課時(shí)分層作業(yè)(一)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫(xiě)1.They say that the three man arrested had enough materials to build a massive(巨大的)bomb.2.He plays classical(古典的) music,as well as pop and jazz.3.Your opinion will not affect (影響)my decision.4.What about your performance(表現(xiàn)) in your present company?5.She is not only a photographer but also a talented(有才能的) artist.6.I am now feeling youngboth physically and mentally(心理上)!7.By the time I come on the scene(現(xiàn)場(chǎng)),it is all over.8.I spotted(發(fā)現(xiàn)) you standing by your car at the gas station.9.If his reactions(反應(yīng)) are so slow,he shouldn't be in charge of a bus.10.He is very energetic(精力充沛的) and not afraid of the cold.Ⅱ.閱讀理解APeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000years.The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals.They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill.Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain.No one knows why they were painted there.Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing.They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas,and also to represent the sounds of their language.The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together.When an important person died,scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried.Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip(連環(huán)漫畫(huà)) stories.It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip.But for the Egyptians,pictures still had magic power.So they did not try to make their way of writing simple.The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1,000 BC,people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing.The signs they used were very easy to write and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system.This was because each sign or letter represented only one sound in their language.The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet.The Romans copied the idea and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days we can write down a story or record information without using pictures.But we still need pictures of all kinds:drawings,photographs, signs and diagrams.We find them everywhere:in books and newspapers in the street and on the walls of the places where we live and work.Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily and they can make a story much more interesting.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 文章介紹了人類圖畫(huà)的歷史。從獵人的畫(huà)到埃及人開(kāi)始使用圖畫(huà)當(dāng)作書(shū)寫(xiě)方式。還有希臘人發(fā)展了這種符號(hào)系統(tǒng)并形成了希臘字母。羅馬人的字母應(yīng)用到世界各地?,F(xiàn)今,我們還是有許多地方需要圖畫(huà),比如:繪畫(huà)、照片、標(biāo)記和圖表。1.Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because .A.the hunters wanted to see the picturesB.the painters were animal loversC.the painters wanted to show imaginationD.the pictures were thought to be helpfulD[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段倒數(shù)第二句“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知,古代人認(rèn)為在墻上畫(huà)畫(huà)會(huì)對(duì)他們有所幫助,故選項(xiàng)D正確。]2.The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT.A.the former was easy to writeB.there were fewer signs in the formerC.the former was easy to pronounceD.each sign stood for only one sound in the formerC[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段可知,希臘文字更容易寫(xiě),符號(hào)更少,每一個(gè)符號(hào)代表一個(gè)讀音。由此可知,本文沒(méi)有提及希臘字母容易發(fā)音,故選項(xiàng)C正確。]3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.B.The Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories.C.The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.D.The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas...”可知,埃及的符號(hào)后來(lái)變成了一種特殊的字母。故選項(xiàng)A正確。]4.In the last paragraph the author thinks that pictures .A.should be made comprehensibleB.should be made interestingC.are of much use in our lifeD.have disappeared from our lifeC[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily and they can make a story much more interesting.”可知,作者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在繪畫(huà)還是很有用的。故選項(xiàng)C正確。]BMany diseases and medical conditions are caused by things out of our control.Yet experts say you can control and even prevent many of the risk factors that increase your chances of dying.An unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke(中風(fēng)).Poor diet, having too much body fat and being short of physical exercise all increase your risk of heart disease—so can smoking and drinking too much wine.So doctors suggest we eat healthy foods, get exercise, stop smoking and drink less.But there is something else you can do.And it is free and easy.Smile!Anand Chockalingam is a heart disease specialist at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, Missouri.He advises his patients to smile.He says smiling is a first step in fighting stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health.When you feel stressed or under pressure, your body lets out many natural hormones(荷爾蒙).If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you.However, when people are stressed for long periods of time, they may not make the best decisions about what to eat.They may overeat, smoke or drink too much.They may not get enough exercise or sleep.And all of these can lead to health problems.Dr.Chockalingam says a smile may be one way to help.He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour.To some, that might seem like a lot of smiling.Or some might even feel foolish—smiling for seemingly no reason.But a smile does not need drugs.It does not leave cuts like an operation.It is free and it has no bad side effects.Once people smile, they are relaxing, which directly lowers blood pressure, improves sugar levels in the blood.If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health.And it just may provide a little extra protection to everyone's heart health.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 文章主要講述了生活中有許多因素會(huì)增加人們患上心臟疾病的幾率,甚至?xí)?dǎo)致死亡,但是人們可以通過(guò)微笑為心臟健康提供額外的保護(hù)。5.How does smiling benefit your health?A.By producing natural hormones.B.By protecting you from danger.C.By helping make wise decisions.D.By preventing harm from stress.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“He says smiling is a first step in fighting stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health.”可知,微笑可以通過(guò)防止壓力帶來(lái)的傷害來(lái)對(duì)健康有益。故選D。]6.Which word best describes Anand Chockalingam's attitude towards smile?A.Curious.B.Uncertain.C.Positive.D.Excited.C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Anand Chockalingam is a heart disease specialist at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, Missouri.He advises his patients to smile.He says smiling is a first step in fighting stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health.”可推斷,Anand Chockalingam對(duì)微笑的態(tài)度是積極的。故選C。]7.What do we know about smile?A.It is the best medicine.B.It is an effective exercise.C.It is the only way to good health.D.It has little bad side effects.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段中的“But a smile does not need drugs.It does not leave cuts like an operation.It is free and it has no bad side effects.”可推知,微笑是最好的藥。故選A。]8.What is the author's purpose of writing the text?A.To remind people to care for health.B.To persuade people to live a healthy life.C.To find a solution to health problems.D.To introduce a way of improving health condition.D[寫(xiě)作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Many diseases and medical conditions are caused by things out of our control.Yet experts say you can control and even prevent many of the risk factors that increase your chances of dying.”和第三段“But there is something else you can do.And it is free and easy.Smile!”可推知,文章主要介紹了一種改善健康狀況的方法——微笑。故選D。]Ⅲ.閱讀七選五Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives.Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day.Americans enjoy shopping and buy many things that they need and want.1They buy sports equipment,go to movies and do many things that cost money.However,many Americans don't pay cash or write checks for these things.2Credit cards are small,rectangular plastic cards.It is very convenient to carry them about.3Whenacustomer buys something at a store,he shows his card at the store.This permits the store to charge the bank for the customer's purchase,the bank collects all the charges for each customer.Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay the charges for that month.4It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time.However,the bank requires the customer to pay interest(利息)on the unpaid part of the charges.In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time.People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time.5A.It brings great benefits to the rich.B.Banks give these cards to their customers.C.They spend a lot of money on entertainment.D.They also do not need to carry a lot of money.E.People may spend less money in this way.F.More and more Americans pay for things with credit cards.G.The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要敘述了美國(guó)人喜歡購(gòu)物且喜歡用信用卡支付,并說(shuō)明了信用卡的特點(diǎn)。1.C[根據(jù)后句“They buy sports equipment,go to movies and do many things that cost money.”他們買(mǎi)一些運(yùn)動(dòng)裝備,去看電影和做許多花錢(qián)的事情??芍?/span>,他們花很多錢(qián)在休閑娛樂(lè)上面。故選C。]2.F[根據(jù)后句“Credit cards are small,rectangular plastic cards.”對(duì)信用卡進(jìn)行解釋的提示可知,越來(lái)越多的美國(guó)人選擇用信用卡付款。故選F。]3.B[根據(jù)后句“When acustomer buys something at a store,he shows his card at the store.”當(dāng)顧客在商店買(mǎi)東西的時(shí)候,他出示他的信用卡??芍?/span>,銀行首先把信用卡給他們的客戶符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。]4.G[根據(jù)前句“Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay the charges for that month.”和后句“It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time.”提示可知,銀行并不強(qiáng)制客戶全額付款,客戶只要在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)償還所有金額即可。故選G。]5.D[根據(jù)前兩句“In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time.People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time.”人們可以使用這種卡購(gòu)買(mǎi)他們想要的東西,還可以在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)慢慢支付??芍?/span>,還有優(yōu)點(diǎn)是他們也不需要帶大量的現(xiàn)金。故選D。]