英语北师大版选修6习题Unit16Stories16.3

Lesson3LifeStories课时过关·即时巩固一、单词拼写1Thisprojectinvolvesalotof(复杂的)technicalproblems.

答案:plex2Itbecame(明显的)thatshewasgoingtochooseanotherjob.

答案:apparent3Timeisphere,soIdon’twanttoseeitslipaway.

答案:precious4Don’tbetoosonyourson.Afterall,heisonlyfour.

答案:severe5Ifindhisrudeness(无法忍受的).

答案:unbearable6Theydidn’thavethepicnicbecausetheweatherwas(不确定).

答案:uncertain7Asyougofurthersouth,youwillnoticea(逐渐的)changeofclimate.

答案:gradual8Idon’tknowwhoismore(固执),youoryourgrandmother—neitherofyouwillpromise(妥协).

答案:stubborn9Hetravelledeverywherebybicyclebecauseofthewartime(限制)ontheuseofcar.

答案:restrictions10Scientistsareexpectinga(突破)insearchofacureforthedisease.

答案:breakthrough二、用所给单词的适当形式填空1Parentsmayfindthata(trouble)teenagerbeesunmanageable.

答案:troublesome2Thedrugsworkwellatfirstbut(gradual)losetheireffectiveness.

答案:gradually3Hewas(certain)abouthissister’sintentions,sohewenttoaskher.

答案:uncertain4Iwas(eagerly)togetbacktoworkassoonaspossible.

答案:eager5Livinginthatnoisyroomisreally(bear).

答案:unbearable三、阅读理解Hawking’sFiveEasyStepsforMakingYourselfaGeniusAsweallknow,StephenHawkingwritesthebookABriefHistoryofTimethatexplainstheoriginoftheuniverse.Thebookspent147weeksontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerListandhassold10millioncopies.Heis,mostagree,verysmart.InhisrecentlypublishedautobiographyMyBriefHistory,Hawkingoffersfivelifelessonsonhowtobeeagenius.(1)Don’tmissopportunitiesbybeingtoocool“Weshowedanairofpleteboredomandthefeelingthatnothingwasworthmakinganeffortfor.Oneresultofmyillnesshasbeentochangeallthat.Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanearlydeath,itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivingandthattherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”Seizethemoment,asOxfordtypeswouldsay.(2)KeepitsimpleWhenwritingABriefHistoryofTime,hetriedtomakescienceunderstandablefortherestofus.“Iwassurethatnearlyeveryoneisinterestedinhowtheuniverseoperates,butmostpeoplecannotfollowmathematicalequations(数学公式).”Hehastroublewiththem,too.“Thisispartlybecauseitisdifficultformetowritethemdown,butmainlybecauseIdon’thaveaninbornfeelingforequations.Myaiminthebookwastodescribethesementalimagesincards.Itissuchaneasybookthateverybodycanunderstandit.”Themoral:Youdon’thavetobeageniustoknoweverything.(3)HavefunHawkinghasalonghistoryofbeingajoker,andhehasplacedlotsofbetswithotherscientistsonthenatureofblackholes.OnewaswithCalTechscientistJohnPreskill.AfterpayingoffhisbetbygivingPreskillabaseballencyclopedia,Hawkingwrote,“ButmaybeIshouldhavejustgivenhimtheashes.”Solightenup!Geniuseslikebadjokestoo.(4)Alwayslookforasilverlining(evenifyouareseriouslyill)Hawking’sdiseasehasslowlyrobbedhimoftheabilitytowalk,movehisarms,evenspeak.But,Hawkingsays,“InsomewaysIguessmydisabilityhasbeenanassist:Ihaven’thadtolectureorteachstudents,andIhaven’thadtositinmeetings.SoIhavebeenabletodevotemyselfpletelytoresearch.”Inotherwords,Hawkingwasgivenlemons,andhemadechampagne.(5)Don’tworktoohardatschool...1ThepassagetellsusthefactsaboutABriefHistoryofTimeEXCEPTthat.

A.itexplainedtheoriginoftheuniverseB.ithassold10millioncopiesuptonowC.itspent147weeksontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerListD.itincludedHawking’sfivelifelessonsonhowtobeeagenius解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的前两句话可知A、B、C三项都是对的;根据第二段的句子:InhisrecentlypublishedautobiographyMyBriefHistory,Hawkingoffersfivelifelessonsonhowtobeeagenius.可知他给出5个人生的经验是在MyBriefHistory里面的,故选D项。答案:D2Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisguidingyoutobeagenius?A.Placelotsofbetswithyourfriends.B.Seizethemomenttolearneverything.C.Findsomethinggoodeveninbadsituations.D.Gettoknoweverythingincludingmathequations.解析:推理判断题。根据第四个经验:Alwayslookforasilverlining(evenifyouareseriouslyill)可知霍金建议人们要在逆境中找到好的事情,故选C项。答案:C3Hawkingshowshisviewpointby.

A.makingparisonsB.quotingafamoussayingC.listingthenumbersandequationsD.talkingabouthisownexperience解析:推理判断题。根据每个经验下面的描述可以看出霍金是用自己的人生故事来说明这些道理的,故选D项。答案:D四、七选五阅读理解1.Tobeginwith,cleaningenvironment,enjoyingthegamewithhundredsofsportsathletesandentertainmentstars,andtheopportunityofcontactingpeoplefromallovertheworldseemexcitingtothecitizens.2.Inmostcases,biddingfortheOlympicsiswellsupportedbyboththepublicandthecentralgovernment.

Unfortunately,thisisnottheentireviewoftheprettypicture.Ifwelookfromanotherangle,theOlympicbidmightbringaboutsomesideeffectstoacity.3.Theyincludetheincreasingpollutionfromcars,morepressureonwaterresources,plentyofwastedleafletsandothermaterialsusedforpublicactivities,whicharemostprobablyneglected.Inordertobroadenthestreets,sometreeshavetobecutdown.Reductionoffarmlandmaybecausedbytheneedofsettingupnewsportscentresoracmodationfacilities.Theseenvironmentalconsequencescanbeespeciallyseriousinaresourcelimitedcountry.

Besides,ifwecannotwellmanageandorganisethebigevent,itmaynotbesobeneficial,andthenewfacilitiesmaybeforeveremptyafterthegames.4.

Finally,let’sthinkaboutthelowinegroupsinthecity.5.Moretax,morefees,moreexpensivepropertyprices,andhighercostofliving.Thesedefinitelyarenotgoodnewsforthem.

A.Wecanonlybenefitfromitforashorttime.B.WhatwilltheygetfromtheOlympicsbidding?C.TherearemanyreasonsfornothostingtheOlympicGames.D.Firstofall,itwillbringaboutalotofenvironmentalproblems.E.Therehavebeencasesthathostcitiesendedupwithlargedebts.F.Besides,itwilldefinitelypromotetheemotionandprideinlocalpeople.G.HostingtheOlympicssurelywouldbringaboutgreatgainstoacity.答案:1~5GFDEB五、完形填空HelenKeller’steacher,AnnieSullivanwasnotastrangertohardshipwhenshewasyoung.Shewasalmostblindherself1achildhoodfeverandwas,atonetime,consideredtobehopelessly“insane”.Shewaslockedinthebasement.Sometimes,Anniewould2attackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryonewhowaspresentinfrontofher.

Anelderly3believedtherewashope,however,andshetriedtoshow4tothechild.Everydayshe5Annie.Forthemostpart,thechilddidnot6thenurse’spresence,butshestill7tovisit.Thekindwomanleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.ShebelievedAnniecould8,ifonlyshewereshownlove.

Finally,doctorsnoticeda9inthegirl.Wheretheyoncewitnessedangerandhostility(敌意),theynownoticedthe10andlove.Theymovedherupstairs11shewouldsurelycontinuetoimprove.AnnieSullivan12intoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersasshe,herself,washelpedbythe13nurse.ItwasAnniewho14thegreatpotential(潜力)inHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplinedher,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithher15thetwinklingcandlewhichwasherlifebecameabeaconoflighttotheworld.AnnieSullivanworked16inHelen’slife.Itwasalovingnursewhofirst17Annieandthenlovinglychangedanunmunicativechildintoagoodkind18.

Peoplealwayssay,“IfithadnotbeenforAnnieSullivan,the19ofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddevotednurse,thenameofAnnieSullivanwouldhaveremained20.

1A.aheadofB.insteadofC.becauseofD.inspiteof解析:此处指安妮几乎失明的原因是小时候发烧导致的,故应填表示原因的介词词组becauseof。答案:C2A.rudely B.politely C.sadly D.luckily解析:根据句中的attack,可知安妮会向每一个靠近她的人粗鲁地(rudely)进攻。答案:A3A.journalist B.friend C.manager D.nurse解析:根据第6空后的thenurse’spresence可知。答案:D4A.anger B.love C.respect D.pity解析:联系前半句可知此处指护士认为有希望,所以她向这个女孩表达关爱(love)。答案:B5A.missed B.visited C.called D.described解析:根据下文内容及第7空所在句子可知选visited。答案:B6A.refuse B.offer C.accept D.expect解析:上文提到她经常去看安妮,结合下文butshestill7tovisit所表示的转折意义,可知安妮大部分时间并不能接受(accept)护士的出现。

答案:C7A.continued B.promised C.agreed D.decided解析:此处指护士继续(continued)去看望安妮。答案:A8A.die B.recoverC.wake D.remember解析:根据上文“Anelderly3believedtherewashope...”可知该句的意思是“如果得到爱,她相信安妮能康复(recover)”。

答案:B9A.method B.design C.struggle D.change解析:此处的语境和上文中提到的attack和insane相比较,结合下文的love,可知安妮发生了变化(change)。答案:D10A.darkness B.greatnessC.gentleness D.weakness解析:根据前一句中的angerandhostility以及后面与该空并列的love,可知此处应选gentleness。表示安妮对周围的人表现出温和与热爱。答案:C11A.where B.that C.what D.how解析:where是关系副词,此处指安妮从地下室被带到了楼上。在那里她继续恢复健康。答案:A12A.came B.brought C.stepped D.grew解析:growinto有“长成”之意,此处指安妮长大成人。答案:D13A.clever B.pretty C.kind D.young解析:结合本文第二段中描述的护士对安妮的关心和照顾,以及第二段中提到的thekindwoman可知这位护士是善良的。答案:C14A.showed B.ended C.reached D.saw解析:正是安妮看到了(saw)海伦·凯勒身上的巨大潜力。答案:D15A.until B.after C.before D.since解析:此处指安妮对海伦·凯勒的帮助一直陪伴着海伦,直到(until)海伦的生活像蜡烛一样照亮世界。答案:A16A.experiences B.wondersC.ways D.failures解析:由上文提到海伦的生活像蜡烛能照亮世界可知,此处指安妮帮助了海伦也就是在海伦的生活中创造了奇迹(wonders)。答案:B17A.believedin B.lookedforC.wroteto D.cameat解析:此处指最初护士对安妮的信任,即护士相信(believedin)安妮。答案:A18A.student B.worker C.teacher D.doctor解析:根据下文中的“IfithadnotbeenforAnnieSullivan,the19ofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”可以推知,海伦之所以有名,是安妮的帮助和教育。由文章第一句“HelenKeller’steacher,AnnieSullivan”也可知。

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