2018-2019学年高一英语人教版必修4课时提升作业 十一 Unit 4 Learning about Language
课时提升作业Unit 4Learning about LanguageⅠ. 单句语法填空1. Do you know the number of people _________ (come)to the party? 世纪金榜导学号020641052. Most of the young teachers _________ (work)in the university are Ph. D.3. _________ (walk)along the street one day, she saw a little girl running up to her.4. _________ (Have)no place to go to, the man wandered about in the street.5. It rained heavily, _________ (cause)severe flooding in that country.6. _________ (stand)on the building, you can see the whole city.7. Do you wake up every morning _________ (feel)energetic and ready to start a new day?8. _________ (work)for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule. 答案：1. coming2. working3. Walking4. Having5. causing6. Standing7. feeling8. Having worked【方法技巧】一般式还是完成式(1)误导原因: 分不清非谓语动词与句子的谓语动词所代表的动作发生的先后关系。
(2)去伪存真: 如果非谓语动词所代表的动作发生在谓语动词所代表的动作之前, 非谓语动词就要用完成式, 即having done, 本句中的work这一动作发生在manage to finish. . . 之前, 故用完成式having worked。
Ⅱ. 单句改错1. Found the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.2. When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, tell me stories till I fell asleep.3. Having been eaten at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.4. The room is empty except for a bookshelf stand in one corner. 世纪金榜导学号020641065. The lecture, start at 7: 00 pm last night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.6. The next thing he saw was smoke rose from behind the house.7. Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, kept on your feet.8. Mike found his missing car in the street outside his house, looked newly cleaned and polished.9. Caught the 7: 30 train from Paddington, I got to the office earlier that day.10. Laura was away in Paris for over a week. When she got home, there was a pile of mail waited for her.答案：1.Found→Finding2. tell→telling3.去掉been4. stand→standing5. start→starting6. rose→rising7. kept→keeping8. looked→looking9. caught前面加having10. waited→waitingⅢ. 完形填空世纪金榜导学号02064107Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful languageof all! It speaks1than words. According to specialists, ourbodies send out more2than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非言语)communication takes up about 50% of what we really3. And body language is particularly4when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6, different societies treat the7between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having8contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with9. People from Latin American countries, 10, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in11, it may look like a Latino is12 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving13. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep14—which the Latino will in return regard as15.Clearly, a great deal is going on when people16. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from17cultures, there’s a strong possibility of18. But whatever the situation, the best19is to obey the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be20.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。
主要介绍了身势语。
1. A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further【解析】选B。
逻辑推理题。
由首句“肢体语言是所有语言中沉默、秘密而又最有威力的语言! ”可知, 本句应表示“肢体语言比语言更有说服力”, 所以选louder。
2. A. sounds B. invitationsC. feelingsD. messages【解析】选D。
词语辨析题。
我们的肢体发出多于我们意识到的信息。
身体发出的是message“信息”, 而不是sound。
sound泛指自然界的一切声音; invitation 邀请; feeling感情, 感受。
3. A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean【解析】选D。
词语辨析题。
事实上, 非言语交际占据了我们真正想表达的大约50%。
mean意味着, 打算。
4. A. immediate B. misleadingC. importantD. difficult【解析】选C。
词语辨析题。
根据下文论述, 当涉及跨文化交流时, 肢体语言尤为重要, 故选important“重要的”。
immediate“立刻的”, 表示动作的直接性和迅速性; misleading“误导的”; difficult“困难的”。
5. A. well B. far C. much D. long【解析】选C。
逻辑推理题。
肢体语言几乎已经成为我们的组成部分, 以致常常被忽视。
此处实际上是对“so much a(n)+名词”的用法的考查。
四个选项中有此用法的只有much。
6. A. For example B. ThusC. HoweverD. In short【解析】选A。
逻辑推理题。
下文是举例, 故选For example“例如”。
thus因此; however然而; in short简而言之。
7. A. trade B. distanceC. connectionsD. greetings【解析】选B。
逻辑推理题。
不同的社会对人们之间的距离有不同的认识。
空格后面的北欧人和拉丁美洲人等的例子都与distance“距离”有关。
8. A. eye B. verbalC. bodilyD. telephone【解析】选C。
逻辑推理题。
北欧人通常不喜欢肢体的接触, 故选bodily“身体的”, 下文的touch each other是提示。
9. A. strangers B. relativesC. neighboursD. enemies【解析】选A。
逻辑推理题。
北欧人甚至不喜欢和朋友有肢体上的接触, 更不用说和陌生人了。
enemy虽然与friend相对, 但此处是说不同国度文化的差异, 并不是敌我的分歧。
10. A. in other words B. on the other handC. in a similar wayD. by all means【解析】选B。
新教材高中英语Unit4 课时作业四 新人教版必修第一册
课时作业(四) Comprehensive Test for Unit 4Ⅰ.阅读理解Last year, I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn't understand.Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn't speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression towards the people to lack of appetite (食欲). I was required to overcome all difficulties.As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget the words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math. Physics chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.1．The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________．A．paying a visit to Chile as a touristB．experiencing Chilean life as a teacherC．studying Chilean culture as a college studentD．studying knowledge as an exchange student2．On arriving in Chile, why did the author feel frightened?A．Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.B．Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.C．Because the living conditions were worse than what he was used to.D．Because it was not convenient for him to shop there.3．What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?A．Wonderful and worthwhile.B．Difficult but meaningful.C．Difficult and meaning.D．Boring and disappointing.4．Which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?A．Its official language is Spanish and English.B．It is a developing country without foreign students.C.It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.D.Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.Ⅱ.阅读七选五I work as a meteorologist (气象学家) in Tampa, Florida. It's my job to follow hurricanes (飓风) and provide information about them to scientists.I was working for the National Meteorological Office in Bracknell, near London, in the autumn of 1995, and I saw a documentary called Stormchaserswithfamily. __1__ Two months later I came across an ad for a meteorologist to work in Florida. I was interviewed over the phone, moved to the US, and started to work here in Tampa in May 1996.__2__ I have been all over the world hunting hurricanes. It's exciting to end up in different cities and different countries day after day. If you are a meteorologist, you have to love flying. I also love working with top scientists. __3__ For me, it's like a classroom in the sky.People often ask me what an average day is like. In fact, there's no such thing as an average day in my job! __4__ We often take off at a moment's notice to huntstorms.Next, I would like to join a space program and be the first meteorologist in space. __5__ There aren't any hurricanes!If you also want to be a meteorologist, study math and science and get a degree in meteorology. I have taken the hurricane hunter path, but you could do research.A．I have learned so much from them.B．What I like most about my job is the travel.C．It's a wonderful job and the pay is pretty good.D．It all depends on the weather, and you can't control that.E．However, I haven't come up with an experiment to do in space yet.F．Because of the job, I'm away from my family who all live in the UK.G．It was about hurricane hunters and I thought, “Wow, that's an interesting job！”Ⅲ.完形填空“None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities you have.” Those were __1__ words said by 18yearold Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.Bailey was in the leading position of the Students' Union.The young man had planned to __2__ at his high school's endofyear ceremony (典礼) on schedule.__3__, just the week before, he received shocking __4__. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fastgrowing form of cancer. Doctors said, without treatment, he would only have weeks to live, so they didn't __5__ him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his __6__ face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his __7__. Without doubt, his appearance __8__ everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to __9__ his ideas.He expressed that a strongwilled person would not easily __10__, no matter how hard life was.At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to __11__ their time.“The future is truly in our hands.__12__ about having impractical longterm dreams.Let's be devoted to shortterm goals,” he continued.“We don't know where we might endup, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is __13__ us.”When the senior __14__ his speech with the school's motto, “Altiora Peto,”which means “I fight for higher things,” the entire room burst into cheers. __15__, Bailey's message was heard loud and clear.Bailey then closed his eyes and mouthedthe words “Thank you.”,1．A.upset B．extraC．inspiring D．amazing2．A.speak B．chatC．sing D．debate3．A.So B．InsteadC．Besides D．However4．A.fault B．attackC．news D．pain5．A.persuade B．allowC．warn D．organize6．A.determined B．frightenedC．satisfied D．surprised7．A.friends B．familiesC．schoolmates D．roommates8．A.amused B．shockedC．affected D．frightened9．A.explain B．formC．share D．change10．A.turn up B．give inC．break up D．cut down11．A.gain B．spareC．spend D．treasure12．A.Forget B．TalkC．Care D．Dream13．A.in place of B．in front ofC．in charge of D．in search of14．A.replaced B．endedC．began D．decorated15．A.Finally B．ActuallyC．Obviously D．EntirelyⅣ. 语法填空Tilly Smith was holidaying with her parents and sevenyearold sister on Maikhao beach in Phuket, Thailand, when the tide rushed out.As the other tourists watched in 1.________ (amaze), the water began to rise and the boats started to violently move up and down. Tilly, 2.________ had studied tsunamis in a geography class two weeks 3.________ (early), quickly realised they were 4.________ danger. She told her mother they had to get off the beach immediately and warned that it could be a tsunami.She explained she had just completed a school project on the huge waves and said they were seeing the warning 5.________ (sign) that a tsunami was minutes away.Her parents warned the other holidaymakers and staff at their hotel, which was 6.________ (quick) evacuated (疏散). The wave crashed a few minutes later, but no one on the beach 7.________ (kill) or seriously injured.In an interview with theSun, Tilly owed it to her geography teacher,Andrew Kearney. She said “Last term Mr. Kearney 8.________ (teach) us about earthquakes and how they can cause tsunamis. I was on the beach and the water started 9.________ (go)funny. There were bubbles and the tide went out all of 10.________ sudden. I recognised what was happening and had a feeling there was going to be a tsunami.I told mummy.”Ⅴ.应用文写作请根据下面所给的要点内容,写一篇新闻报道摘要,介绍“莫克拉(Morakot)”台风袭击台湾的相关情况。
人教版必修一高中英语作业与测评-课时提升作业(十一) Unit 4 (含答案)
课时提升作业(十一)Unit 4Learning about LanguageⅠ. 用合适的关系代词填空1. The boy saved your grandma is my neighbor.2. He is the man I saw yesterday.3. The book I bought yesterday is on English grammar.4. Is oxygen the only gas helps fire burn?5. This is the biggest laboratory we have ever built in our school.6. The first place they visited in Guilin was Elephant Trunk Hill.7. The place interested me most was the Children’s Palace.8. Is there anyone in your class family is in the country?答案：1. who/that2. that/who/whom/不填3. that/which/不填4. that5. that/不填6. that/不填7. which/that8. whoseⅡ. 完成句子1. She was not on the train .她不在刚才到达的那列火车上。
2. I once lived in the house .我曾经住在这所屋顶已经倒塌的房子里。
3. This is the teacher .这就是我们谈论过的那个老师。
4. The man has been arrested.偷你汽车的人已经被捕获。
5. Do you know the things and persons ? 你知道他们讨论的事和人吗?6. People can appeal.房租被提高的人可以上诉。
高中英语课时作业4Unit11TheMediaSectionⅠ、Ⅱ北师大版必修4(2021年整理)
2018-2019学年高中英语课时分层作业4 Unit 11 The Media Section Ⅰ、Ⅱ北师大版必修4编辑整理：尊敬的读者朋友们：这里是精品文档编辑中心，本文档内容是由我和我的同事精心编辑整理后发布的，发布之前我们对文中内容进行仔细校对，但是难免会有疏漏的地方，但是任然希望（2018-2019学年高中英语课时分层作业4 Unit 11 The Media Section Ⅰ、Ⅱ北师大版必修4）的内容能够给您的工作和学习带来便利。
同时也真诚的希望收到您的建议和反馈，这将是我们进步的源泉，前进的动力。
本文可编辑可修改，如果觉得对您有帮助请收藏以便随时查阅，最后祝您生活愉快业绩进步，以下为2018-2019学年高中英语课时分层作业4 Unit 11 The Media Section Ⅰ、Ⅱ北师大版必修4的全部内容。
课时分层作业（四）Section Ⅰ、Ⅱ［语言知识练习固基础]Ⅰ.语境填词A)根据汉语或首字母提示，写出所缺单词1．The bomb must explode(爆炸）within less than a millionth of a second。
2．He based his conclusions on the evidence（证据）given by the captured prisoners.3．As high school students, we should care about current affairs．4．Barbala made an application for a job as a nurse。
5．The paper published an extra to announce the end of the war.B)填写空白处所需要的内容（1个单词)或所提供单词的正确形式6．Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs（belief)。
高中英语课时提升作业十一4必修4试题(共14页)
课时(kèshí)提升作业(十一)Module 4 GrammarⅠ. 用所给词的正确形式完成句子1. Mary went to the box office at lunchtime, but all the tickets . (book)2. This book is worth . (read)3. Up to now, billions of dollars (spend)on space exploration.4. Travellers (remind)that they should bring their ID cards with them.5. —Can I take my TV set now?—Oh, I’m sorry. It (repair)and will be ready in three hours.6. This can’t (finish)in a short time.7. These flowers need . (water)8. The vegetables didn’t (taste)good. They (cook)for too long.9. A new supermarket (build)near my house now.10. The pen (write)smoothly.答案:1. had been booked 2. reading 3. has been spent 4. are reminded5. is being repaired6. be finished7. watering/to be watered8. taste; had been cooked9. is being built 10. writesⅡ. 句型转换(zhuǎnhuàn)(把主动语态变成被动语态)1. I saw him walk to school.→He to school(by me).2. My father gave me a new book on my birthday.→I a new book(by my father)on my birthday.3. We can repair this watch in two days.→This watch (by us)in two days.4. She will sell her house soon.→Her house (by her)soon.5. He is repairing the machine.→The machine (by him).答案:1. was seen to walk 2. was given 3. can be repaired4. will be sold5. is being repairedⅢ. 完成句子1. A new Wanda cinema here. They hope to finish it next year.这里一座新的Wanda电影院正在被建造。
人教版必修一高中英语课时提升作业(十一) Unit 4 Learning about Language
温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。
关闭Word文档返回原板块。
课时提升作业(十一)Unit 4Learning about LanguageⅠ. 用合适的关系代词填空1. The boy saved your grandma is my neighbor.2. He is the man I saw yesterday.3. The book I bought yesterday is on English grammar.4. Is oxygen the only gas helps fire burn?5. This is the biggest laboratory we have ever built in our school.6. The first place they visited in Guilin was Elephant Trunk Hill.7. The place interested me most was the Children’s Palace.8. Is there anyone in your class family is in the country?答案：1. who/that2. that/who/whom/不填3. that/which/不填4. that5. that/不填6. that/不填7. which/that8. whoseⅡ. 完成句子1. She was not on the train .她不在刚才到达的那列火车上。
2. I once lived in the house .我曾经住在这所屋顶已经倒塌的房子里。
3. This is the teacher .这就是我们谈论过的那个老师。
4. The man has been arrested.偷你汽车的人已经被捕获。
5. Do you know the things and persons ? 你知道他们讨论的事和人吗?6. People can appeal.房租被提高的人可以上诉。
北京市【人教版】2018-2019学年高中英语必修4课时跟踪检测(18份,含答案)
阶段质量检测(一) Unit 1 Living wellA卷学业水平达标(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much is a pound of tomato now?A．Eighty cents.B．One dollar.C．One dollar and ten cents.2．Why is the woman worried?A．Because she can't find her child.B．Because she lost her mobile phone.C．Because she missed her bus.3．What does the man want the woman to do?A．Go to school with him.B．Help him with his studies.C．Go to the theatre with him.4．Who bought the piano?A．The woman's father.B．The man's father.C．The woman.5．Why does the boy have to stay at home?A．Because he has to do his homework.B．Because he is being punished by his mother.C．Because his mother will take him to go shopping later.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
2018-2019学年高一英语人教版必修四习题：课时提升作业+十二+Unit+4+Using+Language+Word版含答案
课时提升作业Unit 4 Using LanguageⅠ. 单句语法填空1. I ended up in hospital with _________ (face)injuries.2. The refrigerator is not _________ (function)well now.3. She didn’t let anyone know what she _________ (true)felt.4. He has become colorless because of _________ (angry).5. I gave him some medicine _________ (ease)the pain.6. It is not polite _________ (yawn)in public.7. This is a _________ (subject) judgement of her abilities.8. She opened her arms and gave me _________ big hug.答案：1. facial2. functioning3. truly4. anger5. to ease6. to yawn7. subjective8. aⅡ. 单句语法改错1. The dentist soon put the small girl at the ease.2. He disliked admitting his mistake so as not to lose the face. 世纪金榜导学号020641083. In most case, there is only one correct answer to a question.4. The TV play was basing on real life.5. It is not polite to turn your back on your friend when he wants to give youa hug.6. How about join us when you are available?7. As if I have to walk all t he way I’ll get there.8. Learn a language requires time and effort.答案：1. 去掉ease前的the2.去掉face前的the3. case改为cases4. basing改为based5. on改为to6. join改为joining7. As改为Even8. Learn改为LearningⅢ. 阅读理解世纪金榜导学号02064109A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because theythink they have ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates,Mike, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit tooth problems from their parents, while others’teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like h eavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them.Smiling can help you feel more confident and make people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 30 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now.【文章大意】本文介绍了笑的作用以及有人不笑的原因。
人教版英语必修四课时作业Unit4Section1
Unit 4 Section ⅠⅠ .句法填空1． I changed my approach to learning English this term and did a good job in the final examination.分析：句意：学期我改了我的英学方法，在期末考中获得好成。
approach作“方法”用，与to 2． John was likely missed the chance.搭配。
to win(win) the 200－ meter race, but he fell to the ground and分析：句意：翰很可能得200 米比，但他摔在地上了时机。
be likely to do sth.“很可能做某事”，其主能够是人也能够是物。
3．In general, her work has been good, but this essay is not what we have been expecting.分析：句意：的来，她的作品不，不篇文章不是我想象的那。
in general “一般而言，的来” 。
4．Wise teachers know it' s impossible for all the students to learn all the subjects well because all of them are not fit for them.分析：考部分否认。
句意：明的老都会知道要求所有的学生学好所有程是不行能的，因并不是所有的科目都合适他。
not 与 all 用表示部分否认。
5．You must have misunderstood(understand) what I said because I didn't expect you to do so.分析：考。
句意：没想到你会么做，你必定是解了我的。
misunderstand“解”，切合句意。
高一英语人教版必修四习题：课时提升作业 十二 Unit 4 Using Language含答案
课时提升作业Unit 4 Using LanguageⅠ. 单句语法填空1. I ended up in hospital with _________ (face)injuries.2. The refrigerator is not _________ (function)well now.3. She didn’t let anyone know what she _________ (true)felt.4. He has become colorless because of _________ (angry).5. I gave him some medicine _________ (ease)the pain.6. It is not polite _________ (yawn)in public.7. This is a _________ (subject) judgement of her abilities.8. She opened her arms and gave me _________ big hug. 【答案】1. facial2. functioning3. truly4. anger5. to ease6. to yawn7. subjective8. aⅡ. 单句语法改错1. The dentist soon put the small girl at the ease.2. He disliked admitting his mistake so as not to lose the face. 世纪金榜导学号020641083. In most case, there is only one correct answer to a question.4. The TV play was basing on real life.5. It is not polite to turn your back on your friend when he wants to give youa hug.6. How about join us when you are available?7. As if I have to walk all the way I’ll get there.8. Learn a language requires time and effort.【答案】1. 去掉ease前的the2.去掉face前的the3. case改为cases4. basing改为based5. on改为to6. join改为joining7. As改为Even8. Learn改为LearningⅢ. 阅读理解世纪金榜导学号02064109A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because theythink they have ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mike, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit tooth problems from their parents, while others’teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smokin g, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them.Smiling can help you feel more confident and make people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 30 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now.【文章大意】本文介绍了笑的作用以及有人不笑的原因。
2021-2022学年高中英语人教版必修4课时作业11 Word版含答案
课时作业(十一)Unit 3 A taste of English humourSection ⅢLearning about Language & Using LanguageⅠ.单句语法填空1．He went to bed drunk (drink)，and when he woke up he found he still had his shoes on.2．He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong reaction (react)．3．The moment the lights went off，the man grabbed the jewels on the counter and slid (slide) out of the store.4．The businessman has achieved great success in his career，but as a father，he is a failure.5．The earthquake left thousands of people homeless (home)．6．The play was so humorous (humor) that the audience kept laughing when watching it.7．According to my own understanding，a good teacher is also a good performer (perform) in class.8．As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only occasionally (occasional)．9．With time going (go) by, we have a better understanding of things around us.10．As the saying goes，“A good beginning is half the battle.”Ⅱ.阅读理解AMom calls to let me know she is waiting for me outside my company. I walk outside to talk with her for a while and see how things are going today. Each day is an adventure when it comes to my husband Jim, but Mom is his willing friend.Mom parked the car in the shade of a pear tree with the window on the driver's side rolled down. Jim is in the passenger seat, I use a home health service, but they can't offer anyone full-time, Jim's disease has progressed to the point where he can't be left alone, so Mom has come to the rescue. She has other things to do, but willingly volunteers to spend 2-3 days a week filling in for the hired caregiver.Our house is in the countryside. Therefore, one caregiver refused to come back one day after work. Of course, it creates a bad situation. If a caregiver doesn't show up or shows up late, Mom will come. She likes the loneliness that some of the hired workers dislike.When I get home from work, we have dinner and Mom brings out her guitar. She sits on a kitchen chair, playing the guitar and singing. “How did things go today？” I ask Mom. “Well, I'd say it's been a good day，” she replies, “We watched several TV programs. Jim only wandered out down the road three times today.” Actually, chasing Jim when he wanders out the door and down the road usually angers most of the hired caregivers.The next morning, Mom gets up early. “See you next week，” she says. About ten o'clock, my phone rings. It's my mom. “Sharon called a little while ago and said she couldn't come today. She's having some kind of issue with her daughter.”“Again？” The service never has a backup. “Okay. I'll take off the rest of the day and come home.”“Don't do that！” Mom says. “I'll just stay another day.” I feel tears in my eyes. “Thanks, Mom. I love you.”【文章大意】作者的丈夫得了病，必需有人照看。