Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernheroreading課時作業第一部分：完形填空 AfewyearsagothecompanyIworkforsentmywifeandmetoliveinNewYorkforayear.Ihavealwaysloved（1）inthemorning,soIwasreally（2）whenIfoundoutthehousetheyhadboughtforuswasnexttoCentralPark.Thismeantthatevery（3）IcouldgoforarunbeforeIwenttowork.（4）alotofpeoplehadtoldmetobecarefulofrobbersinthepark,Ididn'tusuallytakeanythingwithme.Howcouldthey（5）meifIdidn'thaveanything?Butthisonemorningmywifeaskedmeto（6）somebreadonthewayhomesoIputa$10noteinmybackpocket.WhileIwasrunningthroughthe（7）,anotherrunnernearlyknockedmeover.Heapologizedand（8）running.Ithoughtitwasalittle（9）soIcheckedmy（10）andfoundthatthemoneywasmissing.I（11）startedtorunafterhim.I（12）caughtupandcaughthimbythearm.Istarted（13）anddemandingthathegivemethe$10.I'mnot（14）ahot-headedpersonbutIreallylostmytemper.Thisseemedto（15）himandhequicklyputhishandintohispocketand（16）methemoney.Thenheranawayas（17）ashecould.Iboughtthe（18）andwenthome.AssoonasIgotthereIbegantotellmywifemy（19）."Youwon'tbelievewhathappenedtome,"Istarted.Sheimmediately（20）me,"Iknow,youleftthemoneyforthebreadonthekitchentable."1.A.studying B.running C.working D.reading2.A.hopeless B.nervous C.upset D.happy3.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night4.A.Unless B.Though C.Asif D.Because5.A.charge B.remove C.rob D.cheat6.A.borrow B.taste C.buy D.eat7.A.school B.park C.office D.house8.A.continued B.practiced C.stopped D.started9.A.different B.strange C.dangerous D.harmful10.A.hat B.purse C.pocket D.bag11.A.suddenly B.calmly C.actually D.immediately12.A.finally B.nearly C.possibly D.hopefully13.A.smelling B.shouting C.explaining D.asking14.A.simply B.secretly C.usually D.especially15.A.anger B.surprise C.hurt D.frighten16.A.paid B.gave C.showed D.lent17.A.fast B.early C.far D.safely18.A.clothes B.milk C.bread D.newspaper19.A.meeting B.story C.job D.holiday20.A.brokein B.watchedover C.dealtwith D.caredabout第二部分：閱讀理解AFormanyyears,BruceBexlerdreamedofgoingtothelandsnohumanhadexploredanddiscoveringrare,unknownspecies.Thatmightsoundlikeanimpossibledream,butBexlerturneditintoareality.InDecember2015,he,togetherwithateamofAustralianandAmericanscientists,adventuredintoarainforestontheislandofNewGuinea.Theywerethefirstpeopleevertoentertheregion."Asweweredroppedonthegroundbyhelicopter,wefoundnotrailsanywhere;itwasreallyhardtogetaround,"Bexlersays.Withinminutesoflanding,theteamspottedablackchicken-likebird.Thescientistssoondeterminedthatthecreaturewasatypeofhoneyeater-thefirstnewbirdspeciestobesightedonNewGuineain60years.Thehoneyeaterwasn'ttheonlysurpriseforthem.Theydiscoveredmorethan40previouslyunknownplantandanimalspecies."Wewerelikekidsinacandystore,"Bexlerrecalls."Everywherewelooked,wesawamazingthingswehadneverseenbefore."Thenewfoundspeciesdidn'tshyawayfromthescientists.Twolong-nosedechidnasevenletthevisitorspickthemupandtakethembacktocamptostudythem.Bexlerthinkstheanimalsweren'tscaredbecausetheyhadneverseenhumansbefore.Heexplains,"Thisareagivesscientistsaplacewheretheycanstudythebehavioursofanimalsthathavenotyetlearnedtobeafraidofpeople."Bexlerandhisteamdidnothaveenoughtimetostudytheareacompletely."Wejustscratchedthesurface,"Bexlersays."Anyonewhogoestherewillcomebackwithamystery."21.WhichwordcanbestdescribeBruceBexler？A.Adventurous. B.Cautious.C.Optimistic. D.Reliable.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencesuggestinthethirdparagraph？A.Theyenjoyedtheexperienceofbeinginacandystore.B.Theywereveryexcitedaboutwhattheydiscovered.C.Theyweremisbehavinglikenaughtychildren.D.Theirnextsearchmighthelpthemgetsugar.23.Whydidthelong-nosedechidnasallowthescientiststotakethembackfortheirstudy？A.Thescientistswereveryfriendlytothem.B.Thescientistswereskilledinhandlinganimals.C.Theyhadbeenwell-trainedbythelocalpeople.D.Theyhadneverbeenthreatenedbypeople.24.WecaninferfromBexler'swordsinthelastparagraphthat________.A.thescientistshavelearnedenoughaboutthedeeprainforestB.theareaislikelytokeepuntouchedinthefutureC.moreunknownplantsandanimalsaretobediscoveredthereD.whoevergoestherecanuncoverthemysteryoftheforestBMyhusbandhasn'tstoppedlaughingaboutafunnythingthathappenedtome.It'sfunnynowbutitwasn'tatthetime.LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown,Iwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrain,soIboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop－thatwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,putthenewspaperandchocolateonthetabletokeepaplace,andwenttogetacupofcoffee.WhenIwentbackwiththecoffee,therewassomeoneinthenextseat.Itwasoneofthosewild-lookingyoungsters,withdarkglassesandwornclothes,andhaircoloredbrightredatthefront.Notsounusualthesedays.Whatdidsurprisemewasthathe'dstartedtoeatmychocolate!Naturally,Iwasannoyed.However,toavoidtrouble－andreallyIwasratheruneasyabouthim－Ijustlookeddownatthefrontpageofthenewspaper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.Theboylookedatmeclosely.Thenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit.StillIdidn'tdaretostartanargument.Whenhetookathirdpiece,Ifeltmoreangrythanuneasy.Ithought,"Well,Ishallhavethelastpiece."AndIgotit.Theboygavemeastrangelook,andthenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout."Thiswoman'scrazy!"Everyonestared.Thatwasembarrassingenough,butitwasworsewhenIfinishedmycoffeeandgotreadytoleave.Myfacewentred－asredashishair－whenIrealizedI'dmadeamistake.Itwasn'tmychocolatethathe'dbeentaking.Therewasmine,unopened,justundermynewspaper.25.Thewomantellingthestory________.A.alwayswentshoppingwithherfamilyonFridaysB.hadbeenverybusyandneededsometimetorecoverC.boughtsomechocolatesothatshecouldkeepaplaceatthetableD.wanteda