Unit 1 Women of achievement reading 课时作业（1）-高中英语人教新课标必修四

Unit1Womenofachievementreading课时作业（1）一、单句语法填空1．Nowadays,cycling,alongwithjoggingandswimming,(regard)asoneofthebestall­roundformsofexercise.2．Leavingthelessimportantthingsuntiltomorrow(be)oftenacceptable.3．NotonlytheEnglishteacherbutalsohisstudents(like)playingChinesechess.4．NeitherhenorI(know)theanswertothequestion.5．Look,there(be)threesheepeatinggrassunderthetree.6．Itisgenerallybelievedthatthereisa(connect)betweensmokingandlungcancer.7．InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossisoneofthebiggestinternational(organize)intheworld.8．Theylaunchedacampaign(fight)againstpollutionandprotecttheenvironment.9．Theinternationalagreement,(intend)toencouragechildrennottosmokeandhelppeoplekickthehabit,wassignedonFebruary.10．Hewasunhappybecausemanypeoplearguedhisplan.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ascientist___1___severalmonkeysinordertostudyanimalpsychology.Hetookaglassbottle,___2___itscork(瓶塞)andputtwopeanutsinsideit.Thepeanutsdroppedtothebottomandwereeasilyseenfromtheoutside.Hethenpassedthebottletoamonkey,whoshookit___3___foralongwhileandwasabletogetthepeanutswhenthey___4___fellout.Thescientistthenputsomepeanutsintothebottleagain___5___hehaddonebeforeandshowedthemonkeythatitonlyneededtoturnthebottleupsidedownforthepeanutstodropout.___6___themonkeyalwaysignoredhis___7___.Eachtimeitjustshookthebottlefrantically,withgreat___8___butwithoutnecessarilyachieving___9___result.Nowthequestioniswhythemonkeywasunabletounderstand____10____thescientistinstructs.____11____becauseallitsattentionswasfocusedonthepeanuts.Instead,itmusttakeitseyesoffthepeanutsandquickly____12____itsattentiontothe____13____movementofthescientistandthewaythebottlewasturnedupsidedown.Toachievethis,ithadtocalmdownandnotbe____14____bytheimpulse(诱惑)ofitsappetite.Yetthemonkeywasnotabletounderstandthis.Itistheinstancelikethisthatrevealsthemonkey’ssomepsychologyisjustlike____15____ofhumanbeings.1.A.kept B.rose C.fed D.caught2.A.moving B.removed C.discovered D.covered3.A.happily B.anxiously C.hurriedly D.instantly4.A.suddenly B.accidentally C.occasionally D.quickly5.A.as B.that C.what D.until6.A.But B.When C.Therefore D.Thus7.A.directions B.explanations C.performances D.instructions8.A.effort B.strength C.power D.force9.A.expecting B.interesting C.satisfying D.desired10.A.what B.how C.why D.which11.A.Probably B.Likely C.Simply D.Nearly12.A.put B.send C.pay D.shift13.A.gesture B.mouth C.hand D.eye14.A.takenaway B.takenoff C.takenover D.takenon15.A.that B.the C.those D.this三、阅读理解Haveyoueversatonacamel?Well,ifyouhave,thenyouknowhowscaryitiswhenthecamelrisesonitslongwobbly(摆动的)legs.Therockingmotionofacamelisabitlikeashipbeingtossedaroundinseas.Itisnowonderthatthecamelisoftencalledtheshipofthedesert.Actually,thenameowesitsoriginstothefactthatcamelswerebroughtfromthedesert,toserveasbeastsofburden(役畜)inothercountries.

WeinIndiaareonlyfamiliarwithonespeciesofcamel,knownastheDromedarycamel.Thisanimalissingle-humped(单驼峰),haslonglegsandisfoundinthedesertsofAsiaandAfrica.Anotherspecies(thetwo-humpedshorter-leggedBactriancamel)isfoundinpartsofChinaandCentralAsia.

Recently,scientistsdiscoveredwhattheythinkisanewspeciesofwildcamelthatlivesinaremotepartofChina.ThesemammalslookverysimilartotheBactriancamelbuttheyhaveauniquefeature—theysurvivebydrinkingsaltywater.

Strangelyenough,scientistsknewabouttheexistenceoftheanimal,buthadnoideaabouttheiruniqueability.Asaresult,researchersnowadmitthattheseanimalsarenotBactriancamelsastheythoughtatfirst,butanewspecies.Theonlyobviousphysicaldifferenceisthatthesaltwater-drinkingspecieshasitshumpsfurtherapartthantheBactriancamel.

CamelsaremostcommonintheAfricanandAsiandeserts,butfossil(化石)evidenceshowsthatcamelsoriginatedinNorthAmericaabout45millionyearsago.SohowdidtheymanagetocomeintoAfrica?Well,millionsofyearsago,NorthAmericaandAsiawereconnectedbyalandmass—thepresent-dayBeringStrait.

Scientiststhinkthatthecamelsmigrated(迁徙)intoSouthAmericaandcametoAsia,disappearingalmostentirelyfromthelandofitsorigin.However,manyresearcherssaythattheSouthAmericanllama(无峰驼)isadirectdescendant(后代)ofthecamels.1.Thecameliscalled"theshipofthedesert"because_____.A.whenyouareonacamel,youfeellikeyouareonashipatseaB.itslonglegsswingbackandforthwhenitismovingC.camelsfromthedesertareusedtocarrythingsfromcountrytocountryD.camelscantravelinthedesertformanydayswithouteating2.What'sthedifferencebetweentheDromedarycamelandtheBactriancamel?A.TheDromedarycamelhastwohumps.B.TheBactriancamelhaslongerlegs.C.TheDromedarycamelisonlyfoundinAsia.

D.TheDromedarycamelhasonlyonehump.3.Whatscientistsdon'tknowaboutthenewspeciesis______.A.whichpartofChinatheycomefromB.abouttheirabilitytosurviveonsaltywaterC.abouttheirsimilaritytotheBactriancamel

D.howtheysurviveinChina4.HowcanpeopletellthenewspeciesfromtheBactriancamel?A.Bylookingatthelengthoftheirlegs.B.Bycountingthenumberofhumps.C.Bylookingatthedistanceofthetwohumps.

D.Byexaminingthekindoffoodtheyeat.5.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____.

A.fewcamelsexistinNorthAmericaatpresentB.camelsswamacrosstheBeringStraittoAsiaC.camelsfirstoriginatedintheAfricandesertsD.theBactriancamelisstrongerthantheDromedarycamel四、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostof1firstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,itisoutofmind.2youcoverababy’sfavoritetoywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstops3(look)forit.A4-year-oldmayobjectthathis/hersisterhas4(much)fruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,nottheamountofjuice. Yetchildrenaresmart5theirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sizedtheoriesabout6thingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“That’senough!Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!”thechildwill7(immediate)testyourclaim.Areyouserious?Areyou8(annoy)?Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyoucrazy;rather,she9(learn)thatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose10(differ)areimportantandsome