Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land Reading and Thinking 课后巩固练习-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

Reading and thinking 课后巩固练习 一、单词拼写 1. Half the fruit crop ______ (冻住) out in the sudden severe autumn. 2. But things are changing much more slowly than I ever ______ (预料). 3. There are reports of fresh troop movements across the ______ (边界). 4. The school was used as a hospital for the ______ (期间) of the war. 5. When I told you to get lost I didn’t expect to be taken ______ (字面上). 二、 单句语法填空 1. ______ (airline) should stand or fall on their ability to attract passengers. 2. The ______ (antique) on display are all marked with dates. 3. Alice was very glad to find her in such a ______ (please) temper. 4. Disagreement ______ (arise) about exactly how to plan the show. 5. Humans take in oxygen and ______ (breath) out carbon dioxide. 三、 阅读理解 A Hey everyone! Welcome back to Wonders on the Earth. What follows are just a few of the global destinations given World Heritage status by UNESCO. They could be your family’s next vacation. Wildlife Wonders The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is one of southern Africa’s biggest and most biodiverse freshwater watersheds and a dream destination for animal lovers of all ages. It sustains the planet’s most endangered animals, including the largest remaining elephant population, cheetahs, African wild dogs, wattled cranes, and great white pelicans. Fairy Chimneys Central Turkey’s Gōreme National Park is a dry region of volcanic stone that takes fantastic forms, which are often called fairy chimneys. Some of the most striking sights are villages carved into the volcanic stone. The Gōreme Open Air Museum, valley hikes, cave hotels, hot air balloon rides, and guided tours are highlights for all ages. The Earliest Mummies Wrapped simply in reeds and decorated with hair and clay masks, Chile’s Chinchorro mummies are 2,000 years older than Egypt’s. At San Miguel de Azapa Archaeological Museum, only a few of the 300 samples are on view, while at Colón 10, visitors can see 48 mummies buried in the earth through a glass floor. Dinosaur Fossils Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada gives some paleontologists (古生物学者) a chance to explore landscapes. Although visitors are not permitted to dig in this fragile environment, the park offers a full schedule of family-friendly fossil tours,guided activities, and dinosaur displays.Families can camp out under the stars and dream of the days when various dinosaurs inhabited this region. 1. Which of the following highlights the Okavango Delta? A. Rare freshwater fishes. B. Beautiful villages. C. Diverse wildlife species. D. Striking views of mountains. 2. Which of the following can be experienced at night? A. Fairy Chimneys. B. Dinosaur Fossils. C. Wildlife Wonders. D. The Earliest Mummies. 3. From which is the text probably taken? A. A history book. B. An art magazine. C. A geography textbook. D. A travel brochure. B In the blue-green depths of the sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, an unusual seafloor sculpture park is defending its watery setting. Paolo Fanciulli has been heading out daily to fish in these coastal waters along the coastline since teens. It was in the 1980s that he began to notice the clear signs; a seabed that was becoming barren, with exhausted fish stocks. Until recently, he was forced to share catches with a threatening part; illegal “bottom trawlers (抛网捕鱼的人)”, who randomly spoil a large quantity of ocean life as they fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats. Fanciulli’s style of artisanal fishing (手工捕鱼), in contrast, needs to be sustainable as damaging the ecosystem could reduce fishermen’s income. “If the sea dies, so does the fisherman. You can’t just take; you have to give too,” said Fanciulli. The underwater “House of Fish” sculpture park, which was started in 2015, was encouraged by this fisherman’s desire to do something that went beyond the handful of concrete blocks he had previously convinced local authorities and some environmental groups to drop into the sea to try and stop illegal trawling. Concrete blocks or sculptures can break weighted trawler nets. They can also play a role as artificial reefs, giving corals and others a place to live, and varying shade and lighting to help species flourish. Thanks to the underwater sculptures, some species not seen in a long while such as groupers and lobsters have returned. The sculpture park represents both an artistic statement and a physical barrier to seafloor trawling. Today, 39 huge, other-worldly stone sculptures dot the seabed along a stretch of Tuscan coastline near the town of Talamone. These artworks are already coated with algae (海藻), a sign that the natural habitat is coming back to life. In the immediate future, Fanciulli hopes to continue his beautiful solution in coastal waters. “Man is still destroying the seas,” he says. “And my mission continues.” 4. How do illegal bottom trawlers threaten the ocean? A. By harming massive sea life at will. B. By hooking great quantities of fish. C. By covering the seafloor with a net. D. By competing with artisanal fishers. 5. Why did Fanciulli want to build the underwater sculpture park? A. To convince local authorities. B. To maintain the ecosystem of the sea. C. To save the marine life from extinction. D. To boost the development of local tourism. 6. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The process of building sculpture parks. B. The results of banning seafloor trawling. C. The damaging effects of trawling on sea life. D. The functions of sculpture parks under the sea. 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Fanciulli has stopped illegal trawling in Tuscany. B. A better solution is found to handle the ocean crisis. C. The ocean ecosystem environment in Tuscany is recovering. D. More underwater sculptures will be built around the world. 四、阅读七选五 International tourism is becoming interestingly popular, and large numbers of people from all over the world come to visit famous places such as the Great Wall of China and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.1. They've thrown rubbish everywhere,brought more traffic and even done serious damage to ancient relics. As for the damage, there are many different causes. For example, the paintings in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged by people breathing onto them when they visit. 2. That may raise the humidity of the air and damage the paintings. Damage in other places such as the Great Wall is because of tourists climbing on delicate areas. Besides,roads have also been built to help visitors climb the Great Wall easily. These activities can cause a lot of damage to the area. 3. Firstly, we have to cut down tourist numbers, because fewer visitors will result in less damage. Secondly, we should make strict rules about which areas people can visit and what they can do when they get there.4. People will not be allowed to walk off the paths. Visitors to indoor places can be asked to wear masks to protect the paintings. In short, it is necessary to control tourism at famous places. 5 And people who live hundreds of years later will have no chance to see these great places. A. For example, special paths can be built. B. What can we do to deal with these problems? C. The Great Wall was built over 2,000 years ago. D. However, these visitors have caused many problems. E. Travelling is the best way for us to get to know the world. F. If we do not do this, these places will disappear from our planet. G. Their breath contains very small drops of water that are present in the air. 参考答案 一、1. froze 2. anticipated 3. border 4. duration 5. literally 二、1. Airlines 2.antiques 3. pleasant 4. arose 5. breathe 三、1.C [细节理解题。根据 Wildlife Wonders部分可知，Okavango Delta的亮点是多样化的野生物种。故选C项。] 2.B[细节理解题。根据 Dinosaur Fossils部分中的"Families can camp out under the stars and dream of the days when various dinosaurs inhabited this region."可知，在Diniosaur Fossils，游客可以进行夜间露营。故选B项。] 3.D[推理判断题。根据第一段中的“What follows are just a few of the global destinations given Worla Heritage status by UNESCO. They could be you family's next vacation.”和四处景点的介绍可知，富有魅力的奥卡万戈三角洲、奇特的仙女烟囱、古老的新克罗木乃伊和史前恐龙栖息地不仅是联合国教科文组织世界遗产的一部分，也是人们的度假胜地。由此可推测，本文有可能出现在一本旅游手册上。故选D项。] 4.A[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Until recently，he was forced to share catches with a threatening part,illegal‘bottom trawlers', who randomly spoil a large quantity of ocean life as they fish, dragging a weighted net along the seafloor behind their boats.”可知，非法海底拖网渔船通过随意伤害大量海洋生物来威胁海洋。故选A项。] 5.B[细节理解题。根据第三段可知，当海洋生态系统遭到破坏时，Fanciulli这种手工捕鱼的工作也会受到影响，因此他曾说服当地政府和一些环保组织将少量混凝土块扔进海里，试图阻止非法拖网捕捞，并且还想做出更多的尝试，于是在2015年的时候水下“鱼之家”雕塑公园建成了。这些行为都是为了保护海洋的生态系统。故选B项。] 6.D[段落大意题。根据第四段前半部分可知，海底雕塑不仅可以破坏拖网捕捞的网，还可以充当人工鱼礁，为珊瑚等海洋生物提供栖息地，促进物种的繁衍生息。由此推断，本段主要介绍雕塑公园在水下发挥的作用。故选D项。] 7.C [推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“These artworks are already coated with algae, a sign that the natural habitat is coming back to life.”可推知，托斯卡纳的海洋生态环境正在恢复。故选C项。] 四、1-5 DGBAF 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $