人教版选修八 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Reading课时作业.docx

unit 3 inventors and inventions reading课时作业一、阅读理解awelcome to arundel castle which is situated in west sussex, england. the castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. arundel castle also plays a starring role in many films.the gardensthe white garden is planted with soft white iceberg roses, and snow white lilies. the rose garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned english roses that are at their very best in june and july.the organic kitchen garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.the castle shopin the castle shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. it offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. many are sold in this castle shop only.at arundel castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.the arundel festival 2014saturday 16th to monday 25th augustthe annual arundel festival gets bigger and better every year. it is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the uk, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.parkingcoaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main castle entrance in mill road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the castle entrance. please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.1.when visiting the castle, you can_.a. get old-fashioned english roses as giftsb. buy eco-friendly products in the castle shopc. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for freed. see how the local gifts are being made2. how long does the arundel festival last this year? a.10 days b. one week c.16 days d. one month3.where can you park the coach? a. in mill road b. inside the castle c. in the main town car parkd. at the main castle entranceb as a child, i was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. there was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passingcar lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. out of the corner of my eye, i saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. a very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. my imagination would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. i would lie very still so that the enemy(敌人) would not discover me.another of my childhood fears was that i would get lost, especially on the way home from school. every morning i got on the school bus right near my home. that was no problem. after school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, i was afraid that i would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. on school or family trips to a park or a museum, i wouldnt let the leaders out of my sight.perhaps one of the worst fears of all i had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.one of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to realize and conquer our fears. understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.4 the author had _kind(s) of fears when she was a child.a. one b. two c. three d. none 5. the underlined word conquer in the last paragraph means _ in chinese.a. 接受 b. 忍受 c. 信服 d. 克服6. which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?a. she was usually popular among people. b. she was always the leader of the others.c. she always got poor grades. d. she was not at all liked by others.7. when she went to some other places, she would _.a. walk away without others b. take a bus by herselfc. follow others closely d. make sure not to take a wrong buscthe birth of the black tea and the first to reach the western world from fujian was originated by accident. a chinese army happened to stop by a tea farm in the late ming dynasty (1368-1644) and the soldiers slept on raw tea leaves that were intended for green tea making. helpless and eager to avoid further loss, the anxious tea producer roasted the withered（枯萎的）tea leaves immediately afterwards, with pine branches, ending up with a deep colored tea, which produced bright red soup, a smoky and sweet taste. to the tea farmers surprise, the taste became a hit in the market, and the whole area started to make the kind of tea to satisfy market demand.around the end of the 16th century, dutch business people took tea to europe. catherine of braganza, when she married british king charles in 1662, took the tea drinking habit from portugal to the british court.it was hard to say if people in the united kingdom had the choice of drinking green tea, because it is said that after long sea transportation, green tea from china naturally fermented（发酵）into black tea. at the time british people still didnt know that black tea and green tea are made from the same leaves, so scottish botanist（植物学家）robert fortune (1812-1880) met with disbelief when he pointed out that only a different processing method made black tea and green tea different.fortune was sent by the east india company to steal tea from china. he took more than 20,000 tea plants and seedlings to india in 1851.although most of the tea plants he introduced to india are said to have died, trained chinese tea workers he took there are believed to have equipped the country with the necessary technology and knowledge for tea making.8. the tea farmer invented black tea to .a. get a better tasteb. please the soldiersc. avoid losing more money d. satisfy market demand9. according to the text, british people .a. preferred green tea to black tea in the 17th century b. made green tea transported from china into black teac. were the first in europe to have the habit of drinking tead. thought black tea and green tea were made from different leaves10. what did fortune do according to the text? a. he trained workers to make tea. b. he brought tea plants and seedlings to britain.c. he did something illegal for the east india company.d. he learned knowledge and skills to make different kinds of tea.11. what is the text mainly about? a. the origin of black tea.b. the technology for tea making.c. the tradition of drinking tea in britain.d. the difference between black tea and green tea.din our daily lives, we often make mistakes. while these moments can be worrying, they can also be faced with humor. when we share a laugh at our mistakes, we can calm ourselves down with a thread of understanding and acceptance.one morning in a rush to school, i knocked over my cup of orange juice. i immediately thought of the precious minutes i would have to spend cleaning up the floor. i raced back and forth to the sink（水槽） with a cloth soaked（浸透）with juice to wash off. my legs were shaking as i watched from my window the school bus coming to my street. within a minute, i had thrown the orange juice-soaked cloth into the sink and run outside to join the group of kids entering the bus. thinking on the bus ride of my morning rush to clean up the spilled（溢出的）juice, i realized how much unnecessary stress and worry i put myself through. i ended up chuckling（轻笑）to myself about my nervousness over spilled juice.these days i dont usually spill orange juice, but i do sometimes spill a bit of spaghetti sauce on my skirts or put on my sweater backwards when im really tired and in a hurry for school. in each of my mistakes, i try to remind myself not to take it so seriously. i take a minute to calm down, take a deep breath, and smile at my carelessness. it is the ability to see mistakes in a different way that enables us to find humor in everyday moments.humor, however, doesnt always have to arise from mistakes. kids may have a good laugh from comic books, classic jokes, and stories told by friends and parents. what matters more is not where you find the humor in life, but that you can appreciate it.12. what did the author do before going to school one morning? a. she prepared breakfast busily. b. she made a cup of orange juice.c. she had some clothes washed. d. she did some cleaning at home.13. what can we learn from the third paragraph? a. the writer has been used to being busy every day.b. the writer makes many mistakes now and then.c. the writer tries to see mistakes in an easy way.d. the writer always makes people around happy.14. the writer probably holds the view that .a. people should find humor in jokes b. people should learn to enjoy humorc. it is natural for kids to make mistakes d. reading is a good habit for every kid15. the writer develops this text according to .a. what she has experienced in life b. what she has learned at schoolc. what she has read in stories d. what she has found in research二、七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。more and more people are working remotely. here are some tips to keep in mind to stay focused on your work when working at home:set and keep regular office hours.16 then try your best to leave work at the “office” and turn your phone on silent and enjoy the rest of your day. give yourself some time to recharge so you can be as productive as possible.plan and structure your work days.structure your work days to maximize（取最大值） efficiency. take advantage of your bodys natural rhythms. 17 if you know you focus best in the morning, resist the temptation to check email until 10 a.m. or later.set aside a designated(指定的) work area.try to work at the same spot every day. 18 and make it a place you enjoy going to each day, an area where you can focus and do your best work.take breaks.schedule time for frequent breaks throughout the day. rise from your desk, stretch or walk around the house or down the street. 19 if you need a little socializing, go out to lunch with friends or clients.avoid distractions (干扰).one challenge of working at home is distraction. with no colleagues or partners nearby, its easy to become distracted. stay focused on work throughout the day to maintain consistent productivity. 20 a. avoid online distractions as well.b. some interruptions cant be avoided.c. it is more comfortable to stay at home.d. take a lunch break and enjoy a midday meal.e. do your best to set work hours and stick to them.f. plan your work around your most productive hours.g. it could be a spare bedroom that youve turned into a home office.三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。i became a gardener when i was twelve. my early 21 of gardening may not have come from my love for nature. it was to 22 my parents.at that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. but my mother often looked with 23 at this work of natural art. those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 24 ！” seeing the neighbours busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.at that age, i always did something 25 to whatever my parents did! if gardening were something they found 26 ， i would plant a garden!i planted some lily(百合花) seeds in the yard. but they failed to 27 _. i continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. wild 28 joy, i found the first rose bloom(开花)one by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 29 ， i was touched by this land of wonder. 30 ， my parents showed no interest in my garden. my father even 31 at me because he found it was 32 to move around my garden to the driveway. to my mothers 33 ， i put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 34 flowers.regardless of their 35 ， i kept on planting my garden and 36 to enjoy th