1、课时提升作业(三十八)选修8Unit 5(建议用时40分钟). 完形填空One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter. I went to work feeling1. And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. Its the same thing over and over again, 2with c
2、ustomers who complain about their food and where they are3is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to4a lot of us5but we manage to deal with them. Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very6near where I keep the dirty7in the boxes. Trying to keep u
3、p with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and8running all over the house, it was crazy. 9these elderly women were watching10I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers. When they11their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talk
4、ed to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what12I was in and what I planned to do in the future. 13they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a14and gentle voice, “You are going places. ”And that was it. They left the15and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave
5、 me16to believe in myself. They17my spirit from being down and gave me a18to keep on working hard. People used to tell me that I couldnt have a career in19until I had a degree. Im now a co-anchor(联合主持人)of a student-produced television20. And the best thing is: Im only 17 years old and I am a senior
6、in high school. 【文章大意】作者是一位17岁的中学生, 利用课余时间打工。一天, 在身心俱疲的时候, 一位顾客的一句话使作者对自己的前途重燃希望。那句话是: You are going places. (你前途无量。)1. A. tiredB. excitedC. upD. down【解析】选D。词汇复现题。由下文中的from being down可以得到暗示。放学后还得去上班作者心里感到很不高兴。后面的to make matters worse(使情况更为糟糕的是)说明此处填贬义词。feeling down意为“闷闷不乐”。2. A. dealingB. helpingC.
7、talkingD. meeting【解析】选A。习语搭配题。作为服务员, 我要与投诉的顾客打交道, 处理他们提出的问题。此处的deal with意为“与打交道”。3. A. satB. seatedC. laidD. dressed【解析】选B。词语辨析题。seat为及物动词, “坐下”应说be seated, 而A项sit为不及物动词, 不能用于被动语态中。4. A. attractB. avoidC. adjustD. annoy【解析】选D。词语辨析题。annoy表示“使生气”。因为作者前面提到了顾客的种种抱怨, 因此只能导致雇员的烦恼、生气。句意: 诸如此类的小事容易造成我们雇员的烦恼
8、。故选D。5. A. employeesB. customersC. bossesD. employers【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。此处的us和后面的we指“饭店里的员工”, 故A项正确。此处的us与employees为同位语关系。employer雇主, 东家。6. A. tableB. boxC. spotD. kitchen【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。前面的by the windows和后面的near where都说明此处填的是“地方(spot)”, the very spot强调“就是那个地方”。7. A. dishesB. roomsC. clothesD. chairs【解析】选A。逻
9、辑推理题。dish盘子; room房间; clothes衣服; chair椅子。服务员在客人走后, 要将吃剩的菜端走, 然后收拾桌子, 供后来的人就餐。所以, 此处要选A项。8. A. menB. womenC. waitersD. bosses【解析】选C。背景常识题。在饭店中, 进进出出的是顾客, 在房子中来回穿梭忙碌的是服务员, 故C项正确。9. A. AndB. OtherwiseC. ButD. So【解析】选C。句式结构题。虽然餐馆处于一片忙乱的状态, 但是这三位女士在专心地看着我。该空前的crazy给该空提出了暗示。故选C。10. A. whatB. howC. whereD.
10、why【解析】选B。句式结构题。后面的to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers表示目的, 故此处指我怎么做才能达到此目的。11. A. finishedB. completedC. orderedD. got【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后面的took their plates back to the kitchen可知她们已经吃完了。且下文中有they were leaving暗示。12. A. placeB. gradeC. markD. position【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。她们在临走前,
11、跟我聊了一会儿, 问我有关学校的情况、在学校学得怎么样、在哪个年级及将来的打算。13. A. BeforeB. WhileC. AsD. After【解析】选C。词语辨析题。句意: 当她们离开的时候, 她们走过我身边根据句意可排除A、D两项; while引导时间状语从句时, 从句中的谓语动词是延续性动词。此处as表示“当时候”。14. A. confidentB. loudC. lowD. pleasant【解析】选A。词语辨析题。confident自信的; loud大声的; low低的; pleasant令人愉快的。句意: 她们从我身边走过时, 有一个人用自信而温和的声音说。由下文的You
12、are going places. (你前途无量。)可以推测说话者的语气。因为说话人在鼓励作者, 所以只有A项符合语境。15. A. kitchenB. houseC. restaurantD. table【解析】选C。词汇复现题。由第一段中给出的故事背景I worked at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter. 可知答案。16. A. abilityB. courageC. imaginationD. time【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据文意可知, 别人给予了作者自信的“勇气”, 作者才得以重新振作起来。17. A. pu
13、t downB. picked upC. took overD. pointed out【解析】选B。词语辨析题。三位女士使我重新获得自信的勇气, 并使我的情绪不再沮丧。put down记下; 镇压; pick up ones spirit鼓起某人的勇气; take over接管; point out指明(出)。18. A. causeB. reasonC. presentD. permission【解析】选B。词语辨析题。三位女士给了我要继续努力的理由。在她们的鼓舞下, 我决心继续努力。reason表示某种行为的原因; cause表示某种现象的起因。故正确选项为B。19. A. televi
14、sionB. governmentC. schoolD. restaurant【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据最后一段中的Im now a co-anchor of a student-produced television. . . 可知。20. A. companyB. stationC. showD. advertisement【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者现在是联合主持人(co-anchor), 所以肯定是电视节目(show)的联合主持人。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Salesman: Hi, young lady. 1. I h
15、elp you? Customer: Well. . . yeah. Im looking for a Fathers Day gift. Salesman: Okay. How about 2. (get)your father a new wallet? Customer: Hmm. How much is that black wallet? Salesman: Oh. Its only $ 40. 95. Customer: Huh? Thats too 3. for me. Do you have 4. cheaper one? Salesman: Hmm. How about th
16、is brown leather one? Its $25. 99. Customer: Um. . . I dont think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesnt have a place to put pictures. 5. , I dont have that much money. Salesman: Okay. How much do you have to spend? Customer: Im not sure. Probably about ten dollars or so. I 6.
17、(help)my mom around the house for the past week 7. (earn)some money. This is all I have. Salesman: Hmm. How about this tie? Customer: Thats 8. (real)pretty, 9. the price tag says $13. 99, and I know I dont have that much. Salesman: Well, lets just say the tie went on sale. How about $5? What do you
18、say? Customer: Oh, thanks. Ill take 10. . 1. 【解析】CanCan I help you? 为交际用语, 在商店里表示“你想买什么? ”2. 【解析】gettinghow about后跟v. -ing形式, 故用getting。3. 【解析】expensive/dear由后面的cheaper可知应填expensive或dear。4. 【解析】a泛指较便宜的一个, 故用a。5. 【解析】Besides表示“另外, 而且”用besides。6. 【解析】have been helping由for the past week可知用现在完成进行时。7. 【解
19、析】to earn在这里表目的, 故用不定式形式to earn。8. 【解析】really修饰形容词pretty用副词形式really。9. 【解析】but前后之间的逻辑关系为转折, 故填but。10. 【解析】itIll take it表示“我买了”。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()画掉。修改: 在错的词下画一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误
20、及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。As new students at an university in Boston, many of us were unfamiliar with the campus but consequently late for class. One professor, however, was particular intolerant of being late, making clear that no excuse would be acceptable. So when a girl student came
21、in his class one morning late, we expected the worst results. Then the professor demand the reason for her coming late. “I was being waiting online to buy your new book, ”she replied very nervously. Looked at the rest of the class, the professor asked, “Well, why were the rest of you late? ”答案: As n
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23、g late, we expected intothe worst results. Then the professor demand the reason for her coming late. result demanded “I was being waiting online to buy your new book, ” she replied very nervously. Looked at the rest of the class, the professor asked, “Well, why were the Looking notrest of you late?”
24、1. 【解析】把第一句中的ana。因为university是以辅音音素开头的单词, 所以用不定冠词a。2. 【解析】把第一句中的butand。此处为顺承关系而不是转折关系。3. 【解析】把第二句中的particularparticularly。应用副词来修饰形容词。4. 【解析】在第二句中的making后加it。此处应用it作形式宾语, 代替后面的that no excuse would be acceptable。5. 【解析】把第三句中的ininto。此处表示进入教室, 故用into。6. 【解析】把第三句中的resultsresult。根据句意此处应用名词的单数形式。7. 【解析】把第四
25、句中的demanddemanded。叙述过去发生的事情要用一般过去时。8. 【解析】把第五句中的being去掉。此处表示我正在等待, being是多余的。9. 【解析】把第六句中的LookedLooking。因为professor与look之间为主动关系, 所以用现在分词作状语。10. 【解析】在第六句中的were后加not。由语境可知此处表示否定意义。. 书面表达假如你是高三学生李华, 今年高考英语学科阅读量加大, 而你的阅读能力较差, 因此学习压力越来越大。请根据以下提示写信向你的前外教Mr. Johnson求助: 1. 英语学习的困难以及增加阅读量给自己带来的困扰; 2. 希望得到他的指
26、导和帮助。注意: 1. 词数: 100个左右, 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数; 2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。Dear Mr. Johnson, _Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Mr. Johnson, How are things going with you? Im writing to ask for your help. As you know, Im weak in English reading comprehension. Although I have tried every means to improve it, like expanding
27、my vocabulary and doing a large number of exercises, so far all my efforts have ended up in failure, which really makes me discouraged. To make things worse, this year reading will make up a higher percentage than ever before in the coming College Entrance Examination. Now with the important exam dr
28、awing near, I feel more and more stressed and worried. If I didnt take effective measures, I wouldnt be able to get through the exam and that would ruin my college dream. Ill appreciate it very much if you can give me some advice on how to improve my reading ability effectively and Im looking forward to your early reply. Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua关闭Word文档返回原板块