1、课时作业12Developing ideas & Presenting ideas.完形填空Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a _1_ for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my _2_. “All great discoveries，” he said, “are made by people betw
2、een the age of twentyfive and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to _3_ with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any _4_. The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours looking up the _5_ of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was
3、right.First I looked at some of the scientific discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous experiment that _6_ that bodies of different weight fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo (伽利略) when he was 26. Madam Curie (居里夫人) started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstei
4、n(爱因斯坦) was 26 when he _7_ his worldchanging theory of relativity. Well, plenty of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other _8_.Then how about _9_？ Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it did, but look when these people _10_ their careers. Winston Ch
5、urchill (丘吉尔) was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln (林肯) _11_ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twentysix.But why dont best years come after thirty? After thirty, I _12_ most people do not want to take risks or try new ways in
6、 their lives. Then I thought of those famous people _13_ Shakespeare and Picasso. The former one was writing wonderful _14_ at the late age of fifty, _15_ the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still hope for me.这是一篇记叙文。作者在看新闻时，听到 “所有伟大的发现，都是被25到30岁的人们发
7、现的。”这句话时，作者很不认同。就去图书馆查阅了科学领域、政治领域的一些杰出人物，发现他们的确都是在2530岁左右成就了自己。作者很失望，不过最后作者还是想起了莎士比亚和毕加索，他们年龄很大时依然在创作，给了作者一些希望。1A.program BconferenceCprize Dforecast答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：新闻是关于科学发现的一个奖项。A.program程序，计划；B.conference会议，讨论； Cprize 奖品，奖赏；D.forecast预测。故选C。2A.mind BcareCsurprise Dattention答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。句意：广播员Ra
8、lph说了一些吸引我注意的事情。catch ones attention(吸引了的注意)是固定搭配，故选D。3A.talk BdisagreeCmeet Dadvise答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。句意：自己三十过了一点，我不想赞同他。没有人想认为他自己过了有所发现的年龄。可知，作者不赞同广播员的说法。A.talk谈话，讨论；B.disagree不同意，不一致；C.meet遇见，对付；D.advise建议，劝告。故选B。4A.discovery BchanceCresearch Dfortune答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。句意：没有人想认为他自己过了有所发现的年龄。空处与广播员说的“All gr
9、eat discoveries”中的discoveries呼应。A.discovery发现；B.chance机会；C.research研究；D.fortune财富，命运。故选A。5A.names BtheoriesCages Dachievements答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：第二天，我去了公共图书馆，花了几个小时查阅名人和他们做出发现的年龄。这里的空格与上一句中的“past the age of.”呼应。A.names名字； Btheories理论；C.ages年龄；D.achievements成就。故选C。6A.predicted BprovedCdoubted Dtold答案：B
10、解析：考查动词辨析。句意：其中的最早的一个是著名科学家伽利略26岁时证明了不同重量的物体自由落下的速度是一样的。A.predicted预计；B.proved证明；C.doubted怀疑；D.told 告诉。故选B。7A.invented BlearnedCmade Dpublished答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。句意：爱因斯坦发表改变世界的相对论的时候26岁。A.invented发明；B.learned学习，得知；C.made整理，制造；D.published出版，发表。故选D。8A.fields BscienceCcourse Dages答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。句意：然而，我想，在其他领
11、域这个最好的年龄是不是真的呢？这里的空格与“scientific discoveries”呼应。A.fields领域；B.science科学；C.course科目，课程；D.ages年龄。故选A。9A.election BleadersCpolitics Dsociety答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：那么政治领域是什么样的呢？这个空格与本段后两句中的“elected to the government(选为政府官员)”呼应。A.election选举，当选；B.leaders领导人；C.politics政治；D.society社会。选举领导人是政治领域的事情，故选C。10A.finished
12、 BstartedCwon Ddefeated答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。句意：可能真的需要年龄的智慧，但是我们看看这些人是在什么时候开始他们的事业的。这里的空格与下边的“was elected(被选为)”呼应，意为开始事业。A.finished完成；B.started开始；C.won赢得；D.defeated 击败，战胜。故选B。11A.led to Bdevoted toCgave up Dbegan with答案：C解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：林肯放弃乡村律师生活然后被选为官员是在什么年龄呢？and前后连接了两个相反关系的词。A.led to 领导，通向； Bdevoted to 致力
13、于，奉献于；C.gave up放弃；D.began with 以开始。故选C。12A.guess BknowCagree Dbelieve答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。句意：过了三十岁，我相信很多人不想在生活中冒险或者去尝试新方法。A.guess猜测，认为；B.know知道，认识；C.agree同意；D.believe相信。故选D。13A.like BwithCas Dabout答案：A解析：考查介词辨析。句意：我想起了像莎士比亚和毕加索这样的名人。famous people与Shakespeare and Picasso是举例关系。A.like像；B.with 和；C.as作为，以身份；D.a
14、bout关于。故选A。14A.paintings BidiomsCworks Dpoems答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。句意：前者在50多岁的时候还在写很多伟大的作品。A.paintings绘画，油画；B.idioms成语，习语；C.works作品，工厂；D.poems诗歌。莎士比亚的作品有诗歌有戏剧。D选项表达片面。故选C。15A.when BwhileCwho Dafter答案：B解析：考查连词辨析。句意：前者在50多岁的时候还在写很多伟大的作品，然而后者在90岁的时候还在尝试新的绘画方法。前后句是并列对比关系。A.when当的时候，引导时间状语从句；B.while然而(并列连词)，当的时候
15、(引导时间状语从句)；C.who谁，什么人；D.after在之后。故选B。AFestivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. This article will fuel your wanderlust (漫游癖) and guide you to the best festivals.St Patricks DayWhere: Dublin, Ireland New York, USAWhen: 17 MarchSt Patricks Day has taken place in New Yor
16、k city on March 17th since 1762. On this day, the whole city turns green. Many Irish make traditional bread on this day. It is one of the most fun days of the year in New York City, when the whole city turns into a big green party.SXSWWhere: Austin, USAWhen：1019 MarchLike free things? Yeah me too! F
17、ree food, drink and music sound good? Welcome to Austin, Texas. SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries. There are “free” shows. You do have to pay but not by handing over cash; you have to give some time to queue but it is worth it to see some popular stars.Kings DayW
18、here: Amsterdam, NetherlandsWhen: 27 AprilEvery year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange for Kings Day, which is the birthday of King WillemAlexander. It is a crazy fun celebration when the center of the city is car, bus, and bikefree. It is a market day, when anyone can sell p
19、retty much anything. Tips: Take a jacket with you, wear orange, and bring cash.Just for LaughsWhere: Montreal, CanadaWhen: 1430 JulyFor comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreals Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. Durin
20、g the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了四个有趣的节日。1What do St Patricks Day and Kings Day have in common?AThey are market days.BThey feature a specific color.CThey begin in the same month.DThey are in honor of a Kings b
21、irthday.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由St Patricks Day 中的“On this day, the whole city turns green”和Kings Day中的“Every year on April 27 Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange.”可知，在St Patricks Day的时候，整个城市都变绿了。每年的4月27日，阿姆斯特丹到处都是非常明亮的橙色，以庆祝国王威廉亚历山大的生日。所以这两个节日都有各自独特的节日颜色。故B选项正确。2Which festival is about music and fi
22、lm?ASt Patricks Day. BSXSW.CKings Day. DJust for Laughs.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由SXSW中“SXSW is a festival for those who work in the music and film industries”可知，SXSW音乐节是为那些在音乐和电影行业工作的人举办的。所以SXSW是关于音乐和电影的节日。故B选项正确。3What do we know about Just for Laughs?AIt offers free food.BIt lasts for one week.CIt is the best
23、 comedy festival in the world.DIt is celebrated in many places worldwide.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由Just for Laughs中的“For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreals Just for Laughs”可知，对于喜剧爱好者来说，世界上没有什么节日比蒙特利尔的Just for Laughs更好的节日了。所以Just for Laughs是全世界最好的喜剧节。故C选项正确。BBig changes i
24、n agriculture are taking place in Singapore. The small, Southeast Asian nation is leading a farming revolution, according to the Reuters news agency.Singapore covers 724 square kilometers of land and only one percent of that land is used for agriculture. Food production costs are higher there than t
25、he rest of Southeast Asia. As climate change and population growth threaten food supplies, the pressure is on new farmers to answer the governments call to “grow more with less”“Whenever I talk about food security in Singapore, I tell people dont think landthink space, because you can go upwards and
26、 sideways.” said Paul Teng, an agriculture professor at Nanyang Technological University.There are more than 30 vertical (垂直的) farms in Singaporeones that grow up, not across, the land. Sustenir Agriculture is one of these businesses. Its hydroponic (水栽法的) farm grows nonnative foods like cherry toma
27、toes and strawberries inside buildings under artificial lighting. Then it sells the produce to local supermarkets and online stores. Sustenir raised $16 million from investors (投资人) last year. The money will be used to expand operations in Singapore.However, not everyone thinks the new technology is
28、 best. Egg farmer William Ho says the government should not depend so much on agriculture technology businesses. “Many of them have failed. Thats why Im always asking the government why dont you invest in us oldtimers. We are more practical，”he said. Professor Paul Teng said an issue for urban farme
29、rs is that the high cost of the technology makes their products too pricey for many people.本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了新加坡建设空中农场解决国内食品短缺问题。4What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?AHigh food production costs.BReasons for changes in agriculture.CAgricultural technology businesses.DSale expansion of food mar
30、kets.答案：B解析：段落大意题。根据第二段内容可知，用于农业的耕地面积少、食品生产成本高、气候变化和人口增长导致了新加坡农业的变化，由此可知，本段主要介绍了农业变化的原因，故B项正确。5What is the way to achieve food security according to Paul Teng?AExploring up the land. BBuying more food.CEnlarging farmland. DInvesting more money.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Whenever I talk about food security
31、 in Singapore, I tell people dont think landthink space, because you can go upwards and sideways.”可知，当邓保罗谈论粮食安全的时候，他告诉人们不要想土地，要想空间，因为你可以向上和横向移动，由此可知，邓保罗认为，实现粮食安全的途径是探索土地以上的空间，故A项正确。6What do we know about the oldtimers?AThey work on hightech farms.BThey benefit from pricey products.CThey reduce produ
32、ction costs.DThey need government support.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Im always asking the government why dont you invest in us oldtimers.”可知，农户William Ho问政府为什么不在传统农户身上投资呢？言外之意，传统农户需要政府的支持，故D项正确。7Where is this text most probably taken from?AA guidebook. BA brochureCA newspaper. DA storybook.答案：C解析：推理判断题。通
33、读全文可知，本文主要介绍了新加坡建设空中农场解决国内食品短缺问题，属于新闻范畴，因此文章最有可能出自报纸，故C项正确。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A few years ago, after a long morning of sightseeing in New York, my children and I took a rest on one of the park _1_ (bench) in Central Park.“Look！” my son said, _2_ (point) to a nearby rubbish bin. Thats wh
34、en we saw our first raccoon (浣熊). Quite at home in the big city, he paid us no attention, concentrating only on finding a _3_ (taste) lunch. He sorted through a few options before coming out with a wrapped sandwich _4_ (hold) between his paws._5_ (surprise), rather than run away, he jumped down and
35、walked casually to a spot on the path, not a metre from where we sat. The children were spellbound, the raccoon providing better _6_ (entertain) than any museum. He glanced at us, perhaps checking to see _7_ we were about to steal his lunch._8_ delicate fingers, he peeled back the layers of plastic
36、wrap until the halfeaten sandwich _9_ (uncover)Then he surprised us all. Instead of starting his food, he turned to a nearby pool of water and _10_ (dip) his paws in. With a casual air, he rubbed his paws together underwater for a moment, brushed his fur, then started gracefully picking at his meal.
37、这是一篇记叙文。文章简述了作者和孩子们几年前在纽约观光了一个漫长的上午后，和孩子们在中央公园的长椅上休息时看到浣熊吃东西的令人惊奇的一幕。1benches解析：考查名词的数。one of修饰名词，用名词的复数形式，表示“之一”，故填benches。2pointing解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：“看！”我儿子指着附近的一个垃圾桶说。分析句式可知，此处所给提示词要作伴随状语，my son和point 之间是主谓关系，需用现在分词，故填pointing。3tasty/tasteful解析：考查形容词。句意：他在大城市里很自在，没有注意我们，一心只想找到一顿美味的午餐。设空处所给词要修饰名词lunch
38、，形容词用来修饰名词，故填tasty/tasteful。4held解析：考查非谓语动词。此处是with的复合宾语结构，即with宾语宾补，设空处为宾补，宾语sandwich与hold之间是被动关系，需用过去分词作宾补，故填held。5Surprisingly解析：考查副词。分析句式可知，设空处作状语，修饰整个句子，副词可以单独作状语，此处是指令人吃惊的是，他没有跑开，因此用surprise的副词形式，故填surprisingly。6entertainment解析：考查名词。句意：孩子们被迷住了，浣熊比任何博物馆都能提供更好的娱乐。better是形容词，形容词常常修饰名词，因此，设空处应用名词形
39、式，故填entertainment。7if/whether解析：考查名词性从句。句意：他瞥了我们一眼，也许是想看看我们是不是要偷他的午饭。这是个宾语从句，从句作动词see的宾语，从句中不缺任何成分，根据句意可知，需用if/whether引导，故填if/whether。8With解析：考查介词。句意：他用灵巧的手指剥开层层塑料包装，直到吃了一半的三明治露出来。分析句式可知，设空处所在位置作状语，设空后是名词，结合句意可知，此处需用介词短语作状语，with表示“用”，故填With。9was_uncovered解析：考查时态和语态。此句是until引导的时间状语从句，设空处为从句的谓语部分，主语是the halfeaten sandwich，与谓语uncover之间是被动关系，用be done，根据语境可知，此处讲述的是过去的事情，故填was uncovered。10dipped解析：考查时态。句意：然后他让我们都大吃一惊。他没有开始吃东西，而是转向附近的一个水池，把爪子放入了水中。本文叙述的是发生在过去的事情，且and连接两个并列结构，前后时态保持一致，因此，此处要用一般过去时，故填dipped。