1、课时作业26A Job Worth Doing.阅读理解AAfter a salon (美容院) turns away a physically challenged woman, a stranger makes a truly beautiful gesture. “Beauty isnt about having a pretty face. Its about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, oh, and pretty nails！” That may well be Angela Peterss mo
2、tto.Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping centre in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails. But Peters was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands
3、shook. What was meant to be a day of happiness for Peters was a disappointment.Ebony Harris, 40, saw everything and approached Peters. Harris offered to do her nails. They shopped for nail polish. They settled on a bright bluea statement color that would catch every eye. They then made their way int
4、o a neighboring subway, found a table for two, and set up shop. Harris gently took Peterss hand on hers and carefully began painting her nails.Watching it all with awe and in admiration was a subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she pai
5、nted Peterss nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends.Peters, who runs a poetry website, harbors (心怀) no bitterness toward the nail salon that turned her away. (The salon said they refused to offer Peters service because they were too busy.) “When people do us wrong we must forgive，
6、” Peters wrote on her website. “I just want to educate people that people with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else.”本文是一篇记叙文。在美容院拒绝了一位残疾女士后，一个陌生人主动帮这位残疾女士做美甲。美丽不是拥有一张漂亮的脸，而是有一个漂亮的头脑、一颗漂亮的心和一个漂亮的灵魂。1Why did Peters go to t
7、he Walmart shopping centre?ATo go shopping.BTo eat at a subway.CTo meet her friend Harris.DTo have her nails painted.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping centre in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails”可知，Peters去沃
8、尔玛购物中心的美甲店，想给指甲涂颜色。故D项正确。2Whats the reason for Peterss disappointment?AThat she was disabled.BThat she was turned away.CThat the salon was busy.DThat she had no nail polish.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But Peters was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly
9、 paint her nails given that her hands shook.a disappointment”可知，美容院告诉她因为她的手抖动，他们恐怕很难给她涂指甲。也就是说，她被拒绝了，这让她很失望。故B项正确。3How do you find Ebony Harris?AMean.BOptimistic.CCaring.DStubborn.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容可知，看到Peters遭到拒绝后，Ebony Harris带她去买指甲油并帮她涂指甲，并且像老朋友一样跟她聊天。由此可推知，Ebony Harris很会关心他人。C项“关心他人的”，符合语境
10、。A项意为“吝啬的”；B项意为“乐观的”；D项意为“固执的”。4What does Peters intend to tell us by writing on her website?AIts better to use websites to educate people.BThe salon has its reasonable reason to refuse her.CThose who did something wrong should not be forgiven.DPeople with different challenges should be treated equa
11、lly.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Peters在网站上写的话“When people do us wrong we must forgive”“I just want to educate people that people with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else”可知，Peters意在说明有不同残疾的人应该受到公平对待。故D项正确。BWhen we look at a love
12、ly baby, a puppy or a really cute kitten, many of us want to squeeze it. Why is that?According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, its a typical experience of “cute aggression”. The experience results from the fight between the brains “emotion system”， which imp
13、els (驱使) people to squeeze cute things, and its “reward system” which deals with feelings of “wanting”In the study, 54 participants between the ages of 18 and 40 were presented with four groups of photos. Two of the groups of photos were of cute human babies and animals and the other two were of les
14、s adorable adult humans and animals. As the participants looked at the photos, the researchers watched their brain activities.According to the researchers, the participants reward systems were found to be active as they looked at the cute babies, and they seemed to be overwhelmed (征服). By contrast,
15、the reward systems of the people looking at the less cute adults were found to be inactive, and they seemed to be less impelled by their reward systems.This suggests that cute things activate their emotion systems in such a way that people are overwhelmed by the experience of cuteness. But reward sy
16、stems work against these emotions by creating the desire to protect cute things.As Katherine Stavropoulos, the lead researcher of this study at the University of California in the US told Science Alert, “The cute aggression is the brains way of bringing us back down by balancing our feelings of bein
17、g overwhelmed.”Stavropoulos compared this process of balancing to an evolutionary adaptation. Such an adaptation may have taken place to ensure that people are able to continue taking care of creatures they consider particularly cute.So, although cute babies and adorable animals may look completely
18、helpless, their vulnerable (易受伤害的) appearance may in fact help them to survive.本文是一篇说明文。为什么你看到萌物就想捏？研究告诉你，这是大脑调节情绪的一种自然反应，叫作：cute aggression (萌系侵略性)。5According to the text, “cute aggression” refers to _.Athe emotion of wanting to protect cute thingsBthe task of the emotion system and the reward syst
19、emCthe adaptation of consistently taking care of cute creaturesDthe behavior of squeezing a cute baby or animal when seeing it答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“want to squeeze it”和第二段中的“According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, its a typical experience of cute aggression
20、”可知，cute aggression (萌系侵略性)是指看到萌物就想要去捏一下的行为，故选D项。6In nature, “cute aggression” is caused by _.Athe need of the brain to balance all feelingsBthe photos of cute human babies and animalsCthe vulnerable appearance of babies or animalsDthe conflict between the emotion system and the reward system答案：D解析：
21、细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The experience results from the fight between the brains emotion system.its reward system.feelings of wanting”可知，萌系侵略性源于大脑的“情感系统”和“奖赏系统”之间的斗争，故选D项。7Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?AFacial expressions of the participants were observed.BKatherine Stavropoulos co
22、nducted this study on her own.CCute babies and animals affected brain activities of all the participants.DThe participants were divided into two groups in order to make a comparison.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the participants reward systems were found to be active.they seemed to be overwhelmed (征服)”和第五段中的
23、“cute things activate their emotion systems.of cuteness”可以推断，当人们看到萌物时，他们大脑的奖赏系统和情感系统就活跃起来，故选C项。8What is the authors purpose in writing this text?ATo persuade readers to protect cute animals.BTo stress the significance of cute aggression.CTo present research findings on cute aggression.DTo share an i
24、nteresting phenomenon with readers.答案：C解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一种心理现象cute aggression，这是研究者在一项研究中发现的，故选C项。.七选五Running is a great way to get into shape and just about everyone can do it. Given that its so easy to take up the sport, a lot of beginners jump right into running without actually knowing wha
25、t it takes to establish a healthy routine. _1_. If you are just starting out, avoid the following things to help you increase your chances of running success.Doing too much too soonOne of the biggest mistakes beginners make is doing too much too soon. Picking up a new hobby like running is no doubt
26、exciting. Runners need to ease into the sport before increasing the distance. _2_._3_Beginners might think they need to run nearly every day to meet their fitness or weightloss goals, but this couldnt be further from the truth. _4_. It can be even worse for beginners whose muscles and bones havent y
27、et been conditioned for such intense (剧烈的) exercise. So its important to give your body ample rest between workouts. Follow a training plan that includes rest days.Comparing yourself to others_5_. Youre excited about running, so you are probably reading running blogs, magazines and message boards wh
28、ere you might start to feel inadequate about your own running pace. Instead of looking down on yourself, remember that every runner was once a beginner and use their success as motivation!ANot running every dayBNot taking rest daysCRunning is a demanding activity which can be really hard on your bod
29、yDAs mentioned, a healthy routine is what they attach importance toEWhen starting out with running, its tough not to compare yourself to othersFMany make a number of common mistakes, which can interfere (干扰) with training or lead to injuryGIt will help reduce the risk of injury, so you can continue
30、with your new running routine该文主要介绍了跑步需要避免的几个误区，包括刚开始就猛烈运动、从不间断、与其他人比较。1F解析：本空承上启下。承接上文很多初跑者在不知道如何建立健康的模式的情况下就开始跑步，因此很多人会犯一些常见的错误，与下文如何避免错误衔接，故选F项。2G解析：承接前一句“Runners need to ease into the sport before increasing the distance”可推知，此空应是进一步解释这样做的益处，故选G项。3B解析：根据本段最后两句可推知，本段主要讲述了跑步的一个误区，即没有休息日，故选B项。4C解析：根
31、据空后一句可推知，跑步是一种剧烈运动，对身体有损害，尤其是对初跑者。故选C项。5E解析：承接本段的标题Comparing yourself to others可知，此空进一步阐释了一种普遍现象，即初跑者很难不和其他人进行比较，故选E项。.语法填空Household garbage sorting and recycling have become a hot topic in Shanghai because of Chinas first compulsory garbageseparation law _1_ every household and institution shall cl
32、assify waste into four _2_ (category). Those who fail to sort garbage may _3_ (fine) up to 200 yuan.Previously, everything went into one bin, so this change has made many people very _4_ (worry), who said they were struggling to master the details quickly.Now thanks to the efforts of _5_ number of y
33、oung programmers, discovering the proper classification for each piece of household waste has become as simple as taking a photo _6_ calling someone using your smartphone.They have applied speech and image recognition technologies _7_ apps and other smartphone services to guide Shanghai residents th
34、rough the garbageseparation rules.Most of the apps and services, which _8_ (begin) springing up last month in app stores, on messaging tool WeChat and mobile payment service Alipay, allow users to type in the name of waste _9_ (identify) which category it belongs to. Many apps also use speech and im
35、age recognition to make the process much easier, but their creators say they will disappear in time with the Chinese _10_ (become) more accustomed to the rules.随着上海垃圾分类条例的实施，垃圾分类和回收成为上海的热点话题；中国年轻的程序员利用声像识别技术，将垃圾分类的工作变得如拍照或使用智能手机打电话一样容易。1that解析：考查同位语从句。分析该句结构可知，空处引导同位语从句，作前面名词词组“Chinas first compulso
36、ry garbageseparation law”的同位语，解释说明该名词词组，空处在从句中不充当句子成分，应用that引导该同位语从句。2categories解析：考查名词的单复数。category为可数名词，根据该句中的“four”可知，该处用复数形式。3be_fined解析：考查语态。该句意为：那些没能进行垃圾分类的人可能会被罚高达200元。分析句子结构并根据句意可知，该句主语Those和动词fine之间为被动关系，故用被动语态。4worried解析：考查形容词。分析该句结构可知，空处作make的宾语补足语，宾语为many people，故用形容词worried。5a解析：考查冠词。a
37、number of为固定搭配，意为“许多”。该处指“许多年轻的程序员”。6or解析：考查连词。根据语境可知，空处前后是选择关系。该处表示与拍照片或者使用智能手机打电话一样简单。故用连词or。7to解析：考查固定搭配。apply.to.为固定搭配，意为“将应用于”。该处表示将声像识别技术应用于应用程序和其他智能手机的服务。8began解析：考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“last month”可知，此处陈述的是过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。9to_identify解析：考查动词不定式。该处表示允许用户输入垃圾的名称以识别它属于哪一类，据此可知，此处作目的状语，故用动词不定式。10becoming解析：考查with复合结构。分析该句结构可知，空处为the Chinese的补足语，the Chinese和动词become为逻辑上的主谓关系，故填现在分词形式becoming。