Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors一、閱讀理解。Each time I see a balloon,my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl.It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died.I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven.“Yes,honey.Of course,”she said.“Can we write him a letter?”I asked. She paused,the longest pause of my short life,and answered,“Yes.”My heart jumped.“Can the mailman go there?”I asked. “No,but I have an idea.”Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon.I asked her what it was for.“Just wait,honey.Youll see.”Mum told me to write my letter.Eagerly,I got my favourite pen,and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink.I wrote about my day,what I learned at school,what Mum was doing,and even about what happened in a story I had read.For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive.I gave the letter to Mum.She read it over,and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string.We went outside and she gave me the balloon.It was still raining.“Okay,on the count of three,let it go.One,two,three.”The balloon,carrying my letter,darted upwards against the rain.We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized,like the balloon,that Dad had never let his sickness get him down.He was strong.No matter what he suffered,hed persevere,dart up,and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body.He rose into sky and became something beautiful.I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on.I prayed to be a balloon.1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father,her mother_.A.believed it easy to do soB.thought her a creative girlC.felt it hard to answerD.found it easy to lie2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father,she_.A.jumped with joyB.was worried that it couldnt be deliveredC.started writing immediatelyD.became excited3.In the eyes of the author,what was the rain like?A.An incurable disease.B.An unforgettable memory.C.The failure her father experienced.D.The hard time her father had.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.An unforgettable experienceB.Fly to heavenC.The strong red balloonD.A great father參考答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.D; 4.C解析： 本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了女兒想和已故的父親通信,這使母親很為難。但聰明的母親用紅氣球作為郵遞員把女兒寫給父親的信寄往天堂,讓女兒感到父親還活著。1.C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“She paused,the longest pause of my short life,and answered,Yes.”可知,母親停頓了很長時間,這意味著她思考了較長的時間才回答了女兒的問題。這說明女兒的問題很難回答。故選C項。2.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“My heart jumped.”可知,“我”很高興。故選D項。3.D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“No matter what he suffered.became something beautiful.”可知,雨就像父親經(jīng)歷的艱難時光。故選D項。4.C 主旨大意題。本文是一篇記敘文,文章以紅氣球為主線貫穿整篇文章,紅氣球也象征著父親。故選C項。二、單句語法填空。1They _(interrupt) by a sudden and urgent knock at the door.答案：were interrupted表示過去發(fā)生的動作，且主語they與interrupt之間為被動關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，填were interrupted。2We have no alternative but _(sell) our house to pay the debt.答案：to sellhave no alternative but to do . “除之外別無選擇，只能做”。3It is generally _(assume) that stress is caused by too much work.答案：assumedIt is assumed that . “普遍認為”。4We should bear in mind that teamwork is of great _ (significant) to both our society and ourselves.答案：significanceof great significancevery significant “意義重大/非常重要”。5Once _(arrest), he was likely to betray everything to the police.答案：arrestedarrest與其邏輯主語he之間為被動關(guān)系，故用過去分詞在句中作狀語。6If only I _ (look) ahead a few days ago! Then I wouldnt have been feeling so worried now.答案：had looked由語境和句子結(jié)構(gòu)可判斷if only后應(yīng)用虛擬語氣；由時間狀語a few days ago 可知表示與過去事實相反，故應(yīng)填had looked。look ahead “向前看；為將來打算”。7This is a historic building _(date) back to the 17th century.答案：datingdate back todate from表示“追溯到”，無進行時，無被動語態(tài)，句中已有謂語動詞is，且building和date back to存在邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故應(yīng)填現(xiàn)在分詞dating作后置定語。8I am fed up _this weather; its time we had some sunshine.答案：withbe fed up with “受夠了；厭煩”。9Sometimes we went ahead and did it, regardless _the consequences.答案：ofregardless of “不管；不顧”。10While working out the problem, you should pay more attention to the _(accurate)答案：accuracy由空格前的冠詞the可知，此處填名詞形式。三、完形填空。When apologizing, chances are that youve uttered the phrase, “I never meant to hurt you.” 1. In a talk, Caroline Myss, a spiritual seeker and researcher, took on the topic of forgiveness and healing. She explained why “I never meant to hurt you” is never a sufficient apology, no matter who it es from.“Picture that person ing up to you and saying, Im sorry I did this. 2. And can we just call it a day？” Caroline says. As tempting as it can be to move on and bury the hatchet(和解), that type of apology wont sit well with the person on the receiving end. “That whole little thingI never meant to hurt youis the thing you cant forgive，” she says. “That sick feeling goes right to your soul.”Instead, Caroline says its important to approach the conversation differently. Ultimately, its about offering more than an apology. 3. “Lets redo the scene，” Caroline says.“The person es up to you and says, I need to tell you something. 4. It was guilt. I heard my conscience tell me not to do this but I didnt listen. And I now know that my actions redirected the course of your life. This is not an apology. I am confessing(懺悔) my soul to you. 5. ”Even saying those words on stages makes Caroline visibly emotional, and she points out that this is how deeply within the soul apologies are supposed to resonate. And thats what heals.AHere is my apology.BBut it doesnt matter to you.CIm asking now for your forgiveness.DI consciously knew what I was doing.EBut you know I never meant to hurt you.FIts about sharing a soultosoul confession.GHowever, its not a suitable way to apologize.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文援引了Caroline Myss的話向讀者闡明了用“我從沒想過要傷害你”來道歉是不夠的。1G解析：根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容尤其是“She explained why I never meant to hurt you is never a sufficient apology, no matter who it es from.”可知，此處講的應(yīng)是用“我從沒想過要傷害你”這句話來道歉的不足，故G項“但是，這并不是一種合適的道歉的方法”符合語境。2E解析：根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知，此處是Caroline Myss讓大家想象一下有人用“我從沒想過要傷害你”來向你道歉時的情景，故E項符合題意。3F解析：根據(jù)上文的“its about offering more than an apology”以及下文的“This is not an apology. I am confessing(懺悔) my soul to you.”可知F項與之相呼應(yīng)，表示道歉應(yīng)該是心靈對心靈的懺悔。下文中的“within the soul”亦是提示。故選F。4D解析：根據(jù)空后的“It was guilt. I heard my conscience tell me not to do this but I didnt listen.”可知，此處講的應(yīng)該是當時所做的錯事方面的內(nèi)容，故D項符合語境。5C解析：根據(jù)上文中的“As tempting as it can be to move on and bury the hatchet(和解).”可知，向別人道歉的目的是獲得別人的諒解，故C項符合語境。四、單句改錯。1Assumed that the weather is favorable, farmers will have a good harvest._答案：AssumedAssumingAssuming that . “假定/假設(shè)”，常位于句首作狀語。2He could have finished it on schedule, but anyhow he fell behind._答案：anyhowsomehowsomehow “不知怎么地；以某種方式”。anyhowanyway “盡管如此”。3Im very sorry to interrupt with you, but I have something important to tell you._答案：去掉withinterrupt為及物動詞，interrupt sb./sth. “打斷某人/某事”。4We had been waiting for you for an hour; we dont want to wait any longer._答案：hadhave由語境可知，“等待”這個動作應(yīng)是持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成進行時。5Which is mentioned above, they have succeeded in solving many problems with the new theory._答案：WhichAs該句中從句為as引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句。which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句不能置于句首。As is mentioned above “正如上面所提到的那樣”。五、短文改錯。It is clear shown that many middle school students have physical and mental problems.68% of the students surveying have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight too.And a larger percentage lacks sleep.52% are short of physical exercise.42% of the students wont obey our parents or teachers.Personally ，I think we student should balance our physical exercise and studies.Without sound body，one cant achieve anything.However，too much attention has been paid only on studies.As a result, I suggest we are given less homework or more time for outofclassroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.答案：It is shown that many middle school students have physical and mental problems.68% of the students have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight .And a larger percentage sleep.52% are short of physical exercise.42% of the students wont obey parents or teachers.Personally, I think we should balance our physical exercise and studies.Without sound body，one cant achieve anything.However，too much attention has been paid only studies.As a result, I suggest we given less homework more time for outofclassroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.