Unit 2 Period Three Lesson 2＆Lesson 3-Comprehending(课时作业)-【状元桥·优质课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（北师大版2019）

课时作业（八）UNIT2 答案解析Pe Period Three Lesson2&Lesson3—Comprehending(限时：35分钟) I.阅读 Musk believes that in the event of a major catastrophe on 凡 Earth,there would be the potential for the human Elon Musk is a race to continue elsewhere.On Earth,Musk's inventions businessman,inventor are designed to find renewable.environment-friendly and engineer and is solutions to meet the challenge of an ever-growing undoubtedly,one of the global population. leading figures in the 1.What can we learn about Musk? world of technology.Musk was born in Pretoria. A.He learnt computer programming from his South Africa in 1971.At the age of 12,he taught teacher at 12. himself how to programme computers.He was accepted B.He graduated from Stanford University with a to a university in the United States where he completed a degree in Arts.After this,he started a degree in physics. PhD in physies at Stanford University.However,he C.He received government support to found the dropped out to pursue his interest in startups and space company. technology. D.He named his company after a well-known scientist. He founded an online payment site that eventually 2.According to the author,what event was historic would become a global company.In 2001 Musk began in Musk's career? meeting with scientists to discuss the possibility of A.Getting achievements in arts. human habitation on Mars.Using his own fortune, B.Founding an online payment site. Musk founded his company that designs rockets and C.Receiving contracts from NASA. space vehicles.It was the first privately owned company to D.Becoming CEO of two companies. do so.In 2012.the rockets made by the company docked with the International Space Station.Musk 3.What is Musk's motivation for his innovations? also received contracts from NASA,thus making A.To expand human reach and protect the earth. history by proving that the concept of commercial B.To stimulate people's curiosity about space. space exploration was both possible and affordable. C.To realize h