课时作业9
Unit 3 Section Ⅳ Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．He was very upt(upt) becau his pen pal didn't reply to his letters in time.
2．The lecture will cover a number of cas where beginners of English fail to u the language properly.
3．The shy woman felt embarrasd(embarrass) when she became the centre of attention.
4．In my opinion, you'd better make an apology to him for your rudeness(rude)．
5．All the goods on show are sold at twenty percent discount.
6．Generally speaking, the more expensive the computer is, the better(good) it is.
7．Listening to his inspiring speech, we were inspired to make great efforts. It gave us not
only hope but also inspiration. (inspire)
8．She was so worried about the safety of her son that she couldn't fall asleep the whole night.
9．She is trying her best to_bridge (bridge) the generation gap with her mother.
10．When she woke up, she found herlf lying(lie) in a hospital bed.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
The sun was tting and the farm would be closing soon. I dresd our three daughters quickly as my husband started the car. Cutting down our own Christmas tree had been a family tradition.
As we walked through the rows of trees, my youngest daughter Kimberly shouted excitedly, “There it is, the perfect tree ! ” The other two agreed.My husband and I looked a
t each other puzzled (困惑的). It was misshapen and pine needles (松针) were missing here and there.
We tried to talk our daughters into changing their minds, but failed.We had to tie the tree to the top of our car and headed home.As we reached our hou, Heather jumped out first.Suddenly she shouted, “The tree isn't there！” We thought she was kidding.However, it wasn't there.
The girls were so sad. “We'll get another tree tomorrow, ” I said, cretly hoping the new tree would be prettier.But the girls gave us the look that no parent can say no to.We had no choice but to go back and find that tree.
About five minutes into our drive, we saw our tree on the side of the road.Clearly it had been run over by a truck and a big part of it had fallen off, but we took our little broken tree home anyway.
Once at home, we all agreed that the flat broken side would go up against the wall. That
night, as we decorated our tree, something magical happened.By the time we were done, I had to admit (承认), it didn't look sad after all. “This is the best tree we ever had. It's perfect！” my cond daughter Samantha said excitedly. My husband and I couldn't have agreed more !
Now we always recall that little broken tree ! Year by year, we tell the story of that very special Christmas almost twentyfive years ago.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述的是二十五年前的圣诞节作者一家人装扮圣诞树的故事。尽管时间流逝，但作者一家人对那棵树还是津津乐道，经常想起那棵承载满满回忆的松树。
1. Why did the couple feel puzzled at first?
A．Their daughters cho an ugly tree.
B．Their daughters made a terrible mistake.
C．Their daughters wouldn't change their minds.
D．Their daughters didn't want to find other trees.
答案与解析：A 细节理解题。由第二段中的“It was misshapen and pine needles were missing here and there. ”以及下文中的内容可知，孩子们挑选的树不好看，作者夫妇对此感到非常困惑，他们不明白孩子们为什么会挑选这样的树。
2．How did the author feel when she knew the tree was missing?
A．Sad. B．Worried.
C．Surprid. D．Plead.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由第四段中的“‘We'll get another tree tomorrow，’I said，cretly hoping the new tree would be prettier”可知，看到那棵树不见了，作者暗自窃喜，她希望新砍的树更好看。
3．What do we know about that night when the author's family decorated their tree?
A．They did magic for fun.
B．They took turns telling stories.
C．They turned the tree into an unforgettable one.
D．They argued over how the tree should be decorated.
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，作者一家常常回忆起那棵圣诞树，之后的二十五年，每年都会说起那年的故事；因此可推断，作者一家那天晚上装饰了一棵令人难忘的树。
4．What is the best title of this text?
A．A special Christmas gift
B．A sad little tree
C．Decorating the perfect tree
D．Following a family tradition
答案与解析：B 标题归纳题。二十五年前，作者一家人把一棵丑陋的松树装扮成漂亮的圣诞树。尽管时间流逝，但作者一家人对那棵树还是津津乐道，经常想起那棵树。因此，全文围绕一棵由丑陋变得漂亮的树展开，B项最符合文意。
B
For a year and a half, kids nt hurtful messages like“You are so ugly.” or “Why are you still alive? ” to Rebecca Sedwick.In 2013, Rebecca, then 12, couldn't stand it anymore.She jumped to her death near her home in Florida.Soon afterward, Trisha Prabhu read about the story. “I was surprid and heartbroken, ” says Trisha, now 15, who is from Naperville, Illinois.“I knew that I had to do something to stop this from ever happening again.”
