1、课时作业4.阅读理解AKirby Wildlife ParkKeeper ExperienceDue to the large number of inquiries from people interested in working with animals, Kirby Wildlife Park has set up the unique Keeper Experience package. The fantastic experience is available to anyone over the age of 18 who is reasonably fit. We regret
2、 that for health and safety reasons, participants who are pregnant, in a wheelchair or suffering from illnesses cannot take part.A typical day9：15 Arrival9：30 Health and Safety Briefing10：00 Apes and MonkeysWhile cleaning out the enclosure (围场), you will find out about how enclosures are enriched wi
3、th novel items and new smells to stimulate (刺激) the animals senses and imitate their natural environment.12：00 Lunch14：00 Big CatsOn the highlight of most volunteers day, you will feed the cats and learn about their nutritional needs. The keeper will give you an introduction of how cats behavior can
4、 be read to get an idea of their welfare and health.16：30 Meet the TeamMeet more of the staff and learn how you can get further involved with work at the park. Learn about our animal adoption plan, what it takes to be a good keeper and where to obtain the right qualifications for a career in animal
5、welfare.Booking and cancellationThe Keeper Experience is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year, and must be booked at least two weeks in advance. Full payment is needed when booking.Cancellations must be made more than fourteen days before the event, or you wont receive a
6、full refund.柯比野生动物园常年为游客提供饲养体验活动。本文介绍了该活动的具体时间、具体内容，另外还介绍了订票和取消订购的具体要求等。1What kind of people can experience working with animals in Kirby Wildlife Park?AA boy over 18 sitting in a wheelchair.BA man who is quite healthy.CA woman carrying a baby in her arms.DA girl under the age of 18.答案：B解析：细节理解题。文章第
7、一段最后两句介绍了对游客的年龄、身体情况等具体要求，根据其中的“The fantastic experience is available to anyone over the age of 18 who is reasonably fit.”可知，参观者的条件是身体必须是健康的。故选B项。2When can you know something about an animal adoption plan?AAt 12：00. BAt 9：30.CAt 10：00. DAt 16：30.答案：D解析：细节理解题。文章第一段之后介绍了一天各个时段的活动，根据16：30 Meet the team
8、部分中的Learn about our animals adoption plan可知，在这个时段可以了解动物收养计划。故选D项。3What is the requirement of canceling a booking of the Keeper Experience?AThe canceling is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.BAnyone can cancel a booking throughout the year.CA booking must be canceled over two weeks before
9、the event.DYou can cancel a booking with a full refund at any time.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据Booking and cancellation部分中的“Cancellations must be made more than fourteen days before the event.”可知，取消订购的时间应该至少在活动的前两周。故选C项。BWe humans are addicted to sugar. That makes sense. All animals need sugar to live. Its the f
10、uel that powers our cells. So its not surprising that were born to want the sweet stuff.Sugar stores the suns energy like a battery. After a meal, your body breaks down foods into their building blocks. It uses some sugars for energy right away. The rest get stored for the body to break down later.
11、Its a myth that sugar makes you extremely excited, but having a sugary snack can give you a quick burst of energy. Thats because the sugar in sweet foods is easy for your body to turn into fuel. When you eat other kinds of foods, like vegetables, it takes longer for your body to break the sugar down
12、.These days its easy to find sweet snacks. Sodas, candy, cakes and even foods that seem healthy, such as yogurt, can be packed with sugar. Food makers add sugar, because they know that to humans, sweet makes everything taste better. Americans eat about 20 teaspoons of extra sugar every day. Thats mo
13、re than what is good for us.Eating too much sugar can cause more than a stomachache. It can make people overweight, decay the teeth and even cause diabetes. However, experts arent worried about naturally sweet foodsthe problem is added sugar. So go ahead and enjoy sweet apples or even sugarrich carr
14、ots that are also full of vitamins and other good stuff.Even cake is great once in a while, as long as you dont overdo it. After all, no one wants life to be dull. And your body needs its fuel!本文是一篇说明文。糖能给人体提供必需的能量，且易分解，人天生需要糖分；虽然甜食尝起来可口，但是我们不要过多食用。4The first two paragraphs are mainly developed by _
15、.Acause and effect Bproblem and solutionCgiving examples Dmaking comparisons答案：A解析：写作手法题。根据第一段三、四句和第二段第二句及倒数第二句并结合第一、二段的内容可知，第一段解释了人天生需要糖的原因；第二段谈到了甜食能快速补充能量；据此可推知，第一、二段是通过解释因果的方法组织内容的，故A项正确。5People may be tricked into eating too much sugar because _.Ano one wants life to be boringBwere born to want
16、the sweet stuffCsocalled healthy food can be packed with sugarDsugar is the fuel for the plants and animals on the earth答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，甜食随处可见，即使是看起来健康的食品也会含有大量糖分，故人们会误食很多含糖食品。6What does the author want to stress in paragraph 4?AWed better say no to sweet foods.BExperts are worried about a
17、dded sugar.CEating too much sugar is bad for our health.DWed better consume sugar from natural sources.答案：D解析：推理判断题。通读第四段可知，该段第一、二句介绍了食用过量的糖的害处；第三句说明专家对添加糖分的食品的担忧；第四句紧接着提出建议：吃富含糖但也富含维生素和其他有益成分的天然食物。据此可推知，该段旨在强调，我们最好食用天然食物来摄入糖分，故D项正确。7What can be a suitable title for the text?ASugar Is EverywhereBSug
18、ar Brings HappinessCWhy Do We Love Sugar?DWhy Does Sugar Make Us Fat?答案：C解析：标题判断题。通读全文可知，糖能给人体提供必需的能量，且易分解，人天生需要糖分；虽然甜食尝起来可口，但是食用过量的糖有害人体健康，我们最好食用不但富含糖分、还含有维生素和其他有益成分的天然食物。故C项最适合作本文标题。.完形填空There I stood with tears in my eyes. I looked at a face so _1_ that I might mistake it for my own. I stared at
19、her in _2_. It felt like a dream. I hugged her; she was real.Adopted at a very young age, I _3_ surrounded by people I loved as family. The faces werent like mine _4_， they were people that loved me. As I got older, the curiosity to learn more about myself took hold and didnt _5_. Who was I? Where d
20、id I come from?At the age of 21, I was given the chance to _6_ it out thanks to my adoptive parents _7_. They accompanied me to the adoption agency. Then it _8_ the process of finding my birth mother. But the process was _9_ and I didnt expect there would be many complex procedures. And the agency a
21、lso had caution to move the procedures to ensure both parties privacy especially _10_ my birth mother didnt choose to meet me.Months later the agency told me that my birth mother was found and that she _11_ to meet me. We were excited. My parents said my birth mother made great sacrifice as she gave
22、 me away, which _12_ them to start a family; that wasnt possible on their own. So they wanted to _13_ her. I was wondering what my birth mother might be doing and what she might look like. I created a(n) _14_ in my head.After a long process, the moment finally camewe were to _15_. So, there we were,
23、 in a room. I found we had much _16_： we shared a sense of humor; we _17_ old pictures, finding both like the “V” gesture. She apologized for some problems with my frizzy (卷曲的), crazy hair and _18_ herself. We laughed, when admitting both were in a close relationship with flatirons (熨斗) because of f
24、requently _19_ the wildness of our hair.She said she had made a(n) _20_ decision, when watching me leave with only the hope that another family could provide what she couldnt. She said she hesitated for long but knew she was right. I knew she loved me very much.本文是一篇记叙文。作者从小生活在领养家庭，长大后终于与生母见面；作者对领养自
25、己的父母和自己的生母都表达了感激之情。1A.familiar BuglyCold Dunclear答案：A解析：根据I might mistake it for my own.可知，作者看见的这张脸与自己的很相似，作者觉得很熟悉。2A.sorrow BangerCdisbelief Dpanic答案：C解析：根据下文It felt like a dream. I hugged her; she was real.可知，作者最终和母亲相见，觉得这一切像梦一样，不敢相信自己的眼睛。3A.stood up Bcame aroundCwarmed up Dgrew up答案：D解析：根据上文Adopt
26、ed at a very young age.和下文As I got older.可知，作者在领养家庭长大。4A.Meanwhile BHoweverCTherefore DInstead答案：B解析：The faces werent like mine.与they were people that loved me.在语境上是转折关系。5A.stop BhelpCincrease Darrive答案：A解析：根据下文对作者设法联系自己生母的描述可知，作者长大后对自己身世的好奇心没有停止。6A.turn BpickCfigure Dsort答案：C解析：根据上文Who was I? When
27、did I come from？和下文thanks to my adoptive parents.They accompanied me.可知，作者21岁时有机会弄清自己的身世。7A.support BappreciationCrequest Dforgiveness答案：A解析：根据下文They accompanied me to the adoption agency.可知，在养父母的支持下，作者开始寻找生母。8A.delayed BexplainedCrefused Dstarted答案：D解析：根据上文At the age of 21, I was given the chance t
28、o.和They accompanied me to the adoption agency.可知，作者去了领养中介，开始了寻找自己生母的历程。9A.important BdiscouragingCdifferent Dabstract答案：B解析：根据下文and I didnt expect there would be so many complex procedures.可知，寻找生母的过程令人沮丧。10A.now that Bin caseCeven though Donly if答案：B解析：根据And the agency also had caution to move the p
29、rocedures to ensure both parties privacy especially.可知，领养中介为确保双方的隐私尤其是以防作者的生母万一不想和她见面。11A.continued BmanagedCagreed Dhappened答案：C解析：根据下文We were excited.可知，作者的亲生母亲同意与她交流。12A.convinced BwarnedCdemanded Dallowed答案：D解析：根据My parents said my birth mother made great sacrifice.to start a family; that wasnt
30、possible on their own.可知，作者的生母把自己的孩子送出去，使得她的养父母能够有一个家。13A.thank BconsultCbeg Dtolerate答案：A解析：根据上文My parents said my birth mother.on their own.可知，作者的养父母想感谢她的生母所做出的牺牲。14A.schedule BpictureCdream Derror答案：B解析：根据上文I was wondering what.she might look like.可知，作者很好奇自己的母亲在干什么以及她的长相，因此在自己的脑海里勾勒出了母亲的形象。15A.re
31、cover BnegotiateCreunite Drest答案：C解析：根据下文So, there we were, in a room.可知，作者和生母终于团聚了。16A.similarity BsympathyCconfidence Dmisunderstanding答案：A解析：根据下文we shared.finding both like the “V” gesture.可知，此处强调的是作者和自己的生母有许多的相同点。17A.bought BlostCshared Dchanged答案：C解析：根据finding both like the “V” gesture可知，作者和生母分
32、享了老照片，发现了她们都喜欢“V”手势。18A.taught BblamedCdressed Dtreated答案：B解析：根据上文She apologized for some problems with my frizzy, crazy hair.可知，作者的生母责备自己把头发的特点遗传给了她。19A.enjoying BcreatingCadding Dhandling答案：D解析：根据上文She apologized for some problems with my frizzy, crazy hair.the wildness of our hair.可知，为打理卷曲的头发，作者和生母都经常用熨斗。20A.necessary BquickCimpossible Ddifficult答案：D解析：根据when watching me leave with only the hope that another family could provide what she couldnt可知，作者的生母做出了让别人领养自己孩子的艰难决定。
