1、课时作业(四)Unit 2Section Starting out & Understanding ideas.阅读理解A New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go PhoneFree A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward
2、 the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, and discipline was up，” he says. According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school. When students come int
3、o class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked tightly. So they have no access to phones at all. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks, with the only excepti
4、ons being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities. Eighth graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “Its just better for everyone because youll understand how it feels to get more work done ins
5、tead of distracting attention because of the phone，” says student Charlene V. “I was usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends，” says student Desiree Duncan. The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, so the process was not that smo
6、oth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches，” Stansbury says. Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. S
7、he says students used to throw in the towel quickly and just rely on their phones to look for answers. She says they now try to figure the answers out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. Thats what I wasnt seeing when phone usage was at its worst，” she adds. Maxson Middle
8、 School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that its worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking action when necessary.1Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban beca
9、use students _.Awerent focused on school workBwere always listening to musicCused phones to cheat on examsDstopped talking with others2What did the two eighth graders tell News 12 New Jersey?AOpposition from students.BTeamwork with friends.CThe daily routine at school.DEffect of the program.3Accordi
10、ng to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought?AStudents discuss more in class.BStudents finish their work on time.CStudents guess the answers themselves.DStudents check messages during the break.B Last month, I began my own twoweeklong digital detox. I got the inspiration from the tech w
11、riter Paul Miller, who got away from the Internet for a whole year. It was not worth mentioning as against the time Miller spent offline, but it was the longest I had gone through without almost any Internet in 13 years. Why did I do it? For a while I felt the urge to try fully disconnecting to free
12、 myself from the endless work. I wanted to take a break from it all for a couple of weeks at least to see what would happen. After all, throughout the last decade, Ive been online 247, overreacting to my email inbox and social feed (传送) living in a world where the line between the digital world and
13、the real world gets a bit unclear at times. I havent of course forgotten that Im CEO of a social media company. My work is built around the premise (前提) that being connected makes our lives richer, more rewarding and more efficient. Still, Id forgotten one key lesson along the way: moderation. As mo
14、re and more of my life was spent scanning social feed and checking out my inbox, I realized that I needed to step back and get a whole new perspective. So on my winter vacation to Mexico, I took a break from being active on the Internet for the entire trip. For the whole 14 days, I ate a lot of deli
15、cious fish tacos, surfed and fixed up my cottage on the beach. I didnt write or send any emails. I didnt scan any Top 10 lists of feed. The one I did give myself was checking my email inbox occasionally just to make sure an emergency wasnt unfolding while I was away. What I learned from my short exp
16、eriment was actually not too unlike what Miller learned. I didnt end up discovering that technology is evil. In fact, I found myself reflecting on how technology over the last few years has let me experience some of the most rewarding and eventful moments of my life.4Why did the author begin digital
17、 detox for two weeks?ABecause Miller recommended him to do so.BBecause he was tired of his empty life.CBecause he wanted to live a digital life.DBecause he intended to experience an Internetfree life.5Which can replace the underlined word in the third paragraph?Ato a large degreeBin an honest wayCin
18、 an appropriate wayDto a very small degree6Why did the author still check out his email?ATo deal with emergencies.BFor the sake of his health.CTo find some delicious food to eat.DTo watch Top 10 lists closely.7What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe author holds an objective attitude towar
19、ds technology.BThe author finds technology is harmful.CThe author will advise digital detox completely.DThe author will no longer use the Internet.完形填空 Fourteenyearold Leah Murphy flew over 1,600 miles from her small town to Brisbane to attend a Pink concert earlier this week. _1_， she probably neve
20、r imagined that her _2_ would end the way that it did. After Murphy, who lost her _3_ back in June, spent the time in the show holding up a(n) _4_ asking for a hug from the singer, Pink _5_ stopped her show to comfort the teen. Murphys mother, Debbie, who _6_ Pink as one of her idols, purchased tick
21、ets with a friend for the singers concert in Sydney but passed away before she was able to _7_. Murphy and a relative, Katrina Donkin, attended Tuesday nights show in their place. In the hope of getting Pinks _8_ during the show, Murphy waved a sign that read, “My name is Leah Im 14 years old. I los
22、t my beautiful Mum last month. I would love a _9_. Please！” The sign moved other audience at the scene, who later _10_ themselves passing and waving it throughout the crowd _11_ the sign eventually made its way to Pink on stage. After reading it aloud, the singer _12_ down from the stage to give the
23、 teen a hug. “She told me that I looked pretty and that everything was going to be OK. Then she signed my arm and we _13_ a selfie，” Murphy said. “It _14_ a great deal to me. It was a dream come _15_.”1A.However BBesides CTherefore DOtherwise2A.career Bexperience Clife Dprogramme3A.father Bvisa Cpas
24、sport Dmother4A.symbol Bsignal Csign Dadvertisement5A.briefly Bnaturally Cunwillingly Dconstantly6A.turned to Bmade up Creferred to Dlooked up7A.join Bmove Creturn Dattend8A.record Battention Cpicture Dsignature9A.smile Bkiss Chug Dpraise10A.found Bdevoted Cenjoyed Dimagined11A.unless Bthough Cbecau
25、se Duntil12A.reached Bsearched Cstepped Dslipped13A.posted Btook Cmade Ddeveloped14A.gave Bshowed Cmeant Dsettled15A.alive Btrue Clively Dloose课时作业(四).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了新泽西州的一所中学实行禁止使用手机的措施，以保证学生们正常的课堂学习效率。1答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay atten
26、tion to their lessons.”可知学生们太过于关注手机了以至于上课时无法专注，因此Maxson中学推行手机禁止项目是因为学生们无法专注于学业。故选A。2答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Eighth graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours.”可知两位八年级的同学说，实施一段时间后她们注意到发生了改变，意在表明两位同学表达了这个项目所带来的影响。故选D。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Teacher Nia Cum
27、mings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class.”可知，Nia Cummings老师甚至留意到了学生们在课堂上互相探讨想法，因此根据Nia Cummings说的，禁止使用手机带来的好处是同学们在课堂上讨论的更多了。故选A。B【语篇解读】本文为夹叙夹议文。一位媒体公司总裁通过讲述脱瘾治疗的经历以客观的态度阐述了网络对他的生活的影响。4答案与解析：D考查细节理解。由第二段中的“For a while I felt the urge to try fully disconnecting to fr
28、ee myself from the endless work. I wanted to take a break from it all for a couple of weeks at least to see what would happen”可知，他这样做的目的是想体验一下没有网络的生活。5答案与解析：C考查词义猜测。由第三段中的“As more and more of my life was spent scanning social feed and checking out my inbox, I realized that I needed to step back and
29、get a whole new perspective”可知作者认为上网适度非常重要。6答案与解析：A考查细节理解。由第四段中的“just to make sure an emergency wasnt unfolding while I was away”可知选A。7答案与解析：A考查推理判断。由全文尤其是最后一段中的“I found myself reflecting on how technology over the last few years has let me experience some of the most rewarding and eventful moments
30、of my life”可知作者对待科技的态度是客观的。.完形填空【语篇解读】14岁的Leah Murphy的妈妈去世了，她代替妈妈参加了妈妈偶像的演唱会。在演唱会上她希望得到妈妈偶像的拥抱。最终她的梦想变成了现实。1答案与解析：A根据语境可知，上下文之间有逻辑上的转折关系，故选A。2答案与解析：B此处谈论的是Murphy参加音乐会的经历(experience)。3答案与解析：D由第二段第一句可知，Murphy的母亲去世了，故选D。4答案与解析：C由第三段第一句中的”Murphy waved a sign”可知，C项符合文意。5答案与解析：A根据语境并结合常识可知，歌手接下来还要继续演出，所以这
31、里指她短暂地(briefly)停下了演出。6答案与解析：CMurphy的妈妈把Pink看作自己的偶像之一。refer to sb. as.”把某人看作”。7答案与解析：D联系语境并根据下文中的“Murphy and a relative, Katrina Donkin, attended Tuesday nights show”可知，母亲没能参加(attend)音乐会就去世了。8答案与解析：B由下文中的“Murphy waved a sign that read.”可推出，Murphy这样做的目的是引起歌手的注意。故选B。9答案与解析：C由下文中的“give the teen a hug”可知
32、，Murphy想要得到歌手的一个拥抱(hug)。10答案与解析：A由上文中的“The sign moved other audience”可知，其他听众受到感动，也在不知不觉地传递和挥舞着这个牌子。find oneself doing sth.“不知不觉做某事”。11答案与解析：D此处表示直到牌子最终被传到了舞台上的歌手Pink那里，所以用until。12答案与解析：C此处表示这名歌手走下舞台给这个少年一个拥抱。故选C。13答案与解析：B此处表示我们拍了自拍，故选B。14答案与解析：C联系语境可知，此处表示这件事对Murphy来说意义重大，她的梦想成真了。mean sth. to sb.“对某人重要/意义重大”。15答案与解析：B参见上题解析。be a dream come true“梦想成真”，为固定短语。
