2018--2019学年人教版必修一Unit 4 earthquakes reading课时作业
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  必修一Unit 4 earthquakes reading课时作业

  

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  Ⅰ.完形填空

  A year ago, when my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I left home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They had built a beautiful house and they love their new, pleasant __1__. My dad still works, but Mum __2__ early last year and is now __3__ and becoming increasingly unhappy and __4__. She has tried joining clubs, __5__ people and integrating (融入群体) into her new community but without any luck.

  She still knows no one despite her best __6__. The area they have moved to is closed and __7__ to strangers. She is many miles from her old friends and family, __8__ all day, every day with only pets for company. She is very intelligent, artistic, loyal and funny - a truly amazing person. She has always had lovely friends and been __9__ and busy. It is breaking my heart to watch her __10__ loneliness and so many knock­backs (挫折).

  Recently, when I chat to her, I have noticed her low __11__ - she jokes that she feels as if she is __12__ a bit of craziness from the quiet and __13__. After many years of working and __14__ a family, she should be finally free to enjoy herself. __15__, my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequently - we all keep in contact with her by phone. My dad doesn't understand her __16__ as he is out at work all day. He is busy with his job and cannot understand how she can be so unhappy when living in such a beautiful place and without the pressure of work. He is at a loss how he can __17__ things and feels guilty and __18__ for how she feels. It has got so bad that they are __19__ moving again to a different area. However, I am in favor of that.

  Friendship and __20__ are far more important than a fancy house.

  语篇解读:母亲退休后,搬了新家,尽管房子很漂亮,但在新的地方,习惯了忙碌的母亲却感到不快乐和孤独,作者由此得出:在人生中,友谊和快乐远比昂贵奢华的房子重要。

  1.A.scenery       B.surroundings

  C.atmosphere D.attraction

  解析:选B 根据前文的"my parents moved to the other side of the country ... love their new, pleasant"可知,他们在那里建造了新家并且也很喜欢那儿的环境。故选B。scenery"景色,风景";surroundings"环境";atmosphere"气氛";attraction"吸引人的事物"。

  2.A.dismissed B.displaced

  C.retired D.removed

解析:选C 根据前文的"My dad still works"及"but"可知,此处前后是转折关系,所以这里表