1、课时作业(六)Unit 2Section Using Language & Assessing Your Progress阅读理解AFour teenage girls from Minnesota, US. 120 hours of nonstop togetherness. No cellphones. This is not a reality show, but an adventure journey. “It was really perfect，” said Julia Ruelle of her recent adventure to the Boundary Waters C
2、anoe Area Wilderness with three of her childhood friends. “By unplugging, we had an amazing time.” Last year, the 16yearold took part in an essay contest and carried off a prize. The award was a 5day canoe and camping adventure with up to three friends. No parents or guides would be there. So Julia
3、invited her friends Anna Wander, Madeline Wilson and Julianna Torelli. The four Minnetonka High School juniors arrived in Ely for training the day before they began the journey. They set out the next day at 7 am., quickly developing a routine. “We were done paddling by noon，” Julia said. “We ate lun
4、ch at the campsite and then it was time for hammocks (吊床), reading, making friendship bracelets (手镯) and talking.” The girls all had some experience in the outdoors before. Anna had been to the Boundary Waters with her family. “I love how you are separated from everything in your life, especially te
5、chnology，” Anna said. Without her phone, she said, “Im less worried about things.” Madeline, too, had been to the Boundary Waters a few years back. “But this time, I had to paddle right and set up camp，” she said. The girls made fire and cooked meal together. No one was ever hungry or homesick, but
6、they were nervous the final night as they waited out a thunderstorm. They left wet sleeping bags in one tent, and squeezed into another for the night. “Every thunderstorm in the Boundary Waters feels huge，” Julia said. On the car ride home, they were all on their phones catching up with friends. “It
7、 was a little at a loss turning my phone on，” said Anna. “Mental health can be improved so much in the Boundary Waters. It really helps to get away and reconnect with yourself.”1How did Julia Ruelle get the chance to camp? AShe won an essay contest. BShe was invited by her friends. CShe performed we
8、ll in her school. DShe asked her parents for support.2Why was the 5day adventure unique to the girls? AThey needed to complete many tasks. BThey needed to find a guide on their own. CThey had to live on a boat for several days. DThey had to live without their smartphones.3What can we know about the
9、girls from the story? AThey had not got any camping experience before. BThey all felt refreshed after the adventure journey. CThey enriched their learning experience by exploring. DThey used to keep in close touch with their friends by phone.4What did the girls do when they were going home? AThey pl
10、ayed games on the phone. BThey phoned their friends. CThey reflected on their experiences. DThey didnt know what to tell their friends.BWe know that reading is good for children. Now, a new study suggests that just being around books has its benefits. A team of researchers in Australia finds that gr
11、owing up with a large library at home improves literacy (读写能力), numbersense, and even technological skills in later life. It appeared in the journal Social Science Research. The researchers were exploring the advantages of scholarly culture. They were interested in a curious observation that some ca
12、ll the “radiation effect”. “Radiation effect is a situation where children grow up around books, but they dont read books. But somehow books benefit them, even though they dont read them as much as their parents wish them to.” Joanna Sikora said, a sociologist in Australia. Joanna and her colleagues
13、 analysed data collected between 2011 and 2015 by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The survey assessed the literacy, numeracy (计算能力), and technological competency of more than 160,000 adults from 31 countries. And it included a question about how many books participants had
14、 in their homes during adolescence. “What we were able to make clear was that people growing up around books had better literacy, numeracy and digital problemsolving skills than people who had fewer books growing up but had similar education levels, similar jobs, and even similar adult habits in ter
15、ms of reading or working at various numeracyimproving activities.”In fact, teens who only made it through high school but were raised in a bookish environment did as well in adulthood as college graduates who grew up in a house without books. Now, how might mere exposure lead to intellectual improve
16、ment? “If we grow up in a house, in a home where parents enjoy books, where books are given as birthday presents and valued, this is something that becomes a part of our identity and gives us this lifelong urge to always come close to books and read more than we would.” So keep shelves piled with bo
17、oks. Your kids will not only be grateful, but theyll be more likely to be able to spell grateful correctly as well.5Whats “radiation effect” according to the passage?AThe terrible effect of radiation on the persons and things.BThe good influence of bookish environment on adolescents.CThe beneficial
18、effect of reading books on adolescents.DThe bad effect of the environment without books on adolescents.6How does the exposure to books improve intellect?ABooks bring a sense of identity and eagerness to read more.BBooks help to provide a chance to come close to the society.CBooks are always given to
19、 adolescents as valuable presents.DBooks will offer the teens an urge to make great achievements.7Whats the authors attitude towards bookish environment?AOpposed. BNeutral. CUnclear. DSupportive.8What may the text probably be from?AA travel brochure. BA biology textbook. CA science magazine. DA hist
20、ory discovery.CThe problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they dont know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams (欺诈). We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, ap
21、ps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, its too little, too late. By the time these “solutions” (解决方案) become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. In the near future, its not just going to be the number you see on your screen tha
22、t will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice youre hearing is actually real. Thats because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation (处理) and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use. At this years I/O Conference, a company show
23、ed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing humansounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection. These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse. The reason that robocalls are a headache has les
24、s to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches (数据侵入) of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mothers name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, theyre able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people. This means, for ex
25、ample, that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank tellers, tricking you into “confirming” your address, mothers name, and card number. Scammers follow money, so companies will be the worst hit. A lot of busin
26、ess is still done over the phone, and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships. Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually. We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining a
27、nd communicating what is real. That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images, showing when and who they were made by, or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards databased communicationsusing apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp, which can be tied to your identity.
28、Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out.9How does the author feel about the solutions to the problem of robocalls? APanicked. BConfused. CEmbarrassed. DDisappointed.10Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammers can _.Aaim at v
29、ictims preciselyBdamage databases easilyCstart campaigns rapidlyDspread information widely11What does the passage imply? AHonesty is the best policy. BTechnologies can be doubleedged. CThere are more solutions than problems. DCredibility holds the key to development.12Which of the following would be
30、 the best title for the passage?AWhere the Problem of Robocalls Is RootedBWho Is to Blame for the Problem of RobocallsCWhy Robocalls Are About to Get More DangerousDHow Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology课时作业(六)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一次特别的探险。来自于明尼苏达的四位女孩开展了一场独木舟和露营探险。而这次探险之旅的特别之处在于四位队员
31、都不能使用手机。这次探险让她们振奋了精神，重新找回了自我。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一、二句“Last year, the 16yearold took part in an essay contest and carried off a prize. The award was a 5day canoe and camping adventure with up to three friends.”可知，Julia Ruelle在去年参加了一场作文比赛并获奖。奖项就是和三个朋友一起参加为期五天的独木舟和露营探险。2答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段的“No cellpho
32、nes. This is not a reality show, but an adventure journey.”和第七段的“Without her phone, she said, Im less worried about things.”可知，这次探险之旅的独特之处在于四个女孩在探险之旅中不能使用手机。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Mental health can be improved so much in the Boundary Waters. It really helps to get away and reconnect with yourself.”可知
33、，这次没有手机的探险之旅让她们振奋了精神，也帮助她们重新找回了自我，所以选B项。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“On the car ride home, they were all on their phones catching up with friends.”可知，在她们回家的路上她们都在用电话和朋友联系。B【语篇解读】一项研究发现：在书香氛围浓的家庭中长大的孩子，在读写能力、计算能力等方面更胜一筹，这得益于环境的熏陶。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的Radiation effect is a situation where children grow up
34、 around books, but they dont read books. But somehow books benefit them可知，radiation effect指的是有书的环境对青少年的有益影响，故选B项。6答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第三段中的this is something that becomes a part of our identity and gives us this lifelong urge to always come close to books and read more than we would可知，接触到书可以提高智力，因为书可以带来认同
35、感和读更多书的渴望，故选A项。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段So keep shelves piled with books. Your kids will not only be grateful, but theyll be more likely to be able to spell grateful correctly as well.可知，作者对有书香环境的态度是支持的。故选D项。8答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据文章的内容和第一段末句It appeared in the journal Social Science Research.可知，文章主要介绍了一项研究，故这篇文
36、章应该是出自科学杂志，故选C项。C【语篇解读】本文主要探讨了诈骗犯如何利用高科技手段来精准的电信诈骗，旨在让人们意识到新兴科技成果对人们生活的影响有好有坏。9答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段第四句中作者的语气可以推断出，作者认为“我们”应对诈骗犯的措施太少、太不及时，因此他的态度应是失望的。故选D项。10答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段第二句至第四句的内容可知，诈骗犯可以利用新技术来获取极其私人的信息，从而精确地锁定诈骗对象。故选A项。11答案与解析：B推理判断题。本文主要讲述的是科技的发展也催生了大量高科技诈骗。由此可以推知，现代人在享受科技便利的同时，也要面对科技带来的弊端。文章暗示科技就是一把双刃剑，有利有弊。故选B项。12答案与解析：C主旨大意题。本文详细阐述了诈骗犯如何利用数据侵入和声音处理等高科技手段来获取受害人的详细信息，然后进行精准的电信诈骗。由此可知，C项适合作为本文的标题。
