Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you

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. Jack took a long， deep b_________， struggling to control his own emotions.

2. As is known to all， traffic s tell drivers when to stop and go.

3. Why should I say sorry when it’s not my f ？

4. She hasn’t been seen for four days and there is c for her safety.

5. We must find a way to r the problem before it’s too late.

6. If you continue to heat the water， it will boil and turn into （蒸汽）.

7. Don’t tell him your opinion because he has （控制不严的） lips.

8. The worst （苦难） of the war were now beginning.

9. The ship （沉没） to the bottom of the sea because of the bad weather last year.

10. We have no choice but to adapt our technology （策略） to this situation.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

help out let down be angry with pull one’s weight concentrate on

1. In all those years he never worked hard， which his parents.

2. She is in trouble now. We’d better have her right away.

3. He has been his recent research， completely paying no attention to me.

4. She contributes as much as anyone on our team. No doubt she has been around this office.

5. My parents me because I got home too late.

课文语法填空

Ben， 17， is a member of their school basketball team. He is crazy 1 basketball and pretty good at it， but they 2 （lose） their last match. In Ben’s opinion， their point guard was to blame. 3 （disappoint） by his behaviour， Ben told this to his best friend. However， his best friend told everyone else what he’d said. Ben didn’t know what 4 （do）， so he asked Agony Aunt 5 help.

As far as Agony Aunt 6 （concern）， it is mainly his friend’s loose lips that make the situation worse. But it’s 7 （part） Ben’s fault. She suggests that Ben should apologise to his teammate. Secondly， Ben should talk to his friend that he is angry with him for 8 （repeat） what he said and making the situation worse， 9 that he wants to move on. Thirdly， Ben should think about his own behaviour and always remember： think first， speak later. If he feels one of his teammates isn’t pulling their 10 （weigh）， then raise his concerns in a professional way with his team coach.

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阅读理解

When I was 9， we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow， London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue-sky days， I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.

Southbank， at an eastern bend in the Thames， is the center of British skateboarding， where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing. I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite： Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it. Once， when trying a certain trick on the beam （横杆）， I fell onto the stones， damaging a nerve in my hand， and Toby came over， helping me up： Safe， man. Safe. A few minutes later， when I landed the trick， my friends beat their boards loud， shouting： “Safe！ Safe！ Safe！” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks， being a good skater.

When I was 15， my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there， but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years， I’d given it up.

When I returned to London in 2004， I found myself wandering down to Southbank， spending hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since， most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear： tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving （穿梭） among the kids who rushed by on their boards， I found my way to the beam. Then a rail-thin teenager， in a baggy white T-shirt， skidded （滑） up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago，” I told him. Then， slowly， he began to nod his head. “Safe， man. Safe.”

“Yeah，” I said. “Safe.”

1. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London？

A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.

C. He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.

2. What do the underlined words “Safe！ Safe！ Safe！” probably mean？

A. Be careful！ B. Well done！ C. No way！ D. Don’t worry！

3. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London？

A. To relive his childhood days. B. To join the skateboarding.