1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Under the sea 阅读理解 A （ 2018 四川成都高中毕业班检测） Fans of the movie Finding Nemo may remember the terrifying fish that scares Dory and Marlin at the bottom of a trench. But in reality this “ monster”， a black seadevil， is only about 9 cm long， which would make it about a third of the siz
2、e of Dory and potentially smaller than Marlin or Nemo. While this inaccuracy may seem harmless， it could cause problems for future conservation efforts， as people are more likely to support conservation of adorable rather than scarylooking animals. The black seadevil is just one of the mysterious “
3、monsters” . From 2000 to 2010， scientists described about 1， 200 new species in the Census of Marine Life. While this figure may seem astonishing， a further 5， 000 individual dead creatures are in specimen（标本） jars， waiting to be described. Specimens must be methodically collected， identified， and t
4、hen the identity of new deepwater species must be confirmed. If we call unusual deepsea animals monsters， then we may harm their conservation as people are unlikely to be connected with them or care about saving them. On the other hand， their rarity clearly makes them popular on social media sites.
5、For other species， this has already resulted in increases in illegal trading for unusual pets. Deepsea species may potentially become illegally obtained specimens or food. Humans may end up eating these animals of the deep sea to extinction before their species are even known to science. Every habit
6、at on earth is interconnected， and whatever we as humans do has an influence on marine ecosystems. In reality， about 80% of our oxygen is produced by microorganisms（微生物） in the oceans. This makes our oceans both the lungs and lifeblood of our planet and we must all try harder to save them. 【解题导语】 本文
7、主要从电影里对深海物种的不准确认识 ， 谈到了保护深海物种的重【 精品教育资源文库 】 要性。 1.What can we know about the black seadevil in reality？ A.People benefit greatly from the oxygen produced by it. B.Its body size is a big threat to fish like Dory and Nemo. C.Its scary appearance will cause problems for conservation. D.People didn t k
8、now much about it when filming Finding Nemo. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “the terrifying fish that scares Dory and Marlin” 并结合第二段的整体内容可知 ， 拍摄这部电影时 ， 人们对这种物种了解很少 ， 故选D。 2.What does the author think of the progress of describing new species？ A.Acceptable. B Surprising. C.Unsatisfying. D Hopeless. C 解析：观点态度题。根据
9、第四段的最后一句可推知 ， 作者认为科学家对海洋新物种的研究不能令人满意 ， 故选 C。 3.What does the underlined word “ this” in Paragraph 7 probably refer to？ A.Their popularity on social media sites. B.Their rarity among sea creatures. C.Their conservation being harmed. D.Their importance being ignored. A 解析：代词指代题。根据第七段的第一句可推知 ， 此处的 this
10、 指代上文稀有物种在社交媒体网站上受青睐的状况 ， 故选 A。 4.What can we infer about those unusual sea animals？ A.They are the lungs and lifeblood of our planet. B.Confirming their identity is very urgent for protection. C.Most of them are becoming illegally obtained specimens. D.Adorable ones are more likely to be posted on
11、social media sites. B 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段可推知 ， 科学地认知稀有物种对于对这些物种的保护很紧迫 ， 故选 B。 B People who possess high selfesteem are able to commit better and produce a greater bond in relationships with others. Dr. Douglas feels that most people do not value themselves， but with love and selfrespect anyone can be a
12、bove normality and grasp success with the family， the office， or others. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 We have become too reliant on intelligence， beauty， and money for our own selfesteem. The loss of esteem reduces the will and ability to set and reach goals. In a series of reading Douglas teaches how to avoid neg
13、ative statements， how to change them into selffacing behavior， and how to take charge of your mental attitude. Where other motivational and selfhelp work stops with the theoretical plan for success， Douglas takes everyday examples and puts them into his books. From raising children who believe in th
14、emselves to using selfesteem to help bridge the gap in the workplace， he gives readers concrete solutions to the problems that might ruin their interpersonal relations. Self esteem building comes from filling your thoughts with positive affirmations（肯定） and learning to react to failures with motivat
15、ion instead of selfdestruction. These lessons are valuable for anyone who feels that life is even slightly out of control. People who feel they have adequate esteem can learn to use it to make their success grander， faster， and more beneficial for others. Douglas approaches this process of selfdevel
16、opment as a means of more than creating good things for the individual but also for setting up keys for influencing good things for others. For more than thirty years， Dr. Douglas has addressed more than two million people on topics from time management to speaking effectively to raising drugfree ch
17、ildren. He is the author of fifteen books， including How to Make a Habit of Succeeding. 【解题导语】 本文 主要讲述了自尊心强的优 势以及如何培养自尊。 5.What can we infer from Paragraph One？ A.Most people behave well enough. B.Selfrespect means being above normality. C.Selfesteem matters much. D.Committing better equals greater
18、success. C 解析：推理判断 题。根据第一段的整体内容可推知 ， 自尊心很重要 ， 故选 C。 6.Why does Douglas put everyday examples into his books？ A.To be reliant on selfesteem. B.To set and reach goals. C.To avoid negative thoughts. D.To offer concrete solutions. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D 解析：细节理解题。根 据第二段的最后一句可知 ， Douglas 把日常的具体案例写进自己的书里是为了给出具体的应
19、对方法 ， 故选 D。 7.What does the author advise those whose life is slightly out of control to do？ A.Learn to be positive. B Face it unmotivatedly. C.Admit selfdestruction. D Ask for help. A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的 前两句 可知 ， 对于那些感觉生活有些失控的人 ， 作者建议他们肯定自己 ， 积极应对 ， 故选 A。 8.What s the most important to be selfdevelopme
20、nt？ A.Influencing the individual. B.Influencing more people. C.Gaining more benefits. D.Speaking more effectively. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知 ， 自我发展最重要的是影响更多的人 ，故选 B。 完形填空 （ 2018 甘肃第一次诊断） As a child， Jane was fond of animals. As a consequence， when she was growing up， all she ever heard was as follows，
21、 “ Jane， you should be a（ n） 1 . Youre going to achieve great success in that field. Thats the very thing you should do in the future.” So when she got to the Ohio State University， she took biology， chemistry and some other 2 ， studying hard to be a vet. Later on， she won a Rotary Ambassadorial Sch
22、olarship， which allowed her to spend her 3 year studying abroad in Manchester， England. Away from the family and the 4 from them， she found herself one day sitting at her desk， surrounded by biology books and staring out of the window， when it suddenly hit her： “Im in total 5 . I dont want to be a v
23、et ！ ” 6 she thought back over all the things shed done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered at 7 the communications and leadership courses she had taken as selective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so 8 ？ Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally 9 that Im on the wrong path. I just never took the time to 10 it until now，” she thou
