Unit 3 课时作业(12) Period 4 Using Language (Ⅰ) 要点内化课（Word练习）-【金榜题名】2025-2026学年高二英语选择性必修第三册高中同步学案（人教版）

课时作业(十二)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Forty-nine years ago, on April 22,1970, twenty million Americans took to the streets to voice their concern about the  deteriorating  environment.The movement led to Earth Day.

Unfortunately, our planet is in worse shape now than it was when Earth Day was first celebrated.The good news is that it's still not too late to reverse (转变) climate change if we all do our part.This Earth Day, take the first step towards helping our planet by participating in one of these fun activities.

NASA is putting our planet up for adoption so you and your friend can claim a portion of the planet as your own.The space agency has divided the globe into 64,000 sections, each about 55 miles wide.All you have to do is type your name into NASA’s“Adopt the Planet”site to claim a certificate that will give you the location of your slice of paradise (天堂) complete with details of its environment.NASA hopes that this exercise will stimulate interest and care in our planet.

Search giant Google is also trying to engage the public with an updated Google Earth focused around Earth Day events.Through a new Voyager feature, users will be able to discover stories from around the world, learn about new places by reading“Knowledge Cards”and send postcards.

If you happen to be anywhere near the nation's capital on April 22, join the millions that are expected to participate in the Earth Day March at the National Mall.The mission of the event that will feature guest speakers and musical performances is to mobilize (动员) citizens into taking action by promoting this year's Earth Day theme: climate and environmental science literacy.

While participating in the above-mentioned activities is a great idea, it is just the beginning.All that is required are small lifestyle changes.Planting a tree or two, going meatless just one day a week, or switching your plastic water bottle for a reusable one will go a long way to help reverse the damage we have caused.

【语篇解读】　这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些庆祝“地球日”的有趣活动，号召人们从小事做起，采取行动保护环境。

1．The underlined word“deteriorating”is the closest in meaning to  ________ .

A．cleaner　　　　 B．better

C．worse  D．colder

C　词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Forty-nine years ago, on April 22,1970, twenty million Americans took to the streets to voice their concern about the deteriorating environment.(49年前的1970年4月22日，2000万美国人走上街头，表达他们对deteriorating environment的担忧)”及第二段中的“Unfortunately, our planet is in worse shape now than it was when Earth Day was first celebrated.(不幸的是，我们的星球现在的状况比第一次庆祝地球日时更糟)”可知，

2000万美国人走上街头，表达他们对不断恶化的环境的担忧。由此推知，划线词deteriorating表示“恶化，变差”之意，与worse意思接近。故选C。

2．If you participate in the activity of“Adopt the Planet”， you will be probably provided with your slice's information about  _____ .

A．air quality  B．ancient history

C．local customs  D．tourist attractions

A　推理判断题。根据第三段中“All you have to do is type your name into NASA’s“Adopt the Planet”site to claim a certificate that will give you the location of your slice of paradise (天堂) complete with details of its environment.(你所要做的就是在NASA的“领养地球”网站上输入你的名字，就可以获得一张证书，上面会告诉你你所在的那片天堂的位置，以及它的环境细节)”可推知，如果你参加了“领养地球”活动，你可能会得到你所在区域的环境细节，包括空气质量。故选A。

3．Through Voyager on Google Earth, what can users do?

A．They can create“Knowledge Cards”online.

B．They can discover stories from around the world.

C．They can receive postcards coming from Google.

D．They can adopt a slice of paradise in the world.

B　细节理解题。根据第四段中“Through a new Voyager feature, users will be able to discover stories from around the world, learn about new places by reading“Knowledge Cards”and send postcards.(通过旅行者的新功能，用户将能够发现来自世界各地的故事，通过阅读“知识卡片”了解新的地方，并发送明信片)”可知，通过谷歌Earth上的旅行者号，用户可以发现来自世界各地的故事。故选B。

4．In the last paragraph, the writer calls on people to ________.

A．dream big  B．fly high

C．go meatless  D．start small

D　推理判断题。根据最后一段“While participating in the above-mentioned activities is a great idea, it is just the beginning.All that is required are small lifestyle changes.(虽然参加上述活动是一个伟大的想法，但这只是开始。所需要的只是生活方式的小小改变)”可知，作者在此号召人们从现在开始行动起来，从小事做起。故选D。

B

The over 48,000 orange trees that are distributed at all corners of Seville, Spain, not only fill the city's air with the pleasant smell of their flowers in spring, they also produce over 16, 500 tons of fruit every winter.Though that makes the city Europe's top orange-producing city, the fruit is too sour to be consumed fresh.While some of the produce is used to make orange juice, most of it ends

up in Seville's landfills.However, that may change soon thanks to a creative idea to use the oranges to produce clean energy.

In the pilot program, juice from 38.6 tons of oranges will be left to ferment (发酵)in an existing biogas facility.The juice is fructose (果糖)made up of very short carbon chains, and the energetic performance of these carbon chains during the fermentation process is particularly high.The gas released from the fermented liquid will be used to drive a generator to produce clean power.The officials estimate the test run will generate about 1,500 kWh of energy—enough to run a water purification plant.“It's not just about saving money.The oranges are a problem for the city, and we're producing added value from waste，M said Benigno Lopez, the head of Emasesa's environmental department.

If successful, by 2023, the city hopes to recycle all the oranges and add the electricity generated back to its grid (电网)．In trial runs, 1,000 kilos (2,200 pounds) of oranges produced 50 kWh of clean energy—enough to meet the daily electricity needs of five homes.The project team estimates that if all the fruit is recycled, it will produce enough energy to power as many as 73,000 residences.

The latest effort is among the many programs _implemented  in Spain to achieve the country's goal of switching its electricity system to renewable sources by 2050—and if everything goes according to plan, fully decarbonizing its economy shortly after that.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙城市塞维利亚利用产量过剩的橘子来发电，并期待利用这一手段推动低碳环保进程。

5．What problem does Seville face?

A．It is short of energy.

B．Most oranges are wasted.

C．Fruit production is falling.

D．Trees take up much space.

B　推理判断题。根据第一段中“most of it ends up in Seville's landfills(大多数的橘子都被扔进了垃圾填埋厂)”和第二段中“The oranges are a problem for the city, and we're producing added value from waste.(橘子对于这个城市来说是个问题，正在变废为宝)”可知，大多数的橘子都被扔进了垃圾填埋厂，由此可知很多橘子都被浪费了，故选B。

6．What's the final product of the fermentation process?

A．Fructose.  B．Carbon chains.

C．Clean power.  D．Gas.

D　细节理解题。根据第二段中“The gas released from the fermented liquid will be used to drive a generator to produce clean power.(液体发酵产生的气体可以被用来驱动发电机生产干净的能源)”可知，发酵的最终产物是气体，该气体可以用来驱动发电机。故选D。