課時作業(五)Unit2SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.閱讀理解AGrowingupinanItalian-Americanhouseholdwas,forme,prettyspecial.Mymother,Gina,animmigrantfromItaly,heldontosomanyofherfamily'straditionsthatattimes,regardlessofthefactthatwewerelivinginAmerica,ourhomefeltlikeinItaly.Tothisday,mymotheronlyspeakstomeinItalian.ShemayspeakinsomeEnglishtermsandexpressionsfromtimetotime,butourconversationsare,forthemostpart,inhermothertongue.Andmostofthoseconversationsareaboutfood.Forus,food—Italianfoodisanimportantpartofourlives.Thefoodmymotherpreparedformeandmysisteraschildrenisthesamefoodmygrandmothercreatedinhersmallfarmkitchenhighupinthemountains.Oneofmyfamily'sdishesofheritageImadesuretolearnandperfectismymother'sarancinidiriso(Italianriceballs).“Arancini”,inItalian,meanslittleoranges.Afteryourollsomeleftoverriceintoasmallball,placeapieceofmozzarella(莫薩里拉奶酪)inthecenter,andthenfryit.Thegoldenoutsideresemblesoneofourfavoritefruits.Formyfamily,italsoshowcasedmymother'sabilitytoalwaysfindadeliciouswaytoneverletanythinggotowaste:lastnight'sgoodricewasrepurposedintothisperfectdaytimesnackordinnerappetizer.So,whenItakeaperfectlittlearancinioutofthehotoilandcrackit,Iamimmediatelytransportedbacktomychildhood:Iamalittlegirlgettingoffthebusandrunningthroughthebackdoortothesmelloflastnight'sricetransformedintosticky,delicategoodness.Thissmallsnacksymbolizessomanyimportantelementsinmylife:mymother's“WasteNot”philosophy,herabilitytotakeafewsimpleingredientsandtransformthem,andfinally,thewayshecarriedhermother'srecipestotheU．S.inhermindandheartsoshecould,yearslater,teachmeaboutmyheritagethroughfood.Eatingthearancini,andalltheotherrecipesmymothercontinuedtomakehereintheU．S.afterleavingItaly,allowedhertoteachmewhoIam,whereIefrom,andwhyIshouldbeproudofthatall.1．Whatmakestheauthor'shomefeellikeinItaly?A．Fruitandsnacks.B．Foodandlanguages.C．Namesandholidays.D．Neighborsandfriends.2．Whydoestheauthormakesuretolearnandperfectarancinidiriso?A．Itsavesvaluablefoodfromgoingtowaste.B．Itremindstheauthorofherdaysatschool.showcasesthecookingskillsofhermother.D．Itplaysamajorroleincontinuingfamilytradition.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“goodness”inParagraph4referto?A．Arancinidiriso.B．Mother'skindness.C．TheItalianlanguage.D．Amazingcookingskills.4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whylearningtocookisimportantforamother.thefamilyheritageistaughtthroughfood.childhoodexperienceschangeone'slife.mothersareimportantinchildren'seducation.BForthepastfiveyears,PaulaSmith,ahistorianofscience,hasdevotedherselftore-creatinglong-forgottentechniques.Whiledoingresearchforhernewbook,shecameacrossa16th-centuryFrenchmanuscript(手稿)consistingofnearly1，000setsofinstructions,coveringsubjectsfromtoolmakingtofindingthebestsand.Theauthor'sintentionremainsasmysterious(神秘)ashisname;hemayhavebeensimplytakingnotesforhisownrecords.ButSmithwasstruckmainlybythefactthatshedidn'ttrulygraspanyoftheskillstheauthordescribed.“Yousimplycan'tgetanunderstandingofthathandworkbyreadingaboutit，”shesays.ThoughSmithdidgetherhandsonthebestsand,doingthingstheold-fashionedwayisn'tjustaboutplayingaroundwithFrenchmud.Reconstructingtheworkofthecraftsmen(工匠)wholivedcenturiesagocanrevealhowtheyviewedtheworld,whatobjectsfilledtheirhomes,andwhatwentonintheworkshopsthatproducedthem.Itcanevenhelpsolvepresent-dayproblems:In2015,scientistsdiscoveredthata10th-centuryEnglishmedicineforeyeproblemscouldkilladrug-resistantvirus.Theworkhasalsobroughtinsightsformuseums,Smithsays.Onemustknowhowanobjectwasmadeinordertopreserveit.What'smore,reconstructionsmightbetheonlywaytoknowwhattreasureslookedlikebeforetimeworethemdown.ScholarshaveseenthisideainpracticewithancientGreekandRomanstatues.Thesesculptureswerepaintedarainbowofstrikingcolours.Wecan'tappreciatethesekindsofdetailswithoutseeingworksofartastheyoriginallyappeared—somethingSmithbelievesyoucandoonlywhenyouhavearoadmap.Smithhasputthemanuscript'sideasintopractice.Herfinalgoalistolinktheworldsofartandsciencebacktogether.Shebelievesthatbringingtheoldrecipestolifecanhelpdevelopakindoflearningthathighlightsexperimentation,teamwork,andproblemsolving.Backwhenscience—thencalled“thenewphilosophy”—tookshape,academicslookedtocraftsmenforhelpinunderstandingthenaturalworld.Microscopesandtelescopeswereinventedbywayofartistictinkering(修補),ascraftsmenexperimentedwithglasstobetterbendlight.Ifwecanrediscoverthevaluesofhands-onexperienceandcraftwork,Smithsays,wecanmarrythebestofourmoderninsightswiththehandinessofourancestors.5．HowdidSmithfeelafterreadingtheFrenchmanuscript?A．Confusedaboutthetechnicalterms.B．Impressedwithitsdetailedinstructions.C．Discouragedbyitsplexstructure.D．Shockedforherownlackofhandskills.6．AccordingtoSmith,thereconstructionworkisdonemainlyto________．A．restoreoldworkshopsB．understandthecraftsmenC．improvevisualeffectsD．inspirethephilosophers7．Whydoestheauthormentionmuseums?A．Torevealthebeautyofancientobjects.B．Topresentthefindingsofoldscience.C．Tohighlighttheimportanceofantiques.D．Toemphasisethevaluesofhandskills.8．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?SettheTrendsforArtistsB．CraftsmanshipLeadstoNewTheoriesC．CraftsmanshipMakesBetterScientistsD．CraftsmenReshapetheFutureofScienceⅡ.七選五HowtoHandleWorryThewinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,DrAlexisCarrel,oncesaid,“Businessmenwhodonotknowhowtofightworrydieyoung.”__1__Thenhowcanwefindaquick,surefire(必定成功的)recipeforhandlingworry?Hereareafewbasicstepstodealwithworry.Getthefacts.Whyisitsoimportanttogetthefacts?That'sbecauseunlesswehavethefacts,wecan'tpossiblyevenattempttosolveourproblemsintelligently.__2__Thisisthechiefcauseofworry.Halftheworryintheworldiscausedbypeopletryingtomakedecisionsbeforetheyhavesufficientknowledgeonwhichtobaseadecision.Ifamanwilldevotehistimetosecuringfactsinanobjectiveway,hisworryusuallydisappearsinthelightofknowledge.Analyzethefacts.However,gettingallthefactswon'tsolvetheproblemspletelyuntilwefigureoutwhatthesefactsmeanandinterpretthem.__3__Infact,merelywritingthefactsonapieceofpaperandstatingourproblemsclearlygoesalongwaytowardhelpingustoreachasensibledecision.Therefore,whenweareworried,sitdownandwritedowntwoquestions—andtheanswerstothesequestions,“WhatamIworryingabout？”and“WhatcanIdoaboutit?”Arriveatadecision.Wor