1、课时作业(十八)Unit 5Travelling abroadSection Warming up and ReadingLanguage points(本栏目内容,在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订!).词汇运用(用所给词的适当形式填空)1We must _the water temperature and the_is not easy to make.(adjust)答案:adjust;adjustment2The students studying abroad have to_for the _courses,which is a_study.(prepare)答案: prepare;p
2、reparation;preparatory3. My tutor wrote a letter of_to _me for the job.(recommend)答案:recommendation;recommend 4Fresh air helps keep your body_and the motion of the air also affects your_.(comfort)答案:comfortable;comfort5Current procedures of visa application_students to submit evidence of financial r
3、esources sufficient for more than two years of study in the United States.I cannot meet this_.(require)答案: require;requirement6. He _his mistake and wrote a letter to express his_to me.(acknowledge)答案:acknowledged;acknowledgement.动词专练(用所给动词的适当形式填空)1It was the first time that she_(board) a plane for
4、London.答案:had boarded2I was excited when I first arrived in China because I_(dream) of a visit to China for a long time.答案:had dreamed3You have to complete the preparation course before_(apply) for a degree course.答案: applying4_(study) in China is quite different from studying in Germany.答案:Studying
5、5As time passes by,what seemed strange before_(appear) quite normal now.答案:appears6As a general manager,he_(occupy) with meetings,dinners and trade negotiations.答案:was occupied7I think the robber deserved _(lock) up forever for what he did.答案:to be locked/locking 8Your shirt requires _(wash)Its too
6、dirty.答案:washing/to be washed.选词填空keep it up,fit in,be occupied with,apply for,get used to,refer to,hand in,take up1Although she didnt mention any names,everyone knew who she was_.答案:referring to2The food in England is strange at first but youll soon_it.答案:get used to3Its a very nice sofa but it doe
7、snt_with the rest of the room.答案:fit in4The writer has_writing a novel,which is to be published soon.答案:been occupied with5We need to_planning permission to build a garage.答案:apply for6Youre doing very well everybody._!答案:Keep it up7The little time I had outside of school was_with parttime jobs.答案:t
8、aken up8You must all_your projects by the end of next week.答案:hand in.阅读理解I was travelling by the West Coast Express to Mangalore two years ago.Berth (卧铺) No.55,not far from me,was occupied by a middleaged gentleman.When the train reached Palakkad around 9 pm,a large group of tourists entered the ca
9、rriage with much noise.Just then another middleaged man from the group declared that he owned Berth 55.He even had a paper given by his travel agent to support himself.The ticket examiner arrived and told the second man that it was not his berth.“No,” said the second man.“Its mine.” A policeman from
10、 the Railway Protection Force tried to get the second man to leave.But he wouldnt give inand he even got some support from his companions.Fierce arguments continued,even long after the train left Palakkad.Nobody could sleep and it was getting late.Around midnight,a teenager climbed down from an uppe
11、r berth close to me.“Please take my berth,” he told the second man,who accepted it after a bit of hesitation.Then the teenager spread a newspaper on the floor and was soon lost in deep,peaceful sleep.Suddenly the carriage became quiet!Im a 58yearold biology teacher who has taught two generations of
12、students.I was convinced once again that,contrary to popular opinion,young people can often be far,far nobler than many older ones.And thats the hope of our nation.语篇解读作者通过自己在火车上的经历告诉人们:年轻一代是国家的希望。1What would be the best title for the text?AThe peacemakerBFierce argumentsCA stupid mistake DAn awful
13、experience解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,一个年轻人结束了火车上的纷争,并且让作者看到了祖国的希望。故A项最适合作本文标题。答案:A2The carriage was quiet after the teenager offered his berth to the second man because_.Athe other passengers were shocked at his behaviorBthe teacher asked the other passengers to be quietCthe other passengers didnt want to wake
14、 the teenagerDthe fierce arguments made everyone afraid to say anything解析:推理判断题。根据第五段中的Suddenly the carriage became quiet!可推测,车厢里的其他乘客都被这个年轻人的所作所为震惊。答案:A3We can know from the text that_.Athe second man got on the train at midnightBthe author felt hopeful after the experienceCthe ticket examiner coul
15、dnt tell whom berth No.55 belonged toDthe second mans companions werent involved in the arguments解析:细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知,在火车上经历的这件事使得作者心中充满了希望。答案:B4Which of the following shows the correct order of the event?aThe second man entered the carriage.bThe teenager slept on the floor.cI found the hope of our na
16、tion.dThe train reached Palakkad.eThe second man said no to the ticket examiner.Abcade Badceb Cdbaec Ddaebc解析:细节理解题。根据整个事件发展的顺序可以看出,D项是正确的。答案:D Most parents in Britain log onto social networking sites like Facebook to spy on what their children are doing,a study has found.Figures showed that nearly
17、55% of parents thought of snooping_around on their children s profiles (基本信息) to see what they are up to.They did it to avoid having “awkward conversations” with the children but nearly a quarter admitted it was the only way they could find out about their lives.Websites like Facebook and MySpace al
18、ong with microblogging site.Twitter have become popular among teenagers and children.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that last year among 16 to 24yearolds,75% posted messages on them.The majority of 13 to 16yearolds have more than 100 “friends” on Facebook while more than 750,00
19、0 are using the website below the age limit,which is 13.Experts and parents however have expressed anxiety about how they can monitor what the young are up to when they go online.Almost one in 20 mothers and fathers even log on with a friends account to avoid detection and gain better access to thei
20、r childrens profiles.While 55% said they did spy on their children,40% said they did not,but the remaining 5% said they would do if they knew how.Some 41% monitor their childrens status updates and 39% look at their “wall”,which is where they and friends can write things.Just under one third,29%,loo
21、ked at pictures their children had uploaded (上传)When asked why they behaved like they did,6% of parents blamed their “overprotective” instincts (本能) and 14% admitted they were just being curious.语篇解读一项研究发现,超过一半的父母会登录Facebook之类的社交网站,窥探自己的孩子在做些什么。5What do the underlined words “snooping around” probabl
22、y mean?APosting messages freely.BInvestigating secretly.CMoving around casually.DCommunicating easily.解析:词义推测题。本文开头便点明很多英国的家长会登录一些社交网站,窥视自己的孩子在做些什么,再根据文中多处出现的spy on,monitor等不难推断,snooping around为其近义词,意为“窥探”。答案:B6According to the text,what makes experts and parents worried?AWhat children write in thei
23、r profiles.BWhom the children would make friends with.CWhy teenagers like posting messages online.DHow they can monitor childrens online behavior.解析:细节理解题。由文章第三段首句可知,专家和家长都对他们该如何监管孩子们上网后干些什么感到很焦虑。答案:D7According to the study,_.Amore than one third parents monitor their childrens status updatesBupload
24、ing pictures is bringing children great dangerCmost parents are against making net friendsDfew parents know what “wall” is解析:细节理解题。由文章第五段可知,监视孩子状态更新的家长所占比例为41%。答案:A8What can we learn from the text?ASome parents review their childrens profiles using a friends account.BChildren want more freedom to do
25、 what they want on the Internet.CParents find it necessary to keep their children under control.DMore and more children want to get away from their parents.解析:细节理解题。由文章第三段Almost one in 20 mothers and fathers even log on with a friends account to avoid detection and gain better access to their childrens profiles可知A项正确。答案:A