人教版必修一Unit 3 Travel journal using language课时作业（4）.docx

unit 3 travel journal using language课时作业 阅读理解 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ataj mahal, agra, indiaas many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to decorate the outside of the taj mahai. construction of the taj mahai took around 20 years, beginning in around 1632 and finishing around 1653. exact dates are unknown. the building, which was made from white marble from the quarries(采石场)of rajasthan, appears pink in the morning, white in the day and golden in the moonlight. the building is symmetrical(对称)in every way, and was built as a memorial to the wife of mughal emperor shah jahan. completion date: 1653.akashi kaikyo bridge, akashi strait, japanit took 2 million workers 10 years to construct the akashi kaikyo bridge. it connects the city of kobe, on japans mainland, with iwaya on awaji island. before it opened, the only way to get between the two cities was by ferry. however, the waterway was often stricken by severe storms and when two ferries turned over in 1955, killing 168 people, public anger convinced the government of the need for a bridge. its 1,991 meters long. completion date: april 5, 1998.panama canal, panamamore than 4.5 million cubic yards of concrete were used in the construction of this canals locks and dams. the panama canal is a 77-kilometer long waterway that connects the atlantic and pacific oceans. the earth and rubble excavated to make way for it would have been enough to bury manhattan to a depth of four meters. a series of locks allows ships to pass through the water; each of the moveable lock doors weighs 750 tons and each of the locks fills with 52 million gallons of water to accommodate the 15,000 ships that use the canal every year. it was completed on january 7, 1914 after 10 years of building.grand canyon skywalk, arizonathe skywalks foundation is strong enough to support 71 million pounds. located 1,219 meters above the colorado river, the grand canyon skywalk consists of one million pounds of steel and 83, 000 pounds of glass. it was the creation of las vegas businessman david jin, who approached the hualapai tribe with the idea of a glass walkway over the grand canyon in 1996. the skywalk was assembled (erle)on site, with the drilling alone taking over a year to complete. completion date: march 28, 2007.1. which of the constructions took the longest time to build?a. the taj mahal.b. the akashi kaikyo bridge.c. the panama canal.d. the grand canyon skywalk.2. the japanese government decided to build the akashi kaikyo bridge _.a. in the year of 1955b. following public opinionc. to show its national powerd. to develop japans economy3. what do we know about the panama canal?a. its 77 miles long.b. its close to manhattan.c. it benefits the shipping companies.d. it allows 15,000 ships to pass through daily.4. the grand canyon skywalk is probably a real challenge for those who _.a. are airsickb. hate rock climbingc. have a fear of heightsd. feel ill travelling in boats5. this text is mainly about _.a. unique construction techniquesb. some well-known tourist attractionsc. the maintenance of some constructionsd. mankinds greatest engineering achievementsbwhen charles lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. while you are traveling, you should make notes of things you see and do, he explained.i was 20 years old, a junior in college, spending a term at the university of london. charles was a retired traveling salesman. i was staying with him in his cottage in kendal, located in the lake district of northern england. it was a one-week homestay the university arranged for us before classes began.you are young and doing a lot of exciting things, charles said. it seems as though you will always remember these things, but i promise, you will forget them if you dont write them down.i took his advice. i wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay. back in london, i recorded weekend trips to wales, yorkshire, france, and spain. i commented on my classes, professors, and classmates, i contrasted my life at a small college in america with my wandering through the streets of london, my introduction to life in a big city, and my initial travels outside america. i tracked ideas i had about my life and my future.when i wrote in the notebook, i struggled with a sense of my audience and purpose. who would read this? were these writings just for me, or did i want others to read them? was i recording events and ideas just as a prompt (e)to memory, or was there some larger purpose in this daily exercise?i knew i was recording events, thoughts, words that were important to my life i imagined a future me sitting down to read the pages. i wondered what it would feel like to read those words later i wondered where i would be and what my life would be like.i filled the notebook charles gave me. i bought a new one and filled it. then another and another. i continued writing in notebooks for four decades. by that time, they filled two boxes in my garage.i had reread some of the journals. specific volumes had provided me with the background i needed for dozens of articles for magazines. but i had never read them all. recently, i decided to bring my collection of notebooks into my office and replay my life. as i opened the first box, i suddenly became nervous. would i like the former me described on those pages? there was a risk in opening that first notebook. i did it anyway.charles had been right. i remembered the big events and the central happenings, but on each page were many details i hadnt remembered.the pages revealed highlights from college classes and stories about roommates and friends. i read anxious comments id written as id-launched my teaching career, learned to write lesson plants, assigned grades for student work, and solved discipline problems. i reflected on my coming marriage, then the wedding, and eventually the proud moments when i held each of my three girls as a father. i recounted more trips-returning to europe, teaching in south america, going on safari (游猎)in africa, and exploring greenland. i relived memories of trails hit, rive crossed, and mountains climbed.the writings in those journals framed my life. i hadnt written every day. i often skipped a few days or even weeks, but i always picked up the writing when it felt important journals went with me when i traveled, and i often wrote in them at school when my own students were writing.it took several long evenings to read through the notebooks, taking me on tour covering 42 years. as i read, i could recall sitting on a bench in trafalgar square in london or in our apartment in peru to write to the future me. it was then that i realized: i am now the person i was writing to throughout those years.6. what can we learn about charles lee?a. the author gained valuable experience of life from him.b. he gave the author a notebook as birthday present.c. he was an english teacher the author came across.d. the author once lived in his house as a college graduate.7. one reason why the author kept writing journals was that he wanted to _.a. let others read what he wrote in the futureb. live up to charles lees expectation for himc. know what his life would be like in the futured. leave something special to his three daughters8. how did the author feel when he opened the first box filled with his journals?a. curious.b. worried.c. surprised.d. disappointed.9. we can learn from the passage that the author _.a. rarely wrote journals at schoolb. keeps a daily journal of his lifec. even wrote journals when travelingd. had kept writing journals for five decades10. what would be the best title for the passage?a. how to develop a habit of writing journals.b. the importance of reflecting on life.c. the highlights in my life.d. a gift to my future self.cnow, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. they feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or hobbies. many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.six percent of the workers in britain took the decision to downshift last year. one couple who downshifted are daniel and liz. they used to work in central london. he was a newspaper reporter and she worked for an international bank. they would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. nearly twice a month daniel had to fly to new york for meetings. they both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of wales. i always wanted to have one here, says daniel, and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. its taken some time getting used to, but its been worth it. we have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. however, i think its made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier. liz, however, is not quite sure. i used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. im not really a country girl, but i suppose im gradually getting used to looking after the animals. one thing i do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. my advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.11. what do the first two paragraphs tell us?a. people seldom work long hours to make money.b. people hardly buy more things than necessary.c. people are sure everything they own is in the right place.d. people realized there is more to life than just making money.12. when daniel was a reporter he _.a. was well paidb. disliked his jobc. missed his childrend. lived in central london.13. daniel and liz both agree that the move to the farm _.a. was easy to organizeb. has improved family lifec. was extremely expensived. has been a total success14. what does the underlined it in the last paragraph refer to?a. child-caringb. lizs advicec. downshiftingd. liz job.15. the underlined word downshifting in the second paragraph means _.a. repairing your car by yourselfb. spending money carefullyc. moving out to the countryside to live a simple and better lifed. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a weekdaccording to findings of a survey by citi and seventeen magazine, nearly four out of five (almost 80 percent) college students work while attending college, with the average student cooking in a work load of 19 hours per week. but should college students work while at college? many factors should be consideredone benefit of working while in college is that it can help build your resume, regardless if the job is in your field, according to an article at s. if youre lucky enough to find a job that closely relates to your major, you could get a leg up on the rest of your class, once you graduate because youll have more experience in your chosen field, according to the article.perhaps the most compelling reason for working while earning a degree is the money. while its unlikely to entirely finance your education through a part-time or full-time job, you can still make quite a dent(削减)in the college bill by working.but some students prefer not to work while earning a degree so they can focus on getting the best grades possibly its true that youll have more time to stay at school if you dont work, provided you use that time wisely. if you feel like even 10-15 hours a week of work will hurt your grades, then perhaps you should not consider working.working a part-time or full-time job can take away time from social activities, according to a you university tv article. trying to balance a job and your college studies, and taking a job can cut down your time to hang out with friends, according to writer dave potts.in addition to missing out on hanging out with your friends, working during college could prevent you from attending a number of campus events, such as movies on the lawn or football games. while