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PAGE课时分层作业(九)Ⅰ.阅读理解AOurtinyboatwasploughingthrough(费劲穿过)thewavesacrosstheIndianOceanandIwasabsolutelyfreezing.Thefurtherwegotfromtheshelteroftheland，themoreIthoughthowfoolishI'dbeentocomealongonthistrip.Thepilotoftheboatlookedalmost60but，perhapsbecauseofalifetimeontheopenseainthehotsun，wasveryfitandstrong.Iwaswonderinghowhemanagedtofindhisway.Tome，itseemeddifficultenoughtonavigateaboatwithoutanyelectronicequipmentevenonasunnyday.Soatleastweweresafe.Butthiswasnotwhatwehadcomealongfor.Thelookontheotherdivers'facessuggestedthatnowtheywerealsodoubtfulthatwe'devergetthechancetoseeawhaleshark－theseweatherconditionsweretotallyunsuitablefordiving!Noneofusspoke.Itseemedtoomuchofaneffort.Thensuddenlytheboatmanstoppedtheengine.Hesaidafewwordsinhisownlanguagetothedivinginstructor，whoimmediatelyjumpedupfromhisseatandtoldustogetreadytodive.WhenIjumpedintothegreysea，IwassureIwouldn'tseeanything.Butthen...thereitwas！Anenormouswhaleshark，wasslowlyswimmingthroughthewater.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes－myfirstwhaleshark!Ihardlydaredbreathe－Iwasafraidmystreamsofbubbles(气泡)mightscarethehugecreatureaway.Andtheotherdiverswereequallyawed.Slowlyweapproachedthishugeanimal.Itwasswimmingquiteslowlyandwewereabletoswimwithit，lookingatthebeautifulmarkingsonitsback.Iwasstillholdingmybreath，tellingmyselfthatthishugefishwasharmless!ThenIreachedoutandtouchedit，stroking(轻抚)itsthickskin.Itwasamazinghowthisgiantsuddenlygainedspeed—wewatcheditasitswamawayfromus，andafewmomentslateritwasgone.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章描述了作者第一次看鲸鲨的经验。1．WhileridingatinyboatacrosstheIndianOcean，theauthor．A．volunteeredtoactasapilotB．feltregretabouthisdecisionC．enjoyedthebeautifulsunshineD．talkedwithotherpeoplehappilyB[推理推断题。由第一段“Ourtinyboatwasploughingthrough(费劲穿过)thewaves...IthoughthowfoolishI'dbeentocomealongonthistrip.”可知，由于天气不好，作者对自己出海看鲸鲨的确定感到懊悔。]2．Theauthorprobablywantedtoknowhowtheboatman．A．keptfitinhissparetimeB．spenthislifeontheboatC．navigatedhisboatatseaD．communicatedwithothersC[细微环节理解题。由其次段的“Iwaswonderinghowhemanagedtofindhisway.Tome，itseemeddifficultenoughtonavigateaboatwithoutanyelectronicequipmentevenonasunnyday.”可知，作者最想知道这位船夫是如何在海上辨别方向的。]3．Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?A．Toseeawhaleshark.B．Tolearnhowtodive.C．ToswimintheIndianOcean.D．Tosaveunderwatercreatures.A[细微环节理解题。由第三段的“...doubtfulthatwe'devergetthechancetoseeawhaleshark”和最终一段作者描述他下水后看到鲸鲨的过程可知，作者此行的目的是看鲸鲨。]4．Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhejumpedintothesea?A．Ratheranxiousandangry.B．Alittlescaredbutexcited.C．Doubtfulanddisappointed.D．Abittiredbutlaterrelaxed.B[推理推断题。由最终一段可知，当看到鲸鲨这个硕大无朋突然出现时，作者有一点胆怯 ；再由他不敢信任自己的眼睛、与鲸鲨一起游泳和大胆轻抚鲸鲨可知，此时的他又有点兴奋。]BItisbecomingincreasinglyimportantforresearcherstocloselymonitorouroceanlife.However，observingseacreaturesupcloseisalmostimpossiblesincehumanpresencescaresthem.Now，thankstoTheSoftRoboticFish，alsoknownasSoFi，researchersmaybeabletokeepacloseeyeonseacreatures.BuiltbyMITComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLaboratory(CSAIL)，thewhiteremote­controlledrobotresemblestherealfish，completewithatailthatwavesfromsidetoside.Thoughnotthefirstautonomousunderwatervehicle(AUV)createdtomonitortheoceans，SoFisettlesmanyoftheproblemsthathaveblockedtheusefulnessofthepreviousrobotfish.PreviousAUVshavehadtobelinkedtoboatsbecauseradiofrequencycommunicationsdon'tworkwellunderwater.Toovercometheproblem，directoroftheCSAILDanielaRusandherteamusedsoundwaves.ThetechnologycantravelgreaterdistancesallowingdiverstopilotSoFifromupto50feetaway.AlsolimitingtheusefulnessoftraditionalAUVsistheriskofcollision.Withtheoutsidemadeofsoftsilicone(硅树脂)rubberandflexibleplasticthatkeepsitsinbuiltelectronicsdry，SoFiposesnosuchdanger.“Collisionavoidanceoftenleadstounnecessarymovement，sincetherobothastosettleforacollision­freepath，”saysRus.“Incontrast，asoftrobotisnotonlymorelikelytosurviveacollisionbutalsocoulduseitasinformationtoformamoreworkablemovementplannexttimearound.”Duringtestdives，SoFimovedalongsidetheoceanlifeatdepthsof50feetforupto40minutesatatime，takingphotosandmakingvideos.Theresearcherssaysometimesthefishwouldswimalongsidethestrange­lookingrobot­fishoutofcuriosity，whileatothertimestheytooknonoticeofitsexistence.WhileSoFipresentlyonlyrecordsvideo，futureversionswillincludesensors.Theresearchersalsohopetomakeitmoreautonomous.“Weimaginesomedayitmighthelpusuncovermoresecretsfromtheamazingunderwaterworldthatweknowsolittleabout，”saysRus.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了SoFi的出现，使得探讨人员或许能够近距离地视察海洋生物了。5．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofSoFi?A．Itmakesoceancreaturedetectioneasier.B．ItisthefirstAUV.C．Itiscloselycontrolled.D．Itscaresseacreaturesaway.A[细微环节理解题。由第一段最终一句可知选A。]6．AccordingtoPara.3，whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Soundwavestravelfasterthanradio.B．Soundwavesworkbetterthanradiounderwater.C．PreviousAUVsusesoundwavestocommunicate.D．AboattravelsalongwithSoFionthewater.B[推理推断题。由第三段尤其是其中的“PreviousAUVshavehadtobelinkedtoboatsbecauseradiofrequencycommunicationsdon'tworkwellunderwater.”可知选B。]7．HowdoesSoFidealwithcollision?A．Itcanbenefitfromitsinbuiltelectronics.B．Itcanavoidextramovement.C．Itcansmartlyadjustitsmovementplan.D．Itissetforacollision­freepath.C[细微环节理解题。由第四段的“Incontrast，asoftrobotisnotonlymorelikelytosurviveacollisionbutalsocoulduseitasinformationtoformamoreworkablemovementplannexttimearound.”可知，SoFi通过敏捷地调整它的运动安排来避开碰撞，故选C。]8．WhatwillhappentoSoFiinthefuture?A．SoFicanrecordvideos.B．SoFiwillgoinvisible.C．SoFiwillbefreefromexternalcontrol.D．SoFiwillbeequippedwithsmartdevices.D[推理推断题。依据最终一段第一句“WhileSoFipresentlyonlyrecordsvideo，futureversionswillincludesensors.”可知，将来SoFi将配备智能设备。故选D。]Ⅱ.读后续写阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Duringmyschooldays，wheneverIwasaskedtowriteanessay(文章)aboutbravepeopleandtheirbravedeeds，Ialwaysfocusedonheroesinnewsreportsriskingtheirlivestosaveothers.Butfromthatdayon，IcouldwritehowmyMom，inherdeterminedway，savedourelderlyneighbor.TheeventthatstandsoutinmymemoryhappenedonemorningwhenIwasonly10yearsold.IwasdoingmyhomeworkwhenIheardraisedvoices.AtfirstIthoughtnothingofitsincecustomersinthemotorcycleshopdirectlybelowourflatoftenbecameloud，butIsoonrealizedthistimeitwasdifferent.“Quick!Quick!Removethemotorcyclesfromtheshop.”someoneyelled.Thenathickburningsmellfilledtheair.WhenIopenedthefrontdoorofourflattohavealookoutside，athickcloudofsmoke，billowing(汹涌)upfromthegroundfloor，greetedme.Ithitmethatthemotorcycleshophadcaughtfire.MyMom，whohadbeenworkinginthekitchen，hurriedtothelivingroom.Werushedoutofthedoorandalongthecorridor(走廊)throughthesmoke.WewereheadingtowardsthestairwayatthefarendofthecorridorwhenMomstoppedandthoughtforawhile.Sheturnedaroundandheadedbackthewaywecame.Puzzledbuthavingnoideawhatshewasdoing，Ifollowedher.ItbecameclearsoonthatMomhadrememberedtheKoreanladyinher70slivingnextdoortous，whomwecalledJane.Mombeganbangingonthedoor，butgotnoanswer.Asthesmokethickenedaroundus，Icouldseemanyofourneighbors—somestillintheirpyjamas(睡衣)—runningforsafety.Thethoughtoffearcrossedmymind.“Shemusthavealreadyrunforsafetylikeeveryoneelse!Let'srushdownstairs！”Ibegged.ButMomrefusedtogiveup.“IknowJane'sstillinside.”ShesaidshewasfamiliarwithJane'sdailyroutineandwascertainshewouldstillbesleeping.留意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式作答。Paragraph1：Inoticedtheflamewasreachingup.Paragraph2：Luckily，someneighborspassingbystoppedandofferedhelp.