2021学年高中新教材英语外研版必修第二册课时作业十六Unit6SectionStartingout

课时作业(十六)Unit6SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.单句语法填空1．Happinessandsuccessoftencometothose________aregoodatrecognizingtheirownstrengths.2．The________(endanger)mountaingorillas(山地大猩猩)arefacingmanythreats,andhabitatlossisoneofthemostpressing.3．Yourattitude________lifedetermineshowhappyorunhappyyouare.4．Noscientistscanexactlyfigureoutwhathappenedontheearthatthattime,whichcausedthe________(extinct)ofthedinosaurs.5．Iusedtooversleepinthemorning.________(fortunate),myroommatesalwayswakemeupnow.6．Inthepast,schoolwasseen________theonlysourceofeducation.However,thingsarequitedifferentnow.7．Thiseventwas________greatsuccesswithmorethan40peopleattendingandwemademanynewfriends!8．ReadingplaysanimportantroleinChineseteaching,whichcan________(strength)students'languagesense,developtheirabilitytothink,improvetheirwritingskillsandenrichtheirinnerworld.Ⅱ.阅读理解AImagineastorewhereyoucouldbuywhatyouneedusingyourplasticgarbage.Notjustfoodorhouseholditemsbutvaluablegoodssuchasminutesforyourcellphone,WiFiandevenhealthinsurance.Thisisn'timaginationforthefuture,orastrangesocietythatusestrashforcash.It'stheideabehindPlasticBank,acompanyformedin2013byDavidKatzandShaunFrankson.Asadiver,Katzwasupset—andthusinspiredtoact—afterhesawtheshockingamountofplastictrashintheoceanwhenhetravelledtoothercountriestodive.Althoughimportant,simplycleaninguptheoceanwasn'tenough,hedecided.“Tounderstandwhy,imaginewalkingintoakitchentofindthesink(洗碗池)overflowingandwaterpouringontothefloor.Whatwouldyoudofirst?Turnoffthetap.”saysKatz.Andhebelievesweneedtoturnoffthetapforplasticjunkandstopitfromgettingintotheseainthefirstplace.WithPlasticBank,peopleinpartsofHaiti,thePhilippinesandBrazilcantransformplastictrashintocash,goodsorservices.Collectorsgathertheplasticandbringittoacollectioncentertobeweighed.Inexchange,they'repaidintheformofcash,itemsfromthestore,orpointsthatcanbeusedatanystoreorrecyclingcenterthatusesthePlasticBankapp;insomeplaces,thepointscanalsobeexchangedformobilemoney.Acollectorcanearnuptotheequivalentof$5aday,accordingtoPlasticBank.Thiscandoubleortriplepeople'srealincomes.InHaiti,forexample,themajorityofthepopulationearnsbelow$2.41aday.Afterthecollectorsturnintheirplastic,itissenttoarecyclingcenter,whereit'ssoldtocompaniesthatuseitintheirproducts.Manybusinessespayapremium(额外费用)forrecycledplastic,inparttomeettheirsocialresponsibilitygoals.Butitcanalsobenefittheirbottomline—they'reabletotellconsumersthatbybuyinggoodsmadewithwhatKatzcalls“socialplastic”，theirpurchase(购买)benefitsboththeenvironmentandpeople'slivelihood.1．WhatwasthemainreasonforDavidKatztosetupPlasticBank?A．Torecycleplasticgarbage.B．Tosaveenergy.C．Toincreasetheincomeoflocalpeople.D．Toprotecttheoceanfromplasticpollution.2．WhatdoestheauthormainlytellusinParagraph4?A．Themainproductsofplastic.B．Howplasticgarbageisproduced.C．PlasticBank'soperationprocess.D．HowtopayinthePlasticBankapp.3．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroducearecyclingcompany.B．Tointroducetheeffectsofplastic.C．Totellushowtorecyclethenaturalresources.D．Tointroduceanewwaytoprotecttheocean'senvironment.4．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Sciencefiction.B．Atravelbrochure.C．Anadvertisement.D．Newsofenvironmentalprotection.BIfyouenjoyreading,theworldinbookswillbecomeaplacewhichisnottobeexperiencedinwatchingtelevisiononlyforentertainment.Studieshaveshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy(读写能力)andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon't.Actually,thereisnothingelsethatwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atitsbest,televisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobodywishestoimprovehisliteracybysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenlargeyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadeclearthattherelationbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingpracticalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.Thebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosethatmakeyouthinkmost.Inthispoint,readingforpleasure,bothpaper­basedandon­screen,isfarmorehelpfulthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:imagination.Unluckily,somepeople'sloveofbooksislostinfluencedbytelevision,whichisconsideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoimproveyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadise(乐园)notyetbeinglost.Havinggotanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.5．WhatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinParagraph1?A．Theadvantageofreadingbooks.B．Thewayofimprovinglanguageskills.C．ThepleasureinwatchingTV.D．Theadvantageofourimagination.6．Whatdoesthewritersayaboutreadinginthetext?A．Peoplecangetthelatestinformationthroughit.B．ItoffersmorepleasurethanwatchingTV.C．Itplaysabiggerroleinkids'growththanwatchingTV.D．Morelanguageskills