1、Unit 1 Cultural Relics reading课时作业第一节、完形填空 Every New Years Eve in the past, we had breakfast at Aunt Dots house. My most vivid _1_ of the meal was the centerpiece（中心装饰品）that Aunt Dot always _2_ on her kitchen table-seven sets of salt and pepper shakers. It wasnt until years later that I finally aske
2、d Aunt Dot about the unusual centerpiece.She was then 87 but she_3_invited us to the last breakfast of the year. I had _4_early that morning to help with the meal_5_Though weak, Aunt Dot was_6_stirring（搅拌）pancake batter(糊状物)as she_7_my question. You know I arrange those salt and pepper shakers on th
3、e table every single year.”“I know, I said, _8_plates on the table. But_9_do you always do that on New Years Eve morning?“It helps to remind me that_10_the holidays are over, theres another whole year of them coming, Aunt Dot said thoughtfully.I nodded_11_,1 guess that makes sense. Let me tell you s
4、omething more, she said.“Ive learned over my many Tears that nothing really_12_; every ending in life is really just another new_13_. She pointed at me with the batter-covered spoon. _14_ that, my dear. I will, I told her.In the spring of that year, after a short illness, Aunt Dot passed away. To my
5、_15_, I got the holiday salt and pepper shakers which I thought would be given to her own children. I_16_Aunt Dot wanted to make sure I remembered her philosophy.I continued Aunt Dots breakfast_17_ at my own apartment with the salt and pepper shakers centerpiece_18_. The pancakes are never as delici
6、ous as Aunt Dots, _19_the center of the table is covered with those old salt and pepper shakers, _20_us all that every ending is really just another beginning.1A. dream B. memory C. mind D. worry2A. changed B. listed C. arranged D. cooked3A. still B. even C. ever D. just4A. come through B. come up C
7、. come over D. come across5A. orders B. purchases C. shares D. preparations6A. enthusiastically B. nervously C. sadly D. bravely7A. went through B. figured out C. replied to D. made out8A. removing B. appreciating C. washing D. setting9A. when B. why C. what D. where10A. now that B. in case C. as th
8、ough D. even if11A. in vain B. in doubt C. in agreement D. in demand12A. ignores B. stops C. requires D. lives13A. beginning B. surviving C. challenging D. escaping14A. Remember B. Forgive C. Forget D. Experience15A. disappointment B. surprise C. sadness D. relief16A. find B. decide C. guess D. noti
9、ce17A. principle B. method C. law D. tradition18A. under control B. broken C. changed D. in place19A. but B. so C. and D. for20A. announcing B. reminding C. persuading D. suggesting第二节、阅读理解A A visit to the Harvard Museum of Natural History can be the highlight of a day in lively and historic Harvard
10、 Square. The museum is located on the campus of the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. General AdmissionAdults: $12.00Non-Harvard students with I.D.: $10.00Seniors (65+): $10.00Children ages 318: $8.00Children under 3: FreeGo Boston CardThe museum accepts theGo Boston Card,
11、a multi-attraction pass that includes admission to over 40 museums, tours, and attractions with a savings of up to 55%. Check out theExplore Passand Build Your Own Passtosave time and money by purchasing in advance.Discounted AdmissionBoston and Cambridge libraries are among the dozens of public lib
12、raries in Massachusetts that have museum passes available for $6 admission to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Each pass admits up to four people. Ask for passes at your local library! Please be prepared to show proof of Massachusetts residency (居住权) or library membership. TransportationStreet
13、 parking is limited; MBTA public transportation recommended (Red Line to Harvard Square, or Commuter Rail to Porter Square.) No Cambridge resident restrictions on street parking on Sundays or holidays. On weekends, you can purchase a parking pass at the front desk to park in the Universitys adjacent
14、 garage at 52 Oxford St. See the museums website for directions to reserve parking online on weekdays. Museum PoliciesEnjoy your visit, and please help us keep the museum safe and comfortable for other visitors.l No eating or drinking in the galleries.l Do not lean on glass cases; they are fragile.l
15、 Our passages are narrow; keep them accessible for other visitors.l Cell phones are permitted for phone calls in the ground and third floor lobbies.l Personal photography is allowed; however, the use of flash and tripods is not permitted in the galleries. Commercial photography or video cameras are
16、not permitted without written permission. 21. If two college students with Massachusetts I.D. go to Boston for a visit, what is their lowest possible admission price to the Harvard Museum of Natural History?A. $6.B. $9.C. $20.D. $24.22. Which of the following is TRUE about visiting the Harvard Museu
17、m of Natural History?A. Visitors are free to take photos of all its exhibits.B. Visitors can make parking reservations on weekdays.C. Visitors can park in the street as long as they pay.D. Visitors are prohibited from making phone calls.BA long-term American study shows the importance of early educa
18、tion for poor children. The study is known as the Abecedarian Project. It involved more than one-hundred young children from poor families in North Carolina.Half of the children attended an all-day program at a high-quality child-care center. The center offered educational, health and social program
19、s. Children took part in games and activities to increase their thinking and language skills and social and emotional development. The program also included health foods for the children.The children attended the program from when they were a few weeks old until the age of five years. The other grou
20、p of children did not attend the child-care center. After the age of five, both groups attended public school.Researchers compared the two groups of children. When they were babies, both groups had similar results in tests for mental and physical skills. However, from the age of eighteen months, the
21、 children in the educational child-care program did much better in tests.The researchers tested the children again when they were twelve and fifteen years old. The tests found that the children who had been in the child-care center continued to have higher average test results. These children did mu
22、ch better on tests of reading and mathematics.A few years ago, organizers of the Abecedarian Project tested the students again. At the time, each student was twenty-one years old. They were tested for thinking and educational ability, employment, parenting and social skills. The researchers found th
23、at the young adults who had the early education still did better in reading and mathematics tests. They were more than two times as likely to be attending college or to have completed college. In addition, the children who received early education were older on average, when their first child was bo
24、rn.The study offers more evidence that learning during the first months and years of life is important for all later development.The researchers of the Abecedarian Project believe their study shows a need for lawmakers to spend money on public early education. They believe these kinds of programs co
25、uld reduce the number of children who do not complete school and are unemployed.23. The Abecedarian Project has lasted _.A. almost one yearB. about five yearsC. more than 20 yearsD. no more than 15 years24. Those who had been in the child-care center _ compared with those who hadnt.A. have their chi
26、ldren at later agesB. get more help from other peopleC. have no parenting or social skillsD. are poorer at reading and mathematics25. What dont we know about the Abecedarian Project after reading the text?A. What the children learned at the child-care center.B. How important early education is for p
27、oor children.C. How many children are involved in the Abecedarian Project.D. Whether lawmakers will spend money on public early education.26. The study of the Abecedarian Project shows that early education _.A. costs a lot of moneyB. leads to a lower birthrateC. can improve the life of poor children
28、D. is not important for later developmentCAround the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are facing threats(威胁) brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study
29、 by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive(破坏性的) in the long run.Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extrem
30、e cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with
31、 heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growt
32、h stoppage, which leads to death.The corals ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the studys results show the complexities(复杂性) of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors(因素).“Global warming is associated with increases but also decr
33、eases of temperatures,” said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrease on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of c
34、oral reefs in the field of climate change.”27:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ACorals are unable to adjust to temperature changes.BCold temperature causes greater damage to corals.CHot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly.DHeat and cold damage corals in their own way
35、s.28:We can learn from the passage that _ .Ascientists used to pay no attention to the effect of cold events on coralsB2010 witnessed one of the greatest temperature differences on recordCcorals prefer warmer conditions to cold temperatures in the long runDglobal warming has nothing to do with the d
36、ecrease of temperature29:According to the research, _. .Acorals may continue to grow in cold events after a few daysBcold events help corals grow more quickly in a short timeCcorals show no response to hot temperatures in the first daysDcorals are whitened mainly because of warm temperatures30:Scien
37、tists reached the conclusion through _ .Anews reportBscientific studyCgreat imaginationDnatural conditionsDI remember my childhood summers fondly, as many of us do. Those golden days in which I would leave the house after a still sleepy, leisurely breakfast and come home only for lunch in the middle
38、 of a day spent entirely outdoors. We did not live in town and, thus, playmates were limited to siblings (兄弟姐妹) and the cousins who lived down the road. Our backyard became the playground in which our imaginations would run wildturning those few acres into magical forests, the creek (小溪) into a viol
39、ent river and our trusty dog, Rex, into the many roles of horse, monster and any other creature that we children did not want to play. By the end of the three months of summer break we were sunburned from our hours in the sun, full of the memories of a thousand magical moments and bonded to our sibl
40、ings in a way that winters forced hibernation (冬眠) never seemed to connect us. Today, I live on the same acreage that I did as a child. My children have the blessing of having the same grassy patches to scratch their bare feet as they run through it, the same creek to stomp(跺脚)through, and not the s
41、ame dogbut their very own energetic pup to imagine away the days with.However, this is not the same world as it was twenty, thirty years ago. There are screens everywhere in the house to demand attentiontelevisions with hundreds of channels, computers with access to a thousand entertaining sites, ta
42、blets stocked with apps. There is also no longer the expectation of a stretch of an unscheduled three months. Their school friends tell competitive stories of carefully planned vacations, spending time traveling to all of the local attractionsvarious parks, the zoo, the science center, all of the fe
43、stivals which come breezing through town. On the very first day of school they will be asked to list their favorite activities of the summer and no longer are these lists filled with things like finding wood to make a bridge over a creek or a day spent in imaginative play with their siblings. The li
44、sts are now full of trips, overscheduled days and “camps” that no longer offer a stay in nature. Our children have become used to being entertained every minute. In our house, we have limits on electronics and kick the kids outside on a nice day. Even as we try as parents to set limits and get our c
45、hildren out in nature, the new cry of childhood seems to be “Im bored,” which is not really just meaning “Im bored,” “but “Please find something to entertain me, as I no longer can entertain myself even for a short period of time.” Our children no longer know how to sit in silence, entertain themsel
46、ves while even waiting for a few minutes and have lost the awe of nature as they have become addicted to screen time. We have made a choice in this household to do what is no longer expected of children in many householdswe will ensure that there are days of “boredom.” We refuse to spend our days sc
47、heduling our childrens every hour. There will be many days with no plans at all, when they will be sent outside with only the grass and the trees and their own imaginations to entertain them. The screens will be turned off and our children will find that times of quiet can be just as or even more en
48、tertaining. They will bond with their brother and sister, making memories that they will replay in their minds well into adulthood. Even though sunscreen will be religiously applied, they will leave summer with sunburned and scratches coming from climbing trees, stomping through creeks and chasing t
49、he dog in the field. This summer I will be giving my children the greatest gift of allboredom. For inside boredom is the gift of getting to know your own mind, of finding comfort and joy in nature and in the realization that the greatest gifts are experience, not things.31. From the first two paragr
50、aphs we can know that the author .A. participated in many organized activitiesB. enjoyed an unscheduled vacationC. explored magical forests and a violent riverD. realized the strength of patience32. The author thinks todays childrens activities are .A. less meaningfulB. less accessibleC. more relate
51、d to natureD. more in line with the nature of play33. What is the real reason for childrens feeling of boredom?A. Children are addicted to screen time. B. Children are limited to using electronics. C. Children have no patience with everything. D. Children lack the experience of exploring entertainme
52、nt. 34. What is the authors attitude towards his childrens childhood?A. Sympathetic. B. Envious. C. Unsatisfactory. D. Indifferent. 35. What might be the best title of the passage?A. The gift of boredomB. The memory of childhoodC. The attraction of natureD. The experience of two generations参考答案1-5 BCACD 6-10 ACDBD 11-15 CBAAB 16-20 CDDAB21-22. AB 23-26 CADC 27-30. D B A B 31-35 BADCA
