1、Unit 8 Green living课时分层作业(六)(建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解AThe amount of time that people spend on travel is 1.1 hours per person per day in all societies.The average distance travelled is 7，400 miles (12，000 km)per year.In total，the world population travels more than 16.6 trillion miles (23 trillion km)per year，
2、53% of which is by car，26% by bus，9% by rail，9% by highspeed transport such as airplanes，and 3% by bicycle，boat and other means.It is estimated (估计)that，due to developments in highspeed public transport，travel time will drop to only 12 minutes per person per day by 2050.Of the global traffic volume，
3、35% will be by car，20% by bus，41% by highspeed transport，and 4% by rail.At present，traffic congestion (拥塞)has a huge negative (消极的)economic and environmental impact (影响)across the world.Road congestion in the UK costs the UK economy 15 billion a year.It costs the US $100 billion a year.In Seattle，Wa
4、shington for instance，a driver spends an average (平均)of 59 hours stuck in traffic each year.In the greater Seattle area there are more cars than people；each household makes an average of 10 motorcar trips a day.According to Sierra Club，“American cars and trucks account for 20 percent of the worlds p
5、etroleum consumption (石油消耗).”The US has the most highways，but European roads are busier.In Europe，cars travel more than 600 miles (1，000 km)per road per year，compared to an average of 500 km per road in the US.The worlds worst traffic jam usually occurs during the summer on the road from Paris to To
6、ulouse，France.So take a hike.You can use Googles public transport trip planner.Or，in the least，find a job closer to home.【语篇解读】现在全球过半的人选择自己驾车出行，这给交通造成了很大的压力。1According to the figures given in Paragraph 1，what is the main means of transport at present?AThe car.BThe bus.CThe train. DThe airplane.A细节理解
7、题。根据第一段的“In total，the world population travels more than 16.6 trillion miles (23 trillion km)per year，53% of which is by car”可知，小汽车是目前主要的出行工具。2Compared to today，we know in 2050，_Amore people will choose to travel by trainBmore people will have a car of their own Ca lot more people will choose the bu
8、s to go outDa lot more people will choose highspeed transportD细节理解题。根据第二段的“41% by highspeed transport”可知，到2050年，41%的人会选择高速交通工具，这比目前的9%高了很多，故选D项。3What does Paragraph 3 suggest?ATraffic congestion is a major problem for some countries.BTraffic congestion will be more serious in the following years.CTr
9、affic congestion is a problem for global economic development.DAmerica has more cars than any other country around the world.C推理判断题。根据第三段的“At present，traffic congestion (拥塞)has a huge negative (消极的)economic and environmental impact (影响)across the world.Road congestion in.”可知，交通阻塞严重影响了全球经济的发展，故选C项。4F
10、rom the passage，we learn that in the greater Seattle area，_Apeople are not encouraged to go out by bus Bfew people travel by trainCevery person owns a carDthe traffic is very badD推理判断题。根据第三段的“In Seattle，Washington for instance，a driver spends an average (平均)of 59 hours stuck in traffic each year.In
11、the greater Seattle area there are more cars than people.”可推断西雅图的交通状况很差。BToday，with the increasing use of social media，teachers and students have greater access to ones personal history than ever before.While social media users in education argue that teacherstudent connection on social networks are
12、 harmless，Carole Lieberman，a psychiatrist (精神科医生)in Beverly Hills，Calif.，believes any oneonone private relationship out of the classroom begs for improper behavior to begin.Iris Fanning，a familycounseling provider (家庭关系咨询师)for school districts in Albuquerque，N.M.，says major concerns arise when stude
13、nts begin to see teachers as friends.“When I entered education，there was a clear wall of boundaries (边界)between students and teachers，” Fanning says.“You still have to have those boundaries，and I think weve got away from that.”In response to some of the possible threats of social media，some school d
14、istricts are now limiting afterschool dialogue between students and teachers.“I think teachers should be allowed to add us on social media because thats how we communicate，” says Brown，a high school senior in Ohio，who hasnt befriended any of her teachers on social networks.“But I also think that som
15、e teachers would cross the line.I do agree that it needs watching over but they shouldnt be cut off completely.”Most recently，in Missouri，the state passed Senate Bill 54，which bans students and teachers from having any connections on social media.The bill was created as a strong measure to protect c
16、hildren from entering into improper relationships with teachers.Dave Childers，head teacher at ACEL Fresno Charter High School in California，says its disheartening to see laws that limit the ability for teachers to connect with students through social media.“We could go as far as saying teachers shou
17、ldnt be allowed to coach sports or advise a club，because when you do that you have extra connections and stronger relationships，” he notes.【语篇解读】今天，随着社交媒体的使用越来越多，老师和学生比以往任何时候都更容易了解一个人的个人历史。短文给出了对于师生能否在课下使用社交媒体交流的不同观点。5Oneonone private teacherstudent connection may give rise to concerns because it_Ah
18、ighlights teachers role as friendsBencourages the threats of social mediaCclouds the necessary teacherstudent boundariesD.places fewer responsibilities on teachers than beforeC细节理解题。根据第二段“believes any oneonone private relationship out of the classroom begs for improper behavior to begin”相信任何一对一的私人关系
19、在课堂之外都会引发不恰当的行为，模糊师生界限，使师生关系处理不好。故选C。6Sami Brown would probably agree to _ in teacherstudent connection.Aban social mediaBmove across the dividing lineCkeep an eye on social media usersDheavily punish improper behaviorsC细节理解题。根据第四段“I think teachers should be allowed to add us on social media because
20、 thats how we communicate.”“But I also think that some teachers would cross the line.I do agree that it needs watching over but they shouldnt be cut off completely.”我认为老师应该允许把我们添加到社交媒体上，因为这是我们交流的方式。但我也认为有些老师会越界。我同意它需要被监视，但不应该完全切断。可知，应该关注社交媒体用户的使用。故选C。7The underlined word “disheartening” in the last
21、paragraph is closest in meaning to_AshamefulBunderstandableCencouraging DfrustratingD词义猜测题。A.shameful可耻的； Bunderstandable可以理解的；C.encouraging令人鼓舞的； Dfrustrating使人沮丧的。hearten激励；heartening令人激励的，令人振奋的；dis是否定前缀，disheartening使人沮丧的。此处指法律限制了教师通过社交媒体与学生交流的能力是令人沮丧的。故选D。.读后续写阅读下面的材料，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
22、短文。续写的词数应为150左右。It was a hot summer day.My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat.Thats when the phone call came，the call that made the bright，beautiful day a cold，dark，gloomy one.I had just put on my suit，shorts，and tank top，and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything els
23、e I would need for that day.I ran into my parents room to see dad.When I saw him on the phone，he was crying.Id never seen my dad cry before.What possibly could have happened?“Max，Im so sorry，” I heard him say.Thats when it hit me.I knew that Suzie had died.Max has been my dads best friend for years.
24、Suzie，his daughter，had a rare disease that mainly affected her body.Her brain was OK.She knew what was going on；she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids.Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body.Yet although she couldnt live a normal
25、life，she was still happy.When Suzie and I were little，we spent quite a bit of time together.As we grew up，we grew apart.She lived in New York，and I lived in Midwest.When Suzie was ten she had to live in hospital.I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me.About eight months before she died，
26、Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end.Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life.She wanted to know everything I did and everything I ate.In a way，she lived through me.Paragraph 1：After we found about her
27、 death，we_Paragraph 2：Her funeral was very different from any funeral Id ever been to._参考范文Paragraph 1：After we found about her death，we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral.When she was alive，I had bought another Beanie Baby but never had the chance to send it to her，so I took it with m
28、e，hoping that I could put it in her casket.When I was on the plane，I just couldnt help thinking about the time we had spent together.Paragraph 2：Her funeral was very different from any funeral Id ever been to. I cried so hard that I felt weak.I thought about the talks we had when she was in hospital
29、.She was always curious about my life and optimistic about everything she faced though she had a rare disease.I recalled her words of having a different body and I absolutely knew she would do better than I could.I now know that I must never take anything for granted，especially my health and the gift of life.