課時(shí)作業(yè)(五)Unit2SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.閱讀理解ABreathingissomethingyoudoalldaylong,withouteventhinkingaboutit.However,youmightbedoingitwrong.Researchshowsthatthewayyoubreatheaffectstheamountofoxygenyoutakein,aswellashowyouthinkandfeel.Sowhichisit?Doyoubreathethroughyournoseoryourmouth?Somehealthexpertsrecommendpeoplebreatheinthroughtheirnoseandoutthroughtheirmouth.Otherssaythatpeopleshouldjustfocusonbreathingeasily,payingnoattentiontotheirmouthornosepreference.Butmouthbreathinghasalsobeenconnectedwithbadbreath,snoring(打呼嚕),highbloodpressureandbadteeth.Nosebreathingmayaffecthowmemoriesarestabilized(穩(wěn)定)inourbrains,accordingtoSwedishresearchers.Duringtheirstudy,participantssmelled12differentsmellsandthenwereaskedtobreatheeitherthroughtheirnoseormouthforanhourafterwards.Then,theywerepresentedwiththeoriginalsetofsmellsandanewset.Thosewhosmelledwiththeirnoserememberedthesmellsbetter.Aresearchteamrecognizedthedifferencesinbrainactivitythatoccurredwhensevenepilepsy(癲癇)patientsbreathedthroughtheirnoseorthroughtheirmouth.Theteamfoundthreeareasofthebrainwhereactivityisconnectedwithbreathing.Theseareasshowedmorechangesinbrainactivityonlywhenvolunteersbreathedthroughtheirnose.So,shouldmouthbreatherschangetheirbreathinghabits?Ifyou'rehappywiththewayyoubreatheandifyouaren'texperiencinganyhealthproblems,beyourselfandjustkeepyourownway.Butifyouthinkitmightbetimeforachange,focusonbreathingthroughyournoseuntilitbecomesahabit.Itmighthelpyousurviveanemergency.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Yourlifestyle.B．Howyoubreathe.C．Howyouthinkandfeel.D．Theoxygenyoutakein.2．WhatdidSwedishresearchersfind?A．Nosebreathingmayimprovememory.B．Mouthbreathingcauseshealthproblems.C．Nosebreathersarenotsensitivetosmells.D．Mouthbreathershaveagoodsenseoftaste.3．WhatistheeffectofnosebreathingaccordingtotheresearchinParagraph4?A．Ithelpsonetostayhealthy.B．Itcuresbadbreathandsnoring.C．Itmakesone'sbrainmoreactive.D．Itimprovesone'ssenseofsmell.4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnosebreathing?A．It'shardtogetusedto.B．It'ssuitableforeverybody.C．It'swhatpeoplehavetodo.D．It'swhatpeoplecanbenefitfrom.BWith830studentsagedbetween8and12,LochaberHighSchool,inFortWilliam,isoneofthelargestsecondaryschoolsintheHighlands.Itcoversahugeareaandmanyofthestudentscomefromsmallcommunitiesandtravelupto40kmtogettoschooleveryday.Inthepast,theschoolcoveredamuchlargerareaandmanystudentshadtostayinoneoftheschooldormitories,orifoldertolivewithlocalfamilies,butotherhighschoolshaveopenedintheWestHighlands,sothecatchmentarea(招生區(qū)域)forLochaber,thoughstillverylarge,isnotaslargeasitusedtobe.Studentstraveltoschoolbycar,bybus,orbyspecialminibuseveryday,andsomegoonfootorbybike.MoststudentsjustliveinFortWilliam,orinoneofthesurroundingvillages.Attheendoftheirhighschoollife,andaftergettinghigheroradvancedhighergradeexamresults,moststudentsdecidetomoveontofurthertheireducation.Somestudentscanremain,takingspecialisedcoursesattheWestHighlandCollege,butmanyleavetheirhomesinLochaberandgosouthoreasttoothercities.Manyyoungpeopleinthisareafeelthattherearenotenoughopportunitieshere.Goingtoacitycertainlymeansnewfriends,awholenewlifestyle,andamoreexcitingnightlife.EventhoughFortWilliamis,inaway,smallandfarawayfromcities,asfarasIamconcerned,itisagreatplacetolive.Thereisarealcommunityatmosphere(氛圍)here,andmanypeopleknow,orarerelatedto,manyotherpeople.ThereisalwayssomethingtodoortoseeinFortWilliamandthereisnoexcuseforbeingbored!Butthereisonethingthatiscertainforeveryone,thatis,Highlandhospitality．Itisstillveryreal,veryalive!Peoplelookforwardtoseeingyou!5．WhatdomoststudentsofLochaberHighSchooldoaftergraduating?A．Goabroad.B．Entercolleges.C．Gotowork.D．StayatLochaber.6．WhydomanyyoungpeopleofLochaberleavetheirhometown?A．Tomeettheiroldfriends.B．Toliveamorepeacefullife.C．Tofindmoreopportunities.D．Toescapefromreality.7．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheboringlifeinFortWilliam.B．ThecommunitiesofFortWilliam.C．ThenicelivingatmosphereofFortWilliam.D．SomethingtodoortoseeinFortWilliam.8．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“hospitality”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Thequalityofbeinghonest.B．Friendlybehaviortowardsguests.C．Trustbasedonmuchexperience.D．Unfairandoftenpainfulfeeling.Ⅱ.七選五Ifyoudesiretomeetnewfriends,havefunandgetintoshape,basketballisthebestsportforyouregardlessofwhetheryouareaprofessionaloranamateur.__1__Herearesomeofthebenefitsyoucanacquirefromplayingbasketball.·Improveyourfitnesslevels.2__·Encourageteamwork.Basketballrequiresteamworktoachieveacommonobjective.__3__Thissportisgreatforkids,asitshowsthemhowtoworktogetherinharmonytoreachthegoal.Learninghowtorelatewithotherswillimproveyourchild'sconfidenceaswellasself-esteem.·__4__Makingashotorwinningcanreallyimproveyourchild'sself-esteem,whichisavitalaspectduringchildhood.Childrenwithconfidenceareabletoovercomechallengesbetter,accordingtorecentstudies.·Developsocialskills.Itbringsindividualstogetherandhelpscreatefriendshipandbonds.Thisprovidesagreatopportunityforchildrenwhoareshy,asithelpstheminteractwithnewfriends.__5__Althoughtherearenodrawbacksassociatedtoplayingbasketball,itisnecessarythatyouperformotherexercisestoimproveyourspeedandpower.A．Buildupyourmuscles.B．Improveconfidenceandself-esteem.C．Theplayershavetoworkasateamtoguaranteeawin.D．Socialskillswillhelpyourchildfunctionbetterinlife.E．Basketballispopularworldwideduetoavarietyofreasons.F．Generallyspeaking,basketballisoneofthesafestsportsintheworld.G．Moreover,itaidsinoxygencirculationandblooddistributionthroughoutthebody.課時(shí)作業(yè)(五)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。瑞典研究人員的最新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，通過鼻子呼吸有助于記憶的儲存和鞏固。1．答案與解析：B'推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“Researchshowsthatthewayyoubreatheaffectstheamountofoxygenyoutakein,aswellashowyouthinkandfeel.”可知，研究表明，你的呼吸方式會影響你吸入的氧氣量，以及你的思維和感覺。畫線單詞后又提問你是用鼻子呼吸還是用嘴呼吸。故此處it應(yīng)該指的是前后句都提到的呼吸方式。故選B。2．答案與解析：A'細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“Nosebreathingmayaffecthowmemoriesarestabilized(穩(wěn)定)inourbrains,accordingtoSwedishresearchers.”可知，瑞典研究人員稱，用鼻子呼吸可能會影響記憶在大腦中的穩(wěn)定性。再根據(jù)后面的研究結(jié)果可知，用鼻子呼吸可以提高記憶力。故選A。3．答案與解析：C'細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句“Theteamfoundthreeareasofthebrainwhereactivityisconnectedwithbreathing.Theseareasshowedmorechangesinbrainactivityonlywhenvolunteersbreathedthroughtheirnose.”可知，研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)大腦中有三個區(qū)域的活動與呼吸有關(guān)。只有當(dāng)志愿者通過鼻子呼吸時(shí)，這些區(qū)域的大腦活動才會發(fā)生更多變化。據(jù)此可知，用鼻子呼吸使人的大腦更加活躍。故選C。4．答案與解析：D'推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后兩句“Butifyouthinkitmightbetimeforachange,focusonbreathingthroughyournoseuntilitbecomesahabit.Itmighthelpyousurviveanemergency.”可知，如果你覺得是時(shí)候改變一下了，那就專注用鼻子呼吸，直到它成為一種習(xí)慣。它可能會幫助你在緊急情況幸存下來。據(jù)此可以推斷，在作者看來，用鼻子呼吸讓人受益。故選D。A項(xiàng)錯因：無中生有；B、C項(xiàng)錯因：與最后一段中“Ifyou'rehappywiththewayyoubreatheandifyouaren'texperiencinganyhealthproblems,beyourselfandjustkeepyourownway.”這句話相矛盾。B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了威廉堡一所中學(xué)的情況及學(xué)生畢業(yè)之后的去向，最后提及威廉堡和諧的社區(qū)氛圍。5．答案與解析：B'細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“Attheendoftheirhighschoollife,andaftergettinghigheroradvancedhighergradeexamresults,moststudentsdecidetomoveontofurthertheireducation.”可知，在高