1、课时作业(三)Unit 1A land of diversitySection Learning about Language & Using Language. 单句语法填空1The prices of vegetables have risen six_(percentage) in the past year.答案:percent2After going back to his hometown,he_(applicant) for a job in a high school.答案:applied3There was no_(indicate) that it would snow t
2、his afternoon.答案:indication4_(apparent),he didnt realize that he had failed the entrance exam.答案:Apparently5Finally,the driver who broke the traffic law was_(punishment)答案:punished 6.The_(conduct) of the orchestra (管弦乐团) came from California.答案:conductor7_(give) another chance,Ill make good use of i
3、t.答案:Given8_(seat) in his car,he waved goodbye to all the people who came to see him off.答案:Seated9Scientists believe that these settlers came _the Bering Strait in the Arctic _America_means of a land bridge which existed _prehistoric times.答案:across;to;by;in10Now this district is a tourist area_lot
4、s of shops,sea food restaurants and bakeries.答案:with11It is likely_Brazil will win the World Cup.答案:that12He preferred to go into the business alone rather_ team _with others.答案:than;up13Dont let yourself be taken_by his words.答案:in14_her illness,she came to work on time.答案:Despite15Many people appl
5、ied_the job because of its high pay.答案:for.完成句子1由于有很多工作要做,他今天很早就起床了。_,he got up very early this morning.答案:With a lot of work to do2我上周写了封信给那个公司申请经理的职位。I wrote a letter to_the position as a manager in that company last week.答案:apply for3欺骗我没那么容易。It is not easy for you to_.答案:take me in4.他突然想到老师对这个问题
6、会感兴趣。_suddenly _that his teacher would be interested in the issue.答案:It occurred to him 5让我们跟他们合作组一个新球队。Let us_them to make a new ball team.答案: team up with 6我们坚持的许多东西在其他人看来习以为常。There are_we stand for and others take for granted.答案:a great many things .完形填空Step awayMy dad died last year.You can prob
7、ably imagine the frustration (沮丧),the_1_,the unexpected flood of tears that have filled the twelve months since then.With him_2_,I had to be in charge of family issues.It_3_that I had to be the grown up.All through my life my father had_4_been stepping away from me.Not in a neglectful (疏忽的) way,but
8、in a way that kept me_5_.When I took my first baby steps,he would have_6_me.The next time I_7_,he held out his hands and,as I moved forward,he took a step back and I took another_8_!In the old,cold,public swimming baths I swam towards the deep end,safe in the_9_ that Dad was right in front,backing a
9、way from me_10_ I completed that first length.He held the seat of my bicycle until he thought I was_11_.And then,without me even_12_it,he let go and stepped away.Many times,through my_13_teenage years,Dad would survey my latest disaster and go red in the_14_,then hed walk away and leave me,ashamed a
10、nd embarrassed,to_15_it or learn from it.When my own children came along he wasnt_16_to tell me how he thought I should_17_them.Then he would shrug and back away with the words,“But its your_18_.”Now,Im a husband,a father,and a grandfather.I was all of that before Dad died.I like to think,in our tim
11、e together,hed_19_me all he could about being a_20_man like him.From that point on it was all up to me.so he stepped away.语篇解读作者通过自身的经历回顾了父亲在他成长过程中对他性格塑造起决定性影响的事件。1A.confidence BpatienceCdanger Danger解析:与本空前后的frustration和tears构成并列:父亲的离世让作者感到很不快(anger)。答案:D2A.weakBwoundedCgone Dsick答案:C3A.meant Banno
12、uncedCreportedDproved解析:文章首句提示了这里指父亲去世(gone)后,作者要挑起家庭的重担,这意味着(meant)作者需要成熟起来。答案:A4A.onceBstillCalways Dalready解析:根据下文内容可知,在作者的一生中,父亲总是(always)退后一步,即:让作者学会独立。答案:C5A.reaching outBmoving forwardCsetting off Dgetting up解析:父亲这样做是为了放手让作者不断前进(moving forward)。答案:B6A.acceptedBinvitedCpushed Dcaught解析:当孩提时的作者
13、迈出人生的第一步时,父亲会接住(caught)作者。答案:D7A.triedBsmiledCstopped Darrived答案:A8A.seat BstepCchanceDtest解析:后来,作者再尝试(tried)时,父亲在作者前面伸出手迎接作者。然后,他退一步,作者走一步(step)。答案:B9A.knowledgeBdreamCplan Dpromise解析:在冰冷的游泳池里,作者敢于向前游是因为他知道(knowledge),只要父亲在前方,他就是安全的。答案:A10A.if BbutCasDthough解析:当(as)作者游第一圈时,父亲一直在作者的前面。答案:C11A.freeBc
14、alm Cfull Dready答案:D12A.refusingBrealizingChearing Dgaining解析:作者学习骑自行车时,父亲为他扶着自行车座。当父亲认为作者准备好(ready)时,他就会偷偷地(without me even realizing it)放手。答案:B13A.confusedBexcitingCwonderful Dunbelievable解析:根据本句中的latest disaster可知,作者在困惑的(confused)青春期做过很多错事。答案:A14A.mind Bhand CfaceDmouth解析:父亲查明原因后会红着脸(face)离开。答案:C
15、15A.preventBreduceCdoubt Dfix解析:父亲离开后,作者感到非常尴尬和惭愧,然后独自去处理(fix)这些事情或者从中吸取教训。答案:D16A.slow BstupidCnervousDbad答案:A17A.respectBraiseCfeed Dwarn解析:当作者有了自己的孩子后,父亲也会急于(wasnt slow)告诉作者应该怎样抚养(raise)他们。答案:B18A.discoveryBmemoryCpreparationDdecision解析:根据本句中的shrug and back away可知,父亲放手让作者自己做决定(decision)怎样教育他们。答案:
16、D19A.awardedBlentCtaught Dpaid解析:根据上文不难看出,父亲教会了(taught)作者很多。答案:C20A.healthy Bgood Cpolite Dstrict解析:通读全文不难得知,作者对父亲的赞美之情溢于言表,故此处good符合语境。答案:B.阅读理解There are different cultural traditions in the 38th District of California communities:Cambodian,Hmong,IndoAmerican,Chamorro,and AfricanAmerican.Individual
17、 events focus on each culture.Cambodian people first came to the 38th District when they escaped from being killed by the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s.Cambodian traditions are kept alive in the celebration of the Cambodian New Year in April,which features (以为特色) native food,religious events,and trad
18、itional Cambodian dances,with their costumes and beautiful movements.The Hmong people,who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam,celebrate their New Year in December.Wearing colorful costumes,singing native songs and playing native instruments,the Hmong celebrate New Year by perform
19、ing ceremonies to honor the dead and the spirits of nature.The tradition of the IndoAmericans in the District is kept through their social,professional and political clubs,and by wearing their traditional dress and performing folk dances from India.The Chamorro people,first from the Mariana Islands
20、and Guam in the Pacific,hold an annual cultural fair in Long Beach;central to the Chamorran tradition is respect for elders,religious beliefs,storytelling,dancing,canoemaking,and the production of tools.Marking the end of slavery,Juneteenth was first celebrated on June 19 in Galveston,Texas,in 1865.
21、Today AfricanAmericans in Long Beach celebrate the holiday with choir performances,African dances and displays of African art products.Individual events also help to combine many races and nationalities in the 38th District.Kidsday recognizes the outstanding achievements of 100 to 200 Downey youth i
22、n academic,athletic and communitybased activities.Other 38th District events include the annual Downey Youth Fishing Day and the Anaheim International Festival street fair.The Long Beach Municipal Band is also important to the 38th District and so is Long Beachs sister city of Sochi,Russia.语篇解读本文主要介
23、绍了美国加利福尼亚州第38区丰富多彩的多民族文化。1What do we know about Cambodian people in the 38th District?AThey first came there in the 1870s.BThey went there to escape being killed.CTheir New Year is celebrated in January.DTheir life has been improved by the Khmer Rouge.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段的前两句可知,首批柬埔寨人是在20世纪70年代迁入第38区的,他
24、们是为了避免被Khmer Rouge(红色高棉组织)杀害,其新年是在4月庆祝。答案:B2Who moved to the 38th District because of a war?AThe Hmong people.BThe IndoAmericans.CThe AfricanAmericans.DThe Chamorro people.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的“The Hmong people,who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam”可知A项正确。答案:A3According to the text,a
25、ll the following events help to unite different races EXCEPT_.Athe Long Beach Municipal BandBthe annual cultural fair in Long BeachCthe annual Downey Youth Fishing DayDthe Anaheim International Festival street fair解析:细节理解题。文章最后一段中所提到的各个文化活动(A、C、D项)都有利于各种族及各民族的大团结,B项为查莫罗文化的一部分。答案:B4Which of the following is the best title for the text?ATradition VS ReformBCultural shock and national harmonyCAmericas different cultural traditionsDDifferent cultural events in the 38th District解析:标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州第38区丰富多彩的多民族文化,详细介绍了五种不同的传统文化,故D项最适合作本文标题。答案:D