1、Unit 3 Conservation课时作业(十六)Unit3PartLesson3TheRoadtoDestruction.阅读理解AMoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleinQinghaiLake, oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina, thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment.Coveringanareaofover4,000squarekilometers, QinghaiLakeisalsothecountrysbiggestsaltlake.LocatedinQin
2、ghaiProvinceofNorthwestChina, thelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpointCormorantIslandandEggIsland.Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousfish, offeringrichfoodsourcestobirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled“BirdIslands”EachMarchandApri
3、l, wheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghaiTibetPlateau (高原) starttomelt, over20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.Duringthemonths, flocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdeggscanbefoundeverywhere.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.Thesehavebecomeaworldfamoussymbolofthelake.Toprot
4、ectthisparadiseforbirdsandsupportcallsforecologicalprotection, ChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNationalNaturalReserveattheendof1997.Meanwhile, theStatehaspointedoutthattheBirdIslandsandSpringBayofQinghaiLakewerecentralreserves.Inspectorsandconservatorsoftenpatrol (巡逻) thelake, enrichinglocalresidentsknowled
5、geofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametime, theyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolves, foxesandothercarnivorousanimals, aswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirdsbuildingnests,
6、 layingeggsandbreeding (繁殖).Asaresult, moreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.1WhyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsaltlakeinNorthwestChina?ABecauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.BBecauseitisbeingreformed.CBecausetheenvironmentisgettingmoreagreeableforthemtolivein.DBecausethep
7、eopletherearebecomingricherandricher.2Whatdothebirdsfeedon?AFloatingfishandvariousgrass.BGrassgrowinginthewateranddifferentkindsoffish.CSaltwaterandplentyofgrains.DCornfromthelocalfarmers.3Accordingtothepassage, wecaninferthat_.Aover20kindsofbirdscometotheBirdIslandsbeforeMarchBflocksofbirdsflyuptot
8、hewholeskyovertheislandstolayeggsCvisitorscanseethebirdsfrommilesawayDthegovernmenthastakenmanymeasurestoprotectthedistrict4Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom_.AanewspaperBadocumentCastorybookDasciencebookBWalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditsteamy, warm, dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeent
9、herearound15,000yearsago, duringthelasticeage, wouldithavebeenthesame? Formorethan30years, scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsmighthavereactedtothecold, dryclimateoftheiceages, buttillnow, noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmospherea
10、ndhelpingtosolveglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear, equaltothetotalamountofCO2givenoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttothefutureclimatechange? Ifitgetsdrier, willitsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvance
11、howtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunately, collectinginformationisincrediblydifficult.Tostudythepastclimate, scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen (花粉) keptinlakemud.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdownintolakesediment (沉积物)
12、, whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths, orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest, butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled (未取样).Sofar, onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticea
13、geandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonforestreactedtoclimatechange.5Howdoscientistsstudythepastclimatechange?ABypredictingtheclimatechangeinthefuture.BBydrillingdowndeepintolandsediment.CBytakingsamplesfromriversintheAmazon.DByanalyzingfossilizedpolleninlakemud.6Whatisneededfordr
14、illingdownintolakesediment?AThelatesthelicopter.BThespecialequipment.CThelightmachinery.DThenarrowpath.7Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?AToattractmorepeoplesattentiontoCO2.BTocallonpeopletoprotectrainforests.CToinformpeopleofhowscientistsworkonrainforests.DTowarnpeopletostayawayfromthedangerofra
15、inforests.8Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe_.AMysteryoftheRainforestBClimatesoftheRainforestCTheHistoryoftheRainforestDChangesoftheRainforest.完形填空Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeightyearoldsonssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotoone, mysonsteaminthe_1_.Parentsencircledthefield, offering_2_.Withl
16、essthantensecondsremaining, theball_3_infrontofmysonsteammate, MikeyODonnel.With_4_of“Kickit！”echoing (回响) acrossthefield, Mikeygaveiteverythinghehad.Allroundmethecrowd_5_.ODonnelhadscored!Thentherewassilence.Mikeyhadscoredallright, butinthe_6_goal, endingthegameinatie.Foramomenttherewastotalsilence
17、.Yousee, MikeyhasDownssyndrome (唐氏综合征) andforhimthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.Allgoalswere_7_byajoyoushugfromMikey.Hehadevenruntohugthe_8_playerswhentheyscored.The_9_wasfinallybrokenwhenMikey, hisfacefilledwith_10_，grabbedmyson, huggedhimand_11_，“Iscored! Iscored! Everybodywon! Everybodywon！”Foramo
18、mentIheldmybreath, notsurehowmysonwould_12_.Ineednothaveworried.Iwatched, throughtears, asmyson_13_hishandupintheclassichighfivesaluteandstartedchanting, “WaytogoMikey! WaytogoMikey！”Withinmomentsbothteams_14_Mikey, joininginthechantand_15_himonhisgoal.Laterthatnight, whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon, I
19、smiledasIreplied, “Itwasatie.Everybodywon.”1A.leadBfrontCendDadvance2A.favorBassistanceCencouragementDsatisfaction3A.stoppedBrolledCarrivedDpulled4A.ordersBwishesCthoughtsDshouts5A.disappointedBeruptedCterrifiedDcharmed6A.successfulBdifferentCwrongDstandard7A.completedBconsideredCsupportedDcelebrate
20、d8A.excitingBexperiencedCopposingDrelaxed9A.recordBsilenceCsurpriseDanger10A.shameBsadnessCjoyDtear11A.yelledBannouncedCprovedDpromised12A.decideBshockCregretDreact13A.putBheldCtookDthrew14A.defeatedBrecognisedCsearchedDsurrounded15A.punishingBblamingCcriticizingDcongratulating课时作业(十六).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文
21、讲述了越来越多的鸟来到青海湖，当地政府的保护措施使这个地方成为鸟类的天堂。政府向人们普及鸟类保护法，号召人们保护鸟类。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleinQinghaiLake, oneofthehighestinlandlakesinChina, thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment.”以及下文可知，越来越多的鸟飞到青海湖栖息一方面是由于当地政府对环境保护所做出的努力，另一方面是因为那里有充足的食物来源，也就是说那里的环境越来越适合鸟类生存。2答案与解析：
22、B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousfish, offeringrichfoodsourcestobirds.”可知，两个岛上有丰富的水草与各种鱼类，为鸟类提供了丰富的食物。3答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第四、五段及第一段中的“thankstotheprotectioneffortsofthelocalgovernment”可知，政府已经采取了很多措施保护这片区域。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是由于当地政府对环境的保护，越来越多的鸟来到青海湖。这篇文章很有可能出现在报纸上，是一
23、篇新闻报道。B【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了科学家为研究亚马孙雨林将如何应对将来的气候变化而对过去的雨林是如何度过冰河时期进行取样研究。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文中第三段第二句Tostudythepastclimate, scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen (花粉) keptinlakemud.可知，要研究过去的气候，科学家需要看保存在湖泥中的花粉化石。故选D。6答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文中第三段第三句Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdownintolakesediment (沉积物), whichr
24、equiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.可知，钻到湖泊沉积物需要专门的设备和重型机械。C选项错在light。故选B。7答案与解析：C推理判断题。这是一篇科普文章，通常写作目的是提供信息。A选项是吸引更多人对二氧化碳的注意，和文章无关；B选项是号召人们保护雨林，此文不是强调保护雨林；D选项是警告人们远离雨林的危险，文章没有讲到雨林的危险。故选C。8答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据第一段后两句Butifyouhadbeentherearound15,000yearsago, duringthelasticeage, wouldithavebeenth
25、esame? Formorethan30years, scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsmighthavereactedtothecold, dryclimateoftheiceages, buttillnow, noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.可知，人们对于雨林怎样应对气候变化一直没有满意的答案，二、三段讲述的是科学家进行该研究的价值和具体实践及遇到的困难，所有这些都是为了揭开原因，所以标题为“雨林的神秘”是最恰当的。B、C、D选项都仅仅是文章提到的部分信息。故选A。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文
26、。文章讲述了在一场足球比赛中，虽然患有先天智力障碍的Mikey并没有踢对球门，但是他却让所有的人都赢了。队友们愿意接受他，这是对一个人的理解和尊重。1答案与解析：A比分是2比1，“我”儿子所在的队领先。lead领先；front前面(位置)；end结束，后面；advance预先。2答案与解析：C父母们都围在场地周围，不时地加油助威。encouragement鼓励，鼓舞；favor帮助；assistance援助；satisfaction满意。3答案与解析：B离比赛结束不到十秒时，球滚到了儿子的队友MikeyODonnel的面前。roll滚动；stop停止；arrive到达；pull拖拽。4答案与解
27、析：D“射门”的呼喊声传遍了全场。shout喊叫声；order顺序；wish希望；thought想法。5答案与解析：BMikey进了球，于是周围的人们沸腾起来。erupt沸腾；disappoint失望；terrify恐惧；charm吸引。6答案与解析：CMikey确实射中了，但射错了球门，以平局结束了比赛。wrong错误的；successful成功的；different不同的：standard标准的。7答案与解析：D对所有进球的队员，Mikey都会以欢快的拥抱表示祝贺。celebrate庆祝；complete完成；consider考虑；support支持。8答案与解析：C对手进球时他甚至拥抱过
28、对方队员。opposingplayers对手。exciting令人兴奋的；experienced有经验的；relaxed放松的。9答案与解析：B最后，沉默被打破了。silence沉默；record记录；surprise惊讶：anger生气。10答案与解析：CMikey进了球，感到很高兴。joy高兴；shame羞愧；sadness悲伤；tear眼泪。11答案与解析：AMikey满脸欢喜，抓住“我”儿子，拥抱着他，高声叫道：“我进球了！我进球了！大家都赢了！大家都赢了！”yell大叫；announce宣布；prove证明；promise承诺。12答案与解析：D“我”不知道儿子会作何反应。react反应；decide决定；shock震惊；regret遗憾。13答案与解析：A“我”看到儿子举起手，用传统的方式与Mikey击掌庆贺。putoneshandup举起某人的手。根据常识可知应该是把手举起来击掌庆贺。14答案与解析：D转瞬之间，双方队员都朝Mikey围过去。surround围；defeat打败；recognise认清；search搜寻。15答案与解析：D队员们开始欢唱，祝贺他进了球。congratulate祝贺；punish惩罚；blame责备；criticize批评。
