1、UNIT 3DIVERSE CULTURESSection AListening and Speaking课后篇巩固提升基础训练.单句填空1.I dont really like the author,although I have( admit) his books are very exciting.答案to admit2.English is a language shared by several(diversity) cultures,which uses it differently.答案diverse3.American (cook) often mixes things all
2、 over the world to make something completely new.答案cooking4.Youd better write down the key words when (take) notes.答案taking5.Do you know when exactly the fortune cookies (invent)?答案were invented6.After several months of voyage,Columbus arrived in was called America.答案what.短语填空(注意动词的适当形式)die from,lat
3、er on,save time,mix with,have an interview,in addition,1.At first things went very well,but we ran into real trouble.答案later on2.If you have good study habits,you can and effort.答案save time3.My brother told me that he was going to sometime in the afternoon.答案have an interview4.You need money and tim
4、e;,you need diligence.答案in addition5.In African countries every year,many children the disease.答案die from6.When water and sugar,it makes a pleasant,refreshing drink.答案mixed with.完成句子1.老人打开了房门,发现地上覆盖着厚厚的雪。The old man opened the door and found the ground .答案covered with thick snow2.我弟弟对我正在做的事情非常感兴趣。My
5、 brother was very interested in .答案what I was doing3.汤姆学习很用功,他很有可能在竞赛中获得一等奖。Tom studies very hard and he can get the first prize in the contest.答案it is likely that4.欧洲人到达以后,当地人遭受了很大的痛苦。The native people suffered greatly the Europeans.答案after the arrival of5.我们学校在校学习的学生比这个城市的其他任何一个学校的都多。There are mor
6、e students studying in our school than in the city.答案any other school能力提升.阅读理解AWashington,D.C. is known for its many museums and government buildings.It is also home to embassies from more than 170 countries.Many of these buildings around the city have interesting histories.Some embassies are in lar
7、ge historical homes.Others were built more recently to represent the building design of their countries.Join us as we travel the world by visiting the embassies of Washington.The Embassy of UzbekistanIt is in a richly decorated home built in 1906 by a wealthy banker,Clarence Moore.But Mister Moore d
8、idnt live to enjoy his house for very long.He died on board the ship Titanic,which sank in 1912.This building served as the Canadian Embassy before Uzbekistan bought it in 1996.The Finnish EmbassyThe Embassy of Finland looks like it is built out of blocks of glass.Its design is modern,but it fits in
9、 nicely with the natural environment around it.A screen of plants covers part of the front of the building.Inside,visitors can look through large glass windows deep into the wooded areas of Rock Creek Park.The Finnish Embassy holds many interesting exhibits.For example,four years ago the exhibit on
10、the Finnish clothing and design company Marimekko was very popular.The Embassy of FranceIt is in a gated (封闭式) area off Reservoir Road.The embassys cultural center,La Maison Francaise,organises many cultural events.If you are very lucky,you might be invited to a party at the home of the French ambas
11、sador.This extraordinary home in the Kalorama neighborhood looks like a palace.The Chinese EmbassyLast month,China opened a new embassy in the area of Washington called the International Center.Measuring more than 10,000 square meters,this is one of the biggest buildings in Washington.The Chinese go
12、vernment brought in hundreds of Chinese workers to build the huge project,which took 3 years to complete.【语篇解读】华盛顿的各国大使馆可谓风格不一。让我们跟随作者走进本文,了解一下这些著名的大使馆吧!1.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To tell Washington,D.C. is one of the famous cities.B.To attract readers to visit embassies
13、in Washington,D.C.C.To compare the different styles of different embassies.D.To explain America has a diverse culture and custom.答案B解析主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“Join us as we travel the world by visiting the embassies of Washington.”可知,本文主要介绍了一些在华盛顿著名的大使馆,目的是吸引读者去参观这些大使馆。2.What can we know about the Embassy of
14、 Uzbekistan?A.It has a history of nearly 100 years.B.It once belonged to a rich banker.C.It served as the Italian Embassy before.D.It is the biggest buildings in Washington.答案B解析细节分析题。根据第二段第一句“It is in a richly decorated home built in 1906 by a wealthy banker,”可知,它最早属于一位银行家。3.Which can you visit if
15、you are interested in Rock Creek Park?A.The Embassy of Uzbekistan.B.The Finnish Embassy.C.The Embassy of France.D.The Chinese Embassy.答案B解析细节分析题。根据第三段第四句“Inside,visitors can look through large glass windows deep into the wooded areas of Rock Creek Park.”可知,B项正确。BArches National Park contains the mos
16、t natural rock arches of any place on Earth.The smallest arches are less than a meter across.The largest,called Landscape Arch,measures 93 meters from one base of the arch to the other.Water and ice,extreme temperatures,and many layers of salt underground created these rock formations over hundreds
17、of millions of years.The huge amount of salt is the remains of an ancient sea.It covered the area around 300 million years ago.As time passed,the area filled with material left by rivers.Rocks buried the area.This created pressure on the underground salt bed.Salt under pressure moves easily.It is no
18、t stable.The thick cover of rock created pressure on the salt.It moved this way and that,making the rock layers above move,as well.Scientists say water is the most important element in creating arches.Water destroys the chemicals that keep rock particles together.The rock breaks as the water freezes
19、 and expands.Then the wind blows away the loose rock pieces.Experts say that most arches seen in the park today developed within the past million years.But the land formations continue to change slowly over time.But sometimes,change happens quickly.In 2008,a formation called Wall Arch suddenly colla
20、psed.Thousands of tons of sandstone crashed to the ground,creating a thunderous noise.It is not easy to predict when arches might collapse.Wall Arch was not as thin as Landscape Arch,for example.Wall Arch also did not have visible cracks.But,many tiny breaks within the stone made the arch weaker tha
21、n others.Most visitors to Arches National Park would agree that there is no other place in the world quite like it in the world.It is quiet and dreamlike,unpredictable and violent,old yet ever-changing.A trip to Arches is like visiting another world.【语篇解读】拱门国家公园位于犹他州,保存了包括世界知名的拱门在内的超过2000座天然岩石拱门。然而自
22、20世纪80年代开始,已有多座拱门因侵蚀作用而倒塌。4.The place where Arches National Park lies .A.was covered by sea millions of years agoB.was inhabited by people millions of years agoC.was rich farmland millions of years agoD.was full of wild animals millions of years ago答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The huge amount of salt is the r
23、emains of an ancient sea.It covered the area around 300 million years ago.”可知,该地数百万年前被海洋覆盖着。5.The underlined word “stable” most probably means .A.usefulB.solidC.popularD.common答案B解析词义猜测题。根据上文的“Salt under pressure moves easily.”可知,在压力的作用下盐很容易移动。由此推测,该词的意思是“不坚固的;不牢固的”,所以选B项。6.The collapse of the forma
24、tion called Wall Arch shows that .A.arches are formed over millions of yearsB.sometimes land formations change quicklyC.land formations change slowly over timeD.arches sometimes can make loud noise答案B解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But sometimes,change happens quickly.In 2008,a formation called Wall Arch suddenly c
25、ollapsed.”可知,作者举这个例子是为了说明有时变化很快。7.Why is it hard to predict when arches might collapse?A.Because land formations sometimes change very quickly.B.Because there are not proper equipment to find the breaks.C.Because the stones have invisible tiny breaks within them.D.Because too many visitors visit it every year.答案C解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Wall Arch also did not have visible cracks.But,many tiny breaks within the stone made the arch weaker than others.”可知,石块里面有微小的裂痕,不容易觉察,所以很难预测。
