1、课时作业(十)Unit 4Section Welcome to the unit & Reading.阅读理解APeople believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, youre wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms. Here, p
2、eople are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes tied to your harness. The ropes hold you
3、in place so that you dont fall. A beginners wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes its easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, its not. The most difficult is to control your fe
4、ar. Its normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so its difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top. Climbing attracts people because its good exercise for almost everyone.
5、 You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.1What can we infer from the passage?APeople are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.BIt is impossible to build up ones body by c
6、limbing.CPeople can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.DIt is always easy to see holding places in climbing.2The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _A.to tie ropes to your harnessBto control your fearCto move away from the wallDto climb straight up3What does the underlined word “w
7、orkout” in the last paragraph most probably mean?ASettlement. BExercise.CExcitement. DTiredness.4Why does the author write this passage?ATo tell people where to find gyms.BTo prove the basic need for climbing.CTo encourage people to climb mountains.DTo introduce the sport of wall climbing.5Where do
8、you suppose this text comes from?AA science book.BA research report.CA sports magazine.DA sports history book.BThe spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tillman, a professor of e
9、cology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt wh
10、at has been called the Western diet. The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk of noninfectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease.Unfortunately, if people a
11、dopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as it began to industrialize over a 20year period. And
12、that is happening all across the world, in Nigeria and so on.And, a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment. As the worlds population grows, more forests and tropical areas will become farmland for crops or grassland for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the futu
13、re from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.Mr. Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, “a dilemma”， a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.6David Tillman believes th
14、at _Adiet, the environment and human health are closely connectedB.the Western diet is the only choice as nations industrializedC.people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart diseaseDtraditional diet is more balanced than the Western diet7According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might
15、 be given off in the future from _.AtransportationBdeveloping countriesCagricultureDdeveloped countries8What can be inferred from the passage?ANigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases.BOverweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases.CThe examined information comes from developing
16、 countries.D.Industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet.9Whats the authors purpose of writing the text?ACall on us to protect the environment.BWarn us of the danger of the Western diet.CRemind us of the importance of health.DAdvise us to have a balanced diet.七选五Personalized Exer
17、ciseAt the start of every year, many of us promise ourselves that a certain number of times a week we will go to the gym or attend an exercise class. But finally many of us just struggle to fit exercise into our lives, or start off well and then give up. Why do we have a good plan at the beginning b
18、ut fail to achieve it in the end? How can we deal with the problem? _1_It is important to determine your motivation first. Are you mainly interested in destressing or in getting fitter? If your goal is relaxation, then ask yourself if you want to do something energetic. _2_ If you have a calmer styl
19、e, you can do something quite different. You could choose solitary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening. _3_ There are quite a lot of them, such as walking and running groups, dance classes, etc. On your own, you could go horse riding or swimming, or just download fitness exerci
20、se programmes and do them at home._4_ If you have free time at the weekend, you could book some time with a personal trainer, who can come to your house, or you could meet him at the gym. If your life is not regular, you could choose the next couple of minutes you have to try an exercise DVD, or put
21、 your running shoes on and run for any length of time.As you see, everything counts when you are doing exercise. Whatever your lifestyle is, you will be able to have something that suits you. _5_ Just sit down with a cup of tea, read this article again, and think about your options. Then finish the
22、tea, get up, get going, and dont stop.AGood exercise is necessary for physical health.BThe key could be to find the right type of exercise.CIf it is fitness you are after, group activities will be suitable.DYoud better create a personalized plan to get you into shape.EIn this case, a type of exercis
23、e based on boxing may be right for you.FIn other words, you can always find personalized exercise by yourself.GFor people who are extremely busy, it is easier to fit exercise into daily lives.课时作业(十).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为说明文，介绍了攀爬这种运动以及它的益处。1答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“People believe that climbing can do good to
24、health.”以及“Many Americans are learning to climb.”可知，人们认为攀爬有利于健康，许多美国人正在城市体育馆学习攀爬。故选A项。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The most difficult is to control your fear.”可知选B项。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，攀爬能很好地锻炼全身，特别是手臂和腿。因此推断workout表示“锻炼”。 4答案与解析：D推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要向读者介绍一种运动方式攀爬。故选D项。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。文章着重介绍了攀爬这种运动。因此C项最符合文意
25、。B【语篇解读】本文为议论文。西方饮食习惯的泛滥危害着人们的健康及环境。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Mr.Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health.”可知Tillman先生认为饮食、环境和人类的健康是密切相关的。故答案为A项。7答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all form
26、s of transportation right now.”可知，将来来自农业的温室气体可能会比现在各种车辆产生的温室气体要多，故答案为C项。8答案与解析：D推理判断题。第三段提到了Nigeria，但未提到该国患糖尿病的人数最多，故排除A项；根据文章第二段最后一句可知肥胖的人是患像糖尿病这样的非传染性疾病(noninfectious diseases)的高危人群，B项的描述是错误的，故排除B项；第二段中第一句只提到“examined information from 100 countries，”并未提及100个国家都是发展中国家，故排除C项；根据第二段第三句可知，工业化导致了西方饮食习惯的
27、传播。故答案为D项。9答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句可推知作者写这篇文章的目的是让人们意识到西方饮食的危害，摒弃西方的饮食习惯。故答案为B项。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是说明文，就如何找到适当的锻炼方式从而进行个性化的锻炼作了说明。1答案与解析：B上文提出问题“How can we deal with the problem？”，下文给出具体解决办法“It is important to determine your motivation first.”，空格处应为解决办法的概括性表述，承接上文问题并引出下文。B项“关键是要找到适当的锻炼方式。”承上启下，填在此处语意通顺，逻辑合理。
28、故正确答案为B。2答案与解析：E上文提及“It is important to determine your motivation first.”，即首先要确定自己的锻炼动机是什么，由此来确定锻炼方式。随后给出一种可能的动机“If your goal is relaxation，then ask yourself if you want to do something energetic.”，由此可知空格处应是对剧烈的锻炼方式的推荐。E项“在这种情况下，基于拳击的一种锻炼方式可能适合你。”填在此处语意通顺，逻辑合理。故正确答案为E。3答案与解析：C结合空格处所在段落主旨句“It is impo
29、rtant to determine your motivation first.”可知，这一部分作者结合人们不同的锻炼动机给出适当的锻炼方式。上文提及“If you have a calmer style, you can do something quite different. You could choose solitary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening.”，给出了一种可能的锻炼动机和推荐的锻炼方式；下文提及“There are quite a lot of them, such as walkin
30、g and running groups, dance classes, etc.”，是在推荐另外一些团体锻炼方式，由此可推知，空格处列举了人们的另一种动机，而这种动机下的人们比较适合团体锻炼。C项“如果你追求健康，团体活动会很适合你。”填在此处语意通顺，逻辑合理。故正确答案为C。4答案与解析：G根据“If you have free time at the weekend.”和“If your life is not regular.”可知，这一段作者主要是结合人们的时间安排给出相对应的锻炼方式，空格处表述应与段落中心契合，叙述时间问题对人们锻炼的影响。G项“对于特别忙的人们来说，将锻炼安排在日常生活中会更容易。”填在此处语意通顺，逻辑合理。故正确答案为G。5答案与解析：F上文提及“Whatever your lifestyle is，you will be able to have something that suits you.”，下文提出找到适合自己的锻炼方式的具体做法“Just sit down with a cup of tea，read this article again，and think about your options.”。F项“换句话说，你自己总能找到个性化的锻炼。”填在此处语意通顺，逻辑合理。故正确答案为F。