Unit 5 Nelson Mandela—a modern hero
Grammar
基础巩固 Ⅰ同义句改写
1. Last weekend I went to the factory, where I worked ten years ago.
→ Last weekend I went to the factory，________________I worked ten years ago. 2. Chen Jie has many friends, and some of them are studying abroad. →Chen Jie has many friends，________________are studying abroad. 3．China has hundreds of islands, the largest of which is Taiwan.
→China has hundreds of islands, ____________________ the largest is Taiwan. 4．Can you think of a situation where this word is used?
→Can you think of a situation ____________________ this word is used? 5．China has a lot of famous writers and Lu Xun is one of them.
→China has a lot of famous writers, one ____________________ is Lu Xun. 6．This was the real reason why he was late for yesterday's meeting.
→This was the real reason __________________ he was late for yesterday's meeting. 7. The things were Jim's watch and Della's hair. They felt proud of them.
→ The things________________they felt proud were Jim's watch and Della's hair. 8．This kind of colourless gas is called oxygen. We can't live without it. →This kind of colourless gas ________________ we can't live is called oxygen. 9．The person you should send this letter to is Mr Ball.
→The person ____________________ you should send this letter is Mr Ball. 10. In the Chinese history, there was a time when people had to use foreign oil.
→ In the Chinese history, there was a time________________people had to use foreign oil. Ⅱ在空白处填入1个适当的单词
1．In our class there are 46 students, of ________half wear glasses.
2．Gun control is a subject about ________Americans have argued for a long time. 3．The police arrived, ________which the situation became calmer.
4．All the neighbours admire this family, ________ the children and parents build up a friendly relationship.
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5. We live in an age________much information is available more easily than ever before. 6．The famous scientist, in______ honour a dinner party will be held tonight，is to arrive soon. 7．The clever boy made a hole in the wall, through ________ he could see what was going on inside the house.
8．Maria has written two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series. 9. She bought many books，________which she spent all her pocket money. 10．We showed great pity to the poor old man, for ________ life was hard in the past. 11. The reason________his plan was refused is that it is not helpful.
12. The days are gone________physical strength was all you needed to make a living. 13．Her son, to ________she was so devoted, went abroad ten years ago.
14. The training won't stop until the players reach the point________they can perform well. 15．Last summer we visited the West Lake, ________ which Hangzhou is famous in the world. 能力提升 Ⅲ阅读理解
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the
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1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1941. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) alcohol. Sheilah Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
1. Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. e. He failed to reorder his life. f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A．f-c-e-a-b-d B．b-e-a-f-c-d C．f-d-e-c-b-a D．b-f-c-d-e-a
2. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald ________. A．had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama B．was well educated and well off before he served in the army C．would have completed more works if his wife hadn't broken down D．helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
3. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________. A．Zelda's personal life B．Zelda's illness and treatment C．Fitzgerald's friendship with Graham
D．Fitzgerald's contributions to the literary world
B
As a child, Helen Cordero liked listening to the stories told by her grandfather each evening. She imagined telling the same stories to her own grandchildren. She grew up to become a famous artist.
Helen began as a potter(制陶工人), making beautiful bowls. Her most popular piece of artwork, however, was a small figure of a seated woman holding a baby in her arms. She called it Singing Mother.
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People loved the Singing Mother figures. To buy them, museum collectors travelled to the Cochiti Pueblo in Northern New Mexico where Mrs Cordero lived. She could not make them fast enough to keep up with the needs.
One day, a pottery collector suggested that the artist add more children to her Singing Mother figures. She immediately thought of her grandfather, Santiago Quintana. She liked the idea, because as she said, “There were always lots of grandchildren around him.” So, in 1964, the first Storyteller figure was born.
The first piece she made was a grandfather sitting, with five children around him. Each child had a different facial expression. The grandfather's mouth was wide open. So many people wanted the figures that she gave up her other artwork to work on the Storytellers.
To make her figures, Mrs Cordero preferred the brown clay(黏土) of her hometown, and often walked a long way to collect it. She talked to the tiny figures in an effort to put her own “happy, special feeling” into every character she created.
Mrs Cordero was always surprised that her Storytellers were enjoyed by so many people. But her admirers(赞赏者) know why her work is so well liked. She was an excellent artist who refused to take shortcuts. She once said, “To make good pottery, you have to do it the right way, the old way.”
Today we are thankful to both Helen Cordero and her grandfather. The Storyteller figures make us remember the kind people in our own lives who have told us stories to live by.
4．What is the difference between the Singing Mother and the Storyteller? A．The Singing Mother didn't become well known. B．The Singing Mother didn't include children. C．The Storyteller was based on a real person. D．The Storyteller expressed childish feelings.
5．We can infer from the text that Helen Cordero ________． A．often asked for advice B．worked in a famous museum C．made her sculptures very quickly D．was greatly influenced by her grandfather 6．Why is Helen Cordero's work so popular?
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A．It gives people a kind of happy feeling. B．Its material comes from a special place. C．It is made in traditional ways. D．It has attractive designs. 7．What is the best title for the text? A．Telling stories in clay B．Creating good pottery C．The story of storytelling D．The amazing life of an artist
C
Rodney Smith Jr. started mowing the lawns (割草坪) in Huntsville, Alabama last fall. He used his time between classes at Alabama A&M University to reach a goal of mowing 100 yards before winter. Smith has been cutting grass for free to help single mums, the elderly and the disabled, while teaching the local youth the values that can turn boys into men. “I'm doing something positive. I want boys to follow me and be better than me，” he wrote on his Facebook page.
Rodney is from Bermuda. He says people there help each other and are always friendly. “That's what drives me to help people.”
In May this year, he was getting ready to launch his mowing service for the summer when he heard about a 93-year-old woman trying to cut grass by herself. Smith and a friend showed up to do the job for her.
In November, a local TV station gave him $300, calling it a special gift for his good work. After he received the money, he used it to create the non-profit(非盈利的) service group—Raising Men Lawn Care Service. He also started a page to collect money to buy lawn equipment and other things—including T-shirts with special logos.
After I read about Rodney's story, I told my friends about him. We also planned to mow lawns for single mums, the elderly and the disabled in our neighbourhood. And I hope more and more
young people will join Rodney's service group—Raising Men Lawn Care Service.
8．What was Rodney Smith, Jr.'s goal last fall? A．To mow 100 yards for free. B．To start a non-profit service group.
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