1、课后限时作业(八)限时/40分钟(见课时作业P15).单句语法填空(建议用时：7分钟)1Dont have the lights _burning_(burn) all night. It will waste too much electricity.2It was _astonishing_(astonish) that the shy girl stood up and answered the question.解析句意：令人惊奇的是，那个害羞的女孩站起来回答了那个问题。astonishing令人惊讶的。3With the temperature _rising_(rise), the
2、 leaves and grass began to appear.4There is a lot of evidence _showing_(show) that staring at the computer for a long time does harm to our eyes.解析句意：有很多证据表明长时间盯着电脑对我们的眼睛有害。evidence与show之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作后置定语。5When I was on my way to school this morning, I saw two women _arguing_(argue)解析句意：今天早上在去上学的
3、路上，我看到两个妇女在争论。see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事。6When the little girl found so many people _surrounding_(surround) her, she felt very nervous.7They should not leave us _wondering_(wonder) what they will do next.解析此处为“leave宾语宾补”结构，wonder与us为主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作宾补。8They are planning to build a _swimming_(swim) pool
4、 for the kids.9When I saw the dog _being beaten_(beat) by several boys, I came up to stop them.10His favorite sport is _playing_(play) basketball.阅读理解(建议用时：7分钟)Some of the worlds most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UN
5、ESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合的) voice across cultures.Despite the celebrations, though, in the US. the jazz audience continues to shrink and
6、grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.Its Jason Morans job to help change that. As the Kennedy Centers artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.“Jazz seems like its n
7、ot really a part of the American appetite，” Moran tells National Public Radios reporter Neal Conan. “What Im hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. Its actually color, and its actually digital.”Moran says on
8、e of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music cant be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same，” says Moran.Last year, Moran worked on a project that arrange
9、d Fats Wallers music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music，” says Moran. “For me, its the recontextualization(语境重构). In music, where does the emotion lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about o
10、urselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context，” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster(促进)”语篇导读本文为说明文，讲述了联合国教
11、科文组织为了挽救爵士乐，把4月30日定为国际爵士日以及Moran为重振爵士乐所做的努力。1Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?ATo remember the birth of jazz.BTo protect cultural diversity.CTo encourage people to study music.DTo recognize the value of jazz.解析D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，联合国教科文组织把4月30日定为国际爵士日是为了让人们认识到爵士乐的重要性和潜力，故选D项。2What
12、 does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AJazz is becoming more accessible.BThe production of jazz is growing faster.CJazz is becoming less popular with the young.DThe jazz audience is becoming larger. 解析C代词指代题。根据第二段可知，美国的爵士乐听众依然在减少，并且年龄在趋向老化，爵士乐没能与年轻一代人连接起来，据此可推测that指代的是上文中爵士乐在年轻一代人
13、中失去吸引力的现象，故选C项。3What can we infer about Morans opinion on jazz?AIt will disappear gradually.BIt remains black and white.CIt should keep up with the times.DIt changes every 50 years.解析C推理判断题。根据第五段第二句中Moran所说的话可知，Moran认为世界运转的方式不同，爵士乐必须继续前进才行，即爵士乐也要跟上时代，故选C项。4Which can be the best title for the passage
14、?AExploring the Future of JazzBThe Rise and Fall of JazzCThe Story of a Jazz MusicianDCelebrating the Jazz Day解析A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要探索爵士乐的未来，故选A项。.七选五(建议用时：8分钟)By keeping your daily habits healthy, you can add years to your life. Here are some tips for living longer.Keep daily habits healthy.Many of u
15、s are set in our daily habits. We eat the same meal, wear the same clothes, take the same route to work and do the same old job. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is the huge influence that our daily habits can have on our health. It is very important for us to keep our daily habits healthy. _
16、1_ Take some exercise every day.Daily exercise does improve our health. In fact, studies show that daily exercise can add three years to our life. Opportunity for exercise is everywherejust be creative. Whenever we can, walk to work. _2_ Its really that simple.Eat a healthy breakfast.Researchers hav
17、e found that those who eat an early morning meal are less likely to be too fat and get diseases compared with those who dont. _3_ All in all, eating breakfast is a great and healthy way to start our day.Have enough sleep. _4_ Failing to get at least seven hours of sleep appears to increase the risk
18、of major illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more.Get chances to communicate._5_Any social communication can positively affect our physical and mental wellbeing because we can have more time and chances to communicate with others. All of these can add years to our lives.AA l
19、ack of quality sleep can shorten our life.BExercise also helps us keep away from illnesses.CIf we live or work in a tall building, just take the stairs.DBreakfasteaters also report feeling better both mentally and physically.ETheres an old saying that says a good friend is cheaper than treatment.FFi
20、nding time for structured exercise can be pretty much impossible for many people.GBy making just a few small changes and sticking to them, we can add a few years to our life.语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了几个有助于长寿的方法。1解析G递进关系。空前提到，我们生活中固定的习惯对我们的健康有很大影响，我们应该保持健康的生活习惯，G项符合语境，故选G项。2解析C例证关系。本段建议我们每天都要做运动，空前一句建议人们步行上班，C项(
21、如果我们生活或工作在高楼里，走楼梯)也是一个处处都有的锻炼机会，故选C项。3解析D并列关系。本段建议我们吃健康的早餐，并说明了吃早餐的人比不吃早餐的人更加健康，D项与此相关且紧承上句，故选D项。4解析A因果关系。本段建议我们要有充足的睡眠，并说明了睡眠不足的危害，选项中只有A项与sleep有关，故选A项。5解析E例证关系。本段建议我们多与他人交流，选项中只有E项与本段主题相呼应，故选E项。.完形填空(建议用时：18分钟)I realize that we all live in a world where trust is in short supply. It seems that wher
22、ever I go, I have to _1_ my identity and trustworthinesswhether its a bank, shop or any office I have been accustomed to living by the _2_ that no one is trustworthy _3_ proved otherwise._4_， yesterday I saw a young man who lived by a totally different rule.I was walking along a busy intersection wh
23、en I _5_ a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing setting up a stall(货摊). _6_ I would ignore and hurry past such sellers. But I noticed this young man was _7_ so I stood for some time without crossing the street to see how he _8_ his toys.Soon a young mother with a little boy came by and th
24、e child set his _9_ on one of the teddy bears. The mother asked the _10_ and it was only one dollar. She pulled out a 10dollar note and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the _11_ back. I was _12_ to know how he was going to do it. He told the mom to put the _13_ in the
25、 pouch(袋子) hanging around his neck and take out whatever change he _14_ her.I realized that this young mans whole mode of earning _15_ on trusting people not to cheat him. There was no _16_ for him to know if someone took out more out of his pouch of earning. I was so _17_ by how this young man trus
26、ted people that I bought a car model from him. I did not need it, _18_.I just hoped to help a little. Now I _19_ believe that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to _20_ others more, like the young blind street seller.1A.introduceBproveCpresentDrequest2A.ruleBhabitCpracticeDlaw3A
27、.if BsinceCalthoughDunless4A.HoweverBInsteadCMoreoverDTherefore5A.approachedBnoticedCwatchedDlooked6A.Actually BNormallyCInformallyDCasually7A.blind BhandsomeCdisabled Dstrange8A.soldBmadeCpurchased Dsought9A.heartBinterestCmind Dattraction10A.priceBstall Ctoy Dhelp11A.moneyBchargeCchangeDnote12A.an
28、xious BsurprisedCpleasedDcurious13A.hand BmoneyCbear Dnecklace14A.gaveBowed CownedDshowed15A.depended BsettledCdecided Dfocused16A.problemBpoint Cway Ddoubt17A.confusedBshockedCexcitedDtouched18A.either Binstead Cmoreover Dthough19A.firmly BtightlyCunwillinglyDnegatively20A.take in Bturn toChelp out
29、Dbelieve in语篇导读本文为夹叙夹议文。作者觉得当今社会缺乏信任，去任何地方都要确认身份。但是偶然在街上看到的一幕改变了他的看法。1解析B根据第一句及下文中的no one is trustworthy _3_ proved otherwise可知，作者觉得当今社会缺乏信任，似乎无论去哪里，不管是银行、商店还是办公室都必须证明(prove)自己的身份，故选B项。2解析A根据下一段中的a totally different rule可知，此处指作者已经习惯了这条规则(rule)，故选A项。3解析D根据语境及常识可知，此处指除非(unless)被证明，否则没有人是可信任的，故选D项。4解析A
30、根据空后的who lived by a totally different rule可知，上下文之间为转折关系，故选A项。5解析B根据语境可知，此处指作者在走过一个繁忙的十字路口时，注意到(notice)一个年轻人正站在人行道附近摆摊，故选B项。6解析B根据下文中的But可知，此时作者应是停下来看这个年轻人怎样卖东西，由此可知，上句应是指在正常情况下(normally)，作者不会理睬这些卖家，会匆匆走过，故选B项。7解析A根据本文末尾处的like the young blind street seller可知，他是个盲(blind)人，故选A项。8解析A根据上文提到的setting up a
31、stall以及下文关于交易的描述可知，这个年轻人是在卖(sell)玩具。最后一句中的like the young blind street seller也是提示，故选A项。9解析A根据下文可知，此处指这个孩子想要这个玩具熊。set ones heart on sth一心想要某物，符合语境，故选A项。10解析A根据空后的and it was only one dollar可知，这位母亲在询问这个泰迪熊的价格(price)，故选A项。11解析C根据上下文及常识可知，玩具的价格是1美元，孩子的妈妈给了10美元，因此她想要找回零钱(change)，故选C项。12解析D根据上文可知，这个卖玩具的年轻人是
32、一位盲人，因此作者很好奇他怎么收钱、找零钱。anxious焦虑的；surprised惊奇的；pleased高兴的；curious好奇的，故选D项。13解析B根据语境可知，此处指年轻人让这位母亲把钱(money)放进挂在他脖子上的袋子里，故选B项。14解析B根据上文可知，这位母亲在找回自己的零钱，因此，此处指年轻人让这位母亲拿走他应给(owe)她的零钱，故选B项。15解析A年轻人是位盲人，他收钱的模式完全是依靠相信人们不会欺骗他。depend on依靠，依赖；settle on决定，选定；decide on(仔细考虑后)选定；focus on聚焦于，故选A项。16解析C这位年轻人是位盲人，他没法
33、知道是否有人多拿了他袋子里的钱；there is no way for sb to do sth某人没有办法做某事，为固定句型，故选C项。17解析D根据最后一段可知，作者因这位盲人对别人的完全信任而深受感动。confused困惑的；shocked震惊的；excited激动的；touched感动的，故选D项。18解析D根据句意可知，作者根本不需要这个汽车模型，因此，空处表示转折。though放在句末，作副词，意为“但是；然而”，故选D项。19解析A根据语境及选项可知，此处指作者现在坚信如果我们每个人都能像这位在大街上卖玩具的盲人一样，信任别人多一点，世界会变得更美好。firmly坚定地；tightly紧紧地；unwillingly不情愿地；negatively消极地，故选A项。20解析D根据空后的like the young blind street seller及上文的trust可知，此处指信任别人。take in吸收，欺骗；turn to向求助；help out帮助摆脱困境；believe in信任，信赖，故选D项。
