1、课时分层作业(三).阅读理解AWelcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1，000 years and has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.The GardensThe White Garden is planted with soft wh
2、ite Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely oldfashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruits and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.The Castle ShopIn the Castle Sh
3、op, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on support
4、ing local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel FestivalSaturday 16th to Monday 25th AugustThe annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of
5、visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.ParkingCoaches and minibuses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.【语篇解读】本文
6、是一篇应用文。是对Arundel Castle的介绍，包括城堡里面的吸引人之处、设施、开放时间和停车的注意事项。1When visiting the castle, you can Aget oldfashioned English roses as giftsBsee how the local gifts are being madeCget seasonal fruits and vegetables for freeDbuy ecofriendly products in the Castle ShopD细节理解题。根据小标题The Castle Shop下第二段“At Arundel
7、 Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.”可知，在城堡商店可以购买到环保产品。故选D。2Where can you park the coach?AIn Mill Road.BInside the Castle.CIn the main town car park.DAt the main Castle entrance.C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句“Coaches and minibuses can
8、 drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance.”可知，客车和小型汽车可以在城堡的入口Mill大道上停车，让乘客下去，并将车停在城堡入口对面的主要城镇停车场。故选C。3How long does the Arundel Festival last?A10 days.BOne week.C16 days. DOne month.A细节理解题。根据小标题The Arundel Festival下的“Sa
9、turday 16th to Monday 25th August”可知，Arundel Festival的持续时间是从16号到25号，为期10天。故选A。BSome people are so rude!Who sends an email or a text message that just says “Thank you” ? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Dont these people realize that t
10、heyre wasting your time?Maybe Im the rude one for not appreciating lifes little politeness.But many social agreed standards just dont make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts，you dont have to declare who you are or even say hello.Email，too，is slower than a text.Voice mail is a
11、 now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages，none of which I listened to.Exasperated，he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls.“Why are you leaving him voice mail？” my sister asked.“Ju
12、st text him.” In the age of the smartphone，there is no reason to ask onceacceptable questions about: the weather forecast，a businesss phone number，or directions to a house，a restaurant，which can be easily found on Google Maps.But people still ask these things.And when you answer，they respond with a
13、thankyou email.How to handle these differing standards? Easy: Consider your audience.Some people，especially older ones，appreciate a thankyou message.Others，like me，want no reply.The anthropologist(人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies，the young learn from the old.But in modern
14、societies，the old can also learn from the young.Heres hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that timewasting forms of communication do.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论了如今在智能手机时代，人们应该选择何种方式进行沟通。4What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?AWorried. BSurprised.CAnnoyed. D
15、Tired.C词义猜测题。根据第五段第二句中的“he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls”可知，作者的父亲对作者不给自己回电话很不满，由此可推知exasperated意思是 “恼怒的，生气的”，故选C。5Why didnt the writer reply to his father?AHe liked text messages better.BHe enjoyed checking his voice mail.CHe didnt receive any
16、voice mail messages.DHe didnt want to talk with his father.A推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Why are you leaving him voice mail？my sister asked.Just text him.”可推知，作者不喜欢用语音信箱，更偏爱发短信，故选A。6Which of the following does the writer agree to?APeople neednt learn from one another in traditional societies.BDealing with voice ma
17、il should vary with each individual.CPeople neednt turn to Google for help when in trouble.DDeclaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.B推理判断题。根据第七段的内容可推知，标准是变化的，处理方式应该因人而异，而不是一刀切，语音信箱的使用亦是如此，故选B。7Whats the best title of this passage?ANowadays：What Should We Do with Text Messages?BNo
18、wadays：Do You Like Leaving Others a Voice Message?CNowadays：What Means Should We Use in Communication?DNowadays：Do You Need a Thankyou Message?C标题归纳题。根据对文章内容的整体理解可知，第三段引入本文话题，最后两段点题总结，本文主要讨论的是如今在智能手机时代我们应该用何种方式沟通，故选C项。.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。An urgent call came into Jim Greens bar
19、this past March. A newly married woman who had spent the afternoon at the beach bar, couldnt find her wallet. She didnt care about her ID, credit cards, or $150 in cashbut her wedding ring was inside.Jim, 42, didnt like the idea that a theft could have occurred at his place. So he set out to find th
20、e wallet. He spent hours checking the video tapes from 16 different surveillance cameras(监控摄像机), watching the womans every step in the bar until she went to sit on a bench outside and left when her ride arrived. Within minutes, a young man approached the bench, quickly put something in his pocket, a
21、nd walked off. Jim posted a clip on the bars Facebook page. “I just asked if anybody knew who the guy was，” Jim said.Within hours, Jim got a text from 17yearold Peter. Peter admitted to having taken the wallet and told Jim hed done it because he hadnt eaten in two days. He said he saw the ring but t
22、hought it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet off the public docks into the ocean. Then he bought a sandwich.Jim, unsure whether he believed Peter, told the teen to meet him at the docks. There, they got to talking, and Peter revealed that he wasnt getting along with his family and h
23、ad been living in the woods for a week. Jim, a father of two, looked closely at Peterhis small height, his ruddy cheeksand saw him for what he was：more of a kid than a criminal.But the risks were high. The police were already on the case, and because of the missing ring, Peter could be facing a seri
24、ous crime charge. “I had to help him somehow，” Jim says.The police wanted Jim to bring the teen down to the station. Instead, Jim called the police and told them “Hes going to be at the docks with me tomorrow.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Jim hired two local divers to search the waters where Peter had
25、 thrown the wallet. And then a diver popped up. 【参考范文】Jim hired two local divers to search the waters where Peter had thrown the wallet.A detective was waiting for them there. A crowd had gathered to watch the two divers search in the strong current. More than an hour passed, with no sign of the rin
26、g. Jim grew worried, especially when the detective began questioning Peter, trying to get him to admit keeping the ring.And then a diver popped up.In his hand was the wallet，and inside was the ring. Cheers broke out in the crowd. When Jim called the wallets owner, she burst into tears.She promptly d
27、ropped the charge against Peter for stealing the ring.But it wasnt over for Jim. Hed been troubled about Peter sleeping in the cold woods. Jim knew his home was big enough to give Peter a place to live in for a while. He told the teen he could stay with his family until the boy got on his feet again.