Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernheroSectionⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage即时训练Ⅰ.单词拼写1.Atthattimehiswifeandchildrenhadtobegforfoodfromrelativesorfriends.2.WhenHitlercametopower,Einsteinhadtoleavehismotherland.3.Atigerescapedfromitscageinthezoolastweek.4.ThebeatingsandthecrueltyoftheguardshadadeepeffectonElias.5.Thegirlcriedinterrorwhenshesawasnake.6.BarackObamawaselectedPresidentoftheUSAin2008.7.Hewasinvolvedinabankrobberyandwassentencedtothreeyearsinprison.8.Inmyopinion(见解),watchingTVisawasteoftime.9.A$100reward(奖赏)hasbeenofferedforthereturnofthenecklace.10.Sheisahighlyeducated(受过教育的)woman,sosheiswellreceivedbythestudents.Ⅱ.单句语法填空1.Mymotherisaselfless(self)woman,whooftenhelpsthosefacedwithdifficulties.2.Itishopedthattheproblemwillbesolvedinapeaceful(peace)way.3.Mandelawasoncealawyer(law),whomthepooroftenaskedforadvice.4.Underhisfather'sguidance(guide),Peterhadmadegreatprogressinhisstudy.5.Accordingtothelaw,womenshallenjoytheequality(equal)inrightstovoteinourcountry.6.Hebecamealegal(illegal)consultant.7.Buttheleaderweretruelydevoted(devote)topeace.8.Hefounded(found)thecompanytwoyearsago.9.But,onpresenttrends,thingsdo,indeed,lookhopeful(hope).10.It'ssounfair(fair)—shegetsmoremoneyforlesswork!Ⅲ.阅读理解Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert(警觉).Twentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanother,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze(凝视)startstoloseitsfocus—untilathird,withthreeblackspots,ispresented.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenslightlyolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise(同样地)whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.[语篇解读]本文为说明文,题材为科普知识类。婴儿究竟能不能感知数量呢?科研人员对此进行了实验研究。1.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby's________.A.senseofheatingB.senseofsightC.senseoftouchD.senseofsmell解析:细节理解题。研究人员在婴儿眼前摆放带有不同数目黑点的卡片,以测试婴儿对数量的视觉反应。答案:B2.Babiesaresensitivetothechangein________.A.thesizeofcardsB.thecolourofpicturesC.theshapeofpatternsD.thenumberofobjects解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知,卡片上物品的数目而不是物品本身的变化对婴儿的视觉产生了影响。故选D项。答案:D3.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D.Tokeepthebabies'interest.解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句(这种效...