新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit5SectionⅢDevelopingideasPresentingideas

课时作业(十五)Unit5SectionⅢDevelopingideas&Presentingideas阅读理解AIbelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notonlyforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowerofbondingtogetherthosewhoshareamonvisionofthefuture.Forme,that'strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoWaltDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(战列巡洋舰)onthescreen.Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbeefarawayformydadandme.Whenit'swarmatnight,we'renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butwalkingatslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofusarethinkingofthem,withoutneedingtosayaword.Allthesevisionsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivateuniverseformydadandme.GeneRoddenberry,creatorofStarTrek,oncesaid，“Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,awayoflogicthatbypasses(绕过)alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyatimportantsubjects.”Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'mnowasciencewriter.Yes,sciencefictionhasmademeintoa“nerd(书呆子)”，anditalsohasbeenasourceofjoyformyfamily,makingmeanoptimistwhileenablingmetothinkcriticallyaboutthedangeroftechnology.Thankthoseauthorswhohavesharedtheirvisions;theworldandmyfamilyarebetterforit.Thankmydad,whoisboththebeststorytellerandthebestmanIhaveeverknownbecausehehelpedmerealisethetruthofTennyson'swords,“SinceIdippedintothefuture,Isawthevisionoftheworld,andallthewondersthatwouldbe.”1．Whatisthespecialbondbetweentheauthorandhisfather?A．Theirsimilardreams.B．Theirloveforeachother.C．Theirmoninterest.D．Theirhatredforscience.2．WhatdoestheauthormainlyshowinParagraph2?A．Hisdeepimpressionofhisdad.B．Hisfeelingofstayingwithhisdad.C．Hisearliestmemoryofhisdad.D．Hisgoodrelationshipwithhisdad.3．Howdoessciencefictionhelptheauthoratpresent?A．Itleadshimtopursueadesirablecareer.B．Itbringshimthecouragetolivebetter.C．Ithelpshimsensethedangeroftechnology.D．Itmakeshimbeeasourceofhisfamily'sjoy.4．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheWondersofScienceB．ThePowerofScienceFictionC．TheVersionsofScienceFictionD．TheTimeSpentTogetherWithMyFatherBMyfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit.Butatthattime,Ididn'tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanaccident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,soshecouldn'ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn'twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn'tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,“Christine,thevegetablesshouldbeaboutreadytobepicked.Let'shaveasaladtoday！”Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatmanyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsofbugsalloverthem!IpanickedforamomentbutthenIquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysomevegetables.WhenIgavethesaladtohim,hesaid,“Oh,Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!Ican'tbelievethecarrotsarethisbigalready.Youmustbetakingverygoodcareofmygarden.”Ifeltalittlebitguilty.inghome,mymothersawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitchen.Iwasembarrassed,andIadmittedDadwantedasaladbutthegardenwasadisaster.Ididn'twanttodisappointhimsoIwenttothestore.ShelaughedbutpromisedtohelpmeinthegardenandweekslaterIwasfinallyabletopicksomevegetables.Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.Helookedatitwithahintofasmile，“Christine,thecarrotsaresmallerinthissalad,buttheytastebetter.”Now,Ibetterunderstandhowputtingalotofeffortintocaringforsomethingcanhelpyouappreciatetheresultsmore,howeversmalltheymaybe.Perhapsthiswasoneofthereasonsformyfather'sloveofgardening.5．WhydidChristineoriginallypromiseshewoulddothegardening?A．Shewasaskedbyherfathertodoit.B．Shewasinterestedingrowingvegetables.C．Sheknewitwasimportanttoherfather.D．Shewantedtoimprovehergardeningskills.6．Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthegarden?A．Insectsdestroyedthelettuceandcarrots.B．Animalsoftendugholesinthegarden.C．Theplantsweregiventoomuchwater.D．Thevegetablesweremarkedincorrectly.7．WhycouldChristinesecretlyusethestore­boughtvegetablestomakethesalad?A．Hermotherhelpedhertobuythevegetables.B．Hermotherregularlyhelpedhertomakeasalad.C．Herfathercouldn'tseetheprogressofthevegetablesinhisgarden.D．Herfatherwentonabusinesstripatthattime.8．WhatdidChristinelearnfromherexperienceofgardening?A．Alwaysgetreadyforarainyday.B．Don'tbedisappointedbybugs.C．Workingaloneproducesresults.D．Hardworkcanoftenberewarding.CSeveralEye­OpeningFactsAboutTearsHumansmakethreedifferentversionsoftears.Basaltearshelpoureyesmovesmoothly,reflextearsforminresponsetoirritants(刺激物)suchassmokeanddirt,andemotionaltearsflowwhenwe'resadoroverjoyed.Oniontearsareobviouslyofthereflexvariety—butwhat'stheirritant?Itturnsoutonionsproduceachemicaltodefendthemselves.Tocutdownonitsrelease,freezetheonionbeforeslicing,thenuseasharpknifetoreducethedamagetotheonionandthereleaseofthechemical.Cryingcanbegoodforyou.Somestudieshaveshownagoodcrycancausethereleaseofcertainchemicalsthatmakeusfeelbetter.Cryingcanalsoimprovepeople'ssenseofwell­beingbybringingaboutsocialsupport.Ontheotherhand,cryingcansometimesmakeyoufeelworsethanifyouhaven'tcriedatall.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhotendtocryingeneralmoreoftenfeelworseaftercryingduringamoviethanpeoplewhoseldomcry.AccordingtoEntertainmentWeekly,thebiggestHollywoodtearjerkerofalltimeisTermsofEndearment,abouthowafamilydealswithacancerdiagnosis.Number2isBambi.AccordingtoMerriam­Webster,thetermtearjerkerfirstappearedin1912,whichhappenstobethesameyeartheTitanicsank.(ThemovieTitanicis16thonEW'stearjerkerlist.)Inmedieval(中世纪的)times,cryingwasperfectlyacceptable,evenmanly.IntheAnglo­SaxonpoemBeowulf,whenBeowulfwaskilledbyadragon,hissoldierswereextremelysadandcriedaloudforhisdeath.KingArthurwasalsoknowntoturnonthewaterworks.Speakingofwar,teargaswasbannedonthebattlefieldviatheChemicalWeaponsConventionof1993,whichwasmadetohappenbyIraq'suseofchemicalweaponsinIraninthe1980s.Thatsaid,Americanpolicecanstilllegallyuseteargasforcrowdcontrol.9．Whydopeoplehavetearswhilecuttingonions?A．Becausetheyaresad.B．Becausetheireyesareaffectedbyachemical.C．Becausetheyareoverjoyed.D．Becausetheireyescan'tmovesmoothly.10．Theunderlinedword“tearjerker”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A．apopularnewspaperB．atouchingmovieC．adeadlydiseaseD．aninterestingbook11．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Cryingisalwaysbeneficialtopeople.B．Teargasisstrictlyforbiddeninanycaseafter1993.C．Emotionaltearsonlyforminresponsetonegativefeelings.D．Itissociallyacceptableformentocryinmedievaltimes.12．Wheredoesthetextprobablyefrom?A．Aguidebook.B．Achemistrypaper.C.Amedicalreport.D．Asciencemagazine.课时作业(十五)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲的是作者和父亲都热爱科幻作品，科幻作品不仅帮助作者和父亲培养了深厚的感情，而且帮助作者追求了理想的职业。1．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.可知有些父亲和儿子通过运动、钓鱼或打猎来培养感情，但作者和他父亲则通过《星际迷航》来培养感情。由此可知，作者和他父亲之间特殊的感情纽带是他们共同的兴趣。故选C项。2．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第二段第三句Bothofusarethinkingofthem，withoutneedingtosayaword.和第四句中的createdaprivateuniverseformydadandme可推知，作者和父亲很有默契，关系很好。故选D项。3．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段中的Alifetimeofsciencefiction...buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'mnowasciencewriter.可知，科幻作品不仅影响了作者和父亲的关系，还帮助他找到了自己的职业方向。由此可知，科幻作品帮助作者从事了理想的事业。故选A项。4．答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notonlyforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowerofbondingtogetherthosewhoshareamonvisionofthefuture.点明主旨，文章主要讲述了作者和父亲都热爱科幻作品，它不仅帮助作者和父亲培养了深厚的感情，而且帮助作者找到了理想的职业方向。故“科幻作品的影响力”是本文最合适的标题。故选B项。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己帮助生病的父亲照顾菜园的故事告诉我们：为在乎的事情付出努力可以让你更加欣赏最后的成果，无论成果是多么微不足道。5．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的Ididn'tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch和第二段中的Ididn'twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.可知，作者答应父亲照顾菜园是因为作者知道菜园对父亲很重要，她不想让父亲担心。故选C项。6．答案与