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1、貴陽市2014高考英語（新人教版）一輪閱讀訓練（38）附答案 課時作業(yè)(三十八)　[選修8　Unit 3 Inventors and inventions] (限時：35分鐘) .閱讀理解 It is reported that one in three of us eats more meals by ourselves than we do with other people.But before you accept that somewhat depressing statistic，there is some good news—a lot of us are perfe

2、ctly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment. Perhaps unsurprisingly，half of the UK's singles eat a meal alone at least once a day.And even one in four mothers with families have dinner mostly by themselves according to a major report on eating trends a

3、nd social change by the Future Foundation.However，eating alone doesn't seem to matter anymore if you can chat away on social networks—in fact it's now a both quick and entertaining affair. “Suppertainment” is the phrase created for the current major trend that reflects the number of people who eat

4、in front of the computer，TV or game controller.Single men are the majority leading this trend，with 60 percent of them spending mealtimes entertaining themselves with something.However，40 percent of mothers and 30 percent of students also eat meals while being on the PC or laptop several times a week

5、. Boyd Hilton，TV and reviews editor of Heat magazine says，“Setting yourself up in front of the TV to suppertain comes naturally，especially when you've been busy all day.If I'm on my own I always tend to make a quick and easy meal and settle down to watch something entertaining or I'll get on the la

6、ptop and catch up with comedies like the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on More 4 or Outnumbered on BBC 1.” “I think it's such a bonus that healthy and tasty convenience meals now mean you can relax about eating good food without having to worry about preparation time.” 36．Why don't many peopl

7、e eating alone feel lonely? A．They are too busy to feel lonely. B．People are happy to eat alone. C．They eat with solitary entertainment. D．They have good news at mealtimes. 37．Which of the following best defines the term “suppertainment”？ A．The trend of eating alone among single people. B．Eat

8、ing alone accompanied by the computer，TV or game controller. C．Entertaining oneself with advanced technology. D．Getting relaxed by watching comedies on TV or playing games on the computer. 38．What is the purpose of the author by quoting what Boyd Hilton said in the last paragraph? A．To emphasize

9、 the importance of healthy and tasty meals. B．To tell people to have good meals without doing preparing work. C．To prove that “suppertainment” is a good idea. D．To call people's attention to eating meals in relaxing manners. Ⅳ.短文填詞 Many Americans have found the cell phone valuable in providing

10、help in emergencies and free time entertainment. 39.M________， it has also brought up 40.p________ in careless driving, irritating behaviors in public and high expenses. Cell phones are also 41.________ (流行的) in China, and many students own them. The question is 42.________ students should be allow

11、ed to use them at school. Some parents support it just for the need to communicate with their children, 43.w________ some others think it a bad idea, worrying that it will disturb usual educational 44.________ (環(huán)境). In my opinion, 45.________ is not that necessary for us to have cell phones in sch

12、ool. Busy with studies and after-class 46.________ (活動), we do not have much time to call others. 47.________， it is true that parents and students have a need to talk to each other from time to time. I suggest schools provide more pay phones on campus so that parents and students can have easier ac

13、cess 48.________ each other. 參考答案 課時作業(yè)(三十八) Ⅲ.研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，有三分之一的人獨自用餐的次數(shù)比和其他人在一起吃飯的次數(shù)多。人們可以邊吃飯邊看電視或上網，并不感到孤獨。 36．C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的“…a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary entertainment”，即人們在獨自用餐時可以玩電腦或看電視，并不會覺得孤獨，故選C。 37．B　詞義猜測題。文章第三段介紹了

14、“suppertainment”的含義，即在獨自用餐的同時通過電視或電腦娛樂，故選B。 38．C　推理判斷題。作者在文章第一段說獨自用餐漸成風尚，字里行間透露出作者的贊成態(tài)度，最后一段借用Boyd Hilton的話進一步說明邊獨自吃飯邊娛樂的優(yōu)點。 Ⅳ.39.Meanwhile　40.problems　41.popular　42.whether 43．while　44.environment　45.it　46.activities 47．However　48.to 　假設你是李華,你在報上看到北京電視臺今年七月將舉辦外國人"學中文,唱中文歌"才藝大賽。你的美國朋友P

15、eter正在北京一所大學學中文,你覺得他應去試一試。請按以下要點給他寫信告知此事,并表示可以提供幫助。 比賽時間:7?月18日 報名時間:截止到6月30日 報名地點:北京電視臺 注意: 1.?詞數(shù):100左右 2.?可適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫 3.?參考詞匯:才藝大賽-talent?show Dear?Peter, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________

16、________________________________________________________ ????? ?Yours, ?Li?Hua Guided?writing: Dear?Peter, 　　I?read?in?a?newspaper?today?that?a?"Learn?Chinese,?Sing?Chinese?Songs"?Tale

17、nt?Show?will?be?held?in?Beijing?Television?Station?on?July?18.?It?is?intended?for?foreigners?who?are?good?at?Chinese.?I?know?you?like?singing,?and?you?are?in?Beijing?during?that?period.?Now?that?you?have?studied?Chinese?for?several?years?at?a?university?in?Beijing,?I?think?this?is?a?good?chance?for?

18、you?to?show?your?singing?talent,?and?how?well?you've?learned?Chinese.?If?you?would?like?to?try,?you'll?have?to?go?to?the?TV?station?to?sign?up?before?the?end?of?June.?If?there?is?anything?I?can?do?for?you,?I?would?be?more?than?glad?to?help. Yours, Li?Hu 【寫作要求】 根據(jù)提示的情景，用英文寫一篇80-100詞的短文。不必根據(jù)中文逐字逐

19、句翻譯。 我們的學校歷史悠久。畢業(yè)學生中不少已成為各自領域中的專家。近年來，我們的學校發(fā)生了很大的變化。我們?yōu)樽约旱膶W校感到自豪。 【學生實作】 Our school has a long history. It is told that it dated from one hundred years ago. From it was founded on, there were more and more students in it. And the former students all did well in their studying. Some of them are

20、 outstanding. Because of their good studies and hard work, many of the schoolleavers have become experts in different fields. These years our school has changed great, it becomes more and more beautiful. Besides, the teachers' teaching methods are more advanced than before. At the same time, the stu

21、dents study very hard, and we are determined to make great contribution to our school. We like our school very much! We are proud of it! 【評析】 1． 第2句：is told 應為is said。（以下錯誤均在第一段） 2． 第2句：dated應改為dates。 3． 第3句：from...on不能表示從過去的某個時間一直到現(xiàn)在的情況，因此這里用since較好。另外，from...on中間應是名詞，而不能是從句。 4． 第3句：主句中

22、應用現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)，表示從過去一直到現(xiàn)在的情況。把there were改為there have been。 5． 第4句：studying最好改為studies，指"學業(yè)"。 6． 第5句：本句應是說以前的學生的情況，are應改為were。 7． 第7句：great應改為greatly。修飾動詞應用副詞形式。 8． 第7句：our school has changed greatly是一個完整的句子，其后也是一個完整的句子，而兩個完整的句子沒有連詞時是不能并列的。最好中間用句號，使各自獨立成句。 9． 第9句：study改為are studying更為生動。 10． 第9

23、句：very hard最好改為even harder，以對應前面的比較級。 【總評】 優(yōu)點 ： 1． 基本寫出了題目要求的幾方面的內容。 2． 這是一篇半開放的寫作。習作者適當?shù)卦鲅a細節(jié)對內容進行了展開，使內容較為全面、豐富。 3． 語句表達較為連貫。 不足： 1． 有一處句與句之間沒有連詞連接的情況，這是不符合英語習慣的。 2． 謂語動詞的時態(tài)有幾處運用不當。 【修改之后】 Our school has a long history. It is said that it dates from one hundred years ago. Since

24、it was founded, there have been more and more students in it. And the former students all did well in their studies. Some of them were outstanding. Because of their good studies and hard work, many of the schoolleavers have become experts in different fields. These years our school has changed great

25、ly. It becomes more and more beautiful. Besides, the teachers' teaching methods are more advanced than before. At the same time, the students are studying even harder, and we are determined to make great contribution to our school. We like our school very much! We are proud of it! ***************

26、***********************************結束 閱讀理解 Public schools in the New York，America’s biggest city，commonly have numbers for names.But this is unusual.In the United States，the process of naming a school often involves parents and the community as well as elected school leaders.Researchers say s

27、chool names can show civic values and also shape them.For example，naming a school after a historic person becomes a way to teach students about that person’s importance in history. A new study examines the naming of American public schools.The study is from the Manhattan Institute，an organization t

28、hat does public policy research.The study shows that fewer and fewer schools are being named after people.Instead，more schools are being named after the local area or natural features like hills，trees or animals. The researchers say these changes raise questions about the civic duty of public educa

29、tion.They looked at seven states with twenty percent of all public school students in the country.They found similar results in every state：new schools are less likely to be named after people.This is true especially with presidents.For example，in Arizona，public schools in the past twenty years were

30、 almost fifty times more likely to be named after such things as landforms or plants. School officials say they try to choose names that will not offend anyone.For example，a few years ago，the city of New Orleans banned the naming of any school after a person who owned slaves.Other school systems ha

31、ve rules against naming new schools after any person，living or dead. The researchers say naming a school after a person can lead to important debates about democratic values.They call for more researches to identify the causes and effects of the changes in school names.The causes may include change

32、s in American culture as well as in the political control of school systems. 16．Many schools are named after some persons so that________. A．the students can remember the schools for ever B．the students can learn the importance of them C．the students can learn the national history very well D．t

33、he students can show their civic values and attitudes 17．According to the study，________. A．more schools are named after great people B．fewer schools are named after places C．more schools are named after the environment where they stand D．fewer schools are named after animals 18．All the follow

34、ings are true EXCEPT that________. A．some people used to have a greater effect on the education B．schools are less likely to be named after presidents C．schools have their right to choose school names to a certain degree D．school names are now an important problem in the USA 19．The main idea of

35、 this passage probably is that________. A．more new schools are being built in America B．school officials control all the schools now C．few USA schools now are named after people D．there are reasons for changes of school names Ⅲ.任務型讀寫 Of all the emotions (情感) that flow through your head when yo

36、u go back to college，shyness to be one of the biggest emotions present.Shyness and fear can stop you from becoming the active learner that you wish to be.You may be too shy to volunteer to lead a group or too filled with fear to raise your hand when you know the answer to a question.Here are some th

37、ings you should pay attention to. Don’t let your mind go elsewhere.You cannot be an active learner if you don’t know what’s going on in your class.There will always be a student or two that can disturb your focus because they are talking while a lesson is going on or their phone is going off consta

38、ntly.Don’t let this trouble you. Your voice matters.During class discussions it’s important to become active in the group conversations.Ask questions when proper，but not if they are unnecessary.For example，don’t ask a question that you know the answer or can find the answer easily just to become in

39、volved (參與)in a group discussion.Answer questions if you can.Try not to guess at the answers.If you get it wrong，you will feel embarrassed.If you feel embarrassed，you will be less likely to keep contributing.Stay involved with the discussion and voice your opinion on a debate. Don’t just do the lea

40、st.Check your curriculum and see what’s on it for your next class.Do some extra research that is not required to prepare yourself for possible discussions.Having extra input(輸入) that was not in the textbook will impress your tutor and your classmates. Remember that if you are a shy person，it is goi

41、ng to be harder for you to become an active learner in class，but you can determine your own level of involvement in your education.You are in charge of how much you learn and when you learn it. Title How to Be an Active 20.________？ Problem If you are 21.________ and fearful，you can’t be an acti

42、ve learner. 22.________ ◆Take part in group discussions24.________. Don’t ask too easy questions or 25.________ answers to questions. 26.________ your opinions when necessary and proper. ◆Prepare yourself for possible discussions 27.________ of time. 28.________ Whether you can be an active learner 29.________ on yourself，not others. 16.B 17.C 18.D 19.C 20.Learner 21.shy 22.Advice/Suggestions/Tips 23.attention 24.actively 25.guess 26.Voice 27.ahead 28.Conclusion/Summary 29.depends/relies