1、课时作业(四)Unit2SectionReading, ListeningandThinking.阅读理解AIdontthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasntawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia, Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay, I_suddenly_had_the_feeling_of_not_being_able_to_feel_the_ground_with_my_feet_anymore.Form
2、y10thbirthday, mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors, cavesandlayersofcoral.Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonly1percentofAustraliasCoralSeawasprotected, Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefshavemoremarinespeci
3、esthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly, only45%oftheworldsreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatisticisdepressing, soitsimportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem, ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsacompleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.IvebecomeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity, whichaimstocreatethela
4、rgestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheoceansspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together, AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobeapartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy, whogrewupsailing, admiringthebeautyoftheocean,
5、andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.1FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1, wecanlearntheauthor_.AseldomwentsurfingattheseaBforgothisexperiencesabouttheoceanCneverwentbacktohishometownDhadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay2Accordingtothesecondparagraph, Australianmarinelife_.AisescapingfromtheCor
6、alSeagraduallyBdependsonreefsforlivinggreatlyCmaybefacedwithdangerDisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans3Angusandtheauthorcreatedalittlevideoto_.AurgemorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespeciesBinspiremorepeopletoexplorethesecretoftheoceanCsharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheoceanDbringbackto
7、peopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies4TheProtectOurCoralSeaactivityisintendedto_.AcontributetoacompleteecosystemBpreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangeredCsetupalargenaturereserveforreefsDraisemoreteenagersenvironmentalawarenessBKoalasarepicturedeverywhereinAustraliaoncleaningproducts, onboxesofchocolate, o
8、nsportsteamshirts.Yettheanimalsliveonlyinpocketsalongtheeastcoast.Theyonceinhabitedtheentirecoastline.Thekoalapopulationdroppedafterfarmerscutdownmanyoftheforestswherekoalaslived, andhunterskilledtheanimalsfortheirfur.“Bytheearly1900s, koalaswerebasicallyshotoutofsouthAustralia，”saysecologistBillEll
9、is, whostudiestherelationshipsamonglivingthingsandtheirenvironments.IrecentlyjoinedEllisandhisteaminaforestonStBeesIsland, 19milesoffthenortheasterncoastofAustralia, witheightothervolunteers.Theislandisanaturallaboratory, yieldingfindingsthatmayhelpprotectkoalaselsewhereonthecontinent.Thevolunteerss
10、earchedtheislandforkoalasinthebluegumtrees.Whenwefoundakoala，wegatheredinformationaboutthetreesinthearea.Bluegumisaspeciesoftheeucalyptustree(桉树)inwhichthefunnyleafeatersspendmostoftheirtime.EucalyptustreesarenativetoAustralia, andtheirleavesarethemainfoodsourceforkoalas.Althoughkoalascanwalkonthegr
11、ound，theyarebettersuitedforlifeinthecanopy，thehighcoverofbranchesandleavesinaforest.WhathasEllisresearchtoldhimsofar? ThepopulationofStBeesseemstobehealthy.YetElliswonderswhetherthekoalasmightbeheadingforhardtimes.Theislandisoverrunwithwildgoats, andEllisthinksthegoatsareeatingthesmallbluegumtrees.W
12、ithoutthosetrees, thekoalaswillrunoutoffoodinthefuture.Ellishopesmoreresearchwillhelphimunderstandhowtoprotectthebluegumtreesandthekoalasthatdependonthem.“Ithinkthatswhateveryoneistryingtodotomakeadifference，”Ellissays.5Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?AKoalaspicturescanbefoundeverywhereintheworld
13、.BKoalasinAustralialiketoeatchocolate.CKoalasliveonlyinpocketsalongtheeastcoastofAustralia.DYoucanbuythepicturesofkoalasonlyalongtheeastcoastofAustralia.6WhatstheworkofthevolunteersinEllisteam?ATocollectinformationaboutthetreesthatkoalasdependon.BTopreventfarmersfromcuttingdowntheforest.CTosavetheko
14、alasinjured.DTostudythelivingthingsandtheenvironmentintheforest.7WhatwillEllismostprobablystarttodonext?ATokeepthepopulationofStBeeshealthy.BTokillallthegoatsontheisland.CTofindsomenewfoodforgoats.DToprotectbluegumtreesforkoalas.8Whatsthepurposeofwritingthispassage?ATocallforpeopletoconcernaboutthel
15、ifeofkoalas.BTorecordthetriptoAustraliaforwatchingkoalas.CTopresentsomebasicknowledgeofkoalaslife.DTointroducetheecosystemofwildlifeinAustralia.完形填空WhenIreadapostabouttakingsomeonetothemovies, Irememberedsomethingthathappenedacoupleofyearsago.IusedtodrinkCocaColaandtheyhadacontestwheretherewasa_1_in
16、sidethebottlecap.Youwenttoawebsiteandenteredthecodeandmaybeyou_2_something.Iwonsome_3_Cokes.Butthen, IwontheGrandPrize! Iwassurprisedanddelighted.TheGrandPrizewasfreemoviesforayear.Whatthat_4_tobewasthatthecompanysentme52admissionticketsforalocalmovietheatretheyfiguredonemovieaweekwaswhatfreemoviesf
17、orayear_5_.Alloftheticketshadexpirationdates(失效期)laterthanayearfromthedayI_6_them.Iusedquiteafewfortakingfriendstoseemovies.ButthebestthingIdidwiththemwasthatI_7_twentytwoticketsthatIhadleftbythattimetothelocalWomensTransitionHouse.Itisaplacewherewomenandtheir_8_couldgowhentheyre_9_domesticviolenceo
18、rjustabadsituationingeneralandgethelptomakea_10_start.MyworkteamhaddecidedwewouldbeacharitythroughwhichwecollecteddonationsforthatparticularChristmas.IknewthattheWomensTransitionHouse_11_somechildcareforthewomen_12_theycouldgoforjobinterviewsandthingslikethat.Iputthoseticketsina(n)_13_andwroteanoteo
19、ntheoutside，askingtheWomensTransitionHousestafftogivethemovieticketstowomenthere_14_theholidaystoletthemhavesomethingentertainingtodo, withorwithouttheirchildren.Itmademe_15_happytodothis.1A.websiteBsignCcodeDnote2A.boughtBwonCdownloadedDsought3A.expensiveBcheapCdeliciousDfree4A.turnedoverBturnedupC
20、turnedoutDturneddown5A.occurredBmatteredCmeantDunderlined6A.refusedBreceivedCpresentedDlost7A.soldBabandonedCdistributedDdonated8A.childrenBpartnerCfamilyDparents9A.handlingBopposingCfleeingDdefeating10A.steadyBfreshCcompleteDperfect11A.providedBacceptedCsupportedDpostponed12A.butBsoCotherwiseDor13A
21、.mailboxBtimetableCpocketDenvelope14A.toBbeforeCoverDwith15A.reallyBnearlyCgenerallyDsimply课时作业(四).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章向我们介绍了澳大利亚的海洋生物面临的危机以及作者为此所做的一些努力。1答案与解析：D句意理解题。根据第一段中的“I dont think I can recall a time when I wasnt aware of the beauty of the ocean.”和“I had the good fortune of having the sea
22、at my side.”可知，作者认为大海很美，自己很幸运能经常看到海，故画线句应是对半月湾的赞美。D项符合文义。故选D。2答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句“When I learned that only 1 percent of Australias Coral Sea was protected. only 45% of the worlds reefs are considered healthy.”可推知，澳大利亚的海洋生物可能面临危险。故选C。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Together, Angus and I created a little v
23、ideo and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement.”可知，拍摄视频是为了激励人们去采取行动保护海洋生物。故选A。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“Ive become involved with the. a safe place forever.”可知，这项活动的目的是创造一个世界上最大的海洋公园，在那里，世界上所有的海洋物种都将永远生活在安全的地方。也就是说这项活动是为了阻止更多的海洋生物灭绝。B【语篇解读】本文为说明文。在澳大利亚，考拉的生存环境受到了各方面的影响，我们到底应该为它们的生
24、存做些什么呢。5答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，考拉只生活在澳大利亚的东海岸，故选C。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第五段可知，Ellis的团队志愿者的工作是收集考拉赖以生存的树的信息，故选A。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Ellis接下来会保护蓝桉树，故选D。8答案与解析：A写作意图题。本文讲述了考拉的生存环境受到了各方面的影响，文章最后作者号召大家行动起来，关心考拉的生存环境，故选A。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者回忆几年前把获得的部分奖品电影票捐给了一个慈善机构的故事。1答案与解析：C考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“You we
25、nt to a website and entered the code”可知，此处是指“代码(code)”，故选C。2答案与解析：B考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“But then, I won the Grand Prize！”可知，此处是指赢得什么东西，故选B。3答案与解析：D考查形容词辨析。根据语境和句意可知，此处是指“免费的(free)”可乐，故选D。4答案与解析：C考查动词短语辨析。结果是这家公司给了作者52张当地一家影院的入场券。turn out“结果是”，故选C。5答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。一年的免费电影意思是每周一场电影。meant“意味着”，故选C。6答案与解析：B考查动词辨
26、析。这里指从作者收到免费电影票的那一天起，故选B。7答案与解析：D考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“I put those tickets in a(n). and wrote a note on the outside. with or without their children.”可知，作者把剩下的电影票捐了出去，故选D。8答案与解析：A考查名词辨析。根据下文可知，这是一个妇女和她的孩子们可以去的地方。下文的“with or without their children”是信息提示，故选A。9答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。根据句中的“women and their. could go”和“dom
27、estic violence or just a bad situation in general”可知，此处是指逃避家庭暴力。flee“逃离”，故选C。10答案与解析：B考查形容词辨析。根据语境可知，是“开始新的生活(make a fresh start)”，故选B。11答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。Womens Transition House为妇女们提供一些儿童照管服务。provide sth. for sb.“为某人提供某物”，故选A。12答案与解析：B考查连词辨析。下文中的“they could go for job interviews and things like that”是结果，应用so，故选B。13答案与解析：D考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“wrote a note on the outside”并结合选项可知，作者把那些电影票放进了一个信封里，故选D。14答案与解析：C考查介词辨析。根据上下文可知，此处应是说“在假日期间”，用over the holidays，故选C。15答案与解析：A考查副词辨析。帮助了别人，作者自然是真的开心。really修饰形容词表示程度，故选A。
