1、课时作业(六)Unit 2Section Developing ideas & Presenting ideas.阅读理解AAt schools across the United States, students often sit down to eat lunches made from processed foods that are high in fat, sodium (钠), and sugar. But kids at Public School(P.S.) 216 in Brooklyn have a different dining experience. Princip
2、al Donna Neglia reports that her students love eating fresh fruit and vegetables.PS. 216 participated in the Edible Schoolyard program, a nonprofit program founded by Chef Alice Waters in 1995. The program that Waters created helps public schools across the country start onsite gardens and weave pri
3、nciples of healthy eating into the curriculum Students grown and maintain crops, harvesting the fruit and vegetables for cafeteria meals.Waters expressed her passion for the principles of the farmtotable movement. She advised schools to connect with the farmers in their area and change their buying
4、practices when theyre planning meals for students.Waters has long been encouraging people to care about where their food comes from. In 1993, she put forward the idea of a White House vegetable garden. It was not until 2009 that Michelle Obama started the garden in the backyard of the White House. S
5、he and members of the kitchen staff spent hours tending to the garden, often with help from local school children.“That gave people a sense that she cared about children and cared about where our food comes from，” Waters said, praising the former First Ladys concern for young peoples health. “We are
6、 just building this movement, and it is very exciting.”“Through the Edible Schoolyard program, students also learn about the benefits of healthy eating in the classroom.” Neglia said. “P. S. 216 is teaching kids about careers in the food industrysuch as farming and agriculture, nutrition, food safet
7、y, and the restaurant business.”Similar classes are taking place around the country. So far, the Edible Schoolyard program has reached more than 1 million students in more than 367 schools. “Im thinking about the future of the planet，” Waters said. “Im doing this for our generation.”1Whats the purpo
8、se of the Edible Schoolyard program?ATo reduce students stress.BTo let students eat healthy food.CTo improve schools environment.DTo expect students to experience farming.2What can we learn from Paragraph 5?AThe program made Waters famous.BRunning a garden was too difficult for students.CWaters thou
9、ght highly of what Michelle Obama did.DThe former First Lady cared more about young peoples mental health.3What can be the best title for the text?AStudents should eat more vegetablesBA famous schoolP.S.216CProcessed foods should be advisedDA chef helps create green schoolyardsBEnglish is English, r
10、ight? Not exactly. Although Americans share the same language as those in Great Britain, words that commonly mean one thing in America can mean something completely different in Britain. Here are some examples.In the United States a bird is, well, an animal with feathers. In England, however, a bird
11、 is often used to describe a young female, similar to the way young women are referred to “chicks” in America. But be careful when you are calling your boss daughter a bird, because some Britons consider the word a negative expression.Saying you need a new trainer in America means something quite di
12、fferent from it does in England. In the US, trainers are healthy and strong experts who can help you work out. However, in England, trainers are just another name for tennis shoes.In America, the word “jumper” usually means a call to 911, as it can refer to a person whos trying to jump from a bridge
13、 or building. The meaning couldnt be more different in Great Britain, where “jumper” is the name given to a knit top, or, as its called in America：a sweater.Telling a Londoner that you like to sleep with your comforter every night may cause some strange looks, unless youre a baby. In the US, a comfo
14、rter is a cover for bed that is filled with a soft material, but in England, a comforter is a word used to describe a babys pacifier (橡皮奶嘴)In America, a casket, also called a coffin (棺材), clearly has a sad meaning. In Great Britain, on the other hand, a casket has a completely different meaning：it r
15、efers to a small box used to store jewelry or other valuable objects.If a Londoner tells an American he locked something in his boot, the American may look at him strangely. In America, a boot is a type of footwear, while in England the word is used to refer to a trunk (后备箱) of a car.4If you call a
16、young English female a bird, she would most probably _.Afeel unhappy about itBfind it very interestingCconsider you are strangeDthink you come from the US5In America, a middleaged woman teaching people to do sports can be probably called a “_”Achick BtrainerCjumper Dcomforter6If a Londoner says he n
17、eeds to get something in his boot, he _.Ahas locked his car by accidentBneeds to return to his car for somethingChas dropped something into his footwearDneeds to open his casket to get some jewelry7Whats the main idea of the passage?AEnglish is widely spoken in the world.BBritish English has experie
18、nced many changes.CAmerican English is easier than British English.DBritish English and American English have some differences.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。One day, my brother and I were in_our_apartment. My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything. I was doing
19、my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Dingdong! Dingdong! My younger brother had rushed to the_door before I decided to answer the door. We both thought that our parents had come home. As a result, he unlocked the door and opened it.Outside of the
20、house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.Without thinking, my brother said，“No.” He asked if we would like to buy some
21、 comic_books (漫画书), which he was selling. I quickly explained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents permission. However, it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.Then, I realized something terrible would happen. A
22、s I was about to close the door, he forced his way into our house. He forced me to tie up my brothers hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie (解开) it himself as we often did. The_man then tied my hands up and l
23、ocked both of us in the_kitchen.Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for something valuable. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied it for me. I rushed to the telephone to call the_police,_but the line was dead.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续
24、写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：The doors were all locked from the outside and whats more, I did not have the keys._Paragraph 2：Just at the same time our parents came back home._课时作业(六).阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Edible Schoolyard program的具体内容，即让学生吃健康的食物，创建绿色校园。1答案与解析：B考查细节理解。
25、根据第二段中的“The program that Waters created helps public schools across the country start onsite gardens and place principles of healthy eating into the curriculum (课程)”可知，Edible Schoolyard program的目的是让学生吃到健康的食物，故选B。2答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“praising the former First Ladys concern for young peoples health”
26、可知，Waters对Michelle Obama 所做的事情评价很高，故选C。3答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。这篇文章主要介绍了厨师Alice Waters开展了Edible Schoolyard program，目的是让学生吃健康的食物，创建绿色校园，故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。英式英语和美式英语有些拼写相同的单词意思不同，在文中作者给我们列举了一些这样的例子。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第二段的But be careful when you are calling your boss daughter a bird, because some Britons consider
27、 the word a negative expression.可推断，英国女孩听到自己被这样叫可能会不开心。5答案与解析：B根据第三段的In the US，trainers are healthy and strong experts who can help you work out.可知，在美国，trainer是指健身教练。所以，一个教别人运动的中年女士可以被称为trainer。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段的In America, a boot is a type of footwear, while in England the word is used to refer
28、to a trunk of a car. 可知，伦敦人说这句话的时候，他是要去他的车里取东西。7答案与解析：D主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要是讲在英式英语和美式英语中有些拼写相同的单词意思不同，这表明英式英语和美式英语是有一些差别的。.读后续写参考范文：Paragraph 1：The doors were all locked from the outside and whats more, I did not have the keys. But luckily, the_man forgot to lock the window of the_kitchen. Both my br
29、other and I managed to get out of the house through the window and we ran to the nearby police station and asked them for help. The_police arrived at our house as soon as possible. And as a result, the man was caught.Paragraph 2：Just at the same time our parents came back home. The police asked my f
30、amily to go to the police station. At the police station the police told us that the man was a wanted robber, who pretended to sell comic_books and they had been looking for him for a long time. The police praised my brother and me for our bravery. After we went back home, I told my parents the whole story. They were thankful that we didnt get hurt but they scolded me for not stopping my brother from opening the_door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety and responsibility.
