1、课时作业24Making the news.阅读理解A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favourite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their busi
2、ness cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly.When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented he
3、r with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, its beautiful！”At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong?Every
4、thing! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if youre coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presente
5、d and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each others cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safe keeping. Puttin
6、g it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they
7、 received. What is worse, Geri hadnt even given them a gift!1In the four Japanese gentlemens eyes, Geri took their cards _.AexcitedlyBembarrassinglyCpolitely Ddisrespectfully2Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Geri suddenly?ABecause they couldnt bear Geris behaviour any longer.BBecause they h
8、ad finished the task.CBecause Geri had something more important to do.DBecause Geri felt embarrassed.3What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?AIgnorance. BSadness.CMistake. DCarelessness.4The third mistake Geri made was that she _.Aused her own card as a conversation start
9、erBtook her clients cards with one handCkept her clients cards in a wrong placeDmet her clients in jeans答案与解析本文介绍了 Geri 在与日本人交往中所犯的几个礼仪上的错误。1D细节理解题。由文章第一段“.glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly.”和第四段的“The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards ru
10、dely.”可知答案。2A推理判断题。从第五段“Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received.”可知答案。3C词义猜测题。从第三段“What did she
11、do wrong？”和第四段的“The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards rudely.”可知答案。4C细节理解题。从第四段“The second mistake was Geris handling of their business cards rudely.”和“Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.”可知答案。.完形填空We have been driving in fog all morning,
12、but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are_1_， one by one. “There is my grandmothers house，” I say，_2_across the bay to a shabby old house.I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯) _3_memory for me. Lise was one of th
13、e mobile children, _4_ from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of _5_， and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors _6_ for 200 years.We soon _7_ by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories _8_ back, swift as the tide
14、 (潮水)Suddenly, I long to walk again in the _9_ where I was once so gloriously a child. It still _10_ a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk _11_ the rooms in memory. Here, my mother _12_ in her bedroom window and wrote in her
15、diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family _13_into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being _14_them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise _15_ attentively as I talk and then says, “ So this is where I _16_； where I belong.”She has _17_ her roots. To know wher
16、e I come from is one of the great longings of the human _18_. To be rooted is “to have an origin”. We need _19_ origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the _20_of “I”. We must all go home againin reality or memory.1A.appearing BmovingCexposing Dexpanding2A.referring Btravel
17、lingCpointing Dcoming3A.shared BshortC.fresh D.treasured4A.passed B.raisedC.movedD.sent5A.home B.dutyCrealityDrelief6A.builtB.livedCremained D.explored7A.catch up Bpull up Cstep down Dcome down8A.falling B.turning Crushing Dbringing9A.yard B.village Croom D.house10A.adapts to Bappeals toCbelongs to
18、D.occurs to11A.across BthroughC.along D.past12A.lay Bplayed Cstood Dsat13A.marching Blooking Cbreaking Dpouring14A.between BwithC.near D.behind15A.wonders Blistens Creacts D.agrees16A.began BgrewC.studied Dstayed17A.deepened Brecognized Caccepted Dfound18A.heart B.rights Cinterest D.behaviors19A.one
19、 BitsCthatD.every20A.meaning BexpressionCconnection Dbackground答案与解析追忆往事会使我们发现自己的独特之处，真正理解“我”的含义。1A整个上午我们都在雾中行驶，但是现在雾开始散去，于是海边的小村庄一个接一个地出现(appearing)在我们的视野中。上句中的 lifting 表示“(雾)散去”，是答案提示。appear “出现”；move “移动”；expose “暴露，使接触”；expand “扩大”。2C本句句意：我指着港湾对面的简陋的旧房子说：“那里是我祖母的房子。”point to “指向”；refer to “提及，参考
20、”； travel to “去旅行”；come to “来到”。3D根据下文“I long to walk again.”可知这里有“我”珍贵的(treasured)回忆。shared “分享的”； short “短暂的”； fresh “新鲜的”。4C根据前文“Lise was one of the mobile children.”可知她在孩提时经常搬家，故选C项。pass “通过”； raise “提高”； move “移动”； send “发送，派遣”。5A根据上文“.seeking roots for her.”及下文“.where I belong.”可知莉丝渴望家的感觉，故选A项
21、。duty “职责”；reality “现实”；relief “安慰，放松”。6BNova Scotia 是丈夫和“我”出生的地方，也是我们的祖先生活(lived)了200年的地方。build “建立”； remain “保持，依旧是”；explore “探索”，均不符合语境。7B很快我们把车停在了那栋房子旁。pull up “停靠”； catch up “追赶”； step down “让位，辞职”； come down “下来”。8C根据下文“.swift as the tide(潮水)”可知记忆重返脑海，故选C项。本句句意为：记忆如潮水般涌来。9D根据下文“我们不能进入这个房子”及“在记
22、忆中穿梭在房间里”可知“我”想再次在这个房子里行走。10C这个房子现在仍然属于(belong to)我们家的一个成员，但有一段时间无人居住了。adapt to “适应”；appeal to “吸引”；occur to “突然想起”。11B我们不能进到房子里，但是“我”仍能在记忆中穿梭于各个房间。through 强调“通过空间”，故选B项。across 指从物体的表面穿过； along “沿着”； past “经过”。12D根据下文“.wrote in her diary.”可知妈妈坐在卧室的窗前写日记。13D根据“.enthusiastic family.”可知“我”仍然能够看到热情的家人在房
23、子里进进出出。march into “行进”； look into “调查”； break into “破门而入”； pour into “涌入”。14Bcould never have enough of sth.意为“对某物如痴如狂”，结合语境可知，此处表示“我”对和家人待在一起如痴如狂。15B根据前文“我”告诉她这儿的情况可知，在“我”谈论时她听得很认真。16A“我”的孙女说，“这就是我生命开始(began)的地方”。语境没有足够的信息表明孙女在这里成长、学习及停留。17D根据上文她知道了自己开始的地方，可知她找到了自己的根，故选D项。deepen“使加深”； recognize “辨认
24、出”； accept “接受”； find “找到，发现”。18A想知道“我”来自哪儿是人内心的一种需求，故选A项。19C指代前文提到的 origin，故选C项。本句句意为：我们需要那种根源。20A根据前文我们发现了自己的独特之处，可知此处指的是了解了“我”的真正含义，故选A项。meaning “意义”； expression “表达”； connection “连接”； background “背景”。.语法填空D：doctorP：patientD：Good morning, Mr Lewis. What can I do for you?P：Hello, Doctor. This side
25、 of my face is _1_ (swell) and Ive got an itchy (皮疹) on it.D：_2_ did it first appear?P：Three days ago. And this is the second time that I have _3_(be) here to see you about it.D：Hmm. I remember I gave you some cream. What happened to the rash when you put it on?P：It cleared up after a month or so. _
26、4_， its come back again.D：I see. Are there any animals in your house? Have you got a cat, for example?P：Well, I have been taking care of my neighbors cat _5_ they left.D：It may be that youre allergic _6_ it.P：So what do you advise I _7_ (do) about it?D：Try to avoid the cat. And Im going to prescribe
27、 (给开) you two _8_ (medicine); a cream and some tablets. The tablets should reduce the swelling and the cream should clear up the rash.P：How long is _9_ likely to be before the rash clears up?D：If you dont feel any _10_ (well) in two weeks, come back and see me.P：Thank you, Doctor.答案与解析1swollenswolle
28、n 肿胀的。2When根据答句 Three days ago. 可知用 when。3beenThis is the second time that.从句中用现在完成时。4However该空表转折，后跟逗号，故用 however。5sincesince.作状语状语与现在完成进行时。6tobe allergic to 对过敏。7doadvise后的宾语从句中用虚拟语气(should) do。8medicines该空用复数名词。medicines 药品。9itit 作形式主语，代替后面的不定式形式。10betterany 后跟形容词的比较级形式。.短文改错Thanksgiving Day is o
29、ne of the most important family holiday in America. All the members of a family, no matter where far away they are, will try to get together on that day. The first Thanksgiving in America takes place in October, 1621. In 1620, the group of Englishmen sailed to Massachusetts. They had expected to fin
30、d a freely place to live in, so they experienced a hard winter. Half of them starved death. The next spring, we began farming. With the help of local Indians, they learned to be plant corn and raise animals. In the fall, the fields produced a good harvest. Filling with joy and thanks to God, they held a celebration. In 1863, it became a national holiday.答案