2018秋英语人教版必修4课后阅读作业-Unit-2--Period-2

-1-课后阅读作业Unit2Period2Ⅰ.阅读理解APeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,tomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutrition(营养)andvitamininit.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresidentparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguests“poisonapples”.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonoredguestsaboutthefact.【语篇概述】在18世纪的美国,人们认为西红柿是有毒的,只供观赏,而不能食用。了解西红柿情况的总统用它招待了客人,获得了赞赏。1.Tomatoisakindof______.A.poisonousfruitB.poisonousvegetableC.tastyfruitD.tastyvegetable-2-【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段中tomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable可知西红柿是一种可口的蔬菜。2.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.【解析】选B。推理判断题。由Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.可知18世纪美国人是不吃西红柿的,可推知最早也应在19世纪开始吃。故B项正确。3.Jeffersonlearnedthattomatoesweregoodtoeat______.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段中HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.可知他是在巴黎知道了西红柿是可口的。4.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere______.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly-3-【解析】选C。推理判断题。由Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguests“poisonapples”.他们从来没有想到他们的总统会供应尊贵的客人“毒苹果”可推知是自己国家的人。BWorriedabouthowmanycaloriesyouwillgetinthatpieceofpizza,chocolatecakeorbagofchips?AnewiPhoneapplication(应用程序)MealSnapmayhelp.Usersjustneedtotakeapictureofthemealwiththephone,anditwillgiveacalorieread-outalmostimmediately.MealSnapwasdevelopedbyDailyBurn,ahealthsocialnetworkthatfocusesonhelpingitsusersleadhealthierlifestyles.Ithascreatedseveralotherhealthanddiet-relatediPhoneapplications.Theapplicationgivesusersaquickreply.Todothat,itmatchesthetakenpicturetoadatabank(数据库)withthecalorieinformationofnearly500,000kindsoffood.Usersthengettherangeofcaloriesforthemealthatisphotographed.Westartedwithsomethingsimple—anapple.Acoupleofminuteslater,theapplicationrepliedthatitwasanappleandbetween64and96calories.Moreimpressivewasthereplywereceivedaftersendingaphotoofamixedsaladbowl.MealSnaprepliedthatthebowlcontained“yellowricewithcorn,boiledeggsandbeans”andthatthefoodwasbetween532and789calories.MrSmith,directorofDailyBurn,saidthatusualcaloriecountingneededalongtime,butthattheapplicationmadeiteasiertoknowthecaloriesinfood.Thatiswhyitissopopularamongthosewhoaretryinghardtoloseweight.Inaddition,MealSnapcanactasafooddiary.Noneedtowritedownwhat-4-they’veeaten,thephotoeswillbestored.Theuserscankeepavisuallog(视觉的记录).MrSmithsaid,“it’slikeafoodjourney,buteasier.Allyoudoistotakethepicture.Thesimpleactofrecordingsomethingcancauseapsychological(心理的)changethatcanhelppeopleontheirhealthjourney.KnowingthecalorierangemakesmethinkmoreaboutwhatI’meating.”【语篇概述】文章介绍了新研发的MealSnap不仅可以让人们知道食物的卡路里含量,还可以说出是哪种食物。DailyBurn的目的是帮助人们拥有一个健康的生活,目前已经投入市场。5.ThepurposeofDailyBurnisto______.A.helppeoplefindwaystoloseweightB.makeiPhonemorepopularC.persuadepeopletobuyiPhoneproductsD.helppeoplehaveahealthylife【解析】选D。目的意图题。根据第二段第一句可知,DailyBurn的目的是帮助人们拥有一个健康的生活。6.Whatcanbelearnedfromthethirdparagraph?A.MealSnapisonlyusefulforsimplethings.B.TheresultofMealSnapisn’talwaysright.C.MealSnapcanalsotellwhatthefoodis.D.MealSnapneedsalongtimetoshowthecalorierange.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句和第二句可知,MealSnap还可以说出是哪种食物。7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMealSnapisTRUE?-5-A.Ithasbeenputintothemarket.B.Peoplewillhaveaphysicalchangebyusingit.C.It’spopularbecauseitwasdevelopedbyDailyBurn.D.PeoplehavetolinkiPhonewiththeInternettouseit.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知,MealSnap已经投入市场。Ⅱ.完形填空Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor(皇帝).Onedayhetoldhishorsemanthatifhecouldrideonhishorseand1asmuchlandareaasheliked,hewouldgivehimtheareaoflandhehadcovered.2enough,thehorsemanquicklyjumpedontohishorseand3asfastaspossibletocoverasmuchlandareaashecould.He4ridingandriding,whippingthehorsetogoasfastaspossible.Evenwhenhewas5ortired,hedidnotstop6hewantedtocoverasmuchareaaspossible.Whenheatlastcoveredalargeamountofland,hewasexhaustedandwas7.Thenheaskedhimself,“WhydidI8myselfsohardtocoversomuchlandarea?NowIamdyingandIonly9averysmallareato10myself.”Theabovestoryis11tothejourneyofour12.Wepushourselvesveryhardeverydaytomakemore13,togainpowerorrecognition.Weneglect(疏忽,忘记)our14,timewithourfamilyandtoappreciate(欣赏)thesurrounding15andthethingswelovetodo.Oneday16welookback,wewill17thatwedon’treallyneedthatmuch,18thenwecannotturnbacktimeforwhatwehave19.Lifeisnotaboutmakingmoney.Lifeisdefinitely(肯定地)notabo