第二讲 话题:家庭,朋友与周围的人
一、完形填空。
Grandma was going to be eighty-two on Friday.Mom was ordering a __1__ over the phone.“Don't put any icing on it,”she said.“Just an Angel cake with strawberries,as __2__ as you can make it.”The lovely Angel cake with fresh strawberries was Grandma's favorite.【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
That afternoon when Dad came home,he __3__ me the phone that he had bought for Grandma as a birthday gift.“It has speed-dialing,”he said.“She must like it because she __4__ push so many buttons.”21*cnjy*com
What about me?What can I buy for my Grandma's birthday?I had only __5__ in my pocket.Slowly I began to remember back—__6__ Granddad died,we used to visit them in Kentucky.I remembered a green glass dish in the shape of a leaf.It was always __7__ those red-and-white peppermint candies.“Help __8__ to a piece of peppermint,Burt.Take two if you want.”Grandma's voice had a smile behind it.【出处:21教育名师】
So I went to the store and bought fifty candies just like the ones I'd remembered with my only one dollar.I pulled down a large leaf from a __9__ in our yard,almost exactly the size of Grandma's old candy dish.21教育名师原创作品
__10__ Friday night came the time for presents.
“Taste the Angel cake,Mom,”Mom said to Grandma.“Happy birthday!”
Grandma smiled.“How beautiful it is!I __11__ did enjoy it.Thank you,Eleanor.”Then my dad brought out the phone.Grandma put it on the side.
__12__ ,I placed the leaf with the candies on the table.“Grandma,”I began,“remember when we used to visit you in Kentucky?The first thing I'd do was to take a peppermint candy out of that green-leaf dish in the front hall—after __13__ you and Granddad.”
Grandma's eyes were red and watery.“Why,yes,Burt.I remember that dish __14__ .Thank you for remembering it.”
So it is not important __15__ the gift is expensive or not.It's the thought that counts.
(C)1.A.book B.watch C.cake D.scarf
(B)2.A.big B.beautiful
C.small D.expensive
(A)3.A.showed B.told C.gave D.called
(D)4.A.wants to B.likes to
C.hopes to D.hates to
(A)5.A.one dollar B.two dollars
C.few dollars D.many dollars
(A)6.A.Before B.After C.When D.Until
(D)7.A.all of B.lots of
C.short of D.full of
(D)8.A.themselves B.yourselves
C.himself D.yourself
(B)9.A.grass B.tree C.flower D.wood
(C)10.A.In B.At C.On D.For
(B)11.A.angrily B.surely
C.sadly D.suddenly
(D)12.A.First B.Then
C.Next D.Finally
(C)13.A.hug B.to hug C.hugging D.hugged
(B)14.A.good B.well C.nice D.nicely
(A)15.A.whether B.what
C.how D.why
二、阅读理解。
A
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day,they don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV.In their opinion,“I love you” is too luxurious (奢侈的) for them to say.Sending flowers on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question.21教育网
One day,my mother was sewing a quilt.
“Mom,I have a question to ask you,”
“What?” she replied,still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?”
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes.Then she said,“Susan,look at this thread(线).Sometimes it appears,but most of times it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable.If life is a quilt,then love should be a thread.Love is inside.”21cnjy.com
I listened carefully but I couldn't understand until the next spring.At that time,my father suddenly got sick seriously.My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.After they were back from the hospital,my mother helped him walk slowly on the beautiful country road every morning.My father had never been so gentle.But after two months he still couldn't walk by himself.All of us were worried about him.21·cn·jy·com
“Dad,how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day.www-2-1-cnjy-com
“Susan,don't worry about me,”he said gently,“to tell you the truth,I'm OK,I just like walking with your mom.”Reading his eyes,I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers,gifts and sweet kisses.But from this experience,________ Love is inside,making life strong and warm.2-1-c-n-j-y
(D)16.Why does the writer NOT make sure whether there is love between her parents?
A.They don't act in the romantic ways.
B.They never say “I love you”.
C.They never send flowers to each other on Valentine's Day.
D.All of the above.
(A)17.When did the writer understand her mother's answer?
A.After her father got sick seriously.
B.Before her father got sick seriously.
C.After her mother gave her father some flowers.
D.After her father gave her mother some flowers.
(B)18.Which sentence is the best choice to fill in blank in the last paragraph?
A.I understand that love is like a beautiful flower in garden.
B.I understand that love is like a thread in the quilt of our life.
C.I understand that love is like a sweet song.
D.I understand that love is like a meaningful poem.
B
When I was young,my father often took me on short trips.On the way home from these trips,Dad often stopped at the Dairy Queen and bought me 10-cent ice creams.
One day,we were on our way home and I was hoping Dad would do the same.And he did.
“________” asked Dad.
“That sounds great,Dad!”
But then he said,“It sounds good to me too,son.Would you like to treat me today?”
Twenty cents!I could afford it.But when it was my money,ice cream just wasn't a good use of it.www.21-cn-jy.com
Then I said those awful words to him,“Well,in that case,I guess I'll pass.”
My father just said,“Okay,son.”
But as we turned to go home,I realized how wrong I was.Why didn't I take it as a good chance to give something back to my father?Why didn't I think that he had bought me 50 ice creams,and I had never bought him one?But all I could think was “20 cents”!
I felt awful for my ingratitude .Dad had done so much for me.Shouldn't I do something in return?Love is a two-way street—one must put into what he or she has taken out.
Dad and I went on another trip the next week,and as we passed the corner,I said,“Dad,would you like an ice cream today?My treat.”
(D)19.Which of the following can be put in “________”?
A.Can you help me?
B.Do you need any money?
C.Would you like to go out with me?
D.Would you like an ice cream today?
(B)20.What does the underlined word “ingratitude”mean in Paragraph 10?
A.鲁莽 B.忘恩 C.懒惰 D.粗心
(B)21.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A.the writer never asked his father for ice creams any more
B.the writer decided to buy his father an ice cream
C.the father bought his son an ice cream again
D.the father refused to eat ice cream
(A)22.By writing the story,the writer tells us that we should ________.
A.learn to give back
B.eat less ice cream
C.spend our money wisely
D.be thankful for what we have
C
William Butler Yeats,a most famous Irish writer,was born in Dublin on June 13th,1865.He had an unhappy childhood.Later,Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”.In fact,he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters.But he finally worked on literature,particularly drama and poetry.21世纪教育网版权所有
Yeats strongly believed in the coming of new artistic movements.He set himself the fresh task in setting up an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s.His early working experiences,however,were not received at the beginning.He didn't lose heart,and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.21·世纪*教育网
Compared with his dramatic works,Yeats' poems attract much notice.The subject matter includes love,nature,history,time and so on.Though Yeats generally depended on very traditional forms,he brought modern things to them.As his literary life progressed,his poetry grew finer and richer,which made him become famous around the world.【版权所有:21教育】
He had not enjoyed a major public life after winning the Nobel Prize in 1923.Yet,he continued writing almost to the end of his life.If Yeats stopped writing at age 40,he would probably now be considered as a minor poet,for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest after the age of 50.After Yeats' death in 1939,W.H.Auden wrote,among others,the following lines:
Earth,receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel(船)lie
Emptied of its poetry.
(C)23.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A.Yeats lived a happy life when he was a child.
B.Yeats never saw his mother when he was a child.
C.Yeats liked art from an early age.
D.Yeats hated to learn from his family.
(C)24.Why did Yeats' poems make him famous around the world?
A.Because he used modern forms to write them.
B.Because he wrote them with different styles of writing.
C.Because he added modern things to traditional forms.
D.Because he was more interested in poetry than literature.
(D)25.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?2·1·c·n·j·y
A.Yeats' childhood.
B.Yeats' experience of success.
C.Yeats' achievement.
D.Yeats' family life.
(A)26.What's the purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce Yeats and his writing experiences.
B.To introduce how Yeats succeeded.
C.To tell us why Yeats became famous.
D.To tell us success doesn't come easily.
三、词汇运用。
A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。
27.—Where did you put your schoolbag?
—I can't remember.I __attended__ a concert yesterday so it might still be in the music hall.
28.In America,some girls and __women__ try to pay for their own meals now.
29.I don't know __whose__ book it is.
30.The young girl could __simply__ solve these problems,and her parents are proud of her.
31.The famous teacher Li Hui will tell you about some __useful__ study tools.
B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式。
Nowadays more and more Chinese families have two children.Are you 32.__still__ (仍然) the only child in your home?If not,do you have 33.__difficulties__ (困难) in getting on well with your little brother or sister?The steps 34.__below__ (以下) may help you.
Find out 35.__exactly__ (确切地) what your little brother or sister does that makes you angry,then come up with a plan.36.__Whatever__ (无论什么) you do,don't hurt them.Your younger brother or sister looks up to you,so set a good example.21*cnjy*com
Pay no attention to them.Many 37.__times__ (次数),your brother or sister does something for attention.If you pay no attention to these things longs enough,they will finally give up.But if you put your hands over ears and shouting.“La,la,la—I can't 38.__hear__ (听见) you”,it doesn't work.
Make a deal.Say something like,“If you give me some space while my friends are here,we can play your 39.__favorite__ (最喜欢的) game after they leave.”If your brother or sister asks you to play with them because they have nothing to do,try to advise a solo project,like asking him or her to 40.__paint__ (绘画) for you.
When all these fail,get help from mom or dad.Just ask for a 41.__suggestion__ (建议) on how to get your brother or sister out for a while.
四、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空(每空不超过3词)。
Mrs. Jones is over 80,but she still drives her old car 42.__like__ a young woman.She loves driving very fast,and she says that she has never broken the traffic rules.
One day,43.__however__,she nearly broke her record.A police car followed her,and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without 44.__stopping__ (stop).
When Mrs. Jones came before the policeman,he looked at her seriously and said that she was too old 45.__to__drive__ (drive) a car,and that her eyes had probably become weak with old age,46.__so__ she had not stopped at the red light.
After the policeman finished his words,Mrs. Jones quietly opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing (针线活) kit.She 47.__chose__ (choose) a needle (针) with a very small eye,and threaded (穿线) it at her first try.
When she had successfully done this,she took the thread 48.__out__ of the needle again and handed both the needle 49.__and__ the thread to the policeman,saying,“Now it is your turn.You drive a car and you must see clearly.”
The policeman took the needle and tried to thread it.After trying six 50.__times__ (time),he still didn't succeed.So Mrs. Jones 51.__wasn't__punished__ (not punish) and her record remained unbroken.
五、(2017·黄石)书面表达。
假设你是李华,初中生活即将结束,在步入高中学习之际,你思绪万千。请你根据下面表格的提示,写一封信表达你对父母的由衷感激及今后的点滴回报。
提示:
父母为我
生活的照顾
饮食起居
精神的支持
交友、学习、压力
我为父母
感恩、陪伴、理解父母
注意:1.内容必须包含表格上所提供的所有信息,可适当发挥。
2.词数:80~100词,开头和结尾部分已给出,不计入总词数。
3.文中不能出现学生真实姓名和所在学校的名称。
Dear Mom,
My junior school life is coming to an eld.Now,I'd like to show my thanks to you for your devotion to me these years. Since I was born,you have been taking good care of me.Every day,you were the first to get up and prepare breakfast for me.On my way to and from school,you were always with me.When I failed an exam and felt stressed,you were the one to encourage me.When I didn't get along well with my friends,you told me to learn to be caring.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
Now,I have grown up.I'll spend more time staying and communicating with you.And I'll try my best to understand you and do what I can for you.
Yours,
Li Hua