1、UNIT 3-Section C 基础基础+综合双向提升综合双向提升【基础】【基础】短语填空in that way, apart from, sum up, for instance, home to,fight for, suffer from, at the rate of, on top of that, be located in1.I enjoyed,the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think onhis own.2.The island ismany birds and animals.3.Narvikthe north o
2、f Norway.4.,he believes in working for money.5.He hasthe lung cancer for many years.6.No matter what happens in the court,the judges must stand for us tothe justice of our cause.7.To,its worthwhile to rebuild the old bridge.8.Id prefer to do it in this way rather than.9.this,the actual cost of misus
3、ed light is estimated to be millions ofdollars every year.10.The train was going95 kilometres an hour.单句语法填空1.School officials say they welcome parental(involve).2.She was shocked by the(cruel) of his words,thinking he was too hardon her.3.The(scene) spot is in the south of Beijing.4.The area is of
4、special(history) interest.5.Even in advanced(agriculture) societies,it took about ninety-fivepeople on farms to feed five people in cities.6.The scientist cto have invented a new kind of car.7.The government declared war on the(毒品) dealers.8.We were astonished to find the(寺院)still in its original co
5、ndition.9.Astream is winding its way through the(山谷) into the river.10.We gain an advantage over our obecause of much more resources.11.It is a good(论文) apart from a few slight faults.12.(有机的) produce is very healthy.13.Can you put me through to the president office of the(研究院)?14.There is not much(
6、家禽肉) in the shops.15.There are sometimes great(culture) differences even between nativeEnglish speakers.16.You have a tendency to avoid(argue).17.Though having lived abroad for years,many Chinese still observe(tradition) customs.18.The last few years have seen(environment) disasters on a grandscale,
7、and experts are predicting far worse to come.19.The majority of people would not support this type of(science) research.完成句子1.他们匆忙地回家了,又饿又冷。They went home in a hurry,.2.另一方面,黑色令人压抑。,black is depressing.3.他张大嘴巴凝视着他的朋友。He stared at his friend.4.这个书包和我昨天丢失的一样。This isI lost yesterday.5.他死了,留下妻子和五个孩子。He
8、died,with five children.【综合】【综合】阅读理解AIn the past 50 years,the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen hasgone up more than fourfold.In coastal water bodies,including river mouths andseas,low-oxygen sites have increased more than tenfold since 1950.Scientists expectoxygen to continue dropp
9、ing even outside these zones as Earth warms.“Oxygen is fundamental to life in the Oceans,” said Denise Breitburg,a marineecologist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre.“The decline in oceanoxygen ranks among the most serious effects of human activities on the Earthsenvironment.Actually
10、,its a great loss to all the support services that rely on recreationand tourism,including hotels and restaurants and taxi drivers and everything else.Thereverberations(严重影响) of unhealthy ecosystems in the ocean can be extensive.”In areas traditionally called “dead zones”,like those in Chesapeake Ba
11、y and theGulf of Mexico,oxygen plummets(大幅下跌) to so low levels that many animalsdie.As fish avoid these zones,their habitats become smaller and theyre easier to beattacked or caught.But the problem goes far beyond “dead zones”.Even smalleroxygen decline can prevent growth in animals,hinder reproduct
12、ion and lead to diseaseor even death.It can also cause the release of dangerous chemicals such as nitrousoxide,a greenhouse gas up to 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.Whilesome animals can boom in “dead zones”,overall biodiversity falls.Climate change is the key criminal in the open ocean
13、.Warming surface watersmake it harder for oxygen to reach the inside of the ocean.Furthermore,as the ocean asa whole gets warmer,it holds less oxygen.In coastal waters,too much nutrientpollution from land creates algal blooms,which use up oxygen as they die and breakdown.Peoples livelihoods are also
14、 on the line,the scientists reported,especially indeveloping nations.Smaller fisheries( 渔 场 ) may be unable to relocate when lowoxygen destroys their harvests or forces fish to move elsewhere.So we humans haveto carry on a war now and win the war.1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A.T
15、he ocean has been losing its oxygen.B.The amount of sea water is increasing.C.The coastal water bodies are dangerous.D.Earth becomes warmer and warmer.2.What can we infer from Denise Breitburgs words?A.Different oceans have different levels of oxygen.B.The decline in ocean oxygen has great influence
16、s.C.The future of tourism relies on the levels of ocean oxygen.D.The decrease in ocean oxygen is the most serious environmental problem.3.How does the “dead zone” affect sea animals?A.It offers more food.B.It forms dangerous gas.C.It reduces their living areas.D.It produces more carbon dioxide.4.How
17、 can we win the war according to the text?A.By closing smaller fisheries.B.By controlling humansbad activities.C.By improving peoples living standards.D.By stopping nutrients entering the ocean.BA new study has found that North American migratory(迁徙的) birds have beengetting smaller over the past 40
18、years.Researchers say the finding suggests a warmingclimate( 气 候 ) could be affecting bird growth in North Americaand across theworld.The study was recently published in EcologyLetters.Researchers measured(测量)the size of 80,000 birds killed from 1978 to 2016 during the spring and fall migrationsin t
19、he city of Chicago,Illinois.Over the 40-year period,body size decreased in all 52species.The average body weight fell by 2.6 percent.Leg bone length dropped by 2.4percent.The one area of growth was the wingspan,which increased by 1.3 percent.The researchers said the wing growth likely happened to al
20、low the birds tocontinue making long migrations with smaller bodies.The study considered aprinciple known as Bergmanns rule,in which individuals within a species growsmaller in warmer areas and grow larger in colder ones.Brian Weeks,a biologist at the University of Michigans School for Environmentan
21、d Sustainability,helped lead the research.He said that he believes the results show aclear connection between a warming climate and the growth of the birds.“In otherwords,climate change seems to be changing both the size and shape of these species,”he said.The study found a direct connection between
22、 the average summer temperatureandthe bodysize of the birds.Dave WillardworkswithChicagosFieldMuseum,which was in charge of measuring all the birds.He said nearly “everyoneagrees that the climate is warming,but examples of just how that is affecting thenatural world are only now coming to light.”“We
23、 had good reason to expect that increasing temperatures would lead toreductions in body size,based on earlier studies,” Weeks said.“I was incrediblysurprised that all of these species are responding in such similar ways.”The researchers plan to continue studying the Field Museum data in an effort to
24、find additional evidence to support their findings.They will also further examine theidea that an individuals physical development can change to fit changingenvironmental conditions.5.Which of the following didnt go down to a lower level?A.The body size.B.The body weight.C.The leg bone length.D.The
25、wingspan.6.Which of the following took responsibility for measuring the birds?A.Ecology Letters.B.Brian Weeks.C.The Field Museum.D.Dave Willard.7.What do the underlined words “coming to light” in Paragraph 5 mean?A.Known.B.Similar.C.Intelligent.D.Distant.8.The main idea of the passage is that.A.fift
26、y-two species of birds became smallerB.the warming climate could affect bird growthC.the warming climate makes the birds grow largerD.the researcher shave proved their findings阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。The word“ecosystem” is short for ecological system.An ecosystem is whereliving creatures expand
27、within a given area.You can say that an ecosystem is thenatural environment where biological organisms such as plants,animals and humanscoexist in this world.So naturally that includes you and me.Yes,we are all members ofan ecosystem!There are different kinds of ecosystems depending on the type of s
28、urface orenvironment.Most are naturally made such as the ocean or lake and the desert orrainforest.Some are man-made or artificial to encourage cohabitation(共居) betweenliving and non-living things in a monitored environment,such as a zoo or garden.Plants make up the biggest group of biological creat
29、ures within an ecosystem,andthats because they are the natural food producers for everyone.Plants raised in theearth need air and collect sunlight to help them grow.When they grow,the plants andtheir fruits or flowers eventually become a source of food to animals,micro-organismand even humans,of cou
30、rse.Food is then converted to energy for the rest of us tofunction,and this happens in a never-ending cycle until the living creatures die andbreak up back in the earth.Ecosystems are the basis of survival for all living things.We depend on plantsand animals for food.In order for us to exist,we need
31、 to grow and care about otherorganisms.We also need to care for the non-living things within our environment likeair and water so we can continue living as a population.Since plants,animals andhumans are all of various species,we all play a role in maintaining the ecosystem.To preserve our ecosystem
32、s,we should stop using too much energy,whichhappens when we consume more than our share of resources.Humans should notdisturb the natural habitat of plants and animals,and allow them to grow healthily forthe cycle to continue.Too many people in a habitat can mean displacement:imaginebeingthrownoutof
33、yourhomebecausethereisnomorespaceforeveryone.Worse,overpopulation can also ruin the environment and cause destructionof existing plants and animals.应用文写作如今灭绝的物种越来越多,保护濒危动物尤为重要。现就如何保护濒危动物写一篇文章,内容如下:1.动物濒危的原因;2.保护的措施;3.呼吁大家。注意:1.词数 80 左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考答案：【短语填空】1.for instance2.home to3.is located
34、 in4.On top of that5.suffered from6.fight for7.sum up8.in that way9.Apart from10.at the rate of【单句语法填空】1.involvement2.cruelty3.scenic4.historic5.agricultural6.claimed7.drug8.temple9.valley10.opponent11.essay12.Organic13.institute14.poultry15.cultural16.argument17.traditional18.environmental19.scient
35、ific【完成句子】1.hungry and cold2.On the other hand3.with his mouth wide open4.the same bag as5.leaving his wife【阅读理解】1-4ABCB5-8DCAB【概要写作】An ecosystem is the natural environment for all biological organisms tocoexist.(要点 1) Ecosystems have different varieties,either naturally made ones orartificial ones.
36、(要点 2) Plants,as the natural producers for everyone,are the biggestpart of an ecosystem.(要点 3) We need to care for all the living and non-living thingsto survive.(要点 4) To achieve the purpose,we should pay attention to issues like theoveruse of energy,disturbance of natural habitats and overpopulati
37、on.(要点 5)【应用文】Everyone knows animals are our friends.But many animals are facing the dangerof extinction,because the environment that they are living in has been destroyedgreatly.Whats worse,human race is killing them just for getting their fur,skin,teethand meat.In order to protect our resources of
38、 ecology,our government should pass laws andforbid people to hunt the animals in danger.We can work together to plant more treesand call for protecting animals habitats.At the same time,it is necessary to havelong-term projects to help the endangered animals.Only if we protect animals well can we have a bright future!
