Unit 3 Sea Exploration Learning About Language & Using Language 配套练习 -2024-2025学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第四册

Unit 3 Sea Exploration-第1课时 Reading and Thinking.配套练习 Part1 基础过关 一、根据不同语境写出黑体词语的意思。 1.UNESCO will provide limited insurance coverage up to USD 30,000 for the internship period. ________ 2.Because sodas add no nutritional value, some countries tax their consumption to help their residents meet the goal of limiting added sugar in them. ____________ 3.Experts in this area applaud the progress, calling it a “compelling step” for digital taste experiences. ______ 4.What makes ChatGPT so impressive is its ability to log context from users' earlier messages and use it to form responses later in the conversation. ______ 5.Arguing is that you and your opponent present your concerns and discuss the feelings and issues related to those concerns. ______ 二、在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 1.____________(profession) lion dance companies offer the lucky money service and there are different prices for different levels. 2.Many people refer to being rich as happiness,with no sign of a decrease in the number of those who are voluntarily ___ the mercy of wealth. 3.Located in Fengyang County, Xiaogang Village draws tourists for its _________(arrest) scenery, rural reform and folk customs. 4.Each Spring Festival, millions of people start the journey home, creating the greatest human _________(migrate) on Earth. 5.The Xenobot technology is very new, but with its popularity, it may be used __________（address) the diverse issues in the body and the environment. 6.__________(possess) both historical and cultural significance in Chinese literature, calligraphy is a kind of elegant and expressive brushwork. 7.Those people opposed to ______（use) new technology think that there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily without it. 8.Made between the 18th century and the 20th century, some clocks were from the Qing Dynasty, and the others were ___ mixture of both the East and the West. Part2 语法过关 三、语篇填空。 Learning a new language can be challenging, but there are many reasons for it 1._________（learn).One of the best ways 2.___________(improve) your language skills is to practice regularly.3.________(start) with, you may find it difficult 4.____________(remember) new words and grammar rules. However, don't give up! Your brain needs time 5._________(adapt) to the new information. When you study a language, you should first set clear goals. For example, your goal could be passing an exam, communicating with native speakers, or understanding foreign literature. Once you have a goal, it becomes easier 6.__________(devote) your time and energy to studying. Many people also consider using language learning apps, which are good tools 7._________(utilize).These apps offer various exercises 8.________(help) you practice different skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Another effective way of learning a language is 9.___________(immerse) yourself in the culture. This could mean watching movies, listening to music, or traveling to a country where the language is spoken. With the right methods and enough practice, you'll surely achieve your goal. So, don't hesitate 10._________(begin) your language learning journey today! 四、短文填空。 Each year, 25 million tons of seaweed 1.____________（harvest), most of which is used for human consumption. But what about using it to power our vehicles? Danish scientists recently announced they had used a seaweed fuel to power an automobile, 2._________（achieve) speeds of 80 kph. One of the3._____（large) sources of clean renewable energy used today is biofuels.4._______（produce) from garbage or the agricultural by-products from growing crops like sugar and corn, they contribute to energy 5.________（secure) while also reducing carbon emissions. Within Europe's transportation sector, 6.___ vast quantity of renewable energy-powered solutions use these land-based sources of biofuels. However, they require land, fertilizer(肥料) and irrigation resources 7._________（make) these biofuels. So Europe is looking largely towards ocean-based sources of biofuels — namely algae and seaweed, 8._______ need nothing more than saltwater Van Hal, the scientific coordinator for EU-funded MacroFuels, says learning to manage a 10-acre seaweed farm is similar to managing a 1,000-acre farm. To turn seaweed fuel9._____ a reality, though, requires a supply on a “huge scale”.He aims to create an entire industry around seaweed biofuels that includes farming, producing and testing — 10.___________（specific) for heavy machinery like trucks and ships. Part3 阅读过关 五、阅读理解 A篇 Cutting carbon emissions is not enough to keep global warming to less than 1.5℃ —the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. Not anymore, at least. As a result, hundreds of start-ups trying to remove greenhouse gases from the air and water have sprung up within the past few years. While land-based carbon dioxide removal projects have been undergoing testing and development for decades, ocean-based carbon removal is more recent in the push to fight against climate change. And one of the leaders in that field — Equatic — is about to increase its efforts in a big way. What began three years ago as a US Department of Energy-funded research project out of the University of California Los Angeles has already grown into a pair of pilot projects in Los Angeles and Singapore. And now, the company has its sights set on building a massive marine carbon capture（海洋碳捕获) facility in Quebec. The process for capturing carbon begins by pumping seawater into a tank and then using an electric current to break down the water into oxygen(O2 ) and hydrogen(H2) gases and a solution, which is then reacted with the air, pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and chemically transforming it into two byproducts. One, calcium carbonate, is a white powder. The other is a solution that gets released back into the ocean. The proposed Quebec plant differs significantly from Equatic's existing facilities. Its Singaporean pilot facility can process 4,000 tonnes of carbon each year. The planned Quebec facility,meanwhile, will be capable of processing 110,000 tonnes annually — about as much carbon as is emitted by 24,000 cars. Ultimately, though, the young industry is full of uncertainties. So far, research on marine carbon removal has been based on lab experiments and trials. So as Equatic's planned Quebec plant moves ahead, scientists will be watching to learn more about its environmental impact and about just how effective marine carbon dioxide removal can really be. 1.What can we know about Equatic from the first two paragraphs?( ) A.It started as a university research project. B.It is a land-based carbon removal project. C.It has undergone tests for decades. D.It is a start-up located in Quebec. 2.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?( ) A.Environmental impacts of carbon removal. B.Comparative analysis of removal methods. C.Economic advantages of Quebec facility. D.Equatic's carbon capture mechanism. 3.What sets the proposed Quebec plant apart?( ) A.Its location. B.Its capacity. C.Its priority. D.Its partnership. 4.What is the author's perspective on marine carbon removal?( ) A.It's energy-intensive. B.It's a permanent fix. C.It's down-to-the-ground. D.It's an open question. B篇 Some talk of building settlements on the moon or Mars to help make sure humanity survives long into the future. Others have their sights set closer to home: on future cities under the ocean. “Technologically speaking, it is absolutely possible to colonize（聚居于) the bottom of the sea,” says Fabien Cousteau, a well-known ocean explorer who once spent 31 days living in what is now the world's only functioning undersea habitat, Aquarius. It's about the size of a school bus and located 60 feet below the ocean surface off the Florida Keys. Just as astronauts test what it would be like to live in space, aquanauts（海底实验室工作人员)try out undersea living with an eye on the future. Escaping from disasters such as climate change, wars, or pandemics is one reason to live under the sea. Others include studying, exploring, or appreciating the ocean. It's costly and expensive to constantly keep up an ocean habitat which must pump in or make its own air, electricity, and fresh water. Inhabitants have to deal with high pressure. And infections can develop rapidly due to high humidity（湿度). Despite the challenges, several new ocean habitats and cities are under construction. A series of space station-like undersea living quarters for aquanauts called Proteus are scheduled to be completed by 2025 off Curaçao, an island north of Venezuela in South America. An undersea colony called Ven Base Alpha will be built near a hydrothermal vent, which would supply it with energy. Meanwhile, an undersea city called Ocean Spiral in Japan would link its surface to the deep sea, using the difference in pressure to generate energy and produce fresh water. This sounds amazing, but it would be extremely expensive and remains just a design. Not everyone agrees that building homes in the ocean is a good idea. “This type of development could place even more strain on ecosystems that are already struggling with pollution and climate change. It's important to make sure that any construction is done carefully,” says Susanne Menden-Deuer, an oceanographer at the University of Rhode Island. “Wild undersea habitats should be treated as the precious, irreplaceable resources that they are,” she says. 1.What do we know about Aquarius?( ) A.It is still under construction. B.It functions as an undersea school bus. C.It is the only ocean habitat in operation. D.It only allows a person to live there for 31 days. 2.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?( ) A.The present and future of living under the sea. B.The reasons and challenges of living under the sea. C.The purpose and cost of building undersea settlements. D.The problems and findings of building undersea settlements. 3.What would be the result of building homes in the ocean according to the text?( ) A.Rapid development of undersea habitats. B.Protection of irreplaceable ocean resources. C.Negative impacts on undersea ecosystems. D.Struggles with pollution and climate change. 4.Where is the text most probably taken from?( ) A.A travel brochure. B.A geography textbook. C.A science magazine. D.A collection of adventure tales. 六、七选五。 It has been suspected that whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are long-lived, and now this has been confirmed using a carbon dating technique.1.___ Steven Campana is a researcher from the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.2.___ It makes a big difference whether they are fast-growing and short-lived, or slow-growing and long-lived. 3.___ They don't have the bony structures in their ears that are used to work out the age of most fish. Instead, sharks' age can be measured based on growth rings in their cartilaginous vertebrae(软骨椎骨), and these growth rings form at different rates in different species. Two decades ago, Campana's team showed that growth-ring-based age could be checked by looking at levels of the carbon-14 isotope(同位素) in the rings.4.___ For instance, it was thought that great white sharks lived only 12 to 15 years, but recent studies have shown individuals as old as 73. Now the carbon-14 technique has been applied to the preserved remains of two adult whale sharks. It shows that one of these whale sharks was at least 50 years old.5.___ In 2016, a study using the same method reported that Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrates(脊椎动物) possibly living as long as 500 years. Campana is doubtful about such extreme life span, but it is clear that they can live more than a century. A.Other individuals may live even longer. B.But working out how long sharks live is difficult. C.A lot of animals including sharks can live for decades. D.The sharks are now able to survive in low oxygen environments. 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