2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Section Ⅰ Warming up Reading-Prereading课时作业 新人教版选修8.doc

Unit 3　Inventors and inventions Section Ⅰ　Warming up Reading—Pre-reading Ⅰ.完形填空 It was a little cold in the autumn winds.My sister and I pushed our cart (小推车)__1__with cards，wrapping paper and ribbons down the street.We went to our neighbors and then a few __2__beyond to sell them.On weekends Dad took us to farther neighborhoods in the area.We were 12 and 10，and we had our__3__bag for those who bought things from our cart. We ended up__4__over $400 worth of cards and other items.We did this for several years and had__5__who often came to us.And poor Dad，he didn’t get__6__for his time spent on our business，but I think he was using this to__7__his two young girls some valuable lessons.Yes，there were a few__8__people but most were gentle and listened to our brave little voices telling them what we were doing.Many invited us in to look at our items__9__and decide what to buy.That gave us a__10__from the cold weather and a chance to__11__our cheeks and hands for a short time. Did either of us__12__sales in later years？No，we didn’t become great salesgirls.But this was our great first job.The things which made it__13__were the people we talked to，the people who bought from us，and the company which had such great items.And the best thing was having a dad who__14__.He was taking time to help us__15__he already worked six days a week for his job and was spending evenings and Sundays __16__the home we had moved into.We had plywood (胶合板) floors for years before we could__17__to get some tiles (地砖)．Did we feel strange or sad__18__to our neighbors who bought their homes furnished with everything and__19__to live in？No.Although we were poor，we knew we had hardworking parents who cared about what__20__mattered. 语篇解读　年幼时在父亲的帮助下和姐姐一起售卖东西的经历让作者学到了很多东西。 1．A.loaded　　　　　　 B．linked C．combined D．matched 解析：　作者和姐姐是出去卖东西的，车上应该装满货物。 答案：　A 2．A.towns B．cities C．gardens D．blocks 解析：　从后面的On weekends Dad took us to farther neighborhoods in the area可知作者是在离家比较近的地方卖东西。 答案：　D 3．A.change B．award