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学年高中英语新人教版必修3课时随堂精练Unit4单元综合
1、EscapeSurfSchool
TheEscapeSurfSchoolisinNewquayandhasbeenteachingpeopletosurfforover12years.AswellasbeingoneofthelongestrunningUKsurfschools,wearealsooneoftheonlyschoolsinNewquaywitha35-yearprofessionalsurferasheadcoach.
Weareopen12monthsoftheyear,7daysaweek,soifyouwanttolearntosurforimproveyoursurfing,thenlooknofurther.
SurfLessons
AttheEscapeSurfSchoolweareproudtospecialize,notgeneralise.Weofferlessonsatalllevels,fromcompletebeginnerstoadvancedandcontestsurfers.Aswellasofferingsurfinglessons,wealsoofferavarietyofpackageswhichincludesurfingandaccommodation!
AlllessonstakeplaceonTowan,GreatWesternorFistralbeach,allofwhicharelessthan5minuteswalkfromschool.Sowemeetattheschool,whereweallchangeintowetsuits,andthenproceedtothebestbeach.
GuidePrices
1lesson—£65:
Perfectforabeginner,tastersession,orquicksurfingfix!
Fullday(2lessons)—£90:
Canbesplitover2daystoreallyprogressinyoursurfing.
Familylesson—£160:
Havefunwiththefamilyinaprivatelessonwithoneofourprofessionalcoaches.(Priceisbasedon2adultsand2kids.)
OneonOne—£1.00:
ExperienceprivatecoachingwithProSurfer.Alllevelstaught.
TwoonOne—£140:
Couplesorfriends,experienceaprivatesurfcoachingsession,perfecttofasttrackyoursurfingandimpressyourpartner!
Alllevelstaught.
Thepricesincludeboardandwetsuit(andbootsorglovesifrequired),therearenohiddencharges.
1.WhatmakestheEscapeSurfSchoolunique?
A.Itshistory.B.Itslessons.C.Itsstudents.D.Itsheadcoach.
2.Howmuchwillbepaidiftwinsisterswantaprivatelessontogether?
A.£90.B.£100.C.£140.D.£160.
3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEscapeSurfSchool?
A.Itwelcomeslearnersatalllevels.B.Learnersshouldbringtheirownwetsuits.
C.Learnerscangetchangedonthebeaches.D.Itteachessurfingaswellasswimming.
2、 Aroundfouryearsago,Ireceivedacallfromtheprincipalofourschoolastothe“ParentsView”talkthenextmorning.Heaskedmetospeaktothegroup.Afterthecall,mywholebodybecamefeverishandpanicky.Thetimefromhiscalltothenextmorningseemedlikeyears.Thewholenight,Icouldnotsleepwithmanyominousapprehensionsinmind.OneofthemwastocalltheprincipalwithregretandtellhimthatIcouldnotcome.Finally,Igatheredsomecourage.Ithought,“IfImissthisopportunity,surelytheschoolwillneverinvitemeagaintoanyoftheirprograms.”
Ireachedtheschoolintime.Beforemyturncame,mywholebodywastrembling.WhenmyturncameandIstartedspeaking,myheartbeatincreasedandmymouthwentdry.Iwasn’tevenabletoreadthewrittenspeechproperly.IwasnotawareofwhereIwasstandingandwhatIwasreading.ThatwasthedaywhenIrealizedmybiggestweakness,PublicSpeaking.
Aftermyspeech,Imetwiththeprincipalandexplainedwhathappenedtome.Hetoldmethatthishappenstoeveryone.Evengreatspeaker,facedthesamethingswhentheystarted.HesuggestedthatIcomeagainnexttime.
Aroundonemonthlater,IwasinvitedtorefertoatopiconMotivation.ThistimeIwasfeelingcomfortable.Myspeechwasnotonlyappreciatedbytheprincipalaswellastheteachers,becauseIwasabletogetmyideaacrosstothem.Theyencouragedandpraisedmyefforts.
Afterdeliveringsuccessfully,Ibecamemoreconfident.Isaidtomyself,“IfIcanspeakinfrontofsuchalearnedaudience,liketheprincipalwhoeducatesothers,Icannowspeakinfrontofotherstoo.”
Istarteddeliveringlecturesinmyplan,onvarioustopicslikeSelfMotivation,PersonalityDevelopment,PersonalExcellence,SpokenEnglishandPresentationSkills.Thishasbecomeapassionforme.Ilearnedthateverythingispossibleifwehavethecouragetotakethefirststep.
1.Whydidtheauthorhavebadfeelingsbeforethespeech?
A.hefearedhecouldn'tperformitproperly.
B.hehadgotahighfeverbeforethat
C.heregrettedacceptingtheinvitation
D.hedislikedtheideaofgivingalecture
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ominousapprehensions”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Unluckyopportunities.B.Curiousviews.
C.Negativeideas.D.Happycomments.
3.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?
A.Necessityisthemotherofinvention.
B.Nothingistobegotwithoutpainsbutpoverty.
C.Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.
D.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.
4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.PublicSpeakingMakesaManEmbarrassed.
B.PrincipalProvidestheBestChances.
C.PracticeMakesaManaBetterSpeechmaker
D.SpokenEnglishDevelopsinSpeeches.
3、Inmice,scientistshaveusedavarietyofdrugstotreatbraindisordersincludingmurineversionsofAlzheimer’sdisease(阿尔茨海默氏病)anddepression.Butinpeople,thesesametreatmentsusuallyfail.Andnowresearchersarebeginningtounderstandwhy.Adetailedcomparisonofthecelltypesinmouseandhumanbraintissuefoundsubtlebutimportantdifferencesthatcouldaffecttheresponsetomanydrugs,ateamreportedonWednesday.
“Ifyouwanttodevelopadrugthattargetsaspecificreceptorinaspecificdisease,thenthesedifferencesreallymatter,”saysChristofKoch,anauthorofthestudyandchiefscientistandpresidentoftheAllenInstituteforBrainScienceinSeattle.
Onekeydifferenceinvolvedgenesthatcauseacelltorespondtothechemicalmessengerserotonin(血淸素),saysEdLein,astudyauthorandinvestigatorattheinstitute.“They’reexpressedinbothmouseandhuman,butthey’renotinthesametypesofcells,”Leinsays.
Now,researchershaveawaytomakesurethetypesofcellsinvolvedinaparticulardiseaseworkthesamewayinpeopleasinananimalmodel,Kochsays.
“Thetechnologyfinallycaughtupwithwhatwe’vebeenneedingtodoforprobablyover40years,"saysTomaszNowakowski,anassistantprofessorofanatomyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscowhoco-wroteaneditorialthataccompaniedthestudy.
Tocomparemouseandhumanbraincells,researchersfirstanalyzedsixteenthousandhumanbraincellstakenfromthemiddletemporalgyms,apartofthecortex(大脑皮层),thebrain'soutermostlayer.Thentheylookedatcellstakenfromthesameareaofamousebrain.
“Inonesense,theyareremarkablysimilar,”Kochsays,notingthatbothmiceandhumanhadabout100differenttypesofcellsinthisregionofthebrain.Butaclosecomparisonof75ofthesebraincelltypesrevealedsmalldifferences.
“Thosecellsaretheimmune(免疫的)cellsofthebrain,”Nowakowskisays.“Andyoumightimaginethatstudiesorinsightsintoneuroimmune(神经免疫)disorders,forexample,mightbevastlyaffectedbythisdifference.“AndthatcouldbeonereasonexperimentalAlzheimer’sdrugshavehelpedmice,butnotpeople.
1.Whydotheresearcherscomparemouseandhumanbraincells?
A.Todevelopsomekindsofdrugs.B.Toimproveaccuracyintreatment.
C.Tofindawaytocurebraindisorders.D.Tolookforthereasonforsomemedicalfailures.
2.Whatmakesmanydrugseffectiveformicebutnotforpeople?
A.Theeffectsofdifferentpartsofthegenes.B.Theresponseofthechemicalmaterials.
C.Smallbutimportantdifferencesinbraincells.D.Differentgeneexpressionsofdifferentcells.
3.Whatdotheresearchersexpectoftheresulttheyhavefound?
A.It’llsolvethepresentproblemsoon.B.It’llgivethemtheproperassistancetofurtherstudy.
C.It'llbeveryhelpfulforalldiseases.D.It’llhelpspeedupthestudyofthegenes.
4.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Aguidebook.C.Anovel.D.Anewspaper.
4、Itisaquestionthathaslongpuzzledscientists—exactlywhyaretigersorange?
Onemightthinkitmakesthemmoreobvious-particularlyagainstaleafygreenforestbackground.WilliamBlakesummeditupinhisfamouspoemknownbygenerationsofschoolchildren:
“Tyger,tyger,burningbright/Intheforestofthenight.”Butnowtheanswerisathand.
Whileobvioustous,computersimulations(模拟)ofwhatthebigcatslooktothemainanimalstheyhuntfor,deer,showadifferentpicture.Humanswithnormalcolourvision,canseered,blueandgreencolours.Butdeercanonlypickupblueandgreenlight,theyareeffectivelycolourblindtothecolourred,likesomehumans.Itmeansthetigers’orangecolourationlooksgreentothem,allowingthemtomixperfectlyintothebackground,newresearchclaims.
DrJohnFennellattheUniversityofBristolandcolleaguessaidthattheyusedcomputerstoestimatehownoticeableagivenanimalwas.Theydidthisbyusingimagesoftheenvironmentinwhichtheanimallives,andthencreatingimagestoseewhetherthecamouflagehelpstheanimaltomixin.
DrFennellwritesthatbysimulatingwhattheworldlooksliketoanimalswhoare“two-colourvision”—someonewhocannotdiscoverthedifferencebetweenredandgreen—“wealsoidentifythemostsuitablecoloursforhidingandvisibility”.
DrFennellwritesintheRoyalSocietyJournalInterface:
“Consideringthecoatofatiger,ithasfurthatappearsorangetoathree-colourvisionobserverratherthansomeshadeofgreen,thoughthelattershouldbemoreappropriatecolorforanattackhunterinforests.However,whenviewedasatwo-colourvisionobserver,thetiger’scolourisveryeffective.”
Thequestionthenarisesastowhytigersdon’tgrowgreencoats.DrFennellandcolleagueswritethatmammals(哺乳动物)arenotabletoproducegreenfur.Todosowould“requireasignificantchangetomammalianbiochemistry”.Thereisonlyonemammalknowntohavegreenfurbutthisisachievedthroughwhatmightbecon