课时作业(三十四)选修6Unit17Laughter第2课时Ⅰ.完形填空(·成都第三次诊断)“TodayisthedayIstartthebigdiet(节食)”，ItoldmywifeasIraisedmyhandand__1__“，Nochocolatetoday”！“Oh，hasthehospitalgiftshop__2__sellingit”？sheasked.“No”，Isaid.“I’lljusthaveto__3__mystrongdetermination.”ButwhenIarrivedatthehospital，mylittlefriendBentonhadbeenthere__4__.Iknewmypromisewould__5__disappear.BecauseifBentonhadthingshisway，I’dalwaysbeeatingapieceofcandyfromthe__6__bagheoftensharedwithme.Bentonwasaneightyearoldboywhowas__7__becauseofakindofcancer，whichcausedhimtoliveinthedarkness，whenhewasfifteen__8__old.Forthenexttwentysixmonths，hewasinandoutofourhospital.Fornearlyfouryears，itseemed__9__Bentoncouldbeatthedisease，untiloneFridayafternooninApril，whenhe__10__aheadacheandlost__11__onhisrightside.Hismom__12__himtothehospital.Overthenextseveralmonths，Bentoncametoour__13__manymoretimes.Eachtimehecame，we__14__sayhello，whileBentonansweredthe__15__byholdingoutacandyfromhisbag.So，onthatfirstdayofmydiet，IwenttohisroomandfoundBentonlyinginhisbed，hiseyes__16__butnotlookingintothisworld.“Webroughthiscandybagwithus.Wouldyouliketohavesome”？hismotherasked.Withoutthinkingofmydiet，I__17__intothebagandpulledoutthefirstpiecemyfingerstouched.ItwasmyfavoriteasifBentonhadsavedonelastpiece__18__me.Athomethatevening，IansweredaphoneaboutBenton’s__19__.AsI__20__itup，Iopenedthecandyandateit.1．A.shoutedB．answeredC．statedD．promised2．A.stoppedB．continuedC．keptD．tried3．A.baseonB．dependonC．insistonD．keepon4．A.onceB．yetC．againD．early5．A.suddenlyB．quicklyC．quietlyD．shortly6．A.bottomlessB．countlessC．endlessD．beltless7．A.illB．injuredC．deafD．blind8．A.yearsB．seasonsC．monthsD．days9．A.eventhoughB．asthoughC．ifonlyD．aswith10．A.foundB．developedC．managedD．provided11．A.movementB．touchC．motionD．sight12．A.hurriedB．broughtC．rushedD．carried13．A.homeB．roomC．officeD．hospital14．A.wouldB．couldC．shouldD．must15．A.meetingB．greetingC．encouragingD．praising16．A.closedB．glimpsedC．glaredD．opened17．A.ranB．touchedC．reachedD．felt18．A.atB．forC．withD．on19．A.illnessB．blindnessC．deathD．sadness20．A.putB．hungC．setD．gaveⅡ.阅读理解(·赣州适应性考试)BenjaminFranklin，WalterIsaacsontellsusatthebeginningofhislong(butneverboring)newbiography(传记)“，isthefoundingfatherwhowinksatus.”Bythat，Isaacsonexplains，hemeansFranklinisthemosthuman—andmostmodern—ofthemenwhoshapedtheAmericanrepublic.WeadmireWashington，JeffersonandAdams，buttheyremaincreaturesofthe18thcentury.Themanweencounterin“BenjaminFranklin”—funny，pragmaticandselfaware—seemslikeoneofus，oratleastsomeonewe’dliketobe.UnlikeWashington’scherrytree，Franklin’skitewasreal.Hisexperimentswithelectricitymadehimoneofthegreatscientistsofhisday.Hewasamiddleclassbusinessmanwhosesuccessasaprinterandajournalistallowedhimtoretireat42—andhedevotedtherestofhislifetohiscountry.HewasdiplomatwhopersuadedtheFrenchtobacktheAmericanRevolutionandtheauthorofthefirstgreatAmericanautobiography.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.Therewasalmostnothinghecouldn’tdowell，exceptwritepoetry.ButwhattrulydistinguishedFranklinwashistalentofbeinggreatandhumanatthesametime.Heownedslavesasayoungerman，butinhislastyearsbecameanabolitionist(废奴主义者)．Whenhefatheredanillegitimate(私生的)son，heacknowledgedhisfatherhoodandtooktherespons...
