第10周·周末雙休精讀作業(yè)ADiwali.Thoughomestoholidays,mymothermakesfunofmysisterandmeabouthowwe“makeoutlikerobbers”．SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththefestivalsoflights,HanukkahandDiwali.Thoughmymotherteasesus,Idonotmindgettingtwosetsofgifts!December.Onnight.Ittedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonth,whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies,welightamenorah(大燭臺)eachnight.Itisatraditionformysisterandmetodo“hot_and_coldgifts.WhenHanukkah.Anothergifts.Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay“hot”andwhenwewalkfartheraway,theysay“cold”．WeeachreceiveonepresenteverynightofHanukkah.AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.Myauntusuallystaysforafewdays,andwesometimesvisitotherrelatives.Diwaliisobservedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin(October/November)．TocelebrateDiwali,myfamilydoesapooja,whichincludeswashingsilvercoinsinmilkandwater.InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps.Myfamilyjustplaceafewcandlesoutside.Wealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.Weoftendothisactivitywithfriendstoaddtotheexcitement.Bothholidayshavedifferenthistoriesandstories.Wecelebratethemindifferentways,yettheybothhavethesamemeaning.TheybothtranslateintoFestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme!一、閱讀理解1．WhydoestheauthorreceivegiftsonbothHanukkahandDiwali？()A．Shelivesinawell－offfamily.B．Shelivesintwodifferentcountries.C．Herparentslikeobservingtheirdifferentcultures.D．Herparentslikespendingmoneybuyinggiftsforher.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hotandcold”inparagraph2referto？()A．AkindofHanukkahgame.B．Ariddlewrittenonlights.C．AsortofHanukkahgift.D．Acanoffestivaldrink.3．WhatdoHanukkahandDiwalihaveinmon？()A．Theysharethesamehistoryandculture.B．Theyarebothrelatedtotheoriginoflights.C．Theyarecelebratedwithlights.D．TheyarecelebratedbybothJewsandIndians.4．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsHanukkahandDiwali？()A．Unclear. B．Indifferent.C．Appreciative. D．Critical.二、語言運用Ⅰ.語境辨義(選出下列句中加黑詞的含義)1．OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies,welightamenorah(大燭臺)eachnight.()A．n.燈；光線 B．adj.明亮的C．v.點燈2．Diwaliisobservedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin(October/November)．()A．觀察 B．慶祝C．監(jiān)視 D．遵守3．Wealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.()A．出發(fā) B．激起C．燃放 D．襯托Ⅱ.運用文中句式完成下列句子1．____________________________，healwaysstandsbymeandhelpsme.(whenever引導讓步狀語從句)無論何時我遇到困難，他總是在我身邊幫助我。2．Itookadeepbreath,and__________________________________Ihadlostconfidenceinmyself.(同位語從句：thefactthat...)我深吸一口氣，試圖掩飾我對自己失去信心的事實。BDestructiveearthquakesrocktheworldfromtimetotime.Nothingcanbedonetopreventthemfromstriking.Thebestwaytoeasethesefuturedisastersistodrawmapsoftheunderworld,recordingeveryfaultandtrackingitsbehavior.Tocreatethosemaps,researchersemploylittlemachinesthatsenseandrecordallsortsofvibrations(震動)．Thiswork,historically,hasbeenextremelycarefulandsometimesinaccurate.WhenZacharyRoss,anassistantgeophysicsprofessor,startedinthefieldintheearly2010s,hesoughtanewwayforward.“Eventhebestputerprogramsatthetimemissedcertainearthquakes.Therehadtobeabetterway，”hesays.HeconductedthestudyinCaliforniawhichissogeologicallyactiveandthereweremoredatathanhumanexpertsalonecouldreasonablyhandle.In2017Rossstartedtofocusontinyquakes.Theymightbeharmless,butthatdoesn'tmakethemunimportant—theirwavescanclarifyeachfaulttheypassthrough,includingthemoreprecarious,stress－loadedonesthatmayonedaycrackandsetoffadisaster.Rossandhiscolleaguessetanalgorithm(算法)upontheseismic(地震的)record.Thealgorithmquicklyidentifiednearlytwomillionpreviouslyhiddentinyquakes.However,hisprogramcouldonlyfindearthquakesintheseismicrecordthatitwastaughttorecognize.SoRossturnedtomoreadvancedtools:self－learningprograms,softwarethatcouldtakepre－existinginformationandmakepredictionsaboutthefuture—inthiscase,whatavastlywidervarietyofearthquakesmightsoundlike.Veryquickly,theseprogramsfoundallsortsofunfamiliar－soundingquakes—laterconfirmedbyhumanscientists.“Youjustseesomanythingsthatwerepletelymissed，”Rosssays.TheseAI－learningprogramscanalsobeusedtoboostthespeedandaccuracy(精確度)ofearthquakeearly－warningsystems—largelyautonomousprogramsthatforecastthreatstolifeandpropertyinthemomentsafteranearthquakestartsandsendpeopleemergencytextmessagesbeforeseismicwavesreachthem.Butforalltheirpromise,AIprogramswon'treplacehumanscientists.“They'rejusttools，”Rosssays—onesthatintime,hesuspects,willbeeasordinaryasseismometers(地震儀)themselves.一、閱讀理解1．WhydidZacharyRossfocusonstudyingtinyearthquakesin2017？()A．Theydirectlycausemajorpropertydamage.B．Theirseismicwavesrevealstressedfaultconditions.C．Theyareeasiertodetectwithtraditionalseismometers.D．Theyprovidedataforearly－warningsystemdevelopment.2．Whatbreakthroughdidself－learningprogramsachieveinearthquakedetection？()A．Predictingexactearthquaketimeweeksinadvance.B．Collectingseismicdata100timesfasterthanhumans.C．Identifyingpreviouslyunrecognizedearthquakepatterns.D．Eliminating(根除)theneedforfieldseismometerdeployment(部署)．3．WhatisRoss'sfundamentalviewonAIprogramsinseismology？()A．Theyfunctionassupplementary(輔助的)detectiontools.B．Theywillsoonreplacehumanscientists.C．Theiralgorithmscanindependentlyconductresearch.D．Theirdevelopmentshouldbemoreimportantthancostreduction.二、語言運用Ⅰ.語境辨義(選出下列句中加黑詞的含義)1．Destructiveearthquakesrocktheworldfromtimetotime.()A．n.巖石 B．n.搖滾樂C．v.使震驚 D．v.搖晃2．Nothingcanbedonetopreventthemfromstriking.()A．罷工 B．撞擊C．敲打 D．爆發(fā)3．Thebestwaytoeasethesefuturedisastersistodrawmapsoftheunderworld,recordingeveryfaultandtrackingitsbehavior.()A．n.容易，輕易 B．n.自在，舒適C．v.緩解，減輕 D．v.(使)寬慰Ⅱ.運用文中短語/句式完成下列句子1．Withthenoisegoingonoutside,only_________________.(focuson)由于外面的噪聲，只有少數學生能專心學習。2．Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesisto________________________，nottomakeitmoredifficult.(make＋賓語＋賓語補足語)新技術的目的是使生活變得更加容易，而不是變得更加困難。第10周·周末雙休精讀作業(yè)A篇一、閱讀理解語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了作者因為父母是猶太人和印度人而慶祝兩種不同文化的節(jié)日Hanukkah和Diwali，并對兩個節(jié)日做了介紹。1．選C細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段中“SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththefestivalsoflights,HanukkahandDiwali.”可知，作者的父母一個是猶太人，一個是印度人，因為父母慶祝各自不同的文化節(jié)日，作者會在兩個節(jié)日里得到禮物。2．選A詞義猜測題。根據第二段中“Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay‘hot’andwhenwewalkfartheraway,theysay‘cold’．”可推知，“hotandcold”是一種光明節(jié)期間尋找禮物的游戲。3．選C細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中“OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies,welightamenorah(大燭臺)eachnight.”和第三段中“InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps.”可知，兩個節(jié)日期間，人們都會張燈慶祝節(jié)日。4．選C觀點態(tài)度題。根據第二段中“AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.”及第三段中“Wealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.”以及最后一段中“TheybothtranslateintoFestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme！”可知，作者對慶祝這兩個節(jié)日持欣賞態(tài)度。二、語言運用Ⅰ.1～3CBCⅡ.1.WheneverImeetchallenges2.triedtohidethefactthatB篇一、