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Unit 1A land of diversity

Section Ⅰ — Warming Up,Pre-reading,

Reading & Comprehending

课后篇巩固探究

一、写作词汇检测

根据该部分词汇,完成下列句子、小对话或小语段。

1.She supported herself (借助) evening classes. 答案:by means of

2.—Unluckily,his parents died when he was 8.

—But he managed to (习惯于新的生活方式) by himself. 答案:make a life

3.—When was she (当选) to Parliament(议会)? —In 1989. 答案:elected

4.—Sorry,I can’t move a bit.

— it (坚持),Julian.The train is coming soon. 答案:Keep;up

5. (艰难困苦) came one after another.Therefore,the (大多数) of the villagers left their hometown for Boston to build railroads.The small (百分比) (继续生存) there in the following years. 答案:Hardships;majority;percentage;lived on

二、阅读词汇检测

根据该部分词汇,写出画线部分的汉语意思。

I’m dreaming that I’ll travel in the Arctic 1. . Some day,I’ll invite some international students,who come from Denmark 2. or Pakistan 3.,to go there.We’ll take an aircraft 4. in Korea 5. ,and then take a ship across the Bering Strait 6. .In two weeks,we’ll arrive there.

When there,we’ll know the distinction 7. between the Arctic and the continent. 答案:1.北极 2.丹麦 3.巴基斯坦 4.飞机 5.韩国 6.海峡 7.区别

三、变式训练

1.People believe that Ken is very good at operating a computer.

Ken to be very good at operating a computer. 答案:is believed

2.There are a number of famous statues in the museum,including two bronze casts.

There are a number of famous statues in the museum,two bronze casts . 答案:included

3.It is not likely that Henry does it on purpose to tease me.

Henry do it on purpose to tease me. 答案:is not likely to

4.Despite the fact that Helen is short,she is an excellent basketball player.

the fact that Helen is short,she is an excellent basketball player. 答案:In spite of

5.It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary.

It that we should hire another secretary. 答案:struck me

四、阅读理解

In 1885,the Republic of France,important friend during the American Revolution,donated the largest statue in the world,Liberty Enlightening the World,to the United States of America.The statue would celebrate its century of independence.To ship it,the statue was broken down into 350 pieces.And now,spread across Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbour,it sat in 214 wooden packing boxes.The problem was that New York had no money to reassemble it.Six other cities,less affected by the recent economic decline,had the money and bid to build it.

But a Hungarian immigrant,Joseph Pulitzer,the owner of America’s biggest newspaper called the World,wouldn’t let “Liberty” go.When he heard that the Statue of Liberty was about to die from lack of funds,he saw his chance.

Pulitzer set the fund-raising goal of the World at $100,000.In its pages he laughed at the rich,thus increasing the paper’s appeal among working-class people,and firmly planted the idea that the statue was a monument not just for New York City but,indeed,for all of America.

Perhaps Pulitzer’s cleverest trick was the promise to publish the name of every single contributor in the pages of the World,no matter how small the contribution.The editorial that opened the fund-raising campaign set its tone.He wrote:“The World is the people’s paper and it now appeals to the people to come forward and raise the money for the statue’s base.”The statue,he said,was paid for by “the masses of the French people.Let us respond in like manner.”The circulation of the World increased by almost 50,000 copies.

African American newspapers joined in the effort,encouraging their readers to contribute to a monument that would,in part,celebrate the end of slavery.So the money poured in,as single-dollar donations from grandmothers and pennies from the piggybanks of schoolchildren.

On August 11,1885,the front page of the World announced,“ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!”The goal had been reached,even slightly beyond,thanks to more than 120,000 contributions.

1.What does the underlined word “reassemble”(Para.1) probably mean? A.Put together. B.Take apart. C.Transport. D.Repair.

答案:A

解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段可知,自由女神像是法国送给美国人民的礼物,为了运送它,女神像被分解成350块,装在214个木箱里。问题是纽约没有钱来把它重新装配起来。故画线词“reassemble”与put together意思相近,表示重新组装。故A项正确。 2.Which of the following was the greatest move in Joseph Pulitzer’s success? A.Attacking the rich people. B.Celebrating the end of slavery.

C.Printing every contributor’s name in the World. D.Persuading children to donate their pocket money. 答案:C

解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第一句并结合第二、三段可知,为了不让自由女神像因资金短缺而落入他人之手,Pulitzer发起筹募资金活动,同时还做了一些其他努力。其中最伟大的一项就是把每位捐款人的名字都公布在《世界报》上。故C项正确。

3.What did Joseph Pulitzer try to convey to his readers about the Statue of Liberty? A.It was a symbol of independence.

B.It was a monument for the whole USA. C.It was a wonder in the building history. D.It was a favor from the rich French people. 答案:B

解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,关于女神像,Pulitzer想对读者传达的思想就是它是全美国的纪念碑。故B项正确。

4.What was the main purpose of Joseph Pulitzer’s efforts? A.To protect the Statue of Liberty. B.To win working-class readers over. C.To expand the circulation of his paper. D.To raise money for the Statue of Liberty. 答案:D

解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“Pulitzer set the fund-raising goal”并结合第三至五段的内容可知,Pulitzer所做的努力就是为自由女神像筹集资金。故D项正确。

五、语篇填空

How would you define your values?Before you answer this question,you need to know what,in general,values are.Your values are 1. things that you believe are important in the way you live and work.They’re 2. (probable) the measures you use to tell if your life is turning out to be what you want.When the things that you do and the way you

behave match your values,life is usually good—you’re 3. (satisfy) and content.4. when these don’t agree with your personal values,it is time that things 5.

(begin) to go wrong.This can be a real source of unhappiness.This is 6. making a conscious effort to identify your values is so important.Values exist,whether you recognize 7.

(they) or not.Life can be much 8.(easy) when you acknowledge your

values.If you 9. (value) family,but you have to work very long in your job,will you feel internal stress and conflict?And if you don’t value competition,and you work in a highly competitive sales environment,are you likely to be pleased with your job?

In these types of situations,10. (understand) your values can really help.When you know your own values,you can use them to make decisions about how to live your