人教版选修六Unit 4 Global warming reading课时作业（1）.docx

unit 4 global warming reading课时作业一、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。afor centuries, the bodys blood has been linked closely with the emotions. people who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be coldblooded killer. for example, the police are searching for a coldblooded killer. he seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someones life as nothing. cold can affect other parts of the body. the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. the expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. for example, you agree to be president of an organization. but then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organizations will be your responsibility. you are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation. the expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. you may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. or, to someone who has lied about you to others. a cold fish is not a fish. it is a person. but it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. a cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. someone who is a cold fish could be coldhearted. now a coldhearted person is someone who has no sympathy. several popular songs in recent years were about coldhearted men or coldhearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers. “out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else got. a person might say that everybody but him got a pay raisehe was left out in the cold. and it is not a pleasant place to be. 1. there are _ expressions relaed to cold that are mentioned in the passage. a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 7答案c解析细节理解题。全文共列举了coldblooded killer, get cold feet, give someone the cold shoulder, a cold fish, coldhearted和out in the cold这六个和cold有关的短语。2. when you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_”. a. i give him the cold shoulderb. i think he is a coldblooded manc. i think he is a cold fishd. im likely to get cold feet答案a解析推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的对get cold feet的描写可知答案，其中instead of speaking to him face to face与refuse to speak相吻合。3. if sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in africa, you will say _. a. she is a coldblooded killerb. she gets cold feetc. she is a cold fishd. she is out in the cold答案c解析推理判断题。题干部分说面对非洲忍受饥饿的儿童无动于衷，完全没有反应，这种人与倒数第二段的but it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. 这句相符，所以选择c。4. the topic of this passage is about _. a. the relationship between cold and our bodyb. some expressions about friendshipc. some expressions connected with coldd. how cold weather comes into being答案c解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要向我们介绍了与cold有关的短语。bfrom a very early age, some children exhibit better selfcontrol than others. now, a new study that began with about 1，000 children in new zealand has tracked how a childs low selfcontrol can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. they observed the level of selfcontrol the youngsters displayed. parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “persistence in reaching goals. ”the study led by moffitt of duke university and colleagues followed 1，000 children from birth to age 32 in dunedin, new zealand. “the children who had the lowest selfcontrol when they were age three to ten, later on had the most health problems in their 30s，” moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation. they were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income. ” moffitt explained that selfcontrol problems were widely observed, and werent just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids. moffitt said its still unclear why some children have better selfcontrol than others, though she said other researchers have found that its mostly a learnedbehavior, with relatively little genetic influence. but good selfcontrol can be set to run in families because children with good selfcontrol are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents. but the good news, moffitt said, is that selfcontrol can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective. 5. from the first two paragraphs we learn that _. a. the research has been carried out for five yearsb. selfcontrol in kids tends to determine their futurec. selfcontrol was assessed by childrens intelligenced. childrens selfcontrol is almost the same at early age答案b解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段的最后一句how a childs low selfcontrol can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. 可知答案。6. children with low selfcontrol are more likely to _. a. become wealthy in later lifeb. get good school performancec. have better financial planningd. adopt negative behaviors答案d解析细节理解题。根据第四段的they had the worst financial situation. they were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income. 可知答案。7. according to moffitt, _. a. only good genetic factors can shape their lives in the futureb. scientists know well why some children have better selfcontrolc. selfcontrol in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activityd. willpower as a child really influences peoples chances of adulthood答案d解析细节理解题，根据第四段moffitt说的话可知。8. what can be inferred from the passage?a. selfcontrol cannot be taught in schools. b. the study is restricted within few participants. c. its never too late to deal with selfcontrol problems. d. good parenting can improve selfcontrol and life success. 答案d解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的倒数第二句话but good selfcontrol can be set to run in families because children with good selfcontrol are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents. 可知答案。二. 书面表达阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。you may think birthdays only mean cake, presents, and a sweet songhappy birthday. however, there are many varieties of birthday celebrations. in the west, many birthday traditions come from an ancient belief that bad spirits showed up on a persons birthday. to drive troublemaking spirits away, friends would visit each other on their birthdays. today, people still get together for birthday parties. but around the world, birthdays are celebrated in many different ways. in eastern canada, children get their noses covered with butter on their birthdays. the butter is supposed to make children too slippery for bad luck to stick to them. irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them lightly on the floor for every year of their age. mexico also has a unique birthday tradition. a papermade animal is filled with candy and toys and hung from the ceiling. the birthday child with his eyes covered then tries to hit the animal with a stick until it bursts open. 【写作内容】1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点。2. 以约120个词写一篇记叙文，描写你或你朋友的一次生日经历，并包括以下要点：(1)你或你朋友通常怎样庆祝生日？(2)介绍一次令你或你朋友难忘的生日经历。【写作要求】在作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。_【参考范文】this article is about how the birthday celebration co