1、课时作业十八A(全员必做)(时间:45分钟满分:100分).选词并用其适当形式填空command, range, access, disturb, steady, accompany, tend, super, convey, deliver1There is an increasing tendency that the students pay more and more attention to their appearance.2We cant focus on our work because of the disturbing noise.3At the meeting,the h
2、eadmaster delivered a speech about these phenomena.4Her son has a wide range of scientific knowledge,which makes him famous in our school.5It is his friends that kept him accompanied to hospital when he felt sick.6For lack of knowledge,they have difficulty conveying their feelings and thoughts.7It i
3、s required that I should make my speech accessible8To their satisfaction,the development of the economy in their country is steady9Not commanding English can be a serious obstacle to achieving your goals.10It is not wise of you to quarrel with your superior.完成句子1The headmaster recommended_many_books
4、_to_the_students (给学生推荐了许多书) to read in their spare time.2The head teacher commanded_the_boys_wearing_long_hair_to_have_it_cut (班主任命令留长发的男同学去理发) on the first day of the new term.3I_dont_think (我认为不) his performance on the stage is successful.4To_be_honest (说实话),it is more and more important to help
5、the students have a right attitude towards beauty.5My deskmate didnt know how to_deal_with (处理) the quarrel between them,nor_did_I (我也不知道).联句成篇(选用练习、中的句子,根据语篇中的提示加以改写,完成语篇翻译)现在有一种日益严重的趋势,学生越来越关注他们的外表。但是由于缺乏知识,他们在表达自己的思想与情感方面存在着困难。会议上,校长针对这些现象发表了讲话。他也给学生推荐了许多课余时间读的书。同时,班主任要求留长发的男生在新学期的第一天去把头发剪短。说实话,帮
6、助学生树立正确的关于美的看法越来越重要。答案There_is_an_increasing_tendency_that_the_students_pay_more_and_more_attention_to_their_appearance.However,for_lack_of_knowledge,they_have_difficulty_in_conveying_their_feelings_and_thoughts.At_the_meeting,the_headmaster_delivered_a_speech_about_these_phenomena.He_also_recommend
7、ed_many_books_to_the_students_to_read_in_their_spare_time.Meanwhile,the_head_teacher_commanded_the_boys_wearing_long_hair_to_have_it_cut_on_the_first_day_of_the_new_term.To_be_honest,it_is_more_and_more_important_to_help_the_students_have_a_right_attitude_towards_beauty.阅读理解AAs senior high school st
8、udents prepare to apply to college,there are a few factors that must be considered when choosing which colleges to apply for and which colleges to eventually attend.These factors include the major,location,size,campus life and of course,price.However,as the price of college rises each year,many stud
9、ents have been forced to cross their top schools off their list.Top private colleges can cost upwards of $60,000 a year and scholarships may be unavailable without superb grades.For Ivy League colleges,which offer aid based only on need,even students with superb grades might not be able to attend if
10、 they cannot pay.In my own personal experience as a middle class student in the top 1 percent of my class,Ive had to reconsider my college choices due to my finances.My top colleges were Yale,Harvard and Columbia,but according to the Ivy League needbased financial aid system,my parents make too much
11、 money for me to receive any substantial(大量的)aid.Though my family is not struggling we do not have a quarter of a million dollars to pay four yearsworth of tuition.There is always the option of student loans but such loans can leave families with debt as high as $200,000$300,000.No one wants to grad
12、uate from college with a debt of $300,000,no matter what field or profession,and in todays job market there is no guarantee that there will be jobs available.Additionally,if I want to go to graduate school on student loans theres another debt of $100,000$200,000.It is simply financially irresponsibl
13、e to go to a top private college without financial aid or scholarships,but I believe that qualified students shouldnt be denied by top schools because they cant afford the tuition.There should not be a price tag on education that eliminates(排除)some people due to their middle class status.In todays j
14、ob market,a minimum of a bachelors degree is needed to secure a career,but at the same time,the price of college increases constantly.You could say that students who want to go to college or go to work are“getting screwed at both ends”,but it doesnt have to be this way.The government has cut more fu
15、nding for higher education while the budget for other programs goes untouched.Government reform and the increased willingness from large private colleges with billion dollar endowments(捐赠)to reach into their pockets could make a high level education available to every qualified student.解题导语本文是一篇说明文。
16、作者以亲身经历为例说明昂贵的大学学费将许多优秀学生挡在顶级大学之外这一社会现实,并对这一问题进行了分析,指出了解决问题的途径。1Many students have been forced to cross their top schools off their list because_Athey cant afford the high college tuitionBthey are not satisfied with the location of the collegesCtop private colleges are not better than public onesDth
17、ey dont have superb grades demanded by the collegesA细节理解题。由文章第二段中的内容可知许多学生因为昂贵的学费不得不放弃他们所喜欢的顶级大学。所以选A。2According to the Ivy League needbased financial aid system,_Athe writer could receive any financial aid if he needsBthe writer couldnt receive any financial aid although he needsCthe writers family
18、 could make a struggle to get financial aidDthe writer could pay less tuition fees than othersB细节理解题。由文章第三段中的第二句可知像作者这样的家庭情况,若要上常春藤联盟大学,他不可能获得任何经济援助。所以选B。3If the writer goes to the top schools,each year he has to pay_Aabout $40,000Bless than $60,000Cmore than $60,000 Dmore than $75,000C细节理解题。结合第二段中的
19、第二句和第三段中的第三句的内容可知,作者要想上顶级大学每年要支付至少六万美元。所以选C。4Which of the following statements agrees with the writers opinion?AStudents from middle class families shouldnt consider going to top private colleges.BThere is a guarantee that college graduates will get good jobs in todays job market.CMore students shou
20、ld go to work after high school instead of going to college.DGovernment should reform to make high level education available to qualified students.D观点态度题。由文章第三、第四段的内容可知A、B、C三个选项与作者的观点不一致,文章最后一句表明了作者对解决昂贵学费这一问题的观点:政府应该通过改革使有资格的学生能够上得起顶级大学。所以选D。BKissinger is an American academic and politician who pla
21、yed an important role in US foreign policy in the late 1960s and 1970s and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in negotiating an end to US involvement in Vietnam.Heinz Alfred Kissinger was born on 27 May 1923 in Frth,Germany into a Jewish family who moved to the US in 1938 to escape Nazism.Kissin
22、ger became a US citizen in 1943.After wartime service in the army Kissinger went to Harvard University.He stayed on to teach at Harvard University and then began to serve as an occasional foreign policy advisor to the US government.In 1969,US President Richard Nixon appointed Kissinger as National S
23、ecurity Advisor.His guiding philosophy was that foreign policy should serve the national interest.Kissinger arranged Nixons two famous visits,to China and the Soviet Union.in 1972.These visits introduced the policy of detente(缓和)by which the US sought to ease tensions with the communist powers.In 19
24、73,Kissinger became Secretary of State,thus becoming the first person born outside the US to hold this position.He continued to serve as Secretary of State when Gerald Ford replaced Nixon as president.Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize,along with Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam,for negotiatin
25、g an end to the United States role in the Vietnam War.In 1977,he left office and went to work at Georgetown University.He returned to government service in 1985,on his selection to President Ronald Reagans Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.In 2002,President George WBush appointed Kissinger to chai
26、r the independent inquiry into the intelligence failures that contributed to the terrorist attacks on the US in September 2001.Throughout his career,he has continued to write and lecture on foreign affairs.解题导语本文是一篇人物传记类记叙文,讲述了美国著名外交家基辛格的经历和他在美国外交事务中取得的成就。5Which of the following statements about Kis
27、singer is TRUE?AKissinger became a US citizen as soon as he moved to the US.BAfter he graduated from Harvard,Kissinger served in the US army.CKissinger started to teach in Harvard after he graduated from it.DAfter serving in the army,Kissinger started to teach in Harvard.C推理判断题。由文章第二段中的“After wartim
28、e service in the army Kissinger went to Harvard University.He stayed on to teach at Harvard University”可知,基辛格毕业于哈佛大学,然后在哈佛大学任教。所以选C。6Kissinger was the first person born outside the US to work as_ASecretary of StateBoccasional foreign policy advisorCNational Security AdvisorDchairman of Foreign Intel
29、ligence Advisory BoardA细节理解题。由文章第四段的第一句可知基辛格是首位非美国本土出生的国务卿。所以选A。7How many American presidents are mentioned in the passage?A3B4C5 D6B细节理解题。文章中提到了四位美国总统,他们分别是Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford,Ronald Reagan和George WBush。所以选B。8Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for_Ahis famous guiding philosophy on fo
30、reign policyBhis arranging Nixons two famous summit visitsChis excellent research and teaching on foreign affairsDnegotiating an end to the United Statesrole in the Vietnam WarD细节理解题。由文章的首段和第四段可知基辛格因其代表美国与越南达成停战谈判而获得诺贝尔和平奖。所以选D。.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A new opera,written by a secondg
31、eneration NigerianAmerican,tells_1_story of Harriet Tubman,who escaped from slavery and led others to_2_(free)a centuryandahalf ago.Tubman was born into slavery in the state of Maryland around 1820.In 1849,a dozen years before the US.Civil War which was aimed to solve the question of slavery_3_south
32、ern states,Tubman escaped to the north and had freedom.But she_4_(become)famous because she went back to rescue the rest of her family and anyone else that would go with her.Tubman helped arrange a series of safe houses and_5_(hide)places called The Underground Railroad _6_escaped slaves used to rea
33、ch freedom.People who ran the Railroad were called“conductors”There are many tall tales about Tubmans life.Those early_7_(story)turned into a fascination that Okoye has now turned into a work of art.“After I graduated from college,I wanted to remember Harriet Tubman by writing a_8_(high)fictionalize
34、d(小说式的)account of her,”she said.Afterwards,she_9_(inspire)to dig into the true story of Tubman,rather than the legend.Using that research,Okoye created_10_is called a“folk opera”答案1.the2.freedom3.in4.became5.hiding6which/that7.stories8.highly9.was inspired10whatB(自主选做)(时间:45分钟满分:100分).完形填空One retire
35、d high school teacher in Canada has a surprise for his former students 20 years in the making.In 1994,Bruce Farrers ninth grade English class at Bert Fox Community High School in Saskatchewan got a_1_assignment,reported the National Post.Farrer asked his students to write a 10page letter to their fu
36、ture selves,which he_2_ promised to mail to them 20 years later.Farrer kept his_3_to those students,as well as the thousands of others he_4_during his more than 40year career.“I was trying to_5_some assignment that would be different from normal,and it just sort of came up that,well,Ill try this ass
37、ignment,”Farrer said on The Morning Edition.Although Farrer_6_in 2002,he took several boxes of the letters from his_7_students with him,and began the long and difficult process of_8_them down and mailing the letters.One student,Scott Fulton,became a_9_himself and even taught for a while at the high
38、school he went to as a teenager,according to CBC News.He got his_10_last week.“I was just feeling honored and_11_”Fulton told the local radio station about_12_the handwritten better.“Amazed and inspired at the_13_of Mr.Farrer.”Another student,DJ Anardi,got the letter from his_14_self about a month a
39、go.It_15_“Hey,you goodlooking guy,how is your life?”according to the National Post.Anardis letter_16_a crush(迷恋)he had at the time on the woman who is now his wife.“I think our society now is a society of_17_”Farrer told the local radio station.“We say were going to do something,_18_its in a marriag
40、e,or with our kids or maybe even with our organizations we join,and some little thing ticks us off and we thinkEnough of that,Im walking out.I think its important to have a(n)_19_of commitment,and maybe in a minor way.the kids see I_20_that.”解题导语本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一位退休的加拿大高中老师Farrer在20年前要求他的学生给未来的自己写一封长达10页
41、的信,然后在20年后邮寄给学生。1A.specialBnormalCdifficult DtemporaryA根据下一句中的“Farrer asked his students to write a 10page letter to their future selves”以及第三段中的“some assignment that would be different from normal”可知,老师的作业很特别。special意为“特别的”。2A.just BevenCfirst DthenDFarrer要求他的学生给未来的自己写一封长达10页的信,然后(then)他承诺会在20年后邮寄给学
42、生。3A.assignment BpromiseCsecret DdistanceB根据上文中的“promised to mail to them 20 years later”可知,空格处用promise。4A.followed BtaughtCpreferred DcomfortedBFarrer是一位老师,所以空格处用taught。5A.think of Bcare forCput off Dhand outAthink of意为“想出”Farrer试图想出一些特殊的作业。6A.travelled BretiredCreturned DmovedBretire意为“退休”。在2002年F
43、arrer退休了。7A.lonely BformerClucky DexcellentBformer意为“以前的”。空格处指Farrer以前的学生。8A.turning BbringingCtaking DtrackingDtrack.down意为“搜寻到,跟踪找到”。老师带着以前学生的信件,开始了漫长而艰难的过程,搜寻到学生的动向,将信件邮寄给他们。9A.designer BreporterCteacher DdoctorC根据后半句中的“even taught for a while at the high school”可知Scott Fulton成了一位老师。10A.letter Bj
44、obCidea DattentionA此处指他收到20年前他写给自己的那封信(letter)。11A.independent BgratefulCtolerant DpracticalBgrateful意为“感激的,表示感谢的”。Fulton收到信后感到荣幸,又很感激。12A.receiving BmailingCfinishing DansweringAreceive意为“收到,拿到”。Fulton告诉地方广播电台收到20年前他写给自己的一封信这件事。13A.experience BinterestCinfluence DworkD空格处指老师搜寻到学生的动向并将20年前学生写给未来自己的信
45、邮寄给他们的这个工作。14A.perfect BpastCpoor DquietBpast意为“过去的”。DJ Anardi收到了自己过去写的信。15A.added BtoldCread DwroteCread意为“写着”。表示信中有什么内容用read或say。16A.declined BinventedCobtained DdescribedDdescribe意为“描述”。Anardi的信中描述了他当时暗恋的女孩,而她现在已成为了他的妻子。17A.noncommitment BnonviolenceCnetwork DfreedomA根据文章最后一句中的信息词“commitment”可知选A
46、项。18A.although BwhetherCbefore DunlessBwhether.or.“无论是还是”,是固定句型。19A.matter BcaseCsense DopinionCa sense of commitment意为“承诺的意识”。 Farrer认为承诺的意识很重要。20A.select BrequestCvalue DcommentCvalue意为“重视”。Farrer认为有承诺意识很重要,认为通过自己做的小事可以让自己的学生明白他很重视对别人的承诺。.阅读理解There are several reasons for hair loss in women.Howeve
47、r,in most cases,treatment is quite effective.Female hair loss patterns in women are not as easily recognizable as they are in men.A woman may experience it temporarily due to pregnancy or illness,although they may experience it for other reasons.Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors,including
48、 a genetic tendency (which is not genetically linked to just one parentboth parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair)Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men.There are some female hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System wh
49、ich is a topical treatment that is nutrition based.Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs (药草) that are said to stimulate (刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural color.The majority of the popular,proven hair loss treatments are only intended
50、 for men and are not suitable for women.True,a womans hair issue is different from a mans.The biological makeup is different and the needs are different.Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways to environmental changes,physical illness and even the treatments that are avai
51、lable.There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth,but,for the most part,these claims are currently unproven.One of the first and most important factors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor.Talk to your doctor
52、 about any symptoms that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair.Stress,weight loss or gain,illness and depression,all of these can be contributing factors.解题导语本文是一篇说明文。女性经常会为掉头发而苦恼,但由于各种原因,女性脱发和男性脱发是有区别的,其治疗方法也不一样。本文就此进行了介绍。1It can be learned from the 1st paragraph that_Ausually ha
53、ir loss is hard to healBfemale hair loss is more common than the mensCwomen tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant periodDonly illness contributes to hair lossC细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句中的可推知,女性在怀孕期间会掉头发。故答案C符合文意。2Which of the following statements matches the text about the two treatments?ABoth ar
54、e to solve the problem of male hair loss.BTricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hair.CShen Min is an updated way of treating hair loss.DThe former is nutritionbased,while the latter is medicinebased.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三句中的可知,第一种治疗侧重于营养,第二种治疗侧重用草药。由此可知,答案D符合文意。3The reasons for
55、the differences between the female and male hair loss problems do not include_Athe biological structure and composition of the hairBthe wants and needsCthe reactions and responses to the outside changesDthe approach to taking exerciseD细节理解题。根据文章第四段的整体理解可知,男性和女性掉头发因其生理构成、需求和对外界的反应不同而有不同的原因。故答案D符合题意。4
56、The natural treatments_Ainclude vitamin and mineral supplementsBare applied to keep the hair healthyChave been proved usefulDare the most commonlyused waysA细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句可知,答案A符合文意。.短文改错Nowadays people attach great important to relationship in their daily life.Being polite is the first and most i
57、mportant step to develop good relationship with friends.Polite words can be easy yet very powerfully in communication.Always saying please and thankyou will make your friends more comfortable and more willing to offer help when it necessary.We all know what ones success is based on how he deals with
58、 people.Always be grateful to other peoples kindness and show your gratitude through the words you speak.You will make further progresses if you express your gratitude in time.The more support you win from others,the fastest you will move towards your goal.Since some people may easily ignore the imp
59、ortance of be polite,we should form good habits and behave at good manners.Following and accept any available advice to improve ourselves.Remember,being polite cost nothing but its worth millions of dollars.答案 importanceNowadays people attach greatto relationship in their daily life.Being polite is
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