PAGEPAGE8SectionⅡTheLanguagePointsofReading課時作業(一)Ⅰ完形填空MybrotherandIslippedoutofthebed.Wegrabbedour__1__andputonourshoes.Withoutheatersinouroldhome,wearingcoatsinsidewasas__2__aswearingshirtsinsummer.Butthismorningwas__3__；itwasChristmas.NoChristmastree,no__4__inourhome.Butfollowing__5__，wewerepromisedtofindonepresentonthetopoftheshoes.Someyears,wewouldfind__6__butnewunderwear,andotheryearswewouldfindnewsocks.Thegiftitselfwasn'tour__7__，butthebrandnewfeelingmadeusscreamwith__8__.AndthenonespecialChristmas,Iliftedthepackage__9__onshoes.Itoreit,holdingmybreathandIfoundtherewasadollwithlargebrowneyes__10__me.Igrabbeditfromtheboxandheldthe__11__againstmychest.__12__itsmelledofplastic,itsentawaveofpleasurethroughme.Thosedaysflickered(閃耀)withmemoriesofthe__13__andeasylife.Itwasalife__14__materialpossessions,__15__onerichwithappreciationforsmallthings.LaterasI__16__inAmerica,lifechanged.Welivedarichlifeandlifebecameeasier.Gifts__17__moreandtheirpurchasebecameurgent.__18__，ourwantsturnedintoboringneeds.Sadly,whatwe__19__aschildrenwasnowpaintedinasorrowfulscene.Althoughweatherchangesandseasonsoffervariety,wecan__20__changebytakingastepbacktothesimplerlife.篇章導讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者就因時代的變遷而發生在圣誕節禮物上的變更表達了自己的觀點。1．A.trousersB．coatsC．dressesD．shirts答案：B依據下一句“Withoutheatersinouroldhome,wearingcoatsinsidewasas__2__aswearingshirtsinsummer.”可知，此處抓起的是外套。2．A.specialB．rareC．strangeD．normal答案：D家里沒有暖氣，在屋里穿外套就像在夏天穿襯衣一樣正常(normal)。3．A.ordinaryB．differentC．difficultD．warm答案：B由句首的轉折連詞but表明今日早上是不同的(different)，因為是圣誕節。4．A.protectionB．waterC．peopleD．decoration答案：D此處表述家里沒有圣誕樹，沒有裝飾(decoration)。5．A.traditionB．wayC．methodD．request答案：A從我們收到的承諾的內容可推斷此處遵循的是圣誕節的傳統(tradition)。6．A.somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．anything答案：C有幾年我們只會找到新內衣。nothingbut“只有”，為固定短語。7．A.focusB．explanationC．storyD．offer答案：A我們所關注的不是禮物本身。focus“中心點，關注；使人感愛好的所在”，符合文意。8．A.painB．tearC．shockD．joy答案：D我們關注的是使我們快樂尖叫的那種全新的感覺。joy“快樂”，符合語境。9．A.givingB．lyingC．makingD．dropping答案：B“我”拿起了放在鞋子上的包裝盒。此處lie“處于，位于”，符合文意。同時用其現在分詞作后置定語。10．A.staringatB．lookingintoC．caringaboutD．turningout答案：A“我”撕開包裝，屏住呼吸，發覺盒子里有一個洋娃娃，它的大大的棕色的眼睛盯著(staringat)“我”。lookinto“調查”；careabout“憂慮；關切”；turnout“證明是，結果是”。11．A.packageB．shoesC．dollD．box答案：C由前文發覺盒子里有一個洋娃娃可知，此處指把洋娃娃拿出來緊緊抱在胸前。12．A.EventhoughB．AsifC．WhatifD．Apartfrom答案：A這里的意思是：盡管有股塑料的味道。eventhough“盡管”，符合文意。asif“似乎”；whatif“要是……會怎樣”；apartfrom“除了”。13．A.boringB．simpleC．sadD．slow答案：B由作者前文提及所收到的圣誕禮物只是些新內衣或襪子可以推斷，回憶起那些日子，生活是簡潔的(simple)。14．A.engagedinB．cominginC．interestedinD．lackingin答案：D依據前文作者對所收到的圣誕禮物的描述可知，那時作者的生活物質上是很匱乏的。故lackin“缺乏，缺少”，符合文意。15．A.forB．soC．andD．but答案：D前面說生活中缺乏物質財寶，后面說但是生活中人們會對收到小的物品充溢感恩，所以這里是轉折關系。16．A.setoutB．grewupC．pickedupD．gotout答案：B后來當“我”在美國長大(grewup)后，生活發生了變更。setout“動身”；pickup“撿起”；getout“出去”。17．A.spentB．costC．wastedD．paid答案：B收到的禮物更貴，對禮物的需求也更迫切。18．A.SurprisinglyB．HopefullyC．EventuallyD．Happily答案：C此處表述我們的要求最終(Eventually)變成了無聊的需求。19．A.hatedB．desertedC．wastedD．valued答案：D此處指我們小時候所珍視(value)的那些東西。20．A.stillB．everC．neverD．even答案：A盡管天氣變換，四季更迭，但我們照舊(still)可以通過回來簡潔的生活來做出變更。Ⅱ閱讀理解Over40yearsago,acountrymusicDJconventioneq\a\vs4\al(W1)washeldeveryyearinNashville,Tennessee.Manycountryperformersusedtoeq\a\vs4\al(P1)attendtheconventiontogivetheirperformances.FanswouldgotoNashvillehopingtoseetheirfavoriteperformers.Intheend,somanyfansbeganshowingupeq\a\vs4\al(P2)inNashvillethatafestivalnamedFanFairwasborn.ThefirstFanFairwasheldinApril1972,inNashvilleforfourdays.Someofcountrymusic'sbiggeststarsattended.Therewereaboutfiftythousandfans.ThefirstFanFairwassosuccessfulthatplanningbeganalmostimmediatelyfor1973.ThedatewaschangedtoJune,whentheweatherwouldbebetter.OveronehundredthousandfansattendedthesecondFanFair.EveryyearbroughtsomanyperformersandfanstoFanFairthat,in1982,itwasmovedtotheTennesseeStateFairgrounds.FanFairstayedatthefairgroundseq\a\vs4\al(W2)foranothernineteenyears.Therewasalwaystheunexpectedeq\a\vs4\al(W3)duringthefestival.In1974,formerBeatlePaulMcCartneyattended.In1992,morethansixhundredreportersfromEurope,Asia,andSouthAmericawenttocovereq\a\vs4\al(W4)theappearanceofapopularstar,BillyRayCyrus,whohadintroducedanewcountrylinedance.In1996,GarthBrooks,whomadeasurpriseappearance,signedautographseq\a\vs4\al(W5)for23hours.In2001,FanFairreturnedtodowntownNashvilleastheworld'sbiggestcountrymusicfestival.Now,overonehundredandtwenty-fivethousandcountrymusicfansgotoNashvilleeveryJune.Asyoucanimagine,thosewhowanttoattendFanFairmustplanahead.Forexample,theyneedtobuyaticketseveralmonthsaheadoftime.Ofcourse,there'smuchmoretoprepare.1．Accordingtothetext,FanFair________.A．hasahistoryofmorethan50yearsB．lastsalmosthalfamontheveryyearC．isthemostimportantmusicfestivalinAmericaD．isatimewhencountrymusicloversgettogether答案：D細微環節理解題。由第一段內容可知，FanFair是鄉村音樂愛好者們聚在一起慶祝的一個節日，故選D項。2．ThesecondFanFair________.A．washeldinthespringof1972B．wasmorepopularthanthefirstoneC．wasmovedfromNashvilletothefairgroundsD．wasattendedbyformerBeatlePaulMcCartney答案：B細微環節理解題。由其次段前三句“ThefirstFanFair...aboutfiftythousandfans.”和尾句“OveronehundredthousandfansattendedthesecondFanFair.”可知，其次屆比第一屆更受歌迷歡迎，故選B項。3．Thepurposeofthefourthpar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