课时作业十六
A(全员必做)(时间：45分钟 满分：100分)选词并precious, courage, significant, expand, witness, abandon, breakthrough, present, preserve
1．The man who had_witnessed the robbery last Sunday refused to be interviewed.
2．He was_abandoned by his own sons and daughters.
3．Everyone present at the conference was for the plan.
4．The parents are advised to discourage their children from smoking.
5．To our relief，the experts have made a breakthrough in the new flu.little significance． your collection around your theme.
10．Do you have sympathy on the poor man?
Ⅱ.完成句子(在我回家的路上)I came_across (偶遇) an old man who was begging by the road.nful for him to put_up_with_the_cold (忍受寒冷) and hunger.(既然) you have known the truth，I don’t need to explain it.(那是第一次) he had_felt_the_warmth (感到温暖) from a stranger.，his friends burst_out_laughing/into_laughter (忽然大笑起来)．联句成篇(选答案 On_my_way_home，I_came_across_an_old_man_who_was_begging_by_the_road.Obviously，it_was_painful_for_him_to_put_up_with_the_cold_and_hunger.Was_he_abandoned_by_his_own_sons_and_daughters?_I_decided_to_spare_my_precious_time_to_have_a_talk_with_him.He_told_me_that_he_was_homeless_and_that_it_was_the_first_time_that_he_had_felt_the_warmth_from_a_stranger.Do_you_have_sympathy_on_the_poor_man?_Let’s_give_him_a_hand!
Ⅳ.阅读理解(美籍拉丁美洲人)then you’re not an American.Some people assume that Latinos have green cards and that their English is not good.What they don’t realize is that people are all the same.erto Rican(波多黎各人)．I had lived in Florida for nine years before my family moved to Ohio，where we have been living since then.When my mother and I went to school to enroll(注册)，the secretary asked my mother for a green card.My mother told the lady she didn’t have a green card because she’s an American.The woman didn’t believe her and started to argue.My mother had to homeschool my sister and me for a year.That we look like Hispanics doesn’t mean we are not Americans.We have the right to a good education.
Things like that happen almost every day.For example，when I was walking through the mall，a lady selling books came up to me and started talking.I stood there，listening，but suddenly she stopped and said，“Oh，I’m sorry！Do you speak English？” clear voice，I said，“Yeah，aren’t I speaking it now？”And then I walked away.Now I feel that every person believes I don’t speak English and only know Spanish.The lady should have approached me differently.She should have said“Hello，sir.How are you today？”or“Would you like to see what I’m selling？”instead of coming up to me and talking nonstop.，we all have the right to be treated the same—with respect.解题导语 本文是一篇社会文化类记叙文，作者通过亲身经历讲述了位美裔人在美国经常被误解的情况。B．Florida. [细节理解题。由文章第二段的第二句可知作者现在居住在俄亥俄州。所以选C。]cretary ask the writer’s mother for a green card?
A．Because the secretary wanted to get a green card for herself.
B．Because the secretary didn’t believe the writer’s mother is an American.
C．Because the writer’s mother homeschooled her children.
D．Because all Americans had to show their green cards at school.
B [细节理解题。由文章第二段的后半部分可以推断出学校秘书不相信作者的母亲是美国人，才向她要绿卡。所以选B。] like other Americans.
C．Come up to him and talk nonstop.
D．Avoid approaching and talking to him.
B [推理判断题。由文章第四段中的记叙可知，作者认为售书的小姐应该像对待其他美国人一样对待他B。]mples.
B．By making comparison.
C．By analyzing the reasons.
D．By reporting the results of surveys.
A [写作方法题。本文作者通过自己经历的两件事讲述了拉美裔人在美国的境遇。所以选A。](90多岁的人)in the coming decades that some experts suggest changing the definition of“oldestold”age from 85 to 90 years old，according to a recent government survey.，by 2050，almost 9 million people will be at least 90 years old.There are an estimated 2 million people aged 90 and older currently living in America.，the real question is，what will the quality of life be for these 9 million people and the countless caregivers they will have to rely on?，or find walking and climbing stairs to be extremely arduous．The trouble is 40 percent of the respondents have some kind of cognitive(认知的)difficulty.curity and Medicare to help them pay their bills.According to the survey，half of the nonagenarians’ income comes from Social Security and 98.8 percent receive benefits from Medicare.，there is some doubt about their future solvency(偿付能力)．Recent reports estimate that the Social Security Retirement Trust Fund will go broke as early as 2034，a full 16 years before the 90plus population reach its peak.Medicare is not expected to do much better.This could mean that the financial burdens of caring for upcoming seniors will fall more heavily on the shoulders of their caregivers.
So while medical advances continue to increase life expectancy，the question remains：who will care for our aging population，and how will they fare financially?解题导语 本文是一篇说明文。作者引用报告并分析了美国高龄人口的未来以及所面临的问题。refers to those who are________．ld
D．90 years old or above
B [细节理解题。由文章第一段中的信息可知目前高龄人口指的是85岁或85岁以上的老人。所以选B。]merica will live as long as 90 years old or above.
C．About 2 million people aged 90 and older live in America at present.
D．It is really worthwhile to celebrate the longer life expectancy in America.
C [细节理解题。由文章第二段的最后一句可知：估计目前美国90岁及90岁以上的老人的数量有二百万，所以选C。]________”． [词义猜测题。根据上文中的trouble和下文中的“The trouble is...”及生活常识可知，arduous应与difficult“困难的”的意思相同。所以选A。]，in which year will the [推理判断题。由文章第六段的第二句可知估计美国到2050年90岁及90岁以上的老龄人口会达到顶峰。所以选C。]阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。：Hello，Ann！This is Pinky.__1__was your weekend?：Wonderful.We had a family dinner.：Your whole family?：Yes，all of us.We went to our favorite restaurant，the Golden Crab.Pinky：I didn’t know that was your favorite.It’s mine，too.：The food was good as usual，but we started__2__(have) dinner late.My brother Paul’s car broke__3____4__(hunger) by then.
Pinky：I thought his car was__5__new one.What was the trouble?：I don’t know.Paul says__6__new cars are not as good as old ones.He says their steering wheels are not so good.y：By the__7__， Ann.Can you do me the favor__8__(lend) me your computer? My computer doesn’t work.：Sorry，Pinky，but I__9__(lend) it to Nancy.Why don’t you ask Emily? I’m sure she’ll lend you__10__．答案 1.How 2.having/to have 3.down 4.hungry 5.a 6.that 7.way 8.to lend 9.have lent 10.hers(自主选(时间：45分钟 满分：100分)完形填空(猎鹰)．They were the most beautiful birds he had__1__seen.He gave the__2__birds to his head falconer to be__3__．，and one day the head falconer informed the king that__4__one of the falcons was flying high in the sky，the other bird had not moved from its__5____6__healers from all the land to__7__the falcon，but no one could make the bird fly.He__8__the task to the members of his court，but the next day，the king saw__9__the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch.，the king thought to himself.“Maybe I need someone more__10__the countryside to understand the__11__of this problem.”So he cried out to his court，“Go and get a__12__．”，the king was__13__to see the falcon flying high above the palace garden.He said to his court，“__14__me the doer of this miracle.”t quickly__15__the farmer，who came and stood before the king.The king asked him，“How did you make the falcon fly？”__16__，the farmer said to the king，“It was very easy.I__17__cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”__18__potential as human beings.But at times we sit on our branches，__19____20__of flight，let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we stick to and free ourselves!解题导语 本文通过猎鹰的故事告诉我们：如果我们想要实现壮志，就必须离开安逸的环境去拼搏。 B．yet [从句子结构来看，这里应用ever来加强语气，ever“曾经”：它们是他所见过的最漂亮的鸟。]D．precious
D [根据上文中的“magnificent”和“the most beautiful”可知，应选D“珍贵的”。A“昂贵的”，B“不同的”，C“先前的”，都不符合语境。] [下文提到了这两只猎鹰的飞翔情况，由此可推断，国王安排猎鹰训练师去训练这两只猎鹰，故选C“培训，训练”。]if
D．since [根据句意的连贯性可知，这里应用though来引导让步状语从句：尽管其中的一只猎鹰能够在天空中翱翔，但另外一只却不动。] [根据下一段中的“moved from its branch”可知，这里表示的是这只猎鹰没有离开它的树枝。故选D。]ed
B [这只猎鹰不愿意飞，于是国王召集全国各地的治疗师来照料猎鹰，故用call“召集，召唤”。] [根据语境可知，这里应用tend to“照料，照顾”。阻挡，抑制”，B“放回”，C“导致”，均不符合语境。]D．brought
A [这里表示国王把这个任务交给宫里的其他人员，present表示“把……交给”。故选A。]B [这里用介词through表示“透过”：国王透过皇宫的窗户看到那只猎鹰仍然没有离开树枝。] [这里表示国王想找一个对农村很熟悉的人来调教这只猎鹰。(be)familiar with“通晓，熟悉”。] [nature“本质，基本性质”，符合语境：国王想找一个熟悉农村生活的人来弄明白这个问题的本质所在。] [上文提到国王想找一个熟悉农村生活的人，并且下文提到了“the farmer”，故选C。] [国王一直overjoyed表示“极为高兴的，十分开心的”。] [此时国王要见创造这个奇迹的人，故用bring“带来”。] [国王要见这个奇迹的创造者，于是大臣就去把这个农locate“找出……的准确位置”，符合语境。] [这个农民见到国王，与国王说话的时候应该是低着头的，因此用bow“鞠躬，低头”。] [这里与前面的“It was very easy”呼应，故用simply“只是，仅仅” [结合这个故事来看，这里表示我们身上具有我们自己都不相信的潜力，因此unbelievable“难以置信的”，符合语境。unavoidable“无法避免的”，virtual“实质上的，事实上的”，imaginary“虚构的”，均不符合语境。] [这里用动词短语hang on to sth.表示“抓紧某物”：我们有时候只习惯抓紧我们熟悉的东西。]B．boom
C．vision
D．result
A [这里表示要想让自己感受到翱翔天空的荣耀，故用glory“光荣，荣耀”。]阅读理解
To win an Oscar is an ，like Jennifer Lawrence，is just amazing.Recently，the Actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her role in the film Silver Linings Playbook.According to Time magazine’s Richard Corliss，Lawrence is a rare young actress who lends mature intelligence to any role.Though Lawrence has found great success through her big screen work，she wasn’t sure what she really liked doing before the age of 14.She thought shed go to college and maybe find a career as a doctor or a travel agent.
Lawrence’s two brothers were star athletes and one of them was a straightA student.Unlike them，she suffered through school，never finding where she belonged.However，during a trip to New York，Lawrence suddenly realized that she wanted to be an actress.When she was enjoying the beautiful city，a model seeker asked if he could take her picture，and the next day he called her in for an audition (试镜)．，” Lawrence said.“Within 20 minutes in the cab ride from the hotel，I decided I didn’t want to be a model.In fact，I wanted to be an actress.” Having appreciated this young lady’s performance，the full attention to her acting career.
Lawrence burst onto the Hollywood scene last year with The Hunger Games，which established her as the highestgrossing (票房最高的) female action hero of all time.Rolling Stone called her “the most talented young actress in America”．解题导语 本文主要讲述了好莱坞明星詹妮弗·劳伦斯凭借自己的才能和努力飞向梦想的殿堂的故事。d to be an actress at an early age.
C [正误判断题。根据第一段的第三句可知应选C。]Her school performance made her today’s fame.
D．Her two brothers were doing well in all school subjects.
B [细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知，她不是很适应学校生活，所以选B。]________．el interview
B．her brothers’ examples
C．the taxi ride to her hotel
D．the beautiful scenery of New York
A [细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，劳伦斯想成为一名演员的想法来源于一次模特面试，所以选A。]________．onfidence
B．ambition [细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和最后一段的第二句可知应选D。]任务型阅读，usually shared on any social networking website.__1__Some selfies are extreme closeups，and others show part of an arm held straight outward.A few of them ，but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend.Young people are relatively heavier digital users.They are interested in staying connected to their friends.__2__selfie and upload it to a social networking site.__3__A quick and easy way to attract others’ attention is to get“likes”and comments from friends.Secondly，it’s human nature to show off your own great achievements.When you feel good about yourself or look good，it’s far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies.__4__That’s right.Sometimes people are bored at work，bored at school，bored at home and even bored on the toilet.Last but not least，social media is about being social！If that means uploading as many selfies as possible，then so be it.It’s funand it’s a cool way to sort of document your own life.
Finally，there are things to be mindful of when you’re posting.It’s easy to think you’re sharing a photo with a few people.__5__So don’t post anything online，selfie especially.，to some extent，is the driving force of their selfie activity.，post and get“likes”on selfies goes back to a biological behavior. else better to do.
G．The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.
答案 1～5 ACGFE