高一新牛津英语周报2023-2024第五期2021.7.31

高一新牛津英语周报2023-2024第五期2021.7.31

“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any .Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.

“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in .

“I know it’s for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”

“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not at all. We’re just ordinary people.”

Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy . And your poor father —he doesn’t feel . He really needs a rest.”

“I can help, Mum!” James said. “ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”

“Well…”Mum began.

“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed —two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some , James was finished. With a smile of on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”

“Easy,” James said .” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”

“What about you father? Can you him?” asked Mum.

“I’ll try,” James replied. He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the on. Dad opened his eyes and immediately. “He just let his run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”

“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”

1.A. chance B. message C. difficulty D. homework
2.A. reading B. alone C. asleep D. standing
3.A. see B. explain C. agree D. doubt

4.A. terror B. surprise C. silence D. tears

5.A. hard B. fair C. easy D. good

6.A. normal B. popular C. strange D. anxious

7.A. loss B. headache C. task D. day

8.A. ill B. well C. funny D. sorry

9.A. As B. Since C. Before D. If

10.A. found B. kept C. controlled D. returned

11.A. requests B. repairs C. thoughts D. instructions

12.A. sympathy B. bitterness C. politeness D. satisfaction

13.A. embarrassedly B. proudly C. gratefully D. impatiently

14.A. collected B. produced C. adjusted D. covered

15.A. greet B. accompany C. help D. ask

16.A. caught B. lifted C. gave D. filled

17.A. television B. light C. gas D. power

18.A. grew up B. lay down C. sat up D. broke down

19.A. battery B. food C. temperature D. blood

20.A. prove B. expect C. accept D. suspect

高一新牛津英语周报2023-2024第五期2021.7.31试题答案

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇科幻短篇小说。James今天没作业，他想邀请同学到家里玩，去征求母亲的同意。母亲拒绝，因为母亲的头痛以及父亲的残疾，令母亲觉得James的同学会认为家里挺怪异的，由此James会遭受嘲笑。但聪明的James灵活运用了课堂上学到的机器人科学知识，使父母亲两人都改变了不舒服的境况。因此获得了邀请同学到家玩的许可。

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考点：考查故事类完型填空

In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl going to Howard University, aiming at a law career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different story to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to leave college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a mix of adopted(收养)and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To put eyes on him was wonderful—and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy then followed son No.3. in 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how engaged I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each term

The hardest part was feeling sorry about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to give up, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you are looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you are in the middle of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process(过程). Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________ .

A. a judge B. a teacher

C. a writer D. a doctor

2.Why did the author give up school in her second year of college?

A. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She suffered from a serious illness

D. She decided to look after her grandma.

3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.

B. She ignored her sorry feeling for her sons.

C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

4.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. failure is the mother of success.

B. little by little, one goes far.

C. every coin has two sides.

D. well begun, half done

高一新牛津英语周报2023-2024第五期2021.7.31试题答案

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：记叙文。文章介绍了作者取得本科学位的过程中所遇到的种种磨难，但因为作者的坚持最终获得自己理想的学位。

1.aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.，可知答案为A。

2.细节题。D细节理解题。根据文章I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.可知答案。故选D。

3.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. 作者需要养育4个儿女，同时还要坚持学习的梦想， joyous可见作者在感到家庭是忙碌而幸福的。故选A。

4.Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.可以看出作者的学习是在循序渐进，千里之行始于足下，最终才取得学位的。Little by little ,one goes far.与之符合。故选B。

考点：考查传记类短文阅读。

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