1、课时作业(一)Unit 1Section Starting out &Understanding ideas.阅读理解ADevon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where shes been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.The traveler, who was born with bone disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢) at the age o
2、f four. Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as an inspiration for living her best life.To spread that message, Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geotag(地理位置标签), s
3、he writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture.Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the spectacular Parthenon
4、Temple in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the wellknown locations written on her artificial leg. “I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought of getting a chalk board，” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother werent too k
5、een on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”Gallagher said people often stared when she was writing on her leg, but once she shared the photos, she received only positive feedback. “My leg hasnt stopped me from doing anything Ive wanted to do，” she said.
6、“I dont know if its my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but anyway, Ive been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”Callagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your ambitions. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.1What
7、 message did Gallagher want to spread in her special way?AShe enjoys her travelling across the globe.BShe suffers little from the amputation.CShe looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.DShe has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.2What encourages Gallagher to continue in t
8、he face of others confusion about her behavior?APeoples positive feedback.BThe peer pressure.CThe recovery from her bone disease.DThe support from her relatives.3Which of the following words can best describe Gallagher?AHelpful and ambitious.BFriendly and generous.CDetermined and creative.DIndepende
9、nt and sensible.4Which of the following might be the best title for the text?ANever Too Late to Share.BA Special Artificial Leg.CAn Outstanding Photographer.DGallaghers Summer Holiday.BBenjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he
10、 did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed
11、 more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged(蓬乱). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The_cats_lot_was_about_to_improve. That year, one of Benjamins cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamins drawings. Wh
12、en he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings(版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed a
13、t what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamins parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape(风景) painting. William Williams, awellknown painter, came to see him w
14、ork. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is li
15、kely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nineyearold boy decided then that he would be an artist.5What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?AThe cat would be closely watched.BThe cat would get some medical care.CBenjamin
16、would leave his home shortly.DBenjamin would have real brushes soon.6What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?AHe took him to see painting exhibitions.BHe provided him with painting materials.CHe sent him to a school in Philadelphia.DHe taught him how to make engravings.7Why were W
17、illiams two books helpful to Benjamin?ABecause they helped him master the use of paints.BBecause they helped him appreciate landscape paintings.CBecause they helped him get to know other painters.DBecause they helped him make up his mind to be a painter.8What is the text mainly about?ABenjamins visi
18、t to Philadelphia.BWilliams influence on Benjamin.CThe beginning of Benjamins life as an artist.DThe friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.完形填空Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist who has made several very important medical _1_. When asked why he was able to be so much more _2_
19、 than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n) _3_ with his mother that occurred when he was a child.Stephen tried to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator but spilled (泼出) it all over the kitchen floor. Instead of _4_ at him, giving him a lecture or chastising(指责) him, hi
20、s mother said, “What a great and wonderful _5_ youve made! Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes _6_ we clean it up？”Indeed, he did. Then, his mother said, “Stephen, whenever you make a mess like this, _7_ you have to clean it up.” And together they cleaned up the spilled
21、 milk. His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a _8_ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Lets see if you can discover a way to carry it without _9_ it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hand
22、s, he could _10_ without dropping it. What a good _11_ to him!This famous scientist said it was at that moment that he knew he didnt need to be afraid to make _12_. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just _13_ to learn something new, which is, after all, what scientific _14_ are all about. Even
23、if the experiment doesnt work, we usually learn something _15_ from it.1A.impressions BbreakthroughsCpromises Dintentions2A.outgoing Bresponsible Cthoughtful Dcreative3A.experience Bword Cargument Dadventure4A.looking Byelling Csmiling Dglancing5A.discovery Bmess Cchange Djoke6A.when Bas Cafter Dbef
24、ore7A.gradually Binitially Ceventually Dconstantly8A.successful Bfailed Ccomplete Duseless9A.shaking Bdropping Clifting Dtouching10A.make up Bmake offCmake it Dmake sense11A.attitude Bapology Cproject Dlesson12A.efforts Bplans Cmistakes Ddecisions13A.requirements Broutines Cchances Dgoals14A.achieve
25、ments Bapproaches Cseminars Dexperiments15A.valuable Bambiguous Cfamiliar Dabstract课时作业(一).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Gallagher在社交媒体上分享了自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单地使用地理位置标签，而是在拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置。她的故事告诉我们：永远不要让任何事情阻挡你的梦想，如果生活给了你一条假肢，用它创作艺术吧！1答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher
26、 early on, she now sees it as an inspiration for living her best life.(虽然截肢在早期给Gallagher带来了不便，但她现在把这看作是对她过上最好的生活的激励。)可知，Gallagher想以她独特的方式传播她把自己的不幸看作是另一种形式的幸运的信息，故选C项。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第五段中Gallagher said people often stared when she was writing on her leg, but once she shared the photos, she received o
27、nly positive feedback.可知，当Gallagher在腿上写字的时候，人们总是盯着她看，看起来很困惑，但是一旦她分享了这些照片，她只收到积极的反馈。由此可知，人们的积极反馈鼓励Gallagher继续面对别人对她行为的困惑，故选A项。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第三段内容可推断出，Gallagher很有创造性；根据第五段中My leg hasnt stopped me from doing anything Ive wanted to do(我的腿并没有阻止我做任何我想做的事)可推知，Gallagher很有决心。故选C项。4答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容可知，G
28、allagher的故事告诉我们：永远不要让任何事情阻挡你的梦想，如果生活给了你一条假肢，用它创作艺术吧，故B项(一条特殊的假肢)符合文意。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了美国著名艺术家本杰明韦斯特在他的堂兄和一位知名画家的影响下立志成为一名画家的故事。5答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第一段最后一句He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.可知，本杰明在没有专业画笔之前是用猫的毛制作画笔的；由本段后文When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushe
29、s.可知，本杰明的堂兄送给了他专业的颜料和画笔。由此可以推断出画线句暗示“他将很快得到真正的画笔”，故选D项。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings by an artist.可知，Pennington送给本杰明绘画材料来帮助他发展艺术才能，故选B项。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中While it is likely.decided then that he would be an arti
30、st.可知，这两本书指引了本杰明通往古典绘画，也帮助他下定决心成为一名画家，故选D项。8答案与解析：C主旨大意题。本文从本杰明在六岁时自制画笔作画写起，到后来利用专业工具作画，再到知名画家送给本杰明书籍，都是在讲述本杰明是如何一步步走上艺术之路的，故选C项。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个著名的科学家Stephen Glenn小时候的一次经历，正是妈妈的鼓励和引导，使他懂得了人生应该从错误中学习，不要害怕犯错误。1答案与解析：B根据前面Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist可知，Stephen Glenn做出了几个非常重要
31、的医学突破(breakthroughs)。impression印象；promise许诺；intention意图。2答案与解析：D根据前句.who has made several very important medical _1_.可知，他被问到为什么他能比一般人更有创造力(creative)。outgoing外向的；responsible负责的；thoughtful深思的。3答案与解析：A根据下文that occurred when he was a child可知，Stephen Glenn回应道他的创造力来自他小时候和他母亲的一次经历(experience)。word话；argumen
32、t争论；adventure冒险。4答案与解析：B根据下文可知，Stephen Glenn的妈妈并没有对他大声吼叫(yelling)，look看：smile微笑；glance瞥见。5答案与解析：B根据下文whenever you make a mess like this可知，妈妈告诉Stephen Glenn他制造了一个伟大而美妙的混乱(mess)。discovery发现；change改变；joke笑话。6答案与解析：D妈妈问在把牛奶清理干净之前(before)，Stephen Glenn是否愿意在牛奶里玩几分钟。when当的时候；as随着；after在之后。7答案与解析：C妈妈告诉Steph
33、en Glenn无论什么时候搞得像这样一团糟，最终( eventually)都必须清理干净。gradually逐渐地；initially最初；constantly不断地。8答案与解析：B他们做了一次关于如何有效地用两只小手拿着一个大牛奶瓶的失败的(failed)实验。successful成功的；complete完全的；useless没用的。9答案与解析：B根据下文.he could _10_ without dropping it.可知，他们在尝试找到一种拿瓶子不掉(dropping)的方法。shake摇摆；lift抬起；touch碰。10答案与解析：C根据上文The little boy l
34、earned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands可知，Stephen Glenn成功做到了(make it)。make up弥补；make off离开；make sense讲得通。11答案与解析：D这对他来说是多么好的一课(lesson)啊！attitude态度；apology道歉；project项目。12答案与解析：C根据下文Instead，he learned that mistakes.可知，他不必害怕犯错(mistakes)。effort努力；plan计划；decision决定。13答案与解析：C相反，他得知错误只是学习新东西的机会(chances)。requirement要求；routine路线；goal 目标。14答案与解析：D根据下文Even if the experiment doesnt work可知，此处指科学实验(experiments)。achievement成就；approach方法；seminar研讨会。15答案与解析：A即使实验不成功，我们通常也能从中学到一些有价值的(valuable)东西。ambiguous引起歧义的；familiar熟悉的；abstract抽象的。
