1、课时分层作业(五).用适当的情态动词填空1They may/might be having a meeting，but Im not sure.2When he lived in the countryside，he would go fishing every day.3If you will help us，we shall be very grateful.4Dont worry，you shall get the answer this afternoon.5Can he have gone abroad when we got there?6He must have been to
2、the island，for he knows a lot about it.7George can not have gone too far.His coffee is still warm.8You need not have worried it all turned out fine.9The flowers have died.I should have watered them often.10He could have passed the driving test at the first attempt，but he was too nervous.完形填空As Chris
3、tmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，rooms to be cleaned.Parents are 1 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children.If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 2 On Christmas Eve，young children find the excitement almost unbearable.They are 3 betw
4、een the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 4 up late so that they will not miss the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early，they often lie 5 for a long time，hoping to get a short look at Father
5、 Christmas.Last Christmas，my wife and I 6 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 7 me where that new bike had come from，but 8 he did not see it.On Christmas Eve，it took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly 9 when my wif
6、e and I went quietly into their room and began filling stockings.Then I pushed in the 10 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get 11 sleep that night，for the children were 12 to get up early.At about five oclock the next morning，we were woken by loud sounds c
7、oming from the childrens roomthey were shouting excitedly！ 13 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary， 14 close behind pushing her new baby carriage.Even the baby arrived，he moved 15 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large bal
8、loon behind him.Suddenly it burst.That woke us up completely.The day had really begun with a bang.【语篇解读】西方国家在圣诞前夜有圣诞老人给孩子们送礼物的习俗，“圣诞老人”实际上是他们的父母。本文讲述了一对夫妇怎样偷偷给孩子们送礼物并为此想尽办法，这给全家带来了无限的快乐。1AfacedBmetCfilledDpleasedA逻辑推理题。父母要面对(be faced with)这样困难的工作。2AquestionBmatterCproblemDbusinessC词语辨析题。此处的problem意思
9、是“困难，难解决的事”。3ApulledBdividedCseparatedDtornB词语辨析题。divide是指把一个整体分成部分；separate是指把个体分开。这里应把每个孩子的情感看成一个整体，所以用divided。4AgetBstayCstandDwakeB逻辑推理题。stay up late意思是“熬夜很晚”，和后面的“hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas”相呼应。5AawakeBwakeCasleepDsleepA逻辑推理题。lie awake(躺在床上不睡)和前面的stay up late是一致的。6Ahopefully
10、BbusilyCgladlyDsuccessfullyB逻辑推理题。根据圣诞节的气氛和上下文语境可知，此处应填busily(忙碌地)。7AanswerBtellCaskDsearchC逻辑推理题。根据上下文很容易看出答案。孩子们询问礼物的出处。8AsadlyBunluckilyCpossiblyDfortunatelyD逻辑推理题。为了给圣诞节增添乐趣，父母在放礼物时都不想让孩子看见，所以此处用fortunately。9AmorningBmidnightCeveningDdaybreakB背景常识题。根据常识应是在午夜圣诞老人送礼物。根据上文可以看出孩子睡着时应是midnight。10Apre
11、sentBstockingCbikeDtreeC词汇复现题。通过push一词以及下文提示可以判断答案为C项。push in the bike把自行车推进屋里。11AlittleBsomeCenoughDmuchD逻辑推理题。圣诞前夕，做父母的不但不能睡足够的觉，而且应该是睡很少的觉。所以应选择D项。12AsorryBsureCgladDeagerB逻辑推理题。通过上下文对孩子心理的分析，可以判断孩子们一定起得很早，所以用sure。13ABeforeBAfterCUntilDSinceA逻辑推理题。此处before的意思是“还没就”，符合题意。14AwalkedBmovedCfollowedDj
12、umpedC词语辨析题。followed是“紧随其后”的意思。15AwithBonCoverDbyB背景常识题。根据常识及语境可知，此空应填on。moved on the hands and knees意思是用手和膝盖爬。.短文语法填空Im sorry to learn that youve failed in the examination.You said you could 1.have passed(pass) it but you were too nervous.But things 2.may not be like that.If you had made enough 3.p
13、reparations(preparation)，you wouldnt 4.have been too nervous.I think the real reason for your failure 5.must be that you didnt do your best.When an opportunity comes，we 6.should/ought to grasp it 7.tightly(tight)But if we only wait for the good opportunity 8.to come(come)，it will never come.As a saying 9.goes(go)，practice makes perfect.If you 10.will take more efforts on your study，you are sure to make it next time.