1、UNIT 3 单元主题训练.阅读理解ANational Space Centre, LeicesterAn interactive museum of super-size space experiences: from a giant planet Earth you can touch to the UKs biggest domed planetarium (穹顶天文台) and a 42-metre rocket tower. You cant miss the latter as you drive into Leicester the structure looks like it
2、s wrapped in giant inflatable pillows. Inside, it houses Blue Streak and Thor Able rockets. Take in the full scale of them by riding a glass-sided lift up to the viewing platform. Elsewhere, there are six galleries with plenty of buttons to press and screens to touch. Its all under cover so its a go
3、od place to visit on a rainy day!What about lunch?The Boosters Cafe serves reasonably priced hot and cold snacks and drinks (hot dog from 4.95, plus jacket potatoes, soups, sandwiches and salads) at the foot of the centres two rockets. The cafe offers vegetarian and vegan options too.Getting thereTh
4、ere is a regular bus service (No.54 with a stop two minutes walk from the centre), as well as a park and ride service from Birstall. East Midlands Trains and Cross-Country Trains operate services to Leicester station, from which the centre is a 25-minute bus ride. If driving, its just off the A6, no
5、rth of the city centre. Parking is 3 for the day.Value for moneyIts not cheap adult: 15, 5 to 16-year-old: 12, but once youve paid you can revisit as many times as you want in a year, and admission is free for kids under five.Opening hours10 am.4 pm. Monday to Friday, 10 am.5 pm. weekends and school
6、 holidays.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章对于参观莱斯特国家航天中心的游览项目、午餐、到达方式、门票价格以及开放时间进行了介绍。1Which of the following CANNOT be found when you visit the National Space Centre?AA big inflatable pillow.BA domed planetarium.CThe Boosters Cafe.DA high rocket tower.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，建筑物的外观像是被巨大的充气枕头包裹着，而不是在国家航天中心可以看到一个巨大的充气枕
7、头。故选A。2Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?AVisitors can arrive at the entrance to the centre by only taking the No.54 bus.BIt takes visitors 25 minutes to get to the centre from Leicester station by riding a bike.CSnacks and drinks are served at reasonable prices.DAlt
8、hough the parking fee is reasonable, there are limited parking lots.解析：选C细节理解题。根据What about lunch？部分中的“The Boosters Cafe serves reasonably priced hot and cold snacks and drinks”可知，咖啡馆提供价格合理的小吃和饮料，故选C。3If a couple want to take their 6-year-old daughter, a primary school student, and 15-year-old son t
9、o the space centre, how much will they spend on the tickets?A45. B57. C42. D54.解析：选D细节理解题。根据Value for money部分中的内容可知，如果一对夫妇想带着6岁的女儿和15岁的儿子去太空中心，他们买票需要花费：1515121254。故选D。BExploration is about how we experience the geography.A geography education without actively learning how to explore places is as fru
10、strating as teaching music lessons without sound.Besides that，exploration has the potential to be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things we humans will ever do.It can be good for developing problem-solving，teamwork，social and other vital skills.Therefore，we should be given the opportunities
11、to learn properly how to do it.The sad reality is that millions of children are socially and geographically deprived (剥夺) of the opportunities.Their learning environments lack the diversity of places and experience-based opportunities that they need to develop well and as a result，they will not reac
12、h their full potential.There is plenty of research showing that many children have little time and space to explore，play and learn outdoors.Perhaps most shockingly，Dirt is Good conducted a survey which found that three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prisoners，that the amount of
13、 time children spend playing in natural places has decreased and that a fifth of children do not play outside on an average day.There are a large number of good and complex reasons why parents do not let their children play (and so learn) outdoors and not overcoming these barriers comes with its own
14、 risks.Changing the parenting cultures that are overly limiting many childrens freedom will potentially need efforts of generation after generation.Partially as a response to this situation，an increasing number of doctors are providing social prescriptions (处方). Instead of being offered medicine for
15、 mental or physical illness, young patients are being prescribed time with nature，volunteering，doing sports or some other activities instead.Teachers are, in many ways，in a better position to provide time and space for children to benefit from experiences that help them not only to learn，but also to
16、 be well. Teachers can spare both formal and informal time and space for exploration that helps not only children who are ill, but also those who are well.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了户外探索的重要性，并指出令人悲哀的现实：数以百万计的儿童都被剥夺了户外探索的机会。文章最后给出了一些解决方案。4What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?AThe way to reach full potenti
17、al.BThe methods of doing exploration.CThe different attitudes to exploration.DThe importance of doing exploration.解析：选D段落大意题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，户外探索是地理教学的必要环节，并且户外探索有诸多益处，可以帮助发展重要技能。综合分析可知，第一段是在告诉我们户外探索的重要性。5What can we learn from the survey of Dirt is Good?APrisoners in the UK are treated very well.BChil
18、dren are badly in need of outdoor time.CChildren are becoming less outgoing nowadays.DThere arent enough natural places in many countries.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，四分之三的英国儿童在户外的时间少于囚犯，儿童在自然场所玩耍的时间减少了，五分之一的儿童平常不在户外玩耍。由此可知，英国儿童在户外玩耍的时间很少，他们急需户外活动时间。6What do we know about the process of changing the parent
19、ing cultures?AIts interesting but tiring.BIts complex and risky.CIts challenging but worthwhile.DIts troublesome and demanding.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段第二句可知，改变过度限制许多孩子自由的养育文化可能需要一代又一代的努力。同时根据第二段中提及的限制孩子在户外的时间不能充分发挥孩子们的潜能可知，改变这种养育文化具有挑战性，但又很值得，有利于孩子们的成长。7What does the author want to say by mentioning social
20、prescriptions?APlaying outside can promote peoples health.BTraditional medicines may have side effects.CExperienced doctors are in short supply.DMental illness needs special treatment.解析：选A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句可知，医生没有为患有精神或身体疾病的病人提供药物，而是让年轻患者走进自然、做志愿者、做运动以及一些其他活动。由此可以判断出，作者想通过这个例子说明户外探索可以促进身体健康。.阅读七选五How
21、 Not to Annoy Wild Animals at National ParksNational parks are a treasure that offers the chance to view native plants and animals in their natural habitat. However, as the number of visitors and wildlife populations increase, humans and animals too often find themselves in close distance._8_Remembe
22、r that the animals living in national parks are wild. Wild animals can be unpredictable and in national parks and many state parks, they are not contained._9_ Never think that it is safe to approach them._10_ Stop by the visitors centre and take the time to read about the types of wildlife in the pa
23、rk and what to expect. The park service posts these signs to protect you and the wildlife. So, if you see the warning signs, take care.Make sure you give animals space. The general rule is to keep 25 yards away from all wildlife, and a minimum of 100 yards away from wolves and bears._11_ If youre ou
24、t hiking and you encounter wildlife, stick your thumb out and hold it out at eye level. If your thumb covers the entire animal, youre a safe distance away from that animal.Some wild animals look adorable and maybe you think handing them a snack or two wont hurt._12_ Feeding wildlife is a bad idea an
25、d you risk getting a bite. Plus people food is not healthy for animals and it makes them learn that people arent the threat. This becomes a vicious cycle (恶性循环) that results in people getting too close and getting hurt. Wildlife have all they need to eat in their environment.ABut dont do it.BYou can
26、 follow the “rule of thumb”CIn national parks, there are warning signs everywhere.DAt certain times of the year, wildlife can be more lovely.ESo its important to know how to respect wildlife and stay safe.FIn another word, they go anywhere within the park as they please.GYou should always pack up fo
27、od after a picnic stop or at the campground.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章关于如何尊重国家公园里的野生动物提出了一些建议。8选E根据空前一句可知，此处内容与人类应该懂得处理与野生动物的关系有关，选项E符合语境。9选F根据空前一句以及空后一句可知，此处内容与野生动物会在公园里随处活动有关，选项F符合语境。10选C此句是本段首句，要体现本段的主旨，因此此处内容应与国家公园里的警示标志有关，选项C符合语境。11选B根据空后两句可知，此处内容与使用拇指判断与动物的距离有关，选项B符合语境。12选A下文描述了喂养野生动物的坏处，因此此处内容与不要去喂养野生动
28、物有关，选项A符合语境。.完形填空There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for the gardens.The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were _13_ and the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back.It looked very _14_.But when the neighbours saw their _15_ they just looked at each other and
29、laughed.It seemed too hard to _16_ all the gardens and no one could be bothered to make them better because everyones garden was _17_ terrible.No one felt it was urgent to _18_ anything.Then a gardener named Bill moved in.Bill was a _19_， hard-working and patient man who started working in the garde
30、n as soon as he _20_ in the street.He took his lawn mower (割草机) out to cut back the grass and pulled out all of the weeds.Finally, he took up his gardening and started _21_ his hedges, making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc.Attracted by the _22_， the neighbours walked by and admir
31、ed the newly manicured (修剪整齐的) garden.Over some time, something interesting happened.One by one, the neighbours started to put in more _23_ in their own gardens and the sounds of lawn mowers could be heard again.After a few months, the street was _24_ from a dirty, unappealing collection of houses i
32、nto a beautiful avenue that wouldnt be out of place in a stylish magazine.One persons action showed everyone what could be achieved with a little _25_ work.Its easy for us to _26_ the environment around us because no one else cares about it.Remember what you positively do not only _27_ yourself, but
33、 also results in a change to the whole world.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过讲述一条街的邻居在比尔的影响下开始清理自己的花园，让周围环境更美的故事，告诉读者一个人的行为可以向人们展示：只需要一点点的努力就能带来很大改变。13A.taking overBdying outCgiving in Dfalling off解析：选A根据设空处前的“no one cared”和“The lawns were overgrown”可知，此处是指花园无人打理，杂草占据了花园。14A.tidy BdelicateCfamiliar Dawful解析：选D根
34、据上文中的“The lawns were overgrown”和“the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back”可知，花园里杂草丛生，树篱无人修剪，这看上去应该很糟糕。15A.gardens BdoorsCroofs Dfarms解析：选A结合前后文语境可知，此处应指上文提到的糟糕的花园。16A.purchase BguardCclear Dbuild解析：选C根据设空处后的“no one could be bothered to make them better”可知，大家都懒得让花园变得更好，因此清理所有的花园似乎很困难。17A.sca
35、rcely BinvisiblyCslightly Dequally解析：选D根据设空处前的“no one could be bothered to make them better”以及设空处后的“terrible”可知，每家每户的花园看起来都很糟糕，所以大家也就懒得打理了。18A.keep BchangeCreach Ddefeat解析：选B根据上文语境可知，此处应表示大家都不着急去改变。19A.proud BcasualCneat Dselfless解析：选C根据下文中的“who started working in the garden as soon as .”可知，比尔是一个爱整洁
36、的人，他一来到这里就开始修整花园。20A.settled BsteppedCperformed Dstood解析：选A根据前一句“Then a gardener named Bill moved in.”可知，比尔在这条街道上定居下来。settle“定居”。21A.planting BpickingCwatering Dshaping解析：选D根据设空处后的“making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc”可知，比尔开始了他的园艺工作，他将花园的树篱修剪成不同形状，使它们看起来像花、植物、石头、球等。22A.office cl
37、erk Bfashion designerClandscape gardener Dstreet cleaner解析：选C根据第二段中出现的gardener可知，此处是指比尔作为一位园林设计师，吸引了大家的注意。23A.furniture BstaffCeffort Dheat解析：选C根据上文中的“admired the newly manicured (修剪整齐的) garden”可知，受新邻居的影响，人们也行动起来，在自己的花园里投入更多的精力。24A.transformed BmovedCenlarged Dpassed解析：选A根据设空处后的“from a dirty, unappe
38、aling collection of houses into a beautiful avenue”可知，此处指街道的外观发生改变。25A.mental BhardCcorporate Doptional解析：选B根据语境可知，此处是指通过一个人的艰辛努力会有所成就。26A.observe BmindCoverlook Dpollute解析：选C根据设空处后的“because no one else cares about it”可知，此处指没有人在意周边的环境，与设空处为因果关系，所以此处应表示我们很容易忽视周边的环境。27A.traps BbenefitsCdefends Dadmire
39、s解析：选B通读全文可知，园艺师比尔积极修整花园的行为不仅有益于他自己，而且改变了整个街道。故此处指我们积极做的事情不仅有益于自己，还会改变整个世界。.语法填空Now, Id like to share what I _1_ (learn) through Travelling Guide a few weeks ago.Thousands of visitors each year enjoy Haleakala National Park, one of the _2_ (unusual) national parks in the United States, on the island
40、 of Maui. Ships stop at the island and buses take _3_ (group) of visitors to see the huge volcano there. Visitors also may take a walk in the rain forest _4_ (create) by the volcano thousands of years ago.The park offers visitors a sight of nature at _5_ majorities of people never have the chance to
41、 take a look. At the top of Haleakala, _6_ (look) down inside what is the most active part of the volcano, we can see that the volcano has left thousands of different shapes of lava (熔岩) stone ever since. Hundreds of years _7_ rain and bright sun have cut long paths in the stone. There are mainly 3
42、stone areas. One big area seems _8_ (be) deep and dark red. _9_ two areas seem almost yellow and green. It looks as if someone spilled (泼洒) many colours of paint over the huge areas. The lava stone areas are _10_ (colour) because the lava is rich in many kinds of minerals.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了哈雷阿卡拉国
43、家公园。1learned/learnt考查动词的时态。根据本句中的时间状语“a few weeks ago”可知，该空应用一般过去时。2most unusual考查形容词最高级。此处表示“美国最不同寻常的国家公园之一”，这里应用形容词的最高级修饰national parks，故该空填most unusual。3groups考查名词复数。根据上文中的“Thousands of visitors”可知游客很多，又因group是可数名词，这里表示“成群的游客”，故用group的复数形式。4created考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，forest后面的部分作定语修饰rain forest，且rai
44、n forest与动词create之间在逻辑上是动宾关系，故用过去分词作定语。5which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，且在定语从句中作at的宾语，指代a sight of nature，故填which。6looking考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，该句中第二个逗号后面的部分是主句，空处为非谓语动词作状语，look与其逻辑主语we之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故此处用现在分词形式。7of考查介词。of用于month, year等名词后以表示某状态或活动持续的时长。8to be考查非谓语动词。seem to do sth.为固定用法。9Another考查代词。根据上文中的“3
45、 stone areas”和“One big area”可知，这里用Another。Another two areas表示“另外两个地区”。10colourful考查形容词。分析句子成分可知，该空作表语，说明主语的性质、状态，故用形容词。colorful表示“色彩丰富的”。.应用文写作假定你是红星中学高一学生李华，上周你们班级进行了社会实践活动，参观了故宫和长城。请就你所参观的一处景点写一篇英文报告，内容包括：1景点的简介；2将此景点作为实践活动基地的优缺点；3你对到此景点参观的建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：Located in the no
46、rthwest of Beijing, the Great Wall is a famous tourist attraction, with a history of more than 2,000 years.On the one hand, there are some good things about choosing the Great Wall as a base for the study tour. The Geat Wall, which served as a protective barrier against the enemies in ancient times,
47、 is an ideal place for students to learn more from its rich history.On the other hand, there are still some disadvantages. As a world-famous scenic spot, the Great Wall attracts millions of travellers every day, so it can be crowded especially on weekends.In conclusion, the Great Wall is a good choice. However, avoid going there on weekends, for there will be a large number of visitors at that time. Besides, wear comfortable shoes and clothes as they will give you an easier time there.
