1、课时作业12My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area.Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot.It was a lot of work but it was all worth it.I got blisters (水疱)from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.I learned a
2、lot about gardening and collaboration (合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer.The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours.They wa
3、nted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原)，we had made a prairie garden.We had been to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them.We did not
4、 water the garden, but we did weed it.We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past.We sent a picture of the garden to the news station.In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.As a result, the producer sent
5、 a reporter to our school. The reporter interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden.After that, he interviewed us, and we explained to him what we had learned through this project.That night, we watched the news, and there we were.The news reporter told our story.It was
6、only two minutes long, but it was about us.We were famous.All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it.We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了我们班培植的“草原式花园”上电视的故事。1What seemed to be the TV directors initial reaction to
7、 the garden?AThey were excited.BThey were surprised.CThey were worried.DThey were uninterested.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours.many schools plant them.”可知，电视台的负责人说有许多像我们这样的故事。他们想知道我们的花园有何不同，因为许多学校都培植花园。由此可推断，电视台
8、的负责人最初对我们的花园是不感兴趣的。2What is special about the garden?AWeeds were allowed to spread naturally.BThe grass grew faster than common grass.CThe seeds came from the plants of a prairie.DUnderground water was used for the plants.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“We had been to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants
9、, and then we planted them.”可知，我们去过大草原，在那里获取草原植物的种子，然后把它们种在花园里。由此可知，我们的花园的特殊之处在于种子来自草原植物。故选C。3What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?AWe got blisters on our hands.BOur hard work was worthwhile.CThe garden would be famous.DThe project would be finished.答案：B解析：代词指代题。根据最后一段
10、中的“All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it.”可知，画线词指代的是其中的“it was worth it”，即我们培植花园所付出的努力是值得的。故选B。4How did the author feel about the project?AAnnoyed. BCurious.CProud. DRegretful.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The news reporter told our story.It was only two minutes long, but it was about us.the wh
11、ole city thought so, too.”可知，新闻主播报道了我们的故事，虽然只有两分钟，但是它是有关我们的。我们每天看到花园都觉得我们的努力是值得的，而且现在整个城市的人也会这样认为。由此可知，作者为他们培植花园的活动感到自豪。故选C。I did not go on my first hike until my mid30s.I could blame it on the fact that I grew up on the Great Plains of South Dakota and North Dakota._1_ Having never gone, I didnt se
12、e the value and always shook my head when asked._2_ At the urging of my wife, and with my two young kids, we walked a beautiful forest path on a cool August morning.I carried a small backpack with water and snacks(小吃)When we reached the top, we ate lunch together overlooking a perfectly still pond a
13、nd scenic Vermont.A few weeks ago, my 11yearold son, my 61yearold dad, and I hiked Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. Last weekend, I hiked down the Grand Canyon with my son along the South Kaibab Trail.And later this week, my wife and daughter will join us to walk the Waterfall Trail in the White Tank
14、Mountains._3_Now, just to be clear, by no means would I classify myself as an expert hiker._4_ And I have no plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro or walk the Appalachian Trail. But waking early on a Saturday morning to walk 35 miles along a forest path with lunch in the backpack is a journey Id recommen
15、d to anyone.It is healthy physical exercise that creates wonderful memories._5_ And given the chance, hiking teaches us important truths about life.AMost of our hikes only last 2 hours.BIve fallen in love with climbing mountains.CI love the stillness and calm of an empty path.DBut mostly, to be hone
16、st, I just wasnt interested.EIf you can climb a mountain, you can do anything.FIt provides an opportunity to slow down and disconnect.GI went on my first hike a few years back while living in Vermont.文章大意：作者直到35岁才开始第一次远足而后喜欢上爬山的经历，作者认为这种锻炼方式提供了一个让生活慢下来、脱离尘世的机会。1D解析：前一句讲到，“我”可以把35岁左右之前从未远足过归咎于“我”生活在大
17、平原上，结合空后一句可知，此处隐含的意思是：真实原因并非如此。故选择D项“但是老实说，我主要是不感兴趣罢了”。2G解析：第一段讲“我”对远足不感兴趣，本空之后讲的是“我”的一次远足经历，因此空处应涉及一次远足的内容，故答案为G。3B解析：上一段讲第一次远足的经历，本段讲其后的远足经历和计划，故本空为总结句，应表示经过了第一次远足后，“我”爱上了爬山，故选B。4A解析：前一句讲到“我”不认为自己是一个专业远足者，后一句讲“我”并没有计划去爬世界高峰或挑战高难度的远足，因此本空应该讲“我”远足的运动强度不高，故选A项。5F解析：前后两句都在讲远足的好处，故此处也应是同样的，故选F项“它(远足)提供
18、了一个让生活慢下来、脱离尘世的机会”。In my 40s, as a new solo(独自的) traveller, I spent endless time looking around souvenir shops in tourist areas.It never _1_ me that in shops where merchants werent _2_ big rents, I could save more money.Besides, I didnt give much _3_ for the size of what I was buying.I learned and _
19、4_. But I also found that over time, the objects that were _5_ to me changed too.As my tastes matured, my bags got smaller.In my 50s I _6_ boxes from around the world.These were small so they _7_ easily into every place of my backpack.Then a _8_ thing happened.My interest in the collection _9_ while
20、 my grandchildrens interest in it grew, so a wonderful and new _10_ began.Each time a child came to visit, he or she was _11_ to pick a box.My popularity _12_ increased among the children, and pretty soon my collection had been _13_ among the little people in our family.Each gift was _14_ by a mini
21、travel story explaining where the _15_ was found, who had made it and what that country was like.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己对旅游纪念品的兴趣变化，间接地描述着自己生活的变化。1A.counted on Bdawned on Ccalled on Dconcentrated on答案：B解析：根据第一句话中的“我在旅游地花大量时间逛纪念品店”以及下文中的“for the size of what I was buying”可知，此处表示“我从没有想过在商家不用支付大笔租金的店买东西(
22、纪念品)，那样会省下更多的钱”。故答案为B。dawn on“使开始明白，使渐渐领悟，使开始理解”，符合语境。count on“依靠，指望”；call on“呼吁，短暂访问”；concentrate on“把注意力集中于”。2A.lending Binvesting Cpurchasing Dpaying答案：D解析：参见上题解析。rent表示“租金”，故此处应用paying。pay the rent“支付租金”。lend“借出”；invest“投资”；purchase“购买”。3A.advice Banxiety Cconcern Dsupport答案：C解析：根据上文中的“It never.
23、money.”以及“Besides，I didnt”可判断此处表示“而且我没有怎么关注所买东西的大小”，故选concern“关切，担心”。advice“建议”；anxiety“焦虑”；support“支持”。4A.applied Badjusted Cjudged Dchecked答案：B解析：根据learned和后一句“But I also found that over time，the objects.changed too.”可知，作者不断学习和调整(adjusted)。5A.accessible BappealingCshiny Ddisappointing答案：B解析：根据语境和下
24、文中的“As my tastes matured”可知，此处表示“随着时间的推移，吸引我的东西也变了”。所以答案为appealing“吸引人的，令人感兴趣的”。6A.designed BdiscoveredCcollected Dreceived答案：C解析：表示收集盒子应用collect。design“设计”；discover“发现”；receive“收到”。7A.cut Bgot Cset Dfitted答案：D解析：这些盒子小巧玲珑，因此很容易装进背包的任意一个地方。表示大小合适，应用fit。8A.strange Bvital Cterrible Dfunny答案：D解析：本段描述作者对
25、收藏品的兴趣逐渐消失，而作者的孙辈们对收藏品的兴趣却越来越浓，所以这算是一件有趣的(funny)事。9A.grew BchangedCfaded Drose答案：C解析：根据本段内容以及连词while表转折关系可知，空处应与grew形成对比，应选faded“逐渐消失”。10A.routine Bhobby Cjourney Dprinciple答案：A解析：根据上文提到作者的孙辈们对作者的收藏品越来越感兴趣和下文中的“Each time a child came to visit，he or she was _11_ to pick a box.”可知，一个美妙的新习惯开始了。routine在
26、这里表示“常规，习惯”。11A.forbidden Ballowed Cadvocated Dpromoted答案：B解析：每当有孩子来，他或她都被允许选一个盒子。forbid“禁止”；advocate“提倡”；promote“提升”。12A.normally Bcasually Cfortunately Ddelightfully答案：D解析：随着孩子们的到来，作者收藏的盒子日益受欢迎，而作者也越来越受欢迎，这是作者感到开心的一点，故选delightfully“令人愉快地”。normally“正常地”；casually“随便地”；fortunately“幸运地”。13A.exposed Ba
27、warded Cdivided Dexchanged答案：C解析：很快作者的收藏品就被孩子们分完了，所以选divided“分享，分配”。14A.accompanied BclarifiedCdescribed Dconfirmed答案：A解析：根据语境判断，每一份礼物(即盒子)都伴随着一段旅游小故事，解释了它被发现的地方和制作者以及那个国家的情况。accompany用作及物动词，表示“伴随，陪伴，陪同”，符合语境。clarify“澄清”；describe“描述，描写”；confirm“确认”。15A.article Bstory Cbox Dbackpack答案：C解析：见上题解析。阅读下面短
28、文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Most of us are familiar with the “Silk Road”， a network of land trading routes which connected northwestern China to Europe since the Han dynasty.With its recent _1_(popular), you may have heard of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” as well, another network of land trading route
29、s that connected China to various _2_(part) of Asia and Europe before sailing became common. Historically, the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” is no less _3_(value) than the “Silk Road”And because of their respective locations(位置), sometimes the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” _4_(refer) to as the “Southern Silk
30、Road”The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” got its name as Chinese tea and horses were the main products _5_(buy) and sold along the route.Historians have traced the origins of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” back to the Tang dynasty, _6_ tea was being transported out of Yunnan to Beijing, Tibet, and other plac
31、es.The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” was _7_(far) developed during the Song and Ming dynasties, and remained _8_ busy trading route all year round until the Qing dynasty.The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” served _9_ not only a trading route, but also a bridge connecting different racessuch as Han and the Tibet
32、an people. It is located near the “Roof of the World”， and is where many minority groups are located, _10_(make) it a spot of many attractions.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了茶马古道的相关情况。1popularity解析：考查词性转化。空前是形容词，且形容词前是形容词性物主代词its，后面应接popular的名词形式。popularity“受欢迎”。2parts解析：考查名词复数。空处无冠词修饰，且part“区域，地区”为可数名词，故填parts
33、。3valuable解析：考查词性转化。根据空前的the“Ancient Tea Horse Road”is no less和空后的than可知，空处应填形容词；根据语境可知，此处表示茶马古道的重要性并不低于丝绸之路，故填valuable“很重要的”。4is_referred解析：考查动词时态和语态。此处描述的是现在的客观情况，应该用一般现在时，主语与refer to之间是被动关系，故要用被动语态。注意：refer的过去式和过去分词应双写r再加ed。5bought解析：考查非谓语动词。动词buy与前面的名词products构成逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词形式作后置定语，表示被动。注意：an
34、d后的sold也是暗示。6when解析：考查非限制性定语从句。when为关系副词，在此引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面表示时间的先行词the Tang dynasty，并在从句中作时间状语。7further解析：考查副词比较级。根据语境可知，此处说的是茶马古道的进一步发展情况，而far的比较级有两种形式：farther和further。在指距离的远近时，两者都可用，但是当用来表示“进一步”的意义时，只能用further。8a解析：考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处说的是直到清代为止，茶马古道都是一条全年繁忙的贸易路线。此处表泛指，又busy的发音以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词a。9as解析：考查介词。s
35、erve as sth.“可用作，可当使”，故填介词as。as表示“作为”。10making解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处的非谓语动词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果，故用现在分词making。假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友William寒假期间要来中国游玩，行程中计划在你家住三天，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1住宿条件；2活动安排；3其他事项(气候差异、着装提醒等)。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear_William，I_am_delighted_to_know_that_you_are_coming_to_China,_and_especia
36、lly_excited_that_you_will_stay_in_my_house.Now,_Id_like_to_tell_you_some_relevant_information_about_your_stay_here.The_bedroom_in_which_you_will_live_is_bright_and_pleasant.A_variety_of_books_as_well_as_a_computer_are_available.Of_course_you_have_easy_access_to_the_network._Whats_more,_I_intend_to_show_you_around_my_city,_where_you_can_visit_some_places_of_interest.By_the_way,_we_are_having_a_cold_winter_here.So,_be_sure_to_bring_your_winter_clothes.I_am_sure_you_will_have_a_wonderful_experience_here.Looking_forward_to_your_coming.Yours，Li_Hua
