1、Unit 8 单元主题语篇训练 （课时作业二）.完形填空After studying Mandarin (普通话) at a university in London, I decided to further develop my language skills in Beijing. My choice of _1_ was Hutong School Beijing.Hutong School Beijing not only _2_ language classes but also helps with accommodation, visas, and anything you c
2、ould _3_ need help with. They also organize _4_ events, which is nice when youre living somewhere you dont actually _5_ anyone.After a 10hour flight, I _6_ early in the morning. I _7_ up my suitcase, made my way to the exit and met the Hutong School Beijing representative. He took me to my _8_， whic
3、h was located in Dongzhimen, a really nice and _9_ location, only 2 stops to Tiananmen Square. However, the apartment was not quite as “nice” as _10_ on the website. And I just had two _11_： a German guy who would be there for four months learning _12_， and a Spanish guy who works for Hutong School
4、Beijing.After _13_ in, the representative took me to _14_ with the local police, which you need to do as a “resident”. Then, he took me to Hutong School Beijing to _15_ a level assessment, arrange my _16_ and take me to meet my teachers.The school is, well, _17_ of what one would expect or is implie
5、d by the _18_ not actually located in the hutongs, but located on the 15th floor of a skyscraper. Obviously it was less charming but it did _19_ for great views.There, I had a 2hour private class every day and my teachers were just lovely. Being in China and constantly being completely _20_ in Chine
6、se improved my Mandarin so much.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者在伦敦学习普通话之后，初次来到北京的胡同学校学习汉语的经历和感想。1A.agencyBofficeCinstitute Dclass解析：选C空后的“Hutong School Beijing”提示了作者选择了一个教育机构。故选C。2A.serves BdesignsCoperates Doffers解析：选D胡同学校不仅提供(offers)语言课程，而且提供任何你可能(possibly)需要的帮助。3A.possibly BfrequentlyCnaturally Dhardly解析：选
7、A参见上题解析。4A.cultural BacademicCsocial Dfinancial解析：选C他们也组织社会(social)活动，当你生活在一个你确实不认识(know)任何人的地方时，这对你是有好处的。5A.meet BknowClike Drecognize解析：选B参见上题解析。6A.stopped BarrivedCrested Dwaited解析：选B10个小时的飞行后，作者一早到达(arrived)了。故选B。7A.put BcaughtClifted Dpicked解析：选D作者拿起了手提箱，走到出口，见到了胡同学校的代表。pick up意为“拿起，捡起”。8A.comp
8、any BschoolCapartment Dstation解析：选C根据下文中的“However, the apartment was not quite as nice as _ on the website.”可知，此处说的是“公寓(apartment)”，故选C。9A.quiet BplainCcheap Dcentral解析：选D根据空后的“only 2 stops to Tiananmen Square”可知，公寓处于中心(central)位置。故选D。10A.presented BexploredCsought Dpainted解析：选A然而，这个公寓并不像网上展示(presen
9、t)的那样好。故选A。11A.teachers BroommatesCcustomers Dclassmates解析：选B根据上文中提及的“apartment”及空后内容可知，作者在公寓里有两个室友(roommates)。12A.Chinese BGermanCEnglish DSpanish解析：选A由前文可知，作者是来学习汉语的，故室友也是来学习汉语(Chinese)的。故选A。13A.bringing BjoiningCsettling Dtaking解析：选C安顿下来后，这位代表带作者到当地派出所登记(register)，这是作为“居民”应该做的。settle in意为“安顿下来”。故
10、选C。14A.register BassociateCnegotiate Dconnect解析：选A参见上题解析。15A.study BpayCadapt Dget解析：选D然后，他带作者去胡同学校接受(get)水平评估，安排作者的日程表(schedule)并且带作者去见老师。16A.party BscheduleCtour Dreport解析：选B参见上题解析。17A.on the whole Bby the wayCas a result Don the contrary解析：选D这所学校和人们所期待的或者它的名字所暗示正好相反，它不在胡同里，而是位于摩天大楼的第十五层。on the wh
11、ole“大体上，总的来看”；by the way“顺便说一下”；as a result“结果”；on the contrary“正相反”。故选D。18A.name BrepresentativeCnature Dteacher解析：选A作者认为胡同学校按照名字的字面意思应该在胡同里。故选A。19A.take BlookCmake Dlong解析：选C显然，它不那么迷人，但它确实利于(make for)观景。故选C。20A.lost BinvolvedCstuck Dinterested解析：选B身处中国并且不断地融入汉语(环境)大大地提高了作者的汉语水平。be involved in“参与，置
12、身于”。故选B。.阅读七选五Flextime is a flexible hours schedule in which employees choose their own working hours, usually working within approximate limits set by the employer or by the government. _1_For employees, flextime has a clear advantage. _2_ For example, people can use flextime to create schedules wh
13、ich will allow them to go to school, handle childcare, assist relatives, and perform other tasks. Employees may also use their flextime to create a schedule which optimizes creativity, as in the case of someone who would prefer to work earlier in the day to get more accomplished._3_ First, it tends
14、to increase employees satisfaction. This makes the company a better and more productive place to work. In addition, flextime can allow companies to serve clients for a greater portion of the day, as employees will be around at varying hours to answer phones, attend meetings, and so forth. Most flext
15、ime schedules include core time. _4_ Employees are also usually given an hourly, daily or weekly limit to ensure that they do not violate laws about working hours. Or the company is only willing to pay wages for so many hours of work each week.A classic example of a flexible time schedule is that so
16、meone who works four 10hour shifts a week can take three days off. Flextime can also be combined with flexplace, in which the environment is better than that of the office. _5_ Employers may also allow people to work in untraditional settings such as coffee houses.AEmployers benefit from flextime a
17、lot.BIts also seen as a familyfriendly policy.CHowever, flextime may not be applicable to all fields.DIt is a period of the day in which everyone is expected to be at work.EMany employers all over the world offer this method to their employees.FFor example, home offices are increasingly popular amon
18、g many companies.GIt allows them to make changes to their work schedule which will suit their lives.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了弹性工作时间制的相关内容。1选E空前一句提到弹性工作时间制的定义；紧接着第二段提到弹性工作时间制对员工有好处，故E项“世界上的许多雇主都会向他们的雇员提供这种方法”承上启下，符合语境。2选G空前一句提到对于雇员而言，弹性工作时间制有明显的好处，由此可推知，空处应是具体介绍好处体现的方面，故G项“这允许他们对自己的工作时间表作出改变来适应他们的生活”符合语境
19、。3选A根据文章结构和空处所在的位置可知，空处为该段的段首主题句；阅读该段可知，该段主要介绍了弹性工作时间制对于雇主的好处。故选A。4选D根据空前一句可知，大多数弹性工作时间包括核心时间，故D项“这是一个每个人被要求工作的时间段”承接上文，符合语境。故选D。5选F根据空处上文的内容可知，弹性工作时间制与弹性工作地点也可以结合在一起；据此可推知，空处应是举例说明弹性工作地点的相关情况，故F项符合语境。tips 怎样解阅读七选五之段尾句(1)空处为总结、概括句做题时一要注意空格前的一句或两句；二要注意在选项中查找表示结果、结论、总结的信号词，如to conclude, in a word, thu
20、s, hence, in short, to sum up, therefore, as a result等词语；三要注意与前文的逻辑关系，找到关键的线索词句，如表示转折、对比、并列或排比的关系。(2)空处为承上启下句除了作为总结、概括句之外，段尾句很有可能是承上启下句，用于引出下一段的内容。如果选项中找不出与前文之间的关联，此时可考虑与下一段开头是否有一定的衔接关系。例如上文的第1题，作为尾句，起着承上启下的作用，解题时应分析空前一句及下一段首句来推知答案。 .语法填空On March 31, the Eiffel Tower, one of the worlds most visited
21、and recognizable places of interest, celebrated the 130year anniversary (周年纪念日) of its opening.It was only supposed to exist for 20 _1_ (year)Maybe Parisians decided it was _2_ (easy) to just leave it in place than pull it down.It looks like they made the right choice.More than 250 million people _3
22、_ (pay) a visit to the tower so far, according to _4_ (it) official website.Designed by French Gustav Eiffel, the tower was meant _5_ (serve) as the entrance to the 1889 World Fair in the _6_ (begin)It took just over two years to build it.Although it is popular now, not all French people liked _7_ t
23、ower when it opened.However, the visitors to the 1889 World Fair found it _8_ (entertain) to visit the Eiffel Tower.Two million people visited it during the fair.It then became useful as a radio antenna (天线) during the First World War.Tourists have a choice when they climb the tower.They can either
24、walk 1,665 steps to the top _9_ use one of the elevator cars from 1899.Once tourists reach the top, _10_ the Eiffels office is, they can have a drink in the towers topfloor champagne bar.Today, the tower stands as a symbol of France.语篇解读：这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了埃菲尔铁塔的历史由来。1years考查名词复数。year为可数名词，由“20”修饰应用复数形式，故
25、填years。2easier考查形容词比较级。根据下文“than pull it down”可知，此处是两种情况的比较，故填比较级easier。3have paid考查动词时态。根据下文“so for”可知，应填现在完成时have paid。4its考查物主代词。根据下文的“official website”为名词短语可知，应填形容词性物主代词its。5to serve考查固定短语。be meant to do sth.“打算用作；意在”，为固定短语。故填to serve。6beginning考查名词。根据上文“the”可知，应填其名词形式beginning，表示“起初”。7the考查冠词。tower为可数名词，此处特指“埃菲尔铁塔”，故填定冠词the。8entertaining考查非谓语动词。本句中entertain作非谓语动词，与it构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故填现在分词entertaining。9or考查连词。根据句意可知，此处表示两者之间的选择，故填or。10where考查定语从句连接词。本句为定语从句，修饰先行词the top，且先行词在从句中作地点状语，故填where。
