1、Unit 6 Disaster and hope课时作业(十七)Unit 6Section Using language.阅读理解ACities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is ne
2、ar a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野). But gold
3、 was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snowcovered mountains and sailed hundreds
4、of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. An avalanche (雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for g
5、old, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointe
6、d people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and goto see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson Cityits present popul
7、ation is 762.1What attracted the early settlers to New York City?AIts business culture. BIts small population.CIts geographical position. DIts favourable climate.2What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?ATwothirds of them stayed there.BOne out of five people got rich.CAlmost eve
8、ryone gave up.DHalf of them died.3What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?AThey found the city too crowded.BThey wanted to try their luck elsewhere.CThere were unable to stand the winter.DThey were short of food.4What is the text mainly about?AThe rise and fall of a city.BThe gold r
9、ush in Canada.CJourneys into the wilderness.DTourism in Dawson.BThis June, I learnt that my flight into Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world, was a 20minute drive away from the worlds first ever bungee (蹦极) site. “So，” I told myself, “since Im afraid of any term that starts with the word b
10、ungee， I should have a try this time.”I regretted saying those words as I looked down from the bridge. “You_wouldnt_be_human_if_you_didnt_feel_this_way，” said X, the bungee instructor. She told everybody this, I was sure. But then I remembered how every single person before me jumped willingly, and
11、shouted so loudly that the crowd standing near the bridge broke into applause (掌声) Finally, I jumped. If you are waiting for the part where I say I felt like a bird, its not coming. I fell like a rag doll (布娃娃), and felt like my stomach and my heart were in my throat. If somebody applauded for me, I
12、 didnt hear it. When the men in the boat handed me a rope to catch and get into the boat, I was too shocked to move. I climbed the steps along the mountain to return to the bungee centre on top. Midway lay a little gate beyond which I saw a little boy and a woman. “Oh you did it！” she waved at me wi
13、th joy. “It was you that we were watching there！” she pointed to the bridge. I smiled, and she told me how she was waiting for her daughter who was up next. We turned to look, and saw a girl fall, shouting excitedly. “Oh, look at you girls，” she smiled. I mumbled (咕哝) that it was terrifying. “But yo
14、u jumped. Youll always remember that，” she said. I climbed the rest of the stairs shaking with cold, only this time there was sunny warmth inside me.5Why did X say the underlined words to the author? ATo warn her. BTo educate her. CTo encourage her. DTo make fun of her.6How did the author feel when
15、she jumped?AShe felt like a bird.BShe was deeply troubled.CShe wanted to be praised.DShe was frightened to death.7In the eyes of the woman with a boy, which word can best describe the author? ASilly. BLucky. CBrave. DFriendly.8After hearing what the woman said, the author was _. Amoved Bredfaced Csu
16、rprised Dbrokenhearted.完形填空There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) _1_ came and said, “Please let me _2_ a picture on a wall.”The king happened to have a big new hall built. So he _3_ the artist to work on one of the walls. At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on th
17、e _4_ wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artists without looking at the first artists work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain _5_ between the two walls _6_ neither of them could see each other. The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in
18、 a(n) _7_ supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a _8_ and a bucket (桶). A month later, the first artists work was completed, and the second artist said, “My wall is _9_ too！” The king went to _10_ the first artists wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large am
19、ount of money. He then asked people to open the curtain. _11_！ Each line was exactly the same as that on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he _12_ how the second man had made it. “I just wiped the wall with the cloth，” the man said _13_. The wall was
20、 made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (映像) of the first painting _14_ up on it! The _15_ is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy. 1A.editor Bartist Cserver Dactress2A.put BcopyCpaint Dget3A.all
21、owed BrealizedCpersuaded Ddecided4A.same BsimilarCopposite Dordinary5A.put up Bput backCput away Dput on6A.even if Bso thatCas if Donly if7A.special BstrangeCextra Dregular8A.mirror BclothCstick Dpen9A.present BfreeCready Duseful10A.see BtouchCresearch Dcover11A.Amazing BExcitingCFamous DValuable12A
22、.knew BwarnedCnoticed Dwondered13A.briefly BnaturallyCsafely Dcorrectly14A.set BaddedCshowed Dtook15A.story BworldCking Dpainter课时作业(十七).阅读理解【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了加拿大道森的历史、发展与现状。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its popu
23、lation grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million.”可推知，由于纽约市地处哈德逊河入海口，其优越的地理位置吸引了早期的定居者。C选项“Its geographical position”正确。A选项“它的贸易文化”，B选项“它的少量人口”，D选项“它的有利气候”在文中均无信息支持。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich”可知，在最先的两万淘金者中，有4 000人变得富有了，换言之，即有五分之一的人(One out of
24、five people)变得富有了，故答案为B。A项属无中生有，文中并未提及最先到达道森的20 000人中有三分之二的人留在了那里；C项说几乎大家都放弃了，这与下文描述的五分之一的人变得富有矛盾；文中第二段提到在前往道森的途中，雪崩造成了63人死亡，并非是10 000人死亡，故D项错误。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But soon. and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.”可知，当道森的黄金都
25、被发掘后，人们听说在阿拉斯加发现了新的金矿，他们便很快离开道森了。由此可推知，他们是想去阿拉斯加碰碰运气。A项属偷换概念，文中说的是“The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down”(这个城市到处都是感到失望且无心定居下来的人们)。C项属无中生有，文中并未说他们不能忍受这里的冬季。D项属曲解文意，文章提到“Necessities like food and wood were very expensive”(诸如食品和木材这样的生活必需品非常昂贵)，并非说他们缺少食品。4答案与解析：
26、A主旨大意题。本文主要以道森为例，讲述了城市的兴衰，故A项正确。B项“加拿大淘金热”，以偏概全；C项“荒野之旅”，曲解文意；D项“道森的旅游业”，不符合文意。【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者描述了由开始恐惧到最后突破自己的蹦极经历。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。由第二段中的“She told everybody this”可知，X作为蹦极教练，她跟每一个人说“如果一个人蹦极时不觉得害怕，那这个人就不是人类”，言外之意是感到害怕是正常的，目的就是鼓励人们勇敢地跳下去。6答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第三段作者描述她蹦极时的感受“felt like my stomach and my heart wer
27、e in my throat”和“I was too shocked to move”可知，蹦极时的作者快吓死了。7答案与解析：C推理判断题。由倒数第三段这位女士喜悦地对作者说“Oh you did it”和倒数第二段她听到作者咕哝地说很害怕后的回复“But you jumped. Youll always remember that”可知，在她眼里，敢蹦极的作者很勇敢。8答案与解析：A推理判断题。由最后一段作者描述她与那位女士交谈后的感受“only this time there was sunny warmth inside me”可知，那位女士的话让她很感动。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是
28、一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个聪明的画家通过用布擦墙使墙像镜子一样可以反射对面墙的图画，联想到这个世界其实就是你的一个映像：如果你是快乐的，世界就是快乐的；如果你是悲伤的，世界就是悲伤的。1答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。空前面是： “There was a king who loved art very much.”所以后面选artist(艺术家)。下文也有提到。故选B项。2答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。此处“paint a picture”意为“画个画”，故选C项。 3答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。此处allow sb. to do sth.意为：允许某人做某事。故选A项。 4答案与解析：C考查形容词
29、辨析。由下文句子： “neither of them could see each other.”可知，说明是对面的墙。故选C项。 5答案与解析：A考查动词词组辨析。A. put up 悬挂，挂起；B. put back放回；C. put away收好；D. put on穿上。句意是：找人在两堵墙之间挂起帘子。故选 A项。6答案与解析：B考查连词辨析。此处表示目的，为了两个人彼此看不见。故选B项。 7答案与解析：D考查形容词。regular“常规的”，表示第一个艺术家用的是人们常用的颜料。故选D项。 8答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。根据下文的“with the cloth”可知，此处选择B项。
30、9答案与解析：C考查形容词。根据此空所在句的副词too可知，句意为我的墙壁(的画)也准备好了。 故选C项。10答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。此处意为国王去看他们画的画。故选A项。11答案与解析：A考查形容词辨析。由下文的句子：每条线都和第一个画家的一样，可知是amazing“令人惊讶的”。故选A项。 12答案与解析：D考查动词辨析。此处意为国王想知道第二个画家是怎么做的。故选D项。 13答案与解析：A考查副词辨析。此处意为第二个画家简要地说。故选A项。 14答案与解析：C考查动词短语辨析。此处句意为：第一幅画的倒影就显现在墙面上。show up“出现。”故选C项。 15答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。由下文的“the world will be sad.”且结合本段可知，其实世界(world)也是你的映像。故选B项。