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Unit6

EarthfirstⅠ.阅读理解ⅠⅡⅢAIt’seighto’clockonChristmasmorning,andUncleTomsayshewantstolistentothenews.Iamwonderingwhyonearthgrown-upswouldbeinterestedinthenewswhenthereareimportantthingstobedone,suchashandingoutpresents.Andthen,whileIamonlyhalf-listeningtotheradiobroadcast,somethingsurprisinghappens:TheboringnewsreaderbeginstalkingaboutaChristmasmessagefromtheVatican.Hadn’tweheardthatreportearlier?Myolderbrother,Colin,figuresoutwhat’shappening.“Pete,Pete,it’sataperecorder!We’vegotourtaperecorder!”ⅠⅡⅢColinandIhadbothbeenblindfrombirth.AtthespecialboardingschoolinWorcesterinwesternEnglandthatColinandIattended,ataperecorderofyourownwastheheightofaspiration.However,Colin—betterinformedandmorerealisticaboutfamilyfinancesthanIwas—hadnorealexpectationsofgettingone.Irealized,muchlater,thatthetaperecordermyfatherhadboughtuswouldhavecostmorethanfourtimeshisweeklywage.ⅠⅡⅢThenewtoy,thesizeofasmallsuitcase,dominatedtherestoftheChristmasholidays.ItookmyfirststepsdownthepathtomycareerasabroadcasterwhenIreturnedtoschoolaftertheholidays.Iwouldwanderroundtheschoolwithmymicrophone,recordingmythoughtsinthestyleofthevoicesIheardontheradio.Buttenyearslater,afterIhadstartedandabandonedauniversitylawcourse,IdrewontheconfidenceandwalkedintoaBBCradiostation,inthehopeofsellingmyselfasabroadcastjournalist.Aproducerattheradiostationwhowasputtingtogetheraweeklyprogramforblindpeoplehadseenme.HelaterphonedmeandinformedIwasadmitted.ⅠⅡⅢTwenty-fiveyearslater,IpresentedmyfirstreportforBBCTV’sSix

O’Clock

News,aprogrammyfatherhadnevermissed.Althoughbythenhe’dbeendeadformorethanadecade,Iliketothinkhe’dhaverealizedthathisinspiringChristmaspresenthadchangedmylife.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和科林是一对盲人兄弟,他们在圣诞节收到了一个录音机作为礼物,从而影响了作者的一生。ⅠⅡⅢ1.Whywastheauthorsurprisedattheradioreportaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Becausehewashandingoutpresents.B.Becausetheinformationwasfamiliar.C.Becauseitbroadcastthelatestnews.D.Becauseitwasreadingaboringmessage.答案

B

解析

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The

boring

newsreader

begins

talking

about

a

Christmas

message

from

the

Vatican.Hadn’t

we

heard

that

report

earlier?My

older

brother,Colin,figures

out

what’s

happening.”可知,作者对广播报道感到惊讶,是因为作者之前已经听过那个新闻,即作者对这个报道很熟悉。ⅠⅡⅢ2.WhatdidColinthinkofataperecorder?A.Itwasinexpensive.B.Itwasunnecessary.C.Itwasunaffordable.D.Itwasunexceptional.答案

C

解析

推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,Colin—better

informed

and

more

realistic

about

family

finances

than

I

was—had

no

real

expectations

of

getting

one.”可推知,科林认为录音机太贵了,他们负担不起。故选C项。ⅠⅡⅢ3.Whateffectdidthepresenthaveontheauthor?A.Herecordedhispersonallifeeveryday.B.Hemajoredinbroadcastingatuniversity.C.Hegotaddictedandabandonedhisstudy.D.Hedecidedtoworkinbroadcastjournalism.答案

D

解析

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The

new

toy,the

size

of

a

small

suitcase,dominated

the

rest

of

the

Christmas

holidays.I

took

my

first

steps

down

the

path

to

my

career

as

a

broadcaster

when

I

returned

to

school

after

the

holidays.”可推知,这个礼物对作者的影响是:他决定从事广播新闻工作。ⅠⅡⅢ4.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.UnusualGift,UnitedFamilyB.WarmChristmas,WiseUncleC.SilentLove,SoundInfluenceD.PreparedMind,PromisingJob答案

C

解析

主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是第三段中“The

new

toy,the

size

of

a

small

suitcase,...in

the

hope

of

selling

myself

as

a

broadcast

journalist.”可知,作者和科林是一对盲人兄弟,他们在圣诞节收到了一个录音机作为礼物,从而影响了作者的一生。C项“无声的爱,声音的影响”适合作文章标题。ⅠⅡⅢBEveryNovember,asThanksgivingDayapproaches,onememorycomestomymind.AtmybigTurkishfamily’sget-togethers,baklava(果仁蜜饼)isthenormatthedesserttable.There’srolledbaklava,nut-filledbaklavaandchocolate-dippedbaklava.Oneyear,though,backwhenIwasinhighschool,mycousinJohnnydecidedtochangethingsupabit.Heshowedupatmyparents’houseforThanksgivingwithtwoitemsthathadneverbeenservedbefore—applepieandacanofcream.ⅠⅡⅢThosetwoitemscausedoneofthebiggestarguments.Idistinctlyremembermymomandauntswhisperinginthekitchen.“Applepie?”oneofmyauntssaid.“Whattodowiththis?”Icanstillrecallmymom’spuzzledexpressionatitall.Ifthere’sonethinginthisworldmymomdistrusts,it’sfruit-filleddesserts,ano-noinourcuisineculture.“Whywouldyoubakefruitsintoadessertwhenyoucaneatthemfresh?”sheoftensays.Thecreamonlymadethingsworse.Mymomdidn’twanttohurtJohnny’sfeelings.Inatrueactoflove,sheputthepieoutonthediningroomtable,accompaniedbythecream.Itwentmostlyuntouched.ⅠⅡⅢNowadays,thingsaredifferent.WeactuallyhavepieatThanksgiving—mymomregularlymakespie(thefearoffruit-filledsweetscontinues,butdessertstoppedwithfruitsornutshavebeengiventheokay).WestilllaughaboutthedramacausedbyJohnny’sapplepie.I’llneverforgetit.Itwasn’tjustaboutthepieforme.Growingup,Isometimesfeltlikeanoutsiderbecauseofmyculture.ThatThanksgiving,though,wasoneofthefirsttimesIrealizedthatmyfamily’soddnesswasactuallyagoodthing.It’swhatmadeus.

Whataboutyou?WhichThanksgivingsticksoutasyourmostmemorableone?【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者记忆深刻的一个感恩节。ⅠⅡⅢ5.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducetheuniquefamilytradition.B.Tointroducethebackgroundofthestory.C.Tointroducedifferentkindsofbaklava.D.TointroducethecustomsofThanksgivingDay.答案

B

解析

推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容以及第二段首句“One

year,though,back

when

I

was

in

high

school,my

cousin

Johnny

decided

to

change

things

up

a

bit.”以及下文对这个感恩节的讲述可知,第一段主要是为了介绍故事发生的背景。ⅠⅡⅢ6.Johnny’sapplepie

.

A.ruinedthefestivalatmosphere B.challengedfamilytraditionsC.resultedinafamilyquarrel D.contributedtoaheavymeal答案

B

解析

细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“He

showed

up

at

my

parents’

house

for

Thanksgiving

with

two

items

that

had

never

been

served

before—apple

pie

and

a

can

of

cream.”以及第五段中“I

can

still

recall

my

mom’s

puzzled

expression

at

it

all.If

there’s

one

thing

in

this

world

my

mom

distrusts,it’s

fruit-filled

desserts,a

no-no

in

our

cuisine

culture.”可知,作者的堂兄Johnny带来的苹果派挑战了作者家的家庭传统。故选B项。ⅠⅡⅢ7.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftheauthor’smom?A.Seriousandhonest.B.Generousandstrict.C.Humorousandcaring.D.Considerateandflexible.ⅠⅡⅢ答案

D

解析

推理判断题。根据文章第六段中“My

mom

didn’t

want

to

hurt

Johnny’s

feelings.In

a

true

act

of

love,she

put

the

pie

out

on

the

dining

room

table,accompanied

by

the

cream.It

went

mostly

untouched.”可知,作者的妈妈是个体贴的人;根据文章第七段中“Nowadays,things

are

different.We

actually

have

pie

at

Thanksgiving—my

mom

regularly

makes

pie(the

fear

of

fruit-filled

sweets

continues,but

desserts

topped

with

fruits

or

nuts

have

been

given

the

okay).”可知,作者的妈妈是个容易变通的人。ⅠⅡⅢ8.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“It’swhatmadeus.”inparagraph7imply?A.Theauthorisateasewithhisfamilymembers.B.Theauthorisawareoftheimportanceofcustoms.C.Cuisineculturehelpsshapeouridentity.D.Cultureshocksmakeaharmoniousfamily.答案

C

解析

词义猜测题。根据画线句子上文“I’ll

never

forget

it.It

wasn’t

just

about

the

pie

for

me.Growing

up,I

sometimes

felt

like

an

outsider

because

of

my

culture.That

Thanksgiving,though,was

one

of

the

first

times

I

realized

that

my

family’s

oddness

was

actually

a

good

thing.”可推测,作者明白了正是自己家族的饮食文化才塑造了自己的家族。Ⅱ.完形填空ⅠⅡⅢAWishwithWings,ourorganization,grantswishesforchildrenwithseriousillnesses.EachyearWishalsogivesaChristmasparty,where

1

aredistributed.Butthisyear,Wishhad

2

170gifts,wrappedandreadyfortheparty,inatheft,justninehoursbeforethepartywasto

3

.

Aboutanhourafterwecalledthelocal

4

andTVstations,afamilywhohadheardtheradioreportarrivedwithgiftsalreadywrapped.Otherpeoplesoon

5

.Webegantofeel

6

:Maybewecouldstillhavetheparty.

ⅠⅡⅢPhonecallsfloodedinandthecitycame

7

.Morestrangershadarrived,offeringgiftsandlabor.NothingIhadever

8

couldhavepreparedmeforwhatIsawthere—peoplelinedupatthedoor,arms

9

withgifts.Onewasalittleboywhohadbroughtthingsfromhisownroom.Onefamilyinwhichthefatherhadbeenlaidoffbroughtthepresentsfromundertheirown

10

.By5:50p.m.justbeforethefirstofthemorethan100childrenarrived,

11

presentshadbeendeliveredtous.Somehow,workershad

12

thedonateditemswiththeyoungsters’wishes,somanyreceivedjustwhattheywanted.Theirfacesshonewith

13

astheyopenedthepackages.

ⅠⅡⅢWhenIwas

14

forthelocalnews,Isummedupeveryone’sfeeling:“It’sreallyChristmasnow.”Wehadallcaughtthe

15

oftheseason.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个慈善机构在每年的圣诞节给重病的孩子们发礼物。但是今年圣诞前夕礼物被偷,许多市民自发赠送礼物确保圣诞节聚会如期举办。ⅠⅡⅢ1.A.food B.moneyC.gifts D.cards2.A.lost B.soldC.destroyed D.hidden1.答案

C

解析

根据下文“170

gifts”可知聚会上要发礼物,故选C项。2.答案

A

解析

根据下文“in

a

theft”可知礼物被盗窃。ⅠⅡⅢ3.A.cancel B.postponeC.arrange D.begin4.A.radio B.hospitalC.railway D.school3.答案

D

解析

根据上文“just

nine

hours

before

the

party”以及下文“Maybe

we

could

still

have

the

party.”可知是在聚会开始前发生了礼物丢失事件,故选D项。4.答案

A

解析

根据下文“a

family

who

had

heard

the

radio

report”可知这家人是听到了广播报道才赶来的。ⅠⅡⅢ5.A.cheered B.followed C.fled

D.relaxed6.A.hope B.doubt C.warmth D.panic5.答案

B

解析

根据上文“a

family

who

had

heard

the

radio

report

arrived

with

gifts

already

wrapped”可知,听到广播报道的家庭是首先到来的,其他人是在其后到来的。6.答案

A

解析

根据下文“Maybe

we

could

still

have

the

party.”可知,聚会能如期举办,可推理出聚会礼物有了希望。ⅠⅡⅢ7.A.awake B.awareC.alert D.alive8.A.achieved B.witnessedC.expected D.guessed7.答案

D

解析

根据下文“More

strangers

had

arrived,offering

gifts

and

labor.”可知,事件经过报道后,整个城市的许多人都行动起来,好像城市忽然增添了活力。8.答案

B

解析

根据下文“could

have

prepared

me

for

what

I

saw

there”可知,此处作者表达的是以前所见的一切都不及今天眼前的情景所震撼。ⅠⅡⅢ9.A.decorated B.tiedC.loaded D.covered10.A.table B.sofaC.bed D.tree9.答案

C

解析

根据上文arms以及下文with

gifts可推理出此处作者要表达的是手里拿着礼物,故选C项。10.答案

D

解析

根据上文“the

father

had

been

laid

off”可知本句意在表达这个家庭无法购买礼物,而是从自家树上摘了果实作为礼物。ⅠⅡⅢ11.A.delicate B.expensive C.enough D.unique12.A.matchedup B.linkedupC.addedup D.packedup11.答案

C

解析

根据下文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”可知大家凑的礼物足够了,故选C项。12.答案

A

解析

match

up匹配;link

up联合;add

up加起来;pack

up把……打包。根据下文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”可知许多孩子得到的是他们想要的东西,可推理出工作人员把孩子们的愿望和礼物进行匹配。ⅠⅡⅢ13.A.shock B.delightC.eagerness D.curiosity14.A.investigated B.questionedC.interviewed D.applauded13.答案

B

解析

根据上文“so

many

received

just

what

they

wanted”以及下文“as

they

opened

the

packages”可推理出,孩子们得到了想要的东西,打开包裹的时候脸上洋溢着快乐,故选B项。14.答案

C

解析

根据下文“the

local

news”可知是被当地新闻采访。ⅠⅡⅢ15.A.spirit B.differenceC.secret D.change答案

A

解析

根据上文“It’s

really

Christmas

now.”可知,所有人都认为这是真正的圣诞节,可推理出所有人都感受到了这个节日的精神内涵。Ⅲ.读后续写ⅠⅡⅢ阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThatSaturday,afteranearlymorningcupofcoffeewithMama,Leonard,ourgrownbrother,pickeduphisheavytoolsandheadedoutfortheoldhenhouse.MamawantedhimtotearitdownforshewasscaredofmeandAngietoplaynearit.IwastwelveanddoggedLeonard’severystep.Angie,oursix-year-oldsister,insistedshewanttohelp,too.Mamatoldwewouldbeintheway,butLeonardsaid,“Oh,they’llbeallright.”“Well,alright,butyougirlswatchoutforrusty(生锈的)nails.”Leonardworkedhardtopry(撬)thestubborn,grayboards.AngieandIcarriedtheboardstoapilehewouldlaterburn.ⅠⅡⅢSuddenly,AngiestartedtoscreamandMamacamerunning.Sureenough,shehadsteppedonarustynail.Mamaexaminedmysister’sfootwhileLeonardlookedatmine.OnmywaytoseeaboutAngie,I’dsteppedonanail,too.Thegrownupsagreedweneededtetanus(破伤风)shots.Ihatedshots.Iwouldratherswallowathousandpillsforathousanddaysthanhaveoneshot.WhileLeonarddroveustohospital,Mamacuppedahandaroundmyear.“Arlene,IneedyoutobebravesoAngiewon’tbetooscared.Youknowhowshecanputupafight.”Determinedtobeabravegirl,Ididn’tcryasingletearthoughmyarmfeltlikeitwasonfire.ⅠⅡⅢThenMamaloweredAngieontothetabletogettheshot.That’swhenshemadeherbigmistake.“Arlene,tellAngieitdidn’thurtatall.”Herhugeblueeyesstaredintomine.IthoughtabouthowAngietrustedmethewayItrustedLeonard.“IfItellheritwon’thurt”,Ithought,“shewon’teverbelievemeagain.”IknewwhatIhadtodo.Icuppedmyhandsaroundmymouthandyelled,“DON’TLETTHEMDOITTOYOU,ANGIE!”注意:1.续写词数应为150个左右;2.请按如下格式作答。ⅠⅡⅢSeveralthingshappenedallatonce.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________