Unit2閱讀拔尖練外刊閱讀—學(xué)會(huì)地道英語培養(yǎng)社交能力的新途徑Researchershaverecentlydiscoveredthatgut(腸道)bacteriathatgrowwithinourbodyhelpthebrainbuildimportantsocialskills.AccordingtoapaperpublishedinPLOSBiology,zebrafishwereusedasresearchsubjectstotesthowalackofbacteriacouldaffectsocialskills.Zebrafisharesocial返回animalsaseven2-week-oldfishstarttohangoutingroupsoffourtotwelve.Theexperimentstartedwithmakingagroupoffish“bacteria-free”throughtheirdiet.Theothergroupwereinjectedwithahealthymixofgutbacteriaaftertheywerehatched.“About15

dayslater,thesecondgroupbeganswimmingingroupswhilethe‘bacteria-free’groupshockinglydidn’t,”JudithEisen,acoauthorofthenewresearch,saidtoQuantaMagazine.返回Theteamthenexaminedthefish’sbrains,discoveringobviousdifferencesbetweenthetwogroups.Theoneswholackedthegutbacteriahadmoreinterconnectionsamongtheneurons(神經(jīng)元)intheirbrainsinchargeofsocialbehavior,andsocialneuronswereseentohaveovergrown.Thismadethefishmorecautiousinsocialsituations.Scientistssaidthatthebacteriamightreleaseaspecialchemicalthatcrossesthebloodbrainbarrier(血腦屏障)toreachthebraindirectly.Althoughtheexperimentswere返回onlyonfish,thefindingscanbeappliedtohumans.Theteamwishestoexplorehowgutbacteriaaffectthehumanbraininthefuture,whichmayleadtosolutionstomentalhealthproblems.Perhapsmanypeoplewhoclaimthattheyhave“socialphobia(社交恐懼癥)”canblametheirguts.However,socialphobia,orsocialanxietydisorder,canbeaseriousillnessifoverlooked(忽視).AccordingtotheNationalHealthService返回intheUKitismorethanshynessbutinsteadaconstantfearofsocialsituations.Patientsmayexperiencepanicattackswhichareanoverwhelming(巨大的)fearandanxietythatlastforafewminutes.返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.______________(society)mediahasbecomeanintegralpartofourdailylives.返回Social2.Thereisasignificant______________(different)betweencitylifeandcountrysidelife.返回difference3.Findinga______________(solve)totheproblemrequiresteamworkandcreativity.返回solution（二）用方框中詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.Hercontinuousencouragementkeptmemotivatedthroughthetoughtimes.______________返回constantaffectconstant2.Thenewpolicywillinfluencehowwedobusinessinthefuture.______________返回constantaffectaffect（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.Heis______________________(負(fù)責(zé))themarketingdepartmentatthecompany.返回inchargeof2.Thereseemstobe______________(缺乏)communicationbetweentheteammembers.返回alackof（四）仿寫句子1.Theexperimentstartedwithmakingagroupoffish“bacteria-free”throughtheirdiet.(動(dòng)名詞短語作介詞賓語)仿寫：謝謝你為我點(diǎn)橙汁，這是我最喜歡的，米莉。______________________________________________________________________________________________________返回Thankyoufororderingorangejuiceforme.It’smyfavourite,Millie.2.About15

dayslater,thesecondgroupbeganswimmingingroupswhilethe‘bacteria-free’groupshockinglydidn’t,...(while引導(dǎo)并列句表示對比)仿寫：我的表兄擅長唱歌，而我擅長畫畫。_______________________________________________返回MycousinisgoodatsingingwhileIdowellindrawing.二、閱讀短文，選擇正確答案()1.Whatdoestheresearchfocuson?A.Thegrowthofgutbacteria.B.Thewayzebrafishbuildsocialskills.C.Theinfluencingfactorsofsocialbehavior.D.Thelinkbetweengutbacteriaandsocialbehavior.返回【點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,特別是第二段中的“AccordingtoapaperpublishedinPLOSBiology,zebrafishwereusedasresearchsubjectstotesthowalackofbacteriacouldaffectsocialskills.”可知,本文的研究重點(diǎn)就在于腸道菌群與社交行為之間的關(guān)系,故選D。D()2.Whatwasfoundintheexperiment?A.Thetwogroupsofzebrafishbecamedifferentinsize.B.Thebacteria-freezebrafishswamingroups.C.Thezebrafishinjectedwithgutbacteriawerequieter.D.Thezebrafishinjectedwithgutbacteriaswamingroups.返回【點(diǎn)撥】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“About15dayslater,thesecondgroupbeganswimmingingroupswhilethe‘bacteria-free’groupshockingly,didn’t”可知選D。D()3.Howdoscientistsfeelabouttheirfindings?A.Positive.B.Disappointed.C.Doubtful.D.Concerned.返回【點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段中的“Althoughtheexperimentswereonlyonfish，thefindingscanbeappliedtohumans.”可推知,科學(xué)家們對該發(fā)現(xiàn)是持肯定態(tài)度的。故選A。A時(shí)文閱讀—講好中國故事中國“瓷都”的外國設(shè)計(jì)師AllanDenisNaymark,whois33

yearsoldfromNewYork,leftJingdezhenforHainanforawintervacationafterfinishinghiswork.Hesaid,“IwillbebacktothestudioinJingdezhenandrestartmyworkthereinApril.”Jingdezhen,acityinEastChina’sJiangxiProvince,isknownastheworld-famous“porcelaincapital”.Itshistoryof返回ceramiccraftsmanship(陶瓷工藝)spansover2,000

years.Itisaspecialandsimpleplacewhereeveryoneistreatedequally.Andnooneisjudgedbasedonwhattheyhaveortheirplaces.NaymarkcametoJingdezhennineyearsago.“Ifoundtheorigin(起源)ofceramicculturehere,”hesaid.Thecityinspiredhimtostarthiscareerasaceramicdesigner.InavillageofJingdezhen,Naymarkownsastudioinaformerfarmhouse.返回Inrecentyears,morethan30,000

peoplehavemovedtoJingdezhenbecauseoftheirloveforceramics.Duringthepeakperiod,thereisoneforeigneramongeverysixpeople.Theforeignerscomefromaround60

countriesandareas.“Thisyear,wehavealreadygotarecordofmorethan1,000

foreignartistsapplyingforon-siteworkhere,”saidWuHao,theheadofTaoxichuanInternationalArtCenter.Thecenterhasrunthethree-monthTaoxichuanArtCenter返回ResidencyProgrameveryyearsince2015.

Overthepasttenyears,morethan3,000

foreignartistshaveworkedinWu’sartcenter.Somepeopleevencomeeveryyear.It’seasytostartupyourownbusinessinJingdezhen,butyouhavetobemorecreativeandhavebetter-than-averageskillstomeetthemarket.Afterall,yourproductshavetobesoldtomakealiving.返回“Jingdezhenmakesitpossibleforpeopletotranslate(轉(zhuǎn)化)creationsintorealitywithgoodsales,”saidYooSi-hyoung,aceramistfromtheR.O.K.whohaslivedinJingdezhenforeightyears.“IwanttointroduceJingdezhenandceramicsheretoJapanesepeople.IwouldliketoholdanexhibitioninTokyothisyear,ifpossible,toshowcaseJingdezhenceramicsandtheprocessofmakingceramics,”saidanartistfromJapan.Jingdezhenshouldandmustbeseenbytheworld.返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.The______________(design)makeshisworkbymixingthemodernandtraditionalstyles.返回designer2.Nomatterhowcruelthe______________(real)mightbe,weshouldnevergiveup.返回reality3.The______________(art)spendshourseveryeveningpracticingdrawingdifferentlandscapes.返回artist（二）用方框中詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.Theschoolholdsasciencefairanddifferentexhibitionseveryterm.______________返回meetrunruns2.Wewilldoeverythinginourpowertosatisfytheneedsofourcustomers.______________返回meetrunmeet（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.Hedecidedto______________(創(chuàng)辦)abusinesssellinghandmadejewelry.返回startup2.Thefamouspainter______________(作為……而著名)themasterofimpressionism.返回isknownas（四）仿寫句子1.Jingdezhenmakesitpossibleforpeopletotranslate(轉(zhuǎn)化)creationsintorealitywithgoodsales,...(it作形式賓語)仿寫：能受邀在您的會(huì)議上發(fā)言，我感到非常榮幸。____________________________________________________________________________________________________Iconsideritanhonourtobeinvitedtospeakatyourconference.返回2.IwouldliketoholdanexhibitioninTokyothisyear,ifpossible,...(條件狀語從句的省略形式)仿寫：如果有必要，我們可以把會(huì)議改到以后的日期。_______________________________________________Ifnecessary,wecanreschedulethemeetingforalaterdate.返回二、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)1.HowlonghaveNaymarkstayedinJingdezhen?(不超過5個(gè)詞)_______________________________________________返回(Fo