1、Unit 4 Earthquakes grammar 课时作业 .单句语法填空1Being late for a group activity will leave a bad (impress) especially when everyone else has arrived on time.答案: impression 2Ive made a few (adjust) to the work plan to make it more practical according to your suggestions.答案: adjustments3The world is (constant
2、) changing,so we must study all our life to keep up with the times.答案: constantly4People (remind) that no smoking is allowed in these patient rooms.答案: are reminded5Our school wont tolerate (cheat) on exams.If you are caught,you will get severely punished.答案: cheating6Hangzhou is famous for its beau
3、tiful (surround)That is,it is a good place for people to live in.答案: surroundings7She is always optimistic everything even though she is in trouble.答案: about8After studying in a medical college for five years,Jane took her job as a doctor in the countryside.答案: up9The boy was sitting in his chair, (
4、absorb) in the magazine he was reading.答案: absorbed10Much to our delight ,Mary is back her feet again after her operation.答案: on.阅读理解A tenyearold from Howell,Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor.The event happened late
5、in an evening when Danny DiPietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.Thats when the young boy noticed an open garage (车库) and a figure that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house.Given the freezing cold weather,the young boy got a feeling that something
6、 was not right.But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age would have,he insisted that his mother,Dawn,find out what was going on.Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather,but he refused to take no for an answer.Dawn finally gave in and decided t
7、o drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to Dannys hunch (直觉) Sure enough,as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help.Upon getting there,she realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen,b
8、ut Kathleen St.Onge.The 80yearold had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours,unable to get up.Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911.The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms.St.Onge,while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arr
9、ive.Though still in hospital,the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny,for following up on his hunch!语篇解读 本文是记叙文。10 岁的 Danny 在回家的路上凭直觉一探究竟,救了一位摔倒的 80 岁的邻居。1When seeing a figure in an open garage,Danny .Arecognized it was an old manBthought it was a homeless dogCrealized some
10、thing was wrongDbelieved it was nothing important解析: 细节理解题。由第二段中的 Given the freezing cold weather,the young boy got a feeling that something was not right 可知,Danny 感觉有什么事情不对。答案: C2When Dawn got closer to the garage,she .Anoticed the dog had gone awayBknew Dannys hunch was wrongCfound an old lady wav
11、ing for helpDfelt something must have been stolen解析: 细节理解题。由第三段中的 as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help 和 The 80yearold had fallen down on some ice in her garage 可知,当她靠近车库时,她看到一位 80 岁的老人摔倒在地上,挥手求救。答案: C3Which of the foll
12、owing can best describe Danny?ABrave and patient.BFriendly and honest.CConsiderate and optimistic.DPersistent and warmhearted.解析: 推理判断题。由文中的描述可知,10 岁的 Danny 在回家的路上看到一个敞开着的车库和一个模糊的身影, 觉察出有什么不对,他 坚持去一探究竟,及时救了摔倒在冰上的 80 岁的老邻居,由此可以推断,Danny 非常执着,也很热心助人。答案: D4What could be the best title for the text?AAlwa
13、ys follow your hunchBBe ready to help save the elderlyCUnknown hero brings love and hopeD10yearold saves elderly neighbors life解析: 标题归纳题。本文主要 讲述了一名 10 岁的小男孩在回家路上凭直 觉一探究竟,最后救了一位摔倒的 80 岁的邻居的故事, D 项最能概括文章主旨。答案: D.完形填空One morning, I stopped at the local store to pick up the daily news as usual. As I app
14、roached the counter to pay the attendant, I 1 two little boys standing at the front of the line. The attendant was clearly 2 with the boys, saying, “Look, you need nineteen cents more to pay for this 3 .If you dont have them, you dont get it.”watched, as the small boys seemed to shuffle (拖着脚走) from
15、one foot to another 4 saying a word, just staring at the attendant, their wide eyes filled with tears. The people waiting 5 in line began to complain loudly.“Ive got the nineteen cents”, I shouted above the 6 .“Take this dollar for my 7 and put the 8 towards their candy.” The attendant seemed reliev
16、ed to have the matter 9 .I handed over the dollar, smiled at the attendant and left. 10 I made nay way to my car, a small voice called out to me, “Hey, lady! That was pretty cool!”I 11 it was a “thank you” of sorts and I felt 12 . I was the “cool lady” who saved the day by 13 their candy. It made me
17、 smile to think that my small gesture had 14 their little world, if only for a moment.I 15 my story with my customers. One of my customers said, “I like to do little things like that,too. Every morning I 16 a penny in the parking lot or on the sidewalkheads up. Sometimes I watch to see if anyone fin
18、ds it. It always makes people 17 and it makes my day, too. Ive been doing it for years.”That afternoon on my way home, I 18 a shiny headsup penny on the sidewalk. 19 bending down to pick it up, I placed a penny next to it. Heads up, of course. After all, pennies are 20 from angels (天使) and angels al
19、ways smile when we share our spare change.语篇解读 本文是记叙文。硬币是来自天使的礼物,当我们与别人分享多余的零钱时,天使总是在微笑的。1. A. realized B. recognizedC. saw D. felt解析: 由该空后的 two little boys standing at the front of the line 可知, “我” “看见(saw)”两个小男孩排在结账队伍的最前面。答案: C2A. pleased B. concernedC. impressed D. angry解析: 由下文中收银员说的话可知, 显然收银员有点“
20、 生气(angry)” 。答案: D3. A. toy B. candyC. cake D. chocolate解析: 由下文中的 put the.towards their candy 可知, 这两个小男孩需要再付 19 美分才能买到这块“糖果(candy) ”。答案: B4. A. without B. beyondC. like D. from解析: 由下文中的 just staring at the attendant 可知, 这两个小男孩只是盯着收银员,大眼睛里充满了泪水,站着的脚来回挪 动却“不(without) ”说一句话。答案: A5A.politely B. impatien
21、tlyC. carelessly D. happily解析: 由该空后的 began to complain loudly 可知, 队伍里等得 “不耐烦的(impatiently)”人们开始大声抱怨起来。答案: B6A.noise B. musicCquarrel D. song解析: 由上文中的 complain loudly 可知, “我”用比人们的“嘈杂声(noise) ”更大的声音喊道。答案: A7A.purse B. coffeeCpaper Dbread解析: 由上文中的 pick up the daily news as usual 可知,此处指作者要买“报纸(paper) ”。
22、答案: C8A.coin B. orderCcheck D. change解析: 由上文中的 Ive got the nineteen cents 可知,作者想把买报纸剩下的“零钱(change)”给两个小男孩付糖果的钱。答案: D9A. dropped B. consideredC. settled D. closed解析: 由文中的描述可知,收 银员看起来为事情得以“ 解决(settled)”而松了一口气。答案: C10A.Since B. WhenCThough D. If解析: 由文中的描述可知, “当(When)” “我”走向“我”的车的时候,听到有一个小小的声音喊“我” 。 答案:
23、 B11A. imagined B. decidedC. predicted D. supposed答案: D12. A. satisfied B. surprisedC. disappointed D. frustrated解析: 由上下文的描述可知, “我” “想(supposed) ”那算是一种感谢吧, “我”感到很“满意(satisfied)” 。答案: A13. A. picking up B. bringing alongC. paying for D. taking out解析: 由上文的描述可知, “我”为他们的糖果“付钱(paying for)”,拯救了他们的一天。答案: C
24、14. A. created B. shockedC. led D. brightened解析: “我”的一个小举动“点亮了(brightened)”他们 的小小世界,哪怕是一小会儿,想到这里“我”笑了。答案: D15A.discussed B. sharedC. wrote D. described解析: 由下文中的 I like to do little things like that,too 可知, “我”和顾客“分享了(shared)”“我” 的故事。答案: B16. A. place B. forgetC. collect D. lose解析: 由下文中的 heads up 和 I
25、 placed a penny 可知,这位顾客说她每天早上都会在停车场或人行道上“放(place)”一美分正面朝上。答案: A17. A. jump B. doubtC. smile D. guess解析: 由文中的描述可知,它 总是能让人们“微笑(smile) ”,也 给这位顾客带来幸福。答案: C18A.noticed B. tookC. put D. hid解析: 由下文的描述可知, “我” “注意到(noticed)”人行道上有一枚正面朝上、闪闪发光的硬币。答案: A19. A. Because of B. Instead ofC. In case of D. In terms of解
26、析: 由下文中的 I placed a penny next to“可知, “我” “没有(Instead of)”弯腰去捡这枚硬币,而是在它的旁边放了一枚硬 币。答案: B20. A. hopes B. fortunesC. chances D. gifts解析: 由文中的描述可知,作者 认为硬币是来自天使的 “礼物(gifts)” ,当我们与别人分享多余的零钱时,天使总是在微笑的。答案: D.短文改错I love to camp!Its my most favorite way to spend my vacation.Every year,my family and I camped i
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