Unit 3 Travel journal grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　In the mountains of Kenya，an old man stands at a gate.His skin is aged and his hair is white.He is wearing__1__school uniform.This man__2__outside the Kapkenduiywa Primary School near Eldoret，Kenya.He has come many times over the last few months.

　　Today，he watches the children sing in the school yard.He waits at the__3__for the head teacher.He asks her the__4__question as he always does.He asks if he can__5__the school.In the past，the head teacher told him no.She told him that this school is for children.__6__，this time she says yes.Today,84­year­old Kimani Maruge will __7__his first day of school.

　　When Maruge decided he wanted to go to school，nothing could__8__him.He said："At first，the head teacher said no.I__9__it must be because I did not have the blue school uniform. So，I saved my money and bought clothes."

　　Many people__10__why Maruge wanted to start school at such an old age.The reason is__11__-he was not able to attend school when he was younger.

　　Maruge wanted to learn to read and write for many__12__.He wanted to be able to read __13__from friends，family and the government.He also wanted to be able to__14__official business papers.He wanted to be able to make more educated __15__.

　　When Maruge started school，he attended with three of his children's children.They were all in higher__16__than Maruge.However，with much hard work，Maruge learned quickly.

　　"I want all children in the world to be educated.That is what I__17__hope to see.__18__it's hard for me to go to the school alone，the urge (强烈的愿望) to learn keeps me __19__，" Maruge said.

　　Although Maruge died in 2009 at 90，his story__20__.And his message is simple.As Maruge once said，"A person is never too old to learn."

　　语篇解读　 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了世界上年龄最大的小学生Maruge在84岁才开始上学识字的故事。

　　1．A.white　　　　　　 B．yellow

　　C．red　　 D．blue

　　解析：　由下文的I did not have the blue school uniform可知，肯尼亚的Kapkenduiywa小学的校服是蓝色的。

　　答案：　D

　　2．A.plays B．waits

C．shouts D．sings