Unit 1 Know yourself课时4 重点知识归纳（牛津译林版）
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Unit 1 Know yourself
知识点01 represent 教材P15
【用法详解】
represent v. 代表；表现；描绘；回忆
There are 12 animal signs, each representing a lunar year.
12个生肖，每一个都代表了一个农历年。
【典例讲解】
_____ of these colours ______ me because I prefer red.
None;represents B. Nothing;represents
C. No one;represents D. Nothing;represent
【答案】A
【解析】
句意：这些颜色，一个都代表不了我，因为我更喜欢红色。No one指“没有人”，不与颜色搭配；Nothing不与of连用；None of…“一个也没有”，None做主语，谓语动词用单数，故选A。
知识点02 appear 教材P15
【用法详解】
appear v. 出现； 显得；看来；似乎 appearance n. 外貌，外观；出现，露面
This problem first appeared in the inner cities. 这个问题最初在市区中心出现。
She appeared to be in her late thirties. 看样子她快四十岁了。
She has never cared about her appearance. 她从来不怎么注重外貌
【典例讲解】
We can find many robots in our life now. I think more robot servants ________ in our families in the future.
A.appear B.appeared C.will appear D.were appearing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：现在我们可以在生活中找到很多机器人。我认为将会有更多的机器人仆人出现在我们家庭里。考查宾语从句时态。主句如果是一般现在时，宾语从句该用什么时态就用什么时态；根据“in the future”可知，宾语从句应用一般将来时。故选C。
知识点03 fixed 教材P15
【用法详解】
fixed adj. 固定的；不变的
fixed prices 固定价格 people living on fixed incomes 靠固定收入生活的人们
【典例讲解】
Tom should go to bed when he’s sleepy and get up at a ________ (fix) time.
【答案】fixed
【解析】
句意：汤姆困倦时应该上床睡觉，在固定的时间起床。根据上文“Tom should go to bed when he’s sleepy”可知，此处是在固定的时间起床。所给单词fix是动词，固定，修理，此处用形容词作定语，fixed“固定的”。故填fixed。
【拓展】
fix v. （使）固定；确定（价格、日期等）；维修；安排；
Not to worry—I can soon fix it. 别着急，我很快就能把它修理好。
He's going to fix a time when I can see him. 他将确定一个我可以见他的时间。
知识点04 powerful 教材P15
【用法详解】
powerful adj. 强大的；强有力的
powerfully adv. 强大地；强烈地；非常
You're a powerful man – people will listen to you. 你是个有影响力的人–人们会听你的。
She argued powerfully for reform. 她为改革进行了有力的辩论。
【典例讲解】
Knowledge is power, but sometimes I feel thoughts are ________ than knowledge.
A.powerful B.more powerful
C.most powerful D.the most powerful
【答案】B
【解析】
句意：知识就是力量，但有时我觉得思想比知识更强大。本题考查形容词比较级。根据题干中“than”可知，需要选择形容词比较级。选项A为形容词原级；选项B为形容词比较级；选项C为缺少the的形容词最高级；选项D为正确形式的形容词最高级。故正确答案为选项B。
【拓展】
power n. 力量，能力；电力，功率，性能；政权，势力
Real power belongs to the few. 真正的权力掌握在少数人手中。
知识点05 lively 教材P15
【用法详解】
lively adj. 活泼的；生动的；真实的；生气勃勃的
She's very lively and full of fun. 她很活泼，挺有趣的。
【典例讲解】
—Look! There are so many wild birds on the trees now after the long winter days.
—Yes. Many endangered birds are still ________ unexpectedly and now the forest is ________.
A.lively; lively B.alive; alive C.alive; lively D.lively; alive
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——看！漫长的冬日过后，树上有很多野鸟。——是的。许多濒临灭绝的鸟类竟然还活着，现在森林里生机勃勃。考查形容词辨析。alive活着的；lively充满生机的。分析“Many endangered birds are still…unexpectedly and now the forest is…”可知，第一处表示濒临灭绝的鸟类是“活着的”，第二处表示森林是“充满生机的”。故选C。
【拓展】alive, living, live与lively 区别
alive 意为“活着”，侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物；可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补。虽有死的可能，但还活着。
No man alive is greater than he . 在活着的人中没有人比他更伟大了。
He wanted to keep the fish alive . 他想让鱼活着。
2）living意为“活着”强调说明“尚在人间”，“健在”，可用来指人或物，作定语或表语。
My first teacher is still living . 我的启蒙老师仍健在。
English is a living language . 英语是活的语言。
注意：living 前加上 the , 表示类别，指“活着的人们”。living 还可用于短语，例如：make a living 谋生。
make a / one's living by + ing 通过干……谋生
3）live “活着的”，通常指物，不指人，常用来作定语放名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。
例如：a live wire 有电的电线，a live fish 一条活鱼。
4）lively 则意为“活泼的”，“活跃”，“充满生气的”，可作定语、表语或宾补，既可指人，又可指物。
例如：Jenny is a lively girl . 詹妮是个活泼的女孩。
Everything is lively here . 这儿一切都生机勃勃。
知识点06 practical 教材P15
【用法详解】
practical adj. 实际的；实用性的 practically adv. 实际地；几乎；事实上
practise v. 练习 practise doing sth 练习做某事 practice n. 练习
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
Let's be practical and work out the cost first. 咱们实际一点儿，先计算一下成本费用。
How much practical help they can give us is uncertain. 他们能给我们多少实际帮助还是个未知数。
【典例讲解】
We all think that the plan for the work is ________ (用practice的适当形式填空).
【答案】practical
【解析】
句意：我们都认为这项工作的计划是实用的。此处用于句中作表语，用其形容词形式practical，故填practical。
知识点07 loyal 教材P15
【用法详解】
loyal adj. 忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的 be loyal to sb 对...忠诚的
loyally adv. 忠诚地；诚实地
loyalty n. 忠诚；忠心；忠实；忠于…感情
They remained loyal to the president. 他们一直忠于总统。
They loyally supported their party and their leader. 他们忠心耿耿地支持自己的政党和领导人。
【典例讲解】
The boy likes dogs because they’re very ____________(忠诚).
【答案】loyal
【解析】
忠诚用在are 之后，要用形容词形式，故答案为loyal。
知识点08 in all 教材P15
【用法详解】
in all 总共，合计
There were twenty in all at the meeting. 会上共有二十人。
【典例讲解】
Textbooks for seniors have many traditional Chinese articles, 132 ________.
A.in fact B.in general C.in all D.in order
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：中学生的教材中有许多古诗文，共计132篇。考查介词短语。in fact事实上；in general总之、通常；in all共计、总共；in order整齐。根据“Textbooks for seniors have many traditional Chinese articles, 132 … .”结合选项，可知中学生教材中的古诗文共计是132篇，in all符合题意，故选C。
【拓展】all的固定搭配
all over 到处，遍及；浑身；全部结束 at all （否定句）根本；究竟
after all 毕竟；终究 above all 首先；尤其是
all in 疲乏到极点 first of all 首先
知识点09 divide 教材P16
【用法详解】
divide v. （使）分开，分散，分割，分成…
divide into 把……分成
The teacher divided us into three groups.
【典例讲解】
The students _______ into six groups for group discussion just now.
A.divided B.have divided C.have been divided D.were divided
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：刚才学生们被分成六组进行小组讨论。考查动词的时态和语态。根据just now可知，该句时态为一般过去时，又因为主语The students是被分成六组，与谓语动词之间是动宾关系，所以用被动语态，即该句用一般过去时的被动语态，was/were done结构。故选D。
知识点10 depend on 教材P16
【用法详解】
depend vi. 依赖，依靠；取决于；相信，信赖
depend on 取决于；依赖；依靠
He was the sort of person you could depend on. 他这个人你是可以信赖的。
Does the quality of teaching depend on class size 教学质量取决于每个班的人数吗？
【典例讲解】
As a middle school student, you should learn to depend ________ yourself to make a decision.
A.of B.with C.for D.on
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：作为一个中学生，你应该学会依靠自己做决定。考查介词。of……的；with和……一起；for为了；on在……上；此处是固定短语depend on“依靠，依赖”，故选D。
知识点11 shape 教材P16
【用法详解】
shape n. 形状；模型；身材 v. 形成；塑造，使成形；使符合
She had a classical, womanly shape. 她有一副标准的女人味儿十足的身材。
Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.
不管喜欢与否，我们的家庭塑造我们的生活并铸就我们的个性。
【典例讲解】
— Besides eating regularly, what else should I pay attention to _______ my body
— You should pay attention to doing exercise regularly.
A.shape B.shapes C.shaping D.to shape
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——除了经常吃饭，我还应该注意什么来塑造我的身体？——你应该注意经常锻炼。
A. shape动词原形；B. shapes一般现在时态的第三人称单数形式；C. shaping现在分词或动名词；D. to shape动词不定式。根据句意可知，此空应填动词不定式作目的状语，此空故填to shape，故选D。
【拓展】out of shape 走样；身体状况不佳
知识点12 It is +被强调部分+that/who 教材P16
【用法详解】
强调句型由“It is/was +被强调部分+that/who+其他成分”构成。用来强调话语中的某个成分，被强调的成分可以是主语，宾语，状语，但不可以是谓语或定语。去掉It is/was…that…之后，剩余的部分必须是一个完整的句子结构。现在时态用is，过去时态用was，被强调部分是人that和who都能用，被强调部分是物只能用that。
I lost my watch in the park last week.
It was I that/who lost my watch in the park last week. 强调主语
It was my watch that I lost in the park last week. 强调宾语
It was in the park that I lost my watch last week. 强调地点状语
It was last week that I lost my watch in the park. 强调时间状语
【典例讲解】
Mary met her classmate in the supermarket yesterday. （强调地点）
It was in the supermarket that Mary met her classmate.
知识点13 agree 教材P18
【用法详解】
agree vt. 同意，赞成；承认；约定，商定 agree with 同意，和…意见一致
agreement n. 协议；同意，一致 agreed adj. 同意的；通过协议的
reach an agreement 达成协议，达成一致意见
【典例讲解】
一I think Taizhou is a wonderful place to live.
一________. And it was chosen as one of China’s top 100 happiest cities in 2020.
A.That’s all right B.Believe it or not
C.That’s a good idea D.I can’t agree more
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——我认为台州是一个居住的地方。——我完全同意。它被评为2020年中国最具幸福感城市100强之一。考查情景交际。That’s all right没关系；Believe it or not信不信由你；That’s a good idea这是个好主意；I can’t agree more我完全同意。根据后句“And it was chosen as one of China’s top 100 happiest cities in 2020.”可知，应是表示同意以上观点。故选D。
The teacher told us that red _______ power, heat and strong feelings.
A.would represent B.represents C.represented D.had represented
【答案】B
【解析】
句意：老师告诉我们，红色象征力量、热度和强烈的情感。考查时态。A. would represent代表；过去将来时；B. represents代表，一般现在时态； C. represented代表，过去式；D. had represented已经代表，过去完成时。虽然主句谓语动词是一般过去时，但宾语从句表示的是客观事实，故其谓语动词用一般现在时。根据题意，故选B。
—Recently, school violence _________ in some schools.
—Luckily, our government has carried out some policies to stop it.
A.has appeared B.appeared C.will appear D.appears
【答案】A
【详解】
句意：——最近，一些学校的学校暴力事件已经出现了。——幸运的是，我们的政府已经实施了一些政策来阻止它。考查动词时态。从答句知道暴力事件是已经出现的，对现在产生了影响，用现在完成时，其结构是have/has done的形式，appear是动词出现。过去分词是appeared；主语是“school violence”，助动词用has。故选A。
— Why didn’t your best friend Lucy come to the party last night
— Because she ________ up the broken bikes for the poor kids at that time.
A.fixes B.fixed C.was fixing D.is fixing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——为什么你最好的朋友露西昨天晚上没有来这个派对？——因为那个时候她正在为贫穷的孩子修理破旧的自行车。考查时态。fix修理；根据“she...up the broken bikes for the poor kids at that time.”可知在昨天晚上举行派对的时候她正在修自行车，用过去进行时was/were doing。故选C。
—Do you know the writer called Zheng Min
—Yes, of course. She is one of the greatest and the oldest ________ writers. She is still ________.
A.alive; living B.living; live C.living; alive D.alive; alive
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——你知道叫郑敏的作家么？——当然知道。她是最伟大最年长的在世作家之一，她仍旧活着。
考查形容词辨析。living活着的，一般作前置定语；alive活着的，一般作后置定语或表语；live现场直播的。第一处作前置定语，修饰其后的名词writers，意为“活着的”，选择living；第二处作表语，意为“活着的”，所以用alive。故选C。
—I want to be a pianist like Li Yundi in the future.
—That’s great! But I think you should devote as much time as you can ________ the piano.
A.to practicing playing B.practice play
C.practice playing D.to practicing play
【答案】A
【解析】
句意：——我想将来成为像李云迪那样的钢琴家。——太好了！但我认为你应该花尽可能多的时间练习弹钢琴。考查非谓语动词。致力于做某事：devote…to doing sth.，固定搭配，故排除B、C项；练习干某事：practice doing sth.，固定用法，故排除D项。故选A。
—Will you take part in the Summer Camp this vacation
— ________ . I’m not sure.
A.Certainly B.Good luck C.No problem D.It depends
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——这个假期你要参加夏令营吗？——看情况而定。我没确定。
考查情景对话。Certainly当然；Good luck好运；No problem没问题；It depends看情况而定。根据“I’m not sure.”可知，还没确定，看情况再说，故选D。
The pieces are ______ by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.
A.care shape B.careful shaped C.carefully shaped D.carefully shape
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：这些零件是用一种非常特殊的粘土手工精心制作而成，然后风干。考查被动语态和副词辨析。根据The pieces are ___ by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.可知主语The pieces是动词shape的承受者，所以应用被动语态，由系动词are可知应用一般现在时的被动语态，其结构为：be+动词过去分词，shape的过去分词是shaped；又因为shaped为动词，副词修饰动词，所以前面用carefully修饰；故答案选C。
The girl is often heard ________ in the music room. Her voice sounds beautiful.
A.practice singing B.practiced singing C.to practice singing D.to practice sing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：经常听到那个女孩在音乐室练习唱歌。她的声音听起来很美。考查非谓语动词。此处是be heard to do sth.被听见做某事；而practice 后跟动名词作宾语，即：practice doing sth.练习做某事。故选C。
题组A 基础过关练
The letter “x” often ________ (represent) an unknown number in Math.
【答案】represents
【解析】
句意：在数学中，字母“x”通常表示一个未知的数字。此处是句子的谓语，填动词；根据often可知，句子是一般现在时；主语The letter “x”是单数第三人称，谓语动词用单三形式。故填represents。
Some rainforests are likely to ________ if we don’t take action to protect them. (appear)
【答案】disappear
【解析】
句意：如果我们不采取行动保护一些雨林，它们可能会消失。appear出现，动词；根据“if we don’t take action to protect them”可知，此处表示雨林可能会消失，disappear“消失”，动词；be likely to do sth.表示“可能会做某事”，此处应用动词原形。故填disappear。
At last they found the famous painting __________ (fix) on the wall was gone.
【答案】fixed
【解析】
句意：最后他们发现墙上挂着的那幅名画已经不见了。fix on把…固定住，固定短语；fix固定/修理，the famous painting是这个动作的承受者，需用过去分词结构，fixed on the wall做the famous painting的后置定语；根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填fixed。
During the discussion, Mrs. Brown’s ______ voice deeply impressed me. (power)
【答案】powerful
【解析】
句意：在讨论中，布朗夫人的有力的声音给我留下了深刻的印象。根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“有力的”，空格应该需要一个形容词，修饰后面的名词voice，而所给的词power是一个名词，需要变成形容词powerful，故答案为powerful。
Does she often practice ________ (play) tennis on Sunday afternoon
【答案】playing
【解析】
句意：她经常在周日下午练习打网球吗？practice doing sth.“练习做某事”，动名词作宾语。故填playing。
My mother suggested_________(divide) the big room into two small ones.
【答案】dividing
【解析】
句意：我妈妈建议把大房间分成两个小房间。suggest doing sth.建议做某事；短语divide…into…把……分成……；divide的动名词是dividing。故答案为dividing。
Different areas have different colored soil（土壤）. The color of soil ________ on many things. (depend)
【答案】depends
【解析】
句意：不同的地区有不同颜色的土壤。土壤的颜色取决于很多因素。本句时态是一般现在时，主语是The color of soil，谓语动词用三单，故填depends。
The Oscars statues are ________(shape) like a small man.
【答案】shaped
【解析】
句意：奥斯卡小金人的形状像一个矮小的人。根据句子结构，空格处位于“are +过去分词”的一般现在时被动语态结构，故动词shape应用过去分词结构，故填shaped。
We all wanted to have a P. E.lesson, but Miss Zhang _____(agree).
【答案】disagreed
【解析】
句意：我们都想上体育课，但张老师不同意。根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“不同意”，agree是“同意”，反义词要在前面加dis，而前句是过去时，所以后句动词也要一般过去时，故答案为disagreed。
We’ve reached an ________ (agree) on how to share the bedroom.
【答案】agreement
【解析】
句意：我们就如何共用卧室达成了协议。空处的词在不定冠词an之后，应是单数可数名词；agree，同意，动词，对应的名词是agreement，协议、同意。故填agreement。
题组B 能力提升练
一、阅读还原7选5
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. 1. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely.
At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked after school, on weekends and during holidays. My father helped me set up a bank account(账户). 3.
When I was 12, I did such a good job that I began to sell cosmetics(化妆品). I could look customers directly in the eye. Women would ask me "what color do you think I should wear " I translated what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. 4.
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen. 5. Еxcept they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C.I ended up selling the most cosmetics.
D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E.My grandma's trust taught me how to deal with customers.
F.Soon I found myself more beautiful than before.
G.Watching my money grow was the best thing ever.
【答案】BAGCD
【文章大意】
文章主要描写了作者在10岁第一次打工和12岁卖化妆品的经历，总结出作为一个优秀的销售人员应该要倾听顾客的经验。
【解析】
1.根据“I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store.”可知，前句说的是第一次和祖母坐在百货商店的收银员后面，接下来应该是说自己坐在那里的情况，选项B“不久，她让我一个人坐在那里。”符合语境，故选B。
2.根据“At first I was paid in candy.”可知，前句说的是一开始的报酬只是糖果，接下来应该还是说报酬的事情，选项A“后来我每小时收到50美分。”符合语境，故选A。
3.根据“My father helped me set up a bank account(账户).”可知，前句说的是父亲帮忙开了账户，接下来应该是说账户里存钱的情况，选项G“看着我的钱不断增长是最好的事情。”符合语境，故选G。
4.根据“When I was 12, I did such a good job that I began to sell cosmetics(化妆品)…I translated what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas.”可知，本段主要是说卖化妆品的经历，以及“The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen.”可知，能够从这份工作中得到宝贵的经验，说明这份工作做的还挺成功，选项C“我卖的化妆品最多。”符合语境，故选C。
5.根据“The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen.”可知，这份工作给了作者一个宝贵的经验，接下来应该是这份经验对自己的影响，选项D“今天，我仍然记得这一经验：我倾听顾客的意见。”符合语境，故选D。
二、完型填空
Sometimes, a person’s whole life is easily changed by something unexpected.
Matthew Newman who always stayed alone had a 6 time making friends in Grade 5. And 7 were a comfort. At that time, he was introduced to the fantasy novel Red Wall written by English writer Brian Jacques. “I 8 in love with it,” said Mathew. “Brian Jacques is my hero.”
Later, as a high school student, he was surprised to hear 9 the author’s death. “I burst into tears.” Matthew recalled. This was a turning point for Mathew and made him want to become a 10 .
“If this man I’d never met had this influence on me, by writing words on a page, imagine the influence I could have 11 I could do that and make the world a better place. ”
Matthew published two novels when he was 18 and was 12 about writing.
“I’ve got this kid who is so sunny,” said Eric Whiteside, who taught him creative writing at high school. “He’s like, ‘Teach me, I want to learn to be a better writer.’”
Mathew practices his writing 13 , at least for an hour. He said, “I can’t imagine life 14 writing.” Now, Mathew is beginning to think more about his future. He has decided he wants to work on publishing his own books.
Profits (收益) from writing are not his main 15 . Matthew said: “I want my writing lo be about reaching out to people and helping other people.”
6.A.good B.full C.hard D.quiet
7.A.movies B.photos C.games D.books
8.A.fell B.got C.held D.caught
9.A.from B.for C.out D.of
10.A.writer B.teacher C.singer D.designer
11.A.because B.if C.but D.or
12.A.shy B.crazy C.lucky D.bored
13.A.yearly B.monthly C.weekly D.daily
14.A.with B.without C.in D.through
15.A.goal B.job C.way D.work
【答案】6-10 CDADA 11-15 BBDBA
【文章大意】
本文是记叙文，讲述了马修·纽曼走上写作之路并成为好作家的经历。
【解析】
6.句意：总是一个人呆着的马修纽曼在五年级时很难交到朋友。good好的；full满的；hard艰难的；quiet安静的。根据定语从句“who always stayed alone”，可知孤独的人很难交到朋友，故选C。
7.句意：书是一种安慰。movies电影；photos照片；games游戏；books书。根据下文“At that time, he was introduced to the fantasy novel Red Wall written by English writer Brian Jacques”，可知马修把读书当作了安慰，故选D。
8.句意：“我爱上了它，”马修说。fell倒下；got得到；held举办；caught抓住。fall in love sb./sth.爱上某人/某物，固定短语，故选A。
9.句意：后来，作为一名高中生，他听到作者的死讯时很惊讶。from从；for为了；out在外面；of……的。根据下文“the author’s death”，可知是听说作者的死讯；固定短语hear of表示“听说”，故选D。
10.句意：这对马修来说是一个转折点，使他想成为一名作家。writer作家/作者；teacher教师；singer歌手；designer设计师。根据上文“Brian Jacques is my hero”，可知马修想成为布莱恩·雅克那样的作家，故选A。
11.句意：想象一下如果我这样做，让世界变得更美好，我会产生什么样的影响。because因为，表原因；if如果，表条件；but但是，表转折；or或者，表选择。根据题干“imagine the influence I could have…I could do that and make the world a better place”，可知是含有条件状语从句的祈使句，故选B。
12.句意：马修18岁时出版了两部小说，并对写作着迷。shy害羞的；crazy疯狂的；lucky幸运的；bored感到无聊的。根据上文“Matthew published two novels when he was 18”，18岁就出版了两部小说，可知他对写作着迷，故选B。
13.句意：马修每天练习写作，至少练习一个小时。yearly每年；monthly每月；weekly每周；daily每日。根据下文“at least for an hour”，可知前面三项不合实际，故选D。
14.句意：他说:“我无法想象没有写作的生活。”with有/和；without没有；in在……里面；through通过。根据题干“I can’t imagine life…writing”，结合他对写作的痴迷，可知马修无法想象没有写作的生活，故选B。
15.句意：从写作中获利并不是他的主要目标。goal目标；job工作，可数名词；way方式；work工作，不可数名词。根据马修的话“I want my writing lo be about reaching out to people and helping other people”，可知赚钱不是他写作的主要目标，故选A。
题组C 培优拔尖练
一、阅读单选
A
Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth’s dream was always to become a clown(小丑). Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(马戏团). “People laugh when we tell them,” says Kath. “But it’s true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.”
When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth’s brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away.
“I can’t say it was easy,” says Kath. “There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(大篷车)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.”
“People ask about my education,” says Gareth, “but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I’ve got a computer. I’ve never fallen behind my classmates.”
And the future “It was a difficult decision,” says Kath, “but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I’m happy to say it’s working, and we’re enjoying it.” And Gareth “I’m going to be the main clown in a circus one day”, he says, “perhaps Bippo’s circus.”
In the article, the writer is trying to ________ .
A.talk about the best way to educate a child
B.give details about how to join the circus
C.describe how one family changed their lives
D.advise what to do when you lose the job
2. Alan and Kath joined the circus because ________.
A.they wanted to spend time travelling in the summer
B.they needed money in order to buy a bigger car
C.their older sons needed their house for themselves
D.their youngest son wanted to train as a performer
3. When they first join the circus, Kath ________.
A.found things difficult B.did not have enough to do
C.wanted to go back home D.was not able to sleep properly
4. Which postcard did Gareth write just after he joined the circus
A.We’ve just arrived and I love it already. There’s lots of space for our things and I’ve even got my own computer.
B.I don’t miss much from home. I’m managing to do all my school work. See you in the winter.
C.I really enjoyed meeting Bippo The Clown today, but I’m missing my school friends, and I’d love a nice hot bath.
D.I’m learning all about the circus and how to make people laugh. I also have a new school to go to.
【答案】CDAD
【文章大意】
Gareth是Alan和Kath最小的儿子，他的哥哥们都在银行和电脑业工作，而Gareth的梦想是成为一名小丑。Alan失业后，他和Kath带着Gareth加入了一个马戏团，Gareth开始接受培训，准备成为一名小丑。
【解析】
主旨大意题。根据“but Gareth’s dream was always to become a clown(小丑).”以及“They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown.”可知，这篇短文讲述了Alan和Kath二人带着他们最小的儿子Gareth加入马戏团，Gareth接受训练，实现他成为一名小丑的梦想的故事。C选项“描述一个家庭如何改变了他们的生活”，符合文意。故选C。
2. 推理判断题。根据“But it’s true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.”和“They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown.”可推测，Alan和Kath加入马戏团，因为他们的儿子Gareth想要成为一名小丑，一名表演家，故选D。
3. 细节理解题。根据“‘I can’t say it was easy,’” says Kath. ‘There was a lot to think about and organize.’”可知，Kath觉得他们在马戏团的工作是不容易的。故选A。
4. 推理判断题。根据“Gareth began training to become a clown.”可知，Gareth加入马戏团后开始接受培训，学习怎样成为一名小丑。D选项中提到了“I’m learning all about the circus and how to make people laugh. I also have a new school to go to.”我正在学习有关马戏团的所有知识，以及如何让人们发笑。我还有一所新学校要去。符合语境，因此他的明信片可能写这些内容，故选D。
B
What would you choose as your university major (专业) Perhaps some of you would choose archaeology(考古), even though it’s somewhat unpopular. Zhong Fangrong ranked fourth among Hunan province’s liberal arts (文科) students on the 2020 national college entrance exam, or gaokao. She decided to major in archaeology at Peking University.
This made news on social media. Many people were surprised by her decision and questioned her, saying that she was wasting her grades by choosing a major with few job opportunities.
However, Liu Zhiyan from the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology (文物考古研究院) said people who have questioned Zhong’s choice have a poor understanding of archaeology. After graduation, Zhong can work at public museums or archaeology research institutes, or she can work for private archaeological companies, Liu said. These are common choices for young people who major in archeology.
Actually, archaeology might have a brighter future than you might think. President Xi Jinping said several times that greater importance should be placed on archaeological research.
Archaeological findings show the origin (起源) and evolution (演变) of the Chinese civilization (文明) and can strengthen (加强) people’s confidence in Chinese culture, Xi said. Xi also noted that our country needs more archaeologists, especially younger ones.
Gu Yunong, a senior archaeology student at Peking University, has found the subject to be very meaningful. “For people like me, it allows us to travel between the past and the present,” Gu told TEENS. “Archaeology has made my life more meaningful.”
What’s Zhong Fangrong’s decision
A.Studying art at Peking University.
B.Wasting her grades by choosing a major with few job opportunities.
C.Choosing archaeology as her university major.
D.Ranking fourth among Hunan province’s liberal arts students in gaokao.
6. What does the underlined word “opportunities” mean in paragraph 2
A.方法 B.经历 C.经验 D.机会
7. Zhong Fangrong can work in the following places after graduation except ________.
A.public museums B.archaeology research institutes
C.private archaeological companies D.private libraries
【答案】CDD
【文章大意】
本文主要讲述了钟芳蓉高考成绩在湖南省文科排名第四，但是她却选择了北京大学考古专业，这一决定在社会上引起了广泛热议，人们认为考古专业就业面窄，于是一些专家和这个专业的学生给出了解释。
【解析】
5.细节理解题。根据“She decided to major in archaeology at Peking University.”可知，钟芳蓉决定选择考古学作为她的大学专业。故选C。
6.词义猜测题。根据“Many people were surprised by her decision and questioned her”可知，很多人质疑钟芳蓉的决定，由此推断，钟芳蓉选择的专业应该是就业机会少，所以“opportunities”的意思是“机会”。故选D。
7.细节理解题。根据“After graduation, Zhong can work at public museums or archaeology research institutes, or she can work for private archaeological companies, Liu said.”可知，刘志彦说钟芳蓉毕业后可以在公共博物馆或考古研究机构工作，也可以在私营考古公司工作，由此可知，钟芳蓉毕业后不能在私人图书馆工作。故选D。
知识点01 represent 教材P15
【用法详解】
represent v. 代表；表现；描绘；回忆
There are 12 animal signs, each representing a lunar year.
12个生肖，每一个都代表了一个农历年。
【典例讲解】
_____ of these colours ______ me because I prefer red.
None;represents B. Nothing;represents
C. No one;represents D. Nothing;represent
【答案】A
【解析】
句意：这些颜色，一个都代表不了我，因为我更喜欢红色。No one指“没有人”，不与颜色搭配；Nothing不与of连用；None of…“一个也没有”，None做主语，谓语动词用单数，故选A。
知识点02 appear 教材P15
【用法详解】
appear v. 出现； 显得；看来；似乎 appearance n. 外貌，外观；出现，露面
This problem first appeared in the inner cities. 这个问题最初在市区中心出现。
She appeared to be in her late thirties. 看样子她快四十岁了。
She has never cared about her appearance. 她从来不怎么注重外貌
【典例讲解】
We can find many robots in our life now. I think more robot servants ________ in our families in the future.
A.appear B.appeared C.will appear D.were appearing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：现在我们可以在生活中找到很多机器人。我认为将会有更多的机器人仆人出现在我们家庭里。考查宾语从句时态。主句如果是一般现在时，宾语从句该用什么时态就用什么时态；根据“in the future”可知，宾语从句应用一般将来时。故选C。
知识点03 fixed 教材P15
【用法详解】
fixed adj. 固定的；不变的
fixed prices 固定价格 people living on fixed incomes 靠固定收入生活的人们
【典例讲解】
Tom should go to bed when he’s sleepy and get up at a ________ (fix) time.
【答案】fixed
【解析】
句意：汤姆困倦时应该上床睡觉，在固定的时间起床。根据上文“Tom should go to bed when he’s sleepy”可知，此处是在固定的时间起床。所给单词fix是动词，固定，修理，此处用形容词作定语，fixed“固定的”。故填fixed。
【拓展】
fix v. （使）固定；确定（价格、日期等）；维修；安排；
Not to worry—I can soon fix it. 别着急，我很快就能把它修理好。
He's going to fix a time when I can see him. 他将确定一个我可以见他的时间。
知识点04 powerful 教材P15
【用法详解】
powerful adj. 强大的；强有力的
powerfully adv. 强大地；强烈地；非常
You're a powerful man – people will listen to you. 你是个有影响力的人–人们会听你的。
She argued powerfully for reform. 她为改革进行了有力的辩论。
【典例讲解】
Knowledge is power, but sometimes I feel thoughts are ________ than knowledge.
A.powerful B.more powerful
C.most powerful D.the most powerful
【答案】B
【解析】
句意：知识就是力量，但有时我觉得思想比知识更强大。本题考查形容词比较级。根据题干中“than”可知，需要选择形容词比较级。选项A为形容词原级；选项B为形容词比较级；选项C为缺少the的形容词最高级；选项D为正确形式的形容词最高级。故正确答案为选项B。
【拓展】
power n. 力量，能力；电力，功率，性能；政权，势力
Real power belongs to the few. 真正的权力掌握在少数人手中。
知识点05 lively 教材P15
【用法详解】
lively adj. 活泼的；生动的；真实的；生气勃勃的
She's very lively and full of fun. 她很活泼，挺有趣的。
【典例讲解】
—Look! There are so many wild birds on the trees now after the long winter days.
—Yes. Many endangered birds are still ________ unexpectedly and now the forest is ________.
A.lively; lively B.alive; alive C.alive; lively D.lively; alive
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——看！漫长的冬日过后，树上有很多野鸟。——是的。许多濒临灭绝的鸟类竟然还活着，现在森林里生机勃勃。考查形容词辨析。alive活着的；lively充满生机的。分析“Many endangered birds are still…unexpectedly and now the forest is…”可知，第一处表示濒临灭绝的鸟类是“活着的”，第二处表示森林是“充满生机的”。故选C。
【拓展】alive, living, live与lively 区别
alive 意为“活着”，侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物；可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补。虽有死的可能，但还活着。
No man alive is greater than he . 在活着的人中没有人比他更伟大了。
He wanted to keep the fish alive . 他想让鱼活着。
2）living意为“活着”强调说明“尚在人间”，“健在”，可用来指人或物，作定语或表语。
My first teacher is still living . 我的启蒙老师仍健在。
English is a living language . 英语是活的语言。
注意：living 前加上 the , 表示类别，指“活着的人们”。living 还可用于短语，例如：make a living 谋生。
make a / one's living by + ing 通过干……谋生
3）live “活着的”，通常指物，不指人，常用来作定语放名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。
例如：a live wire 有电的电线，a live fish 一条活鱼。
4）lively 则意为“活泼的”，“活跃”，“充满生气的”，可作定语、表语或宾补，既可指人，又可指物。
例如：Jenny is a lively girl . 詹妮是个活泼的女孩。
Everything is lively here . 这儿一切都生机勃勃。
知识点06 practical 教材P15
【用法详解】
practical adj. 实际的；实用性的 practically adv. 实际地；几乎；事实上
practise v. 练习 practise doing sth 练习做某事 practice n. 练习
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
Let's be practical and work out the cost first. 咱们实际一点儿，先计算一下成本费用。
How much practical help they can give us is uncertain. 他们能给我们多少实际帮助还是个未知数。
【典例讲解】
We all think that the plan for the work is ________ (用practice的适当形式填空).
【答案】practical
【解析】
句意：我们都认为这项工作的计划是实用的。此处用于句中作表语，用其形容词形式practical，故填practical。
知识点07 loyal 教材P15
【用法详解】
loyal adj. 忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的 be loyal to sb 对...忠诚的
loyally adv. 忠诚地；诚实地
loyalty n. 忠诚；忠心；忠实；忠于…感情
They remained loyal to the president. 他们一直忠于总统。
They loyally supported their party and their leader. 他们忠心耿耿地支持自己的政党和领导人。
【典例讲解】
The boy likes dogs because they’re very ____________(忠诚).
【答案】loyal
【解析】
忠诚用在are 之后，要用形容词形式，故答案为loyal。
知识点08 in all 教材P15
【用法详解】
in all 总共，合计
There were twenty in all at the meeting. 会上共有二十人。
【典例讲解】
Textbooks for seniors have many traditional Chinese articles, 132 ________.
A.in fact B.in general C.in all D.in order
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：中学生的教材中有许多古诗文，共计132篇。考查介词短语。in fact事实上；in general总之、通常；in all共计、总共；in order整齐。根据“Textbooks for seniors have many traditional Chinese articles, 132 … .”结合选项，可知中学生教材中的古诗文共计是132篇，in all符合题意，故选C。
【拓展】all的固定搭配
all over 到处，遍及；浑身；全部结束 at all （否定句）根本；究竟
after all 毕竟；终究 above all 首先；尤其是
all in 疲乏到极点 first of all 首先
知识点09 divide 教材P16
【用法详解】
divide v. （使）分开，分散，分割，分成…
divide into 把……分成
The teacher divided us into three groups.
【典例讲解】
The students _______ into six groups for group discussion just now.
A.divided B.have divided C.have been divided D.were divided
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：刚才学生们被分成六组进行小组讨论。考查动词的时态和语态。根据just now可知，该句时态为一般过去时，又因为主语The students是被分成六组，与谓语动词之间是动宾关系，所以用被动语态，即该句用一般过去时的被动语态，was/were done结构。故选D。
知识点10 depend on 教材P16
【用法详解】
depend vi. 依赖，依靠；取决于；相信，信赖
depend on 取决于；依赖；依靠
He was the sort of person you could depend on. 他这个人你是可以信赖的。
Does the quality of teaching depend on class size 教学质量取决于每个班的人数吗？
【典例讲解】
As a middle school student, you should learn to depend ________ yourself to make a decision.
A.of B.with C.for D.on
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：作为一个中学生，你应该学会依靠自己做决定。考查介词。of……的；with和……一起；for为了；on在……上；此处是固定短语depend on“依靠，依赖”，故选D。
知识点11 shape 教材P16
【用法详解】
shape n. 形状；模型；身材 v. 形成；塑造，使成形；使符合
She had a classical, womanly shape. 她有一副标准的女人味儿十足的身材。
Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.
不管喜欢与否，我们的家庭塑造我们的生活并铸就我们的个性。
【典例讲解】
— Besides eating regularly, what else should I pay attention to _______ my body
— You should pay attention to doing exercise regularly.
A.shape B.shapes C.shaping D.to shape
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——除了经常吃饭，我还应该注意什么来塑造我的身体？——你应该注意经常锻炼。
A. shape动词原形；B. shapes一般现在时态的第三人称单数形式；C. shaping现在分词或动名词；D. to shape动词不定式。根据句意可知，此空应填动词不定式作目的状语，此空故填to shape，故选D。
【拓展】out of shape 走样；身体状况不佳
知识点12 It is +被强调部分+that/who 教材P16
【用法详解】
强调句型由“It is/was +被强调部分+that/who+其他成分”构成。用来强调话语中的某个成分，被强调的成分可以是主语，宾语，状语，但不可以是谓语或定语。去掉It is/was…that…之后，剩余的部分必须是一个完整的句子结构。现在时态用is，过去时态用was，被强调部分是人that和who都能用，被强调部分是物只能用that。
I lost my watch in the park last week.
It was I that/who lost my watch in the park last week. 强调主语
It was my watch that I lost in the park last week. 强调宾语
It was in the park that I lost my watch last week. 强调地点状语
It was last week that I lost my watch in the park. 强调时间状语
【典例讲解】
Mary met her classmate in the supermarket yesterday. （强调地点）
It was in the supermarket that Mary met her classmate.
知识点13 agree 教材P18
【用法详解】
agree vt. 同意，赞成；承认；约定，商定 agree with 同意，和…意见一致
agreement n. 协议；同意，一致 agreed adj. 同意的；通过协议的
reach an agreement 达成协议，达成一致意见
【典例讲解】
一I think Taizhou is a wonderful place to live.
一________. And it was chosen as one of China’s top 100 happiest cities in 2020.
A.That’s all right B.Believe it or not
C.That’s a good idea D.I can’t agree more
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——我认为台州是一个居住的地方。——我完全同意。它被评为2020年中国最具幸福感城市100强之一。考查情景交际。That’s all right没关系；Believe it or not信不信由你；That’s a good idea这是个好主意；I can’t agree more我完全同意。根据后句“And it was chosen as one of China’s top 100 happiest cities in 2020.”可知，应是表示同意以上观点。故选D。
The teacher told us that red _______ power, heat and strong feelings.
A.would represent B.represents C.represented D.had represented
【答案】B
【解析】
句意：老师告诉我们，红色象征力量、热度和强烈的情感。考查时态。A. would represent代表；过去将来时；B. represents代表，一般现在时态； C. represented代表，过去式；D. had represented已经代表，过去完成时。虽然主句谓语动词是一般过去时，但宾语从句表示的是客观事实，故其谓语动词用一般现在时。根据题意，故选B。
—Recently, school violence _________ in some schools.
—Luckily, our government has carried out some policies to stop it.
A.has appeared B.appeared C.will appear D.appears
【答案】A
【详解】
句意：——最近，一些学校的学校暴力事件已经出现了。——幸运的是，我们的政府已经实施了一些政策来阻止它。考查动词时态。从答句知道暴力事件是已经出现的，对现在产生了影响，用现在完成时，其结构是have/has done的形式，appear是动词出现。过去分词是appeared；主语是“school violence”，助动词用has。故选A。
— Why didn’t your best friend Lucy come to the party last night
— Because she ________ up the broken bikes for the poor kids at that time.
A.fixes B.fixed C.was fixing D.is fixing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——为什么你最好的朋友露西昨天晚上没有来这个派对？——因为那个时候她正在为贫穷的孩子修理破旧的自行车。考查时态。fix修理；根据“she...up the broken bikes for the poor kids at that time.”可知在昨天晚上举行派对的时候她正在修自行车，用过去进行时was/were doing。故选C。
—Do you know the writer called Zheng Min
—Yes, of course. She is one of the greatest and the oldest ________ writers. She is still ________.
A.alive; living B.living; live C.living; alive D.alive; alive
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：——你知道叫郑敏的作家么？——当然知道。她是最伟大最年长的在世作家之一，她仍旧活着。
考查形容词辨析。living活着的，一般作前置定语；alive活着的，一般作后置定语或表语；live现场直播的。第一处作前置定语，修饰其后的名词writers，意为“活着的”，选择living；第二处作表语，意为“活着的”，所以用alive。故选C。
—I want to be a pianist like Li Yundi in the future.
—That’s great! But I think you should devote as much time as you can ________ the piano.
A.to practicing playing B.practice play
C.practice playing D.to practicing play
【答案】A
【解析】
句意：——我想将来成为像李云迪那样的钢琴家。——太好了！但我认为你应该花尽可能多的时间练习弹钢琴。考查非谓语动词。致力于做某事：devote…to doing sth.，固定搭配，故排除B、C项；练习干某事：practice doing sth.，固定用法，故排除D项。故选A。
—Will you take part in the Summer Camp this vacation
— ________ . I’m not sure.
A.Certainly B.Good luck C.No problem D.It depends
【答案】D
【解析】
句意：——这个假期你要参加夏令营吗？——看情况而定。我没确定。
考查情景对话。Certainly当然；Good luck好运；No problem没问题；It depends看情况而定。根据“I’m not sure.”可知，还没确定，看情况再说，故选D。
The pieces are ______ by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.
A.care shape B.careful shaped C.carefully shaped D.carefully shape
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：这些零件是用一种非常特殊的粘土手工精心制作而成，然后风干。考查被动语态和副词辨析。根据The pieces are ___ by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.可知主语The pieces是动词shape的承受者，所以应用被动语态，由系动词are可知应用一般现在时的被动语态，其结构为：be+动词过去分词，shape的过去分词是shaped；又因为shaped为动词，副词修饰动词，所以前面用carefully修饰；故答案选C。
The girl is often heard ________ in the music room. Her voice sounds beautiful.
A.practice singing B.practiced singing C.to practice singing D.to practice sing
【答案】C
【解析】
句意：经常听到那个女孩在音乐室练习唱歌。她的声音听起来很美。考查非谓语动词。此处是be heard to do sth.被听见做某事；而practice 后跟动名词作宾语，即：practice doing sth.练习做某事。故选C。
题组A 基础过关练
The letter “x” often ________ (represent) an unknown number in Math.
【答案】represents
【解析】
句意：在数学中，字母“x”通常表示一个未知的数字。此处是句子的谓语，填动词；根据often可知，句子是一般现在时；主语The letter “x”是单数第三人称，谓语动词用单三形式。故填represents。
Some rainforests are likely to ________ if we don’t take action to protect them. (appear)
【答案】disappear
【解析】
句意：如果我们不采取行动保护一些雨林，它们可能会消失。appear出现，动词；根据“if we don’t take action to protect them”可知，此处表示雨林可能会消失，disappear“消失”，动词；be likely to do sth.表示“可能会做某事”，此处应用动词原形。故填disappear。
At last they found the famous painting __________ (fix) on the wall was gone.
【答案】fixed
【解析】
句意：最后他们发现墙上挂着的那幅名画已经不见了。fix on把…固定住，固定短语；fix固定/修理，the famous painting是这个动作的承受者，需用过去分词结构，fixed on the wall做the famous painting的后置定语；根据句意结构和英文提示，可知填fixed。
During the discussion, Mrs. Brown’s ______ voice deeply impressed me. (power)
【答案】powerful
【解析】
句意：在讨论中，布朗夫人的有力的声音给我留下了深刻的印象。根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“有力的”，空格应该需要一个形容词，修饰后面的名词voice，而所给的词power是一个名词，需要变成形容词powerful，故答案为powerful。
Does she often practice ________ (play) tennis on Sunday afternoon
【答案】playing
【解析】
句意：她经常在周日下午练习打网球吗？practice doing sth.“练习做某事”，动名词作宾语。故填playing。
My mother suggested_________(divide) the big room into two small ones.
【答案】dividing
【解析】
句意：我妈妈建议把大房间分成两个小房间。suggest doing sth.建议做某事；短语divide…into…把……分成……；divide的动名词是dividing。故答案为dividing。
Different areas have different colored soil（土壤）. The color of soil ________ on many things. (depend)
【答案】depends
【解析】
句意：不同的地区有不同颜色的土壤。土壤的颜色取决于很多因素。本句时态是一般现在时，主语是The color of soil，谓语动词用三单，故填depends。
The Oscars statues are ________(shape) like a small man.
【答案】shaped
【解析】
句意：奥斯卡小金人的形状像一个矮小的人。根据句子结构，空格处位于“are +过去分词”的一般现在时被动语态结构，故动词shape应用过去分词结构，故填shaped。
We all wanted to have a P. E.lesson, but Miss Zhang _____(agree).
【答案】disagreed
【解析】
句意：我们都想上体育课，但张老师不同意。根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“不同意”，agree是“同意”，反义词要在前面加dis，而前句是过去时，所以后句动词也要一般过去时，故答案为disagreed。
We’ve reached an ________ (agree) on how to share the bedroom.
【答案】agreement
【解析】
句意：我们就如何共用卧室达成了协议。空处的词在不定冠词an之后，应是单数可数名词；agree，同意，动词，对应的名词是agreement，协议、同意。故填agreement。
题组B 能力提升练
一、阅读还原7选5
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. 1. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely.
At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked after school, on weekends and during holidays. My father helped me set up a bank account(账户). 3.
When I was 12, I did such a good job that I began to sell cosmetics(化妆品). I could look customers directly in the eye. Women would ask me "what color do you think I should wear " I translated what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. 4.
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen. 5. Еxcept they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C.I ended up selling the most cosmetics.
D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E.My grandma's trust taught me how to deal with customers.
F.Soon I found myself more beautiful than before.
G.Watching my money grow was the best thing ever.
【答案】BAGCD
【文章大意】
文章主要描写了作者在10岁第一次打工和12岁卖化妆品的经历，总结出作为一个优秀的销售人员应该要倾听顾客的经验。
【解析】
1.根据“I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store.”可知，前句说的是第一次和祖母坐在百货商店的收银员后面，接下来应该是说自己坐在那里的情况，选项B“不久，她让我一个人坐在那里。”符合语境，故选B。
2.根据“At first I was paid in candy.”可知，前句说的是一开始的报酬只是糖果，接下来应该还是说报酬的事情，选项A“后来我每小时收到50美分。”符合语境，故选A。
3.根据“My father helped me set up a bank account(账户).”可知，前句说的是父亲帮忙开了账户，接下来应该是说账户里存钱的情况，选项G“看着我的钱不断增长是最好的事情。”符合语境，故选G。
4.根据“When I was 12, I did such a good job that I began to sell cosmetics(化妆品)…I translated what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas.”可知，本段主要是说卖化妆品的经历，以及“The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen.”可知，能够从这份工作中得到宝贵的经验，说明这份工作做的还挺成功，选项C“我卖的化妆品最多。”符合语境，故选C。
5.根据“The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you needed to listen.”可知，这份工作给了作者一个宝贵的经验，接下来应该是这份经验对自己的影响，选项D“今天，我仍然记得这一经验：我倾听顾客的意见。”符合语境，故选D。
二、完型填空
Sometimes, a person’s whole life is easily changed by something unexpected.
Matthew Newman who always stayed alone had a 6 time making friends in Grade 5. And 7 were a comfort. At that time, he was introduced to the fantasy novel Red Wall written by English writer Brian Jacques. “I 8 in love with it,” said Mathew. “Brian Jacques is my hero.”
Later, as a high school student, he was surprised to hear 9 the author’s death. “I burst into tears.” Matthew recalled. This was a turning point for Mathew and made him want to become a 10 .
“If this man I’d never met had this influence on me, by writing words on a page, imagine the influence I could have 11 I could do that and make the world a better place. ”
Matthew published two novels when he was 18 and was 12 about writing.
“I’ve got this kid who is so sunny,” said Eric Whiteside, who taught him creative writing at high school. “He’s like, ‘Teach me, I want to learn to be a better writer.’”
Mathew practices his writing 13 , at least for an hour. He said, “I can’t imagine life 14 writing.” Now, Mathew is beginning to think more about his future. He has decided he wants to work on publishing his own books.
Profits (收益) from writing are not his main 15 . Matthew said: “I want my writing lo be about reaching out to people and helping other people.”
6.A.good B.full C.hard D.quiet
7.A.movies B.photos C.games D.books
8.A.fell B.got C.held D.caught
9.A.from B.for C.out D.of
10.A.writer B.teacher C.singer D.designer
11.A.because B.if C.but D.or
12.A.shy B.crazy C.lucky D.bored
13.A.yearly B.monthly C.weekly D.daily
14.A.with B.without C.in D.through
15.A.goal B.job C.way D.work
【答案】6-10 CDADA 11-15 BBDBA
【文章大意】
本文是记叙文，讲述了马修·纽曼走上写作之路并成为好作家的经历。
【解析】
6.句意：总是一个人呆着的马修纽曼在五年级时很难交到朋友。good好的；full满的；hard艰难的；quiet安静的。根据定语从句“who always stayed alone”，可知孤独的人很难交到朋友，故选C。
7.句意：书是一种安慰。movies电影；photos照片；games游戏；books书。根据下文“At that time, he was introduced to the fantasy novel Red Wall written by English writer Brian Jacques”，可知马修把读书当作了安慰，故选D。
8.句意：“我爱上了它，”马修说。fell倒下；got得到；held举办；caught抓住。fall in love sb./sth.爱上某人/某物，固定短语，故选A。
9.句意：后来，作为一名高中生，他听到作者的死讯时很惊讶。from从；for为了；out在外面；of……的。根据下文“the author’s death”，可知是听说作者的死讯；固定短语hear of表示“听说”，故选D。
10.句意：这对马修来说是一个转折点，使他想成为一名作家。writer作家/作者；teacher教师；singer歌手；designer设计师。根据上文“Brian Jacques is my hero”，可知马修想成为布莱恩·雅克那样的作家，故选A。
11.句意：想象一下如果我这样做，让世界变得更美好，我会产生什么样的影响。because因为，表原因；if如果，表条件；but但是，表转折；or或者，表选择。根据题干“imagine the influence I could have…I could do that and make the world a better place”，可知是含有条件状语从句的祈使句，故选B。
12.句意：马修18岁时出版了两部小说，并对写作着迷。shy害羞的；crazy疯狂的；lucky幸运的；bored感到无聊的。根据上文“Matthew published two novels when he was 18”，18岁就出版了两部小说，可知他对写作着迷，故选B。
13.句意：马修每天练习写作，至少练习一个小时。yearly每年；monthly每月；weekly每周；daily每日。根据下文“at least for an hour”，可知前面三项不合实际，故选D。
14.句意：他说:“我无法想象没有写作的生活。”with有/和；without没有；in在……里面；through通过。根据题干“I can’t imagine life…writing”，结合他对写作的痴迷，可知马修无法想象没有写作的生活，故选B。
15.句意：从写作中获利并不是他的主要目标。goal目标；job工作，可数名词；way方式；work工作，不可数名词。根据马修的话“I want my writing lo be about reaching out to people and helping other people”，可知赚钱不是他写作的主要目标，故选A。
题组C 培优拔尖练
一、阅读单选
A
Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth’s dream was always to become a clown(小丑). Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(马戏团). “People laugh when we tell them,” says Kath. “But it’s true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.”
When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth’s brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away.
“I can’t say it was easy,” says Kath. “There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(大篷车)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.”
“People ask about my education,” says Gareth, “but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I’ve got a computer. I’ve never fallen behind my classmates.”
And the future “It was a difficult decision,” says Kath, “but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I’m happy to say it’s working, and we’re enjoying it.” And Gareth “I’m going to be the main clown in a circus one day”, he says, “perhaps Bippo’s circus.”
In the article, the writer is trying to ________ .
A.talk about the best way to educate a child
B.give details about how to join the circus
C.describe how one family changed their lives
D.advise what to do when you lose the job
2. Alan and Kath joined the circus because ________.
A.they wanted to spend time travelling in the summer
B.they needed money in order to buy a bigger car
C.their older sons needed their house for themselves
D.their youngest son wanted to train as a performer
3. When they first join the circus, Kath ________.
A.found things difficult B.did not have enough to do
C.wanted to go back home D.was not able to sleep properly
4. Which postcard did Gareth write just after he joined the circus
A.We’ve just arrived and I love it already. There’s lots of space for our things and I’ve even got my own computer.
B.I don’t miss much from home. I’m managing to do all my school work. See you in the winter.
C.I really enjoyed meeting Bippo The Clown today, but I’m missing my school friends, and I’d love a nice hot bath.
D.I’m learning all about the circus and how to make people laugh. I also have a new school to go to.
【答案】CDAD
【文章大意】
Gareth是Alan和Kath最小的儿子，他的哥哥们都在银行和电脑业工作，而Gareth的梦想是成为一名小丑。Alan失业后，他和Kath带着Gareth加入了一个马戏团，Gareth开始接受培训，准备成为一名小丑。
【解析】
主旨大意题。根据“but Gareth’s dream was always to become a clown(小丑).”以及“They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown.”可知，这篇短文讲述了Alan和Kath二人带着他们最小的儿子Gareth加入马戏团，Gareth接受训练，实现他成为一名小丑的梦想的故事。C选项“描述一个家庭如何改变了他们的生活”，符合文意。故选C。
2. 推理判断题。根据“But it’s true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.”和“They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown.”可推测，Alan和Kath加入马戏团，因为他们的儿子Gareth想要成为一名小丑，一名表演家，故选D。
3. 细节理解题。根据“‘I can’t say it was easy,’” says Kath. ‘There was a lot to think about and organize.’”可知，Kath觉得他们在马戏团的工作是不容易的。故选A。
4. 推理判断题。根据“Gareth began training to become a clown.”可知，Gareth加入马戏团后开始接受培训，学习怎样成为一名小丑。D选项中提到了“I’m learning all about the circus and how to make people laugh. I also have a new school to go to.”我正在学习有关马戏团的所有知识，以及如何让人们发笑。我还有一所新学校要去。符合语境，因此他的明信片可能写这些内容，故选D。
B
What would you choose as your university major (专业) Perhaps some of you would choose archaeology(考古), even though it’s somewhat unpopular. Zhong Fangrong ranked fourth among Hunan province’s liberal arts (文科) students on the 2020 national college entrance exam, or gaokao. She decided to major in archaeology at Peking University.
This made news on social media. Many people were surprised by her decision and questioned her, saying that she was wasting her grades by choosing a major with few job opportunities.
However, Liu Zhiyan from the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology (文物考古研究院) said people who have questioned Zhong’s choice have a poor understanding of archaeology. After graduation, Zhong can work at public museums or archaeology research institutes, or she can work for private archaeological companies, Liu said. These are common choices for young people who major in archeology.
Actually, archaeology might have a brighter future than you might think. President Xi Jinping said several times that greater importance should be placed on archaeological research.
Archaeological findings show the origin (起源) and evolution (演变) of the Chinese civilization (文明) and can strengthen (加强) people’s confidence in Chinese culture, Xi said. Xi also noted that our country needs more archaeologists, especially younger ones.
Gu Yunong, a senior archaeology student at Peking University, has found the subject to be very meaningful. “For people like me, it allows us to travel between the past and the present,” Gu told TEENS. “Archaeology has made my life more meaningful.”
What’s Zhong Fangrong’s decision
A.Studying art at Peking University.
B.Wasting her grades by choosing a major with few job opportunities.
C.Choosing archaeology as her university major.
D.Ranking fourth among Hunan province’s liberal arts students in gaokao.
6. What does the underlined word “opportunities” mean in paragraph 2
A.方法 B.经历 C.经验 D.机会
7. Zhong Fangrong can work in the following places after graduation except ________.
A.public museums B.archaeology research institutes
C.private archaeological companies D.private libraries
【答案】CDD
【文章大意】
本文主要讲述了钟芳蓉高考成绩在湖南省文科排名第四，但是她却选择了北京大学考古专业，这一决定在社会上引起了广泛热议，人们认为考古专业就业面窄，于是一些专家和这个专业的学生给出了解释。
【解析】
5.细节理解题。根据“She decided to major in archaeology at Peking University.”可知，钟芳蓉决定选择考古学作为她的大学专业。故选C。
6.词义猜测题。根据“Many people were surprised by her decision and questioned her”可知，很多人质疑钟芳蓉的决定，由此推断，钟芳蓉选择的专业应该是就业机会少，所以“opportunities”的意思是“机会”。故选D。
7.细节理解题。根据“After graduation, Zhong can work at public museums or archaeology research institutes, or she can work for private archaeological companies, Liu said.”可知，刘志彦说钟芳蓉毕业后可以在公共博物馆或考古研究机构工作，也可以在私营考古公司工作，由此可知，钟芳蓉毕业后不能在私人图书馆工作。故选D。