課時(shí)作業(yè)1　Unit 1　Lifestyles

　　一、單元扣點(diǎn)

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．Put an ________(廣告) in the local paper to sell your car.

　　答案　advertisement

　　2．He ________(抱怨) bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.

　　答案　complained

　　3．She's been off work because of ________(病)．

　　答案　sickness

　　4．A small ________(人群) had gathered outside the church.

　　答案　crowd

　　5．The farmhouse is ________(遙遠(yuǎn)的) from any other buildings.

　　答案　remote

　　6．I'm looking forward to the c________ of my new job.

　　答案　challenge

　　7．Regular exercise is part of a healthy l________.

　　答案　lifestyle

　　8．My parents lent me the money. O________， I couldn't have afforded the trip.

　　答案　Otherwise

　　9．Press these two keys to s________ between documents on screen.

　　答案　switch

　　10．The course was o________ by a training company.

　　答案　organised

　?、?完成句子

　　1．那個(gè)新職位激勵(lì)他在業(yè)余時(shí)間更加努力學(xué)習(xí)。

　　The new position ________ him ________ study still ________ during his spare time.

　　答案　challenged; to; harder

　　2．我求學(xué)期間由父母供養(yǎng)。

　　I ________ ________ ________ my parents when I was studying.

　　答案　was supported by

　　3．有人能設(shè)計(jì)出更好的時(shí)間表嗎？

　　Can anyone ________ ________ ________ timetable?

　　答案　design a better

　　4．叫你怎么做就怎么做，否則有麻煩。

　　Do as you're told, ________ you'll be ________ ________.

　　答案　otherwise; in trouble

　　5．戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。

　　When the war ________ ________， he ________ ________ the Marine Corps.

　　答案　broke out; volunteered for

　　二、閱讀理解

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國卷Ⅰ)

　　The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C (維生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part—particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables—was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

　　The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a．m. to 1 p．m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

　　Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal—and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months.

　　Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it.

　　語篇解讀　本文描述了作者在嚴(yán)冬季節(jié)去佛羅里達(dá)州的薩拉索塔市(Sarasota)過周末的感受。在溫暖如春的薩拉索塔市，各種蔬菜水果生機(jī)勃勃，而在寒冷的美國東北部，表面誘人的西紅柿卻食之無味。

　　1．What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

　　A. Exciting.

　　B. Boring.

　　C. Relaxing.

　　D. Annoying.

　　答案與解析　B　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第一句話中的“The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter”可判斷，作者認(rèn)為紐約的冬天很無趣。

　　2．What made the author's getting up early worthwhile?

　　A. Having a swim.

　　B. Breathing in fresh air.

　　C. Walking in the morning sun.

　　D. Visiting a local farmers' market.

　　答案與解析　D　考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的“the best part...was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call”可知，作者早上七點(diǎn)起床去集貿(mào)市場(chǎng)，看到各種新鮮的蔬菜水果，所以她認(rèn)為早起很值得。

　　3．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

　　A. They are soft.

　　B. They look nice.

　　C. They taste great.

　　D. They are juicy.

　　答案與解析　B　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段可知，多年來，作者在冬季都不買西紅柿。由第二句話“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless”可判斷，在紐約市的冬季，西紅柿在商店看起來挺好的，但是拿到家里吃起來卻沒有味道。因此答案為B。

　　4．What was the author going to do that evening?

　　A. Go to a farm.

　　B. Check into a hotel.

　　C. Eat in a restaurant.

　　D. Buy fresh vegetables.

　　答案與解析　C　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知，看到集貿(mào)市場(chǎng)上新鮮的西紅柿，作者的幸福感大增，計(jì)劃當(dāng)晚就去薩拉索塔市一個(gè)新開業(yè)的餐館吃飯。

　　三、完形填空

　　(2024·天津聯(lián)考)

　　One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister __1__ us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.

　　As my parents were overseas, the thought of a __2__ terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the house. __3__ the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my __4__， the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to __5__ the kitchen. My sister grabbed the __6__ to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.

　　While we __7__ waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to __8__ if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already __9__ the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us __10__.

　　She led us to her car where we waited __11__ the fire was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.

　　Once the lady was __12__ that some order had been restored, she apologized for being __13__ to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She __14__ to return later to check in on us.

　　I was completely __15__ for words. This kind lady had gone out of her __16__ to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and __17__ her not to __18__ any further.

　　Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. To my disbelief, it was the __19__ from earlier at the door.

　　__20__， in all the commotion (混亂), I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.

　　1．A. informed

　　B. interrupted

　　C. introduced

　　D. interviewed

　　2．A. fire

　　B. thief

　　C. storm

　　D. robber

　　3．A. Going

　　B. Coming

　　C. Nearing

　　D. Closing

　　4．A. delight

　　B. amazement

　　C. disappointment

　　D. horror

　　5．A. get out of

　　B. get back to

　　C. get through

　　D. get into

　　6．A. phone

　　B. stick

　　C. water tap

　　D. loudspeaker

　　7．A. excitedly

　　B. anxiously

　　C. tiredly

　　D. hardly

　　8．A. watch

　　B. understand

　　C. check

　　D. ensure

　　9．A. met

　　B. investigated

　　C. declared

　　D. alerted

　　10．A. terrified

　　B. alone

　　C. together

　　D. safe

　　11．A. unless

　　B. although

　　C. until

　　D. since

　　12．A. reported

　　B. convinced

　　C. warned

　　D. disturbed

　　13．A. unable

　　B. uncertain

　　C. inconvenient

　　D. impossible

　　14．A. promised

　　B. decided

　　C. refused

　　D. expected

　　15．A. unknown

　　B. puzzled

　　C. beaten

　　D. lost

　　16．A. house

　　B. way

　　C. trouble

　　D. mind

　　17．A. insisted

　　B. ordered

　　C. urged

　　D. suggested

　　18．A. live

　　B. step

　　C. explore

　　D. delay

　　19．A. fireman

　　B. policeman

　　C. lady

　　D. daughter

　　20．A. Undoubtedly

　　B. Unfortunately

　　C. Unlikely

　　D. Unimportantly

　　答案與解析　

　　語篇解讀　家中廚房著火，鄰居前來幫助，作者深受感動(dòng)。

　　1．B　根據(jù)上文中的“While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day”及下文中的“wanting to know if we，too, could smell burning”可判斷，她是打斷了“我”和奶奶之間的談話，故選interrupt。

　　2．A　根據(jù)上文中的“if we，too，could smell burning”可判斷，應(yīng)該是什么東西燒著了，故選A。

　　3．C　go和come都是不及物動(dòng)詞，不能直接接賓語，故排除；near可作動(dòng)詞(及物或不及物)，表示“接近”；close作及物動(dòng)詞，意思是“關(guān)；結(jié)束；使靠近”。

　　4．A　根據(jù)后面的“the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to...My sister grabbed...to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) and, together with the dog，we ran away from the house”可判斷，情況非常危急，故選D。delight“高興”；amazement“驚訝”；disappointment“遺憾”；horror“恐懼”。

　　5．D　根據(jù)上文中的“we quickly checked every room in the house”以及此處是“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)的廚房的情況可判斷，姐姐和奶奶二人不曾到過廚房，不然不會(huì)等到“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)才通知大家，故選D。get out of“從……出去”；get back to“回到……”；get through“穿過”；get into“進(jìn)入”。

　　6．A　根據(jù)后面的目的狀語“to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì))”可知，姐姐一把抓起了電話。

　　7．B　根據(jù)前文的“the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window”以及后面的“waited for help”可判斷，在這種緊急情況下，等待救援的心情應(yīng)該是焦急的。

　　8．C　根據(jù)后面的“if we were hurt”可知，她是過來檢查(check)我們是否受傷。

　　9．D　根據(jù)后面的“the fire brigade”可知，選alert(向……報(bào)警)。根據(jù)上文她們母女ran towards us可推斷，她們不可能是“遇見(meet)”了消防隊(duì)。

　　10．D　根據(jù)上文的“if we were hurt...She hugged us and was very delighted to see us”可知，此時(shí)能使她們感到高興的當(dāng)然是我們沒有受傷，非常安全。

　　11．C　她讓我們坐在她的車?yán)锏戎钡交饟錅缌嗽俪鰜?。until“直到……”。

　　12．B　根據(jù)下文的“some order had been restored”可知，這位好心人是在確定了情況好轉(zhuǎn)后，才決定送女兒去參加舞蹈演出的。

　　13．A　根據(jù)下文的原因狀語“as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance”可知，她要送女兒去參加舞蹈演出，說明不能陪伴我們了。unable“不能”；uncertain“不確定”；inconvenient“不方便”；impossible“不可能”。

　　14．A　根據(jù)后面的“to return later to check in on us”以及文章以“我”的口氣講述的這個(gè)故事可判斷，她應(yīng)該是跟我們承諾之后來探望我們。promise“承諾；答應(yīng)”；decide“決定”；refuse“拒絕”；expect“期望”。

　　15．D　根據(jù)下文的“We thanked her very much”可知，女士的好心和周到讓“我”感激得說不出話。

　　16．B　go out of one's way為固定短語，意思是“特地；不怕麻煩”。

　　17．C　根據(jù)上文的“Once the lady was __12__ that some order had been restored，she apologized for being __13__ to stay longer，as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance.”可知，情況一旦穩(wěn)定下來，女士就要送女兒去參加舞蹈表演，說明她們的時(shí)間已經(jīng)很緊張了，此處我們催促她別再耽誤時(shí)間了。

　　18．D　參見上題解析。

　　19．C　根據(jù)后面的“from earlier at the door...I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day”可知，來訪者正是幫助過我們的那位女士。

　　20．B　根據(jù)后面的“I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.”可知，“我”對(duì)于沒能問她的住處感到遺憾。unfortunately“不幸地；可惜；很遺憾”，符合語境。

　　課時(shí)作業(yè)1　Unit 1　Lifestyles

　　一、單元扣點(diǎn)

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．Put an ________(廣告) in the local paper to sell your car.

　　答案　advertisement

　　2．He ________(抱怨) bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.

　　答案　complained

　　3．She's been off work because of ________(病)．

　　答案　sickness

　　4．A small ________(人群) had gathered outside the church.

　　答案　crowd

　　5．The farmhouse is ________(遙遠(yuǎn)的) from any other buildings.

　　答案　remote

　　6．I'm looking forward to the c________ of my new job.

　　答案　challenge

　　7．Regular exercise is part of a healthy l________.

　　答案　lifestyle

　　8．My parents lent me the money. O________， I couldn't have afforded the trip.

　　答案　Otherwise

　　9．Press these two keys to s________ between documents on screen.

　　答案　switch

　　10．The course was o________ by a training company.

　　答案　organised

　?、?完成句子

　　1．那個(gè)新職位激勵(lì)他在業(yè)余時(shí)間更加努力學(xué)習(xí)。

　　The new position ________ him ________ study still ________ during his spare time.

　　答案　challenged; to; harder

　　2．我求學(xué)期間由父母供養(yǎng)。

　　I ________ ________ ________ my parents when I was studying.

　　答案　was supported by

　　3．有人能設(shè)計(jì)出更好的時(shí)間表嗎？

　　Can anyone ________ ________ ________ timetable?

　　答案　design a better

　　4．叫你怎么做就怎么做，否則有麻煩。

　　Do as you're told, ________ you'll be ________ ________.

　　答案　otherwise; in trouble

　　5．戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。

　　When the war ________ ________， he ________ ________ the Marine Corps.

　　答案　broke out; volunteered for

　　二、閱讀理解

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國卷Ⅰ)

　　The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C (維生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part—particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables—was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

　　The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a．m. to 1 p．m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

　　Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown's Grove Farm's stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal—and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn't be experiencing again for months.

　　Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown's Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I'd be ordering every tomato on it.

　　語篇解讀　本文描述了作者在嚴(yán)冬季節(jié)去佛羅里達(dá)州的薩拉索塔市(Sarasota)過周末的感受。在溫暖如春的薩拉索塔市，各種蔬菜水果生機(jī)勃勃，而在寒冷的美國東北部，表面誘人的西紅柿卻食之無味。

　　1．What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

　　A. Exciting.

　　B. Boring.

　　C. Relaxing.

　　D. Annoying.

　　答案與解析　B　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第一句話中的“The freezing Northeast hasn't been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter”可判斷，作者認(rèn)為紐約的冬天很無趣。

　　2．What made the author's getting up early worthwhile?

　　A. Having a swim.

　　B. Breathing in fresh air.

　　C. Walking in the morning sun.

　　D. Visiting a local farmers' market.

　　答案與解析　D　考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的“the best part...was a 7 a．m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers' market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call”可知，作者早上七點(diǎn)起床去集貿(mào)市場(chǎng)，看到各種新鮮的蔬菜水果，所以她認(rèn)為早起很值得。

　　3．What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

　　A. They are soft.

　　B. They look nice.

　　C. They taste great.

　　D. They are juicy.

　　答案與解析　B　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段可知，多年來，作者在冬季都不買西紅柿。由第二句話“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless”可判斷，在紐約市的冬季，西紅柿在商店看起來挺好的，但是拿到家里吃起來卻沒有味道。因此答案為B。

　　4．What was the author going to do that evening?

　　A. Go to a farm.

　　B. Check into a hotel.

　　C. Eat in a restaurant.

　　D. Buy fresh vegetables.

　　答案與解析　C　考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知，看到集貿(mào)市場(chǎng)上新鮮的西紅柿，作者的幸福感大增，計(jì)劃當(dāng)晚就去薩拉索塔市一個(gè)新開業(yè)的餐館吃飯。

　　三、完形填空

　　(2024·天津聯(lián)考)

　　One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister __1__ us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.

　　As my parents were overseas, the thought of a __2__ terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the house. __3__ the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my __4__， the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to __5__ the kitchen. My sister grabbed the __6__ to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.

　　While we __7__ waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to __8__ if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already __9__ the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us __10__.

　　She led us to her car where we waited __11__ the fire was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.

　　Once the lady was __12__ that some order had been restored, she apologized for being __13__ to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She __14__ to return later to check in on us.

　　I was completely __15__ for words. This kind lady had gone out of her __16__ to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and __17__ her not to __18__ any further.

　　Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. To my disbelief, it was the __19__ from earlier at the door.

　　__20__， in all the commotion (混亂), I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.

　　1．A. informed

　　B. interrupted

　　C. introduced

　　D. interviewed

　　2．A. fire

　　B. thief

　　C. storm

　　D. robber

　　3．A. Going

　　B. Coming

　　C. Nearing

　　D. Closing

　　4．A. delight

　　B. amazement

　　C. disappointment

　　D. horror

　　5．A. get out of

　　B. get back to

　　C. get through

　　D. get into

　　6．A. phone

　　B. stick

　　C. water tap

　　D. loudspeaker

　　7．A. excitedly

　　B. anxiously

　　C. tiredly

　　D. hardly

　　8．A. watch

　　B. understand

　　C. check

　　D. ensure

　　9．A. met

　　B. investigated

　　C. declared

　　D. alerted

　　10．A. terrified

　　B. alone

　　C. together

　　D. safe

　　11．A. unless

　　B. although

　　C. until

　　D. since

　　12．A. reported

　　B. convinced

　　C. warned

　　D. disturbed

　　13．A. unable

　　B. uncertain

　　C. inconvenient

　　D. impossible

　　14．A. promised

　　B. decided

　　C. refused

　　D. expected

　　15．A. unknown

　　B. puzzled

　　C. beaten

　　D. lost

　　16．A. house

　　B. way

　　C. trouble

　　D. mind

　　17．A. insisted

　　B. ordered

　　C. urged

　　D. suggested

　　18．A. live

　　B. step

　　C. explore

　　D. delay

　　19．A. fireman

　　B. policeman

　　C. lady

　　D. daughter

　　20．A. Undoubtedly

　　B. Unfortunately

　　C. Unlikely

　　D. Unimportantly

　　答案與解析　

　　語篇解讀　家中廚房著火，鄰居前來幫助，作者深受感動(dòng)。

　　1．B　根據(jù)上文中的“While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day”及下文中的“wanting to know if we，too, could smell burning”可判斷，她是打斷了“我”和奶奶之間的談話，故選interrupt。

　　2．A　根據(jù)上文中的“if we，too，could smell burning”可判斷，應(yīng)該是什么東西燒著了，故選A。

　　3．C　go和come都是不及物動(dòng)詞，不能直接接賓語，故排除；near可作動(dòng)詞(及物或不及物)，表示“接近”；close作及物動(dòng)詞，意思是“關(guān)；結(jié)束；使靠近”。

　　4．A　根據(jù)后面的“the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to...My sister grabbed...to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) and, together with the dog，we ran away from the house”可判斷，情況非常危急，故選D。delight“高興”；amazement“驚訝”；disappointment“遺憾”；horror“恐懼”。

　　5．D　根據(jù)上文中的“we quickly checked every room in the house”以及此處是“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)的廚房的情況可判斷，姐姐和奶奶二人不曾到過廚房，不然不會(huì)等到“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)才通知大家，故選D。get out of“從……出去”；get back to“回到……”；get through“穿過”；get into“進(jìn)入”。

　　6．A　根據(jù)后面的目的狀語“to call the fire brigade (消防隊(duì))”可知，姐姐一把抓起了電話。

　　7．B　根據(jù)前文的“the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window”以及后面的“waited for help”可判斷，在這種緊急情況下，等待救援的心情應(yīng)該是焦急的。

　　8．C　根據(jù)后面的“if we were hurt”可知，她是過來檢查(check)我們是否受傷。

　　9．D　根據(jù)后面的“the fire brigade”可知，選alert(向……報(bào)警)。根據(jù)上文她們母女ran towards us可推斷，她們不可能是“遇見(meet)”了消防隊(duì)。

　　10．D　根據(jù)上文的“if we were hurt...She hugged us and was very delighted to see us”可知，此時(shí)能使她們感到高興的當(dāng)然是我們沒有受傷，非常安全。

　　11．C　她讓我們坐在她的車?yán)锏戎钡交饟錅缌嗽俪鰜怼ntil“直到……”。

　　12．B　根據(jù)下文的“some order had been restored”可知，這位好心人是在確定了情況好轉(zhuǎn)后，才決定送女兒去參加舞蹈演出的。

　　13．A　根據(jù)下文的原因狀語“as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance”可知，她要送女兒去參加舞蹈演出，說明不能陪伴我們了。unable“不能”；uncertain“不確定”；inconvenient“不方便”；impossible“不可能”。

　　14．A　根據(jù)后面的“to return later to check in on us”以及文章以“我”的口氣講述的這個(gè)故事可判斷，她應(yīng)該是跟我們承諾之后來探望我們。promise“承諾；答應(yīng)”；decide“決定”；refuse“拒絕”；expect“期望”。

　　15．D　根據(jù)下文的“We thanked her very much”可知，女士的好心和周到讓“我”感激得說不出話。

　　16．B　go out of one's way為固定短語，意思是“特地；不怕麻煩”。

　　17．C　根據(jù)上文的“Once the lady was __12__ that some order had been restored，she apologized for being __13__ to stay longer，as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance.”可知，情況一旦穩(wěn)定下來，女士就要送女兒去參加舞蹈表演，說明她們的時(shí)間已經(jīng)很緊張了，此處我們催促她別再耽誤時(shí)間了。

　　18．D　參見上題解析。

　　19．C　根據(jù)后面的“from earlier at the door...I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day”可知，來訪者正是幫助過我們的那位女士。

　　20．B　根據(jù)后面的“I didn't ask her where she lived so my family hasn't been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.”可知，“我”對(duì)于沒能問她的住處感到遺憾。unfortunately“不幸地；可惜；很遺憾”，符合語境。