1、Section CDeveloping ideas & Presenting ideas & Reflection课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce (电) for the site.答案electricity2.The research paper published is primarily c with factors affecting employee performance.答案concerned3.It is easy to think that
2、a junior team member may have less to (贡献) than more experienced ones.答案contribute4.As the a age of the population increases,there are more and more old people to care for.答案average5.For your protection,your credit card information will be r from our records.答案removed.完成句子1.It was considerate of you
3、 to (关上) the light while I was sleeping.答案turn off2. (大多数的) British women adopt their husbands surname when they marry.答案The majority of3.She is not content with her present life and wishes to (采取措施) to improve it.答案take steps4.She spoke English so well that I (误认为她是) a native British.答案mistook her
4、for5.If the printer should (坏了) within the first year,we would repair it at our expense.答案break down6.They must (把考虑在内) the projects unique needs and requirements.答案take into account7.Please come back to dinner this evening (尽可能早地).答案as early as possible8.The United Nations (号召) all nations to take
5、immediate action to fight against pollution.答案called on关键能力提升练.阅读理解When the natural climate changes due to global warming,it can surely affect seals.The majority of them live in the Antarctic region so as the ice is melting,their natural habitat can be seriously affected.These changes dont take plac
6、e overnight.They can be the result of many years of additional temperatures in the area.The seals then have to find ways to adapt.Seals depend on the cool air currents to bring plenty of food for them.When the temperature gets higher,there is less and less food and the seal population starts to shri
7、nk.Mothers arent healthy enough to feed their babies.Many of them end up abandoned as the mothers have to leave to find their own source of food.The fact that their desire to produce young can be changed by the warmer temperature is frightening too.It is also believed that the warmer temperature can
8、 allow different diseases and viruses to attack the seals.This is a huge concern as they can rapidly wipe out huge numbers of seals out there.However,these changes in climate and temperature arent all bad for other species of seals.Scientists have found that those living in warmer climates are produ
9、cing more young due to the changes.Research also shows that the females are moving further to find food and water.When they are out of the reach of the governing males,they are more willing to accept the moves of other males in the group.This is good news too because it means that there will be more
10、 selection in the gene pool(基因库)for future generations.It can help the seals as a species adapt to changes in their natural environment more easily.The climate change problem for seals is directly linked to humans.When we take action to change what we let out into the environment,we will make positi
11、ve changes for the seals.However,it is going to take a very long time to reverse (彻底改变)the effects of what has already been done.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了气候变暖对南极地区海豹的影响。1.What does the author regard climate changes for seals as?A.A double-edged sword.B.An unavoidable disaster for existence.C.A mirror of
12、evolution.D.A requirement for more choice in the gene pool.答案A解析推理判断题。文章第一至三段介绍了气候变暖对南极地区海豹的负面影响,第四、五段介绍了气候变暖对其他海豹种类的正面影响。由此可知,在作者看来,气候变暖对海豹有利有弊,是把双刃剑。2.What will happen to the seals in warmer climates?A.Their number will be on the increase.B.The female seals will be in the lead.C.Their genes will c
13、hange a great deal.D.The females will keep away from the males.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“.those living in warmer climates are producing more young due to the changes.”可知,生活在更暖和地区的海豹会因为天气变暖而繁殖更多的幼崽。换言之,它们的数量会增加。3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.The Importance of Protecting SealsB
14、.Seals Adaptation to Climate ChangesC.How Climate Changes Affect SealsD.Why Are Seals Becoming Less and Less答案C解析主旨大意题。根据全文可知,介绍了气候变暖对南极地区海豹的负面影响和正面影响,因此C项“气候变化如何影响海豹”可概括全文的主旨。.应用文写作据报道,藏羚羊(Tibetan antelope)受非法捕杀而濒临灭绝,总数从1990年的100万只锐减到现在不足10万只。假设你是李华,现请用英文给中国野生动物保护协会CWCA(China Wildlife Conservation
15、Association)的会长写一封建议信。内容应包括:1.简述藏羚羊的现状;2.陈述原因(取羊皮获利等);3.提出你的建议(加大宣传力度、增加资金、选派志愿者等)。注意:1.词数80左右;2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;3.可根据内容需要适当增加细节。Dear President,Im writing to give some suggestions to further protect the Tibetan antelope.Looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Li Hua参考范文Dear President,Im writin
16、g to give some suggestions to further protect the Tibetan antelope.As is often reported,too many Tibetan antelopes are being hunted and killed illegally for their fur,from which the illegal hunters can make great profits.As a result,the number of the Tibetan antelopes is decreasing rapidly from abou
17、t 1,000,000 in 1990 to less than 100,000 at present.Immediate measures must be taken to improve the present situation.Firstly,the importance of protecting the Tibetan antelopes should be promoted.Secondly,would you provide more money for the conservation of the Tibetan antelopes?Last but not least,I
18、 suggest that some volunteers be sent there to help protect the Tibetan antelopes.Looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Li Hua.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Sara remembers one special Easter when she was nine years old.Her parents gave her a baby duckling in a yellow basket.“Mom s
19、aid later that she bought the little duck because she felt sorry for it,” recalled Sara.The people at the pet store coloured the feathers pink for Easter.Sara named the duck Pinky.Saras mother really didnt think the baby duck would survive very long.But to her surprise,Pinky grew and got stronger an
20、d stronger.Soon,the little duckling was a healthy,hungry duck with white feathers.“We fed Pinky oatmeal,cooked and uncooked,and small pieces of vegetables,” said Sara.Pinky lived inside the house with Sara and her family.She specially fancied taking baths with Sara.Everyone treated Pinky as a family
21、 member.But just when everything appeared to be perfect,the night of the “talk” came.Saras mom and dad sat her down,explaining that the best thing for Pinky was to live a normal duck life,with other ducks.It was not natural for ducks to live indoors with a family,her father told her.He added Pinky n
22、eeded to swim in ponds and do all the same things that ducks in the wild do.Sara started to cry,knowing what was going to happen.Saras parents decided to take Pinky to a park,which was two miles away.There was a pond with a lot of other ducks.Pinky would have the chance to live a natural life and Sa
23、ra could still visit her.The big day came.Sara and her parents put Pinky in a box and drove to the park.Sara said that Pinky did not look happy; maybe Pinky was convinced that she was a human not a duck.注意:续写词数应为150左右。Everyone was sad when they left Pinky at the pond,even Saras father.The next morni
24、ng,when looking out of the kitchen window,Sara couldnt believe her eyes!参考范文Everyone was sad when they left Pinky at the pond,even Saras father.But he tried to convince Sara that Pinky was fine.Walking towards the car,Sara looked over her shoulder and saw Pinky standing alone.The other ducks were sw
25、imming around in circles,looking at Pinky.To Sara,it seemed that they were trying to identify the strange animal.They didnt recognise Pinky as a duck.Worried about Pinky,Sara dreamed of Pinky being bullied by other ducks the whole night.The next morning,when looking out of the kitchen window,Sara co
26、uldnt believe her eyes! There was Pinky,happily walking around on the grass.Thrilled at what she saw,she kept asking herself,“How did she make it?” After all,it was two miles away and she managed to walk back through the city street.Incredible!But her parents drove Pinky back to the pond again regardless of her request.The following morning,there was Pinky again on the grass!Seeing Pinky again,her father,waving his arms about wildly,moved his lips without saying anything.Meanwhile,Sara,overjoyed,hugged Pinky tightly,tears streaming down her cheeks.
