课时讲练通2017-2018届高中英语 Module 1 My First Day at Senior High Period 4 Integrating Skills课后阅读训练 外研版必修1.docVIP

Module 1 My First Day at Senior High Period 4 Integrating Skills Ⅰ. 完形填空 　　I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He　1　hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several　2　hot peppers and entered our workroom with their　3　. They wanted to see if Sam could　4　more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to　5　us, too. That was not　6　for them so they left the room. They　7　about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked. 　8　they had reasoned that when a pepper was　9　in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers　10　Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink(使眼色), we　11　. Showing good sportsmanship(体育精神), I had the kids　12　the peppers that Sam and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a　13　green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to　14　, I told them I would make it　15　for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the　16　to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than　17　. Each child had pepper in hand and was　18　to start. Looking at my　19　I said, OK, on three. One, Two, Three. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children　20　their mouth with fast waving hands. A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green. 【语篇概述】本文为一篇记叙文, 主要讲述两个大人和两个孩子进行吃辣椒比赛的有趣经历。 1. A. bought B. liked　　　C. sold　　　D. studied 【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由句意“我在园子里种了各种辣椒, Sam为我工作”, 说明我俩都对辣椒感兴趣。B项符合语境。 2. A. heavy B. colorful C. large D. green 【解析】选C。词汇复现题。后文提到比赛中Marcus和Ellen给我们选了两个最大的辣椒, 因此他俩肯定是摘了几个大大的辣椒。 3. A. proposal B. trick C. imagination D. plan 【解析】选A。词语辨析题。从接下来一句看, 他们想看看Sam是否能比“我”吃更多的辣椒, 因此提议举行吃辣椒比赛。 4. A. plant B. pick C. harvest D. eat 【解析】选D。词语辨析题。既然是吃辣椒比赛, 只能选用动词eat。 5. A. ta