1、课时训练Section Lesson 3The Sea World.根据句意及括号内汉语或首字母提示,用适当的单词填空1.If you warm the ice,it will m soon.答案:melt2.They m the room and wrote down the numbers.答案:measured3.If you buy all of the fish in the tank,Id like to give you a 15% d.Then you can save a lot of money.答案:discount4.He should e his son to be
2、polite.答案:educate5.By means of a clever t,the magician made the card disappear.答案:trick6.Although the (珊瑚) is not moving,it is alive.答案:coral7.He is 5 (厘米)taller than her.答案:centimetres8.He told me he once caught a (鲨鱼),but I knew he was just telling a lie.答案:shark9.All our information is (新的)on the
3、 computer.答案:up-to-date10.The (男学生)made a face at his teachers back and ran away carrying his big bag.答案:schoolboy.介副词填空1.Liu Qian performed many tricks the audience.答案:for2.These goods will be sold a discount.答案:at3.Watch ! There is a bus coming.答案:out4.He played a trick her and she fell right into
4、 it.答案:on5.The mother bird is watching her young.答案:over.用所给词的适当形式填空1.Some fish can grow to a (long)of four feet.答案:length2.I dont think Tommys (measure)makes any sense.答案:measurement3.The opportunity to travel is one of the main (attract)of this job.答案:attractions4.Researchers in this field have ma
5、de some important new (discover).答案:discoveries5.His son is an (energy)child.答案:energetic.阅读理解APoplar Island lies about fifty-five kilometers in the south of Baltimore,in the Chesapeake Bay.People sailing on the Chesapeake Bay often talk about the beauty of the areas water and wetland birds.A large
6、number of birds have lived in the area for centuries.But by 1990,the island was sinking.Winds,water and time had reduced Poplar Island to only a few pieces of land.All the land together measured only 1.5 hectares(公顷).Sometimes,water threatened to cover all of what remained.Birds lost areas where the
7、y traditionally lived.Now birds are returning to the island.The island now measures 461 hectares,about the same size as in the 1880s.The birds will have even more space in the future.The island is expected to grow by another 233 hectares.Kevin Brennan leads the Poplar Island project,which began in 1
8、998.He says the project will cost 667 million dollars.The government has paid most of the money,sharing the cost with the state.Much work has already been done.Flat-bottom boats have carried eighteen million cubic(立方) yards of materials to the island.In June,volunteers planted 76,000 plants in the w
9、etland area.They made a home for the wild birds there.The volunteers placed the plants about five centimeters into the soil to prevent rising and falling water levels from pulling them out.Volunteers also built barriers(栅栏) to keep hungry geese from eating the plants.Many birds make a home on Poplar
10、 Island today.Poplar Island shows what can happen when people,organisations and the government work together.1.Why did the birds leave Poplar Island in the early 1990s?A.They had no food to eat.B.The place became too wet.C.Many people came to catch them.D.There was not enough room for them.提示:根据文章第二
11、段内容可知鸟儿离开该岛是因为岛屿下沉导致它们的生存空间不足。答案:D2.What size is Poplar Island expected to be in the future?A.233 hectares.B.694 hectares.C.461 hectares.D.667 hectares.提示:根据第三段可知现在小岛为461公顷,再根据最后一句可知它有望再增加233公顷,合计为694公顷,故选B项。答案:B3.What did the volunteers mainly do for Poplar Island?A.They carried materials to build
12、up the island.B.They collected money to protect the island.C.They planted many plants for the wild birds.D.They kept hungry geese away from the island.提示:根据第五段内容可知志愿者主要是为小岛植树和建栅栏。答案:C4.What is the text mainly about?A.A man-made island is being built for wetland birds.B.Young volunteers join in the p
13、roject to protect nature.C.Wild birds lost their home because of water pollution.D.An island in the Chesapeake Bay was saved from sinking.提示:文章重点说明了一个小岛由于下沉而使小鸟的栖息地缩小,人们正试图通过努力来保护它,使它不至于下沉,故D项全面地反映了文章的主题。答案:DB(2015重庆,D)There are many places to go on safari(观赏野生动物) in Africa,but riding a horse throug
14、h the flooded waters of Botswanas Okavango Delta must rank as one of the worlds most exciting wildlife journeys.Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure,providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta.The camps have excellent horses,professional guides and lots o
15、f support workers.They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.The morning ride,when the guides take you to beautiful,shallow lakes full of water lilies,tends to be more active.It is unlike any other riding experience.With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the
16、sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face,it is truly exciting.You are very likely to come across large wild animals,too.On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants,giraffes and many other animals.The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though,as d
17、oes your heart rate,as you move closer to them.In the evening,rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace,with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink.Sedate though they are,rides at this time of day are still very impressive.As the suns
18、rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses,the romance of Africa comes to life.Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine.Looking back on your day,you will find it hard to deny that a horseback safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call
19、 of the wild.5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to?A.Flooded waters.B.Wildlife journeys.C.Safari camps.D.Unique rides.提示:词义猜测题。第二段介绍safari camps,第一句说明safari camps的基本行程,第二句说明了safari camps的优势,第三句中的They和前两句的主语内容相同,指代safari camps。答案:C6.What does the author find most exciting about a horseback
20、safari?A.Seeing and feeling the real African life.B.Enjoying good food and wine at the camp.C.Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.D.Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.提示:细节理解题。由第三段第三句可知,水花与彩虹相映成趣,溅落在身上的水花声音清脆,画面与声音让人兴奋不已。由第三段最后一句可知,和动物靠得越近越让人兴奋紧张。故D项正确。答案:D7.What does t
21、he underlined word “sedate” probably mean?A.Wild and romantic.B.Slow and peaceful.C.Hungry and thirsty.D.Active and excited.提示:词义猜测题。由第四段第一句可知,夜晚的马背之旅令人放松、不匆忙,只有B项“缓慢的;宁静的”与此处基调相同,故B项符合题意。答案:B8.The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by .A.following space orderB.foll
22、owing time orderC.making classificationsD.giving examples提示:细节理解题。由第三段中的“The morning ride”, 第四段中的“In the evening”以及最后一段中的“Back at the camp”可知,对奥卡万戈三角洲的旅行介绍是按照时间顺序进行的。答案:B.书面表达某英文杂志正在举办以 “Fancy yourself as an interviewer” 为主题的征文活动,请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview” 为题,写一篇英语短文。 内容包括:1.采访的
23、对象;2.采访的原因;3.想提的问题。 注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息;4.短文的标题已给出,不计入总词数。A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview参考范文:A Famous Chinese I would Like to InterviewThe person I would like to interview is Yang Liwei.I would really like to interview him because he is not only the first Chi
24、nese to go to space but also one of the greatest astronauts in the world.I have long been interested in space exploration and I believe I could learn a great deal from him about it.If I could interview him,I would ask him what made him an astronaut and how he was trained.I would also like to know how he felt in space and whether space travel is such great fun as I have read.Finally,I would like to ask a few questions about his personal life,which must be very interesting.4
