eq\o(\s\up7(),\s\do5(班級(jí)：姓名：))Unit1課下能力提升(一)閱讀理解AWherecanyoufindthefirstsuccessfulairplane,oneoftheworld'sbiggestbugs(蟲(chóng)子)andKermittheFrog?They'reallattheSmithsonianInstitution,Americans'storehouseofthecoolestthingsever,inWashington.,D．C.Morethan138millionobjectshavebeencollectedbytheir19museums,withmoreingineveryday.TheSmithsonianwasfoundedin1846andnamedafterJamesSmithson,anEnglishbusinessman.SmithsonnevervisitedAmerica,buthelefthisentirefortunetotheUnitedStatestobuildaninstitution“fortheincreaseofknowledge.”HerearejustafewoftheamazingthingsintheSmithsoniancollection.BigbugsTheSmithsonianhas35millionbugs.Thelargestinsectinthecollectionisabeetle(甲蟲(chóng))fromSouthAmericacalledthetitanbeetle.Titanbeetlescangrowtomorethan6incheslong.FlyingmachinesThefirstpoweredplanetofly,the1903WrightFlyer,isdisplayedintheNationalAirandSpaceMuseum.TheSmithsonianhasthefirstsupersonic(超音速的)airliner,theConcorde,whichcouldcrosstheAtlanticOceaninfewerthanfourhours.ThelongestbeardTheSmithsonianishometothelongestbeardeverrecorded.NorwegianimmigrantHansLangsethhadgrownhisfacialhairto18feet6inchesbythetimehediedin1927.TheSmithsonianhas17feet6inchesofitbecause,eventhoughLangseth'sfinalwishwastohavehisentirebeardpreserved,hisfamilydecideditwouldn'tberighttoburyhimclean-shaven.Timeandadmission：SmithsonianmuseumsareopeneverydayoftheyearexceptDecember25unlessotherwisenoted.Mostmuseumsareopendailyfrom10a．m.to5：30p．m.TheAmericanArtMuseumandPortraitGalleryareopen11：30a．m.to7p．m.AdmissionisfreeforallSmithsonianmuseumsandthezooinWashington,D．C.,andtheAmericanIndianMuseum'sGeorgeGustavHeyeCenterinNewYork.AfeeisrequiredattheCooper-Hewitt,NationalDesignMuseuminNewYork(Membersandchildrenunder12areadmittedfree)．1．Accordingtothetext,theSmithsonianInstitution______.A．wasfoundedinhonorofanAmericanB．hasallitsmuseumsinWashington,D．C.C．ismostfamousforitsfinecollectionofartD．wasfundedbymoneyfromJamesSmithson2．TheSmithsonianfailedtogettheentirebeardofHansLangseth'sdueto________.A．thewordsinhislastwillB．therejectionofhisfamilyC．thetraditionofNorwegiansD．thebadconditionofthebeard3．Whatdotheobjectsmentionedhaveinmon?A．TheywerefromSouthAfrica.B．Theyareinthesamemuseum.C．Theyarerecord-breakingitems.D．Theywerefromthe19thcentury.4．AllofSmithsonianmuseums________.A．a(chǎn)reopenat10a．m.B．chargeanentrancefeeC．a(chǎn)reclosedonChristmasDayD．a(chǎn)skforyourmembershipcardsBpilots.Theyall.Ischool.Iterriblepilots.Theydon'tlistenbecausetheyalreadyknowitall.Iwaslucky:Ibecameapilotin1970,almosttenyearsbeforeIgraduatedfrommedicalschool.Ididn'trealizethen,butbeingapilotmakesmeabetsurgeon.Isurgeon.Ilovedflying.AsIflewbigger,fasterplanes,andinworseweather,Ilearnedaboutcrewresourcemanagement(機(jī)組資源管理),orCRM,anewideatomakeflyingsafer.Itmeansthatcrewmembersshouldlistenandspeakupforagoodresult,regardlessofpositions.IfirstreadaboutCRMin1980.Notlongafterthat,anattendingdoctorandIwereflyinginbadweather.Thecontrollerhadusturntoolatetogetourlandingready.Theattendingdoctorwasflying;Iwassafetypilot.Hewassobusybecauseofthebadturn,hehadforgottentoputthelandinggear(起落架)down.Hewasabetterpilot—andmyboss—soitfeltunusualtospeakup.ButIhadto:Ourliveswereindanger.Iputasidemyuneasinessandsaid，“Weneedtoputthelandinggeardownnow！”ThatwasmyfirstreallessoninthepowerofCRM,andI'veuseditintheoperatingroomeversince.CRMrequiresthatthepilot/surgeonencourageotherstospeakup.Itfurtherrequiresthatwhenopinionsarefromtheopposite,thedoctordoesn'toverreact,whichmightpreventfellowdoctorsfromvoicingopinionsagain.SowhenI'mintheoperatingroom,Iaskforideasandhelpfromothers.Sometimesthey'renotwillingtospeakup.ButIhopethatifIcontinuetoencouragethem,somedaysomeonewillkeepmefrom“l(fā)anding_gear_up”．5．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdoctorsingeneral?A．Theylikeflyingbythemselves.B．Theyareunwillingtotakeadvice.C．Theypretendtobegoodpilots.D．TheyarequicklearnersofCRM.6．TheauthordeepenedhisunderstandingofthepowerofCRMwhen________.A．hesavedtheplanebyspeakingupB．hewasinchargeofaflyingtaskC．hisbosslandedtheplanetoolateD．hisbossoperatedonapatient7．Theunderlinedwordsinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A．followingflyingrequirementsB．over-reactingtodifferentopinionsC．listeningtowhatfellowdoctorssayD．makingamistakethatmaycostlives8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CRM：ANewWaytoMakeFlyingSafeB．FlyingMakesMeaBetterDoctorC．TheMakingofaGoodPilotD．APilot-TurnedDoctorCSincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn'tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit，”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes，”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbeepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it'shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange！”saysBruceAnderson.9．AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout________.A．thesocialmovementB．recyclingtechniquesC．environmentalproblemsD．theimportanceofEarthDay10．Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlyefrom?A．Thegrass-rootslevel.B．Thebusinesscircle.C．Governmentofficials.D．Universityprofessors.11．WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A．Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.B．Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.C．TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D．Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.12．Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Education.B．Planning.C．Greenliving.D．COreduction.課下能力提升(一)Ⅰ.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了美國(guó)史密森尼博物院的歷史、展品、游覽須知等。1．解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“namedafterJamesSmithson”和“helefthisentirefortunetotheUnitedStatestobuildaninstitution‘fortheincreaseofknowledge’”可知，史密森尼博物院建立的資金來(lái)自于JamesSmithson去世后留下的錢(qián)。2．解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的“Langseth'sfinalwishwastohavehisentirebeardpreserved,hisfamilydecideditwouldn'tberighttoburyhimclean-shaven”可知，雖然Langseth希望把自己的胡子都保留下來(lái)，但他的家人還是希望他能留點(diǎn)胡子下葬。3．解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的largest，first，longest等詞的描述可知，該博物館的這幾件藏品都堪稱世界之最。4．解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“Smithsonianmuse