2024-2025学年高中英语Unit2TheOlympicGamesreading课时作业2新人教版必修2

Unit2theOlympicGamesreading课时作业阅读理解阅读下列短文，在A、B、C、D中选出最佳答案。AWiththelure(诱惑)ofhighsalariesandstrongjobprospects,alotofstudentsentercollegethinkingtheywillmajorinengineering.Ifyouthinkengineeringmightbeagoodchoiceforyou,asummerengineeringprogramisagreatwaytolearnmoreaboutthefieldandexpandyourexperiences.Belowaresomeexcellentsummerengineeringprograms.JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovationThisintroductoryengineeringcourseforrisingjuniorsandseniorsisofferedbyJohnsHopkinsUniversityatseverallocationsacrossthecountry.EngineeringInnovationteachescriticalthinkingandappliedproblem-solvingskillsforfutureengineersthroughlectures,researchandprojects.IfthestudentachievesanAorBintheprogram,theywillalsoreceivethreetransferablecreditsfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Theprogramrunsforfourorfivedaysaweekoverfourtofiveweeks,dependingonthelocation.Mostlocationsoffercommuterprogramsonly,buttheJohnsHopkinsHomewoodcampusinBaltimorealsooffersaresidentialoption.MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyoffersthisenrichmentprogramforhighschooljuniorsinterestedinengineering,scienceandentrepreneurship.Studentsselectfiveof14rigorous(严格的)academiccoursestostudyoverthesixweeksoftheprogram,duringwhichtimetheyhaveseveralopportunitiestonetworkwithadiversegroupofindividualswithinthefieldsofscienceandengineering.Studentsalsoshareandcelebratetheirowncultures.MITESisscholarship-based;thosestudentsselectedfortheprogramneedonlyprovidetheirowntransportationtoandfromtheMITcampus.SummerEngineeringExplorationCampHostedbytheUniversityofMichigan,thisprogramisaone-weekresidentialcampforrisinghighschoolsophomores,juniorsandseniorsinterestedinengineering.Participantshavetheopportunitytoexploreseveraldifferentareasofengineeringduringengineeringworkplacetours,groupprojects,andpresentationsbystudents,facultyandprofessionalengineers.CampersalsoenjoyrecreationaleventsandexperienceauniversityresidentialatmosphereintheUniversityofMichigandorms.ExploringYourOptionsattheUniversityofIllinoisThisresidentialsummerengineeringcampforrisinghighschooljuniorsandseniorsisofferedbytheWorldwideYouthinScienceandEngineeringprogram,headquarteredattheUniversityofIllinois.Campershavethechancetointeractwithengineeringstudentsandfaculty,visitengineeringfacilitiesandresearchlabsattheuniversity,andworktogetheronhands-onengineeringprojects.Studentsalsoparticipateintraditionalcamprecreationalandsocialactivities.Thecamprunsfortwoone-weeksessionsduringJuneandJuly.1Whichofthefollowingprogramslastslongest?A.JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovationB.MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScienceC.SummerEngineeringExplorationCampD.ExploringYourOptionsattheUniversityofIllinois2.IfyouchoosetheprogramofMIT,youwill________.A.payavisittofabulousresearchlabsB.havethechancetowinascholarshipC.enjoyrecreationalactivitieswithfacultyD.experienceauniversityresidentialatmosphere3.Thispassagemaybeintendedfor________.A.engineeringmajors B.professionalengineersC.highschoolstudents D.scientificallygiftedchildrenBLatelastyear,Ineededtotransportsomefurniturefromourhousetomyson’sflatincentralLondon.Ishouldhavepaidamantodoit,butfoolishlyconfidentinmydrivingability,Idecidedtohirealorryanddriveitmyself.Movingthelorrybackwardinmyyard,Icrashedintoasmallshed,causingpermanentdamage.Fortunately,Iownedtheshed.Iloadedupwiththefurnitureandsetout.Bynowitwasrushhour.Mynervesbrokedown,asIdrovethehugelorrythroughthestreetsnervously.AtlastIarrivedatCharlotteStreetandfoundanavailableparkingspace.Imovedthelorryintoitonlytonoticethreepeopleatapavementcafewavingtome.Igotout,tremblingviolently,likeonewhohadjustfinishedastormyAtlanticcrossing.“You’vehitthecarparkedbehindyou,”theysaid.Iexaminedthecar.Therewerewhitescratchesonitsfrontface.Itboreadisabledsign.So,nowIwasabaddriverandabadman.Undertheseverelookofthethree,Ileftanapologeticnoteonthedamagedcar’swindscreen,givingmyphonenumber.Iunloadedthefurniture,drippingthesweat,wantingonlytoescapefromthemonster.IdroveitbacktoitsbaseatEdgware.Onarrival,thebosstoldmeImustfillitupwithpetrolbeforereturningit.“Justchargeme,”Icried,stillshakingwithfear.Hestaredatmewithunderstanding.Nodoubthe’dwitnessedothersinthisstatebefore.“HowaboutIdriveyoutoapetrolstation,youfillup,andIdriveitback?”heasked.HedancedthegreatlorrythroughthetrafficsocarefullythatitwouldhaveshamedmeifIhadnotbeensograteful.4.Themanfelt________tohavedeliveredthefurniturehimself.A.grateful B.proud C.confident D.regretful5.Themantrembledviolentlybecause________.A.drivingthelorrywastoodifficultforhimB.hecausedaterribletrafficaccidentC.hewasafraidtoseethethreepeopleD.thefurniturewastooheavyforhim6.Themansaidhewasabadmanmostprobablybecause________.A.heshouldn’thavedriventhelorryhimselfB.hemadethetrafficaccidentonpurposeC.heshouldn’thavecausedtroubleforthedisabledD.heparkedthebiglorryonthepavement7.Thewriterintendedtosuggestthat________.A.itwasthrillingtodrivealorryB.beingtooconfidentisfoolishC.itwashardtoavoidaccidentsD.thebosswasexpertindrivingCWouldafasterreadingspeedmeanthatwecouldlearnmore?Somepeopleclaimthatit’spossible.InJulylastyear,thesix-timespeedreadingchampionAnneJonessatdowntoreadHarperLee’sGoSetaWatchman.Just25minutesand31secondslater,shefinishedit—whichequalsareadingrateofaround3,700wordsperminute.Jonesrunstrainingcoursesteachingspeedreading,recallandconcentrationtechniquesandtherearenumerousspeedreadingappsthathaveappearedonthemarketoverthepastfewyears.Butdotheyactuallywork?First,weneedtounderstandhowweread.Thehumaneyemovementsystemiscentraltoourreadingability.Readoverthatsentenceagain,andthinkabouthowyoureyesscanacrossthewords.Theydon’tmovesmoothlyoverthem.Instead,theymakeaseriesofshort,sharpjumps,skippingoverafewcharactersbeforebrieflylandingonaword.Themovementsareknownassaccades(扫视)andthepausesarecalledfixations.Readingisn’tjustaboutseeingthewords—youneedtocomprehendthemtobuildupapictureaboutwhatthetextmeans.Peopleareabletogetthroughablockoftextfaster,butatthecostofaccuracyandunderstanding.Inotherwords,ifyouuseaspeedreadingapp,thenyou’llprobablygetthegist(主旨)ofapieceoftext,butyou’llstruggletorecalldetailsaboutwhatyou’vejustread.So,doesspeedreadingwork?Well,yesandno.Itreallydependsonwhatyou’rereadingandwhyyouneedtoreadit.Asyet,thereisn’tatrickthatenablesyoutoreadapieceoftextbothquicklyandaccurately—there’salwaysgoingtobeatrade-off.8.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Speedreadingisbadattimes.B.Speedreadingisawasteoftime.C.Speedreadingcanworksometimes.D.Speedreadingisalwaysenjoyable.9.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Readingappsensurewereadmuchfaster.B.Fastreadingmakesuslearnmoreknowledge.C.Readingisnomorethanseeingthetextwords.D.Readingabilityisrelatedtotheeyemovementsystem.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trade-off”mostprobablymeaninthelastparagraph?A.Balance. B.Change. C.Business. D.Bargain.11.Whatmightthewritercontinuetotalkabout?A.Theadvantagesoffasterorslowerreading.B.Thereasonswhytodofasterorslowerreading.C.Thecaseswheretodofasterandslowerreading.D.Themethodsformakinguseoffasterorslowerreading.DItistheidealwayfortravellerstoensuretheywakeupwiththeperfectview—aportableEcocapsulethatcanbesetupanywhereintheworld.Theinnovative,egg-shapedpodsensuretravelerscancampinthemostextremecornersoftheworld,withalltheluxuryofahotelroom.Lookinglikesomethinginasci-fimovie,thepodisequippedwithsolarpanels,andaretractablewindturbine,whichguaranteesolarandwindenergyasitspower.Inthisway,thetinyhomecanletyoulivecomfortablywhereveryoutravel.Itevenhasitsownshowerandtoilet,sleepingareafortwo,andasmallkitchen.Itmaylooklikeacamp,butatleastwiththeEcocapsuleyoucanlookforwardtoahotshowerandrunningwateronyourtravels.The3,306lbpodscanbetransportedonyourtravelsinacontainerorcanbetowedonatrailer,meaningthepossibilitiesareendless.Bratislava-basedNiceArchitectsarebehindtheextraordinaryEcocapsulesandsaidtheyinitiallydesignedthemforpeoplewhostayinthenatureforalongtime.However,itquicklybecameapparentthattheycouldbeopeneduptothewiderpublicandevenusedinurbanareastocombathighrent,andplacedonroofsforstudiospaceorlivingquarters.TheEcocapsulecanserveasacottage,apop-uphotelorevenasachargingstationforelectriccars.TheEcocapsulescouldevenbequicklyimportedforhousingforemergencyteamswhohavebeenquicklydeployedtohelpwithnaturaldisastersthathavedestroyednearbyinfrastructure.Describedbythewebsiteasa“SwissArmyknife”—itpackseverythingyouneed,theself-containedunitcansustainlongperiodsoftimewithoutexternalresources.The86softpodsareabletosleeptwopeopleforuptoayearandforthoseworriedaboutacoldnight’ssleep,theEcocapsulehasathicklayerofefficientheatisolationandenergyrestorationwhichsignificantlyreduceheatloss.Thepodisdesignedtowithstandharshweatherconditionsduetoitsinnovativedesignandmaterialsused.NowondertheNiceArchitectsaresoconfidentaboutitsprospectandtheproducersarereceivingheavyorders.12.WheredoestheEcocapsulegetpower?A.Fromsolarpanelsandaretractablewindturbine.B.Fromaportablebattery.C.Fromanelectricgenerator.D.Fromitsshower.13.WhommaybetheEcocapsuleinitiallydesignedfor?A.Campers. B.Officeladies.C.Fieldbiologists. D.Homelesspeople.14.Whydon’ttheEcocapsule’susersworryaboutcoldnessduringtheirnight’ssleep?A.Becausethereisaretractablewindturbineinit.B.Becauseithasanairconditionerinit.C.Becauseitisaself-containedunit.D.Becauseitisequippedwithathicklayertoreduceheatloss.15.HowdothedesignersviewtheEcocapsule’sfuturemarket?A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.WorriedD.Doubtful.参考答案【答案】1.B2.B3.C这是一篇说明文。短文向进入高校想主修工程学的中学学生介绍了一些高校在暑期开设的关于工程学的课程和活动。【1题详解】细微环节理解题。由JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovation中的“fourtofiveweeks”由MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)中的“thesixweeksoftheprogram”和SummerEngineeringExplorationCamp中的“one-week”以及ExploringYourOptionsattheUniversityofIllinois中的“twoone-week”可知，通过对比，可以看出MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience持续的时间最长。故B选项正确。【2题详解】细微环节理解题。由MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)中的“MITESisscholarship-based”可知，MITES设有奖学金。所以假如你参与了MITES的课程，你会有机会获得奖学金。故B选项正确。【3题详解】推理推断题。由JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovation中的“risingjuniorsandseniors”由MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)中的“highschooljuniors”和SummerEngineeringExplorationCamp中的“forrisinghighschooljuniorsandseniors”以及ExploringYourOptionsattheUniversityofIllinois中的“risinghighschooljuniorsandseniors”可知，这些课程和活动主要针对的对象是中学学生。故推断出这段短文是特地写给中学学生的。故C选项正确。【答案】4.D5.A6.C7.B这是一篇记叙文。文中的“我”对自己的驾驶技术过分自信，把本该请别人运输的家具选择雇卡车自己运输，一路上“我”撞到了小棚子，后来又剐坏了残疾人的车等等一系列事情，惊险又惊慌。这个故事蕴含了这样的道理：太自信是愚蠢的。【4题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句“Ishouldhavepaidamantodoit,butfoolishlyconfidentinmydrivingability,Idecidedtohirealorryanddriveitmyself（我本应当付钱请人来做这件事，但我愚蠢地对自己的驾驶实力充溢信念，确定雇一辆卡车自己开）”以及其次段首句“Movingthelorrybackwardinmyyard,Icrashedintoasmallshed,causingpermanentdamage（把卡车倒在院子里，撞到了一个小棚子里，给它造成了永久性损坏），再结合下文描述的“我”停车时撞上别人的车以及不得已让出租卡车的老板送自己回家可知“我”对确定自己装运家具的事感到懊悔，D项“regretful”意为“懊悔的”符合语境。故选D项。【5题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Igotout,tremblingviolently,likeonewhohadjustfinishedastormyAtlanticcrossing（我下了车，浑身颤抖，就像刚完成了一次暴风雨中的大西洋横渡）再结合其次段最终一句“Mynervesbrokedown,asIdrovethehugelorrythroughthestreetsnervously（当我惊慌地开着那辆大卡车穿过街道时，我的神经崩溃了。）”可知，由于卡车难以驾驶，“我”猛烈颤抖的缘由是太惊慌。因此，A项“drivingthelorrywastoodifficultforhim（驾驶这辆卡车对他太难了）”符合语境，故选A项。【6题详解】细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Therewerewhitescratchesonitsfrontface.Itboreadisabledsign.So,nowIwasabaddriverandabadman（车的前部表面有白色的划痕，车上带有残疾人标记。所以，现在我是一个坏司机，一个坏人）”可知，由于剐坏了带有残疾人标记的车，这可能会给车主带来麻烦，因此“我”觉得，自己是一个坏人。C选项“heshouldn’thavecausedtroubleforthedisabled（他本不该给残疾人带来麻烦）”符合语境，故C项正确。【7题详解】推理推断题。结合全文描述的“我”因为对自己的驾驶技术盲目自信，而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致一系列问题可知，本文旨在说明“过分自信是愚蠢的”，B项“beingtooconfidentisfoolish（太自信是愚蠢的）”符合语境。故选B项。【答案】8.C9.D10.A11.C这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了快速阅读有肯定作用。快速阅读虽然能把握文章的主旨，但是回忆细微环节还须要时间。【8题详解】主旨大意题。依据第一段尾句“Butdotheyactuallywork?(但是，这些真的有用吗)”可知,文章第一段对快速阅读是否有用提出疑问；接着其次段介绍了阅读实力与眼睛运动系统有关；结合第三段“So,doesspeedreadingwork?Well,yesandno.Itreallydependsonwhatyou’rereadingandwhyyouneedtoreadit（那么，速读有效吗？好吧，是的，也不是，这取决于你在读什么以及你为什么要读）”可知，本文的主旨是：速读只是在有些时候是有效的。C项“Speedreadingcanworksometimes（速读有些时候是有效的）”，故C正确。【9题详解】细微环节理解题。依据其次段其次句“Thehumaneyemovementsystemiscentraltoourreadingability（人眼运动系统是我们阅读实力的核心）”可知，人的眼睛运动系统对我们的阅读实力很重要，因此我们从文中可以了解到，D项“Readingabilityisrelatedtotheeyemovementsystem（阅读实力与眼动系统有关）”符合题意。故选择D项。【10题详解】词句揣测题。依据最终一段中“So,doesspeedreadingwork?Well,yesandno.Itreallydependsonwhatyou’rereadingandwhyyouneedtoreadit.Asyet,thereisn’tatrickthatenablesyoutoreadapieceoftextbothquickly