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Unit 20
Passage A
话题：人生哲理 词数：263 参考用时：8分钟
A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the
wisdom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives
is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ？Is it the day when we
fall in love or the day we succeed?”The young man asked.
“ 3 . The most important day in our lives is today.”The wise man
replied calmly.
“Why?”The young man felt more than 4 . “Is it because there is a
moving event taking place today?”
“No. Nothing has happened today.”
“Is it because of my visit?”
“Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because
today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has
gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may
be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our
control (控制).”
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him
and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot
of it.”
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10
yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!
( ) 1. A. important B. necessary C. comfortable D.
funny
( ) 2. A. miss B. die C. grow D. start
( ) 3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one D. Neither
( ) 4. A. awful B. pleased C. surprised D.
excited
1( ) 5. A. yet B. already C. ever D. still
( ) 6. A. for B. under C. on D. with
( ) 7. A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged D.
ordered
( ) 8. A. treasured B. handed C. wasted D.
avoided
( ) 9. A. excuse B. way C. chance D. plan
( ) 10. A. forget B. remember C. call D. treat
读后自主学习
【答案速查】参见答案P
【自我评价】我做对了_____题，我很棒！我做错了____题，没关系，再努力！
【答案还原】将正确答案填写到文中空格处。
【诵读全文】大声朗读文章3-4遍、整体感知全文，体悟作者意图。
【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。
1. 短语互译
(1) fall in love (with) _______________ (2) take place _______________
(3)(时间)过去 _______________ (4) 在……的控制下_______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) The young man felt more than surprised.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) Actually, today is the only chance we have.
_______________________________________________________________________
Passage B
话题：名人传记 词数：254 参考用时：7分钟
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.
Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light
was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200
other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months.
His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started
experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a
train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first
2work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire
to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph
operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first
patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the
other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept
conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked
16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that
greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
( ) 1. How often did Edison make a new invention?
A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days
C. About once a week D. About twice a week
( ) 2. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”
A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody
C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave his job
( ) 3. Edison considered his deafness as______.
A. something bad B. a gift from God C. a kind of ability D. a
disadvantage
( ) 4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the
passage?
A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness .
B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching .
C. Edison had his first job in 1869 .
D. Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life .
( ) 5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The function of the electric light B. Edison and his experiments
C. The importance of inventions D. The whole life of Edison.
读后自主学习
【答案速查】参见答案P
【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。
1. 短语互译
3(1) light up _______________ (2)teach oneself _______________
(3)做实验 _______________ (4) 放火烧……_______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) Without him, the world might still be in the dark.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) About every two weeks he created something new.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) He did experiments on the train in his spare time.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
_______________________________________________________________________
Passage C
话题：社会生活 词数：285 参考用时：7分钟
Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well, it
may be this century’s headline.
The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there
are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this, either.
Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.
What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.
There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and
their ability to grow food.
Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more
difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By
2050, the world population will be more than nine billion.
Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food
every year.
How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food
waste.
Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much
work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the
pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food
shortage.
You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.
4In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-
waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what
happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!
The author of the study said, “You don’t need a huge activity to make a
difference.”
Reasons of food 【小题1】_________________________________
shortage
The growing population.
【小题2】___________________________________
Ways of 【小题 3】 【小题4】___________________________________
___________
Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste
work.
Your understanding
of the last
【小题5】__________________________________
sentence.
读后自主学习
【答案速查】参见答案P
【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。
1. 短语互译
(1) live a … life _______________ (2) die of _______________
(3) 减轻……的压力_______________ (4) 产生影响_______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) The world has growing worries about a global food shortage.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) By buying less, we waste less.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.
_______________________________________________________________________
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Passage A
【答案详解】1-5 CBDDB 6-10 ADADC
1. C anywhere任何地方；somewhere某地；everywhere每个地方，到处； nowhere无处，任
何地方都不。联系后
Unit20
Passage A
【答案详解】1-5ABBCD 6-10 BACCA
1. A important重要的；necessary必要的，必须地；comfortable舒适的， 舒服的；funny
有趣的。联系后两句描述，可知此处句意为：我们生活中最重要的日子。故选A。
2. B miss错过，想念；die死亡；grow种植，成长；start开始，发动。联系前半句，可知此处
句意为，我们死亡的日子。故选B。
3. B none既可以指代物也可以指代人，no one只可以指代人，nothing只能够指代物；no
one: nothing只能单独使用，后面不跟of短语；neither的意思是两者都不。根据后一句描
述，可知这个智者说的是，都不是。故选B。
4. C awful可怕的，使人敬畏的；pleased高兴的；surprised吃惊的；excited 兴奋的。结
合语境可知这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。故选C。
5. D yet仍旧，还，一般用于疑问及否定句当中；already已经，一般用于肯定句中；ever曾
经；still仍然，尽管如此。句意：今天仍然非常重要是因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富。 故
选D。
6. B for为了，对于; under在……下面;on在……上面;with带有，伴随。句意：但是不管
今天如何平凡，它仍旧在我们的控制之下。短语under one’s control在某人的控制之下，
故选B。
7. A stopped停止，阻止；refused拒绝；encouraged鼓励；ordered命令，订购。结合语境
可知这个智者阻止了这个年轻人提间题，故选A。
8. C treasured珍爱，珍藏；handed传递，搀扶；wasted浪费；avoided避免，避开。结合语
境可知此处句意为：我们浪费了很多个今天，故选C。
9. C excuse借口； way道路，方法；chance机会，际遇；plan计划。结合语境可知此处句意
为：今天是我们拥有的唯一机会。故选C。
10. A forget忘记；remembered记起，记忆；call喊叫，打电话给；treat对待。联系后半句
描述可知此处句意为：忘记昨天和明天，故选A。
读后自主学习
1. 短语互译
(1) 爱上……(2) 发生 (3) go by (4) under one’s control
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。
(2) 是因为今天有令人感动的事情发生吗？
(3) 不管明天如何辉煌，它都还没有到来。
(4) 实际上，今天是我们拥有的唯一的机会。
Passage B
【答案详解】1-5ADBCD
1. A 根据About every two weeks he created something new可知爱迪生每两周就有新
的发明。故选A。
62. D 根据Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well.可知他的第一份
工作没有好结果。when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.当他偶
然防火烧了火车的地板时，当然是被解雇了。He forced somebody to leave his job.他被
迫离开他的工作。相当于fire（解雇）。故选D。
3. B 根据he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.可知他认为他的
失聪在很多方面是上帝的恩赐。故选B。
4. C 根据He always worked out of every 24hours.可知，他每天休息8个小时，所以A
的陈述正确；根据 His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-
educated.可知，爱迪生主要是自学成才的，所以B的陈述正确；Thomas Edison生于1847年，
12岁时（1859年）他得到第一份工作，所以C 的陈述不正确；根据 He left a great many
inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world可知，爱
迪生的许多发明都极大地改善了人们的生活。所以D的陈述正确；本题要求找出陈述不正确
的选项， 故选C。
5. D 通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是爱迪生的一生。故选D。
读后自主学习
1. 短语互译
(1)照亮 (2) 自学(3) do experiments (4) set fire to
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 没有他，世界仍处于黑暗之中。
(2) 大约每两周他就会有一个发明。
(3) 他在业余时间在火车上做实验。
(4) 有时候，他的妻子不得不提醒他吃饭和睡觉。
Passage C
【答案】
1. More droughts and floods
2. Food waste
3. helping with food shortage
4. Cut down on food waste
5. Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny little things.
【答案详解】
1. 根据 There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers
and their ability to grow food.可知，食物短缺的原因之一是旱灾和水灾，这对农作物
是有害的。所以这里填More droughts and floods;另一个原因已经列在表格面了：人口不
断增长。
2. 根据Another reason is food waste.可知。另一个原因是Food waste浪费食物。
3. 文中的 How can we help with food shortages?意思是 ways of helping with food
shortage.所以填helping with food shortage.
4. 根据The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.最简单的方法是减少食物浪费。
所以填Cut down on food waste。
5. You don't need a huge activity to make a difference.意为：你不需要一个大行动
就会造成影响。 与Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things.停止浪
费从小事做起、从我做起。意思一致。所以填 Stop wasting from ourselves and from
tiny little things
读后自主学习
71. 短语互译
(1) 过着……的生活 (2)死于 (3) takes the pressure off (4) make a difference
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 世界正日益受到粮食短缺的困扰。
(2) 买的少，我们就浪费得少。
(3) 并且这有助于解决粮食短缺的问题。
(4) 你不需要一个大行动就会造成影响。
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