1、课时作业(三)Unit1SectionExtendedreading, Project, Assessment&Furtherstudy.阅读理解AGattacaSamanthaWynterfromMexicofindsthismovieinterestingbecauseitexaminestheresultsofgeneticengineeringofhumansinthefuture.ItshowsthestrugglesofVincenttosucceedinaworldofgeneticallydesigned, perfecthumans.CentralStationStellaT
2、upinambafromBrazilreviewsthisexcellentBrazilianfilmwhichwasnominated (提名) forAcademyAwards.Thismoviewhichfeaturesthetalentedactress, FernandaMontenegrois, inStellaswords, “likeaprize”forBrazilians.Itsaveryspecialfilm.Dontmissit!HarryPotterandthePhilosophersStoneMasakoKankifromJapanispleasedtofindthe
3、moviesofaithfultothebook, butalittledisappointedatthelackofcharacterdevelopment.However, shefindsthemoviefantasticandiseagerlylookingforwardtoviewingmoremoviesbasedonHarryPotterbooks.LifeisBeautifulAkikoTanakafromJapanfeelsthisItalianmovieisaveryspecialone.Shefindsthestoryverybeautifulbutverysad.She
4、tellsusthebasicstoryofthisheartbreakingmovie, whichshowsusweshouldneverforgetwhathappensduringwars.1WhichfilmwillprobablywinAcademyAwards?AGattaca.BCentralStation.CHarryPotterandthePhilosophersStone.DLifeisBeautiful.2Whoisalittledisappointedaboutthefilm?ASamanthaWynter.BStellaTupinamba.CMasakoKanki.
5、DAkikoTanaka.3Fromwhichpartofamagazineisthepassagemostprobablytaken?AMovies.BMusic.CSports.DTechnology.BInmanyways, AlmaDeutscherislikeother11yearolds.Shelovestoclimbtrees, dance, read, anddraw.ButAlma, wholivesinDorking, England, canclaimoneveryspecialachievement.Shehascomposedafulloperaandbroughti
6、ttothestage.Heropera, aretellingofCinderella (灰姑娘), premiered(首演)inDecember2016, inVienna, Austria.“IvelovedCinderellasinceIwas3，”Almasaid.Butshefeltthestoryneededanimprovement.“Ididntlikethethingabouttheshoes, ”shesays.“Whyshouldtheprincefindherbecauseofherfeet? ”InAlmasversion (版本), Cinderellaisac
7、omposer.Shecreatesamelody (旋律) thatshesingstotheprincebeforefleeingtheball.“Heremembersthebeginningbutnothowitgoeson, ”Almasays.TheprincerealizesthatonlyCinderellawouldknowhowthemelodycontinues.Heusesthatknowledgetofindher.Almabeganwritingtheoperawhenshewas8.ItpremieredtoasoldoutcrowdonDecember29, 2
8、016, andgotastandingovation (起立鼓掌).Almaplayedthepianoandviolinandperformedintheshow.“Itwassomethingthatwascompletelyinsidemyhead, inmyimagination, andthenitcametolife, ”Almasays.Almasayssheiscertainthatmusicwillremainamajorpartofherlife.“IhavelotsofthingsthatIwanttocompose, ”shesays.“Thefirstoneisap
9、ianoconcerto (协奏曲).ThenImwritinganovel, andIwanttowriteamoviebasedonit,andthemusicforthat.”Shealsohasadviceforkidswhowanttoachievetheirbigdreams.“Itsalotofworktoreachahighlevel，”Almasays.“Butifyoulovewhatyouaredoing, itdoesntfeellikehardwork.Dontletanyonestopyoufromdoingit.”4Whatdoestheauthormostlyw
10、anttotellusinparagraph1?AAlmaDeutscherlivesinVienna, Austria.BAlmaDeutscherisacutegirl.CAlmaDeutscherisalwaysreadytohelpothers.DAlmaDeutscherhasaspecialmusictalent.5WhatcanwelearnfromAlmasversionofCinderella?ATheprincefindsCinderellabecauseofhershoes.BTheprincefindsCinderellabecauseofamelody.CThepri
11、ncesingsamelodytoCinderellabeforeherfleeingtheball.DTheprinceknowshowthemelodycontinues.6HowistheperformanceofAlmasoperaCinderella?AItlivesuptoaudiencesexpectations.BItsetsagoodexampleforotherkids.CItturnsouttobeagreatsuccess.DItissomethinginAlmasimagination.7WhatcanwelearnfromAlmasadvicetootherkids
12、?ANecessityisthemotherofinvention.BKnowledgeispower.CNothingisdifficulttoawillingheart.DAboldheartishalfthebattle.CFindingfishisgoingtogetharderasclimatechangecontinuestoheattheworldsoceans.Anewstudyfindsthatwarmingseasoverthepast80yearshavereducedthesustainablecatchof124speciesoffishandshellfish.Su
13、stainablecatchreferstotheamountthatcanbeharvestedwithoutdoinglongtermdamagetothehealthofpopulationsofsomespecies.Overfishinghasmadethatdeclineworse, researcherssay.Itreferstocatchingsomanyfishthatthesizeofthepopulationfalls.Insomepartsoftheworld, suchastheheavilyfishedSeaofJapan, thedecreaseisashigh
14、as35percent.Thatsalossofmorethanoneineverythreefish.Researchersexaminedchangesin235populationsoffishandshellfishbetween1930and2010.Thosefishpopulationsspreadfarapartacross38oceanregions.Temperaturechangesvaryfromoneoceansitetoanother.Butonaverageoverthattime, Earthsseasurfacetemperatureshaverisenbya
15、bouthalfadegreeCelsius.Onaverage, thattheoceanwarminghascausedthesustainablecatchtodropby4.1percent, thestudyfound.About8percentofthefishandshellfishpopulationstheteamstudiedsawlossesasaresultoftheoceanwarming.However, about4percentofthepopulationsincreased.Thatsbecausecertainspecieshavethrivedinwar
16、merwaters.Oneexampleisakindofblackseafish.ItlivesalongthenortheasternUScoast.Aswarmingcontinues, thesefishwillreproducefasteruntiltheyreachtheirlimit.About3.2billionpeopleworldwiderelyonseafoodasasourceoffood.Thatmeansitsurgentforcommercialfishingfleetsandregulatorstoconsiderhowclimatechangeisaffect
17、ingthehealthofallofthosefishinthesea.8Whatdoesthenewstudydiscover?AOverfishingistoblameforfishhealth.BWarmingseascausefewerfishandshellfish.CSeafoodmatterstopeopleshealthworldwide.DThelivingregionsoffishandshellfisharedifferent.9Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrived”inParagraph4probablymean?ASurvivednar
18、rowly.BDisappearedsoon.CDecreasedsharply.DDevelopedquickly.10Whatdoweknowaboutspeciesoffishandshellfish?AAbout8percentofthemsufferedfromagreatloss.BAbout35percentofthemsurvivedintheSeaofJapan.CAbout3.2billionspecieshavebeensaveduptonow.DAbout80specieshavediedoutbecauseofwarmingseas.11Whatistheauthor
19、sattitudetowardsthenewdiscovery?ASatisfied.BNotinterested.CWorried.DTerrified.课时作业(三).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了四部电影千钧一发中央车站哈利波特与魔法石及美丽人生。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章CentralStation标题下的“StellaTupinambafromBrazilreviewsthisexcellentBrazilianfilmwhichwasnominatedforAcademyAwards.”可知，影片中央车站被提名奥斯卡金像奖，有可能会获奖。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。
20、根据文章HarryPotterandthePhilosophersStone标题下的“MasakoKankifromJapanispleasedtofindthemoviesofaithfultothebook, butalittledisappointedatthelackofcharacterdevelopment.”可知，MasakoKanki对电影哈利波特与魔法石中人物角色的发展有点失望。3答案与解析：A推理判断题。本文主要介绍四部电影的相关信息，由此可推测，该文可能选自杂志的电影专栏。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了阿尔玛凭着特殊的音乐天赋创作了一部完整的歌剧，而且非常成功
21、。通过此事，阿尔玛告诉其他的孩子们，世上无难事只怕有心人。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Alma.canclaimoneveryspecialachievement.Shehascomposedafulloperaandbroughtittothestage.”可知，第一段主要想告诉我们阿尔玛多伊彻有特殊的音乐天赋。5答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“TheprincerealizesthatonlyCinderellawouldknowhowthemelodycontinues.Heusesthatknowledgetofindher.”可知，在阿尔玛版本的灰姑娘里，王
22、子找到灰姑娘是因为一段旋律。6答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“ItpremieredtoasoldoutcrowdonDecember29, 2016, andgotastandingovation.”可知，该剧于2016年12月29日首播，演出取得了巨大成功。7答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Butifyoulovewhatyouaredoing, itdoesntfeellikehardwork.Dontletanyonestopyoufromdoingit.”可知，阿尔玛给其他孩子的建议是“世上无难事，只怕有心人”。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一项新的研究
23、发现全球气候变暖导致海洋中鱼类和有壳动物产出下降。8答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Anewstudyfindsthatwarmingseasoverthepast80yearshavereducedthesustainablecatchof124speciesoffishandshellfish.”可知，新的研究发现上升的海洋温度减少了鱼类和水生有壳动物的可持续捕获量。故选B项。9答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“Oneexampleisakindofblackseafish.”以及“Aswarmingcontinues, thesefishwillreproducefas
24、teruntiltheyreachtheirlimit.”可知，黑海鱼就是其中一个例子。随着海水持续变暖，这些鱼的繁殖速度会越来越快，直到达到极限。结合句意可知，画线词的意思是“快速繁殖”。故选D项。10答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“About8percentofthefishandshellfishpopulationstheteamstudiedsawlossesasaresultoftheoceanwarming.”可知，约有8%的鱼类和水生有壳动物族群数量因海水变暖而减少。故选A项。11答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，全球约有32亿人以海鲜作为他们的食物来源。那意味着商业捕鱼船队和监管机构迫切需要考虑气候变化会如何影响海洋鱼类健康。由此可推测，作者对海洋变暖会导致鱼类和水生有壳动物减少这一情况很担心，故选C项。