高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第四册）课时作业 11

课时作业(十一)Unit4SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.阅读理解ANextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720thexam.Butshewon'tbetakingtheexamforherself.Since2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisuallychallengedstudentstakeexamsbyactingastheirscribe(抄写员),readingthemthequestionsandthenwritingdowntheanswerstheygive.WhenMs.NagarajwasgrowingupinBangalore,theITcapitalofIndia,herfatherlosthisjobafterabackinjury.Thefamilysuddenlyfounditselfstruggling.Shethoughtshe'dhavetodropoutofschool.Luckily,hermothermanagedtoraiseenoughmoneytoeducateherthroughhighschool.Today,she'saprojectcoordinatorforanITfirm.Oneday,asshewashelpingafewvisuallydamagedchildrencrosstheroad,itstruckherhowdifficulteveneverydaytaskscouldbeforthem,letalonefinishingtheireducation.Ms.Nagarajwantedtohelpthosechildren.InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothaveaccesstospecializedschooling.Evenforthosewhoattendmainstreamclasses,timedexams—keyforIndianeducationalinstitutions,wherescoresareespeciallyimportant—presentadditionaldifficulties.“Manyofthembalkatthethoughtofwritingexamsanddropout，”saysMs.Sundararaman,alocaleducationexpert.“Andso,theireducationestoasuddenstop,midway.”Havingascribecanbethedifferencebetweenpassingandfailing.Overthepast12years,wordaboutMs.Nagaraj'sworkhasspread—somuchthatshenowgetsrequestsfrompeoplefromalloverIndia.ShehasalsosetupanetworkofvolunteersthatpostsrequeststhroughaWhatsAppgroup.Ms.Nagarajiskeenlyawareofongoingchallenges,thechiefofwhichisthat,everyonceinawhile,shehastorefuserequestsfromstudentstogivethemtheanswersduringexams.Anotherchallengeistoexpandthecircleofscribes.Despitethese,sheisverygratefulforhavingtheopportunitytohelpothers.“Ihavenoplaints.Actually,Ifeelveryblessed，”shesays.1．WhatdoweknowaboutMs.NagarajfromParagraph2?A．Shesufferedfromabackinjury.B．Shestruggledtofinishherhighschool.C．SheraisedenoughmoneyfromanITfirm.D．Shehadtoworktohelpsupportherfamily.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“balk”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Beehesitant. B．Feelunsatisfied.C．Arehopeful. D．Aresurprised.3．WhatchallengedoesMs.Nagarajhavetoovere?A．Thelimitednumberofscribes.B．Thelargequantityofexamstotake.C．Therequesttorepeatquestionsintheexam.buildingofanetworkofvolunteers.4．What'sthetextmainlyabout?A．AnIndianwomanbreakingtherecordintakingexams.B．Theimportanceofsettingupanorganizationforscribes.C．TheproblemsofstudentsdroppingoutofschoolinIndia.D．AnIndianwomanhelpingdisabledchildrenbybeingascribe.BTherehavebeenmanyproblemswithourschoolstoday,thebiggestofwhichiscloselyrelatedtoourculture.Ingeneral,ourculture,asrepresentedinthemedia,getsexcitedbyfamousstars,andconstantlystressesthatit'swhatyouhave,notwhatyouare,thatcounts.Parentsareencouragedtobeawayfromevenverysmallchildrenformostoftheday.Toomanyvotersgoforpoliticianswhowouldrathercutschoolfunding(拨款)thangetridoftaxcutsforthewealthy.Allcontributegreatlytotheproblemsofeducatingourchildren.Today'steachershavetodealwithaculturethatisvastlydifferentfromthatinthepast.Theyreportthatthereis,amongmorechildrenthanever,alackofmotivation,withnodrivetosucceedoreventry.Therolemodelsthatboysviewinthemediamostlyconsistofmeninediesandothershowswhoarerudeandoftenextremelyimmature：self­centredoverpaidathletes;meninmovies,televisiondramas,videogames,etcwhoarepreoccupiedwithviolenceandpower.AsLeonardSaxwroteinBoysAdrift，“Teenageboysarelookingformodelsofmatureadulthood.Butwenolongermakeanycollectiveefforttoprovidesuchmodels.”Girlsareattackednotonlywithsuchannoyingimages(形象)ofmales，butalsowithwomenwhoarepreoccupiedwithappearanceandareextremelymaterialistic.Insuchaculturalenvironment,itismoreimportantthanevertohaveresponsible,lovingandcaringparentswhohaveenoughtimeandmotivationtodevotethemselvestotheirchildrenandseeitastheirdutytoserveasmodelsforthemandraisethemwithhighstandardsofhonestyandresponsibilityalongwithtendingtotheirphysicalneeds.Theyneedtocareenoughtoseethattheirchildrenarenotattackedwiththegarbagethatesfrommovies,televisionandputerscreens.Intoday'sculture,theyarebasicallyaloneinthiseffortsince,unfortunately,somuchisworkingagainstthem.Unlesswe，asaculture，facethetruthaboutourselves—thatwearenotprovidingthingsadequatelyforagreatmanyofourchildren—thestormwillcontinuetorage(肆虐)onoureducationsystem.5．HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalysingcauses.B．Byshowingdifferences.C．Bydescribingaprocess.D．Byusingtimeorder.6．Whatdoestoday'scultureprobablybringtothechildren?A．Narrowaccesstoentertainment.B．Poorunderstandingabilities.C．Fewmaterialisticmodels.D．Littledesireforsuccess.7．Accordingtothetext,whatshouldparentsdointoday'sculture?A．Devotethemselvesmoretotheirchildren.B．Findhonestmodelsfortheirchildren.C．Keeptheirchildrenawayfromputers.D．Helptheirchildrendevelopmotivation.8．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstoday'sculture?A．Positive. B．Ambiguous.C．Dissatisfied. D．Approving.Ⅱ.七选五Studyingandpreparingisvitaltosuccessinexams.Itis,however,difficulttoknowhowtobestmanageyourpreparationperioduntilyouhavesomeexperience.Thispassageofferssomeideastohelpthosestillquitenewtoexams.Startyourrevisionearly.Thereisnosubstituteforstartingearlywithrevision.Youneedtogiveyourselfenoughtimetorevieweverythingyouhavestudied,andmakesureyouunderstand1__Organizeyourstudytime.__2__Youwillalsofindthatyouhavemoretoreviseforsomesubjectsthanothers.Itisworthtakingthetimetoplanyourrevisionandconsiderhowmuchtimeyoumightneedforeachsubject.Lookafteryourselfduringstudyandexamtime.Youwillbeabletoworkbetterifyoueatahealthydiet,andgetplentyofsleep.Thisappliestobothyourexamperiod,andwhenyouarerevising.__3__Itisalsoagood