1、课时作业(十五)Unit 5Section Developing ideas， Presenting ideas & Reflection.单句语法填空1The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick _ calls from numbers they dont know.2Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses _ color.3Every tim
2、e we got to a new place, Mom would cheer _ like a child.4To make it easier to get in touch _ us, youd better keep this card at hand.5The music was worth _ (save)6I was about to give up _ my father came and encouraged me to keep going.7My eldest son, whose work takes him all over the world, is in New
3、 York _ the moment.8Due to the fact that I have a poor sense of _ (direct), I seldom go to a strange city alone.9Yesterday, we took a maths examination. Now, we cant wait _ (know) the result of it.10We all have a lot of reading _ (complete) before the end of this term.阅读理解AAmazing MoviesAre you look
4、ing for some movies? Youve landed on the right place. Lets take a look at the list Ive collected.A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind is the story of John Nash, a mathematician who went on to win the Nobel Prize for his Game Theory. This movie brings his whole journey on screenfrom his beginning to his
5、 downhill ride.The first half is all about his rise to fame while the second half shows how he slowly falls into madness. After many years of fighting, he finally is victorious.I.Q.The story is about an auto mechanic who falls for Albert Einsteins niece. The only problem is that she is engaged (已订婚的
6、) to someone else. Fortunately, Einstein likes him. The young man pretends to be a physicist to run after her, but things dont go as he has planned.If A Beautiful Mind was a little too heavy for you, IQ. would be the perfect fit. Its a light drama that is funny and heartwarming for the most part.Goo
7、d Will HuntingGood Will Hunting is a touching tale of a troubled young man called Will Hunting who is gifted with a natural talent in mathematics.However, he is struggling to find his identity. He can solve any math problem, but not the one he seems to be struggling with in his life. His life seems
8、to be getting only worse until one day he meets Sean, a therapist, who helps him find direction in life.CreationCreation is a story of a famous scientist, Charles Darwin, best known for his theory of evolution. This movie attempts to bring his struggling days into focus, the time when he was dealing
9、 with the loss of his daughter and was suffering from hallucinations (幻觉). At the same time, he was working on a book called On the Origins of Species, which he finally completed.All in all, Creation is a great historical drama.1.If you are interested in a relaxing movie, you can go and see _.AI.Q.
10、BCreationCA Beautiful Mind DGood Will Hunting2Which two characters are experts in mathematics according to the passage?AWill Hunting and Sean.BJohn Nash and Will Hunting.CCharles Darwin and Sean.DJohn Nash and Charles Darwin.3The main purpose of the passage is to _.Arecommend actors Bpromote movie s
11、alesCintroduce movies Dcompare moviesBIf you ever have the desire to break out into songin the shower, in the car or maybe at your neighbors karaoke nightyou should embrace it wholeheartedly. This ancient art not only makes you feel good, it can also improve your wellbeing, reduce your feelings of p
12、ain, and even extend your life.Using your voice to sing, rather than simply carrying out a conversation, offers unique benefits because singing affects our bodies. Also, studies link singing with a lower heart rate, decreased blood pressure and reduced stress according to Patricia PrestonRoberts, a
13、music therapist. She uses song to help patients who suffer from a variety of problems.Singing, particularly in a group, seems to benefit the elderly particularly well. As part of a threeyear study examining how singing affects the health of those fiftyfive and older, a senior singers chorus was form
14、ed by the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. The seniors involved in the chorus, as well as seniors in two separate arts groups about writing and painting, showed significant health improvements compared to those in the control groups. Obviously, the arts groups reported thirty fewer doctors
15、visits, fewer eyesight problems, less depression, and less need for medication.Even lead researcher Dr. Gene Cohen, director of the Center for Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University, was surprised at how big an effect the seniors arts participation had on their health. Cohen sa
16、id, “The average age of all the subjects was eighty. This is higher than life expectancy. So, if an effect were to be achieved, one would ordinarily expect to see less decline (下降) compared to the control groups. The fact that there was so much improvement in many areas was the surprising factor.” T
17、he seniors also noticed health improvement and they reported feeling better both in daily life and while singing.The part of the brain that works with speech is different from the part that processes music. “People seem to enjoy doing something jointly with other people. There are a lot of facts tha
18、t being socially involved is good for people with dementia (痴呆)，” Ballard said.The arts are showing up as a treatment tool in hospitals across the country. If you are thinking of volunteering, singing at a hospital may be a good choicenot only for the patients, but also for yourself.4In the first pa
19、ragraph, the author _.A. expresses a desire for singingB. offers some advice on singingC. puts forward his point of viewD. states the importance of health5Why was Cohen surprised at the results of the study?ABecause the study was not expensive as expected.BBecause arts acted as a treatment tool in h
20、ospitals.CBecause peoples health in the arts groups improved greatly.DBecause the seniors themselves noticed health improvements.6What is the authors attitude towards arts participation?ADoubtful. BPositive.CNegative. DWorried.7What would be the best title for the passage?AHow to Avoid Getting Demen
21、tiaBHow Seniors Live a Healthy LifeCHow to Keep Your Brains HealthyDHow Singing Improves Your Health.读后续写阅读下面材料， 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段， 使之构成一篇完整的短文。After my son, Scott, graduated from high school, he took a job in North Carolina. Two thousand miles suddenly separated me from the person whod been the foc
22、us of my life for 18 years. As the days went by, I missed Scott more and more. Id always been able to take care of myself, but now I seemed to need Scotts help contantly, like getting a tool from the top shelf, or moving something heavy. Most of all, I just missed having him to talk to. I was lonely
23、. I knew this day would come. But why does it have to be so hard?However, a mother spider taught me a lesson.On my way out from my storeroom, I notied a spider building her web aross the top corner of the doorway. I reached for a hoe (锄头), tore down the web, and watched the giant spider run away in
24、the grass. She was back the very next morning, in the exact aams spot, busily rebuilding. I stared for a moment, and then reached for the hoe again. Then I twisted the hoe round and round, catching the spider in her own web. I carried her far into my backyard, shook the hoe and watched her fall to t
25、he ground and disappear in the bush. The third morning, I stopped short as I entered the storeroom. The spider was back in the same corner, her web almost completed again. I reached for the hoe, but stopped. I thought her persistence (坚持) in building her web should pay off. I stepped back and watche
26、d her long legs busily knitting the web.For the next few weeks, the spider and I were close neighbors. One particularly boring day, I was feeling so down that I didnt even glance up at my spider as I entered. Suddenly I found a hundred tiny angels on the floor, I realized that these were baby spider
27、s and the web the mother had built was to protect her young.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。As the mother watched from the corner of the web, her young were making their way to the ground safely._I decided that I would leave this web as a reminder._课时作业(十五).单句语法填空1up2.of3.up4.with5.saving6when7.at8.direc
28、tion9.to know10.to complete.阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四部很棒的电影。1答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第二部电影中的“If A Beautiful Mind was a little too heavy for you, IQ. would be the perfect fit. Its a light drama that is funny and heartwarming for the most part”可知，这部电影既有趣又能让人放轻松。故选A。2答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一部电影中的“A Beautiful Mind is
29、 the story of John Nash, a mathematician who went on to win the Nobel Prize for his Game Theory”和第三部电影中的“Good Will Hunting is a touching tale of a troubled young man called Will Hunting who is gifted with a natural talent in mathematics”可知，John Nash和Will Hunting是数学方面的专家。故选B。3答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据文章第一段“Ar
30、e you looking for some movies? Youve landed on the right place. Lets take a look at the list Ive collected”可推断出，作者写这篇文章是想介绍几部电影。故选C。B【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了唱歌对人们的健康有很大的影响，这一古老的艺术不仅让你感觉良好，它还可以增强你的幸福感，减少你的痛苦，甚至延长你的生命，科学家们对此进行了调查研究。4答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“This ancient art not only makes you feel good, it ca
31、n also.extend your life”可知，作者直接提出了自己的看法，认为唱歌有助于人们的身心健康。故选C。5答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Even lead researcher Dr. Gene Cohen.was surprised at how big an effect the seniors arts participation had on their health”可知，Cohen吃惊是因为参与艺术活动对老年人的健康影响这么大。故选C。6答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第一段中的最后一句和最后一段中的“If you are thinking of vol
32、unteering, singing at a hospital may be a good choicenot only for the patients, but also for yourself”可推断出，作者对待艺术活动的态度是肯定的。故选B。7答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。文章从开头就提出唱歌对人们的健康有很大的好处，接着说明了唱歌怎样影响了人们的健康，且科学家们的研究也证明了唱歌的确可以改善人们的健康。因此，本篇文章的题目应为“唱歌如何改善你的健康”。故选D。.读后续写One possible version：As the mother watched from the corne
33、r of the web, her young were making their way to the ground safely. It only took moments before all the angele gone. My spider stayed alone again in the web shed built. But crazy as it may sound, when I looked at that spider, Id swear she seemed proud. The very next morning, when I went into the sto
34、reroom, she was gone. I knew that the spider had gone on to build different webs, just like this one, elsewhere. She had fulfilled this role, part of which was to let go with grace and selfrespect.I decided that I would leave this web as a reminder. Like my spider, part of my job as a parent, maybe the hardest part, was to let my son walk away. But I knew that I had built him a strong web to grow in, and that if I had the strength and the courage to watch him fall, his feet would land safely on the ground. So its time for me to learn to let him go and adapt bravely to the new life.
