Unit 4 Earthquakes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。

　　After moving into my mother's home to look after her following an illness, I found myself thinking about my own __1__. It was clear that I __2__ to find something that would help me __3__ the house more often.

　　I found my __4__ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my __5__， "Walk Off Weight！"

　　After __6__ the advantages of walking, I knew I had found the perfect __7__ that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep __8__.

　　I didn't start walking four miles right away; I began __9__. After a few weeks, I __10__ from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day. My __11__ increased from about three miles per hour to over four.

　　It wasn't long before I began to notice the many __12__ in both my physical and emotional (情绪的) health.

　　I lost __13__. The extra (额外的) fat I'd been carrying around my stomach disappeared. My body was __14__ and became more shapely. Even my back pain had __15__！

　　The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day. I could hardly __16__ to get up each morning. With more self­confidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to __17__ meeting new people.

　　__18__ my mother became less of a tiring task. Feeling __19__， I was able to look after her with great enthusiasm (热情). I __20__ her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。作者在照顾生病的母亲时开始关注自己的健康。偶然了解散步的好处后，作者开始坚持散步，不久就发现自己的身体和情绪方面有了很大的变化。