1、Section The Language Points of Reading课时作业( 一) 完形填空Many winters ago I was working at a community college. One day a homeless woman came in _1_ only a thin dress and a hospital band. She started coughing as she laid back on a sofa. _2_， she wasnt well.Without thinking too much about it, I went to the
2、 Student Affairs office where I knew I could find clothes in the “Lost and Found” container. I gathered a(n) _3_ set of clothes for her and made my _4_ back. Thats when a coworker told me I should not help this person, as it would only _5_ her to want more help. I _6_ her and carried on, despite the
3、 _7_ .Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my office and asked to speak with me _8_. I gave him my full attention. He _9_ to tell me that he had overheard the _10_ with the coworker about helping the sick woman. He wanted me to know that it was always _11_ to help people, and that was why he
4、 wanted to give me a check for $1,000!I burst into tears, because I _12_ needed the money at the time, but also because I had _13_ been recognized in such a way for helping someone! From then on, we became firm friends. Twenty years later, he called me up _14_ and told me he wanted to help me buy my
5、 first _15_！ He ended up giving me $120,000 with no requirements _16_， as a down payment to buy my dream house in my hometown.I asked him _17_ he wanted to give me such a _18_ gift and he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I _19_ it. It was all because one day I did not _20_ to help a home
6、less woman that I was able to buy the perfect little home.1A.settling Bwearing Cdepending Dcarrying答案：B 从下文“a thin dress”的提示可知这里是说那个妇人应该是穿得很单薄，所以用 wear 表示穿戴的状态。2A.Sadly BNaturally CStrangely DClearly答案：D 上一句说到她咳嗽，运用逻辑推断可知，这里是说她明显(clearly)是身体不适。3A.entire Bwarm Cexpensive Dnew答案：A 作者为这个无家可归的、穿得少而又身体不适
7、的妇人取来全套的衣服。an entire set of “一整套” 。4A.way Bpayment Cpromise Ddecision答案：A 此处表述作者到学生事务办公室找到衣服后返回到那妇人那里，故选 A 项，表示“回程的路” 。make ones way 为固定搭配，意为“行进” 。5A.show Bcause Cprevent Dprove答案：B 作者同事叫他不要帮她，因为这样会导致(cause)她要求更多的帮助。6A.challenged Bignored Cfollowed Dadmired 答案：B 由下文“carried on”的语义提示可知，作者继续下去，而没有理会(i
8、gnored)同事。7A.warnings Bcustoms Cdifficulties Defforts答案：A 此处表述作者的同事是在告诫他不要这样做，所以选 A 项。8A.quickly Bprivately Cnervously Dgradually答案：B 此处表述两周之后有位老人来到作者办公室要和他私下(privately)谈一谈。9A.promised Brefused Ccontinued Dpretended答案：C 前文说到那老人要求与作者谈话，运用逻辑推断可知，他应该是接着说，所以选 C 项。10A.complaint Bquarrel Cconversation Ddi
9、scussion答案：C 从上下文的内容可知，那老人应该是无意中听到了作者与他同事当时的对话。11A.okay Bnormal Csimple Dfair答案：A 那个老人认同作者这种帮人的行为，所以选项 A 符合题意，意为“不错的，好的” 。12A.probably Bhardly Cmerely Dactually答案：D 此处表述作者当时的确需要这笔钱，所以选项 D 符合文意。13A.already Balso Cnever Deven答案：C 结合这里的转折连词 but，运用逻辑推断可知，从没有人以这种方式认同作者对别人的帮助。14A.madly Bthankfully Crepeat
10、edly Dunexpectedly答案：D 时隔二十年过去了，老人给作者打电话说要帮助他，所以应该是 unexpectedly “意想不到地 ”。15A.home Boffice Ccomputer Dclothes答案：A 二十年后，那老人出乎意料地打电话告知作者要帮他购买第一个居所。第 16 空后的句子内容给出了提示。16A.attached Bdemanded Csatisfied Dmade答案：A 这里要表达的意思是：没有什么附带要求，所以选 A 项。17A.when Bhow Cwhere Dwhy答案：D 作者对老人出手那么大方地帮他感到不解，所以自然要问 “为什么” ，要问明
11、原因。18A.free Blarge Cfinal Dperfect答案：B 老人给了作者$120,000，数额不菲，所以应该是一大笔金额，这当然是一份“大”礼。19A.appreciated Bforgot Cdeserved Dunderstood答案：C 老人认为作者是一个“giver(给予者) ”，所以这份礼物是作者应得的。20A.pretend Bhesitate Cpromise Drefuse答案：B not hesitate to help . “毫不犹豫地去帮助” ，符合情境。 阅读理解AStatistically, air travel is by far the safe
12、st way to travel and you can make flying even safer, just by following these simple rules. As your chances of being involved inan air accident are practically nil (零；不存在), many of these rules concern what P1you should and shouldnt do to make your journey safer when you are in the air.Fly on nonstop
13、routesMost accidents occur during the takeoff, climb, descent and landing period of W1a flight, so flying nonstop reduces your exposure to these complicated procedures.Choose larger aircraftAlthough small aircrafts have very good safety records, those with more than 30 passenger seats are designed t
14、o comply(遵守) with much stricter regulations and P2are tested more regularly to make sure they still comply. Also, in the unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircrafts provide a better opportunity for passenger survival.Pay attention to the preflight safety briefing(简报)The information may se
15、em to be repeated, but its worth listening to the flight attendants . And even if you have flown before, it doesnt mean you know W2everything about the aircraft youre on, such as the location of the closest emergency exit.Store things safelyNever put very heavy articles in the overhead storage bins.
16、 They may fall out when someone opens the bin and cause injury. Also, the bin may not be able to hold heavier objects during the violent movements of air caused by the wind.Keep your seat belt fastened while you are seatedCabin crew always tell you this, but its important. You could be seriously inj
17、ured if the plane hits the violent movement of air unexpectedly. Always fasten your seat belt if you are told to. The_general_rule of flying is this: If you are told to do something, do it first and ask questions later.Let the flight attendant pour your hot drinksFlight attendants are trained to han
18、dle hot drinks like coffee or tea in a crowded aisle on a moving aircraft, so allow them to pour the drink and hand it to you. Never ask to take a coffee pot from one of them.1What is the purpose of these air safety rules?ATo teach what to do in the event of a crash.BTo avoid sudden change.CTo impro
19、ve safety while you are flying.DTo avoid injury.答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“many of these rules concern what you should and shouldnt do to make your journey safer when you are in the air”可知，这些飞行安全规则的目的是为了使得你的旅程更加安全。故选 C。2The underlined phrase “The general rule” in the sixth paragraph refers to _.Aanything th
20、e flight staff tell you to doBgeneral safety adviceCwalking around the planeDpouring hot drinks答案：A 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句“The general rule of flying is this：If you are told to do something，do it first and ask questions later.”可知，飞行中的通行规则是：如果(乘务员)要求你做什么，你先做，做完之后再提问。故选 A。3What can not we conclude from the pa
21、ssage?ALarger planes have more safety checks and are safer in an accident.BTakeoffs are safer on nonstop flights than landing.CEvery aircraft is different, so the safety procedures may be different.DSeat belts should be worn to protect against sudden change.答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Most accidents occur du
22、ring the takeoff, climb, descent and landing period of a flight”可知，大部分的事故都是在飞机起飞、爬升、下降和着陆的时候发生的，所以起飞与着陆同样具有危险性。故选 B。4The best title of the passage should be “_”AThe Safest Way to TravelBAir Safety TipsCNonstop RoutesDHow to Avoid an Air Crash答案：B 标题判断题。通读全文，根据文章第一段中的“many of these rules concern what
23、 you should and shouldnt do to make your journey safer when you are in the air”可知，文章讲的是有关飞行安全的建议，故选 B。W重 点 单 词1descent n. 下降2attendant n. 服务员，随从P重 点 短 语1be involved in 涉及， 卷入2be designed to 专为 设计；被设计成BLeaf Rapids, the small town in northern Manitoba that was the first in Canada to ban plastic shoppi
24、ng bags, is now turning its attention to gaspowered vehicles.W1 PEd Charrier, the towns leader, wants local people to drive electric cars around town to reduce greenhouse gases. “Why would you start your gaspowered vehicle for a twosecond ride when you could jump in an electric car？” asked Charrier,
25、 who plans to buy his own electric car next spring.While he doesnt plan to ban gaspowered automobiles, he will promote energysaving electric cars. The town of 600 people is only about three kilometres from end to end, with homes, shops, parks and a lake connected by a network of roads.Charrier said
26、theyre examining some incentives for residents to try electric cars that can travel about 70 kilometres before the batteries need recharging.Hundreds of officials from towns and cities across North America have called to ask about Leaf Rapids historic bylaw (地方法规) that banned plastic bags last April
27、. The town was getting so many calls that it posted the bylaw on its website.“I never ever dreamt that it would be this big， ” said Charrier. Tofino, another town in Canada, followed Leaf Rapids example and banned plastic bags. The Ontario Environment Ministry has asked people to reduce their plasti
28、c bag use by 50 per cent over the next five years.Leaf Rapids move also caused threats of legal action from the Canadian Plastics Industry Association. “Its our opinion that Leaf Rapids actions are illegal， ” Association spokeswoman Cathy Circo said. But nothing_has_come_of_it,_Charrier added.Circo
29、noted that Leaf Rapids has only a halfdozen stores so its ban would be difficult to replicate elsewhere.W2The plastics industry supports voluntary reductions as well as reuse and recycling programs, Circo said.5According to Ed Charrier, driving electric cars in Leaf Rapids is _.Acommon and comfortab
30、leB safe and fashionableC convenient and popularDecofriendly and economical答案：D 细节理解题。Ed Charrier 希望小镇居民驾驶电动汽车，这样可以减少温室气体的排放量，所以他认为这样做是环保的；Leaf Rapids 方圆只有三公里，根据第二段第二句中的“Why would you start your gaspowered vehicle for a twosecond ride .？”可知他认为这么短的路程没必要开燃料动力车，而应该使用节约能源的电动汽车(he will promote energysavi
31、ng electric cars)，由energysaving 可判断是省钱的、经济的，故 D 项正确。6Leaf Rapids bylaw that banned plastic bags _.Acaused many problemsBwas questioned by its residentsCattracted lots of attentionDcaused legal action from the plastics industry答案：C 推理判断题。在第五、六段提到，有数以百计的地方官员打电话到 Leaf Rapids 询问该地方法规的情况，甚至有地方进行效仿，对此 Ed
32、Charrier 说“I never ever dreamt that it would be this big”，由此可推知，该地方法规反响很大，引起了许多人的关注，故 C 项正确。7By saying “nothing has come of it” in Paragraph 7, Ed Charrier means that the Canadian Plastics Industry Association _.Ahasnt taken his town to courtB hasnt started any recycling programsC has won no legal s
33、upport from courtDpays no attention to the environment答案：A 句意理解题。对于 Leaf Rapids 的做法，加拿大塑料制品行业协会只是发出了提起法律诉讼的威胁。其发言人 Cathy Circo 在讲话中只是说：我们认为 Leaf Rapids 地方政府的所作所为是不合法的。他只是对这种做法表达了是否合法的疑问和不满，并没有采取实际的法律行动，也就是还并未将该地方政府告上法庭，故 A 项正确。8Which of the following is the opinion of Cathy Circo?AIt is easy for Lea
34、f Rapids to ban plastic shopping bags.B It is illegal for Leaf Rapids to ban gaspowered cars.C The government should take measures to limit the use of plastic bags.DThe most convenient means of transport in Leaf Rapids is the electric car.答案：A 细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段中的“ Circo noted that Leaf Rapids has only a halfdozen stores .”可推断，Circo 认为在 Leaf Rapids 商店很少，因而禁止使用塑料袋是较容易的。W重 点 单 词1ban v. 禁止 2.replicate v. 效仿P重 点 短 语turn ones attention to 将注意力转向
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