内容正文:
课时作业(六) UNIT 8 Section Ⅲ
【基础巩固】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Do you believe that television is poisoning (毒害) the minds of our children?
2.Hopefully she'll understand and forgive (原谅) you,if she really loves you.
3.Her new book is a continuation (延续) of her autobiography.
4.She offered him emotional (情感的) and practical support in countless ways.
5.The children have been a great comfort (安慰) to me through all of this.
6.The children climbed through a hole in the fence (篱笆).
7.I wanted so much to believe he was pure and noble (高尚的).
8.The students finally met that great scholar (学者) whom they had long admired.
9.In 1950,he joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman (水兵).
10.He removed his glasses and began polishing them with his handkerchief (手帕).
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Once the book you've requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by email, so you can pick it up.
2.People want to listen to someone who is interesting, relaxed and comfortable (comfort).
3.In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning (poison) nearly drove California condors to dying out.
4.So we just take it for granted that he needs no supervision (指导) for managing his stuff.
5.Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made.
6.Follow the track for the sake of plants.
7.He predicts a continuation (continue) of healthy profits in the current financial year.
8.She went through a period of emotional (emotion) adjustment after her marriage broke up.
Ⅲ.根据提示完成句子
1.他知道应该他自己负责,但他却企图归罪于助理。(be to blame)
He__knew__he__was__to__blame,__but__he__tried__to__put__his__assistant__in__the__wrong.
2.她假装不着迷,可脸上的表情却将她的心绪暴露无遗。(pretend)
She__pretended__not__to__be__fascinated__but__the__expression__on__her__face__was__a__dead__giveaway.
3.诗歌的内容不能脱离人与社会,诗歌语篇解读也不能脱离人与社会。(部分倒装)
The__content__of__poetry__can__not__break__away__from__man__and__society,__neither__can__the__analysis__of__poetry.
4.然后,金融危机来了,持续了很长时间。(完全倒装)
Then__came__the__financial__crisis,__which__lasted__quite__a__long__time.
5.正是这个摄影师上次赢得摄影比赛。(强调句)
It__was__the__photographer__who__won__the__photo__competition__last__time.
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
We were aboard the machine now and I shook with cold in the darkness. All was black and I was 1.amazed (amaze) that my eyes had not been able to see even the 2.smallest (small) shape. I could hear Ned and Conseil 3.breathing (breathe) quickly. They were nervous, too.
Our prison was suddenly lit and we closed our eyes 4.painfully (painful) at the light. Then came the sound of a heavy door opening, and two 5.seamen (seaman) appeared. They examined us with great attention, without saying a word. Then they shut the door again and left.
I comforted Ned and Conseil by saying “We have survived 6.worse (bad) than this!”, although I did not completely believe these words.
The door opened again and the men returned with some food. It was hardly a large meal 7.but__ made me realise how 8.hungry (hunger) I was and we ate in silence.
One of the men told us they could take us home but we must tell them 9.how we had found the machine. I smiled and I would never again take my home 10.for__ granted.
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Many years ago, when I was working in an institution in England, an adolescent boy walked up and down restlessly outside the waiting room.
It was in late autumn, and the lilac bush outside had shed all its leaves.
“Please sit down,” I showed him into my office. No word was uttered. He just stared at his feet while wringing his hands nervously. David wore a black rain coat which was buttoned all the way up to his neck. His head teacher had referred him to me, and asked me to lend David a hand — He had lost his father as an infant, and last year, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident.
How could I? There are human tragedies my profession doesn't have the answer to! Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically. The first time we met, David didn't say a word. As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn't shrink back, not looking at me either. “Come back next week, if you like.” I said. “I know it hurts.”
When he came the third time, I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday — in complete silence and without making any eye contact. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David won once or twice. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chessboard and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I sat down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. One afternoon in late winter, David took off his rain coat and put it on the back of the chair and he seemed more alive.
Some months later, the lilacs blossomed outside. When I sat staring at David, who was bent over the chessboard, I thought about how little we know about therapy — about the mysterious process associated with healing. Suddenly, he looked up at me “It's your turn,” he said. After that, David started talking.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一名心理医生,通过下象棋帮助因为家庭遭遇重大变故而不再说话的David走出抑郁并开口说话的故事。
1.Which is true about David's first meeting with the author?
A.He said nothing.
B.He just looked at his hands nervously.
C.He came to lend a hand.
D.He was accompanied by his teacher.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Please sit down, I showed him into my office. No word was uttered.(请坐,我带他进了我的办公室。一句话也没说)”以及第四段“The first time we met, David didn't say a word.(我们第一次见面时,大卫一句话也没说)”可知,大卫与作者的第一次会面他什么也没说。故选A。
2.What was the author most likely to be?
A.A surgeon. B.A chess coach.
C.A psychologist. D.A head teacher.
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“How could I? There are human tragedies my profession doesn't have the answer to! Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.(我怎么能呢?有些人类的悲剧是我的职业无法解决的!有时候,一个人能做的最好的事情就是公开地、富有同情心地倾听)”可知,作者能做的最好的事情就是公开地、富有同情心地倾听。由此推知,作者的职业可能是一名心理医生。故选C。
3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A.The author knew little about the healing process.
B.The author boosted David's confidence by design.
C.David's earlier showing up dissatisfied the author.
D.It is necessary to keep quiet when playing chess.
解析:选B 推理判断题。根据文章第五段“It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David won once or twice.(虽然在国际象棋中作弊并不容易,但我承认,我让大卫赢了一两次)”可知,作者是作者通过设计来增强大卫的自信心。故选B。
4.Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?
A.David's Story Made Me Rethink
B.Be an Ear to Listen—The Golden Rule
C.Know about Yourself—Changes Matter
D.A Chess Game Moved Away Depression
解析:选D 主旨大意题。根据文章第五段“When he came the third time, I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday—in complete silence and without making any eye contact. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David won once or twice.(当他第三次来的时候,我建议我们下象棋。他点了点头。从那以后,我们每周三下棋——完全不说话,也没有任何眼神交流。虽然在国际象棋中作弊并不容易,但我承认,我让大卫赢了一两次)”以及最后一段“When I sat staring at David, who was bent over the chessboard, I thought about how little we know about therapy — about the mysterious process associated with healing. Suddenly, he looked up at me “It's your turn,” he said. After that, David started talking.(当我坐在那里凝视着大卫时,他正俯身在棋盘上,我想到我们对治疗知之甚少——对与治疗相关的神秘过程知之甚少。突然,他抬头看着我说:“该你了。”在那之后,大卫开始说话)”可知,文章主要讲述了一名心理医生,通过下象棋帮助因为家庭遭遇重大变故而不再说话的David走出抑郁并开口说话的故事。由此可知,D项Chess Game Moved Away Depression.(下棋消除了抑郁)适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。
B
Scientists, psychologists and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the classical writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a great effect on the mind, catches the reader's attention and triggers moments of selfexamination.
Using a special machine, they monitored the brain activity of 30 volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot and others.
In the first part of the research, the brain activity of 30 volunteers was monitored as they read passages from Shakespeare's plays, including King Lear, Othello, Coriolanus and Macbeth, and again as they read the text rewritten in a simpler form or modern language.
While reading the common texts, normal levels of electrical activity were shown in their brains. When they read the works of Shakespeare, however, the levels of activity jumped because of his use of words which were unfamiliar to them. The result of the test showed that the more challenging passages cause a greater degree of electrical activity in the brain than the common ones.
Scientists went on to study the brain activity as it responded to each word and recorded how it lit up as the readers came across unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentences in the classical works. As a result, this lightening up process of the mind lasted longer than that when volunteers read common texts, encouraging further reading.
The research also found that reading poetry especially increases activity in the right hemisphere(半球) of the brain, an area connected with “autobiographical memory”, driving the readers to think carefully about their own experiences based on what they have read. The academics said this meant the classical works of literature are more useful than selfhelp books.
Philip Davis, an English professor who has worked on the study in the university's magnetic resonance center, announced this week:“Classical literature acts like a rocketbooster(火箭加速器) to the brain, which provides extra power for the brain. You may never imagine how powerful it is. The research shows such kind of literature can create new thoughts and connections in the young and the old.”
5.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.depends on B.picks up
C.sets off D.changes into
解析:选C 词义猜测题。第一段讲述来自利物浦大学的科学家、心理学家和英文学者发现,阅读古典文学作家的作品对心智发展大有裨益。这些作品能够抓住读者的注意力,引发读者的白我反思。从selfexamination可推断,此处应该是“激发”自我反思的意思,sets off意为“引起,激发”,故选C项。
6.Which of the following is NOT true about reading classical literature?
A.It makes readers' brain more active than reading common texts.
B.It makes readers' electrical activity of brain return to normal.
C.It's helpful for readers to come up with new ideas.
D.It's an activity that is suitable for people of all ages.
解析:选B 细节理解题。从第四段第一、二句可知,A项表述正确,B项表述错误。根据最后一段中的The research shows such kind of literature can create new thoughts and connections in the young and the old.可知C、D两项表述正确。故选B项。
7.From the research, we can learn that ________.
A.the readers prefer Shakespeare's works to the other writers' works
B.the words of classical works make it hard for volunteers to read further
C.reading classical works produces a good and longlasting effect on the mind
D.poetry increases leftbrain activity more than other literary forms
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的his lightening up process of the mind lasted longer than that when volunteers read common texts,encouraging further reading可知C项正确。故选C项。
8.What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?
A.Shakespeare's plays deserve to be read.
B.Common books are unpopular any more.
C.Poetry is best for developing people's brain.
D.Classical works help the brain develop better.
解析:选D 推理判断题。本文第一段是主旨段,介绍了来白利物浦大学的科学家、心理学家和英文学者的发现:阅读古典文学作家的作品对心智发展大有裨益。这些作品能够抓住读者的注意力,引发读者的自我反思。下文介绍了研究过程和研究结果,表明阅读古典文学作品对激活大脑有好处,因此选D项。A项片面,B项、C项文章中未提及。
Ⅱ.单元写作
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In January 2020, my life wasn't just great. I was the youngest in my amazing group of best friends, I had managed to secure 8 spot on the swim team. Then when February began, I had the best Sweet Sixteen a girl could ask for. Shortly after my birthday, my team traveled for week in Hawaii.
Little did we know we would return to chaos and a complete change of our way of life. It was March 13 and there was talk of school shutting down for two weeks. We were all excited, but on top of the news of the day, some students pulled the fire alarm and we found ourselves in the pouring rain on the wet, muddy field. About to be dismissed for what was only supposed to be a long spring break, my best friends, who I had seen practically every day, made promises to each other about how we would stay close during the lockdown.
Shortly into quarantine(隔离期), I found myself taking up hobbies like learning French, catching up on TV shows, learning piano, and doing anything I could to keep myself busy. At the time, online school was a complete joke. It was all homework because the teachers didn't know how to teach online yet. Looking back on March 13th, I felt like a fool for thinking two weeks would be a solution to a pandemic(流行病). Months went by and the new school year began. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I went from training in the pool for fifteen hours a week to zero. My desire to catch up on hobbies went away, and the pain of missing my friends came. I was in a battle for my mental and physical health.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右。
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Still, all the same, I felt ever so determined to climb out of the darkness.________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I made a New Year's resolution to become more devoted to my studies.________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
参考答案:
Still, all the same, I felt ever so determined to climb out of the darkness. With the holidays around the corner, things started to look up. Even though it wasn't warm enough, I was confident about finding the new year's spirit. It was different this year but I still looked forward to the normal activities: New year's eve dinner, opening gifts with my family on New Year's Day, no school for two whole weeks!
I made a New Year's resolution to become more devoted to my studies. As I did that, I found the college conversation became less stressful. I thought about all the possibilities for my future, and the passions I would pursue. I became more excited about the unknown. As I allowed myself to embrace the future, everything started to become harmonious. We were getting a new term in a matter of weeks, and I had my friends and family. My larger world and my unknown but exciting future became clearer.
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
$