PAGEPAGE1課時作業(yè)12Developingideas&PresentingideasⅠ.完形填空YesterdayeveningIwaswatchingtheeveningnewsontelevision.Thenewswasabouta__1__forscientificdiscoveries.Theannouncer,whosenamewasRalphStory,saidsomethingthatcaughtmy__2__.“Allgreatdiscoveries，”hesaid,“aremadebypeoplebetweentheageoftwenty-fiveandthirty.”Beingalittleoverthirtymyself,Iwantedto__3__withhim.Nobodywantstothinkthatheispasttheageofmakingany__4__.ThenextdayIwenttothepubliclibrary,spendingseveralhourslookingupthe__5__offamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Ralphwasright.FirstIlookedatsomeofthescientificdiscoveries.Oneoftheearliest,thefamousexperimentthat__6__thatbodiesofdifferentweightfallatthesamespeed,wasmadebyGalileo(伽利略)whenhewas26.MadamCurie(居里夫人)startedherresearchthatledtoaNobelPrizewhenshewas28.Einstein(愛因斯坦)was26whenhe__7__hisworld-changingtheoryofrelativity.Well,plentyofthat.YetIwonderedifthose“bestyears”weretrueinother__8__.Thenhowabout__9__？Surelyitneededthewisdomofagetomakeagoodleader.Perhapsitdid,butlookwhenthesepeople__10__theircareers.WinstonChurchill(丘吉爾)waselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageof26.AbrahamLincoln(林肯)__11__thelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernmentatwhatage?Twenty-six.Butwhydon'tbestyearscomeafterthirty?Afterthirty,I__12__mostpeopledonotwanttotakerisksortrynewwaysintheirlives.ThenIthoughtofthosefamouspeople__13__ShakespeareandPicasso.Theformeronewaswritingwonderful__14__atthelateageoffifty,__15__thelatterwasstilltryingnewwaysofpaintingwhenhewasninety!Perhapsthereisstillhopeforme.這是一篇記敘文。作者在看新聞時，聽到“全部宏大的發(fā)覺，都是被25到30歲的人們發(fā)覺的?！边@句話時，作者很不認(rèn)同。就去圖書館查閱了科學(xué)領(lǐng)域、政治領(lǐng)域的一些杰出人物，發(fā)覺他們的確都是在25～30歲左右成就了自己。作者很悲觀，不過最終作者還是想起了莎士比亞和畢加索，他們年齡很大時依舊在創(chuàng)作，給了作者一些希望。1．A.program B．conferenceC．prize D．forecast答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：新聞是關(guān)于科學(xué)發(fā)覺的一個獎項(xiàng)。A.program程序，安排；B.conference會議，探討；C．prize獎品，獎賞；D.forecast預(yù)料。故選C。2．A.mind B．careC．surprise D．a(chǎn)ttention答案：D解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：廣播員Ralph說了一些吸引我留意的事情。catchone'sattention(吸引了……的留意)是固定搭配，故選D。3．A.talk B．disagreeC．meet D．a(chǎn)dvise答案：B解析：考查動詞辨析。句意：自己三十過了一點(diǎn)，我不想贊同他。沒有人想認(rèn)為他自己過了有所發(fā)覺的年齡。可知，作者不贊同廣播員的說法。A.talk談話，探討；B.disagree不同意，不一樣；C.meet遇見，應(yīng)付；D.advise建議，勸說。故選B。4．A.discovery B．chanceC．research D．fortune答案：A解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：沒有人想認(rèn)為他自己過了有所發(fā)覺的年齡?？仗幣c廣播員說的“Allgreatdiscoveries”中的discoveries呼應(yīng)。A.discovery發(fā)覺；B.chance機(jī)會；C.research探討；D.fortune財(cái)寶，命運(yùn)。故選A。5．A.names B．theoriesC．a(chǎn)ges D．a(chǎn)chievements答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：其次天，我去了公共圖書館，花了幾個小時查閱名人和他們做動身覺的年齡。這里的空格與上一句中的“pasttheageof...”呼應(yīng)。A.names名字；B．theories理論；C.ages年齡；D.achievements成就。故選C。6．A.predicted B．provedC．doubted D．told答案：B解析：考查動詞辨析。句意：其中的最早的一個是聞名科學(xué)家伽利略26歲時證明白不同重量的物體自由落下的速度是一樣的。A.predicted預(yù)料；B.proved證明；C.doubted懷疑；D.told告知。故選B。7．A.invented B．learnedC．made D．published答案：D解析：考查動詞辨析。句意：愛因斯坦發(fā)表變更世界的相對論的時候26歲。A.invented獨(dú)創(chuàng)；B.learned學(xué)習(xí)，得知；C.made整理，制造；D.published出版，發(fā)表。故選D。8．A.fields B．scienceC．course D．a(chǎn)ges答案：A解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：然而，我想，在其他領(lǐng)域這個最好的年齡是不是真的呢？這里的空格與“scientificdiscoveries”呼應(yīng)。A.fields領(lǐng)域；B.science科學(xué)；C.course科目，課程；D.ages年齡。故選A。9．A.election B．leadersC．politics D．society答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：那么政治領(lǐng)域是什么樣的呢？這個空格與本段后兩句中的“electedtothegovernment(選為政府官員)”呼應(yīng)。A.election選舉，當(dāng)選；B.leaders領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人；C.politics政治；D.society社會。選舉領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人是政治領(lǐng)域的事情，故選C。10．A.finished B．startedC．won D．defeated答案：B解析：考查動詞辨析。句意：可能真的須要年齡的才智，但是我們看看這些人是在什么時候起先他們的事業(yè)的。這里的空格與下邊的“waselected(被選為)”呼應(yīng)，意為起先事業(yè)。A.finished完成；B.started起先；C.won贏得；D.defeated擊敗，戰(zhàn)勝。故選B。11．A.ledto B．devotedtoC．gaveup D．beganwith答案：C解析：考查動詞短語辨析。句意：林肯放棄鄉(xiāng)村律師生活然后被選為官員是在什么年齡呢？and前后連接了兩個相反關(guān)系的詞。A.ledto領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，通向；B．devotedto致力于，奉獻(xiàn)于；C.gaveup放棄；D.beganwith以……起先。故選C。12．A.guess B．knowC．a(chǎn)gree D．believe答案：D解析：考查動詞辨析。句意：過了三十歲，我信任許多人不想在生活中冒險(xiǎn)或者去嘗試新方法。A.guess揣測，認(rèn)為；B.know知道，相識；C.agree同意；D.believe信任。故選D。13．A.like B．withC．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)bout答案：A解析：考查介詞辨析。句意：我想起了像莎士比亞和畢加索這樣的名人。famouspeople與ShakespeareandPicasso是舉例關(guān)系。A.like像……；B.with和；C.as作為，以……身份；D.about關(guān)于。故選A。14．A.paintings B．idiomsC．works D．poems答案：C解析：考查名詞辨析。句意：前者在50多歲的時候還在寫許多宏大的作品……。A.paintings繪畫，油畫；B.idioms成語，習(xí)語；C.works作品，工廠；D.poems詩歌。莎士比亞的作品有詩歌有戲劇。D選項(xiàng)表達(dá)片面。故選C。15．A.when B．whileC．who D．a(chǎn)fter答案：B解析：考查連詞辨析。句意：前者在50多歲的時候還在寫許多宏大的作品，然而后者在90歲的時候還在嘗試新的繪畫方法。前后句是并列對比關(guān)系。A.when當(dāng)……的時候，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；B.while然而(并列連詞)，當(dāng)……的時候(引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句)；C.who誰，什么人；D.after在……之后。故選B。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ.閱讀理解)AFestivalsareagreatwaytoexperienceadestinationinadifferentway.Thisarticlewillfuelyourwanderlust(漫游癖)andguideyoutothebestfestivals.StPatrick'sDayWhere:Dublin,IrelandNewYork,USAWhen:17MarchStPatrick'sDayhastakenplaceinNewYorkcityonMarch17thsince1762.Onthisday,thewholecityturnsgreen.ManyIrishmaketraditionalbreadonthisday.ItisoneofthemostfundaysoftheyearinNewYorkCity,whenthewholecityturnsintoabiggreenparty.SXSWWhere:Austin,USAWhen：10—19MarchLikefreethings?Yeahmetoo!Freefood,drinkandmusicsoundgood?WelcometoAustin,Texas.SXSWisafestivalforthosewhoworkinthemusicandfilmindustries.Thereare“free”shows.Youdohavetopaybutnotbyhandingovercash;youhavetogivesometimetoqueuebutitisworthittoseesomepopularstars.King'sDayWhere:Amsterdam,NetherlandsWhen:27AprilEveryyearonApril27AmsterdamturnsaverybrightcoloroforangeforKing'sDay,whichisthebirthdayofKingWillem-Alexander.Itisacrazyfuncelebrationwhenthecenterofthecityiscar,bus,andbike-free.Itisamarketday,whenanyonecansellprettymuchanything.Tips:Takeajacketwithyou,wearorange,andbringcash.JustforLaughsWhere:Montreal,CanadaWhen:14—30JulyForcomedyloversthereisnootherfestivalintheworldbetterthanMontreal'sJustforLaughs.ThefestivalconcentratesmostofitsshowsintheLatinQuarter.Duringthedaystreetperformersdelightthecrowdsandatnightthecitycomesalivewithcomedyalloverthecity.這是一篇應(yīng)用文。短文介紹了四個好玩的節(jié)日。1．WhatdoStPatrick'sDayandKing'sDayhaveincommon?A．Theyaremarketdays.B．Theyfeatureaspecificcolor.C．Theybegininthesamemonth.D．TheyareinhonorofaKing'sbirthday.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由StPatrick'sDay中的“Onthisday,thewholecityturnsgreen”和King'sDay中的“EveryyearonApril27Amsterdamturnsaverybrightcoloroforange...”可知，在StPatrick'sDay的時候，整個城市都變綠了。每年的4月27日，阿姆斯特丹到處都是特別光明的橙色，以慶祝國王威廉-亞歷山大的生日。所以這兩個節(jié)日都有各自獨(dú)特的節(jié)日顏色。故B選項(xiàng)正確。2．Whichfestivalisaboutmusicandfilm?A．StPatrick'sDay. B．SXSW.C．King'sDay. D．JustforLaughs.答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由SXSW中“SXSWisafestivalforthosewhoworkinthemusicandfilmindustries”可知，SXSW音樂節(jié)是為那些在音樂和電影行業(yè)工作的人舉辦的。所以SXSW是關(guān)于音樂和電影的節(jié)日。故B選項(xiàng)正確。3．WhatdoweknowaboutJustforLaughs?A．Itoffersfreefood.B．Itlastsforoneweek.C．Itisthebestcomedyfestivalintheworld.D．Itiscelebratedinmanyplacesworldwide.答案：C解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由JustforLaughs中的“ForcomedyloversthereisnootherfestivalintheworldbetterthanMontreal'sJustforLaughs”可知，對于喜劇愛好者來說，世界上沒有什么節(jié)日比蒙特利爾的JustforLaughs更好的節(jié)日了。所以JustforLaughs是全世界最好的喜劇節(jié)。故C選項(xiàng)正確。BBigchangesinagriculturearetakingplaceinSingapore.Thesmall,SoutheastAsiannationisleadingafarmingrevolution,accordingtotheReutersnewsagency.Singaporecovers724squarekilometersoflandandonlyonepercentofthatlandisusedforagriculture.FoodproductioncostsarehighertherethantherestofSoutheastAsia.Asclimatechangeandpopulationgrowththreatenfoodsupplies,thepressureisonnewfarmerstoanswerthegovernment'scallto“growmorewithless”．“WheneverItalkaboutfoodsecurityinSingapore,Itellpeopledon'tthinkland—thinkspace,becauseyoucangoupwardsandsideways.”saidPaulTeng,anagricultureprofessoratNanyangTechnologicalUniversity.Therearemorethan30vertical(垂直的)farmsinSingapore—onesthatgrowup,notacross,theland.SustenirAgricultureisoneofthesebusinesses.Itshydroponic(水栽法的)farmgrowsnon-nativefoodslikecherrytomatoesandstrawberriesinsidebuildingsunderartificiallighting.Thenitsellstheproducetolocalsupermarketsandonlinestores.Sustenirraised$16millionfrominvestors(投資人)lastyear.ThemoneywillbeusedtoexpandoperationsinSingapore.However,noteveryonethinksthenewtechnologyisbest.EggfarmerWilliamHosaysthegovernmentshouldnotdependsomuchonagriculturetechnologybusinesses.“Manyofthemhavefailed.That'swhyI'malwaysaskingthegovernmentwhydon'tyouinvestinusold-timers.Wearemorepractical，”hesaid.ProfessorPaulTengsaidanissueforurbanfarmersisthatthehighcostofthetechnologymakestheirproductstoopriceyformanypeople.本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，主要介紹了新加坡建設(shè)空中農(nóng)場解決國內(nèi)食品短缺問題。4．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?A．Highfoodproductioncosts.B．Reasonsforchangesinagriculture.C．Agriculturaltechnologybusinesses.D．Saleexpansionoffoodmarkets.答案：B解析：段落大意題。依據(jù)其次段內(nèi)容可知，用于農(nóng)業(yè)的耕地面積少、食品生產(chǎn)成本高、氣候變更和人口增長導(dǎo)致了新加坡農(nóng)業(yè)的變更，由此可知，本段主要介紹了農(nóng)業(yè)變更的緣由，故B項(xiàng)正確。5．WhatisthewaytoachievefoodsecurityaccordingtoPaulTeng?A．Exploringuptheland. B．Buyingmorefood.C．Enlargingfarmland. D．Investingmoremoney.答案：A解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段中的“WheneverItalkaboutfoodsecurityinSingapore,Itellpeopledon'tthinkland—thinkspace,becauseyoucangoupwardsandsideways.”可知，當(dāng)鄧保羅談?wù)摷Z食平安的時候，他告知人們不要想土地，要想空間，因?yàn)槟憧梢韵蛏虾蜋M向移動，由此可知，鄧保羅認(rèn)為，實(shí)現(xiàn)糧食平安的途徑是探究土地以上的空間，故A項(xiàng)正確。6．Whatdoweknowabouttheold-timers?A．Theyworkonhigh-techfarms.B．Theybenefitfrompriceyproducts.C．Theyreduceproductioncosts.D．Theyneedgovernmentsupport.答案：D解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“I'malwaysaskingthegovernmentwhydon'tyouinvestinusold-timers.”可知，農(nóng)戶WilliamHo問政府為什么不在傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)戶身上投資呢？言外之意，傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)戶須要政府的支持，故D項(xiàng)正確。7．Whereisthistextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Aguidebook. B．AbrochureC．Anewspaper. D．Astorybook.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了新加坡建設(shè)空中農(nóng)場解決國內(nèi)食品短缺問題，屬于新聞范疇，因此文章最有可能出自報(bào)紙，故C項(xiàng)正確。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ.語法填空)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Afewyearsago,afteralongmorningofsightseeinginNewYork,mychildrenandItookarestononeofthepark__1__(bench)inCentralPark.“Look！”mysonsaid,__2__(point)toanearbyrubbishbin.That'swhenwesawourfirstraccoon(浣熊).Quiteathomeinthebigcity,hepaidusnoattention,concentratingonlyonfindinga__3__(taste)lunch.Hesortedthroughafewoptionsbeforecomingoutwithawrappedsandwich__4__(hold)betweenhispaws.__5__(surprise),ratherthanrunaway,hejumpeddownandwalkedcasuallytoaspotonthepath,notametrefromwherewesat.Thechildrenwerespellbound,theraccoonprovidingbetter__6__(entertain)thananymuseum.Heglancedatus,perhapscheckingtosee__7__wewereabouttostealhislunch.__8__delicatefingers,hepeeledbackthelayersofplasticwrapuntilthehalf-eatensandwich__9__(uncover)．Thenhesurprisedusall.Insteadofstartinghisfood,heturnedtoanearbypoolofwaterand__10__(dip)hispawsin.Withacasualair,herubbedhis