1、课时作业18A taste of English humour.完形填空Last year I returned from an overseas (海外的) sightseeing trip and sat on the sofa at home. I looked around, finding something _1_. It was like there was more _2_. Why was everything suddenly brighter? Later, I realized my tree shading my house was _3_ by my neighbo
2、r, Bob.“Its seeds were growing everywhere like cancer cells，” Bob had often said with _4_. He offered to cut down this tree in my garden. I agreed. _5_， I didnt think he would actually do it.I wanted my garden to regain its beauty because I _6_ it. But I knew nothing about gardening. What was even _
3、7_ was that I was too busy to learn it. Fortunately, my dad and mom, enthusiastic gardeners, came down one weekend to _8_ my garden. Bob also assisted. Then, I went abroad for a business trip during which I didnt need to care about gardening since I could totally _9_ my parents and Bob.When I _10_，
4、I found my garden had been cleared. It was time to _11_ it. But what? And how? My dad suggested fruit trees. My mom had _12_. She said, “Only a small garden of mostly rocks and cactuses (仙人掌) would _13_ my skill level.”Then I _14_ a garden designer and he recommended some plants. I had little knowle
5、dge of choosing plants, watering, cutting, etc. I just looked like a _15_ when it came to gardening.Later my friend, Sharon _16_ me. On a Saturday, we went to a farmers market for purchase; she told the farmer to show us some _17_ plants since I had little knowledge of gardening. My little garden wa
6、s finally built up with friends and parents help and I felt quite _18_.During the process of building up my garden, I found gardening was interesting and that hard work would probably bring its own rewards. Moreover, I realized the _19_ of familys love and friendshipthey could help people go through
7、 difficulties. So _20_ them. Youll benefit from it.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在家人和朋友的帮助下打理了花园。作者非常感激并从中明白了很多道理。1A.missing BdifferentCfragrant Duseful答案：B解析：根据下文It was like there was more.Why was everything suddenly brighter？可知，作者回家后发现家里有点变化。2A.light BglassCnoise Ddust答案：A解析：根据下文Why was everything suddenly brighte
8、r？可知，作者发现家里明亮了很多，比以往有了更多的光线。3A.decorated BdeliveredCremoved Dburned答案：C解析：根据上文Why was everything suddenly brighter？和下文He offered to cut down.garden.以及I.actually do it.可知，作者家的树被邻居Bob砍掉了。4A.embarrassment BdissatisfactionCconfusion Damusement答案：B解析：根据Bob所说的话“Its seeds were growing everywhere like cance
9、r cells，”可知，Bob埋怨作者家的树的种子到处生长。5A.Instead BThereforeCBesides DHowever答案：D解析：根据He offered to cut.I agreed.和.I didnt think he would actually do it.可知，尽管作者同意Bob砍树，但并不认为他真的会那么做。二者之间是转折关系。6A.rented BleftCliked Dignored答案：C解析：根据上文I wanted my garden to regain its beauty可知，作者喜欢他的花园。7A.more dangerous Bstrange
10、rCmore important Dworse答案：D解析：根据上文But I knew nothing about gardening.可知，此处的语境是“更糟糕的是”。8A.handle BenjoyCsell Dadvertise答案：A解析：根据下文Bob also assisted.可知，作者的父母来打理他的花园。9A.show off Bdepend onCdrop by Dplay with答案：B解析：根据上文I didnt need to care about gardening可知，作者可以依靠父母和邻居Bob来打理他的花园。10A.ran BrecoveredCresig
11、ned Dreturned答案：D解析：根据上文Then, I went abroad for a business trip和下文I found my garden had been cleared可知，作者在外出差后返回家中。11A.water BmoveCplant Dweed答案：C解析：根据上文.my garden had been cleared.和下文But what? And how? My dad suggested fruit trees.可知，花园已经被清理，是栽种植物的时候了。12A.compromise BregretCdisagreement Dmisunderst
12、anding答案：C解析：根据作者母亲的话“Only a small garden of mostly rocks and cactuses would.my skill level.”可知，作者的母亲不同意种果树。13A.improve BrequireCchallenge Dsuit答案：D解析：根据下文I had little knowledge of choosing plants, watering, cutting, etc.可知，作者对园艺方面的知识知之甚少，其母亲认为最容易打理的花园才适合他的园艺技能。14A.consulted BremindedCentertained Di
13、nterviewed答案：A解析：根据下文.and he recommended some plants.可知，作者又咨询了一位园艺规划者。15A.scientist BfoolCcoach Dteenager答案：B解析：根据上文I had little knowledge of choosing plants, watering, cutting, etc.可知，作者认为在谈到园艺时自己就像个傻瓜一样。16A.recommended BcuredChelped Dappreciated答案：C解析：根据下文On a Saturday, we went to.可知，后来作者的朋友Sharon
14、帮忙打理他的花园。17A.tough BcheapCpretty Dsmall答案：A解析：根据下文since I had little knowledge of.可知，Sharon让商家提供生命力很坚韧的植物。18A.sympathetic BgratefulCproud Dconfident答案：B解析：根据上文My little garden.parents help可知，作者应该感到很感激。19A.responsibility BlackCcontradiction Dsignificance答案：D解析：根据下文they could help.difficulties.可知，作者意识
15、到家人与朋友的爱的重要性。20A.value BcompareCforget Daward答案：A解析：根据上文they could help.difficulties.下文Youll benefit from it.可知，作者勉励大家珍视家人的爱和友谊。.应用文写作假如你是李华，下个月你市将举办青少年长跑运动会，你想邀请你的好友Peter和你一起报名参加，请给他写封邀请信，内容包括：1此次运动会的时间、地点、主题等；2提高长跑能力的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：a longdistance running race 长跑比赛Dear Peter，Id
16、 like to tell you a piece of good news. Next month, our city will hold a longdistance running race that is intended for teenagers. The theme of this event is “loving sports and making yourself healthier and stronger”. Some of my schoolmates and I are eager to participate in the event. I hope that yo
17、u can join us. The race will be held in the City Stadium near our school. We can go running there after school or on weekends to build ourselves up. If you are interested in the event and want to learn more about it, please contact me in time.Best wishes!Yours，Li_Hua.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构
18、成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150词左右。At first, Michael Surrell didnt see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors home. He and his wife had just parked around the corner from their own house in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when they got a call from one of his daughters：“The house next door
19、 is on fire! ” He went to investigate. Thats when he saw a woman crying desperately on their porch.“The babys in there! ” the woman cried. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside. “The baby” was 8yearold Tiara Roberts, the womans granddaughter.Entering
20、the burning house was like “running into a bucket of black paint，” Surrell says. The thick smoke caused him to stumble blindly around, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been dangerous to anyone, but for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas
21、e (慢性阻塞性肺病), they were lifethreatening.After a few minutes in the smokefilled house, he retreated outside to catch his breath. Surrell knew he couldnt hold his breath for long. Taking a deep breath, he went in a second time. The darkness was overwhelming. Yet because the house had a similar layout (
22、布局) to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He turned to the right and was met by intense heat. He was already out of breath.His throat and lungs burned as if hed breathed in fire instead of the smoke and soot in the air. Every blink stung his eyes. All he could hear was the cra
23、ckling and popping of burning wood. Then a soft but distinct moan (呻吟声) emerged. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl.答案Paragraph 1：Finally, he touched somethinga shoe, then an ankle. He pulled Tiar
24、a toward him. Her body was weak and she wasnt breathing. He hugged her into his arms and stood. He felt the heat of the flames on his cheeks. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness. Surrell put Tiara down on the porch. He started CPRthe first time hed ever done so. S
25、oon she opened her eyes and took a breath on her own. Surrels throat closed off.Paragraph 2：Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later. He suffered severe burns to his windpipe and the upper portion of his lungs. He spent over a week in the hospital. The fire worsened Surrells pulmonary condition, and he feels the effects even two years later. As a result, he takes extra medication that helps open his airways. “It s a small price to pay，” he says. “I d do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldnt give it a second thought.”
