SectionⅡReadingandThinking课时作业(一)Ⅰ完形填空WhenIwas12,Ireallylikedsnowmobiles.MybrotherCodyandI__1__togetherallthetime.One__2__day,mycousin,Brittany,washere,andwedecidedtorideourreallyold,yetfunsnowmobile.Mymomwas__3__aboutitatfirstbutthoughtthatwewere__4__careful.Sowewentoutjustasusualandmybrothercarefullycheckedeverythingwe__5__beforewerode.Wegoton:mybrotherinfront,__6__,thenmycousinBrittanyandIinthe__7__.Wewereridingaroundinthebackofthewoodsontheedge(边缘)ofthefield.Ourfaceswere__8__andbecamered,__9__wedidn'tcare.Wewerehavingtonsof__10__!Wehadgonearoundthewoodsthreetimeswhenwewerecomingtotheedgethat__11__thegravelroad(碎石路).Therewasadrivewaythereandthenafieldacrosstheroad.I__12__mycousinshouting,“Faster!Faster!Cody!Gofaster!”Asshewasshouting,Iwas__13__thegravelroadinfrontofus.Itwascomingcloserandcloserbutwestillmovedat__14__speed.Justthen.Iknewsomethingwas__15__.Ilookedupatmybrotherandcouldfeelhewas__16__,startingtoworry.WewentthroughthedrivewayandIwatchedaswespedacrosstheroad.Then,BOOM!Wehittheditch(沟)andflewthroughthe__17__forashortsecondandthenhitthegroundlikea__18__thathadjustfallenfromthesky.Atthispoint,therewasnothingwecoulddo.Thesnowmobiletippedandweall__19__.Weallfeltfrightened.__20__,wedidn'thaveanyseriousproblems.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者12岁时和哥哥、表姐一起骑雪地摩托的经历。那次经历刺激好玩,有惊无险。1.A.skatedB.studiedC.ranD.rode答案:D根据下句中的“mycousin,Brittany,washere,andwedecidedtorideourreallyold,yetfunsnowmobile”可知,我们骑行雪地摩托。答案2.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter答案:D根据常识以及下文中的“Ourfaceswere__8__andbecamered”可知,骑雪地摩托当然是在下雪的冬天发生的事情。答案3.A.unsureB.angryC.madD.careless答案:A根据上下文语境可知,妈妈起初不确定是否让我们骑雪地摩托。答案4.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.seldomD.never答案:B根据下句中的“Sowewentoutjustasusual”可知,妈妈同意我们骑摩托车出发是因为我们总是(always)很小心认真。答案5.A.neededB.foundC.createdD.saw答案:A这里是说,哥哥在出发前认真检查了我们所需(needed)的一切。答案6.A.playingB.directingC.drivingD.performing答案:C根据下句中的“Wewereriding”可知哥哥在前面骑着(driving)摩托。答案7.A.outsideB.cornerC.backD.middle答案:C根据“Wegoton:mybrotherinfront”可知我和表姐坐在其后。答案8.A.livelyB.shiningC.freezingD.bright答案:C根据文章内容可知,当时是冬天,我们又在骑雪地摩托,所以我们的脸应该是冻坏了(freezing)。由“becamered”可知应当是寒冷的。答案9.A.butB.soC.orD.though答案:A根据“wedidn'tcare”可知,尽管脸冻得通红我们也不在乎,表示转折,故选but。答案10.A.knowledgeB.funC.supportD.courage答案:Bhavefun,固定搭配,表示“玩得开心”。答案11.A.stoodforB.ledtoC.openedupD.wentalong答案:B根据上下文语境可知,这里是说我们开到了通向(leadto)碎石路的地方。答案12.A.rememberedB.mindedC.feltD.kept答案:A本文是在回忆一次骑雪地摩托的事情,所以是记得(remembered)当时表姐一直在喊。答案13.A.cleaningB.watchingC.buildingD.conquering答案:B根据语境及下文的“Iwatchedaswespedacrosstheroad”可知当表姐在喊叫开快点时,我在看着(watching)前面的碎石路。答案14.A.normalB.rightC.greatD.slow答案:C根据下文发生的事情可知,当时哥哥骑车的速度很快(atgreatspeed)。答案15.A.simpleB.enoughC.usefulD.wrong答案:D根据下句中的“startingtoworry”可知,应该是有不好的(wrong)事情要发生。答案16.A.calmB.sadC.nervousD.brave答案:C我开始担心,因为感觉到哥哥是紧张的(nervous)。答案17.A.airB.waterC.snowD.forest答案:A我们撞进沟里飞了起来,flythroughtheair“从空中飞过”。和后半句中的“hittheground”相呼应。答案18.A.leafB.rockC.birdD.cloud答案:B这里把我们形容为像块石头(rock)落到地上更合适。答案19.A.pullupB.gaveupC.tookoffD.wentdown答案:D根据上文可知我们掉进沟里,所以当摩托车倾倒时,我们应该是摔了下来(wentdown)。答案20.A.HoweverB.FinallyC.LuckilyD.Surely答案:C根据“wedidn'thaveanyseriousproblems”可知,幸运的是(Luckily)我们没怎么受伤。答案Ⅱ阅读理解ABeijing'sForbiddenCityP1isaplacefullofwonder.FromitsthousandsofroomstoitsmanybeautifulartifactsW1,there'snowonderit'soneofChina'smostpopulartouristdestinations.Butevenmorethan600yearsafteritwasbuilt,it'sstillmanagingtoserveupP2surprises.SinceitwasbuiltduringtheMingDynasty,it'sestimatedW2thattheForbiddenCityhassurvivedmorethan200earthquakes.Andwhilemoststructuresaren'tmadetosurvivenaturaldisastersW3,letaloneonesbuilthundredsofyearsago,itseemsthattheForbiddenCitywasbuilttowithstandanything.ArecenttelevisiondocumentaryW4byUKbroadcasterChannel4exploredtheskillsoftheancientbuilding'sdesigners.AgroupofChinesecarpentersandengineerswereshownbuildingascalemodel(成比例模型)ofoneoftheForbiddenCity'spalaces,atonefifthofthesize.ToshowhowstrongancientChinesearchitecturereallyis,themodelwasputtothetest.Itwas_subjected_toasimulated(模拟的)earthquakeof9.5ontheRichterscale—equivalenttothelargesteverrecordedquake—andsurvived.Insteadoffallingapart,themodelwasjustmovedgentlyduringthetest.Accordingtoexperts,theanswertotheForbiddenCity'sstrength,aswellasotherancientChinesestructures',liesindougong—acenturiesoldbuildingmethodinventedinChina.Thisisthenameforspecialbracketsonbuildings.Thoughbeingheldtogetherwithoutanynailsorglue,thebracketsareperfectatkeepingstructurestogetherwhentheweathergetsrough.TheForbiddenCitydrawsvisitorsbecauseofitsrichhistoryandculture,butperhapsitshouldaddonemorethingtoitslist:earthquakeshelter.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文,介绍了紫禁城的斗拱设计帮助它能够在多次地震中幸存。1.Whichoneofthefollowingscanwenotinferfromthepassage?A.TheForbiddenCityhasbeenbuiltformorethan600years.B.TheForbiddenCityhassurvivedmanynaturaldisasters.C.Manyancientbuildingsaredesignedtowithstanddisasters.D.SomeChinesecraftsmenappearedintheUKdocumentary.答案:C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Andwhilemoststructuresaren'tmadetosurvivenaturaldisasters,letaloneonesbuilthundredsofyearsago”可知,很多古建筑一开始并没有做抵御自然灾害的设计。所以答案选C。答案2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedphrase“wassubjectedto”inParagraph4?A.sufferedB.