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课时作业7TheOlympicGamesⅠ.阅读理解AAnincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattributedto(归因于)theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA­levelwerealsoup.ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst­yearlectures—whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments—weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn'ttraditionallydone.”headded.Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople'srenewedinterestincareersinthepublicsector(部门),whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said：“It'spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat'sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”本文是一篇说明文，介绍了由于金融危机在大学里越来越多的人申请读经济学，经济学受到热捧。同时公共行业的专业也很受学生的青睐，因为这些行业的收入在经济危机中更为保险。1．ProfessorJohnBeath'slecturesare________.A．giveninatraditionalwayB．connectedwiththepresentsituationC．opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD．warmlyreceivedbyeconomists答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn'ttraditionallydone.(今年我所做的一件事是将我的教学与当代事件联系起来，这是一种传统上从未做过的事情。)可知，ProfessorJohnBeath的讲座主要是有关当代发生的一些事情，与当前的形式联系的很紧密，故选B项。2．Intheopinionofmostparents,________.A．economistsshouldbethefocusofschoolteachingB．morestudentsshouldbeadmittedtouniversitiesC．theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthenedD．childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters.(最近的一项研究表明，近三分之二的家长认为，学校应该在财务问题上做更多的教育。)可知，家长们希望老师更多教一些金融方面的知识，故选C项。3．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.B．Economicsisattractinganincreasingnumberofstudents.C．Collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertainty.D．Parentsareconcernedwithchildren'ssubjectselection.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattribubtedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.(申请大学经济学专业的学生人数增加，原因是全球经济危机唤醒了公众对金融体系运作方式的渴望。)可知，本文主要介绍了当前经济危机下，很多人都申请学经济学来更好的理解金融系统的运行模式和职能，即经济学吸引了越来越多的人，故选B项。BBeing“young”isassociatedwithallthegoodthingsinlife—beauty,hope,andenergy.Butyouthalsohasnegativeassociations—impulsiveness,troublemaking,andirresponsibility.Thisnegativesideseemstobewhatsocietyfocusesonmore,whichiswhyyoungpeoplehavemostlybeenconsideredasidleanddifficult.ButwhenitestoGenerationZ—thosebornbetween1995and2010—this_stereotypedoesn'tseemtoapplyanymore.InJapan,forexample,GenZ­ersarelesslikelytobuyonimpulse,buttakeintoconsiderationmoreaproduct'struevalue.“They'relookingatthepanies,notjusttheproducts，”MasahikoUotani,CEOofJapanesecosmeticspanyShiseido,toldBloomberg.“They'reasking,‘Aretheyreallydeliveringvaluetothesociety?Aretheypromotingdiversityandinclusiveness？’”GenZ­ersarealsomoregroundedthanwe'veexpectedthemtobe.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyBankofAmerica,morethanhalfofyoungadultsagedbetween18and23saidtheywereplanningtobuyahousewithinfiveyears.Andthey'renotjustsayingit—theyarewillingtomakesacrificesforit,includinggettingasecondjobandsavingmoneyforadownpaymentinsteadofspendingitonavacation.“Despitetheiryoungage,thisgroupispragmaticandactivelyplanningfortheirfuture，”D．SteveBoland,headofConsumerLendingatBankofAmerica,toldUSAToday.“Theyhaveaclearvisionofhowtheyarewillingtohelpthemselvesinordertomakeithappen.”SocialissuesarealsoatthecenterofconcernofGenZ­ers,whotakethemselvesasachangingforceoftheworld.InIndia,forexample,youngpeoplewhohavejustreachedthevotingageareeagertovoteforanewleaderwhoiscapableofsolvingproblemsthatmatterthemosttothem,includingpollution,unemploymentandwomen'ssafety.AsaGenZ­eryourself,whatisyourplanforthefuture?本文是一篇说明文。Z一代是指在1995年和2010年之间出生的人，这一代人在消费方面比较理智。他们比我们想象中更理性、务实，他们对未来有清晰的设想，这颠覆了人们对年轻人的传统看法。4．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisstereotype”inParagraph2referto?A．Beingyoungisgood.B．GenZ­ersarebornafter1995.C．Thetraditionalpoorimpressionsontheyouth.D．Theassociationswithyoungpeople.答案：C解析：指代关系题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，社会更关注与年轻人相关的负面情况，通常，年轻人被认为是懒散的和难相处的。结合画线部分所在句可知，此处表述这种刻板印象不再适用于Z一代。故画线部分指的是上文提到的人们对年轻人的传统的、糟糕的印象，故选C。5．Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat________.A．GenZ­ersinJapanarepickyB．GenZ­ersareself­centeredC．GenZ­erscarelittleaboutproductsD．GenZ­ersarewisewhenshopping答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“GenZ­ersarelesslikelytobuyonimpulse...They'relookingatthepanies,notjusttheproducts”可知，Z一代不太可能冲动购物，他们会更多地考虑产品的真正价值，由此可推知，Z一代在购物时是明智的，故正确答案为D。6．What'sD．SteveBoland'sattitudetotheGenZ­ers?A．Approving. B．Negative.C．Indifferent. D．Critical.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的关键词D.SteveBoland定位到文章第五段，根据该段内容可知，D.SteveBoland认为尽管Z一代很年轻，但这代人务实且积极地规划他们的未来，他们有清晰的设想并愿意努力去实现它；由此可推知，D.SteveBoland对于Z一代是持赞同的态度的，故正确答案为A。7．WhichofthefollowingwordsmaybestdescribetheGenZ­ers?A．Confidentandindependent.B．Visionaryandresponsible.C．Persistentanddown­to­earth.D．Activeandcreative.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段可知，Z一代会积极规划他们的未来并努力实现自己的设想，由此可知，他们是有远见的；又根据倒数第二段的内容，尤其是第一句“Socialissuesarealso...oftheworld”可知，社会问题也是Z一代关注的中心，并且他们认为自己是改变世界的力量，由此可推知Z一代是有责任感的。故正确答案为B。Ⅱ.完形填空Treeshavealwaysheldmuchattractionforpeople.Theyarethe__1__andbiggestlifeformsonourplanetandoneofthemostbeautiful.Asadirect__2__withthousandsofyearsofhistory,treesappearinmanyreligionsandhaveinspiredartistsovertheyears.WhenIwasachildI__3__asciencefictionstorythatmademethinkabouttreesinanewway.Inthestory,__4__fromanadvancedcivilizationetoourplanetandtheirspaceshiplandsinthemiddleofaforest.Thealiens(外星人)havealong__5__withthetreesoftheforestandthenleave,desperatetothinkthattheinhabitants(居民)ofEartharenoble,intelligentandpeaceful.Trees__6__alotaboutbeingpartofamunityandhowcooperationisbetterforasocietythanpetition.Scientistsareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandhowitall__7__，butwenowknowthattreesgrowingtogethersharealloftheavailableresourceswitheachother.So,strongtreesinagood__8__willsharefoodandwaterwithweakertreesthatreceivelesssunlight.By__9__，amunityoftreesmakesitselfstronger.The__10__ofgiantredwoodtrees,forexample,growtogetherundertheground.It'sasiftheyare__11__hands.Thismeansthattheyare__12__strongerwhenthereareheavywindsorfloods.Weallacknowledgethattreesare__13__fortheenvironmentandthesurvivalofour__14__.Perhapstheyhaveevenmoreto__15__usinthefuture.树木总是能吸引人们的关注，它们古老又美丽，是艺术家们的灵感来源；树木之间的团结协作使它们更强大。此外，树木对环境和地球的生存都极其重要。1．A.kindest B．oldestC．heaviest D．fittest答案：B解析：根据第2空后的“thousandsofyearsofhistory”可知，树木是地球上最古老的生命形式。故选B。2．A.link B．leagueC．culture D．agreement答案：A解析：根据“treesappearinmanyreligions”并结合语境可推知，树木作为一个直接的纽带出现在许多宗教里，故选A。3．A.tookin B．cameacrossC．setaside D．keptup答案：B解析：根据空后的“asciencefictionstory”可知，“我”小时候偶然读到一篇科幻故事。B项意为“偶然发现”，故选B。A项意为“吸入，理解”；C项意为“留出”。4．A.workers B．researchersC．visitors D．invaders答案：C解析：根据下文中的“anadvancedcivilization”“theirspaceship”以及“Thealiens(外星人)”可知，这里表示的是来自先进文明的访客(visitors)。invader“侵略者”。5．A.translation B．wordC．cooperation D．conversation答案：D解析：根据本句中的“think”并结合语境可推知，外星人之所以有这样的认识，是因为他们与森林里的树木进行了一次长谈。故选D。6．A.get B．knowC．afford D．send答案：B解析：根据第7空后的“treesgrowingtogethersharealloftheavailableresources”可知，树木在成长的过程中，会分享所有可以得到的资源。由此可以推测出，树木知道(know)自己是整个群体的一部分，并知道合作如何比竞争(p