1、课时分层作业(三).单句语法填空1The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.2Addicted(addict) to Chinese culture,he decided to learn Chinese in a night school.3When shopping,people often cant resist buying(buy) something they dont really need.4The doctor recommended us not to s
2、wim(swim)after eating a large meal.5You can come here to fetch the book at your convenience(convenient)6More and more people die from illness related(relate) to pollution.7He took the book belonging(belong) to Jack by mistake.8British English differs obviously from American English pronunciation and
3、 spelling.9He ended up operating(operate) his fathers company after graduating from college.10Sam picked up some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.阅读理解AI know what youre thinking: Pizza?For breakfast?But the truth is that you can have last nights leftovers in the mornin
4、g if you want to.I know lots of women who skip breakfast,and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it.Some say they dont have time,others think theyre “saving” calories(卡路里),and still others just dont like breakfast food.But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important wh
5、en youre trying to lose weight.“Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking,R.D.,who developed the supereasy eating plan for this years “SELF CHALLENGE”And even pizza can be healthy if its loaded with vegetables,and you stick to o
6、ne small piece.Breakfast is one meal I never miss,and the same goes for most weight loss success stories.Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day.Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining
7、weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning,anything.I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether,and have just coffee or orange juice.I say,try heating up last nights leftovers it may sound crazy,but if it works for you,do it!I find if I
8、 tell myself,“You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night.Try it.You may save yourself some prebedtime calories.And watch your body gain the fatburning effects.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了吃早餐的重要性吃早餐对健康有益,同时有助于减肥。1The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably me
9、ans _Aremaining food after a mealBthings left undoneCmeals made of vegetablesDpizza topped with fruitA词义猜测题。结合最后一段倒数第四句中的“instead of eating more that night”及画线词的构词(leftover)可推知,该词意为“剩饭菜”。2What can we infer from the text?AWorking women usually have breakfast in a hurry.BMany people have wrong ideas a
10、bout breakfast.CThere are some easy ways of cooking a meal.DEating vegetables helps save energy.B推理判断题。根据第二段及文章中强调的吃早餐的重要性及不应该不吃早餐可推知,现在很多人对早餐有错误的认识。3According to the last paragraph,it is important to _Aeat something for breakfastBbe careful about what you eatCheat up food before eating itDeat calor
11、iecontrolled foodA细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,吃早餐很重要。4The text is written mainly for those _Awho go to work earlyBwho want to lose weightCwho stay up lateDwho eat before sleepB推理判断题。根据第三段第一句、第四段第一句及最后一段最后两句可推知,本文的主要阅读对象是想要减肥的人们。BThere is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think.On an indi
12、vidual level,we grow up eating the food of our culture.It becomes a part of who we are.Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families,holding a special and personal value for us.Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as
13、 adults in times of frustration and stress.On a large scale,traditional food is an important part of culture.It also operates as an expression of culture identity.Immigrants bring it wherever they go,and it is a symbol of pride for their culture and means of coping with homesickness.Many immigrants
14、open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes.However,the food does not remain exactly the same.Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available,so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries.Additionally,immigrant
15、s do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them,but to people from different countries.Therefore,they have to make small changes about the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers.Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the
16、dishes.We should not only embrace our heritage (遗产) through our cultures food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food.It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs,and is special to those who prepare it.Food is a win
17、dow into culture,and it should be treated as such.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。主要探讨了食物和文化之间的联系。5Whats the function of food mentioned in the text?ATo help motivate homesickness.BTo show national identity.CTo reflect a countrys history.DTo show a communitys superiority.B细节理解题。根据第一段的内容,尤其是第二、三句“On an individual leve
18、l,we grow up eating the food of our culture.It becomes a part of who we are.”;再根据第二段的内容,尤其是第二句“It also operates as an expression of culture identity.”可知,文章中提到的食物的作用是显示国家身份。6What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe specific traditional food.BThe national culture.CA traditional
19、expression of food.DThe oldfashioned taste.A代词指代题。通读第二段可知,传统食物是文化的一个重要部分,它显示了文化身份,移民不管去哪儿都带着它,它象征着对自己文化的骄傲,也是应对乡愁的方法。由此可推知,it指代传统食物。7Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant?ATo attach cultural importance to their dishes.BTo announce the beginning of their life o
20、n foreign soil.CTo make the dishes popular among customers.DTo present their own food culture in a new way.C细节理解题。根据第三段的内容,尤其是第四、五句可知,移民不仅把菜肴卖给来自相同国家的人,而且卖给不同国家的人。为了使菜肴受到顾客的欢迎,一些移民不得不改变传统的菜肴。8Whats the authors attitude towards different food cultures?ANegative.BObjective.CUnfair.DUnchangeable.B观点态度题
21、。根据最后一段的内容,尤其是第一句可知,我们应该通过我们文化的食物来接受我们的传统,但也应该通过尝试其他文化的食物来了解更多文化。由此可推知,作者对不同的食物文化持客观公正的态度。.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Laurie sat quietly in the empty dressing room at the iceskating rink(溜冰场)She had not been skating in any competition since her left knee was badly injured in an acciden
22、t six months ago.As she waited for her return to skate,Laurie was very nervous.She knew that today was a very important day in her comeback.“If I can win today,” she thought,“I can skate in the World Cup next year and then maybe I can make it to the Olympics.”Laurie was just told that she had a toug
23、h competition this year,a girl from Connecticut named Jinny Jordan who was really strong in everything.“She is the one you have to beat this year.” the coach said.Minutes later,the door opened and Laurie saw a young woman who was about her own age.The young woman dumped some of her belongings onto a
24、 chair.The bag fell to the floor with a thud (砰的一声)Laurie felt uncomfortable as she looked at Jinny.“So this is my competition,” thought Laurie.“Because of her,I may lose tonight.”“This costume(服装) was my moms idea,” Jinny started the conversation,looking down at her red,white,and blue skating dress
25、.“I look like a flag.”Laurie couldnt keep from smiling.She pointed to Jinnys skating bag.“Some stuff fell out of your bag.” Laurie said.Jinny looked at the clothing and equipment that lay scattered on the floor.As she began to gather her belongings,the door opened.“Jinny,” called someone,“Youd bette
26、r give the tape of your music to the sound engineer right away.”“I thought I gave him my music tape an hour ago,” said Jinny.“Tell him its the green box with my initials (姓名的首字母) written in white in the righthand corner.” “He said you never gave it to him and hes getting angry.”“Then I dont know wha
27、t I did with it,” said Jinny,hurrying out.Laurie knew that music was nearly as important to the program as skating itself.If she lost her music tape,she might as well forget about skating.Laurie stood up and walked to the chair to do a few more knee bends.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2请按如下格式作答。Suddenly she saw
28、something small and dark green behind the leg of the dressing table._Feeling relieved,Laurie skated quickly to the center of the rink after the announcer finally called her name._【参考范文】Suddenly she saw something small and dark green behind the leg of the dressing table. She pulled it out,and saw the
29、 white Initials JJ.in the top righthand corner.“Its Jinnys music tape!” She exclaimed.Lauries heart started beating fast.“All Id have to do is forget that I found this,” she thought.“If Jinny doesnt have her music,she might as well not skate.And then I would win.” Laurie shivered slightly as she tho
30、ught about this.Then she wondered,“Does winning mean so much to me that Id be willing to cheat for it?” She walked to the door and called Jinny loudly.Feeling relieved,Laurie skated quickly to the center of the rink after the announcer finally called her name.The music filled the stadium and she ska
31、ted gracefully and beautifully.Her left knee was fine and she felt herself gliding on the ice.The audience applauded from time to time,enthusiastically supporting her in her comeback.When she finished,her coach ran up to her and hugged her.“You did it,Laurie!” She said.Laurie smiled and thought about Jinnys music tape.“No one will ever know how close I really came to losing.” She said softly to herself.