1、课时作业(十一)Unit 4Section Grammar and usage & Integrated skills.阅读理解AWhats your opinion on spicy food? Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of the chili (辣椒)in their dinner while others cant get enough of it.Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chilies while others loa
2、the them. Plenty of research has been done on the subject, dating as far back as the 1970s. Previous results showed that a love of chilies is related to childhood experiences, and cultural influences affect our taste buds, too. But the latest study has found that a persons love of spicy food may be
3、linked to his or her personality more than anything else, CBC News reported. “We have always assumed that liking drives intakewe eat what we like and we like what we eat. But no one has actually directly bothered to connect these personality traits (特点) with the intake of chili peppers，” said Profes
4、sor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University, who led the study. But before you look at the study, you should first know that “spicy” is not a taste, unlike sour, sweet, bitter and salty. It is, in fact, a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue. This got scientists thinki
5、ng that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by peoples longing for thrills, something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster. In the study, 97 participants, both male and female, were asked to fill out questionnaires about certain traits of their personalitie
6、s, for example, whether they like new experiences or tend to avoid risks. They were then given cups of water with capsaicin, the plant chemical that makes chilies burn, mixed into them. By comparing the answers to the questionnaires and what participants said they felt about the spicy water, researc
7、hers found that those who were most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water. Interestingly, we used to believe that the reason why some people can withstand spicy food is that their tongues have become less sensitive to it. However, this
8、latest study has found otherwise.“Its not that it doesnt burn as badly, but its that you actually learn to like the burn，” explained Hayes.1Whats the meaning of the underlined word “loathe” in the second paragraph?ADislike. BFear.CPut up with. DAdapt to.2What did Professor John Hayes and his team di
9、scover from their study?AWhat we eat actually helps to develop our personalities.BMales are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females.CThose trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food.DPeople are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling.3Why do some people
10、 like spicy food according to the recent study?ABecause their taste buds have become less sensitive.BBecause they love the burning sensation.CBecause they want to challenge themselves.DBecause the more they try spicy food, the less it burns.4Whats the main idea of the passage?AHis or her parents die
11、ts decide his or her personality.BThe latest study shows whether a person enjoys spicy food largely depends on his or her personality.CHis or her childhood experiences decide his or her personality.DHis or her cultural background decides his or her personality.BIf you are overweight, you should watc
12、h your diet carefully in order to keep fit. The best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while you are on a diet. A good
13、 rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty.Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you c
14、an maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your weight.When dieting, choose lowcalorie foods. Avoid items such as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cr
15、eam. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.Keep busy! This way you will not be likely to go off the diet. Make full use of chances to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!5
16、What does the passage mainly talk about?AHow we should diet.BWhy we should diet.CWhen we should diet.DWhether we should diet.6What does the writer advise us to do?ADiet without any plan.BCare little about our foods.CLose weight as fast as possible.DTalk with our doctors before dieting.7When you have
17、 lost the weight you wish, you can _Aeat as many foods as you likeBmake full use of chances to restCstop all your weight control programsDhave some more simple items in your diet.完形填空Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That _1_ nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill,
18、 then a 17yearold high school student in California, suffered a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. For most people, that would have _2_ the hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a(n) _3_， her whee
19、lchair encouraged her. “I wanted to prove to my communityand to myselfthat I was stillnormal，” she said, “whatever normal meant.”Normal for her meant dancing. _4_， Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. “Half of my body was taken away from me, and I hav
20、e to move it with my hands，” said Hill. “It _5_ took a lot of learning and patience.”After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to _6_ women like her. She met people online who had suffered various spinal cord (脊髓) injuries but shared her _7_， and she invited them to dance with her. _
21、8_ to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes.Hill has _9_ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. And for many of her _10_， it was the first time theyd felt a sense of _11_. They say that
22、being part of the Rollettes team has made them more _12_.The dancers arent the only ones feeling _13_. One woman saw a YouTube video of the team competing and commented, “You are so _14_！ To be in a wheelchair and still be so beautiful convinces me that I can be beautiful too! Im really very _15_ to
23、 you！”1A.choice BinterestCambition Dexperience2A.stolen BstartedCchanged Dbroken3A.barrier BexcuseCfailure Dembarrassment4A.However BThereforeCInstead DMeanwhile5A.certainly BstrangelyCdeliberately Dapproximately6A.satisfy BincludeCcomfort Dacknowledge7A.determination BwisdomCfreedom Dvalue8A.Agreei
24、ng BOfferingCHoping DManaging9A.sought BattainedCrecognized Ddiscovered10A.fans BdoctorsCteachers Dteammates11A.emergency BdutyChonor Dbelonging12A.confident BgenerousCfamous Dconsiderate13A.inspired BshockedCrelieved Drewarded14A.stubborn BsuccessfulCinfluential Dawesome15A.close BfaithfulCgrateful
25、 Dsimilar课时作业(十一).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为说明文，主要向我们介绍了一项关于人为什么喜欢辣味食物的研究。研究表明，人们喜欢吃辣味食物跟一个人的个性有关。1答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chilies while others loathe them.”可知科学家们对于为什么一些人很喜欢辣椒而其他人很不喜欢辣椒感到很困惑。根据while可知前后为对比关系，loathe与love为反义词，意为“不喜欢”，所以A选项是正确的。2答案与解析：C推理判断题。
26、根据倒数第二段中的“researchers found that those who were most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water”可知，研究人员发现那些喜欢冒险的人更喜欢辣椒水。由此可知不喜欢冒险的人不喜欢辣味食物，所以C选项是正确的。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“in fact，a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongu
27、e”可知辣味的食物会给舌头带来燃烧的感觉，以及最后一段中的“Its not that it doesnt burn as badly, but its that you actually learn to like the burn，explained Hayes.”可知人们喜欢吃辣味食物是因为人们喜欢燃烧的感觉，所以B选项是正确的。4答案与解析：B主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章研究表明，人们喜欢吃辣味食物与一个人的个性有关。所以B选项是正确的。B【语篇解读】本文主要阐述了健康减肥的方式。5答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据第二、三、四段的首句可知，本文是在提供建议，因此应选A项。6答案与解析：D细
28、节理解题。根据第一段中的“At first it is wise to talk with your doctor.”可知应选D项。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want.”可知选D项。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Chelsie Hill在三岁时就梦想着未来成为一名舞蹈演员，但很不幸的是，她在十七岁时遭遇了严重的车祸，致使她腰部以下全
29、部瘫痪。然而，她并没有因此放弃自己的梦想，而是通过努力练习学会了在轮椅上跳舞，并且还组建了由残疾人组成的舞蹈队，她的事迹鼓舞了很多人。1答案与解析：C考查名词。句意：那个夙愿在2010年的一个晚上差一点就结束了。2答案与解析：D考查动词。句意：对大部分人而言，那很可能会让他们从事舞蹈事业的希望破灭。3答案与解析：A考查名词。句意：她的轮椅不但远远没有成为障碍，反而鼓舞了她。4答案与解析：B考查副词。句意：因此，Hill一直在轮椅上和她高中学校的非残疾人舞蹈队一起跳舞。5答案与解析：A考查副词。句意：这当然需要很多练习和耐心。6答案与解析：B考查动词。句意：毕业后，Hill想要扩大她的舞蹈队伍，
30、把像她一样的女性吸纳进来。7答案与解析：A考查名词。句意：她在网上遇到了各种各样的遭受脊髓损伤但和她一样有决心的人，她邀请她们与她一起跳舞。8答案与解析：C考查动词。句意：Hill希望能在更大的城市接触到更多的人，她于2014年搬到了洛杉矶，并且组建了一支她称之为“Rollettes”的残疾人舞蹈队。9答案与解析：B考查动词。句意：Hill获得了我们很多人从未获得的东西她童年的梦想。10答案与解析：D考查名词。句意：对她的很多队友而言，那是她们首次有了归属感。11答案与解析：D考查名词。句意：参考上题。12答案与解析：A考查形容词。句意：她们说成为Rollettes舞蹈队的一员让她们更自信了。13答案与解析：A考查形容词。句意：受到激励的不仅仅是这些舞者。14答案与解析：D考查形容词。此处指“你们真是太棒了！”15答案与解析：C考查形容词。此处指“我真的非常感激你们！”