1、课时分层作业(十一).单词拼写1He answered my question in a (惊人地) deep voice.2She said that her life seemed (盲目的)3He now has an almost (难以战胜的) lead over his rivals.4She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her (足跟)5Light industry is closely (有关系) to agriculture.6Are there other (宇宙) outside our own?7Ill be
2、an (副) director in a few years.8Ill try to see if they are any in my price (范围)9What kind of organizations will be (参与) in setting up these projects?10For more information，please (参考) to the links in this article.【答案】1.surprisingly2.aimless3.unbeatable 4heels5.related6.universes7.associate 8range9.i
3、nvolved10.refer.单句语法填空1There is a need greater diversity and choice in education.2I enjoy getting (involve)in things in my community.3The age of all the children here ranges two to five.4 you know，English is widely used in the world.5I do not want to be (associate)with it at all.6He has a large numb
4、er of (refer)books at his disposal.7How is the air pressure (relate)to gravity?8No matter what trouble he gets into，he always seems to land his feet.9He never refers himself us when he has difficulties.10There is no need (worry)if you have never skied before.【答案】1.for2.involved3.from4.As 5associated
5、6.reference7.related8.on9.to 10to worry.阅读理解Although I started learning English during my college years，when I entered the States，I only understood two English words “Yes” and “No”We learned many grammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real English world.Language frustrat
6、ion worries almost all first generation immigrants.For example，I got a letter from a ChineseAmerican who has lived in the States for a long time and has a good IT job saying “My 11yearold girl writes quite well，but as her parents，we could not even read her article.”In addition，my ChineseAmerican pro
7、fessor friend has difficulty reading a novel.Improving our English skills has become a long journey for all of us.Honestly，if I have a chance，I really want to reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience：learning a second language in adulthood.I wish I could encourage them to
8、speak out about the culture shock，frustration they felt about the differences between West and East.I have mainly focused on my English writing since 2008 after I found “Literacy Volunteers”，an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their English.I decided to challenge mys
9、elf，writing a story like an American.I saw many wonderful Americans there.As soon as I met my teacher Alice，I asked her to be my private language tutor and have taken Tims English class.Every week Alice and I have worked on my English essays sentence by sentence.To observe the culture differences be
10、tween West and East，occasionally，I posted a few of my English essays online.I mentioned previously about American culture; when people read the same article or even face the same situation，American and Chinese act very differently.In my viewpoint，these differences make America the strongest country
11、in the world.I know you have the right to express your own opinions，but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者虽然在大学期间学了几年英语，但由于没有注重口语，以至于到了美国发现只能听懂“Yes”和“No”。类似的情况还发生在很多移民到美国的中国人身上。1The purpose of the passage is Ato show how hard a ChineseAmerican lives in AmericaBto share
12、 her experience of improving her EnglishCto imply grammar rules are not importantDto warn ChineseAmericans of English【解析】主旨大意题。作者在文中简述了初到美国时自己的英语水平以及她如何提高自己的英语水平，故B符合题意。【答案】B2If the author had a good master of English， Ashe would open a school for ChineseAmericansBshe would like to hear the differen
13、ces spoken outCshe could lend a hand to the children for learningDshe might earn some money by giving advice【解析】细节理解题。在第一段的尾句，作者用了“I wish I could.”的虚拟语气结构，表明如果有能力，她愿意故B与该句意义相符。【答案】B3In the passage，“Literacy Volunteers” is Aonly intended to help the ChineseAmericansBan organization which is set up to
14、 make a profitCof great use to people like the authorDa school showing how to enjoy literature【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their English”可知，该组织是为了帮助移民提高英语水平，因为作者是移民，故C正确。【答案】C4From the last paragraph we can learn that AAmericans and Chinese are of the same
15、idea about somethingBculture shock only exists between Chinese and AmericansCaccusing others freely can be acceptable in AmericaDculture differences have great influence on the people【解析】推理判断题。在尾段中，作者讲述了中美文化的差异，正是这种差异使美国成为一个强国，由此推断对人们有着重大的影响，故选D。误解分析：文化差异不仅仅只影响中美的国民，故排出B；根据最后一段的内容，排除A项；作者讲到没有证据的指控他人
16、是不可接受的，故排除C项。【答案】D.完形填空My grandma is good at gardening.She could make anything bloom(开花) 1 me.In my eyes，she was inspiring and caring.For most of her life，she lived on a farm，where she 2 four children，and buried my grandpa.I visited her on weekends.After the gardening work，I was 3 to climb the mount
17、ain，singing songs and gathering flowers.Sometimes the plants scratched me.She would say，“Beauty has a 4 I hope it was worth it.”“Yes，grandma，” Id say.“ 5 was.”I loved gathering flowers on my own.But what I loved best was gathering them with her.Even then，as a child，I knew what I 6 most from my grand
18、ma was not her flowers，but her 7 Shes been gone for years，but sometimes，when I reach down to pick a flower or pull a weed，I see her 8 ，not mine.I thought Id 9 to be a gardener too.I told myself，someday，when my children had children，Id be a gardening grandma.Then the 10 started showing up，and I disco
19、vered Id much rather run after them than go 11 Actually Im no gardener.Im a picker，not a planter.I 12 from my grandma in lots of ways，but this：I will always carry within me a heart she made from her own.I 13 plant a garden.My children are my flowers.They 14 and complete me with a beauty that is wort
20、h any price.All I need to do is 15 them with time，water them with love，and hope that someday，when they hold their first grandchild，they might see my hand.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者小时候被祖母关爱，从而把这种爱在孩子们中传递下去的感人故事。1A.NotBOnlyCEvenDOften【解析】A项意为“没有，不是”；B项意为“仅仅”；C项意为“甚至”；D项意为“经常”。句意为：祖母可以让任何事物都开花，甚至是我。根据对全文
21、的整体理解可知，作者的祖母不仅照顾花儿，而且也照顾年幼的作者，如呵护花儿一般，此处有比喻的含义。故答案选C。【答案】C2A.brought upBtook inCrelied onDturned to【解析】A项意为“抚养”；B项意为“吸收，欺骗”；C项意为“依赖”；D项意为“转向”。根据本句中的“For most of her life，she lived on a farm”可知，祖母一生基本上都是在农场里度过的。在这里她抚养了四个孩子，埋葬了祖父。故答案选A。【答案】A3A.determinedBanxiousCcuriousDfree【解析】A项意为“有决心的”；B项意为“焦虑的”；C
22、项意为“好奇的”；D项意为“自由的，免费的”。根据语境“climb the mountain，singing songs and gathering flowers”可知，做完园艺工作之后，作者在祖母那里自由地爬山、唱歌和采花。故答案选D。【答案】D4A.standardBrangeCqualityDprice【解析】A项意为“标准”；B项意为“范围”；C项意为“质量”；D项意为“代价，价钱”。结合最后一段第三句中的“and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price”可知，此处表示美是需要代价的。故答案选D。【答案】D5A.ItBICS
23、heDThat【解析】与上文“I hope it was worth it.”在形式上相呼应，表达作者赞同祖母的观点，认为它是值得的。故答案选A。【答案】A6A.wantedBlearnedCpickedDborrowed【解析】A项意为“想要”；B项意为“学习，了解到”；C项意为“捡起”；D项意为“借入”。根据上文“what I loved best”可知，作者知道自己最需要的是什么。故答案选A。【答案】A7A.possessionBpromiseCbeautyDtime【解析】A项意为“拥有，所有物”；B项意为“允诺”；C项意为“美丽”；D项意为“时间”。根据最后一段第四句中的“All I
24、 need to do is them with time”可知，作者需要的是祖母花时间来陪自己，关心自己。故答案选D。【答案】D8A.smileBhandCsoulDspirit【解析】A项意为“微笑”；B项意为“手”；C项意为“灵魂”；D项意为“精神”。根据文章最后一句中的“they might see my hand”可知，此处表示作者看到了祖母的手。故答案选B。【答案】B9A.sign upBcome upCgrow upDstand up【解析】A项意为“签名”；B项意为“出现”；C项意为“长大”；D项意为“站起来”。根据文章内容可知，想要成为一个园丁，对于当时年纪还小的作者来讲只是
25、一个长大后的梦想而已。故答案选C。【答案】C10A.grandbabiesBneighboursCrelativesDvisitors【解析】A项意为“孙子(女)”；B项意为“邻居”；C项意为“亲戚”；D项意为“访客”。根据语境“Then”，并结合上句“Id be a gardening grandma”可知，作者自己也做了祖母，并且发现自己更愿意跟在孙辈们身后而不是去修理花草。故答案选A。【答案】A11A.sightseeingBclimbingCsingingDdigging【解析】A项意为“看风景”；B项意为“攀爬”；C项意为“唱歌”；D项意为“挖掘”。根据上文“Id be a gard
26、ening grandma”可知，作者想成为一个会园艺的祖母，自然是在院子里挖东西或修理花草枝叶。故答案选D。【答案】D12A.passBdifferCdevelopDseparate【解析】A项意为“通过，传递”；B项意为“不同于”；C项意为“发展”；D项意为“分开，隔离”。根据“but this：I will always carry within me a heart she made from her own”可知，尽管作者可能与自己的祖母有许多不同之处，但是有一点是类似的，即心中充满爱。故答案选B。【答案】B13A.cantBneedntCmustntDshouldnt【解析】A项意
27、为“不可能”；B项意为“不需要”；C项意为“禁止”；D项意为“不应该”。根据下文“All I need to do is.”可知，此处指作者不需要真的去种一个花园。故答案选B。【答案】B14A.treatBchallengeCdelightDvalue【解析】A项意为“治疗，招待”；B项意为“挑战”；C项意为“使高兴，使开心”；D项意为“珍惜”。作者将自己的孩子比作花儿，自己的孩子使自己开心就像祖母的花儿使她开心一样。故答案选C。【答案】C15A.tendBmissCpromoteDinfluence【解析】A项意为“照顾，管理，护理”；B项意为“错过，想念”；C项意为“促进”；D项意为“影响”。根据语境“water them with love”可知，作者全心全意地照顾着孩子们。故答案选A。【答案】A