Unit 1 Growing up——Grammar
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.If you are (prepare),and have the knowledge to back it up,your self-confidence will rise very quickly.
2.It is reported that about 5 million people all over the world die from diseases (relate)to smoking each year.
3.The (manage) will have an interview with those who want to get the position.
4.There has been a (progress) decrease in population every year in this city.
5.They bought an old schoolhouse to live in and built a workshop in the (base).
6.We try to improve (relate) between our two countries.
二、短语填空
after all;be curious about;no longer;in the long term;stick to;a couple of
1.Though she his past,she refrains from asking too many questions.
2.I hated practicing,but I it and now I can play pretty well.
3. ,thriving farms and open markets will provide a secure food supply.
4.You should forgive him for his forgetfulness. ,he is over seventy.
5.These are just challenges that people face when getting an education in developing countries.
6.Parties and social gatherings excite us the same way they once did.
三、阅读理解
An 82 year old Chinese female pilot has set a record in the country's airline industry after flying a small plane for 40 minutes in Beijing.Miao Xiaohong, one of China's second batch (一批) of female pilots, controlled the Tecnam P2010 plane to take off, turn, climb, dive and land safely at the Shifosi Airport in Pinggu District of Beijing.
In 1956, Miao Xiaohong, who graduated from a high school in Jinan, won a position in the second batch.She graduated from the flight school in 1958.In the following years, she flew many important missions (任务).In 1963, she undertook a mission to airdrop materials for the flood stricken areas in Hebei Province.Poor visibility (能见度) prevented her locating the target areas as the clouds were about 100 meters above the ground, but she managed to finish the task.
In 1989, she retired and started her writing career.When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, and she had the idea to return to the sky.To prepare for the flight, she walked 3,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for high altitude flight during the past two months.Different from past flights for missions, this time her goal was to enjoy the flight.She said that it was exciting and fresh.“Seeing the boundless blue sky unfold in front of me, I feel it is very open,” she said.
The trainer said that Miao Xiaohong could finish 30 hours of flight to get a licence for commercial flight.She said, “My physical condition is good enough to finish the 30 hour flight but it is not so important for me to get such a licence.After achieving my dream of returning to the sky, I hope to encourage young women to join the airline industry.I'm 82 years old and I can fly again.You, the young people, can fly and will fly better than me.”
1.What can we learn from the airdrop mission carried out by Miao Xiaohong
A.She was a very brave pilot.
B.She had excellent flying skills.
C.She suffered from poor eyesight.
D.She usually completed hard tasks.
2.What made Miao Xiaohong have the idea of flying a plane at the age of 82
A.Her deep love for flight.
B.Her wish to set a flying record.
C.The requirements of her books.
D.The influence of other aged pilots.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Miao Xiaohong
A.Faithful. B.Energetic.
C.Determined. D.Promising.
4.What might be the best title for the passage
A.Returning to the Blue Sky
B.Coming to Join in the Flight
C.Managing to Finish Difficult Tasks
D.Improving Yourself to Set a Record
四、语法填空
Kang Yu, a 24 year old volunteer teacher in a remote town in the mountains of Yunnan province, was teaching calligraphy to the eighth graders when all of 1 sudden, the clouds seemed to burst and the electricity went out. 2 (see) that the students were staring at the rain, Kang 3 (immediate) got a burst of inspiration.
She told them to go outside, under a shelter, to enjoy the rain and come back to write something like a poem.Much 4 her surprise, the works written by the students were far beyond her expectations!
Inspired by that class, Kang founded the non profit, Enlighten Our Future, to help Chinese youngsters improve their mental well being and their exam grades through poetry composition and 5 (appreciate).She managed to persuade 13 school 6 (adopt) the “Four Season Poetry Lessons” project, with a teaching plan, content and method she provided.So far, the poetry lessons 7 (design) by the non profit have helped 68,000 students in 823 primary and middle schools, mostly in poor areas.Now Enlighten Our Future
8 (run) by three full time workers, including Kang, 60 part time workers,280 backups and more than 1,000 volunteers.
“What's great about poetry is that it can help one to find an 9 (effect) way to communicate with oneself,” she says.“What they need is not sympathy, but recognition, 10 I think will influence their whole life.”
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.prepared
2.related
3.manager
4.progressive
5.basement
6.relations
二、短语填空
1.is curious about
2.stuck to
3.In the long term
4.After all
5.a couple of
6.no longer
三、阅读理解
1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知,尽管向洪灾地区空投困难重重,但她还是出色地完成了任务。由此判断出,她飞行技术很棒,故选B项。
2.D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, and she had the idea to return to the sky.可知,她有重新上天的想法是受到国外上了年纪的飞行员还在飞行的影响,故选D项。
3.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的To prepare for the flight, she walked 3,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for high altitude flight during the past two months.可以判断出,她是一个非常有毅力的 (Determined) 人,故选C项。
4.A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要叙述了一位挑战自我重新驾驶飞机上天的退休女飞行员的故事,因此本文最佳标题为A项(重返蓝天)。
四、语法填空
1.a all of a sudden为固定搭配,意为“突然间”,故本空应填不定冠词a。
2.Seeing 本空在句中作状语,动词see和句子主语Kang之间逻辑上是主谓关系,故本空应用现在分词作原因状语,注意首字母大写。
3.immediately 本空修饰动词got,故应用副词immediately。
4.to to one's surprise意为“使某人惊讶的是……”,故本空应用介词to。
5.appreciation 本空和空前名词composition作介词through的并列宾语,故本空应用名词appreciation,意为“欣赏,鉴赏”。
6.to adopt persuade sb. to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”,故本空应用不定式to adopt作宾语补足语。
7.designed 本空作定语修饰名词lessons,动词design与被修饰名词lessons之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,故本空应用过去分词作后置定语。
8.is run 根据时间状语Now可知,本空应用一般现在时,且句子主语Enlighten Our Future与动词run之间是被动关系,故本空应用一般现在时的被动语态。
9.effective 本空修饰名词way,故应用形容词effective,意为“有效的”。
10.which 本空引导非限制性定语从句,关系词指代recognition并在从句中作主语,故本空应用关系代词which。
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