课后限时作业2.doc

课后限时作业(二)
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
Paula Radcliffe, chasing(角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.
Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said, “Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism.”“In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”
She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me last year and if she really cared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted me.”
Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.
“In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race.”
Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.
However, Radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her “final” world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world­class times.
“I don't think that—although I_can't_put_a_number_on_it，” said Radcliffe. “That changes from person to person.”
Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance some point in the future. Following a successful three­month training period in the United States, the 31­year­old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.
Radcliffe clocked a time 2：18：56 in her first 42.2­kilometre race three years ago.Afterwards she set a “mixed course” mark of 2：17：18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2：15：25 in the 2003 London event.
语篇导读
本文为记叙文，讲述了著名马拉松运动员Paula Radcliffe不畏困难，创造属于自己的成绩的故事，告诉我们要有坚强的意志。
1．What influence did Radcliffe's failure in Athens have on her?
A．It made her develop respect for Liz.
B．It made her love people around her more.
C．It made her rest for five months.
D．It made her face criticism calmly.
解析 D　推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Radcliffe在雅典奥运会的失败让她能平静地面对批评，故选D项。
2．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.
B．Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.
C．Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.
D．Radcliffe had a 3­month training before the New York City marathon.
解析 B　推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，Radcliffe在纽约市马拉松比赛前还没有完全恢复。A、C两项文章里没有提到，D项应该是在伦敦马拉松比赛之前，故选B项。
3．What does the underlined sentence “I can't put a number on it” in Paragraph 8 mean?
A．She's not sure if she has the ability to set a new world record.
B．She's not sure if she can win another race though she has won many times.
C．She's not sure how many times a marathon runner can set the world record.
D．She's not sure if she has the ability to produce four or five world­class times.
解析 C　句意理解题。根据第七段中的produce only four or five world­class times可知，画线句指Radcliffe不确定马拉松运动 员能创造多少次世界纪录，number在这里指的是次数，故选C项。
4．What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Well begun is half done.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D．Where there is a will there is a way.
解析 D　主旨大意题。根据Radcliffe的故事可知，她的付出最终获得了回报，故选D项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I__1__that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning__2__the wall. Being a piano music lover and__3__ I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been__4__lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very__5__ that she was pursuing her__6__ to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.
“I have been playing for 8 years now，” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave，” she requested.
I____7____ she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the __8__ of the vitamins, she __9__me of our musical “deal”. She then__10__ me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought __11__and decided to play David Lanz's “Return to the Heart”， since she had so much passion for __12__， and it was my soul­searching song.
I played the song to the best of my __13__， and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.__14__ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out，“Young man！”
I turned around. And there was an old lady __15__ one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to __16__ you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to __17__ my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and walked __18__ back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her __19__ and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's __20__ for peace and joy.
1．A.observed　　　　　　　　 B．watched
C．noticed D．caught
2．A.on B．at
C．over D．against
3．A.player B．learner
C．composer D．starter
4．A.giving B．attending
C．teaching D．learning
5．A.interesting B．exciting
C．aggressive D．impressive
6．A.passion B．interest
C．hobbies D．emotions
7．A.found B．felt
C．hoped D．thought
8．A.charge B．purchase
C．bargain D．obtaining
9．A.warned B．required
C．asked D．reminded
10. A．showed B．adapted
C．limited D．assigned
11．A.for the moment B．at the moment
C．for a moment D．at a moment
12．A.music B．me
C．the piano D．vitamins
13．A.knowledge B．attitude
C．mind D．ability
14. A．Since B．As
C．Once D．Because
15．A.taking B．making
C．having D．moving
16．A.thank B．praise
C．admire D．respect
17．A.get on B．get up
C．get off D．get down
18．A.quickly B．calmly
C．happily D．slowly
19．A.approval B．appreciation
C．mind D．thanks
20．A.heart B．world
C．mind D．dream
语篇导读
本文为记叙文，讲述了作者去一家店买维生素时，在店主的要求下演奏了一曲，使一位久病在床的老人感觉精神顿好的故事。
1．解析 C　根据语境可知，一走进房子，“我”就注意到(notice)架子上有一架电子琴，故选C项。
2．解析 D　lean against表示“倚着，靠着”，故选D项。
3．解析 A　下文谈到“我”为店主弹奏钢琴，因此此处指我”喜爱钢琴曲，是一位钢琴演奏者(player)，故选A项。
4．解析 B　根据语境及下文可知，店主一直在学钢琴，attend lesson上课，故选B项。
5．解析 D　根据语境可知，此处表示“我”觉得店主的经历令人印象深刻(impressive)，故选D项。
6．解析 A　根据第12空前的passion可知，店主对音乐充满了热情(passion)，故选A项。
7．解析 D　根据语境可知，“我”以为店主是在开玩笑，故选D项。
8．解析 B　根据语境可知，买(purchase)完维生素后，店主提醒(remind)“我”关于音乐的约定，故选B项。
9．解析 D　参见上题解析，故选D项。
10．解析 A　根据语境可知，之后店主把“我”带到(lead)一架古老的钢琴旁，故选A项。
11．解析 C　分析选项及语境可知，此处指“我”想了一会儿(for a moment)，故选C项。
12．解析 A　根据语境可知，此处指店主对音乐(music)充满了热情，故选A项。
13．解析 D　根据语境可知，此处指“我”竭尽全力并全身心(mind)投入，故选D项。
14．解析 B　根据语境可知，此处指当“我”要离开的时候，as引导时间状语从句，故选B项。
15．解析 A　有一位老太太在另一位女士的帮助下缓步走来。take a step走一步，故选A项。
16．解析 A　根据上下文可知，此处应表示老太太为美妙的音乐感谢(thank)“我”，故选A项。
17．解析 C　根据语境可知，此处表示老太太病得很严重，因此下床(get off one's bed)很困难，故选C项。
18．解析 D　因为病得很严重，所以老太太走路应该非常缓慢(slowly)，故选D项。
19．解析 B　根据语境可知，“我”被老太太对音乐的欣赏(appreciation)所感动，故选B项。
20．解析 A　根据这首曲子的名字“Return to the Heart”可知，此处指这首曲子让人回归内心(heart)的平静和愉悦，故选A项。
Ⅲ.语法填空
I had been called to examine a ten­year­old dog 1.____________(name) Belker. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family I couldn't do anything.
Shane, a six­year­old in the family, seemed so calm, petting the old dog 2.____________ the last time. I wondered if he understood what 3._________go) on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept the fact without any difficulty 4.____________ confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's 5.____________(die), wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal 6.____________(life) are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, said, “I know why.”
We all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next surprised me 7.____________(great). I'd never heard a 8.____________(much) comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.
“People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life—like loving everybody all the time and 9.____________(be) nice, right？” The six­year­old continued, “Well, dogs already know 10.____________ to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.”
语篇导读
本文为记叙文。一个小男孩让“我”明白，狗为什么比人活得时间更短。因为狗生来就懂得友善待人，而人类却要通过活得更久来学会。
1．named　解析 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词had been called，且空前无连词，故空处应用非谓语动词形式；name与逻辑主语dog之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词形式。
2．for　解析 考查介词。句意：Shane，这个家里的一个六岁的孩子，似乎很平静，最后一次拍了拍这只老狗。for the last time最后一次。
3．was going　解析 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我在想他是否明白正在发生什么事。此处指当时正在发生的事情，应用过去进行时；主语为what，故填was going。
4．or　解析 考查连词。句意：小男孩似乎没有任何困难或困惑就接受了这个事实。根据句意，difficulty和confusion之间为并列关系，without为否定词，应用or连接。
5．death　解析 考查词性转换。根据空前Belker's可知，空处应为名词形式。
6．lives　解析 考查名词的数和主谓一致。life(生命)为可数名词，此处为“动物寿命”与“人的寿命”的比较，根据空后的are和human lives可知，该空也应用复数形式。
7．greatly　解析 考查词性转换。句意：接下来从他嘴里说出来的话让我十分惊讶。空处作状语修饰动词surprised，应用副词形式。
8．more　解析 考查比较等级。此处为“否定词＋比较级”表示最高级的含义，即“那是我听到的最令人感到宽慰的解释”。
9．being　解析 考查非谓语动词。此处love everybody和be nice并列充当介词like的宾语，介词后接动词作宾语，应用动名词形式。
10．how　解析 考查副词。句意：嗯，狗已经知道怎样去做，所以它们不需要(和人类)待得一样久。此处为“疑问词＋动词不定式”结构，根据句意可知，空处表方式，故填how。
Ⅳ.应用文写作
假设你是李华，请以“How to Get Along Well with Our Parents”为题给英语杂志的编辑写一封信，谈谈你的建议(至少三条)。
注意：1.词数：80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

【参考范文】
Dear Editor,
As we are growing, we may want to get more freedom from our parents and would like to make our own decisions. However, our parents usually disagree with us. Our relationship may be in trouble. Here are some tips to avoid worse situations.
To begin with, when we come across problems, don't forget to ask our parents for advice. It's better for us to communicate with them rather than quarrel with each other. Next, spend more time with our parents. Design some activities which the whole family can participate in, such as going for a trip. Last but not least, talk about our school life frequently so that they can know more about us.
I hope you will find these suggestions helpful.
Yours，
Li Hua