1、UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURES Section A Listening and Speaking 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单句填空 1.I dont really like the author,although I have ( admit) his books are very exciting. 答案 to admit 2.English is a language shared by several (diversity) cultures,which uses it differently. 答案 diverse 3.American (cook) often m
2、ixes things all over the world to make something completely new. 答案 cooking 4.Youd better write down the key words when (take) notes. 答案 taking 5.Do you know when exactly the fortune cookies (invent)? 答案 were invented 6.After several months of voyage,Columbus arrived in was called America. 答案 what .
3、短语填空(注意动词的适当形式) die from,later on,save time,mix with,have an interview,in addition 1.At first things went very well,but we ran into real trouble. 答案 later on 2.If you have good study habits,you can and effort. 答案 save time 3.My brother told me that he was going to sometime in the afternoon. 答案 have
4、an interview 4.You need money and time; ,you need diligence. 答案 in addition 5.In African countries every year,many children starvation. 答案 die from 6.When water sugar,it makes a pleasant,refreshing drink. 答案 mixed;with .完成句子 1.老人打开了房门,发现地上覆盖着厚厚的雪。 The old man opened the door and found the ground . 答
5、案 covered with thick snow 2.我弟弟对我正在做的事情非常感兴趣。 My brother was very interested in . 答案 what I was doing 3.汤姆学习很用功,他很有可能在竞赛中获得一等奖。 Tom studies very hard and he can get the first prize in the contest. 答案 it is likely that 4.欧洲人到达以后,当地人遭受了很大的痛苦。 The native people suffered greatly the Europeans. 答案 after
6、the arrival of 5.我们学校在校学习的学生比这个城市的其他任何一个学校的都多。 There are more students studying in our school than in the city. 答案 any other school 素养提升 .阅读理解 A New movies set holiday eve record Chinese moviegoers set a box office (票房) record for the eve of the week-long National Day holiday.By 9:30 p.m.September 3
7、0,new movies had brought in 630 million yuan. The major movies contributing to the box office record were My People,My Country,The Captain and The Climbers. My People,My Country ranked first by bringing in around 270 million yuan.It was made up of seven short stories which were set in historic momen
8、ts to look back at New Chinas 70 years of existence.The movie was co-directed by Chen Kaige,Zhang Yibai,Guan Hu,Xue Xiaolu,Xu Zheng,Ning Hao and Wen Muye. Another well-received film,The Captain,earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place.Starring actor Zhang Hanyu,the film is based on heroic Sich
9、uan Airlines pilot Liu Chuanjian,who completed one of the most miraculous (奇迹的) emergency landings in Chinas civil aviation (民航) history. Also adapted from real events,The Climbers earned 157 million yuan.With an excellent cast including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing,the film is about Chinese mountaineers
10、climbing to the top of Mount Qomolangma. Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market,with sports-themed titles quite rare in the worlds second-largest movie market. Besides the three movies,eight other films will be on during the holiday ending on Oct 7. 【语篇解读】这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了在十一黄金周前夜,电影票房纪录被刷新,文
11、章简 要介绍了三部带动票房的电影。 1.My people,My country was directed by the following directors except . A.Zhang Yibai B.Zhang Yimou C.Chen Kaige D.Xu Zheng 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句话“The movie was co-directed by Chen Kaige,Zhang Yibai,Guan Hu,Xue Xiaolu,Xu Zheng,Ning Hao and Wen Muye.”影片由陈凯歌等人联合执导,可知,这 里没有提到 Zhang
12、 Yimou,所以 My people,My country是由除了 Zhang Yimou 以外陈凯歌等人指导的。 故选 B项。 2.The film The Captain has earned yuan according to the passage. A.194 million B.157 million C.270 million D.630 million 答案 A 解析细节题解题。根据文章第四段第一句话“Another well-received film,The Captain,earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place.”可
13、知,另一部广受好评的电影 The Captain 获得了 1 亿 9千 4百万 元的票房,位居第二。故选 A项。 3.Why did Wu Jing say The Climbers filled a gap in the movie market? A.Because it is about climbing Mount Qomolangma. B.Because it is a very successful movie. C.Because its theme is about sports. D.Because it is adapted from a real event. 答案 C
14、 解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market,with sports-themed titles quite rare in the worlds second-largest movie market”可知,吴京说 The Climbers 填补了电影市场 的空白,因为它的主题是体育,文章“sports-themed titles”呼应 C选项“theme is about sports”。故选 C项。 B Arches National Park contains the most natural roc
15、k arches of any place on Earth.The smallest arches are less than a meter across.The largest,called Landscape Arch,measures 93 meters from one base of the arch to the other. Water and ice,extreme temperatures,and many layers of salt underground created these rock formations over hundreds of millions
16、of years.The huge amount of salt is the remains of an ancient sea.It covered the area around 300 million years ago. As time passed,the area filled with material left by rivers.Rocks buried the area.This created pressure on the underground salt bed.Salt under pressure moves easily.It is not stable.Th
17、e thick cover of rock created pressure on the salt.It moved this way and that,making the rock layers above move,as well. Scientists say water is the most important element in creating arches.Water destroys the chemicals that keep rock particles together.The rock breaks as the water freezes and expan
18、ds.Then the wind blows away the loose rock pieces. Experts say that most arches seen in the park today developed within the past million years.But the land formations continue to change slowly over time.But sometimes,change happens quickly.In 2008,a formation called Wall Arch suddenly collapsed.Thou
19、sands of tons of sandstone crashed to the ground,creating a thunderous noise. It is not easy to predict when arches might collapse.Wall Arch was not as thin as Landscape Arch,for example.Wall Arch also did not have visible cracks.But,many tiny breaks within the stone made the arch weaker than others
20、. Most visitors to Arches National Park would agree that there is no other place in the world quite like it in the world.It is quiet and dreamlike,unpredictable and violent,old yet ever-changing.A trip to Arches is like visiting another world. 【语篇解读】拱门国家公园位于犹他州,保存了包括世界知名的拱门在内的超过 2000座天然岩 石拱门。然而自 20
21、世纪 80 年代开始,已有多座拱门因侵蚀作用而倒塌。 4.The place where Arches National Park lies . A.was covered by sea millions of years ago B.was inhabited by people millions of years ago C.was rich farmland millions of years ago D.was full of wild animals millions of years ago 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The huge amount of salt
22、is the remains of an ancient sea.It covered the area around 300 million years ago.”可知,该地三百万年前被海洋覆盖着。 5.The underlined word “stable” most probably means . A.useful B.solid C.popular D.common 答案 B 解析词义猜测题。根据上文的“Salt under pressure moves easily.”可知,在压力的作用下盐很容易移动。 由此推测,该词的意思是“不坚固的;不牢固的”,所以选 B项。 6.The co
23、llapse of the formation called Wall Arch shows that . A.arches are formed over millions of years B.sometimes land formations change quickly C.land formations change slowly over time D.arches sometimes can make loud noise 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But sometimes,change happens quickly.In 2008,a formation c
24、alled Wall Arch suddenly collapsed.”可知,作者举这个例子是为了说明有时变化很快。 7.Why is it hard to predict when arches might collapse? A.Because land formations sometimes change very quickly. B.Because there are not proper equipment to find the breaks. C.Because the stones have invisible tiny breaks within them. D.Because too many visitors visit it every year. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Wall Arch also did not have visible cracks.But,many tiny breaks within the stone made the arch weaker than others.”可知,石块里面有微小的裂痕,不容易觉察,所以很难 预测。
