2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 1 Nothing ventured,nothing

Unit 1

Section Ⅲ Learning about Language & Using Language

Ⅰ.完成句子

1. The doctor__________________(竭尽所能) to save the wounded soldier. 答案： did all he could

2．Many students signed up for the ________________(800米长) race in the sports meeting to be held next week.

答案： 800-metre-long

3．He hasn’t slept at all for three days.________________(难怪) he is tired out.

答案： It is no wonder

4.—How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? —The key __________________(解决) the problem is to meet the demand __________________(提出的) by the customers.

答案： to solving；made

5．My wife has planted some__________________(漂亮的红色小玫瑰) in our garden. 答案： beautiful little red roses

6. The actress had never experienced such a situation，__________________(她被围住并被提问的地方) by many reporters.

答案： where she was surrounded and questioned

7．There are 500__________________(女工人) in my shoe factory. 答案： women workers

8．He accepted the money given by the government__________________ (非常感激地)．

答案： with great gratitude

9．He __________________(由于作弊而受到惩罚) in the examination. 答案： was punished for cheating

10．Close the window，please.It is__________________(极为寒冷)． 答案： freezing cold Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

As a young man，Al was a skilled artist，a potter with a wife and two fine sons.One night，his older son developed a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some common

intestinal (肠的) disorder，neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation，he always felt he was guilty.To make matters worse，his wife left him a short time later，leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand，and he turned to alcohol for help.In time，Al became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he possessed—his land，house，etc.Finally Al died alone in a small bar.Hearing of Al’s death，I thought，“What a totally wasted life！What a complete failure！”

As time went by，I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment.I knew Al’s now adult son，Ernie.He is one of the kindest，most caring，and most loving men I have ever known.I saw the love between Ernie and his children，thinking that kindness and love had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day，I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person.Ernie said quietly，“As a child until I left home at 18，Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，‘Love you，son.’”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind and loving father，and left behind his best love.

语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文，一个在作者眼中极其失败的人却是一位伟大的父亲，并且培养出了一个极其善良且充满爱心的儿子。

1．What directly made the author think of Al as a failure? A．His losing everything and his life. B．His older son’s death.

C．His strong addiction to alcohol. D．His wife’s divorcing him.

解析： 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“As the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he possessed—his land，house，etc.Finally Al died alone in a small bar”及 “What a totally...a complete failure”可知，A项正确。

答案： A

2．What can we infer from Al’s son，Ernie? A．His father’s life was indeed wasted.

B．The love from his father made him what he was. C．A great fortune must have been left to him. D．He was not very kind but very loving.

解析： 考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“I worked up my courage...such a special person”和“Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，‘Love you，son.’ ”可推知，正是父亲的爱才使他成为现在的样子，故选B项。

答案： B

3．Which of the following changed the writer’s earlier judgment?

A．Al was indeed very wealthy and left behind lots of material possessions. B．Al’s son，Ernie，grew into a kind，loving and caring person. C．Al had been totally devoted to educating his son，Ernie.

D．Al was not only responsible for his son but also for his own success. 解析： 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“As time went by，I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment”及“He is one of the...come from somewhere”可知，作者本来以为Al是一个失败者，但是他的儿子却是一个善良且充满爱心的人，这一点让作者改变了自己的看法，故选B项。

答案： B

4．What might be the best title of the article? A．Love you，son! C．Parents’ love!

B．A failure father! D．A skilled artist!

解析： 考查主旨大意。根据文章的最后两段可知，作者意识到自己的错误，Al虽然没有给儿子留下任何物质财富，但是却把自己的爱留给了儿子，把儿子培养成一个充满爱心的人，文中的“Love you，son”是本文的关键，故选A项。

答案： A Ⅲ.完形填空

A Brick in Life

A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street，going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar.He was__1__kids rushing out from__2__parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

__3__his car passed，one child appeared，and a brick smashed into the Jaguar’s side door.He slammed on the__4__and turned the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car，grabbed the kid and__5__him up against a parked car，shouting，“What was that all about and who are you？Just what__6__are you doing？”

Then he went on，“Didn’t you know that brick you threw is going to__7__a lot of money.Why did you do it？”

“Please，sir.Please，I’m sorry.I didn’t know__8__else to do！” begged the youngster.

“__9__my brother，” he said.“He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his__10__and I can’t lift him up.”

Sobbing，the boy asked the manager，“Would you please help me get him __11__into his wheelchair？He’s hurt and he’s too__12__for me.”

Moved __13__words，the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and __14__his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts，checking to see __15__everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you，sir.And God bless you，” the __16__child said to him.The man then__17__the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward__18__home.

It was a long__19__back to his Jaguar—a long，slow walk.He never did repair the side door.He kept the dent (凹痕) __20__him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

语篇解读 本文通过一个小故事告诉我们：生活的道路上不要走得太匆忙，我们需要其他人的敲打来引起我们的注意。

1．A.watching for C．heading for

B．looking for D．leaving for

解析： watch for意为“密切注意，留意”；look for意为“寻找”；head for意为“朝……前进”；leave for意为“出发去某地”。经理留意着从车子间跑出来的孩子。由此可知A项符合语境。

答案： A 2．A.among C．in

B．between D．through

解析： 从车子之间跑出来，根据语境可知选B项。 答案： B 3. A．While C．As

B．Before D．After

解析： 当经理的车通过的时候，一个小孩儿丢了一块砖头打到了他的车的侧门，由此可知C项as“当……时”，符合语境。

答案： C