1、课时作业(九)Unit 3Under the seaSection Warming up and ReadingPrereading(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).完形填空When I was in first grade，doctors found a cancer in my head.It changed my_1_.After an operation，I spent a whole year getting treatment.The_2_medicine that cured the cancer made my stomach hurt.One day，when
2、 I found out about a program that trains dogs to be friends with people，I_3_my parents to let me have one.They knew it had been a(n)_4_year for me and they said yes.I was really happy，but I didnt_5_that my life was about to change again.We went to visit a few dogs to see if any seemed_6_for me.We we
3、nt outside to play with them，and I found there was_7_magical about one dog.Instead of running around and playing like the other dogs，Coco just_8_with me on the grass.Since I felt so_9_，taking a rest was all I wanted to do.Coco seemed to_10_it.Right then，I started to feel better with Coco sitting nex
4、t to me.I knew she was the right dog，and she came home with us.Coco was_11_there for me and with the help of her_12_，my cancer was cured.That was when I realized that I _13_to help someone else get a dog like Coco.I_14_that if I could do that，another kid with cancer could start to feel better，too.I
5、needed to_15_enough money for one_16_dog.I sold homemade dog biscuits and after a summer of sales，I had enough money to pay for a(n)_17_.My first adopted dog，Lucky Bug，went to Krysta，who had lost most of her_18_when she got cancer.She couldnt see the dog，_19_she could get to know him by touching and
6、 smelling him.I_20_cancer，and I knew Lucky Bug would help Krysta the way Coco had helped me.语篇解读作者上小学一年级就得了癌症，但她很坚强并且在一条狗的陪伴下战胜了病魔，也因此开始帮助一些像她一样得癌症的小朋友。 1A.habitsBhobbiesCcharacterDlife解析：根据本段末my life was about to change及下文内容可知，癌症改变了作者的生活(life)。答案：D2A.terribleBtraditionalCexpensive Defficient解析：由本空后
7、made my stomach hurt可推测，此处是作者在抱怨治癌症的药很糟糕(terrible)。答案：A3A.advised BbeggedCallowed Dhelped解析：由下文and they said yes可知作者请求(begged)父母给她买一条小狗。 答案：B4A.strangeBtoughCnew Dexciting解析：因为得了癌症，一年的治疗是很难熬的，故tough(艰难的，艰辛的)符合语境。答案：B5A.believeBrememberCrealize Dunderstand解析：父母答应给自己买一条小狗作伴，作者很高兴，但她此时还没有意识到(realize)自己
8、后来的生活会因此而改变。答案：C6A.beautiful BfriendlyCright Dgentle解析：作者一家去看了很多狗，是想为作者选一条合适的(right)。下文的I knew she was the right.为提示。答案：C7A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing解析：由下文Coco与其他狗的不同可知，作者觉得Coco身上有些东西(something)很神奇。答案：B8A.played BlayCranDsat解析：由下文with Coco sitting next to me可知，Coco没有和其他狗一起奔跑玩耍，而是坐在(sat
9、)作者身旁。答案：D9A.sickBsadCboredDlonely解析：由作者身患癌症及“只想休息”可知，作者感觉不舒服(sick)。答案：A10A.enjoy Bsense CshareDkeep解析：由下文Coco呆在作者身旁，因此作者感觉好多了及最后作者带Coco回家可知，作者觉得Coco似乎能感觉到(sense)她不舒服。 答案：B11A.alwaysBsometimesCseldom Dnever答案：A12A.care BeffortCmedicine Dfriendship解析：由上下文不难得知，Coco总是(always)陪着作者，并且在她友谊(friendship)的帮助下
10、，作者战胜了癌症。答案：D13A.planned BpreparedCwanted Doffered答案：C14A.admittedBdoubtedCfigured Ddiscovered解析：作者在Coco的陪伴下，战胜了癌症，因此意识到自己想要(wanted)帮助其他患有癌症的孩子也能有一条像Coco一样的狗，因为她认为(figured)自己能做到的事情，其他孩子也能做到。答案：C15A.borrow BraiseCsaveDreceive解析：由下文作者出售自己家做的狗饼干可知，作者在为别的孩子可以拥有一条像Coco这样的狗而筹集(raise)善款。答案：B16A.abandoned B
11、trainedCcured Dlost解析：由文章第一段I found out about a program that trains dogs to be friends with people可知，这些狗都是经过训练(trained)的。答案：B17A.adoption BtreatmentCproject Dbiscuit解析：由本空后的My first adopted dog可知，作者经过一个夏天的辛苦筹钱，终于筹足了钱可以领养第一条狗，此处adoption指具体领养的东西。答案：A18A.patience BenergyCeyesight Dhearing解析：由下文的She cou
12、ldnt see the dog可知，Krysta因为患上癌症而失明(eyesight)。答案：C19A.as Bor CifDbut解析：“她看不见狗”和“能够通过抚摸和嗅觉来了解狗”之间是转折关系，故选but。答案：D20A.forgot BsurvivedCignored Dhated解析：由上文my cancer was cured可知，作者最终战胜了癌症，故survived(幸存)符合语境。答案：B.阅读理解Robert Ballard was born in 1942.From an early age，he loved the sea.Ballard grew up in Sou
13、thern 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 about it.At age 10，he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.That was one of the first sciencefiction books.It describes the un
14、dersea 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 he could about the ocean.By the age of 28，he was an expert.In 1970，he took a job as a scienti
15、st at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts.There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean.He came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans.Working with other scientists，Ballard also found previously unknown sea animals.These animals lived far below the oceans su
16、rface，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 ship Titanic，made Ballard famous.He was not happy with just one big find，however.He looked forand foundother well
17、known ships.One was the German battleship Bismarck.Another was the US.S.Yorktown，an aircraft carrier (航空母舰) that sank during World War .Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer.He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science.Ballard hopes that some of the st
18、udents will follow in his footsteps.After all，the worlds huge oceans are mostly unexplored.Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章介绍了著名的海洋学家Robert Ballard。他也是“泰坦尼克号”巨轮的发现者与研究者。1What was Ballards dream when he was young?ATo be a science teacher.BTo be an underwater explore
19、r.CTo be an animal expert.DTo be a sciencefiction writer.解析：细节理解题。第三段提到Ballard想长大以后像尼莫船长一样探索海底世界。下文他为此而做的努力也证明了这一点。最后一段中的Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer是提示。答案：B2When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute，he_.Aexplored the undersea world by shipBthought of ideas to
20、 predict underwater volcanoesCfound some unknown sea animals aloneDset up an organization to teach students science 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的He came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans 可知答案。答案：B3What can we learn from the text?ABallards parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures.BBall
21、ard didnt like fishing and swimming in his childhood.CBallard was greatly influenced by a sciencefiction book.DHuman beings have explored more than half of the sea.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up可知，Ballard在读了海底两万里这本科幻小说后，萌发了想要海底探险的念头。答案：C4The informat
22、ion in the text is organized by_.Aimportance BcomparisonCspace Dtime解析：推理判断题。根据文中的born in 1942，At age 10，By the age of 28，In 1970, By the 1980s和Today可知，本文是按时间顺序组织信息的。答案：DIt has been reported that there is a new trend towards whats called soapdodging.This attitude to cleanliness is popular in the UKa
23、nd growing.Last year，a survey found that 41% of British men and 33% of women dont shower every day，with 12% of people only having a proper wash once or twice a week.Over the last few years there have been suggestions that daily hairwashing is quite unnecessar.Many people clearly agree.There are，of c
24、ourse，environmental benefits.With the aim of reducing his carbon footprint，environmentalist Donnachadh McCarthy limits his showers to twice a week.“The rest of the time I have a sink (洗脸池) wash，” he says.“I believe that Im as clean as everyone else.” It has helped him to get his water consumption (消
25、耗) down to just 20 litres a daygreatly below the average level in the UK.As McCarthy points out，its only recently that we have expected people to bathe or shower every day.“When I was a kid.” he says，“the normal thing was to bathe once a week.”We have begun to seek extreme cleanliness，to create a ki
26、nd of culture.As McCarthy says，its not entirely unusual for people staying in hotels to waste 1,000 litres of water a dayshowering in the morning，after the swimming pool，before dinner，before bed.Some experts fear that this regular washing is washing germs off our skin that could actually be benefici
27、al to us and that help our skin stay healthy，balanced and fresh.It might be worth us all occasionally missing a shower or two，then，so long as we dont throw out the baby with the bathwater.While being environmentally friendly is good，smelling like a bin is not.语篇解读越来越多的英国人放弃每天淋浴的习惯，其目的是为了保护环境。该理念对受到破
28、坏的大自然无疑是个好消息，但我们也要注意适度，能保持适度干净的同时为环保做贡献那才是最好的。5According to the passage，“soapdodging” may refer to the phenomenon of_.Ausing soap to keep us cleanBtaking less showers than usualCavoiding soaps bad effect on humansDgiving up soap by using other products解析：细节推理题。从文章大意可知这种新的模式是通过减少淋浴的次数来保护环境，所以B项正确。答案：
29、B6McCarthy showers just twice a week because_.Athe water is expensive thereBhe thinks showering is timewastingChe wants to live a low carbon lifeDhe is conducting an experiment of saving water解析：推理判断题。从文章第三段的With the aim of reducing his carbon footprint.可知他是基于环保方面的考虑，希望通过自己生活方式的改变来减少碳的排放。答案：C7Accord
30、ing to Para 4，we can know that in the past_.Apeople didnt bathe as frequently as nowadaysBall people bathed once a weekCpeople were expected to shower every dayDchildren didnt like bathing解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，McCarthy认为他小时候通常每周洗澡一次，而现在人们每天洗澡一次，故人们以前洗澡不如现在如此频繁。答案：A8From the passage we can learn that the
31、author agrees_.Awe should recycle bathwaterBwed better have a bath twice a weekCpeople at present dont care for cleanliness more than the pastDwe should find a balance between cleanliness and watersaving解析：细节理解题。从文章最后一句While being environmentally friendly is good，smelling like a bin is not可知，作者认为虽然要爱护环境但是身上有异味可不好，所以D项正确。答案：D
