Unit5Meetingyourancestors李仕才一、阅读理解。EachtimeIseeaballoon,mymindfliesbacktoamemorywhenIwasasix-year-oldgirl.ItwasarainySundayandmyfatherhadrecentlydied.Iaskedmymumifmydadhadgonetoheaven.“Yes,honey.Ofcourse,”shesaid.“Canwewritehimaletter?”Iasked. Shepaused,thelongestpauseofmyshortlife,andanswered,“Yes.”Myheartjumped.“Canthemailmangothere?”Iasked. “No,butIhaveanidea.”Mumdrovetoapartystoreandreturnedwitharedballoon.Iaskedherwhatitwasfor.“Justwait,honey.You’llsee.”Mumtoldmetowritemyletter.Eagerly,Igotmyfavouritepen,andpouredoutmysix-year-oldheartintheformofblueink.Iwroteaboutmyday,whatIlearnedatschool,whatMumwasdoing,andevenaboutwhathappenedinastoryIhadread.ForafewminutesitwasasifDadwerestillalive.IgavethelettertoMum.Shereaditover,andasmilecrossedherface.Shemadeaholeinthecorneroftheletterwheresheloopedtheballoonstring.Wewentoutsideandshegavemetheballoon.Itwasstillraining.“Okay,onthecountofthree,letitgo.One,two,three.”Theballoon,carryingmyletter,dartedupwardsagainsttherain.Wewatcheduntilitwasswallowedbythemassofclouds.LaterIrealized,liketheballoon,thatDadhadneverlethissicknessgethimdown.Hewasstrong.Nomatterwhathesuffered,he’dpersevere,dartup,andfinallytranscendthiscoldworldandhissickbody.Heroseintoskyandbecamesomethingbeautiful.IwatcheduntiltheballoondisappearedintothegreyandwhiteandIprayedthathisstrengthwaspassedon.Iprayedtobeaballoon.1.Whenthegirlaskedhermotheriftheycouldwritetoherfather,hermother________.A.believediteasytodosoB.thoughtheracreativegirlC.feltithardtoanswerD.founditeasyto6\nlie2.Whenthegirlwastoldthatshecouldsendalettertoherfather,she_______.A.jumpedwithjoyB.wasworriedthatitcouldn’tbedeliveredC.startedwritingimmediatelyD.becameexcited3.Intheeyesoftheauthor,whatwastherainlike?A.Anincurabledisease.B.Anunforgettablememory.C.Thefailureherfatherexperienced.D.Thehardtimeherfatherhad.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnunforgettableexperienceB.FlytoheavenC.ThestrongredballoonD.Agreatfather参考答案：1.C;2.D;3.D;4.C解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了女儿想和已故的父亲通信,这使母亲很为难。但聪明的母亲用红气球作为邮递员把女儿写给父亲的信寄往天堂,让女儿感到父亲还活着。1.C推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“Shepaused,thelongestpauseofmyshortlife,andanswered,‘Yes.’”可知,母亲停顿了很长时间,这意味着她思考了较长的时间才回答了女儿的问题。这说明女儿的问题很难回答。故选C项。2.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Myheartjumped.”可知,“我”很高兴。故选D项。3.D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“Nomatterwhathesuffered...becamesomethingbeautiful.”可知,雨就像父亲经历的艰难时光。故选D项。4.C主旨大意题。本文是一篇记叙文,文章以红气球为主线贯穿整篇文章,红气球也象征着父亲。故选C项。二、单句语法填空。1．They________(interrupt)byasuddenandurgentknockatthedoor.答案：wereinterrupted 表示过去发生的动作，且主语they与interrupt之间为被动关系，故应用一般过去时的被动语态，填wereinterrupted。6\n2．Wehavenoalternativebut________(sell)ourhousetopaythedebt.答案：tosell havenoalternativebuttodo...“除……之外别无选择，只能做……”。3．Itisgenerally________(assume)thatstressiscausedbytoomuchwork.答案：assumed Itisassumedthat...“普遍认为……”。4．Weshouldbearinmindthatteamworkisofgreat________(significant)tobothoursocietyandourselves.答案：significance ofgreatsignificance＝verysignificant“意义重大/非常重要”。5．Once________(arrest),hewaslikelytobetrayeverythingtothepolice.答案：arrested arrest与其逻辑主语he之间为被动关系，故用过去分词在句中作状语。6．IfonlyI________(look)aheadafewdaysago!ThenIwouldn'thavebeenfeelingsoworriednow.答案：hadlooked 由语境和句子结构可判断ifonly后应用虚拟语气；由时间状语afewdaysago可知表示与过去事实相反，故应填hadlooked。lookahead“向前看；为将来打算”。7．Thisisahistoricbuilding________(date)backtothe17thcentury.答案：dating datebackto＝datefrom表示“追溯到……”，无进行时，无被动语态，句中已有谓语动词is，且building和datebackto存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故应填现在分词dating作后置定语。8．Iamfedup________thisweather;it'stimewehadsomesunshine.答案：with befedupwith“受够了；厌烦……”。9．Sometimeswewentaheadanddidit,regardless________theconsequences.答案：of regardlessof“不管；不顾”。10．Whileworkingouttheproblem,youshouldpaymoreattentiontothe________(accurate)．答案：accuracy 由空格前的冠词the可知，此处填名词形式。三、完形填空。Whenapologizing,chancesarethatyou’veutteredthephrase,“Inevermeant6\ntohurtyou.”1.Inatalk,CarolineMyss,aspiritualseekerandresearcher,tookonthetopicofforgivenessandhealing.Sheexplainedwhy“Inevermeanttohurtyou”isneverasufficientapology,nomatterwhoitcomesfrom.“Picturethatpersoncominguptoyouandsaying,‘I’msorryIdidthis.2.Andcanwejustcallitaday？’”Carolinesays.Astemptingasitcanbetomoveonandburythehatchet(和解),thattypeofapologywon’tsitwellwiththepersononthereceivingend.“Thatwholelittlething—‘Inevermeanttohurtyou’—isthethingyoucan’tforgive，”shesays.“Thatsickfeelinggoesrighttoyoursoul.”Instead,Carolinesaysit’simportanttoapproachtheconversationdifferently.Ultimately,it’saboutofferingmorethananapology.3.“Let’sredothescene，”Carolinesays.“Thepersoncomesuptoyouandsays,‘Ineedtotellyousomething.4.Itwasguilt.IheardmyconsciencetellmenottodothisbutIdidn’tlisten.AndInowknowthatmyactionsredirectedthecourseofyourlife.Thisisnotanapology.Iamconfessing(忏悔)mysoultoyou.5.’”EvensayingthosewordsonstagesmakesCarolinevisiblyemotional,andshepointsoutthatthisishowdeeplywithinthesoulapologiesaresupposedtoresonate.Andthat’swhatheals.A．Hereismyapology.B．Butitdoesn’tmattertoyou.C．I’maskingnowforyourforgiveness.D．IconsciouslyknewwhatIwasdoing.E．ButyouknowInevermeanttohurtyou.F．It’saboutsharingasoultosoulconfession.G．However,it’snotasuitablewaytoapologize.【解题导语】 本文援引了CarolineMyss的话向读者阐明了用“我从没想过要伤害你”来道歉是不够的。1．G 解析：根据下文的内容尤其是“Sheexplainedwhy‘Inevermeanttohurtyou’isneverasufficientapology,nomatterwhoitcomesfrom.”可知，6\n此处讲的应是用“我从没想过要伤害你”这句话来道歉的不足，故G项“但是，这并不是一种合适的道歉的方法”符合语境。2．E 解析：根据本段内容可知，此处是CarolineMyss让大家想象一下有人用“我从没想过要伤害你”来向你道歉时的情景，故E项符合题意。3．F 解析：根据上文的“it’saboutofferingmorethananapology”以及下文的“Thisisnotanapology.Iamconfessing(忏悔)mysoultoyou.”可知F项与之相呼应，表示道歉应该是心灵对心灵的忏悔。下文中的“withinthesoul”亦是提示。故选F。4．D 解析：根据空后的“Itwasguilt.IheardmyconsciencetellmenottodothisbutIdidn’tlisten.”可知，此处讲的应该是当时所做的错事方面的内容，故D项符合语境。5．C 解析：根据上文中的“Astemptingasitcanbetomoveonandburythehatchet(和解)．..”可知，向别人道歉的目的是获得别人的谅解，故C项符合语境。四、单句改错。1．Assumedthattheweatherisfavorable,farmerswillhaveagoodharvest._________________________________________________答案：Assumed→Assuming Assumingthat...“假定/假设……”，常位于句首作状语。2．Hecouldhavefinisheditonschedule,butanyhowhefellbehind.__________________________________________________答案：anyhow→somehow somehow“不知怎么地；以某种方式”。anyhow＝anyway“尽管如此”。3．I'mverysorrytointerruptwithyou,butIhavesomethingimportanttotellyou._________________________________________________答案：去掉with interrupt为及物动词，interruptsb./sth.“打断某人/某事”。4．Wehadbeenwaitingforyouforanhour;wedon'twanttowaitanylonger.__________________________________________________答案：had→have 由语境可知，“等待”这个动作应是持续到现在，故应用现在完成进行时。5．Whichismentionedabove,theyhavesucceededinsolvingmanyproblemswith6\nthenewtheory.___________________________________________________答案：Which→As 该句中从句为as引导的非限制性定语从句。which引导的非限制性定语从句不能置于句首。Asismentionedabove“正如上面所提到的那样”。五、短文改错。Itisclearshownthatmanymiddleschoolstudentshavephysicalandmentalproblems.68%ofthestudentssurveyinghavestudyinganxietyaswellaspooreyesighttoo.Andalargerpercentagelackssleep.52%areshortofphysicalexercise.42%ofthestudentswon’tobeyourparentsorteachers.Personally，Ithinkwestudentshouldbalanceourphysicalexerciseandstudies.Withoutsoundbody，onecan’tachieveanything.However，toomuchattentionhasbeenpaidonlyonstudies.Asaresult,Isuggestwearegivenlesshomeworkormoretimeforout－of－classroomactivities.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveahappyandhealthylife.答案：Itisshownthatmanymiddleschoolstudentshavephysicalandmentalproblems.68%ofthestudentshavestudyinganxietyaswellaspooreyesight.Andalargerpercentagesleep.52%areshortofphysicalexercise.42%ofthestudentswon’tobeyparentsorteachers.Personally,Ithinkweshouldbalanceourphysicalexerciseandstudies.Withoutsoundbody，onecan’tachieveanything.However，toomuchattentionhasbeenpaidonlystudies.Asaresult,Isuggestwegivenlesshomeworkmoretimeforout－of－classroomactivities.Onlyinthiswaycanweliveahappyandhealthylife.6
