Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·湖南长沙长郡中学第四次月考)IfyournameisElizabethGallagherandyouareaCanadiancitizenandhavedreamsoftravellingaroundtheworld,pleasecontactJordanAxani.Twenty-eight-year-oldAxaniofToronto,Canadabookedatripwithhisthen-girlfriend,ElizabethGallagher,lastmonthforavery,verylowpriceonatravelwebsite.Theyplannedtovisitfourcountries—Italy,France,Thailand,andIndia—overthreeweeksfromDecember21,2017toJanuary8,2018.However,theybrokeup.Axanicouldchangethenameontheticket,butatahighpricethatwouldcancelout(抵消)allthesavingsthatlethimbookthetripinthefirstplace.“BecauseIhatetheideaofaticketaroundtheworldgoingtowaste,IamlookingforaCanadiangirlnamedElizabethGallagherwhocouldusetheticket,”Axaniwroteonthewebsiteinanopencallforanyonebearinghisthen-girlfriend’sname.ThenewElizabethGallagherwouldnothavetostaywithhimduringthetrip.Shedoesn’tevenhavetopayAxaniforthecostofthetrip.Theonlytimetheyarelikelytoseeeachotherisattheairportwhentheyflyfromonecountrytothenext.Allheasksforisthatsheshould:1.behealthy,smartandinteresting;2.havealwayswantedtotravel,butmaybehaven’thadtheopportunityorcashtoseemuchoftheworld;3.benamedElizabethGallagherandhaveaCanadianpassport;4.payitforward.He’sbeenluckyandthisishimgivingbacktotheuniverse.Dosomethingsimilarsomeday.Sofarhehasreceivede-mailsfromlotsofElizabethGallaghersacrossCanada,butthereisnowordaboutwhetherhehasselectedanewtravelcompanion.1.BeforeJordanAxaniandhisthen-girlfriendbrokeup,he.A.hadsavedalotofmoneytotravelworldwideB.hadbookedatriptofourcountriesataverylowpriceC.hadmetagirlbearingthesamenameashisthen-girlfriendD.hadspentseveralmonthslookingforinformationonthetrip2.Axanihasn’tchangedthenameonhisthen-girlfriend’sticketmainlybecause.A.hethinksitisawasteofmoneyB.hehasn’tgotenoughmoneytodothatC.hebelieveshecanfindanewgirlfriendD.hehasbeeninlowspiritssincetheybrokeup3.WhatcanweknowaboutJordanAxani?A.Heisbraveandlucky.B.Heissmartandinteresting.C.Heismeanandstubborn.D.Heiscautiousandkind-hearted.4.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Totellreadersacommonname.B.ToreportJordanAxani’smovingstory.C.Toadvisepeopletotravelaroundtheworld.D.TohelpJordanAxanifindatravelcompanion.导学号〚23280064〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·山东滨州期中考试)Ilovehikingandbeingoutdoors.IloveditevenmorewhenIfoundIcouldusemypassionto1others.SomeoftheothermomsI2ontheschoolrunareeithersingleparentorhaveachildwithspecialneeds.So,I3totaketheirchildorchildren(usuallyboysaroundmyson’sage)onhikeswithmysonandme.Thiswill4themotherashortrespite(短暂的休息)andhelpher5moneyforshedoesn’thavetohireababysitter.TodayIofferedmyfriendthat6andtookhersonwithusonahiketoParadiseFalls.Theweatherwas7,justenoughsunbutstillcoolandbreezy.Duringpartofourtrekweweregentlymistedwithsprinklingsofrainthatrefreshedusandkeptus8aswemadeittoourfinaldestination—astunningforty-foot9thatfellintoapoolofwater!Everyoneenjoyeditandmyfriendwas10whenIsentsomepicturesofhersonclimbingandsplashingintheshallowpoolsof11.Shethankedmefor12himandforthetimeitgavehertoattendtootherthings.Ifigurethateveryone13thisway.Ashikerswecommunedwithnatureandmyfriendgotthe14sheneeded.Iamveryblessedtobeableto15mypassionfornaturewhile16helpingothermothers.It’sso17foreveryone’ssoul.It’smynaturechurch,sotospeak.My18istogetoutside!Gofora19andhelpsomeoneoutbyprovidingchildcareforanyonewhoneedssomepersonaltimeforthemselves.I...
