新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit1SectionⅠStartingoutUnderstandingideas

课时作业(一)Unit1SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.阅读理解ADevonGallagher,acollegegraduatefromPhiladelphia,wantstheworldtoknowexactlywhereshe'sbeenduringherworldwidevacationinaspecialway.Thetraveler,whowasbornwithbonedisease,hadherrightlegamputated(截肢)attheageoffour.AlthoughtheamputationcausedinconvenienceforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasaninspirationforlivingherbestlife.Tospreadthatmessage,Gallagherhasgonetosocialmedia,whereshesharesphotosofhertravelsacrosstheglobe,butinsteadofsimplyusingageotag(地理位置标签),shewritesherlocationonherartificiallegbeforetakingapicture.NowshehasbeentakingpicturesacrosstheContinent,whichshowhercyclingoverthecanalinAmsterdam,relaxingonawalloverlookingthecityofBarcelona,posingwithawaffleinBrussels,takinginthespectacularParthenonTempleinAthensandenjoyingarivercruiseinBudapest,allwiththewell­knownlocationswrittenonherartificialleg.“IgetanewlegeverytwoyearsandIcanchoosethedesignonit.OnedayIhadasuddenthoughtofgettingachalkboard，”Gallaghersaid.“Mymumandgrand­motherweren'ttookeenontheidea,butmyfriendsthoughtitwasgreatandtoldmetogoforit,soIdid.”Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstaredwhenshewaswritingonherleg,butonceshesharedthephotos,shereceivedonlypositivefeedback.“Myleghasn'tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI'vewantedtodo，”shesaid.“Idon'tknowifit'smydeterminationtoprovetomyselfthatIcandoit,butanyway,I'vebeenabletokeepupwithmypeersandleadaprettygreatlife.”Callaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourambitions.Andiflifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.1．WhatmessagedidGallagherwanttospreadinherspecialway?A．Sheenjoyshertravellingacrosstheglobe.B．Shesufferslittlefromtheamputation.C．Shelooksonhermisfortuneasanotherformofblessing.D．Shehasexactlyfalleninlovewithpostingphotosonline.2．WhatencouragesGallaghertocontinueinthefaceofothers'confusionaboutherbehavior?A．People'spositivefeedback.B．Thepeerpressure.C．Therecoveryfromherbonedisease.D．Thesupportfromherrelatives.3．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeGallagher?A．Helpfulandambitious.B．Friendlyandgenerous.C．Determinedandcreative.D．Independentandsensible.4．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NeverTooLatetoShare.B．ASpecialArtificialLeg.C．AnOutstandingPhotographer.D．Gallagher'sSummerHoliday.BBenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel'shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.The_cat's_lot_was_about_to_improve.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin'scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin'sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape(风景)painting.WilliamWilliams,awell­knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobooksweremypanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine­year­oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.5．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggest?A．Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.B．Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.C．Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D．Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.6．WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?A．Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.B．Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.C．HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.D．Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.7．WhywereWilliams'twobookshelpfultoBenjamin?A．Becausetheyhelpedhimmastertheuseofpaints.B．Becausetheyhelpedhimappreciatelandscapepaintings.C．Becausetheyhelpedhimgettoknowotherpainters.D．Becausetheyhelpedhimmakeuphismindtobeapainter.8．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Benjamin'svisittoPhiladelphia.B．Williams'influenceonBenjamin.C．ThebeginningofBenjamin'slifeasanartist.D．ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.Ⅱ.完形填空StephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientistwhohasmadeseveralveryimportantmedical__1__.Whenaskedwhyhewasabletobesomuchmore__2__thantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)__3__withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasachild.Stephentriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorbutspilled(泼出)italloverthekitchenfloor.Insteadof__4__athim,givinghimalectureorchastising(指责)him,hismothersaid,“Whatagreatandwonderful__5__you'vemade!Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutes__6__wecleanitup？”Indeed,hedid.Then,hismothersaid,“Stephen,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,__7__youhavetocleanitup.”Andtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow,whatwehavehereisa__8__experimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout__9__it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecould__10__withoutdroppingit.Whatagood__11__tohim!Thisfamousscientistsaiditwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake__12__.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust__13__tolearnsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientific__14__areallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn'twork,weusuallylearnsomething__15__fromit.1．A.impressionsB．breakthroughsC．promisesD．intentions2．A.outgoingB．responsibleC．thoughtfulD．creative3．A.experienceB．wordC．argumentD．adventure4．A.lookingB．yellingC．smilingD．glancing5．A.discoveryB．messC．changeD．joke6．A.whenB．asC．afterD．before7．A.graduallyB．initiallyC．eventuallyD．constantly8．A.successfulB．failedC．pleteD．useless9．A.shakingB．droppingC．liftingD．touching10．A.makeupB．makeoffC．makeitD．makesense11．A.attitudeB．apologyC．projectD．lesson12．A.effortsB．plansC．mistakesD．decisions13．A.requirementsB．routinesC．chancesD．goals14．A.achievementsB．approachesC．seminarsD．experiments15．A.valuableB．ambiguousC．familiarD．abstract课时作业(一)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Gallagher在社交媒体上分享了自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单地使用地理位置标签，而是在拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置。她的故事告诉我们：永远不要让任何事情阻挡你的梦想，如果生活给了你一条假肢，用它创作艺术吧！1．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段中AlthoughtheamputationcausedinconvenienceforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasaninspirationforlivingherbestlife.(虽然截肢在早期给Gallagher带来了不便，但她现在把这看作是对她过上最好的生活的激励。)可知，Gallagher想以她独特的方式传播她把自己的不幸看作是另一种形式的幸运的信息，故选C项。2．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第五段中Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstaredwhenshewaswritingonherleg,butonceshesharedthephotos,shereceivedonlypositivefeedback.可知，当Gallagher在腿上写字的时候，人们总是盯着她看，看起来很困惑，但是一旦她分享了这些照片，她只收到积极的反馈。由此可知，人们的积极反馈鼓励Gallagher继续面对别人对她行为的困惑，故选A项。3．答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第三段内容可推断出，Gallagher很有创造性；根据第五段中Myleghasn'tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI'vewantedtodo(我的腿并没有阻止我做任何我想做的事)可推知，Gallagher很有决心。故选C项。4．答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容可知，Gallagher的故事告诉我们：永远不要让任何事情阻挡你的梦想，如果生活给了你一条假肢，用它创作艺术吧，故B项(一条特殊的假肢)符合文意。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了美国著名艺术家本杰明·韦斯特在他的堂兄和一位知名画家的影响下立志成为一名画家的故事。5．答案与解析：D推理判断题。由第一段最后一句Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.可知，本杰明在没有专业画笔之前是用猫的毛制作画笔的；由本段后文Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.可知，本杰明的堂兄送给了他专业的颜料和画笔。由此可以推断出画线句暗示“他将很快得到真正的画笔”，故选D项。6．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravingsbyanartist.可知，Pennington送给本杰明绘画材料来帮助他发展艺术才能，故选B项。7．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中Whileitislikely...decidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.可知，这两本书指引了本杰明通往古典绘画，也帮助他下定决心成为一名画家，故选D项。8．答案与解析：C主旨大意题。本文从本杰明在六岁时自制画笔作画写起，到后来利用专业工具作画，再到知名画家送给本杰明书籍，都是在讲述本杰明是如何一步步走上艺术之路的，故选C项。Ⅱ.完形填空【语篇解读】本文讲述了一个著名的科学家StephenGlenn小时候的一次经历，正是妈妈的鼓励和引导，使他懂得了人生应该从错误中学习，不要害怕犯错误。1．答案与解析：B根据前面StephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientist可知，StephenGlenn做出了几个非常重要的医学突破(breakthroughs)。impression印象；promise许诺；intention意图。2．答案与解析：D根据前句．..whohasmadeseveralveryimportantmedical__1__.可知，他被问到为什么他能比一般人更有创造力(creative)。outgoing外向的；responsible负责的；thoughtful深思的。3．答案与解析：A根据下文thatoccurredwhenhewasachild可知，StephenGlenn回应道他的创造力来自他小时候和他母亲的一次经历(experience)。word话；argument争论；adventure冒险。4．答案与解析：B根据下文可知，StephenGlenn的妈妈并没有对他大声吼叫(yelling)，look看：smile微笑；glance瞥见。5．答