课时作业(四十四)选修8Unit22EnvironmentalProtection第2课时Ⅰ.完形填空(·英语周报)Therewasonceayoungballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)whohadtakenballetlessonsallthroughherchildhood.Shewantedtobealeadingballetdancer，butshewantedtobe__1__aboutthis.Whenaballetcompanycametotown，shewentbackstageafterthe__2__andspoketotheballetmaster:“IwanttobeagreatballetdancerbutIdon’tknowifIhavethe__3__atall.”Themastersaid“，__4__forme.”Afteraminuteortwo，heshookhisheadandsaid“，No，no，no，youdon’thavewhatittakestobea__5__ballerina.”Theyoungwomanwenthome__6__.Shethrewtheballetslippersintotheclosetandneverworethemagain.__7__shegotmarriedandhadchildren.Whenthekidswere__8__enough，shetookaparttimejob__9__acashieratacomershop.__10__later，thesameballetcompanycametotown.She__11__theperformanceandonthewayout，she__12__thesameoldballetmasterwhowastheninhiseighties.She__13__himthattheyhadspokenbefore.She__14__himphotosofherchildrenandtoldhimaboutthecornershopjobthatshewasdoingnow.Andthensheasked“，Thereisjustonethingthatreally__15__meformanyyears.__16__couldyoutellmethatIdon’thavewhatittakestobeagreatballerina”？“Oh，I__17__lookedatyouwhenyoudanced.That’swhatItoldallofthemwho__18__tome”，hesaid.“But...but，that’sunforgivable!Youhave__19__mylife;Icouldhavebeenagreatballetdancer”！shecried.“No，no...Idon’tthinkso.Ifyouhavewhatittakes，youwouldn’thavepaidany__20__towhatIsaid”，theoldballetmastersaid.Well，whosefaultisitanyway?1．A.carefulB．sorryC．anxiousD．sure2．A.performanceB．discussionC．lessonD．crowd3．A.choiceB．freedomC．talentD．chance4．A.WorkB．PrepareC．WaitD．Dance5．A.greatB．seriousC．beautifulD．patient6．A.puzzledB．excitedC．hungryD．heartbroken7．A.HoweverB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．Otherwise8．A.cleverB．oldC．lovelyD．dependent9．A.likeB．withC．forD．as10．A.YearsB．MonthsC．WeeksD．Days11．A.playedB．canceledC．hatedD．attended12．A.ranintoB．quarreledwithC．believedinD．glaredat13．A.promisedB．advisedC．remindedD．cheated14．A.awardedB．showedC．soldD．mailed15．A.interestedB．encouragedC．frightenedD．bothered16．A.HowB．WhyC．WhenD．Where17．A.secretlyB．immediatelyC．barelyD．proudly18．A.contributedB．cameC．repliedD．wrote19．A.ruinedB．improvedC．experiencedD．controlled20．A.moneyB．effortC．visitD．attentionⅡ.阅读理解You’reprobablyfamiliarwithbookmobiles—busesorvansfilledwithlibrarybooksthatservecommunitieswithnolibrariesoftheirown—buthowaboutabiblioburro?LuisSoriano，aprimaryschoolteacherinColombia，isputtingatwist(转变)onthetraditionalmobilelibraryinhisnativecountry，wherechildreninremotevillageshavelittleaccesstoschoolsortextbooks.Manyofthechildrenaretheilliterate，asaretheirparents.Becauseschoolsareoftenmanymilesawayandthechildrenareunabletocompletetheirhomework，theyoftendropoutbeforetheyreachhighschool.Sorianohopesthatheandhisdonkeyscanchangeallthat.Twiceaweek，heloadsuptwodonkeyswith120children’sbooksandsetsoffononeoftheanimals’back.Hetravelsforaboutfourhourstoreachhisdestination，wheredozensofchildrenarewaitingeagerlytoseeSoriano’sselectionofbooks.EventhoughSoriano’sjourneytoeachvillageislong，hetakesthetimeateachlocationtosharealessonwiththechildren，tohelpthemwithhomeworkassignments，andtogivethemtheopportunitytochoosesomebookstoborrow.Soriano’sbiblioburrotravelsbetween15differentcommunities，sohisrarearrivalisanoccasionforjoyandexcitement...
