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课时作业(十) Unit 3 Period 2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping selfguided hikes to its more ofthebeatenpath destinations,in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to roam.In August,a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists,photographers and other experts.And next year,look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park.
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite is all about restoration this year.This month the park’s main corridor is being repaired.The park’s gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled.Even John Muir,known as the father of the national parks,is being revived by the actor Lee Stetson,who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater.
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula this fall.The site will offer almost 100 R.V.and tent sites,as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula’s tip.
Wetherill Mesa
Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through midOctober),giving cyclists ample time to enjoy new access to the park’s sixmile Long House Loop,a paved path formerly used for tram service,and the backcountry routes on the park’s most popular hike.Naturally,plans are in the works to open an onsite bike rental operation within the year.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文,分别介绍了美国的四个国家公园的新规划。
1.In which national park will you be able to rent bikes?
A.Petrified Forest National Park.
B.Yosemite National Park.
C.Acadia National Park.
D.Wetherill Mesa.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据 Wetherill Mesa 部分中的“ Naturally,plans are in the works to open an onsite bike rental operation within the year.”可知人们可以就地租赁自行车。故选D。
2.What do we know about Yosemite National Park?
A.Lee Stetson is famous as its founder.
B.The disabled have access to its gallery.
C.It will offer a movie about its history.
D.It will be closed for repairs all the year.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据 Yosemite National Park 部分中的“The park’s gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled.”可知残疾人有机会参观公园的美术馆。故选B。
3.What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To introduce something new at the national parks.
B.To share his own discoveries at the national parks.
C.To encourage people to preserve the national parks.
D.To describe the natural scenery of the national parks.
解析:选A 主旨大意题。根据 Wetherill Mesa 中的 Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year,Acadia National Park 中的...begin managing a new campground on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula this fall,Yosemite National Park 中的 Yosemite is all about restoration this year.This month the park’s main corridor is being repaired,以及 Petrified Forest National Park 中的...is now mapping sellguided hikes; a new field institute will begin; And next year,look for electric vehicle charging stations...可知作者写这篇文章的目的主要是介绍四个国家公园的新规划。故选A。
B
Everglades National Park is located in the state of Florida.It is the largest wilderness in the entire country and makes up 25% of the wetlands in the state.The Everglades is home to several rare and endangered species.It is also the third largest national park in the US,after Death Valley National Park and Yellowstone National Park.Each year,about 1 million tourists visit the park.On a global level,it has been announced as a World Heritage Site.
Unlike most other national parks,Everglades National Park was created to protect an ecosystem (生态系统) from being damaged.In 1947,President Harry Truman spoke at the official opening of Everglades National Park,saying the goal of creating the park was to protect forever a wild area that could never be replaced.
10,000 different islands make up Everglades National Park.There exists natural wildlife on each of these islands.The Everglades is home to about 30 species that are endangered.In addition,more than 350 bird species and 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park.The Everglades is also home to 40 species of mammals(哺乳动物).
There are many ways to explore the Everglades.Visitors can see alligators (短吻鳄) while hiking the Anhinga Trail.The Everglades is one of the few places on Earth where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live in the same area.Visitors using airboats are likely to see large groups of birds.Some visitors might enjoy riding bicycles through Shark Valley.Others may want to move slowly through the water where they can see insects and wildlife closely.
According to experts,changes to the Everglades are becoming a danger to several different kinds of wildlife.They say it is a result of actions the US government began more than 50 years ago,and settlers began even earlier.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文,介绍了作为世界文化遗产之一,位于美国佛罗里达州的大沼泽地国家公园。
4.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Florida is famous for its wetlands.
B.The US has three important national parks.
C.Everglades National Park is of great value.
D.Everglades National Park is popular with visitors.
解析:选C 考查段落大意。在第一段中作者从多个角度来突出大沼泽地国家公园的重要性,即强调它的价值所在。故选C。
5.How does the author describe the richness of wildness in the park?
A.By listing figures.
B.By personally experiencing it.
C.By making a comparison.
D.By carrying out research.
解析:选A 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“more than 350 bird species”350多种鸟; “300 species of fresh and saltwater fish”300种淡水鱼和咸水鱼;以及“40 species of mammals(哺乳动物)”40种哺乳动物,可知,作者通过列举数据来描述大沼泽地国家公园野生动物的丰富性。故选A。
6.What can we know from the passage?
A.In fact Everglades National Park is a big island.
B.Visitors are not allowed to stay in the water in the park.
C.President Harry Truman first suggested setting up the park.
D.The park is among the few places where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live together.
解析:选D 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“The Everglades is one of the few places on Earth where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live in the same area.”可知,大沼泽地国家公园是为数不多的淡水短吻鳄和咸水鳄鱼居住在一起的地方。故选D。
7.What would be further discussed if the passage is continued?
A.What the government has done to protect the park.
B.How the park’s environment was badly changed.
C.What readers can do to help to save the wetlands.
D.How important endangered wildlife is to the world.
解析:选B 考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“changes”和“a result of actions”可知,如果文章继续下去,会进一步地讨论公园的环境是怎样恶化的。故选B。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’ve been paying attention,you’d know that crows(乌鸦)are remarkably intelligent birds. 1 : six crows have been trained to pick up rubbish in the Puy du Fou historical theme park in western France. 2 ,it dispenses(分发)a treat to reward the crows for their efforts.
The idea came from one of the park’s falconers(放鹰员),Christophe Gaborit.As part of the falconry show,crows had already been trained to pick up roses and bring them to a princess.So in the 2000s,Gaborit raised and trained two crows to do the same with rubbish. 3 ,in which a dispenser gives a food reward when a crow correctly performs a task.
Earlier this year,we saw research in which a type of “vending machine” was used to teach crows how to tear paper into a specific shape.And 10 years ago,“hacker” Josh Klein built a similar vending machine to reward crows for getting back lost money. 4 .
The crows were used for the first time over the weekend,and they’ll be working four days a week under close watch —not for the birds,but to make sure the humans don’t deliberately drop rubbish to watch the birds clean it up.
That’s because the aim of the crow garbage collectors isn’t merely to collect garbage—it’s also to get parkgoers to think before they litter. 5 .
A.So we know the concept works
B.But bird lovers have different views
C.Now these feathered talents have been given a job
D.The crows are trained to identify small pieces of rubbish
E.Whenever they put a small piece of rubbish in a special container
F.It’s a funny way to show the people that you cannot throw the papers everywhere
G.The training system is similar to experimental setups for testing crows’ intelligence
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了法国西部的Puy du Fou历史主题公园训练乌鸦捡垃圾,并通过这种方式呼吁游客不要随处扔垃圾。
1.解析:选C 根据后句可知,在法国西部的Puy du Fou历史主题公园,训练了六只乌鸦捡垃圾。选项C与后句中的“have been trained to pick up rubbish”相呼应。故选C。
2.解析:选E 根据前句可知,在法国西部的Puy du Fou历史主题公园,训练了六只乌鸦捡垃圾。选项E与前文中的“pick up rubbish”相呼应,切合题意。故选E。
3.解析:选G 根据上句“Gaborit raised and trained two crows to do the same with rubbish”可知,空处内容应与训练有关。故选G。
4.解析:选A 根据上文可知,今年早些时候,我们看到了一项研究,其中使用一种“自动售货机”来教乌鸦如何将纸张撕成特定的形状。以及“And 10 years ago,“hacker” Josh Klein built a similar vending machine to reward crows for getting back lost money.”10年前,“黑客”Josh Klein建造了类似的自动售货机,用以奖励乌鸦找回损失的钱。所以十年前的概念在如今已经成为现实。选项A对本段前文起到总结作用。故选A。
5.解析:选F 根据前句“it’s also to get parkgoers to think before they litter.”可知,这也可以让公园游客在乱扔垃圾之前思考一下。选项F与前文litter“扔垃圾”相呼应。故选F。
Ⅲ.完形填空
Marmots (土拨鼠) are usually shy.They 1 get close to people.But a group of marmots in Austria have developed a(n) 2 with a teenage boy.
Matteo Walch,a 16yearold boy,first became 3 in 2012.when photos of him touching noses with the marmots became popular online.He was eight years old then,but he had been visiting his little friends every year 4 he was three.The boy’s mother says that the marmots are not 5 of him because they know he loves them and would not 6 them.“He is quite 7 from the other children because he moves quite slowly and is 8 with them,” said Matteo’s mother,Michaela.“I think because he was so young when they first 9 and they were the first wild animals he saw in 10 life.They will always have a special place in his heart.”
Marmots are quite popular with 11 ,so it’s common to see the marmots get close to humans visiting them in hopes of 12 food,but they won’t let people get too close.With Matteo,they just come up to him and let him touch them gently.
Even though Matteo’s 13 has changed greatly since he first visited the marmots,they will 14 him immediately whenever he arrives and rush to him as if to 15 an old friend.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个名叫Matteo的男孩和一群土拨鼠发展的一段友谊的故事。
1.A.seldom B.always
C.likely D.often
解析:选A 考查副词词义辨析。句意:他们很少与人亲近。A.seldom几乎比,很少;B.always总是;C.likely可能地;D.often经常。由上文“usually shy”,可知它们是很少接近人类的。故选A项。
2.A.idea B.skill
C.habit D.friendship
解析:选D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是奥地利的一群土拨鼠和一个十几岁的男孩发展了一段友谊。A.idea主意,观点;B.skill技能;C.habit习惯;D.friendship友谊。根据上文句意“很少与人接近”,以及“but”可知,此处形成转折,结合选项D“友谊的”符合句意。故选D项。
3.A.angry B.sick
C.famous D.sad
解析:选C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:第一次出名是在2012年,当他和土拨鼠摸鼻子的照片在网上走红时。A.angry生气的;B.sick生病的;C.famous出名的;D.sad难过的。根据下文“became popular online”可知,第一次变得出名是在2012年。故选C项。
4.A.as B.since
C.when D.until
解析:选B 考查连词词义辨析。句意:那时他八岁,但自从三岁起,他每年都去拜访他的小朋友们。A.as当……时候;B.since自从……以来;C.when当……时候;D.until直到……以来。分析句子可知,此处为since引导的时间状语从句,主句用完成时态,从句为一般过时,意为“自从……以来”。故选B项。
5.A.afraid B.proud
C.aware D.tired
解析:选A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:男孩的妈妈说土拨鼠不怕他。A.afraid害怕的;B.proud自豪的;C.aware有意识的;D.tired疲劳的。根据下文“he loves them”可知,土拨鼠不是很害怕他。故选A项。
6.A.teach B.save
C.hurt D.help
解析:选C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:因为它们知道他爱他们,不会伤害它们。A.teach教;B.save拯救,节省;C.hurt伤害;D.help帮助。由and可知,loves them和该空为语意并列关系,结合句意“不会伤害它们”。故选C项。
7.A.far B.free
C.absent D.different
解析:选D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他和其他孩子很不一样。A.far远的;B.free免费的,自由的;C.absent缺席的;D.different不同的。由下文“he moves quite slowly and is 8 with them,”可推知,他应该不同于其他人。故选D项。
8.A.strict B.satisfied
C.patient D.unhappy
解析:选C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:因为他动作很慢,对它们很有耐心。A.strict严格的;B.satisfied满意的;C.patient有耐心的;D.unhappy不开心的。根据上文“he moves quite slowly”可知,结合语境他应该是对它们很“耐心的”。故选C项。
9.A.worked B.met
C.talked D.fought
解析:选B 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我想是因为他们第一次见面时他还太年轻。A.worked工作;B.met见面;C.talked谈话;D.fought对抗,打架。由句意可知,结合选项此处为“第一次见面”。故选B项。
10.A.formal B.real
C.adventurous D.special
解析:选B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:它们是他在现实生活中看到的第一个野生动物。A.formal正式的; B.real现实的,真实的;C.adventurous冒险的;D.special特殊的。由下文“have a special place in his heart.”可推知,在现实生活中,是很难看到野生动物的。故选B项。
11.A.tourists B.artists
C.scientists D.photographers
解析:选A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:土拨鼠很受游客欢迎。A.tourists游客;B.artists艺术家;C.scientists科学家;D.photographers摄影师。根据下文“to see the marmots get close to humans visiting them”可知,土拨鼠是一种很受游客欢迎的动物。故选A项。
12.A.producing B.selling
C.cooking D.receiving
解析:选D 考查非谓语动词词义辨析。句意:所以土拨鼠接近人类是很常见的,它们希望得到食物。A.producing产生;B.selling销售,卖;C.cooking做饭;D.receiving接受,获得。由句意结合选项,可知土拨鼠希望获得人们的食物。故选D项。
13.A.strength B.quality
C.appearance D.gift
解析:选C 考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然Matteo的外貌与第一次拜访土拨鼠时相比已经发生了很大的变化。A.strength力气;B.quality质量;C.appearance外观,外貌;D.gift礼物。根据下句“they will 14 him immediately”以及句首的Even though可推知,上下句为转折关系,整个句子应理解为“虽然Matteo的外貌与第一次拜访土拨鼠时相比已经发生了很大的变化,但只要Matteo一到,它们就会立刻认出他”。符合逻辑关系,以及语意的连贯。故选C项。
14.A.recognize B.admit
C.determine D.visit
解析:选A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但只要Matteo一到,它们就会立刻认出他。A.recognize认出,识别;B.admit承认;C.determine决定;D.visit参观。根据上题解析可知,此处为认出他。故选A项。
15.A.accept B.call
C.follow D.welcome
解析:选D 考查动词词义辨析。句意:并像欢迎老朋友一样冲向他。A.accept接受;B.call打电话;C.follow跟着,遵循;D.welcome欢迎。由句意结合选项可知,此处为“像欢迎老朋友一样”。故选D项。
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