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...