Unit 7 I used to be afraid of the dark.话题阅读训练（含答案）

Unit 6 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
完形填空
Li Wei: Hi, Alice! We are arriving! Fun Times Park!
Alice: I’d like 1 the rides, but 2 you please tell me where the restrooms are first
Li Wei: 3 Restroom You already want to rest
Alice: Oh no, I don’t want to rest. I mean...a washroom or 4.
Li Wei: Hmm...so you mean…the toilet
Alice: Yes! Sorry, maybe Chinese hardly say the word “restroom”.
Li Wei: Yes, we 5 say “toilet” or “washroom”. I’ll go with you.
Alice: Thank you. I wonder 6 the park opens today.
Li Wei: Nine. And it’s eight now, so we don’t need to 7! By the way, you asked me “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ” Why not ask Where are the restrooms ” 8
Alice: Well, when we need help, we should ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms ” and “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ” are similar requests for 9 to a place. Both are 10 English, but the first one sounds less polite.
Li Wei: Oh, I see. So could you please go to the restroom with me now
Alice: Haha, you are so funny!
( )1.A. try B. tries C. trying D. to try
( )2.A. did B. should C. could D. do
( )3.A. OK B. Pardon C. Sorry D. Excuse me
( )4.A. bathroom B. bedroom C. dining room D. living room
( )5.A. hardly B. exactly C. wisely D. normally
( )6.A. when В. how C. why D. where
( )7.A. go B. rush C. wait D. come
( )8.A. slowly B. politely C. directly D. differently
( )9.A. culture B. scenery C. address D. directions
( )10.A. wrong B. correct C. boring D. funny
A
Sally: Excuse me, I’m new here. I’m afraid I can’t find a bank. Could you please tell me where the bank is
Tina: Well, there are a few banks near here. Do you have a particular①bank in mind
Sally: I’m afraid not. I just need to withdraw② some money from either a teller, or an ATM.
Tina: OK, that’s easy. You can go to the MH Bank. How do you get there
Sally: I’m going by car.
Tina: Well, go straight on this street until the third traffic light. Take a left there. There is a street, and go on until you come to a stop sign.
Sally: Do you know the name of the street
Tina: Yes. I think it’s Jennings Street. Now, when you come to the stop sign, turn left. You’ll be on 8th Avenue.
Sally: OK, I go straight ahead（向前）on this street to the third traffic light. Turn left there. That’s Jennings Street.
Tina: Yes, that’s right.
Sally: Then I go on to the stop sign and take a right on 8th Avenue.
Tina: No, take a left at the stop sign onto 8th Avenue.
Sally: Oh, thanks. What’s next
Tina: Well, continue on 8th Avenue for about 100 yards③, past a large supermarket until you come to the first traffic light. Take a left and continue on for another 200 yards. You’ll see the bank on the right.
Sally: Well, thank you very much for taking the time to explain this to me!
Tina: Not at all.
( )1.The underlined word “teller” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 讲述者 B. 知情者 C. 银行职员 D. 售货员
( )2.Sally will go to the bank ______.
A. by car B. by bus C. on foot D. by subway
( )3.Sally will pass ______ traffic lights to the bank.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7
( )4.Where is the large supermarket
A. It’s on 8th Avenue. B. It’s on the right of the bank.
C. It’s on Jennings Street. D. It’s on the left of the stop sign.
( )5.From the conversation, we may infer ______.
A. Sally has never been to the MH Bank
B. Sally often loses her way in the city
C. Tina worked in the bank before
D. Tina told Sally a wrong direction
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Dear Tom
,
Long time no see! I am glad you are coming to our college next Wednesday. I planned to meet you at the train station, but unfortunately
①
I will have to go out for an important speech
②
. I e-mailed you a map of our town, for you have never come here before
.
Can you find the train station on the map Yes, it’s in the northwest of the town. When you come out of the station, you can see Greshman Street,
t
urn left and walk along Greshman Street. At the second crossing, turn right, and you will come to King Street. Walk along this street about five minutes. You will see a crossing again. There’s a supermarket there. Turn left and you will come to Cheapside Poultr
y
. Walk straight, and you can see a bank and a post office on the right. Between
them
is Addison Road
.
Our college is on Addison Road. I think you won’t miss it.
If you don’t want to do the walking, you can take a taxi. And the driver will bring you directly to our college. I’m looking forward to seeing you. Goodbye!
Yours,
Bi
ll
)
( )1. Tom will go to Bill’s town ______.
A. by train B. on foot C. by car D. by taxi
( )2.What’s the right order if Tom walks to Bill’s college
A. King Street→Greshman Street→Cheapside Poultry→Addison Road
B. Greshman Street→Cheapside Poultry→King Street→Addison Road
C. Cheapside Poultry→Addison Road→Greshman Street→King Street
D. Greshman Street→King Street→Cheapside Poultry→Addison Road
( )3.According to the passage, the college is in the ______ of the town.
A. northeast B. southeast C. northwest D. southwest
( )4.The underlined word “them” in Para.2 refers to（指的是）______.
A. the bank and the college
B. the post office and the supermarket
C. the bank and the post office
D. the college and the supermarket
( )5.From the passage we may infer ______
A. Bill has never met Tom before
B. it’s Tom’s first time to Bill’s college
C. Tom will lose his way in Bill’s town
D. Tom will take a taxi to Bill’s college directly
(
【考纲词汇拓展】
①
unfortunately/ n'f t n tli /adv.
可惜地；不幸地
②
speech/spi t
/
n.
演说；讲话
【好句美文采撷】
I’m looking forward to seeing you.
我期待见到你。
)
阅读理解C 体裁：记叙文 词数：266+155 难度：★★☆ 建议用时：7分钟 正确率：__/5
A Day at the Amusement Park
It was Mike’s birthday, and his mom promised him a day at the amusement park with a friend. Mike and his friend Robert went to the amusement park for the day.
The boys were so excited to try the whirl around ride. Then, it would be the roller coaster. The Ferris wheel（摩天轮）had always been Mike’s favorite. He liked to be high up. He especially liked it when the seat came to a stop at the top and rocked back and forth①.
The boys were hungry so they bought tickets to get cotton candy（棉花糖）, hot dogs, and some popcorn. While getting the food, Mike saw a boy standing at the whirl around ride. He just stood there and stared②. “That boy was standing at the whirl around ride when we were on it,” said Mike. “Why doesn’t he go on the ride ” asked Robert. “Maybe he’s scared,” Mike answered. The boy looked poor and his shirt and jeans were dirty. Even his hair was messy（凌乱的）. Mike and Robert went over to the boy and said they had some extra tickets and that if he wanted them. The boy gave them the biggest smile and said, “Thanks, that would be great!” Then he said his name was Chris and he often came to the amusement park, but he was so poor that he couldn’t go on the rides. At last Mike and Robert said goodbye to Chris and left.
When Mike’s mom knew what the boys did for Chris, she said, “You didn’t have fun for long. However, you both brightened③ a boy’s day.”
( )1.Mike liked ______ best in the amusement park.
A. the Ferris wheel B. the roller coaster
C. the whirl around ride D. the 3D movies
( )2.What food did the boys eat
A. Hot dogs and ice cream.
B. Cotton candy, hot dogs, and popcorn.
C. Hamburgers, popcorn, and peanuts.
D. Cotton candy, hot dogs, and ice cream.
( )3.Chris didn’t go on the rides because ______.
A. he was tired of them B. he had no money
C. he was too scared D. he was waiting for his parents
( )4.The underlined word “them” in Para. 3 refers to ______.
A. food B. seats C. tickets D. clothes
( )5.From the underlined sentence “you both brightened a boy’s day”, we may infer ______.
A. Mike and Robert gave Chris some candies
B. Mike and Robert helped Chris make money
C. Mike’s mom was angry with Mike and Robert
D. Mike’s mom was proud of Mike and Robert
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【考纲词汇拓展】
①
back and forth
反复来回
②
stare/ste (r)/v.
盯着看
③
brighten/ 'bra tn /v.
（使）增添乐趣，有希望
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阅读理解D 体裁：记叙文 词数：231+127 难度：★★★ 建议用时：7分钟 正确率：__/5
Some people have a very poor sense① of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid② giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary③ showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at first sight.
( )1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because ______.
A. she’s a stranger to the city
B. she doesn’t know the people
C. she has no time to help others
D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions
( )2.A man stopped the writer to ______.
A. sell her something B. ask for the time
C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction
( )3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______.
A. lives B. works C. studies D. teaches
( )4.The underlined word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means “______” in Chinese.
A. 尴尬的 B. 困惑的 C. 激动的 D. 拮据的
( )5.From the passage, we may infer ______.
A. the writer is too shy to give others directions
B. the writer has a very poor sense of direction
C. the writer never got lost when she was young
D. the man was quite nervous when he saw the writer
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【考纲词汇拓展】
①
sense/sens/n.
感觉
②
avoid/ 'v d
/
v.
避免；防止
③
secretary/'sekr tri /n.
秘书
)
任务型阅读 体裁：记叙文 词数：292 难度：★★★ 建议用时：8分钟 正确率：__/5
A few days ago, I ran into① a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.
That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “Mary, you were so rude② to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself—pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. ”
When I heard this, I thought deeply: While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not patient. I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty’s bed. “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these flowers you picked for me ” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue ones.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated you that way today.” And she whispered③, “Mommy, that’s okay—I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”
That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.
阅读短文，根据其内容回答下列问题
1.What did Mary do when she ran into a stranger
_____________________________________________________________________
2.What did Mary do when she nearly knocked down her daughter
_____________________________________________________________________
3.Who told Mary that Betty had picked flowers for her
_____________________________________________________________________
4.How did Mary feel after knowing Betty picked flowers for her
_____________________________________________________________________
5.What did Mary learn from her daughter
_____________________________________________________________________
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【考纲词汇拓展】
①
run into
撞上
②
rude/ ru d /adj.
粗鲁的
③
whisper/ 'w sp (r) /v.
小声说
【好句美文采撷】
I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was.
以前我花费很多时间在工作上，并没有意识到家庭生活是多么重要
。
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短文填空规范表达 体裁：记叙文 词数：203 难度：★★☆ 建议用时：6分钟 正确率：__/10
从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
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staff
,
polite
,
could
,
quickly
,
direction
,
mall
,
where
,
stamp
,
central
,
then
)
Bob came out of the station and he didn’t know where to go. He has a very poor sense of 1, and it was the first time that he had come to this town. He came to see his good friend, Peter. Peter was a member of the 2. He worked in the Red Star Mall. But Bob didn’t know where the 3 was.
He walked in the street. He passed a hospital, a bookstore and at last he got to a school. Some students were coming out. So he asked a boy of them 4, “Excuse me, could you please tell me 5 the Red Star Mall is ” “Of course, I know. I live near there. My mother works as a clerk in that mall. It is in the 6 town,” answered the boy.
“Is it far from here 7 you please show me the way ” Bob asked again. “But I am going to get some postcards and 8 in a post office now. Will you go with me 9, I’ll take you to the mall.”
“That’s OK! Thank you very much!
“Oh, the No.2 bus is coming! Let’s go 10 or we’ll miss it.”
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
本单元围绕“游览”这一话题，与之相关的话题作文是问路与指路。写作过程中要注意准确地描述方向，必须言简意赅。此类题目以图文结合或文字描述的方式进行考查，准确把握其信息显得尤为重要。写作此类作文时要注意时态通常用一般现在时，同时注意使用关联词、关联句，使所写内容具有连贯性、逻辑性。写作此类话题作文的常用表达有：
（1）Let me tell you how to get to... （2）Walk/Go along.... （3）Turn right/left...
（4）Take the No....bus.... （5）We are looking forward to....
外籍教师Mrs. Green应邀将在本周五下午来你们学校做报告。假如你是学生会主席张华，请你根据以下提示用英语给Mrs. Green写一封电子邮件，告诉她如何到你们学校。
提示：1.乘坐12路公共汽车到和平路下车，沿着和平路直走；
2.在第二个十字路口向左拐，会看到一个超市；
3.你们学校就在超市后面。
要求：1.根据内容提示进行写作，可适当发挥；
2.80词左右。电子邮件的开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mrs. Green,
We are glad to hear that you have accepted our invitation to give a speech at our school._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Zhang Hua
参考答案：
完型填空：
1-5：DCBAD 6-10：ABCDB
阅读理解A
1-5：CABAA
阅读理解B
1-5：ADBCB
阅读理解C
1-5：ABBCD
阅读理解D
1-5：DDBAB
任务型阅读
1. She said sorry to the strangers.
2. She shouted to her daughter angrily.
3. Mary’s husband. / Betty’s father.
4. She was sad and felt sorry.
5. She realized how to get along with each other in the family and how important family life was.
短文填空
1. direction 2. staff 3. mall 4. politely 5. where
6. central 7. Could 8. stamps 9. Then 10. quickly
书面表达：
One possible version:
Dear Mrs. Green,
We are glad to hear that you have accepted our invitation to give a speech at our school. Now let me tell you how to get to our school. Take the No. 12 bus and get off at Helping Road. Then go straight along the road. When you come to the second crossing, turn left and you will see a supermarket. Our school is just behind the supermarket. I will wait for you at the school gate at 3:30 p.m. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Yours,
Zhang Hua