课时作业(十六) Sandstorms in Asia 亚洲沙尘暴
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.He was in hospital for nearly five years,so he felt at if he had been________from the outside world.
A.cut out B.cut off
C.cut up D.cut through
2.“Neal,listen,” she said,looking straight at him.“I ask you not to get________in this kind of matter.It’s none of your business.”
A.caught B.involved
C.attached D.connected
3.—Our food will________.Hurry to get help from the nearby villagers.
—No need,it will last us for as long as two weeks.
A.give out B.give off
C.give away D.give in
4.________manners are very important in every country is known to all,but the trouble is that different countries have different ideas about________good manners are.
A.That;what B.That;that
C.What;that D.What;what
5.When the cooking class was changed to Tuesday,I had to________so that I could________my daughter from her piano lessons.
A.drop in;pick up B.drop off;pick out
C.drop out;pick up D.drop by;pick out
6.All of us feel surprised that________a little boy can eat________much food.
A.such;so B.so;so
C.such;such D.so;such
7.He________to me about the bad weather he had while traveling there,from which I guessed that he must have had a very unpleasant journey there.
A.complained B.pretended
C.regretted D.complaint
8.Little Tom made________a rule to read aloud and recite ten English words every morning.
A.this B.that
C.one D.it
9.—What about the football match last night
—________.I might as well have stayed at home and had a good rest.
A.It couldn’t have been any better
B.It couldn’t have been any worse
C.It was the best one
D.There was no better one
10.Bob pretends________such a wise guy,but we all know he’s not as clever as he thinks.
A.having been B.to have been
C.being D.to be
11.—How much did the book cost you
—12 yuan________,postage included.
A.or so B.at most
C.in all D.at least
12.Peter fell off his motorbike,but________he was wearing a helmet and didn’t get injured.
A.fortunately B.hopefully
C.sadly D.unluckily
13.—Is he leaving tomorrow
—No.He’ll continue to stay here for________four or five days.
A.another B.other
C.the other D.every other
14.I missed the last bus and had no money for a taxi,so I could do nothing but________home last night.
A.to walking B.walk
C.walking D.walked
15.For safety,don’t leave matches or cigarettes________little children can reach them.
A.even if B.which
C.where D.so that
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2009年东北三校第二次联考,A)
It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.
One morning,in addition to his usual lunch bag,Molly handed him a second paper bag.This one was worn and held together with staples (书钉).
“Why two bags?” her father asked.“The other is something else,” Molly answered.“What’s in it?”“Just some stuff (东西).Take it with you.”
Not wanting to discuss the matter,he put both sacks into his briefcase,kissed Molly and rushed off.At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents:two hair ribbons (丝带),three small stones,a plastic dinosaur,a tiny sea shell,a small doll,and 13 pennies...The busy father smiled,finished eating,and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket,Molly’s stuff included.
That evening,Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper.“Where’s my bag?”“What bag?”“The one I gave you this morning.”“I left it at the office,my dear.”“I forgot to put this note in it,” she said.“And,besides,Daddy,the things in the sack are the things I really like.I thought you might like to play with them.You didn’t lose the bag,did you,Daddy?”“Oh,no,” he said,lying.“I just forgot to bring it home.I’ll bring it tomorrow.”While Molly hugged her father’s neck,he unfolded the note that read,“I love you,Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures—all that a 7 year old held dear.
Love was in a paper bag,and he missed it—not only missed it,but had thrown it in the wastebasket.So he went back to the office.Just ahead of the night janitor (看门人),he picked up the bag from the wastebasket.He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully.The bag didn’t look so good,but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted.
After dinner,he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack.It took a long time to tell.
Everything had a story or a memory.
“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life.” he thought.We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life,but the journey.That journey with the people we love is all that really matters.It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.
1.Why did Molly give her father a second bag
A.She didn’t want to keep the things in the Bag.
B.She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.
C.She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.
D.She enjoyed playing with her father.
2.How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it
A.He kept it in the drawer.
B.He took it back home.
C.He threw it into the wastebasket.
D.He put it on his table.
3.After Father heard what his daughter said,he felt________.
A.regretful B.surprised
C.sad D.satisfied
4.Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage
A.An Important Journey B.Two Bags
C.Father and Daughter D.Love in a Paper Bag
Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings.Instead,realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born.Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.
The seeds and the power to grow them are contained in the human mind.Success is a choice but not a chance.You can be a success if only you make the right choice.
You cannot be successful without first developing yourself esteem (自尊).Your level of self esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself,and thus over your life.People with low self esteem do not believe that they have any power,or responsibility for their lives.They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance brought about with any sudden change in the weather.
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life.Failures think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible.
Everything happens as a result of something.If we can identify the cause,we can control the effect.We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe.Thoughts and beliefs cause everything.Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time.One generally rises to the level that one expects.We are responsible for setting our expectations.Our success depends upon our level of confidence.We are responsible for either reinforcing good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits.
If you associate with positive thinking people,you are definitely going to achieve success.On the contrary,the opposite happens.We are responsible for finding,planting,and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory,born from setbacks.
In short,in all areas of your life,whether they are financial,physical,emotional,or spiritual,you are responsible.Once you recognize this,accept it,and firmly believe it,you are on the road to success.
5.Losers would think that________.
A.success is the result of hard work
B.working hard will lead to success
C.they fail only because of bad luck
D.they don’t make efforts to succeed
6.It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that________.
A.whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes
B.developing confidence is the key to future success
C.thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind
D.setting our expectations is essential before taking action
7.The last paragraph serves as________.
A.the proof of the author’s point
B.the conclusion of the argument
C.an introduction to another topic
D.a comparison between two views
8.Which is the best title of the text
A.Success Is a Choice B.The Secrets of Success
C.Develop Our Confidence D.How to Achieve Success
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.B 句意为:他住院差不多五年了,因此感觉到自己好像与世隔绝了。cut out删掉;cut off sb.from...使某人与……隔绝;cut up打伤;cut through走近路。
2.B 句意为:“尼尔,听着,”她直盯着他说,“我要求你不要卷入这件事,跟你没关系。” sb.get involved in sth.某人卷入某事;get caught in被卡住,被钩住;撞上某人正在做;be attached to sth.喜欢,依恋某物;be connected with与……有关系。C、D两项不与in搭配,故根据句意应该选B。
3.A 据句意此处指“食物用光”,应用give out,而give off指“放出(蒸气、光)”;give away泄露;give in屈服。
4.A 第一空that引导主语从句;第二空what引导宾语从句,并在宾语从句中作表语。
5.C drop in/by顺便拜访;drop off打盹;drop out退学;pick up sb.接某人;pick out精心挑选。根据题意及各短语的意思可知选C。
6.A 由题干可知第一空是运用的“such+a(an)+adj.+可数名词单数”。第二空后much是副词,要用so来修饰,故选择A项。
7.A complain to sb.about sth.对……发牢骚。complaint是名词。
8.D make it a rule to do表示“做某事成为惯例”,其中it是形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的不定式。
9.B 否定词+形容词比较级表示最高级的意义,意为“没有比……更……”。句意为:没有比这更差劲的比赛了,我本该在家里好好休息。
10.D pretend to be假装是……。to be发生在谓语动词之后或同时发生,to have been发生在谓语动词之前。根据后面的thinks,可知全句都用一般现在时,不表示已发生。句意为:鲍勃装作是一个聪明人,但我们都知道他并非像他想的那样聪明。
11.C in all总共;总计。or so大约;at most最多;at least至少。这本书花了你多少钱?根据答语“包括邮费”,可知应该用具体数字“总计……”。
12.A fortunately幸运地。hopefully满怀希望地;sadly伤心地;不幸地;unluckily不幸地。句意为:彼得从摩托车上跌了下来,但幸亏他戴着头盔,没有受伤。
13.A 考查不定代词的用法。因为此处“范围不确定”,所以用another,another four or five days表示“另外四五天”。句意为:他将在这里多待四五天。
14.B 当but表示“例外”时,如果but前面有实义动词do,动词不定式符号to常常被省略。句意为“没赶上末班车,又没有钱打车,所以我昨晚只好步行回家”。
15.C where引导地点状语从句。句意为:为安全起见,不要把火柴或香烟放在孩子够得着的地方。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
1.B 根据文章第五段可知,小女孩以为自己喜欢的那些东西,父亲一定也喜欢,并会给他带来快乐。
2.C 根据第四段最后一句可知,父亲将女儿的东西丢进了废纸篓。
3.A 由第六段可知,父亲很后悔自己轻率的行为。
4.D 小女孩将自己心爱的东西装在纸袋里,希望它能给父亲带来快乐,其实她是将自己对父亲的爱装在纸袋里面了。
5.C 推理判断题。根据文章的第四段可知,失败者总是认为事情的发生都是偶然的,因此他们会把自己的失败归因于时运不济。
6.A 推理判断题。第五段讲述成功的秘诀:人们的思想和信念决定一切。走向成功需要对自己充满期望和自信。
7.B 最后一段开头的短语In short暗示本段为文章的结论部分。
8.A 主旨大意题。本文围绕一个中心来写“成功是你我的选择”。