1、课时作业15Module 5Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单词拼写1Water will turn into steam when heated to 100.2Events in early childhood help to form our personalities in later life.3I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.4To do the experiment, you need two balances (天平) and some other materi
2、als that react with oxygen.5People are not allowed to use matches or any open flame (火焰) in the forest.6Some substances dont dissolve (溶解) in water whether they are heated or not.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空1The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities (facility)2The average weight (weigh) of a baby at birt
3、h is just over seven pounds.3Some countries plan to kill whales for what they call scientific (science) experiments.4The problem is so difficult that none of the students in the class can answer it correctly(correct)5I used to get (get) up late, but now I have been used to getting (get) up early.6He
4、 lectured (lecture) on European art at Manchester University.7Its your turn to_clean (clean) up the classroom.8The result of the experiment made both the teachers and the students astonished (astonish).阅读理解AWith the midterm examinations on the way, are you nervous about your grades? These days, Im a
5、lways thinking about .Started on 10th Nov.2014 By Wilson SmithEmail: wilsonsmith 16 Stacey, 1410th Nov. 2014I believe that cheating is wrong, but sometimes school can be so stressful (有压力的) that you have to look at your neighbors paper or bring a cheat sheet. Many of your classmates cheat, so when y
6、ou see them cheat and get good grades, you want to cheat as well.Crystal, 1610th Nov. 2014Students should not cheat.It is students responsibility (责任) to get knowledge for college and life.People should know that cheating is wrong and feel some kind of guilt when they do it even though they may plea
7、se their parents and teachers in this way.Edison, 1711th Nov. 2014It makes me feel good when I have a chance to cheat but I dont. In the eighth grade, we were taking a test and everyone got up out of their seats when the teacher left the room. But I didnt. Id like to look at my report card and say h
8、onestly, “This is my grade.”Sharon, 1812th Nov. 2014Theres no doubt that cheating is wrong. Also, its unlucky that so many students feel the pressure (压力) to cheat. For me, cheating is just a waste of time because it takes more effort (努力) to cheat than to study. I understand the pressure to cheat,
9、but I dont agree with it.Fiona, 1613th Nov. 2014I think, well, cheating is OK if its the teachers fault. You know, if a teacher isnt making the material understandable, you have to do something to keep your grades up. But its not OK when the reason is just “Im lazy，”“Im tired，”“I dont like it，”or “I
10、 would rather sleep in class.”【文章大意】本文列举了五个人对考试作弊问题的观点。1Which statement is the best to be put into at the beginning of the passage?A. whether students have too much pressureB. what teachers should do to prevent cheatingC. how to help students go to college without cheatingD. whether it is OK to chea
11、t in exams解析：D主旨大意题。归纳下面几个人的观点可知选D。2According to Stacey, _.A. it is OK for students to cheat in examsB. all students who cheat can get good gradesC. many students cheat because of pressureD. students should cover their paper to prevent cheating解析：C细节理解题。根据文中but sometimes school can be so stressful (
12、有压力的) that you have to look at your neighbors paper or bring a cheat sheet可知。3From what Sharon said, we can infer that _.A. she doesnt cheat in examsB. she doesnt know why students cheatC. she studies harder than any other student in her classD. she supports the students who cheat in exams解析：A细节理解题。
13、根据文中For me, cheating is just a waste of time because it takes more effort (努力) to cheat than to study.I understand the pressure to cheat, but I dont agree with it.可知。4What does Fiona think of cheating?A. It is always wrong to cheat in exams.B. It is completely OK for students to cheat.C. Lazy studen
14、ts can cheat in exams now and then.D. Teachers sometimes should be responsible for students cheating.解析：D细节理解题。根据文中cheating is OK if its the teachers fault . do something to keep your grades up可知选D。BScientists in the UK have grown a living human “brain”. The team at Aston University created tiny bun
15、ch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinsons disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained，“We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an ac
16、tual living human cell system. Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works.” The experiment involves changing cells from a cancer tumour (肿瘤) and making them behave like brain cells.Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brai
17、n cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work. This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect the brain. Neil Hunt, the chief leader of the research group, said，“It is still very early days, but in the future the research could lead to a use
18、ful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆) .”The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal tests and is being supported by the Humane Research Trust (HRT)The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings cou
19、ld change this. He said，“We hope our research will provide scientists with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease. However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fun
20、d, which will slow our research.”【文章大意】本文介绍了英国科学家对人类大脑进行的一项研究，希望能够了解人类大脑的工作原理，为一些精神疾病找到解决方法。5UK scientists grow a living human “brain” in order to _.A. study the structure of human brainB. make use of living human cell systemC. discover how human brain really worksD. separate cells from a cancer tum
21、our解析：C推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cell system. Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works.6According to Neil Hunt, research into brain cells _.A. wi
22、ll get finished as early as possibleB. will make people discover dementiaC. will affect the brain growth in many waysD. will help to treat some diseases in nervous systems解析：D推理判断题。根据第三段中的Neil Hunt, the chief leader of the research group, said, “It is still very early days, but in the future the res
23、earch could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆)”可知选D。7From the last paragraph, we can know that _.A. the technique provided by HRT is immatureB. animal tests are no longer allowed by lawC. a million people suffer from brain diseasesDthe research program lacks financial support解析：D细节
24、理解题。根据文章最后一句However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research. 可选选D。.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。It was already late when we started for the next town, which, according to the map，was about fifteen miles away on the other side of
25、 the hill. There we felt sure that we would find a bed for the night. Soon _1_ (dark) fell after we left the village，but luckily we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road _2_ (lead) to the hill. As our car climbed _3_(high), it became colder and the rain began to fall, making _4_ difficul
26、t to see the road.After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was _5_(poor) marked on the map. We were beginning to get anxious when the car suddenly stopped. A quick _6_ (examine) showed that we had used up the gas. Although we had little food _7_ (leave)
27、, we decided to spend the night in the car.With our meals finished, I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes _8_ went for a walk up the hill.Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town _9_ we were looking for. We at once
28、pushed the car _10_ the top of the hill. In less than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town. 解析：1darkness考查名词。夜幕降临了，fell为谓语动词，用名词作主语。故填darkness。2leading考查非谓语动词。road为被修饰词，与lead为主动关系，用现在分词作后置定语。3higher考查形容词。根据句意，爬得越高，天气越冷。4it考查代词。it作形式宾语，to see the road作真正的宾语。5poorly考查副词。修饰动词应用副词。6examination考查名词。a为不定冠词，quick为形容词，因此用名词作主语，故填examination。7left考查非谓语动词。left作后置定语。8and考查连词。and连接got out of the car和went for a walk up the hill。9that/which考查定语从句。that/which引导定语从句，在从句中作宾语，可以省略。10to考查介词。pushed the car to the top of the hill把车推到山顶。
