人教版(新教材)高中英语选修4Unit1 Science Fiction课时作业3：Reading and Thinking(2) & Learning About Language.docx

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1、Reading and Thinking(2) & Learning AboutLanguagei .单词拼写.Most teenagers like reading science fictions (|、说).1 .The mans parents declared (声称)that they didnt want to see him again.1.1 t is absurd (荒谬的)that they should deny my request.4 .How did it come about that he was dismissed(解雇)?一We havent figure

2、d it out yet.5 .The guilty (内疚的)man bowed his head in shame.6.1 want an adequate salary(薪水)to support my family.7.1 havent calculated (计算； 估算)the cost that we will spend in travelling.8.We have to postpone the meeting, because the chairwoman(女主席)is ill.n.单句语法填空1 .Linda said she would meet Tom and th

3、at she wouldnt tell anyone about the appointmentappoint).1.1 f we declare war on climate change, then we can do it.3 .They stood there for an hour, watching (watch) the game.4 .Can you make yourself understood (understand) in Russian?5 .They usually have the medicine tested (test)out before putting

4、into the market all over the country.6 .Janes pale face suggested that she was(be) ill, and her parents suggested she (should) have (have) a medical examination.7 .The research group produced two reports based (base) on the survey, but neither contained any useful suggestions.8.1 find it hard to con

5、vey my feelings in words at the moment.in.补全句子.To my satisfaction, he has passed all the exams.使我满意的是，他通过了所有的考试。1 .More than one student knows about your secret. 不止一个学生知道你的秘密。2 .This makes your votes easier to read when you look at them later. 这样能使你以后再看笔记时更容易识别些。3 .They stood there for half an hour,

6、 watching the stars in the sky. 他们在那儿站了半小时，观察着天上的星星。4 .Justin suggested that I（should）go with him o a quiet place where we could be alone.贾斯汀建议我和他一起去一个安静的地方，在那里我们可以单独呆着。5 .The fact that he didnt say anything the meeting surprised everybody. 他在会上什么也没说使得大家很惊讶。IV.阅读理解Farmers have long relied on things

7、that work without their involvement-bees to pollinate （授粉）flowers, earthworms （蚯蚓）to turn the soih swallows to eat pests to make sure that crops grow the right way.Now a team of British researchers is trying to take this hands-off thinking in a high-tech direction.Last October, scientists at Harper

8、Adams University started a farm called the Hands Free Hectare to make the entire process of farming-from sowing and fertilizing to harvest-fully automatic.The project has just succeeded with five tons of robot-grown barley （大麦）.“We believe the best idea is that in the future, farmers will manage gro

9、ups of smaller, autonomous machines, “ the researchers explained. They will go out and work in the fields, allowing the farmer to use their time more effectively instead of having to drive up and down the fields.”At the moment, agricultural machines-very large and heavy-can cover a lot of space quic

10、kly.But there are shortcomings. Fertilizer gets sprayed over entire farms , regardless of the different needs of different crops.Theyre also so heavy that theyre damaging farmers9 soils, “ researcher Jonathan Gill said.Gill and his colleagues went smaller： a tractor, a combine and a harvester, which

11、 followed a programmed route, using GPS.Altogether, they spent less than 200, 000 on equipment, and used open source technology and a drone （无人机）.EventuaHy the system will be complex enough to treat different parts of a field, or even individual plants, differently.The team is quick to caution that

12、they dont want to put farmers out of work.They said, “Instead ofbeing busy in the fields, the farmer will manage the machines and monitor their crops.v The next stop fbr the barley will be a brewery.Thafs not going to be completely automatic.At least not yet.K语篇解读U 本文是说明文，主题语境为科技农业。蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需 要人类的干

13、预就可以为农业生产做出贡献。科研人员力图将这种“无为而治”的 思想应用于高科技的领域，改进农业机械以实现全面的农业自动化。1 .What feature of bees, earthworms and swallows inspired scientists?A.Their dependence on nature.B.Their special way of survival.C.Their selfless love for the earth.D.Their natural involvement in farming.K答 案H D K推理判断题。根据第一段的Now a team of

14、 British researchers is trying to take this hands off thinking in a high-tech direction ” 以及第二段的内 容可知，蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需要人类的干涉就可以使庄稼受益，研究者希望 将这种“无为而治”的思想应用于科技农业的领域。.What advantage of GilTs equipment is introduced in Para.4?A.Freeing workers totally.B.Reducing the cost of harvest.C.Improving the accuracy of

15、 farming.D.Increasing the output of different crops.K答 案】 C K细节理解题。根据第三段的aFertilizer gets sprayed over entire farms, regardless of the different needs of different crops”可知，现有的农业机械 设备不能精准施肥。第四段介绍了科研队选用小规模的农业设备，再加上GPS和 无人机等设备的配合，可以实现精准农业的目标。.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.GilPs project i

16、s still at the design stage.B.Unemployment wouldnt be a concern.C.The brewery will realize automation soon.D plete automatic farming is unrealistic.K答案B K推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，科研队并不想农民因 为农业自动化而失业，农民需要控制机器并持续观察农作物。H.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.The future of hands free fa

17、rmingB.The functions of agricultural machinesC.The development of automatic harvestD.The shortcomings of traditional farmingK答案A K标题归纳题。通读全文可知，农业科研人员正努力实现农业全 面自动化以解放农民的双手，如今已取得不小的成就。XV.完形填空In her 102 years, Sally Lepis has been known for helping her family, friends and neighbors.So when the old lady

18、 couldnt 1 to replace her decades -old hearing aids and it became increasingly difficult to 2, a local nonprofit was happy to give a 3 .Last month, Lepis was 4 with hearing aids, worth about $7, 500, through Senior Dreams Come True, a nonprofit program run by a law firm.u Mrs.Lepis has 5 so much of

19、herself over the years to friends, family and those 6 in her community, “ said Jennifer Cona, a managing partner at the law firm.Lepis has long been the 7 thats kept her family together, her niece, Olivia Schmidt, 73, said.When Schmidt was a teenager, her mother, Lepis9 twin sister, died at age 42.L

20、epis8 jumped in and raised Schmidt in her Westbury home.“Its 9 that she has done so much for so many people and thinks 10 of it, ” said Schmidt, who to nominate （推荐）her aunt for Senior Dreams Come True over the summer.In July, Schmidt and her cousins wrote letters to the nonprofit, 12 Lepis for her

21、lifetime of 13 deeds.Later that month, Lepis learned she would 14 newhearing aids, replacing the ones she had used for the past 25 years, and it is 15 that Lepis will again be a lively presence at her familys Thanksgiving dinner.K语篇解读本文是记叙文。102岁高龄的Lepis老人终身为他人奉献。支付不起购买新助听器费用的她，得到了一家非营利组织的帮助。1 .A.exp

22、ectB. affordC.stopD.offerk答 案B K根据下文中的$7, 500可知，102岁高龄的Lepis无力”支付 (afford)”置换助听器的费用。力.A municateB.exerciseC.explainD.seeK 答 案 H A K 根据本句中的“replace her decadesold hearing aids” 可知， 老人现在所佩戴的助听器已经有几十年了，与人“交流(communicate)”变得日益 困难，助听器到了需要置换的地步了。DB.promiseB.promiseC.handC.handD.prizeK见下题K解析I。B.sold4 .A.le

23、ntC.presentedC.presentedlaw firm”可知,D.recommendedK根据下文中的 uhearing aids, worth about $7, 500, through.a本地的一家非营利组织向老人伸出了援助之“手(hand)”,上个 月老人接受了该组织“赠予(presented)”的新助听器。力B.lost5 .A.givenC. talkedC. talkedD.hiddenK答案H A K参考下题K解析HD.A.with patienceB.with luckC.in chargeD.in need答 案 D K 根据第一段中的 has been know

24、n for helping her family, friends and neighbors v可知，Jennifer Cona说道，Lepis老人经年累月地为了家人、朋友 和那些“需要帮助的(in need)”人“奉献着(given)”自己。X.A.voiceB.glueD.changeC.traditionK答案HB K见下题K解析兀H.A.gratefullyB.repeatedlyC .eventuallyD. immediatelyK 答案 I D K 根据上文 “When Schmidt was a teenager, her mother, Lepis twin sister,

25、 died at age 42” 及本句 中jumped in and raised Schmidt in her Westbury home”可知，Lepis老人的外甥女Olivia Schmidt说道，长期以来，Lepis扮演着这 个家庭“粘合剂(glue)”的角色，将这个家团结起来。Schmidt的妈妈42岁早逝 后，Lepis 迅即(immediately)”承当起照料Schmidt的责任。H.A.pitifulB.challengingC.naturalD.amazingK答案XD K参考下题K解析兀DB.somethingB.something6 . A.nothingC.ever

26、ythingD.anythingK答案力A KLepis老人为他人做出如此多的奉献，自己却认为这些奉献之 事只不过是稀松平常之举,Schmidt认为Lepis老人让她十分“惊叹(amazing)”。 think nothing of sth意为“认为(做)某事很平常B.decidedB.decidedC. managedC. managedD.continuedK参考13题K解析LJB. thankingD.praising12. A.forgivingC.admiringK参考13题K解析UB.creativeB.creativeD.wiseC.basicK 根据上文“Schmidt and

27、 her cousins wrote letters to the nonprofit”可知，Schmidt ”决定(decided)” 向 Senior Dreams Come True 推荐她的姨母 Lepis。 在推荐信中，Schmidt ”称赞了 (praising)” 了姨母毕生所做的“高尚的(good)” 事。UB.buyD.findD.findC.receiveK答案c K参考15题K解析1UB.impossibleC.helpfulD.certainK 答案 I D K 根据上文 “Schmidt and her cousins wrote letters to the nonprofit 及 “new hearing aids, replacing the ones she had used for the past 25 years” 可知， 七月末,Lepis得知自己将“收到(receive)”新的助听器，无疑，Lepis老人又会 生气勃勃地出现在今年的家庭感恩节聚会上了。it is certain that.意为“无 疑o3