1、Week 6FridayTask 1：请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(2013江苏)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us_1_ chasing the same thing.One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fel
2、l_2_I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56. I_3_the countryside for some place I could rent for the_4_possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road_5_the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was_6_，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，r
3、ented it，and_7_a corner to camp in.The locals knew nothing about me，_8_slowly，they started teaching me the_9_of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began_10_around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a_11_American Dreamnot the one of individual achievement but o
4、f_12_What I had believed in，all those things I thought were_13_for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place._14_on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my_15_with my neighbors.Four years later，I moved back into_16_I saw many people were having a really hard time，_17_their jobs and h
5、omes.I managed to rent a big enough house to_18_a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time Ive had nine people come in and move on to other places.Wed all be in_19_if we hadnt banded together.The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.Its not so much about what
6、I can get for myself；its about_20_we can all get by together.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者原本信仰所谓的美国梦，他和其他人一样都追求个人的成就。然而，有一年作者遭遇打击，变得无家可归、一无所有，这时他在乡下找到一个破旧的小屋住下，在那里他感受到邻居们给予他的关怀。从此之后，他对美国梦有了新认识，美国梦不是追求个人的成就，而是追求群体的成功。后来，作者重返城里帮助其他人。1A.separately BequallyCviolently Dnaturally答案A根据下文可知，作者改变了原来认为美国梦就是追求个人的成就的想法，此处句意为
7、：我们所有人都分别追求同样的事情。A项“独立地，分别地”；B项“平等地，同样地”；C项“暴力地”；D项“自然地”。2A.off BapartCover Dout答案BA项fall off “数量减少，质量下降”；B项fall apart “破碎，破裂”；C项fall over “被绊倒”；D项fall out “掉落，脱落”。从下文可知，作者的美国梦经过一连串不幸的事情后破灭了。3A.crossed BleftCtoured Dsearched答案D固定短语search.for.“在范围内搜查寻找”。4A.fullest BlargestCfairest Dcheapest答案D根据上下文可知
8、，作者已经无家可归、身无分文，只能寻找最便宜的住处，因此选择D项，cheapest意为“最便宜的”。5A.at BthroughCover Dround答案CA项at表示“在(小的地点)”；B项through表示“经过，穿过”；C项over表示“在上方”；D项round表示“在周围”。本句中房子一定在河流的上方，因此答案为C。6A.occupied BabandonedCemptied Drobbed答案BA项“占据，占领”；B项“放弃，遗弃”；C项“清空”；D项“抢劫”。从下文的“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知，作者找到了一个被人遗弃的房子。7A.tu
9、rned BapproachedCcleared Dcut答案C根据上文“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知，作者需要清理房子，clear可以作动词“清理”，因此答案为C项。8A.but BalthoughCotherwise Dfor答案A两句之间为转折关系，他们对我一无所知，但慢慢地，他们开始教我。9A.benefit BlessonCnature Dart答案D从下文的邻居的做法可知本句句意为：慢慢地他们开始教我做邻居的艺术。10A.sticking BlookingCswinging Dturning答案A句意：他们开始过来聊天。stick arou
10、nd(在某处)逗留，呆在附近，固定短语。11A.wild BrealCdifferent Dremote答案C根据上下文可知，作者对于美国梦的态度发生了变化，因此选择C项different，意为“不同的”。12A.neighborliness BhappinessCfriendliness Dkindness答案A文中多次出现neighbors。13A.unique BexpensiveCrare Dnecessary答案DA项“独特的”；B项“昂贵的”；C项“稀少的，罕见的”；D项“必须的”。句意：我原本认为的文明生活所需的东西在这个地方并不存在。14A.Up BDownCDeep DAlo
11、ng答案A第二段中有“up a winding mountain road”。15A.cooperation BrelationshipsCsatisfaction Dappointments答案B句意：我和邻居之间的关系是我最为宝贵的财富。relationship意为“关系”。A项“合作”；C项“满意”；D项“约定”。16A.reality BsocietyCtown Dlife答案C从上下文可知，作者先是在穷困潦倒时搬到乡下，此处搬回到城里，因此答案为town。back是个重要提示。17A.creating BlosingCquitting Doffering答案B从文中可知作者现在开始回
12、馈社会，帮助那些失去工作和家庭的人们。18A.put in Bturn inCtake in Dget in答案CA项“放进，提交，正式提出”；B项“上交”；C项“吸收，领进，理解，欺骗”；D项“进入，收获”。句意：我租了一个足够大的房子以收容一些人。19A.yards BsheltersCcamps Dcottages答案BB项shelter意为“收容所”，根据常识可知，无家可归的人一般都会被政府安置到收容所里。A项“院子”；C项“营地”；D项“农舍”。20A.when BwhatCwhether Dhow答案D句意：这不是关于我自己能够得到什么的问题，而是怎样才能使我们所有的人一起生活的问
13、题。从句不缺少成分，可排除B，结合上下文和句意可知D为最佳选项。Task 2：词汇积累1chase vt.追逐2a series of 一连串的3winding adj.蜿蜒的4individual adj.个人的5nonexistent adj.不存在的6possession n拥有，财产7a handful of少量的8over time随着时间的过去Task 3：经典句式I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing.我信仰美国梦，和其他人一样为此努力。我们所有人都分别追求同样的事情。解读all of us separately chasing the same thing为独立主格结构。仿写若全面考虑，锻炼不仅促进我们的健康，而且能提高学习效率。All things considered, not only does exercise improve our health but also it can raise our learning efficiency.
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