课时作业(九) [必修2 Unit 4 Wildlife protection]

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Ⅰ.语法填空

One evening I was resting in a cafe. I wore a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, 1.________ were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in 2.________ old and not fit shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He was busy doing his work 3.________ heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the cafe for 4.________ (protect) from the rain. More and more people crowded in and gradually separated the boy 5.________ me.

Hours passed, and it turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered where the boy had been. I thought I would have to go home on my bare feet. When it was near midnight, the cafe was to be closed. I had to move to the door. Just as I went to the gate, I 6.________ (surprise) found that a boy of about eleven, 7.________(look) very familiar, was sleeping at the door with his head leaning 8.________ a box. I shook him slightly and woke him 9.________. He opened the package hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I paid him and wrapped him with his 10.________ (fit) shirt. On my way home, the image of the boy stayed in my mind.

Ⅱ.阅读理解 After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high-calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American, a new study finds. That's one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.

The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices. After being questioned about their ability to speak English, 75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.

When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes, such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories, including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat (饱和脂肪).

“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in，”said Sauna Cheryan, an author of the study

and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington. “If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives, this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health.”Cheryan added.

Social pressures, the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem. “In American society today, being American is associated with being white. Americans, who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English, feel that pressure to prove that they're American，”said Cheryan.

11．The author wants to show that ________．

A．more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacks

B．immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in C．most Americans are at the risk of heart disease D．all the American people have a bad eating habit 12．According to the survey, ________．

A．Asian-Americans care less about their health B．25 percent of Americans like junk food

C．choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation D．immigrants are forced to eat junk food 13．The underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”． A．food offered as a meal B．a person taking a taxi C．money spent on food D．an arranged thing to do

14．According to Sauna Cheryan, ________． A．what immigrants have done is ridiculous B．American traditional foods are healthier

C．immigrants risk their health in order to fit in D．American culture affects immigrants deeply

15．Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit? A．The situation of employment. B．The traditional culture. C．The American government. D．The pressures from society. Ⅲ.[2012·广东卷] 信息匹配

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列某实习编辑从一组读者来信中整理出来的关键备忘信息：

A

Hobbies：reading, listening to music and watching birds

Purpose：asking for spare copies of textbooks, teaching materials or journals

B

Hobbies: reading, singing and travelling

Purpose: learning about ideas of teaching professionals in the world

C

Hobbies: role-playing, listening to music and collecting nice things

Purpose: communicating with new friends among English teachers from the UK and the USA

D

Hobbies: reading and exchanging fancy gifts and ideas about local customs and conventions

Purpose: exchanging ideas on teaching methods

E

Hobbies: listening to western pop music, exchanging gifts and collecting things Purpose: making friends with both fellow teachers and students of English around the world

F

Hobbies: swimming, cycling and raising cats and dogs

Purpose: finding pen friends all over the world and communicating in English 以下信函为上面关键备忘信息的来源。为有效管理资料，请将关键备忘信息与信函原件匹配起来。

16. Dear Editor， I am a secondary school teacher of English. I would like to have pen friends all over the world for my students. They are aged 15－19 and good at swimming, cycling and raising cats and dogs. If students in your country are interested in corresponding with Turkish students in English, please tell them to write to my address, so that I can distribute their letters to my students who are willing to have friends and are in need of practice.

Ms Imbat

81030, Istanbul Turkey

17. Dear Editor， I am interested in corresponding with other TEFL teachers and researchers about issues of professional development. I would like to share ideas with fellow teachers from English-speaking countries throughout the world. My hobbies are reading, listening to music and watching birds. Since I live in a rather isolated area, I would appreciate any spare copies of textbooks, teaching materials or journals that other teachers would be able to send me.

Ms Juliana Sirait 21214, Kisaran Indonesia 18. Dear Editor， I am a 33-year-old secondary school teacher of English in Hungary. I would like to make new friends among English teachers mainly from England, the USA, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. I am interested in role-playing and team work. I would also like to correspond with colleagues all over the world with the same hobbies as mine: collecting nice things, listening to music, reading and travelling.

Mariann Nyari

6724, Szeged, Tavasz 1/B Hungary