1、课时作业(五)Unit 2RobotsSection Warming up & ReadingPrereading(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).完形填空In the mountains of Kenya，an old man stands at a gate.His skin is aged and his hair is white.He is wearing_1_school uniform.This man_2_outside the Kapkenduiywa Primary School near Eldoret，Kenya.He has come many tim
2、es over the last few months.Today，he watches the children sing in the school yard.He waits at the_3_for the head teacher.He asks her the_4_question as he always does.He asks if he can_5_the school.In the past，the head teacher told him no.She told him that this school is for children._6_，this time sh
3、e says yes.Today,84yearold Kimani Maruge will _7_his first day of school.When Maruge decided he wanted to go to school，nothing could_8_him.He said：“At first，the head teacher said no.I_9_it must be because I did not have the blue school uniform. So，I saved my money and bought clothes.”Many people_10_
4、why Maruge wanted to start school at such an old age.The reason is_11_he was not able to attend school when he was younger.Maruge wanted to learn to read and write for many_12_.He wanted to be able to read _13_from friends，family and the government.He also wanted to be able to_14_official business p
5、apers.He wanted to be able to make more educated _15_.When Maruge started school，he attended with three of his childrens children.They were all in higher_16_than Maruge.However，with much hard work，Maruge learned quickly.“I want all children in the world to be educated.That is what I_17_hope to see._
6、18_its hard for me to go to the school alone，the urge (强烈的愿望) to learn keeps me _19_，” Maruge said.Although Maruge died in 2009 at 90，his story_20_.And his message is simple.As Maruge once said，“A person is never too old to learn.”语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了世界上年龄最大的小学生Maruge在84岁才开始上学识字的故事。1A.whiteByellowCre
7、d Dblue解析：由下文的I did not have the blue school uniform可知，肯尼亚的Kapkenduiywa小学的校服是蓝色的。 答案：D2A.playsBwaitsCshouts Dsings解析：由下文的he watches the children sing in the school yard和He waits.for the head teacher可知，Maruge在校门口等着。答案：B3A.shopBgateCoffice Drestaurant解析：由上文的outside the Kapkenduiywa Primary School可知，Ma
8、ruge在校门口等校长。 答案：B4A.directBstupid Csame Ddifficult解析：Maruge像往常一样问校长同一个问题。答案：C5A.cleanBtour Cattend Dserve解析：由下文的wanted to go to school，attend school，When Maruge started school，he attended with.可知，Maruge反复问校长同样一个问题：他是否能上学。答案：C6A.However BThereforeCBesides DMoreover解析：上文的In the past，the head teacher t
9、old him no和下文的this time she says yes之间为转折关系。答案：A7A.miss BstartCdescribe Dremember解析：校长同意让Maruge上学，84岁高龄的他开始了第一天的学校生活。 答案：B8A.stop Bbeat Ccomfort Dsatisfy解析：由上文的He has come many times over the last few months和下文Maruge以为学校不让他上学是因为他没有校服，然后专门买了蓝色的校服可知，Maruge一旦决定了要上学，就没有任何事情能阻止他。 答案：A9A.realized Bthought
10、 Cagreed Dadmitted解析：由上文的In the past，the head teacher told him no.She told him that this school is for children可知，校长不让Maruge上学是因为学校是教小学生的，而不是因为Maruge自己所认为的没有校服那样的原因。答案：B10A.wonder BguessChear Dunderstand解析：由下文的The reason.可知，很多人对84岁的Maruge为什么要上学感到好奇。答案：A11A.strange BsimpleCspecial Dclear解析：由下文的he was
11、 not able to attend school when he was younger可知，原因其实再简单不过，仅仅因为Maruge在年轻时不能上学。答案：B12A.points BadvantagesCchallenges Dreasons解析： 由下文的He wanted to.He also wanted to.He wanted to.可知，Maruge到现在这个年龄还想上学有好多原因。 答案：D13A.storiesBbooks Cletters Ddiaries解析：由于Maruge初学识字，所以最有可能阅读的是来自朋友、家庭和政府的信件。 答案：C14A.read Bans
12、wer Ccollect Dreceive解析：由上文的read和本句中的also可知，Maruge还想看懂官方的商务文件。答案：A15A.notes BspeechesCdecisions Dexamples解析：Maruge想通过上学在以后的生活中作出更多明智的决定。答案：C16A.grades Bspirits Cstandards Dexpectations解析：由于Maruge已经84岁高龄，因此他孩子的孩子也比他年级高。答案：A17A.suddenly BnearlyCreallyDquietly解析：Maruge真正希望看到的是世界上的每个孩子都能受到教育。答案：C18A.Bec
13、ause BAlthoughCOnce DIf答案：B19A.laughing BdreamingCchanging Dgoing解析：尽管对于Maruge来说独自去上学很困难，但是想学习的强烈愿望使他一直坚持下去。答案：D20A.lives on Bturns upCpasses by Dgoes away解析：根据转折连词Although可知，虽然Maruge本人已经去世，但他的事迹却长存。答案：A.阅读理解I have been playing basketball since Ive been in 6th grade.I first started out in the summer
14、 before 6th grade when I played for the Park District Traveling Basketball Team.This is where I first learned how to play basketball and found out I wasnt very good at it.This is the main reason why I liked football more than basketball，because I was naturally good at football and didnt have to work
15、 as hard.But because of the way I was brought upalways being encouraged to never give up，I kept at it and kept working on my basketball skills so I could be good enough to play for my high school basketball team.I played for my high school basketball team during my junior and senior years of high sc
16、hool.During those years in high school I really began to practice hard on improving my basketball skills.My main goal was to get an athletics scholarship to college and get a free education.I indeed achieved this goal and was awarded a twoyear basketball scholarship at Parkland Junior College.There
17、in my two years I was truly better than I was when I first started out playing basketball，which I know was because of the hard work I put into improving my skills all throughout my life.After having two good seasons at Parkland on and off the court (球场) I graduated.The final step I had in mind was t
18、o come to Northern Illinois University and make the basketball team.Many doubted me and said I wasnt good enough to make the team，but instead of listening to them,_giving up or stopping working hard like Ive been doing all my life，I worked the hardest I ve worked over the summer.And all the hard wor
19、k paid off，and I am now a member of the Northern Illinois University Basketball Team.语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者介绍了自己在中学阶段通过打篮球一步步实现个人梦想的故事。1What do we know about the author?AHe became what many people had expected him to be.BHe got a free education in Northern Illinois University.CHe left Parkland Junior College
20、 because of his poor performance.DHe played for Parkland Junior College Basketball Team for two years.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的awarded a twoyear basketball scholarship at Parkland Junior College和第三段的After having two good seasons at Parkland on and off the court I graduated可知，作者在Parkland Junior College打了两年篮球后，
21、毕业了。答案：D2The underlined word “them” in Para.3 refers to_.Athose who doubted the authorBthose who loved the authorCthe authors former teamDthe authors family解析：指代题。根据them所在句子的前一句“很多人怀疑我的能力，并且说我还不够资格加入这个篮球队”，可推知这里的them指的是“怀疑作者能力的人”，故A项正确。答案：A3How did the author develop the passage?ABy making compariso
22、ns.BBy giving examples.CBy following the order of time.DBy describing the changes in space order.解析：写作手法题。作者按时间顺序讲述了通过打篮球逐渐实现个人理想的故事，故C项正确。 答案：C4What can we learn from the authors story?AWell begun，half done.BEvery coin has two sides.CDetail is the key to success.DWhere there is a will，there is a wa
23、y.解析：推理判断题。作者通过打篮球获得了奖学金并得到免费教育，一步步实现了自己的奋斗目标。这个过程告诉我们“有志者事竟成”的道理。最后一段的all the hard work paid off是提示。答案：DThe robot moved into the fighting ring (台) with confidence.Then it turned around quickly and knocked itself over.The team of Scouts (童子军) that built the 8inchtall machine immediately realized one
24、 arm was too long.They would have to work fastpractice time was over，and the real robot matches were about to begin.“We tried to fix it，but by that time，the other teams had more advanced technology，” says Eagle Scout Matthew Patchen,16.“They were a couple of steps ahead of us.”In the end，Matthews te
25、am didnt win the robot competition.But they had a great time working on their Robotics merit badges (奖章) at the 2011 AdvanceCamp in Antioch，Calif.AdvanceCamp is held the last Saturday in September at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch，Calif.Nearly 1,500 Scouts attended in 2011 and worked
26、 on different merit badges.Scouts choose from more than 50 meritbadge classes taught by counselors (夏令营负责人)They can earn merit badges from Fingerprinting to Nuclear Science to Swimming.Robotics is the most popular class.First，one of the counselors talked to Matthew and the other Scouts in his Roboti
27、cs class about the many different uses for robots.“I learned how advanced it really is，” Matthew says.“Robots are used in medicine and industry.” After the talk，the Scouts were divided into fiveperson teams.Each team was required to build a basic robot.The next step was programming the tiny computer
28、 in the robot so it would make the right moves once it was in the ring.“We programmed our robot so its arm was moving all the time，” Matthew says.“That way，it would knock the other robot over.”Thats when they discovered the arm on their robot was too long.As a result，their robot knocked itself over
29、before it could fight with any other robots.“It was a learning experience，” Matthew says.“You have to think ahead.”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了一项有趣的夏令营活动。5Why did Matthews team lose the robot competition?ATheir robot was too small.BTheir robot didnt work fast enough.CTheir robot knocked itself over.DTheir robot
30、 had the shortest arm.解析：细节理解题。从第一至第四段对机器人比赛的描述可知，Matthew队伍设计的机器人由于手臂过长，在比赛过程中自己把自己弄倒了，因此未赢得比赛。倒数第二段内容也是提示。 答案：C6What can we learn about the 2011 AdvanceCamp?AIt consisted of more than 50 fiveperson teams.BIt supplied various merit badges to Scouts.CIt had 1,500 counselors to teach Scouts.DIt was a
31、camp aimed at robotics lovers.解析：推理判断题。从第五段对2011 AdvanceCamp的介绍可知，大约1 500名童子军参加了此次夏令营活动。夏令营活动提供了50多项课程，参加的童子军可从这些课程中获得不同的奖章。由此可知B项正确。答案：B7In the Robotics class，_.AScouts learned about different uses for robotsBevery Scout had to build a robot by themselvesCthe robots Scouts built will be used in ind
32、ustryDthe robots Scouts built were of the same height解析：细节理解题。文章最后五段是对机器人课程的介绍。首先负责人会向童子军学员讲解机器人的不同用途，之后学员被分成每组五人并要求在规定的时间内制作一个最基础的机器人，最后参加机器人对抗比赛。由此可知本题选A项。答案：A8The author writes this text mainly to_.Aexplain what Scouts doBintroduce an interesting campCadvertise a robot competitionDencourage Scouts to learn technology解析：写作目的题。作者在前四段介绍了一次机器人比赛的现场情况，之后在第五段引出这次比赛是一个夏令营活动的比赛项目(Robotics is the most popular class)，并在最后五段详细介绍了机器人课程的教学过程。故本文目的是要介绍一项有趣的野营活动。答案：B
