Unit 1 Developing Ideas & Presenting Ideas
一、填空
1.你当然会说这很美妙,尽管你心里认为你的猫唱得更好。
You of course say that it's wonderful, _____ _____ _____ that your cat can sing better.
2.或者有朋友问我们他的新发型怎么样,即使我们觉得剪得非常糟糕,也会说“棒极了!”。
Or if a friend asks us _____ _____ _____ _____ their new haircut, we say "It's great!", even if we think it's awful.
3.他们大概可以帮忙照料孩子,这样你就可以歇一歇了。(so that)
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4.从山顶看,这座城市显得更漂亮。(过去分词作状语)
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5.即使你不喜欢他们的观点,你也应该尊重他们。
You shall respect those people _____ _____ you don't like their opinions.
二、阅读短文,根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don't. ____1_____
Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports—in some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport, in others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The world cup is very popular. ____2_____
Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. ____3_____. Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.
____4_____ most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.
Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping. ____5_____
What do you like Have you got an idea
A. They like soft music.
B. Not everyone likes the same color.
C. Millions of people watch the games on TV.
D. Different people like different kinds of pets.
E. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.
F. So they don't raise pigs in their countries
G. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.
三、语法填空
We all know honesty is an important value and that ①_____ (lie) is wrong, but who can ②_____ (honest) say that they've never told a lie Perhaps we comfort ourselves with the knowledge that most of the lies we tell are "white lies": little lies that we tell ③_____ (protect) others from the truth. There are some reasons for telling white lies. First, white lies can make others feel ④_____ (good). When we lie and say someone's haircut looks good, we are in fact lying to protect ourselves from the ⑤_____ (disappoint) and anger of others. Another reason for telling a white lie is to give encouragement. Say for example that your friend asks you what you think of his singing. You of course say that it's wonderful, ⑥_____ secretly thinking that your cat can sing better. In fact, perhaps what your friend needs are frank ⑦_____ (comment). Finally, we may also tell ⑧_____ white lie ⑨_____ we want to protect others from bad news. If you ⑩_____ (have) a bad day, you hide your tears and lie that your day was "fine" so that your parents would not worry about you. However, wouldn't it be better to respect their concern for you and ask for their advice One day we may find even white lies have results we cannot know in advance.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:despite secretly thinking
2.答案:what we think of
3.答案:They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break.
解析:本句是主从复合句,so that引导目的状语从句。
4.答案:Seen from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.
解析:过去分词短语作条件状语,city与see之间是被动关系。
5.答案:even if
二、
答案:①-⑤ ACEBG
解析:①考查对上下文的理解与判断能力。根据上文“Some people like loud music. Other people don't.”可知其他人喜欢轻柔的音乐,故选A。
②考查对上下文的理解与判断能力。根据上文“However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. ”可知此句是说很多人在电视上看世界杯,故选C。
③考查对上下文的理解与判断能力。根据上文“Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat.”知此句是说他们大多数时候吃水果和蔬菜,故选E。
④考查段意归纳与判断能力。根据下文“Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.”可知此句是说不是每个人都喜欢同样的颜色,故选B。
⑤考查对上下文的理解与判断能力。根据上文“Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping.”可知此句是说其他一些人喜欢的地方,故选G。
三、
答案:①lying②honestly③to protect④better⑤disappointment⑥despite⑦comments⑧a⑨when
⑩ have had
解析:①考查非谓语动词。此处作that引导的宾语从句的主语, 故用动名词形式。
②考查词性转换。修饰动词应用副词形式。
③考查非谓语动词。此处作目的状语, 故用动词不定式。
④考查比较级。此处暗含两者的比较, 因此用比较级。
⑤考查词性转换。定冠词the后应用名词形式。
⑥考查介词。despite尽管。
⑦考查名词的复数形式。句意: 事实上, 或许你朋友需要的是坦诚的评论。根据句意可知此处应用复数形式。
⑧考查冠词。tell a lie说谎。
⑨考查状语从句。句意: 最后, 当我们想要保护别人以免他们听到不好的消息时, 我们也说善意的谎言。when在此处引导时间状语从句。
⑩考查动词的时态。此处表示动作发生在过去并对现在造成了影响, 故用现在完成时。
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