课后阅读作业Unit 4Period 3

1、课后阅读作业 Unit 4Period 3. 阅读理解The best reporters I know are bright, persistent, honest, curious and courageous. If you asked them to explain their success, this is what they might say: Helen: A good reporter is a generalist, able to deal with a number of topics and talk with a variety of people. He or

2、she can see the unusual, the ironic(讽刺的)every day. He or she can think through all the possibilities and organize a large amount of information to find the important parts. Jack: A good reporter is quick. Once he is assigned a story, he goes after it. He makes the calls and keeps trying if he doesnt

3、 make contact. Besides, a good reporter is curious. He or she takes pleasure in the new, and in the old, in the history or previous examples that got us where we are. He enjoys reading and appreciates the details. Susan: A good reporter is pleasant. She adopts a friendly nature with those she meets.

4、 She is a grateful guest, with a belief in the basic goodness of people. She conveys to those she meets that she is tolerant of them and their ideas, even though she doesnt like them or what they stand for. Tom: A good reporter is honest. He seeks the truth and acts independently. He does what he sa

5、ys hes going to do, and doesnt do something he promised to avoid. He returns his calls, and hes willing to say no. Hes obsessed with accuracy and double checks his facts with call-backs. He sees both sides to every issue. Richard: As Jon Franklin, reporter, author and teacher, said, “Back when I fir

6、st started, I thought intelligence was the most important attribute a reporter could have. I have since changed my mind. You do have to be intelligent, but the big thing is courage. Courage to open your mind and let the whole damned confusing world in. Courage to always be the ignorant one, on someb

7、ody elses turf. Courage to stand corrected. Courage to take criticism. Courage to grow with your experiences. Courage to accept what you dont understand. Most of all, courage to see what is there and not what you want to think is there. ”【语篇概述】本文讲述一名优秀的记者所具备的基本素质乐观、坚韧、诚实、好奇、有勇气。1. What would be the

8、best title for the text? A. How a Reporter Makes Good NewsB. What a Reporter DoesC. NewspaperD. How to Be a Good Reporter【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文讲述的是作为一名好记者的条件, 即如何成为一名好记者, 故选D。2. Who thinks a good reporter should find unusual news from daily life? A. Helen. B. Jack. C. Susan. D. Tom. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Helen所说的

9、“He or she can see the unusual, the ironic every day”可知答案为A。3. According to Susan, what should you do if you cant agree with one person? A. Saying no. B. Being pleasant. C. Getting angry. D. Walking away. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段She conveys to those she meets that she is tolerant of them and their ideas,

10、even though she doesnt like them or what they stand for. 可知选B。4. In the eyes of Tom, a good reporter should not. A. seek the truthB. check the factsC. see every issue from different anglesD. be unwilling to say no to others【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第五段可知A、B、C项都是一个好记者应该做的。由and hes willing to say no一个好记者愿意说不, 可知

11、选D。BEndangered giant pandas are facing a new threat: the loss of their food source, bamboo. In Chinas Qinling Mountains, giant pandas spend most of their day eating bamboo. The plant makes up 99% of the pandas diet, with some pandas eating about 40 pounds of it a day. But Qinlings pandas may soon ha

12、ve to find another food source. A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied the effects of climate change on the regions three main bamboo species. They studied the influence of rising temperatures on the spread and growth of bamboo. Bambo

13、o is sensitive to temperature changes. “Even with a 3. 6 degrees Fahrenheit increase in temperature, we found that 80% to 100% of bamboo would be gone by the end of the century, ”Liu Jianguo, one of the studys authors said. Shirley Martin, who came from Paris but not involved in the team said that i

14、ts really a demanding challenge for us to get a desired result. The Qinling Mountains, located in eastern China, are home to about 270 pandas. That is about 17% of the worlds wild panda population. The panda is one of the worlds most endangered species. In recent years, China has stepped up efforts

15、to protect pandas. But Liu says the country has yet to consider the long-term efforts of climate change in its conservation planning. Aside from increasing nature reserve areas(保护区)where pandas are protected, Liu wants China to lower its use of fuels that release(释放)greenhouse gasesas should the res

16、t of the world. “The future of pandas, ”he says, “is in our hands. ”【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了秦岭大熊猫的主要食物竹子, 正受到威胁。由于气候变暖, 到本世纪末, 秦岭的大部分竹子也许会遭遇灭顶之灾, 研究者们呼吁采取措施进行保护。5. From the first paragraph we can know. A. Pandas mainly feed on bambooB. The bamboo in Qinling is enough for giant pandasC. Qinlings giant pandas ha

17、ve already eaten 99% of the bambooD. Most of the bamboo in Qinling may disappear in the near future【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中In Chinas Qinling Mountains, giant pandas spend most of their day eating bamboo. The plant makes up 99% of the pandasdiet, with some pandas eating about 40 pounds of it a day. 可知大熊猫以

18、竹子为主食。6. The researchers in the team come from. A. Britain and ChinaB. The US and ChinaC. France and the USD. Germany and the US【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段首句. . . Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied. . . 可知研究者们来自美国密歇根州立大学和中国科学院。7. Which of the following statements is NOT tru

19、e according to the passage? A. Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature. B. 17% of the worlds wild pandas are in Qinling Mountains. C. China is making great efforts to protect giant pandas. D. Whether pandas can survive depends on their ability of adaptation. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。从文中第二段的第三句, 第三段的第二

20、句, 及第四段的第一句得知选项A、B和C是正确的; 而文中最后一段最后一句“The future of pandas, ”he says, “is in our hands. ”表明熊猫的未来掌握在我们人类手中, 并非“依赖熊猫的适应能力”。故D项是错误的。8. Whichs the best title for the passage? A. The Endangered Giant PandasB. Saving Pandas Food SourceC. Protecting the Environment Around usD. The Terrible Future of Pandas

21、【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据文章首句Endangered giant pandas are facing a new threat: the loss of their food source, bamboo. 可知本文主要讲述的是大熊猫因面临着食物来源的严重问题而处于危机之中。CReforminghukouSuppose your permanent residence, or hukou, was in Chongqing, you worked in Beijing and you needed to get a passport for a business trip abroad.

22、 What should you do? You have to go back to Chongqing, which is 1, 500km away, and apply to local public security authorities for the passport, because, in China, public services are closely linked to hukou. But a new regulation, which is part of the hukou reform, will make this annoying experience

23、a thing of the past. The regulation targets Chinas newly introduced residence permit system, which will take effect on Jan 1, 2019. It allows people who dont have local hukou to receive more access to basic public services in the cities where they are living. These include education, basic employmen

24、t services, automobile registration, and passport and ID card application processing. You can apply for a residence permit at the local police station, which has jurisdiction over the area where you live. The documents needed for the permit application include your ID card, photos and materials that

25、 prove that you have a job, a place to live, or that you are studying at an education institution. To certify that you have a place to live, a house rental contract or property ownership certificate will do. For employment, a business license, job contract, or employment certificate can do the trick

26、. If you are a student applying for the permit, show your student card or other documentation issued by your school. Despite all this, maybe you are still not happy about not having a local hukou. Dont worry. People will have a chance, as the country is reforming the hukou system further. China plan

27、s to create a new hukou system by 2020, based on a persons place of residence and job. But different cities will have different policies. Big cities like Beijing will put in place stricter requirements, while getting a hukou in medium or small cities will be much easier, says the regulation. 【语篇概述】旧

28、的户籍制度似乎也越来越不能适应新的国情, 新的户籍政策会改变许多以往不方便、不合理的规定, 不过想在北京这样的大城市落户依然会面临严格的标准。9. In the past, to get a passport for a business trip abroad, you have to. A. go to ChongqingB. go to the place where you have hukouC. apply to local public security authoritiesD. go to your hometown【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一、二段可知, 在北京工作的

29、重庆人要回到户口所在地重庆才能办理护照。所以, 在以前要回到自己的户口所在地才能办理护照。故选B。10. What does the underlined word“jurisdiction”in the fourth paragraph mean? A. the right to use the powerB. authorityC. applicationD. arrangement【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句的You can apply for a residence permit at the local police station可知当地的派出所对你的居住地拥有管辖权

30、, 所以A项the right to use the power符合题意。故选A。11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. your student card is valid for applying for a residence permit. B. different cities in China will not have the same hukou policies. C. residence permit system will take effect on Jan 1, 2020. D. getting a

31、hukou in small cities will be much easier than in Beijing. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句The regulation targets Chinas newly introduced residence permit system, which will take effect on Jan 1, 2019. 可知C项错误。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。With the 1. _(develop)of industry, air pollution is getting mor

32、e and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer 2. _(difference)kinds of illnesses because of air pollution. Air pollution is caused by many 3. _(reason). About half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4. _(poison)gases. 25% of

33、 air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5. _to others. Besides these, about 10% of air pollution is 6. _(cause)by other reasons. We should take some measures to fight 7. _pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8. _place of gas

34、. We can plant more trees. Only when everybody realizes the 9. _(important)of environment and does something to stop pollution will the problem 10. _(solve). 【语篇概述】这篇文章主要告诉我们引起污染的原因和减少污染可采取的措施。1. 【解析】development。考查词性转换。空前为定冠词the, 故用名词形式。2. 【解析】different。考查词性转换。位于名词前作定语要用形容词形式。3. 【解析】reasons。考查名词单复数。

35、从下文中我们可知导致空气污染的原因有很多, 故用名词复数形式。4. 【解析】poisonous。考查词性转换。名词gases应该用形容词形式来修饰。5. 【解析】but。考查句型。not only. . . but(also)不仅而且。6. 【解析】caused。考查动词语态。pollution与cause是动宾关系, 故用被动语态。7. 【解析】against。考查固定搭配。fight against为固定搭配, 意为“与斗争”。8. 【解析】the。考查固定搭配。take the place of为固定搭配, 意为“代替; 取代”。9. 【解析】importance。考查词性转换。定冠词t

36、he后应该用名词形式。10. 【解析】be solved。考查倒装。only+状语从句放在句首时, 该句用部分倒装。此处是一般将来时的被动语态。【补偿训练】阅读理解When I think about why I am inspired to give back, the easiest answer is that Im a father of three of privileged children. When you are fortunate enough to be able to raise your kids the way you want, its impossible to

37、 be conscious of the fact that there are a lot of kids who dont grow up in those circumstances. I never stop thinking about that. I think its just in every parents DNA to try to brighten the lives of children in any way you can. As parents, our No. 1 responsibility is to raise healthy children. But

38、youve also got to raise good people. And good people are not just consumers, they are givers. I am proud that my kids dont think of giving back as a chore(讨厌的事). They never say, “Oh God, mum and dad are making us do this again. ”They talk about service and wonder what they can do to help. It takes a

39、 concerted effort to imbue with that lesson. It doesnt just happen by osmosis(潜移默化). If you leave kids to their own devices, and to the materialistic images they see in pop culture, they may not get it. You have to set aside time each day, week or year to communicate the values you want your childre

40、n to have. Make a Difference Day is a perfect opportunity for that. Its one of the greatest ideas I have ever heard: a chance to change the world around us, to change the look of our communities, and to change our lives. If you have time to volunteer next Saturday, do it. If not, make the time. It w

41、ill change you as well. 【语篇概述】作者通过把自家三个孩子培养成有爱心, 乐于奉献的孩子的事实经历, 倡导人们积极参与“Make a Difference Day”。1. What can be learnt about the authors children? A. They regard giving back as a chore. B. They feel forced to do well. C. They are glad to help others. D. They are born givers rather than consumers. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段第三句They talk about service and wonder what they ca