1、课时作业4When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern times, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist (存在)According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy (悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of December 14
2、,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children.Two children were quickly rescued,but the third died.The
3、 childs body was not found for three hours.Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion.The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day.A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local
4、 college were taking photos at the lake.When they heard the childrens cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children.But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water.Local residents held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.Eight of the stud
5、ents were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了两名大学生因勇救落水儿童而牺牲,当地居民自发举行了祭奠仪式送别英雄,目前,因参与救人而被冻伤的几名大学生仍在康复中。1The underlined word “occurred” here means“_”Aemployed BmixedChappened Dguid
6、ed答案:C解析:词义猜测题。画线词后的“on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot”是事情发生的时间和地点,由此可知画线词词义为“发生”,故C项正确。2When the three students fell into the water, the university students were _.Askating on the iceBhaving a picnicCwalking along th
7、e lakeDtaking photos at the lake答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake.”可知,儿童落水时,大学生们正在湖边拍照,故D项正确。3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AHao Longbiaos body was found on Dece
8、mber 14, 2002.BThree students died on the same day in all.CThe university students didnt think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.DLocal residents were not brave in face of danger.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Two children were quickly rescued,but the third died.”可知,一名落水儿童当场死亡,再根据“Two of
9、the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion.”可知,参与救人的两名大学生死于严寒和体力不支,一共有三名学生死亡,故B项正确。4The author wrote the passage to _.Acall on people to learn from the brave university studentsBwarn people of the danger of skating on iceCtell us a tragedyDadvise university students to c
10、herish(珍惜)their lives答案:A解析:目的意图题。根据第一段“When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern times, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist(存在)”可知,作者认为勇救落水而牺牲的两名大学生是英雄,由此可知,作者写这篇文章就是号召大家学习他们的英雄事迹,故A项正确。A rocket p
11、roblem that forces astronauts to evacuate (撤退) may appear to be a plot straight out of a Hollywood movie.However, that is exactly what happened to Russian astronaut Alexey Ovchinin and American astronaut Nick Hague._1_The event happened shortly after the Soyuz rocket and its Soyuz MS10 space capsule
12、 (联盟号太空舱) carrying the astronauts took off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan._2_The takeoff went off smoothly, but just 119 seconds later, officials from Russias space agency informed NASA the booster (助推器) had failed to separate from the capsule._3_ Instead, they were ordered to evacuate by sepa
13、rating the capsule and returning to Earth in what is known as a ballistic descent mode (弹道下降模式)The sharp drop is similar to freefalling from the skies and subjects astronauts to high levels of gforce._4_ They appeared to be in excellent condition when they crashlanded about 20 kilometers east of Dzh
14、ezkazgan, Kazakhstan, just 34 minutes after they stopped the task.Upon arrival, they were quickly found by the rescue team from Baikonur Cosmodrome and taken to the hospital for a quick checkup to ensure they had not suffered any injuries during their rough ride back to Earth.It will take a few week
15、s for experts to determine what caused the problem of the usually reliable Soyuz rocket._5_ Hague, who was on his way to the space station for the first time later joked, “I imagined that my first trip to outer space was going to be a memorable one.I didnt expect it to be quite this memorable.”ATo t
16、heir sadness, this event became a nightmare for their future space journey.BThe two scientists were on their way to carry out a sixmonth task at the International Space Station.CSurprisingly, the harrowing event has not stopped Hagues and Ovchinins wish to go to space.DThus, the astronauts didnt hea
17、d to the International Space Station.EAnd luckily, they became the main characters of the movie about space exploration.FFortunately, the “movie” had a happy ending with both scientists returning to Earth safely.GFortunately, Hague and Ovchinin had been welltrained for such emergencies.文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。
18、记叙了一次发生在俄罗斯宇航员阿列克谢奥弗奇宁和美国宇航员尼克黑格身上,被迫撤离火箭的事件经过。1F解析:根据上文“A rocket problem that forces astronauts to evacuate(撤退) may appear to be a plot straight out of a Hollywood movie.However, that is exactly what happened to Russian astronaut Alexey Ovchinin and American astronaut Nick Hague.”(迫使宇航员撤离的火箭问题可能是好莱
19、坞电影里的情节。然而,这正是发生在俄罗斯宇航员阿列克谢奥弗奇宁和美国宇航员尼克黑格身上的事情。)可知本空继续承接上文说明事情的结果,故F选项“Fortunately, the movie had a happy ending with both scientists returning to Earth safely.”(幸运的是,这部“电影”有一个皆大欢喜的结局,两位科学家都安全返回了地球。)”符合语境。故选F。2B解析:根据上文“The event happened shortly after the Soyuz rocket and its Soyuz MS10 space capsul
20、e(联盟号太空舱) carrying the astronauts took off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.”(这一事件发生在“联盟号”火箭及其搭载宇航员的“联盟号MS10”太空舱从哈萨克斯坦拜科努尔航天发射场起飞后不久。)可推测下文说明本次事件涉及的人物,即俄罗斯宇航员阿列克谢奥弗奇宁和美国宇航员尼克黑格这两位科学家。故B选项“The two scientists were on their way to carry out a sixmonth task at the International Space Station.(这两位科学家
21、当时正在前往国际空间站执行一项为期六个月的任务。)”符合语境。故选B。3D解析:结合上文“The takeoff went off smoothly, but just 119 seconds later, officials from Russias space agency informed NASA the booster(助推器) had failed to separate from the capsule.”(发射顺利进行,但仅仅119秒后,俄罗斯航天局官员通知美国宇航局,助推器未能与太空舱分离。)可知助推器未能与太空舱分离,因此宇航员没有前往国际空间站。故选D。4G解析:结合上文
22、“The sharp drop is similar to freefalling from the skies and subjects astronauts to high levels of gforce.”(这种急剧下降类似于从空中自由落体,使宇航员承受高水平的重力。)以及下文“They appeared to be in excellent condition when they crashlanded about 20 kilometers east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, just 34 minutes after they stopped the
23、 task.”(当他们在哈萨克斯坦的Dzhezkazgan以东约20公里处紧急着陆时,他们的状况看起来非常好。)可知虽然这种急剧下降类似于从空中自由落体,使宇航员承受高水平的重力。但是幸运的是,Hague和Ovchinin已经为这种紧急情况接受了良好的训练,他们的状况看起来非常好。故选G。5C解析:根据下文Hague, who was on his way to the space station for the first time later joked, “I imagined that my first trip to outer space was going to be a mem
24、orable one.I didnt expect it to be quite this memorable.”(黑格后来开玩笑说:“我以为我的第一次外太空之旅将会是一次难忘的旅行。我没想到会有这么难忘。”)可知这一令人痛心的事件并没有阻止黑格和奥夫奇宁后来继续前往太空。故选C。Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college is the people you meet.They all assured me that I would _1_ friendships that could last
25、a lifetime.I would always smile and agree.Frankly, before I _2_ college, I really didnt care.I lived in the _3_ where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms.All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didnt really try to get to know them.I have always been rather quiet and never been able t
26、o make friends _4_.I would always forget names after I met people.When we _5_ again and they called out my name, I would reply with a(n) _6_ wave and a weak hello.This was how things went for the first month or so.After a while, things started to _7_.A couple of my roommates would try and keep me ta
27、lking.Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly _8_.We began going to the cafeteria together, _9_ together, and meeting in the library to study.One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommates practice with one of our college choirs.They drove me across campus where my
28、 roommate was to _10_.It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it.So you can imagine my _11_ when we entered the recital hall and the 120member choir began to sing “Happy Birthday” to me._12_ at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and cake
29、.I was completely shocked, and I felt _13_ to be able to call them friends.It was then that I realized that college means _14_ the piece of paper you receive at the endIts an _15_ in both life and people.文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者刚上大学时并不在乎友谊,过了一段时间,情况开始发生变化,作者和两个室友越来越亲密,室友也帮作者准备了生日惊喜。作者意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸
30、它是对生活和人的一种教育。1. Aform B.followCapproach D.introduce答案:A解析:句意:他们都向我保证,我会建立可以持续一生的友谊。form构成;建立;follow跟随;approach接近;introduce介绍。根据下文friendships可知是建立持续一生的友谊,故选A。2A.leave out B.leave behindCleave for D.leave aside答案:C解析:句意:坦白地说,在我上大学之前,我真的不在乎。leave out遗漏;leave behind留下;leave for动身去;leave aside搁置。短语leave
31、for college“上大学”。故选C。3A.dorm B.hotelCinn D.canteen答案:A解析:句意:我们六个人住在两个相连的小房间的宿舍里。dorm宿舍;hotel旅馆;inn小旅馆;canteen食堂。根据下文“where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms”可知是宿舍。故选A。4A.deliberatelyBeasilyC.greedily D.merely答案:B解析:句意:我一直很安静,从不轻易交朋友。deliberately故意地;easily容易地;greedily贪婪地;merely仅仅。根据上文“I ha
32、ve always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends”可知作者一直很安静,从不轻易交朋友。故选B。5A.attended B.emergedC.passed D.proposed答案:C解析:句意:当我们再次经过时,他们喊出我的名字,我会尴尬地挥一挥手,轻轻地打个招呼。attended参加;emerged出现;passed经过;proposed提议。根据下文again可知是再次经过相遇。故选C。6A.splendidBuniqueC.embarrassed D.upset答案:C解析:句意:当我们再次经过时,他们喊出我的
33、名字,我会尴尬地挥一挥手,轻轻地打个招呼。splendid辉煌的;unique独特的;embarrassed尴尬的;upset沮丧的。根据上文“I would always forget names after I met people.”可知作者并不记得这些人的名字因此只能尴尬地挥手,故选C。7A.turn B.worsenCarise D.change答案:D解析:句意:过了一段时间,情况开始发生变化。turn转变;worsen恶化;arise上升;change改变。根据下文“A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking.”可
34、知事情发生了变化。故选D。8A.intangible B.aggressiveC.tiresome D.close答案:D解析:句意:很快,我和这两个室友开始变得相当亲密。 intangible无形的;aggressive侵略性的;tiresome烦人的;close亲密的。根据下文“We began going to the cafeteria together”可知作者和室友变得亲密。故选D。9A.exercising B.droppingC.rising D.kicking答案:A解析:句意:我们开始一起去自助餐厅,一起锻炼,一起去图书馆学习。exercising锻炼;dropping落下
35、;rising上升;kicking踢。根据上文“We began going to the cafeteria together”可知是一起进行一些日常生活上的活动,故选A。10A.preserve B.performC.settle D.serve答案:B解析:句意:他们开车送我穿过我室友要表演的校园。preserve保存;perform表演;settle定居;serve服务。根据上文“One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommates practice with one of our college choir
36、.”可知室友要演出。故选B。11A.surpriseBdislikeCdisappointmentDbonus答案:A解析:句意:所以你可以想象当我们进入演奏厅,120人的唱诗班开始为我唱“生日快乐”时,我是多么惊讶。surprise惊喜;dislike不喜欢;disappointment失望; bonus奖金。根据上文“It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it.”可知作者很惊讶。故选A。12A.Away B.DownC.Back D.Out答案:C解析:句意:回到宿舍,我的朋友们为我举办了一
37、个小型聚会,聚会上有一张卡片和一个蛋糕。Away离去;Down向下;Back回去;Out在外面。根据下文“my friends held a small party for me”可知是回到了宿舍。故选C。13A.aware B.afraidC.sure D.proud答案:D解析:句意:我完全惊呆了,我为能称他们为朋友而感到自豪。aware意识到的;afraid害怕的;sure确信的;proud骄傲的。根据下文“to be able to call them friends”可知作者为能称他们为朋友而感到自豪。故选D。14A.more than B.rather thanCless than
38、 D.other than答案:A解析:句意:就在那时,我意识到大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它是对生活和人的一种教育。more than多于;不仅仅;rather than而不是;less than少于;other than除了。根据下文“the piece of paper you receive at the endIts an _15_ in both life and people”可知大学的意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它是对生活和人的一种教育。故选A。15A.culture B.traditionCcustomDeducation答案:D解析:句意:就在那时,我意识到大学的
39、意义不仅仅是你最后收到的那张纸它是对生活和人的一种教育。culture文化;tradition传统;custom习俗;education教育。根据下文“in both life and people”可知大学是对生活和人的一种教育。故选D。阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A young man wanted to find a job after _1_(finish)school.One day he came to a big company for it.There were six young people that day _2_ the compan
40、y only wanted one.The interview was very easy.It was only five _3_(minute) short talk. Then the six young people all went home._4_ the morning of the third day,the young man got a text message.It _5_(say),“We are sorry to tell you that you cannot work in our company.”The young man felt very sad,but
41、he answered _6_(polite)“Thank you all the same.”_7_(late)that afternoon,the young man got another text message saying “We are glad _8_(tell)you that you can be one of us!”The young man didnt know why.People in the company told him, “Thats because of _9_ same message in the morning.Only you saidThank
42、 youThat was the real test,and only you gave the right answer.”When you feel _10_(disappoint),do not forget to say“thank you”to the one who disappoints you.文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一个毕业找工作的年轻人因为礼貌的举止被公司录用。1finishing解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:一个年轻人想在毕业后找一份工作。介词after后接动名词作宾语,故填finishing。2but解析:考查连词。句意:来面试的有六个人,但那家公司只要一个人。
43、前后是转折关系,故填but。3minutes解析:考查名词所有格。句意:面试只有五分钟的简短谈话。故填minutes。4On解析:考查介词。句意:第三天上午,这个年轻人收到了一条短信。在具体某一天的上午或下午用介词on,故填On。5said解析:考查时态。句意:短信上说“很遗憾通知你,你没有通过面试”,事情发生在过去,应该用一般过去时,故填said。6politely解析:考查副词。句意:那个年轻人很难过,但他还是礼貌地回复“仍然谢谢您”。修饰动词answered用副词,故填politely。7Later解析:考查副词。句意:那天下午晚些时候,他又收到了一条短信,内容是“很高兴通知你你已经被我
44、公司录用了”。此处表示“那天下午晚些时候”,故填Later。8to_tell解析:考查不定式。句意参考上题解析。be形容词不定式表示“做某事是的”,故填to tell。9the解析:考查定冠词。句意:因为同样一条短信,只有你说了谢谢。same常和the连用,表示“相同的”,故填the。10disappointed解析:考查形容词。句意:当你感到失望时,不要忘了对让你失望的人说声谢谢。表示人的感受用ed结尾的形容词,故填disappointed。假定你是高中学生李华,你的美国朋友Jim即将升入高中,想让你给他一些学习建议。请你给他写一封电子邮件,内容包括:1与老师交流;2上课积极参与讨论,专心听
45、讲,做好笔记;3课后积极完成作业,巩固知识。注意:1词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数);2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Jim,Im_delighted_to_hear_that_youll_be_a_senior_student.Now,_Id_like_to_share_my_study_tips_with_you.First,_youd_better_communicate_with_your_teachers_regularly.In_this_way,_they_may_offer_some_great_advice_on_both_your_study_and
46、_life.Second,_why_not_involve_yourself_in_each_class_actively,_listen_to_the_teacher_attentively_and_take_notes_carefully_so_that_you_can_review_them_later._Third,_its_a_good_idea_to_do_your_homework_on_time_soon_after_school,_which_will_help_you_practice_what_you_have_learned_and_make_it_fresh_in_your_mind.I_sincerely_hope_my_advice_can_be_helpful_to_you_and_that_you_can_enjoy_your_new_school_life.Best_wishes!Yours,Li Hua