1、课时分层作业(六).阅读理解AIm a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language.The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language！You can download them for free.BabbelLearn LanguagesBabb
2、el is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step when you learn a new language.It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments.You need to pay a monthly subscription (订阅费)，but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons wi
3、th a tutor!DuolingoLearn Languages FreeThe app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too！Its incredibly well designed，looks great and will help you learn，remember and progress with just a little bit of t
4、ime every day.TandemLanguage ExchangeRather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things，the app lets you match people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn.You can then have text，voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native la
5、nguage，and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.Its a great way to learn with only $1 a day.BusuuLearn EnglishThis app is perfect if you want to learn English.There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids.Youll find yourself working through interactive tests
6、 and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章向人们推荐了4个语言学习的应用程序。1What is the purpose of the passage?ASell apps to language learners.BIntroduce language learning apps.CTeach language learners to use apps.DTeach languages through apps.B推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“The list below is 4 apps that w
7、ill help you learn a foreign language！You can download them for free.”可知，文章的目的是向人们介绍语言学习的应用程序。2Which app suits you best if you want to learn through communication?ABabbelLearn Languages.BTandemLanguage Exchange.CDuolingoLearn Languages Free.DBusuuLearn English.B细节理解题。根据TandemLanguage Exchange中的第二句“Y
8、ou can then have text，voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language，and in return you learn theirs，all by simply communicating with each other.”可知，如果你想通过交流来学习，Tandem最合适。3How is Duolingo different from the other three apps?AIt is completely free to use.BIt is specia
9、lly for English learning.CIt is unsuitable for beginners.DIt is the most effective app.A细节理解题。根据DuolingoLearn Languages Free中的“The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too！”可知，Duolingo与其他三个应用程序相比，是完
10、全免费的。4What do the apps have in common?AThey cover all languages.BThey focus on grammar.CThey contain many tests.DThey are free to download.D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“You can download them for free.”可知，这些应用程序的共同点是可免费下载，因此选D项。BNo one is sure where and when the expression “applepie order” began.Its said that the
11、 housewives of New England liked to cut their apples in pieces.Then they filled pie pans with them in an organised way，row upon row.As one writer said，the women of New England loved to have everything in its place.This perhaps explains why it is generally believed that “applepie order” began in New
12、England.Another old expression，“apple of discord”，comes from an ancient myth (神话)，however.The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus.One of the goddessesEris was a troublemaker.She threw a golden apple on the table to be
13、 given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess.It was not an easy decision to make.How could they choose among Hera，Athena and Aphrodite? Paris was given the task of deciding.He decided to give the golden apple to Aphrodite.Hera and Athena were very angry and threatened him.This，the myth says，began
14、 the long Trojan War.At one time，the tomato was called a love apple.That was a mistake.In the sixteenth century，the Spanish brought the tomato from South America.The Spanish then sold the tomato to Morocco.Italian traders carried it on to Italy.The Italian name for the tomato was “pomo di Moro”apple
15、 of the Moors.When French growers brought it in from Italy，they thought “di Moro” meant “damour”the French word for love.And so “pomo di Moro” became the apple of love.People believe many things about the apple.One belief is that it has great power of keeping people healthy.A very common expression
16、is “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”Another belief is based on facts.The expression is “One rotten apple spoils the barrel.” When an apple begins to go bad，it ruins all the other apples around it in the box.The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to ac
17、t badly.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个关于“apple”的表达及其相关的背景。5What do we know about the phrase “applepie order”？AIt began in New England.BNobodys sure where and when it began.CEveryone is sure where it began.DIt has been put into use recently.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“No one is sure where and when the expression applep
18、ie orderbegan.”可知，没有人知道“applepie order”这个短语起源于何时何地，故选B项。6Whats the meaning of “apple of discord”？ ACause of disagreement.BSituation of danger.CEverything in agreement.DEverything in good order.A推理判断题。根据第二段可知，不和女神厄里斯把一个金苹果扔到桌子上，作为对最美女神的奖励，帕里斯最后将苹果给了阿佛洛狄忒，另外两位女神非常生气；此事引发了特洛伊战争。由此可推知，“apple of discord”
19、的意思是“引起争端的原因；不和的种子”。故选A项。7Whats the purpose of the third paragraph?ATo show us a mistaken idea.BTo tell us a love story about apple.CTo explain how the tomato was called the apple of love.DTo show how the tomato was brought in from South America.C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“At one time，the tomato was called a lov
20、e apple.That was a mistake.”可知，第三段主要是解释为什么西红柿一度被称为“a love apple”。故选C项。8Which of the following expressions is about health?AApple of discord.BApplepie order.COne rotten apple spoils the barrel.DAn apple a day keeps the doctor away.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“One belief is that it has great power of keeping peop
21、le healthy.A very common expression is An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”可知，“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”这个表达是和健康有关的。故选D项。.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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out for dinner and a movie. Its hard to imagine that t
22、he other woman was my mother，who has been a widow for 19 years, but I was too busy to visit her often. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.“Whats wrong? Are you well？” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprising invitat
23、ion is a sign of bad news.“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you，” I responded. “Just the two of us. ”That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She
24、waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as beautiful as an angels.“I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed，” she said,
25、 as she got into the car. “They cant wait to hear about our meeting. ”We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she was the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Halfway through the e
26、ntries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me with a smile on her lips.“It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small，” she said.“Then its time you relax and let me return the favor，” I responded.During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraord
27、inary but catching up on recent events of each others life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。As we arrived at her house later, she said, “Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you. ”I agreed._At that moment I understood the importance of saying
28、, “I LOVE YOU. ”_参考范文As we arrived at her house later, she said, “Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you. ”I agreed.When I got home, my wife had prepared a rich dinner for me. I sat down and talked with her about my feeling together with my mother. My wife was proud for what sh
29、e did for me. She said when she was young, she was very naughty, and her mother often punished her for her wrong deeds. Later when she grew up she became aware of her mothers heart. But her mother died of lung cancer and she never had time to thank her.So she decided to invite my mother for me to ea
30、t out. I kissed her with my eyes full of tears.At that moment I understood the importance of saying, “I LOVE YOU. ”I thanked my wife and that dinner date was another time for me to remember. You could hardly imagine how happy I was to have the chance to say these words and return the favor in time. Nothing in the world was more important than this.