課時(shí)作業(yè)(四)Unit4PartDLesson3MyFavouriteComedianⅠ.閱讀理解ANewJerseyMiddleSchoolMakesStudentsGoPhone-FreeAmiddleschoolinUnionCounty,NewJersey,isforcingitsstudentstostaydisconnectedinclass,byprohibitingcellphones.MaxsonMiddleSchoolPrincipalKevinStansburyputforwardthephonebanlastweekafterhenoticedsomemajorissuesintheschool.“Ourtestscoresweredown,anddisciplinewasup，”hesays.Accordingtohim,studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.So,hepurchasedYondrpouchesfortheschool.Whenstudentscomeintoclasseachmorning,theyplacetheirphonesinthepouch,whichisthenlockedtightly.Sotheyhavenoaccesstophonesatall.Itcanonlybeopenedusingaspecialdeviceattheendoftheday.Thebanonmobiledevicesappliesnotjustduringclasstimebutduringbreaks,withtheonlyexceptionsbeingintimesofemergencyorincasesofstudentswhoneedsuchdevicestohelpwithdisabilities.EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours.“It'sjustbetterforeveryonebecauseyou'llunderstandhowitfeelstogetmoreworkdoneinsteadofdistractingattentionbecauseofthephone，”saysstudentCharleneV.“Iwasusuallylisteningtomusic,buttodayIgottocommunicatewithallmyfriends，”saysstudentDesireeDuncan.Theprogramwasoriginallymetwithresistancefromstudentsandparents,sotheprocesswasnotthatsmooth.Butteachersandadministratorssaythattheprogramwillhaveamajorimpact.“Studentsweretalkingandlaughingandtherewerenocellphonesotherthanbeingcarriedinthepouches，”Stansburysays.TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.Shesaysstudentsusedtothrowinthetowelquicklyandjustrelyontheirphonestolookforanswers.Shesaystheynowtrytofiguretheanswersoutthemselves.“Everyoneissocializingandeatinglunchtogether.That'swhatIwasn'tseeingwhenphoneusagewasatitsworst，”sheadds.MaxsonMiddleSchooliscurrentlytheonlyoneinthedistricttousethesepouches.KevinStansburyalsocalledonalltheschoolsinthecommunitythatit'sworthpayingcloseattentiontocellphoneissuesatsecondaryschoolsandtakingactionwhennecessary.1．MaxsonMiddleSchoolputforwardthephonebanbecausestudents________．A．weren'tfocusedonschoolworkB．werealwayslisteningtomusicC．usedphonestocheatonexamsD．stoppedtalkingwithothers2．WhatdidthetwoeighthgraderstellNews12NewJersey?A．Oppositionfromstudents.B．Teamworkwithfriends.C．Thedailyroutineatschool.D．Effectoftheprogram.3．AccordingtoNiaCummings,whatchangehasthephonebanbrought?A．Studentsdiscussmoreinclass.B．Studentsfinishtheirworkontime.C．Studentsguesstheanswersthemselves.D．Studentscheckmessagesduringthebreak.BLastmonth,Ibeganmyowntwo-week-longdigitaldetox.IgottheinspirationfromthetechwriterPaulMiller,whogotawayfromtheInternetforawholeyear.ItwasnotworthmentioningasagainstthetimeMillerspentoffline,butitwasthelongestIhadgonethroughwithoutalmostanyInternetin13years.WhydidIdoit?ForawhileIfelttheurgetotryfullydisconnectingtofreemyselffromtheendlesswork.Iwantedtotakeabreakfromitallforacoupleofweeksatleasttoseewhatwouldhappen.Afterall,throughoutthelastdecade,I'vebeenonline24-7,overreactingtomyemailinboxandsocialfeed(傳送)—livinginaworldwherethelinebetweenthedigitalworldandtherealworldgetsabitunclearattimes.Ihaven'tofcourseforgottenthatI'mCEOofasocialmediacompany.Myworkisbuiltaroundthepremise(前提)thatbeingconnectedmakesourlivesricher,morerewardingandmoreefficient.Still,I'dforgottenonekeylessonalongtheway:moderation.Asmoreandmoreofmylifewasspentscanningsocialfeedandcheckingoutmyinbox,IrealizedthatIneededtostepbackandgetawholenewperspective.SoonmywintervacationtoMexico,ItookabreakfrombeingactiveontheInternetfortheentiretrip.Forthewhole14days,Iatealotofdeliciousfishtacos,surfedandfixedupmycottageonthebeach.Ididn'twriteorsendanyemails.Ididn'tscananyTop10listsoffeed.TheoneIdidgivemyselfwascheckingmyemailinboxoccasionally－justtomakesureanemergencywasn'tunfoldingwhileIwasaway.WhatIlearnedfrommyshortexperimentwasactuallynottoounlikewhatMillerlearned.Ididn'tendupdiscoveringthattechnologyisevil.Infact,Ifoundmyselfreflectingonhowtechnologyoverthelastfewyearshasletmeexperiencesomeofthemostrewardingandeventfulmomentsofmylife.4．Whydidtheauthorbegindigitaldetoxfortwoweeks?A．BecauseMillerrecommendedhimtodoso.B．Becausehewastiredofhisemptylife.C．Becausehewantedtoliveadigitallife.D．BecauseheintendedtoexperienceanInternet-freelife.5．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?A．toalargedegreeB．inanhonestwayC．inanappropriatewayD．toaverysmalldegree6．Whydidtheauthorstillcheckouthisemail?A．Todealwithemergencies.B．Forthesakeofhishealth.C．Tofindsomedeliciousfoodtoeat.D．TowatchTop10listsclosely.7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorholdsanobjectiveattitudetowardstechnology.B．Theauthorfindstechnologyisharmful.C．Theauthorwilladvisedigitaldetoxcompletely.D．TheauthorwillnolongerusetheInternet.Ⅱ.完形填空Fourteen-year-oldLeahMurphyflewover1，600milesfromhersmalltowntoBrisbanetoattendaPinkconcertearlierthisweek.__1__，sheprobablyneverimaginedthather__2__wouldendthewaythatitdid.AfterMurphy,wholosther__3__backinJune,spentthetimeintheshowholdingupa(n)__4__askingforahugfromthesinger,Pink__5__stoppedhershowtocomforttheteen.Murp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B．BesidesC．Therefore D．Otherwise2．A.career B．experienceC．life D．programme3．A.father B．visaC．passport D．mother4．A.symbol B．signalC．sign D．a(chǎn)dvertisement5．A.briefly B．naturallyC．unwillingly D．constantly6．A.turnedto B．madeupC．referredto D．lookedup7．A.join B．moveC．return D．a(chǎn)ttend8．A.record B．a(chǎn)ttentionC．picture D．signature9．A.smile B．kissC．hug D．praise10．A.found B．devotedC．enjoyed D．imagined11．A.unless B．thoughC．because D．until12．A.reached B．searchedC．stepped D．slipped13．A.posted B．tookC．made D．developed14．A.gave B．showedC．meant D．settled15．A.alive B．trueC．lively D．Loose課時(shí)作業(yè)(四)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文主要講解并描述了新澤西州的一所中學(xué)實(shí)行禁止運(yùn)用手機(jī)的措施，以保證學(xué)生們正常的課堂學(xué)習(xí)效率。1．答案與解析：A'推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Accordingtohim,studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.”可知學(xué)生們太過于關(guān)注手機(jī)了以至于上課時(shí)無法專注，因此Maxson中學(xué)推行手機(jī)禁止項(xiàng)目是因?yàn)閷W(xué)生們無法專注于學(xué)業(yè)。故選A。2．答案與解析：D'推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中的“EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours.”可知兩位八年級的同學(xué)說，實(shí)施一段時(shí)間后她們留意到發(fā)生了變更，意在表明兩位同學(xué)表達(dá)了這個(gè)項(xiàng)目所帶來的影響。故選D。3．答案與解析：A'微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第五段中的“TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.”可知，NiaCummings老師甚至留意到了學(xué)生們在課堂上相互探討想法，因此依據(jù)NiaCummings說的，禁止運(yùn)用手機(jī)帶來的好處是同學(xué)們在課堂上探討的更多了。故選A。B【語篇解讀】本文為夾敘夾議文。一位媒體公司總裁通過講解并描述脫癮治療的閱歷以客觀的看法闡述了網(wǎng)絡(luò)對他的生活的影響。4．答案與解析：D考查微小環(huán)節(jié)理解。由其次段中的“ForawhileIfelttheurgetotryfullydisconnectingtofreemyselffromtheendlesswork.Iwantedtotakeabreakfromitallforacoupleofweeksatleasttoseewhatwouldhappen”可知，他這樣做的目的是想體驗(yàn)一下沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)的生活。5．答案與解析：C考查詞義揣測。由第三段中的“Asmoreandmoreofmylifewasspentscanningsocialfeedandcheckingoutmyinbox,IrealizedthatIneededtostepbackandgetawholenewperspective”可知作者認(rèn)為上網(wǎng)適度特別重要。6．答案與解析：A考查微小環(huán)節(jié)理解。由第四段中的“justtomakesureanemergencywasn'tunfoldingwhileIwasaway”可知選A。7．答案與解析：A考查推理推斷。由全文尤其是最終一段中的“Ifoundmyselfreflectingonhowtechnologyoverthelastfewyearshasletmeexperiencesomeofthemostrewardingandeventfulm