2022-2023学年新教材高中英语 课时作业12 Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good Section Ⅲ Extended reading .doc

1、课时作业(十二)Unit 4Section Extended reading & Project & Assessment阅读理解AFor the past 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill, and soon she knew that she was dying. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She held our hands a

2、nd said, “Victor and Elizabeth, my children, Im very happy because you love each other, and because one day youll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happily if you look after them when I have gone.”My mother died and we

3、were very sad, because we loved her dearly. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mothers death. The time came for me to go to university. I didnt want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too

4、, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had to go alone.On my first day at university I met my teacher, Professor Waldman, who was one of the greatest scientists in the world. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students who were starting at the

5、 university. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can. This is why God made you intelligentto help other people.”After the professors talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when

6、 I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the trees. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secret of life. I decided to work on these two things.I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized

7、 that I could learn to be a very good scientist.The professor helped me very much, and other important scientists who were his friends helped me, too. I was interested in my work and I did not take one days holiday during the next two years. I did not go home, and my letters to my family were very s

8、hort.After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important questions of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life, I had

9、to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.I built a tall mast about 150

10、meters high, which was higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secre

11、t of life.1According to the author, the secret of life is to _A.give life to things that were dead by using electricityBuse electricity to cure diseasesCbuild the best machine to learn about deathDbecome the greatest scientist of tomorrow2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AEliz

12、abeth married shortly after Victors mother died.B.Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.CVictors mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.DElizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.3Victor did all the following during h

13、is research in the university EXCEPT that _A.he discovered many things and built a scientific machineB.he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the machineChe worked hard and took only one days holiday during the next two yearsDhe learnt much about death both in the h

14、ospital and in the university4Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?Victors mother passed away.Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.Victor went to university and attended the professors talk.Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.Victor exper

15、ienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroy the trees.A. BC DBWhat do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice cream taster?Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. T

16、esting helps manufacturers (制造商) to be sure of a products quality. During his career, Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice creamas well as developing over 75 flavors.Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice

17、cream, right? “Notheres more to the job than that，” says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or foodscience degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.On a typical morning, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice cream samples. He lets th

18、e ice cream warm up to about 12 . Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating icecream soup.”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one by its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes，” he exp

19、lains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor？” Next its time to taste!Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happyw

20、orking at one cool job.5What is John Harrisons job?AAn ice cream manufacturer.BAn official.CA teacher.DAn ice cream taster.6According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool” field, it is helpful to _Akeep a diary of workBhave a degree in related subjectsChave new ideas every dayDfind out new

21、 flavors each day7What does Harrison do first when testing an ice cream?AHe tastes the flavor of the ice cream.BHe examines the color of the ice cream.CHe lets the ice cream warm up.DHe stirs the ice cream.8Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?ATasting with EyesBFlavors

22、of Ice CreamCJohn Harrisons LifeDOne Cool JobCHow often do you exercise? A new study finds that most kids aged 12 to 15 arent getting enough physical activity. The results are based on about 800 kids. As part of the study, the young teens tracked and reported on their own activity levels, and took p

23、hysical exams.The US fitness guidelines recommend an hour or more of physical activity every day. According to the study, only 1 in 4 kids in the US get enough physical activity.“Its certainly very worrying to see that our kids are engaging in such a limited amount of physical activity each day，” sa

24、id Dr. Stephen Pont. He is an expert on childrens health.Few kids in the survey met the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes them breathe harder. Overall, about 25% said they got an hour of that kind of violent exercise every day. Kids also reported on which activiti

25、es they did most often outside of the school gym classbasketball for boys and running for girls.The study found that obese (肥胖的) teens were less active than normalweight girls and boys. Overweight girls were slightly less active than normalweight girls, but levels were similar among overweight and n

26、ormalweight boys. The study also said that the overall obesity rate for children aged 2 to 19 is 17%, or about 12.5 million kids.“Theres always room for improvement，” said health expert Tala Fakhouri, who was the lead author of the study. She also said the results provide useful information to help

27、with fitness campaigns such as Lets Move, which was launched by Michelle Obama in 2010. To inspire kids to eat right and get in shape, Michelle visited schools and held exercise events. She also called on schools to offer regular gym classes.The study also suggests kids who get physical education at

28、 school may get better grades.9What is the result of the new study?AIt is important to take physical exams.BMost US kids dont get enough exercise.CKids should get physical activity every day.D800 kids dont get enough physical activity.10Whats the purpose of the campaign Lets Move?ATo help kids to ke

29、ep fit.BTo hold exercise events.CTo offer regular gym classes.DTo provide useful information.11According to the study, the children with enough exercise may _Ado better in their studiesBtry their best to get in shapeCbe more willing to help othersDbe less active than fat children12What does the unde

30、rlined word “launched” in the sixth paragraph probably mean?Avisited BstoppedCstarted Dimproved课时作业(十二)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者在母亲去世后独自离家去上大学，在一位教授的启发和帮助下，作者悉心研究如何用电力帮助人们以及努力探究生命的秘密。1答案与解析：A细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句“I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.”和最后一段“Then one day

31、, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.”可知，对作者来说生命的秘密是使死去的东西复活。故正确答案为A。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第二段第二句“Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mothers death，”可知正确答案为D。3答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第六段中的“I was interested in my

32、 work and I did not take one days holiday during the next two years.”可知作者在接下来的两年里努力学习，没有请过一天假。故选C。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。由第四段第二句“I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the trees.”可知作者在15岁时经历了暴风雨，由文章第一段可知作者17岁时丧母，所以排除A、C项。由第三段和第六段可知作者先参加教授的演讲，然后接受教授的帮助，所以B项符合事件发生顺序，

33、故正确答案为B。B【语篇解读】本文为说明文，主要介绍了冰激凌品尝师这份很酷的工作。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一、二句“Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an Official Taste Tester for the past 21 years.”可知，John Harrison是一名冰激凌品尝师。故正确答案为D。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句“He points out that a dairy or f

34、oodscience degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this cool field.”可知，John Harrison指出，乳制品或食品科学学位对那些想在这个领域工作的人来说非常有用。即要想获得进入该领域的资格，获得相关学科的学位是很有帮助的。故正确答案为B。7答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段第二句“He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12.”可知Harrison在试吃冰激凌时，首先会让冰激凌升温到大约12华氏度。故正确答案为C。8答案与解析：D标题归纳

35、题。根据全文内容可知，这篇文章主要介绍了冰激凌品尝师这份很酷的工作，故以“一份很酷的工作”作为文章标题最恰当。故D项正确。C【语篇解读】本文是说明文，阐述了多数美国孩子运动量不足的现象。9答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据前两段可知，新的研究发现大多数美国孩子的锻炼量不够，只有四分之一的孩子有足够的运动量。故选B项。10答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，Lets Move是一项让学生动起来的活动，目的是保持身体健康，故选A项。11答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，这个研究也表明进行体育锻炼的学生成绩可能会更好，由此可知选A项。12答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据画线词后面时间状语以及上下文内容可知，这一活动是由米歇尔奥巴马在2010年发起的。故选C项。