1、Unit 3 The world of science课时作业(九)Unit 3Section Developing ideas.阅读理解AAt the age of ten, my parents thought that I should learn to play an instrument. They chose guitar lessons for me. I had no interest in playing it. All that I wanted to do was to improve my soccer skills. However, my parents belie
2、ved that playing soccer was a waste of my valuable time. They thought I should use the time to focus on school and develop my brain by taking on a difficult task, such as learning to play music.However, since the first day of the lessons, I disliked the guitar. While learning to play the guitar, I j
3、ust wanted to play soccer as much as I could. But what could a tenyearold do when his parents said they would punish him if he didnt do what they told him to do? Even though I loathed the guitar lessons with all my heart, I went to the instructor week after week. And week after week, I would come ba
4、ck and be tired of the lessons and of the amount of practice required.After wasting a year of my life learning how to play the guitar, I still had not made much progress. My parents began to realize that I was not born to play the guitar and that I was not having fun trying to learn, either. They fi
5、nally understood how much I wanted to play soccer. So after one bad year, my parents called the music instructor and told him I would no longer take guitar lessons.I was very happy. Now I play soccer every day and I play it very well. I do think parents should let their children do what theyre good
6、at and what they truly love.1The writer took guitar lessons because _.Ahe was afraid of being punishedBhe wanted to learn an instrumentChe had too much free time to killDhe thought he would love playing the guitar2What does the underlined word “loathed” in Paragraph 2 mean?AForgot. BDisliked.CLearne
7、d. DImproved.3The writers parents called the writers instructor to _.Atell him that they were really sorryBask about the writers performance in classCtell him the writer had given up the lessonsDask him to spend more time teaching the writer4At the end of the passage, the writer shows that _.Aplayin
8、g sports is more important than playing an instrumentBwe will finally fall in love with something we hate at firstCparents should let their children do what they really loveDchildren should know what theyre really good atB In Singapore, most of us love windowshopping while some others enjoy having a
9、 picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days. Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional (偶尔的) thunderstorms. However, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects. Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and s
10、ome parts of Bukit Timah was impossible to traffic. People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects. Elsewhere, heavy tropical (热带的) storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia. This
11、in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them. If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too. This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Na
12、ture can cause great damage. Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years. Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar icecap has caused the level of the ocean to rise. This in turn causes flooding of lowlying areas in countries where the la
13、nd is rather flat and some parts of which is below sea level. It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging (伐木) or irresponsible forestburn
14、ing to clear land for farming.5From Paragraph 1, we can see that most Singaporeans love _. Amaking complaints Bgoing out for picnics Cdoing windowshopping Dtravelling along the coast6What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries? AHeavy tropical storms will follow sh
15、ortly. BThe price of rice and vegetables will go up. CMany people will write in to the newspaper. DMore rice and vegetables will be imported.7The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _. Athe arrival of heavy tropical storms Bthe import of rice and vegetables Cthe rising price of rice and ve
16、getables Dthe loss of lives in natural disasters8What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry? AClear more land for farming. BReduce harmful human activities. CBring down the price of food. DImprove the quality of weather.完形填空I remember it was a Saturday. I was invited to my friends bi
17、rthday party. _1_ the first time，I was the first one there. I sat on her couch and just waited _2_ for the party to begin. As a flood of guests came in with warm _3_， there was one short，thin girl who had a huge smile on her face. She just seemed so _4_ from the other girls there. So I decided to be
18、gin a conversation with her.I asked her “Did your mum drive you here？” She answered，“Oh，my mum was _5_.” My heart sank. I continued, “When did she die？” “She died when I was seven.”Later on，she told us what had happened the day her mother died. “I came home, _6_ to tell my mum what a great day I had
19、 had. _7_ I entered the room，I saw my mother on a stretcher (担架). I began _8_ my sister. She just said，Emma，Mum just needs to go to the hospital.”The girl said that she went to sleep that night with _9_， and woke up to be told by her sister，“Emma，please keep _10_. Mums dead.”I was so _11_ by this gi
20、rls story. She lost her mother at such a young age，but she made up her mind to be strong. With such a big weight of the world on her _12_， she looked positive and optimistic. She did not shed (流) a(n) _13_ when telling us her story. Strength is something that can _14_ pain at the worst time. She liv
21、es every day of her life to the fullest，_15_ with a heavy heart.1A.On BForCAfter DBetween2A.patiently BcloselyCdeeply Ddirectly3A.expectation BgreetingCcompany Dpraise4A.different BdistantCcommon Dsimilar5A.mad BillClost Ddead6A.embarrassed BexcitedCnervous Dgrateful7A.Since BBeforeCAs DAlthough8A.q
22、uestioning BhittingCblaming Dmissing9A.aim BregretCanger Dstress10A.crazy BawakeCcalm Dhappy11A.attracted BfrightenedCinfluenced Dmoved12A.hands BlegsCshoulders Darms13A.excuse BtearCsmile Dnotice14A.protect BsupportCfight Dhonor15A.thus BbesidesChowever Deven课时作业(九).阅读理解【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己曾经迫于父
23、母的压力而学习自己并不感兴趣的吉他课的经历告诉我们，父母应该让孩子做自己擅长和真正喜欢的事情。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But what could a tenyearold do when his parents said they would punish him if he didnt do what they told him to do？”可知，作者是因为害怕被惩罚才上吉他课的，故A项正确。2答案与解析：B词义猜测题。根据第二段首句“However, since the first day of the lessons, I disliked the guitar.
24、”中的disliked一词及画线词后的内容可知，尽管作者不喜欢吉他课，但他仍坚持去上课。由此可知画线词意为“不喜欢，讨厌”，故B项正确。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“So after one bad year, my parents called the music instructor and told him I would no longer take guitar lessons.”可知，作者的父母给指导老师打电话是告诉他作者以后不再上吉他课了，故C项正确。4答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I do think parents should let their
25、 children do what theyre good at and what they truly love.”可知，作者认为父母应该让孩子做自己擅长并喜欢的事情，故C项正确。【语篇解读】本文介绍了亚洲很多国家容易遭受的自然灾害及其产生的原因。5答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知大部分新加坡人喜欢浏览商店橱窗。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三、四句可知热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的大米和蔬菜是靠进口的，所以如果邻国发生洪水，新加坡的大米和蔬菜的价格会上涨。7答案与解析：D词义猜测题。上句提到台风或海啸会导致成千上万的人失去生命，这于2004年在印度尼西亚
26、和泰国的普吉岛发生过。“自然灾害导致人死亡”这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以造成巨大的损失。8答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然的极端愤怒，因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作来减少有害活动。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文讲述了小女孩虽然遭遇生活中的重大变故，依然能够乐观积极地面对生活的每一天。热爱生活，生活才会热爱你。1答案与解析：Bfor the first time“第一次”。故选B。 2答案与解析：A根据前文的sat和“just waited”判断应该填“耐心地”。故选A。3答案与解析：B根据前文的guests，应是得到“招呼，招待”。故选B。 4答案与解析
27、：Abe different from“不同于”。句意：她看起来好像与那里的其他女孩一点也不一样。故选A。 5答案与解析：D根据下文的“My heart sank(我的心沉了下来)”，以及“When did she die(她什么时间去世的)”。说明小女孩的母亲应是去世了。故选D。 6答案与解析：B根据下文的“what a great day(多么美好的一天)”，判断应该是兴奋的、激动的。故选B。 7答案与解析：C根据句意：我进入房间时，我看到我的妈妈躺在担架上。故选C。8答案与解析：A小女孩看到妈妈的这种情况，应该是向自己的姐姐询问。故选A。9答案与解析：D句意：小女孩说那天夜里她带着很大的压力入眠。毕竟家里当时发生了这么大的事情。故选D。10答案与解析：C小女孩的姐姐当时为了安慰自己的妹妹，应该是让她保持平静。故选C。11答案与解析：D根据下文可知作者被小女孩的经历所打动。故选D。12答案与解析：C句意：世界上如此重大的压力压在她的肩上。故选C。13答案与解析：B句意：她给我们讲述她的故事时没有流下一滴眼泪。故答案选B。14答案与解析：C句意：力量在最糟糕的时候是能够对抗疼痛的。故选C。15答案与解析：D句意：她充实度过她生命中的每一天，甚至带着沉重的心情。故选D。
