课时作业(一) Unit 19 Language
Ⅰ.完形填空
Birthday celebrations are meant to be fun.__1__,they often turn into expensive nightmares with wasted food and__2__gifts.They also come year after year,which means the waste will__3__for years to come! My older daughter__4__four last week.It was the first time ever that we had a real “birthday party” for her.Needless to say,I was incredibly__5__with a number of things to deal with.I planned for weeks and even lost a few nights of sleep over it.Fortunately it worked out really__6__in the end. In order to have a simple birthday party,you need to plan early.By “plan”,I don’t mean__7__the menu;this is more about sitting together with the birthday child to__8__about what he or she wants for a party.Planning early will give you time to__9__if problems arise. A birthday party can be incredibly simple if we consider it as a “celebration”__10__a “party”.For my daughter,her birthday was about friends,fun,and__11__gifts with the sick kids in the hospital.She smiled with__12__every time I told a relative or a friend about her choice to give her own gifts to the kids in the hospital.
Having a simple birthday party could be hard if you are going against the__13__of friends and the extended family.__14__the rest of the family in the birthday discussion—this will make the process a little easier.__15__your plan to a few close friends,__16__if it needs their cooperation in some way.I had a__17__with a few friends when I planned for my daughter’s birthday party.It helped them understand my idea,and it helped me feel__18__with my decision. A celebration does not__19__with just the party.Afterwards,talk about why the day was so much fun with your child,and__20__the best parts for happier and more meaningful birthday parties in the future.
语篇解读 如何给所爱的人过一个简单而有意义的生日?你也许能从这篇文章中得到启示。
1.A.Otherwise C.Besides
B.However D.Therefore
解析: 根据前面一句Birthday celebrations are meant to be fun.和后面的they often turn into expensive nightmares...可知此处应使用表示转折的词语。
答案: B 2.A.unnecessary C.unpleasant
B.impossible D.unbelievable
解析: 从前面的they often turn into expensive nightmares with wasted food可知作者对这些东西的态度是消极的,认为这些礼物不是必需的。
答案: A 3.A.finish C.continue
B.recover D.wait
解析: 从They also come year after year可知此处作者要表达的意思是这些事情还会持续发生。
答案: C 4.A.cost C.took
B.made D.turned
解析: 从后面的It was the first time ever that we had a real “birthday party” for her可知此处说的是女儿四岁了。
答案: D 5.A.stressed C.confused
B.shocked D.moved
解析: 从后面的I planned for weeks and even lost a few nights of sleep over it可知作者很有压力。
答案: A 6.A.hard C.strangely
B.well D.regularly
解析: 从Fortunately可知事情的结局不错。 答案: B 7.A.describing C.deciding
B.concluding D.observing
解析: 做计划可能涉及到的是决定菜单。 答案: C 8.A.read C.learn
B.guess D.mention
解析: 做计划时跟小寿星一起进行讨论应该是了解他/她想要什么。 答案: C
9.A.prove C.judge
B.perform D.change
解析: 出现问题时应该对计划进行修改。 答案: D
10.A.in search of C.as a result of
B.instead of D.in exchange for
解析: 作者希望大家把生日宴会当成一个庆祝,而不是宴会。 答案: B 11.A.counting C.discussing
B.comparing D.sharing
解析: 从后面的She smiled with...every time I told a relative or a friend about her choice to give her own gifts to the kids in the hospital.可知此处是指女儿与医院里的孩子们分享礼物。
答案: D 12.A.surprise C.pride
B.puzzle D.doubt
解析: 母亲在他人面前夸奖女儿时,女儿应该感到骄傲。 答案: C
13.A.expectations C.findings
B.suggestions D.orders
解析: 如果你的计划与朋友们所期望的不一样就会造成问题。 答案: A 14.A.Involve C.Appreciate
B.Forget D.Protect
解析: 要把事情变得简单就应该让其他人也参与到事前的讨论中。 答案: A 15.A.Return C.Explain
B.Mail D.Lend
解析: 本段主要讲的是生日计划要考虑到他人的想法,需要与人讨论,所以此处作者建议向朋友解释清楚生日计划。
答案: C 16.A.extremely
B.finally