Unit 5 Theme parks reading课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　While shopping for some toys for my grand­kids as Christmas gifts, I saw a little boy about five holding a lovely doll at the corner. He kept __1__ her hair and he held her so gently, appearing as if __2__ to pay for the doll.

　　When __3__ who the doll was for, he said, "It is the doll my sister wanted so __4__ for Christmas." I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the __5__ eyes and said, "She has gone to be with Jesus. She was killed in a(n) __6__. My Daddy says that mamma is going to have to go be with her." My heart nearly stopped __7__. I suddenly remembered a __8__ in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver __9__ a car and killing a little girl and the mother was in serious __10__. This boy was likely to belong to this __11__ family.

　　I gave the boy a handful of __12__ to pay for the doll. He grew __13__ and said, "Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money. He __14__ my prayer (祈祷). He gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my mamma. She loves white roses so very, very much."

　　Two days later I read in the paper that the young woman had __15__. I couldn't help but __16__ some white roses and took them to the funeral home (殡仪馆) where the young mother was.

　　And there she was __17__ a lovely white rose and the beautiful doll. I left there __18__， my life changed forever. The __19__ that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was __20__. And in just a second that damned drunk driver had broken the life of that little boy into pieces.

　　语篇解读：本文讲述了一个男孩在超市买洋娃娃和白玫瑰的故事。男孩的姐姐在一场醉驾导致的车祸中去世，他们的妈妈也受了重伤。作者被他对姐姐和妈妈的爱感动，掏钱给男孩买洋娃娃。作者在感叹男孩大爱的同时谴责醉驾带给人们的不幸。

　　1．A.pulling　　　　　　　　 B．touching

　　C．picking D．removing

　　解析：选B　他不断地用手抚摸洋娃娃的头发，轻轻地抱着她。touch"抚摸"。

　　2．A.unable B．unusual

　　C．unkind D．unhappy

　　解析：选A　根据下文孩子自己的说法，他买不起洋娃娃。unable"不能的"；unusual"不一般的"；unkind"不友善的"；unhappy"不高兴的"。根据语境要求，选A。

3．A.asked B．answered