高中英语《Unit 24 Society》Section Ⅳ Language Awareness 9 C(2)

解析：选D。从上文“We had not met since then”可知，此处是倒装句，所以将否定词置于句首。

9．A.holiday

C.work day B.school day D.conversation

解析：选A。由上文可知，这时我的假期就要开始了。

10．A.very

C．so B.too D.much

解析：选B。此处是too ...to 句型，表示“忙于谈话没有看见我”。

11．A.get on

C.catch B.stay on D.get off

解析：选D。 我很快走回到车厢，把它们搬到走道的另一端，以做好准备，火车一停就下去。the far end of the corridor“走廊的远端”。get off “下车”。

12．A.found

C.offered B.gave D.stopped

解析：选A。 搬运工立刻给我找来了出租车。find sb. sth.“给某人找来某物”。

13．A.good luck B.nice choice

C.narrow escape D.bad fortune

解析：选C。我乘车去我在郊区的小旅馆的路上，为我能侥幸逃走而宽慰在舒了一口长气。a narrow escape “侥幸逃脱”。

14．A.keep in touch with B. run into

C．knock down D. catch up with

解析：选B。run into“碰到，不期而遇”。句意：我不大可能再碰到我那令人厌恶烦的邻居了。

15．A.carelessly

C.idly B.aimlessly D.straight

解析：选D。我直接往自己的房间走去。

16．A.ordered

C.fetched B.requested D.asked

解析：选A。(在旅馆娱乐室或饭店)点菜或其他东西，常用order。此处意为：要了一杯饮料。

17．A.while

C.when B.before D．after

解析：选C。我刚举到嘴边，就听到一个再熟悉不过的声音向我打招呼，用when表示“突然”。

18．A.above all

C.first of al B.after all D.in all

解析： 选B。从上文可知：我终究没有逃出这位烦人的邻居的手掌。

19．A.spare

C.reserve B.rent D.share

解析：选D。 并主张我们在一起用餐。

20．A.surprise

C.appointment B.interview D.party

解析：选A。由下文“I never expected to see you again after all these years”可知：这的确是件惊奇的事。

Ⅲ.阅读理解

You are from a middle­class family, and live in a normal­size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption (消费). This contrast is beginning to bother your 6­year­old son. You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move.

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super­big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they're not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night.

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this

can happen to a child who lives in a normal­size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn't walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he's still playing that video game.

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence (天真), but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn't, you might decide to move. Don't judge your neighborhood too harshly (严厉地), though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them — like those super­big houses. The wealth of their owners — and the way they throw_money_around — may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don't have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs.

Children want — and should be provided with explanations when their parents don't give them what they want.

1．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A．Her house isn't as big as her rich neighbors'.

B．Her son is left alone without anyone in charge.

C．She cannot provide her son with a special playroom.

D．She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段最后提到的“... he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move.”可知D项正确。

2．In Paragraphs 2 and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should________.

A．spend more time with their children

B．give their children more freedom

C．work hard to lead a richer life

D．set an example for their children to follow

解析：选A。 推理判断题。根据第二段邻居常常陪孩子和第三段中有些父母不关心孩子在做什么这两方面的例子可知作者认为父母应该多陪陪孩子。

3．By saying “throw money around” ( Paragraph 4 ) , the author means that rich people ________.

A．spend money carelessly

B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly

D．leave money all round the house

解析：选A 。细节理解题。根据破折号后面的“可能使孩子感到难过”可知是“他们花钱的方式”，因此选A项。

4．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents.

B．Children should enjoy their comfortable life.

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents.

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段叙述可知“孩子需要的是explanation”，因此C项正确。