内容正文:
课时作业(十六) Unit 4 Period 4
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
After a year at sea. 16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say,“Mission accomplished!” Last month, she finished a daring trip around the world aboard her 38-foot boat, Guppy. Dekker, who is from the Netherlands, traveled more than 30,000 miles all by herself. She is the youngest person ever to sail around the globe alone.
Dekker had wanted to take on this challenge when she was even younger. She first tried to set sail at the age of 13, but a court in the Netherlands stopped her. They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself. But Dekker insisted she had the navigation skills and patience of an adult sailor.
She finally took off on August 21, 2010. During her trip, Dekker battled loneliness, storms, and worries about pirates. But she also got to surf and scuba dive, and started a new hobby: playing the flute. Although Dekker didn't spend all of her time at sea——she stopped at ports along the way——she did spend her 16th birthday on the open ocean. To celebrate, she ate doughnuts for breakfast.
But Dekker didn't sail into the record books. Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council no longer recognize records for “youngest” sailors. They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children from attempting such dangerous feats(壮举). But that didn't stop Dekker, who was born on a yacht(大游艇) during a seven-year world voyage undertaken by her parents.
Dekker doesn't mind that she won't hold an official record. She says it was a personal goal, and she is happy she achieved it.
“I am not disappointed at all that Guinness World Records won't recognize my attempt,” Dekker wrote on her website,“I did not start on my trip to achieve any record... I did it just for myself.”
1.Dekker wasn't allowed to sail at the age of 13 because .
A.people were concerned about her safety
B.she didn't learn the sailing skills well
C.she had to continue her study at school
D.she didn't have enough patience for long trips
2.What does the underlined word “accomplished” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Failed. B.Finished.
C.Continued. D.Started.
3.In 2009 records for youngest sailors were canceled in order to .
A.set a higher sailing standard for teen sailors
B.stop children entering Guinness World Records
C.encourage parents to sail with their children
D.prevent children making dangerous attempts
4.What could be the best title for this passage?
A.A New Guinness World Record in Sailing
B.A New Sailing Standard for Teen Sailors
C.A Teen Girl Sailing Alone Around the World
D.The Youngest Sailor in Guinness World Records
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。主要介绍了16岁的少女Laura Dekker独自完成了一次环球航行的壮举。
1.解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、第三句“She first tried to set sail at the age of 13, but a court in the Netherlands stopped her. They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself”可知,人们担心她的安全,所以阻止了她冒险。故选A。
2.解析:选B 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“After a year at sea, 16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say,Mission accomplished!Last month, she finished a daring trip around the world”可推断,画线词和“finish”意思相近。accomplish“完成”。故选B项。
3.解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句“They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children from attempting such dangerous feats(壮举)”可知,他们剔除这一类别的目的是阻止孩子们冒险。故选D。
4.解析:选C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了16岁的少女Laura Dekker独自环球航行的经历。故选C项。
B
Our adventure started in December 2018 when our daughter got engaged, She and her then fiance live in Chicago but grew up in Phuket, Asia, so a wedding there sounded perfect.
Fast forward year. The pre-wedding activities were fun, and the wedding and reception were beautiful. But our adventure had only just began!
The morning after the wedding, my husband and I took off for the northeast coast of Borneo. We flew to the town of Sandakan, a gateway to wildlife adventures.
Our destination was the Kinabatangan Weilands Resort on the Kinabatangan River. This area is one of Malaysia's most important wildlife habitats. As we travelled along the riverbank on our first afternoon, we observed an orangutan building a treetop nest. Next, we caught sight of monkeys swinging from trees. We also spotted red birds and watched kingfishers dive for fish.
After dinner, eight guests, plus our guide and boatman, boarded the boat again-the night was absolutely dark. We started down to the river. Suddenly, a snake dropped into the water from overhanging branches and then jumped into our boat! It quickly jumped out again to our great relief! When we reached the mouth of the river, the red eyes of crocodiles greeted us. That frightening sight shook everyone up! But when we rounded a bend in the river, we saw mango trees lit up like Christmas trees from fireflies. A glorious scene!
The next morning found us once again in a boat. To our delight, approximately 40 elephants paraded by. We couldn't believe our luck as the elephants only frequent that area once a year.
Upon our return to Sandakan, we learned that everything in Malaysia was shutting down and numerous flights were being cancelled due to COVID-19. However, we made it home. It was an adventure for the ages!
5.What can we learn about Kinabatangan Weilands Resort?
A.A variety of creatures live in harmony there.
B.It is regarded as a gateway to wildlife adventures.
C.The author went there to attend her daughter's wedding.
D.It is Malaysia's most significant wildlife habitat.
6.What made the author shocked for is beauty during the night?
A.The river reflecting moonlight in the dark.
B.The mango trees shining because of fireflies.
C.The colorful animals and insects hanging in trees.
D.The various fish swimming lively in the water.
7.Why did the author think she was lucky?
A.Because she made it home without delay.
B.Because the snake didn't cause any injury.
C.Because she got in observe rare scene.
D.Because the COVID-19 virus didn't infect her.
8.What is the most suitable title for the passage?
A.Observing Various Habitats in Sandakan
B.My Once-in-a-lifetime Adventure into Nature
C.Exploring Tourist Adractions it Sandakan
D.The Perfect Wedding of My Daughter
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫去了马来西亚最重要的野生动物栖息地之一——Kinabatangan Weilands Resort,讲述了他们在当地的所见所闻。作者看到了许多奇妙的景色,感叹这是一次世纪冒险。
5.解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第四段“Our destination was the Kinabatangan Weilands Resort on the Kinabatangan River. This area is one of Malaysia's most important wildlife habitats. As we travelled along the riverbank on our first afternoon, we observed an orangutan building a treetop nest. Next, we caught sight of monkeys swinging from trees. We also spotted red birds and watched kingfishers dive for fish. (我们的目的地是基纳巴丹甘河畔的Kinabatangan Weilands Resort。这个地区是马来西亚最重要的野生动物栖息地之一。第一天下午,我们沿着河岸旅行,看到一只猩猩在树梢筑巢。接着,我们看见猴子在树上荡来荡去。我们还看到了红鸟,看到翠鸟潜水捕鱼)”可知,各种各样的生物在Kinabatangan Weilands Resort和谐地生活着。故选A。
6.解析:选B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中“But when we rounded a bend in the river, we saw mango trees lit up like Christmas trees from fireflies. A glorious scene!(但当我们绕过河湾时,我们看到芒果树被萤火虫照得像圣诞树一样明亮。壮丽的景色!)”可知,是芒果树因为萤火虫而闪闪发光让作者震惊于夜晚的美丽。故选B。
7.解析:选C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“To our delight, approximately 40 elephants paraded by. We couldn't believe our luck as the elephants only frequent that area once a year.(让我们高兴的是,大约有40头大象走过。大象一年只去那个地区一次,我们简直不敢相信自己会这么幸运)”可知,作者认为她很幸运因为她观察到了罕见的场景。故选C。
8.解析:选B 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“However, we made it home. It was an adventure for the ages!( 然而,我们还是回到了家。这真是一次世纪冒险!)”结合文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫去了马来西亚最重要的野生动物栖息地之一——Kinabatangan Weilands Resort,讲述了他们在当地的所见所闻。作者看到了许多奇妙的景色,感叹这是一次世纪冒险。可知,B选项“我一生一次的大自然探险”最符合文章标题。故选B。
Ⅱ.七选五
The important things to consider when planning a multi-generational holiday trip
Take the whole family to a beach or a mountain, forming holiday memories that will last a lifetime. Whether those memories are pleasant or not will depend on a lot of things, but the one you can control most is how well you plan the trip. Multi-generational travel is different from planning for just yourself or your family. 1
Perhaps your family is happy to have one person take control. But you may have newer family members who consider vacation planning a more collective experience. If that's the case, you need to make sure they feel like they had some input in the process, or you won't get much participation. 2
Holiday resorts are likely a better choice than a big house or hotels, both because they offer separate condos (公寓式旅馆) where people can operate on their own schedules and because they offer activities, meals, and other entertainment (消遣) you won't have to plan. Condos also often come with kitchens, if you do feel like having dinner at home a couple of times. 3 You might not want to share a hotel room with your brother and his wife, for example. But sharing a two-bedroom condo—which is usually about the same price—just feels like being roommates.
So finding a resort with activities that fit as many people's interests as possible is key. 4 Your cousins may prefer doing food tours. Your father-in-law may just want a big pool. Regardless of what your family enjoys, think about everyone's interest—or at least what you know of them—and find a place that has as many as possible.
5 Even if you're leading the trip planning, leave group-activity planning to the people who want to do it as they'll have the most drive and motivation (动机) to make it happen. Don't force anyone into doing activities they aren't interested in doing. So once you're there, try your best to have a good time with them.
A.You may be a big diver.
B.Childcare on vacation is a big one.
C.The point of this whole thing is to have fun.
D.Making food for that many people is difficult.
E.And multi-bedroom setups allow for the less cost.
F.You've got all sorts of things to consider for a large group of people.
G.So making sure everyone's planning styles are respected is an important early step.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了计划多代人的假日旅行时,需要考虑的重要事项,文章就这一方面做出建议。
1.解析:选F 上一句提到“多代同堂的旅行不同于只为自己或家人做计划的旅行”,F项“你要为一大群人考虑各种事情”,承接上文,并且呼应下面的第二段介绍了计划时需要考虑的事情。故选F项。
2.解析:选G 上文中说“如果是这种情况,你需要确保他们觉得他们在这个过程中有一些投入,否则你不会得到太多的参与。”,切合G选项“因此,确保每个人的规划风格得到尊重是一个重要的早期步骤”。故选G项。
3.解析:选E 联系下文“您可能不想与您的兄弟和他的妻子共享一个酒店房间。但合租一套两居室公寓,通常价格差不多,感觉就像合租一样。”可知, E选项“采用多卧室的设置并可以降低成本”与下文呼应。故选E项。
4.解析:选A 上一句“因此,找到一个能满足尽可能多的人兴趣的活动的度假胜地是关键。”按照逻辑接下来应该说的是每个人的兴趣,而下文“你的堂兄弟姐妹可能更喜欢美食之旅,你的岳父可能只想要一个大游泳池。”正好印证这一点,故应该选择A选项“你可能是个潜水能手。”故选A项。
5.解析:选C 根据下文“不要强迫别人做他们不感兴趣的事。所以一旦你到了那里,尽你最大的努力和他们玩得开心。”,可以推断该段说明旅行的最大意义就是玩的开心,因此C项“整个事情最重要的事情就是开心”切题。故选C项。
Ⅲ.完形填空
My father was born in a small town in the US.He wasn't sure what he wanted from 1 , but something told him to 2 and begin a new adventure.
It's easy to feel lonely 3 you're on the road.We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them are mechanics, since we often 4 hours in repair shops.But that was a way much 5 than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to 6 when it was 40 ℃ outside.
Getting along well sometimes seemed 7 .There were always a lot of 8 ,especially among us back seat passengers about who had to 9 in the middle.But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about 10 Sometimes, a seven-hour car trip would turn into a 16-hour one, which was mostly spent in 11 .On occasions like that,we had to learn to let go of our anger.
This is why road trips were like 12 universities to us.We 13 our PhDs (博士学位)in how to get along with other people just 14 traveling in our old car.If only we had another 15 at life!
1. A.move B.life
C.experience D.belief
2. A.live up B.struggle on
C.get out D.walk around
3. A.because B.if
C.until D.when
4. A.wasted B.worked
C.spent D.chatted
5. A.better B.easier
C.safer D.cleverer
6. A.break down B.cool off
C.clear up D.turn over
7. A.available B.alternative
C.necessary D.impossible
8. A.arguments B.fights
C.embarrassments D.amusements
9. A.settle B.rest
C.sit D.watch
10. A.sharing B.respect
C.communication D.tolerance
11. A.silence B.doubt
C.return D.disappointment
12. A.unusual B.common
C.free D.mobile
13. A.earned B.expected
C.missed D.valued
14. A.on B.by
C.like D.beyond
15. A.friend B.service
C.route D.chance
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。父亲开车带我们去旅行,在此过程中,我们学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学,让“我”受益匪浅。
1.解析:选B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他不知道自己想从生活中得到什么,但是有东西告诉他要离开这里,开始新的冒险。A.move移动;B.life生活;
C.experience 经历;D.belief 信念。 根据上文可知,“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上;结合该句中的“He wasn't sure what he wanted ”以及下文叙述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知,那时他不确定想从生活中得到些什么。故选B。
2.解析:选C 考查短语词义辨析。句意同上。A.live up活下去;B.struggle on勉力维持;C.get out走出去;D.walk around四处走动。根据该句中的“begin a new adventure”可推知,他得到启示,他要走出去,去开启新的冒险历程。故选C。
3.解析:选D 考查连词词义辨析。句意:当你在路上的时候很容易感到孤独。A.because因为; B.if 如果;C.until直到;D.when当......时。根据下文“We made lots of new friends on our trip”可知,我们在旅程中交了很多朋友,所以此处指当在路上时,很容易感到孤独。故选D。
4.解析:选C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们在旅途中结识了许多新朋友,其中大多数是修理工,因为我们经常在修理店里花费数小时。A.wasted 浪费;B.worked 工作;C.spent花费;D.chatted聊天。根据上文“most of them are mechanics”,可知,我们交的朋友大多都是修理工,所以此处指因为我们在修理店花费数个小时。故选C。
5.解析:选A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但这比在外面40摄氏度的时候坐在路边等引擎冷却要好得多。A.better更好;B.easier更容易;
C.safer 更安全;D.cleverer更聪明。根据下文“when it was 40 ℃ outside.”可知,由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度,所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。故选A。
6.解析:选B 考查短语词义辨析。句意同上。A.break down出故障;B.cool off 使变凉,使凉快下来;C.clear up(天空)放晴,消除(误会); D.turn over(使)翻转。根据空后的“when it was 40℃ outside”可知,外面气温高达40摄氏度;据此可推知,该处指等待发动机冷却下来。故选B。
7.解析:选D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:和睦相处有时看起来是不可能的。A.available可利用的;B.alternative可替换的;C.necessary必需的;D.impossible不可能的。根据下文“even if it was hard”,可知,友好相处有时似乎是不可能的。故选D。
8.解析:选A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:总是有很多争论,尤其是在我们这些后排乘客中,争论关于谁应该坐在中间。A.arguments争论;B.fights 打架;C.embarrassments尴尬;D.amusements娱乐。根据空后的“especially among us...in the middle ”可知,尤其是在我们这些后排乘客中,争论关于谁应该坐在中间,所以此处指我们之间总是有很多争吵。故选A。
9.解析:选C 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.settle定居;B.rest休息;C.sit 坐;D.watch看。根据前文“especially among us back seat passengers ”可知,尤其是在后排的乘客,所以此处指就谁该坐到中间的问题争吵。故选C。
10.解析:选D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:但即使很难,我们也学到了很多关于宽容的东西。A.sharing 分享;B.respect尊重;C.communication交流;D.tolerance容忍。根据下文中“we had to learn to let go of our anger.”可知,我们必须学会释放自己的怒气,即我们要控制自己的怒气,所以此处指我们学会了忍耐。故选D。
11.解析:选A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:有时候,七个小时的车程会变成16个小时,大部分时间都是在安静中度过的。A.silence 沉默,寂静;B.doubt 怀疑;C.return 返回;D.disappointment失望。根据下文“On occasions like that,we had to learn to let go of our anger.”(在那种情况下,我们必须学会释放我们的愤怒。)可知,我们要控制自己的怒气,所以此处指我们大部分的时间都在沉默。故选A。
12.解析:选D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这就是为什么公路旅行对我们来说就像移动大学。A.unusual不平常的;B.common普通的;C.free免费的;D.mobile移动的。根据该句中的“road trips”以及下文中的“We 13 our PhDs...”可知,对于我们来说,公路旅行就如同可移动的大学。故选D。
13.解析:选A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们通过开自己的旧车,获得了如何与人相处的博士学位。A.earned挣得,获得;B.expected期待;C.missed 怀念;D.valued重视。结合上文“road trips were like 12 universities to us”可知,公路旅行就像一个移动大学一样,我们在这个大学里获得学位。故选A。
14.解析:选B 考查介词词义辨析。句意:A.on在......上; B.by 通过;C.like像; D.beyond超过。根据下文“traveling in our old car”可知,在旧车上旅行,这是我们的交通工具,通过什么方式,用介词by。故选B。
15.解析:选D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:生活中要是我们还有机会就好了!A.friend朋友;B.service服务;C.route路线;D.chance机会。结合文意,此处指作者渴望生活再给自己一次机会。故选D。
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
$$