Unit 5　Nelson Mandela — a modern hero語(yǔ)篇演練二十四

1、Unit 5Nelson Mandela a modern hero語(yǔ)篇演練(二十四)時(shí)間安排：第八周·周五演練題型：閱讀理解完成句子建議用時(shí)：25分鐘答案欄：14_.閱讀理解I met the old man at a café.“Did you hear the radio news yesterday？” he asked me.“No，” I replied.“Anything exciting？”“Exciting? No! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best frie

2、nd.”“Oh, dear！” I cried.“How did it happen？”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. Since he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found .”“His body？” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were

3、 lying everywhere. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him.” The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the

4、café. I drank mine and called the waiter.“I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend how terrible！”“You've heard the news？” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is th

5、e story worth a cup of coffee, sir？”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets a free cup of coffee！” I said, laughing.“Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come t

6、o this town, and, of course, he does us no harm！”1We can learn from this passage _.Athe writer had known about the old man beforeBthe old man made a living by telling jokes in the caféCthe writer came to the café for the first timeDwhat had happened to his best friend made the old man mad2

7、Having heard the old man's story, the writer _.Acouldn't help laughing immediatelyBdidn't believe him at allCshowed great mercy upon himDbought the old man another cup of coffee3The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _.Athe old man helped the c

8、afé in some wayBhe was nobody but the best friend of the old manCthe old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he didDthe waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick4As suggested by the passage, what might happen in the end?AThe writer refused to pay the old man's bill.BMore str

9、angers would hear the old man's story.CThe writer decided to make the trick known to the public.DThe old man wouldn't visit the café any more.完成句子1He insisted that those _ the problem should be allowed to go home.(work)他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，那些算出這道題的人應(yīng)該被允許回家。2Mr. Smith, _ we bought a dictionary yesterda

10、y, has been working non­stop for making a donation to the poor.(whose)昨天我們從其書(shū)店買了一本詞典的史密斯先生，一直不間斷地為窮人捐款。3He was kind and friendly to me, _.(grateful)他對(duì)我很友善，對(duì)此我非常感激。4The small town in _ for three years lay in ruins after the war. (live)他們生活了三年的那座小鎮(zhèn)戰(zhàn)后變成了廢墟。5The tent _ yesterday has been blown away

11、 last night by the wind.(put)他們昨天搭起的那頂帳篷晚上被風(fēng)吹跑了。6Something must be done to stop the river from _.(pollute)必須采取某些措施來(lái)阻止這條河流受到污染。7He was sentenced to death for _.(blow)他因炸毀了這座橋梁而被判處了死刑。8After _， he became a math teacher.(graduate)大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，他當(dāng)了一名數(shù)學(xué)教師。9Only when he was in trouble _ for help.(turn)只有當(dāng)他遇上麻煩時(shí)，他

12、才向別人求助。10He _ the dictionary when he came across new words. (choose)當(dāng)他遇到生詞時(shí)，他選擇查詞典。答案語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要講述了作者在咖啡館里的一次奇遇，一個(gè)老人通過(guò)講述自己編的故事來(lái)賺取一杯免費(fèi)咖啡。1選C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。通讀全文尤其是文章最后的“Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town”可推知作者是第一次來(lái)咖啡館。2選C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第三段中作者說(shuō)的“I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend how terrible！”可知作者對(duì)這個(gè)老人很同情。3選A考查推理判斷。從文章最后的“of course, he does no harm”可知，老人在某種程度上使咖啡館獲利。故選A。4選B考查推理判斷。通過(guò)侍者說(shuō)的話可以看出咖啡館沒(méi)有揭穿老人的把戲，這樣就會(huì)有更多的陌生人聽(tīng)到這個(gè)故事。選B。.1.who had worked out2.from whose bookstore3.for which I was very