2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Unit2TheOlympicGamesreading課時(shí)作業(yè)2新人教版必修2

Unit2theOlympicGamesreading課時(shí)作業(yè)閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，在A、B、C、D中選出最佳答案。AWiththelure(誘惑)ofhighsalariesandstrongjobprospects,alotofstudentsentercollegethinkingtheywillmajorinengineering.Ifyouthinkengineeringmightbeagoodchoiceforyou,asummerengineeringprogramisagreatwaytolearnmoreaboutthefieldandexpandyourexperiences.Belowaresomeexcellentsummerengineeringprograms.JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovationThisintroductoryengineeringcourseforrisingjuniorsandseniorsisofferedbyJohnsHopkinsUniversityatseverallocationsacrossthecountry.EngineeringInnovationteachescriticalthinkingandappliedproblem-solvingskillsforfutureengineersthroughlectures,researchandprojects.IfthestudentachievesanAorBintheprogram,theywillalsoreceivethreetransferablecreditsfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Theprogramrunsforfourorfivedaysaweekoverfourtofiveweeks,dependingonthelocation.Mostlocationsoffercommuterprogramsonly,buttheJohnsHopkinsHomewoodcampusinBaltimorealsooffersaresidentialoption.MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyoffersthisenrichmentprogramforhighschooljuniorsinterestedinengineering,scienceandentrepreneurship.Studentsselectfiveof14rigorous(嚴(yán)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(掃視)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.參考答案【答案】1.B2.B3.C這是一篇說(shuō)明文。短文向進(jìn)入高校想主修工程學(xué)的中學(xué)學(xué)生介紹了一些高校在暑期開設(shè)的關(guān)于工程學(xué)的課程和活動(dòng)。【1題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。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，通過對(duì)比，可以看出MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience持續(xù)的時(shí)間最長(zhǎng)。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)中的“MITESisscholarship-based”可知，MITES設(shè)有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。所以假如你參與了MITES的課程，你會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?題詳解】推理推斷題。由JohnsHopkinsEngineeringInnovation中的“risingjuniorsandseniors”由MinorityIntroductiontoEngineeringandScience(MITES)中的“highschooljuniors”和SummerEngineeringExplorationCamp中的“forrisinghighschooljuniorsandseniors”以及ExploringYourOptionsattheUniversityofIllinois中的“risinghighschooljuniorsandseniors”可知，這些課程和活動(dòng)主要針對(duì)的對(duì)象是中學(xué)學(xué)生。故推斷出這段短文是特地寫給中學(xué)學(xué)生的。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！敬鸢浮?.D5.A6.C7.B這是一篇記敘文。文中的“我”對(duì)自己的駕駛技術(shù)過分自信，把本該請(qǐng)別人運(yùn)輸?shù)募揖哌x擇雇卡車自己運(yùn)輸，一路上“我”撞到了小棚子，后來(lái)又剮壞了殘疾人的車等等一系列事情，驚險(xiǎn)又驚慌。這個(gè)故事蘊(yùn)含了這樣的道理：太自信是愚蠢的?！?題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句“Ishouldhavepaidamantodoit,butfoolishlyconfidentinmydrivingability,Idecidedtohirealorryanddriveitmyself（我本應(yīng)當(dāng)付錢請(qǐng)人來(lái)做這件事，但我愚蠢地對(duì)自己的駕駛實(shí)力充溢信念，確定雇一輛卡車自己開）”以及其次段首句“Movingthelorrybackwardinmyyard,Icrashedintoasmallshed,causingpermanentdamage（把卡車倒在院子里，撞到了一個(gè)小棚子里，給它造成了永久性損壞），再結(jié)合下文描述的“我”停車時(shí)撞上別人的車以及不得已讓出租卡車的老板送自己回家可知“我”對(duì)確定自己裝運(yùn)家具的事感到懊悔，D項(xiàng)“regretful”意為“懊悔的”符合語(yǔ)境。故選D項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Igotout,tremblingviolently,likeonewhohadjustfinishedastormyAtlanticcrossing（我下了車，渾身顫抖，就像剛完成了一次暴風(fēng)雨中的大西洋橫渡）再結(jié)合其次段最終一句“Mynervesbrokedown,asIdrovethehugelorrythroughthestreetsnervously（當(dāng)我驚慌地開著那輛大卡車穿過街道時(shí)，我的神經(jīng)崩潰了。）”可知，由于卡車難以駕駛，“我”猛烈顫抖的緣由是太驚慌。因此，A項(xiàng)“drivingthelorrywastoodifficultforhim（駕駛這輛卡車對(duì)他太難了）”符合語(yǔ)境，故選A項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Therewerewhitescratchesonitsfrontface.Itboreadisabledsign.So,nowIwasabaddriverandabadman（車的前部表面有白色的劃痕，車上帶有殘疾人標(biāo)記。所以，現(xiàn)在我是一個(gè)壞司機(jī)，一個(gè)壞人）”可知，由于剮壞了帶有殘疾人標(biāo)記的車，這可能會(huì)給車主帶來(lái)麻煩，因此“我”覺得，自己是一個(gè)壞人。C選項(xiàng)“heshouldn’thavecausedtroubleforthedisabled（他本不該給殘疾人帶來(lái)麻煩）”符合語(yǔ)境，故C項(xiàng)正確?！?題詳解】推理推斷題。結(jié)合全文描述的“我”因?yàn)閷?duì)自己的駕駛技術(shù)盲目自信，而租用卡車自己裝運(yùn)家具而導(dǎo)致一系列問題可知，本文旨在說(shuō)明“過分自信是愚蠢的”，B項(xiàng)“beingtooconfidentisfoolish（太自信是愚蠢的）”符合語(yǔ)境。故選B項(xiàng)?！敬鸢浮?.C9.D10.A11.C這是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了快速閱讀有肯定作用?？焖匍喿x雖然能把握文章的主旨，但是回憶細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)還須要時(shí)間?！?題詳解】主旨大意題。依據(jù)第一段尾句“Butdotheyactuallywork?(但是，這些真的有用嗎)”可知,文章第一段對(duì)快速閱讀是否有用提出疑問；接著其次段介紹了閱讀實(shí)力與眼睛運(yùn)動(dòng)系統(tǒng)有關(guān)；結(jié)合第三段“So,doesspeedreadingwork?Well,yesandno.Itreallydependsonwhatyou’rereadingandwhyyouneedtoreadit（那么，速讀有效嗎？好吧，是的，也不是，這取決于你在讀什么以及你為什么要讀）”可知，本文的主旨是：速讀只是在有些時(shí)候是有效的。C項(xiàng)“Speedreadingcanworksometimes（速讀有些時(shí)候是有效的）”，故C正確?！?題詳解】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段其次句“Thehumaneyemovementsystemiscentraltoourreadingability（人眼運(yùn)動(dòng)系統(tǒng)是我們閱讀實(shí)力的核心）”可知，人的眼睛運(yùn)動(dòng)系統(tǒng)對(duì)我們的閱讀實(shí)力很重要，因此我們從文中可以了解到，D項(xiàng)“Readingabilityisrelatedtotheeyemovementsystem（閱讀實(shí)力與眼動(dòng)系統(tǒng)有關(guān)）”符合題意。故選擇D項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】詞句揣測(cè)題。依據(jù)最終一段中“So,doesspeedreadingwork?Well,yesandno.Itreallydependsonwhatyou’rereadingandwhyyouneedtoreadit.Asyet,thereisn’tatrickthatenablesyoutoreadapieceoftextbothquickly