1、1Unit 5 Canada“The True North”李仕才一、阅读理解。Do you hear that birds of a feather flock together? It certainly appears that they do. We are likely to hang around with individuals who are similar to ourselves. Poor people like to surround themselves with other poor people, and rich people with other rich p
2、eople. Intelligent people associate with like-minded people, and artists typically seek out other artists.It appears that we all have comfort zones we attempt to stay within. Very stressed and poor people dont feel comfortable associating with rich people. We owe it to each other to be successful be
3、cause success breeds more success. And if we are not feeling successful, looking at who we have as friends and associates can tell us and others a lot about ourselves and why. The longer we associate with a group of individuals, the more our thinking processes become like theirs.A few years ago, a d
4、octor friend of mine began associating with a new group of people. At the time, he had a successful practice and a positive and grateful attitude to life. However, within the first six months of his association with these individuals, his attitude and goals changed , he was angry at how things were
5、and was dissatisfied with those whod become his opposition. He became very stubborn. As a result his practice dropped in quality of service. His facial expressions often showed anger and stress.After about two years of association with this group, he learned some valuable lessons. He realized that a
6、lways focusing on problems or being dissatisfied with others doesnt lead to a rewarding life, nor does it solve as many problems as it creates. He decided that hed rather get back into serving his patients.This doctor put his heart and soul into his practice, and his life changed again. He began to
7、attract people who focused on solutions instead of problems. His success was now more obvious than his stresshis achievement more obvious than his frustration.2Whom we hang out with does make a difference. The old saying If you want to soar (翱翔) with the eagles, dont flock with the turkeys. has a po
8、int.1.What does the underlined part birds of a feather flock together in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Birds like to take a risk to fly high in the sky.B. Birds are more likely to fly together than other creatures.C. People are more likely to have different attitudes to life.D. People of the same kind are fou
9、nd together.2.We can infer from the passage that the individuals the doctor hung out with were _.A. stressed B. successfulC. patient D. rich3.The author uses the old saying in the last paragraph to _.A. show his great literary talentB. make his article more persuasiveC. raise another similar questio
10、nD. suggest the end of his article4.The author uses the doctors example to prove that _.A. bad luck never comes aloneB. success breeds more successC. someone has no control over his own lifeD. people are likely to become like those who they associate with【语篇解读】俗话说：物以类聚，人以群分，人们往往会和相处的人相似，所以我们要和积极的人在一
11、起。1.D【解析】句意理解题。根据文章第一段的句子We are likely to hang around with individuals who are similar to ourselves.可知，birds of a feather flock together 指的是同样的人会在一起。故选 D。33.B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的句子Whom we hang out with does make a difference.我们和谁 在一起很重要，然后用谚语 If you want to soar (翱翔) with the eagles, dont flock with th
12、e turkeys.证明他 的观点。故选 B。4.D【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段的句子The longer we associate with a group of individuals, the more our thinking processes become like theirs.可知，人们可能变得和交往的人一样。故选 D。二、单句语法填空1After the typhoon, people found some tall trees, (measure) more than 10 meters, lying on the ground.答案：measuring2I live
13、 nearby. My house is within walking (distant) of the university.答案：distance3(2016天津卷书面表达)Your art skills are excellent and admirable, which leaves me a deep (impress)答案：impression4The moment he caught sight the police, the thief ran away as fast as he could.答案：of5He was listening attentively in clas
14、s, his eyes (fix) on the blackboard.答案：fixed6Have you finished the report?Oh, sorry. It was so noisy in the office that I couldnt settle to writing anything.答案：down7 (surround) by the sea on three sides, modern Qingdao is considered one of the most livable cities in China.答案：Surrounded8It saves time
15、 in the kitchen to have things you use a lot easy reach.答案：within9Though we left home very late, we managed (catch) the last bus.答案：to catch10He didnt realize the love we have for our families is important he went through real hardship.答案：until三、完形填空。4A year ago, once my siblings(兄弟姐妹) and I had lef
16、t home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They have 1 a beautiful house and love their new, wild 2 . My dad still works, but mum 3 early last year and is now struggling and becoming increasingly unhappy and 4 . She has tried joining clubs, to 5 people and integrate into her new comm
17、unity but without any luck. She still knows no one despite her best 6 . The area they have moved to is closed and 7 to strangers. She is many miles from her old friends and family, 8 all day, every day with only pets for company. She is very intelligent, artistic, loyal and funnya truly amazing pers
18、on. She has always had lovely friends and been 9 and busy. It is breaking my heart to watch her 10 loneliness and so many knock-backs(挫折). Recently, when I chat to her, I have noticed her increasingly low 11 she jokes that she feels she is 12 a bit crazy from the quiet and 13 . After many years work
19、ing and 14 a family, she should be finally free to enjoy herself. 15 , my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequentlywe all keep in contact with her by phone. My dad doesnt understand her 16 as he is out at work all day. He is kept busy with his job and cannot understand how
20、she can be so unhappy when living in such a beautiful place and without the pressure of work. He is at a loss to know how he can 17 things and feels guilty and 18 for how she feels. It has got so bad that they are 19 moving again to a different area, however, I am increasingly in favor of that. Frie
21、ndship and 20 are far more important than a fancy house. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。母亲退休后, 举家搬到了另外一座城市。尽管房子很大很漂亮, 但在新的地方, 习惯了忙碌的母亲仍感到不幸福和孤独, 由此作者得出: 在人生中, 友谊和娱乐远比昂贵精致的房子重要。1. A. built B. described C. selected D. searched【解析】选 A。考查动词辨析。build 修建; describe描绘 ; select挑选; search寻找。根据前文“my parents moved to the other
22、side of the country”的语境提示可知此处5为我的父母在新的地方修建了自家漂亮的房子, 故选 A。2. A. scenery B. surroundingsC. atmosphere D. attraction【解析】选 B。考查名词辨析。scenery 景色, 风景; surroundings环境; atmosphere气氛; attraction 吸引人的事物。父母很喜欢新家的环境, 故选 B。3. A. dismissed B. displacedC. retired D. removed【解析】选 C。考查动词辨析。dismiss 解雇; displace 取代; re
23、tire 退休; remove 挪走。根据前文“My dad still works”父亲依然在工作及 but可知此处前后形成转折对比关系, 母亲已经退休, 故选 C。4. A. available B. satisfiedC. painful D. isolated【解析】选 D。考查形容词辨析。available 可供使用的; satisfied 满足的; painful痛苦的; isolated孤独的。根据后文 “She has tried joining clubs, to meet people and integrate into her new community but wit
24、hout any luck. ”的语境提示可知此处为她变得越来越不高兴和孤独了, 故选 D。5. A. meet B. recognizeC. track D. call【解析】选 A。考查动词辨析。meet 会见; recognize辨认 , 承认; track跟踪; call打电话。根据前文“She has tried joining clubs”可知此处与前后文在语义上形成并列, 即她曾经尝试着加入俱乐部, 会见人和融入新的社区但都不是那么幸运, 故选 A。6. A. comments B. attemptsC. efforts D. pains【解析】选 C。考查名词辨析。commen
25、t 评论; attempt企图; effort努力, 付出; pain痛苦。根据前文“. . . but without any luck. ”的描述可知此处为尽管母亲付出了很大的努力但仍没有结识朋友, 故选 C。7. A. illegal B. unfriendlyC. dishonest D. innocent 【解析】选 B。考查形容词辨析。illegal 不合法的; unfriendly不友好的; dishonest不诚实的; innocent单纯的, 无辜的。根据句意可知: 他们搬去的地方封闭, 对待陌生人也6不友好, 故选 B。8. A. stuck B. lostC. hit D
26、. addicted【解析】选 A。考查词义辨析。stuck 困住的; lost 迷失的; hit 击打; addicted 沉溺的。根据前文“She is many miles from her old friends and family”及后文“every day with only pets for company”的描述可知此处为整天困在家中, 故选 A。9. A. graceful B. messyC. aggressive D. happy【解析】选 D。考查形容词辨析。graceful 感激的; messy混乱的; aggressive好斗的, 有进取心的; happy高兴的,
27、 幸福的。母亲曾经是很幸福快乐的, 这样搬家前后的生活形成对比, 故选 D。10. A. escape B. endureC. undertake D. solve【解析】选 B。考查动词辨析。escape 逃跑; endure 承受; undertake 从事; solve 解决。根据句意: 看到母亲承受那么多的孤独和打击, 我的心就要碎了, 故选 B。11. A. attitude B. conditionC. determination D. mood【解析】选 D。考查名词辨析。attitude 态度; condition 状况, 情势; determination决心; mood情绪
28、。根据下文“she jokes that she feels she is going through a bit crazy from the quiet and loneliness”的描述可知此处为我注意到母亲的情绪有点低落, 故选 D。12. A. making up B. going throughC. pursuing D. witnessing【解析】选 B。考查动词及动词短语辨析。make up编造, 化妆; go through经历; pursue追求; witness目击, 见证。根据句意: 母亲开玩笑似地说她正在经历安静和孤独引起的疯狂, 故选 B。13. A. pres
29、sure B. lossC. loneliness D. ambition【解析】选 C。考查名词辨析。pressure 压力; loss丢失 ; loneliness孤独; ambition7野心, 志向。根据前文 “It is breaking my heart to watch her endure loneliness and so many knock-backs. ”的提示可知此处为原词复现, 故选 C。14. A. raising B. providingC. protecting D. educating【解析】选 A。考查动词辨析。根据句意: 多年的工作和养育一家人后, 她本
30、可以自由地享受生活, 此处 raise a family意为“养育一家人”符合语境, 故选 A。15. A. Unbelievably B. RemarkablyC. Unfortunately D. Especially【解析】选 C。考查副词辨析。unbelievably 难以置信地; remarkably非常地, 引人注目地; unfortunately不幸地; especially尤其地。根据后文“my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequentlywe all keep in contact wi
31、th her by phone”的描述可知我和兄弟姐妹由于住的离母亲远, 只能通过电话与她联系, 所以此处为不幸的是, 故选 C。16. A. intention B. experienceC. character D. situation【解析】选 D。考查名词辨析。intention 意图; experience经历; character性格; situation情况, 状况。父亲经常上班, 所以此处为父亲不能够理解母亲现在的状况, 故选 D。17. A. change B. observeC. appreciate D. increase【解析】选 A。考查动词辨析。change 改变;
32、 observe 观察; appreciate欣赏, 感激; increase提高。后文“. . . and feels guilty and sad for how she feels. ”父亲对于母亲的感受感到内疚和忧伤, 所以此处应为他也不知道如何改变现状, 故选 A。18. A. confused B. slimC. sad D. relaxed【解析】选 C。考查形容词辨析。根据句意: 父亲不知道如何改变现状, 对母亲的感受感到内疚和忧伤, 故选 C。19. A. admitting B. consideringC. enjoying D. avoiding【解析】选 B。考查动词辨
33、析。他们正在考虑搬到另外一个地方。consider doing sth. 8考虑做某事, 故选 B。20. A. excitement B. embarrassmentC. disappointment D. enjoyment 【解析】选 D。考查名词辨析。excitement 兴奋; embarrassment尴尬; disappointment失望; enjoyment 享受, 娱乐。根据句意 : 我越来越赞同, 友谊和娱乐远比昂贵精致的房子重要。故选 D。四、单句改错1These students would walk there rather than to take a bus.
34、答案：删掉 to2The old lady took lots of baggages with her. Its obvious that she needed our help. 答案：baggagesbaggage3I still find it terrified to find myself surrounded by large numbers of horses. 答案：terrified terrifying4My father has a gift of playing the piano, which has a great influence on me. 答案：offo
35、r5His car knocked into the tree. Fortunately, he just got slight injured. 答案：slightslightly五、单元语法同位语从句1(2016天津卷)The manager put forward a suggestion we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.答案：that2(2016浙江卷 6月)A baby will come to accept the idea other people can have different views and desires from what he or she has.答案：that3The thought came to him he could use the money to help the poor.答案：that4The question the work was worth doing has not been decided.答案：whether5We havent yet settled the question we are going to spend our summer vacation this year.答案：where9
