外研版英语必修4课时作业Module2ReadingandVocabulary

Ⅰ.阅读理解TerrafugiaInc.saidonMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle—namedtheTransition—hastwoseats，fourwheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115intheair.Itfliesusinga23­gallontankofgasandburns5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon'texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It'sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon'thelpifyou'restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s，accordingtoRobertMann，anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration'sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft，whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.1．Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B．Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C．Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.D．ThedesignersoftheTransition.答案：A解析：段落大意题。第一段主要介绍了飞行汽车Transition的座位、轮子、可折叠的机翼、飞行的速度、燃油状况等基本的数据，因此A项正确。2．WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A．Itcausestrafficjams. B．Itisdifficulttooperate.C．Itisveryexpensive. D．Itburnstoomuchfuel.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“Butdon'texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It'sexpectedtocost$279,000.”可知，飞行汽车Transition价格昂贵，买家不多，路上少见。因此C项正确。3．Whatisthegovernment'sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A．Cautious. B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.”可知，政府对此项目给予支持，持赞同的态度，故B项正确。cautious“谨慎的”；favorable“赞同的”；ambiguous“模棱两可的”；disapproving“不赞同的”。4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FlyingCaratAutoShowB．TheTransition'sFirstFlightC．Pilots'DreamComingTrueD．FlyingCarClosertoReality答案：D解析：标题判断题。第一段介绍了这种飞行汽车完成了第一次试飞；第二段介绍已经有大约100人交了购买定金；第三段提到了政府对此的支持；第四段介绍了让飞机投入使用的改良办法以及对飞行员的要求等。纵观全文，这种飞行汽车投入使用的可能性越来越大，因此D项正确。Ⅱ.七选五Waystogetyourlaughterback1__Thisishowyoudoit.__2__Itwillbeaforcedlaugh.Iknowitsoundssilly,buttrustme,ifyoucan'tlaughbyyourselfandbecomfortable,it'sevenhardertolaughinasocialsituationwhenyouthinkpeoplearejudgingyou.3__Ifyoucannotgiveupthoseprogramsabsolutely,thenwatchonlyhalfanhourofthemaday.Giveyourselfafightingchanceandmakeitapointtobringlaughterintoyourlife.4__5__Notonlywillthishelpyoulaughmore,butitwillkeepyoufeelinghappy.Ifyouarespendingallyourtimerememberingthegoodtimesyouhadfortheday,itdoesn'tleavemuchtimetothinknegatively!A．Lookinamirrorandlaugh.B．Usethistimeinapositiveway.C．Laughterissomuchmorefunwhenyou'rewithsomeoneelse.D．Inourbusyworld,laughterseemstohavebeenlostalongtheway.E．OneeasywaytofindlaughteristowatchfunnymoviesonTV.F．Ifyou'reaheavywatcherofnewsprogramsandpoliticalstations,it'shardtofeelhappy.G．Ifyouhaven'ttrulylaughedforalongtime,youhavetofake(假装)ittillyoumakeit.本文是一篇说明文。生活中不能没有笑声，有时候我们不得不挤出笑容让自己有好心情，所以作者提出了四条建议帮助大家找回笑声。1．G解析：根据空前一句可知，当“我”意识到自己没有了笑声，“我”想到的第一件事情是“我”看起来和听起来是多么愚蠢，于是不得不假装微笑直到自己真的笑出来。G项符合语境，故选G。2．A解析：根据本段后面的描述可知这是勉强的笑容，选项中只有A项符合语境。对着镜子挤出的笑容属于强迫的笑容。3．F解析：本段第一句告诉我们要观看滑稽的电视节目和电影。F项告诉我们看新闻和政治类节目难以让人感到快乐，符合语境，故选F。4．C解析：本段第一句“Inviteyourfr