Unit 1 第一课时
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Nobody knows exactly the ________ (起源) of the earth. 2．He ________ (欺骗) the girl and took away all her money. 3．He ________ (获得) full marks in the examination. 4．The street cleaner is ________ (收集) rubbish in the rain. 5．The winner was ________ (授予) a gold medal. 6．She ________ (欣赏) your works very much.
7．The homeless children were ________ (渴望) for safety and love. 8．The story of his miseries is beyond my ________ (信任)． 9．On my ________ (到达) at the hotel, he gave me a sweet kiss.
10．You see, the ________ (精力充沛的) young man plays basketball day and night.
答案：1.origins 2.tricked 3.gained 4.gathering 5.awarded 6.admires 7.starving 8.belief 9.arrival 10.energetic
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．The sports meeting __________________ (举行) next week. 2．Millions of people __________________ (饿死) during the war. 3．The monument was built __________________ (纪念) the little hero. 4．There is no need ____________________ (化妆)—come as you are. 5．We all __________________ (对她表示钦佩) what she had done.
6．She __________________ (一直盼望) having a chance to pay a visit to Zhangjiajie. 7．We've missed the bus. __________________ (看来好像) we'll have to take a taxi. 8．These children loved __________________ (捉弄) their teacher. 9．I __________________ (结识了很多朋友) since I arrived.
10．You'll be sure __________________ (玩得开心) at the party tonight. 答案：1.will take place 2.starved/were starved to death
3．in memory of 4.to dress up 5.admired her for 6.has been looking forward to 7.It looks as though/if 8.playing tricks on 9.have gained a lot of friends 10.to have fun
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．(2014·安徽蚌埠二中高一下学期期中)Great changes ________ in the small city in the last 20 years.
A．have taken place
B．took place
C．had taken place D．are happening
答案：A 句意：在过去的20年里这座小城市发生了很大的变化。in the last 20 years“在过去的20年里”，通常与现在完成时连用。
2．(2014·湖北部分重点中学高一下期中)They set up a monument ________ the soldiers who died in World War Ⅱ.
A．in need of C．in search of
B．in danger of D．in memory of
答案：D 句意：他们建起了一座纪念碑来纪念在二战中牺牲的战士们。in need of“需要”；in danger of“处于??的危险中”；in search of“寻找”；in memory of“为了纪念??”。
3．(2014·安徽泗县双语中学高一下月考)The naughty boys would play ________ trick on ________ neighbours who didn't give them any sweets on Halloween.
A．a; / C．the; /
B．a; the D．/; the
答案：B 句意：这些淘气的男孩常常捉弄在万圣节不给他们任何糖果的邻居们。play a trick on捉弄；第二空特指“不给他们糖果的邻居”，故填the。
4．(2014·北京重点中学高一下学期3月月考)With nothing on, the Emperor walked in the parade, thinking he ________ the most beautiful clothes in the world.
A．was dressed himself C．was dressed in
B．dressed D．was dressed
答案：C 句意：这位国王走在游行队伍中，什么也没穿，却认为自己穿着世界上最美丽的衣服。be dressed in穿着??。
5．(2014·福建罗源一中高一3月月考)Li Ming speaks English well ________ he were an English boy.
A．so that C．as though
B．even though D．now that
答案：C 句意：李明英语说得很好，好像他是个英国男孩。so that“结果，为了”；even though“即使”；as though“好像”；now that“既然”。
6．(2014·福建三明一中高一下月考)She was ________ the Nobel Prize for her contribution in medicine.
A．awarded C．regarded
B．recognized D．rewarded
答案：A 句意：因为她在医药方面的贡献，她被授予诺贝尔奖。award指为鼓励某人在工作中达到的成就而进行的一种奖励。recognize“认出”；regard“看作”；reward“回报”。
7．(2014·福建四地六校高一下月考)The days we have been looking forward to ________ soon.
A．coming C．come
B．will come D．have come
答案：B 句意：我们一直盼望的日子很快就要来了。句子的主语是the days；根据句意可知，应用一般将来时态。
8．(2014·福建四地六校高一下月考)________ it is to have a chance to experience life in space!
A．What a fun C．How fun
B．What fun D．What funny
答案：B 句意：有机会体验太空中的生活是多么有趣！fun是不可数名词，故排除A项；what修饰名词，how修饰形容词/副词，故排除C、D项。
9．To my surprise, the mayor of the American city is Chinese by ________. A．nature C．origin
B．resource D．source
答案：C 句意：让我吃惊的是，这个美国城市的市长是中国人。by origin出身。 10．Every now and then I went to the library to ________ information about the subject. A．gather C．together
B．collect D．connect
答案：B 由句意“我不时地去图书馆收集信息”可知，是指有目的、有选择性地收集，故用collect。gather“采集，聚集”；together“在一起”，为副词；connect与collect词形相近，但connect意为“连接”，与句意不符。
11．She hopes to ________ some experience by working abroad for two years. A．admire C．win
B．gain D．put
答案：B 句意：她希望通过在国外工作两年来获得一些经验。admire“欣赏”；gain“获得”；win“胜利”；put“放”。
12．We should follow the ________ in a foreign country we are visiting. A．habits C．tradition
B．customs D．practice
答案：B 句意：我们应该遵守我们正在参观的国家的风俗。habit指个人习惯；custom指社会或团体的共有的风俗、习俗及个人的习惯；tradition指传统；practice指惯例。由句意可知选B项。
13．Many people ________ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.
A．were starved to C．were starved
B．starved to D．both A and B
答案：D 句意：由于供应不及时，许多人在地震中饿死了。starve表示“饿死”并与death连用时，须与介词to连用。
14．If you are selling, you have to have ________ in the products. A．belief C．view
B．word D．fun
答案：A 句意：如果你从事销售，你必须相信这些产品。have belief in“相信??”。 15．(2014·浙江省杭州地区七校高一下学期期中联考)Please don't do anything harmful________our nature, or we humans will have no________each other.
A．to; fun about C．for; fun about
B．for; fun with D．to; fun with
答案：D 句意：请不要做任何对我们的大自然有害的事情，否则，人类会自食其果。 Ⅳ.完形填空
I was the fifth of seven children and went to the same school as my three older sisters and brother. Each child went to the plant sale __1__in early May every year, just in __2__for Mothers' Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was __3__to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to __4__my mother, but I didn't have any money. My oldest sister gave me some. I made my __5__carefully at the __6__sale. I looked at each plant to make sure that I had__7__found the best geranium. Once I had brought it home, I hid it on the upstairs neighbor's porch.
On Mothers' Day, I was bursting with pride__8__I gave her that geranium. I remember how__9__her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my__10__. The year I was 15, my younger sister reached third grade. __11__my elder sister did for me，I gave her some money to buy a geranium for our mother. She arrived home full of __12__excitement. The geranium was __13__in a paper bag under her sweater. “I looked at every plant，” she__14__，“and I knew I got the best one！”
With a sweet sense of déjà vu(似曾相识), I helped my little sister hide that geranium. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I __15__them both bursting __16__bright and delight. My mother noticed me watching. She gave me a soft, secret __17__. With a tug at my heart, I smiled back. I wondered how my mother could__18__to be surprised at this gift from her__19__child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight at the __20__of the most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.
文章大意：在母亲节来临时，你打算送什么礼物给你的母亲？本文也许能给你一些启示。 1．A.produced C．collected
B．held D．expected
答案：B 每年“举行”的植物展销会。 2．A.use C．time
答案：C 指正好在母亲节那个时间。 3．A.promised C．imagined
B．thought D．allowed B．store D．chance
答案：D 作者第一次被允许参加植物展销会。 4．A.surprise C．respect
B．love D．permit
答案：A 从第三段知是想给母亲一个惊喜。 5．A.choice C．need
B．opinion D．agreement
答案：A make one's choice意为“作出选择”。 6．A.flower C．food
B．plant D．clothes
答案：B 从上文中提到的“the plant sale”可知。 7．A.firstly C．indeed
B．finally D．excitedly
答案：C 作者仔细打量每种植物，保证“确定”选到最好的天竺葵。 8．A.before C．while
答案：D when引导时间状语从句。 9．A.bright C．disappointed
答案：A 从后面delighted可知。 10．A.success C．happiness
B．gift D．sense B．terrible D．proud B．once D．when
答案：B 指作者送给母亲的天竺葵，当然是礼物了。 11．A.If C．Though
答案：D as在此意为“正如”。 12．A.sad C．nervous
答案：C 她紧张而激动地回到家。
B．After D．As
B．unlucky D．upset