1、课时作业35.阅读理解AAustralian adults want to see “life skills” introduced into school curriculums, including money management, job preparation and domestic tasks. New research from Monash University showed Aussie adults also widely supported the inclusion of technology, coding and artificial intelligence s
2、ubjects in student curriculums to prepare them for future jobs.Coauthor Professor Neil Selwyn, from Monashs new Education Futures think tank, said the survey results of more than 2,000 Australians had taken himself and Dr Deana Leahy by surprise. “The life skillsI wasnt expecting that at all，” he sa
3、id. Those quizzed were asked to rate the value of a list of subjects already in the curriculum, but were also given an open space to write what they think should be included. Prof. Selwyn said people called for schools to teach financial skills, budgeting, cooking and doing taxes. “You could argue t
4、hat these are things people should be learning themselves, or learning from their families，” he said. “But weve got to be thinking forward in terms of the skills people will need for jobs and their ways of living.”One respondent said schools should introduce a “contemporary life skills” subject：“A c
5、ompulsory 1hour a week class on skills needed that parents seem continually unable to teach their kids”. Suggestions for the class included resume writing, filing tax returns and health claims. Another respondent called for students to be taught “general life skills as unfortunately not enough kids
6、will have parents to actually be bothered to educate them or simply parents dont know themselves”Of the subjects, maths was the highest ranked (75.5 percent), followed closely by English (74.8 percent). And while science was the third highest ranked subject (46.2 percent), it was more strongly suppo
7、rted by those who earned higher wages and were university educated compared to lower income earners.Aspects of school life considered least important were students having fun, learning about things that interested them and being given the opportunity to be creative.本文是一篇说明文。来自莫纳什大学的新的研究表明，澳大利亚成年人广泛支
8、持将科技、人工智能等科目引入学校课程，以让学生为他们未来的工作做好准备。1Why did the adults suggest adding “life skills” to school curriculums?ATo vary school curriculums.BTo enrich students school life.CTo prepare students for future work and life.DTo save parents the trouble of educating kids.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Aussie adults al
9、so widely supported the inclusion of.to prepare them for future jobs”，并结合该段内容可知，澳大利亚成年人支持将“生活技能”引入学校课程旨在让学生为他们未来的工作和生活做好准备，故C项正确。2What did Prof. Selwyn think of the adults suggestions?AReasonable.BRidiculous.CInteresting.DImpractical.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“You could argue that.and their ways of living
10、”可推知，Selwyn教授认为成年人将“生活技能”引入学校课程的建议是合乎情理的，故A项正确。3What does paragraph 3 focus on?ADifferences of school subjects.BReasons for the school survey.COpinions from the surveyed.DInvestigations of the respondents.答案：C解析：段落大意题。根据第三段第一句中的“One respondent said schools should introduce a contemporary life skills
11、 subject”和第三句中的“Another respondent called for students to be taught general life skills”可知，第三段主要介绍了被调查者的观点，故C项正确。4What can we know from the text?AThe present curriculums are to adults taste.BContemporary life skills involve resume writing.CStudents interests have been greatly promoted.DThe parents q
12、uizzed think well of school life.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，当代生活技能包括写简历、提交纳税申报单和健康索赔，故B项正确。BCocaCola, which reportedly produced more than 3 million tons of plastic packaging in 2017, announced that it wants to “help fix the worlds plastic waste problem one community (社区) at a time”The soda giant is d
13、oing so by providing $5.4 million for recycling programs in cities like Atlanta, Boston, Denver and Houston. In these cities, partners, like The Green Blue Institute and The Recycling Partnership, which receive the money, will work together to improve recycling rates.“We focus on areas where we have
14、 the ability to make the biggest influence on communities through the funding and expert skills of CocaCola employees，”Carlos Pagoaga, CocaColas group director of community partnerships, said in a statement. “In each city, local partners will work together to identify barriers to recycling on a loca
15、l level and test a range of solutions，” he added. “We hope the learning from these model markets can offer solutions to other cities facing similar challenges.”As part of the effort, The Recycling Partnership and the city of Atlanta, where the CocaCola companys headquarters are based, will send stre
16、et teams out to open recycling carts and leave citizens cards informing them what they can and cant recycle, and let them know how their efforts work.“Two of the most urgent problems with recycling in the US today are lack of access and the pollution in recycling，” Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycli
17、ng Partnership, said in a statements. “We know from the success of Atlanta in 2017 that the citizens want to recycle, and that communicating with them in the street works.”Last year, CocaCola announced its task to collect and reuse a bottle or can for each one it sells, and increase the amount of it
18、s products out of recycled materials to 50% by 2030. It also aims to make all its packaging fully recyclable by 2025.本文是一篇新闻报道。可口可乐公司宣布将帮助解决世界上的塑料垃圾问题，该公司将联合其他组织一起实施塑料垃圾回收利用计划。5What does CocaCola company intend to do in the program?AProduce less packaging.BHelp deal with plastic waste.CPick up waste
19、 in communities.DBuild a plant to recycle plastic waste.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知，可口可乐公司计划帮助解决塑料垃圾问题，故B项正确。6Whats paragraph 2 mainly about?AHow CocaCola conducts its program.BWhat organizations participate in the program.CHow CocaCola chooses cities for the program.DWhat the local people do in CocaColas
20、program.答案：A解析：段落大意题。通读第二段内容可知，该段主要介绍了可口可乐公司实施该计划的过程：给各大城市的回收利用项目提供资金，这些城市的合作伙伴收到资金后将一起合作来提高回收利用率，故A项正确。7What do street teams do to help?ASort out all kinds of waste in the city.BLook into the cause of pollution.CInstruct local people what to recycle.DHand cards to the locals in person.答案：C解析：细节理解题。
21、根据第四段第一句中的“will send street teams out.how their efforts work”可知，将派出街道队伍去打开回收利用车，给市民留下卡片，告诉他们什么可以回收利用，什么不能回收利用，并让他们知道他们的努力是如何起作用的；据此可知，街道队伍帮助指导当地市民要回收利用什么样的垃圾，故C项正确。8What does Keefe Harrison think of the program?APromising.BDifficult.CPioneering.DCostly.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第五段尾句可知，他认为从2017年亚特兰大的成功案例可知，公民想
22、回收利用塑料垃圾并且在街道上与他们进行沟通是有作用的；据此可推知，他认为该项目是有希望的；A项意为“有前途的，有希望的”，故A项正确。.七选五Twentyfive years of experience in the field have convinced me that many people who consider themselves to be highly intelligent are not necessarily good thinkers. _1_ There are many aspects of this trap but I shall mention just t
23、wo.A highly intelligent person can take a view on a subject and then use his or her intelligence to defend that view. _2_ When a person has a better defence of the view, he or she is less likely to seek out alternatives or listen to anyone else. _3_ As a result, many highly intelligent minds are tra
24、pped in poor ideas because they can defend them so well.A second aspect of the intelligence trap is that a person, who has grown up with the notion that he or she is more intelligent than those around, wants to get the most satisfaction from that intelligence. _4_ Such a strategy gives you an immedi
25、ate result and also establishes your superiority. Being constructive is much less rewarding. It may take years to show that a new idea works. _5_ So it is obvious that being critical and destructive is a much more appealing use of intelligence. This is made even worse by the absurd Western notion th
26、at critical thinking is enough.AThey get caught in the intelligence trap.BBut why are intelligent people not good thinkers?CIntelligent people always enjoy arguing with others.DYou also have to depend on the listener liking your idea.EA person with higher intelligence always defends ones view better
27、.FThe quickest and most reliable way is to prove someone else wrong.GIf you know that you are right, why should you do either of those things?本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了两个常见的高智商误区。1A解析：承接上文中的“highly intelligent”并和空后一句中的“trap”呼应可推知，自以为高智商的人会陷入智商误区，故选A项。2E解析：根据空前一句“A highly intelligent person can take a view on a
28、subject and then use his or her intelligence to defend that view”可知，高智商的人会更好地维护自己的观点，与下文中的“When a person has a better defence of the view”呼应，故选E项。3G解析：根据空前的“he or she is less likely to seek out alternatives or listen to anyone else”可知，当一个人能更好地维护自己的观点时，他或她就不会去找其他方法或去聆听别人，故G项符合语境。4F解析：根据空后一句“Such a st
29、rategy gives you an immediate result and also establishes your superiority”可推知，这种策略立竿见影，与选项F中的“The quickest and most reliable way”呼应，与F项符合语境。5D解析：根据空后的“So”可推知，空处与空前一句“It may take years to show that a new idea works”为顺承关系，继续说明建设性观点的劣势所在，故选D项。.语法填空A mulberry (桑树；桑葚) is a plant grown in many parts of t
30、he world.Mulberries are quite diverse, making it hard to provide a proper _1_ (describe). But as a general rule, they grow very quickly as young plants. Their leaves are _2_ (typical) simple, and will drop in the winter. There are three main mulberry species. Black mulberries produce berries which a
31、re a dark purple to black color, while red mulberries produce red berries, and white mulberries bear white fruit. In all _3_ (case), the fruit is quite bitter before it is ripe.As ornamental (装饰性的) plants, mulberry trees can be quite lovely. _4_ only drawback of ornamental mulberries is the fruit, _
32、5_ can get messy if it is not used.In addition to _6_ (be) ornamental, the mulberry has a number of _7_ (value) commercial uses. For example, it is an important source (来源) of food for the silk worm. The worm produces silk which can _8_ (use) to make clothes, scarves, etc. And especially in Asia, mu
33、lberry trees can also be quite useful _9_ making paper.The hardiness of mulberries varies, depending on the variety. Some can stand extremely cold temperatures, while others cant. If you want to grow mulberries, you can consult the staff at a local nursery _10_ (make) sure that you get a hardy, stro
34、ng tree that can survive in your area.本文是一篇说明文。介绍了一种比较常见的植物桑树。1description解析：考查名词。根据前面的冠词a以及形容词proper可知，此处应填名词description。2typically解析：考查副词。所填词修饰形容词simple，故填副词。3cases解析：考查名望。case是可数名词，根据限定词all可知，此处应填名词case的复数形式。4The解析：考查冠词。根据限定词only可知，此处应填定冠词the。5which解析：考查定语从句。根据语境和句子结构可知，此处填的是非限制定语从句的关系词，先行词是fruit，且关系代词作主语，故填which。6being解析：考查非谓语动词。所填动词在句中作介词to的宾语，故填动名词。7valuable解析：考查形容词。所填词修饰名词uses，故填valuable。8be_used解析：考查谓语动词。主语which (silk)与谓语动词use之间是被动关系，故谓语动词用被动语态。9for解析：考查介词。be useful for是固定短语，意为“对有用”，故此处应填介词for。10to_make解析：考查非谓语动词。所填动词在句中作目的状语，故填不定式。