1、课时作业13.阅读理解AGremlins “Its festive fun with a mean featureyoure bound to appreciate even the worst of holiday gifts just a bit more after viewing because, hey, at least that lame pair of socks cant change into a bloodthirsty elf that bites you from the Christmas tree. right? Right.”Damon Beres, assis
2、tant editor.The Ref “Denis Leary stars as a burglar who takes a quarreling coupleKevin Spacey and Judy Davishostage (人质) in their home on Christmas Eve. The twist is, the couple ends up driving him crazy.”Andy Simmons, humor editor.Elf “Its both an original and funny fishoutofwater comedy and a typi
3、cal underdog filmwe all want enthusiasm, love of family and friends, and believe in Chrismas magic to overcome busy schedules and cynicism (愤世嫉俗)”Sarah Wharton, copy editor.Santa Claus：The Movie “I used to be obsessed with this holiday movie that features John Lithgow as an evil toy maker and an emo
4、tional elf (小精灵) named Patch. After remembering flashes of random scenes and not recalling the movie title, I hopped online to Google a variation of homeless boy falls in love with rich girl on Christmas and scarylooking John Lithgow yells at weeping elf and luckily dug up the name. If this recommen
5、dation hasnt already got you on Hulu, then I give up.”Alison Caporimo, associate editor.本文是关于以圣诞节为主题的四部电影的评论，其目的是吸引读者前去观看。1What features do the four movies have in common?AThey are all about love.BThey are all about Christmas.CYou can find an elf in each movie.DThere is an evil character in every mo
6、vie.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据四部电影介绍中都提到了圣诞节可知，四部电影的共同之处是都与圣诞节有关。故选B项。2In which movie can you find a turning point in the plot?ASanta Claus：The Movie. BGremlins.CThe Ref. DElf.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二部电影The Ref中的“The twist is, the couple ends up driving him crazy.”可知，这部电影的转折点是被绑架的人质最终把绑匪逼疯了。因此，四部电影中，情节有转折点的是The Ref。故
7、选C项。3What is the purpose of writing the passage?ATo introduce the plot of the four movies.BTo advise readers to see the four movies.CTo present the characters of the four movies.DTo inform people of the way to spend festivals.答案：B解析：写作意图题。根据第四部电影中的“If this recommendation hasnt already got you on Hul
8、u, then I give up.”可知，文章不仅介绍了四部电影的内容，还试图说服人们去观看。因此，这篇文章的写作目的是吸引读者去观看电影。故选B项。BNew Haven, ConnecticutA surprise awaited students in Yale who showed up for Professor Laurie Santoss class. They got slips of paper that said, “No class today.” There was only one rule for the students unexpected free timeT
9、hey were not allowed to study, but to relax. Since exams and papers were coming up, everyone was tired and stressed. At this moment they were touched. With around applause, nine students hugged Santos, and two burst into tears.Yet, cancelling class was not just a break. It was also a challenge, as s
10、he was asking them to stop worrying about their grades, even if it was just an hour. One student went to the Yale University Art Gallery for the first time in her four years at Yale. A group of students went to a recording studio and played a new song. More people were outside, and more were smiling
11、. Thats why about 1,200 students were taking Santoss class, called “Psychology and the Good Life”， the largest class in Yales 317year history. Even nonYale students had the chance to take Santoss class. It was offered as an online course and she immediately became an Internet hit.Skyler Robinson, on
12、e of her students, was at a loss for a while about what to do during his break, and then decided to take a nap. “It was a great nap，” he commented. Santos designed the class after she realized that her students kept busy through long days that seemed far more depressing and joyless than her own coll
13、ege years. “They feel theyre in this crazy rat race. Theyre working so hard that they cant take a single hour off. Thats awful.”The ideas behind the class are simple. Santos said, “It is the hope that science can help students find peace among all the stresses and difficulties they face at college.”
14、 The lessons include showing more gratitude, performing acts of kindness and increasing social connections. The students really wanted to learn to lead a happy life in a sciencedriven way. Santos also noted the psychological happening of “miswanting”， which led people to work towards the wrong goals
15、 in life.One week, Santos asked students to exercise. Another week, she wanted them to get more sleep. They worked hard to keep some new habits. Social science research led to many new understandings of how people find happiness. She thinks her class can change Yale, or rather, not just Yale.耶鲁大学心理学
16、教授Laurie Santos取消课程，让学生去放松。她这样做是希望科学能帮助学生在大学里面对压力和困难时找到平静。4How did students respond to the cancelling class?AThey expressed their concern.BThey were at a loss what to do.CThey showed gratitude to the teacher.DThey were eager to study individually.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“At this moment they were touch
17、ed. With around applause, nine students hugged Santos, and two burst into tears”可知，学生得知取消课程这一消息后，非常感动，并且对老师表达了感激之情。故选C。5How can we know Santoss class was popular?AFrom the attendance in her class.BFrom the subject she taught.CFrom the long history of Yale.DFrom the release of the online course.答案：A解
18、析：细节理解题。根据第二段第六句“Thats why about 1,200 students were taking Santoss class.the largest class in Yales 317year history”可知，Santos的这门课是耶鲁大学有史以来出勤人数最多的一门课，由此可知她的课程非常受欢迎。故选A。6What can students learn from Santoss class?ATo develop good study habits.BTo let exercise become their routine.CTo better understan
19、d how to find happiness.DTo do something joyful during the stressful time.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段第四句“The students really wanted to learn to lead a happy life in a sciencedriven way”和第五段第四句“Social science research led to many new understandings of how people find happiness”可推知，Santos的课程可以教学生们更好地理解如何寻找快乐，故
20、选C。7What can we infer from the text?ASantos had a more stressful time in her college.BStudents would be in rat race after Santoss class.CSantoss influence can reach a wider range of people.DSantos is going to cancel more classes for better effects.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“She thinks her class can cha
21、nge Yale, or rather, not just Yale”并结合全文内容可推知，Santos的课程不仅仅能影响耶鲁大学，也能在其他地方产生影响，故选C。.完形填空I still keep the photo taken by my mom and treasure it as my life. That was many years ago when I was taking summer _1_ in college and was moving into an apartment. I was carrying two _2_ with everything that I wa
22、s going to need to _3_ the 6 weeks of classes. It is the last time I can remember ever traveling that _4_.Since then my possessions have _5_. Though most of them like my furniture are _6_， there are occasions when I feel _7_ down by all of them. I am sure that I will need two trucks rather than two
23、suitcases if I ever _8_ again.One thought, however, brings me _9_. It is the knowledge that when I make my _10_ journey from this worldI am dead, I wont _11_ any of those things with me. The only things I will take with me will be what I have packed in the suitcase of my _12_. I will be carrying wit
24、h me every _13_ thing I ever did, every loving thought I ever shared, and every bit of _14_ I ever brought into this world to make others laugh. I will be carrying all the goodness I gave to others, all the _15_ I was able to share, and all the joy I created. These things wont be weighing me down. I
25、nstead, I will be surely _16_.As you are _17_ for your own final tripcompletely prepared, make sure that you should not make your _18_ heavy. Make sure that the belongings in your home _19_ take second place to the love in your heart. When you _20_ it in Heaven, God and all his angels will smile.本文是
26、一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述作者通过回忆自己在暑假大学上课期间换公寓的经历抒发的感慨：在人生的旅途中，我们常常会为身外之物所牵绊，而自己的善举、爱心却能令人感觉到生活的安逸和舒适，所以我们应将爱心、善心放在第一位。1A.journeys BholidaysClectures Dclasses答案：D解析：根据下文中的“the 6 weeks of classes”可知，当时“我”正在大学上暑期课程。D项意为“班级”，符合语境。故选D。2A.trucks BsuitcasesCbooks Dcomputers答案：B解析：根据上文中的“was moving into an apartment”可
27、知，“我”要搬进一座公寓，所以携带两只手提箱来装日常生活所需的东西。B项意为“手提箱”，符合语境。故选B。3A.bring out Btake awayCget through Dpay for答案：C解析：根据本句中的“I was going to need to _ the 6 weeks of classes”可知，“我”要在这里度过6周的学习生活。C项意为“度过”，符合语境。故选C。4A.hard BlightCunforgettably Dhappily答案：B解析：根据下文“Since then my possessions have _.”可推知，那是“我”所能记得的最后一次轻装
28、简行。travel light意为“轻装简行”，符合语境。故选B。5A.gone BappearedClessened Dgrown答案：D解析：根据语境可知，从那时起，“我”的行李在不断增加。D项意为“增长，增加”，符合语境。故选D。6A.expensive BusefulCbeautiful Denjoyable答案：B解析：根据下文语境及本句中的“Though most of them like my furniture”可知，这些行李就像“我”的家具一样有用。B项意为“有用的”，符合语境。故选B。7A.weighed BputCturned Dcalmed答案：A解析：根据语境和下文中
29、的“I will need two trucks rather than two suitcases”可知，虽然“我”感觉这些行李都有用，但有时也会觉得被它们所牵绊。weight down意为“使人感到沉重”。A项符合语境。故选A。8A.treasure BpossessCmove Ddemand答案：C解析：根据语境可知，“我”的行李有很多，若再要搬家的话，“我”就需要两辆卡车而不是两只手提箱了。C项意为“搬家，搬迁”，符合语境。故选C。9A.confusion BmatterChate Dcomfort答案：D解析：根据语境可知，有一种想法会给“我”带来舒适感。D项意为“舒适感”，符合语境
30、。故选D。10A.final BpleasantCtiring Dlatest答案：A解析：根据本句中的“I am dead”可知，此处指“我”最终的旅行。A项意为“最终的”，符合语境。故选A。11A.compare BtakeCfill Dstand答案：B解析：根据语境可知，“我”对这些财产的看法是：它们是生不带来，死不带走的。B项意为“带走”，符合语境。故选B。12A.soul BbodyChome Dcollege答案：A解析：根据语境可知，“我”认为在死去的时候能带走的只有“我”的灵魂。A项意为“灵魂”，符合语境。故选A。13A.strange BlittleCkind Dsmart
31、答案：C解析：根据本句中的“every loving thought I ever shared”可知，此处是指“我”分享过的每一个爱的想法。C项意为“善良的”，符合语境。故选C。14A.knowledge BhopeCthought Dlaughter答案：D解析：根据本句中的“to make others laugh”可知，此处指“我”曾经带给这个世界的每一丝欢笑。D项意为“笑声”，符合语境。故选D。15A.love BinformationCtime Dmoney答案：A解析：根据上文中的“every loving thought I ever shared”可知，“我”要与他人分享“我
32、”所有的爱。A项意为“爱”，符合语境。故选A。16A.burst out Bworn outCgiven up Dlifted up答案：D解析：根据上文“These things wont be weighing me down.”及本句中的“Instead”可知，这些东西不会使“我”感到疲惫，反而会激励我。D项意为“激励”，符合语境。故选D。17A.ready BeagerCfit Dresponsible答案：A解析：根据本句中的“completely prepared”可知，你已经为自己人生“最终”的旅行做好了准备。A项意为“准备好的”，符合语境。故选A。18A.world BweightCtravel Dheart答案：C解析：根据语境可知，确保不要让自己的人生旅行负重太多。C项意为“旅行”，符合语境。故选C。19A.hardly BalwaysCrather Dnever答案：B解析：根据语境可知，确保你的爱比家里的东西更重要。B项意为“总是，一直”，符合语境。故选B。20A.cover BwrapCunpack Duntie答案：C 解析：根据语境可知，当你在天堂打开包装时，上帝与天使都会微笑。C项意为“打开，取出”，符合语境。故选C。