广西专版2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit1ScienceandScientistsSectionⅠReadingandThinking训练提升新人教版选择性必修第二册

UNIT1SCIENCEANDSCIENTISTSSectionⅠReadingandThinking课后·训练提升一、单词拼法1.Mostpeoplearefintheirownjobs.

答案:frustrated2.Iftwostatementsarec,thatistosay,theyaredifferent.

答案:contradictory3.Thehwasstillasleepatsixinthemorning.

答案:household4.Amanwhohasminterestsusuallyhaslotsoffriends.

答案:multiple5.Aclerkmustknowhowtohdifficultcustomers.

答案:handle二、完成句子1.我们还没确定去哪儿度暑假。Wehaven’tdecidedforoursummerholiday.

答案:wheretogo2.他好像对他的老师说了谎。hetoldalietohisteacher.

答案:Itseemedthat3.放学后我要去修自行车。I’llafterschool.

答案:havemybikerepaired4.通常,公共汽车上太拥挤,我找不到坐的地方。Usually,it’scrowdedonthebusIcan’tfindanywheretosit.

答案:so;that5.多亏了这场大雨,否则庄稼就会死了。,otherwisethecropswilldie.

答案:Thankstotheheavyrain三、阅读理解AGovernors,lawyersandbusinessleadershavetodealwithscientists,andeveryeducatedpersonfindshisviewsaffectedbyscience.Yetourscienceteachingofnon-scientists,inschoolandcollege,hasbuiltupmistakenideas,dislikes,andthecommonboast,“Ineverdidunderstandscience.”Eventhosestudentswhoarriveatcollegewithplanstobecomescientistsusuallybringamistakenpictureofscience:somehaveacollectionofunorganisedfactsaboutscience,andsomeregardthestudyofscienceasagamewhichincludesgettingtherightanswer.Thefirstoftheseattitudesseemstocomefromakindofcoursewhichprovidesvariouskindsofinformation.Thesecond,fromatrainingcourseonhowtopassexaminationsthatdonotaskaboutthestudent’sunderstandingbutsimplyrequirehimtoputthenumbersintherightformulas(公式).Neithertypeofcourses(inschoolorcollege)seemstogivestudentsanunderstandingofscienceaswefinditamongscientists.Neithershowsstudentshowrealscientistsworkandthink,howthefactsaregathered,howdiscoveriesaremade,andwhattheymean.Youngpeopleneedgoodteachingofscience,notsomuchagreatwealthofknowledgeasahealthyunderstandingofthenatureofscience.Theyneedanunderstandingofknowledgeleadingtosympathywithscienceandaneagernessofthewayscientistswork.Giventhese,itiseasytoencouragelaterreadingandlearning.1.Oneofthereasonsthatcancausemistakenideasofscienceisdueto.

A.amistakenpictureinstudents’mindB.theunscientificwayofteachingscienceC.thefactthatstudentsfailtoseetheinfluenceofscienceD.thefactthatstudentshaveacollectionofunrelatedfactsaboutscience答案:B解析:细微环节理解题。依据第一段可知造成错误的科学观念的缘由之一是不科学的科学教学方法。故选B项。2.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythatthesubjectofthepassageis.

A.needforgoodscienceteachingB.everyperson,includinggovernors,lawyersandbusinessleadersshouldstudyscienceC.youngpeopleshouldformacorrectattitudetoscienceD.studentsmustknowwhatscienceisandhowscientistsworkandthink答案:A解析:主旨大意题。依据第一段其次句和其次段最终三句可知这篇文章的主题是须要好的科学教学。故选A项。3.Agoodcourseofscienceis.

A.toteachstudentstodothingsaccordingtoformulasB.toprovidestudentswithallkindsofinformationC.tohelpstudentshaveagoodunderstandingandformacorrectattitudetoscienceD.toencouragestudentstohaveagoodcommandofknowledge答案:C解析:推理推断题。依据其次段前两句可知好的科学教学应当是帮助学生对科学有好的相识和形成正确的看法。故选C项。4.Peoplesuchasgovernors,lawyersandbusinessleadersdealwithscientistsmainlybecause.

A.theycanbeaffectedbyscientistsB.scientistsmakediscoveriesandapplythemtohelppeopleliveamorecomfortable,stableandsafelifeC.theyowemuchtoscientists’contributionsD.scientistsaregreatpersons答案:A解析:推理推断题。依据第一段中的“Governors,lawyersandbusinessleadershavetodealwithscientists,andeveryeducatedpersonfindshisviewsaffectedbyscience.”可知选A项。BElonMusk,perhapstheworld’smostbrilliantbusinessman,hasahabitofmakingstatementsthatstretchtheboundsofbelievability.OnJuly16th,2024,heintroducedanewtypeofbrain-machineinterface(BMI),startingfromthedesignofa“neurallace(神经织网)”,anetofthinelectrodes(电极)thatcapturetheinformationfromthebrain.However,theelectrodesmustbeflexible,sothattheydonotdamagebraintissueandwilllastforalongtime.Andtomaketheimplantation(植入)ofsomanyelectrodessafe,painlessandeffective,theprocesshastobeautomated.MrMusk’steamdoesindeedseemtohavemadeprogresstowardsthesegoals.Itspresentationincludesvideosofarobotthatisbestdescribedasasewingmachine.Thisrobotgrabs“threads”,andshootsthemdeepintothebrainthroughahole.Thefirmhasalsodesignedachipthatcanhandlesignalsfromasmanyas3,072electrodes.Withallthesetechnologicalbreakthroughs,thefirmnowhopestohelppeopleovercomesuchillnessesasblindnessandparalysis.Theydesignedasmalldevicethatwouldsitbehindsomeone’sear,pickingupsignalsfromtheimplantedchipandpassingthemonasappropriate.Inafewyears,usingabrainimplanttocontrolyourdevicesmaybeasprevalentaswearingwirelessearphonestoday.Finally,MuskpredictsneurallacewillallowhumanstobecombinedwithAIsystems,thusenablingthespeciestosurvive.Though,asthisannouncementshows,MrMuskdoeshaveahabitofpresentinghimselfastheheroofthehumanrace,atleasttheconceptthatsomemachineswillcomeunderthedirectcontrolofhumanbrainsseemspossibletobecarriedout.Thebiggestbarriertothishappeningwillprobablynotbewritingthesoftwareneededtointerpretbrainwaves,butratherpersuadingpeoplethatthenecessarysurgery,whetherbysewingmachineorotherwise,isactuallyagoodidea.5.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.electrodesshouldbeflexibletoextendlifeB.ElonMuskconstantlycomesupwithunexpectedideasC.aneurallaceisusedtostoreinformationfromthebrainD.electrodesareimplantedbytopsurgeonsforsafetyreasons答案:B解析:推理推断题。依据第一段以及其次段中的“OnJuly16th,2024,heintroducedanewtypeofbrain-machineinterface(BMI)”可知,ElonMusk常常能提出前所未闻的想法,B项符合题意。故选B项。6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prevalent”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Useful. B.Common.C.Professional. D.Appropriate.答案:B解析:词义揣测题。依据第四段中的“Theydesignedasmalldevicethatwouldsitbehindsomeone’sear,pickingupsignalsfromtheimplantedchipandpassingthemonasappropriate.”可知,画线词所在句表述为几年后,与现在形成对比,表明这项技术会变得更为普遍,就像戴无线耳机一样。故B项common“普遍的”切合题意。故选B项。7.WhatisthehardestpartofcarryingoutBMI?A.Convincingpeopletoacceptthesurgery.B.Developingdevicestoperformthesurgery.C.Writingthesoftwaretointerpretbrainwaves.D.Informingpeopleofthesuccessofthesurgery.答案:A解析:细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中的“Thebiggestbarriertothishappeningwillprobablynotbewritingthesoftwareneededtointerpretbrainwaves,butratherpersuadingpeoplethatthenecessarysurgery...isactuallyagoodidea.”可知,实施BMI最艰难的部分是劝服人们接受必要的外科手术。故选A项。8.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheNeuralLace,aNewTypeofBMIB.ElonMusk,theHeroofHumanBeingsC.ArtificialIntelligence,theWaytoSurviveD.ABrainImplant,aSteptoControlMachines答案:A解析:标题归纳题。依据其次段中的“OnJuly16th,2024,heintroducedanewtypeofbrain-machineinterface(B