1、课时作业2Using language“Mum, I want to make you a bet，” I said.“If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars？” “Well, if you can _1_ do it.” “Of course I can，” I replied，_2_ to believe myself._3_， all this started from my _4_ of a picture in the newspaper.I couldnt stand looking a
2、t that boy, _5_ to have gone one year without TV for a hundred dollars, staring at me with mocking(嘲笑的) eyes.He seemed to _6_ at me! “I did it, _7_ you cant！” he said.I _8_ at the boys face angrily.That year I did a lot of things._9_， my father taught me to ski, which became my favourite sport.Many
3、winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbours _10_ daily drama.I went on bike trips with my friends and _11_ as much as a fish.It was unbelievable how much _12_ I had without TV.I learned so many new games.I guess the biggest thing I learnt, _13_， was selfmotivation(自我激励)I started to do my _14_
4、.I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of weeks.I _15_ hate reading if there were no _16_， but now I began to read and enjoy it.I could make up all the _17_ just the way I wanted themmy own little _18_， right inside my head! Im _19_ what I did.I got a lot more from the _20_ than ju
5、st the 100 dollars!文章大意：本文讲的是“我”与母亲打赌，一年之内不看电视。这对原本很喜欢看电视的“我”来说简直是不可思议的事。不过那年“我”真的做到了，而且也有了很大变化：“我”由一个经常不及格的学生变成了一个优秀的学生，由原来不爱看书变成现在喜欢看书。1A.only Breally Coccasionally Dfinally答案：B解析：上文提到“我”与母亲打赌，根据语境可看出妈妈对“我”戒掉看电视的习惯还有些怀疑，不确定我是否真的能做到。2A.trying Badvising Cneeding Dasking答案：A解析：从下文谈到报纸上的那个男孩及“我”的感受来看，
6、“我”在回答妈妈的话时，想极力表现出自信，故用trying(分词短语作状语)。3A.However BWhats more CAs a result DIn fact答案：D解析：前面说“我”与妈妈打赌，此处通过in fact引出打赌的原因，即与妈妈打赌事实上是由报纸上的一幅图画引起的。4A.joy Bdisbelief Canger Dcuriosity答案：C解析：从后面的小男孩嘲笑的眼神等可推测，报纸上的那幅画让“我”感到气愤。5A.managed Bexpected Csaid Dhad答案：C解析：上文说“我”通过读报获悉一男孩因为一年没看电视而得到100美元的故事，此处是对这种情况
7、的具体展开。由于逗号前没有连词，故此处用过去分词，即用said作定语，相当于who was said to have gone one year without TV.。6A.glare Blaugh Ccome Dshoot答案：B解析：由上文.staring at me with mocking(嘲笑的) eyes可推测，此处填laugh才能在语意上与其保持一致。laugh at意为“嘲笑”；glare at意为“盯着”；come at意为“逼向”；shoot at意为“向开枪”。7A.and Bbut Cor Dbesides答案：B解析：前面说“我做到了”，与后面的you cant构成
8、转折关系，故用but。8A.watched Blistened Csaw Dlooked答案：D解析：前面说“我”好像被那男孩嘲笑了，心里非常生气，故用looked at the boys face angrily才能在语意上与其保持一致。9A.Worse still BSuch as CFor example DIn place答案：C解析：前面说那年“我”做了很多事，从下文的爸爸教“我”滑雪，还有snowball wars，bike trips等来看，此处是举例来说明，空格后有逗号，故用for example。10A.replaced Bformed Coffered Djoined答案：
9、C解析：此处说“我”参加了各种各样的有趣的活动，其中打雪仗给“我”带来了很多的乐趣。11A.ran Bswam Cbreathed Djumped答案：B解析：由a fish可联想到“游泳”，故用B。12A.difficulty Bknowledge Cfun Dtrouble答案：C解析：此处是对上面内容所做的总结，“难以置信的是，没有电视我也可以玩得那么开心”，即一年来“我”所参与的各种丰富多彩的活动给“我”带来很多乐趣。13A.though Bbut Cluckily Deven答案：A解析：“我”不看电视，却学到了很多新游戏，与后面的“我”学到的最重要的东西就是自我激励为转折关系。此空
10、前后有逗号，故此处应用though(但是)，而不用but。14A.washing Bshopping Csports Dhomework答案：D解析：由后面的考试成绩由D到现在的A可推测，“我”现在开始做作业了。15A.came to Bused to Cstopped to Dhappened to答案：B解析：由后面的but now可推测，此处说的是“过去”的事情，与“现在”形成对比，故用used to。16A.pictures Bexplanations Cplots Dpraises答案：A解析：从本段来看，此处谈论的是读书问题。由上文可知“我”过去喜欢看电视(画面)，看书只看有图画的
11、书，没有图画就不愿看。此处选pictures才与“我”过去的实际相吻合。17A.stories Bsports Cpictures Dgames答案：C解析：“我”现在不看电视而喜欢读书，把读到的东西构想出图画，让它们以自己的方式在大脑里形成画面。picture图画。18A.TV Bbooks Cwork Ddrama答案：A解析：把读书看到的东西以自己的方式构想成画面，从而在大脑中形成自己的小“电视”。这是一种比喻。19A.angry with Binterested in Cproud of Dchanged by答案：C解析：原来认为不可思议的事，而“我”却真的做到了，因此说“我”对自己
12、所做的事情感到非常自豪和骄傲。20A.experience Bbet Cincident Dpicture答案：A解析：整整一年不看电视，做了很多其他的事，从而使生活更加丰富多彩，从这样的“经历”中得到的东西远比100美元多。One of the hardest things to do when you are a small child is to start school, and have a new teacher every year.I remember when I was in fourth grade, there were tons of rumours (谣言) abo
13、ut my teacher.They said that he would hit kids with erasers.Nothing_could_be_farther_from_the_truth,_and to this day I still remember him as one of those people who really helped me in life.One of the things that you can do to help your kids get ready for a new teacher is to go to meet him or her be
14、fore the year starts.This allows students to know who the teacher is, and break the ice.It is common for students to be fearful of the teacher for the first few days.Maybe they look scary (可怕的)However, as a parent, you need to teach your kids that teachers are people too, and that they want nothing
15、but the best for you in life.If your child is still having trouble adjusting to (适应)a teacher, you could ask your child to be taught by a different teacher.Adjusting to teachers can be an uncertain thing for a young child.Whether your child knows nothing about this person, or maybe he has heard a ru
16、mour about him, it can be a scary thing.As a parent, all you can do is to make sure that your children know the teacher is there to help, not be scary.文章大意：接触新的学校和新的老师往往是令孩子们感到害怕的事情，评价不好的老师更是让孩子们望而生畏。文章就这个问题给父母介绍了一些方法，以帮助孩子们克服畏惧心理。1When the author was in the fourth grade, he_.Aliked his teacher very
17、 muchBgot little help from his teacherCgot along well with his classmatesDwas hit by his teacher with erasers答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句中的I still remember him as one of those people who really helped me in life可推知，作者喜欢自己四年级时候的那位老师。2What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?AN
18、othing can be true in the world.BTruth lies in the rumours.CWhat they said was wrong.DThey did well in their lessons.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。画线句前面提到关于这位老师的谣言很多，据说他常用橡皮打人。画线句后面的内容讲现在在我的记忆中他仍是在人生中真正帮助过我的人之一。由此可以推知画线句的意思是：他们的这些说法是不对的。3At the beginning of the school year, kids are most probably _.Aexcited Bfearful
19、Csurprised Dproud答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的It is common for students to be fearful of the teacher for the first few days.Maybe they look scary(可怕的)可知，一般在新学期开始时，学生们很有可能害怕老师。4This passage is mainly written for_.Ateachers BparentsCstudents Dkids答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的as a parent，you need to teach your kids.和最后一
20、段中的As a parent，all you can do.等可知，本文主要给父母提供了一些有效方法帮助孩子们克服对老师的畏惧心理。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Starting with a new school can be difficult.Everything seems to be different, and you dont even know where to go for your own classes. 1.B However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn
21、 some of those strangers into friends.Be yourself.2D If some people dont accept you, theyre not the kind of friends you need.People often stay together because they have similar interests.For example, someone who does a lot of sports may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot.3ARemember
22、to be nice to the people you meet at your new school.If you think that you will say something that may make them feel sad, do not say anything and just nod your head if they talk to you.Also, remember to be as helpful as possible!Believe in yourself.A smile goes a long way.When you walk in the halls
23、, dont keep your eyes on the floor.Raise your head and make eye contact (目光接触)with other people.4.E Introduce yourself.Tell them your name and where youre from.Remember peoples names.You like it when people use your name, and so do other people. 5.F Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nic
24、kname(昵称)Youd be surprised how often this might come in handy.ABe friendly to others.BMaking new friends can be hard, too.CJoin afterschool activities you like.DNever change what you are to try and fit in.EIf you see someone you know，smile or say “Hi”FPeople may become angry if you just begin by say
25、ing “Hey” each time.GDont sit at the back of the classroom where other people dont notice you!今天是9月1日，阳光明媚，是你上高中的第一天，全新的学校生活开始了，你见到了新同学、新老师，领到了新课本，以后会交上新朋友等，心情非常激动。请你根据当天的情况写一篇日记。注意：1词数80左右；2日记的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可适当增加细节。Sept.1SunnyIt is my first day of senior school today, which_means_my_new_school_l
26、ife_is_beginning.I_was_too_excited_to_meet_new_classmates，with_whom_I_talked_freely.However,_my_new_teachers_ came_in_with_more_new_textbooks.As_a_result,_we_had_to_keep_silent_for_a_moment,_waiting_for_teachers_to_hand_them_out_to_us.When_I_got_them，I_couldnt_help_turning_one_page_to_another,_finding _more_interesting_stories_in_them,_and_I_felt_it_more_important_for_me_to_learn_them_well.After_class,_we_went_outside_to_play_together_and_I_thought_we_would_make_friends_soon.How happy I felt today!
