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作业8. book 3 Unit 1 (2)
I. 翻译句子并写出划线词的意思。
1. On that Christmas Eve, we sang Christmas carols merrily, dancing around the Christmas tree. _________________
2. My favorite food is roast turkey served with pumpkin puddings. _________________
3. We have a wrong belief that all people from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are good at archery and wrestling. _________________
4. We clapped our hands happily at the wedding ceremony. _________________
5. Dressed in her fancy robe, Ms. Yang danced with grace on the stage. __________________
II. 单词拼写。
6. He handed me an e____________ containing some money before boarding the train
7. To be f__________, your new hairstyle is not suitable for your age.
8. I let out a cry of admiration the m__________I saw the splendid church.
9. The audience stood up and applauded violently to show r_________ for the runner in spite of him being the last one to cross the finishing line.
10. He is popular with his students in that he never fails to create an a_______________ where students can learn knowledge with a light heart.
11. The old man was p____________ to know his children would come to his 80th birthday party.
12. To make the tree grow higher, father cut off the side b_____________.
13. During the graduation ceremony, r___________ (代表) all the students, Lucas gave a speech to express gratitude to the teachers.
Ⅲ. 语法填空
14. No matter __________ different they may seem, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, and peace is common in all festivals.
15. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses ____________(make) use of the celebrations.
16. Online shopping websites and social media have made _______ much easier for the public to spend on their loved ones.
17. The festival falls on the 4th day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, usually ___________(last) for three days.
18. After singing some songs, the competitors danced onto the green field, __________(wave) their arms in the air as if they were eagles.
19. What the festivals have ______ common is that they all encourage family reunions.
IV. 阅读理解。
Animal-like robots are popular. And yet, says Barbara Mazzolai, an Italian roboticist, the field of robotics is far less interested in exploring the other major category of living things — plants. She puts the unwillingness down to a common assumption that they are capable of neither motion nor perception (感知). “It’s not true at all,” she says.
Dr. Mazzolai and her team recently created FiloBot, a robot based on climbing plants. Like the real thing, FiloBot is capable of growing, attaching to and wrapping itself around supports, and adapting itself to an environment in response to external stimuli.
FiloBot imitates the behaviors of a climbing tree using sensors in its head which is also equipped with a layer of plastic and a heating element. By softening and extruding (挤压出) the plastic in a circular pattern, it can 3D-print its own body at a rate of two to seven millimeters per minute. Depending on brightness and direction, it changes the heat that the plastic is exposed to — lower temperatures result in a lighter body that increases in size more quickly, while higher temperatures make it thicker and stronger and grow more slowly.
The researchers found that these simple functionalities were enough to let FiloBot move through a complex and unseen environment, cross gaps and find things to attach to. The lack of heavy on-board computing hardware, they say, means that it moves easily and requires minimal monitoring, while its slow pace means that it doesn’t disturb things around it. They suppose that this makes it suitable for future applications including environmental monitoring in hard-to-reach locations, or monitoring disaster sites where existing equipment is unstable.
Dr. Mazzolai hopes that such projects will motivate other roboticists to draw inspiration from plants. The plant kingdom is a world, she says, with a completely different approach to the animal one. “And we can develop new technologies and artificial solutions, because it is so different.”
1. What leads to limited exploration of plant-like robots?
A. The slow growth rate of plants. B. The lack of plant research capability.
C. The misunderstanding of plant behavior. D. The difficulty of applying plant-like robots.
2. How does FiloBot grow?
A. By pressing a motion sensor. B. By exposing itself to sunlight.
C. By pushing out softened plastic. D. By controlling outside temperature.
3. What advantage does FiloBot have over traditional monitoring robots?
A. It can grow extremely fast without materials.
B. It won’t greatly disturb its surrounding environment.
C. It relies on heavy computing hardware to work.
D. It can operate well under unstable temperatures.
4. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To point out the value of robotics. B. To present a newly invented robot.
C. To call for more research into robots. D. To correct a misconception about plants.
V. 完形填空。
All I ever wanted was to belong, to wear that hat of belonging.
In seventh and eighth grades I still ___1___ about forty pounds, which is too skinny. I was twelve years old and had been getting laughed at for my ___2___ looks for most of my life.
But I was funny. So the popular kids let me ___3___ with them, go to their parties and watch them have fun with each other. This, as you might imagine, did not help my ___4___ a great deal. I thought I was a total ___5___ .
But one day I took a notebook and a pen when I went to Bolinas Beach with my ___6___ . Like a writer, I wrote a (n) ___7___ of what I saw: “I walked to the lip of the water and let the tongue of the rushing water ___8___ my toes. A sand crab dug a hole a few inches from my foot and then disappeared into the damp sand. . . With a sense of ___9___ , I began my walk back, leaving the beauty of the moment behind. ”
It goes on for quite a while. My father ___10___ me to show it to a teacher, and it ended up being ___11___ in a real textbook. This deeply ___12___ my teachers and parents and a few kids, even some of the ___13___ kids, who invited me to their parties even more often. This changed my life, showing me that true ___14___ comes from within, not just ___15___ .
1. A. lost B. gained C. weighed D. spent
2. A. cold B. strange C. angry D. serious
3. A. hang out B. work out C. speak up D. catch up
4. A. self-pity B. self-confidence C. self-education D. self-defence
5. A. party-goer B. observer C. beginner D. loser
6. A. teacher B. father C. coach D. classmate
7. A. poem B. guideline C. comment D. description
8. A. kiss B. wash C. bite D. attack
9. A. anxiety B. sadness C. peace D. direction
10. A. appointed B. inspired C. enabled D. allowed
11. A. included B. praised C. written D. texted
12. A. impressed B. amused C. disappointed D. confused
13. A. well-known B. well-behaved C. well-liked D. well-spoken
14. A. appreciation B. determination C. congratulation D. belonging
15. A. making up B. sitting around C. showing off D. fitting in
VI. 读后续写。
I was in Philadelphia for a conference when I saw an ad in the hotel. A nearby theater was showing a documentary (纪录片) about several local animal shelters that were helping to save abandoned dogs across the country. I love animals, and I felt an urge to go to this fund-raising event. However, none of my co-workers would go with me, and I was worried about walking on the street alone at night.
I resigned myself to spending the evening in my hotel room, but as soon as I got back to my room I felt restless and bored. The theater where the event was taking place was only about five blocks from the hotel, and the area around the hotel didn’t seem particularly dangerous. So, I decided to brave it. I gathered up my wallet and room key and set off.
It was already getting dark and the streets were nearly deserted. I managed to find the street the theater was on, but when I turned the corner, I stopped in shock. In front of the theater were a group of bikers—very big, tough-looking bikers.
I’ve known lots of motorcycle enthusiasts and most are nice people. However, in this case, I was a woman all alone, in a strange neighborhood, at night, and there were twenty or so very large men—all wearing insignia (徽章) that indicated they were in some sort of club—standing before me. Warning bells began to sound in my head, and my heart was pounding. Was I at the right theater? Had I misread the date of the event?
A sign outside the theater told me that I was in the right place on the right evening. Nevertheless, I wondered if I should rush back to my hotel instead of walking through that crowd of bikers. I finally decided that I would be safer inside the theater. Hopefully, the bikers would have gone away by the time the film was over.
注意:续写词数应为150个左右。
I hurried into the theater, only to find there were even more bikers inside.
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After the film began, I realized that the bikers were an animal rescue group.
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作业8. book 3 Unit 1 (2) 答案
I. 1. 除夕;圣诞颂歌;高兴地 2. 烤火鸡;南瓜布丁 3. 信任;内部的;自制的;地区;射箭术;摔跤 4. 拍手;婚礼 5. 精致的;袍子;优雅
II. 6. envelope 7. frank 8. moment 9. respect 10. atmosphere 11. pleased
12. branches 13. representing
III. 14. how 15. making 16. it 17. lasting 18. waving 19. in
IV. 1.C 2.C 3.B 4.B
【导语】文章主要介绍新型植物仿生机器人FiloBot的原理、优势以及研发的意义。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“She puts the unwillingness down to a common assumption that they are capable of neither motion nor perception (感知).(她认为人们不愿研究植物机器人源于一种普遍认知:植物既不能移动,也没有感知能力。)”可知,人们对植物特性存在误解,导致植物类机器人研究较少。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中“By softening and extruding (挤压出) the plastic in a circular pattern, it can 3D-print its own body at a rate of two to seven millimeters per minute.(它可以通过软化塑料并以环形轨迹将其挤出,以每分钟2至7毫米的速度3D打印出自己的躯体。)”可知,FiloBot依靠挤压软化的塑料实现生长。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段中“The lack of heavy on-board computing hardware, they say, means that it moves easily and requires minimal monitoring, while its slow pace means that it doesn’t disturb things around it.(他们表示,这款机器人没有搭载沉重的机载计算硬件,因此移动起来十分轻便,所需的监控量极低;同时它缓慢的行进速度也不会惊扰周边的事物。)”可知,相比传统监测机器人,它不会严重干扰周边环境。
4.推理判断题。通读全文,尤其是根据第二段中“Dr. Mazzolai and her team recently created FiloBot, a robot based on climbing plants.(Mazzolai博士和她的团队近期研发出了FiloBot,一款以攀援植物为原型的机器人。)”可知,全文围绕科学家研发的FiloBot展开,介绍其工作原理、功能优势与应用前景,核心目的是介绍这款新发明的机器人。
IV. 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一直想要有归属感,于是和班上受欢迎的孩子一起玩耍。直到作者的文章给老师、父母和一些孩子留下了深刻印象,作者才明白真正的归属感来自内心,而不仅仅是融入。
【详解】1.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在七年级和八年级的时候,我的体重仍然是40磅左右,这太瘦了。A. lost丢失;B. gained获得;C. weighed称重;D. spent花费。根据后文“about forty pounds”指作者称重40磅。故选C。
2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我当时12岁,在我生命的大部分时间里,我一直因为我奇怪的长相而被嘲笑。A. cold寒冷的;B. strange奇怪的;C. angry生气;D. serious严肃的。根据上文“about forty pounds, which is too skinny”以及“I was twelve years old and had been getting laughed at”可知,作者因为太瘦,长相奇怪而被嘲笑。故选B。
3.考查动词短语辨析。句意:所以那些受欢迎的孩子让我和他们一起出去玩,去参加他们的聚会,看他们玩得开心。A. hang out闲逛;B. work out解决;C. speak up发生说话;D. catch up赶上。根据后文“with them, go to their parties and watch them have fun with each other”指作者和受欢迎的孩子一起外出玩耍。故选A。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:你可以想象,这对我的自信心没有多大帮助。A. self-pity自怜;B. self-confidence自信;C. self-education自我教育;D. self-defence自卫。根据第一句“All I ever wanted was to belong, to wear that hat of belonging.(我想要的只是归属,戴上归属的帽子)”以及作者被嘲笑,后文提到觉得自己是个失败者,推测作者自信心不强。故选B。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我觉得我是个彻头彻尾的失败者。A. party-goer社交聚会常客;B. observer观察者;C. beginner初学者;D. loser失败者。根据上文“All I ever wanted was to belong, to wear that hat of belonging.(我想要的只是归属,戴上归属的帽子)”可知,作者没有归属感,加上因为外表被嘲笑,所以觉得自己是个失败者。故选D。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是有一天,当我和父亲去波利纳斯海滩时,我带了一个笔记本和一支笔。A. teacher老师;B. father父亲;C. coach教练;D. classmate同学。根据后文“My father”可知,作者是和父亲一起去的。故选B。
7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:像作家一样,我写下了我的所见所闻:“我走到水边,让水流的舌头亲吻我的脚趾。”A. poem诗歌;B. guideline指导方针;C. comment评论;D. description描述。根据后文“of what I saw: “I walked to the lip of the water and let the tongue of the rushing water”指作者描述了自己的所见所闻。故选D。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:像作家一样,我写下了我的所见所闻:“我走到水边,让水流的舌头亲吻我的脚趾。”A. kiss亲吻;B. wash洗涤;C. bite咬;D. attack攻击。根据上文“let the tongue of the rushing water”可知,此处是把水流拟人,指让水流的舌头亲吻我的脚趾。故选A。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:带着一种平静的感觉,我开始往回走,把这一刻的美丽抛在脑后。A. anxiety焦虑;B. sadness悲伤;C. peace和平;D. direction方向。根据上文“A sand crab dug a hole a few inches from my foot and then disappeared into the damp sand. . .(一只沙蟹在离我脚几英寸的地方挖了一个洞,然后消失在潮湿的沙子里……)”可知,作者描绘了海滩的美好场景,因此是平静的感受。故选C。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我父亲鼓励我把它拿给老师看,结果它被收录进了一本真正的教科书。A. appointed任命;B. inspired鼓舞;C. enabled使能够;D. allowed允许。根据后文“me to show it to a teacher”指父亲鼓励作者把写的东西给老师看。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我父亲鼓励我把它拿给老师看,结果它被收录进了一本真正的教科书。A. included包含,把……列为一部分;B. praised赞美;C. written写;D. texted发短信。根据后文“in a real textbook”指作者的文章被教科书收录了(include),故选A。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这给我的老师、父母和一些孩子留下了深刻的印象,甚至一些很受欢迎的孩子,他们甚至更频繁地邀请我参加他们的聚会。A. impressed使印象深刻;B. amused娱乐;C. disappointed使失望;D. confused使困惑。根据后文“my teachers and parents and a few kids, even some of the”以及“who invited me to their parties even more often”可知,作者更加被频繁邀请,说明给他们留下了深刻印象。故选A。
13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这给我的老师、父母和一些孩子留下了深刻的印象,甚至一些很受欢迎的孩子,他们甚至更频繁地邀请我参加他们的聚会。A. well-known著名的;B. well-behaved行为端正的;C. well-liked深受喜爱的;D. well-spoken讲话得体的。呼应上文“the popular kids”指给受欢迎的孩子也留下深刻印象。故选C。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这改变了我的生活,让我明白真正的归属感来自内心,而不仅仅是融入。A. appreciation欣赏;B. determination决心;C. congratulation祝贺;D. belonging属于。呼应第一句“All I ever wanted was to belong, to wear that hat of belonging.( 我想要的只是归属,戴上归属的帽子)”指明白真正的归属感来自内心,故选D。
15.考查动词短语辨析。句意:这改变了我的生活,让我明白真正的归属感来自内心,而不仅仅是融入。A. making up组成;B. sitting around闲坐;C. showing off炫耀;D. fitting in融入。根据上文“with them, go to their parties and watch them have fun with each other”可知,作者为了找到归属感而和那些孩子一起玩,融入他们,如今明白了真正的归属感来自内心,而不仅仅是融入。故选D。
VI. 读后续写。
I hurried into the theater, only to find there were even more bikers inside. The dim lights cast shadows over their leather-clad figures, and I felt a knot tighten in my stomach. I hesitated for a moment, wanting to turn and run, but the thought of the abandoned dogs in the documentary pulled me forward. I scanned the room for an empty seat, my eyes darting away whenever a biker glanced in my direction. Finally, I spotted a small seat in the back row and slipped into it, my hands still trembling. I kept my head down, trying to make myself as small as possible, counting the minutes until the film started.
When the film began, I realized that the bikers were an animal rescue group. The documentary showed them loading crates of shivering dogs onto their motorcycles, driving through rain and snow to transport the animals to shelters. The man with the scar above his eyebrow was featured prominently — he was seen gently wrapping a blanket around a scared puppy, his rough voice softening as he whispered comforting words. Cheers erupted from the bikers in the theater when the scene ended, and I felt a wave of embarrassment wash over me for judging them based on their appearance. By the time the film finished, I had joined them in clapping, grateful for the reminder that kindness often comes in unexpected packages.
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