1、课时作业(九)Module 3Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单词拼写1Many blank (空闲的)spaces are still left in the suburbs.2Do me a favour (恩惠)by turning off that radio.3It wasnt a recorded show. It was live (现场直播的)4Good care may prolong (延长)a sick persons life.5The frightening news threw the family into
2、 a panic (恐慌)6Full details will be sent on request (要求)7Have you got a cloth that you can wipe (擦)the floor with?8He stood with bowed head at the funeral (葬礼).阅读理解You probably laugh at something you find funny, but how much do you really know about jokes and humour? Readers Digest (RD) questioned se
3、veral experts to give us some facts about them.RD: Whats the oldest joke in the world?“We cant know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing，” says Christie Davies, professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the U. K. The oldest joke book thats been
4、 found so far is the Greek Philogelos. It dates from the 4th century AD, although the jokes date from an earlier time. According to psychologist Steve Wilson, director of National Humour Month (April in the U. S), it contains 265 jokes.RD: Do some people fail to develop a sense of humour?Rod Martin,
5、 professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada, believes that while everyone is born without a sense of humour, as we develop, humour and laughter begin to appear. “Of course, some children are more serious, quiet, and less likely to laugh frequently, but this doesnt mean they dont hav
6、e a sense of humour.” And according to Steve Wilson, there are no adults who dont have a sense of humour. “Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour, and I teach people how，” he says.RD: Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation?Sense of humour does differ a lot by coun
7、try, according to an author named Scott Weems. British humour is thought to be absurd (荒谬的) in nature, while American humour has an aggressive quality. According to a study, Germans are found to find everything funny.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章通过访谈为读者传递了一些有关笑话和幽默的知识。1What do we know about the oldest joke book
8、?AIt remains unknown.BIt was written in Greek.CIt was found in the U. K.DIt contains the oldest joke.答案与解析：B细节理解题。由第一个问题的回答中的“The oldest joke book thats been found so far is the Greek Philogelos.”可知，迄今为止发现的世界上最古老的笑话书是希腊的Philogelos。2What does Rod Martin agree with about peoples sense of humour?ANobod
9、y is born with a sense of humour.BSome adults lose it when they grow up.CChildhood is the best time to develop such ability.DChildren have a poorer sense of humour than adults.答案与解析：A细节理解题。由第二个问题的回答中的“everyone is born without a sense of humour”可知，没有人先天就具有幽默感。3What kind of humour has an aggressive fe
10、ature?ABritish humour. BGerman humour.CCanadian humour. DAmerican humour.答案与解析：D细节理解题。由最后一个问题的回答中“American humour has an aggressive quality”可知，美国式幽默具有攻击性，故选D。4Where can you probably find the text?AIn a popular magazine.BIn a research paper.CIn a personal diary.DIn a textbook.答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Rea
11、ders Digest”及文章的形式、内容可知，本文可能选自畅销杂志。.完形填空When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one was always _1_ for growing potatoes. I can still remember those wonderful days. The whole family _2_. After my dad had tilled (耕) the _3_， my mom, brothers, and I went to do our par
12、ts. It was my job to drop the little seed potatoes in the rows _4_ my mom dropped a little fertilizer (肥料) beside them. My brothers then _5_ them all with the freshly turned earth.Months later I would _6_ the garden sometimes while I played outside and wondered what was going on under the _7_. When
13、the harvest time came, I was _8_ at the huge size of the potatoes my dad pulled out of the soil. They would be _9_ into meals such as baked potatoes, fried potatoes, and my _10_ one: potatoes slowly cooked in spaghetti sauce. They would keep the entire family well _11_ throughout the whole year._12_
14、 those special times makes me wonder how many other _13_ I have planted that have grown in the hearts and minds of others there are. How many times are the little things that I said or _14_ used to grow something beautiful? _15_ can these little seedlings (幼苗) provide others souls with sweet food ju
15、st like _16_？Every day of our lives we step out into the _17_ of this world. Every day we plant seeds that can grow into something wonderful. We may _18_ see the growth that comes from the kind words or loving acts we share but someone really does. I hope then that we always _19_ the garden around u
16、s with care. I hope that we _20_ only goodness, peace, and compassion in the lives of everyone we meet.【语篇解读】通过对小时候种植马铃薯的回忆，“我”认为我们每个人都要种植友善的种子，从而收获更多的快乐。1A.left BknownCused Dmade答案与解析：C根据语境可知，“我”家周围有几个菜园，最大的那个总是被用来种植马铃薯。be used for. 表示“被用来”。2A.mattered BworkedCgathered Dsat答案与解析：B根据下文中的“After my da
17、d had tilled(耕)the _3_，my mom, brothers, and I went to do our parts”可知，每当种植马铃薯时，全家人都会干活，故选B项。3A.rock BsoilCsurface Dgrass答案与解析：B根据下文中的“My brothers then _5_ them all with the freshly turned earth”可知，“我”父亲负责翻耕土壤。till the soil表示“翻耕土壤”。4A.while BasCwhen Dafter答案与解析：A根据语境可知，“我”负责丢马铃薯种子，而母亲在它们旁边撒点儿肥料。whil
18、e在此作并列连词，表示“而，然而”，符合语境。5A.hid BfilledCjoined Dcovered答案与解析：D根据语境再结合常识可知，“我”的兄弟们负责给刚种下的马铃薯覆盖上刚翻耕过的土壤。cover. with意为“给盖上”。6A.glance at Bpick outCtake care of Dclean off答案与解析：A根据下文中的“while I played outside and wondered what was going on under the _7_”可知，“我”在外面玩耍时，有时会匆匆看一眼那个菜园。glance at意为“匆匆一看，瞥一眼”。7A.wa
19、ter BairCground Dsun答案与解析：C根据语境可知，“我”在想土壤下面的马铃薯长成什么样子了。under the ground意为“在土壤下面”。8A.upset BamazedCfrightened Dworried答案与解析：B根据语境可知，看到硕大的马铃薯，“我”感到非常惊讶(amazed)。9A.cut BappearedCturned Ddeveloped答案与解析：C根据下文中的“baked potatoes, fried potatoes”可知，菜园里挖出的马铃薯变成了饭桌上的菜肴。turn. into.意为“把变成”。10A.lovely BdeliciousC
20、popular Dfavorite答案与解析：D根据语境可知，“我”最喜欢的马铃薯做法是把马铃薯放在意大利面条酱里慢煮。11A.realized BfedClearned Dstayed答案与解析：B根据上文中的“They would be _9_ into meals such as baked potatoes, fried potatoes”及本空前面的“well”可知，马铃薯给我们一家人提供了食物保障。12A.Thinking of BTalking aboutCMaking use of DTaking down答案与解析：A第一段和第二段是“我”对过去的时光的回忆，每当回忆这些美好
21、的时光，“我”总是会想“我”在别人的心中播下了多少种子。think of“想起；记得”。13A.qualities BvegetablesCseeds D. fruits答案与解析：C见上题解析。14A.thought BdidCacted Dmade答案与解析：B根据前面的“said”可知，此空填did。“that I said or did” 是定语从句，修饰the little things。15A.Yet BSoCBut DAnd答案与解析：D根据语境及上文中的“How many times are the little things that I said or _14_ used
22、to grow something beautiful”可知，上下文为并列关系，都是表述“我”的疑问的，故应用And。16A.candies BdishesCchocolates Dpotatoes答案与解析：D根据语境可知，“我”在想：自己在别人心中种植的幼苗也能像马铃薯一样长大并且给他们的心灵带来甜甜的食物吗？17A.garden BparkClake Dzoo答案与解析：A根据语境尤其是第一段中的“When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house”可知，“我”把这个世界比作菜园，故选garden。18A.ever
23、BonceCnever Dalready答案与解析：C根据下文中的“but someone really does”可知，此空选never。19A.enjoy BmissCvisit Dtend答案与解析：D“我”希望我们总是用心地去照看这个菜园。tend意为“照顾，照看”，符合语境。20A.encourage BplantCarrange Dprepare答案与解析：B根据上文中的“Every day we plant seeds that can grow into something wonderful”可知，此空选plant。.短文改错Volunteering has meaningf
24、ul effect on your community. But it can also have several benefit for you.To begin with, volunteering enable you to gain some valuable experience, that lays a solid foundation for your future life. In the meantime, by volunteering, you can make many friends, from whom you can obtain use knowledge th
25、at cant be learnt it at school. On addition, volunteering provides you with a good opportunity to give back to society, and thus harmonious society can be create. As far as Im concerned, volunteering is a very good way to build selfconfidence, too. When offered others help, we will have a sense of s
26、atisfaction and will be in a good mood. However, volunteering is of great benefit not only to others but also to ourselves.答案：Volunteering has meaningful effect on your community. But it can also have several benefi for you.To begin with, volunteering enabl you to gain some valuable experience, tha
27、lays a solid foundation for your future life. In the meantime, by volunteering, you can make many friends, from whom you can obtain us knowledge that cant be learnt at school. O addition, volunteering provides you with a good opportunity to give back to society, and thus harmonious society can be creat. As far as Im concerned, volunteering is a very good way to build selfconfidence, too. When offere others help, we will have a sense of satisfaction and will be in a good mood. Howeve， volunteering is of great benefit not only to others but also to ourselves.