人教版选修七Unit 3 Under the Sea using language课时作业（8）.docx

unit 3 under the sea using language课时作业第一节 完型填空two weeks earlier, my son, ben, had got in touch. hed moved to england with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since id1seen him. so imagine my2when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.i was3!i arrived early at byron bay where we were supposed to4. the bay was5in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. getting a little6, i realized one kayak(皮划艇)was in7.“somethings not8!”i took off my t-shirt and9into the water. i saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. he was10violently. linking arms with one of the instructors, i helped11the young man out of the water. he was unconscious and as i looked at his face, something12to me. those brown eyes were very13.“whats his name?”i asked the instructor.“ben,”he replied, and immediately i14. that stranger was my son!the instructors called for an ambulance.15, after a brief stay in hospital, ben was well enough to be allowed to16and later the family met up for dinner. we chatted about everything and then ben17to me.“i just want to say thank you,”he said.“you18my life!”i still cant believe what a19it was. im just so glad i was there20to help my son.1.a.alsob.oftenc.evend.last2.a.delightb.reliefc.angerd.worry3.a.scaredb.shockedc.thrilledd.ashamed4.a.talkb.stayc.meetd.settle5.a.bathedb.cleanc.deepd.formed6.a.fasterb.closerc.heavierd.wiser7.a.troubleb.advancec.questiond.battle8.a.realb.rightc.faird.fit9.a.staredb.sankc.divedd.fell10.a.arguingb.fightingc.shoutingd.shaking11.a.leadb.persuadec.carryd.keep12.a.happenedb.occurredc.appliedd.appealed13.a.sharpb.pleasantc.attractived.familiar14.a.agreedb.hesitatedc.doubtedd.knew15.a.fortunatelyb.franklyc.sadlyd.suddenly16.a.returnb.relaxc.speakd.leave17.a.jokedb.turnedc.listenedd.pointed18.a.createdb.honoredc.savedd.guided19.a.coincidenceb.changec.pityd.pain20.a.on boardb.in timec.for sured.on purpose答案1.d2.a3.c4.c5.a6.b7.a8.b9.c10.d11.c12.b13.d14.d15.a16.d17.b18.c19.a20.b第二节 阅读理解asome of the worlds most famous musicians recently gathered in paris and new orleans to celebrate the first annual international jazz day. unesco(united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization)recently set april 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合)voice across cultures.despite the celebrations, though, in the u.s. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.its jason morans job to help change that. as the kennedy centers artistic adviser for jazz, moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.“jazz seems like its not really a part of the american appetite,” moran tells national public radios reporter neal conan.“what im hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. its actually color, and its actually digital.”moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost.“the music cant be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. it has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says moran.last year, moran worked on a project that arranged fats wallers music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says moran.“for me, its the recontextualization. in music, where does the emotion(情感)lie? are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟)on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a charlie parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says moran, “so i want to continue those dialogues. those are the things i want to foster.”1.why did unesco set april 30 as international jazz day?a.to remember the birth of jazz.b.to protect cultural diversity.c.to encourage people to study music.d.to recognize the value of jazz.2.what does the underlined word“that”in paragraph 3 refer to?a.jazz becoming more accessible.b.the production of jazz growing faster.c.jazz being less popular with the young.d.the jazz audience becoming larger.3.what can we infer about morans opinion on jazz?a.it will disappear gradually.b.it remains black and white.c.it should keep up with the times.d.it changes every 50 years.4.which of the following can be the best title for the text?a.exploring the future of jazzb.the rise and fall of jazzc.the story of a jazz musiciand.celebrating the jazz day答案1.d2.c3.c4.abterrafugia inc. said monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. the vehiclenamed the transitionhas two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. the transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. it flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. on the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after terrafugia introduces the transition to the public later this week at the new york auto show. but dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. its expected to cost $279,000. and it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. the car needs a runway.inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to robert mann, an airline industry expert. but mann thinks terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. the government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. the transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.mann said terrafugia was helped by the federal aviation administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.5.what is the first paragraph mainly about?a.the basic data of the transition.b.the advantages of flying cars.c.the potential market for flying cars.d.the designers of the transition.6.why is the transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?a.it causes traffic jams.b.it is difficult to operate.c.it is very expensive.d.it burns too much fuel.7.what is the governments attitude to the development of the flying car?a.cautious.b.favorable.c.ambiguous.d.disapproving.8.what is the best title for the text?a.flying car at auto showb.the transitions first flightc.pilots dream coming trued.flying car closer to reality答案5.a6.c7.b8.d第三节 任务型阅读when should a leader apologize and when not?why difficult?when we wrong someone we know, even not intentionally, we are generally expected to apologize so as to improve the situation. but when were acting as leaders, the circumstances are different. the act of apology is carried out not merely at the level of the individual but also at the level of the institution. it is a performance in which every expression matters and every word becomes part of the public record. refusing to apologize can be smart, or it can be stupid. so, readiness to apologize can be seen as a sign of strong character or as a sign of weakness. a successful apology can turn hate into personal and organizational harmonywhile an apology that is too little, too late, or too obviously strategic can bring on individual and institutional ruin. what, then, is to be done? how can leaders decide if and when to apologize publicly?why now?the question of whether leaders should apologize publicly has never been more urgent. during the last decade or so, the united states in particular has developed an apology cultureapologies of all kinds and for all sorts of wrongdoings are made far more frequently than before. more newspaper writers have written about the growing importance of public apologies. more articles, cartoons, advice columns, and radio and television programs have similarly dealt with the subject of private apologies. why bother?why do we apologize? why do we ever put ourselves in situations likely to be difficult, embarrassing, and even risky? leaders who apologize publicly could be an easy target. they are expected to appear strong and capable. and whenever they make public statements of any kind, their individual and institutional reputations ar