1、课时作业(六)Unit2SectionUsingLanguage&AssessingYourProgress阅读理解ACreatedbyCaseyandShelleyBlack, theNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCentrefocusesonnotonlyrescuingyoungabandonedwolvesbuteducatingthepublic.Unlikeothercentres, youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting, handsoninteractionwiththemhere.Andso, weg
2、atheredonlatewintermorningtolearn, prepareandwalk.ScrappyandFlora, ourwolvesthatday, werebroughttothecentrewhenonlyafewdaysold.“Theylivedinthehousewithusforthefirstseveralmonths.Wetreatedthemlikehumanbabies, fedthemandsleptwiththem，”saidShelley.So, theyaretotallyusedtopeople.However, theyarewildanim
3、als.Forthatreason, ShelleyandCaseyexplained, thewalkistotallyonthewolfsterms.“Wedontapproachthem, butiftheycomeuptous, wecantouchthem.”Withallthisinmind, weheadedforthewoods.Wewerewalkingonaloggingroadwhensuddenly, Flora, all60poundsofher, hurrieduptomeandraiseduponherlegs.Shewasalmostastallasme.Ass
4、heleanedin, putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface, apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk.Wewalkedfarther, maybehalfamile, whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow, digforthisorthatandjustplay.Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesque(美丽的)streamwheret
5、hewolvessplashed, drankandhadagreattime.Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstaged(筹划)andquiteartificial.Butthepurpose, CaseyandShelleysaid, istoexplainthewolvesplaceintheenvironmentand, primarily, toletpeopleknowwolvesdonthavetobeuniversallyfearedtheyreallydonthidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaiting
6、toeatpeople, buttheydratheravoidpeople, forthemostpart.1.HowistheNorthernLightsWildlifeWolfCentredifferentfromothers?AIttrainsandeducateswildwolves.BItaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves.CItraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes.DItallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves.2WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCaseysex
7、planationinParagraph2?AThewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous.BThewolveshavelostalltheirwildness.CPeopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively.DThewolvescanreadpeoplesmindlikehumanbabies.3WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad?AToexpresscuriosity.BToshowfriendliness.CToattractattention.DT
8、oseekcompanionship.4WhydidCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure?AToadvertisethecentre.BTopublicizewolfhunting.CTopromoteenvironmentalprotection.DToclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves.BAustraliansforeignlanguageskillsaredeclining, VoiceofAmericahasreported.Newfiguresshowthatonly13percentofhighschoo
9、lgraduatescanspeakaforeignlanguage.Butfourdecadesago, 40percenthadforeignlanguageskills.ProfessorEliseTipton, fromtheUniversityofSydney, saysincreasingstudentsdonotfeeltheneedtolearnanotherlanguagetoboosttheircareer.ShebelievesthatAustraliaseconomicboom, whichisdrivenbyredhotdemandforitsminerals, is
10、helpingmaskseriousdeficiencies(缺陷)initslanguageskills.AustraliadoesbusinessverysuccessfullyinEnglishwithmostofitstradingpartners.ButastheworldseconomicpowershiftstoemergingregionssuchasAsia, itslanguagegapcouldsoonbeexposed.Accordingtothenewfigures, lessthan6.5percentofhighschoolgraduatesareproficie
11、ntinanAsianlanguage.AcademicsworrythatthismeansAustraliawillincreasinglybeisolatedfrom(和隔绝)itseconomicallyimportantAsianneighbors, DilipDutta, fromtheeconomicsandbusinessfacultyatSydneyUniversity, sayslanguageskillscanenhancetradingopportunities.IfAustralianswanttotradewithAsiancountries, itisveryim
12、portantforthemtolearnthelanguagethatwillhelpthemtogetclosertotheculture.ButstudentshavedifferentopinionsaboutAsianlanguagelearning.PippaMcCowage, a22yearoldAustralianstudent, saysmanyyoungAustralianshaveahalfheartedapproachtoforeignlanguages, andthelanguagecurriculumisoftenweak.“Whilewereencouragedi
13、nhighschooltolearnanotherlanguage, itsnotreallyapparenttomeasarealisticexpectationthatyouwillhavetospeakit，”saidMcCowage.“Forexample, IlearnedJapaneseinhighschool.WhenIwentonanexchangeinYear10, IfoundthattheJapanesestudentsofmyagehadamuchgreaterproficiencyinEnglishthanIdidinJapanese.Sointhatsense, i
14、talmostdiscouragesyou.”Atpresent, about70percentofAustraliasmajorexportsgotoAsiaandtheAustraliangovernmenthasbeenkeenondevelopingclosereconomicanddiplomatictieswithAsia.Academicssaythat, asAsiabecomesoneoftheworldseconomicpowerhouses(经济体), Australianeedstoimproveitslanguageskillsifitistotakefulladva
15、ntageofthebusinessopportunitiesonitsdoorstep.5WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?AAustraliahasrichdepositsofminerals.BAustraliaisessentiallyaselfsufficientcountry.CAustraliahasnointentiontotradewithAsiancountries.DAustralianstudentsarenotrequiredtolearnaforeignlanguage.6WhatdoesDilipDuttathinklanguages
16、killscando?AImproveyourrelationwithyourpartner.BHelpsettleinternationalconflicts.CRemovebarriersinnegotiations.DIncreasetradingopportunities.7WhyhastheAustraliangovernmentbeenkeenlyinterestedinstrengtheningtieswithAsia?ABecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliaislocated.BBecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliasmajorexportsgo
17、.CBecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliansgoandspendtheirholidays.DBecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliacanplayabigroleininternationalaffairs.8Whatdoestheunderlinedword“faculty”inParagraph3probablymean?AOffice.BBuilding.CUniversity.DDepartment.CWhenMaleficentfirstappearedincinemasfiveyearsago, withhersculptedcheekbonesa
18、ndtwisteddevilhorns, shebecameaninstanthitwithaudiencesaroundtheworld.Now, shesbackwithanewmovie.ThesequeltoDisneys2014film, Maleficent: MistressofEvil, hitChinesemainlandcinemasonOct18.Itwasexpectedtobeoneofthehottestfilmreleasesofthemonth.Whatmakesthisfilmpopularwithaudiences?“Maleficent(2019)isaf
19、iercefairytaleaboutthejoyofbeinguniquelyindividual，”CarlaRenata, aUSfilmcritic, wroteonTwitter.Thesequelfeaturesnewanddistinctivecharacters, Maleficent, playedbyUSactressAngelinaJolie, isanevilfairywitchwhohateshumanbeingsforthebetrayalofherhumanlover.ThenwehavePrincessAurora, playedbyUSactressElleF
20、anning, whoiskindandstrong.EventhoughMaleficentcursedherandtookhercaptive, Aurorarefusestohatefairies.Anewcharacter, QueenIngrith, isAurorasmotherinlaw.ShesatypicalvillainwhowillsparenoefforttodivideMaleficentandAurora.Shehopestodividehumansandfairiesforever.“Thesecharactersaresouniquethatyouwouldre
21、memberevenmanyyearsafteryoufinishedwatchingthemovie，”saidRenata.Apartfromthestrongcastofcharacters, themoviesthemeofinclusivenessandcooperationbetweentwodistinctgroupsismeanttoenlightenaudiences.Bothfairiesandhumansmustfindawaytounderstandeachotheriftheywanttoprotectthepeacefullandwheremagicalcreatu
22、reslivetogether.“Thefilmisaboutkindnessandacceptanceandtolerance，”FanningtoldMetro, “Wewantpeopletobekindtooneanother.tounderstandthatitiswrongtooutpeoplethataredifferent.”Withsuchapowerfultheme, theresnowonderthatUSATodaysaysitsamongDisneysbestliveactionsequels.9WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterMalefic
23、ent?AShefightsforhumanbeings.BShebetraysherhumanlover.CSheseeshumansasherenemies.DShemakesfriendswithAurora.10WhatdidRenatathinkmakesthe2019Maleficentfilmspecial?AAfairytale.BUniquecharacters.CApowerfultheme.DManyfilmstarsplayingroles.11Whatdoesthe2019Maleficentfilmwanttotellviewers?APeaceisthekeyto
24、happiness.BIttakesefforttomaketheworldabetterplace.CHumansshouldcareaboutothercreatures.DWeshouldbekindtoandtolerantofothers.课时作业(六)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者去北光野狼中心徒步旅行的经历。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Unlike other centres, you can actually walk with the wolves”可知，在北光野狼中心游客能够和狼一起散步，故选D。2答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据
25、第二段第四、五句可知，尽管狼已完全适应了和人待在一起，但是他们是野生动物；又根据本段最后两句“For that reason, Shelley and Casey explained, the walk is totally on the wolfs terms.We dont approach them, but if they come up to us, we can touch them.”可推知，和狼散步可能存在潜在的危险。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“apparently she was saying hello in wolf talk”可知，Flora的举
26、动显然是在用狼的说话方式表达问候，因此B项正确。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“But the purpose. but theyd rather avoid people, for the most part.”可推知，Casey和Shelley组织这个冒险旅行的目的是澄清一些关于狼的守旧观点。B【语篇解读】本文为说明文。澳大利亚人的外语能力在下降。学者担心，这意味着澳大利亚将与有重要经济地位的亚洲邻国隔离。5答案与解析：A推理判断题。第二段谈到了对矿物质的迫切需求使得澳大利亚的经济繁荣起来，这种繁荣就掩盖了外语能力的缺陷，因此可以推断出澳大利亚的矿物储量丰富，故选A。6答案
27、与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，Dilip Dutta认为好的语言能力能够增加贸易机会，故选D。7答案与解析：B细节理解题。最后一段指出澳大利亚大约70%的出口对象都是亚洲，因此澳大利亚政府非常愿意拉近和亚洲的经济和外交关系，故选B。8答案与解析：D词义猜测题。由于faculty后面提到在悉尼大学，因此faculty在这里是“系，部”的意思，故选D。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的影评。作者对Maleficent(2019)这部电影的人物、故事以及主题进行了剖析。9答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第五段“The sequel features new and distinctive
28、 characters, Maleficent, played by US actress Angelina Jolie, is an evil fairy witch who hates human beings for the betrayal of her human lover. Then we have Princess Aurora, played by US actress Elle Fanning, who is kind and strong. Even though Maleficent cursed her and took her captive, Aurora ref
29、uses to hate fairies.”可知，因为她的人类爱人背叛了她，所以Maleficent憎恨人类，将人类视为她的敌人。A、B项错误。Maleficent诅咒了Aurora，所以排除D项，故选C。10答案与解析：B细节理解题。由第四段中“Maleficent (2019) is a fierce fairy tale about the joy of being uniquely individual”以及第六段“These characters are so unique that you would remember even many years after you finished watching the movie”可知，Renata认为 Maleficent之所以让人看完之后念念不忘是因为电影中角色的鲜明个性。这是这部电影的特殊之处，故选B。11答案与解析：D推理判断题。由最后两段中“The film is about kindness and acceptance and tolerance，” Fanning told Metro, “We want people to be kind to one another.”可知，这部电影的主题就是让人们学会对他人友善、宽容、接纳，故选D。