1、UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONSectionDUsingLanguage()&AssessingYourProgress课后篇巩固提升基础夯实.单词拼写1.New roads are being built to cope with the increased (量) of traffic.答案volume2.Can you take out the (垃圾) to the dustbin when you go to school this morning?答案garbage3.He is still involved in voluntary work promo
2、ting local (企业).答案enterprise4.My fathers life work was devoted to the (保护) of wild animals.答案conservation5.The waste (处理) industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.答案disposal6.The government has launched a (运动) of television commercials and leaflets.答案campa
3、ign7.Few plants will (忍受) sudden changes in temperature.答案tolerate.短语填空carry out,end up,in effect,dozens of,make use of,contribute to1.Most importantly,I met nice people there and made many excellent friends.答案dozens of2.Im firmly convinced of the significance of honesty,which will building a warm a
4、nd harmonious society.答案contribute to3.Later,he realized if he went on like that,he would achieving nothing.答案end up4.With your permission,I will have the project as soon as possible.答案carried out5.The decision was taken yesterday and will remain until further government instructions.答案in effect6.Yo
5、u should these materials to understand the background of the poems.答案make use of.完成句子1.如果这个问题处理不好的话,可能会对他们产生消极的影响。If the issue is not properly handled,it may them.答案have negative effects on2.这里居住着将近1 000人,他们中的许多人都离开了家乡去城市追求更好的生活。The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people,left their village homes
6、for a better life in the city.答案many of whom3.在这种情形下,他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。,it is little wonder that they experience difficulties.答案Under such circumstances4.该技术能够节约能源,为人们提供舒适的照明环境。The system could and provide comfortable lighting environment for people.答案save energy5.超市使用许多不同的方法来吸引顾客。Supermarkets use differ
7、ent methods to attract customers.答案a number/lot of素养提升.阅读理解主题语境:人与自然语篇类型:说明文难度: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 do
8、nt take place 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 temperatures get higher there is less and less food and the seal population st
9、arts to shrink.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 temperatures is frightening too.It is also believed that the warmer te
10、mperatures can 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 clim
11、ates are producing 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 ther
12、e will be more selection in the gene pool(基因库)for future generations.It can help the seals as a species adapt to change 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 wil
13、l make positive 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.【语篇解读】本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 mirr
14、or of 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
15、will change 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“.thoselivinginwarmerclimatesareproducingmoreyoungduetothechanges.”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仔。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.Seals
16、 Adaptation to Climate ChangeC.How Climate Change Affects 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。.书面表达假定你是李华。你将代表学校参加国际高中生环境保护论坛。请你根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。内容包括:1.环境保护的紧迫性;2.如何开展环境保护;3.呼吁大家积极参与。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:论坛forum参考范文
17、Good morning,everyone!Im Li Hua,and very glad to be here to attend the international senior high students environment protection forum to share my opinion on behalf of our school.Nowadays,all kinds of pollution can be seen everywhere,air pollution,noise pollution,water pollution,which are threatenin
18、g our health.Some strange diseases appear and are hard to cure.Even worse,some rare animals and plants are on the verge of distinction due to severe destruction of the environment.So its time for us to take action!Many ways are available for us to adopt,such as saving every drop of water,taking a bu
19、s or public transportation instead of driving private cars,recycling plastic bags,refusing to use disposable chopsticks and so on.Do your part and it can make a big difference!.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。续写的词数应为150左右。Im originally from Orange County,California,where I had the pleasure
20、and honor of serving as a Newport Beach ocean lifeguard for five seasons.Whenever I could,I got shifts working the Point.If you wanted to save lives,thats where you worked.The Point was known for its massive rip currents(激流).So,late in a shift,I was working Tower 15.Two blocks to my right was anothe
21、r guard named Mike,working Tower 17.Id known Mike for a number of years.Mike had a rough upbringing.You can tell just by looking at him.He has a number of really frightening tattoos(文身),and his bald head shows the scar he got from a broken beer bottle.Maybe he wasnt the friendliest guard on the beac
22、h.I admit,I didnt really get along with Mike.But everything he lacked in friendly appearance and social skills,he more than made up for in lifesaving ability.He called me over the phone and said,“Hey,I got a couple of kids.I gotta to give em a warning.Keep an eye on us.”I said,“Sure,”and hung up.Any
23、time you get out of your tower,youre supposed to let somebody else know,in case a situation develops.And sure enough,as soon as he hung up the phone,a rip was snapped up under these two kids,and theyre getting sucked out.Mike saw it before its happening,and hes running full speed toward the ocean.I
24、scanned the water.All I saw was two small noses bobbing (上下浮动)in the water.I dropped my binos(望远镜)and I called in and said,“Double rescue 17hes out.Im going.”Mike was already punching through the surf line.By now,the mother of the two kids realized whats happening.Shes on her feet and screaming.Para
25、graph1:Mikereachedthekidsabrotherandasisteraroundeightornineyearsold.Paragraph2:ThenthemotherglancedbackandgotherfirstgoodlookatMike,aswellashistattoos.参考范文Paragraph1:Mikereachedthekidsabrotherandasisteraroundeightornineyearsold.He got to the boy first,and when he turned to the girl,he had to reach
26、down into the water and catch her by the hair to pull her back up.Mike swam sideways out of the rip current into the clear water and started bring them in.When I reached their mother,Mike was in waist-deep water.These kids were so exhausted that they couldnt walk,and so Mikes carrying them.Hes got o
27、ne under each arm.I turned to their mom and said,“Hey,its gonna be OK.Theyre safe.”I saw the terror start to drain out of her.Paragraph2:ThenthemotherglancedbackandgotherfirstgoodlookatMike,aswellashistattoos.And a crazy thing happened.I saw a new kind of panic wash over her as though theres some ne
28、w,equally dangerous threat on her kids lives because of the tattoos on Mikes arms.She rushed up to Mike and snatched her kids and left.Not even a thank-you.Mike just glanced at me,shrugged,and jogged back to his tower.As I jogged back to my tower,I promised myself Id never let my own fear or prejudice prevent me from recognizing a hero only because I dont see friendly appearance in him.
