新教材2024版高中英语课时作业8Unit2ImprovingyourselfSectionDWriting-写读后感外研版选择性必修第二册

课时作业(八)Unit2SectionDWriting——写读后感【语言学问训练】Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Weare________(constant)beingremindedtocutdowntheamountoffatwetakein.2．Somechildrenmiss________becausetheirparentscan'taffordtopayforschooltrips.3．Whileparentsarebusy,acellphoneisusuallyusedtokeeptheirkids________(occupy)forhours.4．Wecanrelyon________thatthegovernmentwilltakeeffectivemeasurestosolvetheairpollution.5．Thegovernmenthasinvestedheavily________publictransport.6．________(equip)themselvesforthejourney,thestudentssetoutimmediately.7．Iintend________(take)fulladvantageofthistriptobuythethingsweneed.8．Theproposednationalidentitycardsystemwouldhelptotighten________(secure)againsttricks.9．Somequestionsinthisconnection________(clarify)andwehadameetingtodiscussthemfurther.10．Whatthey________(motivate)todowastheirpersonalinterest;theyarenowhavinganinnermotivation.Ⅱ.短语填空switchon,thanksto,believein,beresponsiblefor,incontrolof,putaside,onreflection,beoccupiedwith,throwinthetowel,relyon1．Linda________________________theworkofredecoratingherhouse.2．____________________，wecanreasonablyexpecttoseeinterestcontinuetoriseinthefuture.3．Don't________________himtodoanything.He'sjustatalker.4．DoyoumindifI________________theradio?5．Hepromisedhewouldnever________________________________．6．________________hiseffort,itismoresuccessfulthanwehaveexpected.7．Youshouldbe____________________yourfate.8．Sheismychild,andI__________________________________________________her.9．Hehasalittlemoney____________________forarainyday.10．Youcan____________________him;he'llneverletyoudown.Ⅲ.完成句子1．假如我们的飞机晚点了，明天不能到达纽约怎么办？______________________________________andwecan'tmakeittoNewYorktomorrow?2．这棵古树见证了人们生活水平的提高。Theoldtree________________theimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards.3．窗边坐着一个年轻女子，手里拿着一本书。________________________________withabookinherhand.4．那个年轻人的目标是毕业后开办一家自己的公司。Theyoungman'saimis______________________________________________________aftergraduation.5．大卫说他选择这门课是因为他对文学的深厚爱好。Davidsaidthat________________________________________________________hechosethecourse.【语言实力训练】Ⅳ.阅读理解AAteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh­techintegrated(综合的)systems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It'sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents(元件)，”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego­aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown，”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit'sconnectedto，”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyislinkedtoasmall,off­boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt­inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata­gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect­scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead，”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1．Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat________．A．theyhadnomodelintheirmindB．theydidnothavesufficienttimeC．theyhadnoready­madecomponentsD．theycouldnotassemblethecomponents2．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3andParagraph4thattheroboticfly________．A．consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB．canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC．cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD．hasbeenputintowideapplication3．Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Theroboticflyisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B．Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D．Wood'sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.4．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FatherofRoboticFlyB．InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC．RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD．HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudyBTenzinglefthishomewhenhewastentoworkandhelphismother,whowaslookingaftertheir2­acreancestralfarmafterhisfather'sdeath.HedidtemporaryjobsforthefirstfewyearsandthenjoinedaMalaysianconstructionfirm,wherehelearnttodrive,repairmachines,workontheInternetandevenspeakEnglishfluently.“Inthose13years,Ilearnteverything—driving,mechanicwork,andhowtosetupasmallfactory.Thismademegainmuchconfidencetodoalmostalljobs，”saysTenzing.However,ashismotherwasgettingolder,onDecember12，2006,TenzingreturnedtohishometowninAssam.Havingvisitedseveralfarms,hecametoknowthatteacouldbeeasilyexportedandmanyteacompanieswerebuyingtea,sohealsodecidedtogrowteaonhisfarm.Butashisfamilyhadnevergrowntea,hehadnoideahowtodoit.Beingagreenhandinthisfield,Tenzingwenttomeetwithmanyteaexpertsandfollowedtheirinstructions.Butwheneverhesprayedpesticide(农药)onhisfarm,he'dgetaheadacheandfeelindisposed.Sohestartedlookingforalternatives.Tenzingdidhisresearchonlineandfinallyin2007,heconnectedwithpeoplefromaCanadiannon­governmentalorganizationandinvitedthemtohisfarm,wheretheytrainedhim.Thus,Tenzingstartedgrowingteaorganically.TodayTenzinghas25acresofland,ofwhich7.5acresisusedforteaplanting,andhegrowsalmostalltypesoffruitsandvegetables.Hissuccessinspiredmany,andfarmersfromotherpartsofthecountryalsostartedcomingtohisfarmtolearnorganicfarming.Hehastrainedabout30，000farmerssofar.Everyyearalmost100touristsvisithisfarmfromvariouspartsoftheworldliketheUK,Australia,Germany,etc.5．WhatcanweknowaboutTenzing?A．Hewasmistreatedatayoungage.B．Helivedahappychildhood.C．Hehadgreatlearningability.D．Hereceivedmuchformaleducation.6．WhydidTenzingwanttogrowteaonhisfarm?A.Hismotherwasgettingolder.B．Teasoldverywellatthattime.C．Hislandwasbestforteagrowth.D．Hewastiredoftemporaryjobs.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indisposed”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Unfair. B．Motivated.C．Touched. D．Uncomfortable.8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutTenzing'sfarmaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Ithasbeenthebiggestonearound.B．Itisfamousnationallyandglobally.C．Itismadeuseofmostlytogrowtea.D．Ithasbecomeahottouristattraction.课时作业(八)Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．constantly2.out3.occupied4.it5.in6.Equipping7．totake8.security9.hadbeenclarified10.hadbeenmotivatedⅡ.短语填空1．wasoccupiedwith2.Onreflection3.relyon4.switchon5.throwinthetowel6.Thanksto7.incontrolof8.amresponsiblefor9.putaside10.believeinⅢ.完成句子1．Whatifourplaneisdelayed2．hasseen3．Bythewindowsatayoungwoman4．tostartuphisowncompany5．itwasbecauseofhisstronginterestinliteraturethatⅣ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是哈佛高校从自然界的昆虫那里得到了灵感，设计开发了第一款机器苍蝇。文章介绍了该项探讨存在的困难，探讨将要发展的方向和该探讨会带来的好处。1．答案与解析：C考查微小环节理解。依据其次段中的“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelf(现成的)andsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown”可知，类似这样的项目的一个额外的困难就是，这些组装部件没有现成的，我们不得不靠自己去开发，从中可知，困难就是没有现成的组装部件，故选C。2．答案与解析：B考查推理推断。依据第四段的“Whilethisfirstroboticflyislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefield”可知，虽然第一架机器苍蝇与一个小型非机载电源相连，但最终目标是为其配备一个内置电源，以便有朝一日它可以在救援地点、农夫的田地或战场上执行数据收集工作。由此推知，目前由于电池等的限制，只能在有限的区域飞行，故选B。3．答案与解析：D考查微小环节理解。依据最终一段的“youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusing