Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors

　　A級:基礎鞏固

　?、?單詞拼寫

　　1.A　 that it is true,what should we do now??

　　答案:Assuming

　　2.Faced with so heavy snow,I had no a　 but to stay at home watching TV programs.?

　　答案:alternative

　　3.It was a race against time to stop people dying from 　(挨餓).?

　　答案:starvation

　　4.How to teach children to behave themselves is of great s　 for their future development.?

　　答案:significance

　　5.She’s beginning to get 　(皺紋)round her eyes.?

　　答案:wrinkles

　　6.He could have finished it on schedule,but s　 he fell behind.?

　　答案:somehow

　　7.She s　 her gum out before she came into the classroom.?

　　答案:spat

　　8.All of us were amazed at his 　(準確)of predicting the weather.?

　　答案:accuracy

　　9.I have made 　(試探性的) plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.?

　　答案:tentative

　　10.My pencil is blunt—I’ll have to 　(使鋒利) it.?

　　答案:sharpen

　?、?單句改錯

　　1.His cool expression suggested that he want to leave.

　　?

　　答案:want→wanted

　　2.He tried to harm other people,only to ruining himself.

　　?

　　答案:ruining→ruin

　　3.If only I can speak several foreign languages.

　　?

　　答案:can→could

　　4.We can all leave together—assumed that the others aren’t late.

　　?

　　答案:assumed→assuming

　　5.Your eyes are red.You must had been crying.

　　?

　　答案:had→have

　　B級:能力提升

　?、?閱讀理解

　　閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　Australia’sbeautifulachievement

　　It is “Australia’s most famous coastal drive and one of the greatest drives on the planet”,said CNN.

　　The Great Ocean Road in Australia’s state of Victoria stretches 243 kilometers from Torquay to Allansford.Here mountains meet oceans,rainforests meet dramatic cliffs,and lighthouses meet national parks.

　　“At the end of the route you’ll want to U-turn and ride it again,” noted CNN.

　　“Often tourists can’t believe it’s so close to the water;one minute they’re 200 or 300 feet above the water;next they’re at sea level,” Peter Dalton,a tourist bus driver,told the AustraliaGeographicJournal.“There’s no better scene than driving along the Ocean Road in the first hour after sunrise.”

　　Besides great views,another major attraction on this road is the 12 Apostles,a group of limestone formations (石灰巖層) that rise above the ocean.

　　In addition,the iconic road crosses “one of the most civilized parts of rural Australia—a region rich in farm-fresh produce,seafood and cool-climate wines”,according to TheTelegraph.

　　The road is also a masterpiece of human achievement,which has been called “Victoria’s largest war memorial.”

　　Between 1919 and 1932,more than 3,000 returned soldiers built the road to honor the over 60,000 Australians killed in World War Ⅰ.

　　Sleeping in tents through violent storms,workers built the road by hand,using picks,shovels (鏟子),wheelbarrows (獨輪車) and explosives.

　　“Its construction provided long-term jobs for returned servicemen,recognized their sacrifice at war,and for generations has enabled people from across the world to enjoy this spectacular coastline,” Australia’s Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke told Australia Geographic.

　　1.What’s the best time of a day to drive along the Ocean Road,according to Peter Dalton?

　　A.In the early morning.

　　B.Late in the morning.

　　C.At noon.

　　D.Around sunset.

　　解析:細節理解題。根據第四段中“There’snobetterscenethandrivingalongtheOceanRoadinthefirsthouraftersunrise.”可以得出答案。

　　答案:A

　　2.What was the main reason that the Great Ocean Road was built?

　　A.To provide jobs for the local people.

　　B.To honor the Australians who sacrificed their lives at war.

　　C.To make the scenic spot known to tourists across the world.

　　D.To make it more convenient to sell local produce,seafood and wines.

　　解析:細節理解題。根據第八段“Between1919and1932,morethan3,000returnedsoldiersbuilttheroadtohonortheover60,000AustralianskilledinWorldWarⅠ.”可以得出答案。

　　答案:B

　　3.What is the article mainly about?

　　A.The history of the Great Ocean Road.

　　B.The attractive views along the Great Ocean Road.

　　C.What makes the Great Ocean Road appealing to tourists.

　　D.The significance of the Great Ocean Road to Australian tourism.

　　解析:主旨歸納題。這篇文章主要介紹了這條公路的自然和人文景觀以及歷史,從各個方面描述了它的迷人之處。

　　答案:C

　　4.What’s the attitude of the writer toward Australia’s most famous coastal drive?

　　A.AdmiringB.Objective

　　C.Negative D.Sympathetic

　　解析:觀點態度題。雖然對于澳大利亞海岸公路的介紹是客觀,但字里行間透露著作者的贊揚之情,所以A項是最佳答案。

　　答案:A

　　B

　　Jarsofmemories

　　Our children grew up on peanut butter (花生醬) and jelly (果醬) sandwiches.The right jelly delights them,and homemade one is the only choice.

　　I wasn’t the jelly maker in this family.My mother-in-law was.She didn’t provide a wide range of flavors (味道),either.It was either grape or blackberry.And since we liked both flavors,we usually picked whatever jar was at the front of the pantry (食物儲藏室).

　　It was always there.Jelly making was just a way of life for her.She always did it,following the same rituals—from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves.

　　This past December,my mother-in-law passed away.Among the things in the house to be divided up were the remaining canned (罐裝的) goods.Each of us chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.

　　The other day I reached in there to get jelly for a quick sandwich,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly.Written on the lid with a black marker was “GR” for grape and the year the jelly had been made.

　　As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.This was the last jar we would ever have from my mother-in-law’s patient,loving hands.Our children had never known a day without their grandmother’s jelly.It seems like such a small thing,but it is a great treasure.

　　Holding that last jar in my hand,my heart traveled back to meeting my mother-in-law for the first time.I saw her crying on our wedding day,and later,kissing and loving our children.I saw her walking in the woods or riding the wagon (馬車).I saw her surrounded by loving children at her funeral.

　　I put the jelly back on the shelf.No longer was it just a jar of jelly.I guess I believed that as long as it was there,my mother-in-law would always live on.

　　5.What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?

　　A.The author preferred grape jelly to blackberry jelly.

　　B.The author used to be her mother-in-law’s assistant when she made jelly.

　　C.The author’s mother-in-law loved to make many different flavors of jelly.

　　D.The author’s mother-in-law always made jelly for the family.

　　解析:推理判斷題。由前三段尤其是第二段和第三段的描述可知,作者家中的果醬都是由她婆婆制作的。

　　答案:D

　　6.The underlined word “rituals” in the third paragraph most probably means 　.?

　　A.ceremonies B.occasions

　　C.practices D.techniques

　　解析:詞義猜測題。由第三段“Itwasalwaysthere.Jellymakingwasjustawayoflifeforher.Shealwaysdidit,followingthesamerituals—frompickingthefruittosettingthefinishedjellyonthehomemadeshelves.”可知rituals指每天都在做的事情,所以C項最佳,表示“慣例”。

　　答案:C

　　7.When the author found the last jar of jelly,　.?

　　A.she decided to share it with her children

　　B.she realized she had to learn to make jelly herself

　　C.she was filled with memories of her mother-in-law

　　D.she burst into tears because of her great love for her mother-in-law

　　解析:細節理解題。根據倒數第二段可知,作者手中拿著這最后一壇果醬,回想起了與婆婆第一次見面的情景。從“Holdingthatlastjarinmyhand,myhearttraveledbacktomeetingmymother-in-lawforthefirsttime”以及后文描寫的具體事件可知C項正確。

　　答案:C

　　8.What does the author intend to tell us with the story?

　　A.Love from your family often hides in small things.

　　B.Homemade food brings your family good memories.

　　C.We should cherish our families in everyday life.

　　D.It’s never too late to show love for our families.

　　解析:推理判斷題。從“Itseemslikesuchasmallthing,butitisagreattreasure”可知作者寫這篇文章的目的是用生活中的小事件表達了自己對家人的熱愛。

　　答案:A

　　Ⅳ.書面表達

　　畢業前夕,你班決定給李老師送一份禮物,大家提出兩條建議:

　　(1) 送影集(album),里面有每個同學的照片;(2) 送磁帶,錄有每個同學對老師的祝福。

　　請以“An Album or a Tape”為題,用英語寫一篇短文。首先簡述以上兩條建議,然后表明你同意其中哪一條,并說明理由(至少兩點)。

　　注意:1.短文必須以第一人稱書寫。

　　2.詞數:100詞左右。開頭已經給出,不計入總詞數。

　　AnAlbumoraTape

　　We are leaving school and we decide to give a gift to Mr.Li who has taught us for three years.?

　　參考范文:

　　AnAlbumoraTape?

　　We are leaving school and we decide to give a gift to Mr.Li who has taught us for three years.Two suggestions have been provided by our classmates.One is that we may give him an album with photos of all the students in our class.The other suggestion is that a tape in which our best wishes are recorded should be given to him.?

　　In my opinion,we had better buy an album for Mr.Li.First,an album is easier to be kept than a tape.A tape may be easily destroyed a few years later and does not work.Second,I think,the photos in the album can easily remind Mr.Li of his lovely students and the good days when he got together with us.Third,voice may be changed a lot after many years as to us young students,while faces do not have such great changes.In a word,I suggest we take photos in time and present them in the album to Mr.Li.

　　Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors

　　A級:基礎鞏固

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1.A　 that it is true,what should we do now??

　　答案:Assuming

　　2.Faced with so heavy snow,I had no a　 but to stay at home watching TV programs.?

　　答案:alternative

　　3.It was a race against time to stop people dying from 　(挨餓).?

　　答案:starvation

　　4.How to teach children to behave themselves is of great s　 for their future development.?

　　答案:significance

　　5.She’s beginning to get 　(皺紋)round her eyes.?

　　答案:wrinkles

　　6.He could have finished it on schedule,but s　 he fell behind.?

　　答案:somehow

　　7.She s　 her gum out before she came into the classroom.?

　　答案:spat

　　8.All of us were amazed at his 　(準確)of predicting the weather.?

　　答案:accuracy

　　9.I have made 　(試探性的) plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.?

　　答案:tentative

　　10.My pencil is blunt—I’ll have to 　(使鋒利) it.?

　　答案:sharpen

　?、?單句改錯

　　1.His cool expression suggested that he want to leave.

　　?

　　答案:want→wanted

　　2.He tried to harm other people,only to ruining himself.

　　?

　　答案:ruining→ruin

　　3.If only I can speak several foreign languages.

　　?

　　答案:can→could

　　4.We can all leave together—assumed that the others aren’t late.

　　?

　　答案:assumed→assuming

　　5.Your eyes are red.You must had been crying.

　　?

　　答案:had→have

　　B級:能力提升

　?、?閱讀理解

　　閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　Australia’sbeautifulachievement

　　It is “Australia’s most famous coastal drive and one of the greatest drives on the planet”,said CNN.

　　The Great Ocean Road in Australia’s state of Victoria stretches 243 kilometers from Torquay to Allansford.Here mountains meet oceans,rainforests meet dramatic cliffs,and lighthouses meet national parks.

　　“At the end of the route you’ll want to U-turn and ride it again,” noted CNN.

　　“Often tourists can’t believe it’s so close to the water;one minute they’re 200 or 300 feet above the water;next they’re at sea level,” Peter Dalton,a tourist bus driver,told the AustraliaGeographicJournal.“There’s no better scene than driving along the Ocean Road in the first hour after sunrise.”

　　Besides great views,another major attraction on this road is the 12 Apostles,a group of limestone formations (石灰巖層) that rise above the ocean.

　　In addition,the iconic road crosses “one of the most civilized parts of rural Australia—a region rich in farm-fresh produce,seafood and cool-climate wines”,according to TheTelegraph.

　　The road is also a masterpiece of human achievement,which has been called “Victoria’s largest war memorial.”

　　Between 1919 and 1932,more than 3,000 returned soldiers built the road to honor the over 60,000 Australians killed in World War Ⅰ.

　　Sleeping in tents through violent storms,workers built the road by hand,using picks,shovels (鏟子),wheelbarrows (獨輪車) and explosives.

　　“Its construction provided long-term jobs for returned servicemen,recognized their sacrifice at war,and for generations has enabled people from across the world to enjoy this spectacular coastline,” Australia’s Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke told Australia Geographic.

　　1.What’s the best time of a day to drive along the Ocean Road,according to Peter Dalton?

　　A.In the early morning.

　　B.Late in the morning.

　　C.At noon.

　　D.Around sunset.

　　解析:細節理解題。根據第四段中“There’snobetterscenethandrivingalongtheOceanRoadinthefirsthouraftersunrise.”可以得出答案。

　　答案:A

　　2.What was the main reason that the Great Ocean Road was built?

　　A.To provide jobs for the local people.

　　B.To honor the Australians who sacrificed their lives at war.

　　C.To make the scenic spot known to tourists across the world.

　　D.To make it more convenient to sell local produce,seafood and wines.

　　解析:細節理解題。根據第八段“Between1919and1932,morethan3,000returnedsoldiersbuilttheroadtohonortheover60,000AustralianskilledinWorldWarⅠ.”可以得出答案。

　　答案:B

　　3.What is the article mainly about?

　　A.The history of the Great Ocean Road.

　　B.The attractive views along the Great Ocean Road.

　　C.What makes the Great Ocean Road appealing to tourists.

　　D.The significance of the Great Ocean Road to Australian tourism.

　　解析:主旨歸納題。這篇文章主要介紹了這條公路的自然和人文景觀以及歷史,從各個方面描述了它的迷人之處。

　　答案:C

　　4.What’s the attitude of the writer toward Australia’s most famous coastal drive?

　　A.AdmiringB.Objective

　　C.Negative D.Sympathetic

　　解析:觀點態度題。雖然對于澳大利亞海岸公路的介紹是客觀,但字里行間透露著作者的贊揚之情,所以A項是最佳答案。

　　答案:A

　　B

　　Jarsofmemories

　　Our children grew up on peanut butter (花生醬) and jelly (果醬) sandwiches.The right jelly delights them,and homemade one is the only choice.

　　I wasn’t the jelly maker in this family.My mother-in-law was.She didn’t provide a wide range of flavors (味道),either.It was either grape or blackberry.And since we liked both flavors,we usually picked whatever jar was at the front of the pantry (食物儲藏室).

　　It was always there.Jelly making was just a way of life for her.She always did it,following the same rituals—from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves.

　　This past December,my mother-in-law passed away.Among the things in the house to be divided up were the remaining canned (罐裝的) goods.Each of us chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.

　　The other day I reached in there to get jelly for a quick sandwich,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly.Written on the lid with a black marker was “GR” for grape and the year the jelly had been made.

　　As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.This was the last jar we would ever have from my mother-in-law’s patient,loving hands.Our children had never known a day without their grandmother’s jelly.It seems like such a small thing,but it is a great treasure.

　　Holding that last jar in my hand,my heart traveled back to meeting my mother-in-law for the first time.I saw her crying on our wedding day,and later,kissing and loving our children.I saw her walking in the woods or riding the wagon (馬車).I saw her surrounded by loving children at her funeral.

　　I put the jelly back on the shelf.No longer was it just a jar of jelly.I guess I believed that as long as it was there,my mother-in-law would always live on.

　　5.What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?

　　A.The author preferred grape jelly to blackberry jelly.

　　B.The author used to be her mother-in-law’s assistant when she made jelly.

　　C.The author’s mother-in-law loved to make many different flavors of jelly.

　　D.The author’s mother-in-law always made jelly for the family.

　　解析:推理判斷題。由前三段尤其是第二段和第三段的描述可知,作者家中的果醬都是由她婆婆制作的。

　　答案:D

　　6.The underlined word “rituals” in the third paragraph most probably means 　.?

　　A.ceremonies B.occasions

　　C.practices D.techniques

　　解析:詞義猜測題。由第三段“Itwasalwaysthere.Jellymakingwasjustawayoflifeforher.Shealwaysdidit,followingthesamerituals—frompickingthefruittosettingthefinishedjellyonthehomemadeshelves.”可知rituals指每天都在做的事情,所以C項最佳,表示“慣例”。

　　答案:C

　　7.When the author found the last jar of jelly,　.?

　　A.she decided to share it with her children

　　B.she realized she had to learn to make jelly herself

　　C.she was filled with memories of her mother-in-law

　　D.she burst into tears because of her great love for her mother-in-law

　　解析:細節理解題。根據倒數第二段可知,作者手中拿著這最后一壇果醬,回想起了與婆婆第一次見面的情景。從“Holdingthatlastjarinmyhand,myhearttraveledbacktomeetingmymother-in-lawforthefirsttime”以及后文描寫的具體事件可知C項正確。

　　答案:C

　　8.What does the author intend to tell us with the story?

　　A.Love from your family often hides in small things.

　　B.Homemade food brings your family good memories.

　　C.We should cherish our families in everyday life.

　　D.It’s never too late to show love for our families.

　　解析:推理判斷題。從“Itseemslikesuchasmallthing,butitisagreattreasure”可知作者寫這篇文章的目的是用生活中的小事件表達了自己對家人的熱愛。

　　答案:A

　　Ⅳ.書面表達

　　畢業前夕,你班決定給李老師送一份禮物,大家提出兩條建議:

　　(1) 送影集(album),里面有每個同學的照片;(2) 送磁帶,錄有每個同學對老師的祝福。

　　請以“An Album or a Tape”為題,用英語寫一篇短文。首先簡述以上兩條建議,然后表明你同意其中哪一條,并說明理由(至少兩點)。

　　注意:1.短文必須以第一人稱書寫。

　　2.詞數:100詞左右。開頭已經給出,不計入總詞數。

　　AnAlbumoraTape

　　We are leaving school and we decide to give a gift to Mr.Li who has taught us for three years.?

　　參考范文:

　　AnAlbumoraTape?

　　We are leaving school and we decide to give a gift to Mr.Li who has taught us for three years.Two suggestions have been provided by our classmates.One is that we may give him an album with photos of all the students in our class.The other suggestion is that a tape in which our best wishes are recorded should be given to him.?

　　In my opinion,we had better buy an album for Mr.Li.First,an album is easier to be kept than a tape.A tape may be easily destroyed a few years later and does not work.Second,I think,the photos in the album can easily remind Mr.Li of his lovely students and the good days when he got together with us.Third,voice may be changed a lot after many years as to us young students,while faces do not have such great changes.In a word,I suggest we take photos in time and present them in the album to Mr.Li.