1、Unit1PEOPLEOFACHIEVEMENTSectionBLearningAboutLanguage课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.用所给词的适当形式填空1.In (conclude),parents have to change some of their beliefs about how children should be raised.答案conclusion2.The famous book Frankenstein,written by a British (novel),is the first work of science fiction.答案novelist3.Fir
2、st of all,volunteering can help us to learn more about society and gain (value) experience.答案valuable4.He made a (commit) to pay the rent on time.答案commitment5.As they did so,the river stopped (flow),leaving a dry path across to the other bank.答案flowing6.She was (apparent) a very nervous woman,and t
3、hat affected her career.答案apparently7.Its not a (science) way to test their opinions.答案scientific8.The scientist referred to the (discover) as the most exciting new development in this field.答案discovery.完成句子1.(在任何情况下都不) should you explore the unknown place by yourself.答案Under/In no circumstances 2.(
4、她突然想到) she should make a summary about this years work.答案It occurred to her that3.He was obviously walking (努力地),trying to be as still as possible.答案with great effort4.After repeated experiments,they (得出结论) in the end.答案came to a conclusion5.I realised this a long time ago and nobody is going to (改变
5、我的主意).答案change my mind6.Dont (在乎) others disbelief.Hold on to your own belief,and youll succeed eventually.答案care about7.You (显示出潜力) as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.答案show promise8.Our university building is now(在建设中) on a hillside in the north of Fukuoka City.答案under con
6、struction.语法专练(用适当的关系词填空)1.These apple trees, I planted three years ago,have not borne any fruit.答案which2.The number of smokers, is reported,has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.答案as3.My eldest son, work takes him all over the world,is in New York at the moment.答案whose4.Nowadays,it is common t
7、o see people staring at their mobile phones instead of reading a real book,about many experts are worried.答案which5.ChinaToday attracts a worldwide readership, shows that more and more people all over the world want to learn about China.答案which6.As the smallest child of his family,Alex is always long
8、ing for the time he should be able to be independent.答案when7.The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere, his employees enjoy their work.答案where8.Im writing to explain to you the reason I was absent from your lecture last time.答案why9.We will put off the picnic in the park until ne
9、xt week, the weather may be better.答案when10.The children,all of had played the whole day long,were worn out.答案whom关键能力提升练.阅读理解主题语境:人与自我生活与学习(2020全国卷)Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child,but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.Psyc
10、hologist Susan Levine,an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago,found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills.Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differenc
11、es in parents income,education and the amount of parent talk,Levine said.The researchers analysed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 month
12、s of age.“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not,on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转) and translate shapes,” Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would,and about half of the children in
13、the study played with puzzles at one time.Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently,and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills.However,boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls,and the parents of boys provided more s
14、patial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal DevelopmentalScience.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究人员发现,玩拼图游戏能帮助孩子们掌握与数学相关的技能,尤其是空间想象技能。1.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?A.Buildingconfidence.B.Developingspatialskills.C.Lear
15、ningself-control.D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句内容可知,两岁到四岁之间的孩子玩拼图,能够发展更好的空间技能。故选B项。2.What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment?A.Parents age.B.Childrens imagination.C.Parents education.D.Child-parent relationship.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知,设计实验时,Levine考虑到了父母
16、的收入以及受教育的程度。故选C项。3.How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play?A.They play with puzzles more often.B.They tend to talk less during the game.C.They prefer to use more spatial language.D.They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知,男孩们倾向于玩更复杂一些的拼图。故选D项。4.What is the text main
17、ly about?A.A mathematical method.B.A scientific study.C.A woman psychologist.D.A teaching program.答案B解析主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了有关玩拼图的研究发现,再结合最后一段内容不难推断出文章主旨。故选B项。.七选五主题语境:人与自我做人与做事FourSecretstoSteveJobsSuccessHow is it that a college dropout,who was once kicked out of his own company,became one of the worlds f
18、oremost innovators?Carmine Gallo lists the four ways Jobs managed to succeed in the face of discouraging circumstances.1Do what you love,no matter what it happens to be.This is what Jobs told Stanford University graduates in a speech in 2005.Gallo says the famous talk show host Rachael Ray agrees wi
19、th this advice.Rachael Ray does what she loves.2 She did that because she loved cooking.Say no to 1,000 things.Simplifying his business was the key to Jobs success,Gallo says.In 1997,when Jobs returned to Apple,Apple was close to bankruptcy(破产).He took 300 products and condensed them to 10 within a
20、two-year period.3 In his latter years,he decided he would wear the same dress every day so that he didnt have to think about it.Kick-start(启动)your brain by doing something new.Doing new things helped Jobs,in the words of Apples own slogan,“Think differently.”The inspiration for the Apple Store came
21、from the Four Seasons Hotel.Thats why when you walk into an Apple Store,you will not find a cashier.4 Walk to the back of the store and theres a bar.It doesnt serve alcohol,but it collects advice.5“For Jobs,it wasnt just about selling 29 million iPads this summer but entertaining the customers at th
22、e same time,” Gallo says.“Whether you run a multi-billion dollar tech company or a pizza restaurant,innovation means creating a new experience for your customers,” Jobs says.A.Do what you are curious about.B.Create fresh experiences.C.Instead,youll find a doorkeeper.D.Carmine Gallo says that you can
23、 do the same.E.She was giving cooking lessons at Macys for free.F.Simplicity also extends to Jobs personal life.G.Jobs explained that iPad was not just a phone but a lifestyle.答案与解析【语篇解读】本文属于说明文。CarmineGallo列举了乔布斯面对困境,却依然成功的四个秘诀。1.D上一句“CarmineGallo列举了乔布斯面对困境,却依然成功的四个秘诀”。D项“CarmineGallo说你也可以从这四方面做到”切题,该选项中的“thesame”与上文“fourways”对应。2.E本段的小标题就是建议人们做自己喜欢的事情,RachaelRay喜欢做饭,因此她免费教人们做饭。3.F根据后一句“在乔布斯后来的日子,为了不必考虑穿什么,他每天只穿同一款式的衣服”可以得出本段的大概意思,乔布斯生活得简单。4.C上一句“这就是为什么当你走进苹果商店时,你遇见的不是收银员”,C项“相反,你会遇见迎宾员”与上一句形成对比关系,说明苹果商店的不一样,故选C项。5.B本段主要阐述乔布斯的观点,无论是经营一家数十亿美元的科技公司,还是经营一家比萨店,都应该创新,给顾客提供新的体验。