1、课时作业14基础检测1To her, money spent (spend) is more than money earned (earn)2Once the fall comes，there will be many fallen (fall) leaves in the wood.3He had his hat blown (blow) away on his way home.4He felt his face lost (lose) before his friends.5Kate, where did you get your material typed (type)?In th
2、e library upstairs.6He tried in vain to make himself understood (understand) in Chinese, because most of them came from Europe.7When I came back to my hometown ten years later, I found it completely changed (change)8With the bridge built (build), the two villages are connected now.9The papers were i
3、n great need, so the workers kept the machines running (run) all day long.10Feeling his shoulder patted (pat), he turned around and found his friend stood there.11They found their new bikes stolen (steal)12With her finger pointing (point) to the broken vase, my mother asked me, “Who did that？”13The
4、villagers had many trees planted (plant) then.14They made us work (work) from morning till night.15With everything he needed bought (buy), he went home by bike.能力提升阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑)It is a heaven fo
5、r people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America.For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America.London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient.I wasnt just on a different continent; it felt like I was in
6、a different century.My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience.It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for
7、 the last four years.It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldnt do it just by reading history books.My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms.As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 1
8、7th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown.Besides that, I also got to see the royal familys crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.The Churchi
9、ll War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective.I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchills life and World War .Everything I saw in i
10、t built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a threedimensional Churchill in my mind who was a person just like myself.He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness.But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War .
11、Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者和父母为了庆祝作者高中毕业的一次欧洲行。作者游览过程中对比发现了欧洲和美国的与众不同之处，并介绍了伦敦塔和丘吉尔博物馆两个令作者印象深刻的景点。1What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph 1 mean?ASomething different.BSomething artistic.CSomething similar.DSomething faraway.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据画线部
12、分句子“Europe was a complete contrast from America.”句意：欧洲与美国完全不同。可知contrast意思为“对比；不同；差别”，故选A。2Which of the following can best describe the writers life in New York?ARelaxing and peaceful.BStressful and tiring.CJoyful but busy.DBoring but successful.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“It was supposed to be a break fr
13、om a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years.”可知作者在纽约过去四年的生活是疲惫而充满压力的，故选B。3What can be learned from Paragraph 3?AThe Tower of London is a symbol of peace.BThe royal family members used to liv
14、e in harmony.CThe Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.DVisitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever
15、been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown.”可知伦敦塔见证了许多皇室家庭的变迁，故选C。4What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?AThe unique architecture.BWorld War .CChurchills achievements.DChurchills real life.答案：D解析
16、：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a threedimensional Churchill in my mind who was a person just like myself.”可知作者在丘吉尔博物馆看到从丘吉尔童年期直到他最后几年的生活，在作者脑中构建了一个三维立体的丘吉尔形象，这正是让作者着迷的地方。故选D。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I ar
17、rived in Sydney two years ago from Brazil to study, I struggled to find work to support myself.My savings soon became dangerously 1._B_ and I was upset that I might have to 2._A_ my overseas dream.One day, I was at the park, worrying about the future and 3._D_ with my own thoughts.A lady sitting nex
18、t to me noticed the 4._C_ expression on my face and gave me a sincere smile.She asked if something 5._D_ had happened and if I needed any 6._A_.I didnt want to bother someone I had just 7._B_ with my problems, so I 8._C_ that everything was fine.But we 9._D_ chatting nearly two hours later about lif
19、e in Brazil and what I thought about Australia.This lady gave me lots of tips about places to visit in that country.10_C_ we knew it, it was almost five oclock.She said she had to go to work and 11._B_ invited me to accompany her.Why not? I 12._A_ although I felt a little surprised.We arrived at a r
20、estaurant and the most 13._B_ thing happened.She said that she 14._A_ the place and needed some help in the 15._D_ as one of her chefs was leaving soon.She asked if I wanted to take a parttime job there.I 16._C_， of course, and started the next day.I spent almost one year 17._B_ in her restaurant, i
21、mproving my English, and 18._A_ my skills.And most importantly, I built a good 19._D_ with my boss.Even now living in different cities, we are 20._C_ close friends and enjoy sharing long chats about life.1A.normalBsmallCunbalancedDdifferent2A.give upBput upCtake upDkeep up3A.comparingBconnectingCcom
22、biningDarguing4A.curiousBangryCworriedDshocked5A.excitingBspecialCnewDbad6A.helpBchangeCinformationDmoney7A.calledBmetCmentionedDrecognized8A.believedBdecidedCpretendedDintended9A.felt likeBinsisted onCput offDended up10A.WhileBAfterCBeforeDSince11A.anxiouslyBunexpectedlyCpositivelyDpractically12A.a
23、greedBexplainedCpromisedDhesitated13A.convincingBamazingCencouragingDembarrassing14A.ownedBwonCsavedDknew15A.hallBwashroomCcounterDkitchen16A.ignoredBadmittedCacceptedDunderstood17A.studyingBworkingCtravellingDplaying18A.developingBsharingCshowingDrequiring19A.reputationBfutureCcultureDrelationship2
24、0A.onlyBalreadyCstillDeven本文为记叙文。讲述了作者留学悉尼过程中的餐馆工作经历，期间与老板建立了深厚的友情，这段经历如今依然让作者受益匪浅。解析1考查形容词词义辨析。根据前一句中的“find work to support myself”可知，作者手头积蓄很少。A.normal正常的；B.small少的，小的；C.unbalanced不平衡的；D.different不同的。故选B。2考查动词短语辨析。根据下文的“worrying about the future”可知，作者担心自己可能要放弃在国外的梦想了。A.give up放弃；B.put up建造，张贴；C.tak
25、e up占据；D.keep up保持。故选A。3考查动词词义辨析。根据上文作者对自己国外生活的担忧可知，作者当时正在做思想斗争。A.comparing比较；B.connecting联系；C.combining结合；D.arguing斗争，争吵。故选D。4考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文作者提到的经济状况以及对前途的担忧可知。作者当时的表情应该是“忧虑的”。A.curious好奇的；B.angry生气的；C.worried忧虑的；D.shocked震惊的。故选C。5考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文作者提到的忧虑可知，女士询问作者是不是有什么不好的事情发生了。A.exciting令人兴奋的；B.speci
26、al特殊的；C.new新的；D.bad坏的。故选D。6考查名词词义辨析。作者与这位女士初次见面，由下文她给作者提供帮助可知，她当时是在问作者是否需要帮助。A.help帮助；B.change改变；C.information信息；D.money钱。故选A。7考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知，作者和女士初次相见。因此推断此处讲的是我不想用我的问题麻烦我刚遇到的人。A.called打电话；B.met相见；C.mentioned提及；D.recognized认出。meet with“偶然遇到”。故选B。8考查动词词义辨析。作者在上文提到自己的状况很糟糕，但是与那位女士初次相见。她不想麻烦别人，因此假装一切
27、都好。A.believed相信；B.decided决定；C.pretended假装；D.intended打算。故选C。9考查动词短语辨析。但结果她们却聊了两个小时，谈论巴西的生活和作者对澳大利亚的看法。A.felt like感觉像；B.insisted on坚持；C.put off推迟；D.ended up结束。故选D。10考查连词词义辨析。由上文两人聊天聊了两个小时可知，不知不觉都快到五点了。A.While 当时；B.After在后；C.Before在之前；D.Since自从。before符合语境，表示“在我们知道以前”，也就是“不知不觉”。故选C。11考查副词词义辨析。根据上文可知，两人初
28、次相见，又根据下文“felt a little surprised”可知，那位女士的邀请出乎作者的意料。A.anxiously焦急地；B.unexpectedly出乎意料地；C.positively积极地；D.practically实际上。故选B。12考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“We arrived at a restaurant”可知，作者接受了那位女士的邀请。A.agreed同意；B.explained解释；C.promised允诺；D.hesitated犹豫。故选A。13考查形容词词义辨析。一个陌生人要给作者提供一份工作，这让作者感到不可思议。A.convincing令人信服的；B.am
29、azing不可思议的；C.encouraging鼓舞人心的；D.embarrassing令人尴尬的。故选B。14考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“one of her chefs”以及“in her restaurant”可知，饭店是那位女士开的。A.owned拥有；B.won赢；C.saved节省；D.knew知道。故选A。15考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“as one of her chefs was leaving soon”可知，厨房里需要帮手。A.hall大厅；B.washroom洗手间；C.counter吧台；D.kitchen厨房。故选D。16考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“I spent
30、almost one year _17_ in her restaurant”可知，作者接受了那位女士提供的工作。A.ignored忽视；B.admitted承认；C.accepted接受；D.understood 理解。故选C。17考查动词词义辨析。根据上文“She asked if I wanted to take a parttime job there”可知，作者在餐馆里工作了一年。A.studying学习；B.working工作；C.travelling旅行；D.playing玩。故选B。18考查动词词义辨析。作者在工作期间，提高了英语水平，也发展了技能。A.developing发展
31、；B.sharing分享；C.showing显示；D.requiring需要。故选A。19考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“Even now living in different cities, we are _20_ close friends and enjoy sharing long chats about life.”可知，作者和老板关系很好。A.reputation名声；B.future未来；C.culture文化；D.relationship关系。故选D。20考查副词词义辨析。根据上文“Even now living in different cities”以及下文的“enjoy s
32、haring long chats about life”可知，作者和原来的老板仍是朋友。A.only只有；B.already已经；C.still仍然；D.even甚至。故选C。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。In much of Asia, especially the socalled “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, 1.and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pi
33、eces of wood or bamboo.They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal.Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic.Truly elegant chopsticks might 2.be_made (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters.Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal 3.to_create (create) special desig
34、ns.The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years.People probably cooked their food in large pots, 4.using (use) twigs(树枝)to remove it.Over time, 5.as/when the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.Food in small pieces could be eaten eas
35、ily with twigs which 6.gradually (gradual) turned into chopsticks.Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 7.who lived from roughly 551 BC to 479 BC, influenced the 8.development (develop) of chopsticks.Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 9.were (be) too
36、violent for use at the table.Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia.In India, for example, most people traditionally eat 10.with their hands.文章主要讲述了筷子的相关知识。解析1考查并列连词。句意：这里列举了一些亚洲的国家，它们是并列关系，故填and。2考查固定词组。句意：精美的筷子可能是由刻有汉字的金或银制成的。sth.be made of.某物由制成，情态动词后跟动词原形，故填be made。3考查不定式作目的状语。句意：技术娴熟的工人会把各种
37、各样的硬质木材和金属结合起来，以创造出特殊风格的筷子。这里用不定式表目的，故填to create。4考查现在分词作伴随状语。句意：人们可能使用大锅煮食物，用树枝搅拌食物。use的逻辑主语是people，两者是主动关系，用现在分词表示伴随状况，故填using。5考查时间状语从句的连接词。句意：随着人口的增长，人们开始把食物切成小块儿，这样可以煮得快一点，这里是时间状语从句，when意为“当时候”，也适合语境，故填as/when。6考查副词。这里修饰动词短语turned into应该用副词，故填gradually。7考查非限制性定语从句。句中有逗号，说明是非限制性定语从句，先行词是Confucius孔子，定语从句缺少主语，且指人，故填who。8考查词性转换。the名词of.意为“的”，这里指“筷子的发展”，故填development。9考查时态。根据句意可知，这里指的是刀子因太暴力而不适合在餐桌上使用，believed后跟一个宾语从句，and连接了两个并列的谓语，主语knives是复数，根据时态和主谓一致的原则，这里应用were。10考查介词。句意：在印度，大部分人还是用传统的吃饭方法用手拿。with表示具体工具的名词，表示“用”，故填with。
