1、课时作业16Starting out & Understanding ideasOnce, there were several researchers in the forest, trying to study the rarest creature in the world.No one had _1_ it, and its existence(存在) was only known by some remains, and by its call.The call was _2_ and different from other animals.Everyone wanted to b
2、e the _3_ to photograph and study it.The animal was _4_ at night, so during the day the researchers would study or discuss other matters to _5_ their time.The most _6_ of them was Sir Walter Tick Fondler.Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at his desk, putting all his things in their _7_ place
3、.This gentleman was such a perfect example of the famous English obsession(痴迷) with order.The researchers spent many nights in that area _8_ the creature appeared, and before it did so some of them even _9_ its existence.It appeared _10_， while everything was quiet.Only a few meters away, the resear
4、chers heard its call. _11_， it lasted only a short period of time.All the noise of the researchers _12_ their cameras and notebooks scared the creature, and it _13_ away before it could be seen clearly or studied in any detail.The next morning they all compared their _14_.Some had managed to _15_ it
5、s call, others had noted down how it moved, and the most _16_ of all had even managed to photograph parts of its body.They all _17_ each other on what they had got, but when they saw what Sir Walter had they were _18_.He had taken several _19_ photos of the creature! They could see the whole creatur
6、e clearly!They now _20_ that his obsession with order had been the best way to prepare himself for working in the dark.文章大意：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一群研究人员在森林里寻找稀有动物的经历。1A.trained BseenCexpected Ddisturbed答案：B解析：根据下文的its existence(存在) was only known by some remains, and by its call可知，没有人“见过(seen)”这种动物，大家只能通过它的尸骨
7、和叫声来判断它还存在。2A.fine BnormalCspecial Dpopular答案：C解析：根据下文的different from other animals可知，这种动物的叫声很“特别(special)”，不同于其他动物的叫声。3A.one BbestCnext Dfirst答案：D解析：既然大家都没见过这种动物，肯定每个人都希望成为“第一个(first)”拍到这种动物的人。4A.active BquietCgentle Dcrazy答案：A解析：这种动物在晚上比较“活跃(active)”，所以研究人员会研究或讨论一下其他事物来“打发(pass)”白天的时间。5A.pass Bfix
8、Cwatch Dwaste答案：A解析：参见上题解析。6A.unsuccessful BfamiliarCunusual Dfamous答案：C解析：根据上文的study or discuss other matters以及下文的spend an hour sitting at his desk可知，Walter先生“与众不同(unusual)”。7A.new BproperCsecret Dfavorite答案：B解析：根据下文的obsession(痴迷) with order可知，Walter先生很在意顺序，所以他个人物品的摆放也有一定的顺序，每天他都会花一个小时把所有东西放在“正确的(p
9、roper)”位置。8A.since BuntilCunless Dbefore答案：D解析：这些研究人员等了好几个晚上，这种动物才出现。before在之前。9A.proved BforgotCguessed Ddoubted答案：D解析：在这种动物出现之前，有些研究人员甚至“怀疑(doubted)”它是不是真的存在。10A.calmly BsuddenlyCnaturally Dimmediately答案：B解析：根据下文的while everything was quiet可知，四周都静悄悄的时候，这种动物“突然(suddenly)”出现了。11A.However BThereforeCB
10、esides DInstead答案：A解析：根据下文的lasted only a short period of time可知，此处表示转折。12A.using BdroppingClooking for Dputting down答案：C解析：根据最后一段的his obsession with order had been the best way to prepare himself for working in the dark可知，Walter先生的设备摆放有序，他可以轻松地找到照相机和笔记本，而其他人却是慌慌张张地“寻找(looking for)”这些东西，产生了很大动静。13A.t
11、urned BdiedCstayed Dran答案：D解析：根据scared the creature可知，这种动物被这些动静吓“跑(ran away)”了。14A.cameras BfindingsCstories Dspeed答案：B解析：根据下文的had noted down how it moved可知，第二天一早他们开始比较他们的“收获(findings)”。15A.hear BanswerCrecord Dappreciate答案：C解析：有的成功地“录(record)”了它的叫声，有的记下了它的移动方式，最“幸运的(fortunate)”人则拍到了它身体的一部分。16A.stro
12、ngminded BfortunateCintelligent Dhardworking答案：B解析：参见上题解析。17A.congratulated BfedCadvised Dasked答案：A解析：他们相互“祝贺(congratulated)”着彼此的收获。18A.afraid BworriedCshocked Dbored答案：C解析：根据下文中的They could see the whole creature clearly！可知，当他们看到Walter先生的收获时，他们感到很“震惊(shocked)”，他竟然拍到了这种动物的“完整的(complete)”照片。19A.quick
13、BlovelyCsimilar Dcomplete答案：D解析：参见上题解析。20A.understood BsuggestedCexplained Dimagined答案：A解析：他们现在“明白(understood)”了Walter先生平时井然有序的做法可以帮助他更好地在夜幕下工作。AIt was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina.The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice,
14、stamping their feet to stay warm.Eighthgrader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play.The two didnt know each other wellTaylor had just moved to town a month or so before.Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground.“Pariss eyes rolled back，” Taylor says.“She started s
15、haking.I knew it was an emergency.”It certainly was.Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved.The girls were in shock.Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR？”CPR is a lifesaving technique.To do CPR, you press
16、 on the sick persons chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs.Without oxygen the brain is damaged quickly.Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before.Still, she hesitated.She didnt think she knew it well enough.But when no one else came forward, Taylor r
17、an to Paris and began doing CPR.“It was scary.I knew it was the difference between life and death，” says Taylor.Taylors swift action helped her teammates calm down.One girl called 911.Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device(器械) that can shock the heart
18、 back into work.Luck stayed with them: Pariss heartbeat returned.“I know I was really lucky，” Paris says now.“Most people dont survive this.My team saved my life.”Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR q
19、uickly.Today, Paris is back on the softball team.Taylor will apply to college soon.She wants to be a nurse.“I feel more confident in my actions now，” Taylor says.“I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文中讲述了垒球队中的女队员Paris在打球过程中突发心力衰竭，队友Taylor对她进行了紧急心肺复苏，Paris最后恢复了心跳的故事。1Wh
20、at happened to Paris on a March day?AShe caught a bad cold.BShe had a sudden heart problem.CShe was knocked down by a ball.DShe shivered terribly during practice.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It certainly was.Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure”可知，Paris突发心力衰竭。2Why does Paris say she was lucky?AShe made
21、 a worthy friend.BShe recovered from shock.CShe received immediate CPR.DShe came back on the softball team.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR”，第六段中的“Pariss heartbeat returned”以及倒数第二段中的“For a sudden heart failure，the single best chance for
22、survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly”可知，Paris得到了及时的心肺复苏(CPR)救助后，心跳恢复了，否则她可能会失去生命，所以她认为自己很幸运。3Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?AEnthusiastic and kind.BCourageous and calm.CCooperative and generous.DAmbitious and professional.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的“But when n
23、o one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.It was scary.I knew it was the difference between life and death，says Taylor”和第六段中的“Taylors swift action helped her teammates calm down”可知，Taylor是一位勇敢、冷静的女孩。面对紧急情况，她不慌不乱，用所学的急救知识迅速帮助他人，并用自己的举动感染队友，让她们镇静下来参与救助。BSalads of the future may
24、still be served in bowls, but their ingredients(成分) might be grown in skyscrapers.Thats the hope of scientists and architects who are setting up a unique plan to feed an increasing population on a planet with limited farmland.“In another 40 years, therell be another three billion people.Thats the pr
25、oblem，” said Dickson Despommier, a professor of public health at Colombia University.One solution is to grow everything from salad grains to main grains yearround in highrise buildings at the hearts of urban centers.This socalled vertical(垂直的) farming could put food within easy reach for billions of
26、 people while reducing carbon emissions(碳排放) from shipping crops across continents and oceans.“It is based on technologies already in use throughout the world, mainly hightech greenhouses，” Despommier said.For example, many existing greenhouses use hydroponics, a technique for growing crops in small
27、er spaces using water instead of soil.But for now highrise farming remains just an idea.One challenge is how to build the greenhouses so that layers of crops get enough light to be grown in a vertical structure.Despommier says that architects are already designing buildings to harvest the maximum am
28、ount of natural light.Whats more, by using new energy sources such as hydrothermal power(热能) and wind power, these buildings dont necessarily have to look like skyscrapers.Another consideration is creating a vertical farm design that would be economically practical.Despommier said he was particularl
29、y interested in EcoLaboratory.It would be just 12 stories tall and would mix houses with gardens that produce food for the local neighborhood.“This was an attempt at something that seemed practical to a developer，” said project designer Myer Harrell.People might tend the crops, or they might assign
30、the work to outside agricultural firms and later purchase the crops at a local market.Harrell believes breaking ground on EcoLaboratory or a similar small building could be probable within the next few years, as people become more interested in selfsufficiency(自足) such as growing their own food.文章大意
31、：本文主要介绍了垂直农业将会成为未来解决粮食短缺的一种有效方法。4According to Despommier, vertical farming can_.Aproduce crops with more nutrientsBprovide enough food for the world populationCreduce farmers cost of growing cropsDbe helpful in slowing down global warming答案：D解析：推理判断题。从第二段最后一句可知，垂直农业的实施将有助于降低碳排放量，从而有利于减缓全球变暖。5What do
32、es Harrell think of EcoLaboratory?AExpensive. BWorkable.CFantastic. DDifficult.答案：B解析：推理判断题。从倒数第二段引述的Harrell的话尤其是“practical”以及最后一段第一句中的“probable”可推知，Harrell认为垂直农业是切实可行的，故选B项。6All of the following are advantages of vertical farming EXCEPT that _.Ait creates yearround crop productionBit makes use of l
33、ess farmlandsCit is far away from urban centersDit offers opportunities of selfsufficiency for citizens答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句和最后一段可知，A、B、D项都属于垂直农业的优点。由文章第二段倒数第二句可知，垂直农业一般是位于市中心的高层建筑内，故C项表述错误。7Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?AVertical farming: the pride of architectsBS
34、kyscrapers: the base of growing cropsCHighrise farms: the future of foodDGreenhouses: the promise of free carbon emissions答案：C解析：标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了垂直农业将成为未来解决粮食短缺问题的办法，并预测了它的前景，故C项最符合文章主旨。在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Walk into any main street bookstore in Britain and youll see posters of Jamie Oliver.Hes
35、 not a pop star 1.or a politician. Hes a chef who is changing the diets of a whole generation.Oliver has been 2.greatly (great) attracted by food ever since he worked in 3.his fathers restaurant as a child. He showed not only a cooking talent at a young age but also a huge interest 4.in creating fre
36、sh, honest and delicious food.Oliver 5.appears (appear) in cookery shows on TV, writes books and magazine articles and shows in cookware advertisements.His 6.activities (activity), based on the method of producing good, healthy food, have inspired everyone 7.to get (get) busy in the kitchen.Olivers
37、TV program Jamies School Dinners brought the chefs popular influence to focus 8.on raising the quality of food served in UK schools.Hes helped youngsters to wake up to 9.what theyre eating and hes made caring about what you eat cool.Trying to enrich his recipe, he even travels to many places in the US, 10.tasting(taste) different local dishes and discussing cooking with the local people.
