必修4Unit 5Theme parks一、閱讀理解In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There youll find the heart of this lovely munity. Its where villagers meet and greet friends.When Angelicas post office was threatened with being closed in the 1980s，a villager，Pat, came up with a plan to save it. “At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,” says Pat, “Why couldnt we do the same thing with Angelica?”Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (郵戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女郵局局長) then had another idea to make the day even more special calling the post office Angel Station.The large increase in mail amount saved Angelicas post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today.Now its tradition that on the first Friday in December，people e to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each year the amount of mail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France.Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys seasons greetings from Angel Station every year. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues.1.What did Pat do to save the post office?A. She invented a new cancellation.B. She hosted Christmas celebrations.C. She gave the office a better name.D. She designed a special set of stamps.2.Which of the following can best describe Pat?A. Curious and friendly.B. Humorous and intelligent.C. Creative and warm-hearted.3.What can we learn about Angelicas post office from the passage?A. It was pletely closed in the 1980s.B. Its name has been changed many times.C. It is also the centre of local social life.D. Its stamp remains the same each season.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了Angelica郵局及制作郵票的人Pat。1.A 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文中Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (郵戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.的描述可知為她發(fā)明了一個新的郵戳，故選A。3.B 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys seasons greetings from Angel Station every year.的描述可知它的名字曾經(jīng)被改過很多次，故選B。二、完形填空The Gift at the Parking LotI never thought I would be writing about a trip to the convenience store. It was just a month after my grandmother had _1_ and I did useless things hoping to fill the hole in my heart and make me forget the pain. In the store, I was upset because I couldnt even remember _2_ I went there to buy so I ended up buying something _3_. As I walked out of the store to get my car, I was _4_ angry at everything that was going on around me which was a very _5_ feeling at that time. Feeling _6_， my belief in God was beginning to fade. Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her _7_. “Excuse me, excuse me.” she said loudly. _8_ she was going to ask for my parking spot, I _9_ pointed to my car. “No, excuse me，” she said again. At this point, I felt I had no _10_ but to see what this _11_ lady wanted. As I got closer, I realized that she was _12_ something in her bag. Surprisingly, I was _13_ with a sense of relief while others would be nervous in this situation. Finally, she _14_ me a booklet, which read “What Hope for Dead Loved Ones？”“Maybe you need this，” she said calmly _15_ a warm smile on her face. However, _16_ I could thank her, she was gone. I felt a sense of _17_ as I opened the first page. It _18_ how people pass on, but their spirit _19_ with us. This was the first time since my grandma had died that I had felt her with me and I began to feel hope again. It was a unique _20_. And, Ill remember it for the rest of my life.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了“我”因為祖母去世而非常傷心，甚至絕望，這時一位陌生人給了“我”一個小冊子，幫助“我”走出了陰霾。1A.e back Bpassed away Cbroken down Dfallen over答案與解析：B從最后一段的“my grandma had died”可知，“我”的祖母去世了，“我”非常傷心。pass away“去世”； e back“回來”； break down“出故障”；fall over“不運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。2A.what Bwhy Chow Dwhen答案與解析：A到了便利店，“我”忘記了自己想買什么?？仗幰龑?dǎo)賓語從句且從句中缺少賓語，故用what。3A.by chance Bin hand Cat random Don purpose答案與解析：C因為忘記要買什么，所以“我”就隨便買了一些。by chance“偶然”；in hand“在掌握中”；at random“隨意”；on purpose“故意”。4A.still Beven Cyet Dalso答案與解析：B因為當(dāng)時心情非常不好，所以甚至(even)對周圍的一切都非常看不慣。5A.mon Bunbearable Ccurious Dawkward答案與解析：A考慮到“我”當(dāng)時所處的情況，這樣的壞心情是非常普遍的。mon“普遍的”；unbearable“難耐的”；curious“好奇的”；awkward“笨拙的，令人尷尬的”。6A.breathless Bhopeless Caimless Dhelpless答案與解析：B結(jié)合最后一段中的“I began to feel hope again”可知，此處指“我”對于上帝的信念開始減退，因為此時感覺絕望。breathless“上氣不接下氣的”；hopeless“沒有希望的”；aimless“沒有目標(biāo)的”；helpless“無助的”。7A.car Bdoor Cwindow Dhand答案與解析：C突然，從“我”旁邊開過的一位女司機(jī)把車窗搖了下來。8A.Recognizing BWorrying CAssuming DRealizing答案與解析：C“我”以為她要把車停在“我”停車的位置。recognize“認(rèn)出”；worry“擔(dān)心”；assume“認(rèn)為”；realize“意識到”。9A.cautiously Bexactly Cclumsily Dsimply答案與解析：D“我”只是指了指“我”的車。cautiously“小心地”；exactly“準(zhǔn)確地”；clumsily“笨拙地”；simply“僅僅”。10A.alternative Brestriction Cdestination Dprejudice答案與解析：A這個時候“我”沒有其他的辦法，只有看看這個女士到底想要什么。alternative“可供選擇的事物”；restriction“限制”；destination“目的地”；prejudice“偏見”。11A.outgoing Benergetic Cdetermined Dannoying答案與解析：D“我”當(dāng)時心情非常差，看一切都不順眼，所以“我”覺得這個女士很煩人。outgoing“外向的”；energetic“精力充沛的”；determined“堅決的”；annoying“使煩惱的”。12A.putting away Blooking into Csearching for Dgoing over答案與解析：C當(dāng)“我”走近的時候，“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)她在包里找東西。put away“將收起”；look into“調(diào)查”；search for“尋找”；go over“仔細(xì)檢查”。13A.cheered Bovere Caffected Dmoved答案與解析：B令人想不到的是，這個時候“我”突然松了口氣，而其他人在這種情況下都會緊張。be overe with意為“被(感情)所控制”。cheer“歡呼”；affect“影響”；move“移動，使感動”。14A.offered Bshowed Cbrought Dhanded答案與解析：D最后她遞給“我”一個小冊子。hand作動詞，表示“遞”。15A.with Bin Con Dof答案與解析：A她的臉上帶著微笑。16A.after Bonce Cas Dbefore答案與解析：D“我”還沒有來得及感謝她，她就已經(jīng)走了。17A.fort Bsatisfaction Cinspiration Dsurprise答案與解析：A當(dāng)“我”翻開第一頁的時候，“我”得到了安慰。fort“安慰，舒適”；satisfaction“滿意”；inspiration“靈感”；surprise“驚訝”。18A.implied Bexplained Cinstructed Ddirected答案與解析：B這本小冊子告訴我們，人們離去了，但他們的靈魂還和我們在一起。imply“暗示”；explain“解釋，說明”；instruct“指示”；direct“指導(dǎo)”。19A.catches up Bfits in Csticks Dremains答案與解析：D他們的靈魂還和我們在一起。catch up“趕上”； fit in“適應(yīng)”；stick“粘貼”；remain“繼續(xù)存在”。20A.lesson Bmemory Cgift Dreward答案與解析：C這是一個獨(dú)特的禮物。三、七選五(2018石家莊市高中畢業(yè)班第二次模擬)Summer is a time to look forward to because there is no school to get you down. _1_ You just need to stay active, occupied, and have an open mind.Read if you feel bored.Subscribe to a magazine or ic if you dont like books. Choose whatever ageappropriate book that interests you and start reading. _2_ In your backyard or on your balcony, on your bed or out by the lake. Reading doesnt have to be boring.Get caught up on schoolwork.Not all of us are straight “A” students. Take this time to go to the library and review material for the next year in advance. _3_ No need to rush or stress out. Its just important not to forget anything you learned in the past year over the summer.Travel.If you usually go on vacation in the summer, start packing now! Cant afford to travel far? No problem! _4_ Go on a road trip with your friends and family. Find out whats on the other side of that lake. Be creative! _5_ If summers are hot where you live, you can go to the beach with your family or friends. Also, some water parks have great discounts at times during the summer. But be careful, if theres a heat wave outside, youd better stay out of the sun, or even go indoors.ABeat the heat.BYou can read anywhere.CSpend a lot of time outside.DDo some exploration in your own city.ESince its summer, you can do this at your own pace.FTo have a good summer, you dont have to do anything expensive.GIf you have an idea, no matter how ridiculous and crazy it may be, go to do it.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了如何過一個充實而愉快的暑假。1答案與解析：F根據(jù)本空后的“You just need to stay active, occupied, and have an open mind.”可知，這里就怎樣度過暑假提建議，F(xiàn)項中的不定式表示目的，“you dont have to do anything expensive”中的“dont have to”與后一句中的“just need to”相對應(yīng)，且空后是對F項的具體解釋，所以選F項。2答案與解析：B根據(jù)本段的主題句“Read if you feel bored.”可知，本段講閱讀方面的事情，而選項中只有B項與該話題有關(guān)，所以選B項，且空后的“In your backyard or on your balcony, on your bed or out by the lake.”是對B項中的“read anywhere”的舉例說明。3答案與解析：E根據(jù)該空后的“No need to rush or stress out”(不必匆忙、不必緊張)可知，該空應(yīng)該講的是按照自己的節(jié)奏去做；E項表示“由于是夏天，你可以按照自己的步調(diào)去做”，符合文意，所以選E項，且這里的“do this”指代的是空處前一句“Take this time to go to the library and review material for the next year in advance.”。4答案與解析：D根據(jù)本段主題“Travel”和該空后面的“Go on a road trip with your friends and family. Find out whats on the other side of that lake.”可知，該空應(yīng)該講的是在本地走一走；D項的意思是“在你自己所在的城市進(jìn)行一些探索”，符合文意，所以選D項。5答案與解析：A空處是該段的主題句，根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知，作者建議去海灘、水上公園，因此本段講的是怎么避暑，A項“Beat the heat”的意思就是“避暑”，所以選A項。四、書面表達(dá)請根據(jù)以下提示，結(jié)合生活中的一個事例，就“樂觀”這一話題，用英語寫一篇短文。Optimism always leads to happiness, health and success while pessimism, by contrast, results in hopelessness, sickness and failure. Thats because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways.注意：1、無須寫標(biāo)題，不得照抄英語提示語；2、除詩歌之外，文體不限；3、內(nèi)容必須結(jié)合生活中的一個事例；4、文中不得透露個人姓名和學(xué)校名稱；5、詞數(shù)為120左右。 _【參考范文】短文寫作（滿分30分）One possible versionOptimism is important in all aspects of our life. If you can change your mind from pessimism, you can change your life.Up to the beginning of Senior Grade Two, I did poorly in my English but I didnt give in because I was always encouraged by both the people around me and myself. I kept practicing speaking, listening, reading and writing. When I was fed up with reading or writing, I usually entertained myself by reading some interesting English stories, jokes and humors or seeing English films. When I had some trouble in reciting or memorizing, I tried to amuse myself by playing word games or singing English songs. By this means, I always made myself cheerful and optimistic, full of splendid and colorful dreams of future. I kept practicing. Gradually, I made progress in my English. . Thanks to the optimism, I have bee one of the top students in my class by now.