9A Unit 8

P 115 Reading 一、完形填空

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be 1 .She could not afford a present, 2 she sat down and cried.

Jim and Della had two possessions which they were 3 proud of. One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. 4 was Della's beautiful hair. It fell about her and reached

Della 5 her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.

She stopped at 6 store. The sign in front of the store read \\\

Then Della searched 7 the stores looking for a present for Jim. She found it 8 .It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars. At seven o'clock, the coffee was made and dinner was 9 . Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on stairs.

The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an 10 in them that she could not read.

\ 11 to buy you a Christmas present。\Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.

Della opened it. There 12 the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were 13 ,but her hair was gone. She smiled and held out Jim's present.\see 14 it looks on it.\

Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands 15 his head and smiled. \( )1.A.Thanksgiving Day B. New Year's Day C. Christmas D. Halloween

( )2.A.so B. and C. or D. while ( )3.A.all B. both C. neither D. either ( )4.A.Another B. Any other C. Others D. The other ( )5.A.put on B. wore C. took off D. dressed ( )6.A.the B. a C./ D. an ( )7.A.for B. across C. over D. through ( )8.A.at last B. at first C. at the beginning D. at the end ( )9.A.eaten B. ready C. had D. bought

below her knee.

( )10.A.expression B. impression C. attraction D. communication

[.Com]( )11.A.watch B. hair C. chain D. clothes ( )12.A.lied B. lain C. lay D. laid ( )13.A.her B. hers C. his D. theirs ( )14.A.how B. what C. whether D. why ( )15.A.on B. over C. behind D. below 试题答案：1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.C

二、短文填空

A、阅读短文，然后从方框中选出适当的单词填入文中空白处。

waited drew desk fixed yours was holding her exam Jill had to study for an(1) ____,but she could not find her notes. She looked for them on her(2） ____,but they were not there. Then she remembered（3）_____school bag. She opened it and(4)_____ some pieces of paper out of it. However, it(5)_____her homework. Just then ,her mother came in. Jill(6)______her eyes on her mother and (7)_______ for her to speak.

\B、阅读短文，然后用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.

Della opened it. There (10)______(lie) the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were (11)_______(she),but her hair was gone.

She smiled and held out (12)________(Jim) present.\I want to see how it(13)_______(look) on it.\

Instead of (14)_______(obey),Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. \

答案：1、exam 2、desk 3、her 4、drew 5、was 6、fixed 7、waited 8、yours 9、holding 10、lay 11、hers 12、Jim's 13、looks 14、obeying 15、combs

三、阅读理解，根据短文内容回答所提问题。

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.

Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Della's beautiful hair. It fell about her and reached below her knee.

Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.

She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read \\\

Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars. At seven o'clock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready. Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on stairs.

The door opened and Jim walked in, He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.

\。\Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.

Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.

She smiled and held out Jim's present.\see how it looks on it.\

Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. \ 1. Why did Della count her money?

__________________________________________________________________ 2. When did the story take place?

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[.Com]3. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas present?

__________________________________________________________________ 4. What were the two possessions that they were both proud of?

__________________________________________________________________ 5. Jim and Della weren't very rich, were they?

__________________________________________________________________ 答案：1、Because she wanted to buy a present for Jim 2、On the day before Christmas present 3、A set of combs