UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（二） 语言运用综合练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
When my father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.
When I was married in 1970, my husband who had heard this story obtained a 1937 crown coin for me and I have always kept it in my wallet and I have always had enough for my needs.
A friend recently fell on hard times partly through external (外部的) circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, even given her food and tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression.
Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless. I then thought about how the crown coin, a reminder of another's care and love, had protected me so I went to the bank for a D|S100 dollar bill. I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the D|S100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didn't have a wallet so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better. “I feel rich and thank you for being a good friend，” she said and we were both a bit teary.
The reason for passing this on is not to praise any generosity on my part but to show the power of “random acts of kindness”. I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I'd never used and thought, “I'll give that to my friend.” I opened it and inside found D|S100. The universe is very just and if your heart is open, the reward always comes.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，作者的一位朋友陷入了经济危机，帮她的方法都不起效。作者想起了自己一直放在钱包里的皇冠硬币，它如同护身符一样让作者衣食无忧。于是，就给了这位朋友一张一百美元的钞票，也让她放进钱包里，希望带给她好运和信心。没想到，作者的善意带来了回报。
1．What did the 1937 crown coin from the author's father mean to her mother
A．His unconcern for her.
B．His pity and protection for her.
C．His care and love for her.
D．His pride and respect for her.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.”可知，作者父亲给她母亲的一枚皇冠硬币代表了父亲对母亲的关心和爱，故选C。
2．Where did the author's friend keep the D|S100 dollar bill
A．In the back of her wallet.
B．In a little pencil case.
C．In the pocket of her raincoat.
D．In the layer of her suitcase.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins”可知，作者的朋友把作者给的一百美元放进了一个铅笔盒里，故选B。
3．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．The author became rich all of a sudden.
B．The author's friend would receive a wallet as a gift.
C．The author's friend was not touched by her story.
D．The author felt uncomfortable when receiving the bill.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I'd never used and thought, ‘I'll give that to my friend.’”可知，作者要送给朋友一个钱包作为礼物，故选B。
4．What can be the best title for the text？
A．A Hard Life
B．The Help to a Friend
C．A Crown Coin
D．A Gift from My Father
解析：选C 标题归纳题。本文是以一枚象征着“关爱”的皇冠硬币为中心展开叙述的，故选C。
Ⅱ.完形填空
He was no scholar, and his classmates teased him.Rather than reading, the future director really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, __1__ home-made movies of his Lionel train set, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
After being denied __2__ into a traditional film-making school, Steven Spielberg enrolled at California State University.Then in 1965, he __3__， in one of those unexpected moments, his life took a complete __4__.Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, who was in charge of the editorial department.Silvers __5__ the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime for a visit.
He __6__ the next day.Without a job or security clearance (安全许可), Spielberg, dressed in a dark __7__ and tie, walked __8__ up to the guard at the gate of Universal Studios and gave him a casual wave.The guard waved back.He was __9__.
“For the entire summer，”Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn't a studio __10__， but still given a chance.I even found an office that wasn't being used, and __11__ in.I bought some plastic tiles and put my __12__ in the building directory (名录)：Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”
It __13__ for everyone.Ten years later, the 28-year-old Spielberg __14__ Jaws, which took in D|S470 million, then the __15__ movie of all time.Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn't — talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
语篇解读：本文讲述了Steven Spielberg从一个被同学取笑，被传统电影学校拒绝的学生一路成长为拿到许多奖项的天资卓越的电影制作人的故事。
1．A.selling B．buying
C．shooting D．watching
解析：选C 根据空前的“the future director ...camera”可知，此处表示“拍摄(shooting)自制电影”，故选C。
2．A.presence B．entrance
C．existence D．occurrence
解析：选B 根据空前的“being denied”和下文中的“Steven Spielberg enrolled at California State University”可知，此处表示Spielberg被传统电影学校拒绝入学，故选B。
3．A.returns B．recalls
C．regrets D．reports
解析：选B 根据语境和空后的“in one of those unexpected moments”可知，此处表示“他记起那些意想不到的瞬间之一”，故选B。recall“回忆起；记起”。
4．A.chance B．break
C．look D．turn
解析：选D 根据上下文可知，此处表示他的人生有了彻底的转变(turn)。
5．A.liked B．taught
C．tested D．cheated
解析：选A 根据空后的“and invited him back sometime for a visit”可推知，此处表示Silvers喜欢这个制作8毫米电影的孩子。
6．A.explored B．accepted
C．appeared D．refused
解析：选C 根据下文中的“at the gate of Universal Studios”可知，此处表示“他第二天就出现了”。appear“出现”。
7．A.coat B．suit
C．jacket D．shirt
解析：选B 根据空后的“tie”和常识可知，此处表示Spielberg穿着黑色的西装(suit)并戴着领带。下段中的“I dressed in my suit”也是提示。
8．A.energetically B．cautiously
C．confidently D．strangely
解析：选C 根据空后的“up to the guard ...a casual wave”可推知，此处表示他自信地(confidently)走向警卫。
9．A.in B．back
C．home D．out
解析：选A 根据空前的“The guard waved back.”以及下文的内容可知，此处表示他进去了。故选A。
10．A.interviewer B．interviewee
C．employer D．employee
解析：选D 根据上文中的“Without a job or security clearance(安全许可)”和空后的“but still given a chance”可知，此处表示Spielberg不是工作室的雇员(employee)。
11．A.checked B．slept
C．broke D．moved
解析：选D 根据空前的“an office that wasn't being used”和下文中的“I bought some plastic ...Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”可知，此处表示他搬了进去。故选D。
12．A.mark B．design
C．name D．number
解析：选C 根据下文中的“Steven Spielberg, Room 23C”可知，此处表示他把自己的名字放进了大楼名录里。
13．A.paid off B．ended up
C．settled down D．set out
解析：选A 根据下文中的“Jaws, which took in D|S470 million ...awards have followed”可知，此处表示每个人都得到回报。
14．A.collected B．organized
C．educated D．directed
解析：选D 根据上文中的“the future director”可知，此处表示Spielberg导演了影片《大白鲨》。direct“导演”。
15．A.good-looking B．best-selling
C．heart-breaking D．time-consuming
解析：选B 根据上文中的“which took in D|S470 million”可推知，此处表示这是一部最畅销的(best-selling)影片。
Ⅲ.语法填空
Kilns (窑) had to burn day and night in Jingdezhen, a city in Jiangxi Province of southeastern China, __1__ (meet) demand from around the globe.
Today, though demand is much __2__ (low), people are making porcelain the same way they have for hundreds of years, with Jingdezhen's old masters still __3__ (pray) to the kiln gods.
Meanwhile, across town, creative new craftspeople are bringing new __4__ (idea) into the art and new life to the once factories and villages.It's fair to say that Jingdezhen people live and __5__ (breath) porcelain, but they aren't doing it alone.
“Jingdezhen is more than a historical town.The old and new are combined perfectly here.” Says Hu Chunxiao, a local artist __6__ family has worked in the industry for generations.The traditional and modern exist in harmony, which makes __7__ one of the most interesting towns in China for travel.
Despite being a center of porcelain for 1,700 years, Jingdezhen is never short __8__ great natural scenes.The surrounding area is famous for abundant __9__ (hide) landscape — mountains, streams, farms and forests.Artists who desire a peaceful life __10__ (draw) here since the ancient times.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。景德镇自古以来以烧制瓷器而闻名。如今它将传统与现代相结合，为这项艺术注入了新的思想。
1．to meet 考查非谓语动词。此处是作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to meet。
2．lower 考查形容词比较级。根据“Today”及“much”可知，此处应使用形容词比较级，含与过去对比之意，much修饰形容词比较级。故填lower。
3．praying 考查非谓语动词。此处是with的复合结构，动词pray与其逻辑主语“old masters”之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词作宾语补足语。故填praying。
4．ideas 考查名词复数。idea是可数名词，此处指不止一个“想法”，应用复数形式。故填ideas。
5．breathe 考查谓语动词。此处是and连接的并列谓语，空处应和live保持一致，使用动词原形。故填breathe。
6．whose 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是“a local artist”，先行词在从句中作定语，应用whose引导，表示所属关系。故填whose。
7．it 考查代词。根据“one of the most interesting towns in China for travel”可知，此处指景德镇成为最有趣的城镇之一，使用代词it作形式宾语。故填it。
8．of 考查介词。此处考查固定短语be short of，意为“缺乏”。故填of。
9．hidden 考查非谓语动词。动词hide和其逻辑主语landscape之间是动宾关系，所以此处用过去分词作定语。故填hidden。
10．have been drawn 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状语“since the ancient times”可知，这里应用现在完成时；动词draw和主语Artists之间是动宾关系，所以应使用现在完成时的被动语态；主语Artists是复数，故填have been drawn。UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（二） 语言运用综合练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
When my father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not spend it. This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it.
When I was married in 1970, my husband who had heard this story obtained a 1937 crown coin for me and I have always kept it in my wallet and I have always had enough for my needs.
A friend recently fell on hard times partly through external (外部的) circumstances and partly through poor planning. Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, even given her food and tried to teach her budget techniques, but none of them has been a solution. She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression.
Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless. I then thought about how the crown coin, a reminder of another's care and love, had protected me so I went to the bank for a D|S100 dollar bill. I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the D|S100 in the back of her wallet. It turned out that she didn't have a wallet so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins. She immediately felt better. “I feel rich and thank you for being a good friend，” she said and we were both a bit teary.
The reason for passing this on is not to praise any generosity on my part but to show the power of “random acts of kindness”. I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I'd never used and thought, “I'll give that to my friend.” I opened it and inside found D|S100. The universe is very just and if your heart is open, the reward always comes.
1．What did the 1937 crown coin from the author's father mean to her mother
A．His unconcern for her.
B．His pity and protection for her.
C．His care and love for her.
D．His pride and respect for her.
2．Where did the author's friend keep the D|S100 dollar bill
A．In the back of her wallet.
B．In a little pencil case.
C．In the pocket of her raincoat.
D．In the layer of her suitcase.
3．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．The author became rich all of a sudden.
B．The author's friend would receive a wallet as a gift.
C．The author's friend was not touched by her story.
D．The author felt uncomfortable when receiving the bill.
4．What can be the best title for the text？
A．A Hard Life
B．The Help to a Friend
C．A Crown Coin
D．A Gift from My Father
Ⅱ.完形填空
He was no scholar, and his classmates teased him.Rather than reading, the future director really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, __1__ home-made movies of his Lionel train set, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
After being denied __2__ into a traditional film-making school, Steven Spielberg enrolled at California State University.Then in 1965, he __3__， in one of those unexpected moments, his life took a complete __4__.Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, who was in charge of the editorial department.Silvers __5__ the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime for a visit.
He __6__ the next day.Without a job or security clearance (安全许可), Spielberg, dressed in a dark __7__ and tie, walked __8__ up to the guard at the gate of Universal Studios and gave him a casual wave.The guard waved back.He was __9__.
“For the entire summer，”Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn't a studio __10__， but still given a chance.I even found an office that wasn't being used, and __11__ in.I bought some plastic tiles and put my __12__ in the building directory (名录)：Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”
It __13__ for everyone.Ten years later, the 28-year-old Spielberg __14__ Jaws, which took in D|S470 million, then the __15__ movie of all time.Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn't — talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
1．A.selling B．buying
C．shooting D．watching
2．A.presence B．entrance
C．existence D．occurrence
3．A.returns B．recalls
C．regrets D．reports
4．A.chance B．break
C．look D．turn
5．A.liked B．taught
C．tested D．cheated
6．A.explored B．accepted
C．appeared D．refused
7．A.coat B．suit
C．jacket D．shirt
8．A.energetically B．cautiously
C．confidently D．strangely
9．A.in B．back
C．home D．out
10．A.interviewer B．interviewee
C．employer D．employee
11．A.checked B．slept
C．broke D．moved
12．A.mark B．design
C．name D．number
13．A.paid off B．ended up
C．settled down D．set out
14．A.collected B．organized
C．educated D．directed
15．A.good-looking B．best-selling
C．heart-breaking D．time-consuming
Ⅲ.语法填空
Kilns (窑) had to burn day and night in Jingdezhen, a city in Jiangxi Province of southeastern China, __1__ (meet) demand from around the globe.
Today, though demand is much __2__ (low), people are making porcelain the same way they have for hundreds of years, with Jingdezhen's old masters still __3__ (pray) to the kiln gods.
Meanwhile, across town, creative new craftspeople are bringing new __4__ (idea) into the art and new life to the once factories and villages.It's fair to say that Jingdezhen people live and __5__ (breath) porcelain, but they aren't doing it alone.
“Jingdezhen is more than a historical town.The old and new are combined perfectly here.” Says Hu Chunxiao, a local artist __6__ family has worked in the industry for generations.The traditional and modern exist in harmony, which makes __7__ one of the most interesting towns in China for travel.
Despite being a center of porcelain for 1,700 years, Jingdezhen is never short __8__ great natural scenes.The surrounding area is famous for abundant __9__ (hide) landscape — mountains, streams, farms and forests.Artists who desire a peaceful life __10__ (draw) here since the ancient times.UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Money_with_no_strings_attached. It's not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, “Give What You Can, Take What You Need.”
People quickly caught on. And while many took dollars, many others pinned their own cash to the board. “People of all ages, races, and socio-economic (社会经济的) backgrounds gave and took，” said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. “We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few dollars.” Most of the bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives, tens and even twenties. The video clip (片段) shows one man who had found a $20 bill pinning it to the board.
“What I can say for the folks that gave the most, is that they were full of smiles，” Bridges said. “There's a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent in those that gave the most.” Most people who took dollars took only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could.
While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet.
“After all, everyone has bad days and good days，” he said. “Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Tyler Bridges创办的一项“尽你所能，取你所需”的活动。这一活动吸引了许多不同的人，其唯一目的就是展现人们的慷慨和同情心。
1．What does the expression “Money with no strings attached” in Paragraph 1 mean
A．Money spent without hesitation.
B．Money not legally made.
C．Money offered without conditions.
D．Money not tied together.
解析：选C 句意理解题。根据第一段中的“Give What You Can, Take What You Need.”可知，附在木板上的钱是可以随意取走的，并不附带任何条件，故选C。
2．What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride
A．Women tended to be more sociable.
B．The activity attracted various people.
C．Economic problems were getting worse.
D．Young couples needed financial assistance.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是“People of all ages, races ... even had a bride”可推知，这项活动吸引了不同年龄、不同种族、不同社会经济背景的人们，甚至有一位穿婚纱的新娘都来拿了几美元。提到新娘的目的是为了说明这项活动吸引了各种各样的人，故选B。
3．Why did Bridges carry out the project
A．To do a test on people's morals.
B．To raise money for his company.
C．To earn himself a good reputation.
D．To promote kindness and sympathy.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句中的“Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy”并结合全文内容可知，Bridges开展这项活动的目的在于展现人们的慷慨和同情心，故选D。
Ⅱ.应用文写作
近日你班开展了“假如你是百万富翁”的主题讨论活动。请根据讨论情况，写一篇英语短文向校英文报社投稿，说一下自己的想法。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
If I Were a Millionaire
If I had a million dollars to spend, I would
参考范文：
If I Were a Millionaire
If I had a million dollars to spend, I would do lots of enjoyable things.First, I would ask my parents not to work so hard because they have sacrificed too much for me.Second, I determine to help some people who are out of work and some aggressive students who have to drop out because of no money.Third, I would appeal to more businessmen to be aware of the importance of the balance of environment protection and economy development.Last but not least, I would give away some money to approximately 20 old and disabled people.I would be happy to see their pleased smiles.
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On July 8, 2017, eight members of a family in total，were enjoying an evening together at the beach in Panhandle, Florida.As the sun sank lower on the horizon，the two boys — Noah, 11, and Stephen, 8 — swam into the waves without the grown-ups noticing.Soon they realized that the ocean had pulled them into the sea.After trying and failing to swim back, they started waving and screaming for help.But the lifeguards had been off duty for the evening.
The boys had been struggling for several minutes when Jacky and Tabatha, a couple from Georgia，heard them.They dived into the water and soon reached the two brothers.But after a few minutes, they were all trapped in a rip current — a powerful one that could sweep even the strongest swimmer out to sea! By then, some teenagers had heard the cry.One of the teens rushed into the water, grabbed Jacky, and pulled him back to shore.Meanwhile，Tabatha could feel herself being pulled farther out.She was already exhausted and beginning to feel desperate as she was trying to save both boys alone.
On shore, Jacky was terrified.A man stopped.“What's wrong？” asked Shaun, who was heading back to his car.“My wife is drowning！” Jacky said.Shaun immediately strode (大步跨) into the water.But several minutes later, a gaping 15 feet still lay between him and Tabatha and the boys.He knew that if he continued, he'd become another victim.He turned around to seek help.
It was about that time that Roberta, the boys' mother, returned from the bathroom and looked around for her children.She was shocked to spot them floating much farther out than they were allowed to go.She fought the waves to get to her screaming sons and the stranger who was trying to save them, but she quickly discovered it was nearly impossible to make headway in any direction.Looking around, Roberta sighed with relief to see some more people coming to help.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
When they tried in vain to rescue the brothers and Tabatha, a risky idea came to them.
Paragraph 2：
By then, more swimmers had also noticed the group in trouble and rushed to join the human chain.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
When they tried in vain to rescue the brothers and Tabatha, a risky idea came to them.To keep themselves from losing their footing in the rip current, they began holding on to one another to form a human chain extending from the beach all the way out to the struggling Tabatha.They stayed linked tightly and managed to ensure they were safe by making their feet firmly planted in the sand.However, that required more links — probably dozens of them.Shaun spotted other swimmers on the beach and shouted, “Don't just stand there! Come and help.”
Paragraph 2：
By then, more swimmers had also noticed the group in trouble and rushed to join the human chain.One by one, link by link, total strangers walked into the waves and grasped one another by the wrists, determined that no one would die on that beach.At last, they made it and Tabatha and the two brothers were saved! “Those people on the beach are angels on earth，” said Roberta.“Whether it is the first person or the last person in the chain, they are all our heroes, who helped get our family out of trouble.”UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Money_with_no_strings_attached. It's not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, “Give What You Can, Take What You Need.”
People quickly caught on. And while many took dollars, many others pinned their own cash to the board. “People of all ages, races, and socio-economic (社会经济的) backgrounds gave and took，” said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. “We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few dollars.” Most of the bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives, tens and even twenties. The video clip (片段) shows one man who had found a $20 bill pinning it to the board.
“What I can say for the folks that gave the most, is that they were full of smiles，” Bridges said. “There's a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent in those that gave the most.” Most people who took dollars took only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could.
While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet.
“After all, everyone has bad days and good days，” he said. “Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.”
1．What does the expression “Money with no strings attached” in Paragraph 1 mean
A．Money spent without hesitation.
B．Money not legally made.
C．Money offered without conditions.
D．Money not tied together.
2．What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride
A．Women tended to be more sociable.
B．The activity attracted various people.
C．Economic problems were getting worse.
D．Young couples needed financial assistance.
3．Why did Bridges carry out the project
A．To do a test on people's morals.
B．To raise money for his company.
C．To earn himself a good reputation.
D．To promote kindness and sympathy.
Ⅱ.应用文写作
近日你班开展了“假如你是百万富翁”的主题讨论活动。请根据讨论情况，写一篇英语短文向校英文报社投稿，说一下自己的想法。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
If I Were a Millionaire
If I had a million dollars to spend, I would
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On July 8, 2017, eight members of a family in total，were enjoying an evening together at the beach in Panhandle, Florida.As the sun sank lower on the horizon，the two boys — Noah, 11, and Stephen, 8 — swam into the waves without the grown-ups noticing.Soon they realized that the ocean had pulled them into the sea.After trying and failing to swim back, they started waving and screaming for help.But the lifeguards had been off duty for the evening.
The boys had been struggling for several minutes when Jacky and Tabatha, a couple from Georgia，heard them.They dived into the water and soon reached the two brothers.But after a few minutes, they were all trapped in a rip current — a powerful one that could sweep even the strongest swimmer out to sea! By then, some teenagers had heard the cry.One of the teens rushed into the water, grabbed Jacky, and pulled him back to shore.Meanwhile，Tabatha could feel herself being pulled farther out.She was already exhausted and beginning to feel desperate as she was trying to save both boys alone.
On shore, Jacky was terrified.A man stopped.“What's wrong？” asked Shaun, who was heading back to his car.“My wife is drowning！” Jacky said.Shaun immediately strode (大步跨) into the water.But several minutes later, a gaping 15 feet still lay between him and Tabatha and the boys.He knew that if he continued, he'd become another victim.He turned around to seek help.
It was about that time that Roberta, the boys' mother, returned from the bathroom and looked around for her children.She was shocked to spot them floating much farther out than they were allowed to go.She fought the waves to get to her screaming sons and the stranger who was trying to save them, but she quickly discovered it was nearly impossible to make headway in any direction.Looking around, Roberta sighed with relief to see some more people coming to help.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
When they tried in vain to rescue the brothers and Tabatha, a risky idea came to them.
Paragraph 2：
By then, more swimmers had also noticed the group in trouble and rushed to join the human chain. UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（四） 重点题型强化练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
During our childhood, we had cultural shows at school where singing, dancing, dramas and speeches were performed by the school students.Among many such programs that took place in the school, one drama actually made me laugh a lot.
It was a drama called Cinderella that actually turned out to be very comical.The person who directed that drama seemed to mainly train the students to memorize the dialogues which were well performed by them.
But what did the performers wear？While Cinderella was a cute little girl, she did not wear anything beautiful at the ball.She wore house slippers (拖鞋), and one of her slippers couldn't come off her foot when she was running away after midnight from the ball.She tried many times to take it off and finally it dropped and she ran away from the stage.
That missing slipper was found by a prince, who was actually a girl, dressed up as a boy but not looking like a boy.She held it up.Feeling a deep sense of shame, she acted her part showing it to the audience.More mistakes in the drama were that Cinderella's stepsisters were poorly dressed too at the ball and neither her stepsisters nor their mom looked like bad guys.
In the end, a fairy tale drama turned out to be a funny play and everyone had hearty laughs.Since it could give so much fun to the audience, it was not altogether a failure.And the audience laughed loudly as the drama ended, giving performers encouragement.
Cultural programs like this are needed for school students.Students don't need any special skills and the programs don't have to be fully perfect.They need to be organized in schools so that students can take part, share laughs and free their minds.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了学生时代最令自己印象深刻的一个戏剧表演。通过这个表演，作者意识到，学校应该多为学生组织这样的文化活动，因为这些活动能让学生参与其中、分享快乐和解放思想。
1．What does the underlined word “comical” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Funny. B．Important.
C．Moving. D．Meaningful.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句中的“made me laugh a lot”及第三、四段介绍的表演情况可知，这个戏剧最后变得很滑稽，故可推测comical意为“滑稽可笑的，奇特有趣的”。
2．What does the author show most in Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4
A．The meaning of the drama.
B．The imperfections of the drama.
C．The audience's opinions about the drama.
D．The students' preparations for the drama.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三、四段的内容可知，这两段都是在描述《灰姑娘》这场戏剧演出的种种不足，从演员不恰当的着装到演员不恰当的表演，尤其从第四段最后一句中的“More mistakes in the drama were that”可以看出，作者在这两段中主要展示了这部戏剧的不足之处。
3．How did the audience feel about the drama
A．They disliked it.
B．They felt sorry for it.
C．They were surprised by it.
D．They enjoyed it very much.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的内容可知，虽然演员们的着装以及表演有一些不足，一场童话剧变成了一场搞笑的喜剧，但大家的表演令所有的观众捧腹大笑并报以热烈的掌声，这说明观众还是非常喜欢这场演出的。
4．What does the author want to tell us through the text
A．Cultural programs need improvement.
B．It's easy to carry out cultural programs.
C．Schools should organize cultural programs.
D．Students are very inactive in cultural programs.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，作者通过对自己学生时代观看的一场戏剧演出的描述，主要想表达的是：学校很有必要为学生组织类似的文化活动，因为这样的活动能让学生参与其中、分享快乐和解放思想。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Teenagers earning money
In the United States, you can only get a full-time job if you are 16 years old or older.But there are things that teenagers can do to earn some spending money.Here are a few ideas.
Parents with young children sometimes want to go out for dinner or to the movies, but they don't want to leave their children alone.__1__ If the children go to bed early, you can do some of your homework!
Some adults have a dog, but they don't have time to take it for a walk.__2__ So some teenagers work as dog walkers.It's a good idea — you earn money and you're outside in the fresh air.You get some exercise, too!
Teenagers can deliver newspapers.You usually ride a bike around a neighborhood and leave a newspaper at each house.__3__ You have to get up early, too, because people want to read their newspaper with their breakfast.
__4__ Some companies pay teens to do online research.They want to know what teens are interested in.It's a fun and easy way to make money.You can also design web pages for friends or adults.
Sometimes adults pay teenagers to mow (修剪) their lawns.It's a great job because you get fresh air and exercise.__5__ Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows!
A．Dogs need a lot of exercise!
B．It brings a lot of safety problems.
C．Normally you have to have your own bike.
D．Teenagers can work at home on their computers.
E．It's important to tell an adult where you're going.
F．Do your job carefully and people will want you to do it again.
G．So, they ask a teenager to stay in the house and look after their children while they are out.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了青少年赚钱的几点建议。
1．选G 根据本空前的“Parents with young children sometimes want to go out for dinner or to the movies, but they don't want to leave their children alone.”可知，有孩子的父母有时想出去吃饭或看电影，但他们不想让孩子单独在家，故G项符合语境。
2．选A 根据本空后的“So some teenagers work as dog walkers.”可知，所以一些青少年做遛狗的工作，故A项符合语境。
3．选C 根据本空前的“You usually ride a bike around a neighborhood and leave a newspaper at each house.”可知，你需要骑自行车送报纸，故C项符合语境。
4．选D 根据本空后的“Some companies pay teens to do online research.”可知，一些公司付钱给青少年做在线调查，故D项符合语境。
5．选F 根据本空后的“Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows！”可知，那么，你就有了常客，因为草是一直生长的，故F项符合语境。
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2021·新高考Ⅰ卷)My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time，__1__ little bunny (兔子) cakes for all its __2__ throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for__3__ help during our spring break, for which I had no __4__ beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd __5__ minimum wage. I'd see how a factory __6___. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their __7__.
Our__8__ in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose.__9__ bunny from the belt. This was __10__ than it sounds. __11__ a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd__12__.
Dad__13__. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood___14__food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you __15__ the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了中学时“我”在烘焙工厂工作的经历。第一次成为纳税人的“我”体会到这份工作的压力比“我”想象中的要大，父亲说这样的工作会让“我”懂得要珍惜挣到的每一分钱并尊重从事劳动工作的人。
1．A.sold B．ordered
C．made D．reserved
解析：选C 根据上文中的“I worked in a baking factory”可知，烘焙工厂自然应该“制作”蛋糕。C项意为“制作”。故C项正确。
2．A.stores B．families
C．schools D．citizens
解析：选A 根据语境可知，its指的是Hough Bakeries，这是一家烘焙工厂的名字。根据常识可知，烘焙工厂要向它的门店供货。A项意为“商店”，故A项正确。
3．A.generous B．financial
C．technical D．temporary
解析：选D 根据该句中的“during our spring break”可知，这家烘焙工厂需要八个孩子临时帮忙。D项意为“临时的”，故D项正确。
4．A.plans B．problems
C．excuses D．hobbies
解析：选A 根据空前的for which可知，which指代的应该是our spring break。所以空处所在句是说春假期间“我”除了听“我”最喜欢的唱片外没有别的“计划”。故A项正确。
5．A.offer B．earn
C．set D．suggest
解析：选B 根据上文这家工厂需要人临时帮忙可知，“我”最终在这家烘焙工厂工作了。结合该句中的minimum wage可知，“我”会挣最低的工资。故B项正确。
6．A.worked B．closed
C．developed D．survived
解析：选A 下文一系列的描写性语言如“Place cakes on a moving belt ...”正是对这家工厂的日常运作情况的描写，故此处表示“我”会看到这家工厂是如何运转的。A项意为“运转，运行”，故A项正确。
7．A.ambition B．permission
C．experience D．invitation
解析：选B 根据该句中的“My parents thought all of this was a grand idea ...”可知，“我”的父母认为这是个好主意，于是“准许”了并给“我”朋友的父亲打了电话。B项意为“准许”，故B项正确。
8．A.joys B．ideas
C．roles D．choices
解析：选C 根据空处所在句中的“...in the factory were simple：Place cakes on a moving belt.”以及下文一系列对动作的描写可知，此处表示“我们”在工厂的角色很简单。C项意为“角色”，故C项正确。
9．A.Save B．Keep
C．Stop D．Remove
解析：选D 根据该段上文中的“Place cakes on a moving belt.”可知，此处表达的意思与其相呼应，表示把蛋糕从传送带上“取下来”。D项意为“移开，取走”，故D项正确。
10．A.harder B．better
C．longer D．cheaper
解析：选A 根据本段最后一句中的“...it was all a little more high?pressure than ...”可以判断，工厂实际的工作强度比“我”想象中的大。由此可知，空处所在句是说工作要比听上去更难。A项意为“更困难的”，故A项正确。
11．A.Calm down B．Slow down
C．Stay on D．Move on
解析：选B 根据该句中的“a bit and the cakes pile up”并结合常识可知，工人的动作如果稍微慢下来，蛋糕就会堆积起来。B项意为“慢下来”，故B项正确。
12．A.indicated B．witnessed
C．expected D．remembered
解析：选C 根据上文可知，“我”原以为在烘焙工厂的工作会很简单，但其实工作的压力比想象的要大。再结合该句中的“...it was all a little more high?pressure than ...”可以判断，C项符合语境，意为“预计，预料”。
13．A.cried B．smiled
C．hesitated D．refused
解析：选B 根据下句中的“The son of a grocer，he'd spent the summers of his childhood”可知，“我”的父亲儿时也曾经在暑期打工。他对这种工作深有体会，所以在“我”讲述第一天工作的感受时，父亲笑了。B项符合父亲的心境。故B项正确。
14．A.tasting B．finding
C．sharing D．delivering
解析：选D 根据“he'd spent the summers of his childhood ...”以及最后一句话可知，作者的父亲在童年的夏日也曾工作过，再结合“The son of a grocer”可知，他的工作是派送(delivering)食品。
15．A.withdraw B．donate
C．receive D．appreciate
解析：选D 根据该句中的“...respect those who did the work, he told me.”可知，父亲告诉“我”这种工作能让你“珍惜”自己挣到的钱。故D项正确。UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（四） 重点题型强化练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
During our childhood, we had cultural shows at school where singing, dancing, dramas and speeches were performed by the school students.Among many such programs that took place in the school, one drama actually made me laugh a lot.
It was a drama called Cinderella that actually turned out to be very comical.The person who directed that drama seemed to mainly train the students to memorize the dialogues which were well performed by them.
But what did the performers wear？While Cinderella was a cute little girl, she did not wear anything beautiful at the ball.She wore house slippers (拖鞋), and one of her slippers couldn't come off her foot when she was running away after midnight from the ball.She tried many times to take it off and finally it dropped and she ran away from the stage.
That missing slipper was found by a prince, who was actually a girl, dressed up as a boy but not looking like a boy.She held it up.Feeling a deep sense of shame, she acted her part showing it to the audience.More mistakes in the drama were that Cinderella's stepsisters were poorly dressed too at the ball and neither her stepsisters nor their mom looked like bad guys.
In the end, a fairy tale drama turned out to be a funny play and everyone had hearty laughs.Since it could give so much fun to the audience, it was not altogether a failure.And the audience laughed loudly as the drama ended, giving performers encouragement.
Cultural programs like this are needed for school students.Students don't need any special skills and the programs don't have to be fully perfect.They need to be organized in schools so that students can take part, share laughs and free their minds.
1．What does the underlined word “comical” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Funny. B．Important.
C．Moving. D．Meaningful.
2．What does the author show most in Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4
A．The meaning of the drama.
B．The imperfections of the drama.
C．The audience's opinions about the drama.
D．The students' preparations for the drama.
3．How did the audience feel about the drama
A．They disliked it.
B．They felt sorry for it.
C．They were surprised by it.
D．They enjoyed it very much.
4．What does the author want to tell us through the text
A．Cultural programs need improvement.
B．It's easy to carry out cultural programs.
C．Schools should organize cultural programs.
D．Students are very inactive in cultural programs.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Teenagers earning money
In the United States, you can only get a full-time job if you are 16 years old or older.But there are things that teenagers can do to earn some spending money.Here are a few ideas.
Parents with young children sometimes want to go out for dinner or to the movies, but they don't want to leave their children alone.__1__ If the children go to bed early, you can do some of your homework!
Some adults have a dog, but they don't have time to take it for a walk.__2__ So some teenagers work as dog walkers.It's a good idea — you earn money and you're outside in the fresh air.You get some exercise, too!
Teenagers can deliver newspapers.You usually ride a bike around a neighborhood and leave a newspaper at each house.__3__ You have to get up early, too, because people want to read their newspaper with their breakfast.
__4__ Some companies pay teens to do online research.They want to know what teens are interested in.It's a fun and easy way to make money.You can also design web pages for friends or adults.
Sometimes adults pay teenagers to mow (修剪) their lawns.It's a great job because you get fresh air and exercise.__5__ Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows!
A．Dogs need a lot of exercise!
B．It brings a lot of safety problems.
C．Normally you have to have your own bike.
D．Teenagers can work at home on their computers.
E．It's important to tell an adult where you're going.
F．Do your job carefully and people will want you to do it again.
G．So, they ask a teenager to stay in the house and look after their children while they are out.
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2021·新高考Ⅰ卷)My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time，__1__ little bunny (兔子) cakes for all its __2__ throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for__3__ help during our spring break, for which I had no __4__ beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd __5__ minimum wage. I'd see how a factory __6___. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their __7__.
Our__8__ in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose.__9__ bunny from the belt. This was __10__ than it sounds. __11__ a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd__12__.
Dad__13__. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood___14__food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you __15__ the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
1．A.sold B．ordered
C．made D．reserved
2．A.stores B．families
C．schools D．citizens
3．A.generous B．financial
C．technical D．temporary
4．A.plans B．problems
C．excuses D．hobbies
5．A.offer B．earn
C．set D．suggest
6．A.worked B．closed
C．developed D．survived
7．A.ambition B．permission
C．experience D．invitation
8．A.joys B．ideas
C．roles D．choices
9．A.Save B．Keep
C．Stop D．Remove
10．A.harder B．better
C．longer D．cheaper
11．A.Calm down B．Slow down
C．Stay on D．Move on
12．A.indicated B．witnessed
C．expected D．remembered
13．A.cried B．smiled
C．hesitated D．refused
14．A.tasting B．finding
C．sharing D．delivering
15．A.withdraw B．donate
C．receive D．appreciateUNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（一） 阅读理解专项练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Jon Pedley is making a big change.He is giving up his life as a successful businessman for life of helping others.He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda, East Africa.
Pedley admits that he has not always led a very positive life.At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law. “I've always put the pursuit (追求) of money in front of everything else.As long as I was all right, I didn't care who I was hurting，” says Pedley.
But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook (观点) on life.He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing.“I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing thanked me by giving me bags of potatoes, which are a fortune for them，” he said.
Now Pedley is selling his business, his D|S1.5 million farmhouse, and his expensive car — and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village.There he will help run an organization that hopes to improve the quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi.He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers.Today, people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital, so Pedley will help to build doctors' offices, too.
Pedley's organization will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble.The teens will be sent to a “camp” in Uganda that Pedley will run.The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water, health and education facilities (设备) for kids in Kigazi, many of whom have lost their parents due to poverty or disease.Pedley hopes the teens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个英格兰的百万富翁变卖了资产搬到了乌干达的一个泥屋帮助当地村民的故事。
1．Which of the following can best describe Pedley's life in the past
A．Positive. B．Colorful.
C．Independent. D．Selfish.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中Pedley说的话可知，以前Pedley把金钱放在第一位，从不关心被他伤害的人，由此可知，以前Pedley是一个非常自私的人。故选D。
2．What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village
A．Grow potatoes with the local people.
B．Teach English in the local school.
C．Assist villagers with construction work.
D．Help to attract more tourists to the village.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers.”他将帮助孩子们建造教室，并为村民们建造水罐去储存干净的水，由此可知，Pedley将帮助村民们做一些建筑工作。
3．Why will Pedley work with English teenagers who are in trouble
A．To encourage them to make friends with the locals.
B．To encourage them to live a more positive life.
C．To train them to become doctors in the future.
D．To make them learn about different cultures.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，Pedley 希望这些青少年看到生活的另一面，帮助他们改变自己的生活，让他们走上一条新的、更积极的道路，也就是鼓励他们更加积极地生活。
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．From a millionaire to living in a mud hut
B．A life-changing adventure
C．A rich man becoming homeless
D．A grateful businessman
解析：选A 标题归纳题。根据第一段及下文可知，本文主要讲述了一个英格兰的百万富翁变卖了资产搬到了乌干达的一个泥屋帮助当地村民的故事，故选A项(从百万富翁到居住在泥屋)。
B
A family in Florida had a happy Christmas this year thanks to two local police officers, who answered a 911 call only to discover there was no emergency at all.
When they arrived at the house of a single mother with two children, the officers discovered the younger child, about two years old, was playing with the phone.There were no signs of Christmas or holiday cheer in the house.“They weren't smiling.It seemed like they weren't happy at all.They were missing something，” Officer Paramore said.“The mother mentioned that they weren't going to have a Christmas that year.It was pretty obvious that the family was struggling，” he said.“So we told each other that something had to be done.”
Paramore and his partner, Barry Ward, left the house with a plan.The next day, they went to a supermarket and bought a tree, lights and some ornaments (装饰物) with their own money.Then they returned to the apartment to deliver some holiday cheer.“They hugged the tree，” Paramore said.“I was glad to see that this family was going to have something to sit around and use.”The police department posted the video on YouTube, hoping to share the happy news and inspire others.
The department has received tons of donations and phone calls from people around the country asking how they can help the family.“We are covered，” said Stephanie Slater, public information officer for the Boynton Beach Police Department.“We're asking people to do good in their communities on behalf of our officers.We appreciate it very much that people are talking about this after watching the news on TV because they need to see and need to be reminded that police officers are good guys，” she said.“They are human beings who have a kind heart and they do things that go unnoticed like this every day.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了因为一个报警电话，从而引发了警察帮助佛罗里达州一个家庭欢度圣诞节的故事。
5．Who most probably made the 911 call
A．The mother. B．The 2-year-old child.
C．A neighbor. D．Stephanie Slater.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，最有可能的是这个两岁的孩子拨打了911。
6．What can we learn from what Paramore said in Paragraph 2
A．The family was living quite a hard life.
B．The officers were angry about the wrong call.
C．The family never expected they would be helped.
D．The officers never expected there was such a poor family.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The mother mentioned that they weren't going to have a Christmas that year.It was pretty obvious that the family was struggling”可知，这个家庭的生活很困难。
7．What was the two officers' plan
A．To give the family some money.
B．To spend Christmas with the family.
C．To post a video of the family on YouTube.
D．To help the family spend a cheerful Christmas.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，第二天，他们去了超市，用自己的钱买了一棵(圣诞)树、一些灯和一些装饰品。因此他们计划帮这个家庭度过一个愉快的圣诞节。
8．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．the family seldom had a Christmas before
B．the video was posted to show the officers' good act
C．some people used to misunderstand police officers
D．police officers didn't want to be considered as good guys
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“We appreciate it very much that people ... officers are good guys”和最后一句可知，一些人过去常常误解警察，这些人需要看到，也需要被提醒：警察是好人。
C
I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.
Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright (剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright.However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility (多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.
Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim (变暗). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，是作者编辑的一本书的序言部分。文章介绍了这本书的编写目的、主要内容以及欣赏本书的建议等。
9．What do we know about the author from the first paragraph
A．He has written dozens of plays.
B．He has a deep love for the theater.
C．He is a professional stage actor.
D．He likes reading short plays to others.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“I am an active playgoer and play-reader ...sharing my enthusiasm for the theater”可知，作者非常热爱戏剧，对戏剧充满热情，故选B 项。
10．What does the author avoid doing in his work
A．Stating the plays' central ideas.
B．Selecting works by famous playwrights.
C．Including various types of plays.
D．Offering information on the playwrights.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的 “It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays”可知，作者在其作品中不言明所选戏剧的中心思想，故选A项。
11．What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays
A．Control their feelings.
B．Apply their acting skills.
C．Use their imagination.
D．Keep their audience in mind.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“try to picture the play on stage ...audience”可知，作者建议读者在阅读戏剧的时候，要运用自己的想象力，勾勒出舞台上的戏剧场景，故选C项。
12．What is this text
A．A short story.
B．An introduction to a book.
C．A play review.
D．An advertisement for a theater.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据全文，尤其是第一段中的“my best reason for editing this book”和第三段中的“More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.”可推知，本文是作者对自己编辑的戏剧集的推介，故选B项。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Parents should help their children understand money. __1__ So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
Tell them the basic use of money.
Begin explaining the use of money by showing how people buy things. If your child wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the saleswoman. __2__ When your child grows a bit older and understands the use of money, you can start explaining more ways of using money.
Give them money lessons.
__3__ If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, “You have to make a choice between this and that toy.”
__4__
You can show your child how to make choices between different brands (牌子) of a product so that you can save money. __5__ If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to buy other things with the money saved.
A．Make wise decision.
B．Tell them the value of money.
C．Allow the child to choose between them.
D．Tell your child why he can or cannot have certain things.
E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G．The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文，讲述了家长如何帮助孩子们理解有关金钱的问题，教给孩子怎样花钱，怎样做出选择。
1．选G 本段主要讲父母要帮助孩子明白钱是怎么回事，G项告诉我们让孩子了解钱的最好时机是孩子感兴趣的时候，和后文的“shows an interest in”相呼应，承上启下，故选G。
2．选F 孩子想买东西让他自己去交钱，借此让孩子了解钱的作用。F项在离开玩具店后告诉他怎样用钱买东西，与上文承接，故选F。
3．选D 选项D跟下文联系密切，告诉他们可以或不可以拥有某种东西的原因。故选D。
4．选A 根据下文内容可知，本段主要讲了怎样选择便宜的商品以便省下更多的钱买其他的商品。A项“做明智的选择”符合本段意思，故选A。
5．选C 根据上下文可知，此处主要讲让孩子们自己选择商品，C项“允许孩子们在它们之间选择”，承接上下文。UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（一） 阅读理解专项练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Jon Pedley is making a big change.He is giving up his life as a successful businessman for life of helping others.He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda, East Africa.
Pedley admits that he has not always led a very positive life.At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law. “I've always put the pursuit (追求) of money in front of everything else.As long as I was all right, I didn't care who I was hurting，” says Pedley.
But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook (观点) on life.He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing.“I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing thanked me by giving me bags of potatoes, which are a fortune for them，” he said.
Now Pedley is selling his business, his D|S1.5 million farmhouse, and his expensive car — and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village.There he will help run an organization that hopes to improve the quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi.He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers.Today, people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital, so Pedley will help to build doctors' offices, too.
Pedley's organization will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble.The teens will be sent to a “camp” in Uganda that Pedley will run.The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water, health and education facilities (设备) for kids in Kigazi, many of whom have lost their parents due to poverty or disease.Pedley hopes the teens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.
1．Which of the following can best describe Pedley's life in the past
A．Positive. B．Colorful.
C．Independent. D．Selfish.
2．What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village
A．Grow potatoes with the local people.
B．Teach English in the local school.
C．Assist villagers with construction work.
D．Help to attract more tourists to the village.
3．Why will Pedley work with English teenagers who are in trouble
A．To encourage them to make friends with the locals.
B．To encourage them to live a more positive life.
C．To train them to become doctors in the future.
D．To make them learn about different cultures.
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．From a millionaire to living in a mud hut
B．A life-changing adventure
C．A rich man becoming homeless
D．A grateful businessman
B
A family in Florida had a happy Christmas this year thanks to two local police officers, who answered a 911 call only to discover there was no emergency at all.
When they arrived at the house of a single mother with two children, the officers discovered the younger child, about two years old, was playing with the phone.There were no signs of Christmas or holiday cheer in the house.“They weren't smiling.It seemed like they weren't happy at all.They were missing something，” Officer Paramore said.“The mother mentioned that they weren't going to have a Christmas that year.It was pretty obvious that the family was struggling，” he said.“So we told each other that something had to be done.”
Paramore and his partner, Barry Ward, left the house with a plan.The next day, they went to a supermarket and bought a tree, lights and some ornaments (装饰物) with their own money.Then they returned to the apartment to deliver some holiday cheer.“They hugged the tree，” Paramore said.“I was glad to see that this family was going to have something to sit around and use.”The police department posted the video on YouTube, hoping to share the happy news and inspire others.
The department has received tons of donations and phone calls from people around the country asking how they can help the family.“We are covered，” said Stephanie Slater, public information officer for the Boynton Beach Police Department.“We're asking people to do good in their communities on behalf of our officers.We appreciate it very much that people are talking about this after watching the news on TV because they need to see and need to be reminded that police officers are good guys，” she said.“They are human beings who have a kind heart and they do things that go unnoticed like this every day.”
5．Who most probably made the 911 call
A．The mother. B．The 2-year-old child.
C．A neighbor. D．Stephanie Slater.
6．What can we learn from what Paramore said in Paragraph 2
A．The family was living quite a hard life.
B．The officers were angry about the wrong call.
C．The family never expected they would be helped.
D．The officers never expected there was such a poor family.
7．What was the two officers' plan
A．To give the family some money.
B．To spend Christmas with the family.
C．To post a video of the family on YouTube.
D．To help the family spend a cheerful Christmas.
8．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．the family seldom had a Christmas before
B．the video was posted to show the officers' good act
C．some people used to misunderstand police officers
D．police officers didn't want to be considered as good guys
C
I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.
Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright (剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright.However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility (多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.
Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim (变暗). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.
9．What do we know about the author from the first paragraph
A．He has written dozens of plays.
B．He has a deep love for the theater.
C．He is a professional stage actor.
D．He likes reading short plays to others.
10．What does the author avoid doing in his work
A．Stating the plays' central ideas.
B．Selecting works by famous playwrights.
C．Including various types of plays.
D．Offering information on the playwrights.
11．What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays
A．Control their feelings.
B．Apply their acting skills.
C．Use their imagination.
D．Keep their audience in mind.
12．What is this text
A．A short story.
B．An introduction to a book.
C．A play review.
D．An advertisement for a theater.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Parents should help their children understand money. __1__ So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
Tell them the basic use of money.
Begin explaining the use of money by showing how people buy things. If your child wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the saleswoman. __2__ When your child grows a bit older and understands the use of money, you can start explaining more ways of using money.
Give them money lessons.
__3__ If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, “You have to make a choice between this and that toy.”
__4__
You can show your child how to make choices between different brands (牌子) of a product so that you can save money. __5__ If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to buy other things with the money saved.
A．Make wise decision.
B．Tell them the value of money.
C．Allow the child to choose between them.
D．Tell your child why he can or cannot have certain things.
E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G．The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
