课时作业1
Ⅰ 单句语法填空
1．With so many workers leaving the factory，he faces the ____________(tough) test of his leadership.
答案：toughest
2. ____________ fascinates me most about him is his accent.Where does he come from? 答案：What
3．Having been told ____________(exact)where he lived，I had no difficulty in finding Peter’s address.
答案：exactly
4．The ____________ (devote)of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying. 答案：devotion
5．Her ____________ (laugh) is contagious. 答案：laughter
6．I think it is as necessary to write English articles ____________ to listen to and read English texts.
答案：as
7．When I go out in the morning I use the bike rather ____________ the car if I can. 答案：than
8．The participants of the meeting were very excited ____________ the discussion. 答案：about
9．The journey took ____________(approximate) seven hours. 答案：approximately
10．She went through a period of emotional ____________(adjust) after her marriage broke up.
答案：adjustment Ⅱ 阅读理解
At 39 weeks pregnant most women would only be thinking of racing to hospital. But not Amber Miller, who set off to run the Chicago Marathon while expecting her second child any day.
As she neared the final stage of the race, she began to feel pain in
the stomach. But the determined athlete managed to cross the finish line in 6 hours and 25 minutes.
Unbelievably the Chicago race was not even baby June’s first marathon—Miller ran the Wisconsin Marathon earlier this year, four months pregnant. She also ran another marathon when
she was about four months pregnant with her son, Caleb.
Although there was extra weight, the seasoned runner’s time was just 3 hours off her personal best.
Miller began to feel pain near the end of the race, but she was not sure if it was labor(分娩), because she typically feels some pain when she runs while pregnant. After her race her husband drove her to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where she gave birth to the healthy 7 pounds, 13 ounce baby.
Miller decided to run because she and her husband had already signed up for the race. The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along. But the devoted runner, who had completed eight marathons, admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course.
“I know what I can handle. This is something I’ve been doing for a long time，” the experienced marathon runner said.
June was born at 10：29 p．m. on Sunday night after seven hours’ labor. “She’s absolutely perfect，” Miller said. “We are extremely happy, but very tired.”
After her surprising double achievement, Miller says she is planning to take some time off to concentrate on being a fulltime mom.
【解题导语】 本文讲述了在芝加哥马拉松赛上，Amber Miller已怀孕39周，但她坚持用6个小时25分钟完成了马拉松赛并在当晚产下了小女儿June。
1．What can we learn from the passage? A．Miller failed to finish the race due to her labor. B．Miller’s husband was against her running the race. C．Miller knew she was going to give birth at the end of the race. D．It wasn’t Miller’s first time to run a marathon while pregnant.
D 解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，这并非Miller第一次以孕妇之身参加马拉松比赛。年初，已经怀孕4个月的她参加了威斯康星州马拉松比赛。此外，在怀着第一个孩子Caleb的时候，她也参加过马拉松比赛。故选D。
2．What is the name of Miller’s kid born right after the Chicago Marathon? A．Caleb. C．Amber.
B．June. D．Wisconsin.
B 解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句及倒数第二段中的“June was born at 10：29 p．m. on Sunday night after seven hours’ labor.”可知，芝加哥马拉松比赛结束后，Miller的小女儿June诞生了。故选B。
3．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．People have different attitudes to Miller’s action. B．Miller will soon return for her favorite marathons. C．The baby was in danger at birth because of the race. D．Miller’s personal best in marathons was over 6 hours.
A 解析： 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along. But the devoted runner, who had completed eight marathons, admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course.”可知，人们对Miller怀孕仍坚持跑马拉松比赛有着不同的态度。故选A。
4．What is the best title of the passage?
A．A Young American Couple Loving Marathons B．How to Finish the Latest Chicago Marathon C．How to Train a Pregnant Woman for Marathons D．A Pregnant Woman Giving Birth After a Marathon
D 解析： 标题归纳题。本文讲述了在芝加哥马拉松赛上，Amber Miller已怀孕39周，但她坚持用6个小时25分钟完成了马拉松赛并在当晚产下了小女儿。故选D。
Ⅲ 完形填空
Life is filled with challenges.As we get older we__1__ realize that those challenges to the very things that__2__ us and make us who we are，it is the same with the challenges that come with__3__．
When we are faced with a challenge，we usually have two__4__．We can try to beat it off，or we can decide that the thing__5__ the challenge isn’t worth the __6__ and call it quits.Although there are certainly__7__when calling it quits is the right thing to do，in most__8__ all that is needed is__9__and communication. When we are committed to something，it means that no matter how__10__ or how uncomfortable something is，we will always choose to__11__ it and work it through instead of running away from it.Communication is making a __12__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong.__13__you can say to a friend，“I got my feelings hurt.”__14__“You hurt my feelings，” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you，try to see them for__15__ they are：small hurdles you need to jump or__16__ on your way through life.Nothing is so big that it is__17__ to get over，and hurt only__18__ to make us stronger.It’s all part of
2024-2024学年人教版英语选修九新素养同步练习：Unit 1 Breaking records 2 Unit 1 Section Ⅱ 课时作业
