Unit5 Into the unknown——Starting out
一、单句语法填空
1.She has been working for nearly four hours so ____t she needs to do now is have a good rest.
2.I am afraid he's more of a talker than a doer, which is ____he never finishes anything.
3._____ matters to museums is not how many visitors they have,but how close they are to people's daily lives.
4.I forgot ____ complicated these decisions can be!
5.I have no idea _____ will be in charge of the company when the manager is away.
二、阅读理解
At 2:30 on December 5,1945,five US Navy training planes took off in clear weather from the base Lauderdale,Florida.The planes flew east over the coast...and disappeared.The group was Flight 19,on a run between Florida and Bahamas.Tailor was the group leader.At about 3:40,Tailor reported that his compasses were not reading properly.The other planes followed their leaders aimlessly,first east,then west,then north east over the ocean,as Tailor tried to make sure of the direction by radio.Then,suddenly Tailor was heard to give orders to dive...
Quickly,two giant Martin seaplanes were sent up to search for Flight 19.Several hours later,the wind became strong and visibility(能见度)dropped.A return to base was ordered.But only one of the Martin seaplanes landed.Four days later,the Navy and Coast Guard combed a 100,000 square miles area with more than 100 planes and ships.No sign was ever shown of the missing planes.
Today,people have noted the disappearance of many ships and planes in the south west part of the North Atlantic and began to call this area the Bermuda Triangle(百慕大三角区).
The points of the triangle are Bermuda,Puerto Rico and a spot in the Gulf of Mexico,west of Florida.It is a two faced water world of tiny islands,bright beaches and beautiful waters.Yet thick fogs,powerful currents(激流)and sudden storms are hidden behind this smiling surface.
1.Why did Flight 19 disappear
A.Because the wind became strong and visibility dropped.
B.Because Tailor was given wrong orders to dive.
C.Because Tailor couldn't read his compasses correctly.
D.Because something unknown made the compasses unable to work as usual.
2.In what position did Flight 19 disappear
A.In the south west part of the North Atlantic Ocean.
B.In the north east part of the North Atlantic Ocean.
C.To the south west part of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.
D.To the north east part of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.
3.How many planes disappeared altogether that day
A.Five. B.Six.
C.Two. D.Only one.
4.The underlined word“combed”in the passage means“________”.
A.covered with
B.flew over
C.did up one's hair with a comb
D.searched all over
三、阅读七选五
Amanda is a good student whose favourite subject is math,but she's facing another kind of problem:cancer.She was diagnosed(诊断)when she was 11. 1 “The doctor was great regretful about telling me what the disease was and what to expect,” she says.“The only thing that really got to me was when she said I'd lose my hair.”
Sure enough,after the treatment to kill the cancer cells,Amanda's long hair began to fall out.Because she has very little hair,Amanda notices that strangers often stare at her. 2 “I still play with my friends,” she says,“but we have to be more careful now because of the risk of infection(感染).And we mostly play in my house.”
While she's being treated,Amanda can't go to some of her favourite places or do some of her favourite things. 3 She can't swim.She's also not allowed to lie in the sun.
For Amanda,the hardest part about having cancer is not being able to be as social as she would like to be. 4 Instead,she's taught privately(个人地)at home.
Right now,she's making the most of her time at home.She's optimistic(乐观的)about the future and looks forward to feeling better.Meanwhile,Amanda says it's important to let others know that she's the same person she's always been.“After all,”she says,“you just lose something. 5 ”
A.It doesn't mean you lose everything.
B.But her friends are used to her new look.
C.Amanda was brave when she heard the news.
D.She can't go to the mall or go to dancing lessons.
E.Then she saw how upset her parents were and she was afraid.
F.Before she started feeling sick,she was just like all her friends.
G.Because she might get sick from the other children,Amanda can't attend school.
四、书面表达
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A young and successful manager was travelling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new car.He was watching for kids darting out (窜出)from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.As his car passed, no children appeared.Instead, a brick(砖头) hit violently into the car's side door! He stepped on the brakes(刹车)and backed his car back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting. “What was that all about and who are you Just what the heck are you doing That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.Why did you do it?”
The young boy was apologetic(愧疚的).“Please,mister...please,I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,”he explained.“I threw the brick because no one else would stop...”With tears rolling down his face and off his chin(下巴),the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.“It's my brother,”he said.“He rolled off the sidewalk(人行道)and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.”Now sobbing(呜咽),the boy asked the surprised manager,“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.”
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Moved beyond words,the driver cooled his anger. ____________________
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The driver watched the boy push his wheelchair bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.____________________________________________
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一、单句语法填空
1.wha
2.why
3.What
4.how
5.who
二、阅读理解
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“At about 3:40,Tailor reported that his compasses were not reading properly.”可知选D项。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第三段可知,如今,人们已经记录了很多船只和飞机在北大西洋西南部的百慕大失踪。
3.B 细节理解题。根据第一、二段中“five US Navy training planes took off”“two giant Martin seaplanes were sent up...”和“one of the Martin seaplanes landed”可知,共有七架飞机先后飞往该地区,只有一架安全返回,即有六架飞机失踪。
4.D 词义猜测题。从该词所在的句意可推测,combed意为“四处寻找”,故选D项。
三、阅读七选五
1.C 根据后面她说的话可知当医生告诉她病情的时候,她并没有感到非常害怕,只是提到要失去头发这件事情时,她才感到伤心,可推知她非常勇敢。故选C项。
2.B 前面提到陌生人因为她头发少而注视她,而后面提到朋友仍然和她一起玩,可知朋友们已经习惯了她的状况。故选B项。
3.D 前面一句说她不能去一些最喜欢的地方,也不能做一些最喜欢做的事情。空格后的一句话是在说她不能做的事情,故此处填她不能去的地方,故选D项。
4.G 前面一句说到她不能进行正常的社交活动,接下来就要解释为什么不能进行社交活动,故选G,解释原因。
5.A 根据前一句“你失去了一些东西”,可知接下来要说“但是你没有失去一切”。
四、书面表达
Moved beyond words, the driver cooled his anger.He helped the boy lift his handicapped brother back into the wheelchair.On seeing the bleeding cuts, the man took out his white handkerchief and wiped the wound gently with great care.A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.When the driver was about to leave, the young brother stepped forward.“Thank you and may God bless you,” said the grateful child, tears filling his eyes.
The driver watched the boy push his wheelchair bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar.The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the damaged side door.He kept it there to remind himself of this message,“Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!” God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts.Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, he has to throw a brick at us.It's our choice to listen or not.
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