1、课时作业(九)Unit3SectionUsingLanguage&AssessingYourProgress阅读理解A“Thenoisemadebyboatsofwhalewatchingtouristsmaybecausingcommunicationproblemsfortheanimals，”Britishresearcherssaidlastweek.Whalewatchingisapopulartouristactivityinplaceswheregroupsofkillerwhales(虎鲸)live.Everyday, dozensofboatsfilledwithtouris
2、tsgotowatchthebeautifulanimals.Unfortunately, theenginesoftheboatsmakealotofnoise, andthatmaybecausingproblemsforthewhales, accordingtoareportintheUSsciencemagazineNature.Thewhalestravelingroups, andcommunicatewitheachotherthroughsonic(声波的)callsthatsomescientistsrefertoassinging.Thesoundsoftheboaten
3、ginesmaybecreatingtoomuchbackgroundnoiseforthewhalestobeabletoheareachother.Theresearcherslistenedtorecordingsofwhalecallsmadebetween15and25yearsagobeforewhalewatchingbecamepopular.Thesewerecomparedtomorerecentrecordings.Theyhavefoundthattheanimalsstarttosingforlongerthantheyusedto, likeapersonshout
4、ingtoafriendacrossanoisyroom.Itisbelievedthatthewhalesaretryingtocommunicatehuntingorbreeding(繁殖)information.Scientistssaidthat, ifthiswasprevented, thefutureoftheworldswhalepopulationcouldbeindanger.“Animalsbecomeslowinmindandrepeatthemselvesinnoisyareas，”saidVolkerDeecke, aCanadianbiologist.“Theyh
5、avetosaythingstwiceorthreetimesinordertobeunderstood.”ThekillerwhalesstudiedwerelivingoffthecoastofnorthwesternAmerica.Thenumberofkillerwhalesinthisareahasbeenfallingforseveralyears, butscientistsarenotsurewhy.1Thepassagemainlytellsus_.AtheproblemsofwhalewatchingBhowkillerwhalescommunicatewitheachot
6、herCthereducedpopulationofkillerwhalescausedbywhalewatchingDhearingproblemsofthekillerwhalescausedbywhalewatching2Nowinanoisybackground，thekillerwhaleshaveto_.AsinginaloudervoiceBsinglongerCtravelinsmallergroupsDgetnearertoeachother3Fromthepassage, wecanfeelthattheauthoris_.AangryBhopefulCworriedDdi
7、sappointed4Whichofthefollowingisthepossibleresultofwhalewatching?AFewerfishintheocean.BMisunderstandingbetweenthewhales.CReducednumberofthewhalesinthearea.DSeriouswaterpollutionalongthecoast.BA17yearoldUS.seamansteered(驾驶)hisbatteredsailboatintoaSouthernCaliforniaharbouronThursdaytocompleteahard13mo
8、nthvoyageandbecometheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworldalone.ZacSunderlandarrivedinMarinaDelReyaboard, drivinghis36footsloop(单桅纵帆船)Intrepidatabout10am.localtime.Duringhis28,000nauticalmilejourney, hebravedstorms, equipmentfailures, suspectedpiratesandnarrowlyescapedfromthecrashwithfreighters(货船).“It
9、sawesometobeback，”Sunderland, ofThousandOaks, California, saidafterhewaswelcomedhomebymanywellwishers.Fewerthan250peoplehavesailedalonearoundtheglobe, withthreetimesthatmanyclimbingthepeakofMountEverest, accordingtotheAmericanSailingAssociation，whichcertifiedSunderlandsachievement.SunderlandleftMari
10、naDelRoy，justsouthofLosAngeles, onJune14,2008, andcelebratedhis17thbirthdayatseawhileoffAfricasCapeofGoodHope.Hisreturnwasdelayedneartheendofhisvoyagewhenhissloopsustainedabrokenbulkhead(隔板)inroaringseasoffMexico, forcinghimtostopatPuertoVallartalongenoughforhisfathertoflyintomakerepairs.Anothertens
11、emomentoccurredintheIndianOceanoffIndonesia, wheretheIntrepidwasapproachedbyasuspectedpirateboat.AplaneflewoverheadandSunderlandclimbedontohisdeckwithaguntothreatenthemandthentheintrudersfled, saidCharlieNobles, executivedirectoroftheassociation.Sunderland, whoremainedinsatellitetelephonecontactwith
12、hisfatherduringthevoyage, dumpedthegunbeforeenteringMexicanwaters, whereitisillegaltocarryprivatefirearms.Hebecomesthefirstpersonunder18tosailtheglobealone, andtheyoungesttodate.ThepreviousrecordholderwasDavidDicksofAustralia, whocompletedhisvoyageinNovember1996atage18.5WhendidSunderlandfinishhisglo
13、balsailing?AInJune2009.BInJuly2009.CInAugust2009.DInSeptember2009.6HowmanypeopleclimbedthepeakofMountEverestaccordingtothedataoftheAmericanSailingAssociation?AAbout250.BAbout500.CAbout750.DAbout1,000.7Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?AZacSunderlandisthefirstyoungpeoplewhosailedtheglobealone.BZacSunderlan
14、ddidntgetintouchwithhisfamilyduringthevoyage.CZacSunderlandhadagunfightwiththepirates.DZacSunderlandhadtowaitforhisfathertorepairtheboatatPuertoVallarta.8Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedwordinthesixthparagraph?AAbandoned.BCollected.CAdjusted.DDevoted.CMovieNightsattheMuseumbringsyoucl
15、assicmoviesinaclassiclocation.Eachfilmhasbeenchosenforitsconnectiontoanareaofourknowledge.WestartthismovieseasonwithoceaninspiredcinematocelebratethearrivalofthenoblebluewhaleintheMuseumstypicalhall, thesitefortheseries.Sogetyourpopcorn, takeyourseat, andsettleinforMovieNightsattheMuseum.JawsDidyouk
16、nowthatgreatwhitesactuallyfindthetasteofhumanfleshnottasty? However, thislegendaryStevenSpielbergthrillerseesagiantgreatwhitesharkcausedestructionontheshoresofaNewEnglandbeachtowninthemid1970s.FreeWillyDidyouknowthatthekillerwhaleisnotawhale? Itsactuallyadolphin.Inthisheartwarming90sclassic, orphanJ
17、essemakesfriendswithatrappedkillerwhaleanddoeswhateverittakestoreturnhimtohisfamilyandoceanhome.FindingNemoContrarytopopularbelief, fishareactuallygoodatrememberingthings.FollowyoungclownfishNemo, takenunexpectedlyfromhisGreatBarrierReefhome, andhisfatherandforgetfulpartnerwhogoonabravejourneytofind
18、him, inthischarmingDisneyadventure.TheLittleMermaidInthisclassicDisneytaleofamermaidprincesswhodreamsofbecominghuman, Arielfallsinlovewithahandsomeprince, muchtothesadnessofherfatherandlongsufferingfriends.Butdidyouknowthatafishisactuallybrownandflat, withbotheyesononesideofitsbody?Ticket: 28, Membe
19、r: 25.9Inwhichmoviedofishmemorizethingswell?AJaws.BFreeWilly.CFindingNemo.DTheLittleMermaid.10Whohelpsawhalereturntohishome?AAriel.BJesse.CNemo.DSteven.11Whowillmostlikelybeinterestedinthepassage?AAscientistonfarming.BAdirectorofwarmovies.CAteenagerlikingoceanlife.DAfarmerhatingcruelanimals.课时作业(九)阅
20、读理解A【语篇解读】观鲸船所产生的噪音给虎鲸之间的信息交流造成了困难。1答案与解析：D主旨大意题。概括文章第一段可得出答案。观鲸船所产生的噪音给虎鲸之间的信息交流造成了困难。A项所涉及的范围过大；B项仅仅是文章的细节；C项与原文信息不符，因为文章最后说明虎鲸数量下降的原因不明。因此选D项。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。文章第五段说明，因为受噪音干扰，现在虎鲸“唱”的时间比原来长。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。文章介绍了观鲸船所产生的噪音给虎鲸之间的交流造成了困难，从文章最后的叙述看，虎鲸数量在下降，而科学家也不明白其中原因，显然作者对虎鲸的生存状况感到“担忧”。4答案与解析：C推理判断题。从文中第
21、三段和倒数第三段可以看出鲸是靠声波交流捕猎和繁殖信息的，如果这些事情被阻止了，鲸的数量就会下降。B【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，讲述了17岁的美国少年Zac Sunderland驾驶着他的帆船历时13个月，航行28 000海里的故事。5答案与解析：B数字计算题。根据第一段中的“complete a hard 13month voyage”和第四段中的“Sunderland left Marina Del Rey.on June 14,2008”可以计算出，Sunderland是在2009年7月完成他长达13个月的环球航行的，故选B。6答案与解析：C数字计算题。根据第三段可知，美国帆船协会的数据显示
22、，曾独自驾船环游地球的人不到250个，而登上珠穆朗玛峰顶峰的人数却是它的三倍，故选C。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，在Sunderland行至墨西哥附近的海域接近旅途结束的时候，帆船的隔板坏了，所以他不得不停靠在巴亚尔塔港，直到他的父亲乘飞机赶到为他修理帆船，故选D。8答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第六段可知，Sunderland在进入墨西哥水域前把那支枪扔了，因为在那里私带枪支是违法的。abandon“遗弃，抛弃”，故选A。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四部在电影之夜展播的与海洋有关的优秀电影。9答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第五段首句可知，在Finding Nemo这部电影中，鱼的记忆力很好。故选C。10答案与解析：B细节理解题。由Free Willy部分可知，Jesse帮助一条被困的虎鲸返回了家。故选B。11答案与解析：C推理判断题。由第二段第一句“We start this movie season.the site for the series.”可知，电影节播放的这些电影是以海洋为主题的，因此推断，喜欢海洋生活的青少年最有可能对这篇文章感兴趣。故选C。
