人教版(新教材)高中英語選修3Unit 3　Environmental Protection課時作業(yè)1：Reading and Thinking-Language Points

1、Reading and ThinkingLanguage Points【基礎(chǔ)鞏固】I .單詞拼寫The house should be habitable(適合居住的)by the new year.The consultant was busy studying the comprehensive(詳盡 的)report then.Oil pollution could damage the ecology(生態(tài)學(xué))of the coral reefs.There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement in that country. T

2、he boy will try his best to seize the golden chance to go abroad.Because of the policy(政策)of reform and opening, China has taken on a new look over the past decades.Generally speaking, having small children tends to restrict your freedom.The bad news is that the ice has begun to melt as a result of

3、global warming, n.單句語法填空The smell released(release) from the hole made us a little sick.The thieves seized(seize) by the policemen were taken to the police station.The government placed restrictipns(restrict) on sales of weapons.I used to go to that old temple frequently (frequent) as a child.China

4、will remain a large and sustainable(sustain) consumer of raw materials.Thousands of men, women and children there are facing starvation(starve) now.Most of the citizens were interested in the news broadcast(broadcast) yesterday.in .單句寫作市民們是否會接受這項(xiàng)新政策還有些疑問。(doubt)The】e is some doubt whethe】 the citize

5、ns will accept the new policy.如果沒有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，我們的生活會艱難得多。(without)Without the Internet, oui life would be much haider.這個公園對公眾開放,沒有任何限制。(restriction)The park is open to the public without 】estriction.他在服刑五年后從獄中被釋放出來。(release)He was eleased from prison afte】 serving a sentence of five yeais.救援人員到達(dá)時，幸存者們正在挨餓。(

6、starve)When the escuers arrived, the suivivors were staiving.【能力提升】IV .閱讀理解We produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away polluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose.Researchers have been unsuc

7、cessfully looking for a solution.The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade（降解）in as few as three months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, a $10,000 prize, a $20,0

8、00 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.Burd s strategy was simple： Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by microorganisms（微生物）.If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal

9、 conditions.With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted（調(diào)制）a solution of household chemicals, yeast（酵母）and tap water to encourage microbes growth.Then he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for three months.Finally, he tested the resulting

10、bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control.Sure enough, the plastic exposed to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than the control after six weeks.The inputs are cheap： maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce

11、heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.u Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles of plastic bags falling on top of me.One day, I got tired of it and T wanted to know what other people are doing with these plasti

12、c bags.The answer： not much.So I decided to do something myself, said Daniel Burd.語篇解讀本文主要講述了一個加拿大的高中生發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種能夠快速降解塑料的方法，并講述了其實(shí)驗(yàn)過程以及是如何得到啟發(fā)發(fā)現(xiàn)此方法的。Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair because.he found a way to degrade plastics in a shorter timehe contributed much to environmental

13、 protectionhe found a new kind of microorganismD he could encourage microbes growth in an easier wayK答案AK解析H 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“has discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade（降解）in as few as three months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair./可知，Daniel Burd因發(fā)現(xiàn)了短時間內(nèi)降解塑料袋的方

14、法而獲獎。應(yīng)選A。Daniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to.A. make the live bacteria work betterB know which bacteria worked fastertest how effective his method wascontrol the temperature in the processK答案cK解 析U 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第三句 uFinally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic b

15、ags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control.可知,他這樣做的 目 的在于測試他的方法是否有效。應(yīng)選C。3 . Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because.A. plastics can get hot easilyB microbes can produce heat themselvesmuch carbon dioxide is producedthe temperature can be controlledk答案Bk解

16、析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work.v 可知，這是因?yàn)榧?xì)菌在工作的時候 會產(chǎn)生熱量。應(yīng)選B。4. Daniel Burd got his idea from.A. his school textbookB the failure of researchershis everyday workthe practice of other peopleK答案X cK解 析H 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段D

17、aniel Burd說的話Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door.So I decided to do something myself.” 可次口， 他是在 日 常家務(wù)勞動中得到的啟發(fā)。應(yīng)選C。.完形填空The other evening we had a knock at the door.lt was a new neighbor who introduced himself and his boys to us.He also us to a block party as a way t

18、o know the people in the neighborhood as well as celebrate the first anniversary of his two 2 sons coming to live with him.We ve lived here almost six years and no one has ever come to introduce themselves.1 suppose we should have 3 it on to introduce ourselves to people moving in, but wehaven t.In

19、my opinion, it took the initiative(首倉ll) of a young man and his adopted sons to show me how I could 4 better attention to my own community.! have many 5 friends but I have to admit that I haven t usually been the one to develop the 6 in my own neighborhood.This experience 7 me of one of my favorite

20、quotes: When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.I found it was 8 to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.When I found I couldn, t change the nation, I began to 9 my town.I couldn? t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my 10 .Now, as an old man, I H the onl

21、y thing I can change is myself, and 12 I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family and 13 on my town.The impact could have changed the nation and I could 14 have changed the world.”For those of us who want to make a(n) 15 in the world, it s important tha

22、t we remember what Bucky Fuller said, uThink globally, but act locally.For me, I m going to make it a point to meet more of my neighbors-starting now.語篇解讀 本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，講述作者所住的社區(qū)來了一位新鄰居，他主動把自己和 孩子介紹給社區(qū)的人們，這件事讓作者感觸頗深。1. A.invitedC. persuadedB. commanded1. A.invitedC. persuaded(解 析U 根據(jù)空后的“ us to a block

23、party ”可知，他還邀請(invite)我們參加一個街區(qū)聚會。B B acceptedC adaptedC adaptedD. annoyed根據(jù)下文中的“his adopted sons”C adaptedB madeB madeC. takenC. takenD. turned才艮據(jù)空后的 “it on to introduce ourselves to people moving in, but we haven tC. taken可知，我們本應(yīng)該向剛搬進(jìn)來的鄰居作自我介紹，take on表示“承當(dāng)B. loseB. loseB. loseA.drawC. payD. offerB.

24、 loseK答案X cK解 析I 根據(jù)空后的“better attention to my own community”可知，這個年輕男人的做法 讓我更注意我所居住的社區(qū)，pay attention to注意。A.foreignB. localC. oldD. richK答案BK解 析I 根據(jù)空后的“in my own neighborhood”可知，我有很多當(dāng)?shù)氐?local)朋友。A.troubleB. friendshipC. concernD. businessK答案BK解析X上文說我在當(dāng)?shù)赜泻芏嗯笥?，再結(jié)合轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but可知，但是我成認(rèn)通常我不是在我的所在地主動開展友誼(friend

25、ship)的那個人，與前面的friends相對應(yīng)。A.remindedB. toldC. warnedD. convincedK答案AK解 析X根據(jù)空后的me of one of my favorite quotesn可知，這個經(jīng)歷讓我想起(remind)了一句我最喜歡的名言。A.difficultB. easyC. interestingD. rightk答案UAk 解 析 U根據(jù)空后的 “ to change the world, so I tried to change my nation ”可知，此處是說我發(fā)現(xiàn)很難(difficult)改變世界，于是我努力改變我的國家。A.make o

26、utB. concentrate onC. get intoD. refer toK答案BK解 析H根據(jù)空前的When I found I couldn, t change the nation可知，當(dāng)我發(fā)現(xiàn)我不能改變我的國家的時候，我集中精力于(concentrate on)我的城鎮(zhèn)。A.stateB. familyC. townD. mindK答案X Bk解 析U根據(jù)下文中的“made an impact on my family”可知，此處是說我想改變我的家庭(family)。A.explainB. forgetC. realizeD. regretK答案ck解 析U根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容及本空后

27、的the only thing I can change is myselfn可知，最后我 意識到(realize)我能改變的只是我自己。A.happilyB. suddenlyC. actuallyD. luckilyK答案BK解 析U 根據(jù)空后的I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family?可知，我突然(suddenly)意識到如果我早改變自己的話，我早就能改變 家庭了。A.merelyB. stillC. onlyD. evenK答案X DK解 析 根據(jù)空

28、后的“on my town”可知，如果我早改變自己的話，我早就能改變家庭 了，甚至(even)改變我的城鎮(zhèn)。A.indeedB. hardlyC. neverD. seldomK答案Ak解 析U 根據(jù)空前的 “The impact could have changed the nation” 可知，我確實(shí)(indeed) 能改變世界了。A.decisionB. differenceC. apologyD. mistakek答案U BK解 析U此處是說對于那些想對世界有影響(make a difference)的人來說，記住BuckyFuller說的話很重要。.語法填空uSave environ

29、ment, save life“ is a most common and important saying nowadays.Just by making a few small changes, we can make a big contribution and save our environment.When the entire society starts making these changes, we 1.(create) a beautiful world.Start by 2.(turn) off the lights, TVs and other electrical

30、items when we leave a room.If possible, avoid using a dryer but hang your clothes on a ciothesline.Not only will you save power and reduce your contribution to 3.(globe) warming, but also you will have clothes that last longer.Replace plastic bags 4. recycling paper bags.The white pollution is one of the 5.(big) environmental problems that are now troubling the whole world.Do your bit for nature by planting a tree.If all of us plant trees,6. will make the whole wor