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1、课后限时作业(二)限时/50分钟.阅读理解Paula Radcliffe, chasing(角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said, “Athens made me a stronger perso
2、n and it made me care less about criticism.”“In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She didnt care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure i
3、n Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she hasnt spoken to me last year and if she really cared for me, Im sure she would have contacted me.”Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.“In New York I wasnt in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win th
4、e race.”Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However, Radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her “final” world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce
5、 only four or five worldclass times.“I dont think thatalthough I_cant_put_a_number_on_it，” said Radcliffe. “That changes from person to person.”Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance some point in the future. Following a successful threemonth training period in the Unit
6、ed States, the 31yearold will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time 2：18：56 in her first 42.2kilometre race three years ago.Afterwards she set a “mixed course” mark of 2：17：18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that
7、 to a time of 2：15：25 in the 2003 London event.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了著名马拉松运动员Paula Radcliffe不畏困难，创造属于自己的成绩的故事，告诉我们要有坚强的意志。1What influence did Radcliffes failure in Athens have on her?AIt made her develop respect for Liz.BIt made her love people around her more.CIt made her rest for five months.DIt made her
8、face criticism calmly.解析 D推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Radcliffe在雅典奥运会的失败让她能平静地面对批评，故选D项。2What can we infer from the passage?ARadcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.BRadcliffe didnt fully recover before the New York City marathon.CRadcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City
9、marathon.DRadcliffe had a 3month training before the New York City marathon. 解析 B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，Radcliffe在纽约市马拉松比赛前还没有完全恢复。A、C两项文章里没有提到，D项应该是在伦敦马拉松比赛之前，故选B项。3What does the underlined sentence “I cant put a number on it” in Paragraph 8 mean?AShes not sure if she has the ability to set a new world re
10、cord.BShes not sure if she can win another race though she has won many times.CShes not sure how many times a marathon runner can set the world record.DShes not sure if she has the ability to produce four or five worldclass times.解析 C句意理解题。根据第七段中的produce only four or five worldclass times可知，画线句指Radc
11、liffe不确定马拉松运动 员能创造多少次世界纪录，number在这里指的是次数，故选C项。4What can we learn from Radcliffes story?APractice makes perfect. BWell begun is half done.CA friend in need is a friend indeed.DWhere there is a will there is a way.解析 D主旨大意题。根据Radcliffe的故事可知，她的付出最终获得了回报，故选D项。.完形填空A couple of years ago, I went to a lady
12、s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I_1_that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning_2_the wall. Being a piano music lover and_3_， I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been_4_lessonsat age 54! I told her that it was very_5_ that she was pursu
13、ing her_6_ to play the piano.Then she asked me the same question.“I have been playing for 8 years now，” I answered.“Then you must play a song for me before you leave，” she requested.I_7_ she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the _8_ of the vitamins, she _9_me of our musical “deal”. She
14、then_10_ me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought _11_and decided to play David Lanzs “Return to the Heart”， since she had so much passion for _12_， and it was my soulsearching song.I played the song to the best of my _13_， and with my emotions pou
15、ring into it as possible. She loved it._14_ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out，“Young man！”I turned around. And there was an old lady _15_ one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to _16_ you for the beautiful song that you pl
16、ayed. I have been very sick, and its very hard for me to _17_ my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good” she said. With that, she turned around and walked _18_ back to her room.I was deeply touched by her _19_ and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served
17、its purpose beautifully, returning to ones _20_ for peace and joy.1A.observedBwatched Cnoticed Dcaught2A.on Bat Cover Dagainst3A.player BlearnerCcomposer Dstarter4A.giving Battending Cteaching Dlearning5A.interesting Bexciting Caggressive Dimpressive6A.passion Binterest Chobbies Demotions7A.found Bf
18、elt Choped Dthought8A.charge BpurchaseCbargain Dobtaining9A.warned Brequired Casked Dreminded10. Ashowed Badapted Climited Dassigned11A.for the moment Bat the moment Cfor a moment Dat a moment12A.music Bme Cthe piano Dvitamins13A.knowledge Battitude Cmind Dability14. ASince BAsCOnce DBecause15A.taki
19、ng BmakingChaving Dmoving16A.thank Bpraise Cadmire Drespect17A.get on Bget upCget off Dget down18A.quickly Bcalmly Chappily Dslowly19A.approval Bappreciation Cmind Dthanks20A.heart Bworld Cmind Ddream语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了作者去一家店买维生素时，在店主的要求下演奏了一曲，使一位久病在床的老人感觉精神顿好的故事。1解析 C根据语境可知，一走进房子，“我”就注意到(notice)架子上有一架电子
20、琴，故选C项。2解析 Dlean against表示“倚着，靠着”，故选D项。3解析 A下文谈到“我”为店主弹奏钢琴，因此此处指“我”喜爱钢琴曲，是一位钢琴演奏者(player)，故选A项。4解析 B根据语境及下文可知，店主一直在学钢琴，attend lesson上课，故选B项。5解析 D根据语境可知，此处表示“我”觉得店主的经历令人印象深刻(impressive)，故选D项。6解析 A根据第12空前的passion可知，店主对音乐充满了热情(passion)，故选A项。7解析 D根据语境可知，“我”以为店主是在开玩笑，故选D项。8解析 B根据语境可知，买(purchase)完维生素后，店主提
21、醒(remind)“我”关于音乐的约定，故选B项。9解析 D参见上题解析，故选D项。10解析 A根据语境可知，之后店主把“我”带到(lead)一架古老的钢琴旁，故选A项。11解析 C分析选项及语境可知，此处指“我”想了一会儿(for a moment)，故选C项。12解析 A根据语境可知，此处指店主对音乐(music)充满了热情，故选A项。13解析 D根据语境可知，此处指“我”竭尽全力并全身心(mind)投入，故选D项。14解析 B根据语境可知，此处指当“我”要离开的时候，as引导时间状语从句，故选B项。15解析 A有一位老太太在另一位女士的帮助下缓步走来。take a step走一步，故选A
22、项。16解析 A根据上下文可知，此处应表示老太太为美妙的音乐感谢(thank)“我”，故选A项。17解析 C根据语境可知，此处表示老太太病得很严重，因此下床(get off ones bed)很困难，故选C项。18解析 D因为病得很严重，所以老太太走路应该非常缓慢(slowly)，故选D项。19解析 B根据语境可知，“我”被老太太对音乐的欣赏(appreciation)所感动，故选B项。20解析 A根据这首曲子的名字“Return to the Heart”可知，此处指这首曲子让人回归内心(heart)的平静和愉悦，故选A项。.语法填空I had been called to examine
23、a tenyearold dog 1._(name) Belker. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family I couldnt do anything.Shane, a sixyearold in the family, seemed so calm, petting the old dog 2._ the last time. I wondered if he understood what 3._(go) on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped p
24、eacefully away.The little boy seemed to accept the fact without any difficulty 4._ confusion. We sat together for a while after Belkers 5._(die), wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal 6._(life) are shorter than human lives.Shane, who had been listening quietly, said, “I know why.”We all tur
25、ned to him. What came out of his mouth next surprised me 7._(great). Id never heard a 8._(much) comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.“People are born so that they can learn how to live a good lifelike loving everybody all the time and 9._(be) nice, right？” The sixyearold con
26、tinued, “Well, dogs already know 10._ to do that, so they dont have to stay as long.”语篇导读本文为记叙文。一个小男孩让“我”明白，狗为什么比人活得时间更短。因为狗生来就懂得友善待人，而人类却要通过活得更久来学会。1named解析 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词had been called，且空前无连词，故空处应用非谓语动词形式；name与逻辑主语dog之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词形式。2for解析 考查介词。句意：Shane，这个家里的一个六岁的孩子，似乎很平静，最后一次拍了拍这只老狗。for the l
27、ast time最后一次。3was going解析 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我在想他是否明白正在发生什么事。此处指当时正在发生的事情，应用过去进行时；主语为what，故填was going。4or解析 考查连词。句意：小男孩似乎没有任何困难或困惑就接受了这个事实。根据句意，difficulty和confusion之间为并列关系，without为否定词，应用or连接。5death解析 考查词性转换。根据空前Belkers可知，空处应为名词形式。6lives解析 考查名词的数和主谓一致。life(生命)为可数名词，此处为“动物寿命”与“人的寿命”的比较，根据空后的are和human lives可
28、知，该空也应用复数形式。7greatly解析 考查词性转换。句意：接下来从他嘴里说出来的话让我十分惊讶。空处作状语修饰动词surprised，应用副词形式。8more解析 考查比较等级。此处为“否定词比较级”表示最高级的含义，即“那是我听到的最令人感到宽慰的解释”。9being解析 考查非谓语动词。此处love everybody和be nice并列充当介词like的宾语，介词后接动词作宾语，应用动名词形式。10how解析 考查副词。句意：嗯，狗已经知道怎样去做，所以它们不需要(和人类)待得一样久。此处为“疑问词动词不定式”结构，根据句意可知，空处表方式，故填how。.应用文写作假设你是李华，
29、请以“How to Get Along Well with Our Parents”为题给英语杂志的编辑写一封信，谈谈你的建议(至少三条)。注意：1.词数：80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】Dear Editor, As we are growing, we may want to get more freedom from our parents and would like to make our own decisions. However, our parents usually disagree with us. Our relationship may be
30、in trouble. Here are some tips to avoid worse situations. To begin with, when we come across problems, dont forget to ask our parents for advice. Its better for us to communicate with them rather than quarrel with each other. Next, spend more time with our parents. Design some activities which the whole family can participate in, such as going for a trip. Last but not least, talk about our school life frequently so that they can know more about us.I hope you will find these suggestions helpful.Yours，Li Hua