课时分层作业(九)

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Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．E-mail，as well as telephone，is(be) playing an important part in daily communication.

2．Your room was in a mess and it needed cleaning.

3．The whole meal was good，but the soft drink in particular was excellent. 4．Tom tried to escape from the burning building.Unfortunately(fortunate)，he was hit by a piece of burning wood and was killed.

5．He is said to have left(leave) the stage already as he has become an official. 6．Now it is time for us to learn(learn) from the advanced countries. 7．It is known(know) as the most dangerous part of the city. 8．I'll carry on with my writing till the bell rings. 9．She resigned her child to an adoption(adopt) agency.

10．I am much honoured to have(have) the opportunity to visit your company. Ⅱ.完成句子

1．他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。

He put aside his work to spend more time with his son. 2．晚餐后我们不妨离开桌子。

We may as well leave the table after dinner. 3．她说宠物能把屋子弄得一团糟。

She says pets can make a mess of the house． 4．你该结婚并安居下来了。

It is time that you got married and settled down． 5．公园多么漂亮啊！我想再参观一次。

How beautiful the park is! I want to visit it a second time.

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Carnival today is an international，multicultural experience.But how did it become so? To understand what carnival is all about，we need to look at the history

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of America and the meeting of two cultures—European and African.

The arrival of Europeans in America，and the opening of huge farms and plantations (种植园) to grow cotton，fruit and vegetables，meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them.This marked the beginning of the slave trade.For more than two hundred years，until the beginning of the 19th century，when the trade was finally stopped，millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the New World to work as slaves.Six million were taken to the Caribbean islands where there were British and French landowners.

Naturally，the Europeans also imported their own festivals.So the slaves were forced to watch as their masters celebrated carnival with food, drink，and masked dances.In Trinidad，the slaves began to hold their own carnival celebrations: they painted their faces white，imitating(模仿) their masters and making fun of them.But at the same time they were continuing their own African traditions—such as walking round a village wearing masks and singing—a custom which they thought would bring good luck.

When the slave trade was abolished (废除) in 1838 the former slaves took over the carnival.It became more colourful and more exciting than it had been before.Magnificent costumes (服装) were made and musical bands created.Carnival became a celebration of freedom.

With the passing of time，the white inhabitants of the island began to take part in the carnival，too—and they were welcomed by their former slaves.Carnival became a way to unite different communities，as people forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating，drinking，and dancing.Today，visitors from all over the world come to this small state in the Caribbean to join in the fun.Carnival has become a celebration of life itself.

【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍狂欢节的起源、演变、现状、庆祝方式、参加人员及意义。 1．Which is the topic of the passage? A．The meaning of carnival. B．A celebration of freedom. C．The meeting of cultures. D．A celebration of life.

A [主旨大意题。全文主题是介绍狂欢节的起源、演变、现状、庆祝方式、参加人员及意义，A项正确，概括性强。B、D项均是某一段的概括。C项内容太宽泛。]

2．Carnival has something to do with the following except ．

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A．the history of America B．African cultures C．Asian cultures D．European cultures

C [细节理解题。根据第一段内容用排除法可得出答案。]

3．It can be inferred that carnival was taken from . A．Australia C．Africa

B．America D．Europe

D [细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知。]

4．Carnival became a celebration of freedom mainly because ． A．the slaves wanted to make fun of their masters B．slaves wanted to keep their African traditions C．slaves trade was stopped

D．magnificent costumes and musical bands were made

C [推理判断题。根据第四段可知，废除奴隶买卖后奴隶成了狂欢节的主角，节日变得更丰富多彩更刺激，成为庆祝自由的节日。]

B

Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay.In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray.In fact，when a gale was blowing，Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs，because their bedroom upstairs，which faced the gales，had a very big window，and they were afraid that an extra violent gust might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.

Also，the salt spray from the sea put an end to many of the colourful plants Norah planted in her garden.She tried putting up a fence to protect them，but the wind just hit it，went up over the top and then down the other side，so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.

But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much.At weekends she could sit out of doors in the sun，looking at the beautiful view，with interesting ships and boats passing by，and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.

Now，Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations.In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place，and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband.When they were at home，they found friends and relations arriving，expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals，and to sit

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in the sun for hours，talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.

This went on for several years.Norah did not wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in，but on the other hand，she was getting tired every summer.Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair.“You're disturbed by too many uninvited guests，are you？” said the hairdresser.“Why don't you try my way of escaping？”

“What's that？” asked Norah.

“Well，” the hairdresser answered，“when the bell rings，I put on my coat and take my shopping bag.If it's someone I don't want to see，I say innocently，‘I'm sorry，but I've got to go out.’But...”

【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Norah和她的丈夫在海湾边的悬崖上有一所小屋，以及他们的日常生活和这种环境带给他们的好处与烦恼。后来，Norah的发型师教给他们一个躲避烦人的朋友的办法：假装要出门购物。

5．The underlined word “cycle” can be replaced by . A．ride by bike C．walk

B．drive D．go by ship

A [词义猜测题。题目中画线单词为“cycle”骑自行车，A选项“ride by bike”骑车、B选项“drive”开车、C选项“walk”步行、D选项“go by ship”乘船，只有A与题目单词相符，故选A。]

6．We can infer that ．

A．a lot of friends came to visit them in winter B．few friends came to visit them in winter

C．friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals D．Norah was a good cook

B [细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place，and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband.”夏天的时候，他亲戚和朋友中的很多人都会来看看这个美丽的地方，最后却让Norah和她的丈夫很苦恼。可知，夏天因为景色优美所以来拜访的人比较多，冬天则很少有人来，故选B。]

7．Which of the following is the best title ? A．A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea B．A Warm-hearted Couple C．A Clever Way of Escaping

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