第10周·周末双休精读作业
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There are so many things to keep in order with young children during weekdays. It's all too easy to end up forgetting they need their PE kit on a particular day, or to realize they have no clean school uniforms or you've missed an email about a school trip.
So one admirably organized mom, Rachael Hallett, from Australia, has shared her simple but highly effective solution to having to prepare their lunchboxes. Her tip recommends mass cooking, just like you might do with dinners. “School lunches can get boring,” she admits. “You can cook a lot and freeze many items in advance. Sandwiches, sausage rolls, wraps and so on. These all freeze well.” But she points out that any fillings that are water based, like cucumber or tomato, should be avoided in case the bread or wraps become wet.
And Rachael, who has two primary school age children, doesn't stop there with the preparation. She also makes the decisions easily over what to give her children daily by drawing up a list of different foods to put in the boxes. She prefers lunchboxes with different parts that won't leak and each section is used for various items such as fruit or snacks. The wise mom sometimes even sends her kids into school with a food thermos for warm lunches. “You can really send almost anything,” she shares.
But even Rachael has days when she just doesn't have the time or energy to make a meal for her little ones and she says on these occasions school dinners are definitely a suitable alternative. “Plan some money for a lunch order on your hardest weekdays. Usually school dinners aren't too expensive and taste good,” she says.
Rachael is a co founder of the hugely popular online group Moms Who, which has over a million members. Lots of other members of the group thanked Rachael for sharing her tips which they intended to put to use in their routines.
一、阅读理解
1.What are parents' weekdays like according to the first paragraph?( )
A.Challenging. B.Boring.
C.Amazing. D.Meaningful.
2.What does Rachael suggest on mass cooking?( )
A.Avoiding sandwiches.
B.Preparing food with juice.
C.Choosing food that freezes well.
D.Cooking one item at a time.
3.Why does Rachael probably prefer lunchboxes with different parts?( )
A.It is easy for her children to carry.
B.It is convenient to put different foods in.
C.The lunchboxes look more beautiful.
D.The lunchboxes are popular with children.
4.What is the purpose of the online group Moms Who?( )
A.To offer various recipes for cooking school dinners at home.
B.To help moms find affordable lunchbox options for their kids.
C.To allow moms in Australia to discuss school related topics.
D.To provide a platform for moms to share the tips on their kids' lunch.
二、语言运用
Ⅰ.语境辨义(选出下列句中加黑词的含义)
1.It's all too easy to end up forgetting they need their PE kit on a particular day ...( )
A.成套工具 B.配套服装 C.配套元件
2.She also makes the decisions easily over what to give her children daily by drawing up a list of different foods to put in the boxes.( )
A.起草,拟订 B.使(车辆)停下 C.追上
3.But even Rachael has days when she just doesn't have the time or energy to make a meal for her little ones and she says on these occasions school dinners are definitely a suitable alternative.( )
A.替代的 B.另类的 C.可供选择的事物
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.If you keep working hard at your goals, you will___________________________________ in the future.(end up)
如果你一直为自己的目标努力奋斗,你最终会在未来取得巨大的成功。
2.We should ________________________________ so that we can make good use of our time and improve our learning efficiency.(in advance)
我们应该提前计划我们的学习任务,这样我们就能充分利用时间并提高我们的学习效率。B
A team of researchers in Florida may have created the world's coolest paint ever. Chanda, a researcher in the University of Central Florida, and his team have created a way to copy nature's ability to reflect light and create beautifully vivid color without absorbing any heat like traditional pigments (色素) do. They focus on exploring structural color (结构色) and how people could use it to live cooler in a rapidly warming world.
Structural colors are created not from traditional pigmentation but from the arrangement of colorless materials to reflect light in certain ways, like how rainbows are made after it rains. Think about the most beautiful colors you've ever seen — forest green, wine red or crystal blue, some of which, however, are nearly impossible to recreate artificially. That's because these beautiful colors are not achieved through pigments — they're all in the structure, like the green of peacocks' feathers.
Think about those cherries that redden your mouth after you eat them or when your jeans turn green from sitting in wet grass. These are pigments. To create these colors, synthetic (合成的) materials like heavy metals are used to create vivid paints. Chanda stressed, “A deep blue needs cobalt; a deep red needs cadmium. They are_toxic. We are polluting our nature by using this kind of paint. So one of the major motivations for us is to create colors based on non toxic materials.”
Beyond the beautiful colors and safety that structure can provide, Chanda also found that unlike pigments, structural paint does not absorb heat but reflects light back. That's why people are advised to wear lighter colors in hotter days and why many buildings are painted white. This means this eco friendly paint could help communities keep cool in an increasingly warming climate.
“Nature has followed the path to create harmony among our surroundings,” Chanda said. “We want to be colorful but our color production is not really supported or inspired by nature. I hope this paint could be the future to a healthier, cooler environment.”
一、阅读理解
1.Which of the following colors doesn't belong to structural colors?( )
A.The purple of ripe grapes.
B.The blue of butterfly wings.
C.The orange of bright rainbows.
D.The green of peacocks' feathers.
2.What does the underlined word “toxic” in the third paragraph probably mean?( )
A.Attractive. B.Harmful.
C.Neutral. D.Useless.
3.Which of the following can best describe the advantages of the newly created paint?( )
A.Vivid, eco friendly and cooling.
B.Colorless, healthy and artificial.
C.Traditional, healthy and cooling.
D.Vivid, traditional and eco friendly.
4.What's the main idea of the text?( )
A.Many attractive colors couldn't be recreated artificially.
B.Human beings should respect the harmony of our surroundings.
C.Traditional approaches of color production remain to be improved.
D.The paint of structural color could help people live cooler and healthier lives.
二、语言运用
Ⅰ.语境辨义(选出下列句中加黑词的含义)
1.... his team have created a way to copy nature's ability to reflect light and create beautifully vivid color without absorbing any heat like traditional pigments (色素) do.( )
A.复制 B.模仿 C.副本
2.So one of the major motivations for us is to create colors based on non toxic materials.( )
A.主修科目 B.少校 C.主要的
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.A good essay should ________________________ and unique thoughts so that it can touch the readers' hearts.(be based on)
一篇好的文章应该以真实情感和独特思想为基础,这样才能触动读者的心。
2.The more you practise speaking English, the more fluently you'll speak it.
__________________________________________________________(That is because ...)
你练习得越多,就能越流畅地说英语。那是因为熟能生巧。
第10周·周末双休精读作业
A篇
一、阅读理解
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一位有组织能力的母亲分享的关于高效准备孩子午餐的实用技巧和建议,帮助家长们应对忙碌的学日生活。
1.选A 推理判断题。根据第一段可知,第一段讲述了家长们平日里照顾小孩的忙碌与容易遗忘事情的情况,由此可知,平日里家长的生活是充满挑战的。
2.选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“You can cook a lot and freeze many items in advance. Sandwiches, sausage rolls, wraps and so on. These all freeze well.”可知,关于批量烹饪,Rachael建议可以提前大量烹饪并冷冻一些适合冷冻的食物。
3.选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She prefers lunchboxes with different parts that won't leak and each section is used for various items such as fruit or snacks.”可知,她偏好这种午餐盒的原因是方便放置各种类型的食物。
4.选D 推理判断题。根据尾段“Rachael is a co founder of the hugely popular online group Moms Who, which has over a million members. Lots of other members of the group thanked Rachael for sharing her tips which they intended to put to use in their routines.”可知,该群组旨在为妈妈们提供一个分享有关孩子午餐及其他相关小贴士的平台。
二、语言运用
Ⅰ.1~3 BAC
Ⅱ.1.end up achieving great success
2.plan our study tasks in advance
B篇
一、阅读理解
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究者Chanda和他的团队运用结构色原理创造了一种生态友好的新型涂料。
1.选A 推理判断题。根据第二段“Think about ... That's because these beautiful colors are not achieved through pigments — they're all in the structure, like the green of peacocks' feathers. ”及第三段前两句可知,A项的葡萄与文章中的樱桃及草相似,含有色素,是非结构色。
2.选B 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“We are polluting our nature by using this kind of paint. So one of the major motivations for us is to create colors based on non toxic materials. ”可知,使用此类涂料会污染自然环境,是有害的,画线单词的含义是“有害的”。
3.选A 推理判断题。根据第三、四段可知,新研发的这种涂料的优势在于它模仿自然界的结构色,无需吸收热量就能反射光线,创造出鲜明的颜色,而且是基于非毒性材料制成的。因此,A项“Vivid, eco friendly and cooling. (鲜艳、环保且具有降温效果)”最能全面概括这种新涂料的优点。
4.选D 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是根据第一段中的“A team of researchers in Florida may have created the world's coolest paint ever. ”可知,研究者Chanda和他的团队运用结构色原理创造了一种生态友好的新型涂料,使用结构色能帮助人们享受更凉爽和健康的生活。
二、语言运用
Ⅰ.1~2 BC
Ⅱ.1.be based on real feelings
2.That is because practice makes perfect.
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