课时作业4：Period One Warming Up，Pre-reading and Readin

Ⅰ.语境填词
A．提示词填空
1．We are going to hold a party next weekend.Please come at your convenience(convenient)．2．The prize money of the English speech contest will be divided(divide) equally among the seven winners.
3．Attracted(attract) by the beauty of nature，the girl from London decided to spend another two days in the village.
4．New York City，consisting(consist)of five boroughs，is a splendid place of interest.
5．A collection(collect) of photographs was on display in the hall.
B．纯空格题
6．It is clear that we are going to see a huge growth in shopping on the Internet.
7．Union leaders are again in conflict with management.
8．If you hadn’t conflicted with your boss in public yesterday，you couldn’t have been fired. 9．If you can’t afford to pay cash，buy the car on credit.
10．If it is convenient for/to you，please come up to my office at 5 o’clock.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
George Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers.He published his first song when he was eighteen years old.During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s.Many of his songs have remained popular as ever.Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music.Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it.And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue.Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert.The audience were thrilled when they heard his music.It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular. In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris.He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him.She was afraid that classical study would ruin his
jazz-influenced style.While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.When it was first performed, critics were divided over the music.Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring.But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States.It still remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer.He was only thirty-nine years old.Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
1．Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________.
A．written about New Yorkers
B．composed for Paul Whiteman
C．played mainly in the countryside
D．performed in various ways
答案 D
解析细节理解题。

从第二段的“Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.”可知，乔治·格什温的音乐作品是以各种形式演唱或演奏的。

故选D项。

2．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
A．He created one of his best works.
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger.
C．He argued with French critics.
D．He changed his music style.
答案 A
解析细节理解题。

从第四段的第二句可知B项不正确；从第四段的“When it was first performed, critics were divided over the music.”可知，不是格什温与评论家争辩，故C项不正确；没有提到他音乐风格的改变，故D项不正确；从第四段的最后一句“It still remains one of his most famous works.”可知A项是正确的。

3．What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Many of Gershwin’s works were lost.
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported.
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin’s death.
答案 B
解析推理判断题。

从最后一段的“Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，世界各地的报纸对格什温的去世进行了广泛的报道。

故选B项。

4．Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A．Talented and productive.
B．Serious and boring.
C．Popular and unhappy.
D．Friendly and honest.
答案 A
解析推理判断题。

从全文看乔治·格什温创作了很多的音乐，其演奏的形式多样化，并得到观众赞赏，这体现了他是一位很有才华，且多产的作曲家。

故选A项。

B
Scotland has long been characterized as a land of romance.It contains ruins of many ancient castles and abbeys, and there is an attractive beauty in its mountains, long deep valleys, and ribbon lakes.Each year those things attract a great number of tourists.
Numerous islands line the coast on the north are two large groups, the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.Close to the west coast are the Inner and Outer Hebrides groups, and the islands of Arran and Bute.
The land may be divided into three regions: the Highlands in the north, the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.
The Highlands are wild and picturesque(如画的)．A long valley called Glenmore crosses the Highlands from southwest to northeast.
In the south of the Highlands are the Grampian Mountains, highest in the British Isles.Ben Nevis, the highest peak, rises to 1,243 meters.Ben Lomond rises from the shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland’s largest freshwater lake.
The Central Lowlands run from southwest to northeast and the greatest length is nearly 145 kilometers.The soil here is fertile, and there are four coalfields underlying the area.In the east is Edinburgh, Scotland’s historic capital city, and in the west is Glasgow.Almost 90 percent of Scotland’s population live in the Lowlands.
In the Southern Uplands, the hills are generally less than 600 meters high.Their rounded or flat tops are often capped with dark peat(泥炭)．Along the slopes are plants like grass and heather(石南花)．5．According to the text, all the following things attract many tourists to Scotland EXCEPT________.
A．ruins of ancient castles and abbeys
B．mountains and valleys
C．various animals and plants
D．ribbon lakes
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

由文章第一段可知，C项未提到，故选C。

6．From the passage we know that________.
A．Scotland’s islands mainly lie in the north
B．the Highlands have rich soil
C．Ben Lomond is near Scotland’s largest freshwater lake
D．the Shetland Islands lie on the west coast of Scotland
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

从第五段最后一句“Ben Lomond rises from the shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland’s largest freshwater lake.”可知答案。

7．Most Scottish people live in________.
A．the Highlands
B．the Central lowlands
C．the Southern Uplands
D．the Orkney Islands
答案 B
解析细节理解题。

从第六段最后一句“Almost 90 percent of Scotland’s population live in the Lowlands.”可知答案。

8．The underlined word “capped” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”．A．divided B．surrounded
C．covered D．connected
答案 C
解析词义猜测题。

山顶上面“覆盖着”泥炭。

Ⅲ.完形填空
A Secret Handshake
Yesterday was my step-mom’s birthday.I haven’t been __1__ for a long time so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been __2__financially so I was waiting in the long trip with __3__.__4__is so expensive nowadays! __5__，I filled my tank with it and __6__.
I stopped at the shopping mall and found a present.It was the perfect gift and I knew she would love it.But when I got to the cashier my card was__7__！I did not have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!
So I__8__for a few minutes.I thought that I could put it back and get something__9__，but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would have liked as much.__10__，I remembered the deep love she once gave me.So，I got on my smart-phone and __11__some money from my savings account so I was able to pay for the gift.It took a big amount of my savings but I wanted her to have something __12__.
She loved the gift and I felt that __13__ I had spent almost all my money.My step-mom __14__the
best and I was __15__I gave her the best that I could.
Before leaving my parents’ house my dad took me to one side and，with our __16__handshake，he gave me some money.I had said __17__to him about my finances but I guess dad has just known.When I got to the car，I saw the amount he gave me was three times__18__I had spent on the gas and the gift!
It __19__ to show that doing the right thing always comes with great__20__.
1．A.work B．school C．shop D．home
答案 D
解析根据后文“...so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.”可知作者已经很久没回家了。

2．A.working B．managing
C．struggling D．operating
答案 C
解析根据下文可知作者经济拮据，挣扎在贫困线上。

3．A.delight B．anxiety
C．surprise D．doubt
答案 B
解析因为作者经济拮据，根据“so I was waiting in the long trip”可知作者的心情是很焦虑的。

4．A.Gas B．Gift
C．Shopping D．Trip
答案 A
解析根据后文“I filled my tank and ________.”可知此处作者认为油很贵。

5．A.Anyway B．Otherwise
C．Instead D．Somewhat
答案 A
解析作者经济拮据，认为现如今的油价很高，但是不管怎样要加满油赶路。

anyway无论如何，不管怎样。

6．A.broke down B．set off
C．pulled up D．turned down
答案 B
解析set off出发，符合句意。

7．A.disappeared B．lost
C．stolen D．declined
解析根据“I did not have enough money in my account to pay for the gift！”可知当作者要付钱时却发现没有足够的钱。

decline贬值，减退。

8．A.wondered B．hesitated
C．waited D．worried
答案 B
解析根据下文“I thought that I could put it back and get something________”，可知作者犹豫了。

9．A.nicer B．finer
C．dearer D．cheaper
答案 D
解析由于作者没有足够的钱付账，所以此处在思考是否买便宜点的礼物。

10．A.Indeed B．Besides
C．Meanwhile D．Consequently
答案 C
解析在作者思考是否买便宜点的东西的同时回忆起母亲曾经给自己深深的爱。

11．A.borrowed B．transferred
C．applied D．fetched
答案 B
解析此处指作者在没有足够的钱买礼物时，从自己的savings account转了一部分钱来付买礼品的花费。

transfer转账，转让。

12．A.strange B．special
C．expensive D．unique
答案 B
解析在这个特殊的日子作者想买特殊的东西送给母亲。

13．A.even though B．so that
C．in case D．as though
答案 A
解析此处指尽管作者花了很多钱，但是作者能感到母亲非常喜爱作者给她买的礼物。

14．A.deserted B．deserved C．reserved D．praised
答案 B
解析此处指母亲值得获得最好的礼物。

deserve值得，应受，配得上。

15．A.curious B．worried
C．pleased D．regretful
解析因为作者感觉母亲配得上最好的礼物，所以作者很高兴能尽其所有给母亲买了最好的礼物。

16．A.kind B．secret
C．friendly D．merciful
答案 B
解析根据本文的题目可知父亲避着母亲在握手时给我钱。

17．A.anything B．something
C．nothing D．everything
答案 C
解析此处作者没对父亲说自己经济拮据。

18．A.how B．what C．when D．where
答案 B
解析父亲给了作者加油和买礼物所花钱的三倍的钱。

what充当spend的宾语。

19．A.goes B．belongs
C．points D．leaves
答案 A
解析此处指这正说明做事情的回报。

It just goes to show that固定句式：那正说明。

此处的go表示“有助于，促成，起作用”。

20．A.prizes B．smiles
C．rewards D．criticizes
答案 C
解析此处是文章的升华，即付出总有回报。