Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors课时作业

Using language

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It was my first summer vacation in college. Instead of heading home for a nice, long __1__， three of my friends and I had __2__ to stay and take some extra courses. The four of us had __3__ the top floor of an old house to live in. My own bed was in a former laundry room, and each night was a new __4__ in humidity (潮湿). Still, it felt __5__ to be out of the dormitory and in my own place for the first time. __6__， after the first few weeks, the excitement __7__ gradually and homesickness set in. I found myself sitting alone in my bedroom each night, __8__ my home, my mom and my dad.

　　My past summers had always been a __9__ time. I spent hours in riding my bike, playing basketball or __10__. I sat in the yard and __11__ my mom while she was watering flowers. I was __12__ to help my dad pull firewood for the winter. Every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food __13__ with love, and my family __14__ the room with the sound of sweet laughter. Now I found myself__15__ them more than ever.

　　__16__ when my spirits were at the lowest, I heard a knock at the door, I __17__ it, and I was delighted and __18__ to see my mom and my dad standing there with big __19__ to fill my hungry heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the whole day eating, talking, and just being together. It was so good, and I felt so __20__.

　　语篇解读：作者在大学的第一个暑假没有回家，而是选择在校补课。在作者想念家人，情绪低落的时候，他的父母突然来看他，还从家里给他带来了好吃的食物。作者从父母那里感受到一份沉甸甸的爱。

　　1．A.meal　　　　　　　　 B．journey

　　C．debate D．break

　　解析：选D　作者在大学的第一个暑假，没有回家休息，而是选择在校补课。

　　2．A.happened B．decided

　　C．tried D．hesitated

　　解析：选B　作者和他的三个朋友决定留校补课。

　　3．A.cleaned B．built

　　C．rented D．lent

解析：选C　作者他们租了一个老房子的顶层来住。