Unit 5 Theme parks一、閱讀理解The most popular PE class at Waukegan High School in Illinois，US，takes place in a basement field house.It is the schools version of CrossFit，the difficult physical exercise that has exploded in popularity over the last 16 years at thousands of gyms.It has more than one million devotees and a professional petition shown on ESPN.Schools around the Chicago area have adopted CrossFit to interest students at a time of a rising weight problem among young people，and most say it really works pared with traditional gym classes.“I think its a great way to teach kids lifelong fitness，especially those kids who arent interested in hockey，soccer or basketball，”said the teacher，Tracy Haraf from Illinois Stony Creek Elementary，which devotes half of its PE days to CrossFit exercises.“They think its tough，but I think they have a lot of fun doing it.”Senior Alexus Wiltz,18，said the workout had improved her performance on the basketball court.“I noticed I was faster.I paid more attention on the court，my defending was better，”she said after a recent class.“It just really helped me.”But some doctors and researchers advise caution，saying the exercises that involve lifting weights can lead to injuries，particularly when performed by few inexperienced people.Doctor Craig Finlayson at Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago said he was worried that while strength training is fine for kids，heavy weights could be trouble for teenagers who might hurt themselves by trying to do too much or using poor form.CrossFit Inc.，the pany that certifies trainers and licenses gyms，disagrees that its program is more dangerous than other fitness routines.Gym teachers in Waukegans Greg Moisio，whose twocampus school has about 73% kids taking CrossFit each day，also say the risk of injury can be reduced with proper teaching and CrossFits flexibility.1Why have schools around the Chicago area adopted CrossFit?ATo improve students performance in petitive sports.BTo introduce something more challenging to the students.CTo make traditional gym classes more attractive.DTo help solve the students weight problem.2How do the students react to the strength training?A73% agree it has a bad influence.BThey show little interest in it.CThe majority believe its effective.DMost of them think its of no use.3What does the underlined word“workout”in Paragraph 5 refer to?AThe physical exercise.BThe basketball court.CWiltzs performance.DA lot of fun.4What can we learn from the last paragraph?ACrossFit is more dangerous than other fitness routines.BThe number of the injured in CrossFit classes is rising.CKids may protect themselves if theyre trained properly.DA great number of kids taking CrossFit lack flexibility.【解題導語】本文是一篇議論文。為提高學生身體素質(zhì)，芝加哥周邊學校大力提倡學生參與CrossFit訓練，培訓日益升溫，但也同時引發(fā)一些醫(yī)生和研究人員的擔憂。1D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，芝加哥周邊的學校大力提倡學生參與CrossFit訓練，目的是提高學生的身體素質(zhì)，幫助解決體重上升問題。故選D。2C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“most say it really works pared with traditional gym classes”可推知，大多數(shù)學生覺得這個體能訓練是有效果的。故選C。3A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段中的“I think its a great way to teach kids lifelong fitness，especially those kids who arent interested in hockey, soccer or basketball”可知，Tracy認為CrossFit是教孩子終身健身的好方法，尤其是對曲棍球、足球和籃球不感興趣的孩子。結(jié)合畫線詞后的“improved her performance on the basketball court”可知，此處的“workout”就是指上文提及的“體能訓練”。故選A。4C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可推知，孩子們?nèi)绻柧毜卯斁涂梢员Ｗo自己不受傷。故選C。長難句分析：But some doctors and researchers advise caution，saying the exercises that involve lifting weights can lead to injuries，particularly when performed by few inexperienced people.(倒數(shù)第三段)分析：本句是復合句。the exercises that involve lifting weights can lead to injuries為省略了連接詞that的賓語從句，作saying的賓語；that引導定語從句，修飾先行詞exercises，在從句中作主語；when引導時間狀語從句。譯文：但是一些醫(yī)生和研究者建議小心一些，他們說涉及類似舉重的一些練習可能會導致受傷，尤其是當幾乎沒有經(jīng)驗的人練習的時候。詞匯積累：professional adj.職業(yè)的，專業(yè)的petition n比賽，競賽traditional adj.傳統(tǒng)的caution n小心，謹慎二、單句語法填空1The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of _(amuse)答案：amusements此處表述各種各樣的 “娛樂活動”，故需填入所給詞的名詞形式，且作此義講時，多用復數(shù)。2Mary often does some _(translate) work to earn extra money, which accounts for half of her ine.答案：translation此處應用名詞作定語修飾work，說明工作的內(nèi)容。do some translation work “做一些翻譯工作”。3Venice is one of the great tourist _(attract) of the world.答案：attractionstourist attraction “旅游景點”；由one of可知此處應用復數(shù)形式。4My grandfather, who is famous _his kindness, helped the Smiths out of trouble.答案：forbe famous for . “因而出名”。5Food _(preserve) in the refrigerator wont go bad easily.答案：preserved句中已有謂語動詞，故所給動詞應用非謂語形式作定語修飾其前的名詞，且兩者為被動關系，故用過去分詞。6_(deed) are better than words when people are in need of help.答案：Deeds由空后are可知主語應用名詞復數(shù)，deed “行動”。7The Silk Road has a _(long) of more than 4,000 kilometers and a history of 2,000 years.答案：length由冠詞a可知應填名詞，length “長度”。8This painting represents the first _(settle) arriving in America.答案：settlers由設空前的“the first”和空后的“arriving”可知此處指“定居者”，且不止一人，故填settlers。9His silence seems to be an _(admit) of guilt.答案：admission此處表示“承認有罪”，且冠詞an后應接名詞；admission 名詞，意為“允許進入；入場費；承認”。10This kind of dance _(model) after the one of that famous dancing actress.答案：is modelledbe modelled after . “根據(jù)模仿”。三、完形填空。We rarely get a chance to see pure care and love for those who need it most. And this story will _1_ serve to remind us there is still lots of good in the world and that we are responsible for _2_ that goodness.Ms Noriza, 49 years old, was walking in the street when she smelt a(an) _3_ smell .She noticed many people were holding their _4_ and hurried by. Looking around, she found an old man in a wheelchair vomiting(嘔吐)and his clothes were made _5_.“Nobody was helping him even though he looked so _6_,” Ms Noriza explained. She found some people were not only not doing something about it, but were plaining. The _7_ was more than she could bear. _8_, she went up to help.She went and bought a pair of shorts and a T-shirt in a nearby store and helped the old man get _9_.After that, she _10_ him back to his flat before she went to work. There was kindness shown by some other _11_, including Mr Goh. He was so _12_ by what Ms Noriza had done that he got his friend to _13_ the press of this story.“Her _14_ towards a stranger moved me. It was _15_ and plete kindness,” said Mr Goh.Sometimes we are so focused on conflicts, arguments and all sorts of _16_ things that we forget that the world is what it is because of us. If we want to see a society full of love, we should deliver that _17_ through our actions and our lives.So next time we are given this priceless _18_ to touch someone elses life, let us _19_ the moment and do something good, not just for the society, but for our _20_ as well.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了 Ms Noriza 在大街上幫助素不相識的老人的事情。通過本文作者呼吁人們要相信善良，秉承善良，傳播善良，讓社會變得更加美好。1. A. approximately B. hopefully C. finally D. merely【答案】B【解析】A. approximately 大約；B. hopefully 有希望地；C. finally 最后；D. merely 僅僅；在文章末段作者發(fā)表了自己的感慨，由此判斷作者講述這個故事的目的是希望人們能夠把善良的美德傳播開來，故選 B。2. A. spreading B. enlarging C. extending D. stretching【答案】A【解析】A. spread 伸開，傳播：一般指向四面八方擴大傳播的范圍，如傳播(疾病)，散布(信息)，火勢蔓延；B. enlarge 擴大：多指具體物品如相片的放大。也可指擴大視野，增長知識；C. extend 伸出，延伸：指空間范圍的擴大，以及長度、寬度的朝外延伸，也可指時間的延長；D. stretch 伸展，拉長：一般指由曲變直、由短變長的伸展，不是加長。從文章最后兩段內(nèi)容可知作者希望人們用善良來驅(qū)逐冷漠，用道德來傳遞溫暖，鼓勵人們親身去做，而不局限于僅僅去發(fā)現(xiàn)或者表揚善良的行為，故選 A。3. A. strong B. troublesome C. damp D. unpleasant【答案】D【解析】 A. strong 強壯的， 強烈的； B. troublesome 麻煩的， 討厭的， 棘手的； C. damp 潮濕的； D. unpleasant不愉快的。 根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知 Ms Noriza 聞到的是老人的嘔吐物的味道， 當然不會好聞， 故選 D。4. A. ears B. eyes C. noses D. mouths【答案】C【解析】A. ears 耳朵；B. eyes 眼睛；C. noses 鼻子；D. mouths 嘴巴。從當時的情景可知老人的嘔吐物發(fā)出難聞的味道，路過的人都捂著鼻子，選 C。5. A. wet B. dirty C. wrinkled D. broken【答案】B【解析】A. wet 潮濕的；B. dirty 臟的；C. wrinkled 有褶皺的；D. broken 破損的。根據(jù)語境可知坐在輪椅上的老人嘔吐時把衣服弄臟了，選 B。6. A. pitiful B. desperate C. hopeless D. urgent【答案】A【解析】A. pitiful 可憐的；B. desperate 絕望的；C. hopeless 沒希望的；D. urgent 急迫的，緊要的。在此Ms Noriza 指老人的狀況令人同情，選 A。7. A. action B. smell C. word D. sight【答案】D【解析】A. action 行動；B. smell 味道；C. word 單詞；D. sight 情景。上文 Ms Noriza 描述了當時的情景，她對沒人幫助老人的這種情形看不下去了，選 D。8. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise【答案】C【解析】A. However 然而；B. Besides 此外；C. Therefore 因此；D. Otherwise 否則。從語境可知此處表示因果關系，故選 C。9. A. cleaned B. dressed C. changed D. sheltered【答案】C【解析】A. cleaned 清潔；B. dressed 打扮；C. changed 換；D. sheltered 庇護，保護。根據(jù)上文可知老人把衣服弄臟了，而且 Ms Noriza 給他買了新衣服，由此判斷她幫他換上干凈的衣服，getchanged“換衣服”，選 C。10. A. acpanied B. ordered C. satisfied D. invited【答案】A【解析】A. acpanied 陪伴；A. ordered 命令；C. satisfied 使?jié)M意；D. invited 邀請。從常識和語境可知善良的 Ms Noriza 先陪伴老人回家，然后去上班，選 A。11. A. customers B. passers-by C. assistants D. salesmen【答案】B【解析】A. customers 顧客；B. passers-by 過路人；C. assistants 助理，助手；D. salesmen 銷售員。從上文中的 “She noticed many people were holding their _4_ and hurried by”.可知 Ms Noriza 只是在大街上路過的人，所以選 B。12. A. attracted B. encouraged C. inspired D. touched【答案】D【解析】A. attracted 吸引；B. encouraged 鼓勵；C. inspired 激勵；D. touched 觸動。根據(jù)下文 Mr Goh 說的話 “.towards a stranger moved me”可知他被 Ms Noriza 的行為所感動了，選 D。13. A. warn B. convince C. remind D. inform【答案】D【解析】A. warn 警告；B. convince 使人信服；C. remind 提醒；D. inform 通知。從語境可知 Mr Goh 讓他的朋友把 Ms Noriza 的善良行為告訴了媒體，選 D。14. A. politeness B. mitment C. selflessness D. carefulness【答案】C【解析】A. politeness 禮貌；B. mitment 承諾；C. selflessness 無私；D. carefulness 認真。根據(jù)故事內(nèi)容以及后句中的 plete kindness 可知此處 Mr Goh 指 Ms Noriza 對待一個素不相識的人的那份善良和無私，選 C。15. A. pure B. equal C. mon D. unusual【答案】A【解析】A. pure 純的；B. equal 平等的；C. mon 常見的；D. unusual 不同尋常的。根據(jù) and 連接并列成分前后一致的原則可以判斷填 pure，表示不帶有其他目的、純粹的，故選 A。16. A. mental B. negative C. alternative D. practical【答案】B【解析】A. mental 精神的；B. negative 消極的；C. alternative 可供替代的；D. practical 實際的。根據(jù)前面列舉的名詞 conflicts, arguments 可知此處指一些消極、負面的事情，選 B。17. A. motto B. message C. speech D. means【答案】B【解析】A. motto 箴言；B. message 信息；C. speech 演講；D. means 方法。從 if 從句的內(nèi)容可知如果人們想要一個充滿愛的社會，那么就需要通過我們的行為來傳遞這種信息，選 B。18. A. gift B. situation C. experience D. opportunity【答案】D【解析】A. gift 天賦；B. situation 情形；C. experience 經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗；D. opportunity 機會。在文中作者呼吁人們要在別人需要幫助的時候，伸出援助之手，由此可知此處指當人們遇到這樣的事情，即有機會去傳遞愛心的時候，不要錯過這個機會，故選 D。19. A. seize B. find C. acquire D. seek【答案】A【解析】A. seize 抓??；B. find 發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. acquire 獲得，得到；D. seek 尋求。從上文可知作者希望人們在遇到這類事情的時候， 要利用這種時刻去把美好、 善良傳遞下去， 希望人們抓住這種機會， 選 A。20. A. memories B. volunteer C. souls D. future【答案】C【解析】A. memories 記憶；B. volunteer 志愿者，志愿；C. souls 靈魂；D. future 未來。俗話說“贈人玫瑰，手留余香”，善意的行為不僅在社會上傳播了善良和美好，也會給自己帶來快樂，讓自己的心靈得到一次洗禮和升華，故選 C。四、單句改錯1Once the children heard that their teacher came to himself, the whole class came to lives at once._答案：liveslifee to life “活躍起來”。2He is diligent. There is no wonder he has been admitted to Beijing University._答案：ThereIt固定句型。It is no wonder (that) . “難怪”，It is可省略，直接用no wonder。3You will need to buy tickets for the concert in the advance, because the band is very popular._答案：去掉advance前的the固定短語。in advance “提前”。4By doing so, not only I share good ideas with others but I also learn to express myself clearly._答案：only后加can當not only在句首時，句子應使用部分倒裝，即not only后需使用相應的be動詞/助動詞/情態(tài)動詞。結(jié)合句意，此處表述我不僅能夠與他人分享好的想法，而且也學會了清晰地表達自我，可知應在only后加can。5Your dream will be e true sooner or later as long as you do your best._答案：去掉bee true意為“實現(xiàn)”，是不及物動詞詞組，不用于被動語態(tài)。