人教版必修五Unit 4 Making the news using language课时作业(3) (1).docx

unit 4 making the news using language课时作业一、阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分30分)athomas edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. without him, the world might still be in the dark. however, the electric light was not his only invention. he also invented the motion picture camera and 1, 200 other things. about every two weeks he created something new. thomas edison was born in 1847. he attended school for only three months. his mother taught him at home, but thomas was mostly self-educated. he started experimenting at a young age. when he was 12 years old, he got his first job. he became a newsboy on a train. he did experiments on the train in his spare time. unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. they fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. then edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. thomas edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. it kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. he always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. thomas edison died at the age of 84. he left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world. 1how often did edison make a new invention?a. about every fourteen days. b. about every seven days. c. about once a week. d. about twice a week. 答案a解析由文章第一段最后一句“about every two weeks he created something new. ”可看出他每两周就有一项新的发明, 故答案为a项。2the underlined word “fired” in the passage means “”. a. gave somebody a jobb. set fire to somebodyc. let somebody downd. forced somebody to leave his job答案d解析由文中的句子“unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. ”以及“then edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator”可推测出该词义为“解雇”, 故选d项。3edison considered his deafness as. a. something badb. a gift from godc. a kind of abilityd. a disadvantage 答案b解析由文章中的句子“but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways”可知选b项。4what does the passage mainly talk about?a. the function of the electric light. b. edison and his experiments. c. the importance of inventions. d. the whole life of edison. 答案d解析本文通篇介绍了爱迪生的一生, 介绍了他的生平、教育以及干过的工作、发明的东西等等, 因此答案选d项。bemily and alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. they could climb up trees, grow flowers and even play badminton. they liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. they even started to put food out to attract more birds. everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window. emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. its neck seemed to be broken. “it must have flown into the window, ” alex said when his sister emily called him to have a look. “ah, yes, look here. you can see the mark where it hit the window. there are a couple of tiny feathers stuck (粘贴)on the window. ” “poor thing!” emily said. during the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. finally they found out the truth. when the birds were flying, they couldnt see into the rooms. all they saw was the reflection (反射)of the garden. they thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window. “something has to be done to save the birds, ” the parents decided. at first, the family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. they made six hawksone for each window. they stuck the hawks to the windows. they looked pretty and did not keep out much light. when the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away. after that, there were no more dead birds. the family were much happier. 5they put food out to attract birds because they . a. had a special garden for birds b. wanted to see more birds flying in the garden c. had too much bird food to feed the birds d. wanted to catch some birds in the garden 答案b解析由第一段中的“they liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. ”可知, 把食物放在外面的原因是他们喜欢看鸟在花园里飞翔。6 birds died in the garden. a. 4b. 5c. 6d. 7 答案c解析由句子“emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. ”和“during the next month, five more birds died in the same way. ”可知, 共有6只鸟死在花园里。7the birds flew to the windows because they . a. found the windows very clean b. fought for more food c. thought there were more trees ahead d. wanted to go into the room 答案c解析由第五段中的“all they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden. they thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window. ”可知, c项正确。8the story is mainly about . a. why the birds died in the gardenb. the family were good at paper-cutting c. the family had a very big new housed. how the family saved the birds in the garden 答案d解析由全文可知, 当看到鸟撞死在玻璃上时, 他们查明了原因并采取了预防措施, 目的是防止更多的鸟死亡。con the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt already know. i stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. i turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. she said, “hi, handsome. my name is rose. im eighty-seven years old. ”“why are you in university at such a young age?” i asked. she replied, “im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel. ”i knew she was joking. i was curious (好奇)what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “i always dreamed of having a university education and now im getting one!” she told me. we became friends. every day we would talk nonstop after class. i always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. and rose easily made friends wherever she went. at the end of the term we invited rose to make a little speech. she cleared her throat and began, “we do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing. ive learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. you have to laugh and find humor every day. youve got to have a dream. when you lose your dreams, you will die. ”“there is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. anybody can grow older. that doesnt take any talent or ability. the idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change . . . ” 9when the author and rose first met, they began their conversation in a(n) manner. a. politeb. impolitec. seriousd. humorous 答案d解析由“i knew she was joking. ”可知, 他们第一次见面时是以一种幽默的方式问候的。10rose went to the university in order to . a. meet a rich husbandb. make new friendsc. get a better jobd. get a university education答案d解析由第五段首句“i always dreamed of having a university education and now im getting one!”可知, 她上大学的目的是为了接受大学教育。11the author considered rose as a “time machine” because . a. she always came to class on timeb. she made friends easily at universityc. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experienced. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up答案c解析由第五段中的“as she shared her wisdom and experience with me”可知, c项为正确选项。12from this passage we know rose believed “”a. easier said than done. b. well begun is half done. c. it is never too late to learn. d. reading makes a full man. 答案c解析a项意为“说着容易, 做着难”;b项意为“良好的开端是成功的一半”;c项意为“活到老, 学到老”;d项意为“阅读使人充实”。由全文可知, 虽然罗丝已有87岁的高龄, 却仍然乐意进入大学学习。故c项符合罗丝的想法。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. 13 many people try to manage their time. they arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so. 14 time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. in this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily. now comes the next question. 15the answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take and what you want to do. then you know how much time to spend for each thing. these steps are like