/07/7/課時作業(一)Unit1WomenofachievementSectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre-reading(本欄目內容，在學生用書中以獨立形式分冊裝訂！)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Atimes.Twelveeenmakingscientificdiscoveriessinceancienttimes.TwelvewomenhavewontheNobelPworld.Somefamilies.Itofthehighesthonorsintheworld.Somewomenscientistsnevermarried，someworkedwiththeirhusbands，andothersraisedlargefamilies.Ithasbeendifficultforwomentobesuccessfulscientists.Intheearly1800sinEngland，MaryAnnearth.MaryBritain.Fossilsstwomenrecognizedforherdiscoveriesabouttheancienthistoryoftheearth.Maryandherfathercollectedfossils(化石)intheirvillageonthesouthcoastofGreatBritain.Fossilsarepartsofplantsoranimalsthathavebeensavedinrocksformillionsofyears.earth.Shewasonlytwelveyearsold，Marybecamethefirstpersontofindthealmostcompleteskeletons(骨架)ofseveralanimalsthatnolongerexistedontheearth.Shedidn’tbecomefamousforherdiscoveriesatthattimebecausesheoftensoldherfossilstogetmoneytosupportherfamily.physics.ShePoland.ShehwomannamedMarieSklodowskatraveledtoParistostudyphysics.ShedidsobecauseshecouldnotgetacollegeeducationinPoland.ShebeganworkinginthelaboraCurie.Marietogether.Theyscientist.MarieCurie.MarieandPierreCuriegotmarriedandmademanydiscoveriestogether.TheyreceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903alongwithanotherscientist.MarieCuriebecamethefirstpersontobeawardedasecondNobelPrizein1911，thistimeforChemistry.MarieCuriewasoneofthefewwomenatthetimewhobecamefamousasascientist.語篇解讀自古代以來女性就在科學領域做出了巨大發現，并獲得了諾貝爾獎，讓我們了解其中的一部分吧。1．Theauthorbelievesthatwomenscientists__________.A．havemoreopportunitiestobecomesuccessfulB．cannotgetthehighesthonorsintheworldC．gothroughdifficultiestobesuccessfulD．hadbetterpaymoreattentiontotheirfamilies解析：細節理解題。由第一段最后一句Ithasbeendifficultforwomentobesuccessfulscientists可知。答案：C2．MaryAnningwasoneofthefirstwomento__________.A．wintheNobelPrizeforScienceaftergettingmarriedB．makeachievementsinthestudyofancientearthC．researchanimalsandtheirbonesD．studythemysteryofallkindsofplants解析：細節理解題。由第二段．..forherdiscoveriesabouttheancienthistoryoftheearth可知。答案：B3．WhatcanwelearnaboutMarieSklodowska?A．ShestudiedphysicsinPolandandgotacollegeeducation.B．ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903onherown.C．SheonlygotoneNobelPrizeduringherlifetime.D．Shemademanydiscoveriesaftershegotmarried.解析：推理判斷題。由最后一段MarieandPierreCuriegotmarriedandmademanydiscoveriestogether.可知。答案：D4．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Ancientdiscoveries. B．Womenscientists.C．Successfulmarriages. D．Differentprizes.解析：主旨大意題。由主題段落第一段可知，作者主要講述成功的女科學家的事跡，在后文中的例子也有體現。答案：BBPeoplewhohaveseenTrishaSeifriedWoodallwithhercatssaythatshehasamagictouch.Mostpeopledon’tknowanyonewhocanorderacattojumponatable，sitfortwominutes，andthenjumptothefloorandwalkbackward.MsSeifriedWoodallhastaughthercatstodoallthesetricks—andmanymore.Athertrainingcenter，GotPet-ential，catslearntricksforTVandmagazineads.Someofhercatshaveappearedonbagsofcatfood.WhenMsSeifriedWoodallgetsacat，shefirstlearnswhatthatcatlikesanddoesn’tlike.“Somecatsliketostayclosetotheground，soI’llteachthemhowtostandbehindme，andwalkwithme，”shesays.“Othercatslikehighplaces，sothey’lllearnhowtojumponmybentkneeandthensafelyleaptomyshoulder.”MsSeifriedWoodallgrewupinafamilywithmanypets，andshewasfirstpaidtoworkwithanimalswhenshewas18.Atasummerjobatanamusementpark，shelearnedhowtotrainafewoftheanimalsforperformances.Shecontinuedtotrainandlearnaboutanimalsfor20yearsbeforestartingherownanimal-trainingcenter.MsSeifriedWoodallisproudoftheskillshercatshavelearned，butsheisalsoproudthathercenter’scatsarehealthyandsocial.Shebelieveshercatsenjoylearningnewtricks.InMsSeifriedWoodall’sexperience，nobreed(品種)ofcatiseasiertotrainthanothers.Allofhercatscamefromshelters.Theyhavebecomepetsinherhome.Likemostanimaltrainers，MsSeifriedWoodallusesarewardsystem.Catsthataresuccessfulduringtraininggetfoodoranewtoy.Acatthatdoesn’tenjoyeatingorplayingwillprobablynotbeinterestedinbeingtrained.Sheneverscolds(責罵)them.“Catsneedalotofencouragementwhentheyareperforming，”shesays.“Isay‘goodjob’or‘that’sright’severaltimesduringasingleminute.”語篇解讀本文是記敘文。動物訓練師SeifriedWoodall創辦了教授寵物學習才藝技能的訓練中心GotPet-ential，經她訓練的貓會為電視和雜志拍攝廣告。5．WhatarethecatstrainedbyMsSeifriedWoodallmainlyusedtodo?A．Workforamusementparks.B．ActinTVandmagazineads.C．Becomepeople’sfamilypets.D．Setagoodexampletoothercats.解析：細節理解題。由第二段中的“Athertrainingcenter，GotPet-ential，catslearntricksforTVandmagazineads”可知，MsSeifriedWoodall所訓練的貓主要是為電視和雜志拍攝廣告。答案：B6．WhatcanwelearnaboutMsSeifriedWoodallandhercat-trainingjob?A．Sheusuallytrainscatsatherhome.B．Shepreferstrainingcatsthatareactive.C．Shetrainscatsaccordingtotheircharacters.D．Shecantrainanycattobewell-behaved.解析：細節理解題。由第三段中的“shefirstlearnswhatthatcatlikesanddoesn’tlike”可知，MsSeifriedWoodall根據貓的不同性格來訓練它們。答案：C7.WhatdidMsSeifriedWoodalldobeforebecomingacattrainer?A．Shetookcareofpetsforfamilies.B．Sheperformedatanamusementpark.C．Sheworkedinananimalshelter.D．Sheworkedwithanimalsforyears.解析：細節理解題。由第四段內容可知，MsSeifriedWoodall在成為一位訓貓師之前，訓練動物長達20多年。答案：D8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.SeifriedWoodall?A．Braveandstrong. B．Politeandfriendly.C．Caringandpatient. D．Humorousandtalkative.解析：推理判斷題。由倒數第二段中的“Allofhercatscamefromshelters”可推測她富有同情心；再由最后一段中的“Catsneedalotofencouragement...duringasingleminute”可知，訓練貓的過程中，她要很有耐心地給予它們很多鼓勵。答案：CCRachelLouiseCarsonwasbornin1907，inSpringdale，atowninWesternPennsylvania.TheCarsonfamilylivedona65-acrefarmatthetopofahilljustabovetheAlleghenyRiver.ItwasRachelCarson’smother，aformerschoolteacher，whoinstilled(逐漸灌輸)inherdaughterastronginterestinnature.ShewasalsogreatlyinfluencedbyAnnaBotsfordComstock’sHandbookofNatureStudy.OneofComstock’slessonswasthat“nature’slawsarenottobeavoided”—atruththatwouldhaveaninfluenceonRachelCarson’slife.Inadditiontoherinterestinnature，Carsongrewupwithaloveforreadingandwriting，andanimalsandthenaturalworld—theseainparticular—werefavoritesubjectsforboth.SomeofherfavoriteauthorsincludedBeatrixPotter，HermanMelville，RobertLouisStevenson，andanotherimportantwomanofhertime，GeneStratton-Porter.Carsonhadherfirststorypublishedattheageof10，inSt.NicholasMagazine.Shecontinuedtowritethroughoutherteens，andgraduatedatthetopofherhighschoolclassin1925.RachelCarsonchoseEnglishashermajoratthePennsylvaniaCollegeforWomen(nowChathamUniversity)，buttheinfluenceofbiologyprofessorMaryScottSkinkercausedhertorethinkhercareergoals.Althoughcareeropportunitiesforwomeninthescienceswereextremelyrareatthattime，Carsonchangedhermajortobiologyinherjunioryear.Itwasclearlytherightmove.Carsongraduatedfromcollegewithgreathonorin1929.Shecontinuedontograduatework，studyingzoologyandgeneticsatJohnsHopkinsUniversity，andearninghermaster’sdegreeinzoologyin1932.Althoughshehadbeenconcernedthat，inhernewfield，shewouldhavetogiveupwriting，Carsondiscoveredthathernewfocusactuallygavehersomethingtowriteabout.語篇解讀瑞秋·卡森可以說是二十世紀對人類社會與自然環境影響最大的人物之一，本文著重介紹瑞秋·卡森的成長經歷。9．WhatcanweknowaboutRachelCarsonfromParagraph1?A．Shelovedhermothermost.B．Shelovednatureverymuch.C．Shehadahappychildhood.D．ShereadmanybooksbyComstock.解析：推理判斷題。根據第一段的內容可知，童年時，瑞秋·卡森就對大自然抱有極大的熱愛。答案：B10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“both”inParagraph2referto?A．Readingandwriting.B．Animalsandthesea.C．Thenaturalworldandthesea.D．Animalsandthenaturalworld.解析：詞義指代題。根據第二段的Inadditiontoherinterestinnature，Carsongrewupwithaloveforreadingandwriting，andanimalsandthenaturalworld—theseainparticular—werefavoritesubjectsforboth.可知，瑞秋·卡森除了喜歡自然，還對閱讀和寫作感興趣。動物和自然世界，特別是大海，是她閱讀和寫作最愛的主題。答案：A11．WhenwasRachelCarson’sfirststorypublished?A．In1910. B．In1912.C．In1917. D．In1925.解析：推理判斷題。根據第一段的RachelLouiseCarsonwasbornin1907...和第二段的Carsonhadherfirststorypublishedattheageof10，inSt.NicholasMagazine.可知，瑞秋·卡森寫的第一個故事是1917年刊登在St.NicholasMagazine。答案：C12．WhydidRachelCarsonchangehermajortobiology?A．Shewantedtogiveupwriting.B．Careeropportunitieswererare.C．Shewantedtostudyzoologyandgenetics.D．Shewasinfluencedbyabiologyprofessor.解析：細節理解題。根據第三段的．..buttheinfluenceofbiologyprofessorMaryScottSkinkercausedhertorethinkhercareergoals.可知，瑞秋·卡森受生物教授的影響轉了專業。答案：DⅡ.七選五Atage5，Ihadmyfutureclearlyplanned：Atage18，Iwouldbecomeahairdresserlikemymom’sfriendJane，whowastheprettiestwomanIhadeverseen.Iwouldliveinahugehouseandownfourdogs，fivecats，andahorse.However，timeandthreedeadhamsters(倉鼠)havetaughtmethatpetsneedalotoftimeandcare.__1__I’vealsorealizedthatIwouldn’tbecomeagoodhairdresser.MydreamsforthefuturehavechangedgreatlyasIhavegrownolder.AndstandingattheedgeofadulthoodasInowdo，IlookforwardtoaverydifferentfuturefromwhatIdidwhenIwas__2__Pleasereadon.Acoupleofyearsago，myunclePierrewasinintensivecare(重癥監護)forsometime.Iendedupspendingquiteafewhoursinhospitallookingcuriouslyatthemachinerythatwaskeepingmyunclealiveandevenmorecuriouslyatthenurseswhoworkedsoquietlyyetefficientlyatit.ThefirsttimeIwenttoseemyuncle，Idisliked