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1、Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Learning about Language & Using Language.单句语法填空1Some students found it hard to take _ what their teacher had taught, so they asked him to explain it again.2He was _ (apparent)much surprised at the news that the amateur athlete beat the professional one who ranked t
2、op ten.3There is a great deal of evidence _ (indicate)that listening to soft music can reduce stress.4It suddenly occurred to me _ I hadnt locked my door.5With the chance _ (slip) through your fingers, it is no use crying over spilt milk.6My uncle _ (hire) two people to help him at harvest time last
3、 autumn.7You cant apply _ the job until you have satisfied certain conditions.8The _ (conduct) won great applause after the performance.9Everyone should be treated with _ (just)10I was sent to bed as a _ (punish)【答案】1.in2.apparently3.indicating4that5.slipping6.hired7.for8.conductor9justice10.punishm
4、ent.完成句子1我想起我把伞忘在了楼上。_ I had left my umbrella upstairs.2他们与另一家合租一所房子。They _ a house.3五一期间，许多游客涌上泰山。_poured into Mount Tai during May Day.4他的狗哪儿都找不到。His dog was _.5因为写得匆忙，这篇文章不是很好。_，this article was not so good.【答案】1.It occurred to me that2.teamed up with another family to rent3.A great many tourists
5、4.nowhere to be found5.Written in a hurry.阅读理解A(2016河北唐山一中高二上学期期中考试)Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do.Birthdays celebrate the day we were born.Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturityor so we hope.We all like to imagin
6、e that were getting wiser and not just older.Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well.For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud.For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old? Thats a dif
7、ferent story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youthoriented American culture.Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young.As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old.People
8、 in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom.But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden.Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by.Retirement at age
9、65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income.Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference.Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing.Some even experience age discrimination.In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wande
10、red city streets.She was often treated rudelyeven cheated and robbed.However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast.Why? People are living together.Fewer babies are being born.And middleaged “baby boomers” are ra
11、pidly entering the groups of the elderly.America may soon be a place where wrinkles are “in”Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers .【语篇解读】本文主要讲述的是美国人不愿接受变老的事实。生日快乐原本是庆祝人成长，但是同时也是变老的象征，美国人不喜欢。1The main idea of the third paragraph is_.A. the golden years can make the old earn l
12、ots of moneyBmany old people in America are leading a hard lifeCthe old in America have to retire at the age of 65DAmerican social security benefits are not good【解析】段落大意题。第三段主要讲的是美国的老年人不只在经济上难以维持，而且也受到人们的不重视。所以第三段的主要内容就是许多美国的老年人都过得不好。故选B。【答案】B2From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word
13、 “in” can be replaced by_. AseriousBbadCdisappearing slowly Dgrowing fast【解析】词义猜测题。最后一段讲的是美国的老龄化现状，老龄人口在快速增加，也就是说皱纹会越来越多。故选D。【答案】D3From this passage we can know_. A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process Bin America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old Cin America, growin
14、g up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not Din America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not【解析】细节理解题。根据“For Americans，like people in most cultures，growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old？Thats a different story.”可知成长是个很精彩的过程，但变老就不是了。故选C。【答案】C4What should
15、be mentioned in the following paragraph?A. The public will change their attitude towards old people.BPeople will provide more services to the old in their communities.CCompanies will soon produce more goods for old Americans.DThe government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers.”可知市场专家已经注意到这群消费者了，可知下一段要讲产品。故选C。【答案】CBUSA T
