1、1Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.李仕才.阅读理解(共 12 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 30 分)ATeenager Jake Denham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didnt know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no
2、 sign of Jake.Jake couldnt find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldnt work out the right way to go.It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperat
3、ures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldnt blow into it. Outside his hole, the
4、temperature fell to a dangerous 15 that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said, “If you are lost, you should find someone elses tracks (轨迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life， ” remembers Jake. “So I
5、 got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe!His mom was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didnt even have to go to hospital.
6、 He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.So, next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life. ( )1.Jakes parents didnt know that he was missing until _Athey reached the foot of the mountainBthey began to ski down the moun
7、tainCa team of workers found JakeDJake lost one of his skis( )2.What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?ATo go skiing with his family in the USA.BTo search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.CTo take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.DTo build a hole in the sno
8、w to keep himself warm.( )3.How did Jake get down the mountain?AHe followed his parents.BHe followed the workers.CHe followed some ski tracks.2DHe followed some lights.( )4.Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was _Apolite and hardworking Bcalm and cleverCoutgoing and helpful Dwarm and friendlyBLife
9、 is colorful. However, life sometimes plays jokes on us, especially when one has a bad day. Oscar is an unlucky one.Oscar got up late in the morning. He set the alarm clock at 8：00 am. the night before because he had a job interview at a company today. But the alarm clock didnt ring. How strange!The
10、n Oscar sat at the kitchen table where his breakfast usually was, but it wasnt there. Instead, he found a note left by his sister， “I am really busy today. Make breakfast yourself.” So Oscar had a quick breakfast of bread and milk. Then he rode his bicycle to the company for the interview.When Oscar
11、 arrived, he was scolded(责骂) by the angry boss for being five minutes late. But he still got the job after the interview. Also, he was told to get to work at 9：00 am. the next day. That night Oscar went to bed earlier at 11：00 pm. in order not to be late the next day.The next morning, Oscars sister
12、woke him up at 8：00 am. But he wanted to stay in bed for five more minutes. He finally had to get up when the sunlight shone down on his eyes. He did everything like any other normal day. When he finished his breakfast, he found it was already 9：05 am. He was late again.( )5.Why did Oscar get up lat
13、e for the interview?ABecause he was very tired.BBecause he didnt feel well.CBecause his alarm clock didnt go off.DBecause he forgot to set the alarm clock.( )6.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?AOscar left a note for his sister.BOscar went for the interview by taxi.COscars favorite food was bread.D
14、Oscars sister usually cooked breakfast for him.( )7.How long was Oscar late for the job interview?A5 minutes. B10 minutes.C1 hour. D2 hours.( )8.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AOscar lived with his parents and his sister.BOscar should get to work at 9：00 in the morning.CThe
15、boss was angry because Oscar dressed casually.DOscars sister forgot to wake him up the next morning.CA Narrow EscapeShortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days 3holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented(租) a cottage in the country, although h
16、e hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: The cottage had no comfortable furniture in it. Many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked(漏水), making the whole house wet.On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories
17、our uncle told of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed, but I could not bear to miss any of my uncles exciting stories. He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had whe
18、n there was a loud crash(倒塌声) from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen right onto the pillow(枕头) of my bed.( )9.The uncle disliked
19、the rented cottage for the reason that _Athere were no beds in itBthe windows were broken and the roof leakedCit was too old for him to live inDit was very rainy in the area( )10.On the first evening, the writer was very sleepy, _Abut he did his best not to miss any storiesBso he had to go to bed ea
20、rlyCbecause he was tired of his uncles storiesDand he was gradually falling asleep while listening( )11.If the writer had not been able to stay up late, _Ahis uncle would have stopped telling storiesBhis uncle would have been very sorryChe would have been injured or killedDhis brother wouldnt have b
21、een, either( )12.“A Narrow Escape” means _Aa person runs away from a danger through a narrow doorBa person escapes a danger by luckCa person escapes a danger easilyDa person runs out through a narrow door.完形填空(共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)“Daily Star, sir， ” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under h
22、is arm. The little boy had been _13_ up and down the street, but there were still twenty papers left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was _14_. It was late and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers _15_ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight
23、 to buy a cake for his mother. He broke down as he thought he had _16_ to sell all his papers.4“You dont know the _17_ of selling papers. You must shout, Hot news! Train accidents.” another _18_ Chad told Jason. “But its not in the paper at all， ” said Jason. “Run away quickly _19_ they have time to
24、 see, and youll sell out and get your money， ” Chad said.It was a(n) _20_ idea to Jason. He thought of the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but decided that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _21_ a poor newsboy, he had been taught some good things.The next afternoon Jason went to the _22_
25、for his papers as usual. Several boys were around Chad, who said with a _23_ smile that he sold lots of papers the day before. He _24_ that Jason lost money because he would not tell a lie. The boys _25_ Jason. “You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday, my boy？” A gentleman at the office came up, patting hi
26、s shoulder _26_， “Youre just the boy I am looking for.” A week later, Jason started his new _27_. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a wellpaid job because he told the truth.( )13.A.jumping Bstepping Crunning Dmoving( )14.A.open Bheavy Cquiet Dsoft( )15.A.instead
27、of Bin need ofCexcept for Din return for( )16.A.lied Bhappened Cfailed Dregretted( )17.A.difficulty Bchance Crole Dsecret( )18.A.reader BnewsboyCgentleman Dpassenger( )19.A.before Bsince Cthough Dunless( )20.A.right Breal Cold Dnew( )21.A.still Balready Cjust Deven( )22.A.street Bschool Cshop Doffic
28、e( )23.A.warm Bproud Cstrange Dpolite( )24.A.explained BobjectedCheard Dadded( )25.A.laughed at Bshouted atCnodded at Dpointed at( )26.A.quickly Bthankfully Ckindly Dsurprisingly( )27.A.duty Bjob Cbusiness Dthought.语法填空(共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Many years ago, I l
29、ived in a building in a large city. The building next door 28._(be) only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman 29._ lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon.5After several 30._ (month) had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty.
30、Everything was unclear 31._ the dirty window. I would say to 32._(I), “I wonder why that woman doesnt wash her window. It 33._(real) looks terrible.”One morning I cleaned my room, including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the 34._(clean), I sat down by the wind
31、ow with a cup of coffee for a rest. 35._ a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, 36._ all the time I was 37._(watch) hers through my own dirty window.单词拼写(共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分
32、20 分)根据下面句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确、完全形式(每空限填一词)。38The boys words were so b_ that everyone in our class believed him.39They have c_ the sports meeting because of the bad weather.40The u_ visitor surprised us last Sunday morning. 41By the time I got to the a_， my plane had already taken off.42April F_ Day fa
33、lls on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.43All the fish d_ suddenly.44I o_ this morning, so I was late for class.45Mr. Williams didnt get married t_ 45 years old.46It was a bad accidenttheyre lucky to be a_.47The d_ of special water w
34、as reported by a TV show, but they didnt tell people how to get it.参考答案.14 ADCB 58 CDAB 912 BACB.1317 CBACD 1822 BADCD 2327 BDACB.28.was 29.who/that 30.months31through 32.myself 33.really 34cleaning 35.What 36.but37watching .38.believable 39.cancel(l)ed 40unexpected 41.airport 42.Fools 43disappeared/died 44.overslept 45till 46.alive 47.discovery
