Unit 5 The power of nature.閱讀理解2017·廣東高三適應(yīng)性測試From my earlier memory of Mother，it somehow seemed quite natural to think of her as different，not of everyday things as Father was.In those days he was a younglooking man.He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories.Mother was older than he was.She must have been a woman of nearly forty，but she seemed even older.She changed little for a long time，showing no indication of growing old at all until，towards the end of her life，she suddenly became an old lady.I was always inquisitive about Mother's age.She never had birthdays like other people，nor did anyone else in our family.No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house.To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties，I would repeat my Mother's words that such celebrations were only foolish. “Nothing but deception，” she would say.“As though life can be marked by birthdays.It's deeds，not years，that matter.” Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays，I once could not help asking Mother when she was born. “I was born.I'm alive as you can see，so what more do you want to know？” she replied，so sharply that I never asked her about her age again.In so many other ways Mother was different.Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities，their new furniture，the neat appearance of their homes，Mother regarded all those things as of little importance.Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out.1How did Father impress the author?AHe liked writing stories.BHe loved making friends.CHe was a very young man.DHe was popular with children.2Before the end of her life，Mother_.Alooked quite youngBlooked like an old ladyClooked younger than she wasDlooked like a fortyyearold woman3What does the word “inquisitive” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ACertain. BCurious.CCautious. DConfident.4What do we learn about Mother?AShe was lazy. BShe was strict.CShe was proud. DShe was special.答案：解題導(dǎo)語本文依托作者小時候?qū)寢尩挠洃浿v述了一個在外貌、性格、對待年齡的態(tài)度和家庭生活方面都與眾不同的媽媽。1D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三句He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they were able to talk to him and laugh at his stories.可知，作者的爸爸非常愿意和孩子交朋友，由此可推斷爸爸很受孩子們歡迎。故選D項。2C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句She changed little for a long time，showing no indication of growing old at all until，towards the end of her life，she suddenly became an old lady.可知，作者的媽媽很長時間以來都沒變化，一點變老的痕跡都沒有。故選C項。3B解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞后的一句She never had birthdays like other people，nor did anyone else in our family.可知媽媽從不過生日，由此可以推斷出作者對媽媽的年齡一無所知，應(yīng)是好奇的。故選B項。4D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文理解和最后一段第一句In so many other ways Mother was different.可總結(jié)出，媽媽是個特別的人。故選D項。.完形填空2017·甘肅診斷性測試Many years ago，I went to_1_my mother from work in the afternoon.I got there a little early so I parked the car by the road and waited for her.As I looked outside the car window to my right，there was a small park where I_2_a little boy，around one and a half to two years old，_3_freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.The boy had a big smile on his face_4_he had just been set free from some sort of prison.The boy would then fall to the grass，get up，and without_5_or without looking back at his mother，run as fast as he could，again，still with a smile on his face.It seemed_6_had happened!For kids，_7_at an early age，when they fall down，they don't regard their falling down as a_8_； instead，they treat it as a learning experience.They feel compelled to try and try again until they succeed.The answer must be that they have not_9_ “falling down” with the word “failure” yet，thus they don't know how to feel the state which accompanies failure.Therefore，they are not_10_in any way.In addition，they probably think to themselves that it's perfectly okay to fall down，and that it's not wrong to do so._11_，they give themselves permission to make mistakes.Thus they remain energetic.Touched as I was by the boy's_12_，I was equally touched by the manner in which he ran.With each attempt，he looked so_13_and natural.No_14_of fear and nervousness.His only aim was to run freely and to do it as_15_as he could.He was just being a childjust being himselfbeing completely in the moment.He was not looking for_16_or was not worrying about whether someone was_17_or not.He wasn't concerned about being judged.He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall (as there were others in the park apart from him and his mother) and that it would be_18_if he did fall.No，all that_19_to him was to accomplish the task or activity at hand to the best of his ability.To run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely.I_20_a lot from that observation and experience，and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.1.A.take up Bpick upCbring up Dlook up2A.realized BunderstoodCsaw Dhelped3A.marching BwalkingCrunning Dmoving4A.even if Bonly ifCif only Das if5A.hesitation BcompetitionCsituation Dmotivation6A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing7A.especially BspeciallyCgenerally Dnormally8A.success BfailureCshame Dpity9A.announced BabandonedCassumed Dassociated10A.encouraged BshockedCdiscouraged Dexcited11A.In other words BIn conclusionCFor another DOn the contrary12A.faith BhonestyCpersistence Dloyalty 13A.upset BcalmCenthusiastic Dconfident14A.symbols BsignsCsignals Dmarks15A.effectively BimaginativelyCrelatively Dnegatively16A.explanation BapprovalCcuriosity Dopinion17A.listening BglaringCwatching Denjoying18A.embarrassing BamazingCconfusing Dthrilling19A.referred BcameCcontributed Dmattered20A.won BlearnedCmade Dknew答案：解題導(dǎo)語作者看到一個小男孩在奔跑中摔倒又站起來，在這個過程中不在乎被他人注視也不害怕摔倒，而是努力做到自由奔跑，從這一幕中作者學(xué)到了重要的一課。1B解析：根據(jù)空后.I parked the car by the road and waited for her.可知，作者是開車去接母親下班的。pick up意為 “開車接 (某人)”，符合語境。故選B項。take up意為 “開始從事；占據(jù)”；bring up意為 “撫養(yǎng)；提出”；looked up意為 “向上看；查詢”。2C解析：根據(jù)前文looked outside可知，此處為同義詞 (see) 復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選C項。句意：當(dāng)我從右邊的車窗往外看時，看到一個一歲半到兩歲的小男孩，在一個小公園的草地上自由自在地奔跑，而他的母親在不遠(yuǎn)處看著。realize意為 “意識到”；understand意為 “理解”；help意為 “幫助”。3C解析：句意見上一題解析。根據(jù)第5空后的.run as fast as he could.可知，此處為原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，應(yīng)選擇running，故選C項。march意為 “前進(jìn)；行軍”；walk意為 “走路；散步”；move意為 “移動；搬家”。4D解析：句意：小男孩臉上露出了燦爛的笑容，好像剛剛從某個監(jiān)獄被釋放出來一般。此處用虛擬語氣 (小男孩并不是真的從監(jiān)獄被釋放出來) 來突出小男孩的喜悅，as if意為 “好像”，其后的從句常用虛擬語氣，符合原文，故選D項。even if意為 “即使”；only if意為 “只有；只要就”；if only意為 “要是多好”。5A解析：根據(jù)后文并列的without looking back at his mother及run as fast as he could，again可知，小男孩摔倒后，毫不猶豫地站起來繼續(xù)跑。without hesitation意為 “毫不猶豫”，符合語境，故選A項。competition意為 “競爭”；situation意為 “情況；形勢”；motivation意為 “動機(jī)”。6D解析：根據(jù)前文小男孩摔倒依然自己站起來繼續(xù)奔跑可知，小男孩表現(xiàn)得就像什么事情都沒有發(fā)生過一樣。everything意為 “所有事物；一切”；something意為 “某物；某事”；anything意為 “任何事情”；nothing意為 “沒有事；沒有任何東西”。故選D項。7A解析：specially意為 “尤其；特別地”；specially意為 “特別地；專門地”；generally意為 “大體上；總體上”；normally意為 “通常地；正常地”。句意：對小孩而言，尤其是在很小的時候，當(dāng)他們摔倒的時候，他們并不會把摔倒當(dāng)成是一種失敗。故選A項。8B解析：句意見上一題解析。根據(jù)后文 “相反，他們把摔倒當(dāng)成一種學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗” 可知，前文表示 “年紀(jì)尚小的孩子不會把摔倒當(dāng)成不好的事情 (failure “失敗”)，而是當(dāng)成學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會”，故選B項。根據(jù)第9空后的failure也可知答案。success意為 “成功”；shame意為 “羞恥；遺憾”；pity意為 “同情；遺憾”。9D解析：句意：答案肯定就是他們尚未把 “摔倒” 與 “失敗” 聯(lián)系起來，因此也就不知道如何體會伴隨有失敗的情形。associate.with.意為 “把和聯(lián)系起來”；符合語境。故選D項。announce意為 “宣布；宣告；預(yù)示”，abandon意為 “遺棄；放棄”，assume意為 “假設(shè)；承擔(dān)”。10C解析：根據(jù)前文，在小孩子眼里，不會把摔倒與失敗聯(lián)系在一起，因此設(shè)空處表示 “也就不會感受到失敗帶來的挫敗感”，即感到氣餒。encouraged意為 “受到鼓舞的”；shocked意為 “感到震驚的”；discouraged意為 “感到氣餒的，沮喪的”；excited意為 “感到激動的”。故選C項。11A解析：前文提到 “他們自己可能認(rèn)為摔倒是自然的，摔倒并沒有錯”，后文提到 “他們允許自己犯錯”，這兩句所表達(dá)的意思相近，所以in other words (換句話說) 符合語境。故選A項。in conclusion意為 “總之”；for another意為 “另一方面”；on the contrary意為 “相反”。12C解析：根據(jù)前文雖然小男孩摔倒了一次又一次但還是靠自己站起來可知，小男孩十分有毅力 (persistence)，故選C項。faith意為 “信仰；信念；信任”；honesty意為 “誠實”；loyalty意為 “忠誠”。13D解析：根據(jù)后文的fear (害怕) 和nervousness (緊張) 可知，前文應(yīng)指小男孩勇敢、不緊張。confident意為 “自信的”，符合語境。故選D項。upset意為 “煩惱的；心煩的”；calm意為 “平靜的；鎮(zhèn)定的”；enthusiastic意為 “熱情的”。14B解析：根據(jù)前文摔倒又站起來及natural可知，小男孩沒有展露出害怕和緊張的跡象 (sign)，故選B項。symbol意為 “象征”；signal意為 “信號”；mark意為 “標(biāo)記；符號”。15A解析：根據(jù)前文中的run as fast as he could可知，此處應(yīng)選與fast含義相近的詞，指小男孩盡可能有效地做到自由奔跑。effectively意為 “有效地”；imaginatively意為 “想象地”；relatively意為 “相對地”；negatively意為 “消極地”。故選A項。16B解析：根據(jù)前文中的He was.just being himself及下文的He wasn't concerned about being judged.可知，他是在做自己，而不是在作秀給他人看以獲得他人的贊許 (approval) 。故選B項。explanation意為 “解釋”；curiosity意為 “好奇心”；opinion意為 “觀點”。17C解析：根據(jù)空后一句中的someone would see him fall.可知，該空為同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，用watch表示 “有人在看著”。故選C項。listen意為 “聽”；glare意為 “怒視”；enjoy意為 “喜歡；享受”。18A解析：根據(jù)常識，公園里還有其他人在看著，摔倒會容易讓人感到難堪 (embarrassing) 。故選A項。amazing意為 “令人驚訝的”；confusing意為 “令人困惑的”；thrilling 意為“令人激動的；毛骨悚然的”。19D解析：根據(jù)前后邏輯可知，小男孩不在乎旁人的注視，也不害怕摔倒，他在乎的是盡自己最大的力量完成眼前的任務(wù)。matter意為 “有關(guān)系；要緊”，符合語境。故選D項。refer to意為 “參考；查閱；涉及”；come to意為 “想起；共計”；contribute to意為 “導(dǎo)致；有助于；捐獻(xiàn)”。20B解析：根據(jù)下文的.have successfully brought that lesson with me.可知，作者從這次的觀察和體驗中學(xué)到了很多。learn sth.from意為 “從/向?qū)W習(xí)”。故選B項。win意為 “贏；獲勝”；make意為 “制作”；know意為 “知道；了解”。.語法填空Several years ago I was at a train station in Amsterdam waiting in line to buy a ticket.As I stood there I saw a young man asking people for money so that he could buy his breakfast.Most of the travelers simply 1._ (ignore) the young man or gave 2._ (he) a dirty look，yet a welldressed middleaged man reacted differently.When 3._ (approach) by the young man，the gentleman looked 4._him and quietly asked, “How much will you need？” I couldn't hear 5._the young man said but watched as the gentleman pulled several 6._ (note) from his wallet and 7._ (calm) placed them in the young man's hands.I don't know whether the young man actually used the money for his breakfast or for 8._purposes.What I do know is that I witnessed two different reactions to the same situation.I saw people who 9._ (be) either afraid or annoyed.And then I saw the gentleman who was not afraid and treated the homeless young man as though he were a brother.I decided then and there that，even though we have to be 10._ (care) in this world，I would rather be like the gentleman.答案：解題導(dǎo)語作者曾目睹過一個人向路人乞討錢買早餐，但無人問津，只有一個紳士給予幫助，這給作者留下了很深的印象。1ignored解析：考查動詞的時態(tài)。句意：大多數(shù)旅客只是不理那個年輕人，或者是給他一個嫌棄的表情，但是一位穿著講究的中年男子卻表現(xiàn)得不一樣。根據(jù)文章開頭的時間狀語Several years ago可知，事情發(fā)生在過去，應(yīng)用一般過去時。故填ignored。2him解析：考查代詞。句意見上一題解析。設(shè)空處作及物動詞give的間接賓語，指代上文的the young man，應(yīng)用賓格代詞。故填him。3approached解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意：當(dāng)這個年輕人靠近時，那位紳士看著他，輕聲地問： “你需要多少錢？” 根據(jù)句意可知，approach的動作是由the young man發(fā)出的，與主語the gentleman之間為邏輯上的被動關(guān)系，故用過去分詞表被動。故填approached。4at解析：考查介詞。句意見上一題解析。look at為固定短語，意為 “看著”。故填at。5what解析：考查名詞性從句。句意：我無法聽到這個年輕人說的話，但是看到這位紳士從他錢包里拿出幾張鈔票，并心平氣和地把錢放在年輕人的手中。設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)賓語從句，作動詞hear的賓語，且從句中缺少said的賓語。故填what。6notes解析：考查名詞單復(fù)數(shù)。句意見上一題解析。note在此意為 “紙幣；鈔票”，為可數(shù)名詞，且該空前有several修飾，故應(yīng)填復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填notes。7calmly解析：考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。句意見第5題解析。設(shè)空處修飾動詞placed，應(yīng)用副詞。故填calmly。8other解析：考查限定詞。句意：我不知道年輕人是否確實用這些錢去買了早餐，還是用于其他目的。設(shè)空處修飾名詞purposes作定語，且表泛指，根據(jù)句意可知表示 “其他的”。故填other。9were解析：考查動詞的時態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：我看見人們或者是害怕或者是生氣。設(shè)空處作who引導(dǎo)的定語從句的謂語，who指代people，為復(fù)數(shù)，故從句謂語動詞應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式；主句為一般過去時，且saw與be動詞的動作是同時發(fā)生的，因此，從句也應(yīng)用一般過去時。故填were。10careful解析：考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。句意：即使我們不得不在這個世界上小心翼翼，但我仍愿意像這位紳士一樣。be動詞后應(yīng)用形容詞作表語，故填careful。.短文改錯I remember a first time when I saw my little sister Shanshan.I was eight years old.Because my arms looked weak，my mother trusted that I can hold the baby.Then，I took Shanshan on my arms，and I knew how much I very loved her.My mother had a fulltime job，so we had a person which was in charge of housekeeping and taking care of us.I didn't want anyone else take care of my sister.Therefore，I feed her，gave her a bath，and changed her clothes.When she was cry，I held her.Now Shanshan has grown up and is tall than I am，but I still treat her as my little sister.書面表達(dá)假設(shè)你是高中生李華，最近你校打算就 “成功” 這一話題展開廣泛的交流。請你用英語寫一篇題為“××Contribute(s) to Our Success” 的短文發(fā)表在學(xué)校的網(wǎng)站上。內(nèi)容包括：1有助于成功的一種優(yōu)良品質(zhì)；2舉例說明；3提出倡議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2不能使用真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。_答案：One possible version：Good Habits Contribute to Our SuccessGood habits contribute to our success.Good habits of learning will help us acquire more knowledge and improve our skills.Meanwhile，good habits of living will make us develop well physically and mentally.Therefore，we must attach importance to healthy food，constant exercise，reasonable schedules and eyesight protection.Zhang Heng，a famous scientist of ancient China，had a good habit of observing and counting stars in the sky since his childhood.Due to the habit，he found stars were always changing their positions in the sky.By carefully observing and calculating，he completed his theory about the universe，which was hundreds of years ahead of those of Western scientists.So do remember to form our own good habits，and we will be a success.