1、课时作业24Making the news.完形填空After the typhoon, I went to the disasterstricken area to look after rescued animals. There I met Lucy, another _1_.Lucy operates an animal _2_ center. When I came to her website, I _3_ a picture of Victor, a dog. I asked Lucy about Victor. She told me that she rescued Vict
2、or from a _4_ man whod thrown him around or put him into a tiny box. Victor had _5_ on Lucys lap for several hours while she assured him he was safe and _6_ to find him a loving home.I decided to _7_ Victor. I renamed him “Chase” for his _8_ for chasing everything. Months later, Chases love for peop
3、le and his _9_ nature led us to earn the therapy dog certification. And we started a _10_ program at the local _11_. Kids read out to Chase to _12_ their skills. Sometimes, even a kid who is _13_ with reading will be comfortable with doing so to a dog.One little girl jumped up and down when she saw
4、Chase entering the library. Her joyful enthusiasm made me _14_. When Chase greeted her with a _15_，she clapped and said, “Look, Mommy, hes bowing！” Chase gave her his undivided _16_ while she read him a story. When her time was up, she signed up to read again.Im grateful for everything about Chase t
5、hat made this girl jump so _17_. I hadnt _18_ him to bow; hed bowed naturally. Id known the library visits would be about helping kids learn to read. But I hadnt realized what a(n) _19_ builder those visits would be for kids who were shy or didnt fit in. Chase was also a wonderful ambassador (大使) fo
6、r dogsteaching kids to be _20_ to animals.“我”从一个动物救援中心领养了一只狗，“我”给它重新命名为Chase；“我”和Chase在当地的图书馆开始了一个朗读计划，出乎意料的是，这帮助那些害羞或不合群的孩子建立了自信。此外，Chase也是狗狗们的一个很棒的大使，它教会孩子们关爱动物。1A.journalist BteacherCdoctor Dvolunteer答案：D解析：根据上文中的“look after rescued animals”和下文中的“Lucy operates an animal _2_ center”可以推测出，Lucy也是一名志
7、愿者。故选D。2A.health BrescueCtreatment Drecovery答案：B解析：根据第4空前的“she rescued Victor”可知，Lucy开了一个动物救援中心。故选B。3A.studied BtookCviewed Dcommented答案：C解析：根据上文中的“I came to her website”可知，“我”在Lucy的网站上看到了(viewed) Victor的照片。故选C。comment“评论”。4A.nobleminded BstrongwilledCbadtempered Dkindhearted答案：C解析：根据下文中的“whod throw
8、n him around or put him into a tiny box”可知，Victor之前的主人脾气不好，经常虐待它。故选C。5A.trembled BdependedCslept Dbarked答案：A解析：根据下文中的“while she assured him he was safe”以及第4小题的解析可知，当时Victor由于被主人虐待而在Lucy的腿上颤抖了几个小时。故选A。6A.promised BmanagedCfailed Dpretended答案：A解析：根据语境可知，Lucy的动物救援中心是救援动物的，由此可以推测出，当救了被虐待的Victor之后，Lucy承诺
9、要为它找一个充满爱的家。故选A。7A.support BadoptCaccompany Dmeet答案：B解析：根据下文中的“renamed him”以及下文“我”和Chase在图书馆开始朗读计划可知，“我”决定领养(adopt) Victor。故选B。8A.hope BtalentCdesire Dpassion答案：D解析：根据下文中的“chasing everything”可以推测出，因为“我”看到Victor酷爱追逐一切，所以才重新给它命名为Chase。故选D。passion for sth./doing sth.“酷爱某物/做某事”。9A.gentle BboringCcompeti
10、tive Dambitious答案：A解析：根据上文中的“love for people”以及语境可知，Chase的性情比较温和。故选A。10A.writing BcomfortingCreading Dlearning答案：C解析：根据下文中的“Kids read out to Chase”以及“when she saw Chase entering the library”可知，我们在当地的图书馆开始了一个阅读计划。故选C。11A.library BschoolChospital Dnursery答案：A解析：参见上题解析。12A.manage BexamineCsearch Dpract
11、ise答案：D解析：根据第19空后的“kids who were shy or didnt fit in”可知，我们开始这个朗读计划的目的是让孩子们通过朗读来锻炼自己的技能。故选D。13A.arguing BdealingCstruggling Dworking答案：C解析：根据语境可知，即使一个在朗读方面很吃力的孩子，在对着Chase朗读时，也感觉自在。故选C。14A.weep BsmileCthink Dstay答案：B解析：根据空前的“joyful”以及语境可以推测出，那位女孩看到Chase进入图书馆所表现出的令人愉快的热情令“我”笑了，故选B。15A.bow BgiftCwave Dh
12、and答案：A解析：根据下文中的“hes bowing”可知，Chase点头问候那位女孩。故选A。16A.benefit BinterestCaffection Dattention答案：D解析：根据空前的“undivided”和下文中的“she signed up to read again”可推知，Chase在全心全意地听那个女孩朗读。故选D。17A.sadly BtrulyChappily Dproperly答案：C解析：根据上文中的“One little girl jumped up and down when the saw Chase entering the library”可知
13、，Chase让那位女孩快乐地跳了起来。故选C。18A.asked BtrainedCinvited Dchosen答案：B解析：根据下文中的“hed bowed naturally”和语境可知，“我”并没有训练Chase对人点头。故选B。19A.experience BconfidenceCappreciation Dfortune答案：B解析：根据该句中的“kids who were shy or didnt fit in”可以推测出，“我”之前没有意识到“我”和Chase在图书馆进行的朗读计划让那些孩子建立了自信。故选B。20A.rude BfamiliarCloyal Dfriendly
14、答案：D解析：根据本句中的“Chase was also a wonderful ambassador (大使) for dogs”以及语境可知，这里表示Chase也教会了孩子们对动物友好。故选D。.应用文写作假定你是李华，最近你的美国笔友Jack发来邮件说这个暑假他想来中国旅游。请用英语给他回一封邮件，主要内容如下：1表示欢迎；2介绍长城、岳阳楼或者杭州西湖(任选一个景点)。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jack，Im very glad to learn that you are coming to China this summer holiday.
15、 You will be warmly welcomed. There are lots of famous places of interest in China for you to visit, such as the Great Wall, Yueyang Tower, the West Lake and so on.Take the Great Wall for example. It is known as one of the seven great wonders of the world, which is located in North China, over 20,00
16、0 kilometers in length and 7.8 meters high on average. It can date back to 2,300 years ago, built with earth, brick and stone to keep out invaders in ancient China. However, it is now regarded as one of the most important scenic spots in our country or even in the world. It is really worth your visi
17、t.Im looking forward to your arrival. Best wishes to you!Yours，Li Hua.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。续写的词数应为150词左右。Three boys and three girls were going to the beach. When they boarded the bus，they were carrying sandwiches and wine，dreaming of golden beaches.Suddenly，they noticed Vingo.He
18、sat in front of them，eyes fixed upon a photo，completely in silence.Deep into the night，the bus pulled into Howard Johnsons，a service area，and everybody got off except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him.When they came back，one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.“Want so
19、me wine？” she said.He smiled and took a swig from the bottle.He thanked her and became silent again.The next morning，they awoke outside another Howard Johnsons，and this time Vingo went in.The girl insisted that he join them.He ordered black coffee and some cookies.When they returned，the girl sat wit
20、h Vingo again.After a while，slowly and painfully，he began his story.He had been in prison for the past four years，and now he was going home.“Are you married？”“I dont know.”“You dont know？” she said.“Well，when I was in prison I wrote to my wife，” he said，“I told her that I was going to be away for a
21、long time，and that if she couldnt stand it，if the kids kept asking questions，and if it hurt her too much，she could just forget me.Id understand.Get a new guy.I said.Shes a wonderful woman.I told her she didnt have to write me.And she didnt.Not for three and a half years.”“And youre going home now，no
22、t knowing？”“Yeah.Well，last week，when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through，I wrote her again.We used to live in Brunswick，and theres a big oak (橡树) tree just as you come into town.I told her that if she didnt have a new man and if shed take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the
23、 tree，and Id get off and come home.If she didnt want me，forget itno handkerchief and Id go on through.”“Wow，” the girl exclaimed，“wow.”She told the others，and soon all of them were in it.答案Paragraph 1：Looking at the photo，the young people found a young woman and three children in it.“What a lovely w
24、oman and cute kids！”“Yeah，she is a smart woman who can always make our small house warm and comfortable.”Vingo murmured.With Brunswick approaching，Vingo stopped staring at the photo，tightening his face，as if protecting himself against another disappointment.The young people took over window seats，wa
25、iting for the coming of the oak tree.Then Brunswick was ten miles，and then five.All the people opened their eyes wide，waiting for a miracle.Suddenly，they all jumped up from their seats，screaming except Vingo.Paragraph 2：Vingo sat there amazed，staring at the oak tree.It was covered with yellow handke
26、rchiefs，twenty or thirty of them，maybe hundreds，flying in the wind.The oak tree stood like a banner of welcome，blowing in the wind. All the young people were up out of their seats，shouting，crying，doing small dances or shaking fists in triumph.As the young people remained thrilled，Vingo slowly rose from his seat，holding himself tightly，and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.