1、课时作业16Women of achievement.阅读理解(2015四川省雅安市月考)Alexis was hot and tired. With rage in her voice she shouted, “Pull me up! I give up, I hate this. This is stupid！” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, “Ed, Im going to go down and talk with her.” I then shout
2、ed down to Alexis, “Hold on! You can do this. We know you can！”Jason grasped another rope, put his climbing harness(系带)on and began to repel down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece o
3、f the cliff that jetted outward. Jason said to Alexis, “I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping(痉挛)up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong, look how far up you are already. You have take
4、n one of the more difficult paths up the cliff. Look Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used on her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her up
5、ward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis eyes and in a calm voice he said, “You are not alone out here, there are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Ar
6、e you ready？” Slowly she shook her head yes and took a deep breath.1Jason went down the cliff because _.AAlexis took a wrong pathBAlexis was trapped in rocksCAlexis didnt believe in herselfDAlexis forearms were badly hurt2We can infer from the passage that _.AAlexis was finally pulled up by EdBAlexi
7、s regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliffCAlexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled upDAlexis successfully rock climbed3The underlined word “hot” in the story means _.AdisappointedBangryCuncomfortableDrunning a high body temperature4Alexis would probably become _.Amore
8、strongmindedBeasier to give upCpoorer in health Dless interested in rock climbing答案与解析1C细节理解题。从第一段第二句With rage in her voice she shouted, “Pull me up! I give up, I hate this. This is stupid！”可知C项正确。2D推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句Slowly she shook her head yes and took a deep breath.可知D项正确。3B词义猜测题。从画线后的With rage in
9、her voice she shouted可知hot 意为“angry”。4A推理判断题。从最后一段第四句Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff.可知A项正确。.完形填空Jennifer was halfway down the stairs when she turned and took one last look at her room. _1_ high school and going away to college was like the _2_ pause at the ending of a chapter in a goo
10、d book, and she was _3_ to turn the page.Jennifer went down the stairs to where her mother and father, _4_ quiet, were waiting. She even felt a sense of guilt deep _5_ her when she admitted to herself how longingly she had _6_ getting away from her home and starting a new life in the college.They we
11、nt out through the front door. Dad put the suitcases in the back of the _7_， and then came forward to hold the front door open. “Sit in the _8_， dear，” her mother suggested, touching her arm gently, and Jennifer noticed that her mother was _9_ one of those sadlooking smiles. In fact, she was afraid
12、her mother might even _10_ at the train station.Her father pulled out of their driveway and Jennifer turned for one last look at the house.They pulled up at the station then. The train was coming. There were lastminute questions, words of advice, and then _11_.“Well, Im on my way. Dont worry about m
13、e. Everything will be OK，” Jennifer said _12_.When her father took the picture, she noticed her mother wasnt weepy at allthe smile on her face wasnt _13_ sadlooking.Through the window, Jennifer held _14_ with her eyes as the train moved away slowly. They were standing close together, and somehow it
14、_15_ the memory of that day when she was sevenwhen she had persuaded them to let her _16_ the big Ferris wheel (摩天轮) all by herself. She had sat still in the _17_ middle of the seat as she did just now in the car, feeling _18_ that even if she fell, even if the Ferris wheel itself fell, she had know
15、n they would catch her.Suddenly she felt tears _19_ her eyes. She wiped her eyes one last time and found her parents out of _20_ when she looked back again.1A.Finishing BAttending CEntering DContinuing2A.frequent Bsudden Cbrief Dcomplicated3A.sad Bslow Ceager Dquiet4A.strangely Bbadly Cnormally Ddef
16、initely5A.from Bwithin Cinto Dof6A.looked up to Bgot used toCgot bored with Dlooked forward to7A.seat Bwheel Ccar Ddriveway8A.middle Bback Cfront Dseat9A.flashing Bwearing Cforcing Dshaping10A.arrive Bescape Cfaint Dcry11A.decisions Bhugs Cchanges Drushes12A.loudly Bsadly Cimpatiently Dheartily13A.a
17、ll Beven Conly Donce14A.it Bher Chim Dthem15A.kept away Bstuck to Cwiped off Dbrought back16A.ride Bcatch Cplay Ddrive17A.same Bright Cexact Dsimilar18A.afraid BcertainCsorry Dpeaceful19A.controlled Brolled Cemptied Dflooded20A.sight Bmind Cstation Dmemory答案与解析詹妮弗准备离开家去上大学，她内心充满着对新生活的渴望，但这对她的父母来说则是另
18、一种心情。1A根据下文“going away to college”可知，此处表示詹妮弗完成了高中学业，应选择A项。finish “完成”； attend “出席”； enter “进入”；continue “继续”。2C从高中毕业到去上大学就像一本好书中的某一章结尾时短暂的停顿一样。frequent “频繁的”； sudden “突然的”； brief “简洁的，短暂的”； complicated “复杂的”。3C根据上文可知，詹妮弗将从高中转入大学看成是一本好书章节间的短暂停顿，所以詹妮弗应该是想继续欣赏，急于翻页，应选择C项。4A詹妮弗到了楼下，她的父母正在等她，出奇地安静。这种静反映了
19、孩子要离开时他们的心情。strangely “奇怪地，异常地”；badly “拙劣地”； normally “正常地”； definitely “确切地，明确地”。5B此处指詹妮弗内心深感愧疚，因此使用 within。6D当詹妮弗承认自己曾经是多么渴望离开家开始大学的新生活时，她深感内疚。look up to “尊敬”； get used to “习惯于”； get bored with “厌倦”； look forward to “盼望，期待”。7C根据第18空前的“as she did just now in the car”可知，应选择C项。8A根据第17空处“She had sat s
20、till in the _17_ middle of the seat as she did just now in the car”可知，母亲让詹妮弗坐在座位中间。9B这里表示詹妮弗的母亲流露出有些伤心的笑，应选择B项。flash “闪光”； wear “流露，面带，呈现(某种神态)”； force “强迫，迫使”； shape “塑造”。10D根据上文中的“Jennifer noticed that her mother was _9_ one of those sadlooking smiles”可知，詹妮弗担心母亲在车站会忍不住哭出来。第13空前的 weepy 也可作为提示。11B火车
21、要来了，这是最后的话别时刻，之后应该是离别前的拥抱。decision “决定”； hug “拥抱”； change “改变”； rush “猛冲”。12D临别前，詹妮弗不想让父母担心，所以高兴地说一切都会好的。loudly “大声地”； sadly “悲伤地”； impatiently “不耐烦地”； heartily “开怀地”。13B根据前文中的“she noticed her mother wasnt weepy at all”可知，此处表示在照相时母亲带着笑容的脸上甚至都看不出伤感，前后为递进关系，因此选择B项。14D詹妮弗透过车窗目送着父母，此处用 them 指詹妮弗的父母。15Db
22、ring back the memory 表示“勾起回忆”，符合语境。keep away “不接近，使离开”；stick to “坚持(做某事，不怕困难)”； wipe off “从除掉(或抹掉)”。16A根据下文中的“the big Ferris wheel(摩天轮)all by herself”可知，詹妮弗说服父母同意让她独自一人去坐摩天轮。ride “乘坐”，符合语境。17C这里指詹妮弗当时坐在座位的正中间。exact “精确的，准确的”。18B詹妮弗当时坐在座位的正中间动都不敢动，但心里确信即使她摔下去，即使摩天轮翻倒，父母也一定会接住她。certain “确定，确信”。19D想到这儿
23、，詹妮弗突然泪如泉涌。control “控制”； roll “滚动”； empty “倒空”； flood “大量涌入，蜂拥而出”。20A詹妮弗最后一次擦去眼中的泪水，再去看父母时，他们已经不见踪影了。out of sight “看不见”。.语法填空W：You see, Im gaining weight again. Ive no idea _1_ to lose it.M：You should do some exercise every day. That is the best way _2_ keep you fit.W：You know, I dont want to move a
24、bout at all.M：Youd better not watch too much TV. Recently, dancing machines have _3_ (be) popular in China. I suggest _4_ (buy) one.W：What is the dancing machine?M: Oh, you may see one in shopping centers. _5_ is easy to learn how to use it. What you ought to do is to dance on such machines with dis
25、co music, _6_ (step) forward and backward, left and _7_ as if you are really dancing.W：That _8_ (sound) interesting! But is it _9_ (use) to help me keep fit?M：Sure. When you finish dancing, youll be _10_ of breath.W：All right. Id like to get one.答案与解析1howhow to do sth. 如何做某事。2tothe way to do sth. 做的
26、方法。3beenrecently 与现在完成时连用。4buyingsuggest 后跟动名词形式作宾语。5Itit 作形式主语，代替后面的不定式形式。6stepping现在分词作伴随状语。7rightleft and right 左右。8sounds该空用一般现在时，与上下文时态保持一致。9useful形容词作表语。10outout of breath 气喘吁吁。.短文改错(2015浙江省五校联考)Im glad to hear of you. As for living at home and living in your school dormitory, I think youd bet
27、ter to choose the latter.First of all, living in a dormitory will develop your ability of living independently and solve problems by yourself. Secondly, if you live there, you will find easier to share feelings with your friends; in all, you are of the same age and have common feelings towards many
28、thing. Most important, living with your friends will improve your team spirit, that will be beneficial to your future career.I hope you can consider my advice seriously and then make you final decision.答案Im glad to hear you. As for living at home living in your school dormitory, I think youd better
29、choose the latter.First of all, living in a dormitory will develop your ability of living independently and problems by yourself. Secondly, if you live there, you will find easier to share feelings with your friends; all, you are of the same age and have common feelings towards many . Most ， living with your friends will improve your team spirit, will be beneficial to your future career.I hope you can consider my advice seriously and then make final decision.
