Unit 5 Travelling abroad
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′)
All I did last month did make me feel so good inside. I had a lot of __1__, pretty much at my waist and I loved it and my friends loved it. They were all saying how __2__ I was to have such long hair and how good it was for doing different __3__.
But it also brought me a lot of __4__. It was heavy and was always getting in the way. Sometimes it would attempt to __5__ out of the window when I put the car window down.
__6__, I wanted to get a fair amount __7__, because I thought it was time. I was talking to my friends about it and one of them __8__ that her older sister used to have really long hair like mine, and she __9__ over half of it to charity. This sparked a(n) __10__ in me so I started looking at different charities online. I came across the AAAF website and __11__ this was something I really wanted to do. So I booked a hairdresser's __12__ and went there to have 35 cm of my hair cut off. I put my hair in (a)n __13__ with a letter and sent it off, feeling __14__ that I could help someone else's life. The hair I was sending off would be made into a wig for a child whose hair was __15__ due to cancer.
I wasn't __16__ anything back, and I was just pleased to be doing this small thing for someone else. But last week I received a letter in the post thanking me for my __17__ of hair and letting me know how much they __18__ the gesture.
Now I am finding that I don't even miss my hair and can't __19__ until my hair is long enough, so I can __20__ to do it over and over again!
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者头发很长,既有优势,又有麻烦,在朋友的提醒下,作者把自己的一部分头发捐给了一家慈善机构,后来收到感谢信。作者希望自己的头发快点再长长,再次捐出。
1.A.hair B.toys C.hobbies D.clothes 答案:A 根据上下文可知,作者有很多头发并且很长。 2.A.hard B.lucky C.interested D.amazed
答案:B 根据下文“...and how good it was for doing different __3__.”可知,此处表示朋友们认为作者有那么长的头发是一件幸运的事情。
3.A.displays C.hairstyles hairstyle“发型”。
4.A.pleasure C.convenience
处指作者的长头发所带来的麻烦。
5.A.jump B.escape C.slide D.fly
B.sorrow D.trouble B.exhibitions D.designs
答案:C 此处承接上文,作者头发很长,因此朋友们认为作者梳不同的发型会非常好看。
答案:D 结合下文“It was heavy and was always getting in the way.”可知,此
答案:D 此处描述有长头发的烦恼,即坐车放下车窗时,头发都飘到窗外了。 6.A.Besides C.Anyway
(anyway),作者都想剪掉一部分头发。
7.A.sold out C.cut up
B.cut off D.sold up B.Also D.Meanwhile
答案:C 由上文可知,有长头发既有好处,又有不利的一面。此处承接上文,不管怎样
答案:B 根据后文“So I booked a hairdresser's __12__ and went there to have 35 cm of my hair cut off.”可知,作者想剪掉自己的一部分头发。cut off“剪掉”。
8.A.mentioned C.suggested 到”。
9.A.donated C.collected 10.A.doubt C.anxiety
B.sent D.distributed B.interest D.sympathy B.recommended D.believed
答案:A 此处是作者的一位朋友提到她的姐姐有过类似的长头发经历。mention“提
答案:A 此处是朋友的姐姐把头发捐给了一家慈善机构。donate“捐献;捐赠”。
答案:B 根据下文“...so I started looking at different charities online.”可知,朋友姐姐的所作所为激发了作者的兴趣(interest)。
11.A.decided B.ensured C.checked D.insisted
答案:A 根据上一句可推知,当作者找到一家合适的慈善机构时,决定(decided)这正是她想做的事情。
12.A.order C.experiment 约;约定”。
13.A.case B.jar C.envelope D.mailbox
答案:C 根据后文“...with a letter and sent it off.”可知,作者把头发和信放到了信封(envelope)里面。
14.A.pity B.anxious C.ordinary D.great
答案:D 根据下文“...that I could help someone else's life.”可知,作者因为能帮助他人而感到自己很伟大(great)。
15.A.produced B.lost C.replaced D.cut 答案:B 此处指由于癌症而失去(lost)头发的儿童。 16.A.expecting C.requesting 望”。
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B.appointment D.try
答案:B 由语境可知,做出决定后,作者与理发店进行了预约。appointment意为“预
B.requiring D.receiving
答案:A 由语境可知,作者在做这件事的时候并没有期待任何回报。expect“期待;盼
17.A.determination C.contribution
B.share D.decision
答案:C 因为作者把头发捐赠给一家慈善机构,这家慈善机构寄给作者一封感谢信,感谢作者捐赠了头发。contribution“捐赠;捐献”。
18.A.valued C.desired 者的行为。
19.A.dream B.worry C.wish D.wait
答案:D 此处表示作者迫不及待地等待着头发再次长长,以使自己能够继续捐赠头发。wait“等待”。
20.A.begin C.determine
Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)
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FIVE-DAY ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION TRIP
Leaving from Ushuaia, Ocean_Nova takes you through the Beagle Channel to Cape Horn. Cross the Drake Passage and explore one of the most mysterious places on earth, the coldest and farthest continentW1—AntarcticaW2.
Itinerary(行程)
Day 1:Your journey begins in Ushuaia, Argentina. Board Ocean Nova and sail along the Beagle Channel towards Puerto Williams, Chile, the southernmost town in the world. Explore the surroundings before setting sailP1 for Cape Horn.
Day 2:After an overnight crossing of Nassau Bay, you awake in full view ofP2 beautiful Cape Horn! Weather permitting, board a boat and be one of the adventurers to step foot on this famous and rarely-visited island.
Day 3:Sailing through the Drake Passage along the routeW3 to King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands, you can watch for wildlife. You may spotW4 attractive sea birds, such as albatrosses (信天翁) and petrels (海燕).
Day 4:After the journey crosses the Antarctic Convergence, the environment changes greatly. Keep your camera ready, as this is the time to watch for the first icebergs (冰山) and the first sight of Antarctic land. Reaching the South Shetland Islands, you can sail in ice-filled bays, while enjoying the companyW5 of sea birds, penguins, seals and whales.
Day 5:Upon reaching King George Island, disembark (上岸) at Fildes Bay and explore the area. Say goodbye to Antarctica before boarding the flight back to Punta Arenas, Chile.
篇章导读:本文详细介绍了为期五天的南极之旅,包括从哪里出发、如何前往南极以及
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B.appreciated D.understood
答案:B 承接上文,这家慈善机构同时想让作者知道他们是多么欣赏(appreciated)作
B.stop D.continue
答案:D 参见上题解析。continue“继续”。