Unit 21
Passage A
话题：寓言故事 词数：314 参考用时：10分钟
One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 1 and wanted
to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince
(王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep 2 the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 3 fell on him. He
thought it was raining. But when he looked 4 , he found the sky was 5 clear
and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were
running down the Prince’s golden 6 .
“ 7 are you crying?” asked the swallow.
“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see
a woman 8 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for 9 women to wear. In a bed
in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges,
but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so
thirsty 10 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the
11 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay
with you and do as you ask.”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew
away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 12 it beside
the woman’s needle.
13 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It’s strange,”
he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 14 now.”
“That’s 15 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little
swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
( ) 1. A. hungry B. tired C. angry D. sad
( ) 2. A. among B. above C. below D. between
( ) 3. A. water B. snow C. grass D. milk
( ) 4. A. at B. down C. up D. for
( ) 5. A. quite B. so C. such D. very
( ) 6. A. ear B. feet C. hair D. face
( ) 7. A. Where B. How C. When D. Why
( ) 8. A. sitting B. eating C. drinking D. cooking
( ) 9. A. poor B. rich C. young D. old
( ) 10. A. but B. or C. and D. so
( ) 11. A. jewel B. orange C. gold D. diamond
( ) 12. A. forgot B. took C. got D. put
( ) 13. A. Before B. After C. Till D. While
( ) 14. A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool
( ) 15. A. because B. though C. if D. whether
读后自主学习
【答案速查】参见答案P
1【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) get ready to do _______________ (2) sit at the table_______________
(3) 离开去（某地）……_______________ (4) 睡着了_______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) One night, a little swallow flew over the city.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) He found the sky was so clear and bright that he could see lots of stars.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) I will stay with you and do as you ask.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) That’s because you have done a good thing.
_______________________________________________________________________
Passage B
话题：寓言故事 词数：270 参考用时：6分钟
Once upon a time, there was a spider with the name Anansi. He knew that he
was very clever but he also knew he wasn't wise(英明的). He didn't like this,
but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the
village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom(智
慧). The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the
most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.
Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might
be jealous(嫉妒 ) of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at
the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his
body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and
again without success.
Then his youngest son walked by. "What are you doing, father?" he asked and
Anansi told him." Why don't you carry the basket on your back instead?" his son
said.
Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he
wasn't happy. "I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that
I am the wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back
your wisdom!" he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went
home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.
( ) 1. Anansi went around the village because_______.
A. he knew he was very clever B. he wanted to show his good
luck
C. he hoped to meet his son D. he thought he wasn't wise
enough
( ) 2. Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from_______.
2A. his son B. his father C. the villagers D. the
neighbors
( ) 3. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是)_______.
A. the tree B. the basket C. the luck D. the
wisdom
( ) 4. The passage above is_______.
A. a report B. a story C. an advertisement D. a
diary
( ) 5. The best title for the passage would be_______.
A. Anansi's wisdom B. The wisdom of Anansi's son
C. Anansi and his son D. Anansi and the villagers
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【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) once upon a time _______________ (2) wish sb. good luck _______________
(3)嫉妒 _______________ (4)遍及世界 _______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) He didn't like this, but he did not know what to do.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) Why don't you carry the basket on your back instead?
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) And that's how wisdom went all over the world.
_______________________________________________________________________
Passage C
话题：环境保护 词数：295 参考用时：7分钟
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the
destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted
water, endangered wild animals.., these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to
stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't
have to drive...
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at
the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make
any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get
together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for
migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the
others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they
try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay
3no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a
few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice,
the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again
starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more.
Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a
spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at
once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step,
and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve
even our greatest problems.
( ) 1. Where would you most probably read this passage?
A. A guidebook. B. A movie poster.
C. A personal blog(博客). D. A geology(地质) magazine.
( ) 2. Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
A. Because he wants to do some good to the environment.
B. Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive.
C. Because there are only cloth bags in stores.
D. Because all the people use cloth bags in stores.
( ) 3. What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably
mean?
A. Frustrating. B. Surprising. C. Terrible. D.
Fantastic.
( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Even if we can walk there, we still drive over.
B. Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.
C. Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today.
D. When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the
others follow at once.
( ) 5. What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
A. To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos.
B. To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference.
C. To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers.
D. To show that there're many problems in the world.
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) do good _______________ (2) get together _______________
(3) 没有注意_______________ (4) 起飞_______________
2. 佳句翻译
(1) Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction of our
environment.
_______________________________________________________________________
4(2) So my family does what we can.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) What a spectacular sight it must be！
_______________________________________________________________________
5Unit21
Passage A
【答案详解】1-5 BDACB 6-10 DDABC 11-15 ADBCA
1. B 根据下文have a good sleep 推知这儿填tired,故选B.
2. D 脚一般指两只，在两者之间用between。
3. A 根据下文He thought it was raining. 推知本题选A。
4. C look up仰望, look at 看着......，look down 俯视，look for寻找，据题意选C。
5. B 根据从句的引导词that 可知这儿应该是so...that...结构，引导结果状语从句。故
选B。
6. D 眼泪应该是顺着脸淌下来。故选D。
7. D 根据上下文的意思可知，这儿问的应该是为什么。故选D。
8. A sit at a table 意为坐在桌旁，故选A。
9. B 选项A.C.D 均不合题意，故选B。
10. C The boy is so thirsty.和The mother is so sad. 之间是顺承的关系，故选C。
11. A 从句中sword 一词可知这儿应该选A。）
12. D put...beside...意为“把......放在......的旁边。故选D。
13. B 由事情发生的先后顺序可知选B。
14. C but连接两个意义相反的分句，前一个分句中用cold, 所以后一分句用warm。故选
C。
15. A That’s because...意为“那是因为......; That’s why... 意为“那是为什
么......”。上文已知道结果，下文自然应交代原因。故选A。
读后自主学习
1. 短语互译
(1) 准备好做某事 (2) 坐在桌边 (3) leave for (4) fall asleep
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 一天夜里，一只小燕子飞跃一座城市。
(2) 他发现天空是如此晴朗，都能够看到漫天繁星。
(3) 我愿意和你在一起，做你要我做的事情。
(4) 这是因为你做了一件好事。
Passage B
【答案详解】1-5 DCDBA
1. D 由第一段第二句话可知，他是为了去找wisdom。故选D。
2. C 由第一段第五句话可知，he went around the village with a basket and asked
each person….可知是向村民要。故选C。
3. D 前面提到了wisdom。故选D
4. B 这篇文章是一个故事。 A：报道， C：广告， D：日记。故选B。
5. A 整篇文章都在讲Anansi 和wisdom的故事，故选A。
读后自主学习
1. 短语互译
(1)从前 (2)祝某人好运 (3) be jealous of (4) all over the world
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 他不喜欢这样，但是他不知道该怎么做。
6(2) 他决定把它藏在高高的树顶上。
(3) 为什么你不把篮子背在背上呢？
(4) 这就是智慧如何遍及世界的。
Passage C
【答案详解】1-5 CADBB
1. C A：指导书， B：电影海报， C：个人博客， D： 地质杂志。本文是以第一人称写的，所以
应摘自个人博客。故选C。
2. A 由第一段可知作者描述环境被破坏，因此第二段第一句话说到他们使用布袋代替塑
料袋。故选A。
3. D spectacular-壮观的，惊人的。根据后文“thousands of flamingos taking off
into the sky at once!”可知，数千只鸟一起起飞一定很“壮观”。故选D。
4. B 由第四段第一句话可知答案为B选项。
5. B 作者通过火烈鸟迁徙的事情，告诉我们要继续坚持环保的行动，只要继续，就会有更
大的变化。故选B。
读后自主学习
1. 短语互译
(1)有好处，有益 (2)聚会，汇集 (3) pay no attention/ take no notice (4) take off
2. 佳句翻译
(1) 如今我们所面对的最大的问题是对环境的破坏。
(2) 所以我们家尽我们所能。
(3) 但是其他的鸟不理不睬，所以这一小群飞回来了。
(4) 这一定是一个壮观的场景！
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