1、Unit 2 Success课时作业(九)Unit2PartLesson2TopFiveSecretsofSuccess阅读理解AHaveyoueverhadoneofthosedayswhenallyouwantedtodowasreadanemotionallypowerfulstorythatwouldcauseyoutotears? Mostofustendtobeattractedbystoriesthatreachusonmultiplelevels, includingsadness.Thereareplentyofbooksthatmakeyoucry (andsometime
2、slaugh) andthatyoucanreallysinkyourteethinto.Herearefourofthem.1TheKiteRunnerThisrealisticandmovingdescriptionoflifeinAfghanistanaccountsforthepeoplewhowerebadlyaffectedbytheTaliban.Youllcryasyougettoknowthefamilialrelationshipsandcrueltyinvolved, butyoullalsogetasenseofhopeasyouquicklyreadthroughth
3、isappealingnovel.2TheBookThiefLetsputitthisway: Deathitselfisthenarrator.ThestoryisaboutayounggirlnamedLieselwhohastolivewithfosterparentsduringWorldWar.Onthewaytohernewhome，herbrotherdies, settingthegloomytoneforthestory.Thereishope, however, whenLieseldiscoversherloveforreadingandmakesarelationshi
4、pwithayoungJewishmanshehelpshidefromtheNazis.3TheFaultinOurStarsThisisprobablythemostlikelybookonthelisttomakeyoucry, asitrecordstheexperiencesofteenswhoaredyingfromcancerandlivingtheirlastdaysinlove.Theirlifestyleistragicanddisturbingatthesametime, aswewatchtheirhealthworsen.Therealtragedyisthelove
5、storybetweenthemaincharacters, whoknowthattheirromanceisfruitless.4AChildCalled“It”Easilyoneofthesaddeststoriesofabuseinrecentdecades, AChildCalled“It”isbasedonthetruestoryofDavePelzer, aboyfromCaliforniawhosufferedatthehandsofhiscruelfamily.ThetearswillcomefrombothsadnessandtheinspirationtiedtoDave
6、sfightforsurvivalinanenvironmentwhereheisbelievedworthless.1Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?ATheyareallaboutcruelwars.BTheyareallaboutsufferingchildren.CTheyallprobablymakeyoucry.DTheyarealladaptedfromtruestories.2Whichbookisaboutayoungvictimwhosefamilytreatedhimcruelly?ATheKiteRunner.BTheBookThief.C
7、TheFaultinOurStars.DAChildCalled“It”3Thepassageisintendedto_.AinspireustoreadmoreBintroducesomemovingbooksCexplainwhywelovereadingDadviseustobuysomebooksBItsatthistimeoftheyearthatmarathonrecovery, notmarathontraining, startstotakecenterstage.Researchindicatesthatthemuscledamagefromrunningamarathonc
8、anlastuptotwoweeks.Theresearchalsoindicatesthatmusclesoreness (肌肉酸痛) isnotagoodindicatorofmuscularhealing.Inotherwords, justbecauseyouarentsoreanymoredoesntmeanthatyouarefullyhealed.Thisisthedangerformarathonrunners: postmarathonmuscularsorenessfadesafterafewdaysbutminordamagewithinthemusclecellsrem
9、ains.Ifyoureturntofulltrainingtoosoonrunningmoreandfasterthanthetissuesarereadyforyouriskdelayingfullrecoveryandthechancetogetreadyforyournextgoal.Thesolution, itappears, istorecognize (andaccept) thatthemuscleswilltakeawhiletohealandtobepreparedtotakeiteasyforthefirstcoupleofweeks (evenlongerifyour
10、eparticularlysoreafteryourmarathon).Whiletheresearchisntverypromisingwhenitcomestothingstodotoreducesorenessandaidhealing, acoupleofconceptsappeartohelp.First, providinggentlebloodflowtotheareahelpsbringhealingnutrientsintothemusclesandalsohelpstoremovewasteproductsanddamagedtissue.Walkingandgentlem
11、assage (按摩) canhelp, particularlyinthefirstfewdaysafteramarathon.Oncemusclesorenesshassignificantlyreduced (usuallytwotofourdaysaftertherace), lightjoggingcancommence.Justbemindfultorunveryslowly.Norunnerwantstogetsuperfitandthenlosethatduringtherecoveryprocess.Butsinceyoumustreduceyourtrainingloadf
12、ollowingyourmarathon, itcanbedifficultastohowmuchandhowsoontoinsertrunningintoyourpostmarathontraining.4Whenshouldmarathonrunnersreturntofulltraining?AAbouthalfamonthafterthecompetition.BAfewdaysaftersorenessdisappears.CBeforethetissuesrecovercompletely.DBeforethenextgamedrawscloser.5Howcanmarathonr
13、unnersreducetheirmusclesoreness?AThroughfamilycare.BBydoinggentleexercise.CThroughmedicaltreatment.DByremovingdamagedtissue.6Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“commence”inParagraph3?AFit.BHeal.CStart.DMend.7Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?ARecoveryAfterMarathonBSorenesswithSportsCHea
14、lingMuscleSorenessDReducingTrainingLoadCLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears, butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhuntergatherers, small, tightlyknit (联系) groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexperts
15、believethat10,000yearsago, whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople, theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards, manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers, andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies, trade, industrialisation, thedevelopmentofthe
16、nationstateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation, especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades, allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear, anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish, SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent, theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionofth
17、eselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages, oftenspokenbymanypeople, whilehot, wetzoneshavelots, oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages; theAmericasabout1,000; Africa2,400; andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200, ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccounts
18、forwellover800.Themediannumber (中位数) ofspeakersisamere6,000, whichmeansthathalftheworldslanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction (消亡), withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick, atrandom, BusuuinCameroon (eightremainingspeakers), Chiapanecoi
19、nMexico (150), LipanApacheintheUnitedStates (twoorthree) orWadjiguinAustralia (one, withaquestionmark): noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.8Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhuntergatherertimes?ATheydevelopedveryfast.BTheywerelargeinnumber.CTheyhadsimilarpatterns.DTheywerecloselyconnected.9Which
20、ofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?AComplex.BAdvanced.CPowerful.DModern.10Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?AAbout6,800.BAbout3,400.CAbout2,400.DAbout1,200.11Whatisthemainideaofthetext?ANewlanguageswillbecreated.BPeopleslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.
21、CHumandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.DGeographydetermineslanguageevolution.课时作业(九)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一则广告。文章主要介绍了令人感动的四本书。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Thereareplentyofbooksthatmakeyoucry (andsometimeslaugh) andthatyoucanreallysinkyourteethinto.”可知，本文介绍的四本书都有可能让你感动得热泪盈眶。故选C。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“AChildCa
22、lledItisbasedonthetruestoryofDavePelzer, aboyfromCaliforniawhosufferedatthehandsofhiscruelfamily.”可知，第四本书的主人公Dave被家人残忍地对待。故选D。3答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句“Thereareplentyofbooksthatmakeyoucry (andsometimeslaugh) andthatyoucanreallysinkyourteethinto.Herearefourofthem.”并结合全文可知，本文主要介绍了令人感动的四本书。故选B。B【语篇解读】本文是
23、一篇说明文。马拉松赛后运动员常会肌肉酸痛。研究表明肌肉不再酸痛不是肌肉治愈的标志，运动员仍需休息几天才能彻底康复。文章就彻底康复提供了两点行之有效的办法。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。题干问的是运动员什么时候可以返回训练。根据第二段第一句“Researchindicatesthatthemuscledamagefromrunningamarathoncanlastuptotwoweeks.”可知，肌肉伤害可能会持续两周时间。因此，赛后约半个月运动员才能返回训练。故选A。5答案与解析：B推理判断题。题干问的是马拉松运动员如何能减轻肌肉酸痛。根据第三段倒数第三句“Walkingandgentlema
24、ssage (按摩)canhelp, particularlyinthefirstfewdaysafteramarathon.”可知，在赛后的几天里散步和轻柔按摩有帮助。因此，轻微锻炼可减轻酸痛。故选B。6答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据上下文语境可知，一旦肌肉酸痛明显减轻就可以开始慢跑了，记住一定要跑得非常慢。结合选项可知，start意为“开始”，符合题意。故选C。7答案与解析：A标题概括题。题干问的是本文最适合的标题是什么。通读全文可知，本文主要对马拉松后的康复提出了建议。故选A。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了语言的发展过程及现状。8答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第一段最后一
25、句“Somelanguage.betweenthem.”可知，一些语言专家认为，一万年前世界上只有500万到1000万人，但他们可能说12000种语言；该题问的是关于狩猎采集时代的语言我们能推断出什么。根据第一段第二句和关键句可知，狩猎采集时期的人口非常少，但人们使用很多种语言。故选B。9答案与解析：C词义猜测题。该题问的是下列哪一项可以最好地解释第二段中的画线词“dominant”。根据画线词所在句的内容可知，许多语言正在消失，而像英语、西班牙语和汉语等重要的语言正在取而代之。因此画线词的词义与C项最为接近。故选C。10答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，“目前世界上大约有680
26、0种语言”，根据第三段最后一句，可知“说某种语言的人的中位数只有6000，这意味着世界上有一半的语言其使用人数少于6000人。”该题问的是目前少于6000人使用的语言有多少种。根据关键句可知，6800种语言的一半是3400种。故选B。11答案与解析：C主旨大意题。该题问的是本篇文章的主旨大意是什么。根据第一段第一句“Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears, butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.”，并结合下文内容可知，文章主要介绍了人类的不断发展导致语言种类越来越少。放选C。
