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课时作业(十六) Unit 4 Period 4
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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The Wuhan Institute of Shipbuilding Technology was used as a quarantine site(隔离区) from February 8 to March 28. Cheng Shining, a junior of Central China Normal University in Wuhan, was responsible for collecting and distributing supplies for quarantined people and medical staff. As the youngest volunteer at this site, he also chose to live there so that he could show up whenever he was needed.
One day Cheng and two other volunteers spent more than 3 hours moving all 1,462 boxes of mineral water to storage with 50 firemen's help. Cheng says, “A single person's strength is limited, but we know the whole country is helping us.”
Cheng was a volunteer for the Military World Games held in Wuhan last October. It was the first time he had seen his hometown under the world's spotlight. “I've experienced the highlight of Wuhan, and now when my hometown touched a low point, I pray that I can get through the difficulty together with the city,” Cheng says.
Like Cheng, 28yearold Wuhan local Zhu Aobing also volunteered to help his home city. He signed up right away to be a volunteer for the vaccine. A total of 108 Wuhan locals became the first group of COVID19 vaccine volunteers in March. They were healthy adults aged from 18 to 60 selected from thousands of people who applied.
“Since the lockdown, I've always been thinking what I can do for my hometown during the epidemic,” he says. Zhu is a freshman of Hubei University of Technology in Wuhan. He joined the army when he was 18 years old and served for five years. However, Zhu didn't want to miss the chance to study further, so he decided to go to college last year.
“No matter how long I have finished my military service, I always have the responsibility to go to the front line when the country needs me, and when facing this pandemic(流行病), being a vaccine volunteer is what I should do,” he says.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章分别讲述了两位来自武汉的志愿者在疫情期间做出的贡献。
1.What words can be used to describe Cheng when he is talking about the help from the firemen?
A.Negative and serious.
B.Generous and excited.
C.Appreciative and optimistic.
D.Cautious and supportive.
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中Cheng的话A single person's strength is limited, but we know the whole country is helping us.可知,在他看来,虽然个人的力量有限,但他知道整个国家都在帮助他们。他的话一方面有对于国家援助的感激之情,另一方面也表现了战胜疫情的信心。C选项“感激并且乐观”符合题意。故选C项。
2.How did Zhu help his home city?
A.By serving the Military World Games.
B.By helping run a quarantine site.
C.By studying further in college.
D.By being a vaccine volunteer.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句可知,Zhu帮助自己城市的方式就是申请成为疫苗志愿者。故选D项。
3.What do Cheng and Zhu have in common?
A.They are Wuhan locals.
B.They served in the army.
C.They are of the same age.
D.They graduated from university.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的Cheng was a volunteer...he had seen his hometown under the world's spotlight.和第四段中的28yearold Wuhan local Zhu Aobing可知,两位志愿者都是武汉人。故选A项。
4.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To compare two people.
B.To tell two volunteers' stories.
C.To present an argument.
D.To report a piece of news.
解析:选B 推理判断题。本文分别讲述了新冠疫情期间武汉的两位志愿者的故事。故选B项。
B
A vacation often means rest and relaxation, but more and more people are looking at travelling as an opportunity to help others and give back.
Don Germaise is a familiar face to many in Tampa Bay, but this former TV reporter's life has changed a bit. “In the TV business you see the best and the worst the world has to offer, and at some point, it just occurred to me: I just need to do something to make the world a better place,” he explained.
He now travels the world, volunteering his time to help others. “Here's the best part about a volunteer vacation. You're not stuck at a hotel doing tours that everyone else does,” Germaise said. “You're meeting regular people, living with regular people and helping regular people all over the world.”
Travel Writer Joe Miragliotta says that's exactly why more people are spending time volunteering on vacation. “Travellers, especially millennials (千禧一代) like myself, are becoming more socially conscious when it comes to choosing where they go,” Miragliotta said. “They want to connect with the communities and causes they really care about.”
He recently took some time out of a trip to San Francisco to help out at a local farm. “Here, volunteers are growing healthy foods for the community, and they give it right back for free; and you know you can tend the vegetable gardens, help clean the orchardlots of fun activities,” Miragliotta explained.
Volunteering doesn't take up your entire vacation. You can do it for a few hours or even a few days. It's all up to you. “With a kid...When you do something as simple as giving him or her a pencil when they never had a pencil for school, the look in their eyes is so unbelievable,” Germaise said. “It's like they got an iPad for Christmas. It's the greatest feeling in the world.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,以Don Germaise为例介绍了在假期做志愿工作正在成为一种新的趋势。
5.What do vacations mean to Don Germaise?
A.Having a rest and relaxing.
B.Getting an opportunity to travel.
C.Meeting and helping regular people.
D.Reporting on what happens around the world.
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“‘You're meeting regular people, living with regular people and helping regular people all over the world.’”可知,对Don Germaise来说,假期意味着结识并帮助普通人,故选C。
6.According to Joe Miragliotta, young people ________.
A.are becoming more socially conscious
B.find it fun to help in vegetable gardens
C.enjoy taking care of the children around
D.are trying to learn more about other people
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“‘Travellers, especially millennials (千禧一代) like myself, are becoming more socially conscious when it comes to choosing where they go,’…”可知,Joe Miragliotta认为年轻人越来越有社会意识,故选A。
7.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.It only takes travellers a few hours to do volunteering.
B.Finding a way to help the people in need is not easy.
C.It is impossible for the kids to get an iPad for Christmas.
D.Making a small difference to people's life is rewarding.
解析:选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“‘With a kid...When you do something as simple as giving him or her a pencil when they never had a pencil for school, the look in their eyes is so unbelievable,’ Germaise said. ‘It's like they got an iPad for Christmas. It's the greatest feeling in the world.’”可知,对一个孩子,当你做一些简单的事情,比如在他们上学没有铅笔的时候给他们一支铅笔,他们眼中的表情是如此难以置信,就像他们圣诞节得到了一个iPad,这是世界上最伟大的感觉,由此可以判断出,给人们的生活带来小小的改变是值得的,故选D。
8.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Millennials pay more attention to society.
B.Volunteer vacation is becoming a new trend.
C.Two travellers shared their experiences abroad.
D.Volunteers enjoy popularity among local people.
解析:选B 主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据第一段“A vacation often means rest and relaxation, but more and more people are looking at travelling as an opportunity to help others and give back.”及最后一段中的volunteering可知,假期通常意味着休息和放松,但越来越多的人把假期看作是帮助他人和回报他人的机会——他们选择利用假期做志愿工作,因此本文主要介绍的是在假期做志愿工作正在成为一种新的趋势,故选B。
Ⅱ.完形填空
When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon,you'll be greeted by the comforting voice of Mary Ellen Owens.
Owens, who is now 98, started __1__ at the hospital after her husband died nearly 20 years ago. “My husband was a(n) __2__ here, off and on for about six weeks over four years,” she __3__. “Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick.” To show her__4__, Owens wanted to repay the hospital in a special way. “I don't have several million dollars, but I can give my __5__,” she said.
Owens is approaching 7,000 hours in volunteer time. “I used to give three days a week,”she said. “Now I'm __6__. I don't get around as much as I __7__, so I only give one day a week.”
To get to her weekly fourhour __8__, Owens receives a ride from a volunteer who she now calls her friend. “Every __9__, Richard picks me up from my home and brings me here,”she said. “I don't believe people of my age should be __10__.”
In her younger years, Owens used to walk up and down the fashion runways in New York City and Richmond, Virginia. She also had a(n) __11__ to be in the 1939 classic film Gone with the Wind. Because she had other work at the time, however, Owens __12__ to turn it down, __13__ she thought it would be entertaining.
“What I didn't do in my life is more interesting than what I've done,” she laughs. __14__ she's in good health now, Owens plans to continue to live her life with a __15__—greeting each patient with a smile.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了98岁的欧文斯的经历以及她在医院做志愿者的故事。
1.A.volunteering B.training
C.working D.nursing
解析:选A 句意:现在98岁的欧文斯在近20年前丈夫去世后就开始在医院做志愿者。volunteer自愿做;train培训;work工作;nurse护理。故A项正确。
2.A.doctor B.expert
C.patient D.assistant
解析:选C 句意:“我丈夫曾是这里的一名患者,四年来断断续续地住院住了六个星期,”她解释道。doctor医生;expert专家;patient病人;assistant助手。由下文when he was sick可知C项正确。
3.A.commented B.promised
C.responded D.explained
解析:选D 句意同上。此处指她解释自己在医院做志愿者的原因。comment发表评论;promise承诺;respond答复;explain解释。故D项正确。
4.A.attitude B.appreciation
C.sympathy D.response
解析:选B 句意:为了表达她的感激之情,欧文斯想以一种特殊的方式回报这家医院。attitude态度;appreciation感激;sympathy同情;response回答。故B项正确。
5.A.hand B.love
C.smile D.time
解析:选D 句意:我没有几百万美元,但我可以献出自己的时间。 根据下文Owens is approaching 7,000 hours in volunteer time.可知,欧文斯奉献了自己的时间。hand手;love爱;smile微笑;time时间。故D项正确。
6.A.old B.strong
C.sick D.lucky
解析:选A 句意:现在我年纪大了,不像以前那样经常四处走动了,所以我每周只抽出一天。根据上文中的Owens, who is now 98可知,欧文斯现在已经98岁了,年纪已经非常大了。 old年纪大的; strong强壮的; sick生病的; lucky幸运的。故A项正确。
7.A.had to B.hoped to
C.used to D.ought to
解析:选C 句意同上。have to不得不; hope to希望; used to曾经; ought to应该。故C项正确。
8.A.stand B.ride
C.turn D.shift
解析:选D 句意:为了每周四小时的轮班,欧文斯接受一名志愿者的接送,她现在把这位志愿者称为自己的朋友。 stand摊位; ride短途旅程; turn转动; shift轮班。故D项正确。
9.A.day B.Monday
C.morning D.Tuesday
解析:选D 句意:“每周二,理查德都会来我家接上我把我带到这里,”她说。根据第一段中的When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon可知,欧文斯每周二去医院做志愿者,故D项正确。
10.A.struggling B.driving
C.running D.changing
解析:选B 句意:我认为像我这个年纪的人不应该开车。由于欧文斯年龄太大,所以不应该开车。struggle挣扎;drive开车;run跑步;change改变。故B项正确。
11.A.part B.character
C.performance D.opportunity
解析:选D 句意:她也曾有机会出演1939年的经典电影《乱世佳人》。 part角色;character人物;performance表演;opportunity机会。故D项正确。
12.A.decided B.hoped
C.agreed D.deserved
解析:选A 句意:不过,因为她当时还有其他工作,欧文斯决定拒绝出演《乱世佳人》,即使她认为那将会很有趣。decide决定;hope希望;agree同意;deserve值得。故A项正确。
13.A.if B.even though
C.when D.so
解析:选B 句意同上。even though即使。故B项正确。
14.A.Now that B.As though
C.Supposing that D.Except that
解析:选A 句意:既然她现在身体还健康,欧文斯打算继续怀揣着一个目的生活——微笑着问候每一位病人。 now that既然;as though好像;supposing that假如;except that除了……。故A项正确。
15.A.relief B.success
C.purpose D.spirit
解析:选C 句意同上。 relief宽慰;success成功; purpose目的; spirit精神。故C项正确。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why do we prefer seeing a movie while we 1.______(accompany) by a friend? Why do we pack 2.______(our) into stadiums and concert halls sitting shoulder 3.______ shoulder with strangers? And why does a sunset seem so sublime(壮丽的)during a moment shared with someone without even saying a word?
Lately, a fascinating study has shown that life is indeed much 4.______(sweet) when we share our 5.______(experience) with others. When it comes to sharing moments together, what 6.______(usual) appears in our mind is being with friends or family, and 7.______(talk) with them. We don't realize the extent to 8.______ we are influenced by people around us whom we don't know and aren't even communicating with.
9.______, the next time you are out having fun with others, put down your smart phone and share the moment instead of posting on Facebook. A pleasant experience that goes unshared is a missed opportunity 10.______(focus) on the activity we and others are doing and give it a boost.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。研究发现,当我们与别人共享一些时刻时,我们的生活会更美好。因此作者鼓励人们多与他人一起做一些事情。
1.are accompanied 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意:为什么有朋友陪伴的时候我们更愿意去看电影?分析句子可知,while引导的时间状语从句中缺少谓语,accompany与主语we之间为被动关系,故用被动语态,此处描述一般情况,应用一般现在时。故填are accompanied。
2.ourselves 考查反身代词。句意:为什么我们要挤进体育馆或音乐厅与陌生人肩并肩坐一起?本句中缺少pack的宾语,由于与主语we人称一致,故填ourselves。
3.to 考查介词。句意同上。shoulder to shoulder为固定短语,意为“肩并肩”。故填to。
4.sweeter 考查形容词比较级。句意:最近,一项引人关注的研究发现,当我们与他人一起经历一些事情时,生活的确会更美好。分析句子可知,设空处作表语,much修饰比较级,结合语境可知,此处表示与他人一起做事情更快乐,故填sweeter。
5.experiences 考查名词复数。句意同上。分析句子可知,设空处作share的宾语,experience意为“经历”时为可数名词,此处应用复数形式。故填experiences。
6.usually 考查副词。句意:当提及共度某些时刻的时候,我们大脑通常会想到的是与朋友或家人在一起,和他们交谈。修饰动词appears应用副词。故填usually。
7.talking 考查非谓语动词。句意同上。分析句子可知,设空处与being并列,故填talking。
8.which 考查定语从句。句意:我们没有意识到那些周围的我们不认识也没有交流过的人对我们的影响程度。分析句子可知,此处为“介词+关系代词”结构引导定语从句,先行词为the extent,介词to后不能使用关系词that。故填which。
9.Therefore 考查副词。句意:因此,下次你出去和别人一起玩的时候,放下手机,共享(在一起的)时光,而不是在脸书上发帖。分析上下文可知,前一段介绍了与他人在一起的好处,因此本段鼓励人们多享受与他人在一起的时刻,上下文为因果关系,故可用副词therefore,句首首字母要大写。故填Therefore。
10.to focus 考查非谓语动词。句意:一个没有与别人分享的美好时刻就像一个错过的重视和促进我们与他人共同进行的活动的机会。分析句子可知,设空处作后置定语修饰opportunity,应用不定式。故填to focus。
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