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课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AFiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTi

nkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid，“Makesomethingout

oftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”Afewstudentshesitatedtostart

.Theywaitedtoseewhattherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovid

ed.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreeti

me.Histoyconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresence

ofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativi

tywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleof

thinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare，“ButI'mjustnotcreative.”“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou'reasleep？”“Oh，sure.”“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”T

hestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That'sprettycreative.Whodoe

sthatforyou？”“Nobody.Idoit.”“Really—atnight，whenyou'reasleep？”“Sure.”“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay？”1．Theteacherused

Tinkertoysinclassinorderto________．A．knowmoreaboutthestudentsB．makethelessonsmoreexcitingC．raisethestudents'int

erestinartD．teachthestudentsabouttoydesign2．WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?A．Helikedtohelphisteach

er.B．Hepreferredtostudyalone.C．Hewasactiveinclass.D．Hewasimaginative.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagrap

h4probablymean?A．Mistake.B．Drawback.C．Difficulty.D．Burden.4．Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheir

dreams?A．Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B．Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C．Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D．Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinkin

g.BIwantedtobeajournalist.Butmyparentsremindedmethatmathsmakesmoney,soIwenttoanengineeringschool.Inmypost­universityyoung­adultlife,I'vemanagedtobe

come“conventionallysuccessful”．Asafemaleengineer,Iworkedforabigoilcompanyandownedahome.Mylifewaslaidoutinfrontofme,andIdidn'tlikewhatIsaw

.So,Ididwhatanyrespectable24­year­oldwoulddoandleftmylifebehind.Isaidgoodbyetomyboyfriendandpulledoutmysuitca

se.Ithrewmyselfaloneintotheworldwiththegraceandbeautyofababydeertakingitsfirststepswithskateboardsunderitsfeet.Ibloodiedmy

kneesridingamountainbikethroughtheredrocksofUtah.Iwenttoathermal(温暖的)bathpartyinBudapest.Ispentfourdaystru

dging(费力地走)throughYellowstonewith50poundsonmyback.TwoPeruvianwomenalongmyAndeantrektaughtmehowtoroastcoffeeandhelpedmepractiseSpanish.Itwasn'tVi

enna'sculturalmuseums;itwasasunnypatchofgrassbesidetheDanuberiverwithsomeonefrommyhostelwhoquicklybecameafriend.Itwasn'tYellowstone'sOldFaithf

ulGeyser(老实泉)launchingintotheair;itwaschargingthroughMontana'sordinarylandscapeplayingmusicsoloudthatthecarwindow

sshook.ThetruthisthatIdidn'tactuallyneedtobeabroadtohavealmostanyofmyfavouriteexperiences.Theywerejustsmallevery

daymomentsthathappenedtohappenabroad,leadingmetorealizethatthetruevalueofmyflightticketswasnotthelandmar

ks,butratherbecominganactiveparticipantinmyownlife.Inowspendlesstimeshoppingonlineandmoretimelyingaloneonthefloorlisteningtoanalbu

mfromcovertocover.Iaskmyfriendshowthey'redoing;sometimes,Isurprisethemwithflowerstoseethemsmile.Itel

leveryonetohaveagoodday.MaybeI'llcontinuetobeselfishforthenextfiveyearsandtouchdowninmorecountries.Maybe

I'llstaygroundedinmyhomecity,buttheideanolongerbothersme.Armedwithnewwisdomearnedintheyearoftravel,Iknoww

ithcompleteconfidencethatthere'readventureshidinginanyaspectofmylife—aslongasI'mawakeenoughtolookforthem.5．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorf

romthefirstparagraph?A．Shepreferredmathstojournalism.B．Shefoundherworkchallenging.C．Shewasdissatisfiedwithherlife.D．Shedarenotchallengeherpa

rents.6．Whydidtheauthorlistthejourneysshewenton?A．Tointroducethelandmarkssheloved.B．Toprovetheimportanceoftravel.C．Toexpre

ssherjoyofbeingwithnewfriends.D．Toshowwhatshelearntfromthesejourneys.7．Howhasthetravelprobablychangedtheauthoraccordingtothetext?A．Shehasbec

omemoreindependent.B．Shebeginstovalueherfamily'sopinion.C．Shebeginstoenjoyherdailylifemore.D．Shehasbecomemoreinterestedin

foreigncultures.8．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveythroughthisarticle?A．Weshouldn'tpayattentiontowhatotherssay.B．Weshouldn'tthinklifeisbettere

lsewhere.C．It'snecessarytogetoutofyourcomfortzone.D．Interestisthebestteacherinchoosingjobs.CFrankensteinFrankensteinwasabookwrittenbyMaryShelly—it'

sbeenadaptedforthescreendozensoftimes.Frankensteinisthesurnameoftheguywhocreatesthemonster.Themonsterdoesn

'tactuallyhaveaname.Anyway,VictorFrankensteinisascientistwho'sdesperatetodiscoverthesecretoflife.Afteryearsofstudy,hemakesan

enormouscreatureoutofhumanremainsandbringsittolife.Victorintendsittobebeautiful.Unfortunately,thecreatureturns

outreallyhideous,__andVictorrunsawayinterror.Althoughthemonsterisgoodandkind,humansarescaredofit.Beingmistreated,themonsterbecomesangryandevil

.Wantingrevengeonitscreator,themonstermurdersDr.Frankenstein'sbrother,hiswife,andhisbestfriend.WhenVictorfiguresoutthemonsteristhemurde

rer,heswearstotrackitdownandkillit.Thisbookwaswrittenin1818,rightafteraperiodcalledtheEnlightenment.TheEnlightenmentemphasizedth

epursuitofknowledgeandreason,andgaverisetothescientificmethod.MaryShelleycriticizedtheEnlightenmentthroughthec

haracterofVictorFrankenstein，“HeisanegativeexampleofanEnlightenmentscientist—hepursuesknowledgeatanycost,andhisobsessionwithdiscoveringthesec

retoflifedestroyshim,aswellashisfriendsandfamily.”SomeEnlightenmentthinkersmighthaveseensuchalossasnecessary

fortheadvancementofscience,butnotMaryShelley.Sheandherhusband,poetPercyShelley,werepartoftheRomanticMovementinartandliterature.

RomanticismwasareactionagainsttheEnlightenment'sembraceofrationalityandreason.TheRomanticsemphasizedemotionoverrationalit

y,andthoughtpeopleshouldfeelaweinregardtonature.Frankensteinincorporatesalltheseideas.ToShelley,Frankensteindoesn't

fearandrespecttheworldofnatureenough—shesaysthatbytamperingwithnature,hebringsaboutcompletedisaster.Frankensteinisnotjustag

reatRomanticnovel.It'salsoconsideredoneofthefirstmajorworksofsciencefiction.Itinfluencesawholegenerationofwriters,andt

hemonsterhasbecomeoneofthemostrecognizablefiguresinWesternculture.9．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheu

nderlinedword“hideous”inParagraph1?A．Frightening.B．Plain.C．Charming.D．Handsome.10．WhatisVictorFrankenstein'sfatalweakness?A.Hisloveo

fscience.B．Hisrejectionofhisowncreation.C．Hislackofrespectfornature.D．Hisinabilitytoformhumanrelationships.11．HowwastheRomanticeradifferentfromtheEnl

ightenment?A.TheRomanticeraemphasizedemotion;theEnlightenmentemphasizedreason.B．TheRomanticeraoccurredduringthe20thcentury;theEnli

ghtenmentoccurredduringthe19thcentury.C．TheRomanticeraemphasizedpoetry;theEnlightenmentemphasizedprose.D．T

heRomanticerasawmajorscientificdiscoveries;theEnlightenmentwasaneraofliterarydiscovery.12．WhateffectdidFrankensteinhaveonlaterworksoff

iction?A．ItinspiredbooksabouttheEnlightenment.B.Itinspiredtechnicalwriting.C．Itinspiredbooksofpoetry.D．Itinspiredscience­fictionalwriting.