Unit11TheMediaPeriodFiveCommunicationWorkshop课时精练（北师大版必修4）.doc

Unit 11 The Media Period Five Communication Workshop 课时精练（北师大版必修4） 　　　时间：40分钟 Ⅰ.完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 It was to be our second Christmas in Germany and we decided to avoid the naked tree problem the year before. We wrote to my father，and he __1__ to purchase a tree for us in the States. He would ship it to us in several smaller __2__. Two days before Christmas we were in a __3__. All the boxes had arrived except for one. The tree trunk and stand were still __4__. We decided to wait one more day. Meanwhile，in Bremerhaven，a young mail clerk __5__ a long thin box under a counter. He picked it up and saw the customs tag which __6__ “artificial Christmas tree trunk and stand”. He realized that someone in Mannheim would be without a tree for Christmas. He felt__7__ for them，but there wasnt much he could do. There was no __8__on Christmas. He put the package on the __9__ shelf and headed for the coffee bar. The place was __10__ and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk __11__ that one of his companions at the table was stationed in Mannheim. He had just picked up the car he had shipped from the States and was driving back that afternoon. The clerk thought of the __12__ and said to the man，“You could really __13__ Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if youd like to.” He explained about the lost tree trunk and stand. The man agreed. The following day，my husband was reaching for his coat when the doorbell rang. There stood a __14__ holding a long thin carton，our tree trunk and stand. He explained about the clerk and the coffee bar meeting.We invited him in，but it was Christmas Eve and he left in a hurry. The next day as we celebrated the Christmas with the beautiful tree，I whispered：“Bless those two strangers who __15__ our Christmas with their kindness.” 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者的父亲从美国给在德国的作者邮寄圣诞树，圣诞树分装在几个盒子中，然而装树干和底座的盒子迟迟没有到。正当作者全家着急时，一个陌生人在圣诞节前把树干和底座给作者送来，使作者过了一个愉快的圣诞节。 【重点词语】 1.meanwhile (1)意思是“其间”，如： In the meanwhile, Ill vis