1、Module 2课下能力提升(八).阅读理解For most kids, height isnt something they can change, so what do you do if you dont like how tall or short you are? It might be girls feeling too tall and boys feeling too short but some really tall boys might not like all that height and some shorter girls might get tired of a
2、ll the jokes or of feeling like theyre staying little while their friends are growing up.If you are still worried about your height, talk to your parents and your doctor. Most kids dont have a growth problem that needs help from a doctor, but its always OK to ask if youre concerned.So for most kids,
3、 it seems like theres not much to do but wait to see how it all turns out. But you can do something right now: eat healthy and take care of yourself. If you get the nutrition (营养), sleep, and exercise you need, youre likely to reach your maximum height. In other words, youll grow as tall as you were
4、 meant to grow.And even though you may hear people say it, taking extra vitamins or supplements (补品) that you can buy in a store wont help you get taller. Just stick to a healthy diet if you want to be the tallest you can be!Kids who wish they werent so tall should still eat healthy and take care of
5、 themselves, of course. Eating less wont make you end up any shorter unless you really starved yourself and made yourself sick.As they get older, most kids learn to feel comfortable with their height, whether they turn out tall, short, or somewhere in between.1What is this text mainly about?ASome ti
6、ps on how to grow taller.BSome advice on height worries.CSome problems kids are facing.DSome factors that affect height.2If you want to grow taller, you are advised to do the following except _Aget enough sleepBtake some exerciseCtake extra vitaminsDget enough nutrition3Well feel comfortable with ou
7、r height _Aafter we tell the parentsBafter we see the doctorCwhen we grow tallerDwhen we get older4Who does this text written for?AKids. BParents. CDoctors. DTeachers.任务型阅读I live in the country and the water where I live is very rusty (腐蚀的)Sometimes my toilet looks like it hasnt been cleaned for 40
8、years. So I have found myself looking for tips on how to keep a toilet clean. 1._ Magic erasers! If you put a chunk (大块) of a magic eraser in the tank of your toilet it will clean every time you flush (用水冲洗). 2._ I think its a great idea to throw a usedup magic eraser in there rather than ripping up
9、 a new one too.3_ If you poke a hole into a bottle of vinegar and then put the whole bottle into your toilet tank, the vinegar will help you use less water with every flush!Wet dry sand paper works really well for scrubbing stubborn stains! 4._， however, as it will scratch the surface.5_ I think it
10、would be a good idea to make full use of the suggestions above so that it can help you to fight against the stains the whole time you are away.AThis really works!BA small bottle of vinegar!CHere is what I have found so far.DYou can use wet dry sand paper whenever you like. ESo there you have some ti
11、ps for battling against rusty water in a toilet.FDo not use sand paper on any of your other bathroom surfaces.GIt is necessary to use a new magic eraser.完形填空What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _1_ them a story and finally they were asleep.“B
12、abysitting(照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely _2_，”she thought.“Sleep，”she considered，“if only I could！”But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _3_ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) _4_ way to make money obviously
13、hadnt met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Marys _5_ felt heavier and heavier. I mustnt sleep, she thought which was _6_ what she did, of course.Strangely enough, she soon _7_ that she was a worldfamous chef (主厨). She made a _8_ and wore
14、 diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or _9_ her favorite hobby. She _10_ took the leading role in her own TV show.That is, until she became too _11_“I am definitely the best in the world，”she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But
15、 _12_ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she _13_ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. _14_ set in, but Mary could not run she was _15_to the spot. She tried hard to move,
16、 but could not, _16_ a sharp sound awoke her.She got shocked and confused _17_ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three _18_ little faces and some very burnt bread.“Sorry, we were hungry and you were _19_， so we tried to make some bread，”explained a boy. Relieved, M
17、ary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She _20_ them never to fall asleep on the job again!1A.givenBwrittenCtold Dtaught2A.successful BhelpfulCtiring Dsurprising3A.shook BputCbent Dkept4A.difficult BboringCimportant Deasy5A.eyes BmindCheart Dlegs6A.nicely BexactlyCcuriously Dcarelessly7A.r
18、ealized BremindedClearnt Ddreamt8A.decision BfortuneCbusiness Dplan9A.cooking BreadingCrunning Dbabysitting10A.just BeverCeven Donly11A.selfish BproudCstubborn Dsensitive12A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing13A.tried BarrangedCmanaged Dprepared14A.Panic BPainCNoise DStress15A.frozen BdraggedCp
19、ushed Dbrought16A.because BuntilCas Dunless17A.smoke BlightCwater Dfire18A.cheerful BstrangeCguilty Dconfident19A.busy BhungryCworried Dasleep20A.promised BallowedCexpected Dpersuaded.语法填空A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. 1._ sat next to each other.“Whats that in your bag？”asked the
20、 young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man. “Gold. There was nothing but gold，”answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was 2._ great surprise. Then he began to think about 3._ to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly kee
21、p his eyes open. After a while the old man 4._ (lie) down on the chair and fell asleep. The young man took 5._ big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur (毛皮) coat was under the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, 6._ in vain (白
22、费). At last he took off his coat, 7._ (think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.Worried but 8._ (delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place 9._ he thought the old man couldnt find him. He stopped and qui
23、ckly opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station 10._ (hurry) only to find that the old man was gone. 短文改错Today my classmate and I went to a farm for a trip. I get up at six o clock and we set off by bus. On the bus, some of us sang, and some
24、of us talked. We all had good time. Two hours late, we arrived at the gate of the farm, that the farmers were waiting to give us a warm welcome. After we were shown around the big farm, they began to plant trees. It was really a good way to getting close to nature and protect the environment at the
25、same time. Next, we had a picnic and it was great fun to eat on the open air. Finally, we went home at half past four. Although all of us was tired, our trip was really very more unforgettable.课下能力提升(八).语篇解读：本文是一篇生活类的议论文短文，讲述了关于孩子身高问题的一些建议。1解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章的首句“For most kids, height isnt something the
26、y can change, so what do you do if you dont like how tall or short you are？”和全文的分析，可知这篇文章主要讲述的是孩子的身高问题，并且就此提的一些建议，故选B。2解析：选C细节理解题。根据文中第四段“taking extra vitamins or supplements (补品) that you can buy in a store wont help you get taller”可知补充额外的维生素是帮助不了长高的，故选C。3解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“As they get older, most
27、 kids learn to feel comfortable with their height” 可知当我们长大以后，就会对身高不那么在意了，故选D。4解析：选A推理判断题。根据上下文的分析，可知，这篇文章是对孩子提出的一些关于帮助长高的建议，所以写作对象推测是Kids，故选A。.语篇解读：本文中作者介绍了自己所生活的乡下地区因为水腐蚀性较强，导致厕所看起来不够干净。作者提出了一些清理厕所的建议。1解析：选C根据上句“So I have found myself looking for tips on how to keep a toilet clean”我已经找到了一些保持厕所清洁的建议
28、。那么接下来就是列举自己的建议，本句属于过渡句，C项“Here is what I have found so far(这就是到目前为止我所找到的建议)”符合上下文的过渡串联。2解析：选A根据下句“I think its a great idea to throw a usedup magic eraser in there rather than ripping up a new one too.”可知使用魔力擦是一个很好的清洁厕所的主意，因为魔力擦真的很起作用，清洁的效果很好。故A项符合上下文串联。 3.解析：选B根据下句“the vinegar will help you use les
29、s water with every flush！”可知本段叙述的是用醋清洁厕所的方法，故B项A small bottle of vinegar！符合上下文串联。故B正确。4解析：选F根据后半句“however，as it will scratch the surface”可知干砂纸会擦坏浴室的表面，所以千万不要使用砂纸来擦拭。故F项符合上下文串联。5解析：选E根据下句“I think it would be a good idea to make full use of the suggestions above”可知本段属于归纳总结，是对文章2、3、4三段中提出建议的总结，选项中E项符合上
30、下文串联。.语篇解读：本文叙述了主人公作为保姆带三个不同年龄段的孩子，感觉非常累。有一次她无意中睡着了，而且还在做梦。孩子们饿了就自己烤面包，于是造成了有趣的故事。1解析：选Cgive“给，授予”；write“写作”；tell“告知”；teach“教育”；tell sb.a story“给某人讲故事”。句意：Mary不得不给他们讲故事，他们终于睡着了。故C正确。2解析：选Csuccessful“成功的”；helpful“乐于助人的”；tiring“令人疲惫的”；surprising“令人惊讶的”；根据下文得知主人公作为保姆带三个不同年龄段的孩子，感觉非常累也非常辛苦。故C正确。3解析：选Bsh
31、ake“摇晃”；put“放置”；bend“弯”；keep“保持”。根据意思，Mary在忙完工作后将脚架在沙发上休息。故B正确。4解析：选Ddifficult“困难的”；boring“厌烦的”；important“重要的”；easy“简单的”。根据本句意思“无论是谁说过照看孩子是很容易赚钱的方式，那么这个人很明显没有遇见过这三个孩子”故D正确。5解析：选Aeye“眼睛”；mind“思维”；heart“心脏”；leg“腿”；根据前文，Mary因为很累眼皮越来越沉重，睁不开。故A正确。6解析：选Bnicely“很好地”；exactly“正是，就是”；curiously“好奇地”；carelessly
32、“大意地”。句意：“我不能睡着，她想。她当然也的确是这样做的。”根据句意可知B正确。7解析：选Drealize“意识到”；remind“提醒”；learn“学习”；dream“做梦，梦想”。根据下一段得知Mary做了一个梦。下文正是对这个梦的内容展开叙述。故D正确。8解析：选Bdecision“决定”；fortune“财富，机会”；business“生意”；plan“计划”。动词短语make a fortune make much money“赚了大钱”。她做了一个梦，带着钻石穿着定制的衣服。故B正确。9解析：选B根据本句句意，“大多数的日子里她都在游泳池边休闲，和有钱人聚会或者是做着她最喜爱
33、的事读书。这些都是比较悠闲的活动。很多同学误选A cooking，但文章中并没有体现主人公很喜爱做饭，而是强调她变有钱人后所过的生活多么丰富多彩。故B正确。”10解析：选Cjust“只是，仅仅”；ever“曾经”；even“甚至”；only“仅仅”。本句是对前文的递进增补，“甚至还做了自己电视节目的主演。”故C正确。11解析：选Bselfish“自私的”；proud“自豪的，骄傲的”；stubborn“固执的；顽固的”；sensitive“敏感的”。根据下一句“Im definitely the best in the world.”我一定是世界上最棒的，体现Mary骄傲的心情。12解析：选D
34、everything“每件事情”；something“某件事情”；anything“任何事情”；nothing“没有事情”；Nothing seemed to go right. “什么都不对劲”。故D正确。13解析：选Ctry“努力去做，尽力去做”；arrange“计划去做”； manage“设法做成某事”；prepare“准备去做”。尽管遇见了这么多的麻烦，但她还是设法做成了。故C正确。14解析：选Apanic“恐慌”；pain“痛苦”；noise“噪音”；stress“压力”。 根据文意Mary 此时非常恐慌。故A正确。 15解析：选Afreeze“冻住”；drag“拖，拉，拽”；pus
35、h“推”；bring“带来”。be frozen to the spot“站在一个地方动不了”。本句叙述她无法动弹。故A正确。16解析：选Bbecause“因为”；until“直到”；as“因为，正如”；unless“除非”。根据句意，她努力想移动但是没有做到，直到一道尖锐的声音惊醒了她。故B正确。17解析：选Asmoke“烟”；light“光线”；water“水”；fire“火”。根据“some very burnt bread”可知厨房因为烤焦面包在冒烟。故A正确。18解析：选Ccheerful“振奋的”；strange“奇怪的”；guilty“内疚的”；confident“自信的”。根据
36、后文，孩子说抱歉，说明他们在厨房烤焦面包感到内疚，不好意思。故C正确。19解析：选Dbusy“忙碌的”；hungry“饥饿的”；worried“担心的”；asleep“入睡的， 睡着的”。根据前文，得知Mary当时正在熟睡。故D正确。20解析：选Apromise“承诺”；allow“允许”；expect“期待”；persuade“劝说”。短语promise sb. never to do sth.“向某人承诺不再做某事了”。她承诺再也不在上班时间睡觉了。.1.They2.in3.how4.lay5.the6.but7.thinking8.delighted9.where10.hurriedly.第一句：classmateclassmates第二句：getgot第四句：good前加a第五句：latelater; thatwhere第六句：theywe第七句：gettingget第八句：onin第十句：waswere; 去掉 more
