英语Unit 1 Food for thought课时练习

　Unit 1　Food for thought

【基础训练】

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．[2020·新高考山东卷]Jennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal ________ earning a nursing degree.

2．[2020·江苏卷] The phone boxes are making a comeback to remind people ________ a historical period.

3. [2020·浙江卷]The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp, which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled and ________ (bite) the wire.

4. [2020·江苏卷]Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered ________ blindness for lack of proper treatment.

5．[2020·全国卷Ⅲ]People in Ethiopian highlands have adapted ________ living at high altitudes.

6．As is advertised，there will be all ________ (sort) of paper­cuttings shown on the exhibition.

7．He was bitten by a ________ (poison) spider，and his mother treated his hand with an old folk cure—setting his hand on fire.

8．Their ________ (marry) ended in divorce in 2017 because of conflicting personality.

9．It was very ________ (convenient) situated just across the road from the City Reference Library.

10．Leave your key with a neighbour ________ case you lock yourself out one day.

Ⅱ.连词成句

ever since， thanks to， belong to， deal with， each time

1．________________ his help，my speech was so successful that everyone cheered for me.

2．This means that it should clean the house，mop the floors，cook the dinner and ________________ telephone calls.

3．The old couple has lived in this city ________________ they were born.

4．________________ this was mentioned, he would give a bitter smile and shake his head.

5．No one shall use the books ________________ others without permission.

Ⅲ.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My mother is a Chinese 1.________ home town is in Sichuan and she often 2.________ (cook) spicy dishes.Thanks to that，Dad，who is British 3.________ (come) to love hot pot！But he was 4.________ (shock) at what Chinese ate like chicken feet.What's more，he can cook 5.________ super “full English breakfast” so that Mum and I like finding a way 6.________ (get) him into the kitchen.We all love his 7.________ (type) Sunday roast.As for me，8.________ (grow) up in England，I enjoy food from both countries. I think I can deal 9.________ all Chinese food.There's nothing 10.________ (good) than a cross­cultural afternoon tea.

【能力提升】

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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[2021·广东深圳高三月考]The Forbidden City is well known for being full of Chinese cultural and historical relics. But Masters in the Forbidden City (《我在故宫修文物》) does not just focus on the stories of the past. Instead，the documentary movie，which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec.16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers (修复者) of relics and antiquities (古董)．

The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers' work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time­consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers' patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.

“If you choose this job，you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet，” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.

A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺) in the restorers.“Years of humdrum work requires not only skill，but also faith and spirit, China Daily commented. Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance (忍耐)，loneliness... All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”

But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.

One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says，“The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”

Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people's ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.

1．According to the text，what's the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?

A．To show people how antiques are restored.

B．To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.

C．To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers' lives.

D．To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Masters in the Forbidden mainly talks about the story of the past.

B．Masters in the Forbidden talks about the story of serious expert.

C．Masters in the Forbidden shows the enthusiasm of the restorers.

D．The idea of the documentary came out on Dec.16.

3．According to Wang Jin, we can learn that ________.

A．he often gets tired with his work

B．there is no need to do restoration work fast

C．antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful

D．it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration

4．The underlined word “humdrum” probably means ________.

A．boring  B．different

C．relaxing  D．unusual

5．The bicycle­riding scene in the documentary is used to ________.

A．remind the audience of the last Qing emperor

B．show the strange hobbies of young antique restorers

C．encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the future

D．show that the documentary breaks from the old，dull image of antique restorers

B

[2021·天津模拟]From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don't know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth­grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that's enough for me. Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean.”

The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr Holt, do you really mean that？” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.”

During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations, I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can't be，” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going？” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”

This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is—an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean­spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.

6．According to the passage, children's fear and dislike of books may result from ________.

A．reading little and thinking little

B．reading often and adventurously

C．being made to read too much

D．being made to read aloud before others

7．The teacher told his students to read ________.

A．for enjoyment　　　　　

B．for knowledge

C．for a larger vocabulary 

D．for higher scores in exams

8．Upon hearing the teacher's talk, the children probably felt that ________.

A．it sounded stupid

B．it was not surprising at all

C．it sounded too good to be true

D．it was not different from other teachers' talk

9．Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?

A．She skipped over those easy parts while reading.

B．She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.

C．She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.

D．She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.

10．From the teacher's point of view, ________.

A．children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading

B．children should be left to decide what to read and how to read

C．reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school

D．reading involves understanding every little piece of information

Ⅱ.七选五

[2021·广东肇庆中学检测]Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. __1__ You will experience culture shock. Evidently, at least four essential stages of culture­shock adjustment occur.

The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you feel excitement about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. __2__

Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. This is the “hostility stage”. __3__ You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people don't treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired.

Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. You start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable. __4__

The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. __5__ The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture.

A．Actually, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when studying in a foreign country.

B．You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture.

C．You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you.

D．You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages.

E．In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter.

F．However, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it.

G．You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was.

Ⅲ.应用文写作

[2021·广东深圳高三月考]假定你是学生会主席李华，你的同学Van打算暑假回国，正考虑为他妈妈带些中国特色的礼物，特发信息向你征求建议。请根据以下内容用英语给Van回复邮件。

内容要点：

1．建议礼物：旗袍，中国结等；

2．说明选择礼物的原因；

3．表达祝福和问候。

注意：

1．词数80左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：旗袍 Chi­pao　　 中国结 Chinese knot

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参考答案

【基础训练】

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．of　2.of　3.bit　4.from　5.to　6.sorts　7.poisonous　

8．marriage　9.conveniently　10.in

Ⅱ.连词成句

1．Thanks to　2.deal with　3.ever since　4.Each time　

5．belonging to

Ⅲ.语法填空

1．whose　2.cooks　3.has come　4.shocked　5.a　6.to get

7．typical　8.growing　9.with　10.better

【能力提升】

Ⅰ.阅读理解

1．C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Instead，the documentary movie，which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers(修复者)of relics and antiquities”可知，纪录片《我在故宫修文物》的主要目的是让人们关注中国古董修复师的生活，故C项正确。

2．C　细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being seirous, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers.”可知，并不像人们普遍认为的那样，严肃的专家们会坐在一起一本正经，这部纪录片展示了修复师们的热情。故选C。

3．C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Yet these restorers' patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.”可知，然而，在一个一切都在快速变化的社会中，这些修复师的耐心和内心的平静是特别宝贵的，随后王进的话就是解释这一点，在他看来，古董修复师需要耐心和平和，故C项正确。

4．A　词义猜测题。上文王进说如果你选择了古董修复师这份工作，你必须在椅子上站好几个小时，你需要安静，习惯安静，这是很单调的，再根据画线词后的“work requires not only skill，but also faith and spirit，”可知，多年单调的工作不仅需要技巧，而且需要信念和精神，由此可知画线词词义为“单调的”，故A项正确。

5．D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors，”可知，这部纪录片里骑自行车的场景被用来展示这部纪录片打破了古董修复师衰老、沉闷的形象，故D项正确。

6．D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段When children are little we make them read aloud before the teacher and other children，so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading.This means that when they don't know a word，they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone.可知当孩子们还小的时候，我们让他们在老师和其他孩子面前大声朗读，这样我们就可以确保他们“知道”他们所读的所有单词。这意味着当他们一个字也不知道的时候，他们会在所有人面前犯错误。所以根据这篇短文，孩子们对书的恐惧和厌恶可能是由于他们在别人面前大声朗读的结果。故选D。

7．A　细节理解题。根据第二段作者的话Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure.现在我要说一些关于阅读的事情，你可能从来没有听说过一个老师说。我希望你读很多书，但今年，我想让你读书只为乐趣。所以老师叫他的学生们以阅读为乐。故选A。

8．C　细节理解题。根据第三段“The children sat stunned and silent.孩子们震惊和沉默地坐着。”第三段第六行“ do you really mean that？” 霍尔特先生，你是当真的吗？当老师说了这些话之后，孩子们都很震惊，也很奇怪，所以他会确定问老师是不是真的这样？这表明学生是不太相信的。故选C项。

9．C　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话I said, “Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going？” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”可知，你觉得有些部分很难吗？她回答说，“哦，当然，但我只是跳过这些部分，继续读下一个好的部分。”她学会了欣赏那些难读的书的某些部分。故选C项。

10．B　推理判断题。根据最后一段Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else.找到一些东西，埋头去读它们，抓住好的部分，跳过坏的部分，从中得到你能得到的，然后再去读其它的。所以判断出从老师的角度看，应该让孩子们决定读什么和怎样读。故选B项。

Ⅱ.七选五

1．E　后文You will experience culture shock. (你会经历文化冲击。)与E. In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. (然而，尽管有这些优势，你也会遇到一些挑战。)承接自然，选项所指的挑战，就是下文提到的文化冲击，故选E项。

2．C　前文In this stage, you feel excitement about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. (在这个阶段，你会对生活在一个不同的地方感到兴奋，一切似乎都很奇妙。)与C. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you.(你喜欢一切，每个人似乎都对你很好。)承接自然，因为感到兴奋和巧妙，所以对一切都很喜欢，此外excitement和nice, like是关键词，故选C项。

3．G　后文You become tired of many things about the new culture.(你会对新文化的很多东西感到厌倦)与G. You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was.(你开始注意到，并不是所有的事情都像你最初认为的那样好)承接自然，因为感到厌倦，所以认为一些东西不是当初想象的那样美好，此外tired和not as good as是关键词，故选G项。

4．D　前文The whole situation starts to become more favorable.(整个形势开始好转)与D. You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages.(你会从前两个阶段的症状中恢复过来)承接自然，且选项中的recover和本段的中心句Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”．中的recovery是关键词，故选D项。

5．B　下文The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. (那些一开始让你不舒服或者感到奇怪的东西，现在你都理解了)与B. You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture.(你已经达到了一个感觉良好的阶段，因为你已经学到了足够多的东西来理解新的文化)承接自然，understand是关键词，故选B项。

Ⅲ.应用文写作

参考范文：

Dear Van，

I'm delighted to know that you are going back to your homeland during this summer holidays and that you want to bring some gifts for your mother, which symbolize Chinese culture.

From my point of view, you can buy the following present. First, I think Chi­pao, a beautiful traditional dress for Chinese women, can show the real beauty of a woman. And I'm sure your mother will like it very much. In addition, the Chinese knot is also a nice souvenir, which is usually hung in the sitting room as a beautiful decoration. It is a symbol of good luck. I do hope it will bring your family good luck and happiness.

Have a good holiday and give my best regards to your family!

Yours，

Li Hua