Unit1 Learning about language 综合练素养提升
一、完形填空
Finding Home
“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home! ” I 1 to my mother as we moved boxes. 2 ,going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.
I was born and 3 in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to 4 . In 2014,my family experienced a tragedy (灾难),so my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown of New Orleans.
Only three months after my parents made the 5 to move I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I 6 the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was 7 To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary 8 on its own.
I spent my first few months in New Orleans, 9 wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I 10 that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home, 11 I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.
As soon as I stopped giving all my 12 to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food,and I found a wonderful 13 of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to 14 myself and to rebuild my life.
Because of my resilience (适应力)in creating a new home for myself and the 15 that people have shown to me,home is right here.
1. A. announced B. replied
C. insisted D. pointed
2. A. Therefore B. Instead
C. However D. Besides
3. A. evaluated B. raised
C. promoted D. fed
4. A. develop B. continue
C. obtain D. change
5. A. attempt B. suggestion
C. excuse D. decision
6. A. preferred B. missed
C. hated D. imagined
7. A. surprised B. frightened
C. delighted D. relieved
8. A. performance B. activity
C. presentation D. experience
9. A. partly B. badly
C. slightly D. gradually
10. A. realized B. remembered
C. inferred D. complained
11. A. and B. but
C. or D. so
12. A. attention B. patience
C. trust D. confidence
13. A. generation B. community
C. race D. school
14. A. teach B. accept
C. judge D. better
15. A. belief B. freedom
C. love D. interest
II. 课文语法填空
Recently parents 1. __________hope that their children can receive a better education have sent their children abroad. 2 . __________we all know,it is difficult for teenagers to adapt to the life abroad. Students have to adjust themselves to the customs and life abroad, 3. __________ brings them much difficulty. For example, they should learn some basic life skills, 4. __________occupies much of their time and energy. What’s more,many of them have no person 5. __________they can turn
to when they are in trouble. There will be a time 6. __________they feel rather lonely. As time goes by, they will find some ways to solve the problems. They will turn to their teachers, 7. __________will give them much help. There are big libraries in many schools, 8. __________students can find whatever books they like. They will also meet new classmates, with 9. __________they will develop a lifelong friendship. They will have get-togethers with friends on weekends, 10. __________they will have a good time.
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一、完形填空
【语篇导读】作者的家庭在遭遇了一场灾难之后搬了新家。作者起初讨厌新家,但最终发现了新环境中的美好和人们给予的爱。
1. A【解析】根据文章首句作者激烈的言辞和第三段中的“My announcement to my mother”可知此处选A。announce宣布;reply回答;insist坚持;point指。
2. C【解析】根据下文“going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away”可知,虽然作者想要回原来的家,但是原来的家已经在1,100英里之外了,上下文为转折关系。
3. B【解析】根据上下文信息可知作者在北弗吉尼亚州出生和长大。此处 raise意为“养育”。
4. D【解析】根据上文“Virginia was my home,and I never expected”可知,作者认为弗吉尼亚州是自己的家,从未想过会改变。
5. D【解析】根据第二段最后一句中的“so my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown of New Orleans”可知此处指“作决定”。
6. C【解析】根据首段中的“I hate New Orleans!I wanna go home!”以及下文的“I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down”可知,作者讨厌新的环境
7. B【解析】根据上文“I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known”可知,作者离自己认识的人和熟悉的一切事物有1,100英里远,觉得整个生活都被颠覆了,因此很害怕。
8. D【解析】根据上文“To make matters worse”可知,作者认为上高中本身就是一种可怕的经历
9. B【解析】根据下文“But after a few months of missing home”可知作者在前几个月里非常想回到弗吉尼亚州的家。partly部分地;badly非常,严重地;slightly稍徽地;gradually,逐渐地。
10. A【解析】根据下文的两种选择可知作者意识到自己需要作出选择。
11. C【解析】根据下文“I chose the latter. ”可知作者要在两者之间有个选择。or或者,用以引出另一种可能性。
12. A【解析】句意:当我停止关注我有多么想念弗吉尼亚州时,我就能够开始接受人们已经给予我的爱。give attention to关注。
13. B【解析】根据空格前后内容可知作者发现了一个很棒的有厨师和邻居的社区
14. D【解析】根据下文 “to rebuild my life”可知作者抓住每一个可能的机会来完善自己,重建自已的生活。better oneself意为“(通过教育、更好的工作等)改进社会地位,上进”。
15. C【解析】根据第五段第一句中的“I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me"”可知,此处指人们对我展现出来的“爱”。
二、语法填空
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了留学生到国外面临的问题。
1. who/that【解析】先行词是 parents,关系词在定语从句中作主语。
2. As 【解析】as引导非限制性定语从句,as指代主句一整句话,意为“正如……”。
3. which【解析】 which引导非限制性定语从句,指代主句一整句话。
4. which【解析】 which引导非限制性定语从句,指代主句一整句话。
5. who/whom/that【解析】定语从句关系词指代先行词 person,在从句中作宾语。
6. when【解析】 when引导定语从句,指代先行词 a time
7. who【解析】who引导非限制性定语从句,who指代先行词teachers,在从句中作主语。
8. where【解析】 where引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作地点。
9. whom【解析】介词后接指代人的关系词应使用whom。whom在此处指代先行词 classmates。
10. when【解析】 when引导非限制性定语从句,指代先行词weekends。