1、课时作业(二十九)必修5Unit 15Learning第1课时.单项填空1You neednt have come here in person，for the papers werent so urgent and besides it_with rain.ApouredBwas pouringChas poured Dhad poured2If the flight had not been put off because of the bad weather，he_for America last Monday.Awould set off Bwould set aboutCwould
2、have set off Dwould have set about3If everyone has_to public transport，greenhouse gas will be reduced a lot.Aentrance BapproachCaccess Dkey4It is easy for people to become addicted to playing games online，_teenagers.Aspecifically BpurposelyCespecially Dspecially5How I wish I_English as fluently as a
3、 native speaker!Aspeak Bcan speakCcould speak Dwill speak6Before you decide to do something，you should consider whether what you will do is_.Aworth BworthyCworthless Dworthwhile7_to the life in the new school，he is able to get along well with his classmates.ABe accustomed BTo be accustomedCAccustome
4、d DAccustoming8It is agreed that cycling is highly_to health and the environment.Aconventional BbeneficialCflexible Dsecure9The king cried loudly for help，expecting someone_.Ato come to his defenceBcoming to his defenceCto come for his defenceDcoming for his defence10Susan is slow in doing anything，
5、so it is necessary to_her to complete the work on time.Adrag BallowCbeg Durge11I miss the drama so much.Its high time we_to the theater.Awill go Bshall goCare going Dwent12Now that you like the car so much，why not drive it back?Well，I cant afford_car.Athat expensive a Ba that expensiveCthat an expen
6、sive Dan expensive that13So far I havent got used to the fast_of modern life in Hong Kong.Astep BstyleCpace Dmanner14Since she left，hes_himself in his work and made great progress.Aburied BobeyedCreflected Dinstructed15Doctors dont go out very often as their work_almost all their time.Atakes up Bset
7、s upClooks up Dcatches up.阅读理解(2010安徽部分重点中学第二次联考)Two thirds of women prefer working for male bosses because they are better managers and less likely to lose their temper，a study has suggested.Many female employees also like having a man in charge because they are “more authoritative (有权威的)” and “mor
8、e straightforward” than their_female_counterparts.Women consider men “tougher”，“better at delegation (委派)”and also more likely to regularly dish out praise.And men were also rated as being better decisionmakers and having more grasp of the business overall than women do.It also shows that four out o
9、f ten women who have female bosses believe they could do a better job than their immediate superior (上司)The study of 2,000 women in full or parttime employment asked whether they would prefer to have a man or woman as their immediate line manager.About 63 per cent expressed a male preference，while o
10、nly 37 per cent choose a woman.The results also revealed one in six women who currently work under a woman is experiencing “underlying tension” between themselves and their boss.There are a number of reasons for the male preference including a feeling that female managers felt threatened by other wo
11、men at work.A failure to leave personal problems at home was also cited (说到)Other issues included a lack of flexibility (机动性) over leaving early or starting late.But despite the worries，female bosses did score highly on the more personal side of the manageremployee relationship.They were thought of
12、as being approachable，more trustworthy and more compassionate (有同情心的) in a member of staffs time of need.1What does the underlined part “their female counterparts”in Paragraph 2 refer to?AFemale companions. BWomen managers.CLeading members. DMan managers.2Compared to female employers，male bosses_.Ag
13、enerally have a poor sense of businessBare not good at managing their companyCseldom praise their staff members openlyDare more likely to keep their temper under control3In which aspect did female bosses score more points?AThey were more flexible in working hours.BThey didnt feel a tension from othe
14、r women at work.CThey were more considerate towards their employees.DThey didnt allow personal problems to affect their mood.4What is the best title of the text?AMale or female boss?BThe finding of a new studyCWomen prefer to work for male bossesDWho is better at managing a company?(2011广东惠州第三次调研)A
15、new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television，the more likely they are to develop depression (抑郁) as young adults.But the extent to which TV may be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.The researchers used a national longterm survey of adolescent health to investigat
16、e the relationship between media use and depression.They based their findings on more than 4,000 adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.As part of the survey，the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily.They were also asked how often
17、 they played computer games and listened to the radio.Media use totaled an average of 5 and onehalf hours a day.More than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV.7 years later，in 2002，more than 7 percent of the young people had signs of depression.The average age at that time was 21.Brian Primack at t
18、he University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study.He says every extra hour of television meant an 8 percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression.The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies，v
19、ideo games or radio.But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.Doctor Primack says the study did not explore why watching TV causes depression.But one possibility，he says，is that it may take time away from activiti
20、es that could help prevent depression，like sports and socializing.It might also interfere with sleep，he says，and that could have an influence.The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.In December，the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that hel
21、p lead to happy lives.Sociologists from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people.The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active，to read，attend religious services and to vote.5Accordi
22、ng to the first paragraph，what remains unsolved in the new study?AWho is more likely to be influenced by TV.BHow much teenagers are depressed by TV.CWhether teenagers are influenced by TV.DWhat should be done to help the teenagers.6More than 4,000 adolescents were chosen as the subjects of the study
23、 because they_.Awere free from depressionBwere keen on using the mediaCattached much importance to their healthDcould afford the time for the longterm survey7What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?ADepression is not related to the use of other media than TV.BEvery extra hour of media uses i
24、ncreases the chance of depression.CLonger use of media other than TV doesnt increase the chance of depression.DThe influence of movies，video games and radio on depression varies respectively.8In the last sentence of the eighth paragraph，“It” refers to_.Adepression Bwatching TVClack of activities Dth
25、e result of the study9The study done by the sociologists from the University of Maryland was mainly intended to _.Atell the difference between happy and unhappy peopleBprove the relationship between TV and depressionCstress the importance of being socially activeDprovide a happy recipe (秘方) for all
26、people课时作业(二十九)答案.单项填空1解析：考查时态。根据句意“你本不需要亲自来，因为这些文件不急用而且天还在下大雨”可知应用过去进行时。it was pouring with rain表示“正在下着倾盆大雨”。答案：B2解析：考查短语动词及虚拟语气。set about着手做某事；set off动身，出发。根据语境可知是对过去情况的一种假设，故选would have set off。答案：C3解析：考查名词辨析。have access to是固定词组，意为“可接近或可利用”。句意为：如果每个人都能利用公共交通工具，温室气体就会减少很多。其他选项也可和介词to搭配，但意思均不相符(ent
27、rance入口；approach方法，通道，接近；key钥匙，答案)。答案：C4解析：考查副词辨析。especially意为“特别，尤其”，可修饰形容词，副词，介词短语，名词等，故选C。specifically特定地，特殊地；purposely故意地，特意地；specially特别地，专门地。答案：C5解析：考查虚拟语气。本题中wish后接的宾语从句是对“现在”的虚拟，谓语动词用一般过去式，故选could speak。答案：C6解析：考查近义词辨析。worth和worthy都意为“值得”，作表语时不能单独使用，它们的常见用法为：be worthn./pron./doing；be worthyo
28、fn./pron.。worthless无价值的，无用的。worthwhile意为“值得(努力)的”，可修饰名词或单独作表语使用，故选D。答案：D7解析：考查短语be accustomed to。be accustomed to表示“习惯于”。Accustomed to.在句中是形容词短语作原因状语。答案：C8解析：考查形容词辨析。beneficial有用的，有益的。conventional传统的；fiexible灵活的；secure稳定的。句意为：大家都认为，骑自行车对健康和环境非常有益。答案：B9解析：考查搭配。come to ones defence为固定搭配，意为“来保卫某人”，又根据e
29、xpect sb.to do sth.可知正确答案为A。答案：A10解析：考查动词辨析。由前半句“苏珊做什么都很慢”可推知有必要“(urge)催促”她按时完成工作。drag拖，拉；allow允许；beg乞求。答案：D11解析：考查虚拟语气。“Its (high/about) time that从句”中，从句谓语动词多用过去时，有时也用“should动词原形”。答案：D12解析：考查that的用法。that也可以作副词用，相当于so。在英语中，how，so，too与一个形容词和一个名词连用时的顺序是how/so/tooadj.a/ann.。答案：A13解析：考查名词辨析。pace步调，节奏。st
30、ep脚步，楼梯，台阶；style风格，式样；manner方式，规矩。句意为：迄今为止，我还没有适应香港现代生活的快节奏。答案：C14解析：考查动词用法辨析。四个选项中，只有bury可以构成短语bury oneself in (doing) sth.，表示“专心于”。答案：A15解析：考查短语动词辨析。take up占去(时间或空间)。set up建立；look up查阅；catch up赶上。根据句意不难得知正确答案为A。答案：A.阅读理解语篇解读一项调查显示，三分之二的女性更愿意为男上司工作。因为他们比女上司具有更多的优势 1解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，许多女雇员也喜欢有一个男主
31、管，因为他们“更有权威”，而且比女主管“更坦诚”。词组their female counterparts指“女主管”。答案：B2解析：推理判断题。从文章第一段可知D项正确。从前四段可知A、B两项错误；从文章第三段末尾可知C项与原文不符。答案：D3解析：根据文章的倒数第一段可知，女性上司在和雇员之间的关系中更人性化，故C项与文中意思相符。答案：C4解析：主旨大意题。根据文章的第一段可知，三分之二的女性更愿意为男上司工作，这是最近的一项研究发现的主要内容，也是本文的主旨大意。因此本文主要讲述的是：Women prefer to work for male bosses。答案：C语篇解读看电视和抑郁
32、症之间，究竟有着什么样的关系呢？看看文中是怎么说的。 5解析：细节理解题。由文章第一段的内容可知，有项研究表明青少年看电视越多，越容易得抑郁症，但是，电视要为此负多大责任呢？该研究并没有明确回答，故答案为B。答案：B6解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“They based their findings on more than 4,000 adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995.”可知只有这些少年没有抑郁症，才对他们跟踪调查，观察日后因为看电视得抑郁症的几率。答案：A7解析：推理判断题。由“The researchers say they did not find any such relationship.amount of media use.”可知答案为C。答案：C8解析：词义猜测题。由“Doctor Primack says the study did not explore why watching TV causes.It might also interfere with sleep”，可知答案为B。答案：B9解析：主旨大意题。综观全文内容不难看出通篇都是研究电视和抑郁症的关系。答案：B
