1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Cloning 单元加餐练 . 完形填空 It was my first day at school in the United States, so I felt nervous and scared. I went to all my classes with no friends_1_it felt like no one cared about me. I listened _2_to all the lessons and waited for the lunch break at _3_ . Then finally the bell ra
2、ng. It was time to talk and _4_fun. At lunchtime I _5_ a new friend who wore a hijab on her head, and though I am Jewish (犹太人的 ), we got along _6_ with each other, and I was so relieved when she said, “_ 7_ with us at our table.” She pointed to the one next to the door. So I _8_ . I took my food and
3、 was about to walk with her _9_ the floor, when suddenly I felt a _10_ at my arm. “Hey, I saw you on the bus , ” said a tall girl in a long skirt. “I see your J ewish star necklace. You _11_ sit with us.” At that moment I looked _12_ , and thats when I noticed, to my _13_ , the nations of the world
4、_14_themselves. Thats what I saw through my own eyes. The _15_only sat with the Spanish, the Hindus _16_ with the Hindus, the Russians always with the Russians, and never the Arabs with the Jews. I saw the reason why _17_gets started. Everyone sticks to their own kind. The lunchroom was a _18_of the
5、 world. Why was everyone so _19_ ? And so I turned down this girl, and went with the first. I built a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those _20_me. Hope you will do the same. 篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者第一天在美国学校的餐厅里就餐时发生的事情。作者发现在学校的餐厅里,都是来自同一个国家的人坐在一起就餐。她认为这就是人们之间产生隔阂,甚至发生战争的原因。最终她选择和一群异国学生坐在一起就餐以期
6、不同种族和国 家之间有更多的了解、沟通和交流。 1 A.but B so C or D and 答案: D 作者独自一人去上所有的课,感觉好像没有人关心她。前后为并列、顺承关系,故用 and。 2 A.attentively B quietly C anxiously D differently 答案: C 根据语境可知作者盼望着午餐的休息时间,因此她是 “ 焦急地 ” 听课。attentively “ 专心致志地 ” ; quietly “ 安静地 ” ; anxiously “ 焦急地 ” ; differently “ 不同地 ” 。根据语境 选 C 项。 3 A.one B three
7、 C five D seven 答案: A 此处指午餐休息时间,根据常识判断选 A 项。 4 A.make B take 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C bring D have 答案: D 此处指午餐时间可以聊天,可以开心地玩。 have fun “ 玩得高兴 ” ,是固定短语。 5 A.spied B met C caught D passed 答案: B 根据语境可知,作者在午餐的时候结识 (met)了一个新朋友。 6 A.far B much C hard D well 答 案: D get along well with sb.是固定搭配,意为 “ 和某人相处得很好 ” 。 7 A.
8、Come B Sit C Join D Talk 答案: B 根据下文的 “She pointed to the one next to the door.” 可知,作者的新朋友邀请作者和他们坐在一起就餐。故选 B 项。 8 A.agreed B offered C meant D suggested 答案: A 根据下文的 “I took my food and was about to walk with her .” 可知,作者同意 (agreed)了对方的邀请。 9 A.through B along C onto D across 答案: D 此处指走过地板。 through “(
9、从空间中 )穿过 ” ; along “ 沿着 ” ; onto “ 到 ?之上 ” ; across “( 从表面 )穿过;从一边到另一边 ” 。根据语境选 D 项。 10 A.press B pull C blow D scratch 答案: B 作者感觉到有人拉了一下她的胳膊。 press “ 按,压 ” ; pull “ 拉 ” ; blow “( 风 )吹 ” ; scratch “ 擦;刮 ” 。根据语境应选 B 项。 11 A.can B may C should D need 答案: C 作者戴的犹太星项链使对方认为作者应该和他们坐在一起。故选 should。 12 A.up
10、B down C over D around 答案: D 作者此时环顾四周 (looked around),才发现都是同一个国家的人坐在一起就餐。故选 D 项。 13 A.disappointment B surprise C terror D sorrow 答案: B 根据语境可知 ,作者对这一发现很吃惊。 to ones surprise 是固定搭配,意为 “ 令某人吃惊的是 ” 。 14 A.separating B helping C supporting D organizing 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案: A 根据下文可知,在就餐时不同国家的人都自动分开 坐。 separa
11、te “ 使分开 ” 。 15 A.Americans B Chinese C Spanish D Indians 答案: C 根据上下文可知,同一国家的人坐在一起就餐,因此西班牙人应该是和西班牙人坐在一起。 16 A.only B seldom C often D never 答案: A 根据第 15 空后的 only 以及第 16 空后的 always 可知,应选 A 项。 17 A.war B life C distance D friendship 答案: A 看到此番景象,作者明白了战争开始的原因。应选 war。 18 A.bridge B product C map D unive
12、rsity 答案: C 因为不同国家的人坐在一起就餐,这个餐厅就像是一个世界地图。故选 C 项。 19 A.confident B blind C shy D proud 答案: B 作者奇怪为什么每个人都没有注意到这一点。 blind “ 视而不见的;盲的 ” 符合语境。故选 B 项。 20 A.different from B concerned about C thankful for D familiar with 答案: A 根据 “. I turned down this girl, and went with the first. I built a bridge between
13、 two worlds .” 可知,作者选择了和不同国 籍的人坐在一起就餐。故选 A项。 . 阅读理解 A Working with a group of baboons (狒狒 ) in the Namibian desert, Dr Alecia Carter of the Department of Zoology, Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the c
14、hance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while others had to learn for themselves. To work out how brave or anxious the baboons were, Dr Carter presented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake. She found that personality had
15、 a major impact on learning. The braver baboons learnt, but the shy ones did not learn the task although they watched the baboon perform the task of finding the novel food just as long as the brave ones did. In effect, despite being made aware of what to do, they were still too shy to do what 【 精品教
16、育资源文库 】 the experienced baboon did. The same held true for anxious baboons compared with calm ones. The anxious individuals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching. This mismatch between collecting social information and usi
17、ng it shows that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something that has previously been ignored in studies on how animals learn to do things. The findings are significant because they suggest that animals may perform poorly in cognitive (认知的 ) tasks not because they arent cle
18、ver enough to solve them, but because they are too shy or nervous to use the social information. The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies through social learning. If some individuals are unable to get information from others because they dont associate with the
19、 knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning. 篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。实验研究表明,动物的个性对于学习结果会产生巨大的影响。这项发现也会对人们对于文化形成的理解产生影响。 1 What is the first paragra
20、ph mainly about? A The significance of Dr Carters research. B The purpose of Dr Carters research. C The design of Dr Carters research. D The results of Dr Carters research. 答案: C 段落大意题。根据文章第一段中的 “. set baboons learning tasks involving . Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon . wh
21、ile others had to learn for themselves. To work out . Dr Carter presented them either with a novel food or .” 可以推断,本段主要讲了卡特博士是如何设计实验来研究狒狒的。故选 C 项。 2 According to the research, which baboons are more likely to complete a new learning task? A Those that feel anxious about learning. B Those that like to work independently. C Those that can avoid potential risks. D Those that have more experience. 答案: A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句 “The anxious individuals learnt the