Unit 3 Section Ⅰ “Reading”的课文习读环节 课时检测-【新课程学案】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第三册配套练习word（译林版）

Section Ⅰ　“Reading”的课文习读环节 [课时检测] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A On a quiet afternoon, as the sunlight shone through the curtains and cast a warm glow on the attic (阁楼) floor, I started a journey through time.It was there, in the corner behind the old suitcase, that I made a fascinating discovery — a shoebox filled with old letters. These letters, tied together with a faded ribbon, were a collection of conversations between my grandmother and her friends from past time.The dusty smell of aged paper and ink filled the air, transporting me to a time when communication was a deliberate and heartfelt act. In an age where a simple text or email can convey our thoughts, these letters served as a deeply touching reminder of the depth and meaning that can be found in the written word.They were more than just messages； they were pieces of a life, snapshots of a time, and most importantly, they were a bridge between the past and the present, between my grandmother's generation and my own. With the letters safely back in their resting place, I made a quiet promise to myself — to pick up pen and paper more often, to write not just messages, but little pieces of history that future generations might one day cherish. In a world racing towards the future, it's the old letters that remind us to slow down, to appreciate the moment, and to write our own stories with care.And perhaps, one day, someone will find my letters and experience the same joy of discovery, the same sense of connection across the years.For now, the attic holds not just boxes of old letters but also the promise of stories yet to be told. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在阁楼上无意间发现存放的一箱箱旧信件，这些信件提醒我们放慢脚步，珍惜当下，用心书写我们自己的故事。 1．What does the author consider the letters to be? A．Simple messages from the past. B．Bridges between different generations. C．Outdated communication methods. D．Unimportant things of past time. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“they were a bridge between the past and the present, between my grandmother's generation and my own”可知，作者认为这些信件是联系不同代人之间的桥梁。 2．What personal resolution does the author make after reflecting on the letters? A．To clean the attic of unnecessary items. B．To digitize all family letters for preservation. C．To learn more about the history of the family. D．To write more frequently to maintain connections. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“With the letters safely back in their resting place, I made a quiet promise to myself — to pick up pen and paper more often, to write not just messages, but little pieces of history that future generations might one day cherish.”可知，作者决定多写信以保持各代人之间的联系。 3．Which sentence may the author agree according to the text? A．Every family has a story to tell. B．The pen is stronger than the sword. C．Old letters carry voices from the past. D．The hand that writes the history makes the history. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In a world racing towards the future, it's the old letters that remind us to slow down, to appreciate the moment, and to write our own stories with care.”可知，作者认为以前的信件承载着过去的声音。 4．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A．Treasure in Letters B．A Journey Through the Attic C．Digital Distraction D．The Power of Pen and Ink 解析：选A　标题归纳题。通读全文，特别是最后一段可知，文章主要描述了作者发现了祖母留下的信件，认为这些信件承载着过去的声音，是联系不同代人的桥梁。故A项“信件中的宝藏”适合作文章标题。 B Underwater explorers have discovered an ancient shipwreck (沉船) in the ruins of a long－lost sunken Egyptian city Heracleion, off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt.Researchers have proved the ship to be over 2,000 years old among the ruins. Although Heracleion was once an important economic center, it was destroyed by the forces of nature, sinking (下沉) rapidly in the water.The remains of the city's houses, temples, and markets have lain ten meters deep in the Abu Qir Bay, east of present－day Alexandria.As a result，underwater explorers regularly make exciting discoveries there.Among them, statues and stone tablets with words made it possible to figure out the city's name： Heracleion. Researchers explained that the ship was 25 meters long.The discovery of the shipwreck was fascinating because ships from that period in history were very seldom.The underwater research showed that the ship was struck by several big stones from the nearby temple, making the ship at the bottom of the sea.Dr Mustafa Waziri, Secretary－General of the Higher Archaeology Council, said the ship was in the canal (运河) which flowed along the side of the Temple of Amun.An earthquake struck the city, making the temple destroyed and the ship sink. While the shipwreck discovery was exciting, underwater explorers discovered the remains of a Greek cemetery (墓地) dating back to the 4th century BCE during the underwater exploration. Researchers explained that the discovery shows the Greek traders lived in the city.They built their own temples near the temple of Amun, and the remains of both have been found together and in good condition in the sunken city some 7 miles off the coast of Egypt.It is worth noting that the city of Heracleion had been the largest port－city in Egypt across the Nile Delta, before the city of Alexandria was founded in 331 BCE.Several earthquakes destroyed it. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述Heracleion废墟中发现了一艘古代沉船和可追溯到公元前4世纪的希腊墓地遗迹的事迹，来探索当时一些不为人知的历史真相。 5．Why did the city Heracleion disappear? A．It was destroyed by the Greek traders. B．It was hit and covered by a big flood. C．It was unimportant and was deserted. D．It was ruined and sank into the sea. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段中“Although Heracleion was once an important economic center, it was destroyed by the forces of nature, sinking rapidly in the water.”可知，Heracleion曾经是一个重要的经济中心，但后来被大自然的力量所摧毁，并沉入海底。 6．What caused the ship to sink into the sea? A．Its own length. B．A terrible earthquake. C．Carrying too many stones. D．The building of a temple. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中“An earthquake struck the city, making the temple destroyed and the ship sink.”可知，船是因为地震而沉没的。 7．What can be inferred from the discovery of a Greek cemetery? A．The Greek cemetery was destroyed. B．Greek traders built the temple of Amun. C．Heracleion was probably a trade center. D．Greek has a longer history than Egypt. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段首句“Researchers explained that the discovery shows the Greek traders lived in the city.”可知，这里有商人居住；再由“It is worth noting that the city of Heracleion had been the largest port－city in Egypt across the Nile Delta, before the city of Alexandria was founded in 331 BCE.”可知，它在亚历山大城建立之前还是埃及最大的港口城市，而港口城市一般交通便利，再结合城内有商人，故可推知Heracleion可能是一个贸易中心。 8．In which section of a newspaper can we find the text? A．Environment. B．History. C．Sport. D．Education. 解析：选B　推理判断题。通读本文可知，文章讲述的是水下探险家在埃及亚历山大海岸外失踪已久的埃及城市Heracleion废墟中发现了一艘古代沉船和可追溯到公元前4世纪的希腊墓地遗迹，这些发现背后都承载着一定的历史真相，故我们可能会在报纸的“历史”版块中读到这篇文章。 C If you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor, it will not surprise you to learn that travel writing has a long and sacred history.Almost from the earliest annals (编年史) of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales. One of the earliest travel writers, a Greek geographer and historian named Strabo, lived around 64 BCE～23 CE.Though Strabo is known to have traveled from east of the Black Sea west to Italy and as far south as Ethiopia, he also used details collected from other writers to extend and enliven (使生动) his accounts.His Geography provides the only surviving account of the cities, peoples, customs, and geographical peculiarities of the whole known world of his time. Two other classic travel writers, the Italian Marco Polo and the Moroccan Ibn Battutah, lived in roughly the same time period.Marco Polo traveled to China with his father and uncle in about 1275 CE and remained there 16 or 17 years, visiting several other countries during his travels.When Marco returned to Italy he dictated his memories, including stories he had heard from others, to a scribe (抄写员), with the resulting book Ⅱ Milione being an instant success.Though difficult to attest to the accuracy of all he said，Marco's book forced Europeans to begin their great voyages of exploration. Ibn Battutah's interest in travel began on his required Muslim journey to Mecca in 1325，and during his lifetime he journeyed through all the countries where Islam held sway (统治)．His travel book The Rihlah is a personalized account of desert journeys, court plot, and even the effect of the Black Death in the various lands he visited.In almost 30 years of traveling, it is estimated that Ibn Battutah covered more than 75,000 miles. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了公元前后的三位著名旅行家的探险经历及他们的作品。 9．Why were the books of the three writers popular? A．They listed good places to stay. B．They told of strange and exotic locales. C．They explained the best routes to get to places. D．All of their stories were first－hand accounts. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，这三位作家写的旅行作品吸引读者的地方在于它们都描述了陌生的、有异国情调的地方。 10．What does the underlined word “attest” in the third paragraph mean? A．Give an examination to.　 B．Draw a map of. C．Tell lies to. D．Give proof of. 解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句及上下文可推断，此处指马可·波罗所说的无法被证明是否都属实。故画线词意为“证明”。 11．Where did Ibn Battutah travel? A．To China. B．To Ethiopia. C．Throughout the Muslim world. D．To Asia. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，白图泰游遍了穆斯林国家。 12．What is the text mainly about? A．Why people find travel writing exciting. B．The literary style of three early travel writers. C．Where three early travel writers went and what they wrote about. D．How to write a travel book. 解析：选C　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了三位早期旅行作家去过的地方以及他们写下的文章。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 By the end of the 15th century, many things were changing in Europe.The population started to grow more quickly and a new class of merchants came up.They wanted to buy and sell expensive and valuable products from Asia, like gold, jewels and silk. In those days, people had no refrigerators to preserve their food.__13__ To make food taste better, they used spices, like pepper. __14__ But in the 15th century, the overland passageways were being controlled by the Turkish Empire, which made it even more difficult for European merchants to pass through.As a result, some European countries, like Spain and Portugal, decided to find out if there was a sea passageway to India. At the end of the 15th century, the Portuguese started to explore the west coast of Africa.__15__ In 1487, the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias sailed around the southern part of the continent and got as far as the east coast of Africa, but a storm made him turn back.__16__ The Portuguese named it the Cape of Good Hope because they were hopeful of finding a passageway to India.In 1497, Vasco Da Gama set out from Lisbon, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and into the Indian Ocean.__17__ He took some spices and gold back with him to prove that he had reached India. A．He reached the west coast of India the next year. B．They dried meat and used salt to make it last longer. C．They set up trading posts and collected gold and silver. D．On his return voyage, he saw a piece of land stretching out into the sea. E．For centuries Europeans brought these goods on a land passageway from Asia. F．They were convinced that by sailing around it they would find a passageway to India. G．With the help of advanced ships and instruments, they started the Age of Exploration. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了欧洲人为了开辟到亚洲的海上通道而进行的海上航行。 13．选B　空前一句谈到了在过去，人们没有冰箱储存食物，因此，空处承接上一句的内容，故B项“为了让食物(肉)保存久一点，人们就将肉风干或用盐将肉腌制起来”符合语境。 14．选E　第一段谈到了欧洲人需要商品如黄金、珠宝和丝绸；空后一句有But表转折，谈到陆路逐渐被土耳其帝国控制，导致走陆路非常困难。因此，空处起承上启下的作用，故E项“几个世纪以来，欧洲人把这些货物通过陆路从亚洲运到欧洲”符合语境。 15．选F　本段第一句谈到在15世纪末，葡萄牙人开始探索非洲西海岸。空处应解释他们为什么要探索这条海上航线，故F项“他们相信通过沿此线路航行，他们能够找到到达印度的海上通道”符合语境。 16．选D　空前一句谈到迪亚士已经航行到了非洲东海岸，但是他们遇到了海上风暴，使他不得不返航；空后一句提到他给它命名为好望角；故D项“在他返航的时候，他看见了一块突出在海上的陆地”承上启下，符合语境。D项中的“return”与空前一句中的“made him turn back”相呼应，下文的“it”指代D项中的“a piece of land”。 17．选A　空前一句谈到在1497年，航海家达·伽马绕过好望角到达了印度洋，故A项“第二年他到达了印度西海岸”承接上文，符合语境。A项中的“the next year”与空前一句的“In 1497”存在先后关系，也暗示了答案。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $