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主题2 个人、家庭及社区生活
训练1
Ⅰ.A
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲被诊断出患有皮克氏病,家人都沉浸在悲伤之中时,作者用桃子馅饼的甜味填满了她的家,以掩盖仍然挥之不去的忧虑的味道。
1.C 推理判断题。根据第二段“The weekend after Dad’s diagnosis (诊断), Mum had sent the same text to each concerned relative and friend: Jay was diagnosed with Pick’s disease. We are going back to the doctor for more information. Then Mum put down the phone, rubbed her forehead, and suggested that we go for a drive.”可知,在得知作者的父亲被诊断出患病后,家人都很悲伤,妈妈提议驱车旅行是为了释放悲伤情绪。故选C。
2.B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段中“Showing him how to slice and measure and mix in a calm, firm voice, I suddenly felt grown up.”和最后一段中“I decided then that I would be grateful for just four more years with Dad, enough for him to see me become an adult for real.”可知,作者很享受和父亲在一起的时光。故选B。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第一段“When the phone finally stopped ringing and the house lay still with grief, I filled my home with the sweet smell of peach pie to mask the scent of worry that still lingered.”可知,作者这个夏天因父亲患病心情沉重,感到痛苦。但是通过向父亲展示了如何制作桃子馅饼,作者突然觉得自己长大了,这又是很有意义的。D项“Painstaking but meaningful(痛苦但有意义的)”符合题意。故选D。
4.A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者的父亲被诊断出患有皮克氏病,家人都沉浸在悲伤之中时,作者用桃子馅饼的甜味填满了她的家,以掩盖仍然挥之不去的忧虑的味道。A项“Peach pie”最能概括文章主旨。故选A。
B
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。在英国,由于年轻人很难负担离开家后的费用,再加上老年人面临孤独的情况,很多人都选择了几代人居住在一起,这是英国现在兴起的一种新的生活模式,Nick一家人和岳母同住的事实就是一个例子。
5.B 细节理解题。 根据第二段可知,Nick的岳母和他们一家人住在一起;再根据第三段“…but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom…on the ground floor.”可知,Rita是Nick的岳母,她住在一楼。 故选B。
6.A 推理判断题。根据第五段“…‘Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.’”可知,Nick认为和岳母住在一起是一个不错的主意,他也会推荐这种生活方式,由此可知他的态度是支持的。positive拥护的,积极的;carefree 无忧无虑的,不负责任的;tolerant 容忍的; unwilling不愿意的。故选A。
7.C 细节理解题。根据文中第六、七段内容中出现的数据可知,作者对于几代人一起居住的观点是基于分析统计数据的结果。故选C。
8.D 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了Nick一家和岳母Rita一起居住的故事并通过统计数据,介绍了日益流行的多代共同居住的生活方式。故选D。
Ⅱ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。如今父母和孩子们彼此交流的时间越来越少。本文介绍了一些增强家庭成员感情的活动。
1.G 根据上文“Nowadays parents and their children are spending less and less time communicating with each other.”以及后文“It is reported that American parents today spend about 40 per cent less time with their children than parents did a generation ago.”可知,选项G可以起到承上启下的作用。故选G。
2.F 根据前句“Sharing a meal together allows parents and their children to talk about each other’s lives.”可知,talk about each other’s lives和F选项中的parents to listen and give advice to their children相呼应。故选F。
3.D 根据空后“After reading, ask questions about what the books are about.”可知,此处的“…what the books are about.”和D选项中的“Look for books…”相呼应。故选D。
4.B 根据前句“Activities like cooking, fishing or biking can be their great hobbies.”以及后句“Once a child learns a new skill, let him or her take the lead under your direction.”可知,B选项“它们可以打开通往令人兴奋的家庭时光的大门。”符合题意。故选B。
5.C 根据小标题“Plan a family outing”以及后文介绍的户外活动可知,表示“有时候出门很重要。”的选项C符合前后语境,outing和getting out of the house相呼应。故选C。
Ⅲ.One possible version:
Being grateful to our parents
Good morning, everyone. It’s my great pleasure to be here to deliver a speech whose topic is “Being grateful to our parents”.
It is our parents who spare no efforts to bring us up. Besides, in order to make our lives better, they keep on working all day long. Most importantly, when we get into trouble, they will always support and encourage us. So it’s high time for us to show our gratitude to them and put it into action. From now on let’s show our parents love and respect, help with the housework and try to live up to their expectations.
Thank you for listening!
训练2
Ⅰ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者从一开始的不做家务到尽力承担家务的转变,并在帮助父母的过程中找到了劳动的快乐,明白了为自己爱的人劳动是快乐的。
1.C 根据后文“My brothers were five and seven years older than me…”可知,作者是三个孩子中年龄最小的。故选C项。smartest最聪明的; laziest最懒的; youngest最年轻的; strangest最奇怪的。
2.B 根据后文“I spent most of my time riding my bike, playing basketball, walking in the woods, or reading books…”可知,作者过着无忧无虑的生活,而哥哥们要处理大部分家务。故选B项。abandon遗弃; handle处理; remove去掉; weigh称重。
3.D 根据后文in the cold winter以及第二段中“Later, we moved to a mountain top house heated by a stove.”可知,那个年代,寒冷的冬天要在火炉旁取暖。故选D项。lorry卡车; fence篱笆; tree树木; stove火炉。
4.A 根据第一段中的“I grew up as the ‘baby’ of my family.”以及第二段首句“By the time I entered my early teens…”可知,这里指作者的童年。故选A项。childhood童年; adulthood成年期; effort努力; money金钱。
5.A 根据前文可知,作者的哥哥们做了许多家务,作者的童年比较悠闲,所以后文“…both of my brothers had moved out of our home.”和前面内容发生转折。故选A项。however然而; therefore因此; otherwise否则; instead反而。
6.B 根据前文“My dad had injured his back seriously…”可以推断,爸爸背部受了重伤,成了残疾人。故选B项。distinct明显的,截然不同的; disabled有残疾的; dishonest不诚实的; distinguished卓越的,杰出的。
7.A 根据前文可知,作者的哥哥们搬出去了,爸爸成了残疾人,根据后文“…I did more work than I had ever done before.”可知,这是作者很快发现的状况。故选A项。find找到,发现; recommend推荐; indicate指示; worry担心。
8.B 根据前文可知,作者要做更多的家务活,结合后文our garden in spring and summer以及选项可知,这里指作者在花园里除草。故选B项。destroy毁坏; weed除草; visit访问; advertise做广告,宣传。
9.D 根据常识及前文“…I cut and piled wood up…” 和后文in winter可知,作者储备柴火以备冬天取暖。故选D项。healthy健康的; apart分开的; safe安全的; warm温暖的。
10.A 根据后文“…heavy containers of water from a mountain spring back…”并结合选项可知,作者要把装水的容器拖拽回来。故选A项。drag拖拽; return返回; pipe用管道输送; store储存。
11.B 根据后文“…so that we could have water to drink and cook with.”可知,作者把装水的容器拖拽回家(住宅)。故选B项。farmland农田; house房子,住宅; hotel宾馆; camp营地。
12.C 根据后文“…wasn’t satisfied.”可知,作者一开始会抱怨。故选C项。lie说谎; quit停止; complain抱怨; wander游荡。
13.D 根据后文“I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water.”可知,作者从帮助父母的劳动中找到了快乐。故选D项。hope希望; pity同情; pain疼痛; joy快乐。
14.A 根据前文可知,作者打水、劈柴,积极帮助父母,后文“…helping my mum with the dinner dishes and cleaning.”是作者进一步帮助父母的行动。故选A项。even甚至; seldom很少; alone单独; again再一次。
15.C 根据后文“…when your work is done in love, it isn’t just work.”可知,这是作者的总结,所以这里指这个理念将伴随作者余生。故选C项。family家庭; cash现金; life生活; expense费用。
Ⅱ.【思路点拨】 本文以作者家收养的一条流浪狗为线索展开,讲述了作者一家在乡间的路上看到一条看上去很瘦弱的流浪狗不断地阻拦过往的车辆,试图找到家人。作者一家最终确定这是一条被遗弃的狗后,打算收养它。
【详解】
1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“我父亲坚定地说:‘如果我把它抱起来放进车里时它不咬我,那么我们就有一只新狗。’”可知,第一段可描写作者一家收养这条流浪狗的过程。
②由第二段首句内容“我们带他去看兽医,他说这只狗看起来健康状况良好。”可知,第二段可描写作者一家很高兴收养了一条健康的狗,然后快乐地回家了。
2.续写线索:狗狗没有反抗——照顾——狗狗还很瘦——看兽医——健康——回家——感悟
One possible version:
My father said firmly, “If he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog happily joined us with no fight at all; the only thing we were in danger of was getting licked. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats and thanked us for picking him up. The dog was really too thin,so we fed him a lot over the course of the next two weeks in the hope that he would get stronger. Unfortunately, all our efforts were in vain.
We took him to the vet, who said the dog appeared to be in good health. The vet guessed the dog was about two years old. He gave the dog all the required shots and sent us on our way. “Amazing! The dog is healthy,” my mother said excitedly. So thrilled were we that we headed home immediately. We did love our new family member. The dog was a sweet companion to our family, who was a quick learner and knew how to respond to different instructions. We learned a lesson from the experience that kindness and sympathy made a big difference to our life.
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主题2 个人、家庭及社区生活
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Ⅰ 阅读理解
A
When the phone finally stopped ringing and the house lay still with grief, I filled my home with the sweet smell of peach pie to mask the scent of worry that still lingered.
The weekend after Dad’s diagnosis (诊断), Mum had sent the same text to each concerned relative and friend: Jay was diagnosed with Pick’s disease. We are going back to the doctor for more information. Then Mum put down the phone, rubbed her forehead, and suggested that we go for a drive. On the interstate, we passed a board with clear red letters: “Fredericksburg peaches, the best fruit you can find in Central Texas.” Mum went to negotiate with the stand owner.
Now in our kitchen, the sweet smell of peach juice drifted into the living room and pulled Dad away from the football game on TV.
“Oh! You got peaches?” He eyed the fruit with childish glee (欢快).
“Here,” I handed him a knife. “We’re making peach pie.”
I showed him how to peel the skin off. As I made pie dough, he asked questions: How long does it take to bake? Are you adding sugar? How many peaches? What should I do with the seeds? Showing him how to slice and measure and mix in a calm, firm voice, I suddenly felt grown up.
The summer had reversed our roles; now, I was the adult. I stayed home all summer and cooked his dinner, washed his T-shirts and helped him make phone calls. I stayed up late thinking about him and monitored him like an anxious caretaker.
The same day, before the afternoon drive and peach pie, I had held my tears as I read the diagnosis for Pick’s disease: four to ten years, depending on how fast the damaged proteins overpower Dad’s brain. I decided then that I would be grateful for just four more years with Dad, enough for him to see me become an adult for real.
( )1.Why did Mum propose a ride?
A.To purchase fruits.
B.To enjoy a trip.
C.To release sorrow.
D.To consult the doctor.
( )2.What can we learn about the family from the passage?
A.It takes years for Dad to recover.
B.The author enjoys the time with Dad.
C.Dad shows little interest in football games.
D.The author gets annoyed by Dad’s questions.
( )3.Which of the following best describes this summer for the author?
A.Tough and confusing.
B.Boring but rewarding.
C.Annoying and struggling.
D.Painstaking but meaningful.
( )4.Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage?
A.Peach pie
B.Diagnosis for Dad
C.Father and daughter
D.A plain summer day
B
With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation (孤独), more families are choosing to live together.
The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law: she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol—one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.
“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”
And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”
It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2013.
Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25—34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991. The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.
Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband’s family when they get married.
( )5.Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?
A.Nick.
B.Rita.
C.Kathryn.
D.The daughters.
( )6.What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in-law?
A.Positive. B.Carefree.
C.Tolerant. D.Unwilling.
( )7.What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?
A.Family traditions.
B.Financial reports.
C.Published statistics.
D.Public opinions.
( )8.What is the text mainly about?
A.Lifestyles in different countries.
B.Conflicts between generations.
C.A housing problem in Britain.
D.A rising trend of living in the UK.
Ⅱ 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。
Nowadays parents and their children are spending less and less time communicating with each other.1. It is reported that American parents today spend about 40 per cent less time with their children than parents did a generation ago. To keep your family time creative and enjoyable, below is a list of helpful family time tips.
Eat together & listen to each other
Most children today don’t know the meaning of the family dinner time. Yet the communication and unity built during this time are necessary to a healthy family life. Sharing a meal together allows parents and their children to talk about each other’s lives.2.
Read often
It’s important for parents to read to their children. The latest research shows that reading to your children can help your children develop an interest in knowledge and contribute to language development. It also increases their concentration on things and helps them become more curious. 3.After reading, ask questions about what the books are about.
Start a hobby or project
Choose a fun activity that your children are interested in. Activities like cooking, fishing or biking can be their great hobbies.4. Once a child learns a new skill, let him or her take the lead under your direction.
Plan a family outing
5. Jump into the family car and go for a drive. Prepare a picnic lunch and visit a local park. Take time to play or ride a bike. A slow and relaxing walk in the woods will help parents communicate with their children better. Also, a visit to the zoo or museum will inspire the enthusiasm of a child and lead to long discussions.
A.It is very important for children to exercise.
B.They can open the door to exciting family time.
C.Sometimes getting out of the house is important.
D.Look for books that your children would enjoy reading.
E.New technology has made video games more popular with children.
F.This is also an opportunity for parents to listen and give advice to their children.
G.As a result, many children are getting less love than their parents once got.
Ⅲ 应用文写作
你校英语俱乐部下周将举办主题为 “感恩父母”的英语演讲比赛,请你根据以下要求写一篇英语演讲稿参赛,内容包括:
1.感恩父母的原因;
2.如何感恩父母;
3.发出号召。
注意: 1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Being grateful to our parents
训练2
Ⅰ 完形填空
I grew up as the “baby” of my family. I was the 1 of three sons. My brothers were five and seven years older than me and 2 most of the small routine tasks that my mum and dad needed to do around the house. I spent most of my time riding my bike, playing basketball, walking in the woods, or reading books by the 3 in the cold winter. I spent my 4 with all the fun and none of the responsibility.
By the time I entered my early teens, 5 , both of my brothers had moved out of our home. My dad had injured his back seriously and become 6 . Later, we moved to a mountain top house heated by a stove. I soon 7 that I did more work than I had ever done before. I 8 our garden in spring and summer. In fall I cut and piled wood up to keep us 9 in winter. And all year round I 10 heavy containers of water from a mountain spring back to our 11 so that we could have water to drink and cook with.
At first I 12 and wasn’t satisfied. After a while, I began to find 13 in helping my parents. I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water. I 14 found myself helping my mum with the dinner dishes and cleaning. I started to realize something that I would carry with me the rest of my 15 too: when your work is done in love, it isn’t just work.
( )1.A.smartest B.laziest C.youngest D.strangest
( )2.A.abandoned B.handled C.removed D.weighed
( )3.A.lorry B.fence C.tree D.stove
( )4.A.childhood B.adulthood C.efforts D.money
( )5.A.however B.therefore C.otherwise D.instead
( )6.A.distinct B.disabled C.dishonest D.distinguished
( )7.A.found B.recommended C.indicated D.worried
( )8.A.destroyed B.weeded C.visited D.advertised
( )9.A.healthy B.apart C.safe D.warm
( )10.A.dragged B.returned C.piped D.stored
( )11.A.farmland B.house C.hotel D.camp
( )12.A.lied B.quit C.complained D.wandered
( )13.A.hope B.pity C.pain D.joy
( )14.A.even B.seldom C.alone D.again
( )15.A.family B.cash C.life D.expense
Ⅱ 读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The story of my new family member
We found a lonely dog a few weeks ago walking along the road in the countryside. All of a sudden, he was jumping on cars, and at the same time we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere in the neighbouring areas. As a consequence we passed him by without hesitation. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the same place, again and again, making an attempt to get people to stop for him. When he caught sight of us approaching, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we failed to get around him.
My father braked hard, pulled up and looked around for a few minutes, trying to figure out whether anyone around from whom he had been separated. After getting off the car, we checked the dog carefully. It didn’t appear so well. Then we took a good look at the poor but cute dog. He gazed at us eagerly with gloomy eyes. We circled around him in a total silence. We had an overwhelming desire to find out what was wrong with him. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any clues. He had no collar and he was really too thin. Eventually we decided that he had been abandoned. We showed great sympathy for the poor dog. How helpless he was on such an occasion! He was homeless and he had no one to rely on.
On seeing the scene, I couldn’t help begging my parents to raise him. My mother agreed excitedly, “I love this lovely dog. How poor he is! It is high time that we should bring him home.” She stared at the dog with tears welling up in her eyes. I knew my mother was willing to adopt the dog because she was so sweet and she loved dogs very much. My father thought it was dangerous to raise a dog due to the fact that I was too young.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
My father said firmly, “If he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.”
Paragraph 2:
We took him to the vet, who said the dog appeared to be in good health.
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