人教版必修三Unit 5 CanadaThe True North reading课时作业2.docx

- 6 -unit 5 canada-the true north reading课时作业第一节 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。anew zealand what can you see? mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. both islands are mountainous. in fact, only 30% of new zealand is flat. the maoriswhen the maoris first arrived in new zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. about 50 years ago many maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. they are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.who can you meet? most people live on north island. eighty-five percent of new zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from europe. ten percent are maoris. the maoris came to new zealand from the polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. the “pakeha” started to arrive in new zealand from europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders. fact box: new zealandposition: south of the equator ; nearest neighbour: australia, 1600 km away.size: two main islands north island and south island: together they are 268.680 sq. km.population: 4 millioncapital: wellingtonlanguages: english and maori 1. which of the following is a fact about new zealand? a. 20% of the population being maoris. b. four million white people. c. nearly 1/3 of the country being plains. d. about 1600 km south of the equator.2. the countrys population is mainly made up of _. a. the white people and the polynesians b. the white people and the “pakeha” c. the maoris and the white people d. the maoris and the polynesians3. when did the white people begin to live in new zealand? a. 200 years ago. b. 1000 years ago. c. 85 years ago. d. 50 years ago.4. what do the maoris value most in life? a. living in small villages. b. developing farming skills. c. taking up government jobs. d. keeping their own culture.bi had the meanest mother in the worldwhile other kids ate candy for breakfast, i had to have cereal（麦片粥）, eggs and toastothers had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwichas you can guess, my supper was different than the other kidsbut at least i was not alone in my sufferingmy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as i didmy mother insisted on knowing where we were at all timesshe had to know who our friends were and what we were doingwe had to wear clean clothes every dayother kids always wore their clothes for dayswe reached the height of disgrace（丢脸）because she made our clothes herself, just to save moneythe worst is yet to comewe had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morningso while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break child labor lawshe made us worki believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to usthrough the years, our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failingmy mother, however, would merely be content with black marksnone of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropoutshe forced us to grow up into educated and honest adultsusing this as a background, im now trying to bring up my three childrenim filled with pride when my children think i am mean because now i thank god every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world5from the passage we can learn that the writers mother was _ anot generous at all bvery strict with her childrencvery mean with money matters dvery cruel to her children6which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?aeating differently from other kidsbwearing clean clothes which were made by mothercgoing to bed early and getting up earlydletting mother know where they were7it can be inferred from the passage that _athe writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesbmother was punished for breaking the labor lawcall the other kids studied better than the writerdthe writers family lived a miserable life8which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?amother practised economy in running her homebthe writer is very thankful for her mothercthe writer is severe（严厉的）with her children when bringing them updthe wrier has a deep hatred（憎恶）for her mothercelephants scored a big win in 2010. representatives from 175 countries at the united nations convention on the international trade in endangered species (cites) in doha, qatar, rejected a bid to allow the sale of ivory. two african nations, tanzania and zambia, had asked to open the ivory trade. conservationists feared that weakening a 21-year-old ban on the sale of ivory would have encouraged illegal hunting and hurt elephant populations. african elephants once numbered in the millions. today, there are fewer than 500,000. “people born in 100 years should be able to see an elephant, ” said noah wekesa, kenyas minister of forestry and wildlife. his country voted to keep the ban. in the 1980s, as many as one million elephants were killed throughout africa. hunters killed the animals for their ivory tusks, which were used to make jewelry and other items. “ the slaughter(残杀) of elephants in africa was just terrible, ” says paul todd of the international fund for animal welfare ( ifaw ). the group works to protect animals. the ivory wars continued until 1989, when cites voted to ban all trade in ivory. with trade controlled, demand for ivory fell. elephant populations began to increase slowly. tanzania and zambia asked cites to allow ivory sales from government stockpiles (库存). ivory is so expensive that its known as “white gold”. tanzania holds almost 200,000 pounds of ivory, which is worth as much as $20 million. zambia has 48,000 pounds of the “white gold”. the two countries argued that their ivory had been taken from hunters or had come from animals that died naturally. they said this income from the sale of ivory would help the countries. wildlife experts, who believe that the ivory trade encourages illegal hunting, cheered the cites decision. “its a rare victory for elephants,” said jason bell-leask, the ifaws director for southern africa.9. what is the purpose of the passage? a. to report the news of the banning of ivory trade. b. to introduce the crisis that elephants face in africa. c. to call on people around the world to protect elephants. d. to show us the ivory trade in tanzania and zambia.10. the sale of ivory wasnt banned until _. a. 2010 b. 2005 c. 1980 d. 1989 11. what do we know from noah wekesas words in paragraph 3 ? a. he is worried about the future of elephants. b. he is sure that the ban on the sale of ivory will be effective. c. he believes it has been late to issue the ban on the sale of ivory. d. he thinks that elephants should be protected for a century.12. what can we infer from the passage? a. the income of tanzania is mostly from the hunting of elephants. b. most african representatives disagreed with the ban on the sale of ivory. c. the elephant population may increase if the ban on the sale of ivory is maintained.d. about one million elephants have been killed throughout africa since 1980.dthe high-protein, low-carbohydrate(碳水化合物) diets many people turn to for weight loss might have potentially harmful long-term effects on the colon, a small study indicates.in the study, uk researchers found that a protein-heavy, low-carb diet created certain changes in the colon that could contribute to colon cancer risk. the study itself does not show whether high-protein diets really raise the risk of any colon diseases, but the findings raise that possibility.diets relatively high in protein and lower in carbs have been shown to help heavy people lose weight. “people should not be discouraged from losing weight,” dr flint said. however, he added, they should make sure that any weight loss plan includes adequate（充足的）amounts of fiber and a high protein intake over months to years might have ill effects on the colon.the findings are based on 17 overweight men who followed three short-term diets: a one-week menu plan to keep their weight; a four-week high-protein diet with reasonable amounts of carbohydrates; and a four-week high-protein diet low in carbs.on average, the study found when the men were on the high-protein diets, they had higher levels of substances known as n-nitroso compounds(亚硝基化合物) and other metabolites(代谢物) that have been linked to cancer. and when they were on the high-protein, low-carb diet, they had lowered amounts of fiber-originated compounds thought to be protective against cancer.exactly what those changes might mean for a persons health is not clear, but flint said that the findings suggest that people should be cautious about consuming too much protein and too little fiber over a long period. in general, experts recommend that adults get about 28 grams of fiber per daythough its not known whether thats enough for someone on a high-protein weight-loss diet.13. the underlined word “colon” in paragraph 1 probably refers to “ ”.a. an organb. intelligencec. a habitd. behavior14. it can be inferred from the text that .a. we shouldnt take the study seriouslyb. weight problems are hard to solvec. it is better to follow a low-carb dietd. people should be cautious to lose weight15. the author is intended to .a. advise how to lose weightb. introduce a scientific findingc. describe a research processd. talk about healthy diets第二节 短文改错 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。i like music very much, pop songs particularly. every evening then i am doing homework and at weekends when i at home, i always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. the familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colourfully world of music. now and then i stopped to follow the songs. sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to my homework. she does not like the pop music. like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. it