课时分层作业13 Module 5 Section Ⅰ　Reading IntroductionReading and Vocabulary

1、课时分层作业(十三)语篇练习提能力.阅读理解AYou'll need: A large pan2­liter waterA soft drink bottleSome drinking straws with ridges(脊)that let them bendA pencilA markerDo this: Put about 2cm of water in the pan. Put the pencil in the water. Fill the bottle with water, bend the straw and put its short end in th

2、e mouth of the bottle. Hold your finger over the mouth of the bottle, turn the bottle upside down and rest it on the pencil. Move the pencil so it holds up the weight of the bottle and keeps the bottle from squeezing(挤压)the straw closed. Take a deep breath and blow into the straw. Keep blowing until

3、 you run out of breath. What happened? When you blow into the straw, the air rises to the top and forces water out the mouth of the bottle and into the pan. Have different people blow into the bottle and mark the water level each time; that will show you who has the largest lung volume and who has t

4、he smallest. 【语篇解读】本文通过具体步骤展开如何测试一个人的肺活量。1The purpose of doing this experiment is to . Atest your ability of doing a chemistry experimentBsee how much air your lungs can holdCexamine whether your lungs are healthy or notDconfirm the water volume the bottle can holdB推理判断题。通读全文， 尤其是最后一段.that will show

5、 you who has the largest lung volume and who has the smallest. 可知做这个实验的目的是测量肺活量。2According to the instructions and the pictures, you should compare your lung volume with that of other people by . Aobserving the amount of the water forced out the mouth of the bottleBweighing the amount of the water f

6、orced out the mouth of the bottleCmarking the air level in the bottle when you are blowingDmeasuring the water left in the bottle before you blowA推理判断题。由实验的结果When you blow into the straw, the air rises to the top and forces water out the mouth of the bottle and into the pan. 通过观察从瓶子里出来的水量可知每个人的肺活量。C

7、项与文中mark the water level each time不符。3Which of the following operations agrees with the instructions? ABlow into the straw repeatedly when it is your turn to do so. BRemove the pencil so that the ridge of the straw holds the weight of the bottle. CHold your finger over the mouth of the long end of t

8、he straw before blowing. DFill the bottle full at the third step. D细节理解题。由文中实验步骤Fill the bottle with water, bend the straw and put its short end in the mouth of the bottle. 可知答案。4What should the next experiment change before he/she begins to blow? AThe bottle. BThe water. CThe straw. DThe marker. C推

9、理判断题。由实验全过程可以推知吸管必须更换。BMany gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them growit turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language. For their experi

10、ment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the luciferase(荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(萤火虫)glow in the dark. When the changed cabbage plant w

11、as in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciferase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”. While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbag

12、e plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep enemies like caterpillars(毛虫)away. What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the dangersomething that will require furt

13、her research. However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other. 【语篇解读】本文讲述的是植物也有自己的语言。5What's the

14、 best title of the passage? APlants Can Send Some GasBPlants Can Communicate with Each OtherCThe “Unseen” Language of PlantsDPlants Can't Feel PainC主旨大意题。本文讲述的是以前园丁认为与植物说话， 会让它们长得更好， 现在科学表明植物之间也是有语言的， 可以进行沟通和交流。6What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean? AGardeners. BPlants. CScie

15、ntists. DFireflies. A推理判断题。根据第一段提到Many gardeners believe that“talking”to their plants helps them growit turns out that they may not be crazy after all. 许多的园丁认为与植物说话， 能帮助它们生长， 事实证明园丁没有在说谎。7When the plant sent out methyl jasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT true? AThe nearby cabbage pla

16、nts seemed to sense some kind of danger. BThe nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas. CThe nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants. DThe nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language. C细节理解题。根据第四段提到the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and

17、started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep enemies like caterpillars(毛虫) away.附近的圆白菜会发出一种危险气体， 使捕食者远离， 故C项错误。8According to the experiment, plants . Adon't live a passive lifeBcan feel pain when they are cutCcan warn the other leaves about dangerDcan talk with each otherA推理判断题。根据最后

18、一段提到this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other. 证明植物不会过着被动的生活， 而是会移动， 感觉甚至能彼此交流。.阅读七选五Do you want to be a scientist？If you'd like to be one，you should lay the foundation(基础) for the task ahead. 1

19、 Take the necessary classes in high school.You'll need to do well in mathematics. 2 You can also consider going to a science camp during high school.There you'll do more intensive projects than you do in your regular science classes in school.Start out with the basics in college.You'll n

20、eed to take basic courses in biology，chemistry and physics to equip yourself with the basics of each science，as well as the scientific method of observing and experimenting.Skills in one or two foreign languages may be helpful as well，in order to read older scientific papers that are written in fore

21、ign languages. 3 4 After you've gotten your feet wet and you're familiar with the directions this career could take you，choose a major in a more specific(具体的) branch of science.Develop your writing skills.You'll also need to write well as a scientist，both to get money for your research a

22、nd to publish your results in scientific journals. 5 Always be reading scientific journals and keep up with the field.You'll be in those journals yourself，in time.Look over their works for structure and the basics of a good scientific paper.AGet a higher education.BThere's a guide for the pr

23、eparation work.CBe patient，and think creatively.DChoose a major in a field that interests you.EScientists in the physical sciences use a great deal of mathematics.FThe most helpful languages to learn include French，German and Russian.GClasses in English in high school and technical writing in colleg

24、e will help you improve your skills.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文中介绍了成为一名科学家需要的一些基础。1B根据第一段中的“If you'd like to be one，you should lay the foundation(基础) for the task ahead”并结合下文给出的建议可知，空处应承上启下，故选B项。2E根据空前的“You'll need to do well in mathematics”可知，此处是讲数学的重要性，故选E项。3F根据空前一句中的“Skills in one or two foreign lang

25、uages may be helpful as well”可知，此处主要讲应学习一到两门的外语，故应选F项。4D根据文章布局可知，空处是本段的主旨句，结合下文内容可知，这里讲的是选专业的问题，故选D项。5G根据本段主旨句“Develop your writing skills”可知，本段主要讲的是培养写作技巧，故应选G项，G项中的technical writing与本段主旨相符合。.语法填空A few years ago, I studied in Salem. I had just met 1. friend who live in Boston. Sometimes on weekends

26、, I would take the train to see him and then 2. (usual) take the last train back at night.One Saturday evening, I took the last train back to Salem. I was tired, so I fell asleep in spite of the fact that 3. was a less­than­30­minute ride. About an hour after I boarded the train, a man woke me up and said, “I heard you order a ticket to Salem before we got 4. ， so I just let you know this is the stop for Gloucester. I'm sorry I didn't wake yo