1、Unit11 Reading & Writing.阅读理解A“Can we go now，Momma？” little Susie asked，pulling on her moms arm.Her mother did not answer，only stared blankly at the scene below.Crowds of people marched about with what looked like picket(警戒队) signs.Other people gathered around them，shouting angry words that she coul
2、dnt make out from this distance.This relatively small town in Missouri had never seen so much action.She and Susie were standing at the top of the only high rise building in town for Susie loved to try to find their house among the rows and rows of little boxes.“Momma？” Susie said in a frightened vo
3、ice，two seconds before a gun shot went off，making her scream at the top of her lungs.Her mom grabbed her and held her over her shoulder as the tears started pouring.“What was that？Im scared，Momma！” “Sh Sh Sh，” her momma whispered in a soothing tone，rubbing her daughters hair.“Its just a bad dream，ba
4、by.” She said both to herself and Susie.Susie looked at her with confused eyes at the same time a fight broke out among some members of each group.The little girl gasped in surprise.“Why are those ants fighting，Momma？”“Those arent ants，sweetie；theyre people，or，at least theyre supposed to be.”“I dont
5、 understand whats going on! Im scared！” the fouryearold child clung to her momma.“It looks like theyre dancing，momma.”“Yeah，it sort of does，doesnt it？” her mother said with an air of disbelief.How could the expression of heated anger be so beautiful？It was so wondrously unexpected that it brought so
6、ft tears to her eyes.“Why are you scared，Momma？Its just bugs dancing，” Susie said with an innocent smile，wiping away her mothers tears.1What could be happening below the tall building?AA large number of bugs have gathered dancing.BThere was a fighting between different groups of people.CA group of a
7、nts were fighting out there.DA crowd of people were giving performances.2Why did Susie and her mum come to the top of the high building?ABecause they could see beautiful sights there.BBecause there were plenty of boxes for Susie to choose.CBecause Susie liked to pick out their own house among other
8、houses.DBecause Susie loved to watch people gathering below the building.3We can infer from the passage that ASusies mum cried because of scareBSusies mum always liked lying to SusieCSusie really believed there were bugs down thereDSusie had a poor sight so that she couldnt see things clearly4The pu
9、rpose of the passage is to tell us Aas humans，we should love peace and avoid fighting as much as we canBa little girl is easy to make misjudgments on common thingsCits hard for a mother to explain to a small child why people fight sometimesDa fighting may have lasting harmful effect on a small child
10、BWhen the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely.Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few deca
11、des to decimate a large part of these resources.Millions of waterfowl(水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen.Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the everincreasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat(栖息地)In 1934,
12、with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory(迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and
13、carry a Federal Duck Stamp.The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by JN.“Ding” Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, Iowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey.Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure
14、the survival of our natural resources.About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge Systema fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for al
15、l generations to come.Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat.Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.5What was a cause of the waterfow
16、l population decline in North America?ALoss of wetlands.BPopularity of water sports.CPollution of rivers.DArrival of other wild animals.6What does the underlined word “decimate” mean in the first paragraph?AAcquire. BExport.CDestroy. DDistribute.7What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?ATh
17、e stamp price has gone down.BThe migratory birds have flown away.CThe hunters have stopped hunting.DThe government has collected money.8Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?AThe Federal Duck Stamp StoryBThe National Wildlife Refuge SystemCThe Benefits of Saving WaterfowlDThe Histo
18、ry of Migratory Bird Hunting.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。A little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin.The child climbed up on Santa Clauss lap holding a picture of a little girl.“Who is this？”asked Santa，smiling.“Your friend？Your sister？”“Yes，Santa，”he
19、 replied.“My sister，Sarah，who is very sick，”the boy said sadly.Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby and saw her wiping her eyes with a tissue.“She wanted to come with me to see you very much，Santa！”the child shouted.“She misses you，”he added softly.Santa tried to cheer the bo
20、y up，asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas.When they finished their talk，the grandmother came over to help the child get off his lap，and started to say something to Santa，but halted (停顿)“What is it？”Santa asked warmly.“Well，I know its really too much to ask you，Santa，but.”The gi
21、rl in the photograph is my granddaughter.You see.she has leukemia(白血病)and isnt expected to make it even through the holidays，”she said through tearfilled eyes.“Is there any way，Santa，any possible way that you could come to see Sarah？”All shes asked for，for Christmas，is to see Santa.Santa blinked，swa
22、llowed hard and told to the woman to leave information with his elves(小精灵)as to where Sarah was，saying he would see what he could do.Santa thought of nothing else for the rest of that afternoon.“What if it were my child lying in that hospital bed，dying？”he thought with a sinking heart.注意：1.续写词数应为150
23、左右；2请按如下格式作答。Santa knew what he had to do. One year later at Mayfair Mall，a little girl came up to sit on Santas lap and said，“Hi，Santa! Remember me？” 课外拓展：【导读】雾都孤儿是英国著名作家狄更斯的第一部社会批判写实小说。该作品以雾都伦敦为背景，讲述了一个孤儿悲惨的身世及遭遇。阅读下面选取的有关奥利弗童年生活的节选，对比自己的童年生活与奥利弗的童年生活的异同。Oliver Twist (excerpt)Olivers early lifeOli
24、ver Twist was born in a workhouse，and when he arrived in this hard world，it was very doubtful whether he would live beyond the first three minutes.He lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing.Oliver fought his first battle without much assistance from the two people present at his bi
25、rth.One was an old woman，who was nearly always drunk，and the other was a busy local doctor，who was not paid enough to be very interested in Olivers survival.After all，death was a common event in the workhouse，where only the poor and homeless lived.However，Oliver managed to draw his first breath，and
26、then announced his arrival to the rest of the workhouse by crying loudly.His mother raised her pale young face from the pillow and whispered，“Let me see the child，and die.”The doctor turned away from the fire，where he had been warming his hands.“You must not talk about dying yet，” he said to her kin
27、dly.He gave her the child to hold.Lovingly，she kissed the baby on its forehead with her cold white lips，then stared wildly around the room，fell backand died.“Poor dear！” said the nurse，hurriedly putting a green glass bottle back in the pocket of her long skirt.The doctor began to put on his coat.“Th
28、e baby is weak and will probably have difficulties，” he said.“If so，give it a little milk to keep it quiet.” Then he looked at the dead woman.“The mother was a goodlooking girl.Where did she come from？”“She was brought here last night，” replied the old woman.“She was found lying in the street.Shed w
29、alked some distance，judging by her shoes，which were worn to pieces.Where she came from，where she was going to，or what her name was，nobody knows.”The doctor lifted the girls left hand.“The old story，” he said sadly，shaking his head.“No wedding ring，I see.Ah! Good night.”And so Oliver was left with on
30、ly the drunken nurse.Without clothes，under his first blanket，he could have been the child of a king or a beggar.But when the woman dressed him later in rough cotton clothes，yellow with age，he looked exactly what he wasan orphan in a workhouse，ready for a life of misery，hunger，and neglect.Oliver crie
31、d loudly.If he could have known that he was a workhouse orphan，perhaps he would have cried even more loudly.There was no one to look after the baby in the workhouse，so Oliver was sent to a special “baby farm” nearby.There，he and thirty other children rolled around the floor all day，without the incon
32、venience of too much food or too much clothing.Mrs Mann，the old woman who “looked after” them，was very experienced.She knew what was good for children，and a full stomach was very dangerous to their health.She also knew what was good for herself，so she kept for her own use the money that she was give
33、n for the childrens food.The board responsible for the orphans sometimes checked on the health of the children，but they always sent the beadle，a kind of local policeman，to announce their visit the day before.So whenever the board arrived，of course，the children were always neat and clean.This was the
34、 way Oliver was brought up.Consequently，at the age of nine he was a pale，thin child and short for his age.But despite frequent beatings by Mrs Mann，his spirit was strong，which was probably the reason why he managed to reach the age of nine at all.On Olivers ninth birthday，Mr Bumble the beadle came t
35、o the house to see Mrs Mann.Through the front window Mrs Mann saw him at the gate，and turned quickly to the girl who worked with her.“Quick! Take Oliver and those others upstairs to be washed！” she said.Then she ran out to unlock the gate.(It was always kept locked to prevent official visitors walki
36、ng in unexpectedly.)“I have business to talk about，” Mr Bumble told Mrs Mann as he entered the house.He was a big fat man，often badtempered，and was full of selfimportance.He did not like to be kept waiting at a locked gate.Mrs Mann took his hat and coat，placed a chair for him，and expressed great con
37、cern for his comfort.“Youve had a long walk，Mr Bumble” she said，“and you must be thirsty.”She took out a bottle from the cupboard.“No，thank you，Mrs Mann.Not a drop.” He waved the bottle away.“Just a little drop，Mr Bumble，with cold water，” said Mrs Mann persuasively.Mr Bumble coughed.“What is it？” he
38、 asked，looking at the bottle with interest.“Gin.I keep it for the childrens medicine drink.”“You give the children gin，Mrs Mann？” asked Mr Bumble，watching as she mixed his drink.“Only with medicine，sir.I dont like to see them suffer.”“Youre a good woman，Mrs Mann.” Mr Bumble drank half his glass imme
39、diately.“Ill tell the board about you.Now，the reason why Im here.Oliver Twist is nine years old today.Weve never been able to discover anything about his parents.”“Then how did he get his name？”“I gave it to him，” said Mr Bumble proudly.“We follow the alphabet.The last one was an SSwubble.Then it wa
40、s T，so this one is Twist.The next one will be Unwin.Anyway，Oliver Twist is now old enough to return to the workhouse.Bring him here，please.” While Mrs Mann went to get him，Mr Bumble finished the rest of his gin.Oliver，his face and hands now almost clean，was led into the room.“Will you come along wit
41、h me，Oliver？” asked Mr Bumble in a loud voice.Oliver was very glad to be free of Mrs Manns violence，but he said nothing because she was angrily shaking her finger at him.However，as the gate closed behind Oliver，he burst into tears.He was leaving behind the other children，the only friends he had，and
42、he realized at that moment how lonely he was in the world.Mr Bumble walked on with long steps，with Oliver on his short little legs running beside him.The feeling of contentment produced by ginandwater had now disappeared，and the beadle was in a bad mood once more.Unit2 Reading & Writing.阅读理解A1-4 BCC
43、AB5-8 ACDA.读后续写【参考范文】Santa knew what he had to do.He drove to the hospital and found out which room Sarah was in.Taking a deep breath，and forcing a smile on his face，he entered the room，saying “Ho，ho，ho! Santa！”Screamed Sarah weakly.Santa rushed to give her a warm hug and a Christmas gift.“Now，Sarah
44、，”Santa said，“you have job to do，and that is to get well.I expect to see you at Mayfair Mall this time next year！”“Yes，Santa！”Sarah shouted，her eyes bright.Santa kissed her on the forehead and left.One year later at Mayfair Mall，a little girl came up to sit on Santas lap and said，“Hi，Santa! Remember
45、 me？”“Of course！”Santa answered(as he always does)，smiling down at her.“You came to see me in the hospital last year！”Santas jaw dropped.Tears immediately sprang into his eyes.“Sarah！”he shouted and hugged her tightly.He scarcely recognized her，for her hair was long and her cheeks was rosymuch diffe
46、rence from the girl he had visited a year before.He looked over and saw Sarahs grandmother smiling and wiping her eyes.That was the best Christmas ever for Santa Claus.课外拓展【导读】雾都孤儿是英国著名作家狄更斯的第一部社会批判写实小说。该作品以雾都伦敦为背景，讲述了一个孤儿悲惨的身世及遭遇。阅读下面选取的有关奥利弗童年生活的节选，对比自己的童年生活与奥利弗的童年生活的异同。Oliver Twist (excerpt)Olivers early lifeOliver Twist was born in a workhouse，and when he arrived in this hard world，it was very doubtful whether he would live beyond the first three minute
