UNIT1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Using Language1 听说课 分层作业
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基础巩固
)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The professor’s (/ bstr kt/) theory is hard for us to
understand.
2.The girl was tired from standing, so she ( 转换) her weight
from one foot to the other.
3.To adapt to the rapid economic development, China has put forward
some new development (观念).
4.The player’s o performance left a deep impression on
everyone present.
5.He is outgoing. B , he is kind. He always steps up whenever
people need help.
Ⅱ.选词填空
in charge of;above all;break out;come down with
1.I’d like to speak to the person who is this program.
2.When World War Ⅰ , he decided to join the army immediately.
3.I have been coughing these days, so I think I have the
flu.
4.I’m very lucky to have a comfortable life, where there’s always food on
the table, heating in the winter, and, , love in the house.
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.The story of the two young men is described (vivid) in this
novel.
2.It has been argued that (gift) children should be grouped in
special classes.
3.At the beginning, he asked if I could assist him learning how
to use chopsticks.
4.The boy who started work just after graduation was arranged as a
teaching (assist).
5.It was 9 a.m. The sun shone (brilliant). I stood by the lake,
waiting for my turn to boat.
6.Body language can give away a lot about your thoughts—for example, standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being
(defend).
7.At the conference, political leaders from many countries promised to work together to defend the world terrorism and other threats.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.我相信你足够强大,能应对这些挑战。 (be+adj.+enough to do sth.)
I believe you deal with these
challenges.
2.当被问到为什么上学迟到时,他保持沉默。后来,老师了解到他爸爸
病了。 (状语从句的省略)
why he was late for school, he kept silent. Later, the
teacher learned that his father was ill.
3.未来,人工智能技术会传播到人们生活的各个方面,使生活更便利。
(make+宾语+宾语补足语)
In the future, artificial intelligence technology will spread to all aspects of
people’s life and .
Ⅰ.课文语法填空
As we know, scientists have many excellent qualities. We can take
Qian Xuesen and Stephen Hawking 1 example.
Qian Xuesen, 2 served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion, was a well-respected man. In 1935, he went to the US for further study and then worked there. After 3 (overcome) some difficulties, he returned to China in 1955, and was responsible for many major scientific research projects. 4 (face) with challenges, Qian didn’t feel discouraged. Under 5 (he) leadership, China developed its own missiles, rockets, and man-made satellites 6 (success). Qian was knowledgeable. However, what made him an outstanding 7 creative scientist was probably his interest in other things like music and drawing,
which gave him 8 (inspire) in scientific research.
Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and 9 (gift)
scientists in physics. He came down with a disease and 10 (lose) the use of most of his muscles. He was brilliant, brave, and determined, and
he was willing to admit his faults.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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能力提升
)
Ⅱ.阅读理解(2022 浙江名校协作体联考)
Scientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem remains unsettled. Now research published in Scientific Reports suggests virtual reality might help older people recall
facts and events based on concrete details.
The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks playing a virtual reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, walking virtual neighborhoods while completing small tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play games that did not require recalling details. After 15 sessions (期), the latter performed roughly the same as before in a long-term memory test. But the Labyrinth players gained an improvement in memory through the VR game. A scientist of the University of California, Peter Wais, said the improvement brought them up to the level of another group of younger
adults taking the same memory test.
Meredith Thompson, an education researcher, studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the new study. “It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory,” she says. “Adding VR can provide greater involvement than other games.” Wais’s team is now investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the
most impact.
A cognitive(认知的) psychologist, Daniel Simons, who was also not involved in the study, notes experiments with other games that claim to train the brain have often failed to evaluate this. And it remains unclear how test performance in a laboratory setting might translate into real-world situations. “The outcome,” Simons notes, “needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it’s treated as a strong
finding.”
“For now,” Wais says, “the team hopes its studies with similar-sized groups will help draw funding to test the game in a larger pool of
participants.”
1.What is Meredith Thompson’s attitude toward the research
A.Satisfied. B.Enthusiastic.
C.Cautious. D.Concerned.
2.According to the scientists, the research needs to be improved due
to .
A.the lack of financial support
B.the limited pool of participants
C.the unsatisfying test performance
D.the impractical application in the real world
3.What is the passage mainly about
A.People’s memory gradually fails as they age.
B.People of different ages should play VR games.
C.Virtual reality can change people’s memory.
D.Virtual reality can improve older adults’ memory.
4.Where may the passage come from
A.A work of science fiction.
B.A book review.
C.A science magazine.
D.A travel guide.
Ⅲ.七选五(2021 浙江温州新力量联盟期末联考)
A 24-year-old female space commander Zhou Chengyu has been a heated topic on Weibo since Chinese state media highlighted her as one of the women involved in the successful launch of the Chang’e-5 lunar probe( 月 球 探 测 器 ) on 24 November. Social media users have been referring to her as a “source of pride” for the country. 1 Several people jokingly reflected on their own achievements, commenting how
far behind in life they were in comparison.
Starting in 2004, the Chang’e Programme consists of three stages of “orbiting”, “landing” and “returning” . 2 In December 2013, the goal of China’s first soft landing on the lunar surface and ground exploration on the moon was achieved by the lander and Yutu Lunar Rover of Chang’e-3. In 2019, Chang’e-4 probe made the first-ever soft landing on
the far side of the moon.
The Chang’e-5 mission is China’s third successful moon landing in seven years. 3 China became the third country to bring lunar samples
back to Earth.
Most Chinese know the story of the mythological Chang’e, the Chinese goddess of the moon. People can’t hear the word “Chang’e” without picturing romantic and vivid images of a moon goddess. 4 And so pictures of Zhou Chengyu have been all over state media, with comments about how she is a “front-line soldier in the field of aerospace”
and a “big sister” that young Chinese can look up to.
However, the huge amount of interest in the Guizhou Province
native has not appeared to have had much of an effect on her. 5
A.Her story in particular has inspired the public, considering her young
age.
B.She refused repeated requests for interviews in order to focus on her
work.
C.However, China has been trying to highlight strong female figures in
the country.
D.Despite her young age, Zhou is now working at the Wenchang
Spacecraft Launch Site.
E.Its aim is to gather lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn more
about the moon.
F.For this reason, China’s mission to the moon was calling out for a
strong female figure.
G.China completed the “orbiting” phase by launching Chang’e-1 and
Chang’e-2 lunar probes in 2007 and 2010.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Ⅳ.读后续写(2021 福建厦门期中)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成
一篇完整的短文。
As Lia Bentley walked home from school on a cold October afternoon, she saw symmetry (对称) all around her: in the faces of people and the clothes they wore, in the buildings she passed and in the cars that went by. The birds in the sky were symmetrical, and even the autumn
leaves that covered the sidewalk were symmetrical.
All the month, Lia’s class had been studying different forms of symmetry, and Lia was very interested. Mr. Ferris, their science teacher, had given them their final task: to find the most beautiful example of
symmetry and give a report to the class on it.
Lia looked at the task in her notebook. “The most beautiful example of symmetry ” she thought. “What on earth could that be ”Halfway through the school year, she’d been given a microscope for her birthday. Now she realized that she could use it to study symmetry. She set up what she called “laboratory” in the small wooden house. The microscope stood on a table. She hoped to find an example of symmetry that would stand out from all the others. Lia spent hours on the examination of cells and drops of pond water full of strange symmetrical life. Although she was surprised by what she saw, it troubled her that none of them was truly beautiful. Lia stayed in the wooden house until her father called her inside. “Come on, Lia. It’s getting cold out. The weather forecast says it’s
going to snow.”
Lia suddenly felt sad. Snow meant winter was on its way. The cold weather would mean fewer things to look at under the microscope. Snow
would often cover the area like a blanket, hiding everything from sight.
“Come inside!” her father called again.
“Be there in a minute, Dad!” Lia called back.
Just then, the door of the wooden house was blown open by a short strong wind. As she turned her head against the wind, she caught sight of
a single snowflake(雪花) that had blown into the wooden house and onto
the stage (载物台) of her microscope.
注意:续写词数应为 150 左右。
Paragraph 1:
Lia looked through the microscope, and to her surprise, she saw the most beautiful example of symmetry she could ever have
imagined.
Paragraph 2:
Suddenly, Lia had an idea—she ran to her house and picked up her
camera.
答案解析
Ⅰ.1.abstract 2.shifted 3.concepts 4.outstanding
5.Besides
Ⅱ.1.in charge of 2.broke out 3.come down with
4.above all
Ⅲ.1.vividly 考查副词。设空处修饰过去分词 described,应用副词 vividly,表示“生动地”。
2.gifted 考查形容词。设空处修饰名词 children,应用形容词 gifted,意为“有天赋的”。
3.in 考查介词。 assist sb. in doing sth.表示“ 帮助某人做某事” 。故填 in。
4.assistant 考查名词。 a teaching 作 as 的宾语, 由设空处前面的不定冠词 a 可知应用名
词 assistant 。teaching assistant 表示“助教”。
5.brilliantly 考查副词。设空处修饰谓语动词 shone,作状语,所以用副词 brilliantly,表示“灿烂
地”。
6.defensive 考 查 形 容 词 。根 据 设 空 处 前 面 的 you are being 可 知 此 处 应 用 形 容 词 作 表
语,defensive 意为“ 自卫的” 。此处表示双臂交叉着站立表明你在自我保护。
7.from/against 考查介词。 defend...from/against...表示“保护 ……免受 ……”。此处指保护世
界免受恐怖主义和其他威胁(的侵袭)。故填 from 或 against。
Ⅳ.1.are strong enough to 2.When asked 3.make life more convenient
Ⅰ.1.for 考查介词。 take...for example 表示“ 以 …… 为例” 。故填 for。
2.who 考查定语从句的引导词。 设空处无提示词 , 且前面有逗号 , 前面是 Qian Xuesen, served his homeland with effort, achievement, and devotion 中缺少主语,此处指钱学森以自己的 努力、成就和献身精神为祖国服务,故推测设空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰 Qian Xuesen,
故填 who。
3.overcoming 考查动名词。设空处前的 After 为介词,其后应接动名词,故填 overcoming。
4.Faced 考查过去分词。be faced with...意为“面临 ……”,故此处填 Faced,构成过去分词短语
作状语。
5.his 考查形容词性物主代词。设空处作定语修饰名词 leadership,故用形容词性物主代词 his。
Under his leadership 意为“在他的领导下”。
6.successfully 考查副词。设空处作状语,修饰谓语动词 developed,故用副词 successfully。
7.and 考查并列连词。此处指使他成为一位杰出的且富有创造力的科学家的可能是 ……。
设空处连接两个并列的形容词 outstanding 和 creative,结合语境可知此处应用 and。
8.inspiration 考查名词。设空处作 gave 的直接宾语,应用名词 inspiration。
9.gifted 考查形容词。设空处作定语,修饰其后名词 scientists,故用形容词 gifted。
10.lost 考查动词时态。该句中,and 连接两个并列的谓语动词, 由 and 前面的 came 可知此处
也应用一般过去时。故填 lost。
Ⅱ. 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了虚拟现实可以改善老年人的记忆力,并介绍了一项相关研
究以及相关专家对此研究的评论。
1.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory”可知,Meredith Thompson 认为这项研究需要
长时间的跟踪观察, 由此推知她对这项研究的态度是谨慎的。故选 C。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Adding VR can provide greater involvement than other
games.” 、第四段中的“ideally with a much larger group”以及最后一段中的“test the game in a larger pool of participants”可知科学家们认为这项研究需要改进是因为参与者的数量有限。故
选 B。
3.D 主旨大意题。文章第一段提出了虚拟现实可以帮助老年人根据具体细节回忆事实和事 件这一话题,第二段介绍了其研究过程,第三段和第四段是两位专家对这项研究的看法,最后 一段简要表达了该研究团队的希望。整体看来,本篇文章主要是关于“虚拟现实可以改善老年
人的记忆力”这个话题的。故选 D。
易错归因
C 选项“虚拟现实可以改变人的记忆力” 为偷换概念的表述,与文中内容不符,没有把握人
群,没有表述“ 改善”。
4.C 推理判断题。本篇文章主要围绕“虚拟现实可以改善老年人的记忆力”这个话题展开,文 章内容还包含科学家进行的研究以及其他专家对此研究的评论, 由此推知,本文可能是科学杂
志上的文章。故选 C。
【高频词汇】
1.prevent...from doing sth. 阻止 ……做某事 2.recall v.记起;回想起;回忆起 3.involve v.涉及;
使参与 be involved in...参与 …… involvement n.参与;投入
4.improvement n.改进;改善 5.investigate v.研究
6.claim v.宣称,声称;断言 7.participant n.参与者;参加者
【熟词生义】
1.control n.对照标准;参照实验 2.strong adj.难以辩驳的;确凿的 3.pool n.人力资源
长难句分析 本句是一个主从复合句。关系代词 who 引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 Daniel Simons;notes 后面为省略了 that的宾语从句,该宾语从句中又包含 that 引导的定语从句,
修饰先行词 other games。
译文 同样没有参与这项研究的认知心理学家丹尼尔 · 西蒙斯指出,带有其他声称训练大脑的
游戏的实验往往未能评估这一点。
Ⅲ. 本文是一篇新闻报道,主要介绍了 24 岁的女航天指挥员周承钰,同时也简单介绍了我国
的探月工程。
1.A 细节句。根据设空处下句可知,周承钰鼓舞了公众, 引发了他们的认真思考,A 项“考虑
到她的年轻,她的故事尤其鼓舞公众”可引出下文内容。故选 A。
2.G 细节句。根据上文“the Chang’e Programme consists of three stages of ‘orbiting’, ‘landing’ and ‘returning’”可知嫦娥工程分为三个阶段 , 下句提到了“landing”这个阶段 , 下段提到了 “returning”这个阶段,G 项“通过在 2007 年发射‘嫦娥一号’和在 2010 年发射‘嫦娥二号’,中国完
成了‘绕月探测’阶段”说的是“orbiting” 这个阶段,符合事物的介绍流程,故选 G。
3.E 细节句。上文提到了嫦娥五号任务是中国在七年内第三次成功登月, 即“returning”这个 阶段,E 项“它的目标是收集月球岩石和土壤以帮助科学家更多地了解月球”顺应上文内容。选 项中的 aim 呼应上文的 mission, gather lunar rocks and soil 对应下句的 lunar samples。故选 E。 4.F 细节句。 根据设空处上句可知,人们听到“嫦娥”这个词就会想象月亮女神的生动浪漫形
象,F 项“正是这个原因, 中国登月的任务需要一个有影响力的女性形象”承接上文内容。故选
F。
5.B 细节句。根据设空处上句可知,这些关注没有给她带来很大的影响, B 项 “ 为了专注于她 的工作,她一再拒绝了采访的要求”是上文所说的没有给她带来很大的影响的具体体现。故选
B。
【高频词汇】
1.commander n.指挥官;负责人 2.refer to...as...把 ……称作 …… 3.reflect on 认真思考 4.in
comparison 相比较 5.in particular 尤其;特别
【熟词生义】
1.picture v.想象;设想 2.strong adj.有影响力的;有实力的;有权势的
长难句分析 本句是主从复合句。句中 since 引导时间状语从句,该时间状语从句中 involved in the successful launch of the Chang’e-5 lunar probe on 24 November 为过去分词短语作后置定
语,修饰 the women。
译文 自从中国官方媒体强调,周承钰是参与 11 月 24 日嫦娥五号月球探测器成功发射的女
性之一后,这位 24 岁的女性太空指挥官就成了微博上的热门话题。
Ⅳ.
写作指导
情节线 情感线
故事 要素 时间 Lia Bentley 在寻找最美的对称物的时候 惊讶 Lia 遇 到 难 题 时 是 什 么 感
地点 在一个小木屋里
人物 Lia Bentley,Lia Bentley 的老师 Mr. Ferris,Lia Bentley 的爸 爸
情节 开端 Lia Bentley 在学校里学习了对称现象,科学老师要求同学 们找到最美丽的对称例子并作报告
发展 Lia 收到了一件生日礼物——一个显微镜,她用它在小木 屋里寻觅、观察各种对称的东西但都不满意,这时下雪了, 一片雪花落在了显微镜的载物台上
续写 方向 Para. 1 Lia 透过显微镜观察,令她惊讶的是,她看到了她所能想象 到的最美的对称的例子。 (段首句)
①这个最美的对称的例子是什么 ②这种东西有什么特别之处 ③Lia 怎么解决难题
Para. 2 突然,Lia 有了一个主意——她跑回自己家,拿起相机。(段 首句)
①Lia 拿相机去干什么 ②Lia 是如何完成她的报告的
受 (吃惊 难过 ) 完成报告之后 , 同学们是什 么反应 (兴奋 惊讶 敬佩 )
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
Lia looked through the microscope, and to her surprise, she saw the most beautiful example of symmetry she could ever have imagined. “Of course!”she shouted.“A snowflake! Why didn’t I think of that before ” She looked through the microscope again to take a closer look, and was surprised to find that there was nothing there! The snowflake had disappeared, taking all of its beauty with it. “No! Wait! Oh, no!” cried Lia. She had to take the snowflake to class, but how It would melt before she could even get on the bus!
Paragraph 2:
Suddenly, Lia had an idea—she ran to her house and picked up her camera.Within minutes, she’d managed to attach it to the microscope. She carefully placed another snowflake on the microscope’s stage and took a series of pictures. Each snowflake was different, symmetrical, and unbelievably beautiful. Lia took the snowflake photos to class, which surprised her classmates and teacher. They were excited to see the most beautiful example of symmetry and they gave Lia a nickname. They called her Snowflake Lia.