Unit 5　Canada—“The True North”

　　.單項填空

　　1．(2024·鄭州質量檢測)—Jack hurt his leg yesterday.

　　—Really？________？

　　A．What’s wrong with him B．How did it happen

　　C．Wasn’t he too carelessD．Who told you that

　　2．(2024·吉林模擬)—Have you finished the report?

　　—Oh，sorry.It was so noisy in the office that I couldn’t________down to write anything.

　　A．settleB．put

　　C．sitD．lie

　　3．(2024·山東臨沂模擬)At the meeting，all the people were deeply________with her brilliant report.

　　A．impressedB．surprised

　　C．excitedD．comforted

　　4．(2024·陜西寶雞質量檢測二)Evidence came up________special speech sounds can be recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.

　　A．whatB．which

　　C．thatD．whose

　　5．(2024·山西高三上學期診斷考試)Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside，________encouraging large-scale city expansion.

　　A．due toB．rather than

　　C．except forD．other than

　　6．(2024·福建名校質量檢查)I hope the government will take more strict________against the smog that affected several big cities last winter.

　　A．attitudesB．measures

　　C．schedulesD．procedures

　　7．—It’s difficult to tell this picture from that one.

　　—Yes.The differences between the pictures are very________.

　　A．broadB．narrow

　　C．slightD．impressive

　　8．(2024·衡水中學第二次月考)Their daughter has________for language while their son is a________pianist.

　　A．gift；giftedB．a gift；gifted

　　C．a present；presentedD．present；presented

　　9．—You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.

　　—Not exactly.It was his courage________his skill________really struck me.

　　A．as well as；thatB．other than；that

　　C．rather than；whichD．and；which

　　10．(2024·石家莊市高三模擬)He stood up and________a smile to cover up his disappointment.

　　A．hid B．managed

　　C．refused D．brought

　　11．The questionnaire takes________ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

　　A．mainly

　　B．punctually

　　C．approximately

　　D．precisely

　　12．It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot________easy reach.

　　A．nearB．upon

　　C．withinD．around

　　13．(2024·福建部分一級達標學校聯考)—When did you get home last night?

　　—It was almost midnight________we arrived home.

　　A．that

　　B．before

　　C．since D．when

　　14．(2024·貴州師大附中質檢)It was half a year________my good friend returned to his hometown.

　　A．beforeB．since

　　C．thatD．when

　　15．(2024·安徽重點中學3月聯考)—Would you mind me opening the window，sir?

　　—________.I am feeling a bit chilly.

　　A．By all means

　　B．Not in the least

　　C．I’m afraid not

　　D．I’d rather you didn’t

　　.閱讀理解

　　(2024·臨沂3月質量檢測)

　　It can be hard to encourage families of preschoolers to turn off the TV，but there are plenty of high-quality shows that promote learning and positive relationships rather than violence，researchers noted.

　　“Although clearly kids watch too much，what’s more worrying is that they watch poor quality shows，” said Dr Christakis，the lead researcher on the new study from the University of Washington in Seattle.His former survey of parents of three-to five-year-old children showed the kids often watched violent cartoons and movies that are “totally inappropriate”．

　　For their study，he and his colleagues randomly divide 565 preschoolers into two groups.In one group，parents recorded notes about kids’ normal TV viewing，without receiving any guidelines to reduce or change those habits.In the other group，researchers made visits and calls and sent monthly newsletters encouraging parents to replace violent TV with educational programming.After six and 12 months，parents reported their kid’s angry，aggressive or anxious behaviors on a questionnaire.At both time points，children in the TV intervention (干預) program had slightly fewer problems than those in the comparison group.Boys in low-income families seemed to benefit most from the change in programming，the researchers found.

　　“The point is，this is something that is as effective as other things we do to try to guide behavior in children，and it’s fairly simple，” Christakis said.

　　Another study published in Pediatrics found the more TV kids and teens watched，the more likely they were to have a crime or other problems in society.Children may imitate violence they see—or more time in front of the TV could simply mean less communication with peers and families，and worse performance in school.

　　The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids watch no more than one to two hours of high-quality programming each day.Researchers agreed parents should be mindful of what exactly their young kids are watching on TV as well.“It’s

　　not just about turning the TV off，it’s about changing the channel，” Christakis said.

　　1．What is the positive effect of high-quality TV shows on kids?

　　A．Good learning results and relationships.

　　B．Being affected by violence.

　　C．Spending less time on TV programming.

　　D．Encouraging them to turn on the TV.

　　2．For Christakis，what is more concerning?

　　A．Kids watching too much TV.

　　B．TV shows being of poor quality.

　　C．Kids watching too many cartoons.

　　D．Parents receiving no guidelines.

　　3．We can learn from the survey mentioned in Para.3 that________.

　　A．Children don’t like being disturbed while watching TV

　　B．Preschoolers seems to like newsletters more than TV

　　C．Poor children prefer to watch educational programming

　　D．Kids watching high-quality programs have fewer problems

　　4. Christakis thought the effect of educational programming on children’s behaviour was________.

　　A．unclear

　　B．slight

　　C．obvious D．great

　　5．According to the researchers，________.

　　A．getting preschoolers away from TV is difficult

　　B．shows on TV in America are full of violence

　　C．parents should communicate more with their kids

　　D．parents should keep an eye on what kids watch on TV

　　Ⅲ.閱讀表達

　　(2024·江西省南昌兩校高三上學期第四次聯考)

　　[1]Growing up on a remote Michigan farm，Henry Ford

　　knew little of all this—but he soon showed signs that he belonged to a new generation of Americans who were interested

　　more in the industrial future than in the agricultural past.Like most pioneer farmers，his father，William，hoped that his eldest son would join him on the farm.But Henry______________.He

　　hated farm work and tried his best to avoid it.It was not that he was lazy.Far from it.Give him a mechanical job to do，from mending the gate to sharpening tools，and he would set to work eagerly.

　　[2]Henry was excited by the possibilities that one day the development in technology could free farmers like his father from wasteful and boring toil.When he was twelve he became fascinated with clocks and watches.Soon he was able to repair clocks and watches for friends.

　　[3]In 1876，Henry suffered a huge hit.His mother Mary died in childbirth.There was now no reason for him to stay on the farm，and he decided to get away as soon as he could.Three years later，he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit.By this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry’s fascination.

　　[4]According to an account given by Henry himself，he first saw a steam-driven road locomotive (火車頭) one day in 1877 when he and his father，in their farm wagon (馬車)，met one on the road.The locomotive driver stopped to let the wagon pass，and Henry jumped down and went to him with a lot of technical questions about the engine’s performance.From then on，for a while，Henry became fascinated with steam engines.Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.

　　1．What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 8 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words.(no more than 6 words)

　　But Henry________________________________________________________________________.

　　3．What benefit did Henry expect the farmers could get from the development of technology？(no more than 10 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4．Do you think Henry is a lazy man？Why？(no more than 13 words)

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5．What does the underlined word “one” (Line 4，Paragraph 4) probably refer to？(no more than 4 words)課時作業(十五)

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．解析：　考查情景對話。句意為：——Jack昨晚傷了腿。——真的嗎？那是怎么發生的。根據語境，B項符合題意。

　　答案：　B

　　2．解析：　考查動詞短語辨析。下句意為：哦，抱歉，辦公室里太吵了以至于我都靜不下心來寫東西。settle down意為“平靜下來；專心于”，其余選項均不符合句意。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　句意為：會議上，所有人都對他精彩的報告留下了深刻的印象。impress sb.with.../sb.be impressed with...以……給某人留下深刻印象。其他三項均不與with搭配。

　　答案：　A

　　4．解析：　考查名詞性從句。分析句子結構可知，空處引導同位語從句，解釋說明Evidence的具體內容，故選that。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　考查介詞短語辨析。句意為：成都已經集中于改善周邊鄉村，而不是鼓勵大規模的城市擴張。根據句意可知應選rather than而不是。due to由于，因為；except for除了……以外；other than除了。

　　答案：　B

　　6．解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：我希望政府能針對去年冬天影響了幾個大城市的煙霧采取更嚴厲的措施。measure措施，符合句意。

　　答案：　B

　　7．解析：　第一個人說“很難區分兩幅畫”，所以說這兩幅畫的差別很小，故選C項。slight輕微的；微小的。

　　答案：　C

　　8．解析：　句意為：他們的女兒在語言方面有天賦，而他們的兒子是一位天才鋼琴家。have a gift for對……有天賦；gifted有天賦的。

　　答案：　B

　　9．解析：　考查短語辨析和固定句式。句意為：——看起來你對他獲勝的消息感到意外。——不是的，除了他的技術，他的勇氣的確打動了我。other than除了，不同于；as well as與……一樣，也；rather than而不是。It was...that...構成強調句式。

　　答案：　B

　　10．解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：他站起來，勉強地露出微笑來掩蓋他的失望。hide隱藏；manage勉力完成；refuse拒絕；bring帶來。根據句意可知B項正確。

　　答案：　B

　　11．解析：　句意為：問卷調查花大約10到15分鐘可完成，且可以和評估面試表一起使用。A.mainly主要地，大概；B.punctually按時地，如期地；C.approximately大概；D.precisely精確地，準確地，一絲不茍地，清晰地，明確地。由語境中的信息ten to fifteen minutes...可以得知，這里應該是“大約”的意思。又如：The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.飛機大概20分鐘后降落。

　　答案：　C

　　12．解析：　考查介詞。句意為：在廚房里把你經常使用的東西放在觸手可及的地方會節省許多時間。within easy reach很容易拿到，為習慣搭配。

　　答案：　C

　　13．解析：　考查狀語從句。句意為：——你們昨晚什么時候到家的？——我們到家的時候差不多是午夜了。答語中“It was almost midnight”為主句，空處引導時間狀語從句，應用連詞when。

　　答案：　D

　　14．解析：　考查狀語從句。句意為：半年后我的好朋友回到了他的家鄉。根據固定句型：it is＋一段時間＋before...意為“多久以后……”，主從句時態一致。Since也有類似的句型，但是主從句的時態不一致，故選A。

　　答案：　A

　　15．解析：　考查交際用語。句意為：——你介意我打開窗戶嗎，先生？——最好別開。我感覺有點冷。A項表示“當然行，沒問題”，B項表示“一點也不”，C項表示“我恐怕不”，都不符合語境。

　　答案：　D

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　語篇解讀　本文是一篇調查報告。研究人員通過調查研究發現：高質量的電視節目對學齡前兒童的學習和待人處事，有很大的促進作用。同時文中還提醒家長：關掉電視不是明智之舉，關鍵要關注孩子觀看的節目內容。

　　1．解析：　細節理解題。根據第一段中的“...but there are plenty of high-quality shows that promote learning and positive relationships”可知，A項正確。

　　答案：　A

　　2．解析：　細節理解題。根據第二段第一句“...what’s more worrying is that they watch poor quality shows’．..”可知，B項正確。題干中的concerning與“worrying”同義。

　　答案：　B

　　3．解析：　細節理解題。根據第三段倒數第二句“At both time points，children in the TV intervention (干預) program had slightly fewer problems than those in the comparison group.”可知，與對照組相比，所看電視節目受到干預的孩子的問題相對較少。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　推理判斷題。根據倒數第三段和最后一段可知，Christakis認為，教育類的電視節目對孩子行為的影響是顯而易見的。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　細節理解題。根據最后一段第二句“Researchers agreed parents should be mindful of what exactly their young kids are watching on TV as well.”可知，家長應該關注孩子所看電視節目的內容。

　　答案：　D

　　Ⅲ.閱讀表達

　　1．Henry Ford was crazy about the machine./Henry Ford was fascinated with the machine.

　　2．made him disappointed/didn’t agree with him/was not willing to do so

　　3．Free farmers from wasteful and boring toil.

　　4．No，he is diligent in mechanical work.