1、Unit3SEAEXPLORATIONSectionAReadingandThinking课后篇巩固提升基础夯实.单词拼写1.It is reported that the exhibition has been (延长) for another month.答案extended2.My friend told his (故事) with simple words anybody could understand.答案tale3.The publishing house had just begun to (谈判) for her next books.答案negotiate4.As is r
2、eported in the newspaper,their football team is the best in the (联赛).答案league5.The former (皇家的) palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.答案royal6.To her disappointment,her knee injury forced her to (退出) from the competition.答案withdraw7.There has been a great increase in TV (频道) in
3、the past few years.答案channels8.The agreement strengthened the (纽带) between the two countries.答案bond(s).短语填空set sail,in a league of,develop relations with,withdraw from,in hand,become known as,search for,for the benefit of1.While passengers love to complain about taxi drivers,the drivers of New York
4、are their own.答案in a league of2.It took me great efforts to get these books .答案in hand3.Christopher Columbus for the New World in the Santa Maria.答案set sail4.Dogs have a very good sense of smell and are often used to survivors in an earthquake.答案search for5.The company has decided to some of its spo
5、rts sponsorship.答案withdraw from6.You need people working the community.答案for the benefit of7.These Chinese immigrants settled in an area that later Chinatown.答案became known as8.We will continue to improve and the developed countries.答案develop relations with.完成句子1.要想利用先进技术,他们必须先对计算机有个基本的了解。They have
6、to have a basic understanding of computersthe advanced technology.答案in order to use2.经过几个月的航行,他们终于到达了我们现在称之为加利福尼亚的地方。After several months voyage,they finally reachedCalifornia.答案what we now call3.虽然只有少数人知道他,但他在其中的名声很大。to only a few,his reputation among them is very great.答案Although known4.这个来自伦敦的女孩被
7、大自然的美丽所吸引,决定再在农场待两天。the beauty of nature,the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.答案Attracted by5.我妹妹在舞台上感到有点紧张,因为有那么多人在看她。My sister felt a little nervous on the stage with so many people her.答案looking at素养提升.阅读理解A主题语境:人与自然语篇类型:应用文词数:273难度:FourWinterSpotsHere are four spots
8、 around the world worth a winter trip.ChristmasIsland,AustraliaOn Christmas Day of 1643,Captain William Mynors sailed past this tropical (热带的) island 224 miles south of Java and named it,of course,“Christmas”.Consisting of rainforest,sand beaches,coral reefs and one oceanic mountain,two thirds of th
9、is 52-square-mile island is a national park,home to pipistrelles,flying foxes,endangered seabirds and sea turtles.Many of the 2,000 local people celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year every year.Quito,EcuadorIn Quito,the sun always sets at six.As the second biggest city in Ecuador and the second highe
10、st capital in the world,Quito makes a convenient access point to the Amazon rainforest,the thrill-seekers paradise (天堂).In only three hours,travelers can travel from the best-preserved historical city center in Latin America to the land of giant tortoises,lava lizards and blue-footed boobies.SunPeak
11、s,CanadaSnowshoeing,dogsledding and storm-watching all make British Columbia a favorite winter destination.But if youre planning on skiing,ski-biking or snow-limo-riding,please head for Sun Peaks,Canadas second largest ski area.Lijiang,ChinaA winter trip to the southwest Chinese Province of Yunnan p
12、romises mild,dry and sunny weatherexcellent conditions for skiing the trails of Chinas highest ski resort (胜地),Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.Home to plenty of wildlife and 400 types of trees,the mountain is located about 10 miles from the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town of Lijiang,an important center for
13、 the fascinating Naxi people whose 1,000-year-old Dongba characters are the only living pictographic (象形文字的) writing system worldwide today.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四处适合冬季旅行的胜地。1.What makes Quito one of the best winter destinations?A.The various rare animals.B.The beautiful sunsets there.C.The thrillin
14、g winter activities.D.The closeness to the rainforest.答案D解析细节理解题。根据Quito,Ecuador部分中的“QuitomakesaconvenientaccesspointtotheAmazonrainforest,thethrill-seekersparadise.Inonlythreehours,travelerscantravelfrom.”可判断选D项。2.Who might be most interested in Sun Peaks,Canada?A.Winter sports lovers.B.Ice sculptu
15、re fans.C.Experienced adventurers.D.Mountain-climbing enthusiasts.答案A解析推理判断题。根据SunPeaks,Canada部分中的“Butifyoureplanningonskiing,ski-bikingorsnow-limo-riding,pleaseheadforSunPeaks,Canadassecondlargestskiarea.”可知,冬季运动爱好者对此地应最感兴趣,故选A项。3.What can you enjoy on Christmas Island and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
16、?A.Extreme sports.B.A variety of wildlife.C.Oceanic plants and animals.D.Traditional Chinese cultures.答案B解析细节理解题。根据ChristmasIsland,Australia部分中的“twothirdsofthis52-square-mileislandisanationalpark,hometopipistrelles,flyingfoxes,endangeredseabirdsandseaturtles”以及Lijiang,China部分中的“Hometoplentyofwildlif
17、e”可知,这两个地方都有很多种野生动植物。B主题语境:人与自然语篇类型:说明文词数:349难度:Like colourful corals,they rocked gently in the ocean current.Only these were not beautiful natural reefs grown over centuries.They were plastic bags,stuck to the Aegean Sea floor since a waste site slid into the water eight years ago.A team of divers
18、and environmentalists pulled thousands of plastic bags from the water near Greeces Andros Island this month.The workers described what they found as a “gulf full of plastic corals”.Seas polluted with plastic have become one of the most shocking signs of human damage to the planet.“It was a very scar
19、y thing to see,”said Arabella Ross,a volunteer diver with Aegean Rebreath.The group carries out underwater and coastal clean-ups.“It really shook me and I think it really shook everyone who saw it,”she added.The Mediterranean is among the seas with the highest levels of plastic pollution in the worl
20、d,the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report in June.Greece produces about 700,000 tons of plastic waste a year,or about 68 kilos per person.About 11,500 tons enter its seas every year.Almost 70% of that returns to the Greek coast,one of the longest in the world.The sea pollution off Andros is t
21、hought to date back to 2011,when heavy rain caused a waste site to collapse.Most of the waste fell into the sea.Aegean Rebreath divers removed blue,black and yellow plastic bags caught between reefs and among fish.It was “like the paradise of the Caribbean Sea,where you find coral reefs everywhere o
22、f every colour.It was the exact same thing,but instead of corals it was bags,”diver Arabella Ross said.The team managed to remove only a small part of the plastic waste they found.They also pulled up 300 kilograms of old fishing trapsknown as “ghost nets”from Andros.In a separate operation in June o
23、ff Salamina,a small island near Athens,they removed two tons.“If people are wondering where their rubbish ends up,we see it each time we go into the water,”Ross said.【语篇解读】日前,有人发现在希腊安德罗斯岛附近的爱琴海海域积累了大量的塑料垃圾。从远处望去,潜水员仿佛看到了一个色彩缤纷、随着洋流缓缓流动的海底世界。它们是数万吨的塑料废物,在这里堆积如山,形成了一种“珊瑚礁”。4.What does the underlined w
24、ord “it”(Para.3) most probably refer to?A.The Aegean Sea.B.Plastic pollution.C.The volunteer group.D.The waste site.答案B解析代词指代题。根据上文的“Seaspollutedwithplastichavebecomeoneofthemostshockingsignsofhumandamagetotheplanet.”可知,此处的it指的是上文提到的塑料污染。5.What is believed to be the start of the pollution off Andros
25、?A.Collapse of a waste site.B.Extremely bad weather.C.Waste thrown away by tourists.D.Plastic waste produced by the Greeks.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“TheseapollutionoffAndrosisthoughttodatebackto2011,whenheavyraincausedawastesitetocollapse.Mostofthewastefellintothesea.”可知,污染的开始是垃圾场的坍塌。6.Where does the rub
26、bish finally end up according to Ross?A.The oceans.B.In the fields.C.In the rubbish sites.D.The waste treatment factories.答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段Ross所说的话“Ifpeoplearewonderingwheretheirrubbishendsup,weseeiteachtimewegointothewater”可知,垃圾最终进入了海里。7.What could be the best title for the passage?A.Gulf of Plastic Corals Found in Aegean SeaB.The Paradise Lies in the Caribbean SeaC.Coral Reefs Are Full of Every ColourD.Water Pollution Is Very Serious答案A解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,潜水员在希腊安德罗斯岛的水下仿佛看到了一个色彩缤纷、随着洋流缓缓流动的海底世界。那是数万吨的塑料废物,在这里堆积如山,形成了一种“珊瑚礁”。由此可知,A项可作为本文的标题。