1、课时作业(一)Unit 1Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解AMarian Wright Edelman, an American lawyer, educator and childrens rights activist, was born on June 6, 1939 in South Carolina, one of five children. Her father Arthur Wright was a preacher (牧师) who died when she was only 14 years old. In h
2、is last words to her, he advised her not to “let anything get in the way of your education”After high school, Edelman went on to study at Spelman College and later traveled to the Soviet Union. When she returned to Spelman in 1959, Edelman became involved in the civil rights movement. This work insp
3、ired her to drop her plans to enter the Foreign Service and study law instead. In 1973, Edelman set up the Childrens Defense Fund as a voice for poor and disabled children. She served as a public speaker on behalf of these children.During a tour, Marian met Peter Edelman, an assistant to Kennedy, an
4、d the next year she moved to Washington, DC.to marry him and to work for social justice in the center of Americas political scene. The couple had three sons: Joshua, Jonah and Ezra. Jonah is the founder of Stand for Children, a group that promotes childrens education, and Ezra is a documentary (纪录片)
5、 filmmaker who won an Emmy for his film “O.J.: Made in America”Edelman is the author of many books for children and adults. Her titles for readers include Im Your child, God: Prayers for Our Children, Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our Children, Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors, and The Mea
6、sure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, which was a surprising success.1What do we know about Edelmans family?AShe was the single child.BHer mother was a preacher. CThey took education seriously.DThe family had a poor life.2Why did Edelman drop her plan to enter the Foreign Service?A
7、She wanted to study abroad.BShe intended to be a lawyer.CShe had little time for her work.DShe was interested in civil rights.3Where did Edelman get married?AIn Washington DC. BIn the Soviet Union.CIn South Carolina. DIn Spelman.4What can be learned about Edelmans children?AThey all worked for socia
8、l justice.BThey achieved something in career.CThey won many awards in their lives.DThey contributed to their mothers books.BIn most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most c
9、ountries also have private (私立的) education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage
10、over other children. At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance of continuing their studies at a university or college. Universities and colleges are place
11、s where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students. Most students stay at university for thre
12、e or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelors degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD. Most
13、university courses dont train students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career (职业), such as clothing design, or business studies.5The passage mainly tells us _.Asomething about the private schools in developed countriesBhow dev
14、eloped countries pay attention to educationCsome general information about education in developed countriesDwhy education is important6Why do most developed countries provide free education to children? ABecause the children dont have money to go to school. BBecause the government want their citizen
15、s to be useful to the country. CBecause education doesnt cost the country too much money. DBecause there are not enough private schools.7In the first paragraph the underlined word “citizens” refer to _. Athe cities Bmembers of a country Cthe children Dpeople who lives in cities8Which of the followin
16、g statements is true according to the passage? AAll the university students study one subject. BAfter studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelors degree. CStudents usually receive a masters degree before receiving a Bachelors degree. DUnlike university, c
17、olleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career.完形填空Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how _1_ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, _2_ and other coldweather equipment
18、 for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with _3_ earned through good behavior. It was a _4_ way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to _5_ them.“Do the children need anything else？” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our _6_ to him
19、.“Umbrellas！” she said. “Most of our _7_ have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very _8_ .”Of course! I thought. It doesnt snow much here, _9_ we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy _10_ . My friends and I began to _11_ : We sent emails, called people
20、 and _12_ the project at social events. Everyone had the same _13_ : “Ive never thought about that before！” We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school _14_ April showers. We were very satisfied. _15_， the kids will be singing in the rain!1A.lucky BeasyCwealthy Dquick2A.glasses BneedlesCglove
21、s Dbowls3A.rewards BpleasureCtips Dlove4A.common BscientificCsimple Dgood5A.own BuseCaccept Dafford6A.donations BscreensCluggage Dstaffs7A.customers BkidsCteachers Demployees8A.concerned BangryCwet Dnervous9A.but BsoCand Dor10A.candles BumbrellasCtickets Dhouses11A.weep BrecoverCwork Dunderstand12A.
22、suffered from Bmade outCtalked up Dlooked into13A.response BlevelCpay Dheight14A.in need of Bin favor ofCfor lack of Din time for15A.Surprisingly BHopefullyCInterestingly DLuckily课时作业(一).阅读理解【语篇解读】本是一篇说明文。本文讲述了一位出身牧师家庭的美国黑人女性，凭着自己对正义公平的信仰，依靠自身所受的良好教育，投身民权和社会公益事业的故事。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“In his las
23、t words to her, he advised her not to let anything get in the way of your education(在给她的临终遗言中，他建议她不要“让任何事情妨碍你的教育”。)”可推知Edelman的家庭很重视教育。故选C。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中“When she returned to Spelman in 1959, Edelman became involved in the civil rights movement. This work inspired her to drop her plans to ente
24、r the Foreign Service and study law instead.(1959年，当她回到斯佩尔曼时，埃德尔曼参与了民权运动。这份工作激励她放弃了进入外交部门学习法律的计划。)”可知Edelman对民权很感兴趣，让她放弃了进入外交部门的计划。故选D。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段中“During a tour, Marian met Peter Edelman, an assistant to Kennedy, and the next year she moved to Washington, DC.to marry him and to work for soc
25、ial justice in the center of Americas political scene.(在一次旅行中，Marian遇到了肯尼迪的助手Peter Edelman。第二年，她搬到了华盛顿特区，嫁给了他，并在美国政治舞台的中心为社会正义工作。)”可知Edelman是在华盛顿特区结婚的。故选A。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中“The couple had three sons: Joshua, Jonah and Ezra. Jonah is the founder of Stand for Children, a group that promotes childre
26、ns education, and Ezra is a documentary filmmaker who won an Emmy for his film O.J.: Made in America(这对夫妇有三个儿子：约书亚、约拿和以斯拉。约拿是促进儿童教育的组织Stand for Children的创始人，以斯拉是一位纪录片导演，他的电影O.J.: Made in America获得了艾美奖。)”可知Edelman的两个孩子在事业上有所成就。故选B。【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了发达国家教育方面的信息。5答案与解析：C主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了发达国家教育方面的信息。选C。6答案与解析：B细
27、节理解题。根据第一段的“In most developed countries.educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life.”可知选B。7答案与解析：B词义猜测题。从句意看是：受过教育的“公民”以后对国家有利。选B。8答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Colleges, on the other hand.or business studies.”可知，学院教给学生一些技能。选D。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。我们为了帮助需要帮助的人发起了“世界需要你”的公益活动，针对实际需要进行了一些捐助。
28、1答案与解析：B此处是说，根据下文内容可知，这个公益活动的目的是为了展示做出一些积极的改变是件容易的事。2答案与解析：C根据后面语境and other coldweather equipment可知，所填词与抗寒有关，故“手套”恰当。3答案与解析：A根据此空前的 “buy” things与earned through good behavior判断“奖励”贴切。4答案与解析：D一方面能鼓励孩子们行为良好，另一方面又能解决他们所需，所以是“好方法”。5答案与解析：D从后文看，我们帮助的是家庭贫困的孩子，所以把这些东西给那些家庭负担不起(afford)的孩子。6答案与解析：A根据前面语境Over
29、the holidays, we collected hats, _2_ and other coldweather equipment可知，此处是说，当我们把捐赠的物品(donations)给协调人时。7答案与解析：B根据前面语境“Do the children need anything else？” 判断，此处是指，多数孩子(kids)步行上学。8答案与解析：C孩子们没有伞，所以，下雨时他们都是淋湿着(wet)进来。9答案与解析：A前后句子在逻辑上为转折关系，所以用but。10答案与解析：B根据前面的“Umbrellas！”以及后面提到的50 umbrellas都可以说明这里用umbre
30、llas。11答案与解析：C根据后面语境We sent emails, called people and _12_ the project at social events.可知，我们开始工作(work)。12答案与解析：C为了筹集到伞，我们开始工作，无论是前面的sent emails，还是called people都是让人知道我们在干什么，所以在社交活动中宣传这个项目。talk up大声地讲。13答案与解析：A根据后面语境“Ive never thought about that before！”可知，这是人们共同的反应(response)。14答案与解析：D我们为学校及时筹集了50多把雨伞，以备四月的阵雨。in time for及时赶上。15答案与解析：B根据前面语境We were very satisfied.判断，希望(Hopefully)孩子们将在雨中歌唱！