Unit 1 Living well一、閱讀理解 Hillary Clinton promised On October 30, 2016 that she would not be “knocked off course” in the elections final days, as she sought to push past a new FBI email inquiry that delivered a late jolt(震動) to her race against Republican Donald Trump. “Im not stopping now, were just getting warmed up,” Clinton declared during a packed rally (集會)with supporters in Florida. “Were not going to be distracted, no matter what our opponents throw at us.” Trump campaigned in Las Vegas at a club owned by billionaire GOP major donor Sheldon Adelson and accused the Justice Department, without offering evidence, of trying to protect Clinton following the FBIs discovery of new emails that could be related to its investigation into Clintons use of a private email server. “Hillary has nobody but herself to blame for her mounting legal problems,” Trump said during a rally. Meanwhile, federal investigators secured a warrant (權證)to examine the newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clintons private server, media reported on Sunday, as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James ey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election. The warrant will allow the FBI to examine the emails to see if they are relevant to its investigation into the private email server used for government work by Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. ey came under heavy pressure from Democrats on Sunday to quickly provide details of the emails, as Clinton allies worried the controversy could extend beyond the Nov 8 election and cast a shadow over a Clinton transition if she wins the White House. eys disclosure of the email discovery in a letter to Congress on Friday plunged(使陷入) the final days of the White House race between Clinton and Republican Donald Trump into a state of confusion and disorder. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to ey on Sunday suggesting he violated the Hatch Act, which bans the use of a federal government position to influence an election.1.What is James ey?A.Senate Democratic Leader.B.A prominent Democrat.C.FBI Director.D.Head of the Justice Department.2.What has FBI made a discovery of?A.Clintons private letters written to a foreign country.B.Clintons accepting a lot of money from a businessman.C.Clintons bad health conditions that may affect her administration.D.Clintons new emails through the use of a private email server.3.The possible meaning of the underlined word “ controversy ” in Para. 7 is _.A.a successful ending of a struggle or contestB.a lot of argument about somethingC.the ability and strength to do active physical thingsD.something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination4.The best title for the news report can be “_” .A.Clinton promises to stay course, Trump boostedB.Trump accuses the Justice Department of trying to protect ClintonC.Trump says Hillary should blame for her mounting legal problemsD.White House race between Clinton and Republican Donald Trump參考答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.B; 4.A解析： 1.事實判斷題。根據是第五段:as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James ey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election。2.細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段:following the FBIs discovery of new emails that could be related to its investigation into Clintons use of a private email server可得答案。3.詞義猜測題。根據前文克林頓和特朗普競爭美國總統(tǒng)互相攻擊以及該詞前的worried和該詞后的could extend beyond the Nov 8 election可知該詞是“爭議”的意思。4.標題猜測題。根據全文如開頭:Hillary Clinton promised on October 30 that she would not be “knocked off course” in the elections final days等可知答案。二、單句語法填空1She adapted herself quickly _ the climate there.答案：toadapt . to . “使適應”。2After the meeting, the manager asked him to explain his _ (absent)答案：absence absence “缺席；不在”；absent “不在的；缺席的”。由空前的his可知應填名詞absence。3Is there any sound more _ (annoy) than the whine of a mosquito?答案：annoyingannoying “惱人的；煩人的；使人不高興的”，常用來描述事物的特性；annoyed “感到惱火的；覺得生氣的”，常描述人的心理狀態(tài)。此處指聲音的特點“令人心煩”可知應填annoying。4Id like to congratulate you _ your wonderful performance.答案：oncongratulate sb. on sth. “就向某人表示祝賀”。5The survey _ (conduct) by the pany shows there is a large increase in customer satisfaction this year.答案：conductedconduct與主語survey 之間為被動關系，故應填過去分詞conducted充當其后置定語。6All the rooms in this building are so well designed that they are _ (access) to the disabled.答案：accessible be accessible to “可接近/可靠近/可使用的”。7The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if _ (adapt) for television, would be a hit.答案：adaptedadapt “適應；改編”。所給動詞與其邏輯主語story之間為被動關系，故填過去分詞。8My grandfather often goes to the countryside, because he thinks a stay there will be _ (benefit) to his health.答案：beneficial be beneficial to . “對有益”。9Without his _ (encourage) to me, I would have been defeated in the game.答案：encouragement此處用名詞encouragement “鼓勵”作介詞without的賓語。10_ (ambitious) plays an important role in our daily life, because it is a guide for us to make decisions and choices.答案：Ambition句中缺主語，故應填名詞ambition充當主語。且作“雄心，野心”講時，為不可數名詞。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四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。I have written a poem called Flying Kites，in which a man _1_ his son to fly a kite.After a few minutes，the child _2_ drops the string and lets the kite soar(高飛)With joy in his eyes，he watches it climb until it disappears _3_.The father realizes that _4_ hell have to loosen the tie that binds(綁)him to his son.And he _5_ ，“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”Many years later my son，Gary，_6_ he wouldnt finish his college career.I tried to talk him out of it.But none of my reasoning made any _7_.At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.Gary managed to find a_8_ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm.I，_9_ ，was deeply disappointed.What was a college professors _10_ doing at a job that any high school dropout could perform？Then I tried to _11_ him.“Look，”I said，“in a few years youll be at your high school reunion with_12_ classmates who became doctors，lawyers，and engineers.Do you think youll be able to_13_ that？”“Yes，Dad，”he replied without _14_.Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said，“But the real question is：Can you？”Shame suddenly _15_ me.I wasnt thinking about my son；I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think.The problem wasnt Garys pride；it was mine.All at once I remembered my _16_ and the question it asks“Will I release the _17_ as unselfishly as that？”At that moment I knew I had to let go.Gary was _18_ enough to make his own choices.Today Gary has a successful career working for the city.I am very _19_ of who he has bee._20_ I let go of my pride，Ive been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar.1A.orders BinstructsCadvises Dallows2A.suddenly BactuallyCproperly Dsadly3A.in a row Bin a wayCin no time Din the distance4A.abruptly BeventuallyCabsolutely Dapparently5A.responds BguessesCwonders Dhesitates6A.believed BexplainedCregretted Dannounced7A.progress BdecisionCeffort Ddifference8A.ball BjobCkite Dtoy9A.therefore BbesidesChowever Dotherwise10A.daughter BnephewCson Dcousin11A.support BacceptCcontrol Dpersuade12A.honest BordinaryClatter Dformer13A.prevent BforgetChandle Dadmit14A.hesitation BmitmentCpermission Dment15A.deserted BsilencedCignored Dangered16A.essay BarticleCpoem Dpassage17A.secret BstringCdog Dnews18A.old BhonestClucky Dcute19A.guilty BtiredCafraid Dproud20A.Since BWhenCAlthough DUnless【解題導語】本文主要講述了作者應對兒子大學輟學這一情況的故事?！竞诵脑~匯】release v釋放，放開semester n學期enthusiasm n熱情reunion n團聚1B根據語境可推知，一個男人在教兒子放風箏。instruct“教授”。故選B。2A根據下文可知，詩篇中的兒子突然(suddenly)把線松開，讓風箏高飛。3D與語境“disappears”呼應可推知，風箏消失在遠方(in the distance)。4B這個男人意識到最終(eventually)他必須對兒子放手。5C結合語境可推知，詩篇中的父親有疑問，想知道自己將來會不會無私地“松開線”。wonder“想知道”。6D根據語境可推知，作者的兒子宣布他將不會完成大學學業(yè)。7D根據下文的“At the end of the semester Gary moved back home”可知，作者的勸說毫無作用。make a difference意為“有作用”。8B根據下文的“What was a college professors _10_ doing at a job”可知，作者的兒子找到了一份工作。9C根據上文的“with usual enthusiasm”和下文的“was deeply disappointed”可知，上下文表示邏輯上的轉折關系。10C根據上下文可知，Gary和作者是父子關系。11D根據作者下文所說的話和上文的“reasoning”可知，作者想勸說兒子放棄那份工作，因為作者感到很失望。persuade“勸說”。12D根據“reunion”可知，此處是和以前的高中同學團聚。former “以前的”。13C根據語境可知，作者認為兒子的工作一個高中輟學者都可以做，而他的同學們則成了醫(yī)生、律師和工程師，作者問兒子能否應對這種情況。handle“應付，處理”。14A作者的兒子很堅定地回答，沒有絲毫猶豫，與語境“Yes，Dad，”呼應。15B根據上文可知，兒子的話讓作者沉默了。16C根據上文的“I have written a poem called Flying Kites”可知，作者想起了自己寫的那首詩。17B根據上文的“Will I release the string as unselfishly us that”可知，此處表示要放開風箏上的線。18A根據空后的“make his own choices”可推知，兒子已經長大，可以自己做決定了。19D根據上文的“Today Gary has a successful career working for the city”可推知，父親看到兒子的成功，自然是為之自豪。20A根據語境可知，此處表示邏輯上的因果關系。since“因為，既然”。四、單句改錯1I was out of the breath after running 1,600 metres._答案：去掉theout of breath “上氣不接下氣”。2You dont want to be made fun and neither do others._答案：fun后加ofmake fun of “取笑”。3The scientist as well as his assistants were doing an experiment in the lab then._答案：werewas當主語后面接由as well as構成的詞組時，謂語動詞的形式要依主語的單復數而定。4English is so difficult for him to learn._答案：sotootooadj.(for sb.)to do . “(對某人來說)太而不能”。5We offer our congratulation to you on your winning the prize._答案：congratulationcongratulationscongratulation“祝賀”，常用復數形式。五、七選五Every culture has its own unwritten list of behavior that is acceptable.Every society also has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of good manners.The word taboo es from the Tongan language and is used in modern English to describe verbal and nonverbal behavior that is forbidden or to be avoided. 1. They tend to be specific to a culture or country, and usually form around a groups values and beliefs.What is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.Verbal taboos usually involve topics that people believe are too private to talk about publicly, or relate to ones manner of speaking.In many cultures, for example, it is considered bad manners to discuss subjects such as sex or religion in public.In some countries, too much volume of ones voice may annoy people.2. 3 For example, one of the biggest differences among many Western, Asian, and African cultures is the use of eye contact.In the US., people make eye contact when they talk to others. 4. In many Asian and African cultures, however, children are taught to lower their eyes when talking to their elders, or those of higher rank, as a way to show respect.Certain gestures made with the hands can have very different meanings depending on the country you are in.Crossing your middle finger over your forefinger is the sign for good luck in many Western countries. 5. Also, in some Asian countries, moving your hands a lot while talking, or “talking with your hands”， is considered unsuitable.Behavior that is acceptable and nonoffensive in one culture can be highly offensive in another.When visiting a foreign country, be aware of some of the basic differences, as this will help to ensure a more enjoyable trip.ANonverbal taboos usually relate to body language.BIn Vietnam and Argentina, however, it is a rude gesture.CIn spite of what some people may think, taboos are not universal.DCancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened to talk openly about it.ELearn a countrys customs so that you dont hurt the local people unconsciously.FThey might think that someone who is speaking or laughing loudly is rude or aggressive.GIf a person avoids eye contact, others might think they are being dishonest or unconfident.【解題導語】本文主要講述了不同國家習俗方面的禁忌，以及肢體語言、手勢語的不同運用。1C解析：上句是對taboo的定義，下句講它們通常是一個國家或一種文化所特有的，通常是圍繞著一個團體的價值觀和信仰而形成的。由此可以推斷，C項(盡管一些人可能這樣認為，但禁忌不是通用的)符合語境，起到承上啟下的作用。故選C項。2F解析：本段主要講一些人對禁忌的看法，比如一些私人問題不能在公共場合談論等。根據設空前一句中的too much volume of ones voice may annoy people可知，在一些國家，說話聲音太大會惹惱別人，F項(他們可能認為大聲說笑是粗魯的或充滿挑釁的)正好是對上一句的解釋。故選F項。3A解析：根據設空后一句中的eye contact可知，本段主要講眼神接觸在不同文化中有不同的要求，屬于肢體語言。故A項(非語言禁忌通常和肢體語言有關)符合語境。4G解析：本段講的是眼神接觸的作用，根據關鍵詞eye contact可知，G項與該段主題一致，故選G項。5B解析：本段介紹手勢語在不同國家的含義。上一句介紹了把中指和食指交疊起來，在很多西方國家意味著好運。下文應該介紹其他國家對此不同的理解，B項(然而在越南和阿根廷，這是一個粗魯的手勢)符合語境，故選B項。