课时作业 13-（新教材）高中英语人教版必修2

课时作业13　Unit 5　Section Ⅱ

Reading and Thinking

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Given (give) more attention, the tree could have grown better.

2．Lightning is one of the natural phenomena (phenomenon), so you needn't be afraid of it.

3．I find that doing physical exercise a couple of times a week makes me feel more energetic (energy)．

4．According to my own understanding, a good teacher is also a good performer (perform) in class.

5．We have reached a stage where we must take effective measures to protect the environment from being polluted.

6．It was obvious to all that he had changed his original (origin) idea.

7．He made a lot of money by doing a part­time job, enabling (enable) him to go on with his study.

8．As is reported, the activity is very successful.

9．A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith fell (fall) in love with the people and the culture there.

10．Even if they met for the first time, they talked as if they were good friends.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

You might have noticed that the ringing sound of basketballs was almost like the beat to a song.But did you know that it could be taken seriously as music?

The music group STOMP has taken everyday objects and turned them into instruments. The music it has created is a hit all over the world.

STOMP was formed by British musicians Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. They met in the early 1980s when they were both working as buskers, the British term for street performers. Cresswell and McNicholas were part of a busking group called Pookiesnackenburger that became very popular throughout Britain.

Cresswell was a drummer (鼓手) for the group. Because they performed on  the street, he could not set up a traditional drum set. Instead, he wore one drum that hung around his  shoulders. To be able to make different sounds, Cresswell began beating on everyday objects that   he could find during performances. This creative drumming led to the idea for STOMP.

STOMP made its first public appearance at London's Bloomsbury Theatre in 1991. The performers used one­of­a­kind instruments, such as empty water bottles, basketballs, and  matchboxes to create music. Wearing overalls and T­shirts,  they danced around on a stage made to   look like a closed warehouse (仓库).  STOMP was a great success,  winning many theater awards  and drawing huge crowds (人群)．

 In 1994,  STOMP came to the United States and played at the Orpheum Theater in New York   City. Years later it is still playing there! To celebrate its ten­year anniversary (周年纪念), the then   New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg renamed the street outside the theater STOMP Avenue.

STOMP has now toured all over the United States and most of the world. One reason STOMP  is so popular is that anyone can enjoy it. There are no words or story. People from all cultures can  understand it, no matter which language they speak.

【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。文章介绍了著名的打击乐器乐队STOMP。

1．What makes STOMP a special music group?

A．There are few words in its music.

B．It usually performs in warehouses.

C．The performers wear special clothes.

D．It uses everyday objects as instruments.

答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由第二段中的“The music group STOMP has taken everyday objects and turned them into instruments.”可知，该乐队使用日常物品进行音乐创作。

2．What can we learn about STOMP?

A．It was created in 1980.

B．It was formed in Britain.

C．It was named after a street.

D．It was part of Pookiesnackenburger.

答案与解析：B　细节理解题。由第三段中的“STOMP was formed by British musicians”和第五段中的“STOMP made its... London's Bloomsbury Theatre”可知，该乐队由英国音乐家在英国组建。

3．Who was behind the creative idea for STOMP?

A．Luke Cresswell.  

B．A busking group.

C．Steve McNicholas.

D．Michael Bloomberg.

答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由第四段中的“Cresswell began beating on... led to the idea for STOMP”可知，Cresswell创造性的击鼓方式促成了STOMP的音乐特点。

4．Which shows the correct order of the following events?

a．STOMP began performing at the Orpheum Theater.

b．STOMP began performing at the Blooms­bury Theatre.

c．Michael Bloomberg named a street STOMP Avenue.

d．Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas worked as buskers.

A．d－b－a－c.　　　　　　　　B．d－a－b－c.

C．b－a－c－d.   D．b－a－d－c.

答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由第三段中的“Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas... working as buskers”，第五段中的“STOMP made its... London's Bloomsbury Theatre in 1991”，第六段中的“In 1994, STOMP came to... Orpheum Theater”和“To celebrate its ten­year anniversary... STOMP Avenue”可得知本题中四个事件发生的时间顺序。

B

More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire, says a recent study. The Associated Press with the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research questioned 1,075 people, who were aged 50 and older. One­fourth of them said they never planned to retire. That was even truer for low­income earners in that age group.

In America, the age of 65 is the traditional age to retire. 60 percent of the people aged 50 to 64 said they expected to work past their 65th birthdays. More than half of those who were already older than 65 said they planned to keep working,  too. They said they were working an average of 31 hours per week.

Those 50 years of age or older said finances (财务) were the most important factor in the decision on when to retire. A majority (多数) of older workers－especially those who were 65 and older － planned to change employers or move into an entirely new job, as they headed into the later years.

One­third of the people earning less than $50,000 a year said they would keep working. About 20 percent of those who earned more than  $100,000 said they would never retire.

As baby boomers － people born between 1946 and 1964 － reach the age of 65,  the United States will have more older people than ever before. The number of Americans who were 65 years old and older jumped 21 percent － or to 35.5 million － between 2002 and 2012. That number is expected to reach 92 million by 2060.

【语篇解读】　本文是议论文，是社会文化类的话题。文章介绍了一项对美国老年人退休态度的调查，结果是大多数人退休后想继续工作。

5．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Americans were not sure when to retire.

B．1,075 people who were 50 took part in the study.

C．High­income earners were not willing to work past 65.

D．Low­income earners were more willing to continue working.

答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据第一段的“That was even truer for low­income earners in that age group.”可知，人们挣得越少，越不想退休，越想继续工作。

6．Which of the following might affect Americans' retirement age?

A．Their decision.

B．31 working hours.

C．The money that they make.

D．The traditional age to retire.

答案与解析：C　推理判断题。根据第三段的“Those 50 years of age or older said finances were the most important factor in the decision on when to retire.”可知，年纪大一些的人经济状况是他们决定什么时候退休的最主要的因素。

7．What would happen in the career of most older workers?

A．They would be paid less.

B．They would change their jobs.

C．They would earn more money.

D．They would have a talk with employers.

答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据第三段的“A majority of older workers... planned to change employers or move into an entirely new job...”可知，美国大部分老年人退休以后都打算更换工作。

8．What is the best title of this text?

A．America will have more older people.

B．Older Americans have to work past 65.

C．American people will have new jobs after 65.

D．Older Americans maybe expect never to retire.

答案与解析：D　主旨大意题。根据第一段的“More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire...”可知，美国人或许永远都不想退休。

Ⅲ.完形填空

Fresh out of acting school,  I got a job with a touring theater company. The terms were  unreasonable: $300 for a month's work,  to be    __1__    at the end of that month. Only one meal a day would be   __2__   ;  for the rest,  we were on our own.

Our first venue (演出地点) was a holiday center. The waiters  __3__  us from the start. They  refused to give us spoons and knives at dinner,  while our meal cooled. It was   __4__    .

At the second venue, we    __5__   to make some changes to the show for the new stage. While we practiced,  I saw a table being set. I felt   __6__   . It was midday, which   __7__   that they were serving us lunch. Getting lunch would mean no hot dinner because of the “one meal a day” item. We   __8__  depended on dinner being our hot meal of the day.

We were called over to __9__ . The table was beautifully set. The sandwiches were generous. Afterward,   I told the headwaiter that we    __10__    our one meal to be dinner.

Our dinner would be at six,  the headwaiter said. He __11__   that the “one meal a day” item in our contract (合同) was stupid and the venue would    __12__   us lunch and dinner daily.

We returned at six,     __13__   and nervous because this seemed too good to be   __14__   . We were served by a  __15__  waiter who sang to us. He refilled our water glasses and took orders for coffee. At the end,  we tried to bus our dishes to the kitchen,     __16__   the headwaiter said that we didn't have to do that and explained,  “It is only    __17__    for us if you let us do it right.”

That was 20 years ago, and I learned a  __18__   that I'II never forget: Take pleasure in   __19__  . Be kind. Treat those who have  __20__  to give you as well as you would treat a paying customer.

【语篇解读】　本文是记叙文。作者在一个巡演剧团工作时，见证了两个不同演出场地服务生对待工作和顾客的不同态度。这件事让作者深受启发，学会应该如何对待工作和他人。

1．A.spent  B．paid

C．collected  D．saved

答案：B

2．A.provided  B．shared

C．made  D．sold

答案与解析：A　由“The terms”和“for the rest,  we were on our own”以及上文中的“I got a job with a touring theater company”可知，作者在一个巡演剧团找到一份工作。工资是一个月300美元，月末“支付(paid)”。每天“提供(provided)”一顿饭餐，其余的自己解决。

3．A.forgot  B．missed

C．avoided  D．disliked

答案：D

4．A.understandable  B．unpleasant

C．interesting  D．unnecessary

答案与解析：B　由本段中的“They refused to give us spoons and knives at dinner,  while our meal cooled”可知，第一个演出场地的服务生从一开始就“不喜欢(disliked)”我们。就餐时他们不给我们拿餐具，饭菜都凉了，  “让人很不愉快(unpleasant)”。

5．A.agreed  B．seemed

C．needed  D．pretended

答案与解析：C　由下文中的“for the new stage”和“While we practiced”可知，我们“需要(needed)”调整一下节目。

6．A.satisfied  B．surprised

C．bored  D．tired

答案：B

7．A.held  B．required

C．meant  D．told

答案与解析：C　由“We... depended on dinner being our hot meal of the day”可知，  “我”看到有人在摆桌子，感到很“惊讶(surprised)”。那会儿是中午，  “也就是说(meant)”他们在给我们准备午餐。

8．A.really  B．suddenly

C．finally  D．probably

答案与解析：A　由上文中的“Getting lunch would mean no hot dinner”和下文中的“I told the  headwaiter... to be dinner”可知，我们“真正(really)”指望一天中那顿热乎乎的晚餐。

9．A.speak  B．help

C．cook  D．eat

答案与解析：D　由“The table was beautifully set. The sandwiches were generous”可知，此处表示我们被叫过来“吃饭(eat)”。

10．A.allowed　　　　　　　　　B．wanted

C．encouraged  D．ordered

答案与解析：B　由上文中的“We... depended on dinner being our hot meal of the day”以及下文中的“Our dinner would be at six，the headwaiter said”可知，  “我”告诉服务生领班我们“想(wanted)”让每天提供晚饭。

11．A.hoped  B．imagined

C．added  D．guessed

答案：C

12．A.give  B. show

C．find  D．lend

答案与解析：A　由上文中的Our dinner would be at six，the headwaiter said以及下文的描述可知，服务生领班“补充说(added)”合同中每天提供一顿餐的条款是荒唐的，演出场地每天会给我们“提供(give)”午餐和晚餐。

13．A.proud  B．comfortable

C．patient  D．thankful

答案：D

14．A.right  B．true

C．wise  D．certain

答案与解析：B　由上文可知，按照合同规定，每天给我们提供一顿饭。但是在第二个场地，服务生领班告诉我们在整个演出期间，每天会给我们提供午餐和晚餐，故此处表示我们心里非常“感激(thankful)”也有些紧张，有点不相信这是“真的(true)”。

15．A.cheerful  B．successful

C．shy  D．serious

答案与解析：A　由本句中的sang to us可推断，一位很“快乐的(cheerful)”服务生招待我们。

16．A.when  B．because

C．but  D．so

答案与解析：C　“we tried to bus our dishes to the kitchen”与“the headwaiter said that we didn't have to do that”之间是转折关系，故填but。

17．A.possible  B．funny

C．painful  D．enjoyable

答案与解析：D　由“the headwaiter said that we didn't have to do that”可知，服务生领班解释说他们很高兴做这些事，enjoyable符合语境。

18．A.lesson  B．skill

C．fact  D．task

答案与解析：A　上文描述了作者在一家巡演剧团工作时，见证了两个不同演出场地服务生对待工作和顾客的不同态度。结合“Take pleasure... Treat those who have... to give you as well as you would treat a paying customer”可知，此处表示那是二十年前的事。那件事让作者深受启发，故填lesson。

19．A.progress  B．work

C．travel  D．study

答案与解析：B　由上文可知，作者在一家巡演剧团工作时，见证了两个不同演出场地服务生对待工作和顾客的不同态度。那件事让作者深受启发，明白我们应当高高兴兴地干好自己的“工作(work)”。

20．A.everything  B．something

C．anything  D．nothing

答案与解析：D　由本句中的“a paying customer”可知，此处表示那些什么都不能给你的人，故填nothing。此处表示“我们应一视同仁”。