2020-2021学年高中英语课时作业17Unit5MeetingyourancestorsWarm

Unit5Meetingyourancestors阅读理解AZachariahFikehasanunusualhobby.Hefindsoldmilitary(军队的)medalsforsaleinantiquestoresandontheInternet.Butunlikemostcollectors，Zactracksdownthemedals'rightfulowners，andreturnsthem.HisefforttoreunitefamilieswithlostmedalsbeganwithaChristmasgiftfromhismother，aPurpleHeartwiththenameCorradoA．G.Piccoli，foundinanantiqueshop.ZacknowsthemeaningofaPurpleHeart—heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.Sowhenhismothergavehimthemedal，heknewrightawaywhathehadtodo.ThroughtheInternet，ZactrackeddownCorrado'ssisterAdelineRockko.Butwhenhefinallyreachedher，thewomanfloodedhimwithquestions：“Whoareyou？Whatantiqueshop？”However，whenshehungup，sheregrettedthewayshehadhandledthecall.SoshecalledZacbackandapologized.SoonshedrovetomeetZacinWatertown，N.Y.“Atthatpoint，Iknewshemeantbusiness，”Zacsays.“Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.”ThePiccolisgrewupthechildrenofItalianimmigrantsinWatertown.Corrado，atranslatorforthearmyduringWWⅡ，waskilledinactioninEurope.BeforehearingfromZac，Adelinehadn'trealizedthemedalwasmissing.Likemanymilitarymedals，theoneZac'smotherhadfoundwasafamilytreasure.“Thismedalwasveryprecioustomyparents.Onlyonspecialoccasions(场合)wouldtheytakeitoutandletusholditinourhands，”Adelinesays.Asachild，Adelinecouldn'tunderstandwhythemedalwassosignificant.“ButasIgrewolder，”Adelinesays，“andmissedmybrothermoreandmore，Irealizedthatwastheonlythinghehadleft.”CorradoPiccoli'sPurpleHeartmedalnowhangsattheItalianAmericanCivicAssociationinWatertown.ZacrecentlyreturnedanotherlostmedaltoafamilyinAlabama.SincehefirstreunitedCorrado'smedal，Zacsayshisrecordisnow5for5.本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Zac的一个不同寻常的业余爱好：当在古董店或者网上找到旧的军队勋章时，他会设法找到其合法的主人并且归还勋章。1．WheredidZacgetaPurpleHeartmedalforhimself?A．Inthearmy. B．Inanantiqueshop.C．Fromhismother. D．FromAdelineRockko.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.”可知，Zac是在部队服役的时候获得了一枚紫心勋章，故A项正确。2．WhatdidZacrealizewhenAdelinedrovetomeethim?A．Shewasveryimpolite.B．Shewasseriousaboutthemedal.C．Shesuspectedhishonesty.D．Shecamefromawealthyfamily.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“‘Atthatpoint，Iknewshemeantbusiness，’Zacsays.‘Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.’”可知，Zac意识到Adeline对这枚勋章是十分在意的，要不然她也不会打电话道歉，更不会驱车8小时来见自己。meanbusiness“(非正式)当真，认真”，故B项正确。3．WhatmadeAdelinetreasurethePurpleHeart?A．Herparents'advice.B．Herknowledgeofantiques.C．Herchildhooddream.D．Hermemoryofherbrother.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的“‘ButasIgrewolder，’Adelinesays，‘andmissedmybrothermoreandmore，Irealizedthatwastheonlythinghehadleft.’”可知，Adeline珍视那枚勋章是因为那是弟弟留下的唯一东西，承载着姐姐对弟弟的思念，故D项正确。BZhoukoudianisasmallvillagesituatedabout50kilometerstothesouthwestofBeijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedpeople'sviewofChina'shistory.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswerethreeteeth!In1929,acompleteskullwasalsodiscovered.Eventually,archaeologistsfoundalmost200items,includingsixskullsandmorethan150teeth.Thesediscoveriesprovedtheexistenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelativeslivedwerediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofLonggushan.Theylivedinthecavesinthearea.However,thelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthan5%livedtotheageof50.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyhadusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmth,andprotectionagainstwildanimals.Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandstones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedChinain1937,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedin1949,theworkstartedagain.ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaWorldHeritageSiteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsoprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Today，partsofthecaveshavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrain.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweeds,causingseriousdamage.Pollutionfromthenearbyfactorieshasalsocontributedtotheproblem.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChinese文章向我们介绍了周口店“北京人”遗址，它的位置、发现过程以及考古意义。4．Archaeologists________.A．thoughtthatZhoukoudianwasabeautifulvillageB．thoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianwouldn'tchangethehistoryofChinaC．discoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonesinZhoukoudianD．thoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianarethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinAsia答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Inthe1920s，archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedpeople'sviewofChina'shistory.”可知答案。5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．ThediggingwasdelayedbytheJapaneseinvasioninthe1930s.B．TheseancientChinesewerethefirstpeopletousefireindailylife.C．Somevaluablethingsexcavatedfromthesitearestillmissing.D．ThediggingofZhoukoudianisfamousandiswellfunded.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的内容可知A、B、C三项都正确，根据最后一段周口店遗址的破坏可以确定没有吸引到资金。6．What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．ThediggingofZhoukou