课时作业(四) 必修 1 Unit2 Heroes 第 2 课时.完形填空 (2011咸阳检测) Afarmeronceownedanoldmule(骡子) Oneday，themulefellintoanearbywell，andhebeganto_1_andmadeal otofloudnoise.Aftercarefullyassessingthe_2_，thefarmerfeltsympathyf orthemule，but_3_thatneitherthemulenorthewellwasworththetroubleof saving，thenhecalledhis_4_togetherandtoldthemwhathadhappenedand _5_themtohelpshovel(铲) somedirttoburytheoldmuleinthe_6_andputhimoutofhissuffering. Hearingmanypeoplecomingtohelp，theoldmuleinitiallywas_7_. Butasthefarmerandhisneighborscontinuedshovelingandthedirthithisback ，athoughtsuddenly_8_him.Hewas_9_thateverytimeashovelloadofdi rtlandedonhis_10_，heshouldshakeitoffandstepup！Sohedid，blowaft erblow. Herepeated“Shakeitoffandstepup！” to_11_himself.Nomatterhowpainfultheblowswere，orhowdisappointin gthesituationseemed，theoldmulejust_12_onshakingitoffandsteppingu p! Asyoumighthaveguessed，itwasnotlong_13_theoldmulefinallyste ppedoverthewallofthewell，painfulandtired.Whatwouldotherwise_14_ him，actuallyblessedhimbecauseofthemannerinwhichhe_15_hisadversi ty(逆境) _16_islife！Aslongaswefaceourproblemsandrespondtothem_17_ _，andrefusetogiveintopanic，bitterness，orselfpity，theadversitiesthat comealongtoburyus_18_havethepotentialto_19_andblessus！Forgiv eness，tolerance，hopeandperseveranceare_20_inshakingitoffandstep pingupoutofthewellinwhichwefindourselves. 1A.sink Bstruggle CleaveDsigh 2A.locationBground CpositionDsituation 3A.decidedBdoubted CcomplainedDresponded4A.brothersBrelatives CneighborsDchildren 5A.requiredBrequested CdemandedDrecommended 6A.houseBwater CholeDwell 7A.excitedBamused CdisappointedDsurprised 8A.cameBhappened CstruckDoccurred 9A.awakeBaware CafraidDashamed 10A.chestBstomach CtailDback 11A.enjoyBexpress CencourageDpraise 12A.keptBheld CmovedDrelied 13A.whenBbefore CuntilDsince 14A.saveBprotect CdesertDbury 15A.solvedBhandled CrefusedDexperienced 16A.ThatBHow CAsDWhat 17A.readilyBpassively CpositivelyDwillingly 18A.frequentlyBseldom CneverDusually 19A.affectBbenefit CdirectDconduct 20A.cheerfulBhopeful ChelpfulDmeaningful .阅读理解(2011郑州第一次检测)VisitorstoBritainmayfindthebestplacetosamplelocalcultureisinatraditi onalpub.Butthesefriendlypubscanbedangerousplacesofpotentialgaffes(失 礼)forthenewcomers. AteamofresearchershavediscoveredsomeoftheunknowncustomsofBri tishpubs startingwiththedifficultyofgettingadrink.Mostpubshavenowaiters youhavetogotothebartobuydrinks.AgroupofItalianyouthswerewaiting45mi nutesbeforetheyrealizedtheywouldhavetofetchtheirown.Thismaysoundinc onvenient，butthereisahiddenpurpose. Pubcultureisdesignedtopromotesociability(社交) inasocietyknownforitsreserve.Standingatthebarforserviceallowsyoutochat withotherswaitingtobeserved.ThebarcounterispossiblytheonlysiteintheBrit ishIslesinwhichfriendlyconversationwithstrangersisconsideredentirelysuit ableandreallyquitenormalbehavior.“Ifyouhaven tbeentoapub，youhaventbeentoBritain.” Thistipcanbefoundinabooklet，PassporttothePub：TheTourists GuidetoPubEtiquette，acustomers ruleofconductforthosewantingtosample“acentralpartofBritishlifeandcultur e” Thetroubleisthatifyoudonotfollowthelocalrules，theexperiencemayf allflat.Forexample，ifyouareinabiggroup，itisbestifonlyoneortwopeople gotobuythedrinks.Nothingannoystheregularcustomersandbarstaffmoretha nagroupofstrangersblockingallaccesstothebarwhiletheychatandhesitateabo utwhattoorder. 1Theunderlinedword“sample” inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“_” AtasteBexperience CtestDrecord 2ThecultureofpubinBritainisdevelopedto_. Aencouragepeopletocommunicatewitheachother Bencouragemorepeopletoconsumedrinks Cattractmoretouriststothepubs Dformitsowncharacterofculture 3Ifyoudontfollowthelocalrulesinapub，_. Ayouwontbuygoodlocaldrinks Byoumayannoytheregularcustomersandbarstaff Cyoumayfailtofeelthelocalculture Dyoumightgetintoadangerousplace 4Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?ASelfservicePubsinBritain BBritishLocalPubs：SpecialChatPlaces CLocalPubCultureinBritain DMannersinBritishLocalPubs(2011皖南八校第二次联考) WhosaysAmericansworshipthealmighty(全能的)dollar？It snottrue.HavingenoughfreetimeismoreimportanttomostAmericansthanbei ngrich，accordingtoanewsurvey. Only13percentofmorethan2,400peoplequestionedinthetelephonesurv eyrankedbeingwealthyasthemostimportanttothem，while67percentranked freetimeastheirtoppriority(优先考虑的事)， higherthanhavingasuccessfulcareer，gettingmarried，andhavingchildren. “Everyonewantsfreetimetodothethingstheywanttodo，young，middlea gedorold， ” saidRichardMorin，ofthePewSocial&DemographicTrendsProject，whic hconductedthesurvey.“Soourdesiretoplayunitesus.” Thesurveyalsoshowedthatpeoplewhowereeducatedinuniversityvalue dcareersuccessoverwealth，sodidmiddleagedpeople.Notsurprisingly，th osewhodidn thavemoney，rankedwealthveryhighly.Thisincludedminorities，firstgene rationAmericansandlesseducatedpeople.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatadispr oportionate(不成比例的) numberofpeopleundertheageof30andretiredp