1、课时作业(十九)Module 5Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单句语法填空1Of all the _ (consult), only Mr. Wang gave us some proposals relevant.2They set out _ (solve) the pollution problems as soon as they got to the place.3At last，the boy acknowledged _ (steal) the money from his mothers pocket.4When pa
2、ying for a taxi, he never looks at his walletjust takes out one note _ random and hands it over.5_ (devote) to his teaching work all the time, and finding that he was really exhausted, the teacher decided to have a good rest.阅读理解AFinding a suitable name for a baby is a big deal in China. When pickin
3、g out a Chinese name, parents usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them struggle. Thats where Jessup and her company, Special Name, come in. In the last few years, Jessup has helped name 677,900 Chinese babies
4、, and earned over $400,000 in the process, more than enough to pay her college fees.Jessup came up with the idea for Special Name in 2015, after accompanying her father on a business trip to China.One of her dads business partners，a Mrs.Wang, asked her to help choose an English name for her daughter
5、. Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture. The woman wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve, so Jessup suggested the name“Eliza” after the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion. Mrs.Wang seemed d
6、elighted with Jessups choice.“If Mrs.Wang needed this service，maybe other parents would as well，” Jessup thought.After returning to UK, Jessup borrowed1,500 from her parents and paid a web designer to build a website，she then spent her free time filling up a database (数据库) with around 4,000 English
7、names，associating them with five major personality characteristics, like honesty and optimism.In the beginning, Jessup offered the service for free to promote the website, but later, she started charging fees. The business is almost completely selfsufficient, requiring only a small team in China tha
8、t manages technical operations. She updates the database each month, allowing her to focus fulltime on studies.1Whats the purpose of Special Name?ATo help Chinese teens go abroad.BTo strengthen childrens personalities.CTo pick an English name for a Chinese baby.DTo make a deal with Chinese parents.2
9、What inspired Jessup to set up Special Name?AA suggestion from a business partner.BHer interest in Chinese culture.CA Chinese mothers request.DA character from a play.3What did Mrs.Wang want her daughter to be in the future?AA woman with achievements.BA famous actress.CA successful businesswoman.DA
10、western culture expert.4What can we infer from the last paragraph about Special Name?AIt offers free service.BIts updated every day.CIts operated completely by itself.DIt is easy to manage.BHaving an older brother comes with plenty of benefits. However, a new study finds an interesting downside: chi
11、ldren with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.The study, conducted by a group of researchers in Paris, France, builds upon early research that having older brothers is associated with poor linguistic (语言的) development. Now, researchers say they have come to a more
12、 specific conclusion: only children with an older brother show these linguistic difficulties. One would assume (假设) that children with older brothers would grow up around more conversation on a daily basis, thus speeding up their language development. But researchers say such children actually take
13、longer than their older brothers to begin developing these skills. Researchers studied more than 1,000 children from birth to the age of fiveandahalf years old. Each childs language skills were tested at ages 2, 3, and 5.5, using tests specially designed to measure many aspects of language developme
14、nt such as vocabulary and syntax (句法). What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother had, on average, a twomonth delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister. As far as explaining this phenomenon, researchers have given two
15、 assumptions. The first is that older sisters tend to talk more often than older brothers, which would make up for parents being less present than they were for their first child. The second assumption is that older sisters usually compete with their brothers and sisters less than older brothers for
16、 their parents attention.So far, the studys authors say they cant say for certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills. In the future theyd like to investigate it further.5What does the word “downside” mean in the first paragraph?Aslide. Badvantage.Cupside d
17、own. Ddisadvantage.6What can be learned from the passage?AChildren with older brothers will speak earlier.BNo one knows exactly the reason why children with brothers speak later.CChildren with an older sister had a twomonth delay in speaking.DResearchers studied over 1,000 children of all ages.7What
18、s the weakness for the children with older brothers?AThe parents will never care about them any more.BThe older brothers will always fight with them.CThe development speed of their linguistic skills will be put off.DThey wont enjoy lifelong close relationships with the older brothers.8Whats the best
19、 title of the passage?AYoung brothers usually speak earlier?BHaving older brothers always benefits you?CParents love older brothers more?DSisters often compete with brothers?.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。During the summer I_1_ (go) to England to visit several places，_2_ I have learned that th
20、e United States and the United Kingdom are different in cultures. For one thing, England is a lot cleaner，_3_ (include) the streets and the air. Throughout my whole traveling experience, I have learned that England and the United States are similar but are also unlike in many_4_ (culture) ways?In En
21、gland, they have a different dialect so some of their words differ from_5_ (us)They also use more bicycles than cars. Their method_6_ driving is different too. Americans drive on the left side of the car and in England they drive on the right side of the car.There are many_7_ (different) in the way
22、we eat, too. In England, they eat with a knife and fork. In America, we eat French fries with our fingers and we dont use forks and knives for those kinds of foods. In America, coffee is _8_ most popular drink that adults usually drink. In England, they have tea instead of coffee._9_ (general), I th
23、ink that the way people in Britain live their lives is much_10_ (simple)课时作业(十九).单句语法填空1consultants2.to solve3.stealing/having stolen4.at5.Devoted.阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一个名为Special Name的公司专为中国婴儿取一个英文名字。同时说明了公司成立的起因是一位中国母亲的请求，以及公司成立过程和管理情况。1答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中When picking out a Chinese name, parent
24、s usually select two or three characters that have a carefully thought out meaning, but when deciding on an English name, many of them struggle. Thats where Jessup and her company, Special Name, come in.(在选择中文名字时，父母通常会选择两个或三个经过仔细思考的汉字，但在决定英文名字时，他们中的许多人都很纠结。这就是杰塞普和她的公司“Special Name”的由来。)可知Special Nam
25、e的目的是给一个中国婴儿取一个英文名字。故选C。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中One of her dads business partners, a Mrs. Wang, asked her to help choose an English name for her daughter. Jessup felt honored and quickly realized the importance of choosing a proper name in Chinese culture.(她爸爸的一位生意伙伴王女士让她帮女儿选一个英文名字。Jessup感到很荣幸，并很快意识到在中国
26、文化中选择一个合适名字的重要性。)可知一位中国母亲的要求促使Jessup设立了Special Name。故选C。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中The woman wanted people to be surprised by the things her daughter could achieve, so Jessup suggested the name “Eliza” after the character Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion.(这个女人想让人们对她女儿的成就感到惊讶，所以Jessup建议用皮格马利翁(Pygmali
27、on)中的人物伊丽莎杜利特尔(Eliza Doolittle)来命名“伊丽莎”(Eliza)。)可知王太太希望她的女儿将来成为一个有成就的女人。故选A。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中The business is almost completely selfsufficient, requiring only a small team in China that manages technical operations.(该业务几乎完全自给自足，只需要一个在中国管理技术运营的小团队。)可知从最后一段中我们可以推断出Special Name很容易管理。故选D。B【语篇解读】这是一篇说
28、明文。本文章主要讲述了有哥哥的孩子语言发育所需的时间更长，并结合研究给出了相应的原因。到目前为止，这项研究的作者说，他们还不能确定为什么有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面更困难。5答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据后文children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.可知一项新的研究发现了一个有趣的缺点：有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面花的时间更长。故画线单词意思为“缺点”。故选D。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段中So far, the studys authors say
29、they cant say for certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills.可知到目前为止，这项研究的作者说，他们还不能确定为什么有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面更困难。由此可知，没有人确切地知道为什么有哥哥的孩子晚说话。故选B。7答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother had, on average,
30、a twomonth delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister.可知研究小组的发现很有意义：与有姐姐的孩子相比，有哥哥的孩子在语言发展上平均有两个月的延迟。由此可知，有哥哥的孩子的语言技能的发展速度将被推迟。故选C。8答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段中However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take longer when it comes
31、to developing language skills.可知，然而，一项新的研究发现了一个有趣的缺点：有哥哥的孩子在发展语言技能方面需要更长的时间。结合本文章主要讲述了有哥哥的孩子语言发育所需的时间更长，并结合研究给出了相应的原因。故B选项“有哥哥总是对你有好处吗？”符合文章标题。故选B。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文为说明文。本文主要说明英国和美国的生活方式的不同。英国人的语言和美国既有相同点也有不同点。他们的驾驶方式不同，美国人坐在汽车的左边，而在英国，他们坐在汽车的右边。美国人吃炸鸡块用手指，而英国人用刀叉；美国人爱喝咖啡，而英国人喝茶。总体来说，英国人的生活方式更简单。1答案与解析：w
32、ent考查谓语动词的时态。句意：暑假期间我去英国参观了几个地方，在那里我了解到美国和英国在文化上是不同的。根据时间状语During the summer 可知谓语动词用一般过去时went。故填went。2答案与解析：where考查非限制性定语从句。句意：暑假期间我去英国参观了几个地方，在那里我了解到美国和英国在文化上是不同的。分析本句可知，本句是非限制性定语从句。其中的several places是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作地点状语。非限制性定语从句中作地点状语要用where。故填where。3答案与解析：including考查非谓语动词做状语。句意：首先，英国干净得多，包括街道和空气。分析
33、句子可知，本句是单句。所以空格处是非谓语，其中England也包括the streets and the air。在 the streets and the air前，用including，表示“包括”。故填including。4答案与解析：cultural考查派生词。句意：在我的整个旅行经历中我了解到英国和美国在很多文化方面有相似之处，但也有不同之处。空格处在句中修饰名词ways，修饰名词一般用形容词。故填cultural。5答案与解析：ours考查形容词性物主代词。句意：在英国，他们有不同的方言，所以他们的一些词和我们(美国)的不同。和their words 呼应，用ours，表示“我们的
34、话语”。故填ours。6答案与解析：of考查介词。句意：他们的驾驶方法也不同。美国人坐在汽车的左边，而在英国，他们坐在汽车的右边。表示“他们的驾驶方式”要用“their method of driving”。of表示“的”。故填of。7答案与解析：differences考查名词。句意：我们吃东西的方式也有很多不同。many一般用于修饰名词复数。可知空格处要用名词复数differences，故填differences。8答案与解析：the考查冠词。句意：在美国，咖啡是成年人通常喝的最受欢迎的饮料。在英国，他们喝茶而不喝咖啡。多音节形容词 popular 的最高级用the most popular，故填the。9答案与解析：Generally考查副词。句意：一般来说，我认为英国人的生活方式(比美国)简单得多。空格处在句中修饰整个句子，修饰句子一般用副词。“generally”意思为“总的来说，一般来说”，本空位于句首，第一个字母要大写，故填Generally。10答案与解析：simpler考查比较级。句意：一般来说，我认为英国人的生活方式(比美国)简单得多。副词 much一般修饰比较级。空格处要用形容词的比较级simpler，表示“英国人的生活更简单”。故填simpler。
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