高中英语人教版Unit2Robots 课时作业

课时作业(五)Unit2RobotsSectionⅠWarmingup&Reading—Pre­reading(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)Ⅰ.完形填空InthemountainsofKenya，anoldmanstandsataskinisagedandhishairisiswearing__1__schoolman__2__outsidetheKapkenduiywaPrimarySchoolnearEldoret，hascomemanytimesoverthelastfewmonths.Today，hewatchesthechildrensingintheschoolwaitsatthe__3__fortheheadasksherthe__4__questionashealwaysasksifhecan__5__thethepast，theheadteachertoldhimtoldhimthatthisschoolisfor，thistimeshesays,84­year­oldKimaniMarugewill__7__hisfirstdayofschool.WhenMarugedecidedhewantedtogotoschool，nothingsaid：“Atfirst，theheadteachersaidmustbebecauseIdidnothavetheblueschooluniform.So，Isavedmymoneyandboughtclothes.”Manypeople__10__whyMarugewantedtostartschoolatsuchanoldreasonis__11__—hewasnotabletoattendschoolwhenhewasyounger.Marugewantedtolearntoreadandwriteforwantedtobeabletoread__13__fromfriends，familyandthealsowantedtobeableto__14__officialbusinesswantedtobeabletomakemoreeducated__15__.WhenMarugestartedschool，heattendedwiththreeofhischildren’swereallinhigher__16__than，withmuchhardwork，Marugelearnedquickly.“IwantallchildrenintheworldtobeiswhatI__17__hopeto’shardformetogototheschoolalone，theurge(强烈的愿望)tolearnkeepsme__19__，”Marugesaid.AlthoughMarugediedin2023at90，hishismessageisMarugeoncesaid，“Apersonisnevertoooldtolearn.”语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了世界上年龄最大的小学生Maruge在84岁才开始上学识字的故事。1． B．yellowC．red D．blue解析：由下文的Ididnothavetheblueschooluniform可知，肯尼亚的Kapkenduiywa小学的校服是蓝色的。答案：D2． B．waitsC．shouts D．sings解析：由下文的hewatchesthechildrensingintheschoolyard和Hewaits...fortheheadteacher可知，Maruge在校门口等着。答案：B3． B．gateC．office D．restaurant解析：由上文的outsidetheKapkenduiywaPrimarySchool可知，Maruge在校门口等校长。答案：B4． B．stupidC．same D．difficult解析：Maruge像往常一样问校长同一个问题。答案：C5． B．tourC．attend D．serve解析：由下文的wantedtogotoschool，attendschool，WhenMarugestartedschool，heattendedwith...可知，Maruge反复问校长同样一个问题：他是否能上学。答案：C6． B．ThereforeC．Besides D．Moreover解析：上文的Inthepast，theheadteachertoldhimno和下文的thistimeshesaysyes之间为转折关系。答案：A7． B．startC．describe D．remember解析：校长同意让Maruge上学，84岁高龄的他开始了第一天的学校生活。答案：B8． B．beatC．comfort D．satisfy解析：由上文的Hehascomemanytimesoverthelastfewmonths和下文Maruge以为学校不让他上学是因为他没有校服，然后专门买了蓝色的校服可知，Maruge一旦决定了要上学，就没有任何事情能阻止他。答案：A9． B．thoughtC．agreed D．admitted解析：由上文的Inthepast，theheadteachertoldhimtoldhimthatthisschoolisforchildren可知，校长不让Maruge上学是因为学校是教小学生的，而不是因为Maruge自己所认为的没有校服那样的原因。答案：B10． B．guessC．hear D．understand解析：由下文的Thereason...可知，很多人对84岁的Maruge为什么要上学感到好奇。答案：A11． B．simpleC．special D．clear解析：由下文的hewasnotabletoattendschoolwhenhewasyounger可知，原因其实再简单不过，仅仅因为Maruge在年轻时不能上学。答案：B12． B．advantagesC．challenges D．reasons解析：由下文的Hewantedto...Healsowantedto...Hewantedto...可知，Maruge到现在这个年龄还想上学有好多原因。答案：D13． B．booksC．letters D．diaries解析：由于Maruge初学识字，所以最有可能阅读的是来自朋友、家庭和政府的信件。答案：C14． B．answerC．collect D．receive解析：由上文的read和本句中的also可知，Maruge还想看懂官方的商务文件。答案：A15． B．speechesC．decisions D．examples解析：Maruge想通过上学在以后的生活中作出更多明智的决定。答案：C16． B．spiritsC．standards D．expectations解析：由于Maruge已经84岁高龄，因此他孩子的孩子也比他年级高。答案：A17． B．nearlyC．really D．quietly解析：Maruge真正希望看到的是世界上的每个孩子都能受到教育。答案：C18． B．AlthoughC．Once D．If答案：B19． B．dreamingC．changing D．going解析：尽管对于Maruge来说独自去上学很困难，但是想学习的强烈愿望使他一直坚持下去。答案：D20．on B．turnsupC．passesby D．goesaway解析：根据转折连词Although可知，虽然Maruge本人已经去世，但他的事迹却长存。答案：AⅡ.阅读理解IhavebeenplayingbasketballsinceI’vebeenin6thfirststartedoutinthesummerbefore6thgradewhenIplayedfortheParkDistrictTravelingBasketballiswhereIfirstlearnedhowtoplaybasketballandfoundoutIwasn’tverygoodatisthemainreasonwhyIlikedfootballmorethanbasketball，becauseIwasnaturallygoodatfootballanddidn’thavetoworkasbecauseofthewayIwasbroughtup—alwaysbeingencouragedtonevergiveup，IkeptatitandkeptworkingonmybasketballskillssoIcouldbegoodenoughtoplayformyhighschoolbasketballplayedformyhighschoolbasketballteamduringmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschool.DuringthoseyearsinhighschoolIreallybegantopracticehardonimprovingmybasketballmaingoalwastogetanathleticsscholarshiptocollegeandgetafreeindeedachievedthisgoalandwasawardedatwo­yearbasketballscholarshipatParklandJuniorinmytwoyearsIwastrulybetterthanIwaswhenIfirststartedoutplayingbasketball，whichIknowwasbecauseofthehardworkIputintoimprovingmyskillsallthroughoutmylife.AfterhavingtwogoodseasonsatParklandonandoffthecourt(球场)IfinalstepIhadinmindwastocometoNorthernIllinoisUniversityandmakethebasketballdoubtedmeandsaidIwasn’tgoodenoughtomaketheteam，butinsteadoflisteningtothem,_givinguporstoppingworkinghardlikeI’vebeendoingallmylife，IworkedthehardestI’veworkedovertheallthehardworkpaidoff，andIamnowamemberoftheNorthernIllinoisUniversityBasketballTeam.语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者介绍了自己在中学阶段通过打篮球一步步实现个人梦想的故事。1．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hebecamewhatmanypeoplehadexpectedhimtobe.B．HegotafreeeducationinNorthernC．HeleftParklandJuniorCollegebecauseofhisD．HeplayedforParklandJuniorCollegeBasketballTeamfortwoyears.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的awardedatwo­yearbasketballscholarshipatParklandJuniorCollege和第三段的AfterhavingtwogoodseasonsatParklandonandoffthecourtIgraduated可知，作者在ParklandJuniorCollege打了两年篮球后，毕业了。答案：D2．Theunderlinedword“them”inrefersto________.A．thosewhodoubtedtheauthorB．thosewholovedtheauthorC．theauthor’sformerteamD．theauthor’sfamily解析：指代题。根据them所在句子的前一句“很多人怀疑我的能力，并且说我还不够资格加入这个篮球队”，可推知这里的them指的是“怀疑作者能力的人”，故A项正确。答案：A3．Howdidtheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D．Bydescribingthechangesinspaceorder.解析：写作手法题。作者按时间顺序讲述了通过打篮球逐渐实现个人理想的故事，故C项正确。答案：C4．Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sstory?A．Wellbegun，halfdone.B．Everycoinhastwosides.C．Detailisthekeytosuccess.D．Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.解析：推理判断题。作者通过打篮球获得了奖学金并得到免费教育，一步步实现了自己的奋斗目标。这个过程告诉我们“有志者事竟成”的道理。最后一段的allthehardworkpaidoff是提示。答案：DTherobotmovedintothefightingring(台)withitturnedaroundquicklyandknockeditselfover.TheteamofScouts(童子军)thatbuiltthe8­inch­tallmachineimmediatelyrealizedonearmwastoowouldhavetoworkfast—practicetimewasover，andtherealrobotmatcheswereabouttobegin.“Wetriedtofixit，butbythattime，theotherteamshadmoreadvancedtechnology，”saysEagleScoutMatthewPatchen,16.“Theywereacoupleofstepsaheadofus.”Intheend，Matthew’steamdidn’twintherobottheyhadagreattimeworkingontheirRoboticsmeritbadges(奖章)atthe2023AdvanceCampinAntioch，Calif.AdvanceCampisheldthelastSaturdayinSeptemberattheContraCostaCountyFairgroundsinAntioch，1,500Scoutsattendedin2023andworkedondifferentmeritchoosefrommorethan50merit­badgeclassestaughtbycounselors(夏令营负责人)．TheycanearnmeritbadgesfromFingerprintingtoNuclearSciencetoisthemostpopularclass.First，oneofthecounselorstalkedtoMatthewandtheotherScoutsinhisRoboticsclassaboutthemanydifferentusesforrobots.“Ilearnedhowadvanceditreallyis，”Matthewsays.“Robotsareusedinmedicineandindustry.”Afterthetalk，theScoutsweredividedintofive­personteamwasrequiredtobuildabasicrobot.Thenextstepwasprogrammingthetinycomputerintherobotsoitwouldmaketherightmovesonceitwasinthering.“Weprogrammedourrobotsoitsarmwasmovingallthetime，”Matthewsays.“Thatway，itwouldknocktheotherrobotover.”That’swhentheydiscoveredthearmontheirrobotwastooaresult，theirrobotknockeditselfoverbeforeitcouldfightwithanyotherrobots.“Itwasalearningexperience，”Matthewsays.“Youhavetothinkahead.”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了一项有趣的夏令营活动。5．WhydidMatthew’steamlosetherobotcompetition?A．Theirrobotwastoosmall.B．Theirrobotdidn’tworkfastenough.C．Theirrobotknockeditselfover.D．Theirrobothadtheshortestarm.解析：细节理解题。从第一至第四段对机器人比赛的描述可知，Matthew队伍设计的机器人由于手臂过长，在比赛过程中自己把自己弄倒了，因此未赢得比赛。倒数第二段内容也是提示。答案：C6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe2023A