Warmingup、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending (2)

1 UnitUnit 1 1 BreakingBreaking recordsrecords LearningLearning aboutabout LanguageLanguage 完成句子 1 Walking 步行 is a good form of exercise for both old and young 2 That fashion differs from country to country 时尚国与国不同 may reflect the cultural differences from one respect 3 Being kept waiting 一直在等 in the rain for a long time made Susan so angry 4 What is known to us all 大家都知道的 is that the 2020 Olympic Games will take place in Japan 5 I don t think three days is enough 足够 for such a trip 6 The Arabian Nights is well known to 被 所熟知 English lovers 7 A cart and horse was seen 被看到 in the distance just now 8 No one in the department but Tom and I knows 汤姆和我知道 that the director is going to resign 9 It felt funny 感觉有趣 watching myself on TV 10 Something as simple as drinking some cold water 喝些凉水 may clear your mind and relieve pressure 完形填空 I close my eyes and can still hear her the little girl with a 1 so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block She was a n 2 peasant who asked for money and 3 gave the only thing she had her voice I paused outside a small shop and listened She brought to my mind the 4 of Little Orphan Annie I could not understand the words she 5 but her voice begged for 6 It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street pure and impressive like the chime of a bell She sang 7 an old style lamp post in the shadow of a building her arms extended and 8 thrown back She was small and of unremarkable looks Her brown hair 9 the bun 发髻 it had been pulled into and she occasionally reached up to 10 a stray piece from her face Her clothing I can t recall Her voice on the other hand is 11 imprinted in my mind I asked one of the translators about the girl Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the 12 Soviet Union add to their families income by working on the streets The children are unable to 13 school and their parents work fulltime These children know that the 2 consequence of an 14 day is no food for the table Similar situations occurred during the Depression 萧条 in the United States but those American children were 15 shoeshine boys of the 16 This girl was real to me When we walked past her I gave her money It was not out of pity 17 rather admiration Her smile of 18 did not interrupt her singing The girl watched us as we walked down the street I know this because when I looked back she smiled again We 19 that smile and I knew I could never forget her courage and 20 strength 1 A will B strength C voice D determination 解析 选 C 由第 3 空所在句子破折号后的 her voice 可知答案 2 A American B Chinese C Japanese D Russian 解析 选 D 由 12 空后的 Soviet Union 可知答案 3 A in return B in turn C by hand D in silence 解析 选 A 用仅有的歌声来回报 in return 作为报答 in turn 轮流 by hand 手工的 in silence 沉默地 4 A voice B image C story D looks 解析 选 B 她让 我 想起小孤儿安妮 美国漫画人物 的 形象 5 A said B murmured C used D sang 解析 选 D 由第 3 空 她用歌声作为回报或第 7 空前的 she sang 可知答案 6 A attention B love C help D mercy 解析 选 A 从前文 who asked for money 可知 她唱歌的目的是为了吸引行人的 注意 让别人给她钱 7 A across B from C under D from underneath 解析 选 D 句意 她站在大楼下面的一盏老式路灯下 此处用双介词使含义更加丰 富 8 A hands B feet C head D face 3 解析 选 C 句意 唱歌时伸着双臂仰着头 9 A fell out B escaped C did up D tied to 解析 选 B 句意 棕色的头发从发髻上散落下来 fall out 头发 脱落 为不及 物动词短语 do up 盘发 tie to 扎 escape 此处指 某物从某处滑落 10 A remove B tear C cut off D dress 解析 选 A 句意 她不时抬手撩开散落在脸上的发丝 remove 移开 移动 tear 撕掉 cut off 修剪 剪掉 dress 装饰 11 A never B permanently C occasionally D sometimes 解析 选 B 句意 我记不起她穿的是什么衣服 可她的声音却永远刻在了我的脑海 里 12 A latter B rich C former D great 解析 选 C former Soviet Union 前苏联 13 A attend B finish C leave D enjoy 解析 选 A attend school 上学 14 A unhappy B unsatisfied C unusual D unsuccessful 解析 选 D 句意 如果一天的乞讨没有收获 就意味着没有饭吃 15 A faced B real C faceless D visible 解析 选 C 句意 但在我心目中 20 年代美国的那些穷困孩子只是一些模糊的擦鞋 男童的形象 faceless 无特性的 不知来历的 符合语境 16 A twenties B thirties C forties D teens 解析 选 A 根据常识可知 美国上个世纪 20 年代发生了经济危机 此处不表年纪 而是指年代 17 A and B while C but D or 解析 选 C 不是出于怜悯 而是因为钦佩 not but 不是 而是 18 A contempt B pity 4 C bitterness D thanks 解析 选 D 句意 她表示谢意的微笑并没有影响她唱歌 smile of contempt 轻蔑 的笑 smile of pity 怜悯的笑 smile of bitterness 苦笑 故选 D 19 A stopped B shared C won D exchanged 解析 选 B share that smile 一起笑 共享微笑 win that smile 赢得笑声 exchange smiles 相互一笑 20 A full B inner C brave D fighting 解析 选 B 由 courage 可知 inner 内在的 与文意相符 inner strength 内 心的力量 阅读理解 The saying a penny for your thoughts is an English idiom simply asking people to volunteer their opinions on an issue being discussed In modern usage it is often stated as an indirect way of asking what someone is thinking about This phrase is basically a proposal 提议 and the speaker is offering to pay to hear the listener s thoughts It is an idiom of course and not meant literally 字面上地 so no real payment generally takes place When the saying originated a penny was worth a lot more than it is in the 21st century Therefore a penny for your thoughts likely indicated the thoughts were more valuable to those asking the listener for them than they are by today s standards This loss of value can be used ironically 讽刺地 however through tone 语气 of voice it can be used to indicate that someone s idea is bad or worth a penny in modern value The phrase is generally credited to a man by the name of John Heywood who was born sometime just before the 16th century During his life he was a writer who penned many plays and a book in 1546 later known as The Proverbs of John Heywood It is likely that Heywood did not actually come up with the phrase a penny for your thoughts Rather he was simply the first person to have set the phrase down in written form The actual origins of the term are unknown and since his book was simply a collection of common idioms and expressions it was probably familiar to people in the mid 1500s Another phrase similar to a penny for your thoughts is offering your two cents after making a statement Someone might give his or her opinion and 5 then say that s my two cents to indicate the value of his or her idea While much like a penny two cents is relatively low in value now it would have been more valuable at one time and the expression is used in much the same way 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文 文章主要介绍了一个习语 1 When someone says a penny for your thoughts he or she A wants to ask you for advice B considers your thoughts unique C is curious about what s on your mind D will pay for what you re thinking about 解析 选 C 细节理解题 根据第一段中的 asking people to volunteer their opinions on an issue being discussed 和 asking what someone is thinking about 可知答案 2 The modern meaning of a penny for your thoughts A is more closely connected to the value of the penny B can differ greatly according to a speaker s tone of voice C can confuse the listener easily D is more popularly accepted 解析 选 B 推理判断题 根据第三段内容可知 由于便士的价值在古代和现在相差 甚远 因此现在也可以用 a penny for your thoughts 来表达对方的主意一文不值 也 就是说 根据说话人的语气 这个习语的意思大相径庭 3 In what way is Heywood related to the phrase a penny for your tho