新教材2024版高中英語課時作業(yè)8Unit2ImprovingyourselfSectionDWriting-寫讀后感外研版選擇性必修第二冊

課時作業(yè)(八)Unit2SectionDWriting——寫讀后感【語言學問訓練】Ⅰ.單句語法填空1．Weare________(constant)beingremindedtocutdowntheamountoffatwetakein.2．Somechildrenmiss________becausetheirparentscan'taffordtopayforschooltrips.3．Whileparentsarebusy,acellphoneisusuallyusedtokeeptheirkids________(occupy)forhours.4．Wecanrelyon________thatthegovernmentwilltakeeffectivemeasurestosolvetheairpollution.5．Thegovernmenthasinvestedheavily________publictransport.6．________(equip)themselvesforthejourney,thestudentssetoutimmediately.7．Iintend________(take)fulladvantageofthistriptobuythethingsweneed.8．Theproposednationalidentitycardsystemwouldhelptotighten________(secure)againsttricks.9．Somequestionsinthisconnection________(clarify)andwehadameetingtodiscussthemfurther.10．Whatthey________(motivate)todowastheirpersonalinterest;theyarenowhavinganinnermotivation.Ⅱ.短語填空switchon,thanksto,believein,beresponsiblefor,incontrolof,putaside,onreflection,beoccupiedwith,throwinthetowel,relyon1．Linda________________________theworkofredecoratingherhouse.2．____________________，wecanreasonablyexpecttoseeinterestcontinuetoriseinthefuture.3．Don't________________himtodoanything.He'sjustatalker.4．DoyoumindifI________________theradio?5．Hepromisedhewouldnever________________________________．6．________________hiseffort,itismoresuccessfulthanwehaveexpected.7．Youshouldbe____________________yourfate.8．Sheismychild,andI__________________________________________________her.9．Hehasalittlemoney____________________forarainyday.10．Youcan____________________him;he'llneverletyoudown.Ⅲ.完成句子1．假如我們的飛機晚點了，明天不能到達紐約怎么辦？______________________________________andwecan'tmakeittoNewYorktomorrow?2．這棵古樹見證了人們生活水平的提高。Theoldtree________________theimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards.3．窗邊坐著一個年輕女子，手里拿著一本書。________________________________withabookinherhand.4．那個年輕人的目標是畢業(yè)后開辦一家自己的公司。Theyoungman'saimis______________________________________________________aftergraduation.5．大衛(wèi)說他選擇這門課是因為他對文學的深厚愛好。Davidsaidthat________________________________________________________hechosethecourse.【語言實力訓練】Ⅳ.閱讀理解AAteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegrated(綜合的)systems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It'sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents(元件)，”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown，”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit'sconnectedto，”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead，”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1．Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat________．A．theyhadnomodelintheirmindB．theydidnothavesufficienttimeC．theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD．theycouldnotassemblethecomponents2．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3andParagraph4thattheroboticfly________．A．consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB．canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC．cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD．hasbeenputintowideapplication3．Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Theroboticflyisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B．Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D．Wood'sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.4．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FatherofRoboticFlyB．InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC．RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD．HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudyBTenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother,whowaslookingaftertheir2-acreancestralfarmafterhisfather'sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm,wherehelearnttodrive,repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.“Inthose13years,Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork,andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs，”saysTenzing.However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12，2006,TenzingreturnedtohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteacompanieswerebuyingtea,sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea,hehadnoideahowtodoit.Beingagreenhandinthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide(農藥)onhisfarm,he'dgetaheadacheandfeelindisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives.Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2007,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannon-governmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,ofwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedcomingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30，000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.5．WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?A．Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B．Helivedahappychildhood.C．Hehadgreatlearningability.D．Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.6．WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?A.Hismotherwasgettingolder.B．Teasoldverywellatthattime.C．Hislandwasbestforteagrowth.D．Hewastiredoftemporaryjobs.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indisposed”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Unfair. B．Motivated.C．Touched. D．Uncomfortable.8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutTenzing'sfarmaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Ithasbeenthebiggestonearound.B．Itisfamousnationallyandglobally.C．Itismadeuseofmostlytogrowtea.D．Ithasbecomeahottouristattraction.課時作業(yè)(八)Ⅰ.單句語法填空1．constantly2.out3.occupied4.it5.in6.Equipping7．totake8.security9.hadbeenclarified10.hadbeenmotivatedⅡ.短語填空1．wasoccupiedwith2.Onreflection3.relyon4.switchon5.throwinthetowel6.Thanksto7.incontrolof8.amresponsiblefor9.putaside10.believeinⅢ.完成句子1．Whatifourplaneisdelayed2．hasseen3．Bythewindowsatayoungwoman4．tostartuphisowncompany5．itwasbecauseofhisstronginterestinliteraturethatⅣ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹的是哈佛高校從自然界的昆蟲那里得到了靈感，設計開發(fā)了第一款機器蒼蠅。文章介紹了該項探討存在的困難，探討將要發(fā)展的方向和該探討會帶來的好處。1．答案與解析：C考查微小環(huán)節(jié)理解。依據(jù)其次段中的“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelf(現(xiàn)成的)andsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown”可知，類似這樣的項目的一個額外的困難就是，這些組裝部件沒有現(xiàn)成的，我們不得不靠自己去開發(fā)，從中可知，困難就是沒有現(xiàn)成的組裝部件，故選C。2．答案與解析：B考查推理推斷。依據(jù)第四段的“Whilethisfirstroboticflyislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield”可知，雖然第一架機器蒼蠅與一個小型非機載電源相連，但最終目標是為其配備一個內置電源，以便有朝一日它可以在救援地點、農夫的田地或戰(zhàn)場上執(zhí)行數(shù)據(jù)收集工作。由此推知，目前由于電池等的限制，只能在有限的區(qū)域飛行，故選B。3．答案與解析：D考查微小環(huán)節(jié)理解。依據(jù)最終一段的“youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusing