1、课时作业(五)Module 2Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyComprehending.阅读理解A“Indeed，” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishm
2、en had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightningbug (萤火虫). But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The American bug could
3、 also be a person，referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bugshaped car. The bug could also be a burglar al
4、arm, from which comes the expression to bug，that is, “to install (安装) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat”， and since the 1940s it has been annoying.We also know the bug as
5、a flaw in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up
6、 the two previous nights discovering a bug in his invented record player.”1We learn from Paragraph 1 that _.AAmericans had difficulty in learning to use the word bugBGeorge Washington was the first person to call an insect a bugCthe word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth cent
7、uryDboth Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century2What does the word ”flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean？_AEvolution. BFinding.COrigin. DFault.3“BUG” can refer to the following except _.AA man who is crazy about sportsBA man who installs an alarmCAn insect in natur
8、al worldDA device for listening secretly4The passage is mainly concerned with _.Athe misunderstanding of the word bugBthe development of the word bugCthe public views of the word bugDthe special characteristics of the word bugBAssistant professor in Musical Theatre DanceWichita State University seek
9、s a fulltime, 9month assistant professor, beginning in August. Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area, teaching experience at a professional or college level, ability to direct and teach stage movement. The salary depends on qualifications and experience.For complete information visi
10、t http：/finearts.wichita.edu.Full Professor in Theatre and DanceThe Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California at San Diego (http: www. theatre, ucsd.edu) is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design. Applicants must work for us for at least one year. Significant
11、professional experience is required. This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels.A review of applications will start on June 1st. Application deadline: September 1st.Technical Director in Performing and Fine ArtsDeSales Universitys Performing and Fine Arts Department
12、 seeks a highly skilled, professional technical director. The position is a 10month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Professional experience is required; MFA is preferred.Please email materials to join. bell desales.edu. Screening o
13、f applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.Assistant DirectorMedia Resources CenterMaryland Institute College of Art is seeking an assistant director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division.Qualifications for the position include a degree in A
14、rt History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal communication skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning.A review of applications will begin immediately; job announcements will remain open until the position is filled. Applic
15、ants are required to work for us at least 11 months and can send emails to jobs mica.edu. The salary differs depending on your experience. Please include your desired salary in your application letter.5If an applicant has 9.5month free time, he or she can pay close attention to the ad of _.AAssistan
16、t Professor in Musical Theatre DanceBFull Professor in Theatre and DanceCTechnical Director in Performing and Fine ArtsDAssistant Director Media Resources Center6If you have excellent interpersonal communication skills, you can apply to _.AWichita State UniversityBthe University of CaliforniaCMaryla
17、nd Institute College of ArtDDeSales University7According to the advertisements, we can learn that _.Aall the job announcements will remain open until the positions are filledBall the jobs mentioned above promise a good salaryCall the reviews of applications will begin immediatelyDall the jobs mentio
18、ned in the text require experience.七选五For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to exercise. What may not be so great is seeing rubbish all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. _1_ “Plogging” began in Sweden. The name connects the Swedish word “plocka，”
19、which means to pick up, and the word “jogging，” which means to run slowly.A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstrm, started the movement in 2016. He moved to Stockholm from a small community (社区) in northern Sweden. Each day he would ride his bike to work. He became worried about the amount of rubbish and l
20、itter he saw each day on his way to work. So, he took matters into his own hands. He began picking up the rubbish. _2_Today, plogging is an official activity, which is becoming more and more popular. People of all ages are welcome to plog. Exercise while helping your community. _3_ It can also build
21、 closer social connections in a community. When the street looks bad and its dirty, youre going to feel bad about the community. You may even feel less safe because of that. So if were all doing our part and picking it up, its very easy to help beautify it, and help build those social connection. _4
22、_ You get to feel some social duty when you do this.Along with cleaning up the environment, there may be another reason to choose plogging instead of just jogging. You may get a better workout. One fitness app, Lifesum, records one hour of plogging as burning 288 calories. _5_As can be seen, cities
23、around the world now hold plogging events. The goal is to spread the idea that littering is not acceptable. People would think twice before dropping a garbage on the ground.APlogging is equal parts of exercise and community service.BAnd that is how plogging was born!CAnd plogging does good to your h
24、ealth.DUsual jogging burns about 235 calories.EThey are plogging!FThere are people all around the world doing this.GYou get to know your neighbors.课时作业(五).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了“bug”一词的演变过程，并列举了历史上著名的名人的例子帮助读者理解。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段“Indeed，George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, so
25、me kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.”提到乔治华盛顿在1785年用到这个词汇，而第一段最后一句话But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language英国很快就不用这个词，美国却在19和20世纪继续使用。推断出18世纪英国还在用，故选D。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段“We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design
26、. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison.”我们也知道错误是一个计算机程序或其他设计的一个缺陷，故这个单词用来说明电脑出现故障，故选D。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, to install (安装) an alarm. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for li
27、stening secretly to others conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant to cheat， and since the 1940s it has been annoying.”可知窃听器也可能是一种防盗报警器，从中可以表达为窃听器，即“安装一个报警器”，而不是一个安装报警器的人，由此可知答案选B。4答案与解析：B主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述了“bug”一词的演变过程，故选B。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四则应聘广告“Assistant professor in Musical Theatr
28、e Dance、Full Professor in Theatre and Dance、Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts、Assistant DirectorMedia Resources Center”，涉及对应聘者的具体要求等信息。5答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一则招聘启事“Assistant professor in Musical Theatre Dance Wichita State University seeks a fulltime, 9month assistant professor, beginning in
29、 August.”可知，这则启事要招聘一位助理教授，要求有9个月的工作时间。与题干中“If an applicant has 9.5month free time”的时间要求一致。故选A项。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一则广告第二段“Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal communicati
30、on skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning.”可知，Maryland Institute College of Art所提供的这一职位要求应聘者有很好的人际交流技巧。与题干中信息一致，故选C项。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据“The salary depends on qualifications and experience、Significant professional experience is required、Professional experience is required; MFA is preferred、
31、or related fields with knowledge of art and design history, library experience，”可知，四则招聘所提供的职位都要求应聘者有相关的工作经验。故选D项。.七选五【语篇解读】Plogging拾荒慢跑是全球正在流行的健身方式，不仅让你的锻炼更高效，且有助于美化身边的环境，保持环境清洁。1答案与解析：E考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格后面的“Plogging” began in Sweden可知这是拾荒慢跑的定义。分析选项可知，E项(They are plogging)也是定义的部分，故选E。2答案与解析：B考查对上
32、下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据第二段的内容可知，本段主要介绍plogging的起源。分析选项可知B项(拾荒慢跑就是这样诞生的)与其意义一致。故选B项。3答案与解析：A考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。分析本段可知，主要谈拾荒慢跑的并列益处。根据本空格前的一句“People of all ages are welcome to plog. Exercise while helping your community.”可知，拾荒慢跑在帮助社区的同时还进行锻炼。以及后面叙述的内容可知拾荒慢跑是锻炼和社区服务的平等的组成部分。分析选项可知A符合题意，故选A。4答案与解析：G考查对上下文的理解及推理判断
33、能力。本段主要谈及拾荒慢跑的几个并列益处。根据空前的“its very easy to help build those social connection.”可知，拾荒慢跑容易帮助建立那些社会联系。及空后的“You get to feel some social duty when you do this.” 句子中的get to可知，加强社会人们之间的关系。 分析选项可知G项(你可以了解你的邻居)与“加强社会关系”一致，故选G。5答案与解析：D考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“there may be another reason to choose plogging instead of just jogging. You may get a better workout. One fitness app, Lifesum, records one hour of plogging as burning 288 calories”可知选择拾荒慢跑而不是寻常慢跑的另一个原因就是plogging锻炼效果可能会更好。1小时的拾荒慢跑运动消耗了288卡路里。可推断出jogging消耗的热量少。分析选项可知D项(jogging 消耗约235卡路里的热量)符合题意，且选项D中与上文的calories复现，由此可知选D。
