Unit2Makingadifference

課時作業（五）Unit2SectionIIUsinglanguage

I.閱讀理解

A

1oftenimagineddiscussingschoolchoiceswithmyson,butIdidnotexpectto

behavingsuchaconversationwithhimatthirteenyearsofage.

Earlierthisyear,heexpressedhiswishtogotooneofthebiggestpublichigh

schoolsinoursmallcity.Hetoldmethathewantedtogotherebecauseseveralof

hislongtimefriendswerealsogoing.

Ifoughtbackthethoughttorollmyeyes.Itoldhimthatifhewenttothis

school,hewouldbegoingfromaclasssizeof18tobeingoneofseveralhundred

inthefreshmanclass.Hewouldn'tbeabletoreceivethespecialattentionofhis

teachersanymore.Hewou1dbegoingtoschoolforsixhoursaday,andthenhaveto

dohomeworkatnight...

Hg-a號undeterred,however,soImadehimadeal.Hewouldneedtocomeupwith

alistofvalid（合理的）reasons.Then,wewouldsitdownandhaveatalkaboutit.

Laterthatnight,aspromised,wehadadiscussion.Hegaveastrongargument

withalistofreasons.First,heexplainedthathewouldhavemorechoicesincourses

andafter-schoolactivities.Besides,attendingthisschoolwouldbetterpreparehim

forcollegebecausehewouldlearnwhatitwaslikeonabigcampus（校園）.

Headdedthathewouldlearntomanagehistimeandtakeownershipofhisschoolwork.

Healsopromisedthathewouldmakeuseofthedrop-intutoringtheschooloffered

ifheshouldeverrunintotrouble.

1satbackandlistened,impressedatthethoughtandresearchthathehadprepared.

Honestly,Icouldhaveputmyfootdownandsaid"no,"orujustwaitanotheryear,“

butIwouldhavebeendoingthatforme,notforhim.

Atlast,weletoursonhavethefinalsayonchoosingahighschool.Iknewif

mykidputforththesameeffortashedidinpersuading（說服）us,hewouldbeperfectly

fineinhighschool.

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhersonsuggestedattendingabigpublicschool?

A.Itmetherexpectation.

B.Itwasadifficultchoice.

C.Itmightnotbeawisedecision.

D.Itwasunexpectedbutwonderful.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Hewasundeterred”inParagraph4mean?

A.Hedidnotchangehismind.

B.Hehadnoideawhattodonext.

C.HelostinterestinwhatIwassaying.

D.Hefeltuncomfortablewithmywords.

3.Whydidtheauthor'ssonwanttostudyinapublicschool?

A.Itwouldhelphimgetintoagoodcollege.

B.Itwouldhelphimbecomemoreindependent.

C.Publicschoolsprovidedadrop-intutoringservice.

D.Hecouldmakemorefriendsinalarge-sizedclass.

4.Whatwastheauthor'sfinaldecision?

A.Sheturneddownherson.

B.Shelethersondecidebyhimself.

C.Sheaskedhersontodomoreresearch.

D.Sheaskedhersontowaitonemoreyear.

B

Ayearago,myfriendandIwenttoanearbytowntoattendawedding.Afterthe

reception,wewerewaitingforabustogobackhome.Itwasnineo'clockatnight,

andalthoughmanybusespassed,nonestopped.

Wewaitedforanhourandweregettingdesperate.Wewouldn,tbeabletostay

overnight（在夜里）becauseitwasaweekday,andwebothneededtoworkthenextday.

Itwasalmost10p.m.whenafamilywhohadattendedthesameweddingpassedby

intheircar.Probablysensingthatwewerewaitingforsomemeansoftransport,they

stoppedandgaveusalift.Iwassotouchedbytheirkindness,andIexpressedmy

thankstothem.

Whenwereachedmyhometown,thefamilydroppedusatthenearestpointfromwhere

wecouldcatchasharedtaxitogetbacktothespotwherewehadparkedourbike.

Ontheway,aworkerstoppedthetaxi.Thedriversawhisclothesandaskedhimwhether

hehadmoneytopaythefare（車費）.

Theworkershookhisheadandsaid,"No."Onhearingthis,thedriverrefused

totakehim.Irememberedmyownplightafewminutesearlier,andItoldthedriver

toallowhimtositwithus,asIwouldpayhisfare,Whatanimmediateopportunity

topassonthefamily，sactofkindness!Thatnight,1feltlight-heartedandIwent

tosleephappilyandfilledwithjoyaboutwhatIhaddone.Maythischainofkindness

continue!

5.Whyweretheauthorandhisfriendwaitingforabusatnineo'clockatnight?

A.Becausetheyweregoingtoattendawedding.

B.Becausetheyplannedtohelpaworker.

C.Becausetheyintendedtomeetafamily.

D.Becausetheywantedtogobackhome.

6.Whatwasthedriver，sattitudetowardtheworker,saskingforalift?

A.Unfriendly.B.Merciful.

C.Positive.D.Respectful.

7.Theunderlinedword“plight”inParagraph4couldbestbereplacedby

A.opportunityB.trouble

C.kindnessD.tiredness

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AKindandHelpfulFamily

B.AnUnusualWedding

C.MagicChainofKindness

I）.AttitudeDecidesEverything

I【.完形填空

Ifyou'rewalkingthroughBostonduringadownpour,youmightseeapoemappear

beforeyoureyes.Fornearlyayear,Bostonians[thecitystreetsintherain

mayhave2poemswrittenonthesidewalks.

Titled“RainingPoetryv,this3resultedfromcooperationbetweenthe

nonprofitMassPoetryandthecityofBoston.Thefirstpoemswereinstalledto{

thestartofNationalPoetryMonth,withseveralmore§tothecity，sstreets

lastMay13.Thesepoemscannotbeseenduringdry,gweather,butappearlike

magic]raindropsstartfallingfromthesky.

ThepoemsweregbyDanielleLegrosGeorges,Boston，spoetlaureate（桂

冠詩人）.Theyareallbasedontheir9toBoston,aswellasthegeneralthemes

ofwaterandrain.

“IwantedtodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheBoston-arealiterary,

educationalorculturalfields,“Georgessaid.

Thepoemsare10tothesidewalksinamatterofminutesandshouldwear

awayinsixtoeightweeks.Whileallofthepoems11installedarewritten

inEnglish,SaraSiegel,programdirectorfortheMassPoetry,hopestoadd

onesinthemanylanguagesthatare13throughoutBoston.

“Ourhopeisinthenexttwoyearseveryoneinthestatewillmeetapoemin

their14livesatleastonceortwiceamonth,“saysSiegel."Thisisafun

and_15waytobringpoetrytothepeople.”

1.A.cleaningB.searching

C.wanderingD.repairing

2.A.copiedB.laughedat

C.publishedD.comeacross

3.A.theoryB.project

C.routineD.problem

4.A.recordB.describe

C.determineD.celebrate

5.A.addedB.related

C.comparedD.contributed

6.A.rainyB.foggy

C.sunnyD.snowy

7.A.onceB.before

C.untilD.though

8.A.readB.selected

C.inventedD.translated

9.A.ticketB.passage

C.entranceD.relationship

10.A.fixedB.applied

C.expandedD.turned

11.A.formallyB.currently

C.properlyD.frequently

12.A.easyB.hard

C.oldD.new

13.A.studiedB.spoken

C.ignoredD.preserved

14.A.professionalB.personal

C.lonelyD.daily

15.A.typicalB.familiar

C.unusualD.impossible

課時作業（五）

I.閱讀理解

【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。作者的孩子想要選擇一所大的公立學校讀高中，作者對

此憂心忡忡。但最終，孩子用強有力的理由說服了作者。

1.答案與解析：C推理判斷題。在第三段中作者列舉了諸多事實，向她的孩子說明與

他目前所上的學校相比，公立學校有許多不便之處，包括班級人數眾多、無法得到老師的特

別關注、上課時間變長、晚上寫作業等，因此可推斷，作者得知孩子想要上公立學校時，認

為這不是個明智的決定。

2.答案與解析：A推理判斷題。在第三段中作者列舉事實希望打消孩子上公立學校的

念頭，但由第四段中的"however"和"Hewouldneedtocomeupwithalistofvalid

reasons.M可知，孩子仍然堅持上公立學校。因此推斷，畫線部分內容表示孩子并沒有氣餒,

即他沒有改變主意。

3.答案與解析：B推理判斷題。由倒數第三段中的"Headdedthathewouldlearn

tomanagehistimeandtakeownershipofhisschoolwork.v可知,他提供的理由之一

是，他將學會自己管理時間并安排學業，即他將會變得更加獨立。

4.答案與解析：B細節理解題。由最后一段中的"weletoursonhavethefinalsay

onchoosingahighschool."可知，最終，作者決定讓孩子自己選擇高中學校。

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者先得到幫助，又向別人伸出援手的一段

溫馨經歷。只要人人都獻出一點愛，世界將變成美好的人間！讓我們每個人都為這愛的延續

盡自己的一份力量吧！

5.答案與解析：D'細節理解題。根據第一段中的"Afterthereception,wewere

waitingforabustogobackhome.''可知，作者和朋友在等著乘坐公共汽車回家，故選

擇D項。

6.答案與解析：A'推理判斷題。根據文章倒數第二段中的“Thedriversawhisclothes

andaskedhimwhetherhehadmoneytopaythefare（車費）.”以及最后一段中的“The

workershookhisheadandsaid,'No.'Onhearingthis,thedriverrefusedtotake

him.”可知，司機在得知這個工人沒錢付車費時，斷然拒絕了他的乘車請求，因此選擇A項。

7.答案與解"：B'詞義猜測題。文章第一、二段介紹了作者在遇到困難時得到熱心人

幫助的事情，所以畫線詞所在句"Irememberedmyownplightafewminutesearlier”

表示作者想到了自己幾分鐘前遭遇的困境，由此推斷畫線詞詞義為“困難，麻煩”，故選擇B

項。

8.答案與解析：C'主旨大意題。通讀全文，作者介紹了自己先得到幫助，之后又幫助

了別人的經歷。最后一句"Maythischainofkindnesscontinue!"點題，故選擇C項。

II.完形填空

【語篇解讀】這是一篇說明文。文章講述了波士頓的街道藏著秘密詩歌，只要一下雨，

這些詩歌就會出現在城市的人行道上。

1.答案與解析：C考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：將近一年來，波士頓人在雨中漫步于城

市街道，可能會在人行道上看到一些詩歌。A.cleaning打掃；B.searching搜尋：C.wandering

漫步;D.repairing修理。由上一句中的"Ifyou'rewalkingthroughBoston,"可知此處

指波士頓人漫步在雨中的城市街頭。故選C項。

2.答案與解析：D考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：將近一年來，波士頓人在雨中漫步于城

市街道，可能會在人行道上看到一些詩歌。A.copied復制；B.laughedat嘲笑；C.published

出版；D.comeacross偶然發現。由上一句中的"youmightseeapoemappearbeforeyour

eyes.”可知波士頓人可能會偶然發現寫在人行道上的詩歌。故選D項。

3.答案與解析：B考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：這個名為“雨詩”的項目是非營利的大

眾詩歌組織與波士頓市合作的結果。A.theory理論；B.project項目；C.routine慣例；

D.problem問題。由"Titled'RainingPoetry*”和^cooperationbetweenthenonprofit

MassPoetryandthecityofBoston”,可知"雨詩”是非營利的大眾詩歌組織與波士頓

市合作的項目。故選B項。

4.答案與解析：D考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：第一批詩歌是為了慶祝全國詩歌月的開

始，去年5月13日，城市街道上又增添了幾首詩。A.record記錄;B.describe描述;C.determine

決定；D.celebrate慶祝。由"thestartofNationalPoetryMonth”,可知第一批詩歌是

為了慶祝全國詩歌月。故選D項。

5.答案與解析：A考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：第一批詩歌是為了慶祝全國詩歌月的開

始，去年5月13H,城市街道上又增添了幾首詩。A.add增加；B.relat相關；C.compar比

較；D.contribut貢獻。由上文的Thefirstpoems和severalmore可知，安排好第一批詩

歌，又增加了更多的詩歌。故選A項。

6.答案與解析：C考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這些詩在干燥晴朗的天氣里是看不見

的，但一旦雨點開始從天上落下來，就顯得像中了魔法一樣（顯現出來）。A.rainy多雨的；

B.foggy有霧的；C.sunny晴朗的；D.snowy下雪多的。由空前的dry可知，這些詩歌在干燥

的、晴朗的天氣里看不到。故選C項。

7.答案與解析：A考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：這些詩在干燥晴朗的天氣里是看不見的，

但一旦雨點開始從天上落下來，就顯得像中了魔法一樣（顯現出來）。A.once一旦；B.before

之前；C.until直到；D.though盡管。由語境可知，此處表條件，所以用once。故選A項。

8.答案與解析：B考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這些詩是由波士頓桂冠詩人Danielle

LegrosGeorges挑選的。A.read閱讀；B.selected選擇；C.invented發明；D.translated

翻譯。由后文的uIwantedtodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheBoston-area

literary,educationalorculturalfields**>可知這些詩歌是由波士頓桂冠詩人Danielle

LegrosGeorges挑選的。故選B項。

9.答案與解析：D考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：它們都是基于它們與波士頓的關系，以

及水和雨的一般主題。A.ticket票；B.passage通道；C.entrance入口；I）,relationship關

系。由后文的"thegeneralthemesofwaterandrain"和"Iwantedtodrawworksfrom

poetsinfluentialintheBoston-arealiterary,educationalorculturalfields”,

可知所選詩歌與波士頓有一定關系。故選D項。

10.答案與解析：A考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這些詩在幾分鐘內就固定在人行道上，

應該在六到八個星期內就