1、课时作业(十二)Unit3SectionListeningandTalking，ReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgress.单句语法填空1When_(compare)withthesizeofthewholeearth, thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.2Idliketotakethechanceto_(stress)theimportanceofeducation.3Agreatmanyathletesathomeandabroadwillcompete_the2020WinterOlympicGames.4I
2、likefootballbest, butIalsolikecyclingand_(jog)5Peoplemakingfriendsonlineareafraidofgetting_(cheat)6RatherthancuttingoutthefoodsIenjoyed, Iaddedhealthyfoods_mymeals.7Hepretended_(read)thenewspaperwhenhismothercamein.8Accordingtomyresearch, neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffers_healthydiet.9Ifeelhighly_(
3、honour)tobegivensuchagoodchancetosharemyexperiencewithyou.10Itiswrongtopaypeople_(million)ofyuantoplaysports.阅读理解AMostpeoplewhoowniPhonesusethemastheiralarmclocksmakingitveryeasytocheckemailsonelasttimebeforefallingasleepandhardtoeverfeelawayfromworkandsocialnetworks.Severalyearsago, mybossfainteddu
4、etoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitches(缝针)andbecamewhatshecallsa“sleepevangelist(传教士)”Nowsheleavesherphonecharginginanotherroomwhenshegoestobedandencouragesherfriendstodothesame.“IsentallmyfriendsthesameChristmasgiftalovelyalarmclocksotheycouldstopu
5、singtheexcusethattheyneededtheirveryattractiveiPhonesbytheirbedstowakethemupinthemorning.”shesaid.Ifyourphonewakesyouupinthemorning, itmayalsobekeepingyouupatnight.A2008studyshowedthatpeopleexposedtomobileradiationtooklongertofallasleepandspentlesstimeindeepsleep.“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaborato
6、ryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals, componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected，”thestudyconcluded.Aquarterofyoungpeoplefeelliketheymustbeavailablebyphonearoundtheclock, accordingtoaSwedishstudythatlinkedheavycellphoneusetosleepingproblems, stressanddepres
7、sion.Unreturnedmessagescarrymoreguiltwhenthetechnologytodealwiththemliesatourfingertips.Someteensevenreturntextmessagesatmidnight.Mostofuschoosenottosetlimitsonournighttimeavailability.Nearlythreequartersofpeoplefromtheageof18to44sleepwiththeirphoneswithinreach, accordingtoa2012Timepoll.Thatnumberfa
8、llsoffslightlyinmiddleage, butonlypeopleaged65andolderareleavingthephoneinanotherroomascommonassleepingrightnexttoit.1Whydidtheauthorsbossstarttoenjoysleeping?AHerfriendsencouragedhertosleepontime.BMobilephonescouldntwakeherupontime.CHerfriendssentheralovelyclocktowakeherup.DShegothurtduetoworkingto
9、olate.2.WhydidtheauthorsbossgiveherfriendsalarmclocksasChristmasgifts?AAlarmclocksdontgiveoffanyradiation.BAlarmclocksarebetteratwakingherfriendsup.CSheadvisedthemtoreplacephoneswithalarmclocks.DSheusedalarmclockstoremindthemnottoworktoolate.3Whatcanwelearnfromthe2008study?AMobileradiationmakespeopl
10、eunabletofallasleep.BMobilephonescanrelease884MHzwiredsignals.CSleepcanhelppeoplefightagainstradiation.DComponentsofsleepcanbeseriouslyaffectedbywirelesssignals.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?AHowMobilePhonesAffectSleepBWhyAlarmClocksAreBetterthanPhonesCHowWeCanSleepBetteratNightDHowMobilePhonesA
11、ffectHealthBIfirstbeganexperiencinganxietyanddepressionattheageof14, afterbeingbullied(欺凌)atschoolforyears.Whileatfirstanxietyanddepressionwouldcomeandgo, iteventuallybecameaconstantpartofmylife.IwassoeagertofindthesolutiontoovercomingmyanxietyanddepressionthatItriedeverythingfromwhenIwasincollegeto
12、graduateschool: moodchangingmedication, specialteas, yoga, anythingIreadaboutinbooks, andadvicegivenbydoctors.Despitethis, IstillfeltIhadntevencomeclosetomanagingtheproblem.Butoneafternoon, myeyesfelluponanarticleinamagazineIwasreadingthattalkedabouthowdogswereabletohelppeoplewithanxietyanddepressio
13、n.Theverynextday, Idecidedtogetadogacorgi.WhenIbroughtmylittlecorgi, Buddy, home, Ididntrealizehowmuchhewouldchangemylife.Itdidnthappenrightaway, however.Oncethe“puppyexcitement”wentaway, myanxietyanddepressioncamebackasusual.Onemorning, Iwokeupwiththosefamiliarfeelingsagain.Ididntwanttogetoutofbed.
14、Iturnedtopullthecoversbackovermyheadandgaveup.ThatswhenIsawBuddy.Buddystartedjumpingalloverme, lickingmyface, lettingmeknowthatitwastimetogooutside.Itwasasifheweresaying, “Theresnotimetobesad, theworldisamazing！”Andforthefirsttimeinmylife, mylifewaschanging.Ireallywasanewperson.Thiswasmynewbeginning
15、.Itsbeenmorethanayearsincethatday, andIveneverspentanothermorningunabletogetoutofbed.Ivenotcriedmyselftosleeporspentmydaysstuckwithfearandregret.Sure, IstillhavedayswhenIfeelsadoranxious.ButwithBuddy, mybestfriend, bymyside, Ivefinallylearnedhowtomanagethesefeelingsandemotions.5Accordingtothefirsttw
16、oparagraphs, theauthor_.AhasbeenaschoolbullyforyearsBsufferedfromdepressionsincecollegeCtriedmanywaystofightdepressionbutnothingworkedDfeltlessdepressedaftertakingmedicationanddoingyoga6Howdidtheauthorknowhavingadogmighthelpwithherdepression?AAdoctorputitforwardtoher.BShereaditinanarticlebychance.CS
17、hehearditfromsomeotherdepressionsufferers.DShefoundoutherselfafterspendingsometimewithacorgi.7Howdoestheauthorfeelinthelastparagraph?AHopeful.BAnxious.CConfused.DDoubtful.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Itisgenerallybelievedthatscientificresearchshouldimproveourqualityoflife.Meanwhile, thereisalmostun
18、iversalagreementthatthegovernmentshouldprovidefinancialandpoliticalsupportforanyresearchthatislikelytoresultinimmediateandsignificantbenefitsforthemajorityofpeople.However, whenitcomestowhetherthegovernmentshouldsupportscientificresearchwithnopracticaluse, peoplesideasvary.Iagreewiththestatementthat
19、thegovernmentshoulddistributeenoughfundstoanyscientificresearchthataimstoimprovethewellbeingofpeople, evenifitisofnopracticaluseintheshortrun.Scientificresearchwhosesocialbenefitsareimmediate, predictable, andfarreachingshouldcontinuetobeahighpriority(优先事项).Forexample, biotechnologyresearchhasbeenpr
20、oventohelpcureandpreventdiseases; advancesinmedicaltechnologymakeitpossibletooffersafertreatments; informationtechnologyenableseducationtobemoreaccessible; andcommunicationtechnologypromotesglobalpeacebyimprovingmutualunderstandingamongpeopleandtheirparticipationinthedemocratic(民主的)process.However,
21、thisisnottosaythatresearchwhosebenefitsarelessimmediateorclearshouldbegivenalowerpriority.Itisdifficulttopredictwhatresearchwillfinallyleadtothegreatestcontributionstosociety.Unwillingnesstofinancelesspracticalscientificresearchcouldhaveaharmfuleffectontheeffortstoexplorenewknowledge.Thisisparticula
22、rlytrueofthecomputerscience.Forexample, beforethefirstcomputerwasinvented, publicopinionswentagainstit, asmostpeoplesawnothingpracticalincomputerresearch.However, computerstransformedthewayhumansocietydevelopedandprovedtobeofgreatuseinthelongrun, especiallyintermsofscientificdevelopmentinfieldssucha
23、sthemilitary, medicine, aviation, andeducation.Therefore, nevershouldwethinkthatscientificresearchwhosebenefitsareunknownisnotworthundertakingsincethepurposeofanyresearchshouldbetodiscoverthetruth, whateveritmightbe._课时作业(十二).单句语法填空1compared2.stress3.in4.jogging5.cheated6.to7.tobereading8.a9.honoure
24、d10.millions.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文属于科普文，阐述越来越多的人在睡觉的时候把手机放在旁边，这严重影响了其睡眠质量。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“Severalyearsago, mybossfaintedduetoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitchesandbecamewhatshecallsasleepevangelist.”可知，由于熬夜用手机工作导致晕倒在地上，并且头部缝了五针，最终成为睡眠传教士，鼓励大家多睡觉，因此
25、作者老板享受睡觉是由于自己受伤的经历，故选D。2答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第三段可知，作者老板送朋友闹钟是为了不再让他们用手机当闹钟的借口而影响睡眠，用闹钟来替代手机，故选C。3答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第四段“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaboratoryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals, componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected，”thestudyconcluded.可知，2008年的一份研
26、究表明，在实验中暴露于884赫兹的无线电波中，修复白天身体损耗最重要的睡眠因子受到严重影响，因此可知，无线电信号会严重影响睡眠质量，故选D。4答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据文章可知，本文阐述越来越多的人在睡觉的时候把手机放在旁边，这严重影响了其睡眠质量，阐述手机与睡眠的关系，故选A。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在学校被欺负后开始焦虑和抑郁，偶然在一篇文章中作者了解到宠物狗可能是治疗抑郁的好办法。5答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“IwassoeagertofindthesolutiontoovercomingmyanxietyanddepressionthatItried
27、everythingfromwhenIwasincollegetograduateschool”及“Despitethis, IstillfeltIhadntevencomeclosetomanagingtheproblem.”可知，作者尝试很多方法来处理抑郁，但都不起作用，故C项正确。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Butoneafternoon, myeyesfelluponanarticleinamagazineIwasreadingthattalkedabouthowdogswereabletohelppeoplewithanxietyanddepression.”可知，作
28、者是偶然在一篇文章中了解到宠物狗可能有助于缓解抑郁症的，故B项正确。7答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Sure, IstillhavedayswhenIfeelsadoranxious.ButwithBuddy, mybestfriend, bymyside, Ivefinallylearnedhowtomanagethesefeelingsandemotions.”可知，虽然作者有时还会感到悲伤或焦虑，但有最好的朋友巴迪在身边，作者终于学会了如何处理这些情绪，由此可知作者对处理抑郁是感到有希望的，故A项正确。.概要写作【语篇解读】Paragraph1：人们普遍认为，科学研究应该有
29、助于提升生活质量，政府应该给可能会给大多数人带来即时、显著社会效益的研究提供经济和政治支持。但当谈及政府是否应该支持没有实际用途的科学研究时，人们观点不一。我的观点是，政府应该分配足够的资金给予任何一个旨在促进人类幸福的科学研究，即使从短期来看，它没有实际用途。Paragraph2：那些能够产生即时的、可预测的、意义深远的社会效益的科学研究应该继续被作为重点项目来对待。Paragraph3：但是，这并不是说那些所产生的社会效益不会那么即时、明显的研究就应该被列为非重点项目。很难判断什么样的研究最终会对社会作出巨大贡献。Paragraph4：因此，我们绝不能认为那些社会效益不确定的科学研究就不值
30、得进行，因为不管是什么样的研究，其目的都是了解真相。Thereexistsdisagreementaboutwhetherthegovernmentshouldsupportscientificresearchwithoutimmediatebenefits, butIthinkitessentialtofunditforitspotentialcontribution. (要点1) Itsuniversallyacceptedthatscientificresearchwithinstantandsignificantsocialbenefitsshouldbegivenprivileges. (要点2) Butitdoesntmeanlessattentiontoresearchhavingnoimmediateorobvioussocialbenefits, foritmayeventuallymakeunexpectedcontributions. (要点3) Inshort, allscientificresearchdeservesequalattentionandsupportconsideringitsaimofexposingthetruth. (要点4)
