新教材2021-2022学年外研版高中英语必修第一册Unit4 Friends Forever课时检测及单元检测

Unit4FriendsForever

Startingout&Understandingideas1

2、Usinglanguage8

3、Developingideas16

4>Writinganendingtoastory23

单元质量检测29

1、Startingout&Understandingideas

I.阅读理解

A

Shewasreturningfromteachingoutinasmallcommunity.ltwasablack,

moonlessnight,andaheavysnowwasfalling.

Shethoughtbacktothetimewhenshehadfirststartedteachingoutinsmall

communities.Duringthosedaysshehadalwayspickeduphitchhikers（搭便车者）,

untilthedayhersistertoldherthatoneofherfriendshadbeenshotintheheadbya

hitchhiker,allbecauseshehadstoppedoutofkindnesstohelphimduringastorm.

Herfamilydidn'tstopworryingabouthersafetyoverthehitchhikersuntilthe

familyheardthepromise:"Nomorehitchhikers!”Thesnowthatnightwasmaking

herthinkbacktothis.

Thenshesawamanwaving.Shesloweddownfbrhim,butasherantowardthe

carinthedark,sheshookwithfear.Yetshethoughtthatifhewastrulyinneed,she

couldn?tleavehimhereinthisstorm.

Thestrangerexplainedthathiscarwasdead,andshetoldhimtogetin.They

drovefbranhourintothenextcityandshetookhimtoaconveniencestore.She

waiteduntilhehadmadeacall.Whenhereportedbacktoherthatafamilymember

wouldsooncometopickhimup,shewishedhimwellandthenleft.

Tearsfellonhercheeksasshedroveaway.Itfeltasthoughshehadbeenholding

herbreathforanhour.

“Ihopethey，11understandwhyIhadtobreakmypromise,“shethought.

语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了女主人公搭载陌生人的事情。

1.Whatmadethewoman'sfamilywomedabouthersafety?

A.Shehadbeenhurtbyahitchhiker.

B.Afriendofhersisterswaskilledbyahitchhiker.

C.Therewereoftensnowstormsonherwayhome.

D.Hercaroftenbrokedownonherwayhome.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的untilthedayhersistertoldherthat

oneofherfriendshadbeenshotintheheadbyahitchhiker,allbecauseshehad

stoppedoutofkindnesstohelphimduringastoiTn可知，家人担心她是因为她妹妹

的朋友因为搭载了搭便车的人被杀害了。故选B。

2.Thestrangeraskedforhelpbecause.

A.hiscarhadbrokendown

B.hewantedtorobher

C.hecouldn，tfindhiswayhome

D.hecouldn，tgetintouchwithhisfriends

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段中的Thestrangerexplainedthathiscar

wasdead可知，陌生人寻求帮助的原因是车子坏了。故选A。

3.Whatcanweknowaboutthewomanfromthepassage?

A.Shewassorrytopickupthestranger.

B.Shefelttootiredtobreathe.

C.Shehadbeenafraidofbeingwiththestranger.

D.Shehadbeentoocarefulwhendrivinginthestorm.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的Itfeltasthoughshehadbeen

holdingherbreathforanhour.可知,她其实很害怕。故选C。

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ASafetyProblem

B・AnImportantHitchhiker

C.AFriendlyStranger

D・ABrokenPromise

解析：选D标题归纳题。根据文章的内容可知，女主人公向家人承诺不再

搭载搭便车的人，但出于好心，还是帮助了一位陌生人，打破了自己的承诺，故

选D。

B

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon，tgivefriendship

back.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon，tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmust

leamtotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobea

goodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous（慷慨的）；be

understanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustone

another.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthat

youhaven，tbeenhonest,youmayloseyourfriend，strust.Goodfriendsalwaysrely

ononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothave

togiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideas

andfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatis

importanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwitha

problem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeit

easiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobea

friendyoumustlistenandunderstand.YoumusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriendJs

placesothatyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsin

common.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpracticehonesty,generosityand

understanding.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了能够交到好朋友的三个关键品质：

诚实，慷慨大方，善解人意。

5.Somefriendshipsdon，tlastlongbecause.

A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends

B.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers

C.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon，tgivefriendshipback

D.theydon，tknowfriendshipissomethingserious

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Toomanypeoplewantothersto

betheirfriends,buttheydon'tgivefriendshipback.可知，有些友谊不会长久，是因

为有些人接受了友谊却不给予回报。故选C。

6.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis.

A.somethingcountable

B・thebaseoffriendship

C.asimportantasmoney

D.moreimportantthananythingelse

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Honestyiswhereagood

friendshipstarts.可知，诚实是友谊的基础。故选B。

7.Inthethirdparagraph,theunderlinedword“They”refersto.

A.generosityandfriendship

B.generosityandsharing

C.yourideasandfeelings

D.yourclothes

解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Naturallyyouwillwanttoshare

yourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriend

whatisimportanttoyou.可知，画线词“They”指的是你的想法和感受。故选Co

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowtoBeaFriend

B.HonestyIstheBestPolicy

C.AFriendinNeedIsaFriendIndeed

D.ThreeImportantPointsinLife

解析：选A标题归纳题。根据第一段内容可知，要想交到好朋友，你必须

学会像你想被朋友对待的那样去对待朋友，交朋友意味着要学习三条规则：诚实，

慷慨大方，善解人意。所以文章的最佳标题为“如何交朋友”。故选A。

C

ResearchersinAustralia,whostudied1,500peopleandtheirlifestyle,havefound

thathavinggoodfriendscanhelpyoulivelonger.AnAmericanstudyof10,000

students,overaperiodof35years,alsofoundthatifyoumakemorefriendsthanthe

averagepersonatschool,you11receiveahighersalaryinlaterlife.Peopleneedgood

socialskillsatworktomanagepeopleandworkinateamsuccessfully.Thesearethe

sameskillsweusetomakefriendsatschool.

Onaverage,teenagersagedbetween15and17have500"fHends“ontheir

favouritesocialnetworkingsite.Adultshave130.Soifyoubelievethisresearch,you

mightliveforalongtimeandbeveryrich.

However,accordingtoProfessorRobinDunbarfromtheUniversityofOxford,it

probablywon，tmakeanydifference.Dunbarstudiedthenumberofmessagesbetween

usersofapopularsocialnetworkingwebsite,eachofwhomhadbetween200and

2,000friends.Hefoundthattheyalwayscommunicatewithamaximumof150

people.

Amongthese150,Dunbarbelievesthataroundfivepeopleareclose

friends.You，vemostlyknownthemforalongtime;theyareprobablyoldfriendsand

youshareallyourgoodandbadexperienceswiththem.Thentherearetenmore

friends.Althoughthey'reclosetoyou,youmaynotkeepintouchwiththemevery

week.Nextthereare35peoplewhoyoumightspendtimewithbecauseofashared

interest.Youaren，tclose.Andfinally,there，salargegroupof100.Youseeorspeakto

thesepeopleatleastonceayear,butyoudon，tknowthemwell.Beyondthisnumber,

Dunbarsays,it'simpossibletomakeanyrelationshipmeaningful.

Ifyouhavealotofonline“friends”,trythisexperiment:Firsttakeawayanyone

youhaven'tbeenintouchwithforayear.Thenremovepeopleyoucan，tremember

and,finally,takeawayfriendswhoyouwouldn，tmindlosingtouchwith.Howmany

doyouhaveleft?Howmanyofthesepeopleareactuallygoodfriends?Accordingto

theresearch,thesearetheonlypeoplethatreallymatter.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章对比了几项研究，说明了有好朋友比有一大

堆朋友更重要。

9.Whatarethestudiesmentionedinthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thenumberoffriendsyoushouldhave.

B.Theadvantagesofhavingalotoffriends.

C.Somesocialskillsyoumayneedatwork.

D.Someusefuladviceonhowtomakefriends.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，第一段提到的研究主要是

关于有很多朋友的好处。故选B。

10.AccordingtotheAmericanstudy,themostpopularstudentsat

school.

A.arelikelytospendmoremoney

B.maynotbeaspopularatwork

C・seemtogetbetter-paidjobs

D.willworkharderinlateryears

解析：选C细节理解题，根据第一段中的ifyoumakemorefriendsthanthe

averagepersonatschool,you11receiveahighersalaryinlaterlife可决口，才艮据美国的

这项研究，学校里最受欢迎的学生似乎能找到薪水更高的工作。故选C。

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisnumber^^inParagraph4referto?

A.10.B.35.

C.100.D.150.

解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Hefoundthattheyalways

communicatewithamaximumof150people.再结合第四段的内容可知，Dunbar发

现，人们最多只能和150人交流，超过这个数量的任何关系都没有意义。故画线

词thisnumber指的是"150"。故选D。

12.Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttoshow?

A.Youneedtospendmoretimewithyourfriends.

B.Friendsaresometimesmoreimportantthanfamily.

C.Thereisalotofresearchontheinfluenceoffriends.

D.It'smoreimportanttohavegoodfriends.

解析：选D主旨大意题。根据第一段中的ResearchersinAustralia,who

studied1,500peopleandtheirlifestyle,havefoundthathavinggoodfriendscanhelp

youlivelonger.可知，这篇文章主要想表达有好朋友更重要。故选Do

n.阅读七选五

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中

有两项为多余选项。

Ifyouonlyhadoneminute,orevenjust20seconds,toestablishagood

relationshipwithsomeoneyou'venevermetbefore,howwouldyoudoit?Hereare

threeA'sthatyoumayfindhelpful.

Awareness

Gettingalongwithothersrequiresanawarenessofthreethings—the

environment,time,andthepersonyouaremeeting.1Thesetting(e.g.,achurch

versusagym)decideshowyoucommunicateandevenwhatyoushouldwear.Timeis

alsoimportant.Doyouhavehours,minutes,orjustseconds?Thelessyouhave,the

moreyouneedtothinkaboutwhatyouwillsayandhowyouwillsayit.

Whileanawarenessofthesettingandtimeisimportant,soisourawarenessof

others.Ourimmediateassessmentofothers,theirmoodandemotionalstate,

contributestogettingalong.Approachingsomeonewhentheyarestressedmaynotbe

thebestthingtodo.2

Acceptance

Sinceancienttimes,thewisehavesaid,“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.”

Thisisespeciallytrueinforeigncountries.3Changehowyoudothings,how

youdress,howyougreet,howyoutalk,sothatyouwillfitin.Don，tresistanddon，t

insistthatyouhavethingsyourway,orthatyouknowbetter.ltis,oncemore,not

aboutyou.Itisabouttwothings—thesettingandfittinginwithothers.Respectthe

beliefs,norms,customs,andpracticesofthoseyouwishtoengagein.Mirrorthose

aroundyou.It，sthesecretthatwisemenhaveusedsinceancienttimes.4

Approachable

5Smilingworkstoapoint,butyoumustmakewelcomingeyecontact.Your

bodylanguageshouldsay,“Iamfriendlyandapproachable.^^

A.Itisnodifferenttoday.

B.Ybuneedtorespondwithasmile.

C.Anditalsoappliesinothersettings.

D.Anawarenessoftheenvironmentgivesyouaheadstart.

E.Instead,waitingjustahalf-hourcanmakeallthedifference.

F.Ifyouwanttobelikedorfitin,youmustbebothaccessibleandfriendly.

G.Butwecan，texpectotherstodoforuswhatweshouldbedoingforourselves.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主栗介绍了与人打交道的三个原则：意识，

接受，平易近人。

1.选D根据空前Gettingalongwithothersrequiresanawarenessofthree

things—theenvironment,time,andthepersonyouaremeeting.可次口，接下来应该是

对这三要素进行阐述。故选D。

2.选E才艮据空前Approachingsomeonewhentheyarestressedmaynotbethe

bestthingtodo.可知，接下来应是告诉我们正确的做法，E项与前文的错误做法

是相反关系，故选E。

3.选C根据空前WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.和Thisisespecially

trueinforeigncountries.可知，在国外尤其要注意入乡随俗，C项（它同样也适用

于其他场合）是对上文的补充和说明，符合语境，选项中的it指的就是上文提到

的“入乡随俗”这个原则，故选C。

4.选A才艮据空前Ifsthesecretthatwisemenhaveusedsinceancienttimes.A

项（今天也一样）与前句衔接紧密，符合语境。故选A。

5.选F根据小标题Approachable和后文Smilingworkstoapoint以及

friendlyandapproachable可知，本段是在具体讲述“平易近人”原则。F项与本

段内容相符，与小标题是总分关系，故选F。

2、Usinglanguage

I.阅读理解

A

Smalltalkhasareputationforbeinguninteresting,andforgoodreason.Pointing

outthefactthatit'srainingseemsasridiculousaspointingoutthefactthatyouhave

ahead—yourefullyawareofboththings,anddon，trequireanoutsidertoconfirm

them.Butdespitebeingevidentandoftenpainfullydull,smalltalkhasanimportant

roletofulfil,enablingustoleapoveranumberofsocialobstaclestowardsimproved,

meaningfulinteraction.

Humanscanbesensitivesouls.Weeachhaveourboundariesandlistsofpotential

upsets,whichwhenbroken,causeustoeithergentlybackawaytoanalternative

positionintheroom,orbecomecrossattheperson.Smalltalkisfirstawaytotestthe

waterswithanunfamiliarperson,sothatyoumaybetterunderstandtheir

personality.Whenfindingyourselfpositionedcloselytoapersonwhoyouknowlittle

about,it，smuchsafertopointouttherainyskythantoshareyourpoliticalviewsona

sensitivetopic.Untilyouknowthepersonbetter,heaviertopicsshouldprobablybe

keptunderwraps,soyouwon'tfindyourselfonthereceivingendofacoldstare.

Thoughinsignificant,smalltalkstillhasgreatpower.Whentalkingwithfellow

humans,muchofoursoulisexposedthroughnon-verbalcommunication.Aresponse

to“howwasyourweekend“canunveilmuchaboutthepersonJscharacter.Thelength

oftheirresponsemightindicatetheirlevelofself-confidence;thetoneofspeaking

mightshowhowagreeableapersonis;theirslightlyloweredhead,asifprotecting

themselvesfromattack,apossiblesignofaregrettablehistoryofbullying.

Asmoreofaperson'scharacterisrevealed,wehavetheinsightneededto

determinewhethertobroachmoresignificanttopics一thethingsthatweactually

wanttotalkabout.Conversationisagreateducator,anddeepconversationestablishes

lastingbondswithourfellowhumans,formingpreciousfriendshipsthatpaintour

liveswithvibrantcolors.Suchfriendshipsbeginwithsmalltalk.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了闲聊的重要性。

1.Whatisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Thefirststageofhumaninteraction.

B.Ridiculoushumanbehaviorincommunication.

C.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.

D.Thedifficultyofhavingdeepconversations.

解析：选A段落大意题。根据第一段可知，闲聊是跨越许多社会障碍、改

善互动的方式，由此可知，第一段讲述的是：闲聊是人类互动的第一步。故选A。

2.Whydopeoplefindthemselves“onthereceivingendofacoldstare”?

A.Becausetheyarefondofheavysubjects.

B.Becausetheyareenthusiasticaboutpolitics.

C.Becausetheyaretoosensitiveabouttopics.

D.Becausetheyfailtomanageinterpersonaldistance.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段可知，如果和聊天的对象不熟悉，闲

聊的话题没有控制住敏感度是不“安全的”，提起敏感话题的人将会被冷眼相

待，故选D。

3.WhatmightbeasignoffriendlinessaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Thelengthoftheanswer.

B.Thequalityofthevoice.

C.Thepositionofthehead.

D.Thedistancebetweenspeakers.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的thetoneofspeakingmightshow

howagreeableapersonis可知，体现一个人友好、和蔼的标志是说话的语气。故

选B。

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ReputationofSmallTalk

B•WaysofUnderstandingPersonality

C.SignificanceofSmallTalk

D.ChallengesofDeepConversation

解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段中的Butdespitebeingevidentandoften

painfullydull,smalltalkhasanimportantroletofulfil,enablingustoleapovera

numberofsocialobstaclestowardsimproved,meaningfulinteraction.和最后一段中

的Conversationisagreateducator,anddeepconversationestablishlastingbonds

withourfellowhumans,formingpreciousfriendshipsthatpaintourliveswithvibrant

colors.Suchfriendshipsbeginwithsmalltalk.可知，文章主要在说明闲聊的重要性。

故选C。

B

Manyrichparentsdrivetheirkidstospecialactivitiesafterschool.Besidesthe

tripstosoccerpracticesandgamesorpianolessons,theyincreasinglymakeonemore

stop——atriptotheirlocalafter-schooltutoring（辅导）center.It，sbecomingamore

commonactivitywithinandoutsideofAmericanschools.

Parentspaytutoringbusinessesaround$200permonthforeachchildtogetmath,

readingandotherkindsoflessonsonceortwiceaweekwiththeirownlessonsand

homeworkintendedtobemorechallengingthanwhatisofferedbytheschools.They

aimatstudentsnotonlystrugglinginschoolworkbutalsothosewhoarealready

aheadincourses.ltseemsthattherenochildistooyoungtostart.Theyteachthese

littlekidshowtorecognizeletters,numbers,patternsandshapes.

Childreninafter-schoolcenterscangetconfusedaboutwhichkindoflearning

mattersmore,butparentskeeptheirkidsintutoringforyearsiftheythinkit'sgetting

results.uWejustkeptherintheprogram,becauseitwasworking,“themotherofa

fifthgradertoldme.Afourth-gradestudentmentionedthatherregularteachercounted

herprivatemathcentertasksassatisfyingherschoolhomework.

Troublingly,educatorsbelievethatthegrowthofprivatetutoringintheUSis

leadingtoasenseofpressurethatcanresultinemotional（情感的）problems."The

studentswhotakeclassesoutsideofschoolmakeotherkidsfeelbad,becausethey，re

brighterandtheydomore,andtheycandoitfaster,“aBoston-areaelementary

schoolheadmastertoldme.

Notthatmuch,what，smorefrighteningishappening.Agrowingeducationarms

raceisgoingamongfamilies.Theyfeelpressuredtomakesuretheirkidslearnenough

tobeabovetheirgradelevelandrankedatornearthetopoftheirclasses.Many

parentstoldmetheykepttheirchildreninafter-schooleducationsimplytokeepup

withthosewhodo.Tutoringeducationisseriouslychangingwhatitmeanstogoto

school.

寤篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过对美国家长热衷让孩子上课外辅导课这

一现状的分析表达了自己的担忧。

5.WhatcanwelearnabouttutoringcentersfromParagraph2?

A.Theirchargesarerelativelycheap.

B•Theyservechildrenofdifferentlevelsandages.

C.Theymainlyprovidecoursesrelatedwithexams.

D.Theirteachingcontentkeepspacewiththatofschools.

解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第二段Theyaimat...strugglinginschool

work...aheadincourses...nochildistooyoungtostart.可知，这些辅导中心既针对

补差的学生，也针对培优的学生，既接收在校学生，也接收学前的孩子。由此可

知，他们接收各种层次各个年龄段的孩子。

6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph3?

A.Studentsbenefitalotfromprivatetutoring.

B.Tutoringtakesupalotofstudents，sparetime.

C.Parentstrytoraisekids'interestinprivatetutoring.

D.Tutoringisrecognizedbysomeparentsandschoolteachers.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段整段可知，本段作者列举了一些家长

和老师的例子，他们都对孩子在辅导中心的辅导结果感到满意，由此可知作者想

要表达的是这些辅导机构得到了一些家长和学校老师的认可。

7.What'sthemoreseriousproblemcausedbythegrowthofprivatetutoringin

theauthor，sview?

A.Studentsaretiredofschoolingundergreatpressure.

B.ParentspaylittleattentiontotheirchildrenJsmentalhealth.

C.Thepublicbecomelesssatisfiedwiththeschooleducationsystems.

D.Thefocusoncompetitionaffectspeople5sunderstandingofeducation.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为课外辅导带来

的更严重的后果是家长开始为了竞争名次而让孩子去辅导中心学习，这种对于竞

争的关注影响了人们对于教育的理解。

8.What'sthewritingpurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvertisefbrtutoringbusinesses.

B.Toshowconcernsaboutprivatetutoring.

C.Tostopparentsspendingmuchmoneyintutoringcenters.

D.Toremindparentstocreatearelaxingchildhoodforchildren.

解析：选B写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，作者对美国家长热衷让孩子

上课外辅导课这一现状进行了分析，并表达了自己的担忧。

H.完形填空

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neverknowhowsoonitwillbetoolate.”

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phonecallsandbirthdaycards.BettysentouryoungestsonBrandona(n)4card

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lettingmeknowhowmuchBettylovedtheflowersBrandonhadsent.Afewdayslater,

Betty14.So,myfriends,15whatEmersononcesaid:Youcanneverdoa

kindnesstoosoon,fbryouneverknowhowsoonitwillbetoolate.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家与好友Betty的故事。

1.A.tomorrowB.yesterday

C.todayD.nowadays

解析：选A根据下文Sometimestomorrownevercomes可知，此处表示将

事情推到明天。故选A。

2.A.downB.up

C.outD.off

解析：选D根据上下文语境推测出，此处wish后面的虚拟语气是对过去

发生的事情相反的假设，根据上文内容可知过去将事情进行了推迟。故选D。

3.A.answeredB.conducted

C.recommendedD.shared

解析：选D根据前一句可知，因为与Betty是许多年的朋友，因此会互相

打电话和互送生日卡片。故选D。

4.A.anniversaryB.wedding

C.birthdayD.funeral

解析：选C根据前文birthdaycards可知，此处应该是寄送生日卡片。故选

Co

5.A.rescuedB.visited

C.suppliedD.concerned

解析：选B根据whenwelivednotfaraway推测，住得不远可以经常拜访

对方。故选B。

6.A.contactB.relation

C.friendshipD.track

解析：选A分析句子可知，wekeptinwitheachother为空处的定语从句。

keepincontactwith为固定搭配，意为“与...保持联系”，故选A。

7.A.whereB.when

C.howD.what

解析：选C根据上一段ThenwemovedtoNewYoric可知，作者搬家了，此

处表示作者打电话看看贝蒂过得怎么样。故选C。

8.A.heartbrokenB.amazed

C.amusedD.frightened

解析：选B根据下一句InsteadherdaughterCaroldid.可知，Betty没有接电

话，相反，是她的女儿接了，作者应该是吃惊的。故选B。

9.A.threwB.cast

C.kickedD.handed

解析：选D根据常识可知，此处应该是女儿Carol将电话递给Betty。故选

Do

10.A.patientlyB.formally

C.brieflyD.detailedly

解析：选C根据上文语境可知，Betty身体不佳；并结合下文AssoonasI

11可知，此处作者应该是简短地和Betty说了几句话。故选C。

11.A.rangupB.hungon

C.hungoutD.hungup

解析：选D根据后文IsentatexttoBrandon可知，挂完电话才能发信息。

故选D。

12.A.exploredB.packed

C.quittedD.protested

解析：选C根据后文atoncesentflowers可知，此处表示放下手上的事情

给Betty送花。故选C。

13.A.pleasedB.anxious

C.thankfulD.proud

解析：选D根据后文lettingmeknowhowmuchBettylovedtheflowers

Brandonhadsent可知，当听到Betty非常喜欢Brandon送的花时，我应该是骄傲

的。故选D。

14.A.passedawayB.brokeaway

C.passeddownD.brokedown

解析：选A根据上文shewasnowinhospice(临终安养院)care可知，Betty

去世了。故选A。

15.A.remindB.remember

C.identifyD.focus

解析：选B句意：所以，朋友们，记住爱默生曾经说过的话：想要做出善

举，永远不会为时过早，因为你永远不会知道，何时你将错失行善的机会。故选

Bo

m.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Whatdoes“barking(犬吠)upthewrongtreenmean?Inthisarticle,let，s

learnthe](express).

Thephrase“barkingupthewrongtree“means2(follow)amistakenplan

ofaction.Thephrasecomesfromtheoldhunting(捕猎)practiceinwhichdogswould

barktoshowtheyhavemadeotheranimalsuptreesunable3(run)

away.Sometimesthedogsweremistaken,andtheanimalshad4(actual)run

away.Whenthishappened,thedogswerebarkingupthewrongtree.

Thisphrasefirstbeganappearingin5(write)worksafterthe1820s,and

waslaterwidelyusedbywesternwriters.ltwasusedtodescribeanyone6was

followingawronglead.

Belowisanexampleofhowtousethephrase.Recently7friendofmine

neededalargeamountofmoney8hisnewbusinessidea.Sohewenttoanevent

tomeetpossibleinvestors(投资者).However,thepeoplehemet9(be)those

alsolookingformoney.Thenwecansaythathewasbarkingupthewrongtree!

Whenusingthephrase,avoid10(mistake)inspelling.Forexample,don，t

writeitas“barkingupinthewrongtree”.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了“barkingupthewrongtree”这

个习语的来历、意思和用法。

1.expression根据前面的定冠词the可知，此处应填动词express的名词形

式。

2.following根据语境可知，句中的mean在这里是“意指某事；意思是”，

其后用动名词作宾语。

3.torununabletodo是固定搭配，意为“不能做某事”。

4.actually此处修饰动词短语runaway,故用副词形式。

5.written此处修饰名词works,需用形容词修饰，作定语，意为“书面的”。

6.who/that先行词