1、Unit5 On the road Period 1 Starting out destination; quit; previous; quest) 思维训练 完形填空 A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a _1_ way of saying “web log”， or “personal website”. Anyone can start a_2_， and they can write about anything they like
2、. There are millions of blogs on the internet today. They_3_ news, information and ideas for people who read them. They contain _4_ to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their_5_and react to the ideas of others. A research company called Perseus has_6_ more than 3,000 web l
3、ogs. It says that blogs are most_7_ with teenage girls. They use them to_8_ their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study_9_ says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year. _10_，some people develop_11_ blogs to present political and other ideas
4、._12_，the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their_13_. At the same time, some long- standing blogs have_14_. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog s
5、ervice “weblogs. com”. He said the site became too expensive to _15_. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had_16_ on it. They were _17_that the site had been closed. One blog that is still going_18_ is called Rebeccas Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wro
6、te about the history of blogs on the site. That_19_ led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been_20_ into four languages so far. 1A.short Blong Cregular Dcentral 2A.company Bexpression Cexperiment Dblog 3A.debate Bexplore Cprovide Dseek 4A.issues Blinks Crecovery Dguidance 5A.reasons Bideas
7、 Cfaults Dchoices 6A.served Breported Cstudied Dattached 7A.popular Bpleased Cbored Dcareful 8A.ask Border Cdemand Dlet 9A.instead Byet Cstill Dalso 10A.Besides BHowever CIn fact DTherefore 11A.fierce Brelaxing Cserious Dhumorous 12A.For example BIn total CIn the end DOn the contrary 13A.products Be
8、mployees Csystems Dpredictions 14A.recognized Bended Csurvived Dhappened 15A.advertise Bstart Ccontinue Dclose 16A.written Bappeared Cworked Dtaken 17A.happy Bupset Cexcited Dconfident 18A.devoted Bgentle Cweak Dstrong 19A.character Bhistory Carticle Dusage 20A.dipped Bfooled Cmixed Dtranslated 七选五
9、Taking photos while on holiday is not an uncommon activity. Tourists do it all the time, but if you want to take things further, here are some tips that can help you along the way. First of all, there is the matter of equipment. Of course, most people believe that the higher end your camera is, the
10、better the photos will turn out. _1_ The quality of DSLR cameras (数码单反相机) is superior to the one of small cameras and smartphones, but only if you know how to adjust (调整) their settings. However, if you dont know how to do it, an iPhone camera is enough too. _2_You can shoot amazing photos without h
11、aving to travel with a large and heavy camera. Secondly, you need to do some research in advance and discover the best photo spots. Your photos dont have to look like travel cards. On the contrary, you can catch the beauty of a place by finding its uncommon corners and subjects. For example, if your
12、e going to a crowded city, dont just take photos of high buildings. _3_You may see a new face of the city at that time. Thirdly, you have to be patient. _4_For the best picture, come back to the same spot several times or stay at one spot for some time. You might come across something special as you
13、 wait：a bird flying across an old temple, a mother and her baby passing by, or just the sun giving beautiful colors on the roofs. _5_ Take as many photos as you can and dont be disappointed if your first travel photos are not National Geographic material, because they will get better with time. ASo
14、this is the most important. BBut that is only true in a way. CIts quality has increased a lot. DDont forget that practice makes perfect. EI also enjoy photographing animals. FYou may have to take several shots until you discover the right one. GTry street photography or take pictures at night. 阅读理解
15、A The Harbourside Development is one of the worlds most exciting places to shop. Its built right on the edge of Sydney Harbour, and there are over 200 shops, selling everything from home- made sweets to the very latest clothes in fashion；from Australian souvenirs to Swiss watches and Japanese camera
16、s. The Australian Wildlife Park has been specially built to give people an extra close look at Australias native animals.Have your photo taken with a kangaroo， touch and feed koala bears. There are talks every afternoon about these animals, which are only found in this part of the world. There is al
17、so an excellent souvenir shop. A visit to the Australian Museum is like an adventure across Australia. There are shows on the people and their way of life and the whole continent. Talks and guided tours help to make your visit unforgettable. Theres also a caf and a good book shop, selling excellent
18、maps. Taronga Zoo has Australias finest collection of rainforest birds and sea- life centre which has many of the fish that can be found off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Taronga is also famous for its large group of South East Asian monkeys. Fast food can be got at caf s. 1According to t
19、he text, where can tourists get something special for the memory of the tour in Sydney? AThe Harbourside Development and the Australian Wildlife Park. BThe Harbourside Development and Taronga Zoo. CThe Australian Wildlife Park and Taronga Zoo. DThe Australian Museum and Taronga Zoo. 2If the visiting
20、 time is very short and you still want to have a good knowledge of the whole Australia, youd better go to _. Athe Australian Museum Bthe Australian Wildlife Park Cthe Harbourside Development DTaronga Zoo 3What animals can you see in these four places? AKangaroos, kola bears and rainforest birds. BKa
21、ngaroos, rainforest birds and monkeys. CKangaroos, koala bears, rainforest birds, South East Asian monkeys and snakes. DKangaroos, kola bears, rainforest birds, South East Asian monkeys and sea- life. 4The purpose in writing the text is _. Ato help Australian children learn more about Sydney Bto int
22、roduce the development of Sydney to its readers Cto help people who are travelling or will go to travel in Sydney Dto introduce geographical features (特征) of the city of Sydney B When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who ha
23、d left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographerand with that along, I thought, it would be easy. My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid
24、for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did
25、get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full- time blogger. Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010,
26、 and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my bloggingnot my photographydid take me around the world successfully. At first, I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.
27、 Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams a
28、nd told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere. 5After the author quit her job, she decided to _. Adivorce her husband Bbe a wedding photographer Cpay off all her debts Dgo travelling abroad 6What can we learn about the author from the
29、2nd paragraph? AShe paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip. BShe realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer. CShe got a job as an editor in a publishing house. DShe finally became a professional blogger unintentionally. 7The author believed her success mainly resulted from _.
30、Aher personal reasons Bher photographing skills Cfree marketing for blogging Dbooming of travel industry 8What did the author think of her two years work? AInspiring. BAppealing. CInteresting. DChallenging. C Wonderful Experiences in Australia Phillip Island Nature Park Adult：79.00 Child：67.00 Locat
31、ion：Melbourne Have fun at Phillip Island Nature Park. You will spend half a day there. You can see many animals, such as koalas, kangaroos and penguins at the peak. Balloon Flight Adult：209.00 Child：161.00 Location：Melbourne Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the beautiful city of Melbourne.
32、 After the flight you will enjoy a wonderful breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. Amazing Sailing Adult：168.00 Child：126.00 Location：Sydney Relax and enjoy the wonderful sights of the heart of Sydney as you sail across the sea in a large boat. Restaurant TourLunch Adult：56.00 Child：50.00 Location：Melbourn
33、e Having lunch in Melbourne can be a wonderful experience, specially in old trams that have become restaurants. 911- year- old Tony and his parents will visit Phillip Island Nature Park. They should pay _. A79 B146 C158 D225 10From the passage, we can learn that _. Apeople can see animals at the Hil
34、ton Hotel Bfood in the trams is not good CMelbourne is a beautiful city Dyou can only see Australian animals at Phillip Island Nature Park 11People who want to _ are most interested in this passage. Atravel in Australia Blearn about the history of Australia Ceat Eastern food Dsee forests 应用文写作 假设你是李
35、华， 你的英国同学 Emily 来信让你推荐一些中国云南旅游的必到 之处。请根据以下提示给 Emily 写封建议信，要点包括： 1可到丽江小镇，这里海拔约 2,500 米，在这里体验纳西文化(Naxi Culture) 及很多不同特色的户外酒吧(bar)； 2在香格里拉(Shangri- La)游玩，这里每年都吸引数以百万计的游客； 3 去昆明游览云南民族村(Yunnan Nationalities Villages)， 接触多种不同的少 数民族文化(minority cultures)。 注意：1.必须包括以上要点，可适当补充； 2词数 120 左右。 Dear Emily， Glad to
36、 hear from you. You have asked me for my advice on travelling in Yunnan. Yours， Li Hua 参考答案： 【单句语法填空】 1. 答案：indigenous 2. 答案：in 3. 答案：amazing 4. 答案：rising 5. 答案：living 6. 答案：destination 7. 答案：kangaroo 8. 答案：previous 9. 答案：quit 10. 答案：profession 11. 答案：galleries 12. 答案：environmental 13. 答案：previously
37、 14. 答案：to travel 15. 答案：with 16. 答案：quest 17. 答案：gallery 18. 答案：crocodile 19. 答案：destinations 20. 答案：quitting 21. 答案：broaden 22. 答案：professional 23. 答案：challenging 24. 答案：photographing 25. 答案：extremely 【单句写作】 1. 答案：There is 2. 答案：previous days 3. 答案：it comes to 4. 答案：environmental issues 5. 答案：his
38、lunch untouched 【串词成段】 答案：Her destination is the gallery today. For the quest of art, she intended to quit school in the previous month. 【完形填空】 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。几年前的博客也像现在的微博一样，在年轻 人中很受欢迎。 (1) 答案：A 博客是 web log 的简称， short “短的”。故选 A。 (2) 答案：D 句意：任何人都可以写博 客，故选 D。 (3) 答案： C 此处指博客为人们提供了 各种新闻、信息和观点，故选 C。 (4)
39、 答案：B issues “话题”；links “链 接”；recovery “恢复”；guidance “向导”。此处指这些博客含有其他网站的链 接，故选 B。 (5) 答案： B 此处指这些博客给人们提 供了写出他们观点的地方，故选 B。 (6) 答案： C 此处指这家研究公司调查 研究了 3,000 个博客，故选 C。 (7) 答案：A be popular with “受 的欢迎”，故选 A。 (8) 答案：D ask “问”；order “命令”； demand “要求”；let “让”。let sb. know “让某人知道”，故选 D。 (9) 答案：D instead “相反”
40、；yet “然 而”；still “仍然”；also “也”。该处指还发现超过 10 万名博主在一年后停止了 使用博客，故选 D。 (10) 答案：B besides “除了以外 (还)”；however “然而”；in fact “事实上”；therefore “因而”。上文讲一些人用 博客发表生活中的事情，这里讲另外一些人用博客发表自己的政治观点等一 些严肃的话题，有转折的意味。故选 B。 (11) 答案：C fierce “剧烈的”；relaxing “放松的”； serious “严肃的”； humorous “幽默的”。 根据空后的“present political and oth
41、er ideas”可知政治等话题是“严肃的”。故选 C。 (12) 答案：A for example “例如”；in total “总计”；in the end “最后”；on the contrary “相反”。该句是对上文的情况 举的一个事例，故选 A。 (13) 答案：A 句意：美国的公司开始用 博客为自己的产品打广告，advertise 后搭配 products 符合题意。故选 A。 (14) 答案： B 根据后面的举例“blogging leader Dave Winner closed his free blog service”可知空处意为“关闭”，故选 B。 (15) 答案：C
42、 根据上下文可知，该处指 一些博客服务器因为太昂贵而难以继续维持，不得不结束。故选 C。 (16) 答案： A 人们通过博客服务器提供 的网站，在上面写博客。故选 A。 (17) 答案：B 博客关闭了，应该是难过 的心情。故选 B。 (18) 答案： D 此处举例讲一个仍然发展 强劲的博客 Rebeccas Pocket，故选 D。 (19) 答案： C 此处指博客中的一篇文章 被写成了书。故选 C。 (20) 答案：D dip “浸泡”；fool “愚弄”； mix “混合”；translate “翻译”。此处指博客中的一篇文章被写成了书出版，并 被翻译成了四种不同的语言。故选 D。 【七选
43、五】 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。不想拍大头照或千篇一律的游人照？那就看 看本篇文章的拍照小贴士吧！ 1B 设空处上一句提到大多数人认为相机越高级拍出的照片越好，设空 处后一句提到只有懂得怎么调整设置， 数码单反相机拍出的照片质量才比小相机 或手机拍出的好，B 项(但这只是在某种程度上是对的)承上启下，符合文意。 2C 设空处上一句提到一个苹果手机的相机就足够了，设空后一句提到 没有又大又重的相机也可以拍出令人惊叹的照片，故 C 项(照相机的质量增加了 很多)承上启下，符合题意。 3G 根据本段第一句和设空处后一句“You may see a new face of the city at t
44、hat time.”可知 G 项(你可以尝试街头摄影或夜间拍照)符合文意。 4F 根据本段第一句和设空处后一句“For the best picture, come back to the same spot several times or stay at one spot for some time.”可知 F 项(你可能得拍几 次才能找到合适的镜头)承上启下，符合文意。 5D 根据本段第一句和设空处上一句可知一张好的照片需要耐心，也需 要练习，故 D 项(不要忘记熟能生巧)符合文意。 【阅读理解】 A: 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。澳大利亚作为久负盛名的旅游热门地点，不 是没有道理的！
45、1. 答案：A 推理判断题。从第一段和 第二段最后一句可知“the Harbourside Development”和“the Australian Wildlife Park”都可以买到纪念品，故选 A。 2. 答案：A 细节理解题。根据第三段 前两句可知答案为澳大利亚博物馆，故选 A。 3. 答案：D 推理判断题。从第二段和 第四段可知，可以看到 kangaroos, kola bears, rainforest birds, South East Asian monkeys 和 sea- life 等动物，故选 D。 4. 答案：C 主旨大意题。本文的目的 就是向旅游者推荐到澳大利亚后可
46、以参观游览的地方，故选 C。 B: 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己本来想做一名旅游摄影师。 虽然最后她没有实现梦想，但她却成为了很多人的榜样！ 5. 答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段 第二句可知，当我辞职以后我决定离开美国出去旅行。 6. 答案：D 推理判断题。根据第二段 最后两句可知，我一路上所拍摄的照片被我发到博客上以后，在无意中我成 了专业博主。 7. 答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段 最后一句可知，作者认为他自身的成功源于他博客的免费营销，故选 C。 8. 答案：A 推理判断题。根据最后一 段最后两句可知，作者认为自己的工作是可以鼓舞他人的。 C: 篇章导读：本文是一篇应用
47、文。想要去澳大利亚玩？那么你需要提前了解一 些基本情况。 9. 答案： D 推理判断题。 根据 Phillip Island Nature Park 中的“Adult: 79.00 Child：67.00”因此可知 11 岁的 托尼和父母去 Phillip Island Nature Park 的话，需要花费(79 267)225 英 镑。故选 D。 10. 答案： C 细节理解题。 根据 Balloon Flight 中的“Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the beautiful city of Melbourne.”因此可知墨尔本这个
48、城市是很漂亮的。故选 C。 11. 答案：A 细节理解题。根据本文标 题 Wonderful Experiences in Australia，可知那些想去澳大利亚旅游的人会 对这篇文章很感兴趣。故选 A。 【应用文】 Dear Emily， Glad to hear from you. You have asked me for my advice on travelling in Yunnan. Its my great pleasure to give you some suggestions. To begin with, I suggest that you fly directly
49、 to Lijiang Town, which is a beautiful town with an altitude of about 2,500 meters. Not only can you experience Naxi culture but also you can see different styles of outdoor bars. Besides, it would be a good idea if you pay a visit to the wonderful Shangri- La. It is filled with world- class sights and sceneries, which draws millions of tourists every year. Moreover, having a walk in the Yunnan Nationalities Villages is a good choice. You can get in touch with a variety of minority cultures of Ch
