高中英语北师大版Unit20NewFrontiers 课时作业8

课时作业(八)Unit20NewFrontiersⅠ.语法填空1．Theyassessedthedamagecausedbythefire________$million.答案：at2．Inthefirstbook，Lyra’sscientistfathermakes________possibletoenterotherworlds.答案：it3．Alltheseactionsconflicted________theuniversallyacceptedinternationalshouldbeagainstthem.答案：with4．Shedoubtedwhetherhewouldbe________(equality)tothejob，sohewasnotadmitted.答案：equal5．Hisnewnovelisbased________hisownexperiencewhenhewasstudyinginHarvard答案：on6．Thereportaboutthemarketsalesshouldbesenttothemanagerontimeanditshouldn’tbeaminute________(latter)．答案：late7．Afterthelongmarchthroughthewildforest，theyfoundthemselves________(wear)outaswellastheirclothes.答案：worn8．It’ssaidthattheplanwillassistsomeyoungpeople________(find)work.答案：tofind9．Thehomerentis’vegotabouthalfthespaceIhadathomebutI’mpayingthreetimes________muchhere.答案：as10．__________________amusingthestoryis，Ihavetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.答案：However/Nomatterhow11．BythetimeyouarriveinLondon，we__________________(stay)inEuropefortwoweeks.答案：willhavestayed12．Itisreportedthatthepolicewillsoonlook________thecauseoftheforestfire.答案：intoⅡ.完成句子1．有些现代语言是以拉丁文为基础的。Somemodernlanguages______________________Latin.答案：arebasedon2．你必须客观地评价职员们的工作表现。Youmustbeobjectivein______________________ofthestaff.答案：assessingtheperformance3．他已把早起锻炼当成了一种习惯。(it作形式宾语)Hehasmade____________________________________.答案：itahabittogetupearlyandtakeexercise4．经过大量的锻炼，他现在已康复。After______________________，hehasrecoverednow.答案：(taking)massesofexercise5．医生建议他游泳或散步，他选择了后者。Thedoctorsuggestedhegoswimmingorwalking，andhe______________________.答案：chosethelatter6．他们对这个事故的观点和我们的冲突。Theiropinionontheaccident______________________ours.答案：conflictswith7．过去汤姆的身体弱，而且很容易疲劳。Tomwasweakand______________________inthepast.答案：easytobewornout8．这辆车的价钱是我的车的价钱的四倍。Thepriceofthecaris______________________thatofmine.答案：fourtimesasmuchasⅢ.根据汉语提示，选用练习Ⅱ中的句子完成语段训练过去汤姆身体很弱而且很容易疲劳。医生建议他去游泳或散步，他选择了后者。经过大量的锻炼他现在已康复。他现在已把早起锻炼当成了一种习惯。答案：Tomusedtobeweakandeasytobeworndoctorsuggestedhe(should)goswimmingorwalking，andhechosethe(taking)massesofexercise，hehasrecoveredhasmadeitahabittogetupearlyandtakeexercise.Ⅳ.阅读理解Therobotmovedintothefightingring(台)withitturnedaroundquicklyandknockeditselfover.TheteamofScouts(童子军)thatbuiltthe8­inch­tallmachineimmediatelyrealizedonearmwastoowouldhavetoworkfast—practicetimewasover，andtherealrobotmatcheswereabouttobegin.“Wetriedtofixit，butbythattime，theotherteamshadmoreadvancedtechnology，”saysEagleScoutMatthewPatchen,16.“Theywereacoupleofstepsaheadofus.”Intheend，Matthew’steamdidn’twintherobottheyhadagreattimeworkingontheirRoboticsmeritbadges(奖章)atthe2023AdvanceCampinAntioch，Calif.AdvanceCampisheldthelastSaturdayinSeptemberattheContraCostaCountyFairgroundsinAntioch，1,500Scoutsattendedin2023andworkedondifferentmeritchoosefrommorethan50merit­badgeclassestaughtbycounselors(夏令营负责人)．TheycanearnmeritbadgesfromFingerprintingtoNuclearSciencetoisthemostpopularclass.First，oneofthecounselorstalkedtoMatthewandtheotherScoutsinhisRoboticsclassaboutthemanydifferentusesforrobots.“Ilearnedhowadvanceditreallyis，”Matthewsays.“Robotsareusedinmedicineandindustry.”Afterthetalk，theScoutsweredividedintofive­personteamwasrequiredtobuildabasicrobot.Thenextstepwasprogrammingthetinycomputerintherobotsoitwouldmaketherightmovesonceitwasinthering.“Weprogrammedourrobotsoitsarmwasmovingallthetime，”Matthewsays.“Thatway，itwouldknocktheotherrobotover.”That’swhentheydiscoveredthearmontheirrobotwastooaresult，theirrobotknockeditselfoverbeforeitcouldfightwithanyotherrobots.“Itwasalearningexperience，”Matthewsays.“Youhavetothinkahead.”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了一项有趣的夏令营活动。1．WhydidMatthew’steamlosetherobotcompetition?A．Theirrobotwastoosmall.B．Theirrobotdidn’tworkfastenough.C．Theirrobotknockeditselfover.D．Theirrobothadtheshortestarm.解析：细节理解题。从第一至第四段对机器人比赛的描述可知，Matthew队伍设计的机器人由于手臂过长，在比赛过程中自己把自己弄倒了，因此未赢得比赛。倒数第二段内容也是提示。答案：C2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe2023AdvanceCamp?A．Itconsistedofmorethan50five­personteams.B．ItsuppliedvariousmeritbadgestoScouts.C．Ithad1,500counselorstoteachScouts.D．Itwasacampaimedatroboticslovers.解析：推理判断题。从第五段对2023AdvanceCamp的介绍可知，大约1500名童子军参加了此次夏令营活动。夏令营活动提供了50多项课程，参加的童子军可从这些课程中获得不同的奖章。由此可知B项正确。答案：B3．IntheRoboticsclass，________.A．ScoutslearnedaboutdifferentusesforrobotsB．everyScouthadtobuildarobotbythemselvesC．therobotsScoutsbuiltwillbeusedinindustryD．therobotsScoutsbuiltwereofthesameheight解析：细节理解题。文章最后五段是对机器人课程的介绍。首先负责人会向童子军学员讲解机器人的不同用途，之后学员被分成每组五人并要求在规定的时间内制作一个最基础的机器人，最后参加机器人对抗比赛。由此可知本题选A项。答案：A4．Theauthorwritesthistextmainlyto________.A．explainwhatScoutsdoB．introduceaninterestingcampC．advertisearobotcompetitionD．encourageScoutstolearntechnology解析：写作目的题。作者在前四段介绍了一次机器人比赛的现场情况，之后在第五段引出这次比赛是一个夏令营活动的比赛项目(Roboticsisthemostpopularclass)，并在最后五段详细介绍了机器人课程的教学过程。故本文目的是要介绍一项有趣的野营活动。答案：BEveryonedreamsofseeingthesomepeopletakethatdreamtotheextreme.In2000，CanadianJeanBéliveauwassufferingfromamid­lifecrisis(危机)．Hethoughtagoodwalkmight，hedecidedtogoforone...aroundthewholetookhim11yearsand54pairsofateinsectsinAfrica，survivedapuma(美洲狮)attackinSouthAmerica，andfellinloveforninedaysinhassuccessfullyovercomehismid­lifecrisisandisnowwritingabookabouthis75,000­kilometrejourney.ARussianman，VladislavKetov，iscurrentlycyclingaroundthefarhe’sriddenthrough93he’sbeenatitfor20solong？Two，he’snotjustgoingthroughcountries，he’sactuallyridingalongthecoastofevery，hesetoffwithoutanyhastodrawportraits(画像)ofthepeoplehemeetsalongthewaytocarryonwithhiscourse，heisplanningtowriteabookonhiseventualreturn，too.Thenthere’sEzrasetoutin2023withtheideaofridinghishorsearoundthe？“I’vealwayswantedtoaccomplishsomething，”Ezrafarhe’sonlyriddenacrosstheUnitedStatesandpartofreasonhe’sbeensoslow？Herecentlytookayearofftowriteabookabouthistrip.Circlingtheglobehasalong1901，CaptainVoss(fromCanada)setoffaroundtheworldina12­metredugoutcanoe(独木舟)．Evenmoreimpressive，thecanoe，whichVossboughtfromaNativeAmericanwoman，wasbuiltintheearly19tharmedthecanoewithaSpanishcannon(大炮)forjourneytookthreeyearsand，ofcourse，Vosswroteabouthistripinabook.语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章介绍了四位环游世界的旅行者。5．WhatledJeanBéliveautotravelaroundtheworld?A．Hisloveforwildanimals.B．Hisdepressioninmiddleage.C．HiswishtotravelaroundMexico.D．Hisdreamofwritingabookoftravels.解析：推理判断题。由第二段对JeanBéliveau