1、Lesson 3Epidemics Explained一、单词拼写1Please translate the u words into Chinese within five minutes.答案underlined2He is kind and honest and we all have f in him.答案faith3They will have a t cleaning to welcome the arrival of a new year.答案thorough 4Its just a r medical examination,nothing to get worried abo
2、ut.答案routine5It is an a for children of a play by him.答案adaptation二、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空wipe outup tohave faith inas long aslead to1You can keep the cat for a week you take good care of it.答案as long as2It was his carelessness that his failure.答案led to3Only in this way can we the terrible disease.答案wipe o
3、ut4The driver is now facing a fine of 1,000 yuan.答案up to5If you want to succeed,you must yourself.答案have faith in三、阅读理解A(导学号59260024)Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl,while boys will head for cars,a study has shown.The findings,the first to show differences in ve
4、ry young babies,suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months.The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys.Some were typically boys toysa car,a digger,a b
5、all and a blue teddy.The rest were girls toys:a pink teddy,a doll and a cooking set.They were placed a metre away from the toys and could pick whichever toy they liked and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy was recorded.Of the youngest children (9 to 14 months),girls spent significa
6、ntly longer time playing with the doll than boys,and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did.Among the two-and three-year-olds,girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it.The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time pla
7、ying with cars,which the girls barely touched.There was no link between the parents view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls,and the childrens choice.Dr Brenda Todd said,“Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization.Boys may be given toys that go while girls get t
8、oys they can care for,which may help shape their preference.But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys.There could be a biological basis for their choices.Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects,probably t
9、hrough hunting instincts(本能),while girls prefer warmer colours such as pink,the colour of a newborn baby.”1Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because .A.baby boys are much more activeB.baby girls like bright colours moreC.their parents treat them differentlyD.there is a natu
10、ral difference between them解析根据第一段“The findings,the first to show differences in very young babies,suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.”可知孩子的选择有天性因素。答案D2Which of the following belongs to both the boys and the girls toy?A.A ball.B.A teddy.C.A car.D.A doll.解析根据第二段“Some were typica
11、lly boys toysa car,a digger,a ball and a blue teddy.The rest were girls toys:a pink teddy,a doll and a cooking set.”可知答案为B项。答案B3What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A.Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.B.Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.C.The older the babie
12、s are,the more obvious their preference is.D.Parents should teach their babies to share each others toys.解析根据第三段可知A、B项错误,D项没出现。答案C4What conclusion did Dr Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?A.Adults purposely influence their babies preference.B.Babies preference may not be affected by soc
13、ial surroundings.C.Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.D.Baby girls preferring warmer colours will be warm-hearted.解析根据第四段“But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys.There could be a biological basis for thei
14、r choices.”可知答案为B项。答案B5We may read this passage in a(n) section of a newspaper.A.scienceB.healthC.fashionD.entertainment解析由文中多次出现a study,the findings等词语可知应是关于科学研究的文章。答案ABWhile watching a sports event the other night,I came across an amazing sight.It was not a gold medal,or a new world record,but a s
15、how of pure determination and courage.The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks.For one reason or another,two of them made false starts,so they were disqualified.That left only one to compete.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to race against,even thou
16、gh the time on the clock is whats important.I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong.Im not an expert swimmer but I can tell a good dive from a poor one,and this was not exactly medal quality.When he resurfaced,it was evident that the man was not out for the
17、goldhis arms were flailing(摆动) in an attempt at freestyle.I heard the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was pitiful.He made a few desperate strokes(划水) and you could tell he was tired.But in those few awkward strokes,th
18、e crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to cheer.Some even began to stand and yell things like,“Come on, you can do it!”and “Go for it!”He did.The crowd went wild.You would have thought that he had won the gold,and he should have.This man showed more heart than any of the othe
19、r competitorsa man that gave his all,knowing that he had no chance but competed because of the spirit of the games.6We know from the passage that the swimmer .A.was not professionalB.had two competitorsC.had a wrong startD.didnt try his best解析根据文章第三、四段中对这名运动员动作的描述如“was not exactly medal quality”“awk
20、ward strokes”等可以看出他并不是很专业,故选A项。答案A7What can be learned from the last two paragraphs?A.The swimmer lost his spirit.B.The swimmer didnt win the gold.C.The audience was moved by the swimmer.D.The crowd supported the swimmer from the beginning.解析根据文章最后两段中对观众态度转变的描写“No longer were they laughing,but begin
21、ning to cheer.”及went wild可知,他们被这名运动员坚持不懈的精神所感染,故选C项。答案C8The authors attitude towards the swimmer is that of .A.toleranceB.disappointmentC.admirationD.carelessness解析根据文章所传达的信息来判断,作者对这位不被大家看好的运动员不惜一搏敢于尝试的体育精神怀有崇高的敬仰之情。答案C9What can be the best title for the passage?A.Successful SwimmersB.Go for ItC.Wat
22、ch an EventD.Awkward Strokes解析全文讲述了一名运动员参加游泳比赛的故事。他那笨拙的动作先让观众窃笑,后来受到观众的鼓励。他锲而不舍、顽强拼搏的精神永远激励着人们。B项Go for It(努力争取)概括了文章的主旨。答案B10Which of the following old sayings best describes the story?A.God helps those who help themselves.B.Actions speak louder than words.C.Great hopes make great men.D.A bold atte
23、mpt is half success.解析文章讲述的是这名运动员在赛场上不顾别人对他的看法而勇敢拼搏的故事。故D项更符合题意。答案D四、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It is easy to overlook 1. role that your body plays in 2.(influence) your mood.When you are ill,you may find 3. blaming work pressures or an unknown future.However,it could just be that you have
24、been sitting behind your desk too long.One way 4.(improve) your mood is exercise.Psychologically,it provides you 5. a break from the stresses in your life.Also,in the process,you may aim for clear goals,like a new 6.(person) running record or a better body shape.The achievement of a particular goal
25、7.(make) you feel good and contributes to your 8.(confident).That is why exercise has been shown to build up your self-respect.You do not have to train yourself hard to feel the psychological benefits of exercise.What 9.(real) matters is frequency,not intensity of your exercise.You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week or 10.(simple) gardening on weekends.答案1.the2.influencing3.yourself4.to improve5.with6.personal7.makes8.confidence9.really10.simply
