1、课时训练(十五)Units 3-4 (九全) (限时:30分钟).阅读理解According to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 percent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajara
2、n Special School. Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. “By learning English, they can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide.” Students read using Braille(盲文). To write, they use special tools, too.Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind
3、 people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams. In 2008, he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a masters degree in course development there.“In the US, if I go to the university to study, every-thing is availablelike e-books, Braille bo
4、oks. Here in Indonesia, you know, its difficult to find a reference book in e-book or in Braille. We have to make it ourselves. In the US, I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness.”Eha Lestari, one of his star students, says learning Engli
5、sh has changed her life. She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia-US program. “I study English because I love English very much. I want to be a translator because I want to go to the foreign countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world.”Like her classma
6、tes, Eha loves to sing songs. For her, music is part of daily life. Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs, such as Stand By Me, “Stand by me. Please stand, stand by me. Stand by me”Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students. “In our li
7、fe, we need other persons. You have to stand by me. Without you standing by me, Im meaningless.”1.According to what Iyehezkiel says, learning English can help blind students to .()A.have more chances to get jobsB.visit English-speaking countriesC.get a masters degree easilyD.read Braille books quick
8、ly2.The underlined word “accessible” in the third paragraph might mean .()A.fun to useB.easy to reachC.hard to breakD.safe to choose3.From the last two paragraphs, we can infer(推断) that the students .()A.sing songs side by sideB.have achieved their dreamsC.have a meaningless lifeD.need help from oth
9、ers4.The best title for the passage may be .()A.A Blind Girl Learning EnglishB.Blind Children Singing SongsC.A Blind Man Teaching EnglishD.Blind Teachers Living by Me.完形填空Bags of LoveLast year, I worked in a middle school near my mothers house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I
10、helped her do some housework and buy some 1.After the first week, I noticed that the food was 2 very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mom. To my 3, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper 4 and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to 5 her. I
11、saw her taking the food to the street 6. She would also 7 a lot of time talking and playing with them.One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mom was 8 in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own 9. Then it hit mewhy wouldnt she want to te
12、ll me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food 10 I found out?When my mom got home, I gave her a big hug. I told her she didnt need to keep it a 11 from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others 12 on the street. For
13、 years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so 13 by how selfless(无私的) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so 14 of my mom.I 15 to buy food for my mom after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.()
14、1.A.drinksB.clothesC.foodD.fruit()2.A.cleared outB.sold outC.thrown awayD.eaten up()3.A.surpriseB.joyC.disappointmentD.sadness()4.A.bagB.boxC.caseD.basket()5.A.seeB.callC.followD.catch()6.A.pupilsB.childrenC.dogsD.villagers()7.A.takeB.payC.costD.spend()8.A.boredB.well-knownC.interestedD.relaxed()9.A
15、.motherB.teacherC.sisterD.friend()10.A.althoughB.unlessC.ifD.before()11.A.secretB.challengeC.jokeD.present()12.A.playedB.ranC.criedD.slept()13.A.angryB.movedC.disappointedD.worried()14.A.surprisedB.tiredC.afraidD.proud()15.A.stoppedB.refusedC.continuedD.hated. 语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式
16、。I was hurrying to our basketball game one morning when Hillary Barnes, the most popular girl at school, stopped me. “Are you the twin who won the art competition?” she asked.“No, thats Christine. Im Katie,” I said.We were not 1. same. In fact, we were quite different. She could beat Snow White in a
17、 beauty contest 2.(easy)! Compared to Christine, I felt like one of Cinderellas ugly stepsisters.Joining Christines basketball team was my latest effort to be like her.On the way to the gym, I had made up my mind to give my best 3.(perform) in that days game. As soon as we arrived at the gym, I coul
18、dnt wait 4.(warm) up. “Christine, here!” I threw her a ball. It was too high and she missed it. The ball fell onto the recorder and broke it which was used to play the national anthem before each game. I apologized 5. I picked up the broken pieces of the recorder. The coach looked at the mess and as
19、ked, “6. are we going to play the song now?” Christine 7.(suggest), “Let Katie sing it! Shes always singing at home.”The coach asked. “Would you?” I found 8. (I) nodding.The coach announced the national anthem and everyone stood. Standing before a microphone, I looked up to the flag. The notes seeme
20、d to flow from deep inside me, and my voice was clear. When I finished, the gym was 9.(silence). Then it was filled 10. applause. As the game started, teammates gave me the “thumbs up” sign. The next morning Hillary Barnes stopped me in the hallways and asked, “Are you the twin who sings?”“Yes, that
21、s me.” With smiles on my face, I walked to the classroom. . 单词拼写根据下列句子及所给的首字母,写出各单词的正确、完全形式(每空限填一词)。1.I was excited about the birthday presentan Apple watch, which was e I wanted.2.We walked home in s without saying anything.3.Its i to ask for information in a direct way.4.Parents have an important
22、i on childrens development.5.She takes great p in her childrens success.6.Mary was a from class yesterday because she was ill in hospital.7.Bob has a collection of s. Some of them are from the letters from his pen pal in the USA.8.If you can use a word c and effectively(有效地), you master it.9.The new
23、 classmate i himself to us in class.10.I think your advice is quite h to me. Ive got a lot.【参考答案】.14ABDC.主旨大意本文是一篇记叙文。这篇短文主要介绍了作者的妈妈给大街上的贫困孩子发放食物,作者深受感动并采取行动,助人为乐的故事。1.C考查名词辨析。根据下文中“After the first week, I noticed that the food was 2 very quickly.”可知,作者帮妈妈做家务和买食物。故选C。2.D考查动词短语辨析。根据下文中“I found that s
24、he would put some of the food into a paper”可知,这里说的是食物很快就吃完了。故选D。3.A考查名词辨析。从后一分句“I found that she would put some of the food into a paper”及上下文的描述知,作者感到很吃惊。故选A。4.A考查名词辨析。根据短文最后一句“But I always added one more bag for her other children.”可知,这里说的是纸袋。故选A。5.C考查动词辨析。由后句“I saw her taking the food to the stree
25、t”可知,作者跟随妈妈是想弄清楚究竟。故选C。6.B考查名词辨析。从下文“The children were very friendly with her and”可知,作者发现妈妈把食物带给流浪儿童。故选B。7.D考查动词辨析。根据句中的“a lot of time talking and playing with them”的“talking and playing”分析可知,spend some time doing sth.意为“花费时间做某事”。故选D。8.B考查形容词辨析。由下文“The children were very friendly with her and even t
26、hought of her as their own”可知,妈妈在这个社区很有名。故选B。9.A考查名词辨析。根据上文及本句可知,孩子们把作者的妈妈当作他们自己的妈妈。故选A。10.C考查连词辨析。从前后句的描述知,如果“我”发现食物吃完她担心“我”不会去买。由此推知,这里说的是一个条件。故选C。11.A考查名词辨析。从文章第二段的描述知,妈妈这样做原以为“我”不知道,所以“我”就告诉妈妈不要“对”我保密了。故选A。12.D考查动词辨析。从前一句说“一些孩子与一个老太太生活在一个小房子”的描述可知,这里说的是其他孩子却睡在大街上。其他选项不合语境。故选D。13.B考查形容词辨析。根据前一分句“
27、After she told me everything”及后一句中的“how selfless she was”可知,作者被妈妈的无私所感动。故选B。14.D考查形容词辨析。根据“I was so moved by how selfless she was. She helped others in need.”可知,作者以有这样的妈妈而感到自豪。故选D。15.C考查动词辨析。根据本句及后一句“But I always added one more bag for her other children.”可知,作者会继续给妈妈买食物。故选C。.1.the2.easily3.performance4.to warm5.as6.How7.suggested8.myself9.silent10.with.1.exactly2.silence3.impolite4.influence5.pride6.absent7.stamps8.correctly9.introduced10.helpful
