2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业：语言朋友（17）（北师大版）

　　语言朋友(17)

　　“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any__1__.Can I, please？” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was__2__next to her, resting his head on his arms.Mum could__3__that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

　　“I'm so sorry, James，” she said.

　　“I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house？” “Why, Mum？” James asked sadly, almost in__4__.

　　“I know it's__5__for you，” Mum said softly.“But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”

　　“No, they wouldn't, Mum，” James protested.“We're not__6__at all.We're just ordinary people.”

　　Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy__7__.And your poor father — he doesn't feel__8__.He really needs a rest.”

　　“I can help, Mum！” James said.“__9__I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please？”

　　“Well...”Mum said.

　　“Great! Thanks, Mum！” James almost shouted.“Just sit there, don't move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and__10__what he needed — two spanners(扳手)．“Hang on, Mum，” he said.“This won't take a second.” After some__11__， James finished.With a smile of__12__on his face he said, “There! How does that feel？” “Oh, James，” Mum said.“That's much better! How did you do it？”

　　“Easy，” James said__13__.“Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just__14__them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”

　　“What about your father? Can you__15__him？” asked Mum.

　　“I'll try，” James replied.He__16__up Dad's hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.Then he turned the__17__on.Dad opened his eyes and__18__immediately.“He just let his__19__run too low, that's all，” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”

　　“I guess so，” replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to__20__that we are a very unusual family.Thanks, son！”解题导语：本文是一个科幻故事讲述的是詹姆士如何利用在学校所学的机器人知识帮助机器人父母解决了身体上出现的问题。

　　1．A.chance

　　B．message

　　C．homework

　　D．difficulty

　　根据文中的“classmate”和“Friday”可知选C。C

　　2．A.asleep

　　B．reading

　　C．alone

　　D．standing

　　根据下文“resting his head on his arms”头放在胳膊上可知爸爸正在睡觉。A

　　3．A.explain

　　B．see

　　C．agree

　　D．doubt

　　句意：妈妈能够理解詹姆士非常希望他的朋友过来。此处选see表示“理解明白”。B

　　4．A.terror

　　B．tears

　　C．surprise

　　D．silence

　　句中“sadly”说明詹姆士很难过所以选tears与sadly保持一致。B

　　5．A.fair

　　B．easy

　　C．good

　　D．hard

　　句意：妈妈说：“我知道这对你来说很困难但是我担心别人也许会感觉到我们家有点奇怪。”本句是指詹姆士一直不带朋友到家里来是很难做到的事情。D

　　6．A.strange

　　B．normal

　　C．popular

　　D．anxious

　　根据上文“we're a little...strange”可知选A。A

　　7．A.headache

　　B．loss

　　C．task

　　D．day

　　根据句中的“painful”可知选A。句意：妈妈说：“我的A

　　8．A.ill

　　B．funny

　　C．sorry

　　D．well

　　参见第7题解析。D

　　9．A.As

　　B．If

　　C．Since

　　D．Before

　　句中存在假设关系故选B。B

　　10．A.kept

　　B．controlled

　　C．found

　　D．returned

　　句意：詹姆士冲进厨房找到了他需要的东西——扳手。其他选项不符合语境。C

　　11．A.requests

　　B．thoughts

　　C．repairs

　　D．instructions

　　根据上文詹姆士从厨房里找到了两个扳手可知他是用这两个扳手修理东西。故选C。C

　　12．A.sympathy

　　B．satisfaction

　　C．bitterness

　　D．politeness

　　句意：他一脸的满意之情问妈妈：“现在感觉怎么样？”B

　　13．A.embarrassedly

　　B．gratefully

　　C．impatiently

　　D．proudly

　　根据句中的“easy”可知选proudly。D

　　14．A.adjusted

　　B．collected

　　C．produced

　　D．covered

　　根据“Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much！”爸爸把你脖子上的螺丝拧太紧了可知应选adjust“调整”。A

　　15．A.greet

　　B．accompany

　　C．help

　　D．ask

　　根据上文可知爸爸的情况也不好所以妈妈请求詹姆士也帮爸爸调整。C

　　16．A.lifted

　　B．caught

　　C．gave

　　D．filled

　　根据常识应是把爸爸脖子后面的头发拉起来再插入一根电线。lift up “抬起拉起”。A

　　17．A.television

　　B．power

　　C．light

　　D．gas

　　根据上下文的“electric wire”“too low”可知此处指爸爸的电池电量(power)低。B

　　18．A.grew up

　　B．lay down

　　C．broke down

　　D．sat up

　　根据上文“resting his head on his arms”头放在sat up。句意：当他打开电源的时候爸爸立刻睁开眼睛坐了起来。D

　　19．A.food

　　B．temperature

　　C．battery

　　D．blood

　　根据上文可知这家人很特殊都是机器人爸爸身体不好是因为体内的电池电量不足。故选C。C

　　20．A.prove

　　B．expect

　　C．suspect

　　D．accept句意：你的朋友不得不接受我们是很特别的一家人的事实。其他选项不符合语境。

　　D

　　语法填空

　　Travel can be stressful, so it is not unusual for airports to offer a room for relaxation.21.________San Francisco Airport has taken 22.________idea one step further, offering a yoga(瑜伽) room for passengers in need of a good stretch before their flights.

　　With blue walls and a rule of silence, the room in Terminal(航站楼) 23.________(design) at the suggestion of a passenger during an open meeting.Airport yoga lovers are directed to the room 24.________the usual means－a picture, one 25.________ features a figure 26.________(seat) in a full lotus position.

　　Airport director, John L．Martin, called the room, which opened last week, “another leap forward in providing our travelers with the opportunity and space to relax and reduce pressure on 27.________ own terms”．

　　The architects set the lights low and warm, and constructed a floating wall 28.________(symbolize) “a light spirit and enlightened mind”．

　　Yoga teacher, Tamal Dodge said, “How amazing will it be to stretch out 29.________ you get on a plane for a 12­hour flight! You are now given the opportunity to 30.________(real) relax and prepare your body for something as tiring as sitting in an airplane seat for hours on end.”

　　解题导语：旧金山机场开设瑜伽室为有需要的乘客提供舒展身体的场所。21．解析：上下文有转折意义用but。句意：旅行会很累因此有的机场为旅客提供休息室的举措也不算稀奇。但是旧金山机场却把这个主意往前推进了一步。答案：But解析：此处特指“为旅客提供休息室”这个主意。：the解析：此处需填谓语动词主语是“the room”故用被动语态。答案：was designed解析：固定短语通过、凭借……方法”。答案：by解析：考查定语从句。先行词是one用关系代词that做features的主语。答案：that解析：be seated“坐落座”此处用非谓语动词seated做定语修饰figure。答案：seated解析：on their own terms“根据他们自己的情况/条件”。答案：their解析：不定式做目的状语。答案：to symbolize29．解析：句意：上机之前能进行锻炼舒展身体。答案：before解析：副词修饰动词relax。句意：大家现在有机会真正放松让身体为连续坐多个小时飞机这样累人的事情做好准备。答案：really