1、课时作业1Warmup & Lesson 1A Material World.单词拼写1He was determined (决心) to go abroad to earn a lot of money.2The secondhand (二手的) car is in pretty good condition, just like a new one.3Pollution is a problem that concerns (使关心) everybody.4The Chinese are a hardworking (勤劳的) people. They are working hard t
2、o make the country stronger.5We are in the same dormitory (宿舍). We are roommates.6I will not forgive you for your rudeness (粗鲁). You have such a bad temper.7The greedy (贪婪的) landlord wanted all the money in the world.8He is aware (知道的) of his own shortcomings.9He was arrested on suspicion of drunk (
3、酒醉的) driving.10My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased (高兴的) when I won a spelling contest at school.单句语法填空1The man was sentenced to prison for five years because he had given away some national military secrets to the enemy.2Every evening after dinner, if not tired (tire) from
4、 work，I will spend some time walking (walk) my dog.3To raise the publics awareness (aware) of protecting the environment，they put up some notices.4She was determined to_return (return) to the stage whatever it might cost.5It is rude of you to_speak (speak) with your mouth full.6Im very pleased with/
5、at my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.7Children are not aware of the fact that life is hard for their parents to send them to school.8You may drop in at my house or just give me a call. Either will do.9West African leaders were deeply concerned about the Ebola virus and showed great
6、concern for the patients.10So loudly did he speak that even people in the next room could hear him.单句改错1What a great fun it is to jump into the water in hot summer days!去掉a2The place where I visited last week is in Hong Kong.wherethat/which3It is not wise of you to spend a lot of time play computer.
7、playplaying4He ran very quickly that we couldnt keep up with him.veryso5Im really tired with Tom. He had me waiting for two hours in the rain.withof.选词填空be aware of， drop out， give away， out of work， put off， turn ones back on， dream up， be tired of 1Dont put_off what you eventually have to do.2We w
8、ere looking for items to give_away for free at a local park.3That rich man is_tired_of city life, so he is content to live in the country.4When we choose clothes to wear, we should be_aware_of how it makes us generally look.5Kasichs quit followed Texas senator Ted Cruz who dropped_out of the race Tu
9、esday night.6He was out_of_work owing to a physical injury.7He was continually dreaming_up new techniques to promote the business.8He turned_his_back_on them and climbed up the hill.完成句子1She determined_that nothing should be changed in her report.她决意不对自己的报告做任何修改。2He turned_his_back_on_her and spoke
10、quietly into the phone.他转过身背对着她，对着手机轻声说话。3He gave_away most of his fortune to the poor.他把他的大部分财产都送给了穷人。4He paid a visit to the school where he studied before.他去参观了以前在那里学习过的学校。5He had no idea whether this film would be a success then.当时他不知道这部电影是否会成功。6Who do_you_suppose will be sent to work there?你认为谁
11、将被派到那里工作？7He gets up early in the morning to take exercise so_that_he_can_keep_fit.他早起锻炼身体，以便能保持健康。8In my opinion, teenagers should spend_more_time_(in)reading in their spare time.在我看来，青少年应该在业余多花点时间用来阅读。.阅读理解Spending money on timesaving services reduces stress and boosts happiness, according to a ne
12、w research, but shockingly, few of us do it.Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “ Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we dont have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.”The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment
13、, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchasea gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time, from paying the neighbors kid to run erran
14、ds (跑腿) to taking an Uber instead of a bus.“On the day they made the timesaving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase，” said Whillans.The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend mone
15、y on timesaving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” (意外之财) of $40, only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.“One reason，” said Whillans, “is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has pass
16、ed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that_overburdened_feeling in the future.” But another possible cause is good oldfashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing (外包) that task，” said
17、 Whillans, “or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way.”本文讲述了如何解决时间不足的问题同时还能提升快乐。1In the Canadian experiment, the participants _.Awere asked to spend the money in different waysBwere divided into two groupsCwere given $40 every two weeksDwere asked to give money to a neighbors
18、kid解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways.”可以得知，在加拿大的这个试验中，参加试验的人被要求用不同的方式花钱。故选A。答案：A2According to the author, what can make people less timestressed?ABuying themselves an expensive present.BPaying m
19、uch for a concert ticket.CTaking a regular bus to get to work.DEmploying someone to clean the garden.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“On the day they made the timesaving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase，”可以得知，花钱雇佣别人打扫花园的人时
20、间压力更少些。故选D。答案：D3When it comes to spending money on “buying time”，_.Amost people like the idea but dont practice it in lifeBno people would like to do itCa small percentage of people choose to do itDmore people will do it if extra money is given解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“The biggest surprise to the researchers w
21、as how few people would spend money on timesaving services，”可以得知，很少有人在购买时间上花钱。故选C。答案：C4What do the underlined words “that overburdened feeling” in Paragraph 6 refer to?AThe discomfort when completing tasks we hate doing.BThe good oldfashioned guilt.CThe feeling of spending money on goods.DThe stress
22、 of having someone clean your house.解析：词义猜测题。根据“One reason，” said Whillans, “is that were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that_overburdened_feeling in the future. ”可以得知，我们在做讨厌的事情时曾经的痛苦
23、感觉过后总会被遗忘，这样就不会采取积极行动，去避免将来这种难受不舒服的感觉再次发生。根据其中的were very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks提示可以得出答案。故选A。答案：A.短文改错Last Sunday, I didnt get up early as usual. In morning after I finished my homework, I did some houseworks. Then I telephoned one of my classmates to inviting him to
24、see a film. But unlucky, when we got to the cinema, we found all the tickets has been sold out. Then they went back to school and played football. Before that, we were about to go home when we met our English teacher, Ms Gao, that was walking into the school. She stopped and told us that we had made great progress in English. She suggested that we should read more but write more. She also asked us to help those in need of. She hoped we would improve English together.答案