Unit 4 Earthquakes课时作业

Using language

第一节.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　I was coming back from work late in a"Sharing" minivan.In Hyderabad，India，it is a cheap and quick made of 1 ．Such vans，designed for eight people，carry as many as thirteen at times.Our van was 2 as well.

　　One girl 3 the driver to stop and wriggled (扭动) herself out.When getting off，she tripped and 4 .None of us noticed it，as it was 5 ．The driver was waiting for her to 6 ．It was at that time that we 7 the girl was on her knees by the side of the road.One passenger and I got off and held her up.

　　Even in 8 ，she struggled to her feet and asked that passenger to hand her note to the driver.My 9 was a few hundred meters away.I decided to 10 with her till she was fine.I paid that driver for 11 and after receiving the money，he took 12 with all other passengers.

　　I neither knew her nor did I know what to do， 13 I was there，blurting out (脱口而出) some 14 words to a stranger in pain.From out of 15 ，her friend joined us.We made her sit in a lawn and examined her leg.The ankle had 16 ．Then they both hired an auto and rushed to a nearby 17 to have a further check.She thanked me and said they could manage 18 it was only a minor problem.

　　I do not know if I did 19 ，but I feel I gave her some comfort in a(n) 20 way.

　　【语篇解读】　作者下班途中帮助了一名脚踝受伤的女孩。

　　1．A.living　　　　 B．operation

　　C．expression D．transport

　　D　[minivan是一种小型车，并根据后文内容可知，这里指一种交通方式(made of transport)。]

　　2．A.well­designed B．overcrowded

C．well­preserved D．outdated