1课时作业(二十三)[模块7Unit4Publictransport](限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.单项填空1.Hewasdismissed,becausehehadbeenwarnedtobe________butwaslateagain.A.intelligentB.diligentC.punctualD.available2.Tokeephealthy,ProfessorJohnson________cyclingasaregularformofexerciseafterheretired.A.tookupB.caughtonC.carriedoutD.madefor3.Itisreportedthatsomewildanimalswerefound________inabigcaveinthemountain.A.tohidedeadB.hiddendeadC.hidingdeadD.hiddendeath4.Thisisthebetterusethatwe________thelimitedspaceinourkitchen.A.makeofB.makeupC.makeintoD.makefrom5.________isuptoallof________roaduserstomakesurethatweavoidaccidentsbypayingattentiontoroadsafety.A.It;ourB.That;weC.It;usD.This;our6.—Becauseoftherain,we'llhaveto________thefootballmatch.—I'mfreenextSundayifyouwouldliketoplaythen.A.advanceB.postponeC.abandonD.advocate7.Shejustdidn'tknowhowtoexpressthebeautifulfeelingofstudyinginsuchauniversity________withagoodatmosphereofstudyingEnglish.A.fillingB.havingfilledC.filledD.tofill8.I'dpreferto________myjudgementuntilIfindalltheevidence.A.showB.expressC.passD.reserve29.—Doyouthinkitis________tojudgeamanonlybyhislooks?—Idon'tthinkso.A.trueB.realC.reliableD.relative10.WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A.comeoutB.stayoutC.leaveoutD.dropout11.Thepolicearrested________thieveslastnight.A.fewB.alittleC.ahandfulofD.agreatdealof12.Hestartedtoexplain,butshecuthimshort,________shehadtoputanendtoit.A.sayingB.saidC.tosayD.havingsaid13.Anunlockeddoorisaninvitation________theft.A.forB.atC.toD.with14.Theorganization'saimisto________peoplefromalloverthecountrywhoaresufferingfromthedisease.A.linkupB.breakupC.gatherupD.pickup15.Insomewesterncountries,demandofgraduatesfromMBAcourseshas________.A.turneddownB.turnedoverC.fallendownD.fallenoverⅡ.阅读理解ABabiesworkhardtogetreadytotalk.Theylistenattentively,andataround6monthsofagestarttobabble(含糊不清地说)withpassionwhiletheirbrainsfigureouthowtomakesoundsunderstoodbyothers.Anewstudysuggestsbabiesmightalsolearntogabbyusingtheireyes.“Babiesstarttolipreadwhentheylearntobabble,”saidDavidLewkowicz,apsychologistwhoworkedonthestudy.Atthattime,hesays,infantsprobablyconnectthesound3ofawordtotheshapeofaperson'smouthwhensayingtheword.LewkowiczandAmyHansenTift,bothofFloridaAtlanticUniversityinBocaRaton,conductedtheexperimentsdemonstratingbabies'lipreadingskills.Thescientistsstudied179infantsfromfamilieswhereEnglishisthemainlanguagespokenathome.Thechildren,whoweredividedintogroupsbyage,worespecialdeviceswhiletheywatchedvideosofawomanspeakingEnglishorspeakingSpanish,whichwasaforeignlanguagetothebabies.Thedevicekepttrackofwherethechildlookedwhilewatchingeachvideo.Babblingbabiesbetweenages8and12monthsoldwatchedthespeaker'slipsduringeveryvideo.Babieswhocouldtalkalsowatchedthespeaker'slips—butonlywhileviewingSpanishvideos.WhilewatchingtheEnglishvideos,babieswhocouldtalkswitchedtowatchingthewoman'seyes.Thescientistssaythesefindingssuggestthatbabieswhoalreadyusewordscanlookawayfromaspeaker'smouthandtowardtheeyesforadditional,nonverbal(非语言的)communicationclues.Thenewstudyisusefulforunderstandinghowbabieslearntospeak,butitalsomighthelpresearchersunderstanddisorderslikeautism.Childrenwithautismhaveahardtimecommunicatingclearlyandformingrelationshipswithpeople.Previousstudieshaveshownthatchildrenwithautismwatchpeople'smouthsandavoideyecontactbythetimetheyare2yearsold.Thenewexperimentssuggestthatprolonged(长时期的)lipreadinginyoungerchildren,between1and2yearsold,maybeanearlysignofimpending(将发生的)problems.“It'stoosoontoknowifalongerperiodoflipreadingmightbeconnectedtoautism,”saidRheaPaul,whoisapsychologistandautismresearcheratYaleUniversity.Shesaysthenewstudydemonstrates,however,that“itisnormalforinfantstoincreasinglylookawayfromadults'eyesandattheirmouthsfrom6to12monthsofage.”16.Theunderlinedword“gab”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.A.readB.communicateC.observeD.talk17.Whydidtheresearchersmakethechildrenwearspecialdevicesduringtheexperiments?A.Toknowhowtheywouldreacttothevideosemotionally.B.Tokeepthemalwaysinterestedinwatchingallthevideos.C.Toknowwhattheywouldfocusonwhilewatchingthevideos.4D.Toknowwhichlanguagetheywouldbemoreinterestedin.18.Inthestudy,LewkowiczandAmyHansenTiftfoundthat________.A.allthebabieswatchedthespeaker'slipsduringeveryvideoB.babieswhocouldn'ttalkwatchedthespeaker'smouthduringeveryvideoC.babieswhocouldtalkwatchedthespeaker'seyesduringeveryvideoD.babieswhocouldtalkwatchedthespeaker'slipsandeyesduringeveryvideo19.Thesixthparagraphisintendedtoexplain________.A.theearlysignsofautisminchildrenB.howbabieslearntospeakC.thesignificanceofthenewstudyD.theeffectsofautismonchildrenBTheKing'sSchool,Canterburyisanindependent,coeducationalsecondaryschool.Therearecurrently791pupilsontheschoolroll(名单).Theschoolhasalonganddistinguishedhistory,anditisalsooneoftheoldestcharitiesinthecountry,providingscholarshipstopupilsandorganizingaCharityoftheTerm.Thecurriculum(课程)atKing'sisbasedonstrongacademicroots.Itemphasizesandreliesuponwhatisbestintraditionalindependentschooleducation:scholarlyexcellencesupported