课时作业(三十一)选修6Unit16Stories第1课时Ⅰ.单项填空1.Therescueteamdidn’t________theirhopeofrescuingthecoalminers________undergroundwhentherewasaterribleaccidentatthemineonMarch28,.Luckily,115peopleweresaved.A.abandoned;buriedB.abandoned;buryingC.canceled;buriedD.canceled;burying2.Wecan’tbetoogratefultoTomforhis________advice.A.preciousB.preciseC.troublesomeD.apparent3.Theheadteacherdidn’tmake________clearwhetherwewouldputoffthejourneyornot.A.itB.thatC.thisD.one4.Afterworkingallday,weallwentbackhome,________.A.hungryandtiredlyB.hungryandtiredC.hungrilyandtiredlyD.hungrilyandtired5.AsfarasI’mconcerned,educationisaboutlearningandthemoreyoulearn,________.A.themoreforlifeareyouequippedB.themoreequippedforlifeyouareC.themorelifeyouareequippedforD.youareequippedthemoreforlife6.While________foralongdistancecallfrommyauntinAmerica,Ireceivedonefrommyeldersister.A.waitedB.waitingC.towaitD.havingwaited7.Theheadmastersuggestedthestudent________tobegivenaprize.A.referB.referredC.referringD.wouldrefer8.Heisconfidentofwhatheisdoing,________,inmyopinion,isveryimportant.A./B.thatC.whatD.which9.Theprogramdealswithscientificsubjectsthatordinarypeoplecan________.A.makesenseB.openupC.putupwithD.relateto10.WithoutmyknowledgeofEnglish,________completelylostthatday.A.I’llhavebeenB.I’llbeC.I’dbeD.I’dhavebeen11.Shehasbeenstrugglingwiththework.Untiljustrecently,sheseemedtohave________burstofunderstanding,whichgaveme________reallybigsurprise.A.a;aB.a;/C./;/D./;a12.Sincetheyhaveparted,shedoesn’tcarewhatwill________ofhim.A.happenB.becomeC.occurD.grow13.Seeingstreamsofcarspassingby,howIwishI________oneofthem!A.ownedB.ownC.willownD.haveowned14.AlthoughNigelisstubborn,heendedup________hismind.A.tochangeB.changedC.changingD.change15.Ican’tfigureoutwhyherobbedtheoldlady________heissowealthy.A.whenB.whileC.unlessD.wheneverⅡ.阅读理解(·湖北八校第二次联考)Everypeoplehastheirownwayofsayingthings,theirownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytaste.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicisredhot,especiallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Blueisacoolcolor.ThetraditionalbluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofredhotmusic.Bluesisslow,sadandsoulful.DukeEllingtonandhisorchestrarecordedafamoussong—MoodIndigo—aboutthedeepbluecolor,indigo.Inthewordsofthesong“:Youaren’tbluetillyou’vehadthatMoodIndigo.”Someonewhoisblueisverysad.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Apersonwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmored...