Unit 5 Music 李仕才 、阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 For over a century, the Nashua River in Massachusetts provided power for mills(I which gave jobs to thousands of people. Over the years, these pap er, cotton wood, and woolen mills had dumped their waste into its waters By the 1960s, the Nashua River was about as polluted as any river could get. Its waters ran red or green or blue with dye (F)from paper mills situated on its banks. The fumes (4)from this dye blackened paint on the buildings near the river. Then along came Marion Stoddart with a simple but overwhe lming idea-clean up the Nashua. This was no one-woman campaign. Stoddart encouraged the paper mills and the business community to form partnerships to reclaim the river. She carried jars of dirty river water to local officials to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem. Stoddart talked with business leaders about economic problems. She talked with environmentalists about the long-term problems of pollution Stoddart knew that the state Water pollution control board would have the final say on forcing the clean-up. When she spoke to the board, she insisted that the Nashua should be made safe for swimming They thought her goals were unrealistic. However, the partnerships Stoddart had he l ped form and the volunteers who were drawn to her cause never gave up. They all realized that cleaning up the river was in everyones best interests. By 1993, several water treatment plants had been built and a conservation area called a"greenway" had been created along the banks of th Today mills are still operating along the river, but there are also fish in the river. The Nashua River we comes boaters, naturalists, and even swimmers. None of this would have been possible without a woman of vision and a community working together. 1. What does the under lined word "reclaim" refer to? A. Re B. En C. Mor n tor Explore hats the board's attitude to Stoddart's goal of improving the river? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful C. Neutral. D. Cautious 3. What kind of person is Marion Stoddart?
Unit 5 Music 李仕才 一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。 For over a century，the Nashua River in Massachusetts provided power for mills(工 厂)，which gave jobs to thousands of people.Over the years，these paper，cotton， wood，and woolen mills had dumped their waste into its waters. By the 1960s，the Nashua River was about as polluted as any river could get.Its waters ran red or green or blue with dye (染料)from paper mills situated on its banks.The fumes(烟)from this dye blackened paint on the buildings near the river. Then along came Marion Stoddart with a simple but overwhelming idea—clean up the Nashua.This was no onewoman campaign.Stoddart encouraged the paper mills and the business community to form partnerships to reclaim the river.She carried jars of dirty river water to local officials to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem.Stoddart talked with business leaders about economic problems.She talked with environmentalists about the longterm problems of pollution. Stoddart knew that the State Water Pollution Control Board would have the final say on forcing the cleanup.When she spoke to the board，she insisted that the Nashua should be made safe for swimming.They thought her goals were unrealistic. However，the partnerships Stoddart had helped form and the volunteers who were drawn to her cause never gave up.They all realized that cleaning up the river was in everyone's best interests.By 1993，several water treatment plants had been built， and a conservation area called a“greenway”had been created along the banks of the river. Today mills are still operating along the river，but there are also fish in the river.The Nashua River welcomes boaters，naturalists，and even swimmers.None of this would have been possible without a woman of vision and a community working together. 1．What does the underlined word“reclaim” refer to? A．Rescue. B．Enlarge. C．Monitor. D．Explore. 2．What's the board's attitude to Stoddart's goal of improving the river? A．Supportive. B．Doubtful. C．Neutral. D．Cautious. 3．What kind of person is Marion Stoddart?
A. Independent and broad-minded. B. Determined and far-sighted. C. Intelligent and creative. D. Stubborn and proud 4. What message is conveyed through the no one-woman campaign? A. It' ll be all right on the night B. Prevention is better th an cure Many hands make light work. Failure is the mother of success 【解题导语】本文讲的是 Marion stoddart如何联合个体、团体和政府部门共同治理河 水污染 【难句分析】 None of this would have been possible without a woman of vision and a community working together. 分析:本句用了虚拟语气。 None of this would have been possible表示与过去事实 相反的情况, wi thout引出虚拟条件。 译文:如果没有一个具有远见卓识的女人和一个一起努力的团体,所有这一切都是不可 能的。 1.A考查词义猜测。结合语境及上下文中出现的“ clean up the Nashua”“the clean-up”“ cleaning up the river”等信息可知,此处指的应是河流治理方面的内容, 由此可推知画线词的意思应是“改造”,与A项意思相近,故选A。 2.B考查观点态度。根据第四段中的“ When she spoke to the board.. They thought her goals were unrealistic”可知,该委员会认为 Stoddart改善河流状况的目标不切实 际,即是持怀疑的态度的,故选B。 3.B考查推理判断。根据文章第三、四段中对 Stoddart为了改善河流状况东奔西走 的描述及最后一段中的“ a woman of vision”可知, Marion stoddart是一个有决心和有 远见卓识的人。故选B。 4.C考査推理判断。通读全文可知,改善纳舒厄河被污染的现状并不是 Stoddart 个人的战斗,她还积极地联合个体、团体和政府部门共同治理河水污染,并最终收到成效。 由此可知,C项“人多好办事,众人拾柴火焰高”符合题意。A项意为“车到山前必有路” B项意为“预防优于补救” 单句语法填空 1. The meeting didnt break untl noon 答案: up break up“结束:解散
A．Independent and broadminded. B．Determined and farsighted. C．Intelligent and creative. D．Stubborn and proud. 4．What message is conveyed through the no onewoman campaign? A．It'll be all right on the night. B．Prevention is better than cure. C．Many hands make light work. D．Failure is the mother of success. 【解题导语】本文讲的是 Marion Stoddart 如何联合个体、团体和政府部门共同治理河 水污染。 【难句分析】None of this would have been possible without a woman of vision and a community working together. 分析：本句用了虚拟语气。None of this would have been possible 表示与过去事实 相反的情况，without 引出虚拟条件。 译文：如果没有一个具有远见卓识的女人和一个一起努力的团体，所有这一切都是不可 能的。 1．A 考查词义猜测。结合语境及上下文中出现的“clean up the Nashua”“the cleanup”“cleaning up the river”等信息可知，此处指的应是河流治理方面的内容， 由此可推知画线词的意思应是“改造”，与 A 项意思相近，故选 A。 2．B 考查观点态度。根据第四段中的“When she spoke to the board...They thought her goals were unrealistic”可知，该委员会认为 Stoddart 改善河流状况的目标不切实 际，即是持怀疑的态度的，故选 B。 3．B 考查推理判断。根据文章第三、四段中对 Stoddart 为了改善河流状况东奔西走 的描述及最后一段中的“a woman of vision”可知，Marion Stoddart 是一个有决心和有 远见卓识的人。故选 B。 4．C 考查推理判断。通读全文可知，改善纳舒厄河被污染的现状并不是 Stoddart 一 个人的战斗，她还积极地联合个体、团体和政府部门共同治理河水污染，并最终收到成效。 由此可知，C 项“人多好办事，众人拾柴火焰高”符合题意。A 项意为“车到山前必有路”； B 项意为“预防优于补救”。 二、单句语法填空 1．The meeting didn't break ________until noon. 答案：up break up “结束；解散
2. She buried her head under the covers, (pretend) to be asleep 答案: pretending此处She与 pretend之间是主动关系,且 pretend表示的动作几乎 与谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生,故用现在分词 pretending作伴随状语。 3. The process Is (pain), but the result is desirable. Remember: no pains no gains. 答案: painful此处形容词 painful“痛苦的”,作表语。 4. She was efficient and (rely), so we all liked her very much. 答案: reliable此处形容词 reliable“可靠的”,作表语, 5. He was full of confident) that he would be admitted to the famous un ve 答案: confidence full of confidence“充满信心”。 6. It is hard for migrant workers (earn) a living, especially during the present financial cris 答案: to earn此处 to earn a living是不定式短语作主语,句首It是形式主语 7. The old are very (attach) to old customs and habits 答案: attached be attached to“依恋……”。 8. Tom and his twin sisters are going to put perform) tomorrow evening. 答案: performance put on a performance“演出 To be great, you must be smart, confident, and nest 答案: above above al1为固定短语,意为“最重要;首先”。 10.(2017·北京高考)In1963 the un set up the World Food Programme, one of purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation 答案: whose本空需要关系代词引导非限制性定语从句,句子还原后的表达是 one of its purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation,这里把作定语的人称代词its改为 hose,引导定语从句并在从句中作定语,指代前面的名词 the World Food Programme,因 此填 whose 三、完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可能填入空白处的 最佳选项 (2018·海口调研) My fiance(a*)and I decided today was the day to treat ourselves to a nice dinner. It as"our day", but little did we know that it would turn into much
2．She buried her head under the covers, ________(pretend) to be asleep. 答案：pretending 此处 She 与 pretend 之间是主动关系，且 pretend 表示的动作几乎 与谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生，故用现在分词 pretending 作伴随状语。 3．The process is ________(pain), but the result is desirable. Remember: no pains, no gains. 答案：painful 此处形容词 painful “痛苦的”，作表语。 4．She was efficient and ________(rely), so we all liked her very much. 答案：reliable 此处形容词 reliable “可靠的”，作表语。 5．He was full of ________(confident) that he would be admitted to the famous university. 答案：confidence full of confidence “充满信心”。 6．It is hard for migrant workers ________(earn) a living, especially during the present financial crisis. 答案：to earn 此处 to earn a living 是不定式短语作主语，句首 It 是形式主语。 7．The old are very ________(attach) to old customs and habits. 答案：attached be attached to “依恋……”。 8．Tom and his twin sisters are going to put on a ________ (perform) tomorrow evening. 答案：performance put on a performance “演出”。 9．To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, ________all, honest. 答案：above above all 为固定短语，意为“最重要；首先”。 10．(2017·北京高考)In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Programme, one of ________purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation. 答案：whose 本空需要关系代词引导非限制性定语从句，句子还原后的表达是 one of its purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation，这里把作定语的人称代词 its 改为 whose，引导定语从句并在从句中作定语，指代前面的名词 the World Food Programme，因 此填 whose。 三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的 最佳选项。 (2018·海口调研) My fiancé(未婚夫)and I decided today was the day to treat ourselves to a nice dinner.It __1__ as“our day”，but little did we know that it would turn into much
2.I didn t want the whole day to be about wanting to 3 the office for the upcoming(即将到来的)4 and i didn’ t want it to be just another romantic night for two, 5 I decided to do some thing to make ourselves and others happy I began in small ways. I 6 a few more coins into the food vending machines(h 动售货机) at work for the staff, so that there would be something for the next7 worker. I posted smile signs in the hall which gave 8 instructions on how to smile entered the office, either before their morning cup of coffee or right before a meeting with their boss. I drafted some powerful words of inspiration on colorfu strips of paper and decorated my 10, so that any colleague who came by might just 11 for a moment, read, and 12 change their feeling When it came time for our lovely dinner to 13 that night, I left the server a big 14 and a well-wishing note for her to have a 15 day as my fiance and I were just about to leave our table, the waitress 16 tears beside us. We asked her to 17 with us and we just listened. As an emotional mother- to-be, I 18 along with her, too. Our table for two was now for 19 It was a day that was not 20 ours, but it was the waitress day, my co-workers ay, and now it's your day too 1. A started B. adapted C. disappeared D. finished 2. A later worse more D. earlier 3. A apply eave C. find 4. A party B. picnic C. banquet D. dinner 5. A. if B. though C. so D. because 6. A. turned B. put C. mad D. hid 7. A full B. sleepy C. angry ngry 8. A few B. clean C. clear D. puzzling 9. A employees managers
__2__.I didn't want the whole day to be about wanting to __3__ the office for the upcoming(即将到来的)__4__ and I didn't want it to be just another romantic night for two，__5__ I decided to do something to make ourselves and others happy. I began in small ways.I __6__ a few more coins into the food vending machines(自 动售货机)at work for the staff，so that there would be something for the next __7__ worker.I posted smile signs in the hall which gave __8__ instructions on how to smile as __9__ entered the office，either before their morning cup of coffee or right before a meeting with their boss.I drafted some powerful words of inspiration on colorful strips of paper and decorated my __10__ ，so that any colleague who came by might just__11__ for a moment，read，and __12__ change their feeling. When it came time for our lovely dinner to __13__ that night，I left the server a big __14__ and a wellwishing note for her to have a __15__ day.As my fiance and I were just about to leave our table，the waitress __16__ tears beside us.We asked her to __17__ with us and we just listened.As an emotional mothertobe，I __18__ along with her，too.Our table for two was now for __19__. It was a day that was not __20__ ours，but it was the waitress'day，my coworkers' day，and now it's your day too! 1．A.started B．adapted C．disappeared D．finished 2．A.later B．worse C．more D．earlier 3．A.apply B．leave C．find D．stay 4．A.party B．picnic C．banquet D．dinner 5．A.if B．though C．so D．because 6．A.turned B．put C．made D．hid 7．A.full B．sleepy C．angry D．hungry 8．A.few B．clean C．clear D．puzzling 9．A.employees B．managers
10. A home B. offi C. restaurant D. bedroom 11. A. stop B run D. bu B. hardly D. perh 13. A change egin C. arise 14. A bil C. order menu 15. A wonderful B. careful D. anxious 16. A looked into B. cam D. burst 17. A stand up B. sit down 18. A smiled B. shouted C. cried D. cheered 19. A three C. five SIX B. usual 【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和她的未婚夫决定一起共进晚餐。在这本该属于 他们自己的特殊一天里,作者却选择把关爱和欢乐一同送给同事、餐厅服务员、甚至是未曾 谋面的陌生人,让爱和温暖滋润他人。 1.A考查动词辨析。根据下文的“ but little did we know that it would turn into much ”及下文内容可知,这顿晚餐一开始只属于我们。 start意为“开始”,符 合语境。故选 2.C考查形容词辨析。根据最后一段中的“ but it was the waitress'day, o- workers’day, and now it' s your day too”可知,“我们”的这一天最后却变得更有 意义,是更多人的一天。more意为“更多”,符合语境。故选C 考査动词辨析。根据语境可知,此处指吃晚饭前先离开办公室。1eave意为“离 开”,符合语境。故选B
C．friends D．bosses 10．A.home B．office C．restaurant D．bedroom 11．A.stop B．run C．eat D．buy 12．A.never B．hardly C．frequently D．perhaps 13．A.change B．begin C．arise D．end 14．A.bill B．tip C．order D．menu 15．A.wonderful B．careful C．busy D．anxious 16．A.looked into B．came into C．made into D．burst into 17．A.stand up B．sit down C．go away D．stay up 18．A.smiled B．shouted C．cried D．cheered 19．A.three B．four C．five D．six 20．A.ever B．usual C．just D．even 【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和她的未婚夫决定一起共进晚餐。在这本该属于 他们自己的特殊一天里，作者却选择把关爱和欢乐一同送给同事、餐厅服务员、甚至是未曾 谋面的陌生人，让爱和温暖滋润他人。 1．A 考查动词辨析。根据下文的“but little did we know that it would turn into much ________”及下文内容可知，这顿晚餐一开始只属于我们。start 意为“开始”，符 合语境。故选 A。 2．C 考查形容词辨析。根据最后一段中的“but it was the waitress' day，my coworkers' day, and now it's your day too”可知，“我们”的这一天最后却变得更有 意义，是更多人的一天。more 意为“更多”，符合语境。故选 C。 3．B 考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指吃晚饭前先离开办公室。leave 意为“离 开”，符合语境。故选 B