课时作业39 Pygmalion
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Right in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo “Nice Ride”——the name of the city's bikeshare program.
Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike, you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of 1,200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesota's largest city. People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business, or just to enjoy the city's many bike paths.
The rise of bikeshare programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Skyrocketing gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets, pump air into flat tires, and hit the road.
Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise, but switching from a car to a bike also reduces the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to climate change, is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a car's tailpipe.
Bikeshare systems are found around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourne, Australia. The largest program—with 70,000 bikes—is in Wuhan, China.
To make roads friendlier to nonmotorists, the U．S. Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years. The money went toward building thousands of miles of onstreet bike lanes and bike—and pedestrian—only passages called greenways.
1．If one wants to use the bike, it's a must to ________.
A．give away a bicycle
B．know Nice Ride well
C．pay the cost in advance
D．get a membership card
2．Which of the following can people do with the bikes?
A．Earn a living.
B．Enjoy bikeways.
C．Compete in a race.
D．Rent them out to others.
3．Paragraph 4 is mainly about ________.
A．benefits of biking
B．pollution caused by cars
C．methods to use the bikes
D．ways to reduce pollution
4．Which of the following is TRUE of Nice Ride?
A．It will take the place of taxi companies.
B．China has better public bike systems.
C．It attracts more people to choose biking.
D．The government lacks money to support it.
答案与解析
本文主要介绍了公共自行车体系。就像借书一样，人们可以用会员卡在许多自行车站租用自行车，这样人们在锻炼身体的同时也减少了空气污染。
1．D 细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“To rent a bike, you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station.”可知，若想租用自行车必须有会员卡，应选D项。
2．B 细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business, or just to enjoy the city's many bike paths.”可知，人们可以用这些自行车享受自行车车道，应选B项。
3．A 主旨大意题。第四段主要介绍了骑自行车带来的好处，既能锻炼身体，又能减少空气污染，因此选A项。
4．C 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“The rise of bikeshare programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving.”可知，Nice Ride 吸引更多的人选择骑自行车出行，因此选C项。
Ⅱ.阅读填句
Going on holiday should be an exciting moment. __1__ Here are some suggestions as to how you can stop that from being the case and make the whole experience a little more enjoyable.
Choose Wisely The first way to make sure you have a comfortable flight is of course to choose your ticket carefully. __2__ Many flights let you book your seat ahead of time so you'd better check in early or look online early and make sure you get it with the most space for your legs.
Relax __3__ People just can't associate being on a plane with being comfortable and they tend to think that the experience is going to be unpleasant. Remember that tossing and turning won't make you any more comfortable and instead just focus on the fact that you are sitting down without a care in the world during at least the period of the flight.__4__
Medication If you do get travel sick then this is of course not conductive (有益的) to your comfort. __5__ The other kind of medication that might help you relax and sleep quickly could be antianxiety if you are nervous about flight or sleeping tablets.
A．Take some travel medication before the flight if this is the case.
B．Think long and hard about the airline you are going to fly with and the seat you are going to book.
C．It is actually unnecessary to worry about how to make a long flight comfortable.
D．In fact, the biggest problem with people on planes is the psychological factor.
E．Avoid booking a seat beside a window in case you are dizzy.
F．But many of us feel an amount of anxiety because the trip might be long while you still have to get there.
G．It is a rare opportunity now to just relax and read a book.
答案与解析
1．F 根据上一句Going on holiday should be an exciting moment.可知。
2．B 根据下一句Many flights let...可知。
3．D 根据下一句People just can't...可知。
4．G 根据上一句Remember that tossing...可知。
5．A 根据本段标题Medication可知。
Ⅲ.语法填空
Son：Dad, Mom has bought a lovely cat for me, how can I make our new cat feel __1__ home? Need I buy some nice furniture for her?
Dad：Actually, the first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the best __2__ (high). If you don't have enough space for a cat house, a cat bed is also a nice choice. First of all, you should have a nice spot __3__ your cat can go to feel safe.
Son：I see. And I know cats enjoy __4__ (play). Could you give me some advice on how to find a good place for my cat to play?
Dad：One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (猫抓板) are __5__ great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at.
Son：I still think I had better get cat furniture that offers the pet a nice place to play. And I'm looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture.
Dad：If so, you should __6__ (simple) turn on your computer and do some online shopping. In no time __7__ you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What's great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get __8__ you want at the best possible price. And, probably the nicest thing about online shopping is __9__ your purchases may be shipped right to you, so you don't have to waste time making a trip to the store.
Son：Thanks, Dad. I'm sure that home will be an __10__ (invite) one by buying some new cat furniture.
答案与解析
1．at feel at home 不拘束。
2．height the best 后跟名词。
3．where 先行词为 spot，定语从句中缺状语，故用 where 引导。
4．playing enjoy 后跟动名词作宾语。
5．another 表示“又一个”，用 another。
6．simply 修饰实义动词用副词。
7．will in no time 与一般将来时连用。
8．what what 引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语。
9．that that 引导表语从句，无意义，也不充当任何句子成分。
10．inviting 形容词作定语。inviting 吸引人的。
Ⅳ.短文改错
(2017·黑龙江省大庆实验中学月考)
The environment pollution is more and more seriously today. We have no clean water to drink it because of water pollution. And when trees cut down, some animals disappear. There was more and more dirty smoke in the air. People's health has been greatly affecting by air, noise and water pollution. Many people have died of disease caused by pollution. In order to live the better life, it's time for us to protect our world.
Firstly, we shouldn't throw away rubbish everywhere. And we should recycle, reduce and reuse things, what saves money and reduces pollution. Use things so long as possible. Don't use plastic bags. Besides, we must plant more trees and stop people cut them down. We hope our world will be more and more beautiful.
答案
Ⅴ.书面表达
(2017·石家庄市质检)
假定你是李华，上网时发现有外籍教师网上辅导英语口语，因此发帖向在线外籍教师Peter寻求帮助。要点包括：
1．自我介绍(姓名，身份及年龄)
2．英语学习情况，困难及感受
3．请求给予帮助
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
范文
Dear Peter，
I'm Li Hua, a senior student from China, I'm very happy to find that some foreign teachers help students with oral English on line along with your contact information. So I can't wait to post this message to you.
I've learnt a lot from my school teachers in the past six years and known about three thousand English words and some basic grammar. I can do some reading and writing in English now, but I still have difficulty in listening and speaking. I always feel nervous when talking with native speakers.
That's why I am writing to you. It would be nice if you could do me a favor. I'm looking forward to chatting with you often.
Yours，
Li Hua