2024_2025学年新教材高中英语Unit4SharingSectionⅠReadingListeningandThinking课时作业含解析新人教版选择性必修第四册.docxVIP

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SsectionⅠReading,ListeningandThinking

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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InOctober,Itoldtheeight-year-oldsItaughtinNewJerseyaboutmyplan.“Idlikeallofyoutodoextrajobsaroundthehousetoearnsomemoney，”Isaid.“Thenwellbuyfoodforaneedygrandmotherwhohadlivedaloneformanyyears.”

Earlyinthatweek,theboysandgirlsarrivedinclassclutchingtheirhard-earnedmoney.Theyhadrakedleaves,settables,washeddishes,helpedwithyoungersiblings.Andnowtheycouldntwaittogoshopping.

Inthesupermarket,whenweheadedtowardthecheckout,pushingacartfilledwithturkeyandallthetrimmings(配料),akidsuddenlyspottedanother“necessity”andcried“Flowers！”Then,thegroupdashedtowardtheholidayplants.

Itriedtostopthem.Obviously,itwouldbemoresensibletouseanyextramoneytobuybasicfoodthatcouldbestretchedintomeals.Therefore,Ipronounced,“Youcanteatflowers.”

“ButMrs.Sherlock，”camethecomplaintinaloudvoice,“shellneedthem.”Defeated,Igaveinatlast.Andthechildrenagreedtobuyapotoffunnypurplechrysanthemums.

Aswefinallypulledupinfrontofasmallbungalowhiddeninthewoodsafterbouncingalongarutted(留有车辙的)road,aslightlybuiltwomanwithawearyfacecametothedoortowelcomeus.

Mylittlegroupracedtogetthefood.Witheachboxcarriedin,theoldwomansmiledandnodded—muchtohervisitorspleasure.Whenthekidsputtheflowersonthecounter,thewomanseemedsurprised.“Doyoulikeithere？”akidasked.“Inthewoods,Imean.”

Thewomanbrightened.Shetoldthechildrenaboutthebirdsthatflockedtothebreadcrumbssheputout.

Aswereturnedtothecar,wecouldseethekitchenwindow.Thewomaninsidewavedgoodbye,thenturnedandwalkedacrosstheroom,pasttheturkey,thetrimmings,straighttothechrysanthemums.Sheputherfaceinthepetals.Whensheraisedherhead,therewasasmileonherlips.Shewastransformedbeforeoureyes.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“clutching”inParagraph2mean?

A．Grabbingquickly.B．Seizingtightly.

C．Holdingcasually.D．Catchingnervously.

2．AccordingtoParagraph4,whydidtheauthortrytostopthechildrenfrombuyingtheflowersatfirst?

A．Thechildrendidntearnenoughmoney.

B．Thechildrencouldntdecidewhatkindofflowerstobuy.

C．The