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PeriodFourLesson4What’sinthePapers?Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhenIwasanofficialofaschoolinPaloAlto，California，PollyTyner，thepresidentofourboard，wrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAlto’sson，Jim，hadgreatdifficultyinwasclassifiedasthe_educationally_handicappedandrequiredagreatdealofpatienceonthepartofhisparentsandJimwasahappykidwithagreatsmilethatlituptheparentsknewhisdifficulties，buttheyalwaystriedtohelphimseehisstrengthssothathecouldwalkwithafterJimfinishedhighschool，hewaskilledinamotorcyclehisdeath，hismothersubmittedthislettertothenewspaper.“Todayweburiedour20­year­oldwaskilledinamotorcycleaccidentonFridayIwishIhadknownthatthelasttimeIhadtalkedtohimwouldbethelastIhadonlyknownthat，Iwouldhavesaidtohim，‘Jim，IloveyouandI’malwayssoproudofyou.’Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshehadbroughttothelivesofthepeoplewholovedwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmile，hislaughter，andhisgenuinelovetootherpeople.”“WhenIputallthegoodthingsonthescaleandtrytobalancethemwithalltheirritating(恼人的)thingssuchastheradiothatwasalwaystooloud，thehaircutthatwasn’ttoourliking，thedirtysocksunderthebed，etc.，Ifindthattheirritationsreallydon’tamounttomuch.”“Iwon’tgetanotherchancetotellmysonallthatIwouldhavewantedhimtohear，but，otherparents，dohaveayouryoungpeoplewhatyouwouldwantthemtohearasifitmaybeyourlastlasttimeItalkedtoJimwasthemorningofthedaywhenhecalledmetosay，‘Hi，Mom！IjustcalledtosayIlovehavetogotowork.’Thatday，hegavemesomethingtotreasureforever.”“IfthereisanypurposeatallforJim’sdeath，maybeitistomakeothersappreciatelifemoreandtotellpeople，especiallyfamilymembers，thattheyshouldtakethetimetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchtheymayneverhaveanotherittoday！”1．WhowasJim?A．Aschoolboy.B．Thewriter.C．Thepresidentofaschoolboard.D．Anofficialofaschool.答案A解析根据第一段第二句话可知Jim是Polly的儿子，从而知道Jim是学校的学生。2．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“theeducationallyhandicapped”inParagraph1?A．Thelearningdifficulty.B．Thephysicalproblems.C．Thepsychologicalproblems.D．Thecommunicationdifficulty.答案A解析根据上下文可以得出他是有学习障碍的。3．Accordingtothewriter，whichofthefollowingaboutJimisTRUE?A．Hewasalwayssadabouthisschoolmarks.B．Hisparentsalwaysscoldedhimabouthisbadschoolmarks.C．Hisstudyneededmoreattentionfromhisparentsandteachers.D．Hewaskilledinacaraccident.答案C解析由第一段第三句“Hewasclassifiedastheeducationallyhandicappedandrequiredagreatdealofpatienceonthepartofhisparentsandteachers.”可知。4．WhatdidPollythinkofJim?A．Hewasalovelyboywithabeautifulsmilewhoalwayslovedothers.B．Hewasphysicallysickbutalwayshappy.C．Hewasanirritatingboywithsomebadhabits.D．Heseldomexpressedhisloveforhisparents.答案A解析根据第二段最后一句“Iwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmile，hislaughter，andhisgenuinelovetootherpeople.”可知。BNielsBohrdidwellatschoolwithouteverbeingbrilliant，usuallycomingthirdorfourthinaclassofabout20hereallywasgoodatanysubject，itwas，perhaps，physicalwasanexcellentsoccerplayer，yetnotasgoodashiswasNielsBohr，theworld­famousNobelprizewinningphysicist.Borntoaphysiology(生理学)professor，Nielslivedinaworldofideasanddiscussionfromhisveryearlychildhoodatdevelopedaninterestinphysicsandmathematicsfromtheearlydaysofhisnolaboratoryavailableinschoolandcollege，hewouldperformexperimentsinhisfather’sfirstworkonsurfacetensionwasdonehere，forwhichhewontheGoldMedalin1906fromtheRoyalDanishAcademyofSciences.Earlyinhisscientificcareer，Bohrmadegreatcontributionstotheunderstandingofatomic(原子的)structurebasedonquantummechanics(量子力学)．NeilsBohrcameupwiththemodelofanatomwhichwasabletoexplainalltheproperties(性质)oftheisthisatomicmodelthatisacceptedeventodaywithonlyveryslightworkwonhimtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1922.WhentheNaziscontrolledDenmark，hislifebecamehadtoescapetoSwedenin1943inafishingboat；fromtherehefledtoopenedupopportunitiesofworkingontheatombomb(原子弹)．AfterafewmonthshejoinedaBritishresearchteamandwenttoLosAlamosintheUnitedStateswheretheteamcontinuedtoworkontheproject.NielswasalsodeeplyconcernedwithmakingpeoplerealizethedestructivepoweroftheatomicpublishedalettertotheUnitedNationsin1950whichaskedthemtohelpgetridofnuclear(核的)weaponsintheandhisotheractivitieswonBohrthefirstU．forPeaceAwardinspenthisremainingyearsshowingpeoplethatnuclearenergymustbeusedinapositiveandproductiveway.5．WhoprobablyhelpedNielsBohrdevelopaninterestinphysics?A．Hisbrother.B．Hismother.C．Histeacher.D．Hisfather.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Borntoaphysiology(生理学)professor，Nielslivedinaworldofideasanddiscussionfromhisveryearlychildhoodathome.”和“...hewouldperformexperimentsinhisfather’slaboratory.”可以判断出，父亲在尼尔斯对物理学的兴趣培养方面起到了帮助作用。6．NielsBohrreceivedtheNobelPrizemainlybecauseof________.A．hisphysicaleducationB．hisatomicmodelC．hisunderstandingofquantummechanicsD．hisworkonsurfacetension答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段可知，尼尔斯获得诺贝尔奖是由于他所提出的原子模型，该原子模型可以解释原子的所有性质。7．NielsBohrdidhisresearchworkontheatombombin________.A．DenmarkB．AmericaC．EnglandD．Sweden答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段可知，尼尔斯从瑞典逃到了英国，英国鼓励原子弹研究，几个月后他加入一个英国研究小组去美国研究该课题，所以他是在美国研究原子弹的。8．Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat________.A．thepoweroftheatomicbombwillbeusedproperlyB．NielsthoughtitwrongtodevelopnuclearweaponsC．nuclearenergyhasbeenusedinquiteafewwaysD．Nielswouldliketogoonwithhisresearchwork答案B解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“HepublishedalettertotheUnitedNationsin1950whichaskedthemtohelpgetridofnuclear(核的)weaponsintheworld.”可知，尼尔斯请求联合国帮助消除世界上的核武器，由此可以推断出他认为研制核武器是错误的。Ⅱ.阅读填空Wespendsomuchtimewaitingtobeloved，hopinglovewillfindus，andlookingforthatspecialTobeloved，youshouldloveandrespectyourselfasmuchasyoudoordertolovesomeone，youshouldloveyourself.•Stopcomparingyourselftoontheearthisallhavedifferentyoucompareyourselftoothersforwhattheyhave，whetheritisacar，ahouse，orajob，itmakesyoufeelbadaboutbegratefulabouteverythingyou•Practicereceivingtrulyloveistobeabletoreceivesomeonelovesyou，doessomekinddeedstoyou，orsayskindwords，acceptyourselftofeelthelovethathascomeyourthatyouareworthyofYougiveyourselfachancetolearnmoreaboutyourselfthatyouaregivesomeoneajoyofgivingbylovingyou.•__4__Writeaboutyourexperiences，goodandyouwritedowngoodexperiences，allowyourselftofeelthoseyourememberbadexperiences，allowyourselftofeelself­isnotself­pity，butratherwillingnesstoacceptone’sownpainandregret.•StoptryingtobeAlwaysdoyourbest，butnotreachingperfectionisNOTfollowallthestepsaboveanddon’tletanyone’sexpectationsofyouputanypressureonyou.A．Keepadiary.B．Praiseyourself.C．Donotfeelguiltyaboutit.D．Gratitudekeepsyourheartopentolove.E．Unfortunately，that’snotusuallyhowlifeworks.F．Stopblamingyourselfforbeinglessthanperfect.G．Itisimportanttoacceptagiftoflovebyothers.答案Ⅲ.语法填空Nearlyallofus