Module 8 My future life
Unit 2 I know that you will be better at maths.
一、单项选择。
1. —I will miss my family when I go abroad for further study this autumn.
—Don’t worry. You can ______ them by email.
A. come up with B. get along with
C. make friends with D. stay in touch with
2. No one can be right all the time. When people make mistakes, we shouldn’t them.
A. wait for B. send for C. knock at D. laugh at
3. —Don’t hope. Everything will be over soon.
—Yes. We should learn to be brave when we are in trouble.
A. turn up B. give up C. clean up D. take up
4. —Are you going to _______ any of the events
—Yes. Maybe long jump and high jump.
A. take part in B. join C. attend D. take part
5. —Which show do you prefer, Running Man or The Reader
—The Reader, of course. ________ I ________ my brother likes it.
A. Both; and B. Neither; nor
C. Either; or D. Not only; but also
6. His ______ moved everyone. He is really ______.
A. kind; kindness B. kindness; kind
C. kind; kind D. kindness; kindness
7. He told me I was sure ______ a warm welcome.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
8. When my brother got home, the first thing ________ he did was to take a shower.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
二、完形填空。
Johnnie Martin was born in a workers’ family. His parents lived a 1 life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good 2 and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed liked a wall that was impossible to go through.
One day, when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie 3 the school psychologist (心理学老师)’s office to ask for help.
“Johnnie, I’ve been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I’ve done some 4 research on them,” said the psychologist.
“I’ve been trying hard,” Johnnie was about to 5 .
The psychologist put his hand on the boy’s shoulder, “People have different kinds of 6 , Johnnie. There are painters who were 7 able to learn math, and engineers who can’t sing on key. Some day you will find 8 you are good at, and when you do it, you will make your parents and all of us 9 you.”
Johnnie didn’t go to university. He found a job working in the 10 around the town. Soon 11 amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a “green thumb (大拇指)”. The plants he 12 grew, and the roses blossomed (开花). People started to accept his 13 for gardening, because he had an eye for color and light.
Today Johnnie is the 14 of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they 15 beauty before the eyes of people.
1. A. easy B. simple C. relaxing D. lonely
2. A. job B. garden C. lesson D. present
3. A. left B. started C. entered D. went
4. A. funny B. public C. careful D. similar
5. A. lie B. laugh C. agree D. cry
6. A. talents B. ideas C. experiences D. schools
7. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
8. A. how B. when C. what D. where
9. A. strict with B. proud of C. angry with D. well on
10. A. factories B. houses C. companies D. gardens
11. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
12. A. picked up B. pointed at C. talked about D. looked after
13. A. suggestions B. invitations C. situations D. attention
14. A. teacher B. head C. hand D. worker
15. A. find B. collect C. spread D. describe
三、阅读理解。
In 2050 we will still celebrate most of the same festivals as people celebrate now, and for us Chinese people the most important festival is still Spring Festival. People sometimes call Spring Festival “Luna New Year”. “Lunar” means “something to do with the Moon”, and you will never guess where I will spend the “Lunar New Year” in 2050—I want to spend it on the Moon!
In autumn, 2049, McDonald’s (Yes, we still have McDonald’s in 2049!) will hold a competition to celebrate the opening of their first branch (分部) on the Moon. The first prize is a trip to the Moon for the winner and his or her family. The winner will be allowed to choose when to take the trip. Luckily, I win the prize! I decide to go at Spring Festival.
By 2048 or 2049, we may have learnt in our history class that the first space tourist is a rich businessman who paid millions of dollars to be allowed to take a ride on a rocket. Space travel will be a lot more common than it is now. But it is still something only billionaires (亿万富翁) can mon families like mine can hardly have the chance to take holidays in space.
So we will be all very happy and thrilled when we really arrive at Jiuquan Space Centre in Gansu. The television cameras are there to record pictures of us getting into the space bus and then it is“… 3, 2, 1—Go!” We are on our way to the Moon.
1. “You will never guess ...” in Paragraph 1 shows that the writer is going to tell us something ______.
A. dangerous B. surprising C. useful D. terrible
2. What will the winner be allowed to choose if he or she wins the competition
A. The place to take the trip. B. The time to take the trip.
C. The season to take the trip. D. The prize.
3. In the year 2050, holidays in space are _____.
A. very usual for most common people
B. not what we want to have
C. still too expensive for most people
D. not too expensive for us
4. The underlined word “thrilled” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A. tired B. worried C. pleased D. excited
5. Where will the writer want to spend the Spring Festival in 2050
A. At home. B. At the Space Centre.
C. On the Moon. D. On the rocket.
参考答案与解析
一、
1. D
【解析】考查词语辨异。A. come up with 想出。B. get along with 与……相处(好,坏)。C. make friends with 交友。D. stay in touch with与……保持联系。根据句意选D。
2. D
【解析】句意: 没有人能一直是正确的。当人们犯错的时候, 我们不应该嘲笑他们。wait for“等待”;send for“请……来”;knock at“敲”;laugh at“嘲笑”。D项符合题意。
3. B
【解析】turn up “调高”;give up “放弃”;clean up “打扫干净“;take up “占据”。此处指“不要放弃希望”, 故选B。
4. A
【解析】take part in指参加群众性活动, 并在其中起积极作用;join指参加某个组织且成为其中一员;attend是正式用语, 指参加会议、婚礼、典礼、讲座等。根据答语可知问句指的是参加活动且参与其中, 故选A。
5. D
【解析】both ... and……和……都;neither ... nor既不……也不;either ... or或者……或者;not only ... but also不但……而且。根据句意推断A和D项都符合句意,both ... and连接并列主语时,谓语动词用复数;not only … but also连接并列主语时,谓语动词形式遵循“就近原则”,根据句中likes推断选D。
6. B
【解析】kindness 善意,善心,名词。kind善良的,形容词。句意:他的好意感动了大家。他真的很善良。第一空名词,第二空形容词,系表结构。故选B。
7. B
【解析】be sure to do sth. 确定做某事。故答案选B。
8. B
【解析】考查定语从句用法。先行词指物有序数词修饰词时只能用that。答案选B。
二、【解析】文章讲诉了Johnnie不擅长学习,有一天他去找心理老师,心理老师告诉他每个人都有不擅长的东西,有一天你会找到你擅长的东西,他没有去上大学,在他家附近的小镇上找了一份工作,奇迹发生了,人们注意到他种植的植物很好,现在他是这个花园生意的领导。
1. B句意:他的父母过着简单的生活。A. easy容易的;B. simple简单的;C. relaxing放松的;D. lonely孤独的;根据saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university可知是简单的生活;故选B。
2. A句意:他们梦想他们的儿子能有一个好的工作。A. job工作;B. garden花园;C. lesson 课;D. present礼物;根据they could send him to a good university可知是好的工作;故选A。
3. C句意:Johnnie进到学校心理老师的办公室寻求帮助。A. left 离开;B. started 开始;C. entered 进入;D. went to去;根据office to ask for help可知是进入;故选C。
4. C句意:我做了仔细的研究。A. funny有趣的;B. public公共的;C. careful仔细的;D. similar相似的;根据句意可知是仔细的;故选C。
5. D句意:Johnnie要哭了。根据I’ve been trying hard可知是要哭了;故选D。
6. A句意:人有不同种类的才能。.A. talents才能;B. ideas观点;C. experiences经历;D. schools学校;根据There are painters who were _____7_____ able to learn math, and engineers who can’t sing on key.可知是才能;故选A。
7. D句意:有从不会学数学的画家。根据People have different kinds of _____6_____ , Johnnie.可知是有的画家从不会数学;故选D。
8. C句意:有一天你会发现你擅长什么。根据句意故选C。
9. B句意:你会让你的父母和我们所有人为你感到骄傲。根据Some day you will find _____8_____ you are good at, and when you do it, 可知是为你感到骄傲;故选B。
10. D句意:在他家附近的小镇的苗圃里找了一份工作。根据Johnnie is the _____14_____ of the business in gardening.可知是苗圃;故选D。
11. C句意:惊人的事情发生了。A. nothing没事;B. anything任何事(通常用于否定句和疑问句);C. something某事(通常用于肯定句);D. everything每件事;根据His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a “green thumb (大拇指)”. The plants he _____12_____ grew, and the roses blossomed (开花).可知是惊人的某事发生了;故选C。
12. D句意:他照顾的植物生长了。A. picked up采摘;B. pointed at 指着;C. talked about谈论;D. looked after照顾;根据上文他在花圃工作,可知是照顾;故选D。
13. A句意:人们开始接受他对苗圃的建议。A. suggestions建议;B. invitations邀请;C. situations形式,情况;D. attention注意;根据because he had an eye for color and light.可知是建议;故选A。
14. B句意:Johnnie今天成了苗圃生意的领导。根据上文他在苗圃的工作很出色和Wherever he and his men go,可知今天成了领导人;故选B。
15. C句意:他们在人们的眼前传播美丽。A. find找到;B. collect收集;C. spread传播;D. describe描述;根据上文他在苗圃工作,可知是传播美丽;故选C。
三、【解析】本文讲述未来如何进行太空旅行。
1. B 细节理解题。介绍一些未来意想不到的事情。
2. B 细节理解题。从The first prize is a trip to the Moon for the winner and his or her family.可知答案。
3. C细节理解题。Space travel will be a lot more common than it is now. But it is still something only billionaires (亿万富翁) can afford. 太空旅行将比现在更加普遍。但这仍然是只有亿万富翁才能负担得起的。故答案选C。
4. D字义猜测题。因为作者得了一等奖,要参加太空旅行。故即开心又兴奋。所以答案选D。
5. C 因为作者得了一等奖,要参加太空旅行,从这里The first prize is a trip to the Moon for the winner and his or her family.可知是月球。
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