1、课时作业20Unit 5Canada“The True North”.短语填空impressed by, at dawn, settle down, managed to, rather than ,caught sight of, has a gift forin the distance, surrounded with, take measures1Its time for class and we should _ to do todays homework.2Finally I _ find the golden watch I had lost at the sports meet
2、ing.3She _ her former schoolmate in town yesterday and they hadnt seen each other for long.4His youngest daughter _ music；he plans to send her to a music training school.5I saw some children waving to the foreign guests _，but I couldnt see them clearly.6As a matter of fact，you are doing this for you
3、rself _ for others.7Our school is a good place to study in；it is _ tall green trees.8The government has promised to _ to help the homeless.9The teachers were most _ the young girls performance in the exam.10The campers set off _ in order to arrive at the park before supper.答案1.settle down2.managed t
4、o3.caught sight of4.has a gift for5.in the distance6.rather than7.surrounded with8.take measures9.impressed by10.at dawn.单词拼写1This city has a small population，only _(稍稍) over three hundred thousand.2Of the seven _(大洲)，Asia is the largest，while Oceania is the smallest.3The police _(包围) the house and
5、caught the kidnapper eventually.4The tall boy with blue eyes，curly hair and _(宽阔的) shoulders is from France.5In some western countries，_(距离)is measured in miles.6The company has a long _(传统) of fine design.7We listened to the news with a _(混合)of surprise and happiness.8The area，which _(测量) 5 kilomet
6、res by 3 kilometres，has been purchased by the army.9Can you _(证实)what happened?10Your mother was clearly not _(印象深刻)by our behaviour in the restaurant.答案1.slightly2.continents3.surrounded4.broad5.distance6.tradition7.mixture8.measures9.confirm10.impressed.单项填空1Now，where is my notebook?_！Well be late
7、 for the lecture.A. Come on B. Dont worryC. Take your time D. Take it easy解析come on可用于表示催促对方、劝诱、激励、挑战等。此处表示催促“快点吧”。答案A2The football player had _gift for football when he was a child. Now he is _second to none in the football field.A. the；the B. the；aC. a；the D. a；/解析考查冠词。have a gift for对有天赋；second t
8、o none不比任何人差，首屈一指。答案D3The new model of car is so expensive that it is only_the reach of those with high incomes.A. beyond B. atC. in D. within解析考查介词。within the reach of.能得到/到达/拿到等。beyond/out of the reach of.得不到/够不到/拿不到等。答案D4With so much noise of the traffic, I couldnt _and do my research work.A. put
9、 down B. settle downC. break down D. take down解析考查短语辨析。settle down安心。put down放下，写下，镇压；break down(机器)损坏，破坏；take down记下，记录。答案B5Are you worried about the result of the exam?Only_.A. absolutely B. approximatelyC. slightly D. extremely解析考查副词辨析。slightly稍稍，轻微地。由only可知答案为slightly。absolutely绝对地，完全地；approxima
10、tely大约，接近；extremely极其地，非常地。答案C6There is no doubt, in my opinion，_matters is not the speed，but the quality of the products.A. that B. whichC. what that D. that what解析考查名词性从句。that引导的同位语从句说明doubt的内容；在此同位语从句中含有一个主语从句what matters。答案D7Would you care for a drink?No, thanks. I_.A. would rather not B. wouldn
11、t like toC. would like to D. prefer to have one解析考查交际用语，由No，thanks.可以看出是拒绝别人的好意，所以答案选A。答案A8The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.Dont worry. We have already _two thirds of it.A. got down B. got throughC. given in D. given away解析此题考查动词词组辨析。get down下来，落下；give in投降，认输；give away泄露秘密；ge
12、t through完成。答案B9The exam was difficult.How did you _ to pass it?Amanage BserveCadapt Dconstruct解析manage设法做成某事。serve招待，为服务；adapt适应；construct建造。答案A10The 60th anniversary military parade on Tiananmen Square made a great _ on every Chinese.Ainfluence BpressureCimpression Deffect解析make a great impression
13、 on给留下深刻印象。答案C11What a wonderful tower it is!So it is.It can be seen from a _ of two miles.Alength BdistanceCway Dspace解析distance 距离。length长；way方法；space空间。答案B12She was so upset by the accident that she couldnt _ to explain just what happened.Asettle down Btake downCput down Dbring down解析settle down安
14、定下来。take down拿下；put down写下，记下；bring down降低。答案A13(2010温州模拟)Not until I went through his paper _ what rapid progress he had made in writing.AI did find Bdid I findCI had found Dwas I found解析not until位于句首，句子采用部分倒装，且与一般过去时连用。答案B14(2010杭州模拟)The question seemed easy _，but when the students tried to answer
15、 it，they discovered how difficult it was.Ain the first place Bin sightCfirst of all Dat first sight解析at first sight乍一看。in the first place第一；in sight看得见；first of all首先。答案D15(2010天津模拟)You seemed to have been impressed by her songs.Well，not exactly so.It was her way of singing _ her voice that really i
16、mpressed me.Arather than Bother thanCmore than Dless than解析rather than而不是，符合句意。other than除了；more than不仅仅；less than少于。答案A.完形填空(2010浙江)I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old.My mother told us that we would not be_1_Christmas gifts because there was not enough money.I felt sad and th
17、ought，“What would I say when the other kids asked what Id_2_？”Just when I started to_3_that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women_4_at our house with gifts for all of us.For me they brought a doll.I felt such a sense of_5_that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned t
18、o school.I wasnt_6_.Somebody had thought_7_of me to bring me a gift.Years later，when I stood in the kitchen of my new house，thinking how I wanted to make my_8_Christmas there special and memorable，I_9_remembered the womens visit.I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of_10_for as many c
19、hildren as I could possibly reach.So I_11_a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿)at the Christmas party.For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies，_12_with a childs name.We wanted all of them to know th
20、ey were_13_.Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I_14_them that they couldnt open their presents_15_every child had come forward.Finally the_16_they had been waiting for came as I called out.“One，two，three.Open your presents！”As the children opened their packages，their faces b
21、eamed and their bright smiles_17_up the room.The_18_in the room was obvious and_19_wasnt just about toys.It was a feelingthe feeling I knew_20_that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit.I wasnt forgotten.Somebody thought of me.I matter.1A.sending Breceiving Cmaking Dexchanging 解析由下一句话“因
22、为我们没有足够的钱”，所以“我们不会收到礼物了”。答案B2A.found Bprepared Cgot Dexpected解析我想：“当其他的孩子问我收到了什么礼物的时候我该怎么说呢？”答案C3A.doubt Bhope Csuggest Daccept解析在我开始要接受这一事实即那年没有什么圣诞节的时候。答案D4A.broke in Bsettled down Cturned up Dshowed off解析三个妇女拿着礼物出现在了我们家。break in，“破门而入”；settle down，“稳定下来”；turn up，“出现”；show off，“炫耀”。答案C5A.relief Bl
23、oss Cachievement Djustice解析当我回到学校时因为有了礼物便不会再感到尴尬，因此我松了一口气。relief，“宽慰”；loss，“损失”；achievement，“成就”；justice，“正义”。答案A6A.blamed Bloved Cforgotten Daffected解析由最后一段倒数第三句可知答案。答案C7A.highly Blittle Cpoorly Denough解析有人为我想得很周到，给我带来了礼物。答案D8A.present Bfirst Crecent Dprevious解析与“my new house”相呼应，应是“我想使在那儿的第一个圣诞节与众
24、不同、值得纪念”。答案B9A.hardly BinstantlyCregularly Doccasionally解析我立刻记起了那些女士的造访。instantlyimmediately，“立刻”；hardly，“几乎不”；regularly，“有规律地”；occasionally，“偶尔地”。答案B10A.strength Bindependence Cimportance Dsafety解析我想为尽可能多的孩子创造一种同样的重要的感觉，即他们每个人都很重要。答案C11A.kept up with Bcaught up with Ccame up with Dput up with解析我想出了
25、一个计划。keep up with，“与保持一致”；catch up with，“追上”；come up with，“想出”；put up with，“忍受”。答案C12A.none Bfew Csome Deach解析每一份礼物上都有孩子的名字。答案D13A.fine Bspecial Chelpful Dnormal解析我们想让所有的孩子知道他们自己都是与众不同的。答案B14A.reminded Bguaranteed Cconvinced Dpromised解析我提醒他们直到每一个孩子都走到前面来才能打开他们的礼物。答案A15A.after Buntil Cwhen Dsince解析 n
26、ot.until.句型。答案B16A.chance Bgift Cmoment Dreward解析他们一直在等待的时刻到来了。答案C17A.lit Btook Cburned Dcheered解析他们脸上灿烂的笑容照亮了屋子。light up，“照亮”；take up，“占据”；burn up，“烧旺”；cheer up，“振作精神”。答案A18A.atmosphere Bsympathy Ccalmness Djoy解析屋子里充满了欢乐。答案D19A.it Bsuch Csomething Deverybody解析 it指代“屋子里的欢乐”。答案A20A.by Btill Cfor Dfro
27、m解析这种感觉来自多年前的那个圣诞节。答案D.阅读理解I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened.Looking down，I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank.There I saw Ma Shwe with her threemonthold calf struggling in the fastrising water，and it was a lifeanddeath s
28、truggle.Her calf was floating and screaming with fear.Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water，and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body.Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.There was a sudden rise in the
29、 water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone.Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻)against the rocky bank.Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.J
30、ust at this moment she fell back into the river.If she were carried down，it would be certain death.I knew，as well as she did ，that there was one spot(地点)where she could get up the bank，but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the
31、 sound of a mothers love.Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music.文章大意 本文描述了一头母象在危急时刻营救落水小象的经过。1The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw_.Athe calf was about to fall into the
32、 riverBMa Shwe was placing the calf on the rockCthe calf was washed away by the rising waterDMa Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句“Looking down，I immediately recognized that something was wrong，and ran down to the edge of the near bank.”和第五句“Ma Shwe was as near to t
33、he far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body.”可知，当作者跑到水边时，母象Ma Shwe正在用身体挡住喘急的流水，以免小象被大水冲走，故D项正确。答案D2How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fastflowing water?ABy putting it on a safe spot.BBy pressing it aga
34、inst her body.CBy taking it away with her.DBy carrying it on her back.解析细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.”可知母象最终把小象放在了一个安全的地方，故A项正确。答案A3How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring?AI
35、t was a great comfort.BIt was a sign of danger.CIt was a call for help.DIt was a musical note.解析细节理解题。由文章最后一句“.roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music.”可知母象的吼叫对于小象就像音乐一样充满慰藉，故A项正确。答案A4What can be the best title for the text?AA Mothers LoveBA Brave ActCA Deadly RiverDA Matter of Life and Death解析 主旨大意题。本文描述了一头母象在危急时刻不顾个人安危营救落水小象的经过，赞美了母爱的力量。最后一段的“I heard the sound of a mothers love.”更好地揭示了主题。答案A
