人教版选修七Unit 1 Living well reading课时作业(5).docx

unit 1 living well reading课时作业第一节 阅读理解if you visit the new mummies(木乃伊) show at the american museum of natural history(amnh), in new york city, dont miss the gilded lady. scientists say she probably died of lung disease when she was in her 40s-about 2,000 years ago-in egypt. they even have a model of her skull(头骨). based on that, an artist was sure how she may have looked when she was alive. and yet, the mummys coffin has never been opened. instead, scientists used a machine called a ct scanner(扫描仪) to look inside.ct scanners were developed to help doctors examine patients. but the machines turned out to be perfect for studying mummies, too.“a hundred years ago, scientists would usually open mummies coffins. this did a great deal of harm to those mummies,” say amnh president ellen v. futter. “we just dont do that anymore. we can do so much better. by using ct scanners, scientists can know about an ancient persons diet from some of a mummys hair. pieces of bone can show who was related to whom.”some mummies in peru were buried with a skull hanging from their neck. scientists thought these mummies wore the skull of an enemy. but dna evidence showed that the mummies were buried with the skull of an ancestor(祖先).the 19 mummies in the show are from egypt and peru. they had completely different reasons for mummifying the dead. the ancient egyptians believed that mummification allowed an ancestor to live on in the next world. the people who prepared the gilded lady thought she would continue to see, hear, and smell. in ancient peru, people practiced mummification to stay connected with their ancestors. some families kept mummies in their home.futter calls the mummies in the show “messengers from another time.” with the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies secrets so we can understand it.1. what did scientists find about the gilded lady?a. she was a great artist.b. she died a natural death.c. she lived in ancient egypt.d. she had an amazingly long life.2. what do futters words suggest?a. pieces of bone show a persons diet.b. ct scanners do great harm to mummies.c. mummies usually wore the skull of an enemy.d. technology plays an important role in mummy studies.3. why did the ancient peruvians make mummies?a. to do traditional medical research.b. to keep close ties with their relatives.c. to help their families live a better life.d. to let their ancestors live in another world.4. what does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?a. the technology.b. their message.c. their family.d. the show.【答案】1. c 2. d 3. b 4. b【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文通过介绍纽约美国自然历史博物馆展出的来自埃及和秘鲁的木乃伊，指出现代科技在帮助科学家探索木乃伊的秘密上发挥的重要作用。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段scientists say she probably died of lung disease when she was in her 40s-about 2,000 years ago-in egypt.得知，科学家通过研究木乃伊镀金女士推断出她生活在两千年前的古埃及，故选c。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段by using ct scanners, scientists can know about an ancient persons diet from some of a mummys hair. pieces of bone can show who was related to whom.”得知，美国自然历史博物馆馆长ellen v. futter指出科技在研究木乃伊中起到重要作用，故选d。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段in ancient peru, people practiced mummification to stay connected with their ancestors.得知，古代秘鲁人制作木乃伊是为了和自己的祖先保持联系，故选b。【4题详解】词义猜测题。根据最后一段futter calls the mummies in the show “messengers from another time.” with the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies secrets so we can understand it.得知，futter称展览中的木乃伊是另一个时代的信使，在科技的帮助下，科学家会继续揭示木乃伊的秘密更好的理解它们传递的信息，故选b。第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。my family and i love going to the beach. we go to the beach every weekend. i love to swim and hang out._1_ something really terrible happened last august. it started out as a warm, sunny day. we were at the _2_ with friends. late that afternoon, my friend, her six-year-old cousin, and i were _3_ in shallow(浅的) water, talking about school starting. then i felt something on my right leg. i _4_ a crab(螃蟹) bit(咬) me. but then i saw a _5_ swimming near me.i was _6_. i thought, “this cant be happening.” i _7_ to my friend, “get out of the water! its a shark!” she ran onto the beach toward our parents. i _8_ running, too. but then i looked over my shoulder and _9_ my friends little cousin was still in the water. i _10_ and caught her hand. i knew it was _11_, but i also thought i probably wouldnt get bitten _12_. when she saw my leg, she _13_. i was super terrfied. i felt great _14_. we ran and finally got to the beach.on the way to the hospital, it started raining. the whole_15_ was like my most frightening dream. at the hospital, the doctors thought the shark might have bitten me twice _16_ there was a smaller bite inside the big bite._17_ i only had to miss the first three days of school. when i got there, all the girls _18_ to push me in my wheelchair(轮椅).now that im recovered(恢复), my family and i are back to swimming in the ocean. getting bitten by a shark hasnt _19_ how much i love going to the beach. somehow, this experience made me _20_ it more. i say, “back off, sharks!”1. a. so b. or c. but d. unless2. a. park b. pool c. beach d. party3. a. swimming b. drinking c. fishing d. diving4. a. found b. thought c. saw d. remembered5. a. duck b. snake c. girl d. shark6. a. surprised b. frightened c. excited d. angry7. a. listened b. pointed c. smiled d. shouted8. a. started b. kept c. practiced d. stopped9. a. hoped b. forgot c. realized d. guessed10. a. looked away b. went by c. ran back d. held on11. a. funny b. risky c. normal d. simple12. a. too b. alone c. before d. again13. a. understood b. left c. laughed d. cried14. a. pride b. pain c. satisfaction d. uncertainty15. a. journey b. situation c. dream d. exercise16. a. and b. if c. because d. though17. a. luckily b. possibly c. strangely d. clearly18. a. agreed b. failed c. refused d. wanted19. a. developed b. shown c. explained d. changed20. a. love b. doubt c. regret d. miss【答案】1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. c 11. b 12. d 13. d 14. b 11. b 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. d 20. a【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和家人很喜欢去海边，但是有一次出现了险情，作者被鲨鱼咬到了。这次恐怖的经历并没有改变作者爱去海边的初衷，反而让作者更爱去海边了。【1题详解】考查连词辨析。结合上文，作者和家人很喜欢去海边。这里表示转折关系。句意：但是，上个八月，发生了一件非常可怕的事情。a. so所以；b. or或者；c. but但是；d. unless除非，故选c。【2题详解】考查名词辨析。上文we go to the beach every weekend.中发现线索词beach，可知这里意思是我们和朋友在海滩上。 a. park公园；b. pool 水塘；c. beach海滩；d. party聚会，故选c。【3题详解】考查动词辨析。根据but then i saw a _5_ swimming near me.可知我们正在浅水里游泳。a. swimming游泳；b. drinking喝酒；c. fishing钓鱼；d. diving潜水，故选a。【4题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我认为是一只螃蟹咬我。a. found发现； b. thought想； c. saw看见；d. remembered记得，故选b。【5题详解】考查名词辨析。根据下文“get out of the water! its a shark!” she ran onto the beach toward our parents. 可知我看到一只鲨鱼在我附近游。a. duck鸭子；b. snake蛇；c. girl女孩；d. shark鲨鱼，故选d。【6题详解】考查形容词辨析。根据上文but then i saw a _5_ swimming near me.我看到一只鲨鱼在我附近游，结合生活常识，我自然是非常害怕。a. surprised惊奇的；b. frightened害怕的；c. excited兴奋的；d. angry生气的，故选b。【7题详解】考查动词辨析。根据“get out of the water! its a shark!”可判断出我对我的朋友们大声喊。a. listened听；b. pointed指着；c. smiled微笑；d. shouted大喊，故选d。【8题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我也开始跑。a. started开始；b. kept保持； c. practiced练习；d. stopped停止，故选a。【9题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我从我肩膀上看，意识到我朋友的小表妹仍然在水中。a. hoped希望； b. forgot忘记；c. realized意识到；d. guessed猜测，故选c。【10题详解】考查动词短语辨析。根据and caught her hand. 可知我返回了。a. looked away扭头看别处； b. went by从旁走过；c. ran back返回；d. held on不挂断电话，故选c。【11题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：我知道这很冒险。a. funny有趣的；b. risky冒险的；c. normal正常的；d. simple简单的，故选b。【12题详解】考查副词辨析。句意：但是，我想我可能不会再次被咬了。a. too也；b. alone独自地；c. before在 之前；d. again再一次，故选d。【13题详解】考查动词辨析。根据下文i was super terrfied.可判断出当她看到我的腿，她大哭。a. understood明白；b. left离开；c. laughed大笑；d. cried大哭，故选d。【14题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：我感觉到巨大的疼痛袭来。a. pride骄傲；b. pain疼痛；c. satisfaction满意；d. uncertainty不确定，故选b。【15题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：整个处境像我最可怕的梦。a. journey旅