1、Unit 3Under the sea课时作业.阅读A(2020安徽省合肥市八校高三第一次联考)If youre a design enthusiast, youre sure to feel dizzy over these jawdropping pools.SkyPark Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeLocated on the SkyPark above Singapores most famous hotel, Marina Bay Sands, this is the worlds largest rooftop pool.
2、Offering amazing views of the citys skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge, they face an illusion that theyll float into the skyline. Its quite a heartbeaten rush!The Red Pool, The Library Koh Samui, ThailandThis bloodred po
3、ol is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samuis Chaweng Beach, the fascinating colour isnt the result of using artificial dye. Rather, the mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) of orange, yellow and red make the brilliant sight that is set among trees and an open
4、air library.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool, Region de valparaiso, ChileThe worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computercontrolled pump and filtration system. Located at Chiles San Alfonso del Mar Resort, this huge manmade pool is larger than 20
5、 Olympicsize pools and holds approximately 250 million litres of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest (115 feet) pool.Y40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, ItalyThe deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like youre jumpi
6、ng into the sea! The Y40 Deep Joy is a roundshaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool, which has special caves, ledges (壁架) and underwater viewing glass, was designed by wellknown architect Emanuele Boaretto. Its meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.1Wha
7、t is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?AThe water is artificially dyed red.BThe swimming pool is specially dyed.CThe swimming pool is painted red.DThe mosaic tiles make its brilliant color.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Rather, the mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) of orange, yellow and red make the brilliant sight”可知，这
8、种颜色是由马赛克瓷砖造成的。故选D项。2If you want to experience a swimming of real sea water, which one can you visit?ASkyPark Infinity Pool.BThe Red Pool.CSan Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool.DY40 Deep Joy.答案：C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea.”可知，San Alfonso del
9、Mar Resort Pool的水直接来自大海。故选C项。3What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y40 Deep Joy have in common?AThey both use sea water.BThey are both very huge.CThey are both roundshaped.DThey are both very deep.答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest (115 fe
10、et) pool.”和最后一段中的“The Y40 Deep Joy is a roundshaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet.”可知，这两个游泳池都很深，故选D项。【词汇积累】illusion n. 幻觉rush n. 迸发的情绪；情绪迸发fascinating adj. 极有吸引力的；迷人的filtration n. 过滤【佳句背诵】It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest (115 feet) pool.它也是世界
11、上最深的游泳池(115英尺)的吉尼斯世界纪录保持者。BRobert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to scuba dive.When Ballard wasnt at the ocean, he loved reading
12、 about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream.Ballard was a hardworking student. He spent many years learning all h
13、e could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict (预知) volcanoes under the oceans. Working with other
14、scientists, Ballard also found previously unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the oceans surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live.By the 1980s, Ballards interests changed. He developed unmanned vehicles to explore the oceans depths. His first find, the wellknown sh
15、ip Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for and found other wellknown ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier (航空母舰) that sank during World War .Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater e
16、xplorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the worlds huge oceans are mostly unexplored. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了海底探险家Rober
17、t Ballard的事迹， 包括小时候的理想， 长大后的成就。4What was Ballards dream when he was young?ATo be a science teacher.BTo be an underwater explorer.CTo be an animal expert.DTo be a sciencefiction writer.答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of
18、 Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up.”可知，Ballard小时候的梦想是做海底探险家，故选B。5When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _.Aexplored the undersea world by shipBthought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoesCfound some unknown sea animals aloneDse
19、t up an organization to teach students science答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict (预知) volcanoes under the oceans”可知，Ballard在Woods Hole Ocea
20、nographic Institute 工作的时候，他想出方法预测海底的火山，故选B。6Which is the correct order of the events mentioned in the text about Ballard?aHe found the German battleship Bismarck.bHe read a book about Captain Nemo.cHe found the famous ship Titanic.dHe became an expert in science.AbcdaBdbcaCbdcaDdcab答案：C细节理解题。根据第二、三、
21、四段的描述可知，正确的事情发展顺序是：b.他读了一本关于Nemo的书海底两万里；d.他成为一名科学方面的专家；c.他发现了著名的泰坦尼克号；a.他发现了德国战舰俾斯麦。故选C。7What can we learn from the text?ABallards parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures.BBallard didnt like fishing and swimming in his childhood.CBallard was greatly influenced by the book 20,000 Leagues
22、 Under the Sea.DHuman beings have explored more than half of the sea.答案：C推理判断题。根据第二段并结合全文内容可知，Ballard是在读完海底两万里之后，决心成为一名海底探险家，并一步步实现自己的梦想。由此可以得出，Ballard深受海底两万里一书影响。故选C。【词汇积累】adventure n. 冒险unmanned adj. 无(需)人操作的；自控的come up with 想出；提出【长难句分析】These animals lived far below the oceans surface, where scien
23、tists had believed no animals could live.这些动物生活在海洋表面以下很远的地方，在那里科学家认为没有动物可以生存。分析：此句是主从复合句。主句是These animals lived far below the oceans surface; where引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词surface。C(2020四省高三名校第一次大联考)Darrell Blatchley, a marine biologist and environmentalist based in the Philippine city of Davao, received a c
24、all from the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (渔业与水产资源局) early Friday morning reporting a death of a young whale.When the necropsy (尸检) was performed, Blatchley told NPR, he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whales stomach. “It was full of plastic not
25、hing but nonstop plastic.” he said “It was filled to the point that its stomach was as hard as a baseball.” That means that this animal has been suffering not for days or weeks but for months or even a year or more，” Blatchley added.Blatchley is the founder and owner of the DBone Collector Museum, a
26、 natural history museum in Davao. In the coming days, the museum will display all the items found in the whales system. Blatchley and his team work with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other organizations to assist in rescue and recovery of marine animals.“Within the last 10 years,
27、 we have recovered 61 whales and dolphins just within the Davao Gulf，” he said. “Of them, 57 have died due to man whether they took plastic or fishing nets or other waste, or gotten caught in pollutionand four were pregnant.”Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of
28、plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. “If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic，” he said.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一只鲸鱼因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，这引发了人们对海洋塑料污染的担忧。8What can be inferred from the second paragr
29、aph?AThe whale was starved to death.BBlatchley was shocked at what he found.CThe dead whale must have swallowed a baseball.DBlatchley didnt make preparations for the necropsy.答案：B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“he was not prepared for the amount of plastic they found in the whales stomach.”可知，布拉奇利在鲸鱼的胃里发现了大量的塑料，他对此毫无
30、准备，这是他意想不到的，由此可知，布拉奇利对他的发现感到震惊，故B项正确。9What will be shown in the DBone Collector Museum?AWaste collected from the ocean.BThe whole system of the whale.CThings found in the whales body.DMany different tools of whaling.答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In the coming days, the museum will display all the items found in
31、 the whales system.”可知，在鲸鱼体内发现的东西将在这座自然博物馆中展出，故C项正确。10What does Blatchley think of plastic pollution in the Philippines?AUncommon.BWorrying.CInspiring.DMild.答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die o
32、f plastic”可知，布拉奇利说如果我们继续这样下去，动物因吃塑料死亡的情况比自然死亡更为常见，由此可知，他对菲律宾的塑料污染很担忧，故B项正确。11What is the best title for the text?AA Whale Found Dead with Plastic in Its StomachBStand Up for Protecting WhalesCPlastic Threatening Our ExistenceDNatural Death or Merciless Murder答案：A标题判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一只鲸鱼因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，这
33、引发了人们对塑料污染的担忧，故A项(一只被发现死于塑料的鲸鱼)最适合作文章标题。故选A。【词汇积累】environmentalist n. 环保人士incident n. 事件launch v. 开始从事；发起；发动【长难句分析】If we keep going this way, it will be more uncommon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic.如果我们继续这样下去，看到动物自然死亡将比看到动物因为塑料死亡更罕见。分析：此句是主从复合句。if引导
34、条件状语从句，主句中第一个it作形式主语，真正的主语是to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic，其中than引导比较状语从句。.语法填空(2020安徽省黄山市屯溪一中高三月考)Nowadays, it seems that many are becoming more and more focused on eating a plantbased diet and leaving out animal _1_ (produce). For meat lovers, a ne
35、w study has found a link _2_ how much meat a person eats and an increased risk of premature death.According to research _3_ (publish) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate more red meat or processed meat in their diet had a _4_ (high) chance of dying from a longlasting diseas
36、e. The new research looked at data from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, _5_ ongoing study thats tracking risk factors for cardiovascular (心脏血管的) disease among middleaged men from eastern Finland. The study population _6_ (make) up of 2,641 Finnish men between the ages of 42 and
37、 60 when the study began between 1984 and 1989.Researchers followed up with the men after 20 years1,225 of them had died. Those _7_ ate seven ounces or more of red or processed meat dailyor got the _8_ (major) of their protein from meathad a 23 percent higher risk of premature death, according to Sc
38、ience Daily. This isnt _9_ (actual) the first strike against red or processed meat: red or processed meat can increase your chances of _10_ (get) this disease.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，吃肉多的人容易患心血管疾病，早亡的概率大。1products考查词性转换。此处作宾语，且泛指动物产品，故需用名词复数形式。2between考查介词。此处是“between . and .”
39、的搭配，依据语境可知是找到了两者之间的关系，故填between。3published考查非谓语动词。此处表被动，作后置定语，因此需用过去分词形式。4higher考查形容词的比较级。依据句中的“who ate more red meat”可知，此处指“更有机会”，需用比较级形式。5an考查冠词。此处作同位语，解释说明Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study，因此需用不定冠词，而且ongoing的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。6was made考查动词的时态和语态。此处作谓语且make与主语之间为动宾关系，需用被动语态；文章讲述的是过去的事情，需用一般过去时，故填was made。7who考查定语从句的引导词。此处修饰先行词Those，代指人，故用who引导定语从句。8majority考查词性转换。该空格前有the，后有介词of，因此需用名词形式。9actually考查词性转换。此处修饰动词is，需用副词形式。10getting考查非谓语动词。of是介词，因此其后用动名词形式。