1、1 / 6課時作業（三十）選修 6 Unit 5 The power of nature（限時：30 分鐘）I.完形填空Its a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we ofte n hear. Usually, whe n asked“ Can youspare some _1_?” Ive been struck with a feeling of _2_ if I passed by without giving a coin or two.My con scie nee was hurt aga in whe n I was m

2、aking a _3_ in Venice in 2006. I was sitt ing in a quietcafe. Outside the cafe on the street was an old woma n on her kn ees, _4_. A you ng backpacker stoodaway from the crowd drinking someth ing, but I no ticed he was also _5_he woma n.She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a

3、worn blanket providing little _6_ against the cold. The sight was especially _7_ whe n compared with the sig ns of the _8_city arou nd her.A tourist group hurried along the street, _9_ at the woman and walked on. Another group of touristsarrived, but again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. T

4、hen, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at thesight of the backpacker _10_ and plac ing some money in the woma ns cup. He did this rather _11”_, justbefore the arrival of ano ther tourist group. I watched as the leader of the group stopped and put some moneyin the cup. With the you ng man _1 _ the wa

5、y, other tourists followed suit.The you ng backpacker _13_ this process in front of the n ext tour party going past. Once aga in, thesubtle peer（同伴）pressure _14_ on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work done, the you ngman walked over to the old beggar woma n and said,I hope that he

6、lps a bit.I placed some money in the woma ns cup and _15_ my tour, light- hearted after wit ness ing such asmart act of cari ng.1.A.time B.effortC.change D .reward2.A.satisfactionB. guiltC.anger D .pleasure3.A.lecture Bi . reportC.study D.tour4.A.cryi ng B.beggi ngC.si ngi ng D.dancing5.A.ig noringB

7、 . serv ingC.observ ingD . followi ng6.A.protectio nB . preve nti onC.preparati onD . prese ntation7.A.frighte ningB . touchi ngC.fasc in ati ng D . in terest ing8.A.peacefulB . n oisyC. wealthy D.primitive2 / 69. A.gla needB . laughedC. shouted D.stared10 .A.looking aroundB . stepping forwardC. get

8、ting aboutD . breaking in11 .A.secretlyB . carelesslyC. deliberatelyD . eagerly12 .A.showi ngB . push ingC. losi ngD .poin ti ng13 .A.stoppedB . valuedC. made D .repeated14 .A.movedB . repliedC. worked D.carried15.A.ca ncelledB . con ti nuedC. started D .delayedn.閱讀理解AAbout 10 years ago , a very suc

9、cessful bus in essma n n amed Josh was travell ing dow n a Chicagoneighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny , black , 12 cylinder （氣缸）Jaguar XKE. He waswatching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down. Suddenly, a bricksailed out and WHUMP ! it hit the Jags

10、shiny black side door! Immediately Josh stopped the car,jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid ,“ What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing ?!” Build ing up a head ofsteam, he went on，“ Thats my new Jag.That brick you

11、threw will cost you a lot of money. Why did you throwit ?“ Please, mister, please, rm sorry! I did nt know what else to do !” begged the you ngster. I threwthe brick because no one else would stop !” Tears were streaming down the boys face as he pointed aroundthe parked car. Its my brother , mister，

12、” he said. “ He fell out of his wheelchair and I cant lift him up.”，Stab bioyi asked the bus in essma n , “ Would you please help me get himback into his wheelchair? Hes hurt and hes too heavy for me.”Moved bey ond words , the you ng bus in essma n felt no an ger. He lifted the you ng man back into

13、thewheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts , checking to see that everyth ingwas OK. He the n watched the you nger brother push him dow n the sidewalk.It was a long walk back to the car a long and slow walk. Josh n ever did fix the side door of his Jaguar.He kept the

14、 dent（凹痕）to rem ind him not to go through life so fast that some one has to throw a brick at himto get his atte nti on. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.16. The boy threw a brick at the bus in essma ns car because_ .A.the bus in essma n drove at a high speedB.he envied the brand-new car ver

15、y muchC.he wan ted to ask for some moneyD.he wan ted to get help from the driver17. Which of the following is the right order of the story?a.The younger brother threw a brick at Joshs car.3 / 6b.The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.c.The younger brother begged Josh for help.d.Josh lifted the

16、 elder brother back into his wheelchair.e.Josh shouted at the younger brother.A.b, a,e,c,dB.a,c,d,b,eC.b,a,c,e,dD.a,c,b,e,d18. What can we learn about Josh?A.Josh would accept the money from the kids.B.The two kids were Joshs neighbors.C.Josh was a kind - hearted man.D.Joshs new car broke down easil

17、y.19. Josh checked everything was OK_.A.in order to make sure the little boy was nt lyingB.in case that the boys should n eed more helpC.so as to make clear the boys were poorD.in an effort to prove the elder brother was hurt20.By the last sentence the author wants to say that_.A.we should try to ge

18、t ready for the trouble in our future lifeB.it is dan gerous to drive fast in a n eighborhood streetC.we should try to be more con siderate of others troublesD.we should protect ourselves from being hurtBRichard Rodriguez from the Un ited States is a great roller coaster fan. Rece ntly he broke his

19、15th worldrecord after he spe nt 104 days ridi ng the worlds largest roller coaster.It got more difficult to ride and ride because of the muscle tiredness，”Rodriguez, a teacher at the University of Chicago, said as he stepped dow n from the ride in a Germa n park. He spe nt 10 hours a day on theroll

20、er coaster.Rodriguez tried to keep himself busy duri ng the rides on the big roller coaster in a southwester n town inGermany.I read the newspapers, I have a walkman, I have my cell- phone, so I try to talk to people andmessage people during the day，”he said.Although the 42 - year- old said he felt

21、sick on the first few days, he said he soon got over the problem.My face hurts sharply and I have a little backache, but I am good.”TheExpedition GeForce”is one of the worlds biggest roller coasters. It measures 62 meters at itshighest point.On his 95th day on the coaster, after travelling over 25,0

22、00 kilometers, Rodriguez had atoothache and was treated by a local den tist. He went on after that and succeeded in break ing the record.Rodriguez celebrated with members of the park staff and his supporters, who had sent him postcardsand e-mails en couragi ng him not to give up.21. What do we know

23、about Expediti on GeForce?A.It once ran for 104 days non stop.B.It is the one most difficult to ride.C.It is most moder nly equipped.D.It is in a Germa n tow n.22. Rodriguez kept on rid ing that long because_4 / 6A.he wan ted to show the world the very best he could doB.he was having great fun doing

24、 thatC.the roller coaster cant stop once it starts runningD.he was able to live and work as usual on the coaster23. Dur ing the roller coaster ride, Rodriguez_A.kept on working as a university teacherB.kept enjoying good healthC.kept in touch with the world around himD.broke his world record 15 time

25、s24. When Rodriguez fin ally stepped dow n from the roller coaster, he_A . was healthy and str ong as usualB . was in poor healthC . was very tired but happyD . decided to work as a teacher25 . The new world record was keep ing on ridi ng for_on a roller coaster.A . 16 timesB . 104 days and 10- hour

26、 a dayC . 10 hours a dayD . over 25 , 000 kilometers5 / 6課時作業（三十）I.這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要講述了作者在威尼斯旅游的時候，看到一位年輕的 游客是怎樣幫助一個女乞丐的，他的行為影響了很多的游客包括作者。1.C 考查名詞辨析。語境：能給我點零錢嗎？從第一句話Its a sad and familiar sentencefrom a beggar that we often hear.看岀乞丐在要錢”。time 時間；effort 努力；change 零錢；reward 報酬。故選 C。2.B 考查名詞辨析。語境：如果我路過沒

27、有給一兩個硬幣，就會感到內疚。從if I passedby without giv ing a coin or two看岀答案。 satisfacti on 滿足；guilt 內疚；an ger 生氣；pleasure 快樂。3.D 考查名詞辨析。從文章最后的 I placed some money in thewomans cup and , my tour看岀作者是在威尼斯旅游。lecture 演講；report 報告；study 學習；tour 旅游。4.B 考查動詞辨析。老太太跪在地上乞討，所以選 beg。5.C 考查動詞辨析。語境：我坐在咖啡館里看到街上有一個下跪的女人和從她的旁邊匆

28、忙路過的游客，但是，我注意到那個背包的年輕人也在觀察那個女人。從句中的also 看岀答案。ignore 忽視；serve 服務；observe 觀察，注意；follow 跟隨。6.A 考查名詞辨析。語境：一條破舊的毯子能多少御寒。a worn blanket providinglittle , against the cold 這是一個獨立主格結構。protection 保護； prevention 預防； preparation 準備；presentation 陳述。protection against the cold 御寒。7.B 考查形容詞辨析。語境：當把她與她周圍的繁華景象相比較的時

29、候，這一景象尤其令人同情。frightening 令人恐懼的；touching 令人同情的；fascinating 迷人的；interesting 有趣 的。根據語境，選 B 項。8.C 考查形容詞辨析。本句前后形成對比，一個要飯的和富有的城市相比較。peaceful 和平的；noisy 嘈雜的；wealthy 富有的；primitive 原始的。C 項符合語境。9.A 考查動詞辨析。語境：游客們匆忙走在街上，匆忙看一下這個女人，并繼續前進。從句中的 hurried 和 walked on 看岀游客們是匆忙一看”。glanee 匆匆一看；laugh 笑；shout 大喊；stare 凝視。10

30、.B 考查動詞短語辨析。根據本句后面的placingsome money in the womans cup 看岀這個背包的年輕人是往前走的”。step forward 向前走；look around 環顧四周；get about 傳開；break in 闖入，打斷。B 項符合語境。11.C 考查副詞辨析。從后面的With the you ng man , the way,other tourists followed suit 和 Once again, the subtle peer pressure, on the tourists 看岀 年輕人是故意做給游客們看的，是想帶動那些游客來幫助那個女人”。secretly 秘密地；carelessly 粗心地；deliberately 故意地；eagerly急切地。12.A 考查動詞辨析。語境：由這個年輕人帶頭，其他的游客也跟著放錢。show the way 示范”，符合語境。6 / 613. D 考查動詞辨析。語境：在又有一撥游客路過時，背包的年輕人又重復同樣的動作。從 Once again, the subtle peer pressure, on the tourists，who all added coins to the cu