人教版(新教材)高中英語選修4Unit2 Iconic Attractions課時作業(yè)5：Reading and Thinking

1、Reading and ThinkingI .單詞拼寫.Generally speaking, a p leader should have a good nose for current affairs.Cloning plants is s while cloning animals is very complicated.Asian countries have a good economic f and great potential.1n order to achieve this goal, we will strengthen our cooperation and make j

2、 efforts.A series of a indicate the way to the shopping mall.What (標(biāo)志的)brands come to mind when you look around your space?.They had a (燒烤)last Sunday and enjoyed a pleasant time together.The factory had its own hospital, (面包店)and food stores.We suspected the walls were(中空的)，and this proved to be th

3、e case.New Zealand is a South Pacific country located midway between the (赤道) and the South Pole.n.單句填空.Uploading files is a little harder than I (original) expected.There are some senior (minister) present at the conference.The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go (dive).1 draw inspirati

4、on from everything Iread and everyoneI comeincontact .Topics which can be discussed freely within a culture are referred to “small talk.Whenever you have an aim you must sacrifice something of(free) to attain it.Every time a train went past the walls (vibrate),which really made me annoyed.Full-time

5、employees (entitle) to receive health insurance.Witha population of 2,272,100, Haikou, the capital city of Hainan,(locate) in the north of Hainan.He has laid a solid (found) for his success by working hard.m.短語填空do research on; major in; along with; make up; be made from; consist of.Cooperating with

6、 his friends, he has been wildlife.dont know where to go fbr college, and what to .These eight planets, together with the sun, what is called our solar system.Note down these questions the questions you found in the forums.The container you use needs to a special material in order to avoid leaking p

7、roblems.Hiking is an outdoor activity walking in natural environments, often in mountainous areas.W .句型訓(xùn)練l.The city has changed almost beyond recognition .(since) 自從我離開那里以后，那座城市已變得幾乎讓我認(rèn)不出了。., we usually give preference to those with some experience, (while)在選擇求職者時，我們通常會優(yōu)先考慮那些有經(jīng)驗的人。.The growing speed

8、 of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, .(介詞+關(guān)系代詞)植物的生長速度受諸多因素的影響，大多數(shù)的因素是我們控制不了的。.about wildlife protection the other day. (it is said that)據(jù)說前幾天她寫了一篇關(guān)于野生動植物保護(hù)的報告。.The advantage of using a notebook computer is that you can take all your files with you .(wherever)使用筆記本電腦的好處是,無論你去哪里，你可以隨身攜帶你

9、所有的文件。V.閱讀理解This season, the bush fires in Australia have burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed. According to the BBC, this is the most casualties(傷亡)from wildfires in the country since 2009. The University of Sydney estimates tha

10、t 480 million animals have died in South Wales alone.Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather have made Australia morn susceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season. The drier conditions combi

11、ned with record high temperatures in 2019 created main conditions for the disastrous fires. Australias fires were worsened by the combination of those two. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmest year on record for Australia and the driest year on record fbr Australia,M Hausfather added on

12、Friday.Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research, said warmer ocean temperatures also contributed to more variable weather around the world. Trenberth believes that global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can cre

13、ate a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia. He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of catching and

14、spreading fires. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.Climate experts stress that climate change is not the only factor in the severity of wildfires. How land is managed can also impact the amount of fuel available for fires. Practices like controlled burn

15、s and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area. Changing those policies has great potential to limit future damage from wildfires along with changes to how fire management resources are dispatched派遣).()1. What do th

16、e numbers in Paragraph 1 show?The causes of Australian fires.The results of Australian fires.The damaged areas of Australian fires.The property destruction of Australian fires.()2. Which of the following best explains more susceptible to“ underlined in the secondparagraph?Quick to adapt to.Sure to c

17、ause.Sensitive to.Easy to be protected from.()3. What can we infer from Trenberth research?Global warming is the root cause of the bush fires.Longer dry weather contributes to global warming.Warmer ocean temperatures promote the spread of fires.The imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising.(

18、)4. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?To stress the effects of Australian fires.To show the methods for controlling burns.To predict the seriousness of Australian fires.To provide some advice about reducing damage.VI.語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Travelling around the Syd

19、ney district is a wonderful experience.The sightseeing options are 1.(end), but most travelers begin on the harbour at the Sydney Opera House. Known as one of the wonders of the world, it is 2. photographers dream.There is a huge 3.(choose) of accommodations available in the city and its suiTounding

20、 area. Darling Harbour is famous for its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge is the Rocks, a shopping district, which 4.(call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least half a day 5.(wander) through the alleys and side streets to take 6.everything the shop

21、s offer. On the other side of the harbour 7. (lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronga Zoo Sydney. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes, 8.is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbour and the city skyline.The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is within walki

22、ng distance of the Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower, 9. you can get 360-degree 10.(forgettable) views of the city.KK答案H K解析弱I .1. political 2. straightforward 3. foundation 4. joint 5. arrows 6. iconic 7. barbecue 8. bakery

23、9. hollow 10. equatorII .1. originally 2. ministers 3. diving 4. with 5. as 6. freedom 7. vibrated 8. are entitled 9. is located 10. foundationIII.l. doing research on 2. major in 3. make up 4. along with 5. be made from 6. consisting ofW.l. since I left there 2. While selecting job applicants 3. mo

24、st of which are beyond our control 4. It is said that she wrote a report 5. wherever you goVK文章大意11本文是一篇說明文，介紹了澳大利亞森林大火產(chǎn)生的條件和蔓延的原因。K答案X BK解 析 D 推理判斷題。由第一段“This season, the bush fires in Australia have burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes d

25、estroyed丁可知，這個季節(jié)，澳大利亞的森林大火已經(jīng)燒毀了超過1235萬英畝的土地。至 少25人死亡,2000所房屋被毀。由此可知，本段的數(shù)字說明了森林大火產(chǎn)生的嚴(yán)重后果。 應(yīng)選B。R答案CK解 析U 詞義猜想題。由第二段“Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather have made Australia more susceptible to fires and increa

26、sed the length of the fire season.”可推測氣溫升 高和極端天氣使澳大利亞更容易發(fā)生火災(zāi)。more susceptible to應(yīng)意為“更容易受到的影響“，與C項sensitive to“對敏感”意思相近。應(yīng)選CoK答案AK解析U 推理判斷題。由第三段的“He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of catching and spreading fires. Those changing weath

27、er patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.”可推I斷, 全球氣候變暖是森林火災(zāi)發(fā)生的根本原因。應(yīng)選A。K答案I DK解析H 推理判斷題。由第四段“Practices like controlled bums and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area.”可知,受控火燒等做法和其他因素可影響對人員和財產(chǎn)的