1、課時作業 18閱讀理解AIt's 11 pm., and I'm still sitting here writing this article for the school magazine! I've had two weeks to write it, and my teacher, Julia, wants it tomorrow. She's always complaining (抱怨) that I leave things till the last minute. Maybe she's right.A month ago I made

2、 a decision to be more efficient (有效率的) this year. Well, I've clearly failed. I've also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now. I've started going to the health club. I've even been going to bed earlier. But I'm not feeling any fitter, just a little unhappier. I miss my bad

3、 habits. Why is leading a better life so hard?I've just read an article on a website, and I've discovered that it isn't my fault (過錯)! In fact, it isn't anyone's fault. It's our brain's. It's programmed to make it difficult to break bad habits. There's nothing we

4、can do. Scientists have done experiments that show we use one part of our brain when we think about ourselves and another when we think about other people. However, when we think about ourselves in the future, we use the same part of the brain that we usually use to think about other people. In othe

5、r words, the brain sees the “future you” as a different person than your “present you.” That's why we don't always find it easy to make good decisions for ourselves in the future.But that's not all. Scientists have also discovered that it takes around ten weeks to form a good habit. That

6、's the amount (數量) of time the brain needs to accept new behavioral patterns (形式). The good news is that once you make it to ten weeks, everything becomes a lot easier. The bad news is that ten weeks is a really long time, so it's easy to give up what you want to do before then.So even when

7、we want to change our ways and become better people, our brains won't let us. Or is this just an excuse? Look I've finished my article on time! Anything is possible!【語篇解讀】本文是議論文。作者分析了為何習慣不容易被改變。1In Julia's eyes, what kind of person is the author?AA bit lazy. BQuite smart.CVery healthy. D

8、Truly honest.答案與解析：A推理判斷題。由第一段中的“Julia. always complaining that I leave things till the last minute”可知，作者總是把事情拖到最后時刻才做，故在老師Julia眼里，他有點懶散。2What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?AWhy we can't have a better life.BHow our brain sees ourselves in the future.CHow our brain helps us make good decisions.

9、DWhy it is not easy for us to change our habits.答案與解析：D段落大意題。由第二段可知，作者想改掉以前的習慣卻發現很難。第三段承接上段內容，由其中的“It's our brain's. It's programmed to make it difficult to break bad habits”可知，作者在本段介紹他看到的一篇關于大腦在人們做決定時如何運轉的文章，旨在告訴讀者為何改變舊的習慣是如此之難。3According to scientists, in order to form the habit of tak

10、ing exercise, the author needs to take about _.Aanother two weeks Banother four weeksCanother six weeks Danother ten weeks答案與解析：C推理判斷題。由第二段中的“I've also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now”和倒數第二段中的“Scientists have also discovered that it takes around ten weeks to form a good habit”可知，根據科

11、學家的研究，已鍛煉四周的作者，再需要大約六周的時間就能養成鍛煉的好習慣。BAustralia was first used as an island prison by Britain to solve their problem of having a fast growing prison population. These early settlers were those who were sent from all over Great Britain, including Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Later events, such as the

12、 gold rush, caused several waves of immigration (移居) from Europe, Asia and other parts of the world. It is commonly thought that Australians are offspring (后代) of those criminals (罪犯)! In fact, only a part of Australians are those criminals' offspring. Also, in those days, people could be put in

13、to prison or sent to Australia for small crimes, like stealing a loaf of bread. Today Australia is home to the largest Greek and Italian communities in the world, outside Greece and Italy. This has helped the Australian accent develop.Australian English was created by the first generation of childre

14、n born in the new area. Since they talked with people who have different accents, they began to speak a distinct dialect of English that was to become the language of the nation. These differences were first noted by late arrivals in the early 1800s, and the language sounds like Cockney English, spo

15、ken by the working­class in London.Soon, words from native languages were to become part of the Australian English. Here are some words you may consider them to be Standard English. In fact, they are from native Australian languages!The names of many places and animals, including Canberra (the

16、Australian capital, meaning “meeting place” in a local language)Hard yakka meaning “hard work”， coming from the language of the Brisbane area.Cooee a call used traditionally by native Australians to attract attention, because the sound can travel long distances.Bung meaning “dead”， but also used to

17、mean broken or useless, for example, “He has a bung eye”【語篇解讀】澳大利亞英語是怎么發展而來的呢？有哪些詞是從土著語轉變過來的呢？本文簡單介紹了其歷史和一些土著詞匯。4What is commonly believed according to Paragraph 1?AAustralians are offspring of those criminals.BSome Australians are children of those criminals.CSmall crimes meant going to prison in A

18、ustralia.DAustralians are offspring of the British people.答案與解析：A推理判斷題。根據第一段的“It is commonly thought that Australians are offspring of those criminals！”可知，人們普遍認為澳大利亞人是那些罪犯的后代。5What does the underlined word “distinct” in Paragraph 2 mean?AInteresting. BDifferent.CBeautiful. DDifficult.答案與解析：B詞義猜測題。根據

19、第二段的“These differences were first noted by late arrivals in the early 1800s.”可知，畫線詞在這里意為“不同的”。6What do the words mentioned in the last paragraph have in common?AThey are all Standard English.BThey all mean places and animals.CThey are only used by Australians.DThey are all from native Australian lan

20、guages.答案與解析：D細節理解題。根據第三段的“. words from native languages were to become part of the Australian English.”可知，這些詞都是來自澳大利亞的土著語言。CI traveled to London, England in the spring of 2016. Actually, I traveled with CAPA International Education on a study program. At that time, I did a full three­month pro

21、gram but I traveled on weekends and during breaks.I used to live in a small town outside New York. The idea of big cities has always excited me and I wanted to take advantage of that once­in­a­lifetime opportunity. It was a great opportunity for me to see how independent I could be in

22、 another country, because I hope to travel a lot more in the future.I lived in a flat in Ealing Broadway with several other students from different American schools. The biggest surprise I found there was the culture shock I experienced. I had expected traveling to London to be an easy transition (轉

23、變) for me because I thought their culture was close to that of America. But you know the language and the people were greatly different from what I had expected. They had different accents. In fact, they were noisy and more free­thinking than most Americans I knew.However, I tried to take part

24、in their giant Chinese New Year celebration in Trafalgar Square. I went to several Jewish society holiday celebrations and actively participated in any cultural activities I knew at that time. It was great to be able to truly put myself in their culture. These are experiences I couldn't get anyw

25、here else.I would suggest people hoping to follow in my footsteps not let anything hold them back from exploring the foreign cultures presented to them. Yes, you are there for school, but your number one priority (優先) is yourself. So make sure you go home with no regrets. Do not miss anything!【語篇解讀】

26、本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者在去英國參加學習項目期間，利用周末和假期旅游，努力融入當地文化，并且感受到了將學習與探索外國文化融為一體的重要意義。7What was the author's main purpose in going to London?ATo go sightseeing.BTo visit some relatives.CTo join in a study program.DTo experience the life in a big city.答案與解析：C細節理解題。根據第一段“I traveled to London, England in the spring of 2016. Actually, I traveled with CAPA International Education on a study program.”可知，作者去倫敦的主要目的是參加一個學習項目。8What did the author think of the opportunity of traveling to Lon