1、Lesson 3Marco Polo课时过关即时巩固一、根据汉语提示及首字母提示补全句子,使句子完整正确1.After the police looked at the picture,he was a to find that the big cat turned out to be a puma(美洲狮).答案:amazed2.No nation,however large or small,w or poor,can escape the impact of climate change.答案:wealthy3.At the age of 12 the boy was already a
2、n experienced t,having flown all over the world with his father.答案:traveller4.She came to visit England,where she was welcomed at the (宫廷) of James .答案:court5.After years of g getting cheaper,consumers may have to start getting used to everyday higher prices.答案:goods6.The more we find out about the
3、universe,the more c we seem to become.答案:confused7.Winter is coming and the people is facing food and (燃料) shortages.答案:fuel8.It strikes me that what they lack in q,they make up in quality.答案:quantity二、选词填空1.amazing/amazeda.I could not help being at his freedom and ease as he laughed and chatted alo
4、ud in the train and at the station.b.Its how much work you can do in a day if you put your mind to it.答案:a.amazed;b.amazing2.confusing/confuseda.We were thrown off the track in looking for his house by some directions.b.With long hair and a gray beard,Saddam Hussein looked and very tired.答案:a.confus
5、ing;b.confused3.stand by/stand fora.I what I said earlier.b.Do you know what EEC ?答案:a.stand by;b.stands for4.wealth/wealthya.He suddenly became ,which changed his whole mode of life.b.His personal is estimated at around $100 million.答案:a.wealthy;b.wealth5.in turn/in needa.We are collecting money fo
6、r families .b.The students were called to be interviewed.答案:a.in need;b.in turn三、用适当的关系词填空1.At present teenagers would rather go to the net bar,as is known to some of them,they can chat with their friends or play games.答案:where2.New York, I visited last year,is a nice but old city.答案:which3.This is
7、Mr.Smith, I think has something interesting to tell you.答案:who4.Next week, well spend in our village,is coming.答案:which5. is reported in the newspapers,talks between the two countries are making progress.答案:As四、完成句子1.I think viewers a film that allows them to be a character in it.我认为观众会对一部允许自己成为影片中的
8、角色的电影留下印象。答案:will be impressed by2. you Einstein on a Chinese stamp?在中国邮票上看到爱因斯坦你感到惊奇吗?答案:Are;amazed to see3.Not only had the poor man been arrested,but he as well.这个可怜的人不仅被捕,而且还被送进了监狱。答案:had been put into prison4.He is away from a fire.他真是幸运,从一场火灾中逃了出来。答案:lucky enough to run5.Although she wanted to
9、 see him again,she refused his letters.她尽管很想再见到他,却不愿给他回信。答案:to reply to6.We treated the honoured guests .我们轮流宴请招待这几位尊贵的客人。答案:to dinner in turn7.The young man and returned the book to me on time.这个年轻人信守诺言,按时把书归还给了我。答案:kept his promise五、阅读理解Falling through thin ice kills many people every year.Knowing
10、 the conditions and thickness of the ice can save your life or the life of someone close.Snow-covered ice makes it difficult to check thickness.Stay away from cracks or darker areas.It is always a good idea for ice fishers to drill(钻出)test holes as they go further out onto the lake.Ice can vary in t
11、hickness from one part of the lake to the other.Daily changes in temperature can cause ice to change,so be sure to ask the locals before you set out.Four inches of ice is okay for a group of people walking on it,six inches for snowmobiles(雪地车),twelve inches for an automobile and fifteen inches for a
12、 truck.During the early winter it is advised to double these figures.When you are not sure of the ice you should also be wearing a life jacket and carry a cellphone.If someone falls through,be sure to act quickly by calling 119.Never go near the victim that has fallen through the ice.Try to reach th
13、e victim with a long pole,a rope,or something long.If you cant do that,throw the victim a life jacket or something else you can find.Only go to the victim if you cant do anything else.Do this by forming a human chain where everyone lies down and grabs the person in ankles.During winter conditions,hy
14、pothermia(体温过低)can set in very quickly.You can treat this by removing the victims wet clothing and replacing it with dry clothing.If you have one available,you can put the victim in a sleeping bag.Immediately take him to the hospital for further treatment.With this knowledge you can have safer ice f
15、ishing and save someones life.1.According to the author before setting out,ice fishers must .A.listen to the weather forecastB.check the things they take withC.ask the local people about the iceD.find a guide to go with them答案:C解析:根据文章第二段最后一句“Daily changes in temperature can cause ice to change,so b
16、e sure to ask the locals before you set out.”可知出发前应向当地人咨询。2.How thick is the ice if a truck runs on the lake in the early winter?A.Twelve inches.B.Fifteen inches.C.Twenty inches.D.Thirty inches.答案:D解析:根据第三段内容可知卡车可以开过的冰厚度应为15英寸,但在初冬这个厚度应翻一番,即15英寸的两倍,为30英寸。3.How do you and your partner save the victim
17、 if you do have no other things?A.Rush to where the victim is and pull the victim out.B.Catch your partners hand and he pulls the victim out.C.Jump into the water to save the victim.D.Both lie on the ice forming a human chain to save the victim.答案:D解析:根据第四段最后一句“Do this by forming a human chain where
18、 everyone lies down and grabs the person in ankles.”可知两人都躺在冰上,形成人链来拯救受害者。4.What should we do first after saving the victim?A.Take him to the hospital as soon as possible.B.Change his wet clothes for dry ones quickly.C.Give him first aid as soon as possible.D.Put him into a sleeping bag at once.答案:B解
19、析:根据第五段第二句话可知救起落冰者后首先应将其湿衣服换成干的衣服。六、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Marco Polo was born in 1254 and he died in 1324.He was 1. Italian explorer.His mother died after 2.(give) birth to him.His father and uncle were both merchants.He was 17 on his first journey to 3.(distance) China in 1271.Marco P
20、olo travelled a great deal in China.He was 4.(amaze) with Chinas enormous power,great wealth,and complex 5.(society) structure.China under the Yuan (The Mongol Empire) Dynasty was a huge empire whose internal economy dwarfed(相形见绌) that of Europe.A canal-based 6.(transport) system linked Chinas huge
21、cities and markets in a vast internal communication network in which paper money and credit facilities were 7.(high) developed.The citizens could purchase paperback(简装书) 8. paper money,eat rice from fine porcelain bowls and wear silk clothes,lived in 9.(wealth) cities that no European town could mat
22、ch.He worked for Kublai Khan,the Mongol Emperor,for seventeen years.He sailed home instead of going overland.He told about the Chinese use of coal,money and compasses.He met Rustichello,10. wrote about Marco Polos travels in a book called The Description of the World.Marco Polo became famous for his travels.答案:1.an2.giving3.distant4.amazed5.social 6.transportation7.highly8.with9.wealthy10.who
