2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Unit1Culturalrelicsreading課時(shí)作業(yè)2新人教版必修2

Unit1CulturalRelicsreading課時(shí)作業(yè)第一節(jié)、完形填空EveryNewYear'sEveinthepast,wehadbreakfastatAuntDot'shouse.Mymostvivid__1___ofthemealwasthecenterpiece（中心裝飾品）thatAuntDotalways__2___onherkitchentable-sevensetsofsaltandpeppershakers.Itwasn'tuntilyearslaterthatIfinallyaskedAuntDotabouttheunusualcenterpiece.Shewasthen87butshe___3___invitedustothelastbreakfastoftheyear.Ihad__4___earlythatmorningtohelpwiththemeal___5___．Thoughweak,AuntDotwas__6___stirring（攪拌）pancakebatter(糊狀物)asshe___7___myquestion."YouknowIarrangethosesaltandpeppershakersonthetableeverysingleyear.”“Iknow,"Isaid,___8___platesonthetable."But___9___doyoualwaysdothatonNewYear'sEvemorning?"“Ithelpstoremindmethat___10___theholidaysareover,there'sanotherwholeyearofthemcoming,"AuntDotsaidthoughtfully.Inodded___11___,"1guessthatmakessense.""Letmetellyousomethingmore,"shesaid.“I’velearnedovermymanyTearsthatnothingreally__12___;everyendinginlifeisreallyjustanothernew___13___."Shepointedatmewiththebatter-coveredspoon."__14___that,mydear.""Iwill,"Itoldher.Inthespringofthatyear,afterashortillness,AuntDotpassedaway.Tomy__15___,IgottheholidaysaltandpeppershakerswhichIthoughtwouldbegiventoherownchildren.I___16___AuntDotwantedtomakesureIrememberedherphilosophy.IcontinuedAuntDot'sbreakfast___17___atmyownapartmentwiththesaltandpeppershakerscenterpiece__18___.ThepancakesareneverasdeliciousasAuntDot's,__19___thecenterofthetableiscoveredwiththoseoldsaltandpeppershakers,__20___usallthateveryendingisreallyjustanotherbeginning.1．A.dream B.memory C.mind D.worry2．A.changed B.listed C.arranged D.cooked3．A.still B.even C.ever D.just4．A.comethrough B.comeup C.comeover D.comeacross5．A.orders B.purchases C.shares D.preparations6．A.enthusiastically B.nervously C.sadly D.bravely7．A.wentthrough B.figuredout C.repliedto D.madeout8．A.removing B.appreciating C.washing D.setting9．A.when B.why C.what D.where10．A.nowthat B.incase C.asthough D.evenif'11．A.invain B.indoubt C.inagreement D.indemand12．A.ignores B.stops C.requires D.lives13．A.beginning B.surviving C.challenging D.escaping14．A.Remember B.Forgive C.Forget D.Experience15．A.disappointment B.surprise C.sadness D.relief16．A.find B.decide C.guess D.notice17．A.principle B.method C.law D.tradition18．A.undercontrol B.broken C.changed D.inplace19．A.but B.so C.and D.for20．A.announcing B.reminding C.persuading D.suggesting其次節(jié)、閱讀理解AAvisittotheHarvardMuseumofNaturalHistorycanbethehighlightofadayinlivelyandhistoricHarvardSquare.ThemuseumislocatedonthecampusoftheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates.GeneralAdmissionAdults:$12.00

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Personalphotographyisallowed;however,theuseofflashandtripodsisnotpermittedinthegalleries.Commercialphotographyorvideocamerasarenotpermittedwithoutwrittenpermission.21.IftwocollegestudentswithMassachusettsI.D.gotoBostonforavisit,whatistheirlowestpossibleadmissionpricetotheHarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory?A.$6. B.$9. C.$20. D.$24.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutvisitingtheHarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory?A.Visitorsarefreetotakephotosofallitsexhibits.B.Visitorscanmakeparkingreservationsonweekdays.C.Visitorscanparkinthestreetaslongastheypay.D.Visitorsareprohibitedfrommakingphonecalls.BAlong-termAmericanstudyshowstheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren.ThestudyisknownastheAbecedarianProject.Itinvolvedmorethanone-hundredyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesinNorthCarolina.Halfofthechildrenattendedanall-dayprogramatahigh-qualitychild-carecenter.Thecenterofferededucational,healthandsocialprograms.Childrentookpartingamesandactivitiestoincreasetheirthinkingandlanguageskillsandsocialandemotionaldevelopment.Theprogramalsoincludedhealthfoodsforthechildren.Thechildrenattendedtheprogramfromwhentheywereafewweeksolduntiltheageoffiveyears.Theothergroupofchildrendidnotattendthechild-carecenter.Aftertheageoffive,bothgroupsattendedpublicschool.Researcherscomparedthetwogroupsofchildren.Whentheywerebabies,bothgroupshadsimilarresultsintestsformentalandphysicalskills.However,fromtheageofeighteenmonths,thechildrenintheeducationalchild-careprogramdidmuchbetterintests.Theresearcherstestedthechildrenagainwhentheyweretwelveandfifteenyearsold.Thetestsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadbeeninthechild-carecentercontinuedtohavehigheraveragetestresults.Thesechildrendidmuchbetterontestsofreadingandmathematics.Afewyearsago,organizersoftheAbecedarianProjecttestedthestudentsagain.Atthetime,eachstudentwastwenty-oneyearsold.Theyweretestedforthinkingandeducationalability,employment,parentingandsocialskills.Theresearchersfoundthattheyoungadultswhohadtheearlyeducationstilldidbetterinreadingandmathematicstests.Theyweremorethantwotimesaslikelytobeattendingcollegeortohavecompletedcollege.Inaddition,thechildrenwhoreceivedearlyeducationwereolderonaverage,whentheirfirstchildwasborn.Thestudyoffersmoreevidencethatlearningduringthefirstmonthsandyearsoflifeisimportantforalllaterdevelopment.TheresearchersoftheAbecedarianProjectbelievetheirstudyshowsaneedforlawmakerstospendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.Theybelievethesekindsofprogramscouldreducethenumberofchildrenwhodonotcompleteschoolandareunemployed.23.TheAbecedarianProjecthaslasted_______.A.almostoneyear B.aboutfiveyearsC.morethan20years D.nomorethan15years24.Thosewhohadbeeninthechild-carecenter_______comparedwiththosewhohadn't.A.havetheirchildrenatlaterages B.getmorehelpfromotherpeopleC.havenoparentingorsocialskills D.arepooreratreadingandmathematics25.Whatdon'tweknowabouttheAbecedarianProjectafterreadingthetext?A.Whatthechildrenlearnedatthechild-carecenter.B.Howimportantearlyeducationisforpoorchildren.C.HowmanychildrenareinvolvedintheAbecedarianProject.D.Whetherlawmakerswillspendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.26.ThestudyoftheAbecedarianProjectshowsthatearlyeducation_______.A.costsalotofmoney B.leadstoalowerbirthrateC.canimprovethelifeofpoorchildren D.isnotimportantforlaterdevelopmentCAroundtheworldcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)arefacingthreats(威逼)broughtbyclimatechangeandgreatchangesinseatemperatures.Whileoceanwarminghasbeentheprimaryfocusforscientistsandoceanpolicymanagers,coldeventscanalsowhitencorals.Anewstudybyscientistscompareddamagedtocoralsexposedtoheataswellascoldstress.Theresultsshowthatcooltemperaturescancausemoredamageintheshortterm,butheatismoredestructive(破壞性的)inthelongrun.Climatechangeiswidelyknowntoproducewarmingconditionsintheoceans,butextremecold-watereventshavebecomemorefrequentandseriousaswell.In2010,forexample,coralreefsaroundtheworldfacedonofthecoldestwintersandoneofthehottestsummersonrecord.Duringauniqueexperiment,coralsundercoldtemperaturessufferedgreaterdamageinjustdayscomparedwithheattreatedcorals.Yettheresearchersfoundthatcoralswereeventuallyabletoadjusttothecoldconditions,maketheirhealthstableandcontinuetogrow.However,overthelongtermcoralssubjectedtoheatsufferedmoregreatlythanthoseincold,withevidenceofseverewhiteningandgrowthstoppage,whichleadstodeath.Thecoral’sabilitytoadjusttocooltemperaturessurprisedtheresearchers,whosaythestudy’sresultsshowthecomplexities(困難性)ofmonitoringcoralhealthinresponsetodifferentenvironmentalfactors(因素).“Globalwarmingisassociatedwithincreasesbutalsodecreasesoftemperatures,”saidDeheyn,oneoftheresearchers.“Notmuchhasbeenknownaboutthecomparativeeffectsoftemperaturedecreaseoncorals.Theseresultsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatcoralsreactdifferentlytotemperaturedifferences,whichisimportantforfuturemanagementofcoralreefsinthefieldofclimatechange.”27:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Coralsareunabletoadjusttotemperaturechanges.B．Coldtemperaturecausesgreaterdamagetocorals.C．Hottemperaturehelpscoralreefstogrowquickly.D．Heatandcolddamagecoralsintheirownways.28:Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________.A．scientistsusedtopaynoattentiontotheeffectofcoldeventsoncoralsB．2010witnessedoneofthegreatesttemperaturedifferencesonrecordC．coralspreferwarmerconditionstocoldtemperaturesinthelongrunD．globalwarminghasnothingtodowiththedecreaseoftemperature29:Accordingtotheresearch,____________..A．coralsmaycontinuetogrowincoldeventsafterafewdaysB．coldeventshelpcoralsgrowmorequicklyinashorttimeC．coralsshownoresponsetohottemperaturesinthefirstdaysD．coralsarewhitenedmainlybecauseofwarmtemperatures30:Scientistsreachedtheconclusionthrough________.A．newsreport B．scientificstudy C．greatimagination D．naturalconditionsDIremembermychildhoodsummersfondly,asmanyofusdo.ThosegoldendaysinwhichIwouldleavethehouseafterastillsleepy,leisurelybreakfastandcomehomeonlyforlunchinthemiddleofadayspententirelyoutdoors.Wedidnotliveintownand,thus,playmateswerelimitedtosiblings(兄弟姐妹)andthecousinswholiveddowntheroad.Ourbackyardbecametheplaygroundinwhichourimaginationswouldrunwild—turningthosefewacresintomagicalforests,thecreek(小溪)intoaviolentriverandourtrustydog,Rex,intothemanyrolesofhorse,monsterandanyothercreaturethatwechildrendidnotwanttoplay.Bytheendofthethreemonthsofsummerbreakweweresunburnedfromourhoursinthesun,fullofthememoriesofathousandmagicalmomentsandbondedtooursiblingsinawaythatwinter’sforcedhibernation(冬眠)neverseemedtoconnectus.Today,IliveonthesameacreagethatIdidasachild.Mychildrenhavetheblessingofhavingthesamegrassypatchestoscratchtheirbarefeetastheyrunthroughit,thesamecreektostomp(跺腳)through,andnotthesamedog—buttheirveryownenergeticpuptoimagineawaythedayswith.However,thisisnotthesameworldasitwastwenty,thirtyyearsago.Therearescreenseverywhereinthehousetodemandattention—televisionswithhundredsofchannels,computerswithaccesstoathousandentertainingsites,tabletsstockedwithapps.Thereisalsonolongertheexpectationofastretchofanunscheduledthreemonths.Theirschoolfriendstellcompetitivestoriesofcarefullyplannedvacations,spendingtimetravelingtoallofthelocalattractions—variousparks,thezoo,thesciencecenter,allofthefestivalswhichcomebreezingthroughtown.Ontheveryfirstdayofschooltheywillbeaskedtolisttheirfavoriteactivitiesofthesummerandnolongeraretheselistsfilledwiththingslikefindingwoodtomakeabridgeoveracreekoradayspentinimaginativeplaywiththeirsiblings.Thelistsarenowfulloftrips,overscheduleddaysand“camps”thatnolongerofferastayinnature.Ourchildrenhavebecomeusedtobeingentertainedeveryminute.Inourhouse,wehavelimitsonelectronicsandkickthekidsoutsideonaniceday.Evenaswetryasparentstosetlimitsandgetourchildrenoutinnature,thenewcryofchildhoodseemstobe“I’mbored,”whichisnotreallyjustmeaning“I’mbored,”“but“Pleasefindsomethingtoentertainme,asInolongercanentertainmyselfevenforashortperiodoftime.”O(jiān)urchildrennolongerknowhowtositinsilence,entertainthemselveswhileevenwaitingforafewminutesandhavelosttheaweofnatureastheyhavebecomeaddictedtoscreentime.Wehavemadeachoiceinthishouseholdtodowhatisnolongerexpectedofchildreninmanyhouseholds—wewillensurethattherearedaysof“boredom.”Werefusetospendourdaysschedulingourchildren’severyhour.Therewillbemanydayswithnoplansatall,whentheywillbesentoutsidewithonlythegrassandthetreesandtheirownimaginationstoentertainthem.Thescreenswillbeturnedoffandourchildrenwillfindthattimesofquietcanbejustasorevenmoreentertaining.Theywillbondwitht