1、课时作业18A taste of English humour.阅读理解(深圳中学月考)The English have a difficult and, generally speaking, dysfunctional (不协调的) relationship with clothes. Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules, and are unable to get along without them. This helps to explain why they have an internat
2、ional reputation for dressing in general very badly, but with specific areas of excellence, such as highclass mens suits, ceremonial costume, and innovative (革新的) street fashion. In other words, the English dress best when they are “in uniform”You may be surprised that I am including “innovative str
3、eet fashion” in the category of uniform. Surely the parrothaired punks (朋克摇滚乐迷) or the Victorian vampire Goths are being original, not following rules? Its true that they all look different and eccentric (奇特的) but in fact they all look eccentric in exactly the same way. They are wearing a uniform. T
4、he only truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she likes, a kind of 1950s fashion, with no regard for anyone elses opinion. However, it is true that the styles invented by young English people are much more eccentric than any
5、 other nations street fashion. We may not be individually eccentric, apart from the Queen, but we have a sort of collective eccentricity, and we appreciate originality in dress even if we do not individually have it.Another “rule” of behavior I had discovered was that it is very important for the En
6、glish not to take themselves too seriously, to be able to laugh at themselves. However, it is well known that most teenagers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously.The Goths, in their scaring black costumes, certainly look as if they are taking themselves seriously. But when I got into conversa
7、tion with them, I discovered that they too had a sense of humor. I was once chatting to a Goth in the full vampire costume with a white face, deep purple lipstick, and black parrothair. I saw he was also wearing a Tshirt with “Goth”. “Why are you wearing that？” I asked. “Its in case you dont realize
8、 Im a Goth，”he answered, pretending to be serious. We both burst out laughing. 作者以自己的所见所闻，给我们详细介绍了英国各类人的穿衣特点，以及其共性和个性等。1What can we know about the English people?AThey need rules to dress well.BThey are in need of uniforms.CThey are creative in general.DThey lead the world trend.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的
9、Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules, and are unable to get along without them.可知，英国人在穿衣方面有规则束缚。2Who is individually eccentric in dressing?AA highclass man.BA parrothaired punk.CThe Queen. DThe fashion innovator.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The only truly eccentric dresser in this
10、country is the Queen和We may not be individually eccentric, apart from the Queen可知，在穿衣方面真正奇特的是女王，女王对时尚毫不在意，继续穿着她喜欢的衣服，一种20世纪50年代的时尚，不考虑别人的意见。3Which of the following can best describe the Goths?AThey dress badly.BThey dress in an amusing way.CThey are unable to laugh at the way they dress.DThey are le
11、ss fashionable than the other English people.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The Goths, in their scaring black costumes和.a Goth in the full vampire costumewith a white face, deep purple lipstick, and black parrothair.可判断出，哥特人的穿着很有趣。4What may be the best title for the text?AHow the English DressBHow the English
12、 Admire FashionCWhy the English Like UniformsDWhy the English Are Eccentric in Dress答案：A解析：标题判断题。本文主要介绍了英国各类人的穿衣特点，以及其共性和个性。故A项“英国人如何穿着”最适合作为文章标题。.阅读填句(山东省实验中学模拟)Its hard to say no to the joys of travel and travel is a pretty loved experience. _1_. And its not always easy to make time for it. If you
13、re longing to travel but its not in the cards in your future, heres what to do in the meantime._2_Travel is pretty expensive. So expensive, in fact, that were quick to say we cant afford it. That may be painfully true, but its also true that many of us give up easily when it comes to money. However,
14、 once you get an idea of what you can do and what youre willing to do to save for travel, you can come up with a good plan for getting there. If youre too busy this year to take a trip, schedule some time to come up with a plan for next year.Make the most of the waitStrange to say, we might be happi
15、er planning and expecting a trip more than we are actually taking it. _3_. For most, the enjoyment starts weeks, even months before the holiday actually begins. This is good news for those of us who cant afford to spend the time or money on travel soon.We can plan, and planning is a big part of the
16、enjoyment we get from travel, anyway. _4_.Breakout of your everyday routineTravel is fun for a lot of reasons. However, when you get down to it, its really about novelty. We get to see some new places. _5_. Overall, we get to break out of our routine and reconnect with ourselves.AOf course, its also
17、 expensiveBCome up with a plan, even a longterm oneCThere are a few ways to solve this problemDWe get to learn new things and experience new culturesEPlan things you can do while youre waiting for your tripFHoliday trips are experiences which people look forward toGYou might even consider setting a
18、few planning goals every month to keep your excitement up旅行的乐趣让人难以抵挡，当然，旅行也很贵，而且也不那么容易能挤出时间。本文主要介绍了一些应对之策。1A解析：旅行的乐趣让人难以抵挡，当然，旅行也很贵，而且也不那么容易能挤出时间出去旅行。2B解析：根据后面的you can come up with a good plan和come up with a plan for next year可知，本段主要谈论的是“制订计划，即使是长期计划也行”。3F解析：本段谈论的是“好好利用等待的时间”，再结合we might be happier
19、planning and expecting a trip可知，F项“人们都期待假期旅行”符合语境。4G解析：根据前面的the enjoyment starts weeks和planning is a big part of the enjoyment可知，G项“你甚至可以考虑通过每月设立一些计划目标来让你保持兴奋感”符合语境。5D解析：本段谈论的是“打破你的每日常规生活”，再结合前面的We get to see some new places可知，我们可以看到新的地方，学到新的东西，感受到新的文化。.语法填空(河北邯郸模拟考试)I had been called to examine a t
20、enyearold dog _1_ (name) Belker. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family I couldnt do anything.Shane, a sixyearold in the family, seemed so calm, petting the old dog _2_ the last time. I wondered if he understood what was _3_ (go) on. Within a few minutes, Belker slippe
21、d peacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept the fact without any difficulty _4_ confusion. We sat together for a while after _5_ (Belker) death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal _6_ (life) are shorter than human lives.Shane, who had been listening quietly, said, “I know why.” We
22、all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next surprised me _7_ (great). Id never heard a _8_ (much) comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.“People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life like loving everybody all the time and _9_ (be) nice, right？” The six
23、yearold continued, “Well, dogs already know _10_ to do that, so they dont have to stay as long.”.短文改错(山东邹城一中月考)Last month, I went to the mountain village which my grandparents live. It has been five years until I last went there. Great changes have been taken place in the past five years. Hardly had
24、 I got off the bus than a high water tower came into my eyes. Now villagers can drink freshly water. Villagers no long use firewood as fuel. Marsh gas, a new type of cheap clean energy, make it very convenient to cook and light. As impressed me most was that the best building in the village is the s
25、chool. There all children can receive good education. I was greatly shocking to see all the changes in the countryside. I believe the villagers will have better life in the future.答案与解析1whichwhere考查定语从句。where引导定语从句，修饰village，并在从句中作状语。而which在定语从句中作主语或者宾语。2untilsince考查连词。从It has been five years看，这里表达“
26、自从我上次去那里到现在已经5年了。”3去掉been考查动词短语。take place为不及物动词，没有被动语态。4thanwhen考查固定搭配。hardly.when为固定搭配，意思是“刚就”。5freshlyfresh考查形容词与副词。从water看，这里是形容词作定语，修饰名词，因此不可以用副词。6longlonger考查固定搭配。no longer为固定搭配，意思是“不再”。7makemakes考查主谓一致。Marsh gas作主语，因此谓语动词应该用单数形式。8AsWhat考查名词性从句。What impressed me most为主语从句，因此不可以用as来引导。9shocking
27、shocked考查非谓语动词。这里表达“感到震惊”，因此用过去分词；shocking意思是“令人震惊”。10better前加a考查冠词。life前有修饰成分，前面要加不定冠词。.书面表达(天津市南开中学模拟)假定你是校学生会主席李华，美国一学生访问团将于暑假来你校参观。请你写封邮件，将本次安排告知该团的负责人Mr Smith，并征询他对安排的意见。活动安排：1体验中国绘画；2品尝特色午餐；3观看地方戏表演。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr Smith，Im Li Hua, chairman of students union in our school.
28、We are very pleased to learn that you are coming. Please allow me to tell you what we have arranged for your visit. In the morning, we will introduce Chinese painting art to you and invite you to experience the traditional art form. At noon, we want to ask you to try the local foods, a good chance, we think, to get some ideas of the local customs and a good opportunity to know each other. If you like, our schools drama club will perform the local opera for you. We are eager to know if our arrangements will satisfy you.Looking forward to your reply soon.Yous,Li Hua
