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Section Ⅳ Lesson 3
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课时作业(五)
Ⅰ 完形填空
When I tell people my sister is 11 months older than me, some are quite surprised at how close we must be. But we couldn't be more __1__ or distant. I am louder and taller while she is quieter and shorter. When young, I rode __2__ Michigan forests on my bike while she buried her head in books.
__3__ my sister and I have grown up, our relationship bears the tension of that childhood state. Especially after my mother developed a cancer, my relationship with my sister __4__. She always threw suggestions that felt __5__ about my daily caretaking. It was hard to imagine that our relationship could ever improve after my mother __6__.
__7__ COVID-19 spreading fast, I turned to Chinese dramas to ease my __8__, which were my mother's favorite. I started with the hit “Go Ahead”(以家人之名), a __9__ story about three children from broken families who come together and form a new harmonious one. I found myself missing my __10__ more than ever. Therefore, I texted my sister what I might have told my mother—that she had to watch the show. __11__, she decided to watch with me. As we watched more dramas, our conversations became __12__.
Over the past year, my sister and I have watched so many Chinese dramas together that I've lost __13__. I could never have imagined how Chinese dramas could help me build a new harmonious relationship with my sister—a(n) __14__ to make up for lost time. As I search for something new to watch with my sister, it __15__ me: Our mum would have loved watching these shows with us too.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和姐姐原本关系很疏远,直到新冠肺炎爆发,作者因看电视剧而触景生情,主动跟姐姐联系。从此,作者和姐姐关系变和谐的故事。
1.A.alike B.different
C.suitable D.concerned
答案 B alike “相似的”;different “不同的”;suitable “合适的”;concerned “担心的”。根据下文可知,作者长得高,声音大,喜欢运动,而姐姐个子矮,安静,喜欢读书,她们两个是完全不同的。故选B。
2.A.over B.across
C.down D.through
答案 D 句意:年轻的时候,我骑着自行车穿过密歇根的森林,而她却埋头读书。over “越过”;across “(从平面)穿过”;down “向下”;through “(从内部)穿过”。根据句意可知,“骑自行车穿过森林”是从空间内部穿过。故选D。
3.A.Although B.Because
C.I