Unit 1　A land of diversity

　?、?閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于3個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

　　Reporter：How important do you think UNICEF is?

　　Jenny：Without the work of UNICEF, many children __1__(suffer)．Many children need the support of this worthy organization, __2__ they would not have the chance of living a good life.

　　Reporter：Can you give me an example of how UNICEF has helped children?

　　Jenny：In many countries children __3__(force) to work instead of going to school. Thanks to __4__ work of UNICEF, laws have been set up to stop this. I know many children born in the Third World wish they were part of a UNICEF project.

　　Reporter：From what you have said, it is clear that UNICEF would not be so popular had it not done so much for children. And it seems that UNICEF has a big challenge ahead of __5__. I would like to suggest that more money __6__(raise)so that you can help more children. Now what do you think is the most important aspect of UNICEF's work?

　　Jenny：Oh, that's a difficult question. They __7__(real)do so many different things to help children. All children should have a happpy childhood. __8__ a child's parents die, UNICEF would have special projects to help the child even if he or she lives in the remotest area. If only there were more people __9__(donate)money to charities!

　　Reporter：Oh, it's half past four! It is __10__ we had only talked for a minute! Well, Jenny, it has been very interesting talking to you!

　　答案　1.would suffer　2.otherwise　3.are forced　4.the

　　5．it　6.be raised　7.really　8.Should　9.donating　10.as if/though

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　　(2024·安徽)If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a__1__reason, such as your job or your studies？__2__perhaps you're interested in the__3__，films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a__4__of the language.

　　Most people learn best using a variety of__5__， but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They__6__an environment where you can practice under the __7__ of someone who's good at the language. We all lead __8__ lives and learning a language takes__9__. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a__10__. It doesn't matter if you haven't got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes__11__.

　　Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I'm too__12__，” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more __13__ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any__14__. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I've also heard people__15__ about the mistakes they make when__16__. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes __17__you're much less likely to make them again.

　　Learning a new language is never __18__. But with some work and devotion, you'll make progress. And you'll be __19__by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in __20__ own language. Good luck!

　　【解題導語】　本文為說明文，題材為語言學習。無論出于什么原因，無論以什么樣的方式，無論多大年齡開始，學習一種新的語言絕對是不容易的。但是當你用所學的這種新語言和別人交流，并且得到積極回應(yīng)的時候，你會感到很驚喜。

　　1．A.technical

　　B．political

　　C．practical

　　D．physical

　　答案　C　[句意：你是出于哪種實際的原因而需要學習一種新語言的，比如工作或?qū)W習？A.技術(shù)的；B.政治的；C.實際的，實用的；D.身體的。]

　　2．A.After

　　B．So

　　C．Though

　　D．Or

　　答案　D　[前一句提到兩種原因，這一句又提到另外一種可能，所以用or表示選擇。]

　　3．A.literature

　　B．transport

　　C．a(chǎn)griculture

　　D．medicine

　　答案　A　[該空應(yīng)該和后面的films和music是同一類的事物，故選A.literature(文學)。B.交通；C.農(nóng)業(yè)；D.醫(yī)學。]

　　4．A.view

　　B．knowledge

　　C．form

　　D．database

　　答案　B　[view觀點；knowledge知識；form形式；database數(shù)據(jù)庫。have a knowledge of the language掌握這門語言。]

　　5．A.paintings

　　B．regulations

　　C．methods

　　D．computers

　　答案　C　[后面說傳統(tǒng)的課堂學習是一種理想的開始方法，所以該空應(yīng)該是說大家用“各種方法”去學習。故選C項。]

　　6．A.protect

　　B．change

　　C．respect

　　D．provide

　　答案　D　[本句中的They指的是前文中的traditional classes，它們“提供”給人們學習的環(huán)境。故選D項。]

　　7．A.control

　　B．command

　　C．guidance

　　D．pressure

　　答案　C　[“在擅長這種語言的人的指導下學習”，也就是在老師的指導下學習。under the guidance of sb在某人的指導下。]

　　8．A.busy

　　B．happy

　　C．simple

　　D．normal

　　答案　A　[句意：我們都過著繁忙的生活，學習語言也需要花費時間。lead a．..life＝live a．..life過著一種……生活。]

　　9．A.courage

　　B．time

　　C．energy

　　D．place

　　答案　B　[根據(jù)前半句可以得知。]

　　10．A.theory

　　B．business

　　C．routine

　　D．project

　　答案　C　[根據(jù)句意可以知道是“養(yǎng)成一種日常行為”。theory理論；business商務(wù)；routine例行公事，常規(guī)；project工程，項目。]

　　11．A.some risks

　　B．a(chǎn) lot less

　　C．some notes

　　D．a(chǎn) lot more

　　答案　B　[句意：流利地掌握一種語言需要花費幾年的時間，但是學到過得去的程度花的時間就少多了。A.一些冒險；B.少得多；C.一些筆記；D.更多。get by勉強應(yīng)付。]

　　12．A.old

　　B．nervous

　　C．weak

　　D．tired

　　答案　A　[下文講的是小孩和成年人學習語言的對比，所以許多人放棄學習新的語言因為他們覺得自己年齡“太大”了。故選A項。]

　　13．A.closely

　　B．quickly

　　C．privately

　　D．quietly

　　答案　B　[句意：是的，小孩學習語言確實比成年人要快。故選B項。A.密切地；B.很快地；C.私人地；D.安靜地。]

　　14．A.age

　　B．speed

　　C．distance

　　D．school

　　答案　A　[上文一直在說年齡的事情，所以這里應(yīng)該是“在任何年齡”(at any age)。]

　　15．A.worry

　　B．hesitate

　　C．think

　　D．quarrel

　　答案　A　[句意：我還聽說人們在學習(語言)時擔心他們會犯錯誤。A.擔心；B.猶豫；C.考慮；D.爭吵。]

　　16．A.singing

　　B．working

　　C．bargaining

　　D．learning

　　答案　D　[見上一題解析。]

　　17．A.if

　　B．a(chǎn)nd

　　C．but

　　D．before

　　答案　B　[考查“祈使句＋and＋陳述句”這個特殊句型。該句型中的祈使句相當于if引導的條件狀語從句。本句可改為：If you relax and laugh about your mistakes，you're much less likely to make them again.]

　　18．A.tiresome

　　B．hard

　　C．interesting

　　D．easy

　　答案　D　[根據(jù)文章意思可以得知學習一種新的語言絕對是不容易的事情。故選D。]

　　19．A.blamed

　　B．a(chǎn)mazed

　　C．interrupted

　　D．informed

　　答案　B　[句意：當你用他們自己的語言說話，而且得到他們積極的回應(yīng)時，你將會感到非常驚喜。blamed被責備；amazed驚奇的；interrupted被打斷的；informed有見識的。]

　　20．A.their

　　B．his

　　C．our

　　D．your

　　答案　A　[考查代詞。指前面第三人稱的some people，故選A項。]

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

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　　Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21yearold twin sons：a combination of savings，income，scholarships，and a modest amount of borrowing.Then her husband lost his job，and the plan fell apart.

　　“I have two kids in college，and I want to say‘come home，’but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education，”says Jacobs.

　　The Jacobs family did work out a solution：They asked and received more aid from the schools，and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan(貸款)program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt，but at least they will be able to finish school.

　　With unemployment rising，financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses.More students are applying for aid，and more families expect to need student loans.College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.

　　At the same time，tuition(學費)continues to rise.A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439%from 1982 to 2007，while average family income rose just 147%.Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.

　　“If we go on this way for another 25 years，we won't have an affordable system of higher education，”says Patrick M．Callan，president of the center.“The middle class families have been financing it through debt.They will send kids to college whatever it takes，even if that means a huge amount of debt.”

　　Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them.The good news，however，is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing，and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.

　　【解題導語】　本文是一篇敘述、說明和議論相結(jié)合的文章。通過對Diana Jacobs一家供雙胞胎兒子上大學的可行計劃破滅的描寫，揭示了目前許多家庭為了孩子受教育而面臨的種種問題。

　　1．According to Paragraph 1，why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?

　　A．The twins wasted too much money.

　　B．The father was out of work.

　　C．Their savings ran out.

　　D．The family fell apart.

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。從第一段最后一句話“Then her husband lost his job，and the plan fell apart.”得出答案。]

　　2．How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?

　　A．They asked their kids to come home.

　　B．They borrowed $20,000 from the schools.

　　C．They encouraged their twin sons to do parttime jobs.

　　D．They got help from the schools and the federal government.

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。由第三段內(nèi)容可知，他們一家從兩個方面來解決問題。一是他們從學校得到更多的幫助，再就是每個兒子把助學貸款增加到最大限度。所以選D。]

　　3．Financial aid

　　administrators believe that________.

　　A．more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses

　　B．the government will receive more letters of complaint

　　C．college tuition fees will double soon

　　D．America's unemployment will fall

　　答案　A　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句話“...financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses.”可知答案。]

　　4．What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?

　　A．They blamed the government for the tuition increase.

　　B．Their income remained steady in the last decade.

　　C．They will try their best to send kids to college.

　　D．Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段最后兩句話可知，盡管學費繼續(xù)上升，中產(chǎn)階級家庭通過負債來支付學費，但是他們會盡一切可能把孩子送入大學。]

　　B

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　　When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness and who will fly with me.I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love.

　　When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend.We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors.We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let's start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.Then we would read them aloud.At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

　　When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend.He was in despair and I was in despair.But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time.We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things.We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted.We_gave_London_to_each_other.

　　For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine.We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other's dreams.She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.

　　It is such comforting companions I wish to keep.One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

　　【解題導語】　文章中作者分別介紹了與三位朋友的交往，那些交往對作者幫助很大。

　　5．In Paragraph 3，“We gave London to each other” probably means “________”．

　　A．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

　　B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

　　C．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

　　D．we parted with each other in London

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第3段的“the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time”可知答案。]

　　6．According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend________.

　　A．call each other regularly

　　B．enjoy writing to each other

　　C．have similar personalities

　　D．dream of meeting each other

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。第4段第2句“We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves”可知答案。]

　　7．In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to________.