2020秋英语人教版必修5课时作业14 UNIT 4 WARMING UP & READING （Ⅱ）——LANGUAGE POINTS WORD版含解析.DOC

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家.完形填空I was a paperboywell actually, the first papergirl in Seattle.When I was 12, I talked my way into a job delivering The Seattle Times.I remember the boss looking this _1_ girl over and telling me I had a week to _2_ I could do it.So after school, I would _3_ over to the hut down

2、the street, pick up my bundles (捆), lift them onto the back of my _4_ and ride my route.Sunday morning papers were too _5_ for me to carry.I tried, and it took me three hours to _6_ them as I had to keep coming back to reload.So, my mother volunteered to get up at 5：30 am and drive me around.She _7_

3、 herself to my employment.What I learned as a _8_ was to find out where each of my customers wanted their papers.I didnt just throw them on their _9_.If they wanted them on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate, that was _10_ they got them.When a customer went out of town, he would tell me and

4、I would make sure that the papers didnt _11_ up to attract thieves.In return, I got big _12_.Somewhere the paperboys are _13_ by modern services.We put our orders into online forms that then tell a service that _14_ a guy in a truck to throw the paper onto the lawn.The people that run and own newspa

5、pers have the _15_ to deliver news to us in a large number of forms, and we should be able to get it any way we want.We should be able to _16_ for the form we want it _17_， including how it is distributed.I would _18_ pay to have a papergirl or boy deliver the _19_ on the right day in the right way,

6、 and I would tip for that privilege.Lets bring back the paperboy and with it _20_ employment for our children.本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者自己当报童的时候送报的经历和现代发布信息方式的变化等。1A.strongBdelighted Cstubborn Dthin答案：D解析：结合前文的“When I was 12”和后面的“Sunday morning papers were too _5_ for me to carry”可知，作者应该是一个瘦弱的女孩。2A.prove Bcon

7、firm Cinform Dadmit答案：A解析：此处指老板看到作者是一个瘦弱的女孩，因此给了她一周的时间，让她来证明她可以从事这个工作。3A.watch Bhead Ctake Dturn答案：B解析：结合空格前面的“So after school”和后面的“over to the hut down the street, pick up my bundles (捆)”可知，作者放学之后，就直奔大街上的报亭去取报，然后去送报。4A.car Bcart Cbike Dtruck答案：C解析：根据后面的“ride my route”可知，此处指作者把报纸放到了自行车后的架子上面。5A.heav

8、y Bdirty Cthorough Drough答案：A解析：根据语境并结合选项可知，此处表示这些报纸对于十二岁的作者来说太沉重了。6A.read Bcopy Cpack Ddeliver答案：D解析：此处与第一段中提到的“I talked my way into a job delivering”呼应，指作者去送报。7A.enjoyed Bdevoted Cforced Dengaged答案：B解析：结合空格前面的“So, my mother volunteered to get up at 5：30 am and drive me around”可知，作者的母亲每天早上五点半就起床帮助作

9、者，因此这里表示作者的母亲投身于作者的工作中。8A.student Bdaughter Cpapergirl Dreader答案：C解析：根据第一段第一句话中的“the first papergirl in Seattle”可知，这里表示作者作为一个送报的女童。9A.lawn Bhouse Cfloor Droof答案：A解析：根据后面的“If they wanted them on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate”可知，此处表示把报纸扔到草坪上。14空后的“the lawn”也是提示。10A.why Bhow Cwhen Dwhere答案

10、：D解析：前面提到的“on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate”都是地点，因此可知，那就是他们拿到报纸的地方，故选D项。11A.take Bpile Cgive Dbreak答案：B解析：结合空格前面的the papers和后面的attract thieves可知，要确保不把报纸堆积到那里，以免招贼。12A.smiles Bcandies Ctips Dpraise答案：C解析：in return “作为回报”，再结合选项可知，应选C项。tip “小费”，符合语境。13A.replaced Bcontrolled Cguided Ddefeat

11、ed答案：A解析：根据下文的“We put our orders into online forms that then tell a service that _14_ a guy in a truck”可知，此处表示现在在某些地方报童已经被现代化的服务取代了。14A.invites Bbegs Cthreatens Dsends答案：D解析：此处表示服务点派一个人去把报纸扔到草坪上。15A.right Bopportunity Cduty Ddemand答案：B解析：结合空格前面的“The people that run and own newspapers”和后面的“to deliver

12、 news to us in a large number of forms”可知，人们有机会以多种方式向我们传递新闻。16A.look Bdesire Cpay Dhope答案：C解析：结合语境可知此处是表示为了我们想要的(传递新闻的)形式而付款。17A.at Bwith Con Din答案：D解析：此处与前面的form响应，in.form指“以形式”。18A.gladly Bdeliberately Cparticularly Dtotally答案：A解析：结合后面的“pay to have a papergirl or boy deliver the _19_ on the right

13、day in the right way”可知，当报童们在正确的时间，以正确的方式投递报纸的时候，作者愿意高兴地付费。19A.bread Bpaper Cmilk Dspeech答案：B解析：参见上题解析。20A.fortunate Bpositive Cuseless Dmeaningful答案：D解析：根据全文内容并结合上文的“Lets bring back the paperboy”和后面的“employment for our children”可知，作者认为报童送报是一份有意义的工作。.概要写作阅读下面的短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。The American state

14、 of Colorado is considering a ban on smartphones for children younger than 13.A Denverbased doctor is leading the effort.Tim Farnum is the founder of a group called “Parents Against Underage Smartphones”His proposal would ban sales of smartphones to children under the age of 13.It would also ban sal

15、es to anyone who wishes to buy such a device for children younger than 13.The measure now needs about 300,000 signatures in order to appear on Colorados statewide ballot(无记名投票)in 2018.If it makes the ballot and is approved by voters，Colorado would then become the first state to have such a ban.Tim F

16、arnum said he decided to push for the measure after watching his own children struggle with the mental effects of always having a smartphone around.“They would get the phones and lock themselves in the room and change who they were.” he told a newspaper.State Senator John Kefalas，a Democrat，said he

17、understood the reasoning behind the proposed law.However，he said that a childs smartphone usage was a “family matter” and not something the government should decide.Last year，the American Academy of Pediatrics released guidelines for parents.The group advised parents to limit their childrens time sp

18、ent watching videos to no more than one hour a day until age 6.It said parents should set reasonable time limits for their children.They should make sure electronic devices do not take time away from their childrens sleep or exercise.Tim_Farnum_set_up_an_organizationParents_Against_Underage_Smartpho

19、nes.He_aims_to_stop_children_under_13_from_getting_smartphones_and_he_wants_his_proposal_to_appear_on_Colorados_statewide_ballot.(要点1_)_He_made_the_decision_after_his_children_appeared_addicted_to_playing_with_smartphones.(要点2_)_Although_his_proposal_has_not_gained_widespread_support，(要点3_)_parents_are_advised_to_limit_the_time_their_young_kids_spend_on_electronic_devices.(要点4)高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！