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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note课时作业Using language阅读理解Pacific Science Center GuideVisit Pacific Science Centers StoreDont forget to stop by Pacific Science Centers Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.Hungry?Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body? Our caf offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The caf is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour before Pacific Science Center closes.Rental InformationLockers are available to store any belongings during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.Support Pacific Science Center Since 1962 Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion(热情) for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and beings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. Its an amazing accomplishment and one we connot achive without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Wish pacificorganzier.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center?1.Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center?A.In Building 1.B.In Building 3.C.At the last Dome.D.At the Denny Way entrance.2.What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?A.Train science teachers.B.Distribute science books.C.Inspire scientific research.D.Take science to the classroom.3.What is the purpose of the last part of the text?A.To encourage donations.B.To advertise coming events.C.To introduce special exhibits.D.To tell about the Centers history.【答案及解析】：答案：1.B; 2.D; 3.A解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的The store is located(位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.可知Pacific Science Center的购物点在Laster Dome旁边的3号楼上。故选B。2.细节理解题。根据第四段中Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3million people a year and beings inquiry based science education to classrooms and company events all over Washington State可知现在Pacific Science Center每年向130多万人提供服务，并开始把科学教育带到教室。故选D。3.推理判断题。由最后一部分的标题及此部分最后两句“we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter. org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center. ” 可知,最后一部分旨在鼓励读者为太平洋科学中心捐赠,故选A。BA few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the drivers accent washed over me in a familiar way. I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. Thats how he found out I go to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up the product of his sacrifice. And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didnt even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?” Here I was, his daughter, squandering the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous) to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same. I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, Im grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, Ive promised myself I wont huff and get annoyed at their inquiries. I wont defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice. Ill just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.4.What disappointed the driver?A.The authors attitude towards him.B.The school that the author is attending.C.The authors majors in history and literature.D.The authors interests in African American studies.5.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4?A.wastingB.creatingC.valuingD.seizing6.Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?A.They are very smart in general.B.They have more opportunities.C.Their parents are high achieving as well.D.Their parents want them to move upward in socie7.How did the author react to the drivers questioning?A.Getting upset.B.Feeling satisfied.C.Defending herself.D.Appreciating his concern.【答案及解析】：答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.D; 4.D解析：1.推理判断题。根据文章第三段中the pride in his voice faded和I didnt even get to add “and African-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”可推知答案为C。2.根据上下文推测词义。由这位优步移民司机先自豪,然后失望以及接着对我的教训这一情感变化的线索可以推测出,他是认为“我”浪费了一个人生中的最大的机会。3.细节加推理。由文章倒数第二段中Fulfill your role in the narrative of upward mobility so your children can do the same.一句可推知答案。4.细节加推理。由最后一段“我”的议论可知CYelp, the San Francisco Internet company that makes reviews of restaurants and other businesses across a large part of America, is getting into the food delivery business. Today, the company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Eat24, a food company that delivers food to homes on behalf of partner restaurants. Yelp is paying $134 million for the company$75 million in cash and the rest in stock. Eat24 works with 20,000 restaurants in more than 1,500 cities all over the U.S. On Yelps reviews site, you can find new restaurants to suit your tastes, and now that the company is acquiring Eat24, the idea is that it will also let you take the next step: order food to your door. “If youre looking at a restaurant, you want to be able to book that restaurant,” Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy said in a Tuesday interview. “If we can integrate(融入) that into the Yelp experience, it makes the site much better.” The move is just one way that some of Internets most recognizable names are branching into online food delivery to improve their existing business. Last August, payments company Square bought Caviar, a high-end quick food delivery service. And that same month, Uber tested a fast food delivery service called UberFRESH, which aimed to deliver meals from local restaurants to customers in less than 10 minutes. In each case, food delivery can provide an added source of income, and it can also help these companies push the use of their existing services. The market for food delivery is hardly small, and mobile technologies can speed up the process, potentially expanding the business even further.8.How does Yelp pay for the company Eat24?A.Totally by cheque.B.Totally in cash.C.Partly in stock.D.Only in credit.9.Customers can do all the following on the new Yelps website EXCEPT _.A.finding the restaurants they likeB.booking a restaurant they likeC.ordering food to their doorD.enjoying much cheaper food10.What does the underlined word “acquire” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Bargain.B.Claim.C.Request.D.Purchase.11.From the passage, we can infer that many companies _.A.begin to set up their own food branchesB.make little money from their existing businessC.begin to attach importance to food delivery makingD.give up the present business and turn to food making 【答案及解析】：答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.D; 4.C解析： 1.细节理解题。从第二段倒数第二句Yelp is paying $134 million for the company$75 million in cash and the rest in stock.可知,Yelp收购Eat24公司的钱一部分是现金支付,另一部分是股票支付。2.细节理解题。 第三、四段提到了find new restaurants to suit your tastes, order food to your door, book that restaurant几项,至于食物是否有优惠,这里并没有提到。4.推理判断题。从最后两段提到的一系列公司开始收购提供食物外送服务的公司以及The market for food delivery is hardly small一句可以判断,很多公司开始重视食物外送这个市场。DThe oddness (反常) of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples.First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny balled (芭蕾) dancer. “Im an inside guy,” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a six-month tour on the International Space Station. “I like to be wrapped up.”On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, its just as easy to pedal violently. You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want. But station residents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale (呼气) has a tendency to form an invisible (隐形的) cloud around you head. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headache.Leroy Chiao, 54, an American retired astronaut after four flights, describes what happens even before you float out of your seat, “Your inner ear thinks youre falling. Meanwhile your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoyingthats why some people feel sick.” Within a couple daystruly terrible days for some astronauts, brains learn to ignore the panicky signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears.Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. Thats why exercise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) puts it right on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain strength and fitness for the two and a half years or more that it would take to make a round-trip to Mars.12.What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space?A.Deciding on a proper sleep positionB.Choosing a comfortable sleeping bagC.Seeking a way to fall asleep quicklyD.Finding a right time to go to sleep.13.The astronauts will suffer from a carbon-dioxide headache when _.A.they circle around on their bikesB.they use microcomputers without a stopC.they exercise in one place for a long timeD.they watch a movie while pedaling14.Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the first few days because _.A.their senses stop workingB.they have to stand up straightC.they float out of their seats unexpectedlyD.whether they are able to go back to the station15.One of the NASAs major concerns about astronauts is _.A.how much exercise they do on the stationB.how they can remain healthy for long in spaceC.whether they can recover after returning homeD.whether they are able to go back to the station【答案及解析】：答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.D; 4.B解析：1.这是一篇说明文。本文通过举例说明了太空生活的奇妙:在太空睡觉时,对宇航员来说主要的挑战在于恰当的睡眠姿势;宇航员在一个地方运动久了会出现碳毒性头痛;宇航员的大脑接收到矛盾的信息时会感到恶心。最后告诉我们美国国家宇航局对宇航员主要的担心是宇航员回家后的修养期和如何在太空长久地保持健康。细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“First consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges.”可知在太空睡觉时,对宇航员来说主要的挑战在于恰当的睡眠姿势。故选A项。2.细节理解题。根据第三段中“But station residents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headache”可知宇航员在一个地方运动久了会出现碳毒性头痛。故选C项。3.细节理解题。根据第四段中“Your inner ear thinks youre failing. Meanwhile your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoying-thats why some people feel sick.”可知宇航员在大脑接收到矛盾的信息时会感到恶心。故选D项。4.细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第一、二句“The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as is about keeping any individual astronaut healthyNASA is worried about two things : and, more importantly, how maintain strength and fitness”可知美国国家宇航局对宇航员主要的担心之一是如何在太空长久地保持健康。故选B项。
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