2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit2MakingadifferenceSectionⅡUsinglanguage课时作业外研版必修第三册

PAGEUnit2Makingadifference课时作业(五)Unit2SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解AIoftenimagineddiscussingschoolchoiceswithmyson,butIdidnotexpecttobehavingsuchaconversationwithhimatthirteenyearsofage.Earlierthisyear,heexpressedhiswishtogotooneofthebiggestpublichighschoolsinoursmallcity.Hetoldmethathewantedtogotherebecauseseveralofhislongtimefriendswerealsogoing.Ifoughtbackthethoughttorollmyeyes.Itoldhimthatifhewenttothisschool,hewouldbegoingfromaclasssizeof18tobeingoneofseveralhundredinthefreshmanclass.Hewouldn'tbeabletoreceivethespecialattentionofhisteachersanymore.Hewouldbegoingtoschoolforsixhoursaday,andthenhavetodohomeworkatnight...He_was_undeterred,_however,soImadehimadeal.Hewouldneedtocomeupwithalistofvalid(合理的)reasons.Then,wewouldsitdownandhaveatalkaboutit.Laterthatnight,aspromised,wehadadiscussion.Hegaveastrongargumentwithalistofreasons.First,heexplainedthathewouldhavemorechoicesincoursesandafter­schoolactivities.Besides,attendingthisschoolwouldbetterpreparehimforcollegebecausehewouldlearnwhatitwaslikeonabigcampus(校内)．Headdedthathewouldlearntomanagehistimeandtakeownershipofhisschoolwork.Healsopromisedthathewouldmakeuseofthedrop­intutoringtheschoolofferedifheshouldeverrunintotrouble.Isatbackandlistened,impressedatthethoughtandresearchthathehadprepared.Honestly,Icouldhaveputmyfootdownandsaid“no，”or“justwaitanotheryear，”butIwouldhavebeendoingthatforme,notforhim.Atlast,weletoursonhavethefinalsayonchoosingahighschool.Iknewifmykidputforththesameeffortashedidinpersuading(劝服)us,hewouldbeperfectlyfineinhighschool.1．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhersonsuggestedattendingabigpublicschool?A．Itmetherexpectation.B．Itwasadifficultchoice.C．Itmightnotbeawisedecision.D．Itwasunexpectedbutwonderful.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Hewasundeterred”inParagraph4mean?A．Hedidnotchangehismind.B．Hehadnoideawhattodonext.C．HelostinterestinwhatIwassaying.D．Hefeltuncomfortablewithmywords.3．Whydidtheauthor'ssonwanttostudyinapublicschool?A．Itwouldhelphimgetintoagoodcollege.B．Itwouldhelphimbecomemoreindependent.C．Publicschoolsprovidedadrop­intutoringservice.D．Hecouldmakemorefriendsinalarge­sizedclass.4．Whatwastheauthor'sfinaldecision?A．Sheturneddownherson.B．Shelethersondecidebyhimself.C．Sheaskedhersontodomoreresearch.D．Sheaskedhersontowaitonemoreyear.BAyearago,myfriendandIwenttoanearbytowntoattendawedding.Afterthereception,wewerewaitingforabustogobackhome.Itwasnineo'clockatnight,andalthoughmanybusespassed,nonestopped.Wewaitedforanhourandweregettingdesperate.Wewouldn'tbeabletostayovernight(在夜里)becauseitwasaweekday,andwebothneededtoworkthenextday.Itwasalmost10p．m.whenafamilywhohadattendedthesameweddingpassedbyintheircar.Probablysensingthatwewerewaitingforsomemeansoftransport,theystoppedandgaveusalift.Iwassotouchedbytheirkindness,andIexpressedmythankstothem.Whenwereachedmyhometown,thefamilydroppedusatthenearestpointfromwherewecouldcatchasharedtaxitogetbacktothespotwherewehadparkedourbike.Ontheway,aworkerstoppedthetaxi.Thedriversawhisclothesandaskedhimwhetherhehadmoneytopaythefare(车费)．Theworkershookhisheadandsaid,“No.”Onhearingthis,thedriverrefusedtotakehim.Irememberedmyownplightafewminutesearlier,andItoldthedrivertoallowhimtositwithus,asIwouldpayhisfare,Whatanimmediateopportunitytopassonthefamily'sactofkindness!Thatnight,Ifeltlight­heartedandIwenttosleephappilyandfilledwithjoyaboutwhatIhaddone.Maythischainofkindnesscontinue!5．Whyweretheauthorandhisfriendwaitingforabusatnineo'clockatnight?A．Becausetheyweregoingtoattendawedding.B．Becausetheyplannedtohelpaworker.C．Becausetheyintendedtomeetafamily.D．Becausetheywantedtogobackhome.6．Whatwasthedriver'sattitudetowardtheworker'saskingforalift?A．Unfriendly.B．Merciful.C．Positive.D．Respectful.7．Theunderlinedword“plight”inParagraph4couldbestbereplacedby“________”．A．opportunityB．troubleC．kindnessD．tiredness8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AKindandHelpfulFamilyB．AnUnusualWeddingC．MagicChainofKindnessD．AttitudeDecidesEverythingⅡ.完形填空Ifyou'rewalkingthroughBostonduringadownpour,youmightseeapoemappearbeforeyoureyes.Fornearlyayear,Bostonians__1__thecitystreetsintherainmayhave__2__poemswrittenonthesidewalks.Titled“RainingPoetry”，this__3__resultedfromcooperationbetweenthenonprofitMassPoetryandthecityofBoston.Thefirstpoemswereinstalledto__4__thestartofNationalPoetryMonth,withseveralmore__5__tothecity'sstreetslastMay13.Thesepoemscannotbeseenduringdry,__6__weather,butappearlikemagic__7__raindropsstartfallingfromthesky.Thepoemswere__8__byDanielleLegrosGeorges,Boston'spoetlaureate(桂冠诗人).Theyareallbasedontheir__9__toBoston,aswellasthegeneralthemesofwaterandrain.“IwantedtodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheBoston­arealiterary,educationalorculturalfields，”Georgessaid.Thepoemsare__10__tothesidewalksinamatterofminutesandshouldwearawayinsixtoeightweeks.Whileallofthepoems__11__installedarewritteninEnglish,SaraSiegel,programdirectorfortheMassPoetry,hopestoadd__12__onesinthemanylanguagesthatare__13__throughoutBoston.“Ourhopeisinthenexttwoyearseveryoneinthestatewillmeetapoemintheir__14__livesatleastonceortwiceamonth，”saysSiegel.“Thisisafunand__15__waytobringpoetrytothepeople.”1．A.cleaningB．searchingC．wanderingD．repairing2．A.copiedB．laughedatC．publishedD．comeacross3．A.theoryB．projectC．routineD．problem4．A.recordB．describeC．determineD．celebrate5．A.addedB．relatedC．comparedD．contributed6．A.rainyB．foggyC．sunnyD．snowy7．A.onceB．beforeC．untilD．though8．A.readB．selectedC．inventedD．translated9．A.ticketB．passageC．entranceD．relationship10．A.fixedB．appliedC．expandedD．turned11．A.formallyB．currentlyC．properlyD．frequently12．A.easyB．hardC．oldD．new13．A.studiedB．spokenC．ignoredD．preserved14．A.professionalB．personalC．lonelyD．daily15．A.typicalB．familiarC．unusualD．impossible课时作业(五)Ⅰ.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者的孩子想要选择一所大的公立学校读中学，作者对此忧心忡忡。但最终，孩子用强有力的理由劝服了作者。1．答案与解析：C推理推断题。在第三段中作者列举了诸多事实，向她的孩子说明与他目前所上的学校相比，公立学校有很多不便之处，包括班级人数众多、无法得到老师的特殊关注、上课时间变长、晚上写作业等，因此可推断，作者得知孩子想要上公立学校时，认为这不是个明智的确定。2．答案与解析：A推理推断题。在第三段中作者列举事实希望打消孩子上公立学校的念头，但由第四段中的“however”和“Hewouldneedtocomeupwithalistofvalidreasons.”可知，孩子仍旧坚持上公立学校。因此推断，画线部分内容表示孩子并没有气馁，即他没有变更办法。3．答案与解析：B推理推断题。由倒数第三段中的“Headdedthathewouldlearntomanagehistimeandtakeownershipofhisschoolwork.”可知，他供应的理由之一是，他将学会自己管理时间并支配学业，即他将会变得更加独立。4．答案与解析：B细微环节理解题。由最终一段中的“weletoursonhavethefinalsayonchoosingahighschool.”可知，最终，作者确定让孩子自己选择中学学校。【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲解并描述了作者先得到帮助，又向别人伸出援手的一段温馨经验。只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美妙的人间！让我们每个人都为这爱的持续尽自己的一份力气吧！5．答案与解析：D'细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Afterthereception,wewerewaitingforabustogobackhome.”可知，作者和挚友在等着乘坐公共汽车回家，故选择D项。6．答案与解析：A'推理推断题。依据文章倒数其次段中的“Thedriversawhisclothesandaskedhimwhetherhehadmoneytopaythefare(车费)．”以及最终一段中的“Theworkershookhisheadandsaid,‘No.’Onhearingthis,thedriverrefusedtotakehim.”可知，司机在得知这个工人没钱付车费时，断然拒绝了他的乘车恳求，因此选择A项。7．答案与解析：B'词义揣测题。文章第一、二段介绍了作者在遇到困难时得到热心人帮助的事情，所以画线词所在句“Irememberedmyownplightafewminutesearlier”表示作者想到了自己几分钟前遭受的逆境，由此推断画线词词义为“困难，麻烦”，故选择B项。8．答案与解析：C'主旨大意题。通读全文，作者介绍了自己先得到帮助，之后又帮助了别人的经验。最终一句“Maythischainofkindnesscontinue！”点题，故选择C项。Ⅱ.完形填空【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章讲解并描述了波士顿的街道藏着隐私诗歌，只要一下雨，这些诗歌就会出现在城市的人行道上。1．答案与解析：C考查动词词义辨析。句意：将近一年来，波士顿人在雨中闲逛于城市街道，可能会在人行道上看到一些诗歌。A.cleaning打扫；B.searching搜寻；C.wandering闲逛；D.repairing修理。由上一句中的“Ifyou'rewalkingthroughBoston，”可知此处指波士顿人闲逛在雨中的城市街头。故选C项。2．答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：将近一年来，波士顿人在雨中闲逛于城市街道，可能会在人行道上看到一些诗歌。A.copied复制；B.laughedat讪笑；C.published出版；Deacross偶然发觉。由上一句中的“youmightseeapoemappearbeforeyoureyes.”可知波士顿人可能会偶然发觉写在人行道上的诗歌。故选D项。3．答案与解析：B考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个名为“雨诗”的项目是非营利的大众诗歌组织与波士顿市合作的结果。A.theory理论；B.project项目；C.routine惯例；D.problem问题。由“Titled‘RainingPoetry’”和“cooperationbetweenthenonprofitMassPoetryandthecityofBoston”，可知“雨诗”是非营利的大众诗歌组织与波士顿市合作的项目。故选B项。4．答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全国诗歌月的起先，去年5月13日，城市街道上又增加了几首诗。A.record记录；B.describe描述；C.determine确定；D.celebrate庆祝。由“thestartofNationalPoetryMonth”，可知第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全国诗歌月。故选D项。5．答案与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一批诗歌是为了庆祝全国诗歌月的起先，去年5月13日，城市街道上又增加了几首诗。A.add增加；B.relat相关；Cpar比较；D.contribut贡献。由上文的Thefirstpoems和severalmore可知，支配好第一批诗歌，又增加了更多的诗歌。故选A项。6．答案与解析：C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些诗在干燥晴朗的天气里是看不见的，但一旦雨点起先从天上落下来，就显得像中了魔法一样(显现出来)。A.rainy多雨的；B.foggy有雾的；C.sunny晴朗的；D.snowy下雪多的。由空前的dry可知，这些诗歌在干燥的、晴朗的天气里看不到。故选C项。7．答案与解析：A考查连词词义辨析。句意：这些诗在干燥晴朗的天气里是看不见的，但一旦雨点起先从天上落下来，就显得像中了魔法一样(显现出来)。A.once一旦；B.before之前；C.until直到；D.though尽管。由语境可知，此处表条件，所以用once。故选A项。8．答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些诗是由波士顿桂冠诗人DanielleLegrosGeorges选择的。A.read阅读；B.selected选择；C.invented独创；D.translated翻译。由后文的“IwantedtodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheBoston­arealiterary,educationalorculturalfields”，可知这些诗歌是由波士顿桂冠诗人DanielleLegrosGeorges选择的。故选B项。9．答案与解析：D考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们都是基于它们与波士顿的关系，以及水和雨的一般主题。A.ticket票；B.passage通道；C.entrance入口；D.relationship关系。由后文的“thegeneralthemesofwaterandrain”和“IwantedtodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheB