人教版(新教材)高中英语选修2Unit 1　Science and Scientists课时作业1：Using Language & Other Parts.docx

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1、Using Language & Other Parts【基础巩固】I .单词拼写Some modern art is abstract while some is realistic.1. It rests on three thick legs which make it very steady.2. If your full name is Michael Dennis Stocks, your initials will be M. D.S.3. All our favorite activities can be traced(追溯)back to specific points i

2、n history.4. Soon the rain stopped, the sun came out, and a rainbow appeared spanning the sky.5. With no solid(可靠的)evidence, he refused to acknowledge stealing the lady s purse.6. Many moviegoers also said they were impressed by the patriotic(爱国的)plot of Wolf Warrior.7. We thought it would make a di

3、fference in helping him step out of the shadow of that accident.8. But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts(概念) they have been taught.9. Looking back over my 16 years of leadership(领导)experience, I m proud that I ve helped disabled people.II .单句语法填空He

4、has written a novel, which is being prepared to come out now.10. The boss is very strict and he is always finding faults with his employees.11. Asked(ask) to make a comment on the issue, he said nothing to do with it.12. To our surprise, the little boy has a gift for painting although he is silent a

5、ll the time.13. Not only the students but also the teacher often makes(make) such a mistake like that.in ,单句写作当我们(谈到)盯着异性看的时候,情况就不一样了。(when it comes to.)Things are different when it comes to a stare at the opposite sex.14. 在哥哥的帮助下,他卖了一幅画。(With the assistance of.)With the assistance of his brother, h

6、e sold one painting.15. 希望这项税收能阻止市民购买不健康的饮料。(discouragefrom doing.)It s hoped that the tax will discouiage citizens from buying unhealthy drinks.16. 在他的领导下，许多难题都迎刃而解。(under one s leadership)Under his leadership, many difficult problems were smoothly solved.17. 杰克不仅对海边很熟悉，而且还是个有好名声的人。(not only.but al

7、so.)Not only was Jack familiar with the seaside, but he was also a man with good name.【能力提升】W .阅读理解It s often said that creative people see the world differently from the rest of us and a Harvard study is providing one explanation.Scientists studied brain scans of people after asking them to come up

8、 with creative uses for everyday objects.And they found a specific pattern of connectivity that correlated with the most creative responses.“What this shows is that the creative brain works differently, “ said Roger Beaty, the first author of the study.Beaty and his colleagues examined brain data fr

9、om previous studies and found that, by simply measuring the strength of connections in these people s brain networks, they could estimate the originality of these people? s ideas.While the data showed that regions across the brain were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the evidence pointed to

10、 three subnetworks.And they were the default mode（默认状态）network, the salience（突出）network and the executive（管理的）control network.They appear to play key roles in creative thought.The default mode network, he said, is involved in memory and mental acting, so the theory is that it plays an important role

11、 in processes like mind-wandering, imagination, and natural thinking.The salience network notices important information.When it comes to creativity, it may be responsible for arranging the ideas that come from the default mode network.Lastly, the executive control network works to help people keep t

12、heir focus on useful ideas while getting rid of those that aren t working.Beaty said, uPeople who think more flexibly and come up with more creative ideas are better able to use these networks that don t typically work together and bring these systems online.”Based on the results of that study, Beat

13、y and his colleagues developed a predictive model and tested against brain scan data collected for earlier studies on creativity. We used already-published data.we found that based on how strong the connections are in these networks, we could guess pretty accurately how creative you re going to be o

14、n a task, “ Beaty said.He added， It s also not clear whether this can be modified with some kind of training.Creativity is complex, and we re only working on the surface here. ”语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项关于创造力的研究。18. What were the participants asked to do in the study?A. To tell scientists their different

15、 ways of seeing the world. B To show their special ways to connect with others.C. To talk about their most exciting experiences.D. To think of new uses of ordinary objects.K答案XDK解 析U细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “come up with creative uses for everyday objects?可知，这些实验参与者需要想出日常用品的一些新用途。19. What does the underlined w

16、ord “estimate“ in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Improve.B. Judge.C. Spread.D. Praise.K答案X BK解 析 词义猜想题。根据画线词所在句“通过简单地测量这些人大脑网络的连接强度， 他们可以这些人想法的原创性”及四个选项的意思可推断，画线词的意思是“估算，判 断”。23 . The default mode network will influence a person when the person is.A. giving up useless ideasorganizing thoughtsB. making decision

17、sbrainstormingK答案DK解析U 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“plays an important role in processes like mind-wandering, imagination, and natural thinking.,可推断，默认状态网络会在人们做头脑风 暴时对人有影响。24. What can we infer from Beaty s words in the last paragraph?A. The study is very helpful in determining one, s creativity levels.B We can be

18、come more creative with the help of some training.C Enough work has been done to better understand creativity.D. Some people can be bom with higher levels of creativity.K答案U AK解 析I 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “we could guess pretty accurately how creative you re going to be on a task可判断，这一研究非常有助于预测人们的创造力水平。V.完形填

19、空In 1984, L a passionate student, was heading for the university with the dream of sitting on a Supreme Count bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a passionate 25 and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, a(n) 26 woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.But one year

20、afterI started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to 27 from college to care for her.Then I got married with another 28 ： building my family with a combination of adopted and 29 children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then 30 son No.3.1n 2003,

21、 I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how 31 occupied I became, raising four boys on my own.Our home was a complete zoo-joyous zoo.Not surprisingly.I never did make it back to college full-time. 32 I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice： to find a way.That meant 33 as few a

22、s one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling 34 about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.At times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set a(n) 35 for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2006, I graduated from the University of No

23、rth Carolina.lt took me over 21 years to get my 36 degree!I am not special, just single-minded.It always37 me that everything you want won tarrive in your life on one day.It s a 38 .Remember: little steps 39 big dreams.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一边抚养四个孩子一边坚持自己的大学梦。终 于花了 21年的时间获得了学士学位，作者意识到珪步成就大梦想。25. A.drea

24、merB. graduateC. motherD. lawyerk答案AK解 析U dreamer追梦人；graduate毕业生；mother母亲；lawyer律师。根据上文中的“dream” 可知，21年后的作者仍然是一个有梦想的人，应选A。26. A.humorousB. attractiveC. intelligentD. amazingK答案DK解 析Uhumorous幽默的；attractive吸引人的；intelligent聪明的；amazing不可思议的。根据本空后的ugraduated from college at the age of 65 v可知，作者的祖母是一个不可思议

25、的 女人，应选D。27. A.withdrawB. escapeC. dropD. freeK答案XAk解 析Xwithdraw退出，退回；escape逃离；drop落下；free解放。祖母得了癌症，作者决定退学照顾她，应选A。28. A.ambitionB. dealC. dreamD. conclusionK答案ck解 析1 ambition抱负；deal交易；dream梦想；conclusion结论。根据本空后的ubuilding my family with a combination of adopted and children” 可知， 后 来作者又有 了 一个梦想同时抚养领养的

26、孩子和作者亲生的孩子，应选C。29. A.ecologicalB. psychologicalC. physicalD. biologicalK答案1DK解 析U ecological 生态的;psychological 心理的;physical 物质的；biological 生物的（亲 生的）。根据本空前的“adopted”可知，作者既要抚养领养的孩子又要抚养自己亲生的孩子, 应选D。30. A.accompaniedB. followedC. involvedD. engagedK答案H BK解 析U accompany陪伴;follow跟随,接着；involve包含；engage参与。根

27、据本空前的 u A year later came our second adopted boy.Then./,可知，作者接着领养了 第三个儿子，应选BoB - mostlyB - mostly31. A.fullyC. hardlyK解析Ifully充分地，完全地;D. busilymostly通常；hardly几乎不；busily忙碌地。根据本空后的 a.raising four boys on my own.”可知，一个人抚养四个孩子很忙，应选A。B. SoD. But32. A.OrC. ThoughK解 析or否那么；so所以；though尽管；but但是。根据本空后的“ I nev

28、er gave up on the dream either.”可知，但是作者也没有放弃梦想，与前文是转折关系，应选D。B taking33. A.changingC. shiftingC. shiftingD. settingK答案X BK解 析U change改变；take上课；shift转换；set设置。上文说虽然要抚养四个孩子，但 作者也没有放弃自己的大学梦，作者找到了一个解决方法，每学期只上一节课，应选B。34. A.concemedB. guiltyC. determinedD. angryK答案X B工解 析X concerned有关的；guilty内疚的；determined有

29、决心的；angry生气的。根据本 空后的u.about the time I spent away from the boys.n可知，作为母亲，不在孩子身边的时候 作者感到很内疚，应选B。35. A.goalB. motivationC. exampleD. imageK答案I cK解 析U goal目标；motivation动机；example例子，典范；image形象。根据本空后的 “for them to follow through the rest of their lives.v可知，但是作者要为孩子们树立一个好榜 样，set an example表示“树立典范”，应选C。36.

30、 A.graduateB. doctorC. masterD. bachelorK答案H DK解 析U graduate毕业生；doctor医生；master校长；bachelor学士。根据本空前的“In 2006, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.v 可知，从大学毕业是获得学士学位， 应选D。37. A.dawnsB. strikesC. occursD. sticksK答案I BK解 析H dawn开始；strike突然想到；occur发生；stick坚持。It strikes sb. that表示某 人突然想到(觉得)”

31、，应选B。38. A.processB. lifeC. choiceD. destinyK答案AK解 析X process过程；life生活；choice选择；destiny命运。根据本空前的“everything you want won? t arrive in our life on one day.?可知，你想要的一切不会在一天之内出现在你 的生活之中，这是一个过程，应选A。39. A.turn toB. add toC. build upD. add up toK答案DK解 析U turn to求助于；add to加到；buildup加强；add up to加起来。珪步成就大梦想，

32、应选D。VI ,语法填空Sea turtles have been swimming in the world, s warm waters for millions of years.Male sea turtles stay in the water, while females come out at night 40.(lay) eggs in the sand.These baby sea turtles dig out of their nests at night and go back to the water.They swim to deeper water,41. is

33、safer , but their journey is tough and they will face many 42.(nature) dangers.Crabs, birds, lizards, fish, and foxes all try to eat the baby turtles.Most baby turtles don t survive to become adults.To make matters worse, people pose(造成)many 43.(threat) to sea turtles.When we pollute the water 44.tr

34、ash or chemicals, the water becomes less safe to the animals that live there.Eating plastic bags can make sea turtles choke and die.Chemical 45.(pollute) may also lead to diseases in them.Catching fish for food is a big business.The problem happens when fishermen 46.(accident) catch other animals li

35、ke sea turtles.Sea turtles can 47.(kill) by nets and other fishing tools.After all these years,48.number of sea turtles in the world is getting smaller.They are endangered, which means they re in danger of 49.(disappear) forever.Take action to protect sea turtles now!语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了濒危物种海龟的生活习性及其面

36、临的威胁。40. K 答案 H to layK解 析考查非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式作目的状语。41. 答案 U whichK解析X 考查定语从句。此空所在句是一个非限制性定语从句，修饰deeper water,关系 词在从句中作主语，指代物，所以用which引导。42. K 答 案 H naturalK解 析X 考查形容词。此空在句中修饰名词dangers,故用nature的形容词形式natural。 43.答 案 H threatsK解 析X 考查名词复数。此空在句中作宾语，且前面有many修饰，故用名词的复数形式。 44. K 答案 H withK解析考查介词。根据语境可知，这里说的是“

37、用垃圾或化学药品污染水”，所以要用介词with表示“用”。45. K 答 案 U pollutionK解析I 考查名词。此空在句中作主语，且由形容词Chemical修饰，故将pollute变为其 名词形式pollution oK 答 案 I accidentallyK解析力 考查副词。此空在句中修饰动词catch,故用副词accidentally。46. K 答 案 I be killedK解析X 考查动词的语态。此处主语Seaturtles与谓语动词kill之间是被动关系，所以要 用被动语态。且此空位于情态动词can后面，所以be动词用原形。47. K答案 ItheK解 析X 考查冠词。根据谓语动词is及句意“世界上海龟的数量正在减少”可知，此处用the number of表示的数量”。48. K 答 案 I disappearingK解析I考查非谓语动词。此空位于介词of后面，作介词的宾语，故用现在分词。