1、课时作业47.阅读理解AAlmost none of us have the time to read everything wed like to read. Yet we lose countless hours to daily activities that bring us little joy like taking buses and waiting in line. What if we could turn these little blocks of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learni
2、ng and reflection?Founded in 2015, iReader, a microlearning app on mobile phones, brings the biggest ideas from bestselling books through 15minute audio (音频) and text. So far, more than 3,000 books have been included, ranging from psychology and parenting to management and economics, with new titles
3、 added every day.iReader is pioneering a new method of reading, with over 9 million users enjoying the benefits already. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), the British read just 4 paper books a year and over 25% havent read a single paper book this year, but reading isnt dying. There are no
4、w more ways for the British to read than ever before, due to the widespread use of ebooks and audio books.The books in iReader are rewritten to ensure it is easy to remember the main content. The way the content is edited has been specifically designed to ensure it is useful in practice. Besides, th
5、e content is rewritten with relevant examples in real life, which means users are more likely to remember and apply what is helpful to them.Cofounder of this app, declares, “iReader gives you the biggest ideas in the shortest possible time. It transforms great ideas into little packs you can listen
6、to or read in just 15 minutes.”本文是一篇说明文，介绍了2015年横空出世的iReader。它是一款手机上的微学习应用程序，正在开创一种新的阅读方法。1What does the author suggest people do in the unoccupied time?ARead and think.BWrite and share.CAvoid taking buses.DBring joy to daily routines.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“What if we could turn these little blocks
7、 of unoccupied time into precious and rewarding moments for learning and reflection？”可知，作者建议利用空余的时间学习和思考。2What can we infer from the PRC findings?AThe British benefit a lot from reading.BReading methods are more important than before.CDigital technology is taking the place of paper books.DNew forms
8、of books are changing the way the British read.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第二句和第三句内容可知，PRC的研究结果表明，新型的书籍如电子书籍和音频书籍正在改变英国人的阅读方式。3How does iReader make the content easy to remember?ABy bringing fun to it.BBy making it useful.CBy using artistic designs.DBy taking users as examples.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“specific
9、ally designed to ensure it is useful in practice”可知，iReader通过将阅读内容实用化的方式来使其容易记忆。4What is the best title for the text?AiReader Prevents Reading from DyingBiReader Unites Worldwide BookloversCiReader：The Best New App CreationDiReader：Big Ideas in Small Packages答案：D解析：标题判断题。文章的最后一段通过该应用程序的联合创始人的总结，概括出本
10、文的主旨，本文主要介绍了iReader正在开创的一种新的阅读方法，即把众多的想法转换成可以在15分钟内听或读的内容，能让用户在尽可能短的时间内了解到最重要的想法。BWhen Jennifer Powell heard her husband, Seth Marko, 43, needed immediate openheart surgery (外科手术), she immediately took action. First, she found a person to care for their 3yearold daughter, Josephine, so she could be
11、at the hospital for her husbands 10hour surgery.Then Powells mind went to their “second kid”the Book Catapultthe small independent bookstore the couple owns and runs. Their only employee had the flu and would be out for at least a week.Powell closed the store to be with her husband in the hospital.
12、She didnt know for how long.Her close friend EhrigBurress was watching Josephine. But EhrigBurress, who runs another bookstore in town, wanted to help more. “We were all sort of overwhelmed (不知所措的) and in shock，” EhrigBurress said.He thought he could help with the Book Catapult. He worked there a fe
13、w times when his friends first opened the store in late 2017. He still had the keys, and he knew how to work the register. He could try to keep it afloat.“I think, Ill pretend this is my store for the week，” EhrigBurress said.Julie Slavinsky, who works at the independent bookstore Warwicks, is also
14、one of the volunteers who helped out. She and Marko used to work together at Warwicks.“People dont like to ask for help. You have to say, Hey, I have a few hours. Do you need me？” Slavinsky said.Slavinsky said although the Book Catapult is, strictly speaking, a competitor to her employer, she doesnt
15、 see things that way.“The book world is a little bit different，” she said. “I see this as helping somebody in the community. Its the community coming together.”Powell said she couldnt offer enough thanks to all those who had helped her and her husband.本文是记叙文。Jennifer Powell的丈夫Seth Marko需要立即进行心脏直视手术，
16、他们得到了别人的帮助。5Why did Jennifer Powell want to close her bookstore?ATo take care of her daughter.BTo attend to her husband.CTo raise money for her husband.DTo look for new employees.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Powell closed the store to be with her husband in the hospital”可知，Powell关闭书店是为了去医院照顾生病的丈夫。故选B。6What
17、happened to the Book Catapult when Seth Marko was in the hospital?AIt was closed.BIt was open as usual.CIt was sold to EhrigBurress.DIt was controlled by his competitor.答案：B解析：推理判断题。本题要求考生结合相关信息进行推理判断。由第四段和第五段中EhrigBurress来帮忙打理书店可知，这个书店一直在营业，故选B。7What does the underlined word “afloat” in Paragraph 5
18、 probably mean?AFormal.BEyecatching.CDifferent.DFunctioning normally.答案：D解析：词义猜测题。结合整个语境理解，EhrigBurress来帮忙打理书店，所以“He could try to keep it afloat”意为他努力让书店经营下去，所以选D。afloat adj.意为“能维持下去”。8What does the author want to advocate in this article?AOne should know how to be grateful.BOne should offer to help
19、 those in need.COne should ask for help when necessary.DOne should get on well with competitors.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。本题考查考生把握主题以及整体概括能力。本文通过讲述Powell在她丈夫住院后得到别人帮助的事情，表达了人们应该帮助困境中的人这一道理，故选B。.七选五Make Your Fitness Resolution StickLast year, the most common New Years resolution was fitnessrelated. A study showed
20、 that roughly 50 million Americans pledged (发誓) to increase activities and lose weight. _1_， success was hard to achieve. Two months later, only 37 percent of people in their 20s and 16 percent over age 50 had kept to their new fitness habit._2_， the benefits of such a change are clear. There is no
21、question that exercise plays a role in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Weekly exercise routines have been shown to reduce rates of depression and anxiety, lessen risk of heart attacks and strokes, and reduce the prevalence of diabetes._3_. Its suggested that 150 minutes per week of mo
22、derate intensity exercise like swimming, or 75 minutes per week of intense exercise, like jogging, should be the minimum amount of exercise needed to achieve maximum medical benefit.Often, the best way to increase your exercise is to incorporate (包含) movement into your everyday life. On average, urb
23、an citizens who go to work by bike or public transportation are fitter than suburban citizens who drive to work. Besides, taking the stairs instead of the elevator also helps. _4_.Whether you resolve to work out at your local gym three times a week, take 10,000 steps a day or give your dog an extra
24、walk every day, what matters most is not your commitment to exercise but your sticking to it. _5_.AWhile they had good intentionsBAlthough behavior change is toughCHowever hard they try to make a changeDThere is always one type of exercise that you are fond ofESo commit to something you love and kee
25、p to your fitness habitFThey are good ways to increase the amount of your movement every dayGThe best form of exercise is the type that someone will consistently perform1A解析：根据上文中的“roughly 50 million Americans pledged (发誓) to increase activities and lose weight”可知，大约五千万美国人发誓要增加运动量和减肥；并结合空后的“success
26、was hard to achieve”(成功很难实现)可知，A项“尽管他们的打算很好”承上启下，符合语境。故选A。2B解析：根据该空后的句子“the benefits of such a change are clear”(这种改变的好处是很明显的)中的“such a change”及语境可知，B项与此处匹配。3G解析：根据该段中的“150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise”“75 minutes per week of intense exercise”“the minimum amount of exercise”可知，本段的
27、内容是关于不同的锻炼方式及每周的锻炼时间的。故G项与此处匹配。4F解析：根据本段第一句中的“the best way.into your everyday life”可知，本段讲的是增加日常运动量的方法；并结合空前的“go to work by bike or public transportation”“taking the stairs”和“fitter than”等可推知，这里应是说明这些方法的好处。故F项与此处匹配。5E解析：根据上文中的“what matters most is not your commitment to exercise but your sticking to
28、it”可知，这里强调的是将锻炼(计划)付诸行动并坚持下去的重要性。这与E项的表述相一致。故选E。.语法填空Honeybee populations in the United States _1_ (decrease) dramatically over the decades. And a new study suggests that a certain kind of pesticide could be making things _2_ (bad)The number of honeybees hasnt changed much over the past few years, b
29、ut the overall picture doesnt look good for an insect that plays _3_ important role in our food supply. Scientists dont know for sure _4_ this is happening. Pesticides and parasites (寄生虫) are the most suspected reasons, according to a study recently published in the scientific journal. One suggests
30、that neonicotinoids, types of pesticides that _5_ (use) around the world, are incredibly poisonous to honeybees and other insects. Part of the reason for that is that these pesticides appear _6_ (stick) around in the environment and stay dangerous for longer periods of time.Though theyre deadly to i
31、nsects, neonicotinoids are not considered dangerous to humans. An ongoing challenge _7_ farmers is finding ways to keep other insects away while still _8_ (protect) bees. Pesticides may not discriminate between the insects they kill, though neonicotinoids makers say the risk to bees is lower when th
32、ey are used properly. The US Department of Agriculture says its _9_ (likely) that theres one magic _10_ (solve) to the problem, but there are a number of organizations trying to help honeybees.几十年来，美国蜜蜂的数量一直在大幅度减少。一项新的研究表明，某种杀虫剂可能会令情况进一步恶化。1have_decreased/have_been_decreasing解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状
33、语over the decades可知，该句应用现在完成时或现在完成进行时；由该句主语Honeybee populations可知，主语为复数形式，谓语动词也应用复数形式，故填have decreased或have been decreasing。2worse解析：考查形容词的比较级。上文提到几十年来，美国蜜蜂的数量一直在大幅度减少，此处表示某种杀虫剂可能会使情况变得更糟，故填worse。3an解析：考查冠词。play a role in.意为“在中起作用”，role是可数名词，其定语important的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。4why解析：考查连接词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句
34、，作know的宾语；又根据语境可知，此处表示科学家不能确定这一情况发生的原因。空处在从句中作原因状语，故填why。5are_used解析：考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，关系代词that指代先行词types of pesticides，在从句中作主语，为复数形式，故谓语动词用复数形式；此处描述的为客观情况，应用一般现在时；且use与主语是被动关系，故此处应用被动语态，故填are used。6to_stick解析：考查动词不定式。appear to do sth.是固定用法，意为“似乎做某事”。此处表示这些杀虫剂似乎会在环境中滞留。7for解析：考查介词。根据语境并分析句子结构
35、可知，此处表示对农民来说一项持续存在的挑战，故填for。8protecting解析：考查现在分词。由空前的从属连词“while”可知，表示“在保护蜜蜂的同时”应用while they are protecting bees。省略主语和be，故用现在分词形式。9unlikely解析：考查词形转换。根据该句中的“but there are a number of organizations trying to help honeybees”可知，美国农业部表示，不太可能有一个神奇的解决方案，故填unlikely。10solution解析：考查名词。空前的magic是形容词，修饰名词，其前又有数词one，故此处应用名词单数形式solution。