牛津譯林版-必修二-Unit1Talesoftheunexplained全國優(yōu)質(zhì)課一等獎

Unit1Talesoftheunexplained同步練習(xí)Ⅰ.填詞AnotherUSPresidentwontheNobelPeacePrizeforhiscallstoreducetheworld’sstockpileofnuclearweaponsandworkingforworldpeaceonOctober9,2009.USPresidentBarackObamawonthe2009NobelPeacePrizeonNorwegianNobelCommitteepraisedObamafor“hisextraordinaryeffortstostrengtheninternationaldiplomacyandcooperationbetweenpeoples”．ThefirstAfrican-Americantoholdhiscountry’shighestoffice，Obamahascalledfordisarmament(裁減軍備)andworkedtorestartthestalled(陷入泥潭)MiddleEastpeaceprocesssincetakingofficeinJanuary.“VeryrarelyhasapersontothesameextentasObamacapturedtheworld’sattentionandgivenhispeoplehopeforabetterfuture，”theCommitteesaid.JimmyCarterwontheNobelPeacePrizein2002asex-presidentforwhattheNobelPrizeCommitteesaid“hisdecadesofuntiringefforttofindpeacefulsolutionstointernationalconflicts，toadvancedemocracyandhumanrights，andtopromoteeconomicandsocialdevelopment”．WoodrowWilsonwonthe1919prizeinrecognitionofhisFourteenPointspeaceprogramandworkinachievinginclusionoftheCovenantoftheLeagueofNationsinthe1919TreatyofVersaillesattheendofWorldWarOne.“ThePresidentsucceededinbringingadesignforafundamentallawofhumanityintopresent-dayinternationalpolitics，”theNobelCommitteesaid.TheodoreRooseveltwonthe1906prizeforhisroleinendingthebloody1905warbetweentwooftheworld’sgreatpowers，JapanandresultwastheTreatyofPortsmouthsignedbyRussiaandJapanonSeptember5,1905，atPortsmouth，NewHampshire.Title：__1__whowontheNobelPeacePrizeNameTime__2__forwinningtheNobelPeacePrizeBarackObama2009workingfor__3__strengtheninginternationaldiplomacyandcooperationgivingthepeoplehopefor__4____5__2002findingpeacefulsolutionsto__6__advancingdemocracyandhumanrightspromotingeconomicandsocialdevelopmentWoodrowWilson__7__recognizingFourteenPointspeaceprogramme__8__theCovenantoftheLeagueofNationsinthe1919TreatyofVersaillesworkingoutthe__9__TheodoreRoosevelt1906endingthebloody1905__10__warⅡ.簡答題AvastduststormthatblewinfromthedesertsofAustralia’sredcenterhasblanketedthecountry’slargestcityandeasterncoastinaredfog，causingwidespreadtrafficchaosandsevereflightdelays.ResidentsfromSydneyinNewSouthWalestoCanberrainlandandtownsinsouthernQueenslandawoketoaredskyandgreatlyreducedvisibilityafterthecountry’sworstduststormin70yearsblewinSydneyHarborBridgeandOperaHousewerecoveredintheredfogandhundredsofpeoplewerereportedtosufferfrombreathing，theelderlyandthosesufferingfromasthma(哮喘)wereadvisedtostayindoorsasevenhealthyadultsreported“itchythroats”afterwalkingthroughthethickfog.Commutersusedfacemasks，originallyintendedtoprotectthemfromthespreadofswineflu，tonegotiate(越過)theblockedstreetsontheirwaytoschoolswereclosedandsportsactivitieswerecalledoffastheconditionspushedairpollutionlevelsto1,500timestheirnormallevels—thehighestonrecord.PassengersatthebusySydneyAirportfaceddelaysofuptosixhoursforinternationalflightsandthreehoursfordomestictrips，andsomeinternationalflightswerecanceledasvisibilitywasreducedtojustafewfeet.Locals，ringingintoradiostationstoexpresstheirshockatthereddawn.“It’slikeanuclearwintermorning，”DanielHalltoldtheDailyTelegraph，addingthatwhenheawoketheskywas“brightred”and“allthecarswerecoveredindirt”．ThedusthangingoverSydneyhadlargelyclearedbymid-afternoon，althoughnationalcarrierQantassaidseveredelayswouldlastalldaybecauseofdivertedandlate-runningflights.Thesandstorm，whichmeasuredmorethan310mileswideand620mileslong，wascausedbydustcloudsblowingeastfromAustralia’sdryinterior，whichhasbeenattackedbytheworstdroughtoncovereddozensoftownsandcitiesintwostatesasstrongwindssnatcheduptonsoftopsoil，threwithighintotheskyandcarriedithundredsofmiles.1．Whowerewarnednottostayintheopenair？(nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________2．Whatwasthefacemaskoriginallyintendedfor？(nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________3．Whateffectdidtheduststormhaveontheflight？(nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________________4．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph？(nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________________Ⅲ.閱讀理解Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion，youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技術(shù))．Withthehelpofnewmedicine，thehumanbodywilllastaverylongwillcomemainlyfromaccidents，murderand’sleadingkillers，suchasheartdisease，cancer，andagingitself，willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges，theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesethechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinalarethebasicunitsofalllivingthings，anduntilrecently，scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells，suchasthoseofbraincells，wouldnotlasttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewbetween2050and2100，medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso，peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirmedicine，madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife，willbuildnewbraincells，heartcells，andsoon，inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence，butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.1．Accordingtothepassage，humandeathisnowmainlycausedby________.A．diseasesandagingB．a(chǎn)ccidentsandwarC．a(chǎn)ccidentsandagingD．heartdiseaseandwar2．Intheauthor’sopinion，today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin________.A．medicineB．theInternetC．braincellsD．humanorgan3．Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause________.A．heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB．humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC．thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD．humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine4．Howlongcanhumansliveinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A．Over100years.B．Morethan120years.C．About150years.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB．humanshavetotakemedic