2021-2022学年高中英语课时分层作业2(含解析)外研版选修9

课时分层作业（二）

I.单词拼写

1.Thismachineis（优越）inmanyrespectstothat.

2.He'squite（无知的）ofthingsabroad.

3.She（抱怨）thatnoonehadbeenattheairporttomeether.

4.Fromthewayhetalked,I（认为）himtobeyourboss.

5.Hedidn'tseemto（想起）havingmether.

6.Shewastoo（老实的）apersontocomplimenthimonhispoorwork.

7.Theheavytrafficisaconstantsourceof（烦恼）.

8.Putatieon—it'llmakeyoulookmore（体面）.

9.Noenemycanfrightenusinto（屈月艮）.

10.Ifyouare（压垮）bysomething,itupsetsyouagreatdeal.

【答案】

n.阅读理解

A

1learntaboutthePygmalioneffect（皮格马利翁效应）when1was7yearsoldat

RiverdaleSchoolinPalmerstonNorthandIcopiedMelissaCrawford，sanswersina

spellingtest.BeforethatIwasaverageatschoolbutafterthat,becauseMelissa

Crawfordwassmart,andIgotalltherightanswers,Igotputinallthesmartkids

groups.

FromthenIdidreallywellatschoolbecauseitwasbelievedbytheteachers

thatIwouldandIalsogotgroupedwiththesmartkids.Thisexperiencethatoccurred

atmyprimaryschoolshowsjusthowimportantthePygmalioneffectisintermsof

beingaroundmentors（导师）thatexpectthatyou'regoingtodowellandalsobeing

aroundpeoplewhoaresmart.

ThePygmalioneffectisoneprincipleyouwanttouseifyouwanttomakemoney

fast.Havementorsthatexpectyouwillmakemoneyfastandasanextraboosthang

around,copyandlearnfromotherpeoplewhoarealsomakingmoneyfast.

Yesterdaythissitehadover5,000uniquevisitorsandthetraffictoitis

increasingallthetime.AyearagoIcontactedagroupofpeoplewhogotlotsof

trafficintheirsitesandIlearntfromthem.TruthfullyIdon，tknowifthey

expectedmetostartgettingdecenttraffictowebsitesbutIimaginedtheydid.

Sothereyouhaveit-thePygmalioneffect.

P.S.Mygrammarandspellingarenotthatgreatnowadaysbutthat，sactually

completelyirrelevant（不相关的）whenitcomestogettinglotsofvisitorstoyour

site.

【语篇解读】文章通过作者自己的经历告诉我们皮格马利翁效应的神奇力量。

1.WhendidtheauthorlearnaboutthePygmalioneffect?

A.Beforehetookthespellingtest.

B.Afterhecheatedinthespellingtest.

C.Whenhedidbadlyinexams.

D.Afterhefinishedprimaryschool.

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的内容尤其是“IcopiedMelissaCrawford，s

answersinaspellingtest”可知，是在作者考试作弊以后。

【答案】B

2.Theauthorgotgroupedwiththesmartkidsbecause.

A.hewasanaveragepupilatschool

B.hedidbetterthanexpected

C.MelissaCrawfordwassmart

D.hedidbetterthanalltheothersatschool

【解析】细节理解题。作者原先学习平平，因为考试作弊，成绩出色，所以教师把他

列在聪明的学生之中。

【答案】B

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contacted"meaninParagraph4?

A.losttouchwith

B.madefriendswith

C.gotintouchwith

D.wasconcernedabout

【解析】词义猜想题。根据画线词所在句句意可知，该词的意思是“取得联系〃。

【答案】C

4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A.theauthorwasbusymeetingvisitorseveryday

B.therewaslotsoftrafficinhiscity

C.theauthoropenedawebsitehimself

D.theauthor*sgrammarwaspooratschool

【解析】推理判断题。从最后一段及倒数第三段的内容可推知，作者有自己的网站。

【答案】c

B

TheBazaarofBadDreams

Author:StephenKing

USauthorStephenKingiswellknownforcreatingcontemporaryhorror,

supernaturalfictionandsciencefictionstories.Hislatestbookdeliversagenerous

collectionofstorieswithhiddenconnections.Themasterstorytelleralsoincludes

insightintowhyandhowhecametowritethem.

MagnusChaseandtheGodsofAsgard

Author:RickRiordan

AtroubledkidnamedMagnusChasehaslivedaloneonthestreetsofBostonsince

hismother'smysteriousdeath.HislifechangeswhenhemeetsUncleRandolph,aman

hismotherwarnedhimabout.RandolphrevealsthatChaseisthesonofaNorse

god.Chaseisthentaskedwithsearchingforalostweapontosavetheworldfrom

monsters.

LittleVictories:PerfectRulesforImperfectLiving

Author:JasonGay

Therearealwaysmomentsinourliveswhenwefeeldoomedtobeimperfect.Inthis

collectionofhumorousessays,TheWallStreetJournal"scolumnistJasonGaytells

usthat,whenwemessthingsup,weshouldjustgiveourselvesabreakandcelebrate

thethingswedidright.

ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords

Author:RandallMunroe

Haveyoueverbeenpuzzledbycomplexterminology（术语）？Hasitpreventedyou

fromlearningaboutscience?Thisfascinatingbookprovidessimpleexplanationsand

linedrawingstoexplainessentialscienceconcepts.Thebook*sauthoristheman

behindthepopularscienceblog,WhatIf.

【语篇解读】本文是四本书的简介。

5.Whatdothefirsttwobookshaveincommon?

A.Theyarenotaboutreallife.

B.Theyarebothsciencefiction.

C.Theyarebothcollectionsofstories.

D.Theyarebothhumorous.

【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段的“supernaturalfictionandsciencefiction

stories"和第二段的“monsters"可推知，前两本书都不是有关真实生活故事的书。

【答案】A

6.Whosebookisyourbestchoicewhenyoufeeldissatisfiedwithlife?

A.StephenKing.B.RickRiordan.

C.JasonGay.D.RandallMunroe.

【解析】推理判断题。根据第三本书々ctorZes：PerfectRulesforImperfect

以以为g并结合题干可推知，如果对生活不满意，那就去读JasonGay写的这本书，其主题就

是在不完美中发现完美。

【答案】C

7.Whichmayattractthosewhohavedifficultylearningaboutscience?

A.TheBazaarofBadDreams.

B.MagnusChaseandtheGodsofAsgard,

C.LittleVictories:PerfectRulesforImperfectLiving.

D.ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords.

【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Thisfascinatingbookprovidessimple

explanations...scienceconcepts，/可推知,ThingExplainer：ComplicatedStuffinSimple

/夕”ds这本书能够帮助解决学习科学的一些障碍，应选I）。

【答案】D

8.WhatdoesRandal1Munroedifferfromtheotherauthors?

A.Heinspiresreaderstoliveaperfectlife.

B.Hewritesblogpostsonpopularscience.

C.Heiswellknownforsupernaturalfiction.

D.He'swrittenastoryaboutthesonofNorsegod.

【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句"Thebook'sauthoristhemanbehind

thepopularscienceblog,WhatIf〃可知，Randal1Munroe与其他作家的不同之处在于他

在网上写群众科学相关的博客。

【答案】B

III.短文改错

February28th,2021wasanunforgettabledayonwhenourclasshadameaningfully

experience.Inthemorning,webicycledtothesuburbstoplanttrees,talkedand

laughingalltheway.Uponarrival,webegantoworkoutimmediately.Someweredigging

hole,otherswerecarryingandplantingyoungtrees,andstillotherswerewatering

them.Beforegettingtheworkdone,weputupaboardremindingpeopletoprotecting

thetrees.Beforeleavingwetakesomephotostorecordourgreenaction.Seeingthe

linesoftrees,wehadsenseofachievement.Wefeelthatisourdutytoprotectand

beautifyourenvironment.

【答案】

February28th,2021wasanunforgettabledayon

whenmeaningfully

whichourclasshadameaningfulexperience.Inthemorning,webicycledtothe

talked

suburbstoplanttrees,talkingandlaughingalltheway.Uponarrival,webeganto

hole

workimmediately.Somewerediggingholes，otherswerecarryingandplanting

Before

youngtrees,andstillotherswerewateringthem.Aftergettingtheworkdone,we

take

putupaboar