Unit 1 Growing up

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1. The two women used some blankets to cover the injured， while the others were waiting forthe a to arrive.

2. The government wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank l  .

3. The small house is not really s  for such a large family.

4. Being the world’s first astronaut， Gagarin i  became an international celebrity.

5. Unexpectedly， last night my mother a  of my leaving school this year.

6. He was praised for his fairness and high  （正直诚实）.

7. The  （家庭的） survey can be faulty because some people won’t provide truthfulinformation.

8. Having spent the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong， Linda appears  （成熟的） than those of her age.

9. To rent a car you must show your passport and current driving  （执照）.

10. The company’s  （投入） to providing quality at a reasonable price has been veryimportant to its success.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

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1. Smith has been  the company since the former manager retired.

2. As I had been studying classical music for many years， I  in this issue.

3. Right before Mary first  the classroom， she thought that all eyes were on her.

4. This is the first time I’ve sat  since the accident.

5. It is right and proper that parents  their children’s attendance at school.

课文语法填空

Bethany can’t wait to be 18. She 1 （work） ever since leaving school but still can’t vote.She thinks if one is old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes， he should be allowed to have 2 say on how the government spends them. She has also been taking driving lessons. She thinks she ismature enough to understand driving a car also means 3 （take） responsibility for her life andthe lives of other people. However， she won’t be allowed to take her driving test 4 she turns 18.

Lin Ning celebrated his 18th birthday before he went to university. He found the change hadbeen 5 （subtle） and gradual than he imagined. He wasn’t as selfish as he used 6 （be）.Instead he began to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of socialresponsibility. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed him.

As for Morgan， turning 18 didn’t make him more 7 （independence）. He worked as alibrarian. His salary was so low that he had to live with his parents and found 8 hard to saveany money. Therefore， he decided to start a new job the next month. Although he could get a bankloan to pay the deposit on his own apartment， he didn’t want to make that kind of 9 （commit）.He thought some 10 （responsibility） are more about attitude than age.

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能力提升

阅读理解

My name is Matthew. I’m not someone who has many secrets， because I’m a terrible liar. Butthere is one huge secret that I kept for years—I failed my driving test. I had never failed a testbefore， and had never even come close. Driving made me anxious， but my parents told me I had to.They signed me up for driving lessons. I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam， butgetting behind the wheel was a different story.

But when October 30th rolled around， my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at myschool， showing off the brand new license they’d gotten. Looking back on that special day， I can’tremember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test， pausing （ 停顿） at a stop signafter a few seconds， and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail sincemy pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn’t upset that I was leaving without a license，but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class， I told everyone Ididn’t want to take the test on my birthday.

One Friday a month later， I went to the test spot again and passed. Later that night I drove forthe first time by myself， which brought to me an amazing feeling I’ve never experienced—but still，I couldn’t imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn’t. It wasn’t until midway through collegethat I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had failed too！ And I gathered enoughcourage to speak the fact out. Yes， I had also failed.

Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience， withoutwhich one couldn’t make a true man.

1. What can we learn about Matthew according to Paragraph 1？