1、课时作业(四)Unit 1Section Grammar动词不定式.单句语法填空1_ (make) it easier to get in touch with us, youd better keep this card at hand.2The Winter Olympics _ (hold) in 2022 will surely bring in many international tourists.3After receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Anne Benedict went on _ (thank) all t
2、he people who had helped in her career.4If he takes on this work, he will have no choice but _ (meet) an even greater challenge.5My grandmother woke up only _ (find) everybody had gone.6I have a lot of readings _ (complete) before the end of this term.7Are you going to the conference _ (hold) next M
3、onday?8She has put off her concerts because of the difficulties _ (cause) by the ongoing strikes.9The old scientist died suddenly, _ (leave) the project unfinished.10In such dry weather, the flowers will be watered if they are _ (survive) .阅读理解I have an unusual hobby by keeping thousands of earthwor
4、ms in my home. It sounds crazy, but theres actually a very good reason. I live in a suburb (郊区) of Los Angeles, where people waste a lot and cause many environmental problems. Over time I have begun to feel unhappy living like that.I decided to see how simply I could live, so I stopped buying anythi
5、ng that came in a package or plastic bags. This helped somewhat, but there was still one big source of rubbish: food waste like fruit and vegetable peelings. It seemed a waste to throw them away. So thats why I bought the worms.I knew that earthworms did a lot of work in the soil, but I didnt think
6、there was much for them to do in my apartment. After reading a book about how to recycle food waste into soil, I bought a big plastic box and filled it with dirt. Then I bought a kilogram of worms from a local fishing store and put them all into the box. I put the food waste Id collected on top and
7、put the cover on. That night I was so afraid the worms would escape and I would wake up to find them all over the house.But that didnt happen. What did happen was that the worms ate my food waste, digested it, and what came out was very rich soil! It was really amazing to watch my rubbish disappear
8、like that. I started growing vegetables, and used this soil to help them grow. It was a perfect cycle and thats how I know just how hard worms workby feasting. Thanks largely to the earthworms, I only throw away two small bags of rubbish every two months, and live very happily because of my simplici
9、ty.1Why did the author decide to live simply?ABecause she decided to develop a new hobby.BBecause she felt bored with such a wealthy life.CBecause she followed the people in Los Angeles.DBecause she didnt want to produce so much rubbish.2The author decided to raise earthworms because she wanted _.At
10、o keep some earthworms as petsBto be different from her neighborsCto do research about how earthworms workDto have the worms make waste food into soil3How did the author benefit from having the earthworms?AShe didnt need to buy any vegetables or fruit.BShe started a new business of raising earthworm
11、s.CShe had the food waste changed into soil for her plants.DShe made some extra money by selling her earthworms.4Which word best describes the author?ACreative.BConfident.CConventional. DCautious.完形填空Just out of college, he began working for the Ford Motor Company as a student engineer. He began to
12、_1_ how cars were put together. However, he was _2_ marketing more. One year later, Lee Iacocca, the son of an Italian, was promoted (提升) to a salesman.In 1956, sales were _3_ at Ford. To help improve the sales, Iacocca _4_ the idea of installment (分期付款). His _5_ proved to be a great success. After
13、years of hard work, in 1970, he _6_ the president of Ford Motor Company, second in command under Henry Ford . However, _7_ lay ahead. Henry Ford began to worry that Lee Iacocca would _8_ his family business. Therefore, Iacocca was _9_ and had to look for another job.It wasnt long before he was _10_
14、the position of president of Chrysler Corporation. When Chrysler announced the hiring of Lee Iacocca, they also announced their worst _11_ difficulty in history on the same day. The company might break down. _12_， Iacocca went to the US government to seek loans (贷款). His request was refused at first
15、, _13_ Iacocca didnt quit. He argued if Chrysler failed, it would _14_ the country 2.75 billion dollars because of unemployment alone. His speech was so _15_ that Chrysler got the money. In his fight for the _16_ of the company, Lee cut his own salary to $1 a year. Later, the company began an advert
16、isement campaign for their new car. _17_， the car soon became popular and the company was _18_.Iacocca had the _19_ of never giving up and the willingness to take whatever measures for his company. His _20_ qualities are worthy of learning.1A.see BnoticeCimagine Dlearn2A.interested in Bsurprised atC
17、aware of Dcareful with3A.holding BrealizingCrising Ddropping4A.put forward Bmade upCanalyzed Dcollected5A.conclusion BpermissionCsuggestion Dprotection6A.became BvisitedChelped Dleft7A.luck BtroubleCdanger Dopportunity8A.turn in Bput offCgive up Dtake over9A.blamed BdefeatedCfired Drejected10A.promi
18、sed BofferedCshown Dapplied11A.production BmanagementCfinancial Dtechnical12A.However BThereforeCOtherwise DInstead13A.so BandCbut Dor14A.save BcostCgive Dbring15A.convincing BamusingCboring Ddisappointing16A.reason BcontributionCsituation Dsurvival17A.Strictly BLuckilyCStrangely DCarefully18A.chang
19、ed BstoppedCsaved Dcreated19A.attitude BcommentCconcern Dcareer20A.different BchangeableChopeful Dexcellent课时作业(四).单句语法填空1To make2.to be held3.to thank4.to meet5.to find6to complete7.to be held8.caused9.leaving10.to survive.阅读理解1答案与解析：D根据第一段中的“I live in a suburb of Los Angeles, where people waste a
20、lot and cause many environmental problems. Over time I have begun to feel unhappy living like that.”和第二段中的“I decided to see how simply I could live, so I stopped buying anything that came in a package or plastic bags.”可知，作者选择简单生活，是为了环保，不愿制造太多的垃圾。D项正确。2答案与解析：D根据第二段中的“but there was still one big sourc
21、e of rubbish: food waste like fruit and vegetable peelings. It seemed a waste to throw them away. So thats why I bought the worms.”可知，作者饲养蚯蚓是为了不浪费剩下的食品，而蚯蚓可以把剩饭转化成肥料。D项正确。3答案与解析：C根据最后一段中的“.I started growing vegetables, and used this soil to help them grow. It was a perfect cycle and thats how I know
22、 just how hard worms work by feasting.”可知，“作者种植蔬菜，并用这些肥料帮助它们生长，这是非常完美的循环，这都是这些蚯蚓辛苦劳作的结果”，因此作者很高兴。C项正确。4答案与解析：A文章讲的是作者饲养蚯蚓来把生活中的食物垃圾转换成肥沃土壤来种植蔬菜，从而减少浪费。从文中可知作者是一位富有创新精神的人。A项正确。.完形填空【语篇解读】李艾柯卡曾担任福特汽车公司的总裁，后又担任克莱斯勒汽车公司的总裁，把这家濒临倒闭的公司从危境中拯救过来。1答案与解析：D根据前后文可知李艾柯卡在大学毕业后在福特汽车公司当一名实习生，学习汽车装配的有关知识。故选learn。2答案
23、与解析：A根据下文可知，他对市场营销更感兴趣。故选interested in。3答案与解析：D根据语境可知，1956年福特公司销售量下滑，李艾柯卡提出了分期付款的销售策略，促进汽车销量大增。故选dropping。4答案与解析：A李艾柯卡提出了分期付款的销售策略。put forward表示“提出(建议，计划等)”。5答案与解析：C此处表示他分期付款销售的建议后来取得了成功。6答案与解析：A根据语境可知，因为辛勤的工作和突出的业绩，李艾柯卡成了福特公司的总裁，职位仅次于亨利福特二世。故选became。7答案与解析：B从前文可知，李艾柯卡成为福特公司的总裁，但是倒霉的事即将来临，后文交代了怎么回事。
24、故选trouble。8答案与解析：D亨利福特二世担心李艾柯卡权力过于强大，会抢走他的家族产业。9答案与解析：C因为亨利福特二世的担忧，李艾柯卡被辞退了。故选fired。10答案与解析：B不久，克莱斯勒公司就提供了总裁的职位给李艾柯卡。11答案与解析：C根据下文.Iacocca went to the US government to seek loans.可知，李艾柯卡去向政府申请贷款，由此判断克莱斯勒公司当时面临着史上最严重的财政困难，故选financial。12答案与解析：B公司因为经济困境可能破产倒闭，因此，李艾柯卡去向政府申请贷款。故选Therefore。13答案与解析：C他的贷款申请
25、一开始被拒绝了，但他并没有放弃。故选but。14答案与解析：B李艾柯卡说，如果克莱斯勒公司倒闭了，国家仅仅失业救济金就得支付27.5亿美元。故选cost。15答案与解析：A根据前后文可知李艾柯卡在向政府申请贷款时的发言是如此地令人信服，以致克莱斯勒公司得到了贷款。故选convincing。16答案与解析：D前文提到克莱斯勒公司面临破产，可推测出此处为：李艾柯卡为了这家公司的生存，他将他本人的工资消减到一年只拿一美元。故选survival。17答案与解析：B根据下文the car soon became popular可知，此处应选Luckily表示“幸运的是”。18答案与解析：C根据语境可知，克莱斯勒公司拿到了贷款，新车的销售也很成功，因此，公司得救了。故选saved。19答案与解析：A此处表示李艾柯卡永不放弃的态度，故选attitude。comment“评论”；concern“关心，忧虑”；career“职业，事业”。20答案与解析：D根据语境可知，此处应表示李艾柯卡优秀的品质，故选excellent。