高考英语总复习练习题43

课时作业(三十)

必修5Unit15Learning

第2课时

Ⅰ.完形填空

(2011·英语周报)

Itwasaverydiscouragingday.Thedoctorsgaveustheworstnews.Ourdaughterwasnowofficiallygiv enatwopercentchanceof__1__asthistypeofcancerhadnocure.

MywifeandIdecidedtotakeourdaughtertolunchs__2__continuingourafternoonconversations.W ewenttoalocalrestaurantwherewesatinsilencewaitingforthe__3__.OurdaughterMollywouldn’thearof suchsadnesssoshe__4__happilywhilewesatandstaredatthefloor.

Inoticedaveryelderlycouplesittingafewfeetaway，tooin__5__，n everspeakingaword.Icouldn’thelpbutwonderwhat__6__theyhadfacedintheirlife.

MollywasenjoyinghermealandhermomandIbothtiredtobe__7__inherpresence.AllofasuddenIsa wahugehand，nearlyoutof__8__fromarthritis(关节炎)，comeoutofnowhere.Thehand__9__onmydauthter’stinysix­ye ar-oldhand.Ilookedup，anditwastheoldwomanwhohadbeen__10__withtheoldmaneatingtheirlucnch.

Shelookedatmydaughterandsimply__11__，“IfIcoulddomoreforyou，Iwould.”Andthenshesmiledandmovedawayto__12__herhusbandwhohadmovedtowardsthedoor.

I__13__a“Heylook，awholedollar.”Mollyspokewith__14__asthediscoveredthattheoldladyhad__15__anoldonedollarbi llonthebackofherhand.

Isatsurprised，not__16__whathadjusthappenedandthenIlookedoveratmywife.The__17__ofthedayhadbeenwipedo utbytheuglyhandand__18__touchofanoldlady.

Onedoesnothavetogothroughlife__19__hardshipsallalone；theworldisfullof__20__people.Eventhosethataresufferingformtheirownproblemshavemuchtogiveto eachother.

1．A.success B．failure

C．survival D．death

2．A.while B．after

C．before D．until

3．A.waitress B．doctor

C．nurse D．couple

4．A.ate B．danced

C．sang D．played

5．A.silence B．wonder

C．doubt D．surprise

6．A.results B．challenges

C．tasks D．duties

7．A.patient B．cautious

C．proud D．happy

8．A.shape B．landed

C．trembled D．held

9．A.slipped B．landed

C．trembled D．held

10．A.sitting B．chatting

C．quarrelling D．discussing

11．mented B．shouted

C．whispered D．mentioned

12．A.join B．leave

C．tell D．seek

13．A.said B．heard

C．remembered D．realized

14．A.anger B．excitement

C．puzzlement D．fear

15．A.stolen B．passed

C．taken D．placed

16．A.skeptical B．familiar

C．sure D．curious

17．A.pressure B．boredom

C．sadness D．tiredness

18．A.generous B．heavy

C．light D．annoying

19．A.causing B．facing

C．fearing D．continuing

20．A.sympathetic B．honest

C．intelligent D．wealthy

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2010·湖南六校4月联考)

Shortreader-submittedstories—forthe w omanyoushouldthinkoftoday!

—CompiledbyAmyZerello

GreatMindsRemindedofMom

Afteralong，exhaustingday，afriendofmine，Allen，headedhome.Ontheroad，hepassedanelderlywomanwhowasstandingbyacarwithaflattire.Ifthatwerehismother，hethought，hewouldwantsomeonetohelpher.Withatiredsigh，heturnedaroundanddroveback.

Justashereachedthestrandedwoman，atruckpulledupandaburlyfarmergotout.“Kindofremindsyouofyourmom，too？”themanaskedasthetwopitchedintogethertochangethetireforthewoman.

—ContributedbyKatherineL．Houge

YourBiggestFan

Whilewaitinginabookstoreforaguestauthortosignherlatestbook，IleafedthroughsomeoftheCivilWarnovelsshehadwritten.Thewomaninlinebehindmecommented，“ThosearethebestbooksI’veeverread.Icouldn’tputthemdown.”BeforeIcouldreply，theauthor，frowning，lookedoverandsaid，“Oh，comeon，Mom！”

—ContributedbyMarilynKopp

HeadoftheHousehold

Myhusband，Jeff，andIcameacrossseveralproblemswhileassemblingournewcomputersystem，sowecalledthehelpdesk.ThemanonthephonestartedtotalktoJeffincomputerjargon(行业术语)，whichconfusedusevenmore.

“Sir，”myhusbandpolitelysaid，“pleaseexplainwhatIshoulddoasifIwereafour-year-old.”

“Okay，”thecomputertechnicianreplied.“Sweetie，couldyoupleaseputyourmommyonthephone？”

—ContributedbyLenaWorth

Howdoesitfeeltotickleyourmom’sfunnybone?

Nowsendyourownfunnystorytous！Youcouldearnupto$300!

1．Whowouldtheburlymanbeinthefirststory?

A．Anotherkindhelper.B．Theoldlady’sson.