2019届高考英语人教版新课标一轮总复习课时作业22

课时作业22 The United Kingdom

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2015·湖北省黄石市示范三校元月联考)

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a mere acquaintance. I have forgotten the name of an old lady, who was a customer on the paper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it stays in my memory, for she taught me a lesson of forgiveness that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the leaning roof of the old lady's house from a spot near her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the stones changed to missiles as they rolled to the roof's edge and shot out into the yard. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out. The stone, however, slipped from my hand and headed straight for a small window on the old lady's back porch. At the sound of fractured glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran as fast as possible.

I was too scared about getting caught to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably in her presence.

I made up my mind that I would save my paper delivery money, and after three weeks I had the seven dollars that I

thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost. I put the letter through the letter slot in her door. My soul felt redeemed and I could have the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes. The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She gave me a bag of cookies. I thanked her and felt an envelope in it.When I opened the envelope, inside it were the seven dollars and a short note reading, “I'm proud of you.”

1．How did the writer get to know the old lady? A．They were neighbors.

B．The writer often played near the lady's house. C．The lady was the writer's customer. D．They got to know each other by chance.

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A．The writer broke the window on purpose. B．The incident happened 43 years ago. C．The writer felt guilty a few days later. D．The old lady didn't take the writer's money.

3．The underlined word “redeemed” is closest in meaning to “________”．

A．excited B．relieved

C．disappointed D．delighted

4．What's the best title for this passage? A．An old lady B．My first job C．My childhood

D．An unforgettable incident

答案与解析

1．C 细节理解题。从第一段第二句I have forgotten the name of an old lady, who was a customer on the paper route in my hometown...可知C项正确。

2．A 细节理解题。从第二段第二句The object of our play was to observe how the stones changed to missiles as they rolled to the roof's edge and shot out into the yard. 可知A项不正确。

3．B 词义猜测题。从画线后的and I could have the freedom of...可知B项正确。relieved 宽慰的。

4．D 标题归纳题。从全文内容归纳可知文章最佳标题为一件令人难忘的小事。

Ⅱ.完形填空

My sister was graduating just before Christmas, but due to my own scholarly schedule back home, I couldn't fly to Australia for her graduation. She was understandably __1__， and I felt guilty that I wasn't able to be there for her.

While talking to my supervisor the week before my sister's graduation, I mentioned that I would be __2__ my sister's graduation by less than 48 hours. She said, “Well, just make sure