英语课时分层作业九UNIT3THEINTERNET必修第二册

课时分层作业(九)Ⅰ.阅读理解AAtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanurse.Today，however，AmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarⅠ.Recentlyabout2，000，000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortages，largeenoughtothreatenthequalityofcareprovided.Thedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfield.Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomenhavegreatercareeroptions.Inthepast，womenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices：nursingorteaching.Today，morewomenthaneverareintheworkforce，buttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreased.Therearewomendoctors，lawyers，firefightersandpoliceofficers.Infact，womentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehind，aswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus.Awomanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponas“merelyanurse”．Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallyawayfromnursing，toldbyteachersthattheyare“toobrighttobeanurse”．Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infact，thenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcare.Usuallyfatal(致命的)diseasesmeanlonghospitalstay，thatistosay，morenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimatedthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledthesupplyinthecomingtenyears.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。分析了女孩不想当护士的原因。许多高中学生之所以远离护理，是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了，当一名护士是不值得的”。目前，在美国60%的医院护士短缺，将会对医疗护理的质量造成威胁。1．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Howteachershaveinfluencedtheirstudents.B．Whathascausednurseshortage.C．Hownurseshavebeenlookeddownupon.D．Whywomenhavechosenmanydifferentjobs.B[段落大意题。根据“Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.”可知，第二段主要分析了女孩不想当护士的原因，故选B。]2．Thepassagetellsthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor________．A．notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB．introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsC．persuadingthestudentsnottobenursesD．notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses'paymentC[细节理解题。根据第二段中“Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallyawayfromnursing，toldbyteachersthattheyare‘toobrighttobeanurse’．”可知，许多高中学生之所以远离护理，是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了，当一名护士是不值得的”，故选C。]3．Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?A．Towarnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblem.B．Tocallonwomentochoosedifferentkindsofjobs.C．Totelluswomen'sfreechoicesofjobstoday.D．TodescribetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUS.A[写作意图题。根据第一段的“Recentlyabout2，000，000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortages，largeenoughtothreatenthequalityofcareprovided.”可知，作者想让人们重视护士问题，故选A。]4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded.B．WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicesthanthoseinothercountries.C．Highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.D．Nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen.D[推理判断题。根据第二段中“Inthepast，womenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices：nursingorteaching.”可知，过去妇女到外面找工作，经常选择护士和教师，故选D。]BWhat'snextafterthesmartphone?Humanscanperformtrickstodaythatmagicianscouldn'thaveimagined50yearsago.Armedwithonlyatinydevicetoday，oursmartphonesallowustoaccessalifetime'sworthofinformation，connectwithanyoneinrealtimeeveniftheyaremilesawayandperformcomplextaskslikedrawingafloorplanwithinminutes.Butthemostastonishingpartofthistechnological“magic”isthespeedatwhichnewopportunitiesandexperiencesareappearing.Fromgenerationtogeneration，wehaveseentheunavoidableconnectionbetweenhumansandtechnologyasnewtechnologyisadoptedtoserveusandimproveourqualityoflife.Andtherateoftechnologicalprogressisdoublingeveryyear.Twentyyearsago，whowouldhavethoughtthatwewouldbewalkingwithrobotsandcyborgs(半人半机器生物)？Withtheadvancementoftechnology，wehumansareacceptingdigitaltechnologytoimproveandextendoursensesandcapabilities.TakeMoonRibasandNeilHarbissonforexample.TheyarethefoundersoftheCyborgFoundation，whichaimstohelphumansbecomecyborgs，defendtherightsofcyborgsandpromotecyborgismasasocialandartisticmovement.BothRibasandHarbissonarecyborgs，withRibashavingaseismicchip(地震芯片)putintoherarmsoshecanfeelearthquakesallaroundtheworldinrealtimeandHarbisson，whoiscolor­blind，hasanantenna(天线)putintohisheadtoallowhimtobeawareofvisibleandinvisiblecolorsviasoundwaves.Thisisonlythebeginningofbeginnings.Aswecontinuetospendmoretimewithmachines，theywillbecomemoreembedded(深入的)inourlives.Technologyalreadyfeelsasifithadamindofitsown，andoverthenexttwodecades，thiswillbecomeevenmorepronounced．Machineswilleventuallybecomeasintelligentasus，and，whiletodaytheymayjustliveinourpockets，tomorrowtheycouldbeinourbloodstreamandourminds，linkingustothecloud.Andasthisgapseparatinghumansandmachinescontinuestoclose，wewillreachapointwherewebecomeindistinguishablefromoneanother.Technologyandhumanitywillfuse(融合)togethersomedayinthenearfuture.【语篇解读】智能手机之后是什么？随着技术突飞猛进的发展，机器会变得和我们一样聪明，愈发地深入我们的生活，人与机器之间的鸿沟不断缩小，终有一天技术将与人融为一体。5．Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisintendedtotellreaders________．A．thesmartphonebringsusmuchconvenienceB．themagicalandpowerfulfunctionsofthesmartphoneC．themostastonishingtechnologicalmagicofthesmartphoneD．newopportunitiesandexperiencesareemergingatahighspeedD[写作意图题。本段开头描述了智能手机的功能，但接着用一个转折句来说明技术的“魔法”最惊人的地方在于新机遇、新体验的涌现速度，明确了本段的写作意图、引入了文章的主题，所以选D。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph5mean?A．Spoken. B．Declared.C．Evident. D．Lively.C[词义猜测题。根据上文中所提到的“Technologyalreadyfeelsasifithadamindofitsown，andoverthenexttwodecades，thiswillbecomeevenmorepronounced(技术已经感觉好像有自己的思想，在接下来的二十年里，这样变得更加明显)。”可以推断出形容词pronounced一词是“明显的”的意思，所以选C。]7．NeilHarbissonisacyborgthatcan________．A．helphumanstocreateothercyborgsB．sensecolorsbyusingsoundwavesC．seebothvisibleandinvisiblecolorsD．feelearthquakesallaroundtheworldB[细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句中的“toallowhimtobeawareofvisibleandinvisiblecolorsviasoundwaves”可知NeilHarbisson能够用声波感受色彩，所以选B。]8．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Thenewtechnologywillberelatedtothesmartphoneinthenearfuture.B．Machineswilleventuallybecomeasintelligentashumanbeings.C．Thefuturetendencyisthattechnologyandhumanitywillfusetogether.D．Wearereachingapointwherewecan'ttellhumansandmachinesapart.C[主旨大意题。本文主要说明了随着技术突飞猛进的发展，终有一天技术将与人融为一体。文章最后一段点明了主旨，所以选C。]Ⅱ.读后续写(2020·新高考全国卷Ⅰ)TheMeredithfamilylivedinasmallcommunity.Astheeconomywasindecline，somepeopleinthetownhadlosttheirjobs.Manyoftheirfamilieswerestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Peopleweretryingtohelpeachothermeetthechallenges.Mrs.Meredithwasamostkindandthoughtfulwoman.Shespentagreatdealoftimevisitingthepoor.Sheknewtheyhadproblems，andtheyneededallkindsofhelp.Whenshehadtime，shewouldbringfoodandmedicinetothem.Onemorningshetoldherchildrenaboutafamilyshehadvisitedthedaybefore.Therewasamansickinbed，hiswife，whotookcareofhimandcouldnotgoouttowork，andtheirlittleboy.Thelittleboy—hisnamewasBernard—hadinterestedherverymuch.“Iwishyoucouldseehim，”shesaidtoherownchildren，John，Harry，andClara.“Heissuchahelptohismother.Hewantsverymuchtoearnsomemoney，butIdon'tseewhathecando.”Aftertheirmotherlefttheroom，thechildrensatthinkingaboutBernard.“Iwishwecouldhelphimtoearnmoney，”saidClara.“Hisfamilyissufferingsomuch.”“SodoI，”saidHarry.“Wereallyshoulddosomethingtoassistthem.”Forsomemoments，Johnsaidnothing，but，suddenly，hesprangtohisfeetandcried，“Ihaveagreatidea！Ihaveasolutionthatwecanallhelpaccomplish(完成)．”Theotherchildrenalsojumpedupallattention.WhenJohnhadanidea，itwassuretobeagoodone.“Itellyouwhatwecando，”saidJohn.“YouknowthatbigboxofcornUncleJohnsentus？Well，wecanmakepopcorn(爆米花)，andputitintopaperbags，andBernardcantakeitaroundtothehousesandsellit.”注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。WhenMrs.MeredithheardofJohn'sidea，shethoughtitwasagoodone，too.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Witheverythingready，Bernardstartedoutonhisnewbusiness._________________________________________________________________________________