1、课时分层作业(九).阅读理解When I was a child growing up in Ohio, the butterflies would sometimes pass through on their way to Mexico. And it was awesome to see football fields full of themand I wanted to revisit that on a larger scale. I knew I had to go to see the migration(迁徙) in Mexico.But I was on a budget.
2、 I didnt want to rent a car in Mexico or take a bus to Valle de Bravo, the starting point for most butterfly adventures, so I called the guys at The Muddy Boot, travel experts in Mexico who can make almost anything happen at a reasonable rate.And so, on January 2, I found myself in The Muddy Boot va
3、n (面包车) , being driven for two hours from Mexico City to Valle de Bravo, a lovely town on a volcanic lake which is a central point for the butterfly journeys. I booked a twonight stay at the Hotel Rodavento, an all ecofriendly hotel with individual wooden houses spreading throughout the forest and a
4、round a lake.The first sanctuary (保护区) I visited was Piedra Herrada, a popular destination, as it is only 40 minutes away from Valle de Bravo. The climb up is tiring. It is advisable to hire a horse. But the horse cannot take you all the way, and there is some hiking in thin air, so you must be pati
5、ent, drink a lot of water, and be in reasonably good shape.The walk is more than worth it though. As I struggled to catch my breath, I looked up and lost my breath again. At first glance, the trees had turned into different shapes, but on closer inspection, every inch of them was covered with butter
6、flies.A few flew through the air (Most of them were not warm enough). As the sun rose, they began to come alive. Soon the air was filled with flying butterflies, transforming the forest into something magical and straight out of a fairy tale.【语篇解读】本文是一篇日志形式的记叙文，作者讲述了自己为参观大规模的蝴蝶迁徙的美景而搭车前往墨西哥的一个城镇的故事。
7、虽然旅途劳累艰辛，但作者实现了愿望，看到了美丽的蝴蝶翩翩起舞，它们装扮了途经的森林。1Why did the author choose to take The Muddy Boot van?AShe couldnt afford to rent a car.BShe preferred to travel alone.CShe wanted to save some money.DShe hoped to reach the destination earlier.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But I was on a budget”可知，作者预算有限，想节省钱。故选C。【答案】C
8、2What can we learn about Piedra Herrada?AIt is at a high altitude.BIt is far from Valle de Bravo.CIt is full of wild animals.DIt is only accessible by riding a horse.【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中的“and there is some hiking in thin air, so you must be patient, drink a lot of water, and be in reasonably good shape”
9、可知，在该地攀登时需要在空气稀薄的地方进行一段徒步旅行，旅行者需要有耐心，多喝水，身体还要不错。由此可以推断出Piedra Herrada是在高海拔处。【答案】A3What made the authors hiking worthwhile?ABecoming healthier.BBreathing in fresh air.CFinding trees of different shapes.DSeeing the butterfly migration.【解析】推理判断题。根据第五至六段的描述可知，虽然作者到达目的地前经历了一段艰辛的徒步旅行，但最后看到美丽的蝴蝶的那一刻，作者感到辛苦
10、是值得的，故选D。【答案】D4What type of writing is the text?A. A news report.B. A scientific paper.C. A travel diary. D. A commercial ad.【解析】推理判断题。本文作者以第一人称叙述了自己观看蝴蝶迁徙的起因、经过和结果，是一篇旅行日志。【答案】C.阅读七选五There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. 1 However，othe
11、rs hold that if they stop exercising，their muscles will turn into fat.Here are some more examples：Ill never lose weightI come from a fat family.Wrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with，we cant blame our genes for making us fat. 2 And the main reason is that they share the same habi
12、ts of eating too much and exercising too little.I am fat because I burn calories(卡路里)slowly.Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢)If fact，although fat people consume more energy than slim people，they fail to realize how much they eat！ 3 Exercise is boring.Wrong！ 4 The key is to deve
13、lop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive.If you enjoy a Sunday walk，take a different route.If you do Yoga，try a Tai Chi class. 5 Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt.Indeed，pain is your body telling you somethings wrong，and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injur
14、y.You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly，but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly.If they dont，rest and seek medical advice.AAn apple a day keeps the doctor away.BKeeping a diary can help
15、 you work out your daily food intake more accurately.CA diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.DSome people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older.EAnything will become boring if you do it repetitively.FNo pain，no gain.GTheres plenty of evidence that fatness
16、runs in families.【答案】15DGBEF.完形填空Dinah Shore said, “There are no hopeless situationsonly people who are hopeless about them.” Some 30 years ago, when he was only 11 years old, Morgan Rowe lost his left arm and much of the use of his right arm.It happened when he 1 off a tractor at his fathers fence
17、company, and was dragged under the machine.Young Morgan was 2 from the hospital after three and a half months.The first thing he 3 to do was to help pay the bill$30,000 worth.For a boy of 11 to 4 such a task, the situation seemed 5 .For five years Morgan 6 roadsides picking up cans and bottles.He 7
18、thousands of cans and picked up and 8 old newspapers.He never gave up 9 .First, he paid off the $455 ambulance bill.He was still a long way off 10 his parents raised another $9,000 toward the debt.People began to 11 the injured boy and 12 poured in, totaling $25,000.The bill was paid 13 ！Morgan set
19、aside the 14 money for future education.What then? Morgan 15 his projects and collected money for the hospital so he could 16 others though the bill was paid up.Maybe someone 17 to tell the boy he was too injured for that kind of work.Maybe someone neglected to inform him that the 18 was hopeless.So
20、mehow young Morgan didnt 19 that an 11yearold boy could never pay off a hospital bill so large.Martin Luther once said, “Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful.” Without hope， 20 is possible.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。11岁的Morgan在一次事故中失去了左臂，右臂也几近残废。住院治疗了几个月欠下了数万元的医疗费。Morgan用了五年时间靠捡易拉罐等废品攒钱还债。
21、人们得知后纷纷伸出援助之手。短文告诉我们：心怀希望则万事可成。1A.ranBfellCdrove Dlay【解析】fall off意为“从掉下来”，符合语境。run off 复印，使溢出；drive off 驾车离去；lay off 停止使用，解雇。【答案】B2A.released Bdismissed Cremoved Dliberated【解析】由语境可知，治疗三个半月之后，Morgan出院了(release)。【答案】A3A.set about Bset upCset out Dset down【解析】出院之后，Morgan开始(set out)做的第一件事就是帮家人偿还账单。【答案】C
22、4A.understand BcompleteCarrange Dcancel【解析】对于一个11岁的孩子来说，完成(complete)这么一项任务(付清3万美元的账单)似乎是不可能的(impossible)。【答案】B5A.impossible BdifferentCmeaningful Ddangerous【解析】参见上题解析。【答案】A6. Asearched BcontrolledCexplored Dexamined【解析】联系生活常识可知，拾塑料瓶、易拉罐等废品要到路边寻找(search)。control控制；explore探险，探索；examine检查。均不合题意。【答案】A7A
23、.purchased BrecordedCcollected Dprepared【解析】联系上文可知，Morgan 收集了数以千计的易拉罐。purchase购买；record记录；collect收集；prepare准备。显然C项符合语境。【答案】C8A.delivered BsoldCgave Dbought【解析】由pick up及old一词的暗示信息可知，此处应是卖掉(sell)捡来的旧报纸，而不是送(deliver)报纸。【答案】B9A.courage BchallengeChope Dadventure【解析】由下文付清账单可知，Morgan从未放弃对生活的希望(hope)。【答案】C
24、10A.though BsoCbut Dbecause【解析】尽管又筹集了9 000美元，但相对于三万元这个数目仍然相差很多。据此可知A项符合逻辑。【答案】A11A.hear about Blearn fromCworry about Dbenefit from【解析】hear about 听说；learn from 向学习；worry about担忧；benefit from 从中受益。显然A项与语境相符。【答案】A12A.invitations BapplicationsCsuggestions Ddonations【解析】依据后面的totaling $25,000可知，人们得知后纷纷捐款
25、。故选D项。【答案】D13A.exactly BfullyCdeeply Dpartly【解析】联系前文不难得出结论：此时已将账单全部(fully)付清。【答案】B14A.voluntary BuselessCadditional Dpresent【解析】Morgan留出多余的(additional)钱，以备自己将来上学所需。【答案】C15A.ended BkeptCbegan Dpaused【解析】由空格后面的collected money for the hospital可知，Morgan仍继续自己以前所做的事情：拣废品存钱。【答案】B16A.help BcomfortCaffect Dm
26、ove【解析】结合整个语境所表达的意思，心怀感恩的Morgan是为了帮助别人。comfort安慰；affect 影响，侵袭；move 移动，使感动。均与语境不符。【答案】A17A.attempted BmanagedCforgot Dremembered【解析】根据下文中“neglect”一词的意义，可知forget与短文语境符合。【答案】C18A.situation BlifeCillness Ddevotion【解析】事故之后，Morgan身体残疾，又欠下如此数目的医疗费。这种境况似乎让人看不到一丝希望。situation 境遇；life 生活；illness 疾病；devotion 热爱
27、。唯有A项符合句意。【答案】A19A.realize BdiscussCargue Dexpect【解析】由第三段可知，在这么艰难的情况下，Morgan也没有放弃希望，由此可见他没有意识到还清那么大一笔钱的难度。realize 意识到；discuss 讨论；argue 争论；expect 期待。【答案】A20A.everything BanythingCsomething Dnothing【解析】结合全文主旨可知，只要有希望，一切皆有可能。【答案】D.短文改错Dear Steven，Im glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacat
28、ion. You asked many question in your letter，and now let me answer them.To start with，Beijing，the capital of China，is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing，of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it.Besides, ther
29、e is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.Im looking forward to hear from you as soon as p
30、ossible.Yours，Liu Chao【答案】Dear Steven，Im glad that you are coming to Beijing this summer vacation. You asked manyquestionin your letter, and now let me answer them.To start with, Beijing, the capital of China，isvery attractive city with a long history. You canfound all kinds of delicious food in Bei
31、jing，ofthat the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hopewewill enjoy it. Besides, thereisa great number of tourist attractions worth visiting，such as the Great Wall，the Summer Palaceorthe Forbidden City.These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists this year.I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.Im looking forward tohearfrom you as soon as possible.Yours，Liu Chao
