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1、 Unit 1 A land of diversity李仕才*阅读理解。To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters. In India, 10-year-old Savira
2、j Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter(反对) the myth that they are not responsible. “People think were treated too kindly and ruined, ”says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. “But Id like to remind t
3、hem how lonely it can get. ”Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britains David Emerson, co-author of the book, The Only Child, says that such a person bears terrible burden in having to make all the decisions a
4、lone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable(易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more security. “The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it, ” he says. “After
5、 all, I am left with that responsibility. ”In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply dont have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the
6、world will realize that the charge made against them is unjust. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了独生子女在社会生活中所遇到的种种困难和各种挑战, 他们要面对社会对独生子女的诸多偏见。1. It can be inferred from the passage that the authors attitude towards only children is _. A. ironicB. objectiveC. unfriendlyD. unjust【解析】选B。推理判断题。纵观全文可以看出, 作者提到了人们对独生子女的偏见, 以及他们
7、面临的诸多问题, 最后, 作者认为, 随着独生子女的增多, 人们会对独生子女有一个公正的看法。由此可见, 作者的态度是客观的、公正的。2. It can be inferred from the passage that only childrens parents should _. A. found a support group for their only childrenB. do volunteer work to help their only childrenC. let their only children make all the decisions aloneD. se
8、t good examples for their only children【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters. ”可知, 在没有兄弟姐妹的独生子女家庭里, 父母是他们的榜样。3. Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he _. A. is the only one who cares abo
9、ut herB. doesnt want to leave her aloneC. wants to share the responsibility with herD. is worried about her safety【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段中的“where she was vulnerable to house breakers, to a new one with more security”可知。4. The main idea of the passage is that _. A. only children are ruined and irresponsibl
10、eB. only children have to face many challengesC. most only children want to have brothers and sistersD. most only children share their responsibility with their parents【解析】选B。主旨大意题。全篇讲述了独生子女面临的种种挑战: 成功的压力大、面对社会诸多偏见、赡养老人压力大等。*语法填空。Creativity is a mysterious idea. We seem _1_ (feel) that some people a
11、re naturally creative, but we dont know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift, or is _2_ something that can _3_ (acquire)? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process _4_ (careful), we might get some insight (洞察力) into what it is and _5_ it might work in our lives. The creative process
12、has always been accepted as the source of all important work in the arts, but we should not think the creativity plays a part only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone _6_ (imagine) the world differently from the way others saw it. And this is _7_ creativity is all about.
13、 And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imagination, we all have the potential to imagine the world in _8_ absolutely new way. In fact, you are born _9_ it. And whats more, you use it every day. Its your creative mind _10_ gets meaning from chaos of experiences and br
14、ings order to your world.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。创造力是天生的才华，还是后天也可以获得？本文就这一话题展开了讨论。1to feel 考查非谓语动词。我们感觉似乎某些人天生具有创造力。seem to do sth.“似乎要做某事”。2it 考查代词。创造力是天生的才华，还是后天也可以习得的？这里用it指代creativity。3be acquired 考查被动语态。先行词something和acquire之间是被动关系，又因为情态动词can后要用动词原形，故此空填be acquired。
15、4carefully 考查词性转换。也许如果我们仔细分析创造的过程，我们就会洞察到什么是创造力，它是如何在我们的生活中起作用的。这里用副词修饰动词analyze。5how 考查特殊疑问词。此处表述创造力是如何在我们生活中起作用的。由语义可知填how。6imagining 考查with的复合结构。每次重大的科学发现都以某个人以不同于其他人的方式看待这个世界开始。此处为“with宾语宾语补足语”结构，宾语和宾补之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故此空填imagining。7what 考查名词性从句的连接词。创造力就是用一种新的方式想象世界。空格处引导表语从句并在从句中作介词about的宾语，故填连接代词what。8an 考查冠词。我们都有这种潜能，用一种全新的方式想象这个世界。absolutely的发音以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an，表泛指。9with 考查介词。事实上，你天生具有创造力。be born with “生而具有”。10that 考查强调句。正是创造性思维使得你从混乱的经历中找到意义，给你的世界带来秩序。由强调句基本结构“It is/was被强调部分that/who(当强调主语且主语指人)其他部分”可确定答案。*完形填空。A taxi
