1、课 下 作 业.单项填空1The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _whether he was going in the right direction.Aseeing Bhaving seenCto have seen Dto see答案D本句为省略句，相当于“as if he was to see”，表示目的。2Although _ about her fatness，she showed great confidence on the stage.Ateasing Bbeing teasedCteased Dto be
2、 teased答案C句中逻辑主语she与tease的关系为被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。故选C。3Im sorry I made a mistake!_Nobody is perfect.ATake your time BYoure rightCWhatever you say DTake it easy答案D根据后句“人无完人”可知，前一个人犯错误了，应叫他take it easy(放松)。4Mum，I have finished my homework.Oh.If you _ not to disturb me，you can watch TV.Aoffer Bsupport Cguara
3、ntee Dwant答案C句意：如果你保证不打扰我，你可以看电视。guarantee “保证”，符合句意。5Most children at school hope that they can _ activities that appeal to them after class instead of just doing their homework.Aapply for Bparticipate in Cstick to Dfocus on答案B句意：在校的大多数学生都希望课余能够参加自己喜爱的活动而不只是做功课。participate in“参加”。apply for“申请”；stic
4、k to“坚持，粘住”；focus on“集中注意力于”。6Always read the _ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.Aexplanations Binstructions Cdescriptions Dintroductions答案Binstructions“使用说明”，符合句意。7New research shows the best evidence that our closest living relative，chimps，_ customs and culture just as
5、 humans do.Atake on Bpass onCbring on Dcarry on答案Bpass on“传递”；take on“呈现”；bring on“引起，促进”；carry on“继续开展”。句意：新的研究出示了最有力的证据：人类的近亲黑猩猩，也像人类一样传递风俗文化。可知，答案应选B。8Every morning I get up at 6：00 because I have two dogs _ at the door for me to take them out for the routine walk.Ato wait Bwait Cwaited Dwaiting答
6、案D句意：我每天早上6点起床，因为我有两条狗在门口等着我带它们出去进行例行散步。这里用现在分词作宾语补足语。9She is already 18 years old，but she _ as if she were still a little girl.Abelieves Bbehaves Cdirects Ddeclares答案B句意：她已经18岁了，但她的行为表现好像她仍然是个小女孩。believe相信，认为；behave行为，表现；direct指导；declare宣布。所以选B。10He was so angry that he _ his books into pieces.Abro
7、ke Bsmashed Ctore Dcracked答案Ctear.into pieces“把撕成碎片”，符合句意。.完形填空Due to a long series of unfortunate events，my mother is in a serious debt，a burden was left on her as a result of her divorce.Because of the divorce，the legal and medical _1_ it has left her with，she was unable to _2_ a loan.She has done
8、 everything in her _3_ to help keep the house for my sisters and herself.Since I was a child，my mother has always been the type of woman to _4_ others needs before her own.For 13 years she _5_ abused and neglected children to find sanctuary through foster care in our house.This was no _6_ task as ma
9、ny of these children had stood years of physical and emotional abuse from their parents.Not long after my father become abusive，our _7_ was being physically and emotionally _8_ daily before our eyes.The abuse _9_ for some time before she was able to file for a divorce，_10_ to finally to put an end t
10、o her _11_Unfortunately，the divorce was not as _12_ one would expect.After ten years，the divorce was finalized and my mother was _13_ to continue on with her life.Due to _14_ problems with her knee caused by the abuse，my mother was unable to work.The _15_ left her with huge amounts of medical，legal
11、and now property tax debts.She _16_ her last bit of money to help save the house for my younger sisters and herself.As a _17_ mother，she is the most inspirational woman I have ever meet.Despite the continuous turmoil(混乱)，she has _18_ formed a way to stay positive and _19_I am hoping to help her get
12、back on her feet and _20_ some much needed financial and emotional support.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者介绍了自己的母亲历尽生活磨难，终于成功离婚后还面临着沉重的债务，然而她依然乐观，不忘帮助他人。1A.accidents BdebtsCteams Dresearch答案B根据前面一句中的“my mother is in a serious debt，a burden that was left on her as a result of her divorce”可知，这里指留给她的债务。2A.take out
13、 Bput out Cmake out Dthink about答案A根据上文可知，母亲欠下很多债，因此不能得到贷款。固定短语take out a loan/a mortgage“获得贷款”。3A.duty BcompanyCwebsite Dpower答案D根据下文可知，母亲很坚强，她竭尽所能保住房子。固定短语do everything in ones power“尽某人所能”。4A.compare BimproveCplace Dsupport答案C根据下文可知，母亲一边忍受着父亲的虐待，一边帮助被虐待的儿童，由此可知，她总是把别人的需要放在自己的需要之前。compare “比较”；imp
14、rove “改善”；support “支持”，均不符合语境。5A.helped Breminded Cbeat Dtaught答案A根据下文可知，母亲在家里照顾那些受到虐待和被忽视的孩子。remind “提醒”；beat “打”；teach “教”，均不符合语境。6A.difficult BeasyCmerry Dcasual答案B根据下文中的“as many of these children had stood years of physical and emotional abuse from their parents”可知，这项任务不容易。7A.sister BdaughterCmo
15、ther Dassistant答案C根据第三段第二句“Due to _14_ problems with her knee caused by the abuse，my mother was unable to work.”可知，母亲在心理上和身体上都受到了伤害。8A.inspired BcriticizedCblessed Ddestroyed答案D根据本句中的“physically and emotionally”可知，应是身体和精神上的伤害。inspire“激励”；criticize“批评”；bless“祝福，保佑”，均不符合语境。9A.paused BstartedCcontinued
16、 Dargued答案C根据语境可知，这种虐待持续了一段时间后，母亲起诉离婚。pause“暂停”；start“开始”；argue“争辩”，均不符合语境。10A.refusing BhopingCregretting Dmanaging答案B母亲起诉离婚，希望结束自己的痛苦。refuse“拒绝”；regret“后悔”；manage“经营，设法”，均不符合语境。11A.pain BfateClife Dconfusion答案A母亲的精神和身体均受到伤害，所以希望结束这种痛苦。fate“命运”；life“生活”；confusion“困惑”，均不符合语境。12A.slow Bpractical Cbit
17、ter Dquick答案D根据本句中的“unfortunately”可知，不像预料的那么快，下段句首也有提示。13A.proud BableCunwilling Dtired答案B根据上文中的“the divorce was finalized”可知，母亲能够继续她的生活了。14A.mental Bmedical Ctechnical Denergetic答案B根据下文中的“problems with her knee caused by the abuse”可知。15A.marriage Bjourney Cdivorce Ddebate答案C根据第一段可知，离婚后母亲欠下很多债务。16A.
18、poured BwastedCavoided Dstole答案A根据上文可知，母亲乐于帮助他人。因此此处表示，把最后一点钱用在为“我”的妹妹们和她自己保住房子上。固定短语pour ones money into“把某人的金钱大量投入到”。17A.single Blearned Cnoble Dlazy答案A根据上文中的“After ten years，the divorce was finalized”可知，母亲单身。18A.never Balways Ceven Dhardly答案B根据语境可知，尽管生活一直混乱不安，但是她总是能找到办法保持积极乐观。19A.grateful Benjoye
19、dCoptimistic Dpatient答案C根据空前的“positive and _19_”可知，所填词与positive为并列对等关系。grateful“感激的”；enjoyed“喜爱”；patient“耐心的”，均不符合语境。20A.reduce BcancelCconfirm Dprovide答案D根据前一句中的 “I am hoping to help her get back on her feet”可推断，为母亲提供一些经济上和情感上的支持，是作者想做的事情。reduce“减少”；cancel“取消”；confirm“证实”，均不符合语境。.阅读理解Psychologist J
20、oseph PAllen says almost all parents and teenagers argue.But its the quality of the arguments that makes all the difference.“We tell parents to think of those arguments as a critical training ground，” he says.Such arguments, he says, are actually mini life lessons in how to disagreea necessary skill
21、 later on in life with partners, friends and colleagues.Teens should be rewarded when arguing calmly and persuasively and not when they are yelling, crying or threatening, he says.In Allens study, 157 13yearolds were videotaped describing their biggest disagreement with their parents.Allen interview
22、ed the teens again at ages 15 and 16.“The teens who learned to be calm and confident and persuasive with their parents acted the same way when they were with their peers (同龄人)，” he says.They were able to confidently disagree, saying “no” when offered alcohol or drugs.In fact, they were 40 percent mo
23、re likely to say “no” than kids who didnt argue with their parents.For other kids, it was an entirely different story.“They would back_down right away，” says Allen, saying they felt it pointless to argue with their parents.This kind of passivity was taken directly into peer groups, where these teens
24、 were more likely to acquiesce (勉强同意) when offered drugs or alcohol.“These were the teens we worried about，” he says.So, the best thing parents can do is help their teenagers argue more effectively.For this, Allen offers one word：listen.In the study, when parents listened to their kids, their kids l
25、istened back.They didnt necessarily always agree, he says.But if one or the other made a good point, they would acknowledge that point.“They werent just trying to fight each other at every step and wear each other down.They were really trying to persuade the other person.”Acceptable argument might g
26、o something like this: “How about I prove to you I can handle it for three weeks before we make a final decision about it？”Again, parents wont necessarily agree.But “theyll get across the message that they take their kids point of view seriously and honestly consider what they have to say，” Allen sa
27、ys.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。研究表明和家长理性地争论有益于孩子们的成长。1According to Allen, teens should be encouraged to_Aearn more rewardsBdevelop new practical skillsCyell and cry when they want toDargue with their parents persuasively答案D细节理解题。由第二、三段可知，青少年应该被鼓励和父母争论。2What does the underlined part “back down” in Paragraph 5 mean?
28、ATo give up. BTo get angry.CTo show off. DTo make threats.答案A词义猜测题。上一段讲和父母冷静地争论的孩子们会在必要时表达不同意见，对待问题有自己的独立的看法。本段讲另外一些截然不同的孩子，他们认为和父母争论没有意义，所以他们在和父母有不同意见时会立即认输。 这就导致他们无法形成独立的见解，容易被误导。故A项正确。3Whom was Allen worried about?ATeens who were addicted to drugs.BTeens who drank too much alcohol.CTeens who always argued with others.DTeens who didnt say no when necessary.答案D推理判断题。由第五段中的they felt it pointless to argue with their parents.This kind of passivity was taken directly into peer groups可推断，Allen担心的是那些没有自己独立见解的青少年。
