1、Unit 4Section Extended reading 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, because the parents of my good friend Henry wo
2、uld 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 university. He ended his talk by saying, “Some
3、 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 verycarefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had d
4、estroyed 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 veryhard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist
5、. The professor helped me very much, and otherimportant 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 short. After two years, I had discovered many th
6、ings 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 to learn first about death. I had to watch bod
7、ies 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 meters high, which was higher than the talles
8、t 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 secret of life. 1According to the author, the sec
9、ret of life is to _. Agive life to things that were dead by using electricity Buse electricity to cure diseases Cbuild the best machine to learn about death Dbecome the greatest scientist of tomorrow 2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AElizabeth married shortly after Victors m
10、other died. BVictor 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 his research in the university EXCE
11、PT that _. Ahe discovered many things and built a scientific machine Bhe built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the machine Che worked hard and took only one days holiday during the next two years Dhe learnt much about death both in the hospital and in the university 4
12、Which 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 experienced a storm, seeing th
13、e lightningdestroy the trees. AB CD B What 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. Testing helps manufacture
14、rs (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 cream, right? “Notheres
15、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 the ice cream warm up to
16、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 explains. He checks to se
17、e 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 happyworking at one cool jo
18、b. 5What is John Harrisons job? AAn ice cream manufacturer. BAn official. CAteacher. DAn ice cream taster. 6According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool” field, it is helpful to _. Akeep a diary of work Bhave a degree in related subjects Chave new ideas every day Dfind out new flavors ea
19、ch day 7What 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 of I
20、ce Cream CJohn Harrisons LifeDOne Cool Job C How 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 ph
21、ysical 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
22、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 activit
23、ies 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
24、 and normalweight 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 ， ” saidhealth expert Tala Fakhouri, who was the lead author of the study. She also said the results provide useful information
25、to help 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 edu
26、cation at 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
27、 help kids to keep 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 studies Btry their best to get in shape Cbe more willing to help others Dbe less active than fat chi
28、ldren 12 What does the underlined word “launched” in the sixth paragraph probably mean? AvisitedBstopped CstartedDimproved 参考解析参考解析 .单词拼写单词拼写 1saying2.female3.beauty4.fashion5.shadow6.digital 7 series8.external9.strengths10.talent11.piano12.content 13.individuality14.achievement .单句语法填空单句语法填空 1again
29、st2.beautiful3.to4.with5.with6.in7.for 8achievements9.off10.over11.fighting12.a .短文填空短文填空 1saying2.talent3.strength4.beauty5.male6.female 7 fashion8.external9.a series of10.jeans11.apps12.digital 13.showing off14.individuality15.take pride in16.achievements17.content 18.guard against19.shadow hangin
30、g over20.end up fighting a losing battle 21.live up to . .阅读理解阅读理解 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, the answer came to me. Suddenl
31、y 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 work and I did not take o
32、ne 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，故正确答案为 B。 B 【语
33、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 foo
34、dscience 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
35、解析：D标题归纳题。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】主题：人与自我(健康的生活方式)；话题：美国孩子的运动 量。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。
