PAGEPAGE8SectionⅡTheLanguagePointsofReading課時作業(一)Ⅰ完形填空Apolicemanwaswalkingalongthestreet.Inthedoorwayofashop,amanwasstandinginthe__1__light,withanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Thepoliceman__2__andthenwalkeduptotheman.“I'mjustwaitingforafriendhere，”themansaid“It'sa(n)__3__madetwentyyearsago.”Themanstrucka__4__andlightedhiscigar.Thelight__5__apalefacewithalittlewhitescar(疤)nearhisrighteye.“Twentyyearsagotonight,whenIsaidgoodbyetoJimmyWells,mybestfriendto__6__fortheWesttomakemyfortune,we__7__wewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyears__8__thatdateandtime.”“Ihopeyourfriendwillcomearoundsoon.”saidthepoliceman,__9__.Twentyminuteslater,atallmanhurriedacrossthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.“Isthatyou,Bob？”heasked.“JimmyWells？”__10__themanwithexcitement.“Youhave__11__，Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotall.”Whentheybothlookedateachother__12__，themansaidsuddenly“You'renotJimmyWells.Twentyyearsisalongtime,__13__notlongenoughtochangeaman's__14__.”“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoa__15__one，”saidthetallman.“Youareunder__16__now.Well,hereisanotefromyourfriend.”Hishandwassteadywhenhebegantoread,butit__17__alittlebythetimehehadfinished.Itreads:“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplace__18__.WhenyoulightedyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceoftheman__19__byChicagopolice.__20__Icouldn'tcatchyoumyself,soIwentaroundandgotaplainclothesmantodothejob.”1．A.dark B.bright C．dim D．colorful答案：C由文章第4和第5空所在的句子可知，只有那人點煙時，警察才看清他的臉，因此說明此處指燈光昏暗。故選C項。2．A.sloweddownB．pickedoutC．wentonD．hurriedup答案：A從本段起先“waswalking”和結尾“thenwalkeduptotheman”可知，警察放慢腳步，然后走向那位等待的人。3．A.mistake B.time C．trade D．appointment答案：D從本段“Twentyyearsagotonight,whenIsaidgoodbyetoJimmyWells”和“wouldmeethereagain”可知，這是他們20年前的約定，所以D項appointment正確。4．A.cigarette B.match C．fire D．light答案：B從空前的“struck”和空后的“lightedhiscigar”可推知，他是在劃火柴點香煙。本題中C項干擾性最大，聯系空格前的struck可解除此選項。5．A.formed B.appeared C．reflected D．showed答案：D從light可知，火光亮起，照亮了那人的臉，顯示出眼部的傷疤，所以showed正確。其他幾個選項均不合題意。6．A.start B.work C．lookD．search答案：A從上下文可知，他和摯友二十年后重回到此處見面，那么二十年前應當是動身到西部去。所以A項start符合文意。7．A.insisted B.preferred C．agreedD．suggested答案：C從文意可知，二人都同意這個想法，所以agreed正確。8．A.for B.from C．laterD．at答案：B分析四個選項可知，介詞for和at意思不正確；later不行以再接“thatdateandtime”，所以B項from正確，表示“從那時起”。9．A.speedingup Bingto C．pullingoffD．movingaway答案：D從文章的結尾可知，警察離開了。10．A.cried B．smiled C．wept D．choked答案：A從下文“excitement”和他的問話可知，他由于激烈而喊叫起來。本題中B項有較大干擾性。聯系空格后的“withexcitement”可解除此選項。11．A.grew B.achieved C．changedD．became答案：C從下句“Ineverthoughtyouweresotall”可知，20年里你變更很多。故選changed。12．A.clearly B.surprisinglyC．quickly D．happily答案：A從上下文可知，起先時他沒看清，以為對方是自己的摯友JimmyWells，現在看清后，突然發覺不是，所以clearly符合文意。13．A.but B.and C．or D．while答案：A上文提到“Twentyyearsisalongtime”，下文又指出“notlongenoughtochange...”。故可知，此處指二十年時間很長，但有些東西無法變更。所以but最合適。14．A.character B.face C．quality D．size答案：B上文提到此人突然認出對方不是自己的摯友，應當是從面部看出的，所以face正確。15．A.successfulB．ordinary C．tall D．bad答案：D從下文可知，此人犯了罪，變成了壞人，所以bad正確。16．A.discussionB.control C．arrest D．inspiration答案：C從下文可知，這人犯罪將要被捕，所以arrest正確。17．A.trembled B.struggled C．escaped D．understood答案：A由上文的“Hishandwassteadywhenhebegantoread”可以推想，他讀完信后，手起先顫抖。18．A.inadvance B.ontime C．beforelongD．soonerorlater答案：B由上文可知，前面提到的警察就是JimmyWells，他們都彼此遵守了二十年前的約定，按時到達了這里，所以ontime是正確選項。19．A.asked B.wanted C．described D．caught答案：B由文意可知，這人是警察在找尋的罪犯，wanted意為“受通緝的”，此處是形容詞。20．A.Anywhere B.Though C．However D．Somehow答案：D由文意可知，警察JimmyWells顧于摯友情意，不愿自己動手逮捕他，所以somehow是正確的，意為“不管怎么著”。Ⅱ閱讀理解Disease,poverty,hate,love—CharlesDickens'storiesopenedhisreaders'eyestothemostimportantthemesofhisage.Twohundredyearson,hisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworld,provingthatDickens'legacyeq\a\vs4\al(W1)wasfargreaterthanjust“greatliterature”．2012,February7markedthe200thanniversaryofthewriter'sbirthday.Tomarkthisdate,BBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworld.Let'stakealookattwoofthem.AWhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedas“themanwhoinventedChristmas”—notthereligiousfestival,buttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveeq\a\vs4\al(W2)seasontoday.Intheearly19thcentury,Christmaswasbarelyworthmentioning,accordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadays,wheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens'populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocome.Inhisclassicnovel,AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardeq\a\vs4\al(P)theideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth—“homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes”．InhisbiographyofDickens,PeterAckroydwrote：“Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”“Dickensian”povertyDickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizetheterm“red_tape”todescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy(官僚作風)inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.“Dickensian”hasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009,whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritain,shedidnotusewordslike“terrible”or“horrific”，butratherdescribeditas“lifemirroringthetimesofDickens”．1．Thearticleismainlyabout________.A．abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickensB．CharlesDickens'impactontheworldC．thecharactersinCharlesDickens'storiesD．CharlesDickens'achievementsinliterature答案：B主旨大意題。本文主要講的是狄更斯對世界的影響，故選B。2．WhyisDickenscalled“themanwhoinventedChristmas”？A．Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturalfestival.B．BecausehisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C．BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D．BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.答案：C細微環節理解題。由第五段尾句“Inhisclassicnovel,AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth—‘homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes’”以及第六段中的“Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”可知答案為C。3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．CharlesDickens'novelsreflectthetruelifeathisageB．DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasC．everypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD．thethemeofCharlesDickens'storiesisaboutpoverty答案：A細微環節理解題。由第七段“DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.”可知，他關注的是維多利亞時期倫敦下層階級和窮人的現實生活，故選A。4．Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedphrase“redtape”refersto________.A．rulesorregulationsthatarerequiredtofinishataskB．asituationwherepoormembersofsocietyarehurtC．conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeopleD．pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures答案：D詞義揣測題。由倒數其次段描述可知，redtape表示的是在很多國家的官方機構里的那種繁雜、毫無意義并奢侈時間的“官僚作風”。eq\a\vs4\al(W重點單詞)1．legacyn.遺產2．festiveadj.節日的；快樂的eq\a\vs4\al(P重點短語)putforward提出Ⅲ七選五依據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Whatisfriendship?Theanswersmaybedifferent.__1__.Wecannotlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecannotlivewithoutairandwater.Friendshipgivesusafeelingofsafetyandwarmth,andfriendshipencouragesustogoaheadallthetime.__2__.Whenwefeelhappy,wecanshareourhappinesswithfriends.Whenwefeeldown,friendswillcomfortus.Ifweareoverconfident,ourfriendscanpersuadeus,andtheycanmakeusconfidentandbravewhenwearediscouraged.Friendshipisvaluable.Itcantouchyourheartandgiveyouhope.Manypeopleareproudofhavingagoodfriend.__3__.Ifyouhelpyourfriendsfornoreasonbutsimplybecausetheyareyourfriends,thismeansthatyouregardyourfriendsasyourself.Thisistruefriendship.Infact,friendshipisn'talwayseasilykept.__4__，youshouldtreathimorherlikeyouwanttobetreated.Keepthesecretsthatyourfriendtellsyou.Keepyourpromisewithyourfriend.Sharethingswithyourfriend.Stickupforyourfriend.Weshouldtryourbesttoprotectthefriendshipfrombeinghurt.Asanoldsayinggoes,“Friendshipcannotstandalwaysononeside.”Truefriendshipshouldbeabletostandallkindsoftests.Becauseoffriendship