1、课时作业18Developing ideas & Presenting ideasThe other day, my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express. There was a very friendly lady _1_ alone at the next table. When the time came for her to pay the bill, her bank card was declined. Seeing this, my husband _2_ got up and t
2、old the waiting staff that we would pay for the ladys meal. _3_， when the manager arrived, he explained to the lady that although she couldnt use her _4_， there was no need to worry. Pizza Express authorizes(授权) the restaurant to _5_ two free meals per month and on this occasion, they would like to
3、provide her with a free meal.She was extremely grateful and apologetic that she had been _6_ to pay. We were relieved that the lady had been _7_ with dignity instead of being placed in a _8_ position.Then, the manager _9_ our table. He said that, _10_ we had shown such generosity, he would like to d
4、onate the second free meal to us! We were absolutely _11_！ I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a(n) _12_ way. We were quite _13_ with gratitude. I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK, and then we _14_ the staff and left ourselves. I was really impressed by how the
5、restaurant had treated this _15_ case.这是一篇记叙文。在饭店吃饭时，一位女士的银行卡出了问题不能使用，作者一家决定为她付费，但是饭店却为她免费提供了这一餐，而且因为作者一家的慷慨相助，饭店也为他们免费提供了晚餐。1A.waiting BdiningCordering Dworking答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。wait等待；dine进餐，吃饭；order命令，订购；work工作。有一位友好的女士正在隔壁桌独自吃饭。故选B。2A.cautiously BbravelyCimmediately Dslowly答案：C解析：考查副词辨析。cautiously小心
6、地，谨慎地；bravely勇敢地；immediately立即，马上；slowly慢慢地。看到这些，我丈夫立即站起来告诉服务员我们将为这位女士付餐费。故选C。3A.However BFinallyCActually DTherefore答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。however然而，但是；finally最后，终于；actually实际上；therefore所以。从下文可以看出，饭店决定免费为那位女士提供这一顿饭，与上文我丈夫决定为这位女士付费形成转折，故选A。4A.cash BcheckCphone Dcard答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。cash现金；check支票；phone电话；card卡。
7、然而，当经理到达时，他向那位女士解释说，虽然她不能使用她的银行卡，但没有必要担心。根据上文可知，这位女士的银行卡出了问题，所以是不能使用银行卡。故选D。5A.give away Bpick upClet out Dtake on答案：A解析：考查动词短语辨析。give away赠送，分发；pick up捡起；let out泄露；take on呈现。Pizza Express授权餐厅每月赠送免费的两餐，在这种情况下，他们愿意为她提供免费的一餐。故选A。6A.ready BlikelyCunable Dunwilling答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。ready准备好的；likely可能的；unab
8、le不能的；unwilling不愿意的。她非常感激，并对自己不能付款表示歉意。故选C。7A.appreciated BencouragedCtreated Dpleased答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。appreciate欣赏，感激；encourage鼓励；treat治疗，对待；please使高兴。令我们感到安慰的是，那位女士受到了有尊严的对待，而不是被置于困境。故选C。8A.dangerous BpleasantCpainful Ddifficult答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。dangerous危险的；pleasant高兴的；painful痛苦的；difficult困难的。令我们感到安慰的是
9、，那位女士受到了有尊严的对待，而不是被置于困境。故选D。9A.approached BremovedCnoticed Dcleaned答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。approach接近，靠近；remove移除；notice注意到；clean清理。然后，经理走近我们的桌子。故选A。10A.if BafterCas Dwhen答案：C解析：考查连词辨析。if如果，是否；after在之后；as因为，由于，当时候；when当时候。他说，由于我们的慷慨，他愿意将餐厅提供的第二个免单的机会给我们。故选C。11A.annoyed BastonishedCinterested Dconfused答案：B解析：考
10、查形容词辨析。annoyed恼怒的；astonished惊讶的；interested有兴趣的；confused困惑的。我们听到经理为我们也提供了免单的机会，感到非常惊讶。故选B。12A.strange BawkwardCabnormal Dgenerous答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。strange奇怪的；awkward尴尬的；abnormal 不正常的；generous慷慨的。我从未听说过任何一家连锁餐厅的行为如此慷慨大方。故选D。13A.filled BequippedCsupplied Dburdened答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。fill充满；equip装备；supply提供；burd
11、en负担。be filled with.充满了。我们充满了感激。故选A。14A.praised BmetCgreeted Dthanked答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。praise表扬；meet遇见；greet打招呼；thank感谢。我确定那位女士能平安到家，然后我们谢了工作人员就离开了。故选D。15A.unique BregularCspecial Dcomplex答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。unique独特的；regular定期的，有规律的；special特别的；complex复杂的。这家餐馆对这个特殊事件的处理给我留下了深刻的印象。故选C。AHeres a selection of fe
12、stivals for tourists to the United States in summer.San Francisco Silent Film FestivalFilms at this odd cinematic event have a variety of musical accompaniments, including piano and violin.It includes some classic silent movies.If you want to see them all, you can buy a festival pass.May 29 to June
13、1; www.silentfilm.orgUnion Street FestivalThis popular street fair stretches out over six blocks of the city, in the fashionable shopping area of Union Street.This year, theres beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themesfashion, cuisine, tech, local craft, and health and fitness.June 7 to
14、10; North Beach FestivalThis is San Franciscos oldest street party, with live entertainment, delicious food and arts and crafts.Situated in the Little Italy district, known for its associations with the “Beat Generation”， festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food. There is also as th
15、e “blessing of the animals”， a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi (610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on both days of the festival.June 14 to 16; www.sfnorthbeach.orgStern Grove FestivalThis is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the
16、United States.It includes a wide variety of acts, from the local symphony orchestra to wellknown artists such as Smokey Robinson.Sundays from June 22 to August 24; www.sterngrove.org本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了夏天在美国可供游客选择的一些节日。1Which of the following festivals contains the most themes?AUnion Street Festival.BSa
17、n Francisco Silent Film Festival.CNorth Beach Festival.DStern Grove Festival.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据Union Street Festival部分第一段第二句“This year, theres beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themesfashion, cuisine, tech, local craft, and health and fitness.”可知，包含主题最多的节日是Union Street Festival。故选A项。2How i
18、s North Beach Festival different from the other festivals?AFestival goers can enjoy food in it.BIt lasts the shortest time.CIt has the longest history of food.DSome foreign culture is presented in it.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据每个节日最后显示的日期“May 29 to June 1” “June 7 to 10” “June 14 to 16” “Sundays from June 22 to
19、 August 24”可知， North Beach Festival持续的时间最短。故选B项。3When can you enjoy the oldest arts festival in the United States?ASaturdays in July. BSaturdays in May.CSundays in May. DSundays in July.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据Stern Grove Festival部分第一段第一句“This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United
20、 States.”并结合该部分最后一段的日期“Sundays from June 22 to August 24”可知，在6月22日至8月24日的星期日，你可以享受最古老的艺术节。故选D项。BMost of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification (荒漠化) control said on Monday. And the invasions (入侵) could partly explain the
21、frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.Situated in the centralAsia sandstorm region, one
22、of the worlds four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia.The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,58
23、5 square kilometres annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.The shrinkage (收缩) forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometres and 3,436 square kilome
24、tres late last century, respectively.Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nations land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometres, accounting for 18.1 percent of the countrys total.本文是一篇说明文。近年来中国遭受严重的
25、风沙袭击，而中国也被认为是风沙的来源地之一，经过努力中国在治沙方面取得了显著的效果。4What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?AGoing down. BGoing up.CComing from. DTaking up.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段最后的“has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year”可知，该词的意思是“减少”，与“falling”的意思接近，故选A项。5Where did most of the sandstorms
26、 in China come from last year?AThe northwestern Chinese regions.BThe northern Chinese regions.CThe western part of China.DForeign countries.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段提到“Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year come from foreign land”可知，去年袭击中国的沙尘暴大部分来自外国，故选D项。6Which of the following is believed
27、to be the sand source to northeast Asia?AMongolia. BAfrica.CChina. DAustralia.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“China also suffers from sandstorms.sand source to northeast Asia.”可知中国被认为是东北亚风沙的来源地，故选C项。7What can we infer from this passage?AThe land in China suffering from desertification has been increasing greatly
28、.BChina has made achievements in its own desertification control.CThe desertification land makes up nearly half of Chinas territory.DLittle progress has been made in controlling desertification in China.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，遭受风沙袭击的土地每年减少7 585平方千米，沙地的区域每年减少了1 284平方千米，故可知中国控制沙漠化取得了成效，故选B项。阅读下面短文，在空白
29、处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Researchers find that _1_ large amount of African dust can blow all the way across the Atlantic Ocean and fall on North and South America.African dust storms can harm air quality _2_ the ocean. But new research by scientists from some countries _3_ (show) the storms also can do
30、 some good. _4_ is found that an average of 28 million metric tons of Saharan dust falls in South Americas Amazon River basin each year. Scientists say the dust is an important _5_ (provide) of fertilizer.“Yes, its _6_ (surprise) because of the huge amount of dust and phosphorus (磷), _7_ is a nutrie
31、nt that plants need _8_ (grow)，” one of them says.In fact, the phosphorus _9_ (fall) from the sky is about the same as the amount that rivers carry out each year.The thick rainforest and the desert dust _10_ (join) together on one small planet.本文是一篇说明文。非洲的沙尘暴往往会影响大西洋的空气质量，但是新的研究发现，沙尘暴也有一些好处。本文主要介绍了沙
32、尘暴的一些好处。1a解析：考查冠词。a large amount of为固定短语，意为“许多，大量”，故填a。2across解析：考查介词。根据第一段中的“all the way across the Atlantic Ocean”可知，此处与其照应，表示非洲的沙尘暴能够横穿海洋破坏空气质量，故填across。3shows解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据全文时态并结合该句的主语“new research”可知，此处应用一般现在时，且用谓语动词show的第三人称单数形式，故填shows。4It解析：考查代词。分析句子结构可知，本句应用It，在句中作形式主语，真正的主语为that引导的从句，故
33、填It。5provider解析：考查名词。形容词“important”之后应接名词，此处表示“供给者”，故填provider。6surprising解析：考查形容词。分析句子成分可知，is之后需接形容词作表语，且主语为it，指物，故填surprising。7which解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“phosphorus(磷)”，且关系词在从句中作主语，指物，故填which。8to_grow解析：考查非谓语动词。need to do 意为“需要做”，此处表示植物需要营养来确保其生长，表目的，故填to grow。9falling解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应用非谓语动词；phosphorus与动词fall之间为主动关系，故用fall的现在分词形式作后置定语，故填falling。10are_joined解析：考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，句子主语与动词join之间为被动关系，故用被动语态；主语为“The thick rainforest and the desert dust”，是复数，且结合文章时态可知应用一般现在时，故填are joined。