1、 Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1You were_supposed_(suppose) to have finished your composition.I had meant to, but before I could, the bell rang and we had to hand in our test papers.2He was driving home on the highway last night when a policeman stopped him and accused him of speeding.3The tre
2、atment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk properly and safely.4My colleague demanded that I (should)_return (return) the books I borrowed from him.5Although he had_been_keeping (keep) on working hard, he didnt finish that task on time.6Ms. Jones is a talented and exp
3、erienced engineer, so she was_appointed (appoint) head of the department.7Having studied in Spain for four years, my sister Nancy acquired (acquire) a good knowledge of Spanish.8Most of his girlfriends failed to meet with his fathers approval (approve)9In the company he is senior to_Tom, while in li
4、fe he is Toms junior by two years.10As a journalist, she has always had a good nose for a good story.阅读理解Along with its neighbors, Sweden features near the top of most sex equality rankings.The World Economic Forum rates it as having one of the narrowest sex gaps in the world.Sweden is not only a go
5、od place for a woman, but it appears to be one for new dads.Close to ninety percent of Swedish fathers take paternity leave(陪产假)Last year some 340, 000 dads took a total of 12 million days leave, that is, approximately seven weeks each.Women take even more leave days to spend time with their childre
6、n, but the gap is shrinking.Why do Swedish dads take so much time off work to raise their children?Over forty years ago Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce a paid parental leave allowance.Benefits consisted of ninety percent of wages for 180 days per child, and parents were fre
7、e to share the days between them in whatever way they pleased.But the policy was hardly a hit with dads：in the policys first year men took only 0.5% of all paid parental leave.Today they take a quarter of it.One reason is that the policy has become more generous, with the number of paid leave days f
8、or the first child increasing from 180 to 480.In 1995 the first socalled “daddy month” was introduced.Under this reform, families in which each parent took at least one month of leave received an additional month to add to their total allowance.The policy was expanded in 2002 so that if the mother a
9、nd father each took at least two months leave, the family would get two extra months.Some politicians now want to go further, advocating that the present system of shared leave be turned into one of personal rights, under which mothers should be allowed to take only half of the familys allowance, wi
10、th the rest reserved for fathers.Since Swedish men started to take more responsibility for child upbringing, women have seen both their incomes and levels of selfreported happiness increase.Paying dads to change nappies(尿布) and hang out at playgrounds seems to benefit the whole family.【解题导语】瑞典是世界上第一
11、个实行带薪父母假政策的国家。本文重点介绍了父亲陪产假政策的发展情况。1What can be a suitable title for the passage?ASwedish Sex EqualityBSwedish Fathers Paternity LeaveCSwedish New Dad PolicyDSwedish New Fathers Family Role解析：选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文的主题句是第一段的最后一句“Why do Swedish dads take so much time off work to raise their children？”；据此可知，
12、本文主要说明在瑞典除了母亲可以休产假外，父亲也有很长时间的陪产假，故B项最能概括文意。2Why does Sweden appear a good place for new dads?ASweden has the smallest global sex gap.BThey feed their children instead of mothers.CMost of them are provided with paternity leave.DSwedish fathers take more leave days than mothers.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段的第三、四句可
13、知，近90%的做父亲的瑞典男子可享受陪产假，故对于刚当上父亲的人来说，瑞典是个好地方，故C项正确。3How has the policy changed over time?AFathers can have longer paternity leave.BPaternity leave decreases fathers incomes.CFathers take more responsibility than mothers.DLeave days are divided equally between parents.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段的“with the number
14、of paid leave days for the first child increasing from 180 to 480”可知，A项正确。4Whats the mothers attitude towards the policy?AUncertain.BApproving.COpposed. DCautious.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“women have seen both their incomes and levels of selfreported happiness increase”可知，父亲的陪产假增加了母亲的幸福感；据此可以判断，母亲们赞同产假
15、陪护，故B项正确。.语法填空In 1899, when Einstein studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, his tutor was Minkevsky, a mathematician.Once Einstein asked Minkevsky, “How can 1._ person, like me, leave his footprints on the road of life and make an outstanding contribution in the 2._(science)
16、 field？” It was a complex question. Minkevsky said he had to think about it carefully before 3._(give) him an answer.Three days later, Minkevsky told Einstein the answer was coming! He took Einstein towards a building site and there they set foot on the ground newly covered by cement(水泥), 4._， of co
17、urse, led to the workers blaming them. Einstein was 5._(confuse), so he asked Minkevsky, “Sir, havent you led me the wrong way？”“Cant you see？”Minkevsky said.“On the old road surface that has long solidified and in those places which 6._ (pass) through by countless steps, you cannot leave your footp
18、rints.”Hearing that, Einstein thought long and nodded 7._ (serious). From then on, his creativity was inspired. He said, “I never memorize and consider 8._ dictionaries and manuals(手册) contain, for my brain only memorizes those things not 9._ (include) in books.” It was in this way 10._ Einstein lef
19、t his deep footprints in the history of science.1解析： 考查不定冠词。 person是单数可数名词， 且此处表泛指， 故填a。答案：a2解析：考查形容词。 设空处作定语修饰field, 故填形容词scientific。答案：scientific3解析： 考查动词ing形式。 设空处作before的宾语， 且Minkevsky与give之间是逻辑上的主谓关系， 故填giving。答案：giving4解析： 考查关系代词。 设空处引导非限制性定语从句， 指代“踩到用水泥新铺的地面上”一事， 故填which。答案：which5解析：考查形容词。 设空
20、处作表语， 表示“感到困惑的”， 故填confused。答案：confused6解析：考查现在完成时的被动语态。 which(指代those places)与pass之间是被动关系， 且由语境可知， 设空处强调pass所表示的动作对现在造成的影响， 故填have been passed。答案：have been passed7解析： 考查副词。 设空处修饰nodded, 表示“严肃地”， 故填seriously。答案：seriously8解析： 考查连接词。 设空处引导宾语从句， 且在从句中作宾语， 指物， 故填what。答案：what9解析： 考查过去分词。 include与those th
21、ings之间是逻辑上的动宾关系， 且include所表示的是一般状态， 故填included。答案：included10解析： 考查强调句。 设空处所在句为强调句， 被强调内容为in this way, 故填that。答案：that.短文改错Yesterday was my 18th birthday.As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me, they suggested I held a birthday party at home to celebrate it.By 4 oclock I was pleased
22、to see all my friends had come with a lot of beautiful present.Mother cooked a big meal.They spent a wonderful night together, eating and talking happily.The most excited moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends begin to sing Happy Birthday.Saw the 18 candles bu
23、rning, I couldnt keep back my tears.Without Mother and Fathers love, I wouldnt be leading so a happy life now.Mother asked me make a wish before I blew out all the candles.After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared with my happiness.I am eighteen years old now, it means Ive beco
24、me an adult and have more responsibility.Ill do my best to return my parents love and live up to their expectations.答案：Yesterday was my 18th birthday.As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me, they suggested I a birthday party at home to celebrate it.By 4 oclock I was pleased to see
25、all my friends had come with a lot of beautiful . Mother cooked a big meal. spent a wonderful night together, eating and talking happily.The most moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends to sing Happy Birthday. the 18 candles burning, I couldnt keep back my tear
26、s.Without Mother and Fathers love, I wouldnt be leading a happy life now.Mother asked me make a wish before I blew out all the candles.After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.I am eighteen years old now, means Ive become an adult and have more responsibility. Ill do my best to return my parents love and live up to their expectations.