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Warm-up&Lesson1WhatIsBeauty?Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语或首字母提示,填写单词的正确形式1.Hesmiledassmileashedrovepastinhisexpensivenewcar.答案:superior2.Whatyou’resayingnowisnotcwithwhatyousaidlastweek.答案:consistent3.Lightningusuallyathunder.答案:accompanies4.Severalcarsareavailablewithinthispricer.答案:range5.Didshereallyseeaghostorwasitonlyasimpression?答案:subjective6.Iabsolutely(非常喜欢)chocolate.答案:adore7.Jim’safraidofemotional(承诺).答案:commitments8.IwishIwereas(苗条)asyou.答案:slim9.Shegavehimbackthemoneyforthesakeofher(良心).答案:conscience10.Thebaggageistwokilos(超重).答案:overweightⅡ.用括号内单词的适当形式填空1.Trytoavoidbeing(subject)andone-sidedwhenconsideringproblems.答案:subjective2.I(commitment)anerrorinhandlingthebusinessyesterday.答案:committed3.Shealwayseatsthe(slim)foodbutinfactsheneedn’tloseweight.答案:slimming4.Hisspeechis(accompany)withgestures.答案:accompaniedⅢ.单项填空1.—Whatisthecostofyourshirthere,sir?—Itdependsonwhichkindyouwanttobuy,andthepricefrom100dollarsto500dollars.A.rewindsB.rangesC.renewsD.rids提示:此处表示价格的变化幅度。故用rangefrom...to...。答案:B2.Nowadayswecan’tseedinosaursbecausetheylonglongago.A.gaveoutB.ranoutC.wentoutD.diedout提示:此处dieout意为“灭绝”。giveout意为“发出,耗尽”;runout意为“用光”;goout意为“外出,熄灭”。答案:D3.(2011湖北,22)Givingupmyjobtogobacktofull-timeeducationwasabig,butnowIknowitwasthebestdecisionIevermade.A.projectB.commitmentC.competitionD.ambition提示:句意:放弃自己的工作,回到学校接受全日制教育,这是一项重大的决定,但现在我知道,这是我作出的最好的决定。project意为“方案,项目,工程”;commitment意为“已承诺的事,保证”;competition意为“竞争,竞赛”;ambition意为“野心,雄心”。commitment与句中的decision相呼应。答案:B4.Beethovenismyfavouritemusician.Iregardhimothermusicians.A.moresuperiortoB.moresuperiorthanC.superiortoD.superiorthan提示:superior本身就表示比较的含义,所以不用more修饰。答案:C5.parentssayanddohasalife-longeffectontheirchildren.A.ThatB.WhichC.WhatD.As提示:what引导主语从句,且在从句中作sayanddo的宾语。答案:C6.Nowordscanmyfeelings.A.conveyB.turnC.remainD.show提示:convey“表达,传达”,符合题意。turn意为“转变”;remain意为“仍然”;show意为“给……看”。答案:AⅣ.阅读理解Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives.Thissenseofwonderisuniversal.LookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMars,andthepopularityoffantasy(幻想)literatureormovieslikeTheLordoftheRings.Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachother,totheworldaroundus,andtotheworldofmake-believe.Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus?Humanbeings,asbiologistshavesuggested,possessaninborndesiretoconnectwithandunderstandotherlifeforms.However,people,especiallyinbigcities,oftenleadratherisolatedlives.InastudyofBritishschoolchildren,itwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremuchmorefamiliarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthanwithcommonwildlife.Withoutmoderntechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteraction(交互)withtheworldaroundus,andsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriends,weseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationoronacomputerscreen.Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutlet(出路)foroursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenough,wecanseethattheseworlds,inabroadsense,arereallypartofourown.1.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheRingsproves.A.thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworldB.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliteratureC.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworldD.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity提示:细节理解题。第二段第一句话为主题句,说明好奇心是很普遍的。《指环王》作为科幻电影广受欢迎,也说明了好奇心是广泛存在的。答案:D2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.C.Theworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyasmallandlivelypond.D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.提示:推理判断题。第三段画线的句子是与现在事实相反的虚拟语气,句意为“没有现代科技的话,一个小小的池塘就是一个美妙的世界,有奇异美丽的植物、昆虫、鸟类和动物”,由此推知事实情况是我们周围的世界就充满了奇迹。答案:B3.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believe,wewill.A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlivesB.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believeC.missthechancetorecognisethefantasyworldD.betrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus提示:细节理解题。根据最后一段看出,如果我们的好奇心完全依赖于想象的世界,我们就会真的迷失一些东西,就不会享受到我们现实生活中的快乐。答案:A4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworld.B.Towarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworld.C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe.提示:主旨大意题。纵观全文尤其是最后一段可以看出,我们现实的世界就很美好,我们不要迷恋于幻想的世界,故选B项。答案:B