人教版选修七Unit 5 Traveling abroad reading课时作业(9).docx

unit 5 traveling abroad reading课时作业阅读理解amonthly talks at london canal museumour monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first thursday of each month except august. admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. they end around 21:00. november 7ththe canal pioneers., by chris lewis. james brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. he was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. chris lewis will explain how brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early“civil engineers”. december 5thice for the metropolis., by malcolm tucker. well before the arrival of freezers., there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells., and how londons ice trade grew. february 6than update on the cotswold canals., by liz payne. the stroudwater canal is moving towards reopening. the thames and severn canal will take a little longer. we will have a report on the present state of play. march 6theyotsandaitsthamesislands., by miranda vickers. the thames has many islands. miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. she will tell us about those of greatest interest. online bookings: www. canalmuseum. org. uk/bookmore info: www. canalmuseum. org. uk/whatsonlondon canal museum1213 new wharf road., london ni 9rtwww. canalmuseum. org. ukwww. canalmuseum. mobitel:020 7713 08361. when is the talk on james brindley?a. february 6th. b. march 6th. c. november 7th. d. december 5th. 2. what is the topic of the talk in february?a. the canal pioneers. b. ice for the metropolis. c. eyots and aitsthames islands. d. an update on the cotswold canals. 3. who will give the talk on the islands in the thames?a. miranda vickers. b. malcolm tucker. c. chris lewis. d. liz payne. 答案1. c2. d3. abacross britain., burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. but., according to a new study., we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year. mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. now., the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours., they would earn as much as 172., 000 a year. the study looked at the range of jobs mothers do., as well as the hours they are working., to determine the figure. this would make their yearly income 30., 000 more than the prime minister earns. by analysing the numbers., it found the average mother works 119 hours a week., 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. after questioning 1., 000 mothers with children under 18., it found that., on most days., mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm. to calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour., it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on., including housekeeper., part-time lawyer., personal trainer and entertainer. being a part-time lawyer., at 48. 98 an hour., would prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”., with psychologist(心理学家)a close second. it also asked mothers about the challenges they face., with 80 per cent making emotional(情感的)demand as the hardest thing about motherhood. over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends. the study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on mothers day. the emotional., physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending., but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. investing(投入)in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent. 4. how much would a mother earn a year if working as the prime minister?a. 30., 000. b. 142., 000. c. 172., 000. d. 202., 000. 5. the biggest challenge for most mothers is from. a. emotional demandb. low pay for workc. heavy workloadd. lack of training6. what is stressed in the last paragraph?a. mothers importance shows in family all year long. b. the sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile. c. mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated. d. investing time in parenting would bring a financial return. 7. what can we conclude from the study?a. mothers working hours should be largely reduced. b. mothers should balance their time for work and rest. c. mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realised. d. mothers should be freed from housework for social life. 答案4. b5. a6. a7. ccsea life melbourne aquarium(水族馆)the all-new sea life melbourne aquarium., situated in the heart of melbournes cbd., is one of victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. having 12 amazing zones of discovery., sea life melbourne aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city. opening timessea life melbourne aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year., including public holidays. last admission is at 5:00 pm., one hour before closing. location(位置)sea life melbourne aquarium is located on the corner of flinders street and king street., melbourne. it is situated on the yarra river., opposite crown entertainment complex. getting to sea life melbourne aquariumtrainsea life melbourne aquarium is a short walk from either flinders or southern cross train stations. tram(有轨电车)the sea life melbourne aquarium tram stop is located on the free city circle tram route(公交线路)and also routes 70 and 75. city circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions. shuttle busthe melbourne city tourist shuttle is a free bus service., stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the city. running daily., every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. car parkingwhile there is no public car parking at sea life melbourne aquarium., there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away. wheelchair accesssea life melbourne aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets. termstickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of sea life melbourne aquarium. no ticket., no entry!8. sea life melbourne aquarium. a. is located at the center of the cbd in the cityb. has 12 most attractive places in melbournec. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pmd. is beside crown entertainment complex9. getting to sea life melbourne aquarium., visitors can take. a. trains from southern cross train stationb. shuttle buses around the train stationc. boats across the yarra riverd. either tram route 70 or 7510. sea life melbourne aquarium offers visitors. a. free car parkingb. wheelchair accessc. internet connectiond. transportation service11. tickets to sea life melbourne aquarium. a. are free to all visitorsb. can be purchased by emailc. are checked at the entranced. can be printed at the ticket office答案8. a9. d10 b11. cdthe kids in this village wear dirty., ragged clothes. they sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. they have no school. yet they all can chant the english alphabet., and some can make words. the key to their success:20 tablet computers(平板电脑)dropped off in their ethiopian village in february by a u. s. group called one laptop per child. the goal is to find out whether kids using todays new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. the massachusetts institute of technology researchers analyzing the project data say theyre already amazed. “what i think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten., ”said matt keller., who runs the ethiopia program. the fastest learnerand the first to turn on one of the tabletsis 8-year-old kelbesa negusse. the devices camera was disabled to save memory., yet within weeks kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. he called himself a lion., a marker of accomplishment in ethiopia. with his tablet., kelbesa rearranged the letters hsroe into one of the many english animal names he knows. then he spelled words on his own. “seven months ago he didnt know any english. thats unbelievable., ”said keller. the project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading”., where they can read to learn. it wont be in amharic., ethiopias first language., but in english., which is