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1、课时作业5Nelson Mandelaa modern hero.阅读理解A(安徽师大附中月考)For 30 years, Eddie Rankin has been driving his truck before dawn each Saturday, coming to create a treasured weekly routine for people who populated Woodley Park and who became his devotees.The tradition ended Saturday, when Rankin unloaded his last t
2、ruck filled with fresh fruit and vegetables.“People will probably keep coming, but it wont be the same，” said Kate Shawcross, one of Rankins first customers. “He knows your childrens names and where they go to school hes just the classic good neighbor, and here in Washington, we need some of that.”R
3、ankin was a farmers market pioneer, who got into farming by accident, said Bernadine Prince, executive director of FreshFarm Markets. Rankin is the coowner of Twin Springs Fruit Farm and has witnessed the explosion of American interest in fresh produce and locally grown food.“Hes just one of those p
4、eople who are interested in you as an individual and your tastes，” said Bernadine Prince. “Think about when you go to the supermarket: Who do you talk to? Nobody.”In 1984, a “farmers market” consisted of some peaches, apples and cherries that the typical American might have considered as overpriced.
5、 But Rankin drew customers charmed by his huge smile and agricultural knowledge. He remembered to set aside things you asked for, would cash your check if you needed bills and gave your 10yearold child his or her first job.The people who came to Saturdays market sang to Rankin, presented him with po
6、ems about his influence on their lives and told stories of good deeds he had done for them.Many described coming to Rankins market as a routine in their lives.Rankin said he is retiring because he wants to spend more time traveling to see his children and a sister back in Ireland. The children of on
7、e of Rankins partners are taking over Twin Springs.He has a “fantasy”， he said, of using his knowledge to help fruitgrowers elsewhere in the world.He has faith that others can keep the Woodley Park market going, that the role of a farmers market is now established.本文是一篇记叙文。Eddie Rankin不仅向人们售卖新鲜的水果和蔬
8、菜，还拉近了人与人之间的距离。当人们知道他要退休时，万般不舍，纷纷表达了对他的赞美并感谢他带给大家的正能量。1People love Rankin mainly because he _.Acares about customersBalways appears on timeCsells cheap and fresh goodsDoffers whatever customers need答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He knows your childrens names and where they go to school”，第五段中的“interested in yo
9、u as an individual and your tastes”及第六段中的“He remembered to set aside things.gave your 10yearold child his or her first job.”不难看出，Rankin急顾客之所急，想顾客之所想，因此受到顾客的爱戴。2Why has Rankin decided to retire?ABecause he wants to travel around the world.BBecause its time for him to realize his fantasy.CBecause he w
10、ants to have more time with his family.DBecause its time for new generations to take charge.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Rankin said he is retiring because he wants to spend more time traveling to see his children and a sister back in Ireland”可知答案为C项。3Whats the best title for the text?ASmile, when you mee
11、t each otherBGoodbye, the apple of markets eyeCThe big fish in the smallfarmer pondDWe need good neighbors in Washington答案：B解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了农贸市场的农夫Eddie Rankin退休时人们的不舍。B项中的Goodbye表明了Eddie Rankin的退休；be the apple of sb.s eyeto be loved very much by someone, the apple of markets eye表明了Eddie Rank
12、in对农贸市场的重要性，是对他30年工作的肯定。B(2018新课标全国卷)Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more_is_more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.I found the preh
13、olidays a good time to encourage young children to donate lessused things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that
14、were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund (基金) (our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)For weeks, Ive been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and
15、 use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ballsim
16、ple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his.
