1、课时作业(八 )Unit 3Section Grammar五种主要时态.阅读理解AI drove to a local supermarket one day. My shopping list was long and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a weeks worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could afford it all.As I approached the door, I sa
2、w an old man with kind eyes and a gentle smile. He said he was collecting (募捐) for a local food bank. He handed me a second shopping list and asked if I could help him. I smiled back, took the list and walked into the store. I really wanted to help but wasnt sure whether I could help this time.I wal
3、ked through the store, getting what I needed. When I looked down at my full cart I wondered again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then as I put my own list back into my pocket I remembered the food bank list under it. I smiled. I went over and picked up two of the biggest boxes of rice for t
4、he food bank. It took another six dollars out of my wallet, but my heart felt six times larger when I did it. And when everything was totaled, I had just enough to pay.It takes so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a childs hungry belly. A smile and hug can help
5、to heal a broken heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random (随意的) act of kindness can change someones life. It is up to you, though. You can think of yourself and those close to you while saving a few dollars on rice for people in need.1When the author took the
6、 list given by the old man，he _.Athought highly of the old mans behaviorBrefused to take the shopping list to the storeCwasnt sure if he could help himDdecided to give him a hand at once2Which of the following statements does the author probably agree with?ANothing but smiles can help heal a broken
7、heart.BIt actually takes so little for us to make a difference to others.COur world would be poor without kindness and help.DIt is important for us to think of those who are in great need of rice.3What would be the best title for this passage?AA Pleasant Shopping ExperienceBAn Old BeggarCA Long Shop
8、ping ListDA Small Act of KindnessBIt was Sunday, so dad and I were at the secondhand goods market, looking for tools, appliances (家用电器) , and other things that needed cleaning. Some were broken; others, like silver cups, just needed to be cleaned and polished. It was 1974, and the depression(经济衰退) w
9、as very serious. Dad worked fulltime at a factory, but the money wasnt enough. Dad had tried a second job for a while, but he found it was too hard on the family. One day, he had an excellent idea that set me on a lifelong course of making money to support myself. Standing beside a crowded table at
10、the secondhand goods market, I looked over an ancient manual sewing machine. Someone had changed it to run on electric power. It was much older than Moms machine, but it looked like it had quality and a long life built into it. “Dad！” I called. “This is a beauty！”Dad walked over, pulling a cart full
11、 of audio equipment, tools, wornout appliances, and what appeared to be a block of dull kitchen knives. “What have you got, Son？” I described what I saw and what I figured I could do to fix the beauty up. Dad paid for my discovery, and we headed home.Every day after school I worked on the ancient ma
12、chine, and every night Dad and I sharpened tools and knives, polished metal, and replaced missing parts from various items. The next Sunday we headed off, as we did every weekend, to that same market, where we sold the treasures wed purchased the week beforeat a tidy profit. My antique beauty brough
13、t in more money than anything else, and Dad let me keep every penny.Dad has gone now, but I can never thank him enough. Even if we hadnt needed the extra money Dad and I brought in, I wouldnt have traded those weekends for all the picnics or Little League games in St. Louisnot in a million years.4Wh
14、at was Dads good idea?AGetting a second job for a while.BHaving his son get an afterschool job.CSaving money by only buying used items.DBuying things and fixing them up for resale.5Why did the author want to buy the old sewing machine?ABecause he wanted to change it into an electric machine.BBecause
15、 he thought it was like his Moms machine.CBecause he thought it was of good quality.DBecause he wanted to practice his repair skills.6We can infer that the author thanks his father most for _.Aletting him shop at the marketBhelping him choose treasuresCallowing him to keep money by himselfDteaching
16、him a lesson of selfsupport7What would be the best title for the text?AWeekends at the Secondhand Goods MarketBAn Expensive Sewing MachineCAn Accidental DiscoveryDJobs During the Economic Depression.完形填空A mother with cancer has been moved by the kindness of a stranger as she fights with the terrible
17、 disease.Jerina Edwards and her family were _1_ at a Chinese restaurant when a customer offered to _2_their bill. In a touching note written on the bill for the meal, the _3_ explained the inspiration behind his Christmas kindness. The kindhearted stranger who offered help _4_ how his own life had b
18、een affected by cancer five years before. “I lost my _5_ to cancer five years ago，” he _6_ on the bill. “I know how _7_ it can be going through this. My children lost their mother. Your meal is on me.”Ms Edwards _8_ the kind stranger alongside a photo of the bill posted on the Love What Matters Face
19、book page. The widelyshared _9_ has since been viewed more than 35,000 times. “We went out to eat last night at a little Chinese place after church. Right as we were getting ready to _10_ our ticket, the waitress brought us this instead，” she said. “Someone in the restaurant had paid our bill and le
20、ft us this _11_. More than anything, having cancer has shown me that there are a lot of _12_ people in this world and that I am _13_ for my own family.”Although her diagnosis (诊断) was not terminal (致命的), Ms Edwards said cancer had _14_ her family and herself so much. “It has been hard，” she said.“I
21、have fought; I have been sick; tears have been shed; I have missed out on things; I have lost my hair, but I will live. My parents will _15_ have their daughter; my husband will have his wife; my children will still have their mother.” She ended her emotional post with a personal message to the stra
22、nger at the restaurant. “Whoever you arethank you。”1A.resting BchattingCeating Dsinging2A.pay BseeCshare Dcheck3A.boss BteacherCcook Dstranger4A.described BreportedCrepeated Drecorded5A.wife BchildCfather Dparent6A.improved BfocusedCwrote Dhanded7A.easy BfavorableCtough Dwonderful8A.thanked BhelpedC
23、noticed Dmisunderstood9A.photo BbookCmagazine Dpost10A find out Bput awayClook for Dask for11A.note BdishClesson Dtea12A.tall BgoodCyoung Dbad13A sorry BgratefulChateful Dconcerned14A.left BcostCtaught Dbenefited15A never BthenCstill Dhardly课时作业(八 ).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者的亲身经历说明了这样一个道理：我们一个小小的善举
24、就会让我们的世界变得更美好。1答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“I really wanted to help but wasnt sure whether I could help this time”可知，当作者拿着那位老人给的购物清单时，他不确定自己是否能够提供帮助，故选C。2答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“It takes so little to make our world a better place”可知，作者觉得我们只需要付出一小点，就可以对别人产生影响，让世界变得更美好，故选B。3答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。文章讲述了作者的一个小小的善举。故选D。B【
25、语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了美国经济萧条时期，父子两人每周日去旧货市场淘下旧物，修补之后再次售卖来赚钱的故事。4答案与解析：D考查推理判断。由前两段和倒数第二段中的“where we sold the treasures wed purchased the week beforeat a tidy profit”可知，父亲想到的好主意是到旧货市场买下东西，把它们修理好再出售，故选D。5答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“It was much older than Moms machine, but it looked like it had quality and a long
26、 life built into it”可知，作者发现了一台老式缝纫机，它虽然很旧，但看起来质量很好，很耐用。故选C。6答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“One day，he had an excellent idea that set me on a lifelong course of making money to support myself”以及下文中的故事可以推断出，作者非常感谢父亲，是因为父亲教会了他自立。故选D。7答案与解析：A考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文作者回忆了经济萧条时期，为贴补家用，父子两人每周日去旧货市场淘下旧物，修补之后再次售卖来赚钱的经历，并且感激父
27、亲教会了他如何自立。故选A。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，一个陌生人给身患癌症的爱德华兹夫人买了单，他说他能理解身患癌症的人的难处。同时，爱德华兹夫人也表达了对那个陌生人和其他帮助她的人的感激之情。1答案与解析：C根据下文第二段“.for the meal”可知，Jerina Edwards和她的家人正在一家中国餐厅就餐。2答案与解析：A根据下文第三段“Someone in the restaurant had paid our bill.”可知，饭店里有人付了“我们”的账单。由此可知，一位顾客为爱德华兹一家付了账。3答案与解析：D根据上文“A mother with cancer
28、has been moved by the kindness of strangers.”及下文“The kindhearted stranger.”及下文最后一段“. the stranger at the restaurant”可知，一位患癌症的母亲被一位陌生人的善举所感动。由此可知，这位陌生人解释了他的这一行为。4答案与解析：A根据上文“In a touching note written on the bill for the meal”可知，在那顿饭的账单上写着一段让人感动的字。由此可知，那个提供帮助的好心陌生人(在账单上)_了他五年前自己的生活是如何被癌症影响了。5答案与解析：A根
29、据下文“My children lost their mother”可知，那个陌生人的孩子失去了他们的母亲。由此可知，那个陌生人五年前失去了得癌症的妻子。6答案与解析：C根据上文“In a touching note written on the bill for the meal”可知，在那顿饭的账单上写着一段让人感动的字。由此可知，那位陌生人在账单上写道。7答案与解析：C根据下文“My children lost their mother”可知，那个陌生人的孩子失去了他们的母亲。由此可知，当他看到爱德华兹女士时，他能够感同身受，知道经历这些会多艰难。8答案与解析：A根据上文及下文最后一段“
30、.thank you”可知，那个陌生人为爱德华兹一家付了饭钱。由此可知，爱德华兹女士感谢了这位善良的陌生人。9答案与解析：D根据上文“. a photo of the bill posted on the Love What Matters Facebook page”及下文“. viewed more than 35,000 times”及下文最后一段“She ended her emotional post with.”可知，(爱德华兹女士)发了一个账单的照片的帖子到脸书“Love What Matters”上。被查看了超过35 000次。爱德华兹女士用结束她感人的帖子。由此可知，被共享的
31、帖子已经被观看超过35 000次。10答案与解析：D根据语境可知，当我们正要准备要我们的小票(账单)时，女服务员却拿了个便条给我们。11答案与解析：A根据上文第二段“In a touching note written on the bill for the meal”可知，在那顿饭的账单上写着一段让人感动的字。由此可知，饭店里有人为爱德华兹一家付了账，然后留给他们一张字条。12答案与解析：B根据语境可知，爱德华兹女士说，最重要的是，得了癌症让她知道这个世界上有很多好人。13答案与解析：B根据语境可知，爱德华兹女士说，最重要的是，得了癌症让她知道这个世界上有很多好人，她对她的家人也心存感激。14答案与解析：B根据上文可知，爱德华兹女士得了癌症，故她说癌症花费了她们家很多(钱)。15答案与解析：C根据上文“. but I will live”及下文“my husband will have his wife; my children will still have their mother.”可知，但是“我”会活着。“我”的丈夫还会拥有他的妻子；“我”的孩子也仍会拥有他们的母亲。故“我”的父母仍会拥有他们的女儿。
