1、Week 10MondayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2014浙江，D)A city childs summer is spent in the street in front of his home，and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball.I was never asked to take part e
2、ven when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty，but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it.They were right，of course.I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed.The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark.Then it was the
3、custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs.No grownup ever sat there or attempted to.There the boys would sit，mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow.Then l
4、ong silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one.It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed.I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question；but whoever he was，I nod to him gratefully now.“Whats
5、in those books youre always reading？”he asked casually.“Stories，”I answered.“What kind？”asked somebody else without much interest.Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did，for usually I just sat there in silence，glad enough to be allowed to remain among them；but instead of answering his questio
6、n，I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment.The book was Sister Carrie.They listened bugeyed and breathless.I must have told it well，but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience.Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most
7、ancient of mans entertainments，but I was offering them as well，without being aware of doing it，a new and exciting experience.The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or GA.Henty.I had read them too，but at thirteen I had long since left them behind.Since I was much alone I had
8、become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the booksforboys series.In those days there was no reading material between childrens and grownups books or I could find none.I had gone right from Tom Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie.Dreiser had hit my young min
9、d，and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.The next night and many nights thereafter，a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式) took place.As it grew dark，I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evenings tale.Some nights，in order to taste
10、 my victory more completely，I cheated.I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte，and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening.It was not true，of course；but I had to make certai
11、n of my newfound power and position.I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall.Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences，but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store，I have an unreasoning love
12、that will last forever.【语篇解读】在漫长的暑假里“我”因为不擅长打球而感到颇受其他男孩子的冷落，而一次偶然的机会“我”却凭借自己博览群书的优势赢得了他们的热爱与佩服，所以说每个人都可以以自己的方式赢得自己的一席之地。1Watching the boys playing baseball，the writer must have felt _Abitter and lonelyBspecial and different Cpleased and excitedDdisturbed and annoyed 答案A细节理解题。根据文章首段中提到的I was never as
13、ked to take part even when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty，but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it.可知，作者没有被要求去参加，甚至在队员缺失的情况下，故作者应该是感到“孤独和稍许酸楚的”。故A项正确。2The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy _Ainvited him to j
14、oin in their game Bliked the book that he was reading Cbroke the long silence of that summer eveningDoffered him an opportunity that changed his life答案D推理判断题。根据文章第二自然段描述：“It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed.”可知答案选D。3According to Paragraph 3，storytelling w
15、as popular among the boys basically because _Athe story was from a childrens book Blistening to tales was an ageold practice Cthe boys had few entertainments after darkDthe boys didnt read books by themselves答案B细节理解题。根据文章第三自然段倒数第一二句话可知：“.but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them
16、 so keen an audience.Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of mans entertainments.”故选B。4The boys were attracted to Sister Carrie because _.Ait was written by Theodore DreiserBit was specifically targeted at boys Cit gave them a deeper feeling of pleasureDit talked abo
17、ut the wonders of the world答案C细节推断题。根据文章第四自然段倒数第一、二、三句话可知。5Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _Aplay a mean trick on the boysBexperience more joy of achievement Cadd his own imagination to the storyDhelp the boys understand the story better答案B细节推断题。根据文章最后一自然段第三句话“So
18、me nights，in order to taste my victory.”可知“我”这么做是为了享受成就感。6What is the message conveyed in the story?AOne can find his position in life in his own way.BFriendship is built upon respect for each other.CReading is more important than playing games.DAdult habits are developed from childhood.答案A主旨大意题。本文主
19、要讲述“我”小时候给小朋友们讲述自己看过的故事，从而获得了自信和友谊。全文围绕这一主题展开，通过这些内容，作者想表达的是每一个人其实都可以通过自己独有的方式来找到自我。Task 2：词汇积累1all through自始至终2enviously adv.嫉妒地3cruelty n残酷4take.for granted 视为理所当然5stick out 突出，醒目6grownup n成年人7wander off 漫步8gratefully adv.感激地9be aware of 意识到10enthusiastic adj.热情的11make certain of 把了解清楚12fashionabl
20、e adj.流行的；时髦的Task 3：攻克长难句1I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question：but whoever he was，I nod to him gratefully now.分析：remember后接的宾语从句是强调句式；whoever he was是让步状语从句。2Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did，for usually I just sat there in silence，glad enough to be allowed to remain among them；but instead of answering his question，I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment.分析：but连接并列分句，前一分句Nor do I know.是倒装句式，as I did是方式状语从句，for引导的句子进一步解释原因；在第二分句中，I was reading at the moment是定语从句，修饰the_story。
