人教版必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world language points课时作业(10).docx

unit 1 festivals around the world language points课时作业i. 阅读理解 ataiwan officials say a mudslide(泥石流) caused by heavy rains from typhoon morakot buried a mountain village in the southern part of the island. the fate of hundreds is unknown. rescue helicopters made their way up into the mountains to reach shiao lin village，bringing food，water and supplies to those who survived the mudslide. some have been transported to safety. leng chiayu，a spokesman at taiwans disaster response agency，says the fate of an estimated 500 people who live in the village，which was wiped out when the mudslide hit sunday，is still unclear. leng says that originally there were 150 buildings in shiao lin，but now only one or two are left. he says everything is gone，and officials do not know how many may have been buried. leng says that while helicopters reached the village tuesday morning，rain and strong winds made it impossible for them to return in the afternoon. landslides have also hit other parts of the island. swollen(水涨的) rivers have wiped out roads and sucked away houses，hotels and even a school. disaster officials say that up to tuesday，the storm has killed 41 people and 62 are missing. those figures do not include estimates for shiao lin. chinese state media say typhoon morakot caused floods and a mudslide chinas east coast，and affected over eight million people. hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes as the storm heads north. state media say a landslide in the town of pengxi，in zhejiang province，destroyed a building，killing two people and seriously injuring four others. 1when did the mudslide hit shiao lin village according to the passage?aon sunday. bon monday. con tuesday. don wednesday. 2the typhoon morakot and the mudslide caused by it have caused _ deaths according to the passage. a41 b43 c103 d603 3what can we know from the second paragraph?aalmost no one survived from the mudslide. bmore than 500 have been killed by the mudslide. cthe mudslide destroyed all the houses in the village. dits very difficult for rescue helicopters to rescue the victims. 4whats the main idea of the passage?atyphoon are dangerous to people all over the world. bthe power of a mudslide is powerful and undefeatable. cman is weak，compared with nature and wont conquer nature. dthe mudslide caused by typhoon morakot buried a village in taiwan. bin britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”people formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. even queen victoria had her own private collection. when edward was the king，the british had a cheap and good postal system. if anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon，they would send a postcard in the morning. “drop me a card” was as common then as “give_me_a_ring” as now. in 1902 an important step was taken. the government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages，and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. it was then that the simple postcard，as we know now，was created. 5in britain in the 1890s，_. apeople were interested in sending cards bpeople were interested in playing cardscpeople were interested in collecting postcards dpeople were interested in buying postcards6“give me a ring” in the passage means _. asend me a gold ring bsend me a cardcgive me a telephone call dgive me a bell ring7which statement is true?apostcards were not used in the 19th century. bit was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created. cpostcards were used only for collection in the 1890s. dthere was no message on the old postcard. 8choose the best title for the passage. apostcards old and new bpostcard clubs in the 1890sccreation of the present postcard dpostal system in britainc218 chestnut streetphiladelphia，pa 28774may 7th,2016social security administration2119 main streetphiladelphia，pa 28000dear social security，i am applying for a new social security card. i lost my old one last week，i was walking home from the subway station，and i pulled a tissue(纸巾)out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. my card was in my wallet. please send me a new card. if you can get the card to me within two weeks，please send it to the address at the top of the page. if it will take longer than this，then you will have to send it to my new address. i am moving on may 23rd to 103 walnut street，philadelphia，pa 28445. if you can send my new card within two weeks，i would be very pleased. i am applying for a new job at ventura savings bank，and i know they will want to have my social security number. unfortunately i have forgotten it，so i will need my card to find out. on my old card i was called victoria matthews. since then i have gotten married. please issue my new card in my married name：victoria villata. in case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number，my date of birth was september 11,1985. thank you very much. sincerely，victoria villata9why does mrs. villata need a new social security card?ashe is moving. bshe lost the old one. cshe has just gotten married. dshe doesnt remember her social security number. 10why does mrs. villata give the social security administration her date of birth?ashe wants them to know how old she is. bshe is afraid they may have lost her social security card. cshe thinks it will help them track down her social security number. dshe thinks that the older she is，the more social security she will get. 11which part of victoria villatas letter is least important to the social security administration?athe fact that she has changed her name. bthe fact that her card should be sent to a new address. cthe fact that she needs a replacement of social security card. dthe fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket. dbamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. many people call this plant a tree，but it is a kind of grass. like other kinds of grass，a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground，but it will grow back very quickly. a japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1. 5 meters in 24 hours！bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except europe. there are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原)not all bamboo looks the same. some bamboo plants are very thin. they may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while_others_may_grow_to_more_than_30_centimeters_across. this plant also comes in different colors，from yellow to black to green. many asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. they often use bamboo for building new buildings. as a matter of fact，the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the min river in sichuan are made of bamboo. the bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years，and is still holding strong. in africa，engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. these african countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money，and their fields often die from no rain and no water. it seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use . bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered. 12how is bamboo like grass?ait is thin and easy to cut. bit grows everywhere. cit grows quickly after its cut short. dit is short and green. 13the sentence “while others may grow to more than 10 centimeters across” means “some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _. ” ashort bstrong cthick dtall14from the text we know _. amost people call bamboo plant treesba bamboo plant may grow 4. 5 meters in three dayscthe bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsda bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago15why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in africa to make use of bamboo?abecause it is cheap. bbecause it is colorful. cbecause it drills fast. dbecause it is used by asians. ii. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。we all see and hear about extraordinary people and wonder why we cant be like them. its not the big things but small things that make someone extraordinary. 16 just because youre the boss doesnt mean you are right every time . learn to back up your ideas or decisions with reason. use logic to explain things，not authority. by doing this your decisions might invite criticism，but you will also get an opportunity to improve. 2they are generous with praise. remember the time when you worked really hard but got nothing in return. 7 so every chance you get to praise someone，do it. 3they are helpful. never hesitate to help someone. 8 be specific：“i had the same problem with this coffee machine in the morning. i think i have figured a way to make it work. ” 4they apologize when needed. we all make mistakes，but what makes a person big is that he is ready to apologize. 9 dont try to shift the blame. just come out and say youre sorry. 5theyre in charge of their emotions. sometimes it is very important to stay silent，especially when youre angry. you dont want to end up saying things you didnt really mean to. 20 never be rash (轻率的) with words or actions. athey are open to criticism. bdont try to hide behind excuses. cit hurts when your efforts are not recognized. dbefore you say anything，consider others feelings. egive the person in front of you a smile and thank him or her. fgive them a hand whenever they are in trouble. gdont say something not clear like，“can i help you？” because they might say，“no，im good. ”参考答案阅读理解1a细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的“. . . which was wiped out when the mudslide hit sunday，. . . ”，可知这次泥石流发生在星期天，故选a。2b细节理解题。根据第三段的第三句及第四段最后一句，可知莫拉克台风及其引起的泥石流已造成43人死亡(台湾41人，中国大陆人)。3d细节理解题。根据本段最后一句，可知对直升机来说