Unit 1 A new start 提升练习 （2021新外研版高中英语必修第一册（高一上学期英语））.docx

1、unit1：A new start 1.完形填空 I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my older sister,whenever I had to speak to a (n)1person including the McDonalds cashier,or even a distant relative. 2asked to speak in class,I could hardly3, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had,my high,

2、timid (羞怯的) voice earned me jokesabout being a girl. Then in the seventh grade,my sister suggested I4 voice lessons. After a little bit of5,I didas long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) exercising. After exercising a lot,I finally gained6in my voice. A few months later,I was as

3、ked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before7the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and nothing. I couldnt remember the words of the song!My face turned hot. The8pianist whispered a prompt (提示),and I remembered just enough to keep singing. Then the thought9me:Ive embarr

4、assed (使尴尬) myself enough in front of this10. Theres really nothing else to lose. So in my second song,I just11and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better. After that,I started singing to myself as12as I could in my own room. Thats something I would never have done before. On a re

5、cent school trip,I was asked to sing again. It was 13how much people liked my singing. One classmate14said that I should be in the schools talent show. I am not a shy person any more.15has made me more outgoing. Today,Im almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in

6、 front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself. 1. A. commonB. strictC. unfamiliarD. unusual 2. A. UnlessB. Though C. AsD. When 3. A. sitB. breathe C. smileD. express 4. A. pickB. acceptC. takeD. receive 5. A. decisionB. consideration C. opportunityD. guidance 6. A. confidence

7、B. freedom C. determinationD. imagination 7. A. in favor of B. because of C. instead ofD. in place of 8. A. upsetB. kindC. calmD. straight 9. A. struckB. recognized C. persuadedD. ruined 10. A. crowdB. class C. familyD. team 11. A. changed B. worried C. relaxedD. escaped 12. A. clearlyB. loudly C. f

8、luentlyD. frequently 13. A. amazing B. frightening C. shockingD. astonishing 14. A. ever B. evenC. still D. just 15. A. Communicating B. Exercising C. PerformingD. Singing 2.阅读理解 I seldom kept my things tidy and in order,while my roommate Kate was extremely organized.Each of her objects had its plac

9、e,but mine always hid somewhere.She even labeled (贴标签) everything.I always looked for everything.Over time,Kate got neater and I got messier.She would push my dirty clothing over,and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening.Kate came into the

10、room.Soon, I heard her screaming,“Take your shoes away!Why under my bed! ” Deafened,I saw my shoes flying at me.I jumped to my feet and started shouting.She shouted back louder. The room was filled with anger.We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call.Kate answered it

11、.From her end of the conversation,I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill.When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers,sobbing. Obviously,that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden,a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly,I collected

12、 the pencils,took back the books, made my bed,cleaned the socks and swept the floor,even on her side.I got so busy with my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up.She was watching,her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief.Then,she reached out her hands to grasp mine.I looked up int

13、o her eyes.She smiled at me,“Thanks. ” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year.We didnt always agree,but we learned the key to living together: giving in,cleaning up and holding on. 1. Why was Kate angry that evening? A. She couldnt find her books. B. She heard the author shouting loud.

14、 C. She saw the authors shoes under her bed. D. She got the news that her grandma was ill. 2. Why did the author tidy up the room? A. She wanted to show her care. B. She was scared by Kates anger. C. She was asked by Kate to do so. D. She hated herself for being so messy. 3. What could be the best t

15、itle for the text? A. My School Life B. Hard Work Pays off C. How to be Organized D. Learning to be Roommates 3.语法填空 Learning 1. _ new language is not easy,but a Chinese in Washington D. C. says he knows how to make it less 2. _(difficulty). Li Lei teaching Chinese to children says,“The magic key to

16、 3. _(teach) a language is culture. ” Li came to Washington through the State Departments Teachers of Critical Language Program,which brings teachers from China and Egypt to America. One of the goals of the program is 4. _(help) American students learn Chinese and Arabic. The program helps the teach

17、ers and students learn about the 5. _(culture) of other countries. Li says learning languages helps students learn 6. _(much) about the world. Spanish is the native language of many of Lis students at Cooke Elementary School,so many of 7. _(they) are learning English and Chinese at the same time. Li

18、 8. _(explore) the local Chinese community and many other cultures in Washington so far. He says the children at the school,some of 9. _ are as young as five years old,might not remember all of the Chinese characters he teaches them,and that they might even forget his name. And he hopes that they wi

19、ll always remember him 10. _ a teacher they like and respect. 参考答案： 1.完形填空 1.C C。根据下文的 including the McDonalds cashier,or even a distant relative 可知, 包括麦当劳的收银员, 甚至是一个远亲, 由此可以推出, 麦当劳的收银员和远房的亲戚都是不熟悉的人。 故选 C。 2.D D。根据上文的 I used to be the shyest person in the world(我 以前是世界上最害羞的人)可知, 我以前是一个害羞的人。所以当作 者被要求

20、在班里说话时她感觉不能呼吸, 不能说话。故选 D。 3.B B。此处表示作者的害羞与紧张, 所以“几乎不能呼吸”符合题意。 故选 B。 4.C C。根据上文的 timid voice (羞怯的嗓音)可知, 此处指上声乐课, 上课用 take, 故选 C。 5.B B。上一句表示姐姐让我上声乐课, 因此“我要考虑一下”符合题 意。故选 B。 6.A A。根据下文 I thought I would do better than before(我想我 会比以前做得更好)可知, 我认为在上完声乐课经过练习之后我能做 得比以前好, 说明有自信了。故选 A。 7.B B。根据上文 I thought I

21、 would do better than before(我想我 会比以前做得更好)可知, 我认为因为上完声乐课所以我能做得比以 前好, 前后为因果关系。故选 B。 8.B B。根据上文 I couldnt remember the words of the song! 可 知我不记得歌词了, 所以那位钢琴家轻声提示了我, 因此是好心的, 善良的。故选 B。 9.A A。根据下文 Ive embarrassed myself enough 可知, 我让我自 己已经很尴尬了, 这是我的想法, 说明我突然想起来了, 故选 A。 10.A A。 根据第四段第一句可知, 几个月后, 我被邀请为一些退休

22、的人 唱歌。 因为我在表演, 因此可以推出, 我在一群人面前表演, 并且已 经让自己很尴尬了, 故选 A。 11.C C。根据前一句 Theres really nothing else to lose. 可知, 因为我觉得真的没有什么可失去的了, 所以此处表示我放轻松了。 故 选 C。 12.B B。根据下文 Thats something I would never have done before. 可知, 我做了以前不敢做的事情, 就是大声地唱歌。故选 B。 13.A A。因为很多人喜欢我的歌声, 所以这让我感到惊喜。故选 A。 14.B B。根据前文 how much people

23、liked my singing 可知, 人们喜 欢我的歌, 所以一个同学甚至说我可以参加学校的才艺表演。 故选B。 15.D D。根据前文 After that,I started singing to myself as _as I could in my own room. 可知, 是唱歌让作者更加外向。 故选 D。 2.阅读理解 1.C C。细节理解题。根据第二段中“Soon,I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away!Why under my bed! ” (很快, 我听到 她尖叫道: “把你的鞋拿走! 为什么在我床底下! ”)”可知,

24、那天 晚上 Kate 生气了因为她在她的床底下看见了作者的鞋子。故选 C。 2.A A。推理判断题。根据第三段中“All of a sudden,a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. (突然, 一股暖暖的同情之感油 然而生。)”和第四段中“Slowly,I collected the pencils,took back the books,made my bed,cleaned the socks and swept the floor,even on her side. (慢慢地, 我把铅笔收起来, 把书拿回 去, 整理床铺, 洗袜子

25、, 扫地, 甚至是走到了她身边。)”可知, 作 者整理房间是想表达她对 Kate 的关心。故选 A。 3.D D。主旨大意题。根据第一段中“I seldom kept my things tidy and in order,while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. (我 很少把东西整理得井井有条, 而我的室友 Kate 却极其有条理。)”, 尤其是最后一段中“Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year.We didnt always agree,but we learned th

26、e key to living together:giving in,cleaning up and holding on. (在 那一年剩下的时间里, Kate 和我一直是室友。我们并不总是意见一 致, 但我们学会了生活在一起的关键: 让步, 清理和坚持。)”可知, 本文主要讲述了作者和室友 Kate 是如何在生活习惯中磨合和学会相 处的, 因此本文的最佳标题是“学会成为室友”。故选 D。 2.语法填空 1. a a。考查冠词。此处指“学习一门新语言”, 表示泛指, 应填不定 冠词, new 发音是以辅音音素开头, 故填 a。 2. difficultdifficult。考查词性转换。mak

27、e 在此是使役动词, “make+宾语 +形容词”是固定结构, 表示泛指, 故应填形容词 difficult。 3. teachingteaching。考查非谓语动词。the key to. . . 意为“的关 键”, 其中 to 是介词, 后面应接名词或动名词作宾语, 故应填 teaching。 4. toto helphelp。考查非谓语动词。句意: 该项目的目标之一是帮助美国 学生学习汉语和阿拉伯语。 该空在句中作表语, 用动词不定式, 故应 填 to help。 5. culturescultures。考查名词的复数形式。该空作介词 about 的宾语, 应 用名词形式, 且其他国家的

28、文化不止一种, 故应填名词复数形式 cultures。 6. moremore。考查比较等级。句意: 李说学习语言帮助学生们更多地了 解世界。根据语境, 该空应填 much 的比较级 more。 7. themthem。考查代词。该空作介词 of 的宾语, 应用代词宾格形式, 故 填 them。 8.hashas exploredexplored。 考查时态和语态。该句时间状语为 so far, 谓语 动词应用现在完成时态, 且主语为 Li, 应用第三人称单数形式。故 填 has explored。 9. whomwhom。考查定语从句。句意: 他说, 学校里的孩子, 有些才五岁, 可能不记得他教他们的所有汉字了。some of _are as young as five years old 是定语从句, 修饰 the children, 引导词在从句中 作介词 of 的宾语, 指人, 应用关系代词 whom。 10. asas。 考查介词。句意: 他希望他们能一直把他当成一位喜欢和 尊敬的老师而记住他。as 当作。