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知马拉松前一个月, 作者下定决心跑步。

2. Why did the author mention the P. E. class in his 7th year in school?

A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.

B. To amu the readers with a funny story.

C. To show he was not talented in sports.

D. To share a precious memory.

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段He later informed me that I was not athletic.

和第三段The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. 可知作者

提到七年级的体育老师是为了表明他在运动上没有天赋。

3. How was the author’s first marathon?

A. He made it.

B. He quit halfway.

C. He got the first prize.

D. He walked to the end.

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【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段I was one of the final runners to finish.

But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that

the guy who came in first place had. 可知作者的第一次马拉松比赛, 他成功了。

4. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. One is never too old to learn.

B. A man owes his success to his family support.

C. A winner is one with a great effort of will.

D. Failure is the mother of success.

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章作者通过自己参加马拉松的亲身经历, 说明成功属于那些

有坚强意志的人。

Ⅱ. 完形填空

Years ago, when I arrived to speak at a high school in Louisiana, I heard

a lot about a student called Wild Man. Long-haired, plate-throwing. . . teachers

and students thought 1 of him. Unlike Wild Man, there was a student who had

been a 2 to everyone. Zach was a kid who helped with all the games and dances.

But he had a 3 , and for years Zach had been in a wheelchair (轮椅) controlled

by 4 , moving from class to class.

A month before I arrived, Zach’s condition got wor and he 5 an

electric wheelchair to stay at school. 6 it, he would have to leave school.

It turned out that Zach couldn’t 7 the new electric chair, so his only

8 was to check out. When the day of Zach’s 9 came, all the teachers and

students got together in a hall. Zach 10 it was his last day at school.

The student body president 11 everyone when he introduced Wild Man.

Without saying a word, Wild Man 12 Zach and brought him to the center of the

stage (舞台). Wild Man then 13 himlf and disappeared backstage. Seconds

later, he reappeared driving a new and shiny electric wheelchair. After

14 Zach in the chair, he showed Zach how to u it and let Zach 15 around

the stage. With tears streaming from their faces, two thousand teachers and

students 16 and clapped for five minutes.

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Were they just 17 Zach and the fact that he could now 18 in their

school? No, they were also cheering for Wild Man, who got Zach a new 19 by

collecting money from his friends.

So, it’s 20 : we shouldn’t judge (评判) a book by its cover.

【文章大意】本文是记叙文。在学校备受差评的Wild Man却做出了一件让全校师生称赞的

事情, 也借此告诉我们一个道理: 不能以貌取人。

1. A. much B. highly C. well D. badly

【解析】选D。根据上一句中的“Long-haired, plate-throwing”可知, 大家对Wild Man

评价“不好(badly)”。

2. A. mirror B. friend C. winner D. problem

【解析】选B。根据本句开头的“Unlike Wild Man”和下一句“Zach was a kid who helped

with all the games and dances. ”可知, Zach是大家的“朋友(friend)”。

3. A. dream B. chance C. dia D. question

【解析】选C。根据该空后的“for years Zach had been in a wheelchair”可知, Zach

得了一种“病(dia)”。

4. A. computers B. hands

C. jobs D. mouths

【解析】选B。根据下文描述Zach需要电动轮椅可知, 他之前使用的是“手动(controlled

by hands)”轮椅。

5. A. sold B. bought

C. needed D. borrowed

【解析】选C。根据该空前的“Zach’s condition got wor”可知, Zach的病情加重, 因

此“需要(needed)”电动轮椅。

6. A. Except B. Beside

C. Without D. Beyond

【解析】选C。该空后的“he would have to leave school”是“没有(Without)”电动轮

椅的后果。

7. A. stop B. afford C. drive D. u

【解析】选B。根据下文Wild Man筹集资金给Zach买新的电动轮椅可知, Zach“买不起

(couldn’t afford)”新的电动轮椅。

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8. A. pity B. choice C. wish D. advice

【解析】选B。由于买不起新的电动轮椅, 因此Zach的“选择 (choice)”只能是离校。

9. A. leaving B. teaching C. return D. visit

【解析】选A。根据上文中的“leave school”和“check out”可知, 到了Zach该“离开

(leaving)”学校的那天。

10. A. promid B. remembered

C. decided D. thought

【解析】选D。Zach“心想 (thought)”那天是他上学的最后一天了。

11. A. surprid B. trusted

C. welcomed D. protected

【解析】选A。根据上文人们对Wild Man的评价不好可知, 当学生会主席介绍Wild Man时,

所有人都感到“吃惊(surprid)”。

12. A. talked about B. threw away

C. walked to D. laughed at

【解析】选C。根据该空后的“brought him to the center of the stage”可知, Wild Man

向Zach“走过去(walked to)”。

13. A. asked B. excud

D. enjoyed C. introduced

【解析】选B。根据该空后的“disappeared backstage”可知, Wild Man因需要暂时离场

向大家“致歉(excud)”。

14. A. discovering B. controlling

C. freeing D. placing

【解析】选D。Wild Man把Zach“安顿(placing)”到电动轮椅里, 并教给他如何操作使用。

15. A. run B. move C. play D. dance

【解析】选B。Wild Man教Zach如何操作使用, 并让Zach在舞台上来回“移动(move)”。

16. A. stood up B. rushed in

C. woke up D. sat back

【解析】选A。根据本句中的“With tears streaming from their faces”和“clapped for

five minutes”并结合当时的场景可知, 所有师生都“站起来(stood up)”, 为舞台上发生

的一切鼓掌。

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17. A. waiting for B. feeling sorry for

C. making fun of D. cheering for

【解析】选D。根据下一句中的“they were also cheering for Wild Man”可知, 此处填

cheering for。

18. A. remain B. help C. appear D. start

【解析】选A。Zach有了新的电动轮椅后可以继续“留在(remain)”学校学习。

19. A. book B. at C. chair D. life

【解析】选C。根据上文中的“driving a new and shiny electric wheelchair”可知, Wild

Man给Zach买了新的“轮椅(chair)”。

20. A. great B. true C. stupid D. sad

【解析】选B。根据全文的描述可知, 我们不应该以书的封皮来评判一本书的好坏是“正确

的(true)”。

Ⅲ. 语法填空

Traffic jams (堵塞) are a common problem in larger cities. In some cities,

traffic jams get so bad during rush hour that it is sometimes 1. __________ (fast)

to walk than to drive. Traffic accidents are also a problem. Sadly the problems

are not easy to solve. However, a traffic system (系统) being tested in veral

cities in Northern Europe has led to some surprising 2. __________ (result).

The system 3. __________ (call) “shared streets”. It is a system that has

very few traffic laws. As a result, shared street areas have no traffic lights

or street signs. Although most people would expect this to cau the number of

traffic jams and accidents 4. __________ (go) up, until now 5. __________ has been

a great drop in both. One reason 6. __________ (be) that the shared streets system

encourages people to be more 7. __________ (care). Without traffic rules, people

slow down and pay more attention 8. __________ each other. Normal traffic systems,

on the other hand, depend on signs, 9. __________ people often miss or don’t

follow, leading to accidents. Also, the shared streets system decreas (减少)

traffic jams becau without fixed (固定的) parking spaces, it is easier for cars

to move around 10. __________ (free) when there is a lot of traffic.

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【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 介绍了正在北欧几个城市测试的共享街道能够有效地缓解

交通堵塞和减少交通事故。

1. 【解析】faster。考查比较级。句意: 在一些城市, 交通堵塞在高峰时间变得非常严重,

有时候走路比开车还快。than表明此处用形容词比较级。

2. 【解析】 results。考查名词。句意: 正在北欧几个城市测试的一个交通系统产生了一

些令人惊讶的结果。some修饰可数名词复数, 故填results。

3. 【解析】is called。考查时态和语态。句意: 这个系统叫做共享街道。文章的基础时

态为一般现在时, system 与call之间是被动关系, 应该用一般现在时的被动语态is

called。

4. 【解析】to go。考查不定式。句意: 虽然大多数人认为这会导致交通堵塞和交通事故

数量的增加, 但到目前为止, 两者都有了很大的下降。cau sb. /sth. to do sth. 表示

“导致某人做某事(或导致某事……)”, 用动词不定式作宾语补足语。

5. 【解析】there。考查there be句型。分析句子结构可知, 此处为there be句型的完

成式, 表示“已经有”。

6. 【解析】 is。考查主谓一致。句意: 原因之一是共享街道系统鼓励人们更加小心。主语

是One reason, 且为一般现在时, 故填is。

7. 【解析】careful。考查形容词。分析句子结构可知此处缺少形容词作表语, 故填

careful。

8. 【解析】to。考查固定搭配。句意: 没有交通规则, 人们会放慢速度, 更加注意彼此。

pay attention to表示“注意”。

9. 【解析】which。考查非限定性定语从句。句意: 另一方面, 正常的交通系统依赖于标

志, 人们经常错过或不遵守, 导致事故。先行词为signs, 指物, 关系词在从句中作follow

的宾语, 故填which。

10. 【解析】freely。考查副词。句意: 没有固定的停车位, 当交通拥挤时, 汽车更容易

自由移动。修饰动词短语move around用副词freely。

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