1、Unit 2 Making a difference课时作业(五)Unit 2Section Using language.阅读理解AI often imagined discussing school choices with my son, but I did not expect to be having such a conversation with him at thirteen years of age.Earlier this year, he expressed his wish to go to one of the biggest public high schools
2、in our small city. He told me that he wanted to go there because several of his longtime friends were also going.I fought back the thought to roll my eyes. I told him that if he went to this school, he would be going from a class size of 18 to being one of several hundred in the freshman class. He w
3、ouldnt be able to receive the special attention of his teachers anymore. He would be going to school for six hours a day, and then have to do homework at night.He_was_undeterred,_however, so I made him a deal. He would need to come up with a list of valid (合理的) reasons. Then, we would sit down and h
4、ave a talk about it.Later that night, as promised, we had a discussion. He gave a strong argument with a list of reasons. First, he explained that he would have more choices in courses and afterschool activities. Besides, attending this school would better prepare him for college because he would le
5、arn what it was like on a big campus (校园)He added that he would learn to manage his time and take ownership of his schoolwork. He also promised that he would make use of the dropin tutoring the school offered if he should ever run into trouble.I sat back and listened, impressed at the thought and re
6、search that he had prepared. Honestly, I could have put my foot down and said “no，” or “just wait another year，” but I would have been doing that for me, not for him.At last, we let our son have the final say on choosing a high school. I knew if my kid put forth the same effort as he did in persuadi
7、ng (说服) us, he would be perfectly fine in high school.1How did the author feel when her son suggested attending a big public school?AIt met her expectation.BIt was a difficult choice.CIt might not be a wise decision.DIt was unexpected but wonderful.2What does the underlined part “He was undeterred”
8、in Paragraph 4 mean?AHe did not change his mind.BHe had no idea what to do next.CHe lost interest in what I was saying.DHe felt uncomfortable with my words.3Why did the authors son want to study in a public school?AIt would help him get into a good college.BIt would help him become more independent.
9、CPublic schools provided a dropin tutoring service.DHe could make more friends in a largesized class.4What was the authors final decision?AShe turned down her son.BShe let her son decide by himself.CShe asked her son to do more research.DShe asked her son to wait one more year.BA year ago, my friend
10、 and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After the reception, we were waiting for a bus to go back home. It was nine oclock at night, and although many buses passed, none stopped.We waited for an hour and were getting desperate. We wouldnt be able to stay overnight (在夜里) because it was a we
11、ekday, and we both needed to work the next day. It was almost 10 pm. when a family who had attended the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably sensing that we were waiting for some means of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift. I was so touched by their kindness, and I expressed my than
12、ks to them.When we reached my hometown, the family dropped us at the nearest point from where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the spot where we had parked our bike. On the way, a worker stopped the taxi. The driver saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the fare (车费)Th
13、e worker shook his head and said, “No.” On hearing this, the driver refused to take him. I remembered my own plight a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to allow him to sit with us, as I would pay his fare, What an immediate opportunity to pass on the familys act of kindness! That night, I f
14、elt lighthearted and I went to sleep happily and filled with joy about what I had done. May this chain of kindness continue!5Why were the author and his friend waiting for a bus at nine oclock at night?ABecause they were going to attend a wedding.BBecause they planned to help a worker.CBecause they
15、intended to meet a family.DBecause they wanted to go back home.6What was the drivers attitude toward the workers asking for a lift?AUnfriendly. BMerciful.CPositive. DRespectful.7The underlined word “plight” in Paragraph 4 could best be replaced by “_”Aopportunity BtroubleCkindness Dtiredness8What is
16、 the best title for the passage?AA Kind and Helpful FamilyBAn Unusual WeddingCMagic Chain of KindnessDAttitude Decides Everything.完形填空If youre walking through Boston during a downpour, you might see a poem appear before your eyes. For nearly a year, Bostonians _1_ the city streets in the rain may ha
17、ve _2_ poems written on the sidewalks.Titled “Raining Poetry”，this _3_ resulted from cooperation between the nonprofit Mass Poetry and the city of Boston. The first poems were installed to _4_ the start of National Poetry Month, with several more _5_ to the citys streets last May 13. These poems can
18、not be seen during dry, _6_ weather, but appear like magic _7_ raindrops start falling from the sky.The poems were _8_ by Danielle Legros Georges, Bostons poet laureate (桂冠诗人). They are all based on their _9_ to Boston, as well as the general themes of water and rain.“I wanted to draw works from poe
19、ts influential in the Bostonarea literary, educational or cultural fields，” Georges said.The poems are _10_ to the sidewalks in a matter of minutes and should wear away in six to eight weeks. While all of the poems _11_ installed are written in English, Sara Siegel, program director for the Mass Poe
20、try, hopes to add _12_ ones in the many languages that are _13_ throughout Boston.“Our hope is in the next two years everyone in the state will meet a poem in their _14_ lives at least once or twice a month，” says Siegel. “This is a fun and _15_ way to bring poetry to the people.”1A.cleaning Bsearch
21、ingCwandering Drepairing2A.copied Blaughed atCpublished Dcome across3A.theory BprojectCroutine Dproblem4A.record BdescribeCdetermine Dcelebrate5A.added BrelatedCcompared Dcontributed6A.rainy BfoggyCsunny Dsnowy7A.once BbeforeCuntil Dthough8A.read BselectedCinvented Dtranslated9A.ticket BpassageCentr
22、ance Drelationship10A.fixed BappliedCexpanded Dturned11A.formally BcurrentlyCproperly Dfrequently12A.easy BhardCold Dnew13A.studied BspokenCignored Dpreserved14A.professional BpersonalClonely Ddaily15A.typical BfamiliarCunusual Dimpossible课时作业(五).阅读理解【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者的孩子想要选择一所大的公立学校读高中，作者对此忧心忡忡。但最终，孩子
23、用强有力的理由说服了作者。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。在第三段中作者列举了诸多事实，向她的孩子说明与他目前所上的学校相比，公立学校有许多不便之处，包括班级人数众多、无法得到老师的特别关注、上课时间变长、晚上写作业等，因此可推断，作者得知孩子想要上公立学校时，认为这不是个明智的决定。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。在第三段中作者列举事实希望打消孩子上公立学校的念头，但由第四段中的“however”和“He would need to come up with a list of valid reasons.”可知，孩子仍然坚持上公立学校。因此推断，画线部分内容表示孩子并没有气馁，即他没有改变主意。3
24、答案与解析：B推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的“He added that he would learn to manage his time and take ownership of his schoolwork.”可知，他提供的理由之一是，他将学会自己管理时间并安排学业，即他将会变得更加独立。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。由最后一段中的“we let our son have the final say on choosing a high school.”可知，最终，作者决定让孩子自己选择高中学校。【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者先得到帮助，又向别人伸出援手的一段温馨经历。只要人人都
25、献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间！让我们每个人都为这爱的延续尽自己的一份力量吧！5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“After the reception, we were waiting for a bus to go back home.”可知，作者和朋友在等着乘坐公共汽车回家，故选择D项。6答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“The driver saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the fare (车费)”以及最后一段中的“The worker shook his head and
26、said, No. On hearing this, the driver refused to take him.”可知，司机在得知这个工人没钱付车费时，断然拒绝了他的乘车请求，因此选择A项。7答案与解析：B词义猜测题。文章第一、二段介绍了作者在遇到困难时得到热心人帮助的事情，所以画线词所在句“I remembered my own plight a few minutes earlier”表示作者想到了自己几分钟前遭遇的困境，由此推断画线词词义为“困难，麻烦”，故选择B项。8答案与解析：C主旨大意题。通读全文，作者介绍了自己先得到帮助，之后又帮助了别人的经历。最后一句“May this c
27、hain of kindness continue！”点题，故选择C项。.完形填空【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了波士顿的街道藏着秘密诗歌，只要一下雨，这些诗歌就会出现在城市的人行道上。1答案与解析：C考查动词词义辨析。句意：将近一年来，波士顿人在雨中漫步于城市街道，可能会在人行道上看到一些诗歌。A.cleaning打扫；B.searching搜寻；C.wandering漫步；D.repairing修理。由上一句中的“If youre walking through Boston，”可知此处指波士顿人漫步在雨中的城市街头。故选C项。2答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：将近一年来，波士
28、顿人在雨中漫步于城市街道，可能会在人行道上看到一些诗歌。A.copied复制；B.laughed at嘲笑；C.published出版；D.come across偶然发现。由上一句中的“you might see a poem appear before your eyes.”可知波士顿人可能会偶然发现写在人行道上的诗歌。故选D项。3答案与解析：B考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个名为“雨诗”的项目是非营利的大众诗歌组织与波士顿市合作的结果。A.theory理论；B.project项目；C.routine惯例；D.problem问题。由“Titled Raining Poetry”和“coopera
29、tion between the nonprofit Mass Poetry and the city of Boston”，可知“雨诗”是非营利的大众诗歌组织与波士顿市合作的项目。故选B项。4答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全国诗歌月的开始，去年5月13日，城市街道上又增添了几首诗。A.record记录；B.describe描述；C.determine决定；D.celebrate庆祝。由“the start of National Poetry Month”，可知第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全国诗歌月。故选D项。5答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全
30、国诗歌月的开始，去年5月13日，城市街道上又增添了几首诗。A.add增加；B.relat相关；C.compar比较；D.contribut贡献。由上文的The first poems和several more可知，安排好第一批诗歌，又增加了更多的诗歌。故选A项。6答案与解析：C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些诗在干燥晴朗的天气里是看不见的，但一旦雨点开始从天上落下来，就显得像中了魔法一样(显现出来)。A.rainy多雨的；B.foggy有雾的；C.sunny晴朗的；D.snowy下雪多的。由空前的dry可知，这些诗歌在干燥的、晴朗的天气里看不到。故选C项。7答案与解析：A考查连词词义辨析。句意：
31、这些诗在干燥晴朗的天气里是看不见的，但一旦雨点开始从天上落下来，就显得像中了魔法一样(显现出来)。A.once一旦；B.before之前；C.until直到；D.though尽管。由语境可知，此处表条件，所以用once。故选A项。8答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些诗是由波士顿桂冠诗人Danielle Legros Georges挑选的。A.read阅读；B.selected选择；C.invented发明；D.translated翻译。由后文的“I wanted to draw works from poets influential in the Bostonarea literar
32、y, educational or cultural fields”，可知这些诗歌是由波士顿桂冠诗人Danielle Legros Georges挑选的。故选B项。9答案与解析：D考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们都是基于它们与波士顿的关系，以及水和雨的一般主题。A.ticket票；B.passage通道；C.entrance入口；D.relationship关系。由后文的“the general themes of water and rain”和“I wanted to draw works from poets influential in the Bostonarea literary, e
33、ducational or cultural fields”，可知所选诗歌与波士顿有一定关系。故选D项。10答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些诗在几分钟内就固定在人行道上，应该在六到八个星期内就会消失。A.fixed安装，固定；B.applied应用；C.expanded扩大；D.turned转向。由第4空前的installed可知，诗歌是被安装在人行道上。故选A项。11答案与解析：B考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然目前安装的所有诗歌都是用英语写的。A.formally正式地；B.currently目前地；C.properly合适地；D.frequently频繁地。由后文的“Sara Si
34、egel, program director for the Mass Poetry, hopes to add _12_ ones in the many languages”，可知目前安装的所有诗歌都是用英语写的。故选B项。12答案与解析：D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但大众诗歌项目总监Sara Siegel希望在整个波士顿被说的多种语言中增加新的诗歌。A.easy容易的；B.hard困难的；C.old寒冷的；D.new新的。由hopes to add可知，Sara Siegel希望增加一些其他语种的新的诗歌。故选D项。13答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。句意：但大众诗歌项目总监Sara S
35、iegel希望在整个波士顿被说的多种语言中增加新的诗歌。A.studied学习；B.spoken说；C.ignored忽视；D.preserved保护。由上文中的many languages和下文中的throughout Boston可知，Sara Siegel希望增加在波士顿被说的多种语言中增加新的诗歌。故选B项。14答案与解析：D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Siegel说：“我们希望在未来的两年里，这个州的每个人每个月至少在日常生活中遇到一两首诗。”A.professional职业的；B.personal个人的；C.lonely孤独的；D.daily每日的。由语境可知，Siegel希望人们在日常生活中能经常看到诗歌。故选D项。15答案与解析：C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这是一种有趣而不同寻常的方式，可以把诗带给人们。”A.typical典型的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.unusual不同寻常的；D.impossible不可能的。由语境可知，在人行道上安装诗歌是一种有趣的、不同寻常的方式。故选C项。