1、课时作业(十八)Module 6Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单词拼写1He has a bad reputation(名声) ，for he always tells lies.2You should have a positive(正面的；积极的) attitude towards your life.3He watched the train until it disappeared(消失)4The old man is generous(大方的) and has given away a lot of money to the
2、 poor.5The symbols indicate(象征；表示) different groups of sounds.6The earthquake happened suddenly and caused many deaths and much destruction(毁坏)7The result of the match is unpredictable(变化莫测的)8Its believed that humans evolved(进化) from apes.9Have you adapted(适应) to your new working place?10It is said
3、that setting off firecrackers will bring good fortune(运气) in the coming year.完成句子1据一些专家所言，这次飓风的破坏程度仍是无法预测的。According_to some experts, the degree of the destruction of the hurricane is still unpredictable. (according)2我的成功归功于同事们的帮助。My success is due_to the assistance of my fellow workers. (due)3这项研究可
4、能会让人们清楚互联网发展的前景。The study may throw_light_on the future development of the Internet. (light)4很多大公司是从小的家族企业发展起来的。Many big companies have grown_out_of small family businesses. (grow).阅读理解Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discover
5、y about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe
6、 persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局)As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with a n
7、ame written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for these fossils which later proved to be created by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at that time were
8、 wild with excitement at the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape man.T
9、he next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with_a_grain_of_salt. Just because it is accepted as
10、 the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.【语篇解读】每天报纸上都会出现一些关于科学新发现的文章，那么这些文章的可信度究竟是多大呢？在文中作者通过两个例子向读者说明：新发现有时候并不全然为真，所以我们对待任何事情都要持一种怀疑的态度。1What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?AHis fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.BHis workmates are eager to become
11、famous too.CThese scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.DHis colleagues were jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第二段的末句“. these fossils which later proved to be created by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation”可以判断他被愚弄的原因，故选D。2The excited scientists thought
12、 that this Piltdown man _.Awas in fact a complex hoaxBwas a great scientific inventionCcontributed to the theory of evolutionDhad the skull like that of an ape答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“scientists at that time were wild with excitement at the meaning it had for the theory of evolution”可知，当时的科学家认为the Pil
13、tdown man的发现对人类的进化理论有着很大的贡献，故选C。3What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?AHappily. BGenerally.CDoubtfully. DCompletely.答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据画线短语前的让步状语从句“Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research”可以判断，后面句子和前面内容构成转折关系，应该是建议人们不要过分看重科学发现，由此推断该短语指对某件事情或某人说的话持怀
14、疑态度，故选C。4What can we learn from the passage?AHebrew is probably a kind of language.BTruths of science will never be out of time.CPeople believe scientists because they are persuasive.DWe are advised to believe famous scientists.答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“The fossils of spiders，lizards, and even birds wi
15、th a name written on them in Hebrew”可知，在这些蜘蛛等的化石上写着一个名字，由此推断Hebrew是一种语言，故选A。.完形填空Hello, Mr WiFi. Life without you is next to impossible. Were _1_ to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. Though I know you help me, sometimes youre making me do things with _2_ attention. Many
16、times I promise myself that Ill _3_ my feelings towards you, but youre _4_ me closer and closer. Youve entered both my home and my _5_. Youre just a window for our _6_ and information. But we people arent _7_ only with the window. So we open all our _8_ for you. Is this a(n) _9_ or some kind of atta
17、chment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment, will you _10_ me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you 24 hours. Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can _11_？ Youre a poison not a slow one but a super _12_ poison which holds our mind and makes us dance
18、_13_ its tune. Nowadays youre so _14_ that almost everyone can buy and make you our _15_. Youll never be bothered about our health but well _16_ be concerned about your “health”， because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a _17_ person made of flesh and blood, would we
19、 love you the same? You _18_ us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all your _19_. Sometimes I wonder how people in previous times _20_， but if they did why cant we?【语篇解读】本文用第一人称，通过用诙谐的语气对WiFi的质问，呈现了现代人的一种通病，那就是对无线网络的依赖。1A.happy BsadCcomfortable Dconfident答案与解析：A根据语境可知，没
20、有WiFi的生活几乎是不可能的，我们从早到晚，有时甚至到黎明都在开心地说着你的名字。故选A。2A.praised BincreasedCdivided Dfocused答案与解析：C根据语境可知，虽然“我”知道WiFi帮助了自己，但是有时它也会让“我”在做事情时分神。故选C。divided在此为过去分词作定语。3A.bring back Bhold backCapprove of Dgive away答案与解析：B根据语境可知，“我”很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制(hold back)对WiFi的情感。故选B。4A.observing BpushingCforcing Ddrawing答案与解析：
21、D但是WiFi把“我”拉得越来越近。此处形象生动地表现了我不能抗拒WiFi对自己的吸引。故选D。5A.space BworkplaceCsociety Dsoul答案与解析：D此处指WiFi进入了“我”的家和灵魂。其中第二段中的“holds our mind”是关键提示。故选D。6A.entertainment BargumentCexplanation Dstruggle答案与解析：AWiFi(本来)只是我们娱乐(entertainment)和获取信息的窗口。故选A。7A.strict BgenerousCsatisfied Dbusy答案与解析：C根据上文的“Youre just a wi
22、ndow. information”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知，此处表示人们并不满足于WiFi仅仅是个娱乐和获取信息的窗口。故选C。8A.thoughts BeyesCexits Ddoors答案与解析：D此处表示人们将WiFi的作用扩大化，并将所有的门都打开来迎接WiFi。door与window之间存在语意上的递进。故选D。9A.scene BinspirationCroutine Ddisease答案与解析：D结合下文中的“an illness”可知，“我”疑惑的是自己和其他人对WiFi如此依赖，这是否是一种病。故选D。10A.recommend BinstructCcommit
23、Dadapt答案与解析：C如果对WiFi的情感是一种依赖的话，WiFi能保证一生与“我”都亲密无间吗？故选C。commit sb. to sth.意为“承诺/保证某人某事”。11A.insist BrelaxCprogress Dbalance答案与解析：B这里是诙谐地问WiFi能不能给自己放几天假以便它和“我”都能放松一下，故选B。12A.raw BweakCfast Dstrong答案与解析：C根据本句中的“not a slow one”可知，WiFi并不是慢性毒药，而是快速起效的毒药，fast与slow形成对比。故选C。13A.to BagainstCfrom Dwithin答案与解析：
24、AWiFi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的“音调”起舞的毒药。dance to为固定短语，意为“随着起舞”，故选A。14A.advanced BvaluableCaffordable Dattractive答案与解析：C根据下文的“almost everyone can buy”可知，如今WiFi的价格多数人都负担得起。affordable意为“买得起的”。故选C。15A.companion BexpertCaddition Dinstrument答案与解析：A根据下文中的“because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be a
25、lone”可知，如今WiFi成了人们的伴侣。故选A。16A.sometimes BneverCalways Dseldom答案与解析：C毫无生命的WiFi是决不会在意其用户的健康的，但是用户会一直担心WiFi的“健康”，此处always和前面的never形成对比。故选C。17A.selfish BrealCresponsible Ddishonest答案与解析：B根据下文的“person made of flesh and blood”可知，我想知道如果WiFi是拥有血肉之躯的活生生的人，人们是否会一样喜欢它。故选B。18A.scold BcontrolCcomfort Dchallenge答
26、案与解析：B根据上文我们对WiFi的依赖以及下文中的“we even cant get rid of you”可知，人们离开WiFi简直无法活下去，可知WiFi控制着人们。故选B。19A.friends BslavesCcolleagues Demployers答案与解析：B根据语境可知，WiFi控制了人们，即人们成了被其掌控的奴隶。故选B。20A.suffered BsurfedCconnected Dsurvived答案与解析：D根据“in previous times”可知，“我”非常疑惑的是，在早期没有WiFi的时候，人们是如何存活下来的。故选D。.短文改错2019山西平遥校级月考Wh
27、en I was in high school, I wanted to get a scholarship to a university. I liked singing, so I try out for a scholarship for music. But I failed to get one. I was real upset. I felt like failure. I just kept feeling sorry for me. However, after a few day, I decided not to let one single loss to keep
28、me from doing what I love. But I cheered up and devoted myself to sing again. I think that accepting failure is that we need to do first before we success eventually.答案：2019山西平遥校级月考When I was in high school, I wanted to get a scholarship to a university. I liked singing, so I tr out for a scholarshi
29、p for music. But I failed to get one. I was rea upset. I felt like failure. I just kept feeling sorry for m. However, after a few da， I decided not to let one single loss keep me from doing what I love. Bu I cheered up and devoted myself to sin again. I think that accepting failure is tha we need to do first before we succes eventually.
