1、课时作业37.阅读理解ATrail Safe! is a unique safety training program designed specifically for National Park Service (NPS) Trail Volunteers, but is useful to everyone! Its based upon NPS Operational Leadership Training, where the human factor of safety is explored. Trail Safe! captures the core learning obje
2、ctives of the 16hour Operational Leadership course while allowing volunteers to learn from their own homes online.The Trail Safe! series includes eight video lessons, each ranging in length from 18 to 40 minutes. Watch them over the course of multiple days, or “bingewatch” the entire series in three
3、 hoursits up to youbut please watch them in order from Lesson 1 through Lesson 8. After viewing the lessons, send your training verification (证实) emails to register your participation. When you have viewed and registered for all eight individual lessons, each participant will receive a Trail Safe! p
4、in and a SPE/GAR card in the mail for use in the field. Thank you for helping to make Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore one of the safest work environments for NPS Trail Volunteers like yourself.Ready to start?Click on this link to access all Trail Safe! videos: https:/www.nps.gov/iatr/trailsaf
5、e.htmIf you require Audio Descriptive versions of Trail Safe!, the link to those videos is also available on the Ice Age Trail site.Record your participationIn order to receive credits for your participation, please fill in your answers to the following questions and send an email to: Mattew_mohrman
6、 nps.gov.Which video lesson did you just complete viewing?Name of the Trail where you volunteer.Your name and full mailing address, so we may send your course completion materials to you.Names and addresses of others if you are viewing this lesson in a group setting.Optional:Please let us know any c
7、omments or suggestions you have about this lesson.Upon registering your completion for the entire eight lesson series, youll receive your Trail Safe! pin and risk assessment card via mail.本文是一篇应用文,主要介绍了Trail Safe!道路安全培训课程的情况,包括学习方法、申报途径等。1What is the aim of Trail Safe!?ATo develop volunteers operati
8、onal leadership.BTo offer links to the websites for learning.CTo provide credits for viewing.DTo pass the risk assessment.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Its based upon NPS Operational Leadership Training, where the human factor of safety is explored”,并结合该段内容可知,该培训课程是基于NPS运营领导培训,在此培训中探索安全方面的人为因素。据此可推知,该课程旨在开发
9、志愿者的运营领导能力,故A项正确。2How long does it take the participants to watch the eight videos at a time?A18 minutes.B40 minutes.C3 hours.D16 hours.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“bingewatch the entire series in three hours”可知,一次性看完8个视频课程需要三个小时,故C项正确。3What should the participants do to get a SPE/GAR card?AWatch and reg
10、ister for all the series.BGive some comments on the lessons.CSend and receive training mail.DAnswer all of the questions.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“When you have viewed and registered for all eight invidual lessons, each participant will receive a Trail Safe! pin and a SPE/GAR card in the mail for use
11、in the field”可知,观看并注册所有八个单独的课程后,每个参与者可以得到通过邮件发来的徽章和SPE或GAR卡,故A项正确。4What can be inferred about the job of NPS Trail Volunteers?AIt is popular with everyone.BIt can be dangerous.CIt shall be completed online.DIt needs NPS working experience.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的“a unique safety training program desi
12、gned specifically for National Park Service (NPS) Trail Volunteers”和第二句中的“where the human factor of safety is explored”以及最后一段中的“risk assessment”可推知,NPS道路志愿者工作是一项危险的工作,故B项正确。BI was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members
13、 who might need help, but the voice was hardly familiar.“Lindy, this is Lesley.” I didnt know Lesley well. We did occasionally speak with each other, but to say we were friends was not appropriate. I asked what she needed. Perhaps something really awful caused her to reach someone she barely knew. I
14、nstead, she asked me, “Do you have room for a turkey? In your freezer?” We_had_lots_of_room_in_our_freezer,_and_in_fact,_too_much. “Sure,” I responded, “did your freezer break down?” “Not exactly,” Lesley replied, “but I will explain when I arrive.”Minutes later came a huge freezer truck. Lesley ste
15、pped down and explained the lease (租约) of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that very night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pre
16、tty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up. Our home was their last stop and anything left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later, everything finished, I asked her, “When will you come back for all this?” Lesley laughed, “We dont want it back. It is yours! Thanks for helping us out!” Then the
17、y waved goodbye and drove away.“For helping them out?” We opened our freezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way, by that c
18、all, “Do you have room for a turkey?”本文为记叙文,讲述了作者一家在困难时期意外收到一位只有点头之交的人的“求助”,实际上却得到对方帮助的故事。5How did the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing?AAngry.BAnxious.CShocked.DRelieved.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中的“This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help”可知,
19、作者刚听到电话铃响时认为不会有好事发生,猜测是哪个家人需要帮助,因此作者应是担忧的(anxious)。6What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?AThey were running out of food supplies.BTheir freezer was too large to fill.CThey were glad to put the turkey in the freezer.DTheir freezer was less frequently used.答案:A解析:句意理
20、解题。画线句表示“我们冰箱的空间很多,事实上,是太多了”;最后一段中的“Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try”暗示,作者真正想要表达的是他们生活困难,贮存的食物快吃完了,因此她家冰箱有太多的空间,故A项正确。7Why did Lesley call up the writer?ABecause she didnt want food to go to waste.BBecause the writer was her good friend.CBecause something awful
21、 had happened.DBecause she knew the writer was in need.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of”可知,Lesley不想把这么好的食物扔掉,所以决定把食物送给她能想起的任何人,包括作者,故A项正确。8What can be a suitable title for the text?AA friend on s
22、peaking termsBWho is my angel?CUnexpected bargainsDDo you have room for a turkey?答案:D解析:标题判断题。文章主要讲述了作者一家在困难时期收到Lesley的“求助”电话,询问其冰柜是否有空间存放火鸡,结果却得到Lesley的帮助的故事。结合文章前后均提到“Do you have room for a turkey”可知,D项正确。.完形填空As a young girl I dreamed of being a dancer, so my parents let me attend dance classes w
23、hen I was in first grade. But I _1_ knew the years to follow would teach me so many life lessons:hard work, leadership, passion (激情).I was a part of dance teams where I learned to dance in _2_ styles such as jazz, tap dance, ballet and so on. Due to my talent and hard work, I quickly _3_ in the team
24、s. However, these classes became too _4_ for my parents when I was 13, leading me not to take conventional dance classes for the next four years. I knew we were not _5_ then, so I had no complaint._6_ I was not taking dance classes, I used what I learned in _7_ classes to keep my flexibility and dev
25、elop my dancing skills. Throughout this time my _8_ for dancing helped me learn how to be a(n) _9_ as I coached myself, taught my sisters and _10_ my own shows for my family. With the time and hard work in the four years when I _11_ to take dance classes, I was able to be _12_ to my high school danc
26、e team.Over the next three years in the team I _13_ myself to be the best dancer. I managed to involve myself in every dance _14_; I also struggled with many _15_. During the first year on the team both of my ankles hurt several times, and it took me months of _16_. However, my second competition se
27、ason _17_ patellar tendinitis (肌腱炎) in my knees, which _18_ disturbs me constantly till today. Even so, I was able to become a cocaptain of the team and lead them to _19_ the first national championship title in the _20_ of the team!这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了她学习舞蹈的经历,字里行间透露的是作者的毅力和决心。1A.reallyBmerelyCsuddenlyDba
28、rely答案:D解析:依据But的转折和后面的内容“the years to follow would teach me so many life lessons:hard work, leadership, passion (激情)”可知,此处应用一个表示否定意义的副词,表示作者不知道接下来几年的舞蹈学习会教会她这么多。barely“几乎不,几乎没有”,符合语境。2A.variousBlatestCuniqueDclassical答案:A解析:依据下文的“such as jazz, tap dance, ballet and so on”可知,作者学跳各种风格的舞蹈。latest“最新的”;
29、unique“独特的”;classical“古典的”。3A.worked outBtook outCcame outDstood out答案:D解析:依据上文的“Due to my talent and hard work”可知,由于作者既有天分又勤奋,她很快在舞蹈队里脱颖而出。work out“锻炼身体,计算出”;take out“拿出,提取”;come out“出版,被获知,盛开”;stand out“出色,显眼”。4A.deadlyBstrangeCcostlyDvaluable答案:C解析:依据下文的“leading me not to take conventional dance
30、classes for the next four years”可知,此处表示因为舞蹈课的费用非常高,父母无力支付,因此作者停止了舞蹈学习。costly是形容词,表示“昂贵的”。5A.happyBcontentCcomfortableDsecure答案:C解析:依据上文作者父母无力支付作者舞蹈学习费用的内容和下文的“so I had no complaint”可知,此处表示作者知道家里并不宽裕,因此她并不抱怨父母。happy“幸福的”;content“满足的”;comfortable“宽裕的,富裕的”;secure“安全的,牢靠的”。6A.Now thatBEven ifCAs thoughD
31、Just when答案:B解析:依据主句“I used what I learned.develop my dancing skills”可以推断出,该空所在的从句是让步状语从句,故用Even if“尽管”。7A.newBprimaryCpreviousDfinal答案:C解析:由上文可知,作者这几年没有上正规的舞蹈课,由此推断她用以前学到的舞蹈知识来进行练习。primary“主要的,基本的”;previous“先前的”;final“最终的”。8A.energyBadmirationCappreciationDenthusiasm答案:D解析:依据上文可知,在不能上舞蹈课的情况下,作者还在坚持
32、跳舞,由此可以推断出她对舞蹈饱含热情。energy“精力”;admiration“钦佩,羡慕”;appreciation“感激”;enthusiasm“热情”。9A.instructorBperformerCpartnerDcontributor答案:A解析:依据下文的“coached myself, taught my sisters”可知,对跳舞的热情帮助作者学习做一个指导者。instructor“教练,导师”;performer“表演者”;partner“伙伴,同伴”;contributor“投稿人;捐献者”。10A.spoke aboutBbacked upCmade upDput o
33、n答案:D解析:依据“my own shows for my family”可知,作者为家人表演节目。put on“上演”。11A.attemptedBfailedCchoseDintended答案:B解析:依据第二段的最后两句可知,作者四年间没有上正规的舞蹈课,再联系本句中的“in the four years”可知,fail to do sth.“未做某事”符合语境。attempt“尝试”;choose“选择”;intend“打算,计划”。12A.admittedBaddictedCadaptedDapplied答案:A解析:依据下一段内容可知,作者成为校舞蹈队的成员,因此这里指作者被校舞
34、蹈队录取。be admitted to“被录取”。13A.consideredBpushedCwarnedDexpected答案:B解析:依据下文的“I managed” “I also struggled” “I was able to become a cocaptain of the team and lead them”可知,此处表示在校舞蹈队期间,作者督促自己做该队中最优秀的队员。push sb. to be/do.表示“督促某人成为/做”。consider“认为”;warn“告诫”;expect“期望”。14A.examinationBcampaignCactivityDtrial
35、答案:C解析:依据语境可知,作者努力参与每一项校舞蹈队的舞蹈活动(activity)。15A.injuriesBgoalsCdisagreementsDdesires答案:A解析:依据下文的脚踝受伤、肌腱炎可知,在跳舞过程中作者曾多次受伤(injuries)。16A.recoveryBpracticeCsufferingDlearning答案:A解析:依据上文的“both of my ankles hurt several times, and it took me months of”可推断出,此处指作者脚踝受伤之后花费数月恢复,故选recovery“恢复,康复”。practice“训练”;
36、suffering“痛苦”;learning“学习”。17A.curedBcausedCdefeatedDfought答案:B解析:依据上下文可知,第二个舞蹈赛季导致(caused)作者患肌腱炎。18A.justBalsoCyetDstill答案:D解析:依据下文的“disturbs me constantly till today”可知,此处应表示这到今天还困扰着作者,故用still。19A.approachBunderstandCwinDkeep答案:C解析:即便有这么多伤痛,作者还是成功带领校舞蹈队赢得了校舞蹈队历史上第一个全国冠军头衔。依据句中的“national championship title”可知,此处用win。win the.title表示“获得(冠军)头衔”。20A.organizationBhistoryCchargeDimagination答案:B解析:参见上题解析。