1、课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionUsingLanguage&AssessingYourProgress阅读理解AVolunteeringIsFunOneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself, IwantedtomeetpeopleandhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereIcouldvolunteeronafarminFrance.Myti
2、meworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodandaccommodationwereprovided.However，itwasnotmytypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandtosleepatthetopofatowerinacastle! IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.However，youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunt
3、eer.Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcanbecomeahobby.Forexample, IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocalchoir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity, Iorganizedaconcertforcharitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindingbandsandraisi
4、ngmoneyforacausewebelievein.Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevolunteeredasaserveratacharitysportseventwheretheorganizersgavemecupcakestothankmeformyservices.IalsovolunteeredinacharityshopsoIfoundloadsofnicecheapclothestoupdatemywardrobe(衣柜)Whilethisisallfun，myfa
5、voriteaspectofvolunteeringiscreatingandsharingstories.Myterribleattemptsatfarminghavegivenmehilariousstoriestotell! Talkingtovolunteersfromdifferentcountriesandbackgroundshasalsohelpedmelearnmoreabouttheworld.Ifeelthankfultohavehadsomuchfunwithmanynicepeoplethankstovolunteering.1Whydidtheauthorwantt
6、obeavolunteer?AHewantedtotasteanewlifeandmakefriends.BHefeltashamedofhimself.CHewantedtobeafarmer.DHewantedtogoabroad.2Theunderlinedword“hilarious”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_”AsadBcriticalCawfulDfunny3Whatvoluntaryworkdidtheauthordo?ATakingcareofsheep.BHelpingonanItalianfarm.CHelpingina
7、charityshop.DConductingachoirinasportsevent.4Howdoestheauthorfeelaccordingtothelastparagraph?ACurious.BAnxious.CGrateful.DCautious.BMysonSamis16andautistic(患自闭症的).Theresalotofthingsgoingoninthatbeautifulandbrilliantmindofhis, butevenonagooddayhecanbeeasilyataloss.Throwninsomediagnosedanxiety, aninab
8、ilitytoreadsocialcues(信号)andanunexpectedchangetohisdailyroutine, andyouwillhavethewaytodealwithaverypublicmeltdown(崩溃)ItwasSamsveryfirstdayofhighschool.Wedsetupaplanforhowhedgethome: Idpickhimupoutsidetheshopnearhisschoolat3：30p.m.andIbelievedthiswasaperfectplan.Unknowntome, verybadweatherwasonitswa
9、yandIwasunabletowarnhimtotakeashelter.Withthecombinationofhisdeadphonebatteryandmydeadcarbattery, Iwasrunninglateandunabletocommunicatethattohim.Asaresult, hewasleftaloneandextremelyfrightened.Hebecameveryupsetoutsidetheshop, exactlywhereIdtoldhimtowait.ThiswaswhenabeautifuloldVietnameseladynotonlyw
10、enttocheck_onhim, buttookhiminsidehershop, calmedhimdown, gotmyphonenumberfromhimandcalledme.Fiveyearslaterhecontinuedtogointohershopeveryafternoon, boughtadrink, hadachatandshesenthimhomewithenoughbreadrollstofeedasmallnation.Samwillgraduatethisyear, andImincreasinglyfeelingtheneedtodropbytheshopto
11、letthiswonderfulladyknowthatshehassavedSam，andthatshehassavedme.ImnotsureifIcancommunicateallofthese，butatleastIwillgettothankher.TherearepeopleIwillnotgettothank, thoughthemanykindstrangerswhohavebeenthereforSam.Andbelieveme, ifyourewonderingifthisworldisacompletemessrightnow, Imheretosaythatitisno
12、t.SoIguessthisisalovelettertothoseofyouwhohavehelpedastrangeroutofthegoodnessofyourheart.Pleaseknowyouareappreciated, thatyourbeautifulheartandkindnessareappreciated, andthat, perhapsunknowingly, youhavemadeagreatdifferenceinsomeoneslife.5WhatcanwelearnaboutSamfromthefirstparagraph?AHeisratherslowwi
13、thhisstudies.BHecandealwithsuddenchangeswell.CHehasdifficultyindealingwiththings.DHetrieshardtolearnhowtoreadsocialcues.6Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“checkon”inParagraph4probablymean?ADiscover.BVisit.CRecognise.DExamine.7WhathappenedtoSamafterhisfirstdayathighschool?AHecouldgetonwellwithhisclassmates.B
14、Hemadegoodfriendswiththeninelady.CHebroughttheladysomefoodtothankher.DHebecamewillingtocommunicatewithothers.8Whatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthepassage?AToexpressherthankstokindpeople.BToremindusalltohelpautisticpeople.CToshowhowdifficultlifeisforautisticpeople.DTotellushowtomakeadifferenceinothers
15、lives.CIwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindracedthroughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp, butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.“Lindy, thisisLesley.”IdidntknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother, buttosaywewerefriendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhap
16、ssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshebarelyknew.Instead, sheaskedme，“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey? Inyourfreezer？”We_had_lots_of_room_in_our_freezer,_and_in_fact,_too_much.“Sure，”Iresponded, “didyourfreezerbreakdown？”“Notexactly，”Lesleyreplied, “butIwillexplainwhenIarrive.”Minuteslatercameahuge
17、freezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease(租约)ofthegrocerystoreherhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatverynight.Thinkingitwasashametothrowawayallthisgoodfood, theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwasprettyempty, Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ou
18、rhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinourfreezer.Anhourlater, everythingfinished, Iaskedher, “Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis？”Lesleylaughed，“Wedontwantitback.Itisyours! Thanksforhelpingusout！”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.“Forhelpingthemout？”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpe
19、nsivefoodsweneverboughtbutoftenlongedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries, yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However, ourneedsweremetinanunexpectedway, bythatcall，“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey？”9Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?AAngry.BAnxious.CShocked.DRelieved.10Whatdoestheauthorindi
20、catebytheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?ATheywererunningoutoffoodsupplies.BTheirfreezerwastoolargetofill.CTheyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.DTheirfreezerwaslessfrequentlyused.11WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?ABecauseshedidntwantfoodtogotowaste.BBecausethewriterwashergoodfriend.CBecausesomethingawf
21、ulhadhappened.DBecausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.12Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?AAFriendonSpeakingTermsBWhoIsMyAngel?CUnexpectedBargainsDDoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey？课时作业(十二)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，讲述了作者从事志愿工作的一些体验以及志愿活动给作者带来的好处。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段中“Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to me
22、et people and have new experiences so I decided to start volunteering.”可知，作者参加志愿活动的原因是想品味新生活、结交新朋友，故选A。2答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is creating and sharing stories.”可知，作者在志愿活动中经历的事情都是很有趣的，hilarious这个词在stories之前，用来修饰stories，指的是有趣的故事，故选D。3答案与解析：C细节理解题
23、。根据第二段中“I had to look after fifteen horses and to sleep at the top of a tower in a castle”可知A项错误；根据第一段最后一句中“where I could volunteer on a farm in France”可知B项错误；根据第二段中“it felt great to conduct the choir in a concert”可知D项错误。根据倒数第二段中“I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap cl
24、othes to update my wardrobe (衣柜)”可知，作者曾经在慈善商店帮过忙，故选C。4答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I feel thankful to have had so much fun with many nice people thanks to volunteering.”可知，作者感觉感激，因为志愿工作让他和很多优秀的人度过了愉快的时光，故选C。B【语篇解读】作者的儿子患有自闭症，在其上高中的第一天就发生了意外事件。在恶劣的天气中，儿子遵守约定在一家商店外等待作者去接他，可是因为一系列原因导致作者没有按时到达并未能与儿子取得联系。当儿子感到极度
25、恐惧时，这家商店的一位女士对儿子进行了安抚。自此之后儿子与她成为好友。在儿子毕业之际，作者越发地感到需要向这位女士及许多帮助过自己儿子的善良的陌生人表达谢意。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“an inability to read social cues and an unexpected change to his daily routine”可知，萨姆在处理社交信号和突发变化方面有缺陷。由此推知，萨姆处理事情有困难。故选C项。6答案与解析：D词义猜测题。discover意为“发现”；visit意为“参观；访问”；recognize意为“辨认出”；examine意为“检查”。根据
26、第三、四段内容可知，恶劣的天气下，一个孩子站在商店外孤独无助时，通常情况下商店里的人会出来查看并且会把孩子叫到屋内。故选D项。7答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，五年来儿子每天下午都会去这位女士的商店买东西、和她聊天，同时这位女士还会送给他一些面包。由此推知，儿子和她成了好朋友。故选B项。8答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Im not sure if I can communicate all of these, but at least I will get to thank her.”和第七段第一句“There are people I will not get to
27、 thank, thoughthe many kind strangers who have been there for Sam.”可知，作者在儿子毕业之际，想向那位女士以及帮助过儿子的所有善良的人表达谢意。故选A项。C【语篇解读】本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。9答案与解析：B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，作者刚听到电话铃响时认为不会有好
28、事发生，猜测是哪个家人需要帮助，因此作者应是担忧的。10答案与解析：A句意理解题。画线句句意为“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。11答案与解析：A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。12答案与解析：D标题归纳题。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。
