1、课时作业23Unit 23Conflict一、单元扣点.单词拼写1She always travels firstclass regardless of _(费用)答案expense2The money was _(分配) among schools in the area.答案distributed3The painting will be a lasting _(纪念物) to a remarkable woman.答案memorial4The fall in unemployment is a sign of a _(增强) economy.答案strengthening5There i
2、s little _(偏见) against workers from other EU states.答案prejudice6The books in the library are c_ according to subject.答案classified7After lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a c_.答案compromise8What kind of man would b_ his own sister to the police?答案betray9Sometimes I wonder if theres any j_ in
3、 this world.答案justice10She made an a_ for her son to see the doctor.答案appointment.翻译句子1我们的女儿是一个不错的舞者，她从许多舞者中脱颖而出。(stand out)答案Our daughter is a great dancer; she stands out above the rest.2为提高销售额而提出了各种各样的建议。(put forward)答案Various proposals were put forward for increasing sales.3我刚走到外面就开始下雨了。(No soon
4、er. than.)答案No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain.4他拉上窗帘遮住阳光。(keep. off.)答案He drew the curtain to keep the sun off.5供水能维持整个夏天吗？(hold out)答案Will the water supply hold out through the summer?二、阅读理解(2015四川卷)Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons
5、 and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for thei
6、r parental labours, they would earn as much as 172,000 a year.The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing the numbers, it found the average
7、 mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.To calculate just how much mothers
8、would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, parttime lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a parttime lawyer, at 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”， with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It
9、 also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not ju
10、st on Mothers Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be neverending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。在英国，按劳动量、劳动时间计算，一位母亲一年应该获得的收入应该比
11、首相还多。母亲所作的牺牲很大，但也非常值得。1How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A. $30,000. B. $142,000.C. $172,000. D. $202,000.答案与解析B考查细节理解。由第二段中的“they would earn as much as 172,000 a year”和第三段中的“This would make their yearly income 30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns”可知，首相一年的收入为
12、172, 00030, 000142,000。2The biggest challenge for most mothers is from _.A. emotional demand B. low pay for workC. heavy workload D. lack of training答案与解析A考查细节理解。由第六段“It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about mothe
13、rhood”可知，对大多数母亲来说，最大的挑战来自情感需求。3What is stressed in the last paragraph?A. Mothers importance shows in family all year long.B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C. Mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.答案与解
14、析B考查段落大意。由最后一段中的“can be neverending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent”可知，母亲所作的牺牲很大但非常值得。4What can we conclude from the study?A. Mothers working hours should be largely reduced.B. Mothers shoul
15、d balance their time for work and rest.C. Mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realised.D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.答案与解析C考查推理判断。由第一段中的“But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year”可知，母亲的劳动有更高的价值。三、完形填空(2016山西高考前质监)
16、“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life？” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are _1_ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements？” Ms. Kellers answer was the _2_ for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not
17、be known.”When Anne was little, she suffered a great _3_. A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic (疯子)” by the doctor. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne _4_ attacked anyone who approa
18、ched her. She _5_ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time._6_， an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to _7_ the task of looking after the girl. She went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didnt _8_ seeing her eve
19、ry day in the basement. The kindhearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and _9_ to her. She believed that _10_ she showed love, little Anne would be able to _11_.Finally, the doctor _12_ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed _1
20、3_ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her _14_ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she _15_ the mental hospital.After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to help _16_， just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great _17_ in Helen Keller. She cared
21、 for her, _18_ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan _19_ a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full _20_ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.1A. weak B. lame C. thin D. blind2A. prize B.
22、 praiseC. courage D. mood3A. storm B. accidentC. disaster D. harm4A. fiercely B. silentlyC. obviously D. exactly5A. welcomed B. ignoredC. cheered D. changed6A. Besides B. Thus C. Moreover D. However7A. take on B. look on C. go on D. turn on8A. consider B. stop C. permit D. continue9A. disappointment
23、 B. appreciationC. encouragement D. hate10A. as soon as B. even though C. as if D. so long as11A. grow B. write C. recover D. suit12A. approved B. noticedC. proposed D. operated13A. mildness B. sympathyC. calm D. wisdom14A. experiment B. belief C. sight D. condition15A. escaped B. finishedC. left D.
24、 survived16A. the others B. anotherC. other D. others17A. potential B. status C. affection D. satisfaction18A. committed B. trainedC. controlled D. raised19A. created B. foundC. developed D. spread20A. curiosity B. promiseC. confidence D. relief答案与解析语篇解读本文主要叙述了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen取得巨大成就的原因。1D你
25、失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的？weak“虚弱的”；lame“跛的”；thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。2BKeller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”；courage“勇气”；mood“情绪”。故B项正确。3C在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”；accident“(交通)事故”；harm“伤害，损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood”可知，C项正确。4A有时，小Anne猛烈地(fiercely
26、)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”；obviously“明显地“；exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。5B大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。welcome“欢迎”；cheer“欢呼”；change“改变“。故B项正确。6D然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小Anne还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个女孩的任务。besides“除之外(还)”；thus“因此”；moreover“而且”。故D项正确。7A参见上题解析。look on“旁观”；go on“持续”；turn on“打开”。故A项正确。8B但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop
27、)每天到地下室看她。consider“仔细考虑，认为”；permit“允许”；continue“继续”。故B项正确。9C这位善良的女士给小Anne留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”；appreciation“感激”；hate“仇恨，厌恶”。故C项正确。10D她相信只要(so long as)她表现出爱意，小Anne就能够恢复(recover)。even though“尽管”；as if“好像”；as soon as“一就”。so long as引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。11C参见上题解析。grow“成长”；write
28、“写”；suit“适合”。故C项正确。12B最终，医生注意到(noticed)小Anne的一些变化。approve“同意”；propose“建议”；operate“操作”。故B项正确。13A总是充满愤怒和敌意的Anne表现出了她以前从未有过的温和(mildness)和友善。根据语境可知，前后形成对比，且所填词与goodwill相近，故A项正确。sympathy“同情”；calm“平静的时期”；wisdom“智慧”。14D他们把Anne转移到了楼上，她的健康状况(condition)在不断地好转。experiment“实验”；belief“信仰”；sight“视力”。故D项正确。15C她离开(l
29、eft)了精神病院。escape“逃跑“；finish“完成”；survive“幸存”。故C项正确。16DAnne长大以后，她希望像那位善良的年长的护士帮助她一样帮助其他人(others)。故D项正确。17A她看到Helen身上巨大的潜能(potential)。status“地位”；affection“喜爱，钟爱”；satisfaction“满意”。故A项正确。18BAnne照顾她，严格地训练(trained)她。commit“承认”；control“控制”；raise“提升，征集，提起”。故B项正确。19AAnne在Hellen的人生里创造(created)了一个奇迹。find“发现”；develop“发展”；spread“传播”。故A项正确。20C但是首先是一位对小Anne充满信心(confidence)的善良的护士把一个沉默寡言的孩子变成了一位善良的老师。curiosity“好奇心”；promise“诺言”，relief“解脱，宽慰”，故C项正确。