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课时作业(一)UNIT4
答案精解P.
Period One
Topic Talk & Lesson 1-Comprehending(限时:30分钟)
I.阅读
B. Kids' Baking Party.
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C. Sushi Making for Kids.
The time invested in kids learning how to cook
D. Kids'Pasta-Making 101.
is time well spent! From mixing and baking cookies
2. What is special about Sushi Making for Kids?
to making and cooking fresh pasta, kids will be led
A. Sushi made in this class has different shapes from
by a professional ehef throughout the entire class.
traditional sushi.
With safety at the forefront, your chef will turn the
B. Students can create personalized tastes from
kitchen into the classroom as kids learn valuable life
traditional sushi.
skills, such as critical thinking, creativity and cooperation.
C. The class is offered for free if you sign for it
Classic Pasta for Kids
$119 PER PERSON
with a friend.
In this interactive cooking class designed for
D. The chef who teaches this class is just a kid of 15.
kids, Chef Jordan will teach fundamental kitchen
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
skills, including the art of pasta making, while
A. To educate kids to learn some basic cooking skills
creating a classic spaghetti dinner. This class is
B. To inspire cooks to develop innovative cuisines
recommended for ages 5~15.
for kids.
Kids' Pasta-Making 101
$99 PER PERSO
C. To advertise some fun cooking classes tailored
Explore the art of pasta-making in this hands-on
for kids.
cooking class for kids. Chef ShaSha will guide you by
D. To inform readers of the arrangements of
using fresh ingredients and authentic techniques to
cooking classes.
B
make a handful of kids' favorite dishes, This class is
recommended for ages 8~18.
Having grown up in northern Arizona with the
$85 PER PERSOY
Sushi Making for Kids
immortal Grand Canyon and the iron red plateaus of
In this hands-on cooking class intended for kids
Sedona in my backvard, I believed that the southwestern
Chef Christmas will guide vou in making non traditiona
state is home to the most beautiful landscapes on the
sushi. The rolls you make will have the authentic taste
planet. Towering mountain titans, a cozy valley and
and texture of traditional sushi, but with a unique
an infinite blue sky promised fantastic potential for
shape! This class is recommended for ages 5-15.
exploration. For me, no newly discovered sights or
Kids' Baking Party
$75 PER PERSON
foreign landscapes can compare with its beauty.
In this hands-on baking class with Chef Adolf.
That is, until I was invited to explore Guizhou
your kids will be on their way to feeling like the
Province by the China Storvteller Partnerships Tour. Had
finest of chefs. Chef Adolf will show them how to
someone vividly described how beautiful Guizhou can
mix, beat and fold ingredients into eats that everyone
be in poetic detail, they would not have done it
will love at a kid's birthday party. This class is recommended
exactly. There is no substitute for seeing with one's
for ages 8~15.
own eyes. I will attempt to do so.
1. Which class is suitable for a 17-year-old kid?
During my trip around the city of Xingyi, in
A. Classic Pasta for Kids.
Guizhou, I saw the artwork of the Bouyei ethnie
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group. They use dyes produced from local plants to
B. To reeall the most unforgettable experience
make clothing of striking blues and greens. Local
with his family.
elders still practice weaving with artful wooden machines
C. To compare the trip on Wanfeng lake with his
and pass that tradition on to their grandchildren.
former fishing trips.
My father used to drag my brothers and me on
D. To suggest that his trip in Guizhou takes him
yearly fishing trips around Arizona. We would compete to
back to his childhood
catch the largest fish, and in the mornings, Dad
7. What does the author think of his life in Guizhou?
would cook us a basic breakfast of bacon, eggs, and
A. Unavoidable
B. Favorable
C. Demanding.
toast. I sat in a small boat in the middle of the lake
D. Astonishing.
C
with fishing pole moving slowly in my impatient
hands, and held my bored tongue while my father
Being bored is no fun, especially at work.
attempted to share with me the whispers of the
There's nothing worse than finding yourself bored in
wind, a fish dancing on the surface of the lake or the
your office on a Monday morning only to realize
majesty of a hawk hunting for prey overhead. On my
there're still four and a half more davs before the
trip to Guizhou I had the opportunity to paddle on
weekend. But new research out of the Research
Wanfeng lake. At one point I rested, floating at the
School of Management at Australian National
center of the lake, listening to the spaces between
University argues that while boredom is certainly
silence and taking in the surrounding karst(略斯特)
boring, it isn't all bad. This bored mental state can
mountains. I thought about my childhood, and wished 1
actually spark(引l发) precious creativity.
had listened more closely to my father while fishing.
The study asked 52 subjects to do a prety
I've lived away from Arizona for 1o long years.
boring job: sort out a bowl of red and green beans
carving my own destiny in China. I've managed to
with just one hand for 3o minutes. Meanwhile, 49
build myself a family, a career, a livelihood, and
other subjects-the control group-were instructed
various projects. I feel as though I have everything
to create art projects with paper, beans, and glue.
that I need. For a moment, in Guizhou, I felt home.
Once the 3o minutes was over, each group was
4. What do we know about the author's hometown?
instructed to spend five minutes on a creative task
A. Situated in the north of US, it is home to
they had to come up with reasons why a hypothetical
Grand Canyon.
(假设的) person was two hours late for a meeting.
B. It has varied landscapes, ranging from plateau
What the researchers found was that the bored group
to valley.
came up with not just more ideas than the control
C. Apparently, there's no comparison in terms of
group, but more creative ideas than the control
beauty.
group, too. The quality and quantity of production
D. The author spent his childhood and adulthood
was higher for people who were bored than those
in his hometown.
who were not.
5. What does the underlined word "substitute" probably
A similar follow up study also took measurements
mean in Paragraph 2?
of other mental states-namely, frustration(沮丧)
A. Experience
B. Replacement
and anger. And it found that, while some previous
C. Objection.
D. Agreement.
research suggested that boredom could lead to lack of
6. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?
motivation or dissatisfaction at a job, boredom didn't
A. To express his regret not listening to his father
produce unwanted emotions that could be damaging
closely.
to mental health. In this case, people who were
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bored were just bored, and they walked away with a
Nakatsu noticed that the kingfisher could dive
net benefit of creativity.
through the air and into the water with barely a
“Boredom is not necessarily miserable and harmful
splash(落水声). The bird could do this because of its
based on my research,"says the study's lead author.
streamlined beak(流线型的喙). Nakatsu suggested
Guihyun Park. "People want to get out of a boring state.
the train's nose be modeled after the beak, And then
so they indulge(沉迷) in novelty-seeking unique thinking
the loud noise was gone. 2 “If you want the
which brings out creativity."
answer to a tough question, ask nature first. You'll
So what are the limits? If we're bored all day
find in the natural world an unbelievable library of
every day, wouldn't that be bad? Can we overde
solutions."Nakatsu said
boredom?"Yes, of course." says Park. "My study
The science behind nature-inspired inventions is
is unique because it says boredom can be helpful. Not
called biomimicry(仿生学). 3 Since she cofounded
always helpful. of course."
the Biomimicry Institute in 2oo6, she has worked
8. What can we learn about the 52 subjects in the study?
with hundreds of companies to develop products
A. They were instructed by 49 other subjects.
based on nature.
B. They dislike their office environments.
Scientist Brent Constantz was inspired by coral
C. They were required to separate beans
reefs (珊瑚礁) to create concrete that's better for the
D. They feel very bored on weekends.
9. What does Paragraph 3 intend to show?
planet. Concrete, made up of cement and sand, is a
top building material. The problem? Making one ton
A. Half an hour is long enough to create a work of art.
of concrete produces one ton of CO..
B. People are more creative after being bored for a while.
Constantz decided to borrow an idea from
C. The hypothetical situation sparked people's imagination
corals. When the tiny animals die, their bones form
D. The subjects performed excellently in the five
the foundation for colorful reefs. Saltwater mixes
minute task.
10. What did the follow- up study find about boredom?
with CO. to make these formations. To make his
A. It can cause anger and frustration.
concrete, CO. from power plants is mixed with
B. It does no harm to people's mental health.
saltwater. 4 “This is a huge win for the planet."
C. It makes people unsatisfied with their lives.
says Constantz.
D. It will disappear immediately after a short walk.
The possibilities for copying nature are limitless.
11. According to Guihyun Park, where does people's
5 That amounts to thousands of lessons lost.
creativity come from?
“The more we learn from nature, the more we'll
A. Quickthinking.
want to protect it," says Constantz.
B. Continuous exploration.
A. But it makes a loud noise.
C. The state of being relaxed.
B. It is used in bridges and miles upon miles of highways.
D. The desire to get rid of boredom.
C. The process actually removes polluting CO. from
II. 阅读七选五
the air.
Take It from Nature
D. We have to fall in love with all these wonderful creatures
Scientists are borrowing ideas from nature to
E. Trouble is, thousands of animals and plants die
solve tough design problems.
out each year.
Japan's Shinkansen bullet train sped along the
F. Scientist Janine Benyus is a longtime supporter of
rails at lightning speed. 1 To solve the train's
this branch of science.
noise trouble, Eiji Nakatsu, an engineer, looked to
G. What's more, the new train travels 1o% faster
the kingfisher bird
and uses 15% less electricity.
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4.C递进关系。C项中的removes polluting CO,from the air
课时作业(一)
与下文中的This is&huge win for the planet相呼应,下文中
1,阅读
的this指代空处,故选C项。
A
5.E解释关系。空后一句是对E项中的thousands of animals
语篇
主题语境:人与社会/社会服务,本文为应用文,
and plants die out的进一步解释说明,故选E项
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主要为孩子们量身打造有趣的烹饪课程做广告。
课时作业(二)》
1,D细节理解题。根据Kids'Past-Making101部分最后一句
层级一语用巩固
可知.Kids'Pasta-Making101适合17岁的孩子,故选D项,
I,单句语法填空
2.A细节理解题。根据Sushi Making【or Kids部分第二句可
1.measurement 2.firing/to be fired 3.faithful
知,这类寿司的形状与传统寿司不同,故选A项
4.announcement 5.about/on 6.where 7.over 8.from
3.C推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文为孩子们量身打造有
9.confusion 10.significance 11.scientific 12.potentially
趣的烹饪课程做广告,故选C项。
13.had been listening 14.will be playing
15.have been working
语篇
主题语境:人与自我/个人经历,本文为记叙文,
Ⅱ.单句写作
导读讲述一个美国人对中国山水和人文的依恋
1.pretending to be asleep
2.take effective measures to prevent forest from being eut down
4.B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知,作者的家乡有从
3.they deserved to win the game
高原到山谷的各种景观,故选B项。
4.(should)consult your doctor about/on
5.B词句猜测题。根据第二段画线词所在句上文可知,画线
5.Tom was about to close/was on the point of closing the
词所在句表示“没有亲身体会是无法感知到的”,也就是说什
window when
么也代替不了亲眼所见。画线词substitute意为“代替”,和
6.you must have an appetite for learning Chinese
replacement意思相近,故选B项。
Ⅲ,课文语法填空
6.D推理判断题。根据第四段第一句结合本段最后一句可推
1.when 2.did 3.an 4.have sold 5.asking 6.what
断,本段的目的是表明贵州之行让作者回忆起自己的童年时
7.would have 8.to go 9.ages 10.amazing
光,故选D项。
层级二素养提升
7,B推理判断题。根据最后一段可推断,对于在贵州的生活,
W.阅读七选五
作者是称赞的,故选B项。
主题语境:人与社会/历史、社会与文化。本文为
0
语篇
说明文,主要说明了英国人的幽默特点以及如何理解
导读
语篇
主题语境:人与自我/生活与学习。本文为说明
英式幽默。
导读
文。研究发现无聊能激发宝黄的创造力
1.A承接关系。上文说到,英国人以幽默感著称。然而,外国
8.C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,这52位研究对象
人往往很难理解他们的笑话。本句为本段最后一句,故承接
被要求挑拣豆子,故选C项。
上文说明如何理解英国人的默感,并引出下文对“轻描淡
9.B段落大意题。根据第三段内容尤其是more creative ideas
写”的解释。A项(要记住的重点是,英国人经常轻描淡写)
than the control group可知,本段旨在说明人们在无聊了一
符合语境,故选A项。
段时间后会更有创造力,故选B项。
2.E顺承关系。根据语境可知,本句主要说明英国人的幽歌
10.B细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,后续研究发现,
感“轻描淡写”应用的场合,下文介绍其作用,故选E项(轻描
无聊对人们的心理健康设有伤害,故选B项,
淡写通常用于不愉快的场合,或者让别人看起来很傻)。
11.D细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句可知,Guihyun Park
3.G总分关系。本段主要说明英国人喜欢取笑的对象,故选
认为人们的创造力来自想摆脱无聊的渴望,故选D项。
G项(理解英式幽默的另一个关键是,英国人既喜欢取笑别
人,也喜欢取笑自已)。
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4.D并列关系。本句与下文都是就英国人喜欢嘲笑的内容进行
主题语境:人与社会/科学与技术。本文为说明
语篇
说明,故选D项(他们喜欢拿自己的口音、穿着和行为开玩笑)。
文,介绍了科学家是:何从大自然中获取灵感来进行
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5.B总结关系。本句为本段最后一句,总结上文憨豆先生对
科技创新的。
英式幽默的影响,故选B项(正因为如此,许多人已经熟悉了
l.A转折关系。A项中的noise在下文原词复现,故选A项。
英国人的幽默感)。
2.G递进关系。G项中的new train指代的是上文中的the
V,完形填空
train's nose be modeled after the beak,在对火车头进行改进
语篇
主题语境:人与社会/历史,社会与文化。本文为新
后,不仅噪音消失了,火车的速度还得到了提升,所消耗的能
导读闻报道。达尔文笔记本在失窃20年后回归剑桥大学。
源也相应得到减少,故选G项。
I.B有人在大楼附近留下(leave)了一个粉色的礼物袋,上面
3.F解释关系。空后一句是对F项内容的解释说明,this
有一张纸条祝图书管理员复活节快乐。present呈现:provide
branch of science指代的是上文中的biomimicry,故选F项.
提供;abandon抛弃.
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