1、课时作业六课时作业六 Using Language .单词拼写 1. As they are short of money, a week by the sea is a l_ they can no longer afford. 2. What does the underlined word “them” in the second p_ refer to? 3. We asked Jason to write an e_ about his hometown and about his place in it. 4. The Tundra Times, a weekly newspape
2、r in Alaska, c_ publication this week. 5. We can p_ that human beings will have a wonderful future eventually. 6. Doctors in the hospital say they have implanted an _ (人工的) heart into a 46yearold woman. 7. We provide all types of information, with an _ (强调) on legal advice. 8. The _ (预报) said that t
3、heres a possibility of snow tonight. 9. You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and _ (职业) 10. It s a very emotional issue. How can you _ (支持) selling the ivory from elephants? 答案 1. luxury 2. paragraph 3. essay 4. ceased 5. predict 6. artificial 7. emphasis 8. forecast 9. occ
4、upation 10. advocate .完成句子 1. 据预测，在未来将有越来越多的机器人进入我们的家庭。 _ _ _ _ more and more robots will go into our homes. 2. 此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。 The case was dismissed _ _ _ _ any definite proof. 3. 许多专家主张减少孩子的作业量。 Many experts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. 在互联网上，我们可以听音乐，与家人和朋友保持联系。 On the Internet, we can listen to music and _
5、_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. 我宁愿待在家里看电视，也不愿在这样的雨天外出。 I would prefer to stay at home and watch TV _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 答案 1. It is predicted that 2. in the absence of 3. advocate reducing the amount of childrens homework 4. keep in touch with our families and friends 5. rather than go out on such a rainy day .课文语法填
6、空 There is no doubt that many people welcome the idea of developing new technology, such as driverless cars and AI robots, even though there are examples of accidents _1_ (cause) by technology. However, there are many groups of people around the world oppose _2_ (accept) new technology. They conside
7、r some advances in technology unnecessary and _3_(danger). Take the Amish for example. They advocate living simple life with _4_ emphasis on hard work, family, and community. They don t own cars and have been living as farmers. They prefer living in and appreciating the natural environment to living
8、 in large, polluted cities. _5_ the other hand, new technology _6_ (provide) people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, it gives people lots of _7_ (warn) about potential natural disasters. Besides, it has made it easy for people _8_ (keep) in touch with each other even if the
9、y live far away and made finding opportunities in life much _9_ (easy). It is certain that at first it can be a scary prospect _10_ new technology changes the way we live. Nevertheless, we should look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7
10、. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _ 答案 1. caused 2. accepting 3. dangerous 4. an 5. On 6. has provided 7. warnings 8. to keep 9. easier 10. when .阅读理解 The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures from the Earth. This idea may sound like something from science
11、fiction, but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers. This suggests the future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by NASA this week. Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event. It comes a
12、s NASA is preparing a multibilliondollar Mars research programme. “Turning Mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction， ” said Dr Michael Meyer, NASA s senior scientist. “Now, with scientists exploring the reality, we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing Mars.” M
13、ost scientists agree that Mars could be turned into a little earth, although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal. But many experts are shocked by the idea. “We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet， ” said Paul
14、Murdin from the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK. Over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms. Europe and Americas robot explorers have found the proof that water, mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet. In addition, two
15、different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane (甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere; the gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes (微生物) living in the red planets soil. But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt, a biologist at Indian
16、a University, say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project. “Before we have even discovered if there is life on Mars, we are talking about carrying out projects that would destroy all these native life forms, all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the so
17、il， ” said Dr Pratt. Monica Grady, a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum, London, shares this view. “We cannot risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious information we are looking for， ” she said. “This is just wrong.” 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. A
18、plan turning Mars into a little earth. B. The necessity of changing Mars. C. Finding water on Mars. D. Mars supporting life. 2. Why is Dr Lisa Pratt against the plan? A. Water has been found on Mars. B. It will cost too much money and work. C. The native life forms on Mars would be destroyed. D. The
19、 Earth is being destroyed at an unbelievable speed. 3. What could prove the existence of microbes living in Mars soil? A. Liquid water on Mars. B. Some creatures on Mars. C. A lot of good soil on Mars. D. Signs of methane in Mars atmosphere. 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. Water is a key f
20、actor for life; without it, living on Mars would be impossible. B. The project wont affect the native life forms supposed to live on Mars. C. The idea turning Mars into a little earth is nothing but science fiction. D. Monica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth project. 答案与解析 【文章大意】
21、本文是一篇议论文。文章主要描绘了把火星改 造成蓝色的“生命天堂”的宏伟规划，综述了科学家对这个火星 改造工程所持的不同观点。 1. 答案 A 解析 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures from the Earth.”及全文内容可知，这篇短文主要讲的是火星改造计划的设 想。 2. 答案 C 解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中“But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt, a bio
22、logist at Indiana University, say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project.”可知，像印第安纳大学生物学家丽 莎 普拉特博士等的科学家表示， “小地球”计划将使得火星上的微生 物处于危险之中。 3. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。 根据第四段中“the gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes living in the red planets soil.
23、”可知，火星大气层中存在甲烷的迹象，而甲烷是活的生物产生 的废物。 4. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Over the past months . on the planet.”可知， 我们知道科学家越来越相信火星上存在生命， 因为有证 据表明火星土壤中存在大量的水， 故可以断定水是生命存在的关键要 素。 For 10 years, Columbia professor Sheena Iyengar has been studying choice. For her research paper, they ran two tests： At first, they set up
24、 a free tasting booth in a store, with six different jams (果酱). 40% of the customers stopped to taste. 30% of those bought some. A week later, they set up the same booth in the same store, but this time with twentyfour different jams. 60% of the customers stopped to taste. But only 3% bought some! L
25、essons learned: Having many choices seems attractive (40% vs 60% stopped to taste). Yet having many choices makes customers 10 times less likely to buy (30% vs 3% actually bought) Surgeon Atul Gawande found that 65% of people surveyed said if they were to get cancer (癌症), theyd want to choose their
26、own treatment. Among people surveyed who really do have cancer, only 12% of patients want to choose their own treatment. So, if you ask your customers if they want more choices, they will say they dobut they really dont. Online stores often offer too many choices on their front page, lists of dozens
27、 of new arrivals, top sellers, sale items, and categories (类目). Artists showcasing their art (music, essays, photos) often present a long list of everything theyve done. But all of us could possibly come to these conclusions： Only present 3 to 6 choices at a time. No less than 3. No more than 6. Onl
28、y show your deep selection when people are searching for something specific. My favorite example of this is Firefoxs about: config feature. There are hundreds of frightening choices that are hidden from most people, but they are there for the few who need them. 5. How is the second test different fr
29、om the first one? A. It sold more jams. B. It had more booths. C. It offered fewer jams. D. It attracted more customers. 6. What conclusion can we draw from the two tests led by Sheena Iyengar? A. More choices lead to more sales. B. More choices result in fewer sales. C. Customers dont like being gi
30、ven lots of choices. D. Sales dont have anything to do with choices available. 7. What does the author want to tell us by mentioning Atul Gawandes survey? A. People dont like too many choices actually. B. People dont have many choices to treat cancer. C. People always look for different kinds of cho
31、ices. D. People would rather treat cancer in their own ways. 8. Whats special about Firefoxs about: config? A. It attracts a variety of users. B. It serves a specific group of users. C. It offers many choices on its front page. D. It provides limited choices for most people. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文是说明文。在我们进
32、行消费时，是不是选择 越多越好呢？本文通过研究发现告诉我们并不是如此。 5. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据第二、三段可知，第一次测试吸引了 40% 的顾客来品尝果酱，而第二次测试吸引了 60%的顾客来品尝果酱。 6. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知，第一次测试提供给顾客 6 种果酱，吸引了 40%的顾客，其中有 30%的顾客选择购买；第二次 测试提供给顾客 24 种果酱，吸引了 60%的顾客，但其中只有 3%的 顾客选择购买。因此，增加顾客的选择反而降低了最终购买率。 7. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据第五、六段可知，表面上人们喜欢多一些选 择，而事实上并非如此他们并不
33、喜欢选择太多。 8. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，作者认为，选择不是越多越 好，3 到 6 个最佳。他列举 Firefoxs about：config 就是为了证明自己 的这一观点。Firefoxs about：config 隐藏了很多可有可无的选择，所 以展现给大多数用户的应该是很有限的选择。 .书面表达 我们未来的生活将会是什么样的？每一个人都有自己的设想。 假设你对未来生活的设想包含以下方面，请据此写一篇短文，介绍你 想象中的未来生活。 1. 家中有能处理一切家务、参与各种活动的智能机器人 (android)； 2. 无人驾驶的环保型汽车成为主要的交通工具； 3. 月球
34、成为我们度假的好去处。 注意：可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 参考范文 What will life in the future be like? As far as I can imagine, there will be an android in every family. Of course, such an android should have artificial intelligence and it can handle everything from housework to all kinds of activities. Talking of
35、 the means of transportation, we will see a kind of environmentally friendly car running everywhere. This kind of car will be powered by solar energy instead of gas, and it can run by itself without any driver. In the future we will not be content to travel around the world. The moon, for example, will become one of our destinations. What an inviting life! I hope the day will come soon.
