課后閱讀作業(yè) 一 Unit 1Period 1

1、課后閱讀作業(yè) Unit 1 Period 1. 閱讀理解AShirley Temple(19282019), an American actress, was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film. Born by an ambitious mother, Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three, and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer(1934). Known and rec

2、ognized for her ability to sing and tap dance in several films, Temple became a famous person in 1934. At the end of that year she was given a special Academy Award“in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution”. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Temple was celebrated by an adoring

3、 public. At the height of her popularity, from 1935 to 1938, Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in Hollywood. Temple made a number of films as a teenager, but her appeal had faded, and the films were not successful. In 1949, Temple departed elegantly from Hollywood. Two decades later, she

4、reappeared into the spotlight(公眾注意的中心)by announcing her qualification as a candidate for Congress. She lost the election, but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful career with the United Nations and the State Department. After retirement(退休), she responded tha

5、t she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nations most influential areas. “If I had to do it all over again, ”Shirley Temple once declared, “I wouldnt change anything. ”【語篇概述】本文主要向我們講述了美國著名演員秀蘭鄧波兒的生平事跡。1. Temple became famous at the age of_. A. 3B. 6C. 10D. 21【解

6、析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知秀蘭鄧波兒六歲時就主演電影出名, 由此可知本題選B。2. What do we learn from Paragraph 2? A. Temple was still popular in 1949. B. Temple was a failure as a child star. C. Hollywood made a big fortune because of Temple. D. People became tired of Temple in the Great Depression. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“At the he

7、ight of her popularity, from 1935 to 1938, Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in Hollywood. ”可知秀蘭鄧波兒在1935年至1938年在好萊塢是最大票房的吸引者, 為此好萊塢發(fā)了很大一筆財, 故C項符合題意。3. Temple attracted peoples attention again when_. A. she entered CongressB. she worked for the UNC. she went on with the political lifeD. sh

8、e announced to participate in the election【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知20年之后, 她宣布自己作為國會候選人的資格, 從而重新成為人們關(guān)注的焦點, 故本題選D。4. We know from the last paragraph that Temple_. A. wanted to lead a different lifeB. regretted having left HollywoodC. was content with her experiencesD. was sorry about her election failu

9、re【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知秀蘭鄧波兒退休后生活過得很平靜, 對自己取得的成就也很自豪, 故本題選C。BAn American woman Anna Jarvis was the first person to decide that mothers should have a holiday in their honour each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressme

10、n(國會議員), city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing(提議)an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years. In 1914 the Congress declared(宣布)the second Sunday in May each year as Mothers Day. Anna Jarvis w

11、anted Mothers Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honour their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greeting-card industries, which Miss Jarvis didnt like. A

12、mericans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day. Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering. 【語篇概述】你

13、知道母親節(jié)是哪一天嗎? 你知道第一個要求設(shè)立母親節(jié)假日的美國婦女是誰嗎? 閱讀本篇了解一下吧! 5. Miss Jarvis_. A. kept writing letters to persuade people to love and respect their mothersB. kept writing letters and making speeches for people to support her ideaC. declared the second Sunday in May as Mothers DayD. did all she could to support pe

14、ople to accept the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第三、四句可知A項不正確, 而B項表述是正確的; 由第二段第一句可知C項表述是錯誤的; 文中只是提到她在母親節(jié)被正式宣布之前做了大量工作, 而未提她為了讓人們接受把5月的第二個星期天作為母親節(jié)而做了許多能夠做的事, 故D項錯誤。6. Miss Jarvis proposed Mothers Day in order that people could show their love and respect to their mothers by_. A.

15、 spending some time with themB. offering them precious giftsC. eating in restaurants togetherD. taking care of children for them【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。由第二段She thought children could honour their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. 可知選A。7. On Mothers Day, department stores an

16、d flower shops_. A. are closedB. have fewer customersC. are full of peopleD. only have women customers【解析】選C。推理判斷題。由第二段最后一句可推斷出母親節(jié)當天百貨商店和花店擠滿了人。故選C。8. Miss Jarvis didnt like_. A. department storesB. flower shopsC. greeting-card industriesD. the way people spend Mothers Day【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句可知Miss

17、 Jarvis不喜歡人們過母親節(jié)的方式。CSince the Internet came into homes, the daily life has never been the same again. But the thing that worries most of us is that we can get viruses from the Internet. But can we catch viruses on our cell phones? A new study in the journal Science says yes, but the spread of such

18、mobile software that can bring harm to our cell phones wont reach dangerous levels until more cell phones are on the same operating system. Computers are easily attacked by viruses because they share data, especially over the Internet. Of course, nowadays, more people are using their cell phones mor

19、e and more frequently. They use them for emailing, text messaging and downloading ring tones, etc. , so it is evident that cell phone viruses are a threat as well. Scientists used nameless call data from more than six million cell phone users to help model a possible outbreak. And they concluded tha

20、t viruses that spread from phone to phone by Bluetooth are not much concerned, because users have to be in close physical relation for their phones to“see”one another. However, viruses that spread through multimedia messaging services can move much faster, because they can come in disguise(偽裝), such

21、 as a cool tune sent by a friend. The good news is that to be effective, these viruses need their victims(受害人)to all use the same operating system, which not enough of us do. Thank goodness. 【語篇概述】互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時代改變了人們的生活, 可是人們在上網(wǎng)的時候最害怕的就是讓自己的設(shè)備感染上病毒。這些病毒寄宿于應(yīng)用軟件上, 隨著人們的手機操作系統(tǒng)趨同, 手機受到病毒的危害的可能性更大。9. What is the

22、passage mainly about? A. The operating system of cell phones. B. The threat of cell phone viruses. C. The wide use of cell phones. D. Computer viruses. 【解析】選B。主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文來看, 從文章開頭到結(jié)尾作者主要圍繞著手機病毒的威脅來提出設(shè)問、并利用科學家實驗證明。10. When_, cell phone viruses can be dangerous. A. all the cell phones work on the same

23、operating systemB. Microsoft operating system for cell phones is createdC. users can see each other on the phonesD. Bluetooth is widely used【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段倒數(shù)第二句: 好消息是, 這些病毒的生效需要受害者們使用相同的操作系統(tǒng), 這正是我們沒有做到的事情。11. What can we infer about Bluetooth according to the scientists? A. It can increase the c

24、hances of cell phone viruses greatly. B. It can help us to stop the spreading of cell phone viruses. C. It wont possibly cause the outbreak of cell phone viruses. D. It can make users have close physical relation with one another. 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。最后一段第二句: 他們得出結(jié)論, 通過藍牙從一個手機傳到另一個手機的病毒沒什么大不了的。12. We can l

25、earn from the passage that_. A. it is impossible to catch viruses on our cell phonesB. cell phones are not well connected with the InternetC. it is dangerous for people to download ring tones to cell phonesD. more than one operating system is used for cell phones now【解析】選D。推理判斷題。文章最后一段倒數(shù)第二句: 好消息是, 這

26、些病毒的生效需要受害者們使用相同的操作系統(tǒng), 這正是我們沒有做到的事情。可以推斷出不是所有人都使用的同樣的手機操作系統(tǒng)。. 閱讀填句根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Every relationship has survived on apologies. 1However, dont often say sorry for things that have happened for no fault of yours. In fact, there are a lot of things that you should never apolo

27、gize for. For example, dont say sorry for being yourself. Everybody has unique traits(特點). Not everybody will have the same taste in music or would like to go to bungee-jumping. 2You dont need to apologize for that. Your past. Your past might contain some mistakes which you arent proud of. Feeling g

28、uilty will only stop you from moving on. You need to let them go. 3 Being honest. 4Honesty is important in every relationship. You are honest with some people because you care about them. Crying. Some people cry easily. 5Also, crying is good for our health; it helps lift off our mental burdens. So do you over-apologize? Sometimes, apologizing can be good, but over-apologizing for things that are not your fault can make others take you for granted(對你習以為常). Kill this habit