1、Module 2课时达标训练(八).阅读理解Several dollars equal nothing for some people, but make a difference for others. Steve has just lost his wife to cancer and everything they had is gone due to the treatment. He now lives in the shelter for the homeless. So we know each other.Just like other homeless people, he
2、didnt think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to me he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream. Too much to hope for? It was as if his wish were known by me only.I submitted an application for him to a pro
3、gram that is supposed to provide a free eye examination and glasses. Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer.Steve showed disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure
4、 out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope.I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4
5、days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses.Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2011. Today Steve has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses
6、he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week!1We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_Ait took a long time to treat Steves wifeBhomeless people never ask for anythingCSteve was too embarrassed to ask for helpDthe a
7、uthor and Steve have been friends for years2The program failed to satisfy Steve because_Ait was already out of businessBit had some trouble in financeCSteve didnt submit the application himselfDits not designed for people like Steve3What can be inferred from the passage?AThe program was closed three
8、 months ago.BSteve used to work as a salesman in a car factory.CSteve got $240 in total from kind-hearted people.DThe author might be a volunteer in the shelter.任务型阅读Five Things You Should Know about Staying in HotelsHunting for the perfect hotel? Dont book any accommodations until you read this lis
9、t of tips from hotel industry insiders.1_Room assignments including upgrades are often still made by actual people, usually front desk managers. If they associate your name with a friendly face, you may find yourself in a spacious corner suite on your next visit. Request hotel extras (politely)2“_，”
10、 says Hilary Lewis, a housekeeping manager at Hotel Arts in Calgary. Most hotels will be happy to provide extra items, like DVD players, microwaves and even fridges, at no extra change if they have them on hand.3_At some hotels, bedspreads arent washed or even changed between guests. If youd rather
11、not deal with the uncertainty, toss the comforter in the corner, wash your hands and call for a replacement.Be wary of hotel sell-off sites.If you use third-party sell-off sites like Expedia or Hotwire, youll get bargain rates. 4._. Youll likely end up with a less-than-ideal room lower floors, bad v
12、iews.Dont leave everything until check-in.If you have preferences for where youd like to sleep, special requests (like a non-smoking room), call ahead. “5._， but even if you call the morning of the day, youll give us time to make it happen，” says Lewis.AAsk and you will receiveBIt pays to be nice to
13、 hotel staffCYou wont want to stay somewhere unpleasantDHandle hotel comforters with careEBut youll get what you paid forFExtra money always helpsGEarlier is better.完形填空One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue when I remembered it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I_1_ the first sock
14、shop that _2_ my eye, and a boy clerk, not more than seventeen, came forward. “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes _3_. “Do you know that you have come into the finest place in the world to buy socks? ” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been _4_“Hold on, lad. I am going to buy on
15、ly one pair！” “I know that, but I want you to see how marvelously _5_ these are.” There was on his face an expression of serious and holy joy, as if he were revealing to me the _6_ of his religion. I looked at him in _7_. “My friend，” I said, “if you can keep up this zeal (热情) and excitement day aft
16、er day, in ten years you will _8_ every sock in the United States.”My amazement at his _9_ and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood. In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to _10_ him. And when finally some clerk does _11_ you, you are made to feel as if you were _12_ him. He di
17、splays no interest either in you or in the goods he is _13_ to sell. _14_ possibly every clerk began his career with hope and _15_. The daily work was too much and dull for him; gradually his only pleasure was found _16_ of working hours. He became a _17_， not inspired salesman. After being mechanic
18、al, he became incompetent, then sour. That was the last _18_. His usefulness was over. I have observed this melancholy (可悲的) _19_ in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I have come to the _20_ that the surest road to failure is to do things mechanically.1A.rushed intoBturned intoCst
19、ole into Dchanged into2A.hit BcaughtCfixed Dfocused3A.opened BglaredCbrightened Dwidened4A.accidental BdeliberateCconsiderate Dspecial5A.various BstrangeClong Dbeautiful6A.mystery BopinionCidea Dthought7A.amazement BinterestCpuzzle Dadmiration8A.occupy BbuyCown Dattract9A.affection BprejudiceCsucces
20、s Dpride10A.wait upon Bcare aboutCconcern about Dtake care11A.observe BnoticeCview Dsee12A.asking BinvitingCinterrupting Dpunishing13A.paid BorderedCmotivated Dpermitted14A.And BHoweverCTherefore DYet15A.sadness BenthusiasmCdoubt Dconsideration16A.outside BbeyondCinside Dfull17A.mechanical BstrongCc
21、ourageous Ddemanding18A.procedure BapproachCstage Dpace19A.improvement BdecreaseCincrease Ddecline20A.faith BconclusionCsummary Dintention.语法填空What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no 1._ thing as standard Eng
22、lish. Many people believe the English 2._ on TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people 3._ (report) the news were expected to speak excellent English. 4._， on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.When people use words and e
23、xpressions different 5._ the “standard language”， it is called a dialect. American English 6._ (have) many dialects, the midwestern, southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little 7._ (different)Geography also plays a pa
24、rt in making dialects. Some people 8._ live in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they 9._ (take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects 10._ people
25、in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each others dialects.短文改错Dear Jeremy and Alice，Although weve been delighted to have you as neighbors, were hoping to settle somethi
26、ng that bothers to us. In a word, your dog Cleo.Weve called several time about Cleos early morning barking. It is difficult to understanding why she barks every minute shes outside. The early morning barking have been disturbing us as we are often up all night with the baby. Beside, Cleo tends to ba
27、rk a average of six hours a day. This morning she starts barking even before 5 oclock. That is too much for us, considering how closely the houses are.We appreciate our apologies and goodwill, but we hope which you can figure out a good way of settling the matter.答案：.语篇解读：本文讲述作者在收容所做义工期间，遇到因为给妻子看病而变
28、得穷困潦倒的Steve，他十分想要副眼镜，作者帮他申请了，但因为资金的问题没能成功，最后作者发Twitter求助，有几个人捐了款，Steve得到了眼镜并重新获得工作机会。几块钱对于某些人来说也许不算什么，可对于需要的人来说却十分重要，甚至可能会改变他们的生活。1解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段“His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream.”可知，他的声音很犹豫，说明他局促不安，却又不得不寻求帮助。故选C。2解析：选B细节理解题
29、。由第三段的“but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer”可知，那个项目出现了经费问题，因而不能满足Steve的请求。故选B。3解析：选D推理判断题。通读全文可知作者可能是收容所的志愿者。故选D。.15BADEG.语篇解读：作者通过在一个袜子店购物的经历告诉我们：对待工作要充满热情与信心，而不能敷衍了事，机械地应付差事是离失败最近的路。1解析：选Bturn into意为“进入，(使)变成”；rush into意为“冲进”，不合题意。2解析：选Bcatch sb.s eye为固定搭配，意为“引起某人的注意”；f
30、ix sb.s eyes on/upon意思是“眼睛盯住”。3解析：选Cbrighten意思是“明亮，(使)高兴，(使)兴奋”，此处指这个店员听到作者要买袜子，非常高兴。4解析：选Aaccidental意为“意外的，无意中的”。根据句意“我倒没有意识到那一点，我不过是无意中进来的”。可知A项正确；deliberate“故意的”；considerate“考虑周到的”；special“专门的”。5解析：选D“但我想让你瞧瞧这些袜子是多么好”，店员在认真、投入地向作者介绍袜子。6解析：选A此句的意思是“他的脸色庄严而虔诚，就像是在向我透露他的信仰的奥秘似的”。此处强调他对工作的执着、热情。7解析：选
31、A作者对此非常惊讶，下一段第一句话提示了答案。8解析：选Cown意为“拥有”，此句话是说“不出十年，全美国的每一双袜子都将是从你手中卖出去的”。(本意：美国所卖出的每一双袜子都会是你的)。occupy意为“占领，占用”，与文章题意不符。9解析：选D根据上下文，应该是“我对他推销时的自豪和欣喜感到的诧异”。pride意为“自豪”，符合题意。affection意为“感情，友爱，倾向”；prejudice意为“偏见，成见”；success意为“成功”。10解析：选Await upon意为“服侍，服务”；care about意为“关心”；concern about意为“担心，关注”；take care
32、意为“当心”。11解析：选Bobserve意为“观察，观测”，有认真研究之意；view通常暗示以一种特殊的方式或带有特定目的去“观察”；see强调看到的结果，也经常暗示“发现、理解或明白”；notice表示“注意到，留意到”，常有不经意间发现之意。这里表示一般店员的漫不经心。12解析：选C这里提到这类店员对工作和顾客的冷漠，让你感觉好像你打断和影响了他们。其余选项皆不符合句意。13解析：选A句意：他显示出对你和他拿着工资去卖的东西毫无兴趣。14解析：选D根据上下文，此处应为转折关系。yet意为“然而，但是”；however要用逗号隔开。15解析：选Benthusiasm意为“狂热，积极性，热情
33、”，这里与hope并列。全句意思是“然而或许每个售货员当初都是满怀希望和热情开始工作的”。16解析：选Aoutside of意为“在的外面”。17解析：选Amechanical意为“机械的，呆板的”，照应全句，恰好与inspired对应。18解析：选C这里表示的意思是“到了他职业生涯的最后阶段”，stage有“(发展的)进程、阶段或时期”之意。procedure意为“手续，程序”；approach表示“方法”；pace表示“速度”。19解析：选Ddecline意思是“下降，衰落，衰败”。此句的意思是“我观察到，很多职业中的太多人在人生道路上都有这种可悲的堕落”。improvement“改进，进
34、步”；decrease一般指“减少，减少的数量”。20解析：选Bcome to a conclusion“得出结论”；faith “信任，信仰”；summary “概要，摘要”；intention “目的，意图”。.1.such2.spoken3.reporting4.however5from6.has7.differently8.who/that9.took10.as.第一句：去掉bothers后面的to第三句：timetimes第四句：understandingunderstand第五句：havehas第六句：BesideBesides; 第一个aan第七句：startsstarted第八句：closelyclose第九句：ouryour; whichthat
