1、课时作业4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。On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xian with his bicycle.The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall b
2、efore though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book by Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.Now, after 44 years, he was
3、on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlanders next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc.He will complete his trip in Pakistan.这篇文章主要讲了一位美国人实现了他儿时的梦想游览丝绸之路。1The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be _.AThe Kingdom of BicyclesBA Be
4、autiful Hotel in XianCMarco Polo and the Silk RoadDAn American Achieving His Aims答案:D解析:标题判断题。由全文的主题句When he was 11, he read the book by Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true.可知这篇文章主要讲了一位美国人实
5、现了他儿时的梦想游览丝绸之路,选D。2The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlanders coming to the hotel because _.Ahe asked to see the managerBhe entered the hall with a bikeCthe manager had to know about all foreign guestsDthe manager knew about his trip and was expecting him答案:B解析:细节理解题。由The hotel workers re
6、ceived him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”可知宾馆工作人员向经理报告是因为Friedlander带着自行车进入大厅,选B。3Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, _.AChina, India, and PakistanBIndia, China, and
7、 PakistanCPakistan, China, and IndiaDChina, Pakistan, and India答案:B解析:推理判断题。由Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.和He will complete his trip in Pakistan.可推断出Friedlander的游览顺序是:印度中国巴基斯坦,选B。4What made Friedlande
8、r want to come to China?AThe stories about Marco Polo.BThe famous sights in Xian.CHis interest in Chinese silk.DHis childhood dreams about bicycles.答案:A解析:细节理解题。由When he was 11, he read the book by Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.可知Friedlander想要来中国是因为马可波罗的故事,选A。根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中
9、选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The smell of campfires attract many people into the woods and mountains for camping trips.Especially, the start of summer or perhaps fall is the perfect time to take a camp.Here are several reasons you should consider packing up the sleeping bags and heading into the mounta
10、ins.You get closer to nature 1._F_Campgrounds are about as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth.You get far away from technologyCommunicate with nature. 2._C_So you and your children can leave the cellphones at home.You may get up close with wildflowers and the fres
11、h air.Food tastes much better in the outdoorsCooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which cant be done well on the stove at home. 3._G_Camping is affordableWhen short of cash for a vacation, many families can keep it cheap by heading into the woods for a camping trip.Camping equipment
12、can be bought for very little money. 4._D_5_E_ Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you.AGive your friends some advice about camp.BYou may want to enjoy yourself in your house.CMost campgrounds dont have WiFi or even a phone signal.DThe biggest cost is usually the gas to get to th
13、e campground.EPost a few photos of your camping trip to mountains when at home.FWhile camping, youre most likely to be in a national park or national forest lands.GCamping food is some of the besttasting food and it tastes even better in the fresh air.这是一篇议论文。文章给出了几个你应该去露营的原因。解析1下文Campgrounds are ab
14、out as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth.说露营地离你能到的地球上最美丽的地方最近。该空引出下文,F选项“露营时,你最有可能在国家公园或国家森林里”切题,故选F。2上文Communicate with nature.说与大自然沟通。下文 So you and your children can leave the cellphones at home.说所以你和你的孩子可以把手机留在家里。该空承上启下,C选项“大多数露营地没有WiFi,甚至没有电话信号”切题,故选C。3这一段落标题
15、Food tastes much better in the outdoors意思是在户外,食物吃起来味道更好。上文Cooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which cant be done well on the stove at home.说在明火上烹饪,肉有一种特殊的味道,这是在家里的炉子上做不到的。该空承接上文,且与标题相呼应,G选项“露营食物是最美味的食物之一,在新鲜的空气中吃起来更美味”切题,故选G。4上文Camping equipment can be bought for very little money.说
16、用很少的钱就能买到露营设备。该空承接上文,D选项“最大的花费通常是到达营地的汽油”切题,故选D。5下文Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you.说你的大多数朋友会希望他们和你一起来。该空引出下文,E选项“在家的时候,贴几张去山上露营的照片”切题,故选E。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 was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿当护士助手的小姑娘)at a local hospital in my t
17、own.Most of the 1._A_ I spent there was with Mr Gillespie.He never had any 2._C_, and nobody seemed to care about his 3._A_.I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 4._B_ anything that needed to be done.He became a close friend of mine, 5._D_ he responded with only an occasional
18、squeeze(捏)of my hand.Mr Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was 6._A_.I didnt have the 7._C_ to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 8._D_ me he had died.Several 9._B_ later, when I was a junior in high schoo
19、l, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face.When I 10._C_ who it was, my eyes were filled with tears.He was 11._D_! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr Gillespie.With a(n) 12._D_ look on his face, he replied yes.I 13._A_ how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours tal
20、king with him in the hospital.His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 14._B_.He began to tell me how, 15._B_he lay there asleep, he could hear me talking to him and could 16._D_ me holding his hand the whole time.Mr Gillespie 17._A_ believed that it was my voice and
21、18._A_ that had kept him alive.Although I havent 19._B_ him since, he fills my heart with 20._C_ every day.I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.1A.time Benergy Cmoney Deffort2A.patients BrelativesCvisitors Dproblems3A.condition BrequirementCinterest Dthought4A.talking about
22、 Bhelping withCpointing out Dlooking for5A.so Bas ifCyet Deven though6A.gone Bmad Cdead Dexcited7A.right Bchance Ccourage Dtime8A.cheat Bwarn Cremind Dtell9A.days Byears Cmonths Dweeks10A.heard BwonderedCrealized Dasked11A.great Blucky Csuccessful Dalive12A.happy Bproud Cnervous Duncertain13A.explai
23、ned BrememberedCapologized Dtold14A.dreamed Breceived Cwanted Dshown15A.because Bas Cunless Dif16A.notice Bappreciate Cimagine Dfeel17A.firmly Brightly Chardly Dwrongly18A.touch Bworry Chumour Dtreatment19A.forgotten Bseen Cmissed Dcalled20A.respect Bregret Cjoy Dsympathy本文讲述了作者作为志愿者在当地的医院工作,陪伴和照顾了一
24、位病人,并与他结成了朋友。但是在和父母度假回来之后,发现病人已经离开了。几年之后,作者意外地与他相遇,从而知道他还活着。解析1考查名词。A.time时间;B.energy能力,精力;C.money金钱;D.effort努力,成就。句意:我在那儿度过的大部分时间是和Gillespie先生在一起。故选A。2考查名词。A.patients病人;B.relatives亲属;C.visitors访问者,游客;D.problems问题。根据后边nobody seemed to care about his.可知没有人来看望他。故选C。3考查名词。A.condition条件,情况;B.requirement
25、要求,必要条件;C.interest兴趣,爱好;D.thought思想,思考。句意:没有人关心他的病情。故选A。4考查动词短语。A.talking about谈论;B.helping with帮助某人做;C.pointing out指出,指明;D.looking for寻找。句意:帮助他做需要做的事。故选B。5考查连词。A.so因此;B.as if犹如,好似;C.yet但是,然而;D.even though虽然,即使。句意:他成为我的一个好朋友,尽管他只有偶尔靠捏我的手来回应。故选D。6考查形容词。句意:Gillespie先生消失了。A.gone离开,消失;B.mad疯狂的;C.dead死亡的
26、;D.excited兴奋的,激动的。故选A。7考查名词。A.right正确,权利; Bchance机会,机遇;C.courage勇气;D.time时间。句意:我没有勇气问任何一个护士。故选C。8考查动词。A.cheat欺骗,骗取;B.warn警告;C.remind提醒;D.tell告诉。句意:因为害怕他们可能告诉我他已经死了。故选D。9考查名词。A.days日子;B.years年;C.months月;D.weeks周。根据后边when I was a junior in high school可知几年的时间过去了。故选B。10考查动词。A.heard听到;B.wondered想知道;C.rea
27、lized实现,认识到;D.asked问。句意:当我认出他是谁时故选C。11考查形容词。A.great伟大的;B.lucky幸运的;C.successful成功的;D.alive活着的。句意:他还活着。故选D。12考查形容词。A.happy高兴的;B.proud自豪的;C.nervous紧张的;D.uncertain不确定的。句意:他脸上带着不确定的表情,回了我句“是的”。故选D。13考查动词。A.explained解释;B.remembered记得;C.apologized道歉;D.told告诉。句意:我解释了我是怎么认识他的。故选A。14考查动词。A.dreamed梦想;B.receive
28、d收到;C.wanted想;D.shown展示。句意:他给了我所接受过的最温暖的拥抱。故选B。15考查连词。A.because因为;B.as当时候;C.unless除非,如果不;D.if如果。句意:当他躺在那儿睡着的时候。故选B。16考查动词。A.notice通知,布告;B.appreciate欣赏,感激;C.imagine想象;D.feel感觉。句意:能够感觉到我一直握着他的手。故选D。17考查副词。A.firmly坚定地,坚决地;B.rightly正确地,恰当地;C.hardly几乎不;D.wrongly错误地,不恰当地。句意:他坚定地相信,正是我的声音和抚摸让他活了下来。故选A。18考查
29、名词。A.touch触觉;B.worry担心;C.humour幽默;D.treatment治疗。句意:正是我的声音和抚摸让他活了下来。故选A。19考查动词。A.forgotten忘记;B.seen看;C.missed错过;D.called打电话。句意:虽然我从那以后没有见过他。故选B。20考查名词。A.respect尊敬,尊重;B.regret遗憾,抱歉;C.joy欢乐,快乐;D.sympathy同情。句意:但是他让我心里每天都充满喜悦。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。The Silk Road is in fact a relatively recen
30、t term.These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid19th century, a European 1.named (name)the trade and communication network the Silk Road.Since then the term 2.has_been_accepted (accept)globally.In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road, who were
31、eager 3.to_look (look)for adventure.Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert, 4.which is now in Xinjiang,to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road 5.leading (lead) to many discoveries and studies, and most of all,a renewed interest 6.in the history of these
32、routes.Today, many historic 7.buildings (build) and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities.Whats more, the remarkable network is reflected in 8.a large number of cultures,languages,customs and religions that have developed for many years along th
33、ese routes.The passage of merchants and travelers of many 9.different (difference)nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange, but in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction. 10.Obviously (obvious),it has become a driving force in the formation(形式)of diverse societies.本
34、文是一篇说明文,介绍了古代丝绸之路的起源、发展及历史作用。解析1考查时态。句意:这些古老的道路没有特别的名字,直到19世纪中叶,一个欧洲人将它们命名为丝绸之路。根据时间状语the mid19th century判断用一般过去时,故填named。2考查时态及语态。句意:从那时起,这种叫法就被全球所接受。这个称呼一直持续到现在,应该用现在完成时,the term 与accept之间是被动关系,所以用现在完成时的被动语态,故填has been accepted。3考查固定搭配。句意:19世纪,一种新型旅行者踏上了丝绸之路,他们渴望冒险。be eager to do表示“渴望做某事”,故填to loo
35、k。4考查非限定性定语从句。句意:来自很多国家的研究人员穿越现在位于新疆境内的塔克拉玛干沙漠,探索丝绸之路沿线的古代遗址,产生了许多发现和研究。先行词为Taklamakan Desert,关系词在非限定性定语从句中作主语,故填which。5考查非谓语动词。句意参考上题解析,Researchers与lead之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,表示主动,用现在分词作状语,故填leading。6考查固定搭配。句意:最重要的是,使人们对这些路线的历史重新产生了兴趣。an interest in表示“对的兴趣”,故填in。7考查名词。句意:今天,很多历史建筑和纪念碑仍然屹立着。many修饰可数名词复数,故填buil
36、dings。8考查固定搭配。句意:更重要的是,这个非凡的网状路反映在很多多年来沿着这些线路发展起来的文化、语言、宗教和习俗中。a large number of表示“很多、大量”,故填a。9考查形容词。句意:来自不同民族的商人和旅行者的通行不仅带来了商业交流,还带来了广泛而持续的文化互动过程。修饰名词nationalities用形容词,故填different。10考查副词。句意:很明显,它已经成为多元化社会形成的推动力。修饰整个句子用副词,故填Obviously。星光中学(Xingguang High School)近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者,请写一篇短文,报道此次活动。内
37、容包括:1时间与地点:4月10日,大青山(Daqing Mountain);2活动的过程;3你对于这次活动的评论。注意:1.词数80左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。In_order_to_encourage_the_students_to_take_outdoor_exercise,_our_school_organized_a_mountainclimbing_on_April_10.Hundreds_of_us_took_part_in_it.It_was_a_nice_day.At_8:00_am,_we_gathered_at_the_foot_of_Daqing_Mountai
38、n_and_set_out_for_the_top_in_high_spirits.All_the_way_we_were_chatting,_singing_and_laughing,_enjoying_the_fresh_air_and_the_beautiful_scenery.When_some_fell_behind,_others_would_come_and_offer_help.About_2_hours_later,_we_all_reached_the_top.Bathed_in_sunshine,_we_jumped_and_cheered_with_joy.The_activity_benefited_us_a_lot.Not_only_did_it_get_us_close_to_nature_and_give_us_relaxation_from_heavy_school_work,_it_also_promoted_the_friendship_among_us.What_a_wonderful_time!