（浙江专用）2016-2017高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2
Unit 3 Computers Period Two
Period Two Learning about Language
Ⅰ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.__1__ It lifts the curtain of spring.After that everything turns green and full of energy and people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
1．Flying a kite.
Spring is the best season for kite－flying.A traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2，000 years.__2__ It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism.
2．Wearing fabric swallows.
Wearing fabric swallows is a custom in some regions in Shaanxi.__3__ The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty (618－907)．The swallow is a harbinger of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.
3．Making a Spring Ox.
Skilled artists build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood.Then they paste some paper and paint onto it.__4__ It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used, then there will be a good harvest that year.
4．__5__
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3，000 years ago.They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture.By the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911), welcoming spring had become an important folk activity. A．Welcoming spring.
B．The image of an ox is complete.
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（浙江专用）2016-2017高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2 C．At that time, there were eight solar terms.
D．Start of Spring is the first solar term of the year.
E．Flying a kite can help build one’s health and prevent diseases.
F．It is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring. G．People like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests on Start of Spring.
答案 1.D [由短文第一句可知，阴历把每年分成24个节气，再根据空格后面的句子可知，空格处应该说明的是：立春是每年的第一个节气。故选D。]
2．E [本段标题为Flying a kite，选项E说明的是放风筝的好处，与标题相关。故选E。] 3．G [本段标题为Wearing fabric swallows，这与选项G中的信息词wear a swallow相一致。故选G。]
4．B [本段标题Making a Spring Ox以及build the frame of an ox与选项B中的The image of an ox相一致。故选B。]
5．A [本段主要说明人们为迎接春天所做的一些活动，本段最后一句By the Qing Dynasty (1644－1911), welcoming spring had become an important folk activity.提示了本段标题应该为Welcoming Spring.故选A。]
Ⅱ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites.Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes __1__ (fill) the skies like beautiful birds.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights.They shook and pulled, __2__ the string and the tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind.As the kites struggled and trembled __3__ the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! I want to be free！” They rose __4__ (beautiful) even as they fought the restriction of the string.Finally, one of the__5__(kite) succeeded in breaking loose.“Free at last，” it seemed to say.Yet __6__ (free) from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze.It waved ungracefully to the ground.
How much like kites we sometimes are.The Heaven gives us restrictions, rules to follow from __7__ we can grow and gain__8__(strong)．Restriction is a necessary thing
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（浙江专用）2016-2017高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2 to the winds of opposition.Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never rise to reach the__9__(high) we might have obtained.
Let us each rise to the great heights, __10__ (recognize) that some of the restraints are actually the steadying force that helps us rise and achieve. 答案 1.filled [根据One windy spring day可知是发生在过去的事情，故动词用一般过去式。]
2．but [前后两个句子是转折关系，故用but。] 3．against [风筝想挣脱线，故用against。] 4．beautifully [用副词修饰动词rose。]
5．kites [前面有one of，故后面的名词应用复数形式。] 6．freedom [空格处所填单词应该作句子的主语，故用名词形式。] 7．which [缺少定语从句引导词，前面有介词from，故用which。] 8．strength [空格处所填单词应该作宾语，故用名词形式。]
9．heights [用名词heights作reach的宾语，且空格前有定冠词the。] 10．recognizing [现在分词作伴随状语。] Ⅲ.阅读理解
Most children have heard their parents at one time or another say “sit up straight！” In the past, this was usually heard at the dinner table as children ate dinner.But these days, it is also heard around another activity—video games.
19-year-old student Nida Jameel says she feels pain in the neck because she plays video games on her smartphone most of the day.She says she uses her smartphone all the time.Ten-year-old Owaish Batliwala, from India, admits he spends three to four hours each day playing games on his smartphone.His mother became concerned when her son started saying that his neck hurt.She said, “My son started having neck problems around June or July.The pain slowly spread to his hand and his back.He plays for hours on the smartphone.This is what has caused the problem.”
Sadia Vanjara is a physical therapist.She says the number of young children with chronic pain in their necks, arms and shoulders is on the rise.Dr.Vanjara says the pain is not from aging, accidents or disease.It is from bad posture, while playing video games.
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（浙江专用）2016-2017高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2 Dr.Vanjara says the best treatments for the pain are daily exercises.“And start stretching it in all the possible directions that you can.” Correct posture can help prevent pain.Dr.Vanjara teaches children how to hold their smartphones correctly.She tells a patient to hold the smartphone in front of the face.She says that bending the head down to look at the device，strains the neck and creates an unhealthy bend to the back.She advises taking breaks from using a smartphone often.Stand up.Stretch your legs, back, shoulders and arms.And when your work or school work is done，unplug(不插电)and exercise.
Sadia Vanjara predicts we will see not only physical but psychological and emotional problems resulting from overuse of smartphones. 1．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Children are fond of playing video games on smartphones. B．Playing video games can make children smarter. C．How to play video games on smartphone.
D．Playing too many video games causes neck problems.
答案 D [主旨大意题。本文说明玩太多的手机电子游戏会引起颈部疼痛，进而引起心理上和情绪上的问题。故选项D可作文章标题。]
2．In order to prove his point of view, the author ________． A．gives some examples C．analyzes the causes
B．makes comparisons D．provides some datas
答案 A [推理判断题。为了说明玩太多的手机电子游戏会引起颈部疼痛这一观点，作者列举了Nida Jameel和Owaish Batliwala因为玩手机电子游戏引起颈部疼痛这两个例子。故选A。]
3．Which of the following is correct according to Sadia Vanjara? A．Using a smartphone no more than four hours a day. B．Holding the smartphone just in front of the face. C．Children should not use smartphones to play games. D．Video games on smartphones do harm to children.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段中的She tells a patient to hold the smartphone in front of the face.可知选项B正确。]
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（浙江专用）2016-2017高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2 4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
A．overuse of smartphones may cause serious problems for children B．measures have been taken to prevent children from using smartphones C．using a smartphone often helps improve children’s intelligence D．there are no treatments for the pain caused by playing video games
答案 A [推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，过度使用手机不但引起身体上的而且还会引起心理上的和情绪上的问题。由此推断过度使用手机会造成严重的问题。故选A。] Ⅳ.完形填空
I do a lot of management training each year for a national chain of convenience stores(自助商店)．Among the topics we__1__ in our classes is the retention(保留) of quality employees.In one of the__2__， I ask the participants, “What has caused you to__3__ long enough to become a manager？” A new manager took the__4__ and slowly, with her__5__ almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she__6__ took a Circle K clerk job as an interim(暂时的) position while she__7__ something better.On her second or third day behind the counter, she__8__ a phone call from her nine－year old son.He needed a baseball glove for Little League.She__9__ that as a single mother, money was very__10__， and her first check would have to go for__11__bills.Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check.
When Cynthia arrived for__12__ the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to his office.Cynthia__13__ if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job__14__．She was concerned and__15__．
Patricia handed her a box.“I__16__you talking to your son yesterday，” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to__17__．This is a baseball glove for your son.You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do__18__， and I want you to know you are__19__ to us.”
The__20__ and love of this convenience store manager shows vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. 1．A.support C．grasp
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高中英语Unit3ComputersPeriodTwo课时作业新人教版必修2
