【步步高】2013-2014高中英语 Unit 5 Period One Warm up Readi

Unit 5 Rhythm
Period One Warm­up & Reading(Ⅰ)
根底落实
Ⅰ.课文理解
1．When did Morissette become world famous?
A．When she was 30.
B．In 1995.
C．At the age of 23.
2．Which song won the year’s Grammy Award for the best rock song?
A．“Jagged Little Pill〞．
B．“Utopia〞．
C．“U ninvited〞．
3．What’s the weather like when she held her first concert in England?
A．Warm. B．Cold. C．Cool.
4．How were the audience feeling inside the hall when she was singing?
A．Cold­hearted.
B．Extremely excited.
C．Disappointed.
5．She ended up the concert with ________.
A．“Heartache〞
B．“Everything But...〞
C．a new song about the life of a superstar
Ⅲ.用适当的介、副词填空
1．Canadian singer and song writer，Alanis Morissette，is used ________ being ________ the public eye.
2．________ then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances ________ stage.
3．There was not an empty seat anywhere ________ the concert hall ________ last Thursday’s even t，although it was an extremely cold night.
4．“Sure it’s cold outside，but I hope we’ll warm it ________ in here for you，〞Morissette said ________ the large crowd before she started to play.
5．The first part of the song was filled ________ anger，while the last part expressed love and joy.
6．Many people ________ the crowd were obviously long­time fans and they knew the words and sang along ________ nearly every song.
7．________ the concert，the atmosphere ________ the concert hall was extremely exciting.
8．She finished the evening ________ a new song ______ the life of a superstar. Ⅳ.用课文中的词语替换划线局部
1．She is a producing writer；she writes and paints.________________ 2．Although I admit that there are problems，I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.________________
3．He clearly enjoyed his work.________________
4．The summer in my city is very dry with little rain during_all the season.________________
5．Tracy Wong is a famous Chinese­American writer.________________
Ⅴ.完成句子
1．The girl ________________________(不习惯) working in the city alone.
2．__________________________________________(虽然他昨天晚上来这儿了)，he didn’t meet the professor.
3．He came here very late，______________________(这是意料之外的)．
4．His coming back ________________________________________(让我们大家都很高兴)．5．I’m interest ed in sports
_______________________________________________________(而我弟弟爱好音乐)．
能力提升
阅读理解
Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia.She is one of the most popular film actresses in the United States.She caught the public’s eye in MysticPizza.The next year, she became more famous because of SteelMagnolias.Roberts earned an Oscar nomination (提名) for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film.
After that, Roberts’ career really took_off.One of her best known roles was as a hooker who falls in love with a man played by Richard Gere in PrettyWoman.Roberts then played a variety of dramatic and romantic roles in such films as ThePelicanBrief, MichaelCollins, MyBestFriend’sWedding, Stepmom, and NottingHill.In 2000, she made a dramatic breakthrough (突破) with her powerful performance in ErinBrockovich. In the film, she played the title character—a brave, struggling single mom.Based on a true story, Brockovich helped lead the fight against a California power company that destroyed a small town’s water supply.Roberts won several awards for that film, including her first Academy Award.
Since then, Roberts has taken some light­hearted roles, and appeared with George Clooney in Ocean’sEleven and Ocean’sTwelve.Roberts also made her first Broadway (百老汇) appearance in ThreeDaysofRain in 2006.
Roberts has been married to cameraman Danny Moder since 2002.In 2004, the couple welcomed twins—Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia, and in 2007, their third child, Henry Daniel, was born.
1．What’s the correct ti me order of the following films?
1．Ocean’sTwelve 2.SteelMagnolias
3．MichaelCollins 4.PrettyWoman
A．2－4－3－1 B．2－4－1－3
C．4－1－2－3 D．4－1－3－2
2．All of the following are films EXCEPT ______.
A．MysticPizza B．NottingHill
C．ThreeDaysofRain D．Stepmom
3．The underlin ed expression “took off〞means “________〞．
A．was popular B．left
C．was careful D．was undressed
4．What do we learn about the film ErinBrockovich from the passage?
A．It was first shown at the end of last century.
B．The main character of the film is a childless woman.
C．Julia Roberts won her first Academy Award for her performance in it.
D．The story of the film takes place in New York.
5．Which of the following films did George Clooney star in?
A．PrettyWoman.
B．ThePelicanBrief.
C．Ocean’sEleven.
D．MyBestFriend’sWedding.
答案
根底落实
Ⅰ.1.B 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C
Ⅱ.1.Canadian 2.album 3.given 4.filled/crowded 5.extremely
6.obvious/clear/evident
d/called
8.full
9.impressed 10.with
Ⅲ.1.to；in 2.Since；on 3.in；at 4.up；to 5.with6．in；to 7.Throughout；inside
8.with；about
Ⅳ.1.cre ative 2.While 3.obviously 4.throughout5．well­known
Ⅴ.1.isn’t used to 2.Although/Though he came here last night 3.which was unexpected 4.made us all very happy 5.while my brother is fond of music
能力提升
1．A 2．C 3．A 4．C 5．C。