1、Unit 3 Under the sea.完形填空You are travelling on an ocean ship when suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn.Hundreds of people die 1 ， but you and several others 2 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and 3 for help? Or would you try, 4 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?This is t
2、he 5 faced by the characters in the film Poseidon.Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 6 orders the surviving guests to wait for help.A small group of people 7 to accept this fate.They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 8 the captain locks the doors behind them.At t
3、he time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives.All must face their 9 and make life and death decisions.Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits.He feels depressed over the 10 of his relationship with his part
4、ner.But he is forced to fight 11 his life, and learns to want to live again.He realizes he must 12 the past and not think too much about the bad.Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 13 his own life so that his daughter, Jen， 14 live.He swims to the ships control room 15 he must press a switch to cha
5、nge the direction of the ship. He knows he will likely 16 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that its the only way his friends can escape.His actions give the others a chance to reach 17 .They escape from the ship just before it 18 ， killing all those waiting inside and Jens father as well
6、.All the characters who survive feel 19 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 20 ， bravery and determination saved their own lives.本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了电影海神号中的情节：巨浪突然将船打翻，成百上千的人立刻死在了风浪中，只有那些待在舞厅的人活了下来，他们最终依靠勇敢和决心幸存了下来。1A.graduallyBindividuallyCfinally Dimmediately答案：D解析：考查副词辨析。gradually逐渐地；in
7、dividually个别地；finally最终地；immediately立刻地。结合文意可知，当巨浪突然将船打翻，成百上千的人立刻(immediately)死在了风浪中，只有那些待在舞厅的人活了下来。选项D符合题意，其他三项均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。2A.stay Bdance Csurvive Dlive答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。stay停留；dance跳舞；survive幸免于难；live生存。结合第三段中的the surviving guests可知，成百上千的人都死在了巨浪中，只有你以及一些在舞厅的人幸免于难(survive)。A、B和D均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。3A.ask
8、 Bwait Ccry Ddemand答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。ask询问；wait等待；cry大喊；demand要求。结合下文的to wait for help可知，你会选择留下来等待(wait)救援吗？A、C、D均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。4A.despite Bin Cwith Dexcept答案：A解析：考查介词辨析。despite不管；in在里；with用；except除了。本句大意：不论(despite)遇到怎样的危险你都要尝试找到走出船的路吗？B、C、D均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。5A.position Bscene Cdanger Ddilemma答案：D解析：考查名词辨
9、析。position位置；scene场面；danger危险；dilemma进退两难的局面。结合上文可知，对于幸存的人来说，无论是留下来等待救援还是去寻找出路都很危险。这是一个进退两难(dilemma)的局面。A、B、C均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。6A.director Bcaptain Csailor Dpassenger答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。director主管；captain船长；sailor水手；passenger乘客。结合本段最后一句的the captain locks the doors behind them可知，船长(captain)命令幸存者等待救援。A、C、D均不符合
10、文意，故正确答案为B。7A.refuse Bagree Chesitate Ddislike答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。refuse拒绝；agree同意；hesitate犹豫；dislike不喜欢。结合上下文可知，有一些人不接受(refuse)这样的命运，所以他们试图逃跑。B、C、D均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。8A.unless Buntil Conce Dwhen答案：C解析：考查连词辨析。unless除非；until直到；once一旦；when当的时候。本句大意：他们知道一旦(once)船长将船门锁上，他们就再也没办法上来了。本题侧重的是假设，once更符合文意。故正确答案为C。9A.d
11、eath BsurvivalCcourage Dfears答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。death死亡；survival幸存；courage勇气；fear恐惧。结合上文可知，每个人都得克服自己的问题，面对他们自己内心的恐惧，然后做出生死攸关的抉择。A、B、C均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。10A.end Bdeparture Cfailure Ddifficulty答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。end结束；departure离开；failure失败；difficulty困难。结合上文可知，他为自己和伴侣结束(end)关系而感到绝望，所以想到了自杀。B、C、D均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。11A.ag
12、ainst Bfor Cwith Dover答案：B解析：考查固定词组辨析。fight against反对；fight for为而奋斗；fight with与并肩作战；fight over为而争吵。本句大意：他为自己的生命而努力奋斗。fight for符合文意。故正确答案为B。12A.let alone Blet go ofClet out Dlet down答案：B解析：考查固定词组辨析。let alone更不必说；let go of松手放开；let out泄露；let down使失望。本句大意：他意识到自己必须放下(let go of)过去。故正确答案为B。13A.give up Bgiv
13、e away Cgive in Dgive out答案：A解析：考查动词词组辨析。give up放弃；give away泄露；give in屈服；give out分发。本句大意：Robert Ramsey决定放弃(give up)自己的生命，使他的女儿有可能活下来。故正确答案为A。14A.might Bcan Cwould Dmust答案：A解析：考查情态动词辨析。might可能；can能够，通常用于否定句和疑问句中；would愿意，表示主观愿望；must一定。结合上文可知，在灾难中，没人能够保证自己一定可以活下来，所以即使是Robert Ramsey放弃了自己的生命也可能救不回女儿的生命，她
14、只是有可能(might)会活下来。B、C、D不符合文意。故正确答案为A。15A.which Bthere Cwhere Dthen答案：C解析：考查定语从句引导词。本句大意：他必须游进船的控制室，然后在那里按开关转变船的行驶方向。分析句子成分可知，本句是包含定语从句的复合句。从句结构完整，所以本空选择关系副词。先行词为the ships control room，表示地点，在从句中作状语，所以此处应该用where来引导定语从句。which意为“哪一个”，引导定语从句，在从句中作主语、宾语或者表语；there意为“那里”，不可以引导定语从句；then意为“然后”，也不能引导定语从句。故正确答案为
15、C。16A.succeed Bfail Csurvive Ddrown答案：D解析：考查动词辨析。succeed成功；fail失败；survive幸存；drown淹死。结合上文可知，现在他们所处环境非常危险，所以在赶过去的过程中，他有可能被淹死(drown)。故正确答案为D。17A.safety Bhome Csuccess Ddestination答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。safety安全；home家；success成功；destination目的地。结合上文可知，他的目的是救他的朋友，所以他希望他们都能够到达一个安全的地方(safety)。故正确答案为A。18A.breaks Bexpl
16、odes Csinks Doverturns答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。break打破；explode爆炸；sink下沉；overturn 打翻。结合文意可知，在船沉(sink)之前他们刚好逃脱。故正确答案为C。19A.relieved Brelaxed Clucky Dhappy答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。relieved放心的；relaxed放松的；lucky幸运的；happy开心的。结合下文可知，幸存的人依靠的不仅仅是幸运(lucky)，还有他们的勇敢和决心。故正确答案为C。20A.calmness BchoicesCfortune Dconfidence答案：B解析：考查名词辨析。c
17、almness冷静；choice选择；fortune运气；confidence自信。结合上文的killing all those waiting inside可知，选择等待救援的人都死了，而选择外出求生的他们活了下来。由此可知是他们自己的这种选择让他们获得了生存的机会。故正确答案为B。.概要写作The production of coffee beans is huge, profitable business, but, unfortunately, fullsun production is taking over the industry and bringing about a lot
18、 of damage.The change in how coffee is grown from shadegrown production to fullsun production endangers the very existence of certain animals, and even disturbs the worlds ecological balance.On a local level, the damage to the forests required by fullsun fields affects the areas animals.The shade of
19、 the forest trees provides a home for birds and other species (物种) that depend on the trees flowers and fruits.Fullsun coffee growers destroy this forest home.As a result, many species are quickly dying out.On a more global level，the destruction of the rainforest for fullsun coffee fields also threa
20、tens(威胁)human life.Medical research often makes use of the forests plant and animal life，and the destruction of such species could prevent researchers from finding cures for certain diseases.In addition，new coffeegrowing techniques are poisoning the water locally，and eventually the worlds groundwate
21、r.Both locally and globally，the continued spread of fullsun coffee plantations(种植园)could mean the destruction of the rainforest ecology.The loss of shade trees is already causing a slight change in the worlds climate, and studies show that the loss of oxygengiving trees also leads to air pollution a
22、nd global warming.Moreover, the new growing techniques are contributing to acidic soil conditions.It is obvious that the way much coffee is grown affects many aspects of life, from the local environment to the global ecology.But consumers do have a choice.They can purchase shadegrown coffee whenever
23、 possible, although at a higher cost.Fullsun production of coffee beans has caused damage to some species, even the ecology.(要点1) First, it destroys the habitats of local species, and even causes their extinction.(要点2) Moreover，with water poisoned and fewer species for medical research, peoples life is severely affected.(要点3) The destruction of the rain forest ecology seems inevitable, accompanied by air pollution and global warming and so on.(要点4) Therefore, consumers are advised to buy shadegrown coffee though its more expensive.(要点5)
