1、Unit 6 Disaster and hope课时作业(十六)Unit 6Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解AFew of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we
2、could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻) or neglect. Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school. Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her w
3、orld changes completely when a famous teenage pop singer, Joey Parker, appears. Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves
4、behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked (邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sur
5、e Mary doesnt get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her. The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many hi
6、gh school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies. “The movie takes the fairy tale Cinderella as its jumping off point，” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firm
7、ly on following your dream. ”1The first paragraph is mainly to _.Abuild interest and lead us to Marys secret dreamBremind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsCinform us of the main topic of the whole passageDtell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is2In the movie, Mary Santiago is th
8、e main character who _.Ais brave in expressing her loveBis attended to badly by the stepmotherChas a dream of meeting a princeDis embarrassed by the pop singer3What can we infer from the passage?AJoey is just like other boys in Marys class.BMarys mother influences her a lot in singing.CNot many peop
9、le have a dream to be realized.DThe MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.4According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story _.Afollows Cinderella with nothing newBpays more attention to the looks of the actorsCencourages young people to follow their dreamsDfocuses more on materialism than other fi
10、lmsBA great rivalry (对抗) can make a hockey (曲棍球) game exciting. But its even better when both sides share the same goal. Students of Boston College (B.C.) and Boston University (B.U.) held a game for a good cause. Former members of the schools hockey teams faced off in the 4th Annual Commonwealth Av
11、enue Charity Classic. It took place at BU.s Walter Brown Arena. Every year, the competition raises money for Compassionate Care ALS, the Pete Frates Home Health Initiative and the Travis Roy Foundation. This years event brought in a recordbreaking $78,432.Frates is fighting ALS, a disease that affec
12、ts the brain. A former BC.baseball team leader, he was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS in 2012, when he was only 27. Frates and his family have since raised hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research, most famously with the Ice Bucket Challenge, which began in 2014.“Pete likes social media (媒体) very m
13、uch, so he wanted his voice, his face, everything that was happening to him to be recorded to help more people，” said John Frates, Petes father.The BC. and BU. students enjoy coming together for the event. “This is just the best of the hockey world，” said former BU. hockey player Travis Roy. “Both s
14、chools have a lot of great hockey players. Their skills are impressive, and the fact that they come out here to support good causes is a big deal.”After a heated battle (较量), the BU. Terriers won. Afterwards, former BU. star Charlie McAvoy summed up the feeling of friendliness on the ice. “We all co
15、me together，” said McAvoy, who now plays for the Boston Bruins, “and were able to put aside the rivalry for great causes.”BU.s Danny ORegan, who now plays for the Buffalo Sabres, added, “You work hard on the ice and off the ice, and good things will happen.”5What was special about the hockey game at
16、 BU.s Walter Brown Arena?AIt was a quarterly event.BIt was held by different charities.CIt attracted many universities in the country.DIt invited former members of the schools teams to join.6What happened to Frates when he was 27?AHe was helped by a charity.BHe was chosen as the team leader.CHe was
17、found to be seriously ill.DHe was asked to work in a social media company.7What can we learn from Travis Roys words?AHockey is a very popular game.BB.U. has the best hockey players.CHockey games should get more attention.DBoth schools hockey players are warmhearted.8What did Charlie McAvoy think of
18、the game?AIt was too competitive.BIt connected the players with a good cause.CIt helped schools find many gifted players.DIt encouraged students to work hard for their dreams.阅读七选五Have you ever cleaned and organized your increasingly hightech household devices like your hard drive, phone or tablet?
19、Its not just stuff. Your privacy needs a cleanup too. _1_Clean up your browsers (浏览器)Cookies are blocking everything up and keeping your computer from running fluently. A free program called CCleaner helps you sort out the cookies and archives (将存档) you dont really need. _2_. CCleaner analyses its b
20、acklog of information and lists the data that seems unnecessary.Speed up your smartphone. Most of us already know about the desktops, but what about smartphones? Our phones are essentially handheld computers, and when they overflow with useless information, their operations can also slow down. These
21、 arent necessary apps, but overburdened call logs, search history, and saved texts. For Android users, theres an app that earns its name. _3_ Most of us are surprised by how many updated messages and URLs get archived, a data stream that we will probably never refer to again. Then again, you do want
22、 to make sure irreplaceable bits (landmark texts, unsaved photos) survive the deep clean. _4_ Digital photos are easy to shoot, upload and copy, which are handy in almost every respect, especially if you grew up lugging rolls of film to the onehour photo lab. The downside (缺点) is that you may end up
23、 with multiple copies of the same picture. If youre shooting with a decent camera, each shot could take 10MB or more of space. This volume adds up. _5_ This is the premise (前提) behind Duplicate Photo Fixer, which is designed to filter through your photo collection in search of double takes.AMake you
24、r photos shine. BThe app gathers that data in one place, letting you decide what to keep. CThis aim of this app is to clean your smartphones. DRemove unnecessary images. EWhen you download the app, you can focus on a specific browser that you would like to clean up. FHere are three tools that can he
25、lp you organize your virtual (and real) environments. GThe trick is to safely delete unnecessary photos without losing the original images.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 In India, a lot of elephants arent wild. Instead, they are domesticated (驯养的). They arent kept as pets, 1._ as working a
26、nimals. Every working elephant has its own keeper. An elephant and its keeper meet for the first time when they are both young. 2._ (develop) a strong and lasting relationship, the elephant and its keeper grow up together. In fact, 3._ (they) relationship continues for the rest of the elephants life
27、perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest, 4._ (move) heavy trees after they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or carry people during 5._ (celebrate) and festivals. Keepers try to take good care of their elephants, feeding them well and giving them 6._ bath at the end of the wo
28、rking day. Another animal 7._ is treated in a special way in India is the cow. Cows are 8._ (protect) animals, so they arent kept on farms or killed 9._ food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around in a town or city, and nobody tries to control them. If
29、they sit down in the middle of the road, people 10._ (usual) try to keep away from them. Do you think its interesting?课时作业(十六).阅读理解【语篇解读】这篇文章简要介绍了现代的一部曲折的经典童话故事的影片，并进行了评价。这是一部和灰姑娘故事相似又有些许不同的故事。1答案与解析：A推理判断题。通过第一段的介绍，主要是建立兴趣和引导人们去探寻Mary的秘密梦想。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。由第四段中的“wicked stepmother”，“takes in Mary”，“tr
30、eats Mary like a maid”可知，她的继母对她不好。3答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第四段第四句“.she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.”可知，MP3是Joey找到Mary的唯一线索。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。结合第一段以及最后一段可知“Another Cinderella Story”鼓励年轻人追求自己的梦想。【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。两支来自波士顿不同大学的曲棍球队进行了一场为慈善机构筹集善款的特殊比赛。5答
31、案与解析：D细节理解题。由第一段中的“Former members of the schools hockey teams faced off”可知，之前效力于两支球队的球员参加了这场比赛。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第二段中的“A former BC. baseball team leader, he was diagnosed with ALS in 2012, when he was only 27.”可知，Frates在27岁时发现患有ALS(渐冻人症)。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第四段中的“students enjoy coming together for the event
32、”和“the fact that they come out here to support good causes is a big deal”可知，Travis Roy认为这些技术精湛的球员都愿意为慈善来参加这一赛事，他们都是热心肠。8答案与解析：B推理判断题。由倒数第二段中Charlie McAvoy对这场比赛的总结“the feeling of friendliness on the ice”和“were able to put aside the rivalry for great causes”可知，Charlie McAvoy认为这场为了慈善而举行的比赛把球员与慈善联系在了一起。
33、.阅读七选五【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了如何清理硬盘、电话和平板电脑等电子设备。1答案与解析：F根据前面的“Have you ever cleaned and organized your increasingly hightech household devices like your hard drive, phone or tablet? Its not just stuff. Your privacy needs a cleanup too.”及下文的内容可知，此句为过渡句，既衔接前面的内容，又引出后文的一些方法，故选F。2答案与解析：E根据前一句“A free program call
34、ed CCleaner helps you sort out the cookies and archives(将存档)you dont really need.”和后一句“CCleaner analyses its backlog of information and lists the data that seems unnecessary.”可知，当你下载这个应用程序的时候，你可以把重点放在你想清理的某个特定的浏览器上。E项中的“a specific browser”与后一句“analyses its backlog of information”中的its呼应，故选E。3答案与解析：B
35、根据后一句“Most of us are surprised by how many updated messages and URLs get archived, a data stream that we will probably never refer to again.”可知，这个应用程序将数据存档在一个地方，让你决定要保留的内容。B项与这一句构成逻辑上的衔接，故选B。4答案与解析：D分析文章结构可知，此处应为一个小标题。再根据前面的两个小标题可知，此处小标题中第一个单词应用动词原形，接着根据下段内容可知，此处主要讲怎么删除多余的照片，故选D。5答案与解析：G此处还是在讲删除多余照片
36、的问题。只有G项符合这个主题，且G项表达的内容与下一句中的“This is the premise(前提)behind Duplicate Photo Fixer”相呼应，故选G。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了印度两种特别的动物。1答案与解析：but考查连词。not.but.是习惯搭配，意思是“不是而是”。2答案与解析：To develop考查非谓语动词。“To develop a strong and lasting relationship”是不定式短语作目的状语。3答案与解析：their考查代词。空格中所填单词在句中作定语，修饰名词relationship，需用形容词
37、性物主代词。4答案与解析：moving考查非谓语动词。“moving heavy trees after they are cut down”是现在分词短语作状语，表示方式。5答案与解析：celebrations考查名词。空格中所填单词在句中作介词during的宾语，需用celebrate的名词形式；根据and后面的festivals知用复数形式。6答案与解析：a考查冠词。give sb.a bath意思是“给某人洗澡”。7答案与解析：that/which考查定语从句。关系代词that/which修饰先行词animal，引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。8答案与解析：protected考查非谓语动词。protected animals意思是“受保护的动物”。9答案与解析：for考查介词。此处表示目的。10答案与解析：usually考查副词。空格中所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词，需用usual的副词形式。
