高中英语北师大版Unit16Stories课时作业5

课时作业(五)Unit16StoriesⅠ.语法填空1.Hepromisedtopresentme________abeautifulgift.答案：with2．Heiseagertoachievesuccess，________ontheotherhand，hedoesn’twanttoworktoohard.答案：butbuildinghadbeenoutofconditionforyears，sowedecidedtogetit________(rebuild)．答案：rebuilt4．—Willyoube________(avail)thisafternoon，John?—It’mafraidI’llbecalledinbymyboss.答案：available5．Manyofthemturnedadeafeartohisadvice，________________theyknewittobevaluable.答案：eventhough6．—Thelastone________________(arrive)paysthemeal.—Agreed!答案：toarrive7．Idon’tneedtheliteratureyouverymuchallthesame.答案：at8．Itwaswhathedid________whathesaidthatannoyedme.答案：rather9．Iguesswe’vealreadytalkedaboutthisbeforebutI’llaskyouagainjust________________.答案：incase10．Itwouldmake________(sensible)toleavebeforeitgotdark.答案：senseⅡ.完成句子1．Canyou____________________(弄懂)thispoem?答案：makesenseof2．Thejobwasn’tveryinteresting，but____________________(另一方面)itwaswell­paid.答案：ontheotherhand3．He______________________________(献给她一束花)．答案：presentedherwithabunchofflowers4．Hewas____________________(伤得如此严重以致)hecouldn’twalk.答案：sobadlywoundedthat5．I’ll__________________________(让人修自行车)whileyoucook.答案：have/getmybikefixedⅢ.阅读理解WhenIwasgrowingup，Iwasinterestedinscienceandmathandlovedfindingouthowthingsworked.Atfifteen，Iboughtmyselfacomputerandtookitwerethedayswhenyoucouldtakethetopoffand，withthehelpofbooks，knowwhateachofthepartswiththatcomputertaughtmethatyoulearnalmosteverythingbydoing.MyearlycuriosityaboutcomputershelpedleadmetothejobIhavetoday，whichIwheneverIseekidsbecomingpassionateaboutaninterest，Itrytoencouragethem.It’sgoodtobealsothinkit’sgoodtotrynewwaysofdoingthings.Atoneofmyfirstjobs，Ilearnedthislessonthroughwassixteen，andIgotajobwiththeHoustonPost，sellingnewspapersovertheco­workersandIwouldcallpeopleandsay，“Hey，wouldyouliketobuytheHoustonPost？”Duringmyfirstfewweeks，IlearnedthatmostpeoplewhowantedtobuythenewspaperwereeithermovingorgettingIthought，“Well，howcanIgetthenamesofallthesepeoplewhoaremovingorgettingmarried？”IdidsomeresearchandfoundoutthatalotofthatinformationislegallyavailabletoIlearnedhowtogetthosenamesandaddresses，Isentoutofferstobuytheexperimentwasasuccess！Withinmyfirstmonthonthejob，Ibecamethetopsalesperson.Itwassimplyamatteroffindinganopportunityandtryinganewwayofdoingsomething.Kidshavefreshapproachestothings，andtheyoftencomeupwithgreatnewyoupursue(追求)yourinterestsandfollowyourdreams，alotcancandobigthings，andyoushouldn’tbediscouragedbypeoplewhotellyouotherwise.语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者告诉我们不仅要对事物充满好奇，而且要寻找机会尝试新的做事方式。1．Theauthortookthecomputerapartto________.A．repairitB．doanexperimentC．satisfyhiscuriosityD．testhisknowledgeofcomputers解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Ilovedfindingouthowthingsworked可知，作者之所以拆开电脑是因为他对电脑充满好奇，想知道电脑是如何工作的。答案：C2．Theunderlinedword“passionate”inParagraph3canbebestreplacedby________.A．crazy B．carefulC．doubtful D．concerned解析：词义猜测题。由本段出现的curiosity及Itrytoencouragethem可知，这里应该指当孩子们显示出极大的兴趣时。答案：A3．Theauthor’sexperienceofsellingnewspapersshowstheimportanceof________.A．patience B．creativityC．hardwork D．aclearaim解析：推理判断题。由文中出现的trynewwaysofdoingthings和tryinganewwayofdoingsomething可知，作者旨在说明创新很重要。答案：B4．Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto________.A．encouragethereader B．entertainthereaderC．instructthereader D．informthereader解析：写作目的题。作者通过自己的经历说明兴趣和创新的重要性，旨在鼓励读者。从文章第三、四段及最后一段都可看出这一意图。答案：ADolphins，notelephants，mayhavethebestmemoriesofanynon­humanspecies.Inanewstudy，scientistssaydolphinshaveshownanabilitytodiscriminateformertankmates’soundsfromothers’evenafterbeingapartfromthemformorethan20years.Thestudy，donebyresearchersattheUniversityofChicago，showsthatdolphinshavethelongestsocialmemoryeverrecordedfornon­tothestudy，dolphins’skillsinrecognizingthesoundsmaybebetterthanhumans’facialrecognitionskillsbecausehumanfaceschangeovertime.“Thisshowsusananimalabilityatalevelthat’sveryconsistentwithhumansocialmemory，”saidJasonBruck，anexpertwholedthestudy.Bruckcollecteddatafrom53comparedthedolphins’reactionstosoundsofformertankmateswiththoseofdolphinsthatwerenotfamiliarwitheachinitialstudiesshowedthat“dolphinsgetboredquicklylisteningtosoundsfromdolphinstheydon’tknow.”“Whentheyhearadolphintheyknow，theyoftenquicklyapproachthespeakerplayingtherecording，”Brucksaid.“Attimestheywillwhistle(吹口哨)atitandtrytogetittowhistleback.”Brucksaiddolphinsevenrespondedtocallstheyhadnotheardindecades.Inoneexample，BruckplayedarecordingofafemaledolphinnamedAllie，whocurrentlylivesattheBrookfieldZoo，forBailey，afemalenowinBermuda.ThepairhadlastlivedtogetheratDolphinConnectionintheFloridaKeyswhenAlliewastwoyearsoldandBaileywas20yearsandsixmonthsaftertheirlastcontact，BaileystillrecognizedtherecordingofAllie’ssounds.“Theabilitiesofdolphinsarereallywell­developed，”Brucksaid.“Butwhydotheyneedthiskindofmemory？I’mnotweshouldworkhardtofindout.”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了对海豚记忆力的一项研究。5．Theunderlinedword“discriminate”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．copy B．recordC．produce D．recognize解析：词义猜测题。根据下一段的dolphins’skillsinrecognizingthesounds及文中多处出现的recognized可知。答案：D6．TheexampleofBaileyandAlliesuggeststhat________.A．dolphinshaveagoodmemoryB．dolp