1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Under the sea .阅读理解 Rubbish from the shipping lanes(航道 ) frequently washes up on UK beaches.Occasionally dangerous chemical containers appear prompting local beach collapses.The incident on the East Sussex coast on 27 August became even more serious. Although media reports focus
2、ed on the beach at Birling Gap,air pollution monitors(监视器 ) tell us that the affected area was much bigger.An obvious sharp rise in ozone(臭氧 ) was found on Eastbourne sea front at 4:45 pm and then about 30 minutes later at Lullington Heath,8km to the west and 5km inland from Birling Gap an area of o
3、ver 40 square km. Around 150 people received hospital treatment but the symptoms(症状 ) varied with the different concentration(浓度 ) of ozone discovered,suggesting that the gas was not actually ozone or that it was ozone plus something else. The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear incident prompted the development
4、 of computer systems to observe air pollutants.These models use weather models to trace where the wind takes the polluted air.They can also be run backwards to see where it came from.During the previous 24 hours,the polluted air had traveled from the middle of the English Channel,and came ashore eas
5、t of Eastbourne,then floated west along the coast before heading out to sea again.The source was somewhere along this path. Smokes from traffic and ships are unlikely to be the cause since they are present all the time and such an incident has never occurred before.Other ideas include leaks from goo
6、ds on a ship. 【语篇导读】本文是环保类文章。讲述了来自航运通道的海上垃圾导致了 8 月 27 日 East Sussex 海岸的污染事件 ,该事件致使 150 人住院治疗 ,患者的症状因污染空气中臭氧浓度的不同而不同。有人认为引起此次事故的另一个原因是船上货物的泄漏。 1.What is the area of the places in which the air is polluted by the rubbish from the shipping lanes? A.20km2. B.40km2. C.5km2. D.8km2. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句
7、中的 “A n obvious sharp rise in ozone(臭氧 ) was found. an area of over 40 square km.” 可知 :B 项 “40 km 2” 正确。 2.What led to the patients various symptoms? A.The different concentration of ozone. B.Too much ozone in the polluted air. C.The rubbish from the shipping lanes. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D.The different dis
8、tance from the rubbish. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “the symptoms( 症状 ) varied with the different concentration(浓度 ) of ozone discovered” 可知 :A 项 “ 不同的臭氧浓度 ” 正确。 3.In which way is the polluted air observed? A.By using planes to trace it. B.By calculating how far and wide it can travel. C.By using computer
9、 systems. D.By tracing where the wind takes it and where it came from. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “.trace where the wind takes the polluted air.They can also be run backwards to see where it came from.” 可知 :D 项 “ 通过跟 踪风把污染的空气吹到哪里并追踪它的出处 ” 正确。 ? 导学号 29402144? .完形填空 Payengs tree -planting project began whe
10、n he was 16,when flooding wiped away a large part of forest.Wildlife was left without enough 1 ,and Payeng watched 2 creatures begin to die off from heat.Deeply 3 ,Payeng determined to grow trees all his life. “I 4 the forest department and asked them if they could grow trees on the sandbar(沙洲 ).The
11、y said nothing would 5 there. 6 ,they asked me to try growing bamboo.It was 7 ,but I did it.Whats more,there was nobody interested to help me,”Payeng said. Payeng started his forest by 8 bamboo saplings(幼树 )every morning and evening.He even brought red ants to the sandbar to help 9 the soil.When his
12、 bamboo trees grew,Payeng decided to slowly 10 other species of trees into the sandbar. Through his 11 act,Payeng changed the sandbar into a thick,green forest that 12 numerous birds and wild animals.Payengs forest went largely 13 until 2008,when a team of state officials 14 it. “We were surprised t
13、o find such a big 15 on the sandbar,” Gunin Saikia,Assams Assistant Conservator of Forests,said.“We are 16 at Payeng.He has been at it for 30 years.” Now,Payeng makes a 17 with his family in the forest he planted by raising cows and selling milk,and he has his 18 set on planting a second forest on a
14、nother 1,300-acre sandbar. “It may take another 30 years,but I am 19 about it,” Payeng said 20 . 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了环保人士 Payeng 坚持种树 30 年 ,在沙洲里创造了一片令人惊叹的森林。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1.A.food B.water C.shade D.space 答案 C 解析 结合上文可知 ,洪水冲走了一大部分森林。由下文 “.cr eatures begin to die off from heat” 可推知 ,野生生物没有足够的树荫。故选 C
15、项。 2.A.dangerous B.helpless C.aimless D.fierce 答案 B 解析 联系上下文可知 ,野生生物因为没有足够的树荫而死于炎热 ,所以此时它们应该感到很无助。故选 B 项。 3.A.moved B.hurt C.attracted D.saddened 答案 D 解析 根据上文可知 ,森林遭到破坏 ,野生生物因为没有足够的树荫而感到无助。 Payeng 应该对此感到悲伤。 sadden 意为 “ 使悲伤 ,使难过 ”, 符合题意。 4.A.informed B.blamed C.disturbed D.contacted 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,P
16、ayeng 应该是联系林业部门 ,反映情况。故选 D 项。 5.A.grow B.live C.occur D.work 答案 A 解析 根据语境可知 ,林业部门认为没有什么可以在沙洲中生长。 grow 意为 “ 生长 ”, 符合题意。 6.A.Therefore B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Fortunately 答案 B 解析 根据上文可知 ,林业部门认为树木无法在 沙洲中生长。因此他们反而建议 Payeng 种植竹子。故选 B 项。 7.A.pleasant B.hopeful C.meaningful D.painful 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,Payeng
17、 是环保人士 ,由此可推知 ,当他听到无法通过种树来改变沙洲环境时 ,他的感觉应该是痛苦的。 painful 意为 “ 痛苦的 ”, 符合题意。 8.A.watering B.cutting C.counting D.observing 答案 A 解析 根据常识及语境可知 ,Payeng 通过每天早晚为竹子幼苗浇水开始创造森林。故选 A 项。 9.A.change B.destroy 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.add D.improve 答案 D 解析 根据上文 Payeng 将红蚁带到沙洲中可知 ,他希望就此改良土壤。 improve 意为 “ 改善 ,提高 ”,符合题意。故选 D 项
18、。 10.A.throw B.introduce C.put D.send 答案 B 解析 根据语境可知 ,竹子开始生长之后 ,Payeng 决定引入一些其他的树种。 introduce.into 为固定用法 ,意为 “ 将 ? 引进 ,加入 ” 。故选 B 项。 11.A.unique B.ridiculous C.strange D.stubborn 答案 A 解析 根据上文可知 ,Payeng 通过种植竹子来创造森林 ,因此他的方法是独特的。故选 A 项。 12.A.bears B.includes C.shelters D.hides 答案 C 解析 根据下文中 “numerous b
19、irds and wild animals” 可知 ,绿色的森林可以为鸟儿和野生动物提供遮蔽处。故选 C 项。 13.A.unaccepted B.unnoticed C.discovered D.disapproved 答案 B 解析 根据上下文可知 ,Payeng 的森林直到 2008 年才被 注意到。 not.until 为固定短语 ,意为 “ 直到 ? 才 ” 。故选 B 项。 14.A.studied B.researched C.came from D.came across 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,Payeng 的森林一直未被注意到 ,直到一些官员偶然发现它。短语 com
20、e across意为 “ 偶然遇到 ”, 符合语境。故选 D 项。 15.A.forest B.hero C.bamboo D.tree 答案 A 解析 根据语境可知 ,官员惊讶地发现沙洲里居然有这么一大片森林。故选 A 项。 16.A.proud B.disappointed C.amazed D.mad 答案 C 解析 根据上文中的 “surprised” 可知 ,官员不只是对沙洲里的森林感到惊讶 ,对它的创造人也感到惊讶。 be amazed at 为固定短语 ,意为 “ 对 ? 感到惊讶 ”, 符合语境。故选 C 项。 17.A.living B.difference 【 精品教育资
21、源文库 】 C.wonder D.plan 答案 A 解析 根据下文 “by raising cows and selling milk”( 靠养牛和卖牛奶 )可知 ,Payeng 和他的家人靠在森林里养牛和卖牛奶谋生。 make a living 为 固定短语 ,意为 “ 谋生 ”, 符合题意。故选 A 项。 18.A.company B.home C.limits D.goals 答案 D 解析 根据下文 “planting a second forest on another 1,300 -acre sandbar” 可知 ,此处应指Payeng 给自己设定的目标。 goal 意为 “ 目标 ”, 符合题意。故选 D 项。 19.A.anxious B.optimistic C.worried D.curious 答案 B 解析 根据上文 “but” 表转折可知 ,虽然种出另一片森林可能要花费他另一个三 十年 , 但是 Payeng对此持乐观态度。故选 B 项。 20.A.determinedly B.hesitantly C.calmly D.loudly 答案 A 解析 根据上文可知 ,Payeng 对种出另一片森林充满信心 ,因此此处指 Payeng 坚定地说道。determinedly 意为 “
