高中英語(yǔ)課時(shí)作業(yè)（譯林版選修第四冊(cè)）課時(shí)作業(yè) 12

課時(shí)作業(yè)(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project閱讀理解AFiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid，“MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseewhattherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Histoyconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare，“ButI'mjustnotcreative.”“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou'reasleep？”“Oh，sure.”“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That'sprettydoesthatforyou？”“Nobody.Idoit.”“Really—atnight，whenyou'reasleep？”“Sure.”“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay？”1．TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________．A．knowmoreaboutthestudentsB．makethelessonsmoreexcitingC．raisethestudents'interestinartD．teachthestudentsabouttoydesign2．WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?A．Helikedtohelphisteacher.B．Hepreferredtostudyalone.C．Hewasactiveinclass.D．Hewasimaginative.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Mistake. B．Drawback.C．Difficulty. D．Burden.4．Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?A．Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B．Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C．Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D．Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.BIwantedtobeajournalist.Butmyparentsremindedmethatmathsmakesmoney,soIwenttoanengineeringschool.Inmypost-universityyoung-adultlife,I'vemanagedtobee“conventionallysuccessful”．Asafemaleengineer,Iworkedforabigoilpanyandownedahome.Mylifewaslaidoutinfrontofme,andIdidn'tlikewhatIsaw.So,Ididwhatanyrespectable24-year-oldwoulddoandleftmylifebehind.Isaidgoodbyetomyboyfriendandpulledoutmysuitcase.Ithrewmyselfaloneintotheworldwiththegraceandbeautyofababydeertakingitsfirststepswithskateboardsunderitsfeet.IbloodiedmykneesridingamountainbikethroughtheredrocksofUtah.Iwenttoathermal(溫暖的)bathpartyinBudapest.Ispentfourdaystrudging(費(fèi)力地走)throughYellowstonewith50poundsonmyback.TwoPeruvianwomenalongmyAndeantrektaughtmehowtoroastcoffeeandhelpedmepractiseSpanish.Itwasn'tVienna'sculturalmuseums;itwasasunnypatchofgrassbesidetheDanuberiverwithsomeonefrommyhostelwhoquicklybecameafriend.Itwasn'tYellowstone'sOldFaithfulGeyser(老實(shí)泉)launchingintotheair;itwaschargingthroughMontana'sordinarylandscapeplayingmusicsoloudthatthecarwindowsshook.ThetruthisthatIdidn'tactuallyneedtobeabroadtohavealmostanyofmyfavouriteexperiences.Theywerejustsmalleverydaymomentsthathappenedtohappenabroad,leadingmetorealizethatthetruevalueofmyflightticketswasnotthelandmarks,butratherbeinganactiveparticipantinmyownlife.Inowspendlesstimeshoppingonlineandmoretimelyingaloneonthefloorlisteningtoanalbumfromcovertocover.Iaskmyfriendshowthey'redoing;sometimes,Isurprisethemwithflowerstoseethemsmile.Itelleveryonetohaveagoodday.MaybeI'llcontinuetobeselfishforthenextfiveyearsandtouchdowninmorecountries.MaybeI'llstaygroundedinmyhomecity,buttheideanolongerbothersme.Armedwithnewwisdomearnedintheyearoftravel,Iknowwithpleteconfidencethatthere'readventureshidinginanyaspectofmylife—aslongasI'mawakeenoughtolookforthem.5．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A．Shepreferredmathstojournalism.B．Shefoundherworkchallenging.C．Shewasdissatisfiedwithherlife.D．Shedarenotchallengeherparents.6．Whydidtheauthorlistthejourneysshewenton?A．Tointroducethelandmarkssheloved.B．Toprovetheimportanceoftravel.C．Toexpressherjoyofbeingwithnewfriends.D．Toshowwhatshelearntfromthesejourneys.7．Howhasthetravelprobablychangedtheauthoraccordingtothetext?A．Shehasbeemoreindependent.B．Shebeginstovalueherfamily'sopinion.C．Shebeginstoenjoyherdailylifemore.D．Shehasbeemoreinterestedinforeigncultures.8．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveythroughthisarticle?A．Weshouldn'tpayattentiontowhatotherssay.B．Weshouldn'tthinklifeisbetterelsewhere.C．It'snecessarytogetoutofyourfortzone.D．Interestisthebestteacherinchoosingjobs.CFrankensteinFrankensteinwasabookwrittenbyMaryShelly—it'sbeenadaptedforthescreendozensoftimes.Frankensteinisthesurnameoftheguywhocreatesthemonster.Themonsterdoesn'tactuallyhaveaname.Anyway,VictorFrankensteinisascientistwho'sdesperatetodiscoverthesecretoflife.Afteryearsofstudy,hemakesanenormouscreatureoutofhumanremainsandbringsittolife.Victorintendsittobebeautiful.Unfortunately,thecreatureturnsoutreallyhideous,__andVictorrunsawayinterror.Althoughthemonsterisgoodandkind,humansarescaredofit.Beingmistreated,themonsterbeesangryandevil.Wantingrevengeonitscreator,themonstermurdersDr.Frankenstein'sbrother,hiswife,andhisbestfriend.WhenVictorfiguresoutthemonsteristhemurderer,heswearstotrackitdownandkillit.Thisbookwaswrittenin1818,rightafteraperiodcalledtheEnlightenment.TheEnlightenmentemphasizedthepursuitofknowledgeandreason,andgaverisetothescientificmethod.MaryShelleycriticizedtheEnlightenmentthroughthecharacterofVictorFrankenstein，“HeisanegativeexampleofanEnlightenmentscientist—hepursuesknowledgeatanycost,andhisobsessionwithdiscoveringthesecretoflifedestroyshim,aswellashisfriendsandfamily.”SomeEnlightenmentthinkersmighthaveseensuchalossasnecessaryfortheadvancementofscience,butnotMaryShelley.Sheandherhusband,poetPercyShelley,werepartoftheRomanticMovementinartandliterature.RomanticismwasareactionagainsttheEnlightenment'sembraceofrationalityandreason.TheRomanticsemphasizedemotionoverrationality,andthoughtpeopleshouldfeelaweinregardtonature.Frankensteinincorporatesalltheseideas.ToShelley,Frankensteindoesn'tfearandrespecttheworldofnatureenough—shesaysthatbytamperingwithnature,hebringsaboutpletedisaster.FrankensteinisnotjustagreatRomanticnovel.It'salsoconsideredoneofthefirstmajorworksofsciencefiction.Itinfluencesawholegenerationofwriters,andthemonsterhasbeeoneofthemostrecognizablefiguresinWesternculture.9．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“hideous”inParagraph1?A．