1、课时作业( 二)基础题 单词拼写1His father is a _ (商人) who is always out for business trip.答案：businessman2The _ (账目) shows that we have spent more than weve received.答案：account3After living abroad for sixty years, my uncle returned to his _ (出生地) in his eighties.答案：birthplace4You have to have such a lot of _ (耐心)
2、when youre dealing with kids.答案：patience5Our reporter was the first person on the _ (现场)答案：scene6Do you know who is the a_ of Harry Potter?答案：author7With no exact destination, he was just w_ along the street.答案：wandering8Please stick this stamp on the e_ before you mail the letter.答案：envelope9You sh
3、ould s_ advice from your lawyer on this matter.答案：seek10The explorer told the boys about his a_ at the North Pole.答案：adventure 选词填空1You look tired._， I am relaxed.答案：On the contrary2I hear you are _ on whether she will marry him.答案：making a bet3The girl _ so _ listening to music that she forgot the
4、meeting.答案：was; lost in4He was _ in America.答案：brought up5What are you _？Nothing.答案：staring at6I wonder if I could use your typewriter.Sure, _.答案：go ahead7How did you find this important letter?Quite _.答案：by accident8He has been asked to _ his absence.答案：account for9I knew him when we were in colleg
5、e_ we were on the same course.答案：as a matter of fact10_， I dont like the way he does things.答案：To be honest 单句语法填空1Peter must be ill. Its the only thing that can account _ his strange behavior.答案：for2The teacher found he was playing online games _ accident when the ringing came from his cell phone.答
6、案：by3Seeing the happy scene of children _ (play) in the park, Im full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.答案：playing4Would you permit me _ (smoke) here?Sorry. We dont permit _ (smoke) here in the reading room.答案：to smoke; smoking5Rose was born in Hong Kong but brought _ in the USA, be
7、cause her parents went there to work for some reason.答案：up6It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic _ Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.答案：that7Would you mind if I turned off the light?Go _ please.答案：ahead8When the thief found the police _ (spot) him, he ran away quickly.答案：
8、had spotted9Nowadays we _ (seek) new ways of expanding our membership.答案：are seeking10What you have done is contrary _ the doctors orders.答案：to 单句改错1Time permitted, we will stay longer._答案：permittedpermitting2Excuse me. Do you mind me ask a few questions?_答案：ask asking3It was in the lake where they
9、found the lost dog._答案：where that4We are making a bet at whos going to recite this text first._答案：aton5Careless driving accounts of many accidents._答案：of for能力题阅读理解AAvi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writes historical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with storytelling skills. These stori
10、es take place in the past. The Pmain characters are not always real; they exist only in stories.Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a decision because he did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability. The
11、 problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the most important activity for a person who wants to be a writer.Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that c
12、an help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in his writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft.W1Avis first book was published in 1970. He has
13、since written more than 45 books. Most of them are for young adult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies ， short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, W2which was published in 1984, is an example of Avis historical novels. This attractivestory takes place dur
14、ing the American Revolutionary War.W31We can learn from Paragraph 2 _.Awhy Avi liked readingB how Avi became a writerC how Avi developed charactersDwhy Avi decided to become a writer答案：B 段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了 Avi 是怎样成为作家的，故选B 项。2According to Avi, whats the most difficult thing in writing?AWriting the first
15、 part of a novel.BFinding an attractive character.CMaking improvement.DWriting the first draft.答案：D 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知， Avi 认为在写作中最难的事情是写初稿，故 D 项为正确答案。3We can learn from the text that Avi _.Aseldom changes his first drafts when writingBpublished his first story in 1984Cbelieves in the importance of go
16、od charactersDthinks reading is not important for writers答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories.”可知，Avi 认为人物塑造非常重要。4.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo introduce a writer of historical novels.BTo show how a historical novel is written.CTo de
17、scribe an important historical novel.DTo discuss how to become a writer.答案：A 推理判断题。本文介绍了美国作家艾非 沃提斯。他以历史小说著称于世，同时也为青少年写了很多作品，故选 A 项。W重 点 单 词1draft n. 草稿 edy n. 喜剧3attractive adj. 吸引人的P重 点 短 语mix . with . 使和混合BHave you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you se
18、t out to do is not the most important thing.A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing？” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth！” the boy answered excitedly. The older b
19、oys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar (罐P1子). He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I cant finish digging all the way
20、 through the earth, but look at what Ive found during this period！”The boys goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is forto cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!Not every goal will be fully achieved.
21、 Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what Ive found along the way! So many splendid things Whave come into my life because I tried to do something！” It is in the digging that life is lived
22、. It is joy on the journey that really makes sense .P2篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 夹 叙 夹 议 文 。文 章 论 述 要 为 了 目 标 去 努 力 奋 斗 ，而 更 重 要 的 是 在 奋 斗 的 过 程 中 享 受 乐 趣 。5The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be _.Acareful B.impoliteCfoolish Dshy答案：C 推理判断题。由第二段可知，这个男孩遭到嘲笑是因为这些大男孩认为他在做“不可能的(impossib
23、le)”事，因而他被认为是愚蠢的。6Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?ATo frighten them away.BTo show what he had found in digging.CTo show how beautiful the jar was.DTo attract them to join him in the work.答案：B 细节理解题。由第二段尾句男孩所说的“Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what
24、 Ive found during this period！ ”可推断出，男孩把罐子给那些嘲讽者看，是为了展示其挖掘过程中发现的成果。7What can be learnt from the last paragraph of the text?ANo dream can come true.BAll work will end successfully.CGoals shouldnt be set too high.DTrying is far more important than the result.答案：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为在人生旅途中尝试的过程远比结果重要。8
25、The best title for the text should be “_”AJoy on the JourneyBA Boy Dug a HoleCNo Pains, No GainsDFailure Is the Mother of Success答案：A 标题判断题。文章主要论述为了目标去努力付出，结果并不重要，重要的是在奋斗的过程中享受乐趣生命的旅程(journey)中，尝试和探索(digging)给我们带来的快乐才是生命的意义所在。故 A 项作标题最为恰当。W重 点 单 词splendid adj. 极好的；辉煌的P重 点 短 语1pick up 捡起；学会；染上；接2make sense 有意义
