内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
一、必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Verne’s technically-grounded adventure (故事) represented a new approach to imagining the future through fiction.
2.The Forbidden City,completed in 1420 after starting construction in 1406,served as the (皇家的) palace for 24 emperors.
3.Make your social media (渠道) a reflection of who you are and what you believe in.
4.Zheng He’s voyages expanded China’s (海运的) knowledge,established diplomatic ties with numerous countries,and facilitated cultural exchanges.
5.Our efforts not only strengthen cross-cultural (关系) but also contribute to building a more harmonious world.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Tony withdrew many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the clothes.
2.With the detailed research report hand,Professor Lin confidently presented the groundbreaking findings at the meeting.
3.Helen had strong passion for helping poor children,so she went to Africa to work as a volunteer teacher.
4.The second voyage,launched in 1407,continued the objectives of the first, (extend) further into the Indian Ocean.
5.At present,our company (negotiate) with the top company about the prices of its new products.
6.This diversity of species is not only a wonder (behold) but also plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the marine ecosystem.
7.Liu Tang began to frequent the local market to learn about coral farming from (merchant) selling plants,fish and corals.
8.The three (fleet),all equipped with advanced equipment,are conducting military exercises.
Ⅲ.单句写作
1.郑钦文已经赢得了多次比赛,现在她在网球方面独领风骚。
Zheng Qinwen has won many games and is now in tennis.
2.来自不同国家的科学家们正在研究我们所说的“暗物质”,它是一种看不见的物质,被认为构成了宇宙的重要部分。
Scientists from different countries are researching ,an invisible substance thought to make up a significant portion of the universe.
3.古代商船从泉州港起航,沿着海上丝绸之路向远方运送丝绸、瓷器和茶叶。
The ancient merchant ships the port of Quanzhou,carrying silk,porcelain,and tea to distant lands along the Maritime Silk Road.
4.在船长的指挥下,这艘船成功地安全通过了那片危险的水域。
the captain,the ship managed to safely navigate through the dangerous waters.
5.迫切需要促进可持续的捕鱼做法,以维持海洋生态平衡。
sustainable fishing practices to maintain the ecological balance of the oceans.
Ⅳ.阅读微写作
请再读“REACHING OUT ACROSS THE SEA”,注意文中的单词、短语和句型,并完成下列练习。
Activity 1 单句写作
1.很久以前,一位富有的商人决定带着他的强大舰队出海,将他的贸易帝国扩展到海洋上。(merchant;set sail;fleet;extend)
Once upon a time,a wealthy merchant across the seas.
2.他的目标是与遥远的地方的人们谈判大的交易。(negotiate;不定式作表语)
His goal was in the distant lands.
3.当舰队穿过波浪时,满帆的船只的景象真是令人叹为观止。(behold)
As the fleet cut through the waves,the sight of the vessels under full sail was .
4.这位商人确实独领风骚,他把勇气和商业智慧结合在了一起。(in a league of one’s own)
This merchant was truly ,combining courage with business wisdom.
5.当他到达一个新的港口时,他与当地人建立了友好的关系,这使他很容易签署合同。(bond)
When he reached a new port,he ,which made him easily sign the contracts.
6.然而,在返回途中,强劲的洋流迫使他从某些危险的航道撤出。(withdraw from;channel)
However,during the return journey,strong currents forced him .
7.他成功的航行巩固了他作为海上贸易大师的地位。(maritime)
His successful voyage strengthened his position as a master of .
Activity 2 选取上面至少4个句子组成一篇不少于80词的短文(注意使用恰当的衔接词)
二、能力素养提升练
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
(2025江苏镇江镇江中学高二6月期末)
Sea stories are something that fascinates everything right from childhood.Sea is mysterious for all of us and stories related to it are sure to get everyone keen and interested.Sea stories are a perfect mix of mystery,adventure,thrill,awe and excitement.So,here we present our pick of the best four sea stories of all times in English literature.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
This book is not to be missed by all who love sea stories.This is the most famous book about whaling that ever was.Melville got inspired to write this book when he was shipping aboard a Yankee(北方佬) whaler.The three-part climax is the most loved part of the book.
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
In this book,the mission of Heyerdahl is to prove that South American Indians have the option of migrating to Polynesia.He and his crew stand on a light raft and take one of the greatest real-life sea epics of all times.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
This is the grand work of all sea stories.Written in 1883,this adventure novel narrates a tale of “pirates and buried gold”.It is one of the most popular sea novels of all times and its influence on popular perception of pirates with eye patches and one-leg sailors with parrots on their shoulders is dominating the world literature and movies even today.
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
Slocum is a Canadian who is probably the last of the great American sailor.His fame lies in the fact that he sailed his vessel,the Spray,in an unassisted sailboat.This book is definitely among the best of the real-life sea adventures.
1.What do the works by Heyerdahl and Slocum have in common?
A.They have three-part climaxes.
B.They focus on sailing and whaling.
C.Their authors are Canadian sailors.
D.They are based on the authors’ real experiences.
2.If a reader wants to read stories about pirates,which book can he or she choose?
A.Moby Dick.
B.Kon-Tiki.
C.Treasure Island.
D.Sailing Alone Around the World.
3.Where is this passage probably taken from?
A.A book guide.
B.An academic report.
C.A conference notice.
D.A fashion magazine.
B
(2025黑龙江双鸭山高二阶段练习)
The ocean covers approximately 70% of Earth’s surface.It’s the largest livable space on our planet,and there’s more life there than anywhere else on Earth.Through exploration,we’re learning more about its biological,chemical,physical,and geological(地质的) aspects.Exploration leads to discovery,but before we can truly explore,we must map.
Seafloor mapping provides a sense of what may lie beneath and guides decisions about where to explore.While the entire seafloor has been mapped using data collected from satellites,these data provide only a general picture of what’s there.Detail is limited on these maps,so some important geographical features like seamounts and objects like shipwrecks(失事船只) remain unseen.
As of 2023,24.9% of the global seafloor had been mapped with modern high-resolution(高分辨率的) technology,usually fixed on ships,which can reveal the seafloor in greater detail.While almost 50% of the seafloor beneath U.S.waters had been mapped to these modern standards,the nation’s seafloor is larger than the land area of all 50 states.Thus,there’s still a significant amount of seafloor left to be mapped at high resolution.
More is known about the seafloor than the species that call the ocean home.Seafloor maps can provide information about potential habitats,but they can’t identify species on the seafloor or provide information about how they interact with each other and their environments.Scientists estimate there may be between 700,000 and 1 million species in the ocean.Roughly two-thirds of these species have yet to be discovered or officially described,with almost 2,000 new species accepted by the scientific community each year.
We have a great deal more to learn about our ocean and what lives in it,but progress is being made.We learn more and more each year.But the ocean will never be fully explored.Earth is constantly changing,and it’s important to understand these changes given the importance of the ocean in our everyday lives.
4.Why is seafloor mapping important for exploring the ocean?
A.It reveals all objects on the seafloor.
B.It shows the seafloor in greater detail.
C.It guides decisions about where to sail.
D.It provides a general picture of Earth.
5.Why is the seafloor beneath U.S.waters mentioned in paragraph 3?
A.To stress the further task of mapping the seafloor.
B.To explain the standards of mapping the seafloor.
C.To illustrate the geographical features of the seafloor.
D.To highlight the significance of mapping the seafloor.
6.What can we learn from the seafloor maps?
A.The quality of the water.
B.The environmental impact of sealife.
C.The habitats of sea species.
D.The endangered sea species.
7.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A.How can the seafloor be mapped?
B.What species are living in the ocean?
C.Why is it important to exploit the ocean?
D.How much of the ocean has been explored?
C
(2025河北衡水武强中学高二期末)
We live in a world of plastic.Shopping bags,drink bottles,your toothbrush and even your clothes are among the everyday items made from plastic.But plastic isn’t fantastic,and neither is the current state of our environment.
Humans have been producing plastic on a large scale since 1950.We produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic every year and production is only increasing.Unfortunately,most of it is used only once and then thrown away.Only a small part of plastic is recycled.The majority ends up in our oceans.
A Plastic Ocean is a documentary film directed by the Australian journalist Craig Leeson.It dives into and investigates the terrible influence that plastic has caused to our environment,especially our ocean life.What starts off as an adventure to film the blue whale,the largest animal on the planet,leads to the shocking discovery of a thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The film sends the message that our actions and choices can severely impact the planet.
Plastic is so widely used because it is durable and cheap.Unfortunately,this durability is the same quality that makes it so detrimental to the environment.Most plastics do not break down chemically.Instead,they break into smaller and smaller pieces that can persist in the environment for an extensive period of time.
Because it is so affordable,developing countries use plastics extensively and much of the rubbish is washed into the ocean when it rains.
When smaller pieces of plastic are eaten by animals in the sea,toxins(毒素) are released and become stored in their tissue.These toxins accumulate up the food chain and can eventually end up on our dinner tables.The consumption of the polluted seafood can cause many health problems including cancer,immune system problems,and even childhood developmental issues.Society’s huge appetite for plastic is literally poisoning us.
8.How long have we used plastic extensively?
A.More than 40 years.
B.More than 50 years.
C.More than 60 years.
D.More than 70 years.
9.Why did Craig Leeson direct A Plastic Ocean?
A.To introduce the ocean life.
B.To show the harm of plastic.
C.To describe the beauty of the ocean.
D.To indicate the common use of plastic.
10.What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Similar. B.Difficult.
C.Harmful. D.Important.
11.Which proverb can best express the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.You get what you pay for.
B.There is no smoke without fire.
C.Everything happens for a reason.
D.What goes around comes around.
Ⅵ.七选五
As long as we have been on Earth,we have used the sea around us.We take things from the sea,and we should give things to it.
We take fish from the sea—millions of kilograms of fish,every year—to feed billions of people. 1 We take minerals from the sea.One way to get salt is to place sea water in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates(蒸发). 2 Much gold and silver dissolves(溶解) in the water of the sea,too.But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation.Other gifts from the sea are pearls,sponges and seaweed.Pearls become jewelry. 3 Seaweed becomes many kinds of foods—even candy and ice cream—as well as medicine.Believe it or not,fresh water is another gift from the sea.We cannot drink sea water. 4 But sea water becomes fresh water when the salt and other impurities are removed.In the future,we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
The sea gives us food,fertilizer,minerals,water,and other gifts.What do we give to the sea?Garbage. 5 Huge as it is,the sea cannot hold all the waste water that we pour into it.Dumping garbage into the sea is killing off sea life.Yet as the world population grows,we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
We are finally learning that if we destroy our sea,we might also destroy ourselves.Hopefully,it is not too late.
A.Natural sponges become cleaning aids.
B.We pollute the sea when we use it as a garbage dump.
C.The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.
D.Along with salt,other minerals are left after evaporation.
E.We even use their bones for fertilizer.
F.Some of its ingredients may cause illness.
G.We take a lot from the sea and give little to the sea.
Ⅶ.语篇填空
The early 1400s was a glorious era in Chinese history.During this time,the Yongle Emperor wanted to develop 1. (harmony) relations with the overseas neighbors.So Zheng He,one of the most influential explorers,2. (take) charge of the task.One of the states 3. (mention) in the historical records was Boni (present-day Brunei),a small kingdom in Southeast Asia.There is 4. (prove) that China established very good relations with this state a long time ago:one of its kings was buried in Nanjing during the early Ming Dynasty,and there is a 5.(fascinate) legend about the king.
In 1405,on behalf of the emperor,Zheng He sailed the oceans 6. his first voyage.His fleet 7.(load) with gifts to the neighboring countries and regions.In 1407,he travelled to Boni,8. strengthened the friendly relationship between 9. two countries.In the subsequent year,the king of Boni paid a friendly visit to China.He was accompanied by more than 150 people.The records show that the visitors were astonished by 10. rich and technologically advanced the Ming Dynasty was.
知识积累卡
一、重点单词
1.given prep.
2.durable adj. →durability n.
3.literal adj. →literally adv.
二、熟词生义
1.resolution 本文义:n.
其他义:n.
2.persist 本文义:vi.
其他义:vi.
三、词块速记
1.of all times
2.as of
3.on a large scale
4.on behalf of
四、经典句式背诵
Huge as it is,the sea cannot hold all the waste water that we pour into it.
句意:
五、长难句分析
1.Seafloor maps can provide information about potential habitats,but they can’t identify species on the seafloor or provide information about how they interact with each other and their environments.
分析:本句是一个but连接的 。第一个主句中:seafloor maps是 ,can provide是 ,information about potential habitats是 。第二个主句中:they是 ,can’t identify和 provide是 ,species on the seafloor和information是 。about...是介词短语作 ,修饰information;how引导的是 。
句意:
2.What starts off as an adventure to film the blue whale,the largest animal on the planet,leads to the shocking discovery of a thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
分析:本句是一个复合句。what...whale是what引导的 ,leads to是 ,the shocking discovery of a thick layer of plastic是 。the largest animal on the planet是the blue whale的 ;floating...Ocean是现在分词短语作 ,修饰a thick layer of plastic。
句意:
参考答案
Ⅰ.1.tales 2.royal 3.channels 4.maritime 5.bonds
Ⅱ.1.from 2.in 3.a 4.extending 5.is negotiating 6.to behold 7.merchants 8.fleets
Ⅲ.1.in a league of her own 2.what we call “dark matter”3.set sail from 4.Under the command of 5.There is an urgent need to promote
Ⅳ.Activity 1
1.decided to set sail with his mighty fleet to extend his trading empire
2.to negotiate big deals with people
3.a sight to behold
4.in a league of his own
5.developed friendly bonds with the local people
6.to withdraw from certain dangerous channels
7.maritime trade
Activity 2
Once upon a time,a wealthy merchant decided to set sail with his mighty fleet to extend his trading empire across the seas.His goal was to negotiate big deals with people in the distant lands.As the fleet cut through the waves,the sight of the vessels under full sail was a sight to behold.
This merchant was truly in a league of his own,combining courage with business wisdom.When he reached a new port,he developed friendly bonds with the local people,which made him easily sign the contracts.However,during the return journey,strong currents forced him to withdraw from certain dangerous channels.Still,his successful voyage strengthened his position as a master of maritime trade.
Ⅴ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。本文主要介绍了四部经典的海洋题材文学作品,包括《白鲸记》《孤筏重洋》《金银岛》和《独自环球航行》,分别概述了它们的核心内容和文学价值。
1.D 细节理解题。根据“Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl”部分中的“He and his crew stand on a light raft and take one of the greatest real-life sea epics of all times.”以及“Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum”部分中的“Slocum is a Canadian who is probably the last of the great American sailor.His fame lies in the fact that he sailed his vessel,the Spray,in an unassisted sailboat.”可知,两本书均基于作者真实的航海经历。故选D项。
2.C 细节理解题。根据“Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson”部分中的“Written in 1883,this adventure novel narrates a tale of ‘pirates and buried gold’.”以及“its influence on popular perception of pirates with eye patches and one-leg sailors with parrots on their shoulders is dominating the world literature and movies even today”可知,该书以海盗为主题,如果一位读者想读关于海盗的故事,可以选择《金银岛》(Treasure Island)一书。故选C项。
3.A 推理判断题。通读全文,尤其是根据第一段中的“So,here we present our pick of the best four sea stories of all times in English literature.”可知,文章推荐了四部海洋题材的文学作品,并简要介绍了各书特色,符合书籍推荐指南的特征。故选A项。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了海洋测绘的情况,关于海洋和海洋中的生物,我们还有很多需要了解的,但我们正在取得进展。
4.B 细节理解题。根据第二段“Seafloor mapping provides a sense of what may lie beneath and guides decisions about where to explore.While the entire seafloor has been mapped using data collected from satellites,these data provide only a general picture of what’s there...”可知,海底测绘对于海洋探索很重要,卫星数据地图上有些细节看不到,海底测绘可以展示海底更详细的情况。故选B项。
5.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“While almost 50% of the seafloor beneath U.S.waters had been mapped to these modern standards,the nation’s seafloor is larger than the land area of all 50 states.Thus,there’s still a significant amount of seafloor left to be mapped at high resolution.”可知,第三段提到美国水域下方的海底是为了强调进一步绘制海底地图的任务还很艰巨。故选A项。
6.C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Seafloor maps can provide information about potential habitats,but they can’t identify species on the seafloor or provide information about how they interact with each other and their environments.”可知,通过海底地图我们可以了解海洋物种的栖息地。故选C项。
7.D 推理判断题。通读全文,并结合第四段中的“Scientists estimate there may be between 700,000 and 1 million species in the ocean.Roughly two-thirds of these species have yet to be discovered or officially described,with almost 2,000 new species accepted by the scientific community each year.”以及最后一段中的“We have a great deal more to learn about our ocean and what lives in it,but progress is being made.We learn more and more each year.But the ocean will never be fully explored.”可知,本文主要叙述了我们通过海底测绘技术进一步了解海洋,D项“海洋有多少部分已经被探索过了?”与文本叙述一致。故选D项。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了塑料的广泛使用及其对环境造成的严重影响,包括海洋污染、动物健康问题以及人类健康风险等,并通过介绍纪录片《塑料海洋》,强调了塑料污染问题的严重性。
8.D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Humans have been producing plastic on a large scale since 1950.”可知,人类自1950年以来就在大规模生产塑料。因此,我们广泛使用塑料已有70多年。故选D项。
9.B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“A Plastic Ocean is a documentary film directed by the Australian journalist Craig Leeson.It dives into and investigates the terrible influence that plastic has caused to our environment,especially our ocean life.”可知,Craig Leeson执导《塑料海洋》这部纪录片是为了展示塑料对环境的危害。故选B项。
10.C 词句猜测题。根据画线词后的“Most plastics do not break down chemically.Instead,they break into smaller and smaller pieces that can persist in the environment for an extensive period of time.”可知,塑料不会分解,而是会分解成更小的碎片,长期存在于环境中,这对环境是有害的。因此,画线词“detrimental”意为“有害的”。故选C项。
11.D 主旨大意题。根据最后一段 “When smaller pieces of plastic are eaten by animals in the sea,toxins are released and become stored in their tissue.These toxins accumulate up the food chain and can eventually end up on our dinner tables...”可知,最后一段主要讲述了塑料污染如何通过食物链最终影响到人类健康,即“恶有恶报”或“因果循环”的道理。因此,D项“What goes around comes around.”最能表达最后一段的主旨。故选D项。
Ⅵ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了我们越来越依赖海洋的资源,但是我们不断地污染海洋,作者希望人们减少海洋污染。
1.E 根据空前句可知,我们每年从海洋中捞取数百万千克的鱼来养活数十亿人。由此推断空处讲述海洋中的鱼对人类的好处,故选E项。第三段提到的“fertilizer”也是对此处的提示。
2.D 根据空前两句可知,人们从海洋中提取矿物,一种方式是通过蒸发海水获得盐,故D项承接上文关于从海水中获得盐的描述,符合题意。故选D项。
3.A 根据空前两句可知,来自海洋的其他礼物是珍珠、海绵和海藻。珍珠可以被制成珠宝,空后句说海藻可以被制成多种食物——甚至糖果和冰激凌——以及药品,故设空处应讲海绵的用途。结合选项,A项符合题意。故选A项。
4.F 根据空前句可知,人不能喝海水,而空后句表明去掉海水中的盐和其他杂质就能得到淡水。空处应该承接上文,讲喝海水的不良影响,F项符合题意。故选F项。
5.B 本段主要讲述了人们对海洋的污染。根据空前两句可知,人们给海洋带来了垃圾,污染了海洋,B项承上启下,符合题意。故选B项。
Ⅶ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了郑和在当时外交活动中所做的贡献。
1.harmonious 考查形容词。空格处位于名词之前,修饰名词,因此需要填入形容词。harmony的形容词形式为harmonious,表示“和谐的”。故填harmonious。
2.took 考查动词的时态。空格处位于主语后,描述以前发生的事情,用一般过去时。故填took。
3.mentioned 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,句子中已经有谓语动词,因此空格处需要填入非谓语动词。逻辑主语与动词之间为动宾关系,因此需要填入过去分词表示被动。故填mentioned。
4.proof 考查名词。分析句子结构可知,空格处位于There be句型的be动词之后,因此需要填入名词。prove的名词形式为proof,表示“证据”;此处的be动词为is,因此填入单数。故填proof。
5.fascinating 考查形容词。此处位于名词之前,因此需要填入形容词修饰名词,此处修饰物,所以用-ing形式的形容词。故填fascinating。
6.on 考查介词。此处表示“第一次航行”;on voyage表示“航行,在航行中”。故填on。
7.was loaded 考查动词的时态和语态。分析句子结构可知,空格处需要填入谓语动词。load with表示“装满”,本句中主语为舰队,所以是“舰队被装满……”;本文描述的是过去发生的事情,因此用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was loaded。
8.which 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空格处引导非限制性定语从句,句子中缺少主语;从句修饰的是“他访问了渤泥”这件事情,因此用which。故填which。
9.the 考查冠词。分析句子结构可知,此处位于名词前,因此需要填入冠词;此处特指中国与渤泥,因此需要填入定冠词the。故填the。
10.how 考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导宾语从句,空格及后面的句子为感叹句,空格处需要填入连接词;连接词后为形容词。故填how。
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一、1.鉴于;考虑到 2.耐用的 耐用 3.字面意思的;原义的;(翻译)逐字的;确实的 确实地;真正地;照字面意思地;逐字地
二、1.分辨率;清晰度 解决;决议;决心 2.继续存在;持续 坚持;执意
三、1.有史以来 2.截止 3.大规模地 4.代表
四、尽管海洋很大,但它不能容纳我们倾倒到它里面的所有的废水。
五、1.并列复合句 主语 谓语 宾语 主语 谓语 宾语 后置定语 宾语从句
海底地图可以提供有关潜在栖息地的信息,但它们不能识别海底物种,也不能提供它们如何相互作用以及与环境相互作用的信息。
2.主语从句 谓语 宾语 同位语 后置定语
拍摄地球上最大的动物蓝鲸的冒险之旅,最终导致了发现在印度洋中部漂浮着一层厚厚的塑料。
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