1、Unit 3课时跟踪检测（一） Warming Up & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解AEven after centuries of exploration, the ocean still holds its mysteries. Although we know more today about the worlds oceans and creatures living in them than ever before, every once in a while the sea brings up something so strange, so unexpecte
2、d, that makes the world wonder what it could be.Such was the case when the currents (水流) of the Mediterranean Ocean recently washed a 13footlong, smelly body onto the shores of the village of Villaricos in Andalusia, Spain. An early report in the Spanish publication Lavante described the strange, ho
3、rned (带角的) body as what might seem like a big fish, but it was already in pieces. Locals joked that it was some kind of Loch Ness Monster.The media jumped right on the creature, of course. Some sites called it a horned sea monster. The popular newspaper Boing Boing called it a dragon. Some people gu
4、essed that it might be an oarfish, which is actually a rarely seen kind of big fish that can grow up to 55 feet long.But now the experts have weighed in and were sorry to report that its not a dragon, a Loch Ness Monster, or even an oarfish.“That is actually a shark skeleton (骨架)，” Professor Grubbs
5、from Florida State University told NBC News.“The parts toward the back were confusing me, but those are the lower caudal fin (尾鳍) supports. The horns are the scapulocoracoids which support the pectoral fins (胸鳍)” Scapulocoracoids are backbones common to many animals.So there we go, another mystery s
6、olved. Well，the ancient maps that once described areas of the ocean as places of dragons have yet to be proven true. But its good to know that the ocean still has a few surprises for us, even in cases where theyre just dead, smelly bodies.语篇解读：本文是说明文。海边的一具海洋生物尸体引起了人们的种种猜测，作者由此试图说明海洋神秘的一面。1The creatu
7、re mentioned in the text _.Awas about 15 feet long with a hornBcould probably grow up to 55 feet longCwas already in pieces but it was still aliveDwas found on the shores of a village in Spain解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段中“.washed a 13footlong, smelly body onto the shores of the village of Villaricos in Andalusia
8、, Spain”可知，该神秘尸体是在西班牙一个村庄的海岸上发现的，故选D项。2What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AA dragon.BA shark skeleton.CAn oarfish. DA horned sea monster.解析：选B代词指代题。由第四段中的“That is actually a shark skeleton， Professor Grubbs from Florida State University told NBC News”可知，这里的it指的是一具鲨鱼的骨架，故选B项。3
9、The third paragraph is mainly about _.Ahow the creature was foundBthe characteristics of an oarfishCpeoples guesses about the creatureDBoing Boings opinion of the creature解析：选C段落大意题。由第三段中的“sea monster”， “dragon”和“an oarfish”等信息可知，本段主要讲述人们对于该神秘尸体的种种猜测，故选C项。4The main purpose of the text is to _.Ashow
10、the mystery of the oceanBask people to protect sea animalsCintroduce a rarely seen kind of fishDshow how go find surprises in the sea解析：选A写作意图题。由文章首段中的“the ocean still holds its mysteries”和尾段中的“the ocean still has a few surprises for us”以及文中所举的事例可知，本文的主要目的是向人们展示海洋神秘的一面，故选A项。BNicola MacFarlane, 41, a
11、nd her daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were playing on the Portobello Beach when they came across an old glass bottle sticking out of the sand containing a note inside written in Chinese.It is unclear when the letter was sent off, but it was written on Chinese Valentines Day, o
12、r Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.Whether the message has traveled thousands of miles from China or whether it was penned by a lovestruck pair much closer to home may remain a mystery. But for Nicola it doesnt matter she is s
13、till excited to read about the Chinese love story after having it translated. She said, “I really do hope that it is from China but even if it is from someone nearer to home, its still a lovely gesture and an inspiring find. Its a love story regardless of where it came from.”“We saw the bottle stick
14、ing out of the sand and just thought it was junk that someone had left behind. But after picking it up I noticed there was a piece of brown paper rolled up inside and there was some foreign writing on it. We quite excitedly took it home, carefully opened the bottle and took out the sheet of paper us
15、ing some tweezers (镊子). We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.”Unable to read the Chinese text, Nicola turned to the Internet and her Australian friend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney. Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in
16、fact a love letter.Nicola said, “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love. Im blown_away by it to be honest its incredible that it has traveled all this way.”语篇解读：Nicola和4岁的女儿在英国爱丁堡附近海滩发现了一个藏在沙子里的玻璃瓶，瓶子里装有一封用中文写的
17、情书，它可能从中国漂流而来，真是太不可思议了。5According to the passage, we can know that _.Athe letter was written on Qixi FestivalBthe letter was mailed on Chinese Valentines DayCthe bottle has traveled a long distance from ChinaDthe bottle was thrown into the sea near Edinburgh解析：选A细节理解题。从第二段中的“it was written on Chines
18、e Valentines Day, or Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known”可知A项正确。6Nicola thought the bottle was thrown into the sea because _.Athe sender wanted to find a true lover through the letterBthe sender expected to find a partner who liked ChineseCa couple couldnt stay together and showed their
19、love in this wayDa couple fell in love with each other and wished their love to last forever解析：选C细节理解题。从最后一段“It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love”可知，这是一对相爱的情侣，由于不能在一起，所以他们通过漂流瓶来告诉全世界他们的爱。7The underlined phras
20、e “blown away” in the last paragraph probably means “_”AdepressedBfrightenedCembarrassed Dimpressed解析：选D词义猜测题。从最后一段“its incredible that it has traveled all this way”可知，它一路漂流而来，真是太不可思议了，blown away应与incredible(难以置信的)有相近的意思，根据选项，D项impressed(印象深刻的，感动的)的意思与之最接近。8Which of the following words can best desc
21、ribe Nicolas feelings about the letter?ACurious and excited. BCautious and excited.CDoubtful and delighted.DCurious and dissatisfied.解析：选A推理判断题。根据全文可知，Nicola捡到漂流瓶后，由于好奇，兴奋地把它带回家，然后求助了她的澳大利亚朋友翻译信件内容。由此可知A项正确。CIt was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all,
22、the forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from a city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seem
23、ed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were on no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the frogs and hand over t
24、he money. For the first time. the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didnt last long.The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects ar
25、ound lately.The villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people realised what was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt b
26、een useless. They had been doing an important job eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to the sounds o
27、f insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.语篇解读：本文通过描写印度的一个小村庄因为过度捕杀青蛙而对庄稼和孩子造成了伤害，后来村民幡然醒悟的故事，说明了人与自然应和谐相处的道理。9From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _.Awere poor but somewhat contentBworked very hard for centuriesClived a different life from their forefathe
28、rsDdreamed of having a better life解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy.”可知，村民们虽然穷，但还是颇为满足的。故选A项。10Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?AThe frogs made too much noise.BThey wanted to please the visitors.CThey needed money to buy medicine.DSelling frogs seemed l
29、ike easy money.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“This seemed like money for nothing.”中的for nothing意为“免费地”，说明卖青蛙似乎很容易来钱。故选D项。11What might be the cause of the childrens sickness?AThe crops didnt do well.BThere were too many insects.CThe visitors brought in diseases.DThe pesticides were overused.解析：选B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的
30、“They had been doing an important job eating insects . They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.”可知，庄稼收成不好、孩子生病与大量青蛙被捕杀、害虫增多有关。故选B项。12What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?AThe harmony between man and nature is important.BHealth is more important than money.CHappiness comes from peaceful life in the country.DGood old days will never be forgotten.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一句“These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.”可知，现在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义，说明人们过度捕杀青蛙造成生态失衡，也会影响人类自身的生存环境，因此可以推断人与自然的和谐共处是重要的。故选A项。