Unit 2 课时作业6-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第一册(外研版)

Unit 2　Exploring English　　　　　　　 课时作业 6 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　Ⅰ. 完形填空 　 　 At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September, 　 1 　 to learn English. Since arriving in the US 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had tried private teachers and adult education classes. Nothing 　 2　 . Then Duckworth called Chrisney headmaster Leroy Meyer. “ I could hardly 　 3　 her,” says Meyer. “ The best I could make out was that she wanted someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the 　 4　 by age 40, so she could open her own business. ” After 　 5 　 to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth 　 6 　 at once. Duckworth􀆳s experiences at Chrisney have been 　 7　 ones. She is as much a mother as a classmate to the other students. During story hour they sit around Duckworth. She asks them to say “ please” and “ thank you”, and hugs them when they need 　 8　 . Duckworth studied English in junior high but 　 9 　 learned to speak fluently (流利 地) . She once opened a clothes shop, but her business failed 　 10　 her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak poor English,” says Duckworth. “ In Korea I had many people tell me I was a smart lady. Here broken English makes me 　 11　 . ” These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she􀆳s going to have a challenge 　 12 　 Simon,” says Duckworth􀆳s husband Ben. “He􀆳s going to