Unit 1 課時(shí)1 Reading 同步練習(xí)

Unit1Reading基礎(chǔ)篇一、單項(xiàng)選擇。1.They_____awebsitetoraisemoneyfortheirvoyagearoundtheworld.A.gaveup B.wakeup C.satup D.setup2.Hehas_____fromapooryoungmantoasuccessfulbusinessman.A.raised B.spread C.traded D.risen3.Thepriceofvegetableshas________alotthisspringonlybecausethetrucksloadedwithvegetablescan’tgetoffthehighway.A.raised B.risen C.grown D.improved4.—Didshegiveyouanything_____thiswatch?—Aletter,actually.A.except B.beside C.besides D.during5.Itwas_______agreatshow______allofuslikeditverymuch.A.so;that B.such;that C.very;that D.too;to6.Thetwinsarefrom_______.Theyareboth_______.A.Africa；African B.African；Africa C.Africa；Africans DAfrica，Africa7.—DoyouthinkJapanisa_______country？—No，itisn't.Chinaisa_______country.A.developing；developing B.developed；developedC.developed；developing D.developing；developed8.MarcoPolo_______onajourneytoAsiawithhisfatheranduncle.A.setup B.openup C.setoff D.setdown9.Peter______mybrother________goodatplayingtheguitar.A.aswellas;is B.aswell;is C.aswellas;are D.aswell;are10.Listeningtomusicandwatchingfilmsarebothrelaxingformsof_______.A.achievement B.agreement C.development D.entertainment11.Thenewsofvictory________quicklyandeveryoneinthetownwasveryexcited.A.recorded B.discussed C.spread D.polluted12Ifyoualways___________yourselfwithothers,youmayhavetonsofpressure.Iagree.Weshouldbelieveinourselves.A.compare B.complain C.connect D.consider二、單詞拼寫(xiě)。1.Theshipistoooldtomakealongv___________.2.TheteacheradvisedustoreadEnglishnovelstod__________ourreadingskills.3.Ivywantedtot__________hercomicbookformyCDofTaylorSwift.4.Imadefriendsfromdifferentcountriesandknewalotaboutf_________cultures.5.NeilArmstrongwasagreatp__________inexploringtheMoon.6.Columbuswasafamouse__________intheworld.7.Ano__________isapersonwhoholdsapositionofauthorityinanorganization.8.TheSunr__________intheeast.三、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.Asweallknow,thereare56______________(people)inourcountry.2.The______________(discover)ofantibiotics(抗生素)madeadifferencetotheworld.3.Egyptisan______________(Africa)countrywithalonghistory.4.Withthe______________(develop)oftechnology,alotofworkcanbedonebyrobots.5.ZhengHeisstillrememberedasapioneerinopeningup______________(culture)contactsbetweendifferentpeoplesaroundtheworld.6.Youngpeopleareencouraged______________(learn)moreaboutforeigncultures.7.Gold,silverandsilkareall____________(value)goods.8.Besides______________(develop)trade,thevoyagesalsoencouragedtheexchangeofculturesandtechnologies.9.Nooneknewwhowastellingthe_________(true).10.Heansweredallthequestions____________(correct)andwonthebigprize.四、選用方框內(nèi)的單詞或詞組填空，其中有一個(gè)單詞或詞組是多余的。repeatprideleadtotrueworthreply1.TheScienceMuseumiscertainly________avisit.2.Manychildrenliketo________thesamequestionagainandagain.3.Thewomen’svolleyballteamhasbeenthe________oftheChinesepeople.4.Thefilmwasbasedona________storyabouttwoyoungmenduringthewar.5.Eatingtoomuchsugarcan________healthproblems.五、完成句子1.閱讀有助于開(kāi)拓我們的思維。Readinghelps__________________ourminds.2.去年12月，他去了臺(tái)灣旅行。He____________________________toTaiwanlastDecember.3.這艘船將于本周五從上海起航前往首爾。Theshipwill______________fromShanghaitoSeoulonFriday.4.蘭登被稱為我們班的一位學(xué)霸。Landon______________________astraight-Astudentinourclass.5她太害羞了，不敢回答我的問(wèn)題。Shewas________shy_______answermyquestion.6.作為例子，我們把上面的片子和下面的做個(gè)比較。Asanexample,we__________theslideabove__________theonebelow.7.老師沒(méi)有告訴我們問(wèn)題的答案，我們只好自己討論了。Ourteacherdidn’ttellus________________________thequestion.Sowehadtodiscussbyourselves.8.雖然她很忙，她還堅(jiān)持自學(xué)英語(yǔ)。________________________________，shekeptonlearningEnglishbyherself.提高篇六、短文填空A語(yǔ)法填空Anoldmanlivedinthecountry.Hehadtwosonsandonedaughter.They1.___________(be)Jim，BobandAlice.Theylefthome2.__________(make)moneyandbecamerichsoon.Thisyeartheycamebacktogether3.________Father'sDay.Eachofthemhadagiftfor4.__________(they)dad.Jimboughtabigand5.____________(beauty)houseforDad.BobsenthimacarandAlice'sgiftwasaparrot.TheparrotcouldspeaktoDad.After6._______bigdinner，theyleft.Dadwasveryhappy.Afewdayslater，Dadsentthemlettersof7.____________(thank).“Jim，”hewrotetooneson.“Thehouseissolarge.Iliveinonlyoneroom，butIhavetocleanthewholehouse.”“Bob，”hewrotetotheother.“I'mtooold8.______(travel).Ispendmostofthetimeathome，9.________Idon'tusethecar.”“DearAlice，”hewrotetohisdaughter.“Youreallyknow10.___________Ilike.Thechickenwasdelicious.Thanks.”B短文填詞ZhengHewasborninYunnan.HerosetobecomeatrustedofficialoftheYongleEmperor.Theemperor1.o____________himtovisitandexplorethelandsoutsideChina.Histaskwasto2.d_______relationsandsetuptraderouteswith3.f___________countries.Inafewyears，hebuiltagreatfleetofships，thebiggestintheworldatthattime.Theshipswere4.k___________astreasureships.Theywerebigenoughtocarry25,000peopleaswellasverylargequantitiesofgoods.From1405to1433，ZhengHewentonseven5.t____________andvisitedSouth-EastAsia，theMiddleEastandeventheeastcoastofAfrica.Itseemedthatnowherewastoofarforhimtovisit.ThesevoyagesallowedChinatotradevaluablegoodslikegold，silverandsilk.七、完形填空D（2023年江蘇南京一模試題）MasaruIbuka,thechairmanofSony,wasonceatacompanyplanningmeeting.Suddenlyhehadagreatidea.He____1____themeetingandaskedeveryonewhatwouldhappenifSonysoldheadphoneswithatapeplayer.Almosteveryonethoughthewascrazy.Still,Ibukakeptthinkingabouthisideaandworkedat____2____it.Theresult,ofcourse,wasthesuccessfulSonyWalkman.Goodideasoftenstartwithareally____3____question.BillBowermanwasmakingbreakfastoneday.Ashestoodtheremakingwaffles(華夫餅)forhisson,hewonderedwhatwouldhappenifhepouredrubber(橡膠)intohiswafflepan.Later,hetrieditandtheresultlooked____4____likethebottomoftoday’ssportsshoes.Still,whenhetookthisideatoseveralfamousshoecompanies,hewassimplylaughedat.Infact,everysinglecompanyturnedhimdown.____5____hewasrefused,Bowermandidn’tgiveupandwentontostarthisowncompany,makingNIKEathleticshoes.Sometimesgoodideasgrowoutoffailure.WhenFredSmithwasa____6____atYaleUniversity,hehadsomepaperworkthatheneededtodeliver(投遞)acrossthecountrythenextday.Smithwasamazedtofindoutthatovernightdeliverywasimpossible.Hesatforalongwhilewondering____7____.Hedecidedtodesignanovernightmailserviceandturneditintoaclassproject.HisprofessorgavehimonlyaCforhisefforts.____8____,Smithkeptonworkingandfinallyturnedhisideasintooneofthefirstandmostsuccessfulovernightmailservicesintheworld—FedEx.Weknowtoday,ofcourse,thateachoftheseideas____9____anunbelievablesuccessfulproductorservice.Thebestquestionsareusuallyopen-endedandareoftensilly.Childrenaren’tafraidtoasksuchquestions,but_____10_____usuallyare.Thinkhowdifferenttheworldmightbeifpeopleneverasked“silly”questions!1.A.continued B.began C.stopped D.finished2.A.introducing B.improving C.recommending D.explaining3.A.silly B.creative C.simple D.difficult4.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something5.A.When B.Because C.Until D.Though6.A.teacher B.student C.librarian D.worker7.A.when B.where C.what D.why8.A.Moreover B.Instead C.However D.Otherwise9.A.ledto B.startedfrom C.camewith D.carriedout10.A.adults B.parents C.managers D.professors八、閱讀理解Theysaythat“travelisthebestteacher”andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathantheMingdynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587—1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake,notonlyencour-agedaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovidedimportantscientificinformationaboutthecountry'slandandgeography.BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu'sfatherdiedandso,itseemed,didhistravellingdreams.Henowwasresponsibleforthefamilyfarmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson'sloveoftravelandvaluingtheknowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodern-thinkingwomanrefusedtokeephersonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyear,whentherewaslessfarmwork.Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother'ssupport,Xusetoffforthefirsttime,leavingbehindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwifeaswell.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyearformostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveriesinadiary.Thisdiary,whichoncehadover500,000words,wouldeventuallybecomeTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenaturalworld.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,andthroughwildforestswherefewpeoplelived.Hiswillingnesstofacehardshipscameatacosthowever.Progresswasslowandtiringandhewasfrequentlysick,robbedandbeatenduringhisjourneys.SadlyXubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yeartripthroughthesouthwestofChina.Hediedin1641,soonafterreturningtohishometownforthelasttime.Whenhisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhisdeath,muchofithadbeendestroyedorlost.Althoughincomplete,itstillmadeXuatravellinglegendaroundtheworld.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake'slifestory.B.ThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravels.C.TheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiake.D.TheinfluenceofXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu'smother?A.Strictbutinteresting. B.Kindbutuneducated.C.Helpfulandhardworking. D.Supportiveandopen-minded.3.WhydidXupreferwalkingduringhistravels?A.Itgavehimthechancetomeetdifferentkindsofpeople.B.Ithelpedhimtosavemoneyandtravelforalongertime.C.Itallowedhimtoseeandstudytheenvironmentindetail.D.Itwastheonlywaytoreachtheplaceshewasinterestedin.4.WhatistrueaboutXu'sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake?A.ItwasonlymadepublicafterXudied.B.ItmadeXuveryfamousduringhislifetime.C.ItwasthefirsttravelbookeverwritteninChina.D.ItwasmainlyaboutthedifferentpeopleofChina.5.WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu'slife?a.Hewentonhisfirstjourney.B.Hisbookwasfinallyprinted.c.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttime.d.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplaces.e.Hestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdied.A.a-e-d-c-b B.d-e-a-c-b C.d-e-a-b-c D.e-d-a-b-c

Unit1Reading基礎(chǔ)篇一、單項(xiàng)選擇。1.They_____awebsitetoraisemoneyfortheirvoyagearoundtheworld.A.gaveup B.wakeup C.satup D.setup【答案】D【解析】句意：他們建立了一個(gè)網(wǎng)站，為環(huán)球航行籌集資金A、放棄B.醒來(lái)C.坐直D.建立。2.Hehas_____fromapooryoungmantoasuccessfulbusinessman.A.raised B.spread C.traded D.risen【答案】D【解析】句意：他已從一個(gè)貧窮的年輕人成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)成功的商人。Raise及物動(dòng)詞。后面要接賓語(yǔ)。Rise不及物動(dòng)詞。3.Thepriceofvegetableshas________alotthisspringonlybecausethetrucksloadedwithvegetablescan’tgetoffthehighway.A.raised B.risen C.grown D.improved【答案】B【解析】句意：今年春天蔬菜的價(jià)格上漲了很多，只是因?yàn)檠b載蔬菜的卡車無(wú)法從高速公路上下來(lái)?？疾閯?dòng)詞辨析。raised舉起，使升高；risen上升；grown增加；improved提高。根據(jù)“Thepriceofvegetables”可知此處表示價(jià)格上升，用risen。故選B。4.—Didshegiveyouanything_____thiswatch?—Aletter,actually.A.except B.beside C.besides D.during【答案】C【解析】except除。。。之外。不包含在內(nèi)。Besides除之外還有。包括在內(nèi)。所以本句意思是:除了這塊表外，她還給了你什么？5.Itwas_______agreatshow______allofuslikeditverymuch.A.so;that B.such;that C.very;that D.too;to【答案】B【解析】so+形容詞/副詞+that從句.而such+a(n)+形容詞+單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞+that從句。都是“如此...以致”本句是名詞“agreatshow”故選B6.Thetwinsarefrom_______.Theyareboth_______.A.Africa；African B.African；Africa C.Africa；AfricansDAfrica，Africa【答案】C【解析】考查詞語(yǔ)辨異。Africa非洲。African非洲人。復(fù)數(shù)Africans。7.—DoyouthinkJapanisa_______country？—No，itisn't.Chinaisa_______country.A.developing；developing B.developed；developedC.developed；developing D.developing；developed【答案】C【解析】developing發(fā)展中的。Developed發(fā)達(dá)的。根據(jù)常識(shí)。日本是發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，中國(guó)是發(fā)展中的國(guó)家，故答案選C8.MarcoPolo_______onajourneytoAsiawithhisfatheranduncle.A.setup B.openup C.setoff D.setdown【答案】C【解析】A.setup建立B.openup開(kāi)拓，打開(kāi)C.setoff出發(fā)，D.setdown寫(xiě)下，制定。句意：馬可波羅動(dòng)身去亞洲旅行。9.Peter______mybrother________goodatplayingtheguitar.A.aswellas;is B.aswell;is C.aswellas;are D.aswell;are【答案】A【解析】aswellas也。遵從“就遠(yuǎn)原則”也就是說(shuō)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要與aswellas前面的主語(yǔ)一致。10.Listeningtomusicandwatchingfilmsarebothrelaxingformsof_______.A.achievement B.agreement C.development D.entertainment【答案】D【解析】句意：聽(tīng)音樂(lè)和看電影都是放松的娛樂(lè)方式?？疾槊~辨析。achievement成就；agreement同意；development發(fā)展；entertainment娛樂(lè)。根據(jù)“Listeningtomusicandwatchingfilmsarebothrelaxingformsof...”可知，聽(tīng)音樂(lè)和看電影都是娛樂(lè)方式，故選D。11.Thenewsofvictory________quicklyandeveryoneinthetownwasveryexcited.A.recorded B.discussed C.spread D.polluted【答案】C【解析】句意：勝利的消息迅速擴(kuò)散開(kāi)來(lái)，小鎮(zhèn)上每個(gè)人都很興奮。考查動(dòng)詞。recorded記錄；discussed討論；spread傳播；polluted污染。根據(jù)“Thenewsofvictory”可知表達(dá)消息的擴(kuò)散，用動(dòng)詞“spread”。故選C。12Ifyoualways___________yourselfwithothers,youmayhavetonsofpressure.Iagree.Weshouldbelieveinourselves.A.compare B.complain C.connect D.consider【答案】A【解析】考查詞語(yǔ)辨異。A.compare比較 B.complain抱怨C.connect連接 D.consider考慮句意：如果你老是與別人比較，你可能壓力很大。二、單詞拼寫(xiě)。1.Theshipistoooldtomakealongv___________.【答案】voyage【解析】句意：這艘船太舊了，不能作長(zhǎng)途航行2.TheteacheradvisedustoreadEnglishnovelstod__________ourreadingskills.【答案】develop【解析】句意：老師建議我們讀英語(yǔ)小說(shuō)以提高閱讀能力3.Ivywantedtot__________hercomicbookformyCDofTaylorSwift.【答案】trade【解析】句意：艾薇想用她的漫畫(huà)書(shū)換我的泰勒·斯威夫特的CD4.Imadefriendsfromdifferentcountriesandknewalotaboutf_________cultures.【答案】foreign【解析】句意：我結(jié)交了來(lái)自不同國(guó)家的朋友，對(duì)外國(guó)文化了解很多5.NeilArmstrongwasagreatp__________inexploringtheMoon.【答案】pioneer【解析】句意：尼爾·阿姆斯特朗是探索月球的偉大先驅(qū)6.Columbuswasafamouse__________intheworld.【答案】explorer【解析】句意：哥倫布是世界上著名的探險(xiǎn)家。7.Ano__________isapersonwhoholdsapositionofauthorityinanorganization.【答案】official【解析】句意：官員是在一個(gè)組織中擔(dān)任權(quán)威職務(wù)的人。8.TheSunr__________intheeast.【答案】rises【解析】句意：太陽(yáng)從東方升起。三、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.Asweallknow,thereare56______________(people)inourcountry.2.The______________(discover)ofantibiotics(抗生素)madeadifferencetotheworld.3.Egyptisan______________(Africa)countrywithalonghistory.4.Withthe______________(develop)oftechnology,alotofworkcanbedonebyrobots.5.ZhengHeisstillrememberedasapioneerinopeningup______________(culture)contactsbetweendifferentpeoplesaroundtheworld.6.Youngpeopleareencouraged______________(learn)moreaboutforeigncultures.7.Gold,silverandsilkareall____________(value)goods.8.Besides______________(develop)trade,thevoyagesalsoencouragedtheexchangeofculturesandtechnologies.9.Nooneknewwhowastellingthe_________(true).10.Heansweredallthequestions____________(correct)andwonthebigprize.【答案】1.peoples2.discovery3.African4.development5.cultural6.tolearn7valuable8.developing9.truth10.correctly四、選用方框內(nèi)的單詞或詞組填空，其中有一個(gè)單詞或詞組是多余的。repeatprideleadtotrueworthreply1.TheScienceMuseumiscertainly________avisit.2.Manychildrenliketo________thesamequestionagainandagain.3.Thewomen’svolleyballteamhasbeenthe________oftheChinesepeople.4.Thefilmwasbasedona________storyabouttwoyoungmenduringthewar.5.Eatingtoomuchsugarcan________healthproblems.【答案】1.worth2.repeat3.pride4.true5.leadto五、完成句子1.閱讀有助于開(kāi)拓我們的思維。Readinghelps__________________ourminds.2.去年12月，他去了臺(tái)灣旅行。He____________________________toTaiwanlastDecember.3.這艘船將于本周五從上海起航前往首爾。Theshipwill______________fromShanghaitoSeoulonFriday.4.蘭登被稱為我們班的一位學(xué)霸。Landon______________________astraight-Astudentinourclass.5她太害羞了，不敢回答我的問(wèn)題。Shewas________shy_______answermyquestion.6.作為例子，我們把上面的片子和下面的做個(gè)比較。Asanexample,we__________theslideabove__________theonebelow.7.老師沒(méi)有告訴我們問(wèn)題的答案，我們只好自己討論了。Ourteacherdidn’ttellus________________________thequestion.Sowehadtodiscussbyourselves.8.雖然她很忙，她還堅(jiān)持自學(xué)英語(yǔ)。________________________________，shekeptonlearningEnglishbyherself.【答案】1.openup2.goonatrip3.setsail4.isknownas5.tooto6.comparewith7.theanswerto8.Althoughhewas提高篇六、短文填空A語(yǔ)法填空Anoldmanlivedinthecountry.Hehadtwosonsandonedaughter.They1.___________(be)Jim，BobandAlice.Theylefthome2.__________(make)moneyandbecamerichsoon.Thisyeartheycamebacktogether3.________Father'sDay.Eachofthemhadagiftfor4.__________(they)dad.Jimboughtabigand5.____________(beauty)houseforDad.BobsenthimacarandAlice'sgiftwasaparrot.TheparrotcouldspeaktoDad.After6._______bigdinner，theyleft.Dadwasveryhappy.Afewdayslater，Dadsentthemlettersof7.____________(thank).“Jim，”hewrotetooneson.“Thehouseissolarge.Iliveinonlyoneroom，butIhavetocleanthewholehouse.”“Bob，”hewrotetotheother.“I'mtooold8.______(travel).Ispendmostofthetimeathome，9.________Idon'tusethecar.”“DearAlice，”hewrotetohisdaughter.“Youreallyknow10.___________Ilike.Thechickenwasdelicious.Thanks.”【答案】weretomakeontheirbeautifulathankstotravelsowhatB短文填詞ZhengHewasborninYunnan.HerosetobecomeatrustedofficialoftheYongleEmperor.Theemperor1.o____________himtovisitandexplorethelandsoutsideChina.Histaskwasto2.d_______relationsandsetuptraderouteswith3.f___________countries.Inafewyears，hebuiltagreatfleetofships，thebiggestintheworldatthattime.Theshipswere4.k___________astreasureships.Theywerebigenoughtocarry25,000peopleaswellasverylargequantitiesofgoods.From1405to1433，ZhengHewentonseven5.t____________andvisitedSouth-EastAsia，theMiddleEastandeventheeastcoastofAfrica.Itseemedthatnowherewastoofarforhimtovisit.ThesevoyagesallowedChinatotradevaluablegoodslikegold，silverandsilk.【答案】1.ordered2.develop3.foreign4.known5.trip七、完形填空D（2023年江蘇南京一模試題）MasaruIbuka,thechairmanofSony,wasonceatacompanyplanningmeeting.Suddenlyhehadagreatidea.He____1____themeetingandaskedeveryonewhatwouldhappenifSonysoldheadphoneswithatapeplayer.Almosteveryonethoughthewascrazy.Still,Ibukakeptthinkingabouthisideaandworkedat____2____it.Theresult,ofcourse,wasthesuccessfulSonyWalkman.Goodideasoftenstartwithareally____3____question.BillBowermanwasmakingbreakfastoneday.Ashestoodtheremakingwaffles(華夫餅)forhisson,hewonderedwhatwouldhappenifhepouredrubber(橡膠)intohiswafflepan.Later,hetrieditandtheresultlooked____4____likethebottomoftoday’ssportsshoes.Still,whenhetookthisideatoseveralfamousshoecompanies,hewassimplylaughedat.Infact,everysinglecompanyturnedhimdown.____5____hewasrefused,Bowermandidn’tgiveupandwentontostarthisowncompany,makingNIKEathleticshoes.Sometimesgoodideasgrowoutoffailure.WhenFredSmithwasa____6____atYaleUniversity,hehadsomepaperworkthatheneededtodeliver(投遞)acrossthecountrythenextday.Smithwasamazedtofindoutthatovernightdeliverywasimpossible.Hesatforalongwhilewondering____7____.Hedecidedtodesignanovernightmailserviceandturneditintoaclassproject.HisprofessorgavehimonlyaCforhisefforts.____8____,Smithkeptonworkingandfinallyturnedhisideasintooneofthefirstandmostsuccessfulovernightmailservicesintheworld—FedEx.Weknowtoday,ofcourse,thateachoftheseideas____9____anunbelievablesuccessfulproductorservice.Thebestquestionsareusuallyopen-endedandareoftensilly.Childrenaren’tafraidtoasksuchquestions,but_____10_____usuallyare.Thinkhowdifferenttheworldmightbeifpeopleneverasked“silly”questions!1.A.continued B.began C.stopped D.finished2.A.introducing B.improving C.recommending D.explaining3.A.silly B.creative C.simple D.difficult4.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something5.A.When B.Because C.Until D.Though6.A.teacher B.student C.librarian D.worker7.A.when B.where C.what D.why8.A.Moreover B.Instead C.However D.Otherwise9.A.ledto B.startedfrom C.camewith D.carriedout10.A.adults B.parents C.managers D.professors【答案】1.C2.B3.A4.D5.D6.B7.D8.C9.A10.A【解析】本文通過(guò)三個(gè)人的例子來(lái)論述“瘋狂的想法有時(shí)候有助于偉大的發(fā)明”。1.句意：他停下會(huì)議并詢問(wèn)大家如果索尼出售帶有錄音機(jī)的耳機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)生什么。continued繼續(xù)；began開(kāi)始；stopped停止；finished完成。根據(jù)“He...themeetingandaskedeveryonewhatwouldhappenifSonysoldheadphoneswithatapeplayer.”可知，在詢問(wèn)所有人問(wèn)題之前，應(yīng)是先停下會(huì)議進(jìn)程。故選C。2.句意：盡管如此，伊布卡還是一直在思考他的想法，并努力改進(jìn)它。introducing介紹；improving改進(jìn)；recommending推薦；explaining解釋。根據(jù)“Theresult,ofcourse,wasthesuccessfulSonyWalkman.”可知，結(jié)果是成功的，伊布卡成功做出了索尼隨身聽(tīng)，可推測(cè)空處是在不斷改進(jìn)。故選B。3.句意：好的想法往往從一個(gè)非常愚蠢的問(wèn)題開(kāi)始。silly愚蠢的；creative有創(chuàng)造性的；simple簡(jiǎn)單的；difficult困難的。根據(jù)“Still,whenhetookthisideatoseveralfamousshoecompanies,hewassimplylaughedat.”可知，當(dāng)鮑爾曼把他的想法傳遞給幾個(gè)著名的鞋子公司時(shí)，他被嘲笑了，可推測(cè)是想法聽(tīng)起來(lái)愚蠢才會(huì)被嘲笑。故選A。4.句意：后來(lái)，他試了一下，結(jié)果看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)像今天的運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋的底部。anything任何東西；everything所有東西；nothing沒(méi)有東西；something某個(gè)東西。根據(jù)“l(fā)ikethebottomoftoday’ssportsshoes”可知，此處表達(dá)的是像今天的運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋的底部的某樣?xùn)|西，強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)體，且用于肯定句，用something。故選D。5.句意：盡管他被拒絕了，但是鮑爾曼沒(méi)有放棄，并繼續(xù)創(chuàng)辦了自己的公司，生產(chǎn)耐克運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋。When當(dāng)……時(shí)候；Because因?yàn)椋籙ntil直到……為止；Though盡管。根據(jù)“hewasrefused,Bowermandidn’tgiveupandwentontostarthisowncompany,makingNIKEathleticshoes.”可知，空處前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，雖然被拒絕，但是沒(méi)放棄，用Though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。故選D。6.句意：當(dāng)弗雷德·史密斯還是耶魯大學(xué)的學(xué)生的時(shí)候，他有一些文件需要第二天提交全國(guó)各地。teacher老師；student學(xué)生；librarian圖書(shū)管理員；worker工人。根據(jù)“atYaleUniversity”以及“HisprofessorgavehimonlyaCforhisefforts.”可知，弗雷德·史密斯身處耶魯大學(xué)，且有教授，需要做作業(yè)，可推測(cè)是一名學(xué)生。故選B。7.句意：他坐了很久，想知道為什么。when什么時(shí)候；where在哪里；what什么；why為什么。根據(jù)“Smithwasamazedtofindoutthatovernightdeliverywasimpossible.”可知，史密斯很驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)隔夜遞送是不可能的，他想知道這為什么不可能。故選D。8.句意：然而，史密斯繼續(xù)工作，最終把他的想法變成了世界上最早也是最成功的隔夜郵政服務(wù)之一——聯(lián)邦快遞。Moreover而且；Instead取而代之的是；However然而；Otherwise否則。根據(jù)“HisprofessorgavehimonlyaCforhisefforts.”以及“Smithkeptonworkingandfinallyturnedhisideasintooneofthefirstandmostsuccessfulovernightmailservicesintheworld—FedEx.”可知，雖然教授給了史密斯C的評(píng)價(jià)，但是他仍然在努力實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的想法，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，用However。故選C。9.句意：當(dāng)然，我們今天知道，這些想法中的每一個(gè)都導(dǎo)致了令人難以置信的成功產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)。ledto導(dǎo)致；startedfrom從……開(kāi)始；camewith隨……而來(lái)；carriedout執(zhí)行。根據(jù)“eachoftheseideas...anunbelievablesuccessfulproductorservice”可知，想法和成功的產(chǎn)品服務(wù)之間是因果關(guān)系，是想法導(dǎo)致了產(chǎn)品服務(wù)的生成。故選A。10.句意：孩子們不怕問(wèn)這樣的問(wèn)題，但成年人通常會(huì)害怕。adults成人；parents父母；managers經(jīng)理；professors教授。根據(jù)“Childrenaren’tafraidtoasksuchquestions,but...usuallyare.”可知，此處是前后對(duì)比，孩子不害怕，但是成人會(huì)害怕，將孩子與成人進(jìn)行對(duì)比。故選A。八、閱讀理解Theysaythat“travelisthebestteacher”andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathantheMingdynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587—1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake,notonlyencour-agedaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovidedimportantscientificinformationaboutthecountry'slandandgeography.BornintoawealthyJiangyinfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu'sfatherdiedandso,itseemed,didhistravellingdreams.Henowwasresponsibleforthefamilyfarmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson'sloveoftravelandvaluingtheknowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodern-thinkingwomanrefusedtokeephersonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyear,whentherewaslessfarmwork.Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother'ssupport,Xusetoffforthefirsttime,leavingbehindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwifeaswell.Hewouldrepeatthisgoodbyeeachyearformostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingkingdom,carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveriesinadiary.Thisdiary,whichoncehadover500,000words,wouldeventuallybecomeTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenaturalworld.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,andthroughwildforestswherefewpeoplelived