【金版教程】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Ⅰ Warming up Reading-Pre-reading课时作业 新人教版选修8.docVIP

Unit 1　A land of diversity Section Ⅰ　Warming up Reading—Pre-reading Ⅰ.完形填空 My husband always cares for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past，but this story is different! Mr Daves __1__ the same lake as my husband John for over 15 years and a friendship developed.Mrs Daves __2__ five years ago.Mr Daves，who had no__3__，was alone.He felt __4__，so John took Mr Daves fishing with him every time he went.Mr Daves was 80 years old but he was very __5__ and never tired of being with John. A few years later Mr Daves had a stroke (中风)．As a result，he lost his __6__ and couldn’t move his right side.Then he was put into a nursing home.Unable to communicate or __7__，Mr Daves began to suffer from depression.John felt __8__ for him. He finally got __9__ from the nursing home to take Mr Daves out for a ride.They were both __10__ to be together again but it was very __11__ for Mr Daves to be lifted into John’s truck.John worried about this，__12__he still took Mr Daves out about every ten days. John had gotten his truck a year earlier and he __13__ it.One day he sold it in order to __14__ a van (货车) that was equipped for a __15__.With the van，Mr Daves could go out more __16__ and they both enjoyed their outings so much more.They are so __17__ that the nursing home staff all believe that John is his son. Mr Daves is now 85 but is still __18__ life thanks to John.John __19__ his favourite truck to help his friend.I hope he can be a(n) __20__ for others to take similar steps to help those who are in need. 语篇解读　本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者的丈夫热心帮助一位老年朋友的故事。 1．A.built　　　　　　 B．crossed C．fished D．watched 解析：　由下文的John took Mr Daves fishing with him every time he went可推测，Daves先生和作者的丈夫曾在同一个湖里“钓鱼(fished)”。 答案：　C 2．A.appeared B．died C．worked D．started 解析：　由下文的was alone及John主动照顾Daves先生可推测，此处指Daves夫人五年前“去世(died)”了。 答案：　B 3．A.house B．money C．children D．friends 解析：　由下文的was alone可推测Daves先生没有“孩子(children)”。 答案：　C 4．A.strange B．ill C．weak D．lost 解析：　由下文的John took Mr Daves fishing with him