1、课时作业(一)Unit1PartTopicTalk.阅读理解AHumorisamosteffective, yetfrequentlyneglected, meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences, apologizing, saying“no”，criticizing, andgettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs, itistheonlytoolthatcansucce
2、ed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethataseriousdialoguemaystartariot.Forexample, manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.Humorisoftenthebestwaytokeepasmallmisunderstandingfromescalating (升级) intoabigdeal.Recentlyaneighborofmine
3、hadaquarrelwithhiswifeasshedrovehimtotheairport.Airborne, hefeltmiserable, andheknewshedid, too.Twohoursaftershereturnedhome, shereceivedalongdistancephonecall.“PersontopersonforMrs.A.Pologize.”intonedtheoperator.“ThatsspelledPasin.”Inatwinkling (眨眼间), thewholedaychangedfrombadtolovelyatbothendsofth
4、ewire.AnEnglishhostesswithaquickwitwasgivingaformaldinnerforeightdistinguishedguestswhomshehopedtoenlist (赞助) inamajorcharitydrive.AusteritywasafashioninEnglandatthetime, andshehadaskedherchildrentoservethemeal.Sheknewthatanythingcouldhappen.anditdid, justasherson, withthestudiedconcentrationofatigh
5、tropewalker, broughtinalargeroastturkey; hesuccessfullyelbowedtheswingingdiningroomdoor, butthebackswingthrewthebirdontothediningroomfloor.Theboystoodrooted, theguestsstaringattheirplates, Movingonlyherheadthehostesslookedatherson，“NoharmDaniel”，shesaid, “justpickhimupandtakehimbacktothekitchen”.she
6、enunciated (发音) clearlysohewouldthinkaboutwhatshewassaying.“andbringintheotherone.”Awinkandaonelinerinstantlychangedthedinnerfromaredfacedembarrassmenttoalaughter.1Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?AHumoristhekeytosuccessinourworkandlives.BHumorenablesustodealwithdifficultsituationseffectively.CHumorist
7、hebestwaytocriticizesomeonewithoutlosinghisface.DHumormakesfunofanydifficultsituation.2WhichofthefollowingisNOTstatedinthepassage?AComediansonTVarebelievedtohavedonealotinmakingpeoplemoretolerant (容忍) ofracialandreligiousdifferences.BTomakeupdifferences, humorisamostacceptableandeffectivemeans.CPeop
8、leoftenturntohumorouswayswhenmeetingwithdifficultsituationsbecauseofitseffectiveness.DOnlybyadoptingthemeansofhumorcanonesucceedinsomejobs.3Whatcausedtheroastturkeytodropontothefloor?AThebackwardmovementofthedoor.BThesonsrudebehavior.CSomeonehappenedtobeatthedoor.DThebirdraisedbythefamily.4Whatdoyou
9、thinkwouldprobablybetheresultifthehostessgotangryandscoldedtheson?AItwouldmaketheembarrassingsituationworse.BThesonwouldrefusetoservetheguestsanymore.CThesonwouldtalkbackandmakethemotherallthemoreangry.DTheguestswouldleavebeforethedinnerwasover.BAfelwassmallwhenhefirstsawsnow.Butitwasntrealsnow.Ther
10、ewasnorealsnowwherehelived.Hesawitinapicturebook.Heaskedhismother, “Whatarethosewhitefields？”Shetriedtoexplain, butitwasverydifficultforhimtounderstandwhatthiscold, icerainwas.Itdidntmatter.Hewasalreadyinlovewithsnow.Hedreamedaboutsnowallthetime.Hethoughtofbigwhitefields.Hethoughtaboutfeelingcold.Wh
11、enAfelwaswatchingtheTVathisunclesat12, theprogrammewasfullofsnow, lotsandlotsofit, Andtherewerecreaturesflyingacrossthesnowlikestrangeanimalsorfantasticbirds.Theyhadhatswhichcoveredalltheirheads, biggogglesovertheireyeslikeswimmers, andstrangeshoes.HeknewfromhisuncletheywereskiersskiingintheWinterOl
12、ympics, andthatthenextwasinVancouver, in2010.“Perfect，”hethought, “enoughtimetobecomeabrilliantskier.”“Buttheresnosnowhere！”peopletoldhim.Afeldidntcare.Hemadeapairofskisfromtwopiecesofwood.Atfirsthecouldntmove, buthepractisedandpractiseduntilhecouldmovequicklyacrossthesandortheearth.Hetriedtoflydown
13、thehillslikethepeopleonTV, buthecouldnt.“Nevermind，”hethought, “Itsastart.”“HowwillyougototheOlympics？”peopleaskedhim, “Ourcountrydoesntevenhaveateam.”Afeldidntcare.HefoundthatJamaicahadsentabobsleigh(雪橇) teamtotheOlympicsafewyearsago.Thenhethoughthiscountrycouldhaveaskier.Soeverynight, outinthemidd
14、leofthedesert, Afelnowpractisesskiingdownsanddunes.Hedreamsthattheyellowsandisthewhitesnow.Hedreamsthathewillbringthegoldmedalhomewithhim, whenheistheworldchampion.5WhywasAfelunabletounderstandwhathismothersaid?ABecausehismotherexplainedpoorly.BBecauseheneverexperiencedsnow.CBecausehesawsnowinabook.
15、DBecausehescarcelyfeltcold.6WhatdidAfelseeontheTVprogramme?ASkiers.BAnimals.CBirds.DSwimmers.7WhichwordcanbestdescribeAfel?AKindhearted.BEasygoing.CStubborn.DDetermined.8Whatsthebesttitleforthetext?APracticeMakingOnesDreamComeTrueBAMotherwithaStrongwilledKidCADreamtoBeaSkierDABeautifulWhiteField.完形填
16、空WhenIwasacollegestudent, Ididalotoftravelingabroad.Thatwasbecauseaprofessor_1_metodoso.Shesaid, “Totravelaroundtheworldcan_2_yourknowledgethroughactualexperiencesandmakeyouhavefun.”I_3_her.SinceIstartedtoworkfora_4_company, however, IhavedonemostofmytravelingthroughtheInternet.WiththehelpoftheInter
17、net, Ihavealsogot_5_aboutfoodindifferentcountries.Therefore, Iwasbeginningtofeelthatactualtripswere_6_essentialuntilIhappenedtoreadafamouschefscommentontheInternet.Hesaid, “Whenweenjoyfoodandthe_7_aroundusatthesametime, whydontyouflyovertoItalyandenjoyrealItalian_8_？”Thosewordsremindedmeofmy_9_advic
18、e.Asinformationtechnology_10_，youmightbeabletodoitwithoutmakingarealtrip.Butthisalsomeansthatyouwillmissthevarious_11_youcangetfromtraveling.Todaytherearepeoplewho_12_directcommunicationwithothersandspendmuchoftheirtimeontheInternet.Itisnotsurprisingtoseeagroupofpeople_13_notwitheachotherbutintothei
19、rmicrophones.However, weshouldneverletit_14_ourtimeforfacetofacecommunication.Letsmakeuseofinformationtechnologymore_15_，andhavegreatfuninexperiencingtheactualworld.1A.promisedBallowedCimpressedDencouraged2A.buildupBuseCpracticeDexchange3A.agreedwithBlearnfromCfollowedDobeyed4A.carBfoodCclothingDmac
20、hine5A.informationBtasteCcooksDadvertisements6A.evenmoreBnolongerCmuchDactually7A.peopleBdrinkCatmosphereDenvironment8A.shoesBdishesCcustomersDsituations9A.friendsBparentsCprofessorsDboss10A.producesBadvertisesCformsDadvances11A.newsBpleasuresCtroublesDplaces12A.avoidBkeepCloseDenjoy13A.meetingBtalk
21、ingCcommunicatingDtraveling14A.spareBincreaseCreduceDuse15A.wiselyBcorrectlyCquicklyDslowly课时作业(一).阅读理解A【语篇解读】幽默能使我们有效地应对尴尬的局面。1答案与解析：B主旨大意题。从文章结构上分析，作者在首段中就提出了本文的中心论点，而且其后的三段都对中心论点加以说明。首段的第一句又是本段的中心，下面所列出的一些幽默的作用都是具体的方面。故应选B项。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。选项A、D内容分别位于第一段的末句和第三句中，选项B的内容虽然在原文中没有直接出现，但与第一段中所含意思相同。3答案与
22、解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知他成功地用肘部推开了门，但是复位的门却将火鸡打到了地上。故应选A项。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。由最后一段可推知答案。B【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。主要写一位毅力坚定的小朋友Afel的故事。因为家乡从来不下雪，所以他不理解雪是什么。随后在一次电视节目中，他对雪有了清晰的认识，并梦想做一位滑雪运动员，所以他不断努力尝试在沙丘上练习滑雪，梦想拿到奥运冠军。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段的“Therewasnorealsnowwherehelived”可知，他生活的地方没有雪，他从来没有经历过下雪的景象，所以不理解妈妈所说的内容。故选B项。6答案与
23、解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“theywereskiersskiingintheWinterOlympics”可以得知，Afel在电视上看到的是奥运会上的滑雪者。故选A项。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据全文内容，Afel始终坚持梦想，无论失败，还是条件不允许，或是周围人都告诉他不可能，但他从不放弃，可推知他非常有毅力。故选D项。8答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，主要讲述了Afel追逐滑雪梦的故事。故选C项。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者上大学时经常出国旅行，而工作后大部分是通过互联网进行旅行的。由此作者想到现在的人们都喜欢在网上交流，面对面的交流少了，作者
24、提出我们应该更加明智地利用信息技术，从而在体验实际生活时获得愉悦。1答案与解析：D那是因为教授鼓励“我”这样做。encourage鼓励，故选D项。promise许诺；allow允许；impress使钦佩。2答案与解析：A根据常识可知周游世界能增长你的知识，buildup增进，故选A项。use使用；practice练习；exchange交换。3答案与解析：A“我”同意她的观点。agreewith同意，故选A项。learnfrom向学习；follow跟随；obey服从。4答案与解析：B根据下文aboutfoodindifferentcountries可知，“我”在食品公司工作，food食物，故选B
25、项。car汽车；clothing衣服；machine机器。5答案与解析：A在网络的帮助下，“我”得到了一些关于其他国家的食物的信息，information信息，故选A项。taste味道；cook厨师；advertisement广告。6答案与解析：B因此“我”开始感觉没有必要再去实际旅行了。nolonger不再，故选B项。evenmore更多的；much多；actually事实上。7答案与解析：C此处指享受食物的同时享受周围的气氛。atmosphere气氛，故选C项。people人们；drink饮料；environment环境。8答案与解析：B此处指为什么不飞往意大利去享受一下真正的意大利的菜肴
26、呢？dish菜肴，故选B项。shoe鞋；customer顾客；situation状况。9答案与解析：C那些话使“我”想起了教授的建议。professors教授的，故选C项。friends朋友的；parents父母的；boss老板的。10答案与解析：D此处指随着信息技术的进步。advance进步，故选D项。produce生产；advertise打广告；form形成。11答案与解析：B这就意味着你会错过旅行中的各种乐事。pleasure乐事，故选B项。news新闻；trouble麻烦；place地方。12答案与解析：A今天，有些人避免与他人直接沟通，把大部分时间花在互联网上。avoid避免，故选A项。keep保持；lose失去；enjoy享受。13答案与解析：Btalkwithsb.与某人交谈，故选B项。meet见面；communicate交流；travel旅行。14答案与解析：C我们不应该让面对面的交流减少。reduce减少，故选C项。spare节省；increase增长；use使用。15答案与解析：A我们应该更加明智地利用信息技术。wisely明智地，故选A项。correctly正确地；quickly快速地；slowly缓慢地。