1、Section The Language Points of Reading课时作业(一)对应学生用书P51完形填空I was born in Schuyler County, Illinois I _1_ the first twelve years there My parents _2_ on a farm about three miles southwest of the county Living in the county, it was quite a _3_ to go to town _4_ a circus would come to Rushville, and my
2、father and mother would take my sister, Edith, and me to _5_ the sightsBut the one situation that still remains so _6_ in my mind was being privileged to see the play Uncle Toms Cabin I was about five years old at the time, and I had not _7_ school yet The play was given in a tent on a vacant lotMy
3、father and mother, with my sister and me, _8_ to town in a carriage, drawn by a team of spirited driving _9_ Father was late getting his evening work _10_, and when we arrived at the show, there was standing _11_ only Of course, I was too small to see well, as we were in the back of the tent, so fat
4、her _12_ me up on his shouldersIn the time between then and the _13_, I have sat in a large Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and marveled (惊叹) at the vast crowd of _14_ there However, of all the _15_ I have witnessed, the little play, Uncle Toms Cabin, still remains most _16_ in my mind I did not under
5、stand _17_ the moral of the play at the time, _18_ in later years, when studying history, I knew it _19_ the freeing of the slaves and also the cause of the great _20_ between the North and the South But the golden memories will be in my mind forever to remind me of the hard pleasure from the hard t
6、imes篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文,作者回忆了童年在乡下时和父母一起去看舞台剧汤姆叔叔的小屋的一些情景。1Adelayed BformedCexperienced Dspent答案:D指作者在Schuyler County, Illinois度过了最初的12年时光。2Afed BdecidedClived Drelied答案:C由下文的“Living in the county”可知,这里指的是当时作者全家居住的环境。3Adinner BtreatCchance Dchallenge答案:B句中的“Living in the county”说明能进一次城可真是一大乐事,treat在这里是名词,
7、意为“款待;乐事”。4AOn occasion BIn publicCIn advance DOn time答案:A看马戏团的演出只是偶尔才会发生的事情,频率并不是很高。on occasion意为“偶尔”。5Ameet BenjoyCmiss Dtouch答案:B因为能看到这样演出的机会并不多,所以作者全家应该是很享受看马戏表演的过程,所以用enjoy表示“享受;欣赏”。6Avague BquickCvivid Dsimple答案:C下文所描述的是作者至今难忘的一次经历,所以用vivid “栩栩如生的;历历在目的”,说明作者对这次经历印象深刻。7Arefused BplannedCreport
8、ed Dstarted答案:D句中的“about five years old at the time”说明当时作者还没有开始上学。8Adrove BrodeCstarted Dsent答案:A句中的“carriage”说明作者全家是乘坐一辆马车去的。9Acows BhorsesCtrains Dbikes答案:B句中的“drawn by a team of spirited driving”说明是由几匹精神抖擞的马儿拉着马车前往目的地。10Acontinued BcarriedCfinished Dmanaged答案:C因为爸爸要完成工作,所以我们去晚了,故用finished。11Aspac
9、e BareaCdirection Droom答案:D既然去晚了,就没有座位,只有可容站立的地方,这里的room是一个不可数名词,表示“空间”。12Aheld BcalledCtook Dshut答案:A句中的“too small to see well”说明作者无法看清,所以爸爸将作者举起,使其坐在爸爸的双肩上欣赏。13Aformer BpresentClatter Dabsent答案:B本句“ have sat in a large Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles ”说的是现在作者的经历,then和present “现在”形成鲜明的对比。14Ateachers
10、BchildrenCpeople Dactresses答案:C句中的“vast crowd of”说明此处指的是观众之多,所以用people指代观众。15Aexamination BentertainmentCinspection Denvironment答案:B作者为我们介绍的是带给他娱乐享受的东西,比如上文提到的看马戏团的演出、看戏剧等都是属于生活中的娱乐。16Adivided BloadedCshared Dfixed答案:D本空和第二段第一句“ remains so _6_ in my mind ”吻合,说明这次记忆让作者印象深刻,fixed “固定的,不变的”,符合语境。17Acom
11、pletely BdeeplyCimmediately Dwidely答案:A作者当时尚年幼,对这个著作的寓意还不能完全理解,completely是相对于其年龄而言的。18Aso BandCfor Dbut答案:D作者在学习了历史之后对这部著作里的故事才有所理解,句中前后时间对应,形成对比,“理解”和“不理解”也形成对比,是转折关系,所以用but。19Acontained BinvolvedCinstructed Ddisclosed答案:B后来作者了解了这本书和解放奴隶有关,所以用involve表示“相关”,而disclose意为“揭露”,指揭露一些不良现象。20Aunion Btroubl
12、eCconflict Dfriendship答案:C本句中的“the North and the South”指的是美国内战前夕北部和南部之间的矛盾,所以选择conflict。阅读理解ABackground music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the US But it soon spread to
13、other parts of the world Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to musicTo begin with, “muzak” (音乐广播网) was intended simply to create a soothing (安慰的) atmosphere Recently, however, its become big businessthanks in part to recent research Dr Ronald Mil
14、liman, an American marketing expert, has shown that music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a thirdHowever, it has to be light music A fast one has no effect at all on sales Slow music can increase receipts by 38% This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more o
15、pportunity to spot items they like to buy Yet, slow music isnt always the answer Dr Milliman found, for example, that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales So restaurant owners might be well advised to play uptempo music to keep the cus
16、tomers movingunless of course, the resulting indigestion (消化不良) leads to complaints!1Background music means “_”Alight music that customers enjoy mostBfast music that makes people move fastCslow music that can make customers enjoy their mealsDthe music you are listening to while you are doing somethi
17、ng答案:D细节理解题。选项中的前三项均只是背景音乐中的一部分,只有D项是完整的概括。2Restaurant owners complain about slow music because _Ait results in indigestionBit increases their salesCit keeps customers movingDit decreases their sales答案:D推理判断题。由文章最后一段可以看出,如果播放慢速背景音乐,客人的就餐时间就会变长,这样就会导致营业额的整体下滑。这样的结果餐馆老板自然要抱怨。故选D。3We can know from the
18、text that _Abackground music was first used in big department storesBproper music can increase the selling of goodsClight music has a bad effect on productionDrestaurant owners had better play slow music to comfort their customers答案:B推理判断题。由第二段中的“has shown that music can boost sales”可知,音乐可以促进销售。通读第三
19、段可知,不同的场所播放不同的背景音乐效果是不一样的,结合两段内容可推知B项正确。1atmosphere n 气氛;氛围2boost v 增加;促进;提高3receipt n 收入;收据4spot v 发现;注意到;认出n 地点;处所 5complaint n 抱怨1have a/an effect on 对有的影响2thanks to 幸亏;由于BJack Johnson is one of the most popular singersong writers in the worldJack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii Being the son
20、of a famous surfer, Jack usually has an interest in surfing Most of his life lessons were learned in the water At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Mastersthe worlds most famous surfing competition Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father Unluckil
21、y, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurtLife is like a revolving door When it closes, it also opens Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he
22、was surprised at the great progress his son had madeWhen studying in the university, Jack didnt stop practicing his guitar skills He played the guitar for school parties He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends They liked his songs His first music album Brush fire Fairytales came out in
23、2001 It was a great success His second album, On and On, was much like his first They were filled with sweet, easygoing songs that everybody liked listening to Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America He became popular all over the worldJack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 mill
24、ion copies of them were sold His music doesnt fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R and B or hiphop It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshineJack is a talent, thou
25、gh he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music In his songs we can find his secret of success Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can4At the age of 17, Jack _Ahad his first music albumBtook part in a surfing competitionChad his first concertDbecame popular
26、all over the world答案:B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Mastersthe worlds most famous surfing competition”可知B正确。5Jack started to write songs _Awhile he was staying in hospitalBwhen he had concerts out of AmericaCafter his second album came outDafter he played th
27、e guitar at the school party答案:A细节理解题。由第三段中的“Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital”可知,A为正确选项。6What is the secret of Jacks success?AHe was born in HawaiiBHis father was very famousCHe wrote many songs for his teachers and friendsDHe always faced d
28、ifficulties bravely and tried his best答案:D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知D为正确选项。7Whats the best title for the passage?AA famous writer BSurfing in the seaCA guitar player DSurfing in the music答案:D标题判断题。Jack Johnson本想成为专业冲浪运动员却因受伤未能如愿,凭借对音乐的天分和努力最后成为著名的音乐人。将其前后两种事业结合,用冲浪来比喻这名创作型歌手在音乐领域的奋斗。故D项合适。1deadly adj 致命的 2sunshine n 阳光3whatever det, pron 无论什么1for fun 为了好玩2come out 出来;出现;出版3feel like doing 想要做