1、课时作业(七) Module 2 Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单句语法填空1In the early 1920s, thousands of people went to Australia _ (seek) their fortune.2Tom, rather than his teammates, was _ (blame) for the failure of the volleyball match yesterday.3Make sure that you wont leave _ your wallet before l
2、eaving home.4After retirement, Mr.Smith took _ painting, which he had always loved but had not had time for.5You may depend on _ that they will look after your daughter when you are away for the meeting.6Its up to the travel companies _ (warn) customers of any possible dangers.7His speech was so _ (
3、inspire) that his students were inspired _ (work) harder than ever before.8_ (suspect) of carrying drugs, the traveler was stopped by the customs officer.9I have made _ clear that I have nothing to do with the accident.10His wonderful performances appeal _ all ages and social groups in China.阅读理解AOv
4、er the past five decades mosquito populations in parts of the US. have skyrocketed by a_factor_of_10a situation with worrying implications for the spread of diseases. And some places are apparently more easily affected than others. A new study in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that in Balti
5、more, lowincome neighborhoods bear the biggest burden: they have not only more mosquitoes but also larger ones, which often survive longer. The problem most likely is rooted in the fact that Baltimore has nearly 17,000 abandoned buildings, which are concentrated in economically disadvantaged areas a
6、nd serve as convenient mosquitobreeding zones.Compared with prosperous blocks, lowincome blocks have more abandoned buildings and are more heavily littered with thrownaway containers that collect standing water. And water that pools in abandoned buildings is protected by shadewhich helps mosquitoes
7、grow larger. Some cities take efforts to plant trees in lowincome blocks but may actually worsen the problem: trees and bushes not only shade outdoor breeding(繁殖) pools but also shed leaves into the water and feed the mosquito larvae(幼虫), helping them grow bigger. Worse still, climate change could w
8、orsen the disease landscape by broadening habitats and lengthening the time every summer that mosquitoes can breed and survive.Cities may, then, need to focus more mosquitocontrol efforts on these areas. Urban health departments typically educate homeowners about the importance of emptying water out
9、 of outdoor containers. But nobody empties those in or around abandoned buildings. “It is something that is fairly difficult for a city to address because its really expensive to go into private belongings and clean them up，” says Dina Fonseca, a molecular ecologist at Rutgers University. Yet if the
10、se belongings become breeding grounds not only for annoying mosquitoes but also for dangerous diseases, officials concepts may need to change.1What does the phrase “a factor of 10” in Paragraph 1 refer to?AA major cause. BA high rate.CA big concern. DA special situation.2Why is the spread of disease
11、s relatively more serious in poor neighborhoods in Baltimore?ABecause people there lack the awareness of waste sorting.BBecause people there pay little attention to water protection.CBecause more thrownaway containers are collected for reuse there.DBecause more abandoned buildings serve as habitats
12、for mosquitoes there.3Which of the following solutions is wellintentioned but may result in opposite effects?APlanting more trees.BChanging officials ideas.CEmptying water containers.DCleaning abandoned buildings.4What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo complain about the poor housing.BT
13、o offer some treatments for diseases.CTo appeal for mosquitocontrol efforts.DTo introduce a new species of mosquitoes.BAs a dropout myself, I often feel it is my duty to defend my fellow nonscholars. Common wisdom would have you believe we are the “bad kids”， the future criminals, the worst sort of
14、people. But not all dropouts are likely to deal drugs，steal goods from a shop, or shoot pool all day.My own favorite place to go when skipping school was always the public library. My early retirement meant that at last I had the time to read everything I wanted to. I found reading Thomas Pynchons G
15、ravitys Rainbow a lot more interesting than reading about Sir Isaac Newton and the falling apple.Best of all was the time I finally had to myself. I felt liberated. I had been in school nearly my whole life. I wanted to find out for myself who I was，and until I did，everything else felt like a waste
16、of time.However, after nearly three years, a series of strange thoughts began to make me anxious and unsure. Images of myself at the age of 35 began to haunt(缠扰)me in my sleep. And a voice in my head began asking over and over，“Who is paying the hot water bills? Who buys the microwave pizza？”The ans
17、wer, of course, was my poor old parents. Sure，I was having an enjoyable time doing plenty of nothing, discovering myself and all, but thats unfair to them. What parents long to see their child drop out of school，with no plans for the future? Could they be expected to support me forever? Certainly no
18、t. I immediately moved out of the house and out of town, in search of a future for myself.And it is here, in my new home of San Francisco, that I have decided to do what was once unthinkable: go back to school. I plan to take adult education classes and then apply for City College. On the one hand,
19、I can hardly believe Im doing it: a return to desks, chalkboards, and clocks that tell you when to stop thinking about one thing and start thinking about another. But at City College, Ill be able to take film production, semiotics, and sociologyjust because I want to know about them.So next time you
20、 see a dropout, be sympathetic. And please dont push him to do something he doesnt want to do. It never works. Hell come around when hes ready.5It is commonly believed that dropouts are_.Abad kids from birthBinterested in studying drugsCvery likely to commit crimesDresponsible for defending non scho
21、lars6What did the author find most enjoyable after dropping out of school?ALiving in comfort with his parents.BReading in the public library.CEscaping the pressure from school.DHaving time for selfdiscovery.7Why did the author move to San Francisco?ATo fight for his own future.BTo apply for City Col
22、lege.CTo break away from his parents.DTo live up to his parents expectations.8What does the author suggest people do to deal with dropouts?APush them to the limit.BOpen their hearts to them.CTry to be understanding.DEncourage them to be friendly.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。How Netflix Became
23、 So PopularWeve all heard the phrase “Netflix and chill”，which means“watch Netflix and hang out”. Why not “Amazon Prime and chill？” There are many other websites and apps _1_ (allow) people to watch TV shows and movies. Similarly to Netflix, many streaming services offer original programs and movies
24、. So what made Netflix have the impact it has _2_ society?In the past few years, Netflix_3_ (grow) exponentially in popularity, leaving other streaming services and regular television in the dust. Netflix was created in 1997, _4_ (original) as a way to send rental DVDs to people. In 2007, Netflix be
25、gan offering streaming television shows and movies online. But _5_ wasnt until 2013 that Netflix began offering original programming, enabling viewers to watch _6_ whole season of TV all at once.Viewers are satisfied with Netflixs many different options for TV shows. One of the biggest appeals of Ne
26、tflix was_7_ it would release all seasons of any old TV shows, something that Amazon Prime wouldnt do. In addition, Netflix releases monthly statements about which series and movies _8_ (remove) from the service. But other sites can remove full series without any notice.While other services might ha
27、ve their_9_ (succeed), Netflix seems likely to continue its reign over the TV world and _10_ (become) more popular than regular TV in the next few years. Netflix has discovered what people like to watch and how they like to watch it, and if they keep on this path, television might be a thing of the
28、past.课时作业(七).单句语法填空1to seek2.to blame3.behind4.up5.it6.to warn7inspiring；to work8.Suspected9.it10.to.阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。尤其以巴尔的摩地区为例，说明了这里蚊子增长快的原因，作者呼吁城市相关部门尽快采取蚊虫控制措施，避免危险疾病滋生。1答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据后文And some places are apparently more easily affected than
29、 others. A new study in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that in Baltimore, lowincome neighborhoods bear the biggest burden: they have not only more mosquitoes but also larger ones, which often survive longer.可知有些地方显然比其他地方更容易受到影响。发表在医学昆虫学杂志上的一项新研究发现，在巴尔的摩，低收入社区承受着最大的负担：那里不仅有更多的蚊子，而且还有更大的蚊子，它们
30、的寿命往往更长。由此可知，短语位于的句子意思是：在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。故“a factor of 10”指代的是“增长率”。故选B。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段中The problem most likely is rooted in the fact that Baltimore has nearly 17,000 abandoned buildings, which are concentrated in economically disadvantaged areas and serve as convenie
31、nt mosquitobreeding zones.可知最可能的问题是，巴尔的摩有近1.7万栋废弃建筑，这些建筑集中在经济落后的地区，是方便蚊子滋生的地方。由此可知，疾病在巴尔的摩贫困社区的传播相对更严重，是因为更多的废弃建筑成了蚊子的栖息地。故选D。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中Some cities take efforts to plant trees in lowincome blocks but may actually worsen the problem: trees and bushes not only shade outdoor breeding pools bu
32、t also shed leaves into the water and feed the mosquito larvae, helping them grow bigger.可知一些城市采取措施在低收入街区种植树木，但实际上可能使问题恶化：树木和灌木不仅遮蔽了室外的繁殖池，而且还把叶子掉到水里，喂养蚊子的幼虫，帮助它们长得更大。由此可知，A选项“种植更多的树”这一解决方案是善意的，但可能导致相反的效果。故选A。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据最后一段中“It is something that is fairly difficult for a city to address becaus
33、e its really expensive to go into private belongings and clean them up，” says Dina Fonseca, a molecular ecologist at Rutgers University. Yet if these belongings become breeding grounds not only for annoying mosquitoes but also for dangerous diseases, officials concepts may need to change.可知罗格斯大学的分子生
34、态学家Dina Fonseca表示：“对于一个城市来说，解决这个问题相当困难，因为进入私人物品并对其进行清理的成本非常高昂。”然而，如果这些物品不仅成为讨厌的蚊子的滋生地，而且成为危险疾病的滋生地，官员们的观念可能需要改变。结合文章说明了在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。尤其以巴尔的摩地区为例，说明了这里蚊子增长快的原因，作者呼吁城市相关部门尽快采取蚊虫控制措施，避免危险疾病滋生。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁采取蚊虫控制措施。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者三年前辍学，觉得获得了解放，有时间做自己想做的事。但三年后，
35、决定还是重回学校，为了自己的未来去奋斗。5答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中“Common wisdom would have you believe we are the bad kids，the future criminals, the worst sort of people.”可知，人们普遍认为辍学的孩子是“坏孩子”，是未来的罪犯。故选C项。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第三段中“Best of all was the time I finally had to myself. I felt liberated.I wanted to find out for myself w
36、ho I was.(最棒的是我终于有了属于自己的时间。我觉得自由了。我想知道自己是谁。)”可以推断，作者觉得辍学后最令人愉快的事情是有属于自己的时间，做自己想做的事，去进行自我发现。故选D项。7答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中“I immediately moved out of the house and out of town, in search of a future for myself.”和第五段中“it is here, in my new home of San Francisco, that I have decided to do what was once unth
37、inkable: go back to school.”可知，作者搬到San Francisco是要重回学校上学，为了自己的未来而奋斗。故选A项。8答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据最后一段中“So next time you see a dropout, be sympathetic. And please dont push him to do something he doesnt want to do.”可以推断，作者建议人们对于辍学的人，要同情他们，要理解他们，不要逼他们做不想做的事。故选C项。.语法填空【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了Netflix变得如此受欢迎的原因是它可以发布
38、任何电视剧的所有季，让观看者一次性看完；它们了解观众喜欢看什么、用什么方式看。1答案与解析：allowing考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，此处应用非谓语动词作后置定语，逻辑主语apps和allow之间是主动关系，应用现在分词，故填allowing。2答案与解析：on考查固定短语。句意：那么是什么使Netflix对社会产生了影响呢？ 分析句子可知，it has _ society是定语从句，修饰the impact，have the impact on“对有影响”是固定短语，故填on。3答案与解析：has grown考查时态。分析句子可知，此处是句子谓语动词，由In the past few y
39、ears判断为现在完成时，主语Netflix是第三人称单数，故填has grown。4答案与解析：originally考查副词。此处应用副词修饰后面的介词短语，故填originally。5答案与解析：it考查固定句型。分析句子可知此处考查not until的强调句，其结构为it is/was not until that，故填it。6答案与解析：a考查冠词。season是可数名词，结合上下文可知，此处意为“一整季的电视节目”，是泛指，应用不定冠词，又whole是辅音音素开头，故填a。7答案与解析：that考查表语从句。分析句子可知，此处是表语从句连接词，从句it would release a
40、ll seasons of any old TV shows的成分和意义都完整，应用连接词that，故填that。8答案与解析：are removed考查时态和语态。分析句子可知，此处是定语从句的谓语动词，主语series and movies和remove之间是被动关系，且是复数，由上文的releases判断此处为一般现在时，故填are removed。9答案与解析：success考查名词。分析句子可知，此处应用名词作为have的宾语，“成功”不可数，故填success。10答案与解析：to become考查固定短语。此处考查固定短语be likely to do sth.“很有可能做某事”，故填to become。
