1、课时训练20Module 2Traffic Jam一、单元扣点.根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空1They were marching forward despite the heavy rain because they had to reach the before dark.答案destination2They will build another ring road to solve the problem of traffic in the rush hour.答案congestion3After the accident, the driver drove his car awa
2、y. Fortunately, video cameras recorded his number.答案registration4We are sure that the 28th Olympic Games to be held in Beijing are surely an one.答案impressive5Welcome to the Blue Sea Hotel. We offer you spacious, and fullyserviced rooms.答案airconditioned6I have decided to buy a ticket not a single for
3、 it is cheaper.答案return7You should remember to ask for a after you pay for what you buy.答案receipt8The clever boy came up with a to the difficult problem.答案solution9Man has already begun the Mars, hoping to find signs of life there.答案exploring10This driver was fined because he failed to his driving s
4、peed on the high way.答案limit.完成句子1手术之后他又能走动了。He could again after the operation.答案get around2他是真的饿了，只一会儿他就把盘子里的所有东西都吃光了。He was really hungry. ， he ate up everything on the plate.答案In no time3我希望你以后对你说的事要多加小心。I hope youll be more careful about the things you say.答案in future4你离开的时候请把灯关了。Please the lig
5、hts as you leave.答案switch; off5我们的新办公楼尚在修建中。Our new offices are still .答案under construction二、阅读理解Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour could only
6、make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked, though.There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His app
7、earance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.I was in the craft room working with some other children when my coworker told me that this boys teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we
8、were talking, the boy ran in. I told my coworker that I would take care of him.I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it.
9、So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation：“So what happened today？”It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had critici
10、zed him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didnt let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher ha
11、d not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes befor
12、e quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.作者讲述了自己给残疾儿童上课的一个小故事：面对故意在工艺室里捣蛋的男孩，作者任由其发泄，然后打开了男孩的心扉，让男孩意识到了自己的错误行为。1The boy made trouble for his teacher because he .A. was accused of destroying propertyB. was told not to yell at other children C. was made to do things against his
13、 willD. was blamed for creating an air of tension答案C解析从最后一段He told me that the teacher didnt let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked.知选C。2Why didnt the author do anything about the boys bad behavior at first?A. She didnt want to make it worse.B. She didnt mind
14、 the huge mess at all.C. She was tired of shouting and threats.D. She hadnt thought of a coping strategy.答案A解析从第四段“But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quite”可得出答案为A。3The author
15、 managed to get the boy to talk to her by .A. playing games with himB. giving him a good suggestionC. describing his teachers feelingsD. avoiding making critical remarks答案D解析从第六段“I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed”知答案为D。4Why did the
16、 boy have tears in his eyes in the end?A. He was sorry about his reputation.B. He was regretful about his behavior.C. He was fearful of the authors warning.D. He was sad for the authors misunderstanding.答案B解析从最后一段“Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to fi
17、nd his teacher to apologize”可知，男孩要向老师道歉，因此为自己的行为感到后悔。三、完形填空Six continuous days of spring rain had created a fierce and rapid river running by Nancy Browns farm. As she tried to drive her 1 to higher ground to escape the disastrous flood, she 2 and hit her head on a 3 tree trunk. The fall knocked her
18、 4 for a moment or two. When she came to, Lizzie, one of her oldest and 5 cows, was licking(舔) her 6 . The water was constantly 7 . Nancy got up and began walking 8 with Lizzie. The water was now waist high. Nancys 9 got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arms 10 Lizzies n
19、eck and try to 11 . About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to 12 herself and Nancy out of the rough water and onto a bit of high land, a small island now in the middle of acres of 13 water.However, even though it was about noon, the sky was so 14 and the rain and lightning so bad that it took 15 ano
20、ther two hours to discover Nancy and her cows. A(n) 16 lowered a paramedic (医务辅助人员), who 17 Nancy to a lifesupport hoist(吊架). They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, where the Red Cross had 18 an emergency shelter. When the flood died down several days later, Nancy immedi
21、ately 19 the “island”. Lizzie was 20 . She was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost. “I owe my life to her，” said Nancy sobbingly, knowing Lizzie, which rescued her, left helplessly, leaving her a new hope to live on, for which even thanks or miss seemed “unnecessary”1A. sheepB. cows C. horses D. catt
22、le2A. shoutedB. stood C. stoppedD. slipped3A. fallen B. grown C. hiddenD. spread4A. outB. in C. away D. down5A. last B. first C. favorite D. best6A. body B. head C. face D. mouth7A. increasing B. flowing C. running D. rising 8A. easilyB. slowly C. hardlyD. hurriedly 9A. move B. breath C. pace D. act
23、ion10A. above B. around C. overD. into11A. hang on B. hold back C. stretch out D. take off12A. pull B. push C. carry D. force13A. clean B. blue C. whiteD. green14A. bright B. dark C. clearD. rainy15A. rescuers B. villagers C. soldiers D. policemen16A. lifeboat B. helicopter C. plane D. ambulance17A.
24、 sent B. attached C. connected D. dragged18A. worked out B. got into C. put downD. set up19A. ran out ofB. went away from C. went back toD. reached out for20A. gone B. existed C. disappeared D. approached答案与解析本文是一篇记叙文。持续了六天的春雨致使Nancy Brown的农场积水成河，Nancy和她的奶牛往高处逃生时，她滑倒了，头撞到了倒下的树干上，造成了昏迷，就在灾难性的洪水不断涨高的情
25、况下，是Nancy的奶牛把她拖出了水面，最终她被救援人员营救。1B根据下文中的“cows”可知，空格处指的是奶牛。故选B。2D根据下文中的“The fall knocked her.”可知，Nancy滑倒了。故选D。3A下文提到的是树干，结合选项和常识可知，Nancy的头应撞到了倒下的树干上。故选A。4A根据“The fall knocked her for a moment or two. When she came to”可知，Nancy的摔倒使她昏迷了好一会儿。在选项中，out可与空格前的“knocked”构成动词短语，意为“使不省人事，使失去知觉，敲出”，符合语境。故选A。5C根据空格
26、后的内容及选项可知，此处指的是她最喜欢的奶牛之一，favorite的词义符合语境。故选C。6C根据空格前的内容，并结合选项可推知，当Nancy苏醒时，那头奶牛正在舔着她的脸。故选C。7D结合文章开头及下文中的“The water was now waist high”可推知，持续六天的春雨导致水位不断上升。在选项中，rise的词义符合语境。故选D。8B根据语境可知，当时天还下着雨，路不好走，Nancy又刚刚从昏迷中醒来，因此她走得很慢。故选B。9C根据空格后的“got slower and slower”，并结合选项可推知，Nancy的速度越来越慢，pace意为“速度，一步，步幅”，符合语境。
27、故选C。10B根据上文内容，并结合选项可知，Nancy最终举步维艰，不得不用双臂抱住奶牛的脖子前行。在选项中，around意为“围着，在周围”，可用于文中指她的双臂围住牛的脖子，故选B。11AA项意为“坚持下去，不挂断，紧紧抓住”；B项意为“抑制，阻止”；C项意为“伸出”；D项意为“起飞，脱下，成功”。结合上文语境可知，她已经走不动了，只好抱住牛的脖子，尽力坚持下去。故选A。12A根据空格后的“out of the rough water，并结合选项可推知，那头奶牛把自己和Nancy拉出了水面，pull可与空格后的“out of”构成搭配，意为“拉出”，符合语境。故选A。13C根据空格前的内容
28、，并结合选项可知，Nancy和奶牛到了稍高一点的陆地，周围则是白茫茫的水。故选C。14B结合上文内容及下文中的“rain and lightning so bad that it took another two hours to discover Nancy and her cows”可知，当时天一直下着雨而且伴随着强烈的闪电，因此天空应该是很黑暗的，dark的词义符合语境。故选B。15A根据下文内容，并结合选项可知，此处指的是救援者又花了两个小时才发现Nancy和她的奶牛。在选项中，rescuer意为“救援者，营救者”，符合语境。故选A。16B根据下文中的“They raised her
29、into the helicopter”可知，空格处指的是直升飞机。故选B。17B根据空格后的“to a lifesupport hoist(吊架)”，并结合选项可推知，医务辅助人员把Nancy固定到吊架上。attach意为“固定，绑，附着”，符合语境。故选B。18DA项意为“算出，制订出”；B项意为“进入，陷入”；C项意为“放下，记下”；D项意为“设立，建立，开办”。由此并结合空格处前后的内容可知，红十字会设立了一个应急避难所。故选D。19C根据上文内容可知，Nancy被直升机送到了应急避难所。由此并结合选项可知，在洪水退去之后，她马上返回到那座曾经的水中“岛屿”。在选项中，went back to意为“走回去”，符合语境。故选C。20A根据上文内容及空格后的“knowing Lizzie，which rescued her，left helplessly”可知，当Nancy返回那个地方时，曾经挽救她生命的那头奶牛已经无助地去世了，gone是形容词，意为“去世的，消失的”，符合语境。故选A。