Unit5UsingLanguageⅠ.完形填空RESOURCESBELONGTOTHESOCIETYWhenIarrivedinHamburgGermany,mycolleaguewhoworkedtherearrangedawelcomepartyformeina1.Wenoticedafewcustomersincludingseveraloldladies,werehavingtheirmeal.Whenadishwas2,thewaiterwoulddistributethefoodforthem,andtheywould3everybitofthefoodontheirplates.AsIwashungry,mylocalcolleague4muchfoodforme.Sincetherewereotherthingstodo,wedidnot5muchtimedining.Whenweplannedtoleave,therewasstillaboutonethirdofunconsumed(没吃光的)foodleft.Whenwewere6therestaurant,we7someonecallingus.WhentheoldladiesspoketousinEnglish,weunderstoodthattheywere8aboutuswastingsomuchfood.“We9forourfood;itisnoneofyour10howmuchfoodweleftbehind”,mycolleaguetoldtheoldladies.Theygotangry,andoneofthem11madeacalltosomeone.Afterawhile,anofficerin12arrived.Uponknowingwhathadhappened,heissuedusa50-euro13.Theofficertoldusinastern(严厉的)voice,“Order14youcanconsume.Moneyisyours,15theresourcesbelongtothesociety.Youhaveno16forwastingthem.”Ourfacesturnedred.Weallagreedwithhiminour17.Mycolleaguetookouta50-euronoteandrepeatedly18totheofficer.Mycolleaguecopiedthefineticketandgaveacopytoeachofusasasouvenir.Weall19ittoremindusthatweshouldneverbe20.1.A.restaurantB.companyC.familyD.bank2.A.cookedB.servedC.gatheredD.missed3.A.desertB.refuseC.opposeD.finish4.A.keptB.soldC.orderedD.made5.A.saveB.spendC.divideD.find6.A.reachingB.passingC.leavingD.seeing7.A.appointedB.knewC.realizedD.heard8.A.curiousB.unhappyC.nervousD.optimistic9.A.paidB.askedC.appliedD.accounted10.A.matterB.mindC.questionD.business11.A.immediatelyB.passivelyC.excitedlyD.regularly12.A.ragsB.uniformC.fashionD.dream13.A.awardB.foodC.fineD.souvenir14.A.howB.itC.thatD.what15.A.butB.andC.orD.so16.A.abilityB.problemC.reasonD.power17.A.wordsB.heartsC.facesD.ears18.A.apologizedB.accusedC.admittedD.approved19.A.stuckB.brokeC.keptD.threw20.A.hopefulB.gratefulC.mercifulD.wastefulⅡ.阅读理解AIhaveagoodmemoryofmygrandfather,Jack.Hewassittinginhisarmchairinthefrontroom.Isatnexttohim.Wewerereadingaloud,ourheadsbentoverthepageinfrontofus,afingermarkingthewords;separatedbysevendecades,broughttogetherbywords.It’sacommonsceneinBritishfamilies;however,inourcase,theusualorderofthingsisreversed(颠倒).GrandadhadbeenblindsinceIwastiny,soIwasreadingtohim.Whenreadingaloud,peopleusuallyreadsomethingthat’sofinteresttothelistener.SoIdidn’treadchildren’sbooks;Ireadthesortsofthingsgrandadlikedtohearabout.Muchofthevocabularyingrandad’sreadingmaterialwasfarbeyondme.WhenImetunfamiliarwords,I’dspellthemout.Grandadwouldhelpme.Itmusthavebeenpainfulforhimtohearnews;butheneverhurriedmealongorcomplained.Ourreadingwasn’treallyaboutgettingknowledge.Itwasawayforustospendtimetogether.Mygrandfatherwasn’talwaysblind.Hehadbeenagoodcarpenter(木匠).ThefirstChristmasofmyparents’marriage,hebuiltmymotherabookcase,whichnowbelongstomysonJonah,providingalinkbetweenfourgenerations.Iwasafortunatechild;Ispentalotoftimewithmygrandfather,andheopenedtheworldtomeinaparticularway.Readingwasourwayofbuildingarelationshipthathashadalastingeffectonme.Intheschoolholidays,Isometimesaccompaniedhimontripstotheseasidewiththelocalassociationfortheblind.Thismightseemstrange,butIfeltthatmypersonalvaluewasrealizedbecauseIcouldfinallydosomethingforgrandad.Adecadelater,Ifoundapositioninanursinghome,whichremindedmeofmyearlyexperiences;readingtoseniorcitizenswasaconnectionbackt...
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