1、课时作业15Unit 5Section Developing ideas, Presenting ideas & Reflection.单句语法填空12023年北京卷The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they dont know.22016全国卷Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of c
2、olor.32017浙江11月卷Every time we got to a new place, Mom would cheer up like a child.42016北京卷To make it easier to get in touch with us, youd better keep this card at hand.52023年江苏卷The music was worth saving (save)62014福建卷I was about to give up when my father came and encouraged me to keep going.72017天津
3、卷My eldest son, whose work takes him all over the world, is in New York at the moment.阅读理解A Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure (奇遇)? Riding the train can be a real adventure. That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak. I often take a fourhour trip to visit my children.
4、Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen. Last week when I was on the train and over an hour into the train ride, there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation in another language. It was loud and disturbed most of the people on
5、the train. I think it was annoying. Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a twoday trip by train. She said her two daughters were distraught (心急如焚的) at the thought of her driving for three days to reach their home, although she had no trouble driving. The train ride was the o
6、nly choice for her. She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train. She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents. That is a very good question. Both of us are old and have children. She asked that same question from time to time. There are al
7、ways many people on the train from all walks of life, different countries, and many languages. Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures. If you get hungry, you can buy food in the food car at any time. If you need to use the restroom there is alway
8、s one available. It sure beats driving the car, which has to stop for food and restrooms. And it is better than taking the bus.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者坐火车旅行的一次经历以及她对坐火车旅行的看法。1According to the passage, the purpose of the authors train ride was _. Ato do business Bto see her children Cto visit places of
9、 interest Dto see her old friends答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I often take a fourhour trip to visit my children.”可知，作者坐火车是去看望自己的孩子。 2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3? ADisappointed. BSatisfied. CWorried. DPleased.答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句中的“at
10、 the thought of her driving for three days to reach their home”可推知，老太太的女儿们一想到她要开三天车才能到她们的家就感到非常担心。3Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady sitting next to the author? AShe is too old to drive now. BShe does not like to take trains. CAlthough she is old, she has a good memory. DHer daughter
11、s live far away from her home.答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“was taking a twoday trip by train”和“her driving for three days to reach their home”可知，老太太的两个女儿住得离她家很远。4What is the best title for this passage? ATrain ride a cultural experience BA painful experience on the train CThe history of Amtrak DA wonderful
12、lady答案与解析：A标题归纳题。文章讲述了作者坐火车旅行的一次经历以及她对坐火车旅行的看法，作者认为坐火车旅行可以增加知识和了解各种文化，故A项作标题最合适。B As my dad unwrapped (打开) the new bicycle helmet (头盔) that I got him for his birthday, I realised that a number of people ride their bicycles every day without the protection of a helmet. Due to cold winters across the
13、country, riding has become increasingly dangerous as many roads have holes and are tornup (磨损的). Not everyone realises that there are laws requiring the wearing of helmets in many places. Where I live, there has been a law in place since October 1, 1992 stating that cyclists of all ages are required
14、 to wear helmets. After all, accidents can happen to the best of riders. My dad has been a cyclist for many years, and he often rides around my county and to Rockland Lake State Park. One afternoon, as he was just entering the park, he lost control of his bicycle and flew off and landed on a nearby
15、patch of grass, breaking his helmet into pieces and losing consciousness (知觉). When he was just awakening, a lovely couple found him and brought him back to our house, where he attempted to recall the events leading up to his fall. Later that day, a CT scan showed that he had a concussion (脑震荡) . That evening, while my dad was showing me the pieces of his broken helmet, we_both_came_to_a_shocking_realisation. If he had not wor
