1、课时分层作业(九).阅读理解AEvery American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day，and mine is no different.Once the national holiday arrives，my mum rises early to make the meal.She puts a turkey in the oven，chops carrots and bakes pies.Im sorry to say that the men in the familymy dad，my younger brothe
2、r and myselfrarely pitch in to help.Our job is to wash the mountain of dirty dishes after the meal is over.Around 2 pm.every Thanksgiving Day，family members seat themselves around the kitchen table.Plates of turkey，vegetables，salad，rolls and pies cover it.At this point，we can hardly keep ourselves f
3、rom drooling (流口水)all over our fancy clothes，but its not yet time to eat.First，we must bow our heads，close our eyes and say a prayer of thanks aloud to God for giving us everything we have.Under normal circumstances，I would have no problem making a list of things I am thankful for.I grew up in a lov
4、ing family.My parents，who arent wealthy，took out loans to help me pay for university.However，the funny thing is，every time I sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and try to say a prayer of thanks，my mind usually goes blank.I think it has something to do with my growling (咕咕叫)stomach and all of that food
5、 sitting right there under my nose.Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers and dig inTo be sure，the day includes other highlightsvisiting with family and watching football match on TV.But usually around 6 pm.we are all ourselves stuffed like turkeys and thankful to have a nice warm bed to
6、sleep in.【语篇解读】本文为一篇叙事性的记叙文。作者对自己的家人如何庆祝感恩节进行了描写，充分展现了一家人其乐融融的景象。1The purpose of the text is to Atell what the family do for Thanksgiving DayBtell how the family spends Thanksgiving DayCintroduce foods served on Thanksgiving DayDintroduce the American Thanksgiving DayB主旨大意题。作者开门见山地点明美国每家每户都有自己的感恩节传统
7、，然后详细描述他们一家人这一天的活动，因此B项“讲述这一家人如何过感恩节”能概括全文大意。2On Thanksgiving Day the authors family do the following except Awatch a movieBmake visitsChave a big mealDwatch football matchA细节理解题。文章前四段描述作者一家人准备感恩节大餐，最后一段首句“Eventually，though，we all finish our short prayers and dig in.”说明一家人终于开吃了，首先排除C项；再由信息句“To be su
8、re，the day includes other highlightsvisiting with family and watching football match on TV.”可知，这一天作者一家人还会走访亲友以及观看足球赛等，故排除B、D两项；文章没有提及A项活动，所以选A。3Why does the authors mind usually go blank when saying a prayer of thanks?AHe is too thankful to say a word.BHis mind is on the food before him.CHe feels to
9、o excited to speak.DHe is too shy to speak in public.B细节理解题。根据第四段信息“I think it has something to do with my growling(咕咕叫)stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose.”可知，作者吃大餐之前祈祷以示感恩时，心思全被眼前的美食所吸引，所以B项正确。4The underlined phrase “dig in” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
10、 “ ”Achat with othersBmake a holeCmix things upDstart eatingD词义猜测题。根据前文对一家人准备大餐以及作者心思全被眼前的美食所吸引的描述，再看本句中的Eventually“终于”一词，不难看出dig in在此表示(一家人)“开吃”了。BThe origins of the Christmas traditions are the most fascinating of any holiday.All our favorite activities can be traced (追溯) back to specific points i
11、n history, and knowing how these things came about just makes celebrating Christmas much more wonderful.The original Nicholas was born in 280 AD in the small country of Lycia, which is now part of modern Turkey.Nicholas became first a priest (牧师) and then a bishop (主教) in the early Christian church.
12、The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishopred decorated with white.When we see Santas suit today, were still seeing the two kinds of colors.Nicholas became famous for giftgiving.In the early fourth century, a legend began to spread about Nicholas coming at nig
13、ht to the home of three poor girls who did not have money and therefore could not get married.While the girls slept, Nicholas left gold coins in their stockings, which were drying by the fire.Thats how the tradition of Santa filling stockings got its start.In 1841, Santa first appeared at a departme
14、nt store in Philadelphia.This Santa tried to climb down a chimney to impress the children who were watching, but he got stuck halfway down.In 1890, department store Santas began appearing all over America, especially on the East Coast around Boston.Parents in other countries joined together and hire
15、d passenger trains to take their families to see these Santas.At the same time, Ralph EMorris of the New England Telephone Company suggested that strings of lights be hung on Christmas trees.After all, lights would be much safer than candles.Our modernday image of Santa as a fat man is based on ads
16、of the CocaCola company in the 1930s.Artist Hans Sundblom used a retired salesman named Les Prentice as his model.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。圣诞节传统的起源是所有节日中最吸引人的，人们了解这些起源也是为了使圣诞节过得更美妙。5What can we learn from Paragraph 1?AChristmas is the most important holiday.BThe traditions of Christmas are based on facts.CThere
17、 was not any record of Christmas in the past.DMore and more people begin to celebrate Christmas.B推理判断题。由第一段可知，我们喜欢的任何圣诞节传统都可以追溯到历史上特定的由来，并且知道这些活动是如何产生的。由此可推知，这些传统都是建立在事实之上的。6What do we know about Nicholas?AHe set up the first Christian church.BHe was called Santa Claus when he was born.CHis clothes
18、are similar to Santas suit in color.DHis image is the same as the modernday Santa.C推理判断题。由第二段“The first paintings of him show Nicholas wearing the clothes of a Christian bishopred decorated with white.When we see Santas suit today, were still seeing the two kinds of colors.”可知，尼古拉斯第一批画像中穿着基督教主教的衣服红色
19、镶有白色的衣服。在如今圣诞老人的装扮中，我们看到的仍然是这两种颜色。7Three poor girls are mentioned to Aprove that Nicholas used to be a rich manBtell of the origin of Santa filling stockingsCshow Christmas was set up mainly for the poorDdescribe a famous story in the early fourth centuryB细节理解题。由第三段“Thats how the tradition of Santa
20、filling stockings got its start.”可知，提到三个穷苦女孩是为了讲述圣诞老人把礼物放进袜子这一传统的由来。8What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?ASanta didnt become popular until the year of 1890.BCandles have never been used on Christmas trees.CThe CocaCola company designed the image of Santa.DSanta began giving gifts by climb
21、ing down chimneys in 1841.A推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，1890年，圣诞老人百货商场盛行于美国，尤其是在波士顿的东海岸。世界各地的家长一起带着家人，坐着租来的旅客列车观赏这些圣诞老人。由此可知，圣诞老人于1890年开始流行。.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。One day，my brother and I were in our apartment.My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything.I was do
22、ing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV.All of a sudden，the doorbell rang，Dingdong! Dingdong! My younger brother had rushed to the door before I decided to answer the door.We both thought that our parents had come home.As a result，he unlocked the door and opened it.Outside of the ho
23、use stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber boots.He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.Without thinking，my brother said，“No.” He asked if we would like to buy some com
24、ic books(漫画书), which he was selling.I quickly explained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents permission.However，it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.Then，I realized something terrible would happen.As I was ab
25、out to close the door，he forced his way into our house.He forced me to tie up my brothers hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket.I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie(解开)it himself as we often did.The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us
26、 in the kitchen.Soon，he went upstairs to search the bedroom for something valuable，I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands.He then untied it for me.I rushed to the telephone to call the police，but the line was dead.注意： 1续写的词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。The doors were all locked from the o
27、utside and whats more，I did not have the keys. Just at the same time our parents came back home. 参考范文The doors were all locked from the outside and whats more，I did not have the keys.But luckily the man forgot to lock the window of the kitchen.Both my brother and I managed to get out of the house th
28、rough the window and we ran to the nearby police station and asked them for help.The police arrived at our house as soon as possible.And as a result，the man was caughtJust at the same time our parents came back home. The police asked my family to go to the police station.At the police station the po
29、lice told us that the man was a wanted robber，who pretended to sell comic books and they had been looking for him for a long time.The police praised my brother and me for our bravery.After we went back home，I told my parents the whole story.They were thankful that we didnt get hurt but they scolded me for not stopping my brother from opening the door to strangers.I learned a lesson on safety and responsibility.
