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Section Ⅳ　“Developing ideas”的课文习读环节 [课时跟踪检测]　　　(标语篇配有教师讲评课件) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Scientists looking to uncover the mysteries of the underwater world have more valuable information thanks to an international team that has produced a list of species confirmed or expected to produce sound underwater. Led by Audrey Looby from the University of Florida, the Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds working group collaborated with the World Register of Marine Species to document 729 mammals (哺乳动物), fishes, and invertebrates (无脊椎动物) that produce active or passive sounds. In addition, the list includes another 21,911 species that are considered to likely produce sounds. “With more than 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water, most of the planet's habitats are aquatic,_and there is a misconception that most aquatic organisms are silent. The newly published comprehensive digital database on what animals are known to make sounds is the first of its kind and can revolutionize marine and aquatic science，” the researchers said. “Listening to underwater sounds can reveal a lot of information about the species that produce them and is useful for a variety of applications, ranging from fisheries management, invasive species detection to assessing human environmental impacts，” said Looby, who also co­created FishSounds, which offers a collection of fish sound production research records. The team's research was published in Scientific Data and involved 19 authors from six countries. “Understanding how marine species interact with their environments is of global importance, and this data being freely available is a major step toward that goal，” said Kieran Cox, a member of the research team. “Most people are familiar with whale or dolphin sounds but are often surprised to learn that many fishes and invertebrates use sounds to communicate, too，” Looby said. “Our database helps demonstrate how widespread underwater sound production really is across a variety of animals, but we still have a lot to learn.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家团队创建了水下生物声音数据库，以推动海洋科学研究，揭开水下世界的奥秘。 1．What does the underlined word “aquatic” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Outdoor.　　　　　　 B．Over­crowded. C．Well­protected. D．Underwater. 解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据第三段首句可知，由于地球表面被水覆盖的范围超过70%，所以大多数栖息地都在水下，故画线单词表示“水下的”，与underwater意义相近。 2．What is people's misunderstanding according to the text? A．Most fishes can't make sounds. B．Different species can communicate with each other. C．Mammals can live in water. D．Ocean animals can't get onto the land. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段“With more than 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water, most of the planet's habitats are aquatic,_and there is a misconception that most aquatic organisms are silent.”可知，人们的误解是大多数水生生物都是沉默的，即大多数鱼类不会发出声音。 3．What is the goal mentioned by Kieran Cox? A．To document ocean animals' sounds. B．To set up a free database for scientists. C．To learn how ocean animals communicate with their environments. D．To publish the research in Scientific Data. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第五段“Understanding how marine species interact with their environments is of global importance, and this data being freely available is a major step toward that goal”可知，Kieran Cox提到的他们的目标是了解海洋物种如何与环境交流。 4．What is the purpose of the text? A．To call on people to protect ocean animals. B．To introduce the findings of a research team. C．To list the animals that can produce sounds. D．To uncover the mysterious underwater world. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段及第三段“The newly published ... marine and aquatic science”等内容可知，本文主要介绍了科学家团队创建了水下生物声音数据库，以推动海洋科学研究，揭开水下世界的奥秘，所以文章的主要目的是介绍研究小组的新发现。 B() Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region's ancient Shu Kingdom civilization shared similarities with the Mayan civilization. The Sanxingdui ruins belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years, while the Mayan civilization built its city­states around 200 AD. The bronze­made remains of trees unearthed at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolized the union of the world in the Mayan civilization.“It is a very important similarity，” says Santos，a Mexican archaeologist (考古学家), stressing that “The representations of trees in both cultures provide a symbolic significance that is very similar”． The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins, considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, also show a new aspect of Bronze Age culture, indicating the ancient civilization already had technologies that were thought to have been developed much later. While the time span between the Shu Kingdom and the Mayan culture is great, the findings highlight the closeness between the two civilizations.They developed in areas with comparable climates and reflected their worldview through related symbols.“In the end, man is still man, independent of time and space.What we have is that, at this latitude (纬度), both the Shu people and the Mayans looked at the same sky and had the same stars on the horizon，” the expert says. One notable feature of the discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross­subject work and technology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists, which allowed the unearthing of artifacts as fragile as silk remains, which other types of less careful digging methods would not have been able to register. Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Mayan world，where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins. “Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether we speak one language or another, what it shows us is that we continue to be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental，” says Santos. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我国三星堆遗址与玛雅文明的相似之处，同时强调了文化知识交流的重要性。 5．What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and the Mayan civilization? A．Their starting time. B．Their historical origins. C．Their cultural symbols. D．Their ceremony traditions. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The representations of trees in both cultures provide a symbolic significance that is very similar”可知，古蜀国文明和玛雅文明中的树木的表现形式有着非常相似的象征意义。 6．The findings at the Sanxingdui ruins have proved that ________. A．silk was a common clothing material then B．some technologies were developed much earlier C．the Bronze Age started earlier than previously assumed D．the Shu Kingdom and the Mayan world had close contact 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，三星堆遗址显示了青铜时代已经有了被认为是很久以后才发展起来的技术，即一些技术其实在很早以前就发展起来了。 7．What is a common challenge for the conservation of both ruins? A．Damp weather. B．Positioning of ruins. C．High latitude. D．Language barriers. 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第五段中的“They developed in areas with comparable climates”和倒数第二段内容可知，两处遗址是在气候相似的地区发展起来的，而玛雅的气候是多雨的和潮湿的。由此可推知，它们面临的共同挑战是潮湿的气候。 8．What is the focus of Santos' quote in the last paragraph? A．The future of the China­Mexico cooperation. B．The benefits of speaking a different language. C．The importance of the exchange of cultural knowledge. D．The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，引用Santos的话旨在强调文化知识交流的重要性。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 China's Earliest Capital Anyang, the northernmost city in Henan Province, once served as capital of the Shang Dynasty. It is the earliest capital of China in written record. __9__ In the early 20th century, the Shang Dynasty ruins were unearthed in Xiaotun Village, Yindu District of the city. Archaeologists discovered bones and tortoise shells carved with the earliest form of Chinese script. They also found the Houmuwu Ding — a rectangular bronze container and at the time, the biggest bronze object ever found. __10__ In the third century, a large number of literati and poets created many masterpieces around here, forming the Jian'an Style of literature. __11__ In the 1960s, under very difficult conditions, people in the Linxian County of Anyang (today's Linzhou City) built the Red Flag Canal (Hongqi Qu) to channel water from Zhuozhang River to towns and villages of Linzhou City. It supplies water to 670,000 people, watering over 33,500 hectares of land.__12__ Thanks to the sufficient water supply and rich soil, Linzhou has tree farms, fishponds, and fruit gardens. Standing on top of a hill in the outskirt of Linzhou City, one can see green mountains and crop fields. Today, the grand project has inspired generations of Chinese with a pioneering and hard­working spirit. When the weather is pleasant, many people like to walk along the Red Flag Canal from its head in Pingshun County of Shanxi Province.__13__ Along the major channel of over 70­kilometers, people can feel the great devotion of the builders when they pass by every cliff and tunnel. A．The Shang Dynasty's capital was never in Anyang. B．The Red Flag Canal is no longer open to the public. C．It greatly influenced Chinese literature for centuries after. D．The discovery showed China's splendid ancient bronze culture. E．Forty years on, Linzhou's groundwater and soil have changed a lot. F．It's a direct way to experience the project and its tough building process. G．With a long history, Anyang is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了中国河南省最北部的城市安阳的历史、文化和现代成就。 9．选G　根据下文“In the early ... District of the city.”可知，下文通过提及20世纪初在安阳发掘出商朝遗址，具体体现安阳的历史底蕴，G项“安阳历史悠久，是中华文明的发源地之一”能够总起下文，引出对安阳历史的具体阐述，符合语境。故选G。 10．选D　根据上文“They also found ... object ever found.”可知，上文介绍了在安阳发现后母戊鼎这一重要文物，D项“这一发现展示了中国灿烂的古代青铜文化”承接上文，点明了该文物发现的意义，与上文内容衔接紧密，符合语境。故选D。 11．选C　根据上文“In the third ... Style of literature.”可知，上文讲述了建安文学风格在此周围形成的背景，C项“它极大地影响了之后几个世纪的中国文学”中的“它”指代上文的“建安文学风格”，进一步阐述了该文学风格的影响，承接上文逻辑，符合语境。故选C。 12．选E　根据上文“In the 1960s ... hectares of land.”可知，上文介绍了安阳林县人民修建红旗渠及其带来的供水、灌溉作用，E项“40年来，林州的地下水和土壤发生了很大的变化”承接上文，继续说明红旗渠对当地自然环境的长期影响，符合语境。故选E。 13．选F　根据上文“When the weather ... of Shanxi Province.”可知，上文描述了人们从山西平顺县红旗渠源头沿渠散步的行为，F项“这是体验这个项目及其艰难建设过程的直接方式”中的“这”指代上文的散步行为，对该行为的意义进行评述，衔接自然，符合语境。故选F。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $