Unit 5 Literature：The Dream Keeper 知识总结
合作讨论
Everybody has his dreams or wishes. For example, some want to be artists; some want to be scientists; some want to go to travel in the outer space like Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut going out into space. Such dreams or wishes should be regarded as our purpose of life. Many people even devote their lives to them.
What're your dreams? How can you realize them? If you can't reach your goal after great efforts, what should you do?
文本互动
The purpose of life is the topic of Unit Five. After learning it, I'll be more sure what I will do in the future and I should devote myself to realize my dream even though I'm sure to meet with many difficulties. Moreover, I'll improve the following skills:
1．Listening: Listen to the tape and try to grasp the main idea of the text. Finish the listening exercises of the unit.
2．Speaking: Read the text aloud and discuss some related questions with classmates.
3．Reading: Enjoy the text and master the important words and sentences.
4．Writing: Learn to write a diary.
文化交流
Birthday cake
To dream of a birthday, complete with the cake, shows that you will have much good luck come your way through the well wishes of good friends. If the cake looks ugly in the dream, then you will have some small bad luck that will not be long lasting.
Book
If books were the main topic of your dream. The situation in your life is stable and you will make slow, steady progress to the top of your chosen profession.
Look to the other symbols（象征）in your dream to tell you in what context you should place the book, or books in relation to your own life situation, bear in mind that the action related to books is progress.
句型剖析(一)
1．It is worth doing at all.
be worth doing / n.
【案例】Such a good boy is well worth ______.
A. praised B. to praise
C. being praised D. praising
解析：be worth结构后跟doing或名词形式。A、B、C三个选项属结构错误。故答案为D。
点评：be worth doing＋n. / doing…值得做……（注意此结构中doing不可以使用被动式）。
I don't think the book is worth the money.
我认为这本书不值这些钱。
The program is well worth watching.
这个节目很值得看。
Finding nothing worth taking from the house, the thief left at once.
发现这所房子里没什么可偷的，小偷立刻离开了。
2．Once you are born Chinese, you can't help but feel and think Chinese.
can't help but do的使用。
【案例】On hearing the death of the president, many people couldn't help but ______into tears.
A. burst B. to burst
C. bursting D. being burst.
解析：can't help but后跟do。所以答案为A。
点评：can't help but do（＝can't help doing）忍不住；禁不住；不知不觉；On seeing his funny looks, I couldn't help but laugh.
看到他滑稽的表情，我忍不住笑起来了。
She couldn't help but cry when learning her father died in an accident.
当听到他父亲在车祸中死亡的消息时，她不禁大声哭泣。
3．If only, I think, if only my mother had lived enough to be the one walking toward them.
if only的用法。
【案例】What should we do? If only we ______ his telephone number!
A. know B. knew
C. have known D. had known
解析：if only通常用于表示愿望或与事实相反的虚拟语气中。此句是对当前情况的虚拟，故答案为B。
点评：if only（表示强烈的愿望，通常使用虚拟语气）但愿，真希望；如果……就好了If only he wouldn't eat so noisily.
但愿他吃东西不这样大声就好了。
If only he would learn to eat quietly.
真希望他能学会安静地吃东西。
4．And when I miraculously appeared, sleepy-eyed, crawling from underneath my bed, she wept and laughed, biting the back of her hand to make sure it was true.
动词的ing形式用作伴随状语。
【案例】They were then at breakfast, ______ the plan for their trip.
A. to talk B. talk C. talking D. talked
解析：talking在此句中表示伴随状况，所以答案为C。
点评：此句中sleepy-eyed; crawling from underneath my bed和biting the back of her hand to…为方式和伴随状语，分别修饰句中的谓语appeared和wept and laughed。如：After seeing the huge footprints, he returned to his cave quickly, full of fear.
看到这巨大的脚印，他马上返回山洞，心中充满恐惧。
Tom came here running all the way.
汤姆是一路跑着来的。
The students sat outside the classroom talking and laughing.
学生们坐在教室外面说说笑笑。
Unit 5 Literature：The Dream Keeper 练习与解析2
I．听力
第一节（共5小题）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W: Do you know Jane bought a new white evening dress?
M: A white evening dress? How do you like it?
W: Very much. In fact, I've got a blue one, just like hers.
1．What colour is the woman speaker's dress?
A. Blue. B. White. C. Green.
答案：A
M: You know, my daughter was once a world champion. I'm proud of her.
W: Oh, I've heard of that.
M: She began to swim in 1989, and then she joined a swimming club in 1995.
W: Yes I remember. She set a new world record in 1999.
2．When did the man's daughter set the world record?
A. In 1989. B. In 1995. C. In 1999.
答案：C
M: Excuse me, but may I clean your room now?
W: No. Will you please come back in about an hour? And will you press this shirt for me?
M: Certainly. Right away, madam?
W: Yes, please.
3．What is the man most likely to be?
A. A housekeeper. B. A manager. C. A waiter.
答案：A
W: I really enjoy the tape you lent me a week ago.
M: I'm glad you like it.
W: Not only me. All my classmates enjoyed it, too. Would you mind if I kept it for another week?
M: Sorry, I have to use it myself.
4．What will the woman have to do?
A. Borrow a tape next week.
B. Keep the tape for another week.
C. Return the tape to the man right now.
答案：C
M: Do you think you could possibly work late this evening?
W: Work late?
M: I'm afraid there's some work we really must finish this evening. I can't possibly do it myself.
W: I suppose so, if you really think it's necessary.
5．What is the man doing?
A. Offering a suggestion.
B. Making a request.
C. Asking for permission.
答案：B
第二节（共15小题）
听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。
M: Where is Jimmy? Why hasn't he come down for breakfast? Isn't he going to school today?
W: He's still in bed in his room.
M: What's the matter with him?
W: He's feeling terrible. I think he must have caught a bad cold.
M: Well, we must call the doctor.
W: Yes, we must.
M: Can you remember the doctor's telephone number?
W: Yes. It's 097-546-2811.
6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Doctor and patient.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Husband and wife.
答案：C
7．Why does Jimmy not come down for breakfast?
A. He does not want to go to school.
B. He is likely to have caught a cold.
C. He is too sleepy to get up.
答案：B
听第7段对话，回答第8～9题。
W: Can you help me, sir?
M: What seems to be the trouble?
W: There is something wrong with my bike. Brake, chain or something else?
M: Oh, your wheels seem to have become loose. That's dangerous. Without good wheels, accidents are more likely to happen. You'd better have them repaired as soon as possible.
W: Where can I find a repairman?
M: There is one at the corner of the street, just next to the post office. It is about 150 metres away.
W: Thank you, sir.
M: You're welcome.
8．What's wrong with the woman's bike?
A. The wheels loose.
B. The brake is loose.
C. The chain is loose.
答案：A
9．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a post office. B. In the street. C. In a garage.
答案：B
听第8段独白，回答第10～11题。
This is Wednesday morning no VOA. I'm Jim Tedder in Washington I hope you will be listening today to the Voice of America. In just a moment, Alan Silverman will tell us about the plans for a new factory in space. This afternoon the NBA will be broadcast live on VOA. You can hear the news in Special English tonight on VOA, followed by the programme Space and Man, which explains how the human brain works. Special English news and Space and Man tonight on VOA.
10．What's the speaker mainly talking about?
A. Wednesday's programs on VOA.
B. Special English tonight on VOA.
C. The hosts of the programs on VOA.
答案：A
11．When can you hear "The plans for a new factory in space"?
A. At night. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.
答案：C
听第9段对话，回答第12～14题。
W: Hi, my name's Mary Jackson and I have a friend Susan, whose son is taking guitar lessons from you for a year, and she suggested I call you.
M: OK. Will the lessons be for yourself or a child?
W: They will be for myself. My son's only three and I'd like him to take piano lessons next year.
M: Fine. Have you had any musical experience before?
W: Well, I studied the piano for about 3 months but that was 6 years ago.
M: That's good. So we don't have to start right from the beginning again.
W: When can I take lessons and how much do they cost?
M: Well, we have a big class that meets on Monday evenings for three hours, which costs $ 2 an hour; we have a small group that meets on Wednesday or Friday evenings for two hours, which costs $ 4 an hour.
W: I'm afraid I can't make it on Mondays, but I can manage on Wednesdays.
12．What is the main topic of the conversation?
A. The suggestion for Susan.
B. The guitar lesson for Susan's son.
C. The guitar lesson for Mary Jackson.
答案：C
13．On what day is the woman going to take her lessons?
A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.
答案：C
14．How much will the woman have to pay for her lessons each time?
A. 8 dollars. B. 6 dollars. C. 4 dollars.
答案：A
听第10段对话，回答第15～17题。
M: Miss Kate, what time will Mr. Tanaka's flight arrive at Kennedy Airport?
W: Around 2 p. m. , sir. Will you go with the company car to meet him?
M: Yes, so I'd better leave here no later than 12 a. m. Mr Tanaka and his party are to stay at the Hilton, right?
W: Yes. I made the arrangements for them last week and checked again yesterday to be sure everything is ready.
M: Including the dining room for tonight's reception?
W: That's right. The manager assured me that everything will be exactly as we have requested.
M: Excellent. I want everything to be the very best.
W: I'm sure it will be. That manager has never disappointed us yet.
M: We want to make a good impression. Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but to pay him back for the wonderful reception we got in Tokyo last year.
15．What is the man going to do this afternoon?
A. Have a business talk in Hilton Hotel.
B. Prepare tonight's reception for Mr Tanaka.
C. Meet a group of Japanese guests at the airport.
答案：C
16．What does the woman think of the Hilton's manager?
A. He is experienced in managing a hotel.
B. He is the person to be depended upon.
C. He is the person hard to deal with.
答案：B
17．Why does the man want to make a good impression?
A. To get invited back to Tokyo.
B. To make friends with the Japanese.
C. To repay Mr Tanaka's kindness to him.
答案：C
听第11段独白，回答第18～20题。
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18．What is the speaker doing?
A. Delivering a speech.
B. Giving a training course.
C. Advertising on TV.
答案：C
19．What has the center been doing in the last 2 or 3 years?
A. Helping 60% or even 70% of jobless young people.
B. Giving many young people a lot of help and advice.
C. Providing young people with jobs after they left school.
答案：B
20．Why does the speaker believe that the center is very important to young people?
A. It can offer them information about jobs.
B. It can offer them suitable jobs.
C. It can offer a free hot-line service.
答案：A
Ⅱ．单项填空
1．_____ one more effort and you are sure to succeed.
A. To make B. Making C. Made D. Make
解析：此题考查“祈使句＋一般简单句”结构。所以答案为D。
答案：D
2．Spring is here．Grass comes out ______ the ground.
A. from B. from under
C. of D. of under
解析：此题考查复杂介词的使用。from under the ground意为“从地底下冒出”。其他几项均不可表达此意。
答案：B
3．_____ I saw her, I recognized her as my old friend Mary.
A. The minute B. one minute
C. A minute D. Minute
解析：the minute在此用作连词，连接时间状语从句。
答案：A
4．The poor girl went out to find grass _____ a basket on her back.
A. carried B. to carry
C. carrying D. having carried
答案：C
5．If only I _____ her yesterday! What a pity!
A. had met B. met
C. would meet D. was meeting
解析：if only引导虚拟语气。此处为对过去情况的虚拟。
答案：A
6．Please have the huge stone______ away. It's in the way.
A. move B. moved C. moving D. to move
答案：B
7．How cold it is! I feel as if I _____ in Antarctic（南极洲）.
A. am B. would be C. was D. had been
解析：as if引导虚拟语气。此处为对现在情况的虚拟。
答案：C
8．There are l0 people here, all of them______ women.
A. are B. were C. have been D. /
解析：all of them之前并没有出现连词，所以不能看作是从句。因此，不能填动词。
答案：D
9．They worked _____ into the night to prepare the report.
A. deep B. deeply C. wide D. widely
答案：A
10．The fire was too big，but they ______ escape from it.
A. can B. could
C. were able to D. must
解析：be able to表示“经过努力终于做成了某事”。
答案：C
11．We all______ him as honest after he told us the truth of the accident.
A. considered B. thought
C. had D. regarded
解析：此四个词中只有regard后面的as可以跟形容词。
答案：D
12．—Never touch my computer while I'm away.
—Yes, _____.
A. I shouldn't B. I mustn't
C. I won't D. I don't
答案：C
13．—Have you finished your composition already?
—NO. I ______ it in 20 minutes.
A. have finished B. will finish
C. finished D. had finished
答案：B
14．—Excuse me, Could you tell me where the post office is.
—It's two blocks straight ahead. You ______ miss it.
A. mustn't B. needn't
C. shouldn't D. can't
解析：此处表示猜测。只有can't可以表猜测。
答案：D
15．All these changes will lead to ______ strong and powerful China, _____ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
答案：A
Ⅲ．完形填空
警察发现一位女士躺在路上，便把她送进了医院。女士醒来后向他讲述了她遇到外星人的经历。一开始医生以为是药物的副作用使得女士如此，询问了她的地址后发现，她住在离医院一千多英里的一个城镇上。
Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road. She did not appear to have , but she was shaking and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the hospital. She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was in all respects.
She had been along a country road she had been stopped by a flying saucer in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and the flying saucer by creatures（生物）which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves although they could not .
They could read her thoughts and she could read . They tested her politely and allowed her to after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be ,the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects（副作用） of some medicine. The woman insisted on being to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the . The police then started to make inquiries（打听）and soon that there was already a going on for the woman, husband badly reported that she had . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running. the car the surface of the road had been completely destroyed—not by an explosion（爆炸）or anything of that kind, but a large, round, white-hot object had burnt through it.
1．A. a rest B. an accident C. a test D. an idea
解析：根据前后语境，排除C、D，but的转折语意告诉我们B答案是正确的。A答案中（have）a rest在语意上与后面的but不形成转折。
答案：B
2．A. most famous B. most expensive
C. best D. nearest
解析：在生活中，若在路上遇到生病的人应立刻把她（他）送往最近的一家医院，不应为其他三个答案。
答案：D
3．A. funny B. sad C. moving D. astonishing
解析：根据下文所述的"She had been stopped by a flying saucer．She had been forced to leave the car and enter the flying saucer. They had carried out a number of tests on her. "等可推知，她讲述的这一经历应是“令人吃惊的”。
答案：D
4．A. driving B. walking C. running D. wandering
解析：下文中的“She had been forced to leave the car．”已明确告诉我们A答案是正确的。
答案：A
5．A. as B. since C. when D. if
解析：这是一典型的句式结构，when在此相当于at that time。
答案：C
6．A. rising B. flying C. running D. landing
解析：根据语境应为“降落在她面前”。
答案：D
7．A. enter B. visit C. watch D. clean
解析：根据下文中的“and allowed her to leave after carrying out a number of tests on her．”可看出该答案。
答案：A
8．A. noticed B. seen C. understood D. heard
解析：该句句意为“尽管他们不能讲话，但能使他们被她所明白”。
答案：C
9．A. move B. think C. read D. speak
解析：见上句。
答案：D
10．A. their B. theirs C. her D. hers
解析：根据"They could read her thoughts and she could read ______.”此句的对等关系判断出该答案。
答案：B
11．A. leave B. stay C. drive D. watch
解析：根据上文中的“…enter the flying saucer”看，此处应为leave。
答案：A
12．A. happy B. thankful C. nervous D. normal
解析：由于句中有otherwise这一转折词可看出，她好像很“正常”。
答案：D
13．A. told B. allowed C. advised D. ordered
解析：由于检查的情况是normal和side effects of some medicine，故提出“建议”。
答案：B
14．A. earth B. car C. road D. hospital
解析：她的家离“医院”的距离。
答案：D
15．A. decided B. believed C. supposed D. discovered
解析：从前面的“打听”可得出此处为“发现”。
答案：D
16．A. discussion B. search C. movement D. meeting
解析：语境表明，有人已经在“找”这位妇女。
答案：B
17．A. which B. when C. whose D. where
解析：引导定语从句，作定语。
答案：C
18．A. disappeared B. fled C. returned D. left
解析：从下文看，发现了她的车，但找不到她，所以认为她“失踪”了。
答案：A
19．A. Behind B. In front of C. Below D. At the foot of
解析：由于上文有“she had been stopped by a flying saucer in front of her”这样一语境，从这里可知，飞碟落在了车前面，所以应是车前面的路被毁。
答案：B
20．A. as B. if C. as if D. only if
解析：由于这是一种推断，故应选as if，此处为“好像”。
答案：C
Ⅳ．阅读理解
A
A man shot Martin Luther King in Atlanta on 4th April, 1968. He drove a white Ford car. Who was he? The police found "Harvery Lowmeyer's" gun and "John Willard's" shirt, and then the white car. It was "Eric Starvo Galt's" car. So what was this man's real name? Marks on the shirt and the car were sent to Los Angeles. 300 detectives questioned people. At last one found a photograph of "Galt". Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint. It was on a map in "Galt's" room in a small hotel. One fingerprint was enough. James Earls Ray's fingerprints were already on the FBI cards. The police watched railway stations, hotels, and airports, 3 000 detectives were trying to find Ray. Yet things went unsuccessful. The Canadian police were helping too. They looked at 24 000 photographs in the passport office. Then they found one of" Ramon George Sneyd". "We gave this man a passport last month", they said. "He went to London on 2nd May." The man was wearing thick glasses, but he looked like Ray. Then on 8th June, a detective at London Airport saw Sneyd's name on a passenger list. It was the end of the biggest man-hunt in history. The FBI spent 1.4 million dollars, but they got their man.
1．The man called Ray was believed to be the real murderer of Martin Lu ther King because______.
A. some people described his looking to the police
B. he had been to Canada and got a Canadian passport in the name of Ramon George Sneyd
C. one of his fingerprints was the same as the one found in "Galt's" room
D. he had a white Ford car, which the police found in Atlanta
解析：依据文章第9～1l句内容可以判断出他的指印与那个房间发现的相同。
答案：C
2．Which of the following is the most important key that helped to find the murderer? ______.
A. Galt's passport B. Galt's car and shirt
C. Galt's picture and gun D. Galt's fingerprint
解析：根据常识，大家都知识，指纹是最确切的破案依据之一。因为世界上几乎没有相同的指纹。
答案：D
3．The man-hunt would have been unsuccessful _____.
A. if the detectives hadn't questioned so many people in Atlanta and in Los Angeles
B. if the detectives hadn't watched railway stations, hotels and airports
C. if it hadn't been for the help of the Canadian police
D. if the murderer hadn't worn thick glasses
解析：依据文中"The Canadian police were helping too. "这句话,我们知道，如果没有加拿大警察的帮助，这个案件是不可能圆满侦破的。
答案：C
4．The detective at London Airport caught Ramon George Sneyd because _____
A. Sneyd used a Canadian passport
B. he was sure that Sneyd was James Earls Ray
C. Sneyd's name was on the passenger list
D. Sneyd looked like Ray
解析：依据文中"They found one of’ Ramon George Sneyd', …but he looked like Ray"这句话，他们在24 000张照片中发现一个叫Ramon George Sneyd 的长相与James Earls Ray很相似，最后判定Sneyd就是Ray。
答案：B
B
All of us have often seen cowboys on the screen. People who enjoy watching Westerns usually think they know exactly what cowboys in 19th century America were like. But the picture of a cowboy's life that is shown in films is a actually far from the truth.
Cowboys in Westerns are always white, aren't they? But in actual fact, the 19th century cowboys were often black or brown（Mexican）. There were even a few Indian cowboys, especially in Oklahoma. The cowboys that appear in films don't show at work with their cattle; they seem to spend their time quite differently. The Hollywood cowboy hero never stops chasing bandits（强盗）and rescuing pretty young ladies from dangerous situations; he is able to use his gun at fantastic speed, and keeps on fighting bravely to the end.
Real cowboys in those days had little time chasing bandits. They had to work hard, they usually worked 10～14 hours a day, summer and winter. The cattle had to be rounded up and then the cowboys drove them many long miles to the railway stations, where they were taken by train to slaughter（屠宰）houses in Chicago and Kansas City. To get the cattle from Texas to the nearest railroad stations was the cowboys' most difficult job. It usually took two or three months, and during that time the cowboys always had to stay with the cattle；they swam across rivers with them and tried to round them up after stampedes（惊跑）. Millions of animals were driven from Texas
up to Kansas in this way.
5．The cowboys' life shown in films is ______.
A. quite instructive B. realistic
C. far from the truth D. telling the truth
解析：推理判断题。第一段开始就描述了一般人通过电影对西部牛仔的印象，通过连词“but”转折，说出了真实情况与人们的印象“大相径庭”。也可以从最后一句直接找到答案。
答案：C
6．In the l9th century, the cowboys' main job was ______.
A. chasing bandits
B. rescuing pretty young ladies from dangerous situations
C. using their guns at fantastic speed
D. rounding Up the cattle and driving them to the railway station
解析：综合推理题。仔细阅读第二、三段可以辨别哪些是电影中虚构的一些情节：追逐强盗，求助美女等，而实际他们努力所从事的工作是D项所叙述的。分清电影情节和真实生活才能作出正确选择。
答案：D
7．The underlined word "chasing" in paragraph 2 means ______.
A. taking care of B. looking for
C. running after D. setting off
解析：词义理解题。从下面的一句话“他们要从很危险的情况下救出年轻漂亮的姑娘”可以判断，词义为“追逐”。
答案：C
8．From the passage we can draw the conclusion that cowboys' life and work was ______.
A. romantic B. hard
C. interesting D. exciting
解析：综合推理题。文中第三段详细叙述了cowboy生活和工作的真实情况：绝非浪漫、刺激、有趣，而是非常的艰苦。其他几个干扰项都是人们可能有的一般印象。
答案：B
C
When I was a small child, the excitement of Christmas began on December 1. I woke up early and ran to wake my mum, pulling at her arm and saying, "Can we put up the Christmas tree now?" Once this was done, the countdown to Christmas really started.
On Christmas Eve, I went to bed early, but couldn't sleep. As I tried to sleep, I prayed that I'd been good enough for Santa to come.
I thought I would never sleep, but I must have eventually slept, because, when I awoke, I felt something heavy at the end of my bed. I didn't know whether to open my eyes. My mum had told me that if you see Santa, he will disappear before he has a chance to leave your presents.
At last I opened one eye, and saw the stocking full of presents at the end of my bed. I shouted at my little sister to wake up before running into my brother's room. Feeling happy and excited, the three of us dragged out stockings to our mum's bedroom.
We raced from one to the next, shaking them to try to guess what was inside, before tearing off the wrapping paper. Once we had opened these small presents, we all went downstairs for breakfast. We rushed our meal without chewing our food. We knew that more presents were waiting for us under the tree--gifts from family and friends.
As soon as our breakfast had disappeared, we raced each other to the living room, fighting to be the first one through the door.
What we saw was the same every year, presents piled up with our names written on them. My mum tried to keep us calm by passing each of us one present at a time. But we were too excited to let her go so slowly.
She always made us wait until after lunch to open our last few presents.
Christmas was always the happiest day of the year for me when I was young. But not just because of the presents. Seeing each member of my family happy was what made－and still makes－Christmas special in my house.
9．What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Best Christmas Present of All.
B. The Exciting Moment of the Year.
C. The Happiest Time Children Shared.
D. The Most Excited Children.
解析：主旨大意题。本文最后一段为主题句。A项点出主题：所有礼物中最好的是每人都快乐；B、C两项虽然说出了激动的时刻、快乐的时光，但没把主题点出来；D项的关键词是“children”，这就成了写人的文章，也与中心不符合。
答案：A
10．What does the underlined part show?
A. They were unkind to each other.
B. They were curious to see the presents.
C. They were crazy about the presents.
D. They were too happy to behave properly.
解析：句意理解题。句中虽然用了“raced”“fighting”等词，但这些词并不说明孩子们不友好或行为不端，根据上下文，我们看出他们只是出于好奇，急着要看看礼物，“curious”是“好奇”的意思。
答案：B
11．Why was Christmas always the happiest day of the year for the writer?
A. There were so many presents for the children.
B. They could wait for the Santa Claus to come.
C. There was a happy atmosphere in the family.
D. They ate as much food as they could.
解析：细节反馈题。依据文章最后一段。
答案：C
12．What conclusion can wed raw from the passage?
A. Nobody has ever seen Santa Claus.
B. Mum was "Santa" as a matter of fact.
C. In fact Christmas began on December.
D. Now Christmas is still the happiest time for the writer。
解析：综合推理题。A选项不能从本文得出；B选项有可能，但却不完全，如果加上“in the writer's family”就行了；C项是“the countdown”（倒计时）的时间，而不是圣诞节的时间；D项可以从最后一句话中“and still makes”的现在时态看出。
答案：D
D
The trees arrived by post, a half-open parcel. They were thin and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down to the garden and planted them in their prepared places. Terry had great hopes for the middle tree, now set in the holy spot where Henry, his cat, run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The nine trees made an avenue down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen-foot stone wall between the garden and the back yards of the Jenkins Street houses.
"Why do we want a row of trees as well as a wall? "Terry asked his father. His father said, "For privacy. These trees grow very thickly."
His father's love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jenkins Street were on higher ground. His father lived in number twelve, and he had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.
"Will the trees grow higher than the wall?" Terry asked then. "Oh yes, twice as high if not more. It'll take a few years but they'll grow."
So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked. Terry wondered why this was so desirable（向往的）. He said, "Our garden is very pretty. Why can't we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn't be showing off, would it?"
"No, I don't think it would be, "his father said," Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing isn't theirs. We don't want to be the cause of any jealousy if we can help it."
This consideration for other people's feelings must be a grown-up thing, Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said," It seems a lot of trouble to go to stop people being jealous of us."
His father looked at him. "It isn't much trouble, "he said," these trees will grow without help from us. They'll be beautiful. And you can already hear them whispering to us in the wind."
13．How do we know that Terry's father was expecting the trees?
A. He thought they would grow tall and thick.
B. He expected them to be delivered by post.
C. He and Terry had dug holes for them.
D. The parcel was half-open so that he could see the trees.
解析：推理判断题。文章本身并没有提到父亲在盼望那些树，但从他已经为树准备好了地方的表现可以看出他确实盼望那些树的到来。而他盼望树长大、树被邮寄、包裹被打开一半等等，都不能说明父亲是在盼望那些树的到来。
答案：C
14．Terry called a part of the garden "the holy spot" , because ______.
A. His cat was buried there
B. Henry had run over there
C. Terry's own tree was planted there.
D. it was the middle of the garden.
解析：推理判断题。第一段提到，把中间的树种在了“the holy spot”（神圣的地方），紧接着的定语从句说明Terry的猫“run over”（被压死），“had been laid to rest a year before”（一年前被放在那儿休息），可见猫已死，被埋在那儿。这种修辞法，体现了Terry对猫的喜爱和想念。
答案：A
15．What does the underlined word "jealousy" mean?
A. Feeling happy when seeing others planting trees.
B. Feeling unhappy when seeing others are better.
C. Being helpful when others need help.
D. Being troubled when seeing others grow up.
解析：词义理解题。第六段中对这个词有间接的解释，即“Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing isn't theirs.”
答案：B
16．What didn't Terry agree with?
A. Letting their neighbors know what happened in their garden.
B. The way their neighbors treat his family.
C. His father's concern for people's feelings.
D. His father's effort of hiding the trees in the garden.
解析：综合推理题。文章中没有直接说明Terry不同意什么，但综合文中的事实：他不明白为什么有墙了还要种树（第二段）、不明白为什么不让别人看见（第五段）、考虑别人感觉是大人的事（第七段）等等，可以判断他不同意的是父亲总考虑别人的感觉。
答案：C
E
On January 16th, space shuttle（航天飞机）Columbia lifted off from Cape Canaveral. Seven crewmembers including the first Israel astronaut were aborad NASA's oldest shuttle and soared into the space.
Shortly after Columbia lifted off, a piece of insulating（绝缘）foam（泡沫塑料）from the shuttle's external tank came off and was believed to have hit the left wing of the space craft. But NASA officials quickly reassured the public that pose little danger to the mission. The shuttle flight was the ll3th in the shuttle program and the 28th flight for Columbia.
The space craft crew was relatively inexperienced by recent standard in the 22-year-old program. Only three of the seven have flown into space before, including the shuttle commander. The other four are rookies, including the Israel's first astronaut Ilan Ramon. Columbia crew have completed more than 80 scientific research experiments during the time in orbit（轨道）.
Mission control radios, "Columbia, Houston, we see your tire pressure messages and we did not copy your last." Columbia's commander, Rick Husband, calmly responds, "Roger, uh, buh…"
The shuttle was at announced altitude of about 203 000 feet over north central Texas when mission control lost all contact and tracking data.
Shortly after NASA lost contact, residents of Texas Arizona Louisiana reported hearing a loud sound and seeing flaming in the sky 9：16 a.m. was Columbia's schedule landing and video shuttle debris（碎片，残骸）streaking to the sky appeared on news reports. NASA began to warn residents to stay away from the crashed debris. By late morning of February the first, NASA had lowered the half-staff of the flag next to the countdown clock Cape Canaveral and began counting the cause of the loss of Columbia and its crew.
17．After the foam incident, NASA told the public that ______
A. there was no danger to the mission
B. there was a little danger to the mission
C. they knew nothing about the incident
D. the lifting off was perfect
解析：细节反馈题。从第二段第二句可以得知NASA的官员在泡沫材料脱落后向公众表示航天飞机没有危险。B项“a little danger”表示肯定，和原文中的“little danger（表示否定）”有出入。
答案：A
18．The underlined word "rookies" probably is closest in meaning "people ______."
A. who are good at doing sth
B. who are interested in doing sth
C. who are inexperienced in doing sth
D. who are experienced in doing sth
解析：词义理解题。由第三段第二句话得知七个人中只有三个有过太空飞行的经历，那么其他的四个人就应该是“新手”了，也就是没有这种经历的人。
答案：C
19．Which statement is NOT true?
A. The US's space shuttle program lasts 22 year.
B. Columbia was supposed to land at 9:16 a．m．on January 16th.
C. This is the 28th flight for Columbia.
D. In the 22 years，space shuttles have completed 130 flights.
解析：辨别正误题。从第二段最后一句话我们可以了解到此次的航天飞行为飞行计划中的第113次及哥伦比亚号的第28次，而不是130次。其他三个选项分别可以从文章中找到依据。
答案：D
20．From the last sentence we can infer that ______.
A. the reason for the loss of Columbia is still not clear
B. the reason for the loss of Columbia is discovered
C. the reason for the loss of Columbia is already announced
D. the reason for the loss of Columbia is a secret
解析：推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句可以了解到NASA开始调查哥伦比亚号失事的原因，而不是已经“清楚”“宣布”或“秘密”。
答案：A
Ⅴ．书面表达
根据下面四幅图画，以第一人称写一个故事。
词汇：三包 three guarantee
注意：①文章必须包括图画所含内容，可作适当调整，使其连贯、完整。
②字数100左右。
参考答案：
One day I bought a pair of leather shoes in a shoeshop. And the seller there told me that he would have "three guarantee" for the shoes. But only four days later the shoes were worn out, so I was angry and returned to the shop hoping to get back my money. I told him what had happened to my shoes. When he knew I had kept the shoes for four days, he refused, which made me surprised. I asked him why he didn't keep his promise. The seller said, "Do you understand the 'three guarantee?' It means the shoes can only be kept for three days!"
What a foolish but trickiful explanation to the "three guarantee"!
Unit 5 Literature：The Dream Keeper 词汇解析
词汇解读(一)
1．still
【案例】It is a hot ______ airless day.
A. quiet B. still C. calm D. silent
解析：quiet安静的，平静的，calm平静的，不激动的；silent无声的，沉默的；still静止的，风平浪静的。根据语义：“这是无风的闷热的一天。”故答案为B。
点评：（1）still adv. 仍然，还；更，还要（通常修饰比较级）
When l came back at midnight, he still hadn't finished his work.
当我午夜回来的时候，他还没完成他的工作。
It's cold now, but it'll be still colder tomorrow.
现在很冷，明天会更冷。
（2）still adj. 静止的，不动的；无风的；平静的；
Keep still while l fasten your shoe.
我给你系鞋子的时候不要动。
The sea is strangely still today.
今天大海出奇的平静。
It was so still that you could even have heard a pin drop.
太静了，你都能听见针落地的声音。
2．eager
【案例】The company is ______ to expand into new markets.
A. worried B. wished C. eager D. hurried
解析：worried意为“担忧，焦虑，担心”；wished结构错误；eager“热切的，渴望的”；hurried“匆忙的，着急的”。根据句意，答案应为C。
点评：adj. 热切的；渴望的；
Everyone is eager for Success.
每个人都渴望成功。
Many young people are eager to join the army.
很多年轻人有着参军的渴望。
I'm eager for you to meet my friends.
我想让你去见见我的朋友。
近义词：anxious渴望的；焦虑的；焦急的
I'm anxious to know the result of the exam.
我急切想知道考试的成绩。
We were anxious about your Safety.
我们一直为你的安全担忧。
词汇解读(二)
3．intend
【案例】The book ______ young adults in their first year of learning English.
A. is intended for B. intends
C. writes D. is written
解析：be intended for意为“为……而设，而准备”其余三项语意均不完整。故答案为A。
点评：（1）计划，打算，想要；
She intended to catch the first bus, but she didn't get up in time.
她本打算赶上头班车，但是起晚了。
It was meant to be a surprise; I didn't intend you to see it So soon.
这本来要成为一件意外的惊喜，我本没想这么早就让你看到的。
We don't intend that they should know about it at this stage.
我们并不打算要他们在这个阶段就知道。
（2）（一般用于被动语态）（为……而）准备，预定；
The Chair was intended for you, but she took it away.
这把椅子本来是为你准备的，但她拿走了。
The remark was intended as a joke.
这句话本来只是句玩笑。
This kind of food is intended to be cooked slowly.
这种食物是要用文火煮的。
突破思路
本单元课文内容相对比较抽象，学生理解起来比较困难。因此建议教师在授课开始时利用一些较为直观的手段，对学生进行适当的启发和引导。如利用某些有成就的人的典型事例、名言警句或名人图片等引导学生认识到什么是人生的目标，应如何生活，以及生活的意义。同时，可以让学生畅所欲言，说出自己的人生目标，大家相互交流。还要让学生明白，实现人生目标要付出巨大的努力和艰辛，有时甚至要牺牲些什么，必须有持之以恒的精神和毅力。
虽然课文内容相对抽象，但本单元课文中的语言较为简单。所以，建议课文以学生自学为主，教师只对其中个别词汇（如eager, intend）和句式的使用作必要的解释。而后面补充的阅读材料比较难理解，因为此文为文学作品，文中有大量的长句、复合句以及较为复杂的修辞等。建议教师认真指导学生阅读、欣赏此文，并能掌握文中的重要语言知识。教师对文中较难的句式结构要进行讲解，切勿采用“放羊式”教学。此等美文在中学教材中并不多见。
