1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature.阅读理解In Singapore, most of us love window shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days.Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional (偶尔的) thunderstorms.However，we know that if it rains for long continuous period
2、s, there will be more serious effects.Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impossible to traffic.People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects.Elsewhere, he
3、avy tropical(热带的) storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia.This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them.If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost to
4、o.This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage.Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years.Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar icecap has caused the
5、 level of the ocean to rise.This in turn causes flooding of lowlying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which are below sea level.It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work toget
6、her to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging (伐木) or irresponsible forestburning to clear land for farming.本文讲述了人类对环境的破坏导致热带风暴的增加，呼吁人们采取措施以减少危害。1From Paragraph 1，we can see that most Singaporeans love .Amaking complaints Bgoing out for picnicsCdoing windowshopping Dtravelling
7、along the coast答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知大部分新加坡人喜欢逛商店。2What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighbouring countries?AHeavy tropical storms will follow shortly.BThe price of rice and vegetables will go up.CMany people will write in to the newspaper.DMore rice and vegetables will be im
8、ported.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三、四句可知热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的大米和蔬菜是靠进口的，所以如果邻国发生洪水，新加坡的大米和蔬菜的价格会上涨。3The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to .Athe arrival of heavy tropical stormsBthe import of rice and vegetablesCthe rising price of rice and vegetablesDthe loss of lives in natural disasters答案：D解析：
9、词义猜测题。上句提到台风或海啸会导致成千上万的人失去生命，这于2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。“自然灾害导致人死亡”这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以造成巨大的损失。4What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?AClear more land for farming. BReduce harmful human activities.CBring down the price of food. DImprove the quality of weather.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，人们认为是人
10、类的活动导致了大自然的极端愤怒。因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作来减少有害活动。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A small robot may help children who are recovering from a longterm illness in the hospital or at home.These children may feel isolated(分离的) from their friends and classmates.However, there is a piece of good news for
11、 them. 1 Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends.Anyone who has had a longterm illness knows that recovering at home can be lonely.This can be especially true for children.They may feel left out. 2 This isnt good for their recovery.They need friends.But their friends cant
12、 come to play with them because they have to attend school.Now the robot can be their friend.The robot is called AV1.AV1 goes to school for a child who is unable to leave home while recovering from a longterm illness. 3 They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the childs desk. 4 T
13、he founders of No Isolation are Karen Dolva and Marius Aabel.Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works.She says from home the child uses a phone to start the robot.Then they use the phone to control the robots movements.At school，the robot becomes the eyes，ears and voice of the child.The best part is t
14、hat students can take part in classroom activities from wherever they are recoveringwhether at home or on the hospital bed.The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras，which make communicating easier.It means they can communicate with their teachers and classmates easily. 5 ASo they
15、wont feel left out at all.BThey just want to recover quickly.CAs a result, they can get really sad.DThe robot can take their place at school.EAnd the childs school friends must help.FSo who invented the good “friend” for children?GA Norwegian company called No Isolation created the robot.挪威一家公司研发了一个
16、机器人，可以代替因生病不能去学校的学生去课堂。1D解析：根据空后的“Through the robot，the children can hear their teachers and friends.”可知，这里是指这个机器人可以代替学生去学校。2C解析：根据此空前的“They may feel left out.”和此空后的“This isnt good for their recovery.”可知，这里是指那些因为长期生病不能去学校的学生会感觉被孤立，这样会导致他们的心情很糟糕，这对他们的身体康复是很不利的。3E解析：根据“They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the childs desk.”可知选E项。4G解析：根据“The founders of No Isolation are Karen Dolva and Marius Aabel.”可知，这里是在介绍这个机器人的创造者。5A解析：根据“It means they can communicate with their teachers and classmates easily.”可知，机器人可以使那些孩子们很轻松地与老师和同学们交流，使小孩儿们不再感到孤单。
