Unit 5 Literature
一、单项填空 ((10分)
01 -Will Betty take part in this year's talent show
-I'm sure she will. She is especially _____ at singing and dancing.
A. lucky B. realistic C. pleased D. good
D 由问句句意“贝蒂将会参加今年的才艺表演吗?”和答语前句句意“我确信她会的”可推知,答语后句句意为“她尤其擅长唱歌和跳舞”。 be good at doing sth. 意为“擅长做某事”,是固定搭配。故选D。
02 They are building _____ cheap and good houses for the homeless.
A. two hundreds B. hundreds of C. hundred of D. two hundreds of
B hundred 为数词,意为“百”,表示确切数目时,与具体数字连用修饰可数名词的复数形式,此时 hundred 用单数形式,不与介词of连用;hundreds of“成百上千的,数百的”,表示约数,修饰可数名词的复数形式。故选 B。
03 Boys and girls, calm down and focus on the test paper _____ you begin to think about the answers. Be confident. You can do it!
A. as if B. as soon as C. although D. unless
B as if “仿佛,好像”;as soon as “一…就…”;although“虽然,尽管”;unless “除 非”
由空格所在句句意“同学们,你们一开始思考答案的时候就要保持平静并把注意力集中在试卷上”可知B项符合题意。
04 - The meat is _____ delicious.
-Yes,but don't eat _____ .
A. too much; too much B. much too; too much
C. too much: much too D. much too; much too
B too much“太多”,修饰不可数名词或动词;much too“太,非常”,修饰形容词或副词原级。delicious 为形容词,要用much too 来修饰,意为“非常美味”,第二个空用 too much 修饰动词eat,表示“别吃得太多”。故选B。
05 The company wants to _____ a school for the poor children.
A. put off B. set up C. call in D. look after
B 句意:这家公司想为贫困的孩子建立一所学校。set up“建立”,符合句意。put off 意为“推迟”;call in意为“请来;找来”;look after 意为“照顾”,都不符合句意。
06 -Why do you speak in _____ a loud voice
-Because I want to make myself clearly.
A. such; hear B. so; heard C. such; heard D. so; hear
C so与such 都可表示“如此”,so是副词,修饰形容词或副词;such 是限定词,修饰名词(短语)。本句中aloud voice 是一个名词短语,应用such修饰,故排除B、D两项。“make oneself+过去分词”表示“使自己被 …。”,再排除A项。句意:“你为什么用这么大的声音讲话?”“因为我想让自己被大家听清楚。”
07(江苏南京中考)- _____ brave Zhang Hua is!
- Yes. He helped his neighbour,Mrs Sun, out of the fire.
A. What a B. How C. How a D. What
B 由句子结构及句意“张华多么勇敢啊!”可知该句感叹的是 brave.brave 为形容词,意为“勇敢的”,此处应用感叹向站构“How+形容词+主语+谓语!”。故选B。
08(湖南长沙中考)The shop _____ sells flowers is at the end of the street.
A. who B. where C. which
C 分析句子结构可知,本的为舍有定语从句的主从复合的。先行词the shop(高店)是物,且引号调在从句中作主语,应他用that 点which 引导定语从句。故选C。句意:卖花的那家商店在街道的尽失。
09(湖北孝感中考) All the students like the teachers _____ can understand them well.
A. what B. who C. whom D. which
B 分析句子结构可知,本向为含有定语从句的主从复合句,句中的先行词为表人的名词teachers,且引导词在从句中作主语,故选B。
10(河南中考)“Underground” is the only word in the English language _____ begins and ends with the letters "und".
A. what B. that C. who D. whom
B 分析句子结构可知,从句为含有定语从句的主从复合句,句中的先行词为表物的名词word,且被 the only修饰,只能用 that。款选B。
二、完形填空(10分)
One day a poor farmer 1 taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his cart(马车)onto the road. He didn't know 2 he could do about it because it was too 3 for him to lift (举起)alone. He only hoped that someone would soon
pass by and give him a hand.
Just at this moment,a man riding a 4 came up to him. But the farmer felt 5 when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby.
He thought the great man 6 help him,and hoped another farmer would come up. But the man got 7 his horse right away and said, "I think you need help. "Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took 8 They lifted it together and put it
on the cart.
"Sir," asked the farmer, "How much should I 9 for you "
"Don't mention it," the great man answered."When you see 10 else in trouble, do the same for him."
01 A. is B. are C. was
C联系上下文可知,文章叙述过去发生的事情,故用过去时。再结合句意“一天,一位贫困的农民正拉着一袋子大米进城”可知。本句应为过去进行时,故选C。
02 A. what B. where C. when
A 由下文 He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand.可知,农民不知道该做什么,因为米袋子太重了。故选A。
03 A. heavy B. empty C. light
A 由下文 He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand . 可推知,句意为“……因为米袋子太重了,他自己抬不起来。”故选A。
04 A. car B. bike C. horse
C 由下文 But the man got 7 his horse. .可知答案。
05 A. unhappy B. interested C. relaxed
A 由But及下文内容可知,当这个农民看到这个人是谁时感到不高兴。因为这个人是名人,农民担心他不会帮忙。
06 A. would B. wouldn't C. must
B 由下文.and hoped another farmer would come up.可知,他认为这位名人不会帮
助他。
07 A. off B. on C. up
A 由下文可知,此处指这位名人立刻从马上下来帮助农民。get off“下来”。
08 A. others B. other C. the other
C 此处指他抓着袋子的一头,农民抓着袋子的方一头。one. . .the other. . .意为“一个…另一个…”。
09 A. take B. spend C. pay
C pay for sb./sth.为固定搭配,意为“付钱给某人/为某物付钱”。
10 A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody
B anyone else“其他任何人”。
三、阅读理解(10分)
A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents. his brothers and their wives, and children.The family kept an elephant, which the young woman soon took a great interest in. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later. having quarrelled with her husband. the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the elephant disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman's home. On seeing her. the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it.The young woman was so moved by the act of the elephant. So she went back to her husband's home.
01 The woman left her new home _____ .
A. to visit her own grandparents in Maiyuwa
B. to see if the elephant would follow her
C. because she was angry with her husband
D. because she was tired of the large family
C 由文章第二段第一句可知,三个月后,这名女子和她的丈夫吵架,回到了她父母的家里。故选C。
02 The underlined word "disappeared" in the passage means“______”.
A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained
B 结合上文中大象的反常表现以及下文中I went to the woman's home.可以推断,画线词是“消失”的意思。故选B。
03 After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant _____ .
A. returned to the forest
B. was sad because it missed her
C. went to look for a new home
D. was sick because nobody fed it
B 由第二段中的Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken.可以看出,大象在这名女子离开后因为想念她而难过。故选B。
04 How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman
A. It waved its trunk and smiled.
B. It touched her with its trunk.
C. It touched her and cried.
D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.
B 从最后一段中的On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with
it.可知,大象看到她后摇晃它的鼻子并且用鼻子抚摸她,以表达思念之情。故选B。
05 The writer wrote the story in order to _____ .
A. show that elephants are not clever
B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C. show that the woman cares more for the elephant than the man does
D. tell how an animal got a husband and wife together again
D 通读全文可知,作者写这个故事,以大象为线索向我们讲述了丈夫和妻子重归于好的过程。故选D。
四、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子(5分)
01 Each passenger is allowed to carry twenty-five kilogrammes of luggage.
02 -Jack is a shy young man.
-That's true. He always feels nervous when he speaks before people.
03 The book is well organized in terms of plot .
04 As usual there weren't many people at the meeting.
05 The road goes in a direct line towards the town.
五、根据汉语意思完成句子(10分)
01 他扬起一只手打招呼。
He raises\raised a hand in greeting.
02刚才他假装没注意。
He pretended not to notice just now.
03 除了你,我不认识别的法国人。
I don't know any French people other than you.
04 信仰和感情是分不开的。
It is impossible to separate belief from emotion.
05 这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
六、书面表达(15分)
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Hua Mulan. Her father was too old to go out to the battle, so she joined the army instead of her father. In the army, no one noticed that she was a girl. She fought very bravely. After the war, she returned to her hometown and until then her partners knew she was a girl. What a nice girl!Unit 5 Literature
一、单项填空 ((10分)
01 -Will Betty take part in this year's talent show
-I'm sure she will. She is especially _____ at singing and dancing.
A. lucky B. realistic C. pleased D. good
02 They are building _____ cheap and good houses for the homeless.
A. two hundreds B. hundreds of C. hundred of D. two hundreds of
03 Boys and girls, calm down and focus on the test paper _____ you begin to think about the answers. Be confident. You can do it!
A. as if B. as soon as C. although D. unless
04 - The meat is _____ delicious.
-Yes,but don't eat _____ .
A. too much; too much B. much too; too much
C. too much: much too D. much too; much too
05 The company wants to _____ a school for the poor children.
A. put off B. set up C. call in D. look after
06 -Why do you speak in _____ a loud voice
-Because I want to make myself clearly.
A. such; hear B. so; heard C. such; heard D. so; hear
07(江苏南京中考)- _____ brave Zhang Hua is!
- Yes. He helped his neighbour,Mrs Sun, out of the fire.
A. What a B. How C. How a D. What
08(湖南长沙中考)The shop _____ sells flowers is at the end of the street.
A. who B. where C. which
09(湖北孝感中考) All the students like the teachers _____ can understand them well.
A. what B. who C. whom D. which
10(河南中考)“Underground” is the only word in the English language _____ begins and ends with the letters "und".
A. what B. that C. who D. whom
二、完形填空(10分)
One day a poor farmer 1 taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his cart(马车)onto the road. He didn't know 2 he could do about it because it was too 3 for him to lift (举起)alone. He only hoped that someone would soon
pass by and give him a hand.
Just at this moment,a man riding a 4 came up to him. But the farmer felt 5 when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby.
He thought the great man 6 help him,and hoped another farmer would come up. But the man got 7 his horse right away and said, "I think you need help. "Then he took one end of the bag and the the farmer took 8 They lifted it together and put it
on the cart.
"Sir," asked the farmer, "How much should I 9 for you "
"Don't mention it," the great man answered."When you see 10 else in trouble, do the same for him."
01 A. is B. are C. was
02 A. what B. where C. when
03 A. heavy B. empty C. light
04 A. car B. bike C. horse
05 A. unhappy B. interested C. relaxed
06 A. would B. wouldn't C. must
07 A. off B. on C. up
08 A. others B. other C. the other
09 A. take B. spend C. pay
10 A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody
三、阅读理解(10分)
A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents. his brothers and their wives, and children.The family kept an elephant, which the young woman soon took a great interest in. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later. having quarrelled with her husband. the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the elephant disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman's home. On seeing her. the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it.The young woman was so moved by the act of the elephant. So she went back to her husband's home.
01 The woman left her new home _____ .
A. to visit her own grandparents in Maiyuwa
B. to see if the elephant would follow her
C. because she was angry with her husband
D. because she was tired of the large family
02 The underlined word "disappeared" in the passage means“______”.
A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained
03 After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant _____ .
A. returned to the forest
B. was sad because it missed her
C. went to look for a new home
D. was sick because nobody fed it
04 How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman
A. It waved its trunk and smiled.
B. It touched her with its trunk.
C. It touched her and cried.
D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.
05 The writer wrote the story in order to _____ .
A. show that elephants are not clever
B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C. show that the woman cares more for the elephant than the man does
D. tell how an animal got a husband and wife together again
四、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子(5分)
01 Each p_____ is allowed to carry twenty-five kilogrammes of luggage.
02 -Jack is a s_____ young man.
-That's true. He always feels nervous when he speaks before people.
03 The book is well organized in terms of p_____ .
04 As u_____ there weren't many people at the meeting.
05 The road goes in a d_____ line towards the town.
五、根据汉语意思完成句子(10分)
01 他扬起一只手打招呼。
He _____ _____ _____ in greeting.
02刚才他假装没注意。
He _____ _____ _____ notice just now.
03 除了你,我不认识别的法国人。
I don't know any French people _____ _____ you.
04 信仰和感情是分不开的。
It is impossible to _____ belief _____ emotion.
05 这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。
Much of the crime in this area _____ _____ _____ drug abuse.
六、书面表达(15分)
“花木兰代父从军”的故事家喻户晓。请你根据下列汉语提示写一篇不少于 60 词的英语短文。
从前,有一个女孩儿叫花木兰。她女扮男装,代替父亲参军。在军队里没有人发现她是个女孩儿。她作战非常英勇。战争结束后,她回到了家乡,直到那时她的伙伴们才知道她是女儿身!
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