1、课时分层作业(八)语言知识练习固基础单句语法填空1They broke into loud cheers on hearing the news.2He curiously (curious) ran after her who had slipped out of the room.3It is my belief that good manners (manner) are very important to everybody.4They made a request that the prisoners be set(set) free.5He is quite familiar wi
2、th the city because he is a native of it.6She speaks in a whisper so as not to wake him up.7I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.8He got injured (injure) through his own carelessness.9They shouted to me to hang on to the rope.10When do you fly home? Ill see you off 高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解W
3、hen my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders.Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United S
4、tates.I had a parttime job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time, when I was serving food to a middleaged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,
5、her face showed great displeasure.My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason, they
6、understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.In my village in China, people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty，and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always r
7、espect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the United Statespeople think“growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by
8、 doing exercises or jogging，and women put on makeup, hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didnt want to hear.After that, I changed the way
9、 I had been with older people.It is not that I dont respect them any more；I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words.【语篇解读】文章主要讲了作者从一次自己的经历中明白了：中西方文化的不同，和老年人相处的方式也不同。1Jack brought the couple their food very fast because Athe manager asked him to do soBhe respected the elderl
10、yCthe couple wanted him to do soDhe wanted more payB细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.”可知，因为他尊敬老人，所以给他们上菜的速度很快。故选B。2When Jack called the couple “elderly”， they became AnervousBsatisfiedCunhappyDexcitedC细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“As so
11、on as I said that，her face showed great displeasure.”可知他们听到Jack称他们为老人时，一点也不高兴。故选C。3In Jacks hometown A. people dislike being called “old”Bpeople are proud of being oldCmany people reach the age of seventy or eightyDthe elderly are the first to get food in restaurantsB细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“In my village in
12、China，people are proud of being old.”可知答案为B。4After this experience, Jack Alost his job in the restaurantBmade friends with the coupleCno longer respected the elderlyDchanged his way with older peopleD细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“After that，I changed the way I had been with older people.”可知这次经历之后Jack改变了与老年人相处的方式。
13、故选D。.完形填空This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a 1 effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 2 but whose actions gave a new 3 to the wordskind and generous.I was walking down a busy street on a cold, win
14、dy day in early 4 A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes, was 5 for change on a street corner.A BMW car 6 on the other side of the street and an executive (主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about 7 years old.He was wearing a blue business su
15、it with a deep red silk tie.He walked 8 across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 9 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves (手套), beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he 10 them to the homeless man.The home
16、less man took them and stared with a(n) 11 mouth.As he drove off, I couldnt 12 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 13 the pedal (踏板) of that topbrand BMW car with a 14 foot! I stood there and the looks of 15 appeared on my face and the homeless mans.Two men of about the same age 16 v
17、ery different lives had met and the one who was 17 in materials had offered 18 than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and 19 down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect20 and real generosity.【语篇解读】一位驾宝马车的老人，特意下车给一位同龄的乞讨者很多钱，他的大方、仁慈和尊重别人的态度让“我”很感动。1A.strongBbadClig
18、htDslowA从下一句可以看出，这件事对我影响很大，have a strong effect on“对有很大影响”。2A.officiallyBpersonallyCsimilarlyDgenerallyB从下文可以推出，我本人(personally)不认识他们。3A.benefitBattitudeCmeaningDawardC作者认为：他的行为赋予了善良和慷慨新的意义。4A.springBsummerCautumnDwinterD从前文cold，后文leather gloves可以看出：这个故事发生在初冬。5A.searchingBmakingCblamingDbeggingD一位在街角
19、乞讨的老人。search for“寻找，搜寻”；make for“走向”；blame for“该受责备，应负责”；beg for “乞求，乞讨”。6A.called upBbroke upCpulled upDsped upC一辆宝马车停在了街边。call up“打电话给，召集，使想起”；break up“打碎，解散，(关系等)破裂”；pull up“(车)停下”；speed up“加速”。7A.40B50C60D70C由第二段可知那位乞讨者大约60岁(probably about 60)和最后一段第一句“Two men of about the same age”可知他们年龄相当，可以看出本
20、空应选60。8A.directlyBusuallyCunwillinglyDfluentlyA老人直接向乞讨的人走去。9A.moneyBwaterCsandDoilA因为老人沿街乞讨，所以坐宝马车的老人给了他许多钱。10A.postedBhandedCkickedDthrewB因为乞讨的老人就在身边，坐宝马的老人很尊重地送给他钱物，所以选hand“递过去”。11A.closedBfullCopenDemptyC一个沿街乞讨的老人收到如此的恩惠和尊重，当然是眼睛瞪得大大的，张着嘴，看着对方，显得很惊讶的样子。12A.standBdelayCforgetDhelpDcoudnt help doin
21、g意为“禁不住地做某事”。句意：我情不自禁地想13A.bendedBcutCrepairedDpressedD鞋和袜子都已经送人了，所以这也许是他第一次光(bare)着脚踩(press)汽车的踏板。14A.relaxedBlargeCbareDsingleC见第13题。15. AexcitementBastonishmentCsadnessDprideB句意：面对此情此景，我和乞讨老人都很吃惊(astonishment)。16A.butBor CandDbeforeA两位老人年龄相同，但生活境况明显不一样，上下文为转折关系。17A.successfulBcarefulCusefulDhelpf
22、ulA开宝马的老人在物质方面是成功的。careful“小心的”；useful“有用的”；helpful“有帮助的”，均与文意不符。18A.ratherBmoreCotherDbetterB给的不仅仅(more than)是鞋，还体现了高尚的品质。rather than“而不是”；more than“多于，超出，不止，不仅仅”；other than“除了，不同于，非”；better than“比好”。19A.brokenBfellCsteppedDrolledC老人从宝马车里出来，并放下(step down)自己高高在上的身份，帮助需要帮助的人。20A.surpriseBdisappointmentCanxietyDkindnessD当开宝马的老人主动给予尊重，仁慈(kindness)和真正的慷慨时，他也扶起(lift up)了另一个人。
