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课时作业(六)UNIT2
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Period One
Topic Talk&Lesson1一Comprehending(限时:3o分钟)
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research institute of the UK.Her collection of fossils
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on Seymour Island helped conclude in a 2021 paper
Four Places Named After Scientists in Antarctica
that Antarctica's abundant plant fossils indicate the
There are many scientific breakthroughs made
continent once had a much warmer climate than it
by women in the Antarctic.Here are four landmarks
currently does.
in Antarctica and the female pioneers they're named for.
Peden Cliffs
Peden Cliffs near
Jones Terrace(梯田)
Antarctica's Marie Byrd
The ice-free terrace in
eastern Antarctica's Victoria Land
Land are proof of the
labor of Irene Peden.She
bears Jones'name.In 1969,
was the first American
geochemist Lois M.Jones led
female scientist to both live and work in the Antarctic,
the first all-female research team
where she used radio waves to study ice sheets.
from the US to work in Antarctica.Jones and her
team studied chemical weathering in the MeMurdo
Peden and her team determined how very low
frequency radio waves spread over long polar distances
Dry Valleys,an ice-free area of Antarctica.Through
by measuring pathways in the ice.They also used varying
chemical analyses of rocks they had collected,Jones
radio wave frequencies to measure the thickness of
and her team discovered many geochemical characteristics
Antarctica's ice sheets.
of the valley's ice-covered lakes.
1.Which place is named after a builder of radio
Mount Fiennes
towers in the Antarctic?
8.202-foot-high Mount
A.Jones Terrace.
B.Mount Fiennes.
Fiennes,located on Antarctica's
C.Francis Peak.
D.Peden Cliffs.
largest island-Alexander
2.Who proved the previous higher temperatures of
Island-is named for Ginny
the Antarctic?
Fiennes.She established and maintained 80-foot-tall
A.Lois M.Jones.
B.Ginny Fiennes.
radio towers in the Antarctic.In 1985.Fiennes became the
C.Dame Jane Francis.
D.Irene Peden.
first female who was invited to join the Antarctic
3.What is special about Irene Peden?
Club,a British supper club open to individuals who
A.She could judge the thickness of Antarctica's
have spent extended time in the Antarctic region.
ice sheets.
Francis Peak
B.She discovered a lot of ice-covered lakes in the
The 3.727-foot-tall
Antaretic.
peak on Antarctica's Adelaide
C.She was the first female American to explore
Island is named after
the Antarctic.
Dame Jane Francis,who is the first female director
D.She correctly measured the spreading speed of
of the British Antarctic Survey.the national polar
radio waves.
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B
4.What can we know about Ma Long in Paragraph 1?
Ma Long has had a good student image since
A.He was an outgoing and sociable person.
childhood.Ma,born in Anshan,Liaoning,the "home of
B.He won the first world singles championship at 18.
table tennis".was sent by his father to practice table
C.He started to practice at 5 in the absence of his parents.
tennis when he was 5 years old,and he went to
D.He stood out for his determination and professional
Shenyang at the age of 11.At 15,Ma Long joined
skills.
5.What can we infer about Ma Long according to Liu
the national team.Although he was the least
Guoliang?
talkative boy of the players,his perseverance(
A.Years of training witnessed his loneliness.
was as great as his overall strength in table
B.He was worn-out and under inspection every day.
tennis.In 2006,at 18,Ma Long,together with his
C.Hardship and fears swallowed him without mercy.
teammates.won a team world championship.
D.The road to fame was never smooth but rather tough.
Behind early fame of the genius is Ma Long's
6.What does the underlined word "invincible"in
almost paranoid(偏执的)strictness towards himself..
Paragraph 3 mean?
His daily routine throughout four seasons was a two-
A.Approachable.
B.Matchless.
point line between the dormitory and the training
C.Selfless.
D.Unbearable.
hall,and he was the first to arrive and the last to
7.What is the suitable title for the text?
leave on a daily basis.He had been doing so for ten
A.Ma Long:Pain is Worthy of a Champion
years,monotonously and repetitively.His coach Liu
B.Ma Long:Victory Deserves Focus of Attention
Guoliang once said,"I went to the table tennis hall
C.Ma Long:Glory is Bound to Fade Away
on a Sunday morning for an unannounced inspection
D.Ma Long:Chance Favors the Intelligent
to see how many players were training on Sunday.
C
Only one person in the men's first team was there...
In a street largely unchanged since it was built
A genius is not your fear,but your fear is that a
in the 1800s,Hobart's Battery Point is probably the
genius works harder than you do."Such a genius is
last place you would expect to find a farm.
Ma Long.
In one corner of Peter Handy's backyard is a
However,after joining the team for nearly a
controlled environment unit that houses vertical
decade,he suffered various types of failure,and thus
pastures(垂直牧场),the first of its kind in the
was questioned by everyone.At that time,his
southern hemisphere()Mr Handy is changing
teammate.another top player,returned to the
the definition of what it means to be a farmer."I
know it's really funny.because when people say to
national team.From then on,the teammate was so
invineible that he achieved the personal Grand Slam
me,'Where's your farm?',I'll say 'it's in Battery
Point'and they're like,'No,there's no farms in
(大满贯)within only445days,which was done in
Battery Point',"he said "People think the Martians
the shortest time in record.Seeing the teammate's
have landed because we've got this massive,big pink
achievements,Ma I.ong,at the lowest point,had
light that comes out of it from the bottom but other
the idea of retiring.But he was unwilling to just
than that,they'd have no idea."
“disappear'”
Not just a backyard project.Mr Handy is
Then came the Suzhou 2015 World Championship,
running a business."It's here because I need to be as
Ma Long crowned his career,winning the singles
close to my customers,the chefs and restaurants of
champion.and it had been ten years since he won a
Hobart."he said."I aim to use the least amount of
world championship last time.This title seemed to
food miles as possible and make this a super-efficient
give him new prospect and all of his efforts paid off.
手business5.”
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Using LED lights and hydroponic nutrients,the
to the most amazing corners of
farm grows leafy greens,root vegetables and flowering
the planet.We were honored to
plants."I don't have to worry about floods,wind,
be given the chance to interview
wild animals,electric fences,turning the soil over,"
Grylls.who gave us his honest
Mr Handy said.Using 95 percent less water than
thoughts on his adventures.
traditional farming,the farm ticks the box environmentally.
When did you first discover
"I mean,this is definitely not the answer to food
that you enjoyed exploring the
sustainability in the world.But it's definitely a part
outdoors and going on adventures?
ofit.”
I grew up on the Isle of Wight,and have strong
memories of learning to climb on the sea cliffs with
Science writer Julian Cribb believes a world food
my father.To me,these were the stepping stones to
crisis is coming,due to a combination of loss of
my love for adventure,which has since taken me to
water,loss of topsoil,climate change and overuse of
so many different extremes on this ineredible planet
pesticides."We're going to need to change the
of ours.I
nature of the way we produce food and change the
How do you prepare yourself for the dangers on
human diet at the same time,"he said,"and new
your adventures?
urban farming methods would see most of the
2.And I've learned to treat it with respect.
world's great cities feeding themselves."
When I climbed Mount Everest,I fell 60 meters into
Mr Cribb said Australia was still quite a way off
an icy gap at an altitude of 5,800 meters.Thankfully,my
from adopting urban farming.But he believes that it
best friend Mick and a Nepalese climber called Nima
poses a rather unique opportunity for Australian
were able to hold the rope and pull me to safety.This
farmers to sell their expertise to cities,teaching
taught me the importance of having a team when you
people to grow food in urban environments.
are going to extremes.3.
8.What might people think of Mr Handy's farm?
A lifetime of exposure to danger has given me a
A.Scared.
B.Impressed.
gratitude for life that has never left me.My goal is to
C.Disappointed.
D.Confused.
get home to my family in one piece.4
9.What does Mr Handy say about his farm?
Many people are often troubled by doubts and
A.It is not affected by weather.
"what ifs,"and what would you say to them?
B.It mainly plants and sells flowers.
Never give up!Time,experience,and narrow
C.It serves customers from near and far.
escapes have taught me that the best way to overcome our
D.It is the solution to food sustainability.
fears is not to run from them.but to walk right
10.What's the purpose of Mr Gribb's words in Paragraph 5?
through the middle.5.When we refuse to face
the tough stuff we come across in our lives,our fears
A.To praise his contribution to science.
tend to become worse.That's the irony of the situation.
B.To explain how urban farming works.
A.No man can survive as an island forever
C.To stress the necessity of urban farming.
B.If you do this,you'll find that they often move away
D.To present the seriousness of the food crisis.
C.In the wild,you only have one chance to get it wrong
11.What's the passage mainly about?
D.Danger has been a constant companion for much
A.Cities are struggling to get food.
of my life
B.Technology is changing people's life.
E.That's always been the guiding light through the
C.Peter Handy is a successful businessman.
darkness for me
D.Food production is being moved into cities.
F.Those early days of adventure gave me skills that
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have lasted a lifetime
Bear Grylls is known for his bravery on a
G.There are few challenges that the British adventurer is
number of television shows.which have taken him
not prepared to take
·125·his courage.Alex drew in his breath and said."Excuse me,"as
。
9,A推理判断题。根据第四段第二句可知,Mr Handy说自已
carefully as he could.Ms Barringer sighed with something like
的农场不会受到天气的影响,故选A项。
forgiveness.She explained his situation and then clapped her
10.C推理判断题。根据第五段可知,Mr Gribb的话的目的是
hands to restore order.prompting the kids back to work.Alex
强调城市农业的必要性,故选C项。
looked down at his paper with embarrassment and nervousness.
Il,D主旨大意题。本文主要讲了Peter Handy在城市里建的
aware that the room was still filled with unrest.When he dared
农场的特点和在城市里种植的必要性,即Food production is
to look up again.he saw that Brian and other kids were
being moved into cities(粮食生产正在转移到城市),故选
giggling.hiding their faces,so Ms Barringer wouldn't see.They
D项。
still laughed at Alex.
川,阅读七选五
Alex's face burned and an angry tension rose in his heart.
语篇
主题语境:人与自我/微人与做事。本文为对贝尔·
Alex thought."They shouldn't laugh at me.Didn't they
导读
格里尔斯的采访记录。
understand that the world of sounds was strange to me?"
1,F概括关系。根据上文可知,贝尔·格里尔斯在说明他早
Keeping his signs small so that no one else would notice,he
期的目险经历促使他去不同的地方冒险。F项(那些早期的
turned to Ms Barringer for help."They're laughing at me."
目险经历给了我一生的技能)和上文意思一致,故选F项。
"Laugh with them,"she signed back.That seemed odd,but
2,D顺承关系。根据下文可知,贝尔·格里尔斯的行为伴随
Alex looked back at Brian and gave a silent chuckle.What he did
着很大的危险。D项(危险一直是我生命中不变的伴侣)引起
seemed to have such a calming power that Brain stopped giggling
下文,下文it指代选项中的D后nger,故选D项,
and just nodded kindly at him.After class,Brain handed Alex a
3.A重申关系。根据上文可知,贝尔·格里尔斯认为去探险
piece of paper,saying,"See you at lunch."which left Alex
时要有伙伴一起,不能一个人去。A项(没有人能像孤岛一
confused,but he nodded happily.Alex looked up.smiling
样生存)符合语境,承接上文,故选A项。
happily.At lunch time.they met and chat excitedly with each
4.E重申关系。根据上文可知,安全回家是贝尔·格里尔斯
other,becoming a pair of good friends.Sometimes,a small trick
一直惦记的最重要的事情。E项(它一直是我走出黑暗的指
can not only remove the embarrassment but also earn friendship.
路明灯)承接上文,其中That指代上文的get home to my
课时作业(六)
family in one piece,故选E项。
5,B条件关系。上文讲到,在贝尔·格里尔斯看来,当恐惧来
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临时,要勇敢去面对。此处应是面对恐惧的好处,故选B项。
A
课时作业(七)
主题语境:人与社会/对社会有突出贡献的人物。
语篇
导读
本文为应用文,介绍了南极洲四个以微出科学突破的
层级一语用巩固
女性科学家命名的地标
【,单句语法填空
l.B细节理解题。根据Mount Fiennes部分前两句可知.
1.standing 2.Ultimately 3.ambitious:to do
4.enthusiastic
Fiennes山是以南极洲无线电发射塔建造者Ginny Fiennes的
5.cooperation 6.hunger
7.comfortably 8.surrounding
名字命名的,故选B项。
9.beaten 10.determined
2.C细节理解题。根据Francis Peak部分最后一句可知,Dame
Ⅱ,选词填空
Jane Francis证明了南极洲以前有过更高的温度,故选C项。
1.is determined to 2.am:tired of
3.A细节理解题。根据Peden Cliffs部分最后一句可知,Irene
3.turned his back on/upon
Peden的特别之处在于她可以判断南极洲冰盖的厚度,故选
4.gave away 5.drop out
A项。
Ⅲ,单句写作
B
1.there were no injuries
2.He was tired of teaching
语篇
主题语境:人与社会/体育。本文为记叙文,介绍
3.These poems may not make sense
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了马龙的成名之路以及他为此付出的努力
4.who drop out of school
4.D细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知,马龙以他的
5.He is determined to study harder than before
决心和专业技能脱颖而出,放选D项。
6.I have no idea why she quit her present job
5.D推理判断题。根据第二段刘国梁的话可知,马龙的成名
N,课文语法填空
之路从来不是平坦的,而是艰难的,故选D项。
1.determined 2.will do 3.worried 4.ago 5.being
6.B词句猜测题。画线词所在句讲到,他的队友只用了445
6.away 7.where 8.happier 9.asked 10.meaning
天就完成了个人大满贯,这是历史上最短的时间。由此可
层级二
素养提升
知,他的队友很无敌,推测invincible意为“无敌的”,和
V,阅读
natchless意思相近,放选B项。
主题语境:人与社会/对社会有突出贡献的人物
7.A标题归纳题。本文主要介绍马龙的成名之路以及他为此
语篇
本文为人物传记,介绍了“中国的居里夫人”何泽慧及
付出的努力,故选A项(马龙:痛苦配得上冠军)。
导读
其成就
1,C段落大意题。第二段主要介绍何泽慧的教育经历,故选C项。
主题语境:人与自然/人类生存,社会发展与环境
语篇
2.B细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句和第三段首句可
导读
的关系。本文为新闻报道,介绍了Peter Handy在城市
知,钱三强也是一位伟大的中国科学家,故选B项。
里所建农场的特点和在城市里种植的必要性
3.C推理判断题。根据第一段、第三段末句和第四段首句可
8.D推理判断题。根据第二段可知,人们对Mr Handy的农
推知,因何泽慧对中国的核物理作出了巨大贡献,西方媒体
场感到困惑,故选D项
称其为“中国的居里夫人”,故选C项
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