1、课时作业16Women of achievement.阅读理解ATheres nothing more attractive than an inspiring, unputdownable read. Whether its the latest autobiography or novel, finding a book you really connect with is always a win. As we say goodbye to our summer beach reads, weve already begun storing a list of winter pagetu
2、rners. Top of the pile: Fiona McCallums new novel, A Life Of Her Own.Regarded as one of Australias master storytellers, Fiona McCallum is best known for her heartwarming stories of selfdiscovery and has already produced 10 bestsellers. Her latest novel is set to be no different, telling the upliftin
3、g story of overcoming difficulties and following your dreams.The tale centers on Alice Hamilton, a recentlygraduated matureage student who is looking to make her next career move. Struggling to sail her way through the job market, Alice is faced with the dilemma of finding a financiallysecure job th
4、at she enjoysa try that she soon discovers to be difficultwhile keeping a healthy and committed relationship with her partner David. Faced with the gradually increasing pressure of unemployment, Alice interviews for a role at a major real estate agency in Melbourne and lands the job. Yet filled with
5、 anxiety about having to make new friends, Alices circumstances unfortunately take a turn for the worse. Luckily, an unexpected trip back to the country town provides her with a newfound view on her career path and relationship.Fun fact: Fiona is a bestselling author and her books have sold over 200
6、,000 copies in Australia alone. But Fionas path to becoming a bestselling author was not without its challenges and she overcame them one by one and finally made those achievements.With an exciting story line that proves all too relatable, A Life Of Her Own will have you hooked from the first chapte
7、r. If youre a sucker for a sentimental (情感的) story with an inspiring lead, then grab your copy of McCallums new novel now. Trust us; you wont be able to put it down.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了澳大利亚作家Fiona McCallum的新作A Life Of Her Own。1What is the common feature of most of Fiona McCallums works?AThey have simi
8、lar topics.BThey target the same readers.CTheyre set in similar backgrounds.DTheyre best enjoyed at the seaside.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Fiona McCallum is best known for her heartwarming stories of selfdiscovery.可知，她的多数作品都以温暖、励志的感人故事为主题。2What can we know about Fiona McCallum?AHer success depends much on h
9、er friends help.BShe is an author best known by parents and kids.CShe found her life goal during an unexpected trip.DHer life is much like that of the characters in her novels.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的.was not without its challenges and she overcame them.可知，Fiona的人生道路和其小说中角色的人生道路很像。3What is the writing pu
10、rpose of the text?ATo encourage people to find suitable jobs.BTo call on people to read more books.CTo introduce a famous writer.DTo recommend a new novel.答案：D解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段的A Life Of Her Own will have you hooked.Trust us; you wont be able to put it down.可知，本文写作目的是推荐一本新的小说。BTherere billions of peop
11、le on this planet, and many love eating meat. Its a tough job to meet the demand in a sustainable (可持续的) way.In 2018 alone, Americans consumed more than 2,201 billions of red meat and poultry (家禽), according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Thats a lot. Although theres signi
12、ficant growth in plantbased restaurants, the meat consumption has still increased a lot. It has caused pressure on the environment and our health. This has given rise to some startups (初创企业) looking to meet our extreme demand for meat in more environmentallyfriendly ways.For example, Memphis Meats i
13、s developing cellbased meat in its labs without requiring any animals. Future Meat Technologies is doing the same by making fat cells that are being tested by chefs. Just, Inc. has grown cellbased meat and seafood as well.All of these companies use their own processes to harvest cells from animals a
14、nd grow them in labs. Food giants and billionaires are among the financial supporters of these technologies. But dont worry if youre not a meat lover. Some startups are working on labgrown food products that are plantbased and copy meats characteristics.But therere challenges the labgrown meat indus
15、try faces. Educating the public is a big one. Another problem is the labeling (贴标签) of the products. Meat industry trade groups, like NCBC, are pressing the USDA to regulate labgrown meat alternatives more strictly. They think these products just look like meat and are not real. They insist such pro
16、ducts shouldnt be labeled as meat. To reply to NCBCs requirements, recently the USDA decides to give tougher regulations on the new “cellbased meat” category.Traditional meat producers are also cautious about the new upstarts. But that hasnt stopped some of them reaching out for partnership with new
17、 meat producers because more consumers are demanding environmentallyfriendly products. Certainly, the labbased meat companies are welcoming the partnership. These are the pieces of good news about the meat industry.本文是一篇说明文。介绍了美国企业利用新方法来生产肉制品，这有望较好地满足人们对肉的需求。4What social problem is reflected in Para
18、graphs 1 and 2?AThat many startups lack enough support from the government.BThat customers huge demand for meat is tough to handle.CThat the price of red meat and poultry keeps rising.DThat the population of the world is increasing fast.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的There are billions.way.和第二段的Thats a lot.and
19、health problems.可知，一、二段反映的社会问题是：很难应对消费者对肉制品的庞大需求。5What can we learn about Memphis Meats, Future Meat Technologies and Just, Inc?AThey are recently facing big financial problems.BThey are eager to produce healthy plantbased products.CThey adopt unique ways to make environmentallyfriendly meat.DThey m
20、anage to gain many chefs attention to their products.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的This has.environmentallyfriendly ways.，第三段的内容和第四段的All of these companies use their own processes to.in labs.可知答案。6What is NCBC wishing to do?ALet the government support the labbased meat.BMake its meat products taste like the la
21、bbased meat.CLet regulators tell real meat products and labgrown meat apart.DCall on the public to resist the latest regulations on meat products.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第五段的Another problem is.They insist such products shouldnt be labeled as meat.可知，NCBC希望监管者能把他们的产品和实验室里制造出来的“肉产品”清晰地区分开来。.完形填空For my grandpa,
22、 Tatays 90th birthday, our family threw him a big party.We _1_ the backyard with colorful flags so it would look like the neighborhood parties with which Tatay grew up in his home country of the Philippines. We _2_ a big lechon, a roasted pig. And the guests were asked to wear traditional Filipino c
23、lothes.While I was excited to wear an orange patadyonga Philippine skirt and wrapmy white husband Darren, from Nashville, Tenn, felt _3_ in his barong, a shirt woven from pineapple leaf fibers. My aunt had told all the guests to dress in _4_ clothes.“I feel like this is cultural appropriation，” he s
24、aid, pulling the collar and looking around _5_. “I honestly feel uncomfortable.”I could understand Darrens _6_. But wearing a barong to Tatays birthday partythis, I felt, was not appropriation but _7_. It filled me with great pride to see my white husband in the clothing of my familys tradition. I k
25、new my family was _8_， too. My uncle lent his clean shirt to Darren. My cousins wanted to _9_ photos with him.I _10_ him by saying he was expressing _11_ and a sense of unity with my Filipino family. And we were wearing these clothes as an act of _12_ to Tatay. He is losing his _13_but barong and pa
26、tadyong and lechon, these are some of the things that _14_ in his mind.In that barong, Darrens standing next to Tatay showed that he was making an _15_ to understand and connect with my family. And that, to me, was a beautiful thing.After all, appreciating different cultures helps understand the wor
27、ld.本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述为了给作者的爷爷庆祝九十岁生日，作者一家举办了一个盛大的宴会，要求客人都穿上菲律宾的传统服装，作者来自异国的丈夫也一样，这让他非常紧张，但作者感觉他正努力融入作者的大家庭，同样作者也明白了欣赏不同的文化有利于理解世界。1A.shared BdecoratedCprovided Dcovered答案：B解析：A项意为“分享”；B项意为“装饰”；C项意为“提供”；D项意为“覆盖”。根据上文中的“our family threw him a big party”可知，为了举办宴会，作者一家用彩旗装饰了后院。故B项正确。2A.ordered BraisedCkept
28、 Dcaught答案：A解析：根据下文中的“a big lechon”可知，为了这次宴会作者一家订了一大份烤猪。故A项正确。3A.suitable BcomfortableCstressful Dnervous答案：D解析：A项意为“合适的”；B项意为“舒适的”；C项意为“有压力的”；D项意为“紧张的”；根据下文“I honestly feel uncomfortable.”可知，作者的丈夫感到紧张。故D项正确。4A.traditional BregularCplain Dexpensive答案：A解析：根据上文中的“to wear traditional Filipino clothes”可
29、知，作者的阿姨让所有客人都穿上菲律宾传统服装。故A项正确。5A.patiently BbravelyCtiredly Dworriedly答案：D解析：A项意为“耐心地”；B项意为“勇敢地”；C项意为“劳累地”；D项意为“担忧地”。根据下文“I honestly feel uncomfortable.”可知，作者的丈夫说话时拉了拉衣领，环顾四周，显得很担忧。故D项正确。6A.argument BconditionCanxiety Dcuriosity答案：C解析：A项意为“争论”；B项意为“状况”；C项意为“忧虑”；D项意为“好奇心”。根据语境可知，作者能理解丈夫的担忧。故C项正确。7A.di
30、fference BappreciationCinfluence Dexpectation答案：B解析：A项意为“差异”；B项意为“欣赏，感激”；C项意为“影响”；D项意为“期望”。根据语境可知，作者认为穿着巴隆衬衫并不是文化挪用，而是一种欣赏。故B项正确。8A.excited BinterestedCembarrassed Dannoyed答案：A解析：A项意为“兴奋的”；B项意为“有趣的”；C项意为“窘迫的”；D项意为“烦闷的”。根据语境可知，作者的家人也感到兴奋。故A项正确。9A.develop BsendCtake Dexchange答案：C解析：根据本句“My cousins wan
31、ted to _ photos with him.”可知，侄子们想和他一起拍照。take photos意为“拍照”。故C项正确。10A.comforted BchangedCignored Dattracted答案：A解析：A项意为“安慰”；B项意为“改变”；C项意为“忽视”；D项意为“吸引”。根据本句“I _ him by saying he was.with my Filipino family.”可知，作者在安慰丈夫。故A项正确。11A.fear BregretChappiness Dsupport答案：D解析：根据下文中的“and a sense of unity with my Fi
32、lipino family”可知，作者安慰丈夫说他正表达着对菲律宾家庭的支持和一种在一起的团结感。故D项正确。12A.courage BtrustCkindness Ddevotion答案：C解析：A项意为“勇气”；B项意为“信任”；C项意为“善意，友好行为”；D项意为“热爱”。根据第二段第一句中的“Tatay grew up in his home country of the Philippines”可知，穿着这些菲律宾传统服装是对Tatay的一种友善。故C项正确。13A.wealth BmemoryChome Dheart答案：B解析：A项意为“财富”；B项意为“记忆”；C项意为“家”；D项意为“心脏”。根据上文语境可知，作者的爷爷Tatay已经90岁了，正在失去自己的记忆。故B项正确。14A.remain BgrowCreturn Ddisappear答案：A解析：根据语境可知，虽然作者的爷爷正在失去记忆，但关于这次宴会的东西会永远保留在他的记忆里。remain意为“留下，保持”。故A项正确。15A.offer BeffortCexample Dexcuse答案：B解析：根据语境可知，作者的丈夫正努力地理解并融入作者的家庭。make an effort to do sth.意为“努力做”。故B项正确。