Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”一、閱讀理解Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memories-I just live, and the memories form themselves.1.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history2.What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A.A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C.A striking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.3.What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.4.The author es to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A.to experience itB.to live the present in the futureC.to make memoriesD.to give accurate representations of it【文章大意】作者曾經(jīng)把寫日記看作保留過去的一種方式，一次山谷旅行的經(jīng)歷讓作者對(duì)日記的理解發(fā)生了變化，現(xiàn)在作者認(rèn)識(shí)到過有意義的生活就是體驗(yàn)生活，而不是記錄生活。1.D 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知，13歲以前，作者把寫日記看作保留過去的一種方式。3.B 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I”可知，現(xiàn)在作者在日記中加入了自己特殊的想法和感情。4.A 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知，作者認(rèn)為過有意義的生活就是體驗(yàn)生活，而不是記錄生活。二、單句語法填空1We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of _it used to charge.答案：what分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，本句的“half of _ it used to charge”在句中作$20的同位語，由此可知這里要用what引導(dǎo)名詞性從句，作介詞of的賓語，同時(shí)what在賓語從句中又作charge的賓語，因此填what。2My grandfathers collection of paintings can leave a deep _(impress) on all of you.答案：impressionleave a deep impression on sb. “給某人留下深刻印象”。3They built themselves large villas (別墅) in the wooded _(surround) of the town.答案：surroundings此處surroundings為名詞，意為“環(huán)境”。4Little babies are _(tradition) expected to imitate their fathers.答案：traditionally此處副詞traditionally修飾expected to imitate。5The young woman grew up in a _(wealth) family.答案：wealthy形容詞wealthy “富裕的”修飾名詞family。6Children are usually _(terrify) when alone in the dark.答案：terrified形容詞terrified “感到害怕的”，在句中作表語。7Nancys first reaction to the news was a strange _(mix) of joy and anger.答案：mixturea mixture of . “的混合體”。8The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen at a _(distant) of 60 miles.答案：distanceat a distance of 60 miles “在60英里外”。9After a long wait, some of them finally get to stay and settle _ , while others have to pack up and leave.答案：downsettle down 為固定短語，在本句中意為“定居”。10Tom managed _(set) aside a few dollars of his wages each week to buy a puter.答案：to setmanage to do sth. “設(shè)法做成某事”。三、完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Every morning，on my way to work，I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly，theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this，and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist，and dont offer any help at all，not even a _4_.Recently，its been extremely cold，making things especially _5_ for the homeless.Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it.Today，I _9_ someone，who seemed to be homeless，sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work，so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola，so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana.I gave him the drink and banana，then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been planning to give it to someone in need，so this was a great _13_.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger，who was _14_.Society may feel unfortable with homeless people._15_ ，we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in need，our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better.Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise，which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate.1A.balanceBsignificanceCperformance Dassistance2A.duty BregretCadvance Dequality3A.imagining BexpectingCpretending Dannouncing4A.word BhugCpity Dgift5A.absurd BboringCplex Dtouch6A.idea BexcuseClesson Dreason7A.relaxed BabsentmindedCunaware Ddizzy8A.know BwantCshare Dafford9A.spotted BapproachedCrecognized Dinterviewed10A.when BsinceCbefore Dunless11A.instead of Bexcept forCregardless of Dalong with12A.replaced BpackedCdecorated Dbined13A.trial BhonorCopportunity Dreward14A.grateful BcarefulChopeful Dskillful15A.Besides BThereforeCMeanwhile DHowever16A.effort BluckCappearance Dreputation17A.look out Bbreak outCreach out Dturn out18A.truly BproperlyCdeliberately Dapproximately19A.intends BremindsCpromises Dpersuades20A.trick BblameCdoubt Dforget【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了作者幫助無家可歸的人的故事。【核心詞匯】extremely adv.極其，極端dash v急奔，急馳，猛沖paradise n天堂blessing n上帝的恩寵，祝福1D根據(jù)下文的“dont offer any help at all”可知，這些無家可歸的人需要幫助。assistance意為“幫助”。故選D。2B根據(jù)下文作者幫助無家可歸的人可推知，作者同情這些無家可歸的人，看到他們睡在大街上感到很是遺憾。故選B。3C根據(jù)“and dont offer any help at all”并結(jié)合上文的“I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人對(duì)無家可歸的人漠不關(guān)心，視而不見，即假裝(pretending)沒看到。4A根據(jù)“even”可推知，大部分人不僅不提供幫助，甚至連一句問候都沒有。5D根據(jù)空前的“its been extremely cold”并結(jié)合語境可推知，天氣特別寒冷，無家可歸的人的日子更加艱難(tough)。6A結(jié)合語境可知，作者不確定自己的那種做法是否是好主意(idea)。7C承接上文的“Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep”可推知，無家可歸的人在作者早上開始上班時(shí)還都在睡覺，是不會(huì)覺察到的(unaware)。8B根據(jù)“even”的提示并結(jié)合上文作者的猶豫可推知，作者不確定自己對(duì)他們的幫助是否正是無家可歸的人所需要的。9A根據(jù)語境可推知，作者在人行道上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)醒著的無家可歸的人。spot表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，符合語境。10C根據(jù)語境可知，作者離上班還有些時(shí)間，所以選C。11D根據(jù)語境以及下文的“I gave him the drink and banana”可推知，作者順便還給這個(gè)人帶了香蕉。along with表示“除以外(還)”。12B根據(jù)空后的“with everyday items”可知，作者包里裝著每天的必需品。pack with sth.表示“裝著某物”。13C根據(jù)語境可知，作者認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)極好的幫助無家可歸的人的機(jī)會(huì)。14A根據(jù)語境可推知，把自己的東西饋贈(zèng)給他人，別人是感恩的(grateful)。15D根據(jù)語境可知，前后句表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。16B根據(jù)語境可推知，那些無家可歸的人只是由于某種原因一時(shí)窮困潦倒而已，down on ones luck表示“窮困潦倒”。17C根據(jù)語境可知，如果我們?cè)敢鈳椭麄?，世界?huì)變得更美好。reach out to sb.表示“愿意為某人提供幫助”。18A根據(jù)語境可知，幫助他人的確會(huì)讓我們的世界變得更美好。truly“的確，真實(shí)地”；properly“恰當(dāng)?shù)亍?；deliberately“故意地”；approximately“大約”。19BPhil Collins的歌提醒我們要感恩。remind sb.to do sth.意為“提醒某人做某事”符合語境。20D根據(jù)語境可推知，人們不要忘記那些不幸的人。四、單句改錯(cuò)1I caught the sight of an old friend of mine while I was waiting for the bus._答案：去掉sight前的thecatch sight of “看見；瞥見”，為固定短語。2With water is on all sides, the local people have to go out by boat._答案：去掉is逗號(hào)后沒有連接詞，故“With water on all sides”是with的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)。3Rather than riding on a crowded bus in the morning, I always prefer to ride a bicycle._答案：ridingrideprefer to do A rather than do B “比起做B更喜歡做A”。4After the typhoon, people found some tall trees,measured more than 10 meters, lying on the ground._答案：measuredmeasuringmeasure 表示“某物的長(zhǎng)度為”時(shí)，是連系動(dòng)詞，在本句中，trees和measure為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語。5So far as the eyes can see, nothing is to be seen but sand._答案：SoAsas far as the eyes can see “在目所能及的地方”。五、短文改錯(cuò)Its not the people you came across in your daily life who will stand by you in time of a need.Its your family who will but its important to know that.It happens such often that we end up take our parents for granted.We hurt them many cases and they are treated with disrespect for not understanding them. Its necessary to understand the fact that there is always different in opinions across two generations.But what really matters is the unconditionally love and care that they hold for us，that I believe is truly valuable.【答案】Its not the people you across in your daily life who will stand by you in time of need.Its your family who will its important to know that.It happens often that we end up our parents for granted.We hurt them many cases and they are treated with disrespect for not understanding . Its necessary to understand the fact that there is always in opinions across two generations.But what really matters is the love and care that they hold for us， I believe is truly valuable.