Unit 24课下能力提升(九)Ⅰ.选词填空not ... but ..., in the hope that, above all, be well off, apart from, aim at, adjust ... to ..., so that 1．He goes to school ________ by bus, ________ on foot.2．____________ the injuries to his face and hands, he broke both legs.3．Children should learn ____________ how to observe good manners at table.4．You should always ____________ doing your job well.5．He went to the city ____________ he could find a better job.6．If he had worked harder when young, he would ____________ now.7．After three weeks, most of the students have ________ themselves ________ the new environment.8．I'd like to arrive 20 minutes early ____________ I can have time for a cup of tea.Ⅱ.完成句子1．—I'd rather that you ________________ (别抽烟) in our home.—I won't.2．It's about time _________________________________ (你开始认真读书)．3．You ________________ (你应该感到羞愧)．You've created this problem.4．It's cold today. ______________________ (你最好穿得暖和些)．5．My teacher demanded that all of us ________________ (应练习讲) English every day.6．______________ (如果我是你), I would pay more attention to English idioms and phrases.Ⅲ.课文缩写语法填空Some of us in developed societies 1.________ (trap) in a spending circle. We work hard in order to earn more money. Sometimes we deposit a little 2.________ the hope of making even more money. 3.________ the more money we earn, the less we see it. Because we are taxpayers, the more we earn, the more tax we should pay to those 4.________ govern us. In this spending circle, we accumulate 5.________ (possess) but never feel we have enough. We work hard for bigger and better houses and cars and have no time to enjoy them. They feel like 6.________ big burden. There is a growing resistance to the consumer society which is affecting the youth of today. The government should make some laws. If such laws 7.________ (come) into being, a huge 8.________ (adjust) would be required and there would be diverse 9.________ (react). As a society, we should take these issues more 10.________ (serious)．Ⅳ.完形填空The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __1__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2__ the young people could experience its energy. But whatwe actually saw simply __3__ us all —the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money ... Walking home, __4__ under a low bridge, we came across __5__ families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on __6__ the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.The poverty (贫困) was __7__ than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many __8__ and cried. Spending time in this __9__ moved a person to care about humanity.That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had __10__. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult __11__ that day's discoveries had inspired. Sitting together __12__ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that __13__ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.Based on my __14__ in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that __15__ the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all __16__ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. __17__ what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the __18__ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on __19__ they could do, a sense of determination __20__ the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.1．A.put up with B．got back toC．looked back on D．made up for2．A.now that B．so thatC．as if D．even if3．A.puzzled B．annoyedC．embarrassed D．shocked4．A.marching B．runningC．passing D．moving5．A.entire B．normalC．average D．general6．A.beyond B．withC．till D．for7．A.stronger B．deeperC．worse D．less8．A.gave up B．broke downC．set off D．held on9．A.environment B．hotelC．house D．background10．A.inspected B．attemptedC．witnessed D．challenged11．A.feelings B．decisionsC．thoughts D．impressions12．A.along B．aroundC．by D．in13．A.neither B．eitherC．none D．each14．A.experiences B．schedulesC．data D．position15．A.once B．whileC．since D．unless16．A.supposed B．advisedC．confirmed D．agreed17．A.Surely B．RatherC．Now D．Indeed18．A.burden B．sufferingC．anxiety D．difficulty19．A.how B．whereC．what D．when20．A.replaced B．changedC．covered D．improvedⅤ.阅读理解It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen red roses.As I was cleaning my operatory, my assistance came and said there was a lady in the front office that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired looking woman with an infant in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my next patient. The guards were scheduled to bring him to the office thatafternoon. She told me she wasn't allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn't full, I agreed.After all, it was Christmas Eve.A short time later, her husband arrived with two armed guards. The woman's tired face lit up immediately. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child secretly.After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to the operatory.While I worked, the guards stood just outside my door. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions.At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas — a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt sad by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.I'll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I'm not sure who experienced the most joy —the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.1．The roses mentioned in the first paragraph were probably sent to the author by ________.A．one of her colleaguesB．her boyfriendC．a patientD．one of her family2．Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened that day?a．My assistance came and told me something.b．The prisoner gave his wife a dozen red roses.c．The couple cried and shared their child secretly.d．I worked for my special patient — a prisoner.A．a－b－d－c B．b－c－d－aC．a－c－d－b D．a－d－b－c3．From the passage, we can guess the author's idea mentioned in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph is to ________.A．buy some gifts for the prisonerB．buy some gifts for the wife and the babyC．beg the guards for more time for the coupleD．give her own flowers to the prisoner to send to his wife4．The author's attitude towards the couple according to the article is ________.A．pitiful B．indifferentC．sorrowful D．understandable答案：Ⅰ.1.not; but 2.Apart from 3.above all 4.aim at 5.in the hope that 6.be well off 7.adjusted; to8.so thatⅡ.1.didn't smoke 2.you got/should get down to reading 3.ought to/should be ashamed of yourself 4.You'd better wear warm clothes 5.(should) practise speaking 6.If I were you Ⅲ.1.are trapped 2.in 3.But 4.who 5．possessions 6.a7.came8.adjustment 9.reactions10.seriouslyⅣ.语篇解读：本文讲了作者一行人目睹城市里的贫穷现象而引发反省和讨论。
