2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)課時(shí)作業(yè)十九Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseSectionⅢ含解析外研版選修8

PAGE5-課時(shí)作業(yè)(十九)Module5SectionⅢIntegratingSkills&CulturalCornerⅠ.單句語(yǔ)法填空1．Ofallthe________(consult),onlyMr.Wanggaveussomeproposalsrelevant.2．Theysetout________(solve)thepollutionproblemsassoonastheygottotheplace.3．Atlast，theboyacknowledged________(steal)themoneyfromhismother'spocket.4．Whenpayingforataxi,heneverlooksathiswallet—justtakesoutonenote________randomandhandsitover.5．________(devote)tohisteachingworkallthetime,andfindingthathewasreallyexhausted,theteacherdecidedtohaveagoodrest.Ⅱ.閱讀理解AFindingasuitablenameforababyisabigdealinChina.WhenpickingoutaChinesename,parentsusuallyselecttwoorthreecharactersthathaveacarefullythoughtoutmeaning,butwhendecidingonanEnglishname,manyofthemstruggle.That'swhereJessupandhercompany,SpecialName,comein.Inthelastfewyears,Jessuphashelpedname677,900Chinesebabies,andearnedover$400,000intheprocess,morethanenoughtopayhercollegefees.JessupcameupwiththeideaforSpecialNamein2024,afteraccompanyingherfatheronabusinesstriptoChina.Oneofherdad'sbusinesspartners，aMrs.Wang,askedhertohelpchooseanEnglishnameforherdaughter.JessupfelthonoredandquicklyrealizedtheimportanceofchoosingapropernameinChineseculture.Thewomanwantedpeopletobesurprisedbythethingsherdaughtercouldachieve,soJessupsuggestedthename“Eliza”afterthecharacterElizaDoolittlefromtheplayPygmalion.Mrs.WangseemeddelightedwithJessup'schoice.“IfMrs.Wangneededthisservice，maybeotherparentswouldaswell，”Jessupthought.AfterreturningtoUK,Jessupborrowed￡1,500fromherparentsandpaidawebdesignertobuildawebsite，shethenspentherfreetimefillingupadatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù))witharound4,000Englishnames，associatingthemwithfivemajorpersonalitycharacteristics,likehonestyandoptimism.Inthebeginning,Jessupofferedtheserviceforfreetopromotethewebsite,butlater,shestartedchargingfees.Thebusinessisalmostcompletelyself-sufficient,requiringonlyasmallteaminChinathatmanagestechnicaloperations.Sheupdatesthedatabaseeachmonth,allowinghertofocusfull-timeonstudies.1．What'sthepurposeofSpecialName?A．TohelpChineseteensgoabroad.B．Tostrengthenchildren'spersonalities.C．TopickanEnglishnameforaChinesebaby.D．TomakeadealwithChineseparents.2．WhatinspiredJessuptosetupSpecialName?A．Asuggestionfromabusinesspartner.B．HerinterestinChineseculture.C．AChinesemother'srequest.D．Acharacterfromaplay.3．WhatdidMrs.Wangwantherdaughtertobeinthefuture?A．Awomanwithachievements.B．Afamousactress.C．Asuccessfulbusinesswoman.D．Awesterncultureexpert.4．WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutSpecialName?A．Itoffersfreeservice.B．It'supdatedeveryday.C．It'soperatedcompletelybyitself.D．Itiseasytomanage.BHavinganolderbrothercomeswithplentyofbenefits.However,anewstudyfindsaninterestingdownside:childrenwitholderbrotherstakelongerwhenitcomestodevelopinglanguageskills.Thestudy,conductedbyagroupofresearchersinParis,France,buildsuponearlyresearchthathavingolderbrothersisassociatedwithpoorlinguistic(語(yǔ)言的)development.Now,researcherssaytheyhavecometoamorespecificconclusion:onlychildrenwithanolderbrothershowtheselinguisticdifficulties.Onewouldassume(假設(shè))thatchildrenwitholderbrotherswouldgrowuparoundmoreconversationonadailybasis,thusspeedinguptheirlanguagedevelopment.Butresearcherssaysuchchildrenactuallytakelongerthantheirolderbrotherstobegindevelopingtheseskills.Researchersstudiedmorethan1,000childrenfrombirthtotheageoffive-and-a-halfyearsold.Eachchild'slanguageskillsweretestedatages2,3,and5.5,usingtestsspeciallydesignedtomeasuremanyaspectsoflanguagedevelopmentsuchasvocabularyandsyntax(句法).Whattheresearchteamdiscoveredwassignificant:childrenwithanolderbrotherhad,onaverage,atwo-monthdelayintheirlanguagedevelopmentcomparedtostudiedchildrenwithanoldersister.Asfarasexplainingthisphenomenon,researchershavegiventwoassumptions.Thefirstisthatoldersisterstendtotalkmoreoftenthanolderbrothers,whichwouldmakeupforparentsbeinglesspresentthantheywerefortheirfirstchild.Thesecondassumptionisthatoldersistersusuallycompetewiththeirbrothersandsisterslessthanolderbrothersfortheirparents'attention.Sofar,thestudy'sauthorssaytheycan'tsayforcertainwhychildrenwitholderbrothershaveahardertimedevelopinglanguageskills.Inthefuturethey'dliketoinvestigateitfurther.5．Whatdoestheword“downside”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．slide.B．a(chǎn)dvantage.C．upsidedown.D．disadvantage.6．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Childrenwitholderbrotherswillspeakearlier.B．Nooneknowsexactlythereasonwhychildrenwithbrothersspeaklater.C．Childrenwithanoldersisterhadatwo-monthdelayinspeaking.D．Researchersstudiedover1,000childrenofallages.7．What'stheweaknessforthechildrenwitholderbrothers?A．Theparentswillnevercareaboutthemanymore.B．Theolderbrotherswillalwaysfightwiththem.C．Thedevelopmentspeedoftheirlinguisticskillswillbeputoff.D．Theywon'tenjoylife-longcloserelationshipswiththeolderbrothers.8．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Youngbrothersusuallyspeakearlier?B．Havingolderbrothersalwaysbenefitsyou?C．Parentsloveolderbrothersmore?D．Sistersoftencompetewithbrothers?Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DuringthesummerI__1__(go)toEnglandtovisitseveralplac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