1、Unit 5 Music learning about language课时作业第一节 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA girl succeeded in getting the job to walk the turtle Henry.She just was the lucky one from hundreds of competitors.The pay for it is just $10 an hour.Henrys owner Amanda Green，who lives in Harlem，has had the 17pou
2、nd African turtle for six years.Amanda felt guilty that she was only able to take Henry for walks on the weekend.So she turned to the Internet for help.She placed an advertisement in March looking for someone to help her.The work is to take the heavy African turtle on weekday walks to Central Park i
3、n the summer.Ms Green，who writes for a website，expected a few answers，but received hundreds.And it was the girl named Amalia McCallister who got the sweet summer job.Her job is to put Henry into his pet car，take him to travel three miles from Ms Greens home to Central Park，where Henry can move freel
4、y.She needs to clean up after him.“If there are grasses or dandelions(蒲公英)，it will be all right for him to enjoy himself.There he can eat the grass safely and healthily，” Amalia McCallister said.“He really loves to eat dandelions most.Its like a field full of French fries for him，” she added.Henry a
5、ttracts plenty of animal lovers in the park，including adults and children.After a couple of hours in the park，it is time for Henry to go back into its small car and be pushed home.McCallister says that she loves her new job very much and the job gives her great pleasure.【语篇解读】一个小女孩找到了一份暑期工作遛乌龟。1What
6、 is the girls job?ATo find friends for Henry.BTo walk Henry in the park.CTo wash Henry.DTo sell Henry in the market.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“A girl succeeded in getting the job to walk the turtle Henry.”可知，一个女孩成功地得到了一份带乌龟亨利散步的工作。答案：B2What does the owner of the turtle do?AA turtle doctor.BA worker in a zoo.CA
7、writer for a website. DA boss of a website.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Henrys owner Amanda Green”以及第三段“Ms Green，who writes for a website”可知，亨利的主人格林阿曼达是一家网站的作家。答案：C3What does Henry like to eat most according to Amalia?AFrench fries. BSmall fishes.CDandelions. DFresh leaves.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“He really loves to eat
8、dandelions most.”可知，亨利最喜欢吃蒲公英。答案：C4What does Amalia think of her new job?AEnjoyable. BBoring.CDirty. DSimple.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“McCallister says that she loves her new job very much and the job gives her great pleasure.”可知，麦卡利斯特说她非常喜欢自己的新工作，这份工作给她带来很多的快乐。答案：ABThe Olympic flameThe Olympic flame is a sym
9、bol carried over from the ancient Olympics，where a sacred flame burned at the altar of Zeus throughout competition.It was finally reintroduced at the 1924 Amsterdam Games，and again burned in 1932.Carl Diem，chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Berlin Games，proposed that the flame be lit
10、in Greece and transported to Berlin via a torch relay.The idea was adopted，and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952.The flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by the natural rays of the sun reflected off a curved mirror.It is lit at a ceremony by women dressed in robes resembling those w
11、orn in ancient times，who then pass it to the first relay runner.Olympic motto“Citius，altius，fortius”is a Latin phrase meaning“swifter，higher，stronger”，which Baron de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris.Dideon was headmaster of Arcueil College，and used the phrase to describe t
12、he athletic achievements of students at the school.He had previously been at the Albert Le Grand school, where the Latin words were carved in stone above the main entrance.Olympic oath(宣誓)“In the name of all competitors，I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games，respecting and abiding
13、by the rules that govern them.in the true spirit of sportsmanship，for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”Written by Baron de Coubertin，the oath is taken by an athlete from the host nation while holding a corner of the Olympic flag.The athletes oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Vict
14、or Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games.A judge from the host country also speaks the oath with slightly different wording.【语篇解读】文章从奥林匹克圣火、奥林匹克格言、奥林匹克宣誓等三个方面讲述了奥林匹克的故事。5The Olympic flame was first burned at _ in modern times.Athe 1920 Games Bthe 1924 GamesCthe 1932 Games Dthe 1936 Games解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知
15、，奥运圣火于1924年阿姆斯特丹奥运会上被重新引进，于1932年再次点燃，因此选B项。答案：B6The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means _Aagreed BorderedCdecided Dsuggested解析：猜测词义题。由下一句话“The idea was adopted，and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952.”可知其想法被采纳，由此可知画线词词义为：提议或建议。答案：D7From the passage we can learn _Athe first torch relay was h
16、eld at the 1936 Berlin GamesBbefore 1936，no flames burned at the Olympic GamesCCarl Diem proposed that flames should burn at the Olympic GamesDthe Olympic torch has burned since 1924 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段可知1936年卡尔迪姆的传递圣火的提议被采纳，由此推出第一次火炬接力是在1936年柏林奥运会上进行的。答案：A8The Olympic motto was _Awritten by Baron de Cou
17、bertinBfrom GreekCfrom the ancient Olympic GamesDborrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris解析：细节理解题。由文章第二部分Olympic motto的第一句话可知奥林匹克格言是从Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris那儿借鉴来的。答案：DCDo you ever feel that there is no progress in your life? If the answer is yes，its time to think about your stra
18、tegy again，according to success coach and author Jack Canfield.Canfield was one of the driving forces behind the books that developed a new cultural term，Chicken Soup for the Soul (心灵鸡汤)，and hes more than familiar with the rules of success and failure.After all，Chicken Soup was turned down 144 times
19、 before it was actually published.“The first rule，I think，is the most important one，” Canfield says.“Its called: Take 100 percent responsibility(责任) for your life and your results.” To understand what it means to actually do this，Canfield suggests thinking of this rule as a mathematical formula (数学公
20、式): ERO(EventsResponseOutcome)(事件反应结果)Most people，Canfield says focus on outside causes easilyyour business isnt doing well，your friend wont talk to you，you were late for a date.You may say: “The market is influencing my business.My friend has changed.Traffic made me late.” Canfield explains that yo
21、u give too little care to how much your own response to the event plays a role in the outcome.“What creates the outcome is your response to events，” he says.To see this ERO formula in action，Canfield tells you to imagine an event in which your partner forgets your birthday.“Most people would respond
22、，Oh，I feel bad because that means my husband doesnt love me，” Canfield says.“You could say，Someone who loves me forgot my birthday.Now Im worried，not feeling bad.” That changed response could lead to a better outcome.For example，instead of getting into a fight with your partner due to your “feeling
23、bad”，perhaps your worry leads you to have a more meaningful discussion.Finally，Canfield says that the “R” in the formula is a key point to success.“We have choices about responses，” he says.【语篇解读】成功教练杰克坎菲尔德向我们介绍了一则公式：事件反应结果。9What can we know about “Chicken Soup for the Soul”？AIt was spoken highly of
24、 by Jack Canfield.BIt once had great difficulty in being published.CIt sold very well in the national market.DIt was written according to Canfields experience.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Chicken Soup was turned down 144 times before it was actually published.”可知，心灵鸡汤在真正出版前被拒绝了144次。由此可知，它的出版遭遇了很大的困难。答案：B10Accordi
25、ng to Canfield，when faced with failure，we should_Acriticize ourselves and be strict with othersBtry to take some main responsibility for our lifeCaccept the challenge bravely from our lifeDfocus on inside reasons and pay attention to our response解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“Most people，Canfield says focus on outs
26、ide causes easily.Canfield explains that you give too little care to how much your own response to the event plays a role in the outcome.What creates the outcome is your response to events， he says.”可知，坎菲尔德说大多数人都容易关注外部原因，忽视了我们对事件的反应会对事件结果产生多少影响，决定结果的是我们对于事件的反应，由此可知，面对困难的时候，我们应该关注内部自身原因，重视我们的反应。答案：D1
27、1By giving the example in Para 5，Canfield wants to tell the readers that_Awe need to try our best to change our lifeBits very important to trust each otherCpeoples attitude decides the outcomeDdiscussion is of great importance解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“That changed response could lead to a better outcome.For
28、example，instead of getting into a fight with your partner due to your feeling bad，perhaps your worry leads you to have a more meaningful discussion”可知，改变了的反应能够导致一个更好的结果，比如说，不要因为你的“感觉不好”就和伴侣打一架，可能你的担心会促使你们进行一次有意义的谈话交流，也就是说，对同一件事，不同的态度产生的结果完全不同，即人们的态度决定了结果。答案：C12Which of the following is the best titl
29、e for this passage?AA formula that can create better outcomesBA book full of success strategiesCDriving forces behind a successful lifeDSuccess coach points out the reason for failure解析：标题判断题。本文主要介绍了成功教练杰克坎菲尔德向我们介绍了一则公式：事件反应结果，这个公式能够产生更好的结果。答案：ADWe all know that exercise keeps us healthy.But two new
30、 studies get more specific.They look at how exercise may lower the risk of two major causes of deathcancer and strokes(中风)One study says exercise may lower the risk of 13 types of cancer.Another says that middleaged people can reduce (减少) their chance of having a stroke by exercising.Steven Moore of
31、 the National Cancer Centre led a team of researchers to study more than 1.4 million people.The researchers looked at volunteers in 12 US and European groups.These people reported on their physical activity between 1987 and 2004.Many volunteers reported walking，running and swimming.The researchers l
32、ooked at the occurrence of 26 kinds of cancer among the volunteers during the next 11 years.The researchers mainly took_into_account how long they exercised per week.Moore explains that exercise “can reduce the risks of some cancers”Moore says that there are some possible explanations for the findin
33、gs.First，exercise can lower estrogen (雌性激素)levels.Lower levels of estrogen would lower the risk of certain cancers.He adds that exercise helps lower overall inflammation(炎症) in the body.Now，how exercise influences strokes.The more fitter a person is in middle age，the less likely he or she will have
34、a serious stroke after age 65.This is the result of a new study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre.Doctors studied 20，000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 50.They found that those who took exercise had a 37 percent lower risk of a stroke than those who did not.They say th
35、e lowered risk of a future stroke was present even when people had other risk factors (因素)These factors include high blood pressure and being too fat.The researchers of this study say they want doctors to know that low levels of exercise and fitness can be risk factors for a stroke.【语篇解读】运动可以减少两种重大疾
36、病癌症和中风的死亡率。13What can we learn about Steven Moores research?AThe research was carried out 11 years ago.BVolunteers in the research have low estrogen levels.CMoore trained a team of about 1.4 million people.DMoore and his researchers looked at 12 groups of volunteers.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“The researchers lo
37、oked at volunteers in 12 US and European groups.”可知，史蒂芬穆尔领导的研究者们查看了12个来自美国和欧洲的志愿者群体的情况。答案：D14The underlined phrase “took into account” most probably means_Aremembered Bfaced up toCconsidered Dkept up with解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段“These people reported on their physical activity between 1987 and 2004.”和“how lon
38、g they exercised per week”可知，研究中志愿者需要报告他们在1987年至2004年之间的运动状况，由此可知，研究者把志愿者每周的运动量计入了研究当中，即研究者主要考虑每个星期他们锻炼多长时间。答案：C15It can be known from the last paragraph that_Alow levels of exercise can increase the risk of a strokeBmen who do more exercise than women will not suffer from cancersCa healthy person h
39、as little chance of having a stroke before 45Dthose who dont take exercise have a 63% lower risk of a stroke解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“The researchers of this study say they want doctors to know that low levels of exercise and fitness can be risk factors for a stroke.”可知，研究者们想让医生知道运动量少是导致中风的一个因素，即运动量少会增加患中风的风险。答案：A
