2020-2021學年外研版必修四Module-2-Traffic-Jam-Reading課時作業(yè)

Module2TrafficJamReading課時作業(yè)第一節(jié)閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。AArecentstudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillionconnectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareattellingdifferentsoundpatterns.Theresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu—ba—ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B”.Anotherorderwasmu—ba—ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B”pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitive（敏感）towhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebaseofwordsandgrammar,“Positioniskeytolanguage,”shesays.“Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference：‘Johncaughtthebear’isverydifferentfrom‘ThebearcaughtJohn.’”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones—nomatterhoweducational—doesn'tappeartobeenoughforchildren'sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho'dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.Thebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguish（辨別）betweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies—regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio—learnednothing.1.Whyareearlyexperiencessoimportanttochildrenaccordingtothestudy?A.Theycanhelptodeveloptheirbrains.B.TheycanincreasenewinformationofIQs.C.Theycanofferchildrenmoreattention.D.Theycanshowconnectionsintheirbrains.2.Howwastheresearchcarriedout?A.Byrecognizingbabies’differentappearances.B.Byproducingimagesofnewwordsforbabies.C.Bycheckingbabies’brainstoidentify(識別)differentsoundpatterns.D.Bytestinghowbabies’brainslearntospeaklanguage.3.WhyisGervainexcitedaboutthefindings?A.Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages,B.Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammarrules.C.Theorderofwordscomesfromitsgrammarmeaning.D.Differentordersofsoundshavedifferentmeanings.4.WhatisPatriciaKuhlmostlikelytoagree?A.LearningChineseisofgreatbenefittobabies’brains.B.Face-to-facecommunicationcanimprovebabies’brains.C.Babiesarebetterthanadultsinlearningaforeignlanguage.D.Babieslearnalotfromtelevision,audiobooksortheInternet.【答案】1--4.ACDBBAskpeopleintheUKwhatthewords“Sundayroast（烤肉）”meantothem,andthey’llprobablytakeyoubacktotheirgrandmothers’diningrooms—maybewithafewstoriesof“thegreatestpuddings”and“thebesteversteak”.ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMail,justonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether.Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbecominglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworld,wherebreakfastisasliceoftoasteatenonthewaytoworkorschoolandlunchisaquicksandwichinfrontofthecomputerscreen,peoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast.AndSundaywasonceadaywhenpeoplecouldeasilygotothekitchentocook.Nowadays,peopleareoftenoutshoppingoratthecinemauntilit’sfartoolatetostartthinkingaboutheatingtheoven(烤箱)up.However,arecentarticlefromTheTelegraphwarnedagainstbeingcarriedawaybyourtightschedules:“Itwouldbeashametoletthisfineoldtraditiondisappear.”TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchen,andthetablebecomestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends.“Forbusymomsanddads,evenifyoucanmanagetoturnoffyourmobilephoneandtheTVonlyonceaweekandturntheSundayroastintoarealfamilyevent,childrencanhavefuncookingthefoodandclearinguptogether.”5.WhydopeoplepaylessattentiontoSundayroast?A.Theyarelivinginthemodernsociety. B.Theyhavenointerestincooking.C.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile. D.Theyhaveabusylifestyle.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Arecentarticle. B.Thefineoldtradition.C.Atraditionalkitchen. D.TheSundaymorningactivity.7.HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardsSundayroast’sdyingout?A.Doubtful. B.Positive.C.Sorry. D.Uncertain.8.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SundayRoastDyingOut B.Sunday-BestTimeforFamilyC.It’sthePerfectTimeforUs D.Let’sSitDownTogether【答案】5---8.DBCA第二節(jié)完形填空Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplainaboutstressinworkandlife.Beforeofferinghisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyof

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eachother’scups.Nowconsiderthis:Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyand

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D.boil【答案】1.C;2.A;3.C;4.A;5.B;6.A;7.D;8.D;9.B;10.C;11.A;12.B;13.D;14.A;15.B第三節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作校園藝術(shù)節(jié)展演即將來臨，學生會將舉辦剪紙和國畫比賽，參賽人可以任選其一。假設(shè)你是學生會主席李華，請寫一篇書面通知，號召大家踴躍參加。內(nèi)容包括：1．舉辦此次活動的目的；2．提交作品的截止時間和地點；3．說明有何獎勵。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。參考詞匯：剪紙(paper-cutting)；國畫(traditionalChinesepainting)；靈感(inspiration)