1、Unit 3The world of science课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1When he came into the house, Drago _ (按) a button and the door closed.2Suddenly, a white light _ (射出) towards my eyes, and I could see nothing.35G is also expected to connect selfdriving cars and support new techn
2、ologies involving _ (虚拟的) reality.4It asks you to act like waterto be _ (柔韧的) as well as strong.5He has a _ (渴望) for success though he has failed many times.6I left my car lights on all night and now the _ (电池) is flat.7Smokejumpers must also be _ (有能力的)of surviving in the wilderness.8Could you move
3、 all that _ (东西)off the table?.单句语法填空1In addition to _ (give) a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.2Dogs seem to understand our needs and have a desire _ (help) us out.3The word is _ (flexible) than you think and its waiting for you to hammer it into sha
4、pe.4The hall is capable _ holding about three hundred people.5In her diary, Jane has set down some important historic events as well _ a series of facts.6It is believed that it is his ability to work under _ (press) that led to his great success.7He felt he could really start looking for the day whe
5、n he could turn his dream into a _ (real)8When the Snow White came to herself，she found _ (she) surrounded by seven dwarves.9Jenny as well as her parents _ (be) very kind to me.完成句子1我建议她尽快回家，因为天渐渐黑了。I suggested that she _ as soon as possible as it was getting dark.2他的微笑表明他对我们的工作满意。His smile suggeste
6、d that he _ our work.3毫无疑问，玩具总动员4是迄今为止我所看过的最感人的电影。_ Toy Story 4 is the most moving film I have ever seen.4他们是否会支持我们还是一个问题。_ was still a problem.5抵达时，我们发现他正在机场等着我们。When arriving, we _ at the airport.6他到家时，发现家里被偷了。When he arrived home, he _.7最后，我们照了一张合影，手里拿着杯子或茶，来记录这次难忘的经历。In the end, we took a group
7、photos，_， to record this unforgettable experience.8我的经历告诉我，不是你被给予了什么而是你如何利用它决定着你是谁。My experience tells me that _ you are given but how you make use of it _ determines who you are.课文语法填空Dr Richard Fairhurst, 1._ new book The New Age of Invention has just been published, is being interviewed. The foll
8、owing is what he tells us.There 2._ (be) golden ages of invention throughout history. In Ancient China, there were the four great 3._ (invention): gunpowder, papermaking, printing and the compass. They 4._ (change) the world forever. There were the great Western inventions: the steam engine, the tel
9、ephone and 5._ radio. And now, we are in the great new age of technology, when most of the new great inventions are techbased. For example, advances in virtual 6._ (real), wearable tech and the flexible battery, mean we should soon be seeing further developments. 7._ addition, new inventions like 3D
10、 printers have been used to make replacement hearts and bone parts. Whats more, its possible 8._ (create) an intelligent walking house.Most inventions start with 9._ (recognise) a problem that needs a solution. But what remains 10._ (importance) is that we have an incredible desire to think and crea
11、te, and thats the real spirit of invention.关键能力提升练进阶训练第二层.阅读AJane Goodall is best known for her 26year study of the chimps in the wild. There, she made several revolutionary discoveries that made her one of the greatest field scientists of the 20th century.Born in London in 1934, the expectations fo
12、r Jane were standard for the time: a marriage to a nice man, followed by a few children. Fortunately, her mother never discouraged her interests: animals and the natural world. Once her mother discovered that little Jane had brought a handful of worms (幼虫) to bed; rather than screaming, she explaine
13、d that her new little friends needed the soil to live, and together, they took them back to the garden.Jane was a bookworm who admired Doctor Dolittle and loved the Tarzan novels. Reading did its usual quiet but lifechanging thing: Jane developed a dream to go to Africa and live among the wild anima
14、ls.Jane realized her dream on July 14, l960 when she arrived at Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the chimps. However，for two months，the chimps escaped when they heard her coming. The only thing she saw was the back of a chimp, running away from her.“The more I thought of the task I had set myself,
15、 the more discouraged I became，” Jane wrote in her first book, In the shadow of Man.Eventually, she became familiar with a male chimp and his big family. She observed them kiss, hug, pat each other on the back, shake their fingers at each other. She watched them act very humanlike.One day, moving qu
16、ietly through the jungle, Jane saw the male chimp sit beside a large termite mound (白蚁土堆). He kept taking small branches from trees and putting them in the holes to fish the ants.In any case，Janes discovery became the talk of the scientific world. Harvards Stephen Jay Gould observed, “We must now re
17、think what the words tool and man mean or accept chimps as humans.”1.What did Janes mother do when she found the worms on the bed? AShe studied them carefully. BShe shouted at her daughter. CShe threw them into the garden. DShe explained they liked the soil.2Which is the major reason that made Jane
18、dream of working in the wild? ADoctor Dolittles invitation. BHer interest in chimps. CThe reading in her childhood. DHer mothers encouragement.3How did Jane feel during the first two months in Africa? ALonely. BFrightened. CHopeless. DContent.4What did Stephen Jay Goulds words imply?AChimps should b
19、e accepted as humans.BJanes discovery is of great importance.COnly human beings know how to make use of tools.DThe scientists should confirm the meaning of the words.BInspired by a 9yearold cyclist, Lauren Turner, who can only use one hand, a group of University of Guelph students has won an interna
20、tional award for their inventiona bike brake lever (刹车手柄) that pulls both the front brake and the back brake at the same time.Lauren Turner was able to ride her bike, but not as confidently and quickly as her friends. “She couldnt use the front brake. She only used the back brake, but the front brak
21、e makes you stop twice as fast，” says Micha Wallace, who, with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew Morries won second prize in the James Dyson Award for their singlehanded bike brake lever. “Lauren Turner tried the device (装置) first and she used it all last summer. She had no problems. It helped
22、her go faster because she felt more confident in her braking abilities. She felt safer.” says Wallace. The invention was the fourthyear design project for the four students. They designed, tested and created a prototype (原型) within a fourmonth period. When Wallace heard about the James Dyson Award o
23、n the news, she and her coinventors entered their project in the UK.based contest，which rewards students designers who create products that improve the way we live. The students collected the_runnerup_prize 2,000 for them and 500 for their school. As well, they had a chance to meet James Dyson, a UK
24、. famous inventor. Praising the students for their invention, Dyson says the singlehanded bike brake lever could improve safety for all cyclists. By using both brakes at once, you could prevent the possibility of flying over the handlebars and ending up with an injury. The students hope to sell it t
25、o a major company. It may be used in other devices that require two hands for operation.5According to the passage, the James Dyson Award was named after _. Aa wellknown placeBa famous inventor Ca famous universityDa government leader6The underlined part “the runnerup prize” in Paragraph 6 means _. A
26、the second prize Bthe rich prize Cthe top prize Dthe prize for runners7According to the passage, we know that the bike brake lever _. Ahas already been widely used Bcan only serve the disabled cyclists Ccan protect you from any injuries Dmay have a wide market in the future.七选五I work as a meteorolog
27、ist (气象学家) in Tampa，Florida. Its my job to follow hurricanes and provide information about them to scientists.I was working for the National Meteorological Office in Bracknell, near London, in the autumn of 1995, and I saw a documentary called Stormchasers with family. _1_ Two months later I came ac
28、ross an ad for a meteorologist to work in Florida. I was interviewed over the phone, moved to the US, and started to work here in Tampa in May 1996._2_ I have been all over the world hunting hurricanes. Its exciting to end up in different cities and different countries day after day. If you are a me
29、teorologist，you have to love flying. I also love working with top scientists. _3_ For me，its like a classroom in the sky.People often ask me what an average day is like. In fact, theres no such thing as an average day in my job! _4_ We often take off at a moments notice to hunt storms.Next, I would
30、like to join a space program and be the first meteorologist in space. _5_ There arent any hurricanes!If you also want to be a meteorologist, study math and science and get a degree in meteorology. I have taken the hurricane hunter path, but you could do research.A. I have learned so much from them.B
31、What I like most about my job is the travel.CIts a wonderful job and the pay is pretty good.DIt all depends on the weather, and you cant control that.EHowever, I havent come up with an experiment to do in space yet.FBecause of the job, Im away from my family who all live in the UK.GIt was about hurr
32、icane hunters and I thought, “Wow, thats an interesting job！”.语法填空Robot teachers are now very popular with pupils in some primary schools in ROK. Compared with human teachers, the robot teachers are 1._ (patient). They never get angry and are always kind to the students. Thats 2._ the children can a
33、lways get on well with their robot teachers.Englishteaching robots 3._ (send) to three primary schools last December. 4._ (equip) with a microphone and video camera, the robots teach students as teachers. Researchers found that the Englishteaching robots helped raise students interests in the langua
34、ge and build up their 5._ (confident). More and more students came to like studying and they got better grades in exams. Meanwhile, other robot teachers，6._ can teach math, science and art, have also been developed.Many people think these robot teachers should be used 7._ faraway village schools so
35、that the children there can also receive a good education. 8._ (give) rural school children more learning chances, the ROKs government has expressed great interest in 9._ (develop) these robots. No doubt there will be more and more robot teachers working with students. Perhaps they will 10._ (comple
36、te) replace human teachers one day in the future. Who knows?Unit 3The world of science课时作业(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas必备知识基础练.单词拼写1pressed2.shot3.virtual4.flexible5.desire6.battery7capable8.stuff.单句语法填空1giving2.to help3.more flexible4.of5.as6.pressure7reality8.herself9.is.完成句子1(should) go h
37、ome2.was satisfied with3.There is no doubt that4Whether they would support us5.found him waiting for us6found his house stolen7.with cups or tea in our hands 8.it is not what; that.课文语法填空1答案与解析：whose考查定语从句。设空处引导的定语从句修饰先行词Dr Richard Fairhurst，且设空处在定语从句中作定语，故填whose。2答案与解析：have been考查动词的时态。句意：贯穿整个历史，一直
38、有发明的黄金时代。根据语境可知用现在完成时。3答案与解析：inventions考查名词复数。根据前面的four可知答案为名词复数形式。4答案与解析：changed考查动词的时态。中国古代的四大发明改变了世界，所以用一般过去时。5答案与解析：the考查冠词。结合前面的“the steam engine，the telephone”可知答案为the。6答案与解析：reality考查名词。virtual意为“虚拟的”，形容词应修饰名词。reality意为“现实”。7答案与解析：In考查固定搭配。in addition“另外”，为固定搭配。8答案与解析：to create考查不定式。it为形式主语，后
39、面的不定式作真正的主语。9答案与解析：recognising考查动名词。设空处作介词with的宾语。10答案与解析：important考查形容词。remain是系动词，后跟形容词作表语。关键能力提升练.阅读A【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了对野生黑猩猩长达26年研究的Jane Goodall的生平以及成就。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，有一次，她妈妈发现小简抱着一把虫子上床睡觉；她没有尖叫，而是解释说，她的新小朋友需要土壤来生活，于是她们一起带着它们回到了花园。由此可知，简的妈妈发现床上有虫子时，她解释说它们喜欢土壤。故选D。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三
40、段内容可知，阅读做了一件平静却改变生活的事情：简梦想着去非洲，和野生动物生活在一起。由此可知，简梦想在野外工作的主要原因是她童年时代的阅读经历。故选C。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，简在她的第一本书人的影子中写道：“我越想我给自己设定的任务，我就越泄气。”由此可推断出，简在非洲的头两个月感觉很绝望。故选C。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中最后一句可知，哈佛大学的Stephen Jay Gould说：“我们现在必须重新思考工具和人这两个词的含义，或者接受黑猩猩是人类。”由此推断出，Stephen Jay Gould的话暗示着简的发现很重要。故选B。B【语篇解读】这是一
41、篇记叙文。文章主要报道了一群大学生发明了单手自行车刹车手柄并获奖的消息。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“As well，they had a chance to meet James Dyson，a UK. famous inventor.”可知James Dyson奖是以一位英国著名发明家的名字命名的。故选B。6答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“.Micha Wallace，who，with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew Morries won second prize in the James Dyson Award
42、 for their singlehanded bike brake lever.”可知Micha Wallace和Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi以及Andrew Morries凭借单手自行车刹车手柄获得了James Dyson奖的二等奖。即这些学生赢得了二等奖。故选A。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，这种自行车刹车手柄主要是使车子安全快速地停下来，不仅用于自行车，还可能用于别的需要两只手来进行刹车的装置，并且有可能会有公司收购。因此可推知这项发明在不久的将来会有广阔的市场。故选D。.七选五【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章作者详细介绍了自己所从事的工作
43、风暴追逐者。1答案与解析：G上文“I was working for the National Meteorological Office in Bracknell, near London, in the autumn of 1995, and I saw a documentary called Stormchasers with family.”说“我”看了一部叫与家人在一起的风暴追逐者的纪录片，该空承接上文，G选项“它是关于飓风猎人的，我想，这是一个有趣的工作！”切题。故选G。2答案与解析：B下文“I have been all over the world hunting hurri
44、canes.”说“我”一直在世界各地搜寻飓风。该空引出下文，B选项“工作中我最喜欢的是旅行”切题。故选B。3答案与解析：A上文“I also love working with top scientists.”说“我”也喜欢和顶尖科学家一起工作。该空承接上文，A选项“我从他们身上学到了很多”切题。故选A。4答案与解析：D上文“People often ask me what an average day is like. In fact，theres no such thing as an average day in my job！”说人们经常问我平常的一天是什么样的。事实上，在我的工作中没
45、有所谓的普通的一天！下文说“我们”经常一接到通知就出发去捕捉风暴。该空承上启下，D选项“这完全取决于天气，你无法控制”切题。故选D。5答案与解析：E上文“Next, I would like to join a space program and be the first meteorologist in space.”说接下来，“我”想加入一个太空计划，成为第一个在太空的气象学家。该空承接上文，E选项“然而，我还没有想到一个可以在太空做的实验”切题。故选E。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了目前机器人老师在韩国很受一些小学的欢迎。本文分析了机器人老师的优势以及机器人教师未来的
46、发展前景。1答案与解析：more patient考查形容词比较级。句意：与人类教师相比，机器人老师更耐心。根据“Compared with human teachers”可知，本句把人类教师和机器人教师进行了比较，故本空应用比较级形式。patient为多音节词，故比较级形式为more patient。2答案与解析：why考查表语从句连接词。句意：那就是孩子总是能和机器人老师相处得很好的原因。本空引导表语从句，根据句意可知本空在从句中作原因状语，故用why。3答案与解析：were sent考查时态及语态。句意：去年12月份英语机器人被送到了三所小学。根据时间状语last December可知，本
47、句叙述过去发生的事情，故应用一般过去时，且主语Englishteaching robots与动词send之间为被动关系，故本空应使用一般过去时的被动语态，故填were sent。4答案与解析：Equipped考查非谓语动词。句意：装备有麦克风和视频相机，这些机器人像老师一样教学生。be equipped with意为“装备有”，本空在句中作状语，故应用过去分词equipped。5答案与解析：confidence考查名词。句意：研究人员发现英语教学机器人帮助提高学生对语言的兴趣并建立他们的自信。本空作动词短语build up的宾语，故应用名词confidence。6答案与解析：which考查非限
48、制性定语从句。句意：与此同时，其他能够教数学、科学和艺术的机器人也已经被开发出来了。本空引导定语从句，修饰先行词other robot teachers，本空在从句中作主语，指物。故应用关系代词which。7答案与解析：in考查介词。句意：很多人认为这些机器人老师应该在偏远的乡村学校被使用。表示“在学校”应用介词in。8答案与解析：To give考查不定式。句意：为了给农村学校的孩子更多学习的机会，在开发此类机器人方面韩国政府已经表示了很大的兴趣。根据句意可知，本空在句中作目的状语，故应用不定式to give。9答案与解析：developing考查动名词。句意：为了给农村学校的孩子更多学习的机会，在开发此类机器人方面韩国政府已经表示了很大的兴趣。根据空前介词in可知，本空应用动名词形式作介词in的宾语。10答案与解析：completely考查副词。句意：也许未来的某一天它们会彻底代替人类教师。本空修饰动词replace，故应用副词completely作状语。
