单元培优阅读 Unit 1 This is me 人与自我———自我认识 I. 完形填空 I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early wish for gardening was not from my love for nature. It was to make my parents angry. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked at this work of natural art _____ . Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “Something to clean up!” Seeing the neighbours busy with _____ , my father even thought it was nothing but a waste of time. At that age, I always did something _____ to whatever my parents did! If gardening was something they found boring, I would plant a garden! I planted some lily(百合花) seeds in the yard. But they _____ to come up. I didn’t give up. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. To my _____ , I found the first rose bloomed(开花)! One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. Finally, I was touched by this land of wonder. However, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even _____ at me because he found it was a lot of trouble to move around my garden to the driveway. Although they disliked the garden, I kept on planting my garden and continued to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions(陪伴)—they breathe, they bloom, and they react to _____ and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my wish to challenge my parents. Today I become known as Mrs Green Thumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, and that finally makes my parents feel very proud. And now I could say it is my love for _____ that makes me a real gardener. ( ) 1. A. excitedly B. politely C. seriously D. unhappily ( ) 2. A. correcting B. gardening C. cleaning D. moving ( ) 3. A. opposite B. special C. common D. close ( ) 4. A. began B. failed C. remembered D. produced ( ) 5. A. mind B. surprise C. sadness D. taste ( ) 6. A. pointed B. laughed C. shouted D. looked ( ) 7. A. care B. difference C. increase D. degree ( ) 8. A. freedom B. life C. nature D. health II. 阅读理解（对应中考 B 篇） For Emma, PE class was the most difficult part. She didn’t mind the tiredness but the looks her classmates gave her. Emma was bigger than others of her age. A group of students often ran behind her, laughing and talking about how Emma ran. “Just one more year，” Emma kept telling herself. “One more year and I’ll graduate and won’t have to take this stupid PE class anymore.” But everything changed when a girl called Kit joined the class. She had short hair, bright eyes, and a long scar (伤疤) across the left side of her face. She introduced herself, “Hi, everyone, I’m Kit. I love sports and fashion. You might be wondering about the scar. I got it when I fell off my bike. I see it as a cool mark now.” Emma listened in surprise. How could the girl be so confident During lunchtime, Emma was sitting at her usual table. Kit walked over to join Emma. Emma couldn’t believe such a confident girl would like to sit wi ... ...
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