2024-2025学年高中英语课时作业七Module2TheRenaissanceSectionⅢIntegratingSkillsCulturalCorner含解析外研版选修8

PAGE6-课时作业(七)Module2SectionⅢIntegratingSkills&CulturalCornerⅠ.单句语法填空1．Intheearly1920s,thousandsofpeoplewenttoAustralia________(seek)theirfortune.2．Tom,ratherthanhisteammates,was________(blame)forthefailureofthevolleyballmatchyesterday.3．Makesurethatyouwon'tleave________yourwalletbeforeleavinghome.4．Afterretirement,Mr.Smithtook________painting,whichhehadalwayslovedbuthadnothadtimefor.5．Youmaydependon________thattheywilllookafteryourdaughterwhenyouareawayforthemeeting.6．It'suptothetravelcompanies________(warn)customersofanypossibledangers.7．Hisspeechwasso________(inspire)thathisstudentswereinspired________(work)harderthaneverbefore.8．________(suspect)ofcarryingdrugs,thetravelerwasstoppedbythecustomsofficer.9．Ihavemade________clearthatIhavenothingtodowiththeaccident.10．Hiswonderfulperformancesappeal________allagesandsocialgroupsinChina.Ⅱ.阅读理解AOverthepastfivedecadesmosquitopopulationsinpartsoftheU．S.haveskyrocketedbya_factor_of_10—asituationwithworryingimplicationsforthespreadofdiseases.Andsomeplacesareapparentlymoreeasilyaffectedthanothers.AnewstudyintheJournalofMedicalEntomologyfoundthatinBaltimore,low­incomeneighborhoodsbearthebiggestburden:theyhavenotonlymoremosquitoesbutalsolargerones,whichoftensurvivelonger.TheproblemmostlikelyisrootedinthefactthatBaltimorehasnearly17,000abandonedbuildings,whichareconcentratedineconomicallydisadvantagedareasandserveasconvenientmosquito­breedingzones.Comparedwithprosperousblocks,low­incomeblockshavemoreabandonedbuildingsandaremoreheavilylitteredwiththrown­awaycontainersthatcollectstandingwater.Andwaterthatpoolsinabandonedbuildingsisprotectedbyshade—whichhelpsmosquitoesgrowlarger.Somecitiestakeeffortstoplanttreesinlow­incomeblocksbutmayactuallyworsentheproblem:treesandbushesnotonlyshadeoutdoorbreeding(繁殖)poolsbutalsoshedleavesintothewaterandfeedthemosquitolarvae(幼虫),helpingthemgrowbigger.Worsestill,climatechangecouldworsenthediseaselandscapebybroadeninghabitatsandlengtheningthetimeeverysummerthatmosquitoescanbreedandsurvive.Citiesmay,then,needtofocusmoremosquito­controleffortsontheseareas.Urbanhealthdepartmentstypicallyeducatehomeownersabouttheimportanceofemptyingwateroutofoutdoorcontainers.Butnobodyemptiesthoseinoraroundabandonedbuildings.“Itissomethingthatisfairlydifficultforacitytoaddressbecauseit'sreallyexpensivetogointoprivatebelongingsandcleanthemup，”saysDinaFonseca,amolecularecologistatRutgersUniversity.Yetifthesebelongingsbecomebreedinggroundsnotonlyforannoyingmosquitoesbutalsofordangerousdiseases,officials'conceptsmayneedtochange.1．Whatdoesthephrase“afactorof10”inParagraph1referto?A．Amajorcause.B．Ahighrate.C．Abigconcern.D．Aspecialsituation.2．WhyisthespreadofdiseasesrelativelymoreseriousinpoorneighborhoodsinBaltimore?A．Becausepeopletherelacktheawarenessofwastesorting.B．Becausepeopletherepaylittleattentiontowaterprotection.C．Becausemorethrown­awaycontainersarecollectedforreusethere.D．Becausemoreabandonedbuildingsserveashabitatsformosquitoesthere.3．Whichofthefollowingsolutionsiswell­intentionedbutmayresultinoppositeeffects?A．Plantingmoretrees.B．Changingofficials'ideas.C．Emptyingwatercontainers.D．Cleaningabandonedbuildings.4．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tocomplainaboutthepoorhousing.B．Tooffersometreatmentsfordiseases.C．Toappealformosquito­controlefforts.D．Tointroduceanewspeciesofmosquitoes.BAsadropoutmyself,Ioftenfeelitismydutytodefendmyfellownon­scholars.Commonwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.Butnotalldropoutsarelikelytodealdrugs，stealgoodsfromashop,orshootpoolallday.Myownfavoriteplacetogowhenskippingschoolwasalwaysthepubliclibrary.MyearlyretirementmeantthatatlastIhadthetimetoreadeverythingIwantedto.IfoundreadingThomasPynchon'sGravity'sRainbowalotmoreinterestingthanreadingaboutSirIsaacNewtonandthefallingapple.BestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated.Ihadbeeninschoolnearlymywholelife.IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas，anduntilIdid，everythingelsefeltlikeawasteoftime.However,afternearlythreeyears,aseriesofstrangethoughtsbegantomakemeanxiousandunsure.Imagesofmyselfattheageof35begantohaunt(缠扰)meinmysleep.Andavoiceinmyheadbeganaskingoverandover，“Whoispayingthehotwaterbills?Whobuysthemicrowavepizza？”Theanswer,ofcourse,wasmypooroldparents.Sure，Iwashavinganenjoyabletimedoingplentyofnothing,discoveringmyselfandall,butthat'sunfairtothem.Whatparentslongtoseetheirchilddropoutofschool，withnoplansforthefuture?Couldtheybeexpectedtosupportmeforever?Certainlynot.Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.Anditishere,inmynewhomeofSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecidedtodowhatwasonceunthinkable:gobacktoschool.IplantotakeadulteducationclassesandthenapplyforCityCollege.Ontheonehand,IcanhardlybelieveI'mdoingit:areturntodesks,chalkboards,andclocksthattellyouwhentostopthinkingaboutonethingandstartthinkingaboutanother.ButatSonexttimeyouseeadropout,besympathetic.Andpleasedon'tpushhimtodosomethinghedoesn'twanttodo.Itneverworks.He'llcomearoundwhenhe'sready.5．Itiscommonlybelievedthatdropoutsare________.A．badkidsfrombirthB．interestedinstudyingdrugsC．verylikelytocommitcrimesD．responsiblefordefendingnon­scholars6．Whatdidtheauthorfindmostenjoyableafterdroppingoutofschool?A．Livingincomfortwithhisparents.B．Readinginthepubliclibrary.C．Escapingthepressurefromschool.D．Havingtimeforself­discovery.7．WhydidtheauthormovetoSanFrancisco?A．Tofightforhisownfuture.B．ToapplyforCityC．Tobreakawayfromhisparents.D．Toliveuptohisparents'expectations.8．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledotodealwithdropouts?A．Pushthemtothelimit.B．Opentheirheartstothem.C．Trytobeunderstanding.D．Encouragethemtobefriendly.Ⅲ.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。HowNetflixBecameSoPopularWe'veallheardthephrase“Netflixandchill”，whichmeans“watchNetflixandhangout”.Whynot“AmazonPrimeandchill？”Therearemanyotherwebsitesandapps__1__(allow)peopletowatchTVshowsandmovies.SimilarlytoNetflix,manystreamingservicesofferoriginalprogramsandmovies.SowhatmadeNetflixhavetheimpactithas__2__society?Inthepastfewyears,Netflix__3__(grow)exponentiallyinpopularity,leavingotherstreamingservicesandregulartelevisioninthedust.Netflixwascreatedin1997,__4__(original)asawaytosendrentalDVDstopeople.In2007,Netflixbeganofferingstreamingtelevisionshowsandmoviesonline.But__5__wasn'tuntil2013thatNetflixbeganofferingoriginalprogramming,enablingviewerstowatch__6__wholeseasonofTVallatonce.ViewersaresatisfiedwithNetflix'smanydifferentoptionsforTVshows.OneofthebiggestappealsofNetflixwas__7__itwouldreleaseallseasonsofanyoldTVshows,somethingthatAmazonPrimewouldn'tdo.Inaddition,Netflixreleasesmonthlystatementsaboutwhichseriesandmovies__8__(remove)fromtheservice.Butothersitescanremovefullserieswithoutanynotice.Whileotherservicesmighthavetheir__9__(succeed),NetflixseemslikelytocontinueitsreignovertheTVworldand__10__(become)morepopularthanregularTVinthenextfewyears.Netflixhasdiscoveredwhatpeopleliketowatchandhowtheyliketowatchit,andiftheykeeponthispath,televisionmightbeathingofthepast.课时作业(七)Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．toseek2.toblame3.behind4.up5.it6.towarn7．inspiring；towork8.Suspected9.it10.toⅡ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章说明白在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。尤其以巴尔的摩地区为例，说明白这里蚊子增长快的缘由，作者呼吁城市相关部门尽快实行蚊虫限制措施，避开危急疾病滋生。1．答案与解析：B词义揣测题。依据后文Andsomeplacesareapparentlymoreeasilyaffectedthanothers.AnewstudyintheJournalofMedicalEntomologyfoundthatinBaltimore,low­incomeneighborhoodsbearthebiggestburden:theyhavenotonlymoremosquitoesbutalsolargerones,whichoftensurvivelonger.可知有些地方明显比其他地方更简单受到影响。发表在《医学昆虫学杂志》上的一项新探讨发觉，在巴尔的摩，低收入社区承受着最大的负担：那里不仅有更多的蚊子，而且还有更大的蚊子，它们的寿命往往更长。由此可知，短语位于的句子意思是：在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。故“afactorof10”指代的是“增长率”。故选B。2．答案与解析：D细微环节理解题。依据第一段中TheproblemmostlikelyisrootedinthefactthatBaltimorehasnearly17,000abandonedbuildings,whichareconcentratedineconomicallydisadvantagedareasandserveasconvenientmosquito－breedingzones.可知最可能的问题是，巴尔的摩有近1.7万栋废弃建筑，这些建筑集中在经济落后的地区，是便利蚊子滋生的地方。由此可知，疾病在巴尔的摩贫困社区的传播相对更严峻，是因为更多的废弃建筑成了蚊子的栖息地。故选D。3．答案与解析：A细微环节理解题。依据其次段中Somecitiestakeeffortstoplanttreesinlow­incomeblocksbutmayactuallyworsentheproblem:treesandbushesnotonlyshadeoutdoorbreedingpoolsbutalsoshedleavesintothewaterandfeedthemosquitolarvae,helpingthemgrowbigger.可知一些城市实行措施在低收入街区种植树木，但事实上可能使问题恶化：树木和灌木不仅遮挡了室外的繁殖池，而且还把叶子掉到水里，喂养蚊子的幼虫，帮助它们长得更大。由此可知，A选项“种植更多的树”这一解决方案是善意的，但可能导致相反的效果。故选A。4．答案与解析：C推理推断题。依据最终一段中“Itissomethingthatisfairlydifficultforacitytoaddressbecauseit'sreallyexpensivetogointoprivatebelongingsandcleanthemup，”saysDinaFonseca,amolecularecologistatRutgersUniversity.Yetifthesebelongingsbecomebreedinggroundsnotonlyforannoyingmosquitoesbutalsofordangerousdiseases,officials'conceptsmayneedtochange.可知罗格斯高校的分子生态学家DinaFonseca表示：“对于一个城市来说，解决这个问题相当困难，因为进入私人物品并对其进行清理的成本特别昂扬。”然而，假如这些物品不仅成为厌烦的蚊子的滋生地，而且成为危急疾病的滋生地，官员们的观念可能须要变更。结合文章说明白在过去的50年里，美国部分地区的蚊子数量激增了10倍，这对疾病的传播产生了令人担忧的影响。尤其以巴尔的摩地区为例，说明白这里蚊子增长快的缘由，作者呼吁城市相关部门尽快实行蚊虫限制措施，避开危急疾病滋生。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁实行蚊虫限制措施。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者三年前辍学，觉得获得了解放，有时间做自己想做的事。但三年后，确定还是重回学校，为了自己的将来去奋斗。5．答案与解析：C细微环节理解题。依据第一段中“Commonwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe‘badkids’，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.”可知，人们普遍认为辍学的孩子是“坏孩子”，是将来的罪犯。故选C项。6．答案与解析：D推理推断题。依据第三段中“BestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated….IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas.(最棒的是我最终有了属于自己的时间。我觉得自由了。……我想知道自己是谁。)”可以推断，作者觉得辍学后最令人开心的事情是有属于自己的时间，做自己想做的事，去进行自我发觉。故选D项。7．答案与解析：A细微环节理解题。依据第四段中“Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.”和第五段中“itishere,inmynewhomeofSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecidedtodowhatwasonceunthinkable:gobacktoschool.”可知，作