镇江市外国语学校校本作业(2015-2016学年上)九年级英语第一周周末作业纸班级学号姓名等第____________【拓展延伸】一、阅读理解(A)We’vetalkedaboutsnails(蜗牛)andtheirslowmove.Butmuchofthetimesnailsdon’tmoveatall.They’reintheirshells(壳)---sleeping.Hotsunwilldryoutasnail’sbody.Soattheleastsignofhotsun,asnaildrawsitsbodyintoitsshellandclosestheopeningwithathincover.Thenitgoestosleep.Asnailwilldieinaheavyrain.Sowheneveritrains,itgoesinsideitsshellhouseandgoestosleep.Asnailcansleepforaslongasitneedsto.Itcantakeashortsleep.Oritcansleepfordaysatatime.Anditspendsallthewintermonthsinitsshell,asleep.Inspringthesnailwakesup.Itsbody,aboutthreeincheslong,comesoutoftheshell.Whenhungry,thesnaillooksforfood.Itcan’tseeverywell.Itseyes,attheendsofthetopfeelers(触角)areveryweak.Butitssenseofsmellisverystrong.Ithelpsthesnailtothenewgreens.Thenthesnail’slittlemouthgoestowork.Asnail’smouthisnolongerthanthepointofapin(针).Yetithas256,000teeth!Theteetharesosmallthatyoucan’tseethem.Buttheydotheirwork..Ifyouputasnailinahardpaperbox,itwilleatitswayout.Andifasnailwearsoutitsteeth,itwillgrownewones.Mostly,asnaillooksforfoodatnight.Butoncloudydaysiteatsinthedaytime.Iteatsalldaylong.Asnailcangooneatingforhoursandneverfeelfull.()1.Asnail__________.A.movesmoreslowlyinthedaytimeB.hasthousandsoffeetC.doesn’tmoveatallD.sleepsmuchofthetime()2.Asnailgoestosleepwhen_________.A.itfeelshungryB.itisputinapaperboxC.springiscomingD.itrainsheavily()3.Whichofthefollowinginnottrue?A.Asnaildoesn’tlikelivingunderthesunB.Inwinterthesnaildoesn’teatormoveC.Thesnail’steethcan’tbewornout.D.Thesnail’sstrongsenseofsmellhelpstofindthingsfaraway.(B)Ineverycountry,therearethousandsofpeoplewhowanttohelpothersout.Manyjoinorganizationsrun(管理)bytheirgovernments,suchasthePeaceCropsintheUnitedStatesandVoluntaryServiceOverseasinBritain.SincethepowerfulearthquaketookplaceinSichuan,morethan200thousandvolunteersacrossChinahavehelpedthere!Theydoallkindsofworkor成长记录成长记录共2页，第1页镇江市外国语学校校本作业(2015-2016学年上)九年级英语comeupwithwaystohelpimprovelife.Someoffertheirprofessional(专业的)skillsforfree.Othershavenoqualifications(资历),buttheylovetoworkhardtohelp.OneofthemostfamousvolunteersintheworldwasMotherTeresa.ShecouldbethebestvolunteerbecauseshegaveherlifetohelpthepoorestpeopleofCalcutta.Shehelpedthehomeless,caredforthesick,gaveoutfood,andbecamemotherofthosewithoutfamilies.Nowmoreandmoreteenagersactivelylookforvolunteeringopportunities,too.Theyvolunteerbecausetheythinkitwillbefunortheywilllearnsomething.Theyalsoliketheideaofbeinghelpfultoothers,evenifitisjusthandingoutbooksfortheteacher.Astheygetolder,thesereasonsarestillthesame,butthereareotherimportantreasonsforvolunteeringsuchaslearningon-the-job,gettingworkexperience,andimprovingtheirsociallife.Allvolunteersbringjoytothepeopletheyhelpinsomanyways.Theymightreadbookstotheblind,fixupbrokenhomes,findwaystogetwaterforvillages.Couldyoubeavolunteer?Whatkindofvolunteerworkcouldyoudo?Thereissomeoneintheworldwhoneedsyou.()4.Theword“those”inthepassagemeans__________.A.thehomelessB.thesickC.thepoorD.thekids()5.WhatisNOTthereasonforteenagerstobevolunteersaccordingtothepassage?A.Theywanttomakemorefriends.B.Theywanttobehelpful.C.Ithelpsthemtogetworkexperience.D.Itcanimprovetheirsociallife二、短文填空Ateacheroncetoldeachofherstudentstobringacleanplastic(塑料)bagandabagofpotatoestoschool.Whentheycouldn’tforgiveothersfortheirmistakes,theyweretoldtochooseapotatoandw____1_thedateandthenameofeverypersononit.Then,theycouldputitinthebag.Someoftheirbagswereveryh__2_______.Theywerethentoldtocarrythisbagwiththemeverywhereforoneweek.Theywouldputitbesidetheirbedatnight,ontheseatwhiles___3____inacaroronabus,andnexttotheirdeskatschool.Daysofcarryingthebagsaroundwiththemmadethemsotired.Theyhadtopaya___4____toitallthetimesothattheydidn’tforgetit..Astimep__5____by,thepotatoeswentbadands____6_____veryterrible.Toooftenwethinkoftolerance(容忍)asagifttootherpeople,anditclearlyisforo_____7______.Ifyouchoosetokeepoursadnessinourh___8__,wehavetoc___9____themaroundallourlives.Ifeveryonelearnstoforgive,ourworldwillbecomeab____10__one.共2页，第2页
