2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 Australia课后限时作业5 新人教版选修9

课后限时作业(五)限时/50分钟.单句语法填空1they have not _adequately_(adequate) advanced priorities like education, energy, science, health care and technologyall of which are essential to a countrys competitiveness, longterm prosperity, and strength. 解析 此处应用副词形式作状语修饰advanced。句意：他们在教育、能源、卫生保健、科技等方面没有充分发挥优势，然而所有的这些对一个国家的竞争力、长期繁荣和综合国力都很重要。2the results of a study published in the marine organism showed that some fish have a greater tolerance _for_ acid water than others.解析 句意：海洋生物上刊登的一项研究结果表明，有的鱼对于酸性水的忍耐力比其他鱼强。3part of the reason charles dickens loved his own novel, david copperfield, was _that_ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.解析 空处引导表语从句，从句不缺任何成分，故用that引导。句意：查尔斯狄更斯喜爱他自己的小说大卫科波菲尔的部分原因是这本书几乎是以他的真实生活为原型创作的。4you can have some _reservation_(reserve) about what i have said, but you had better follow my orders as closely as possible.解析 分析句子结构可知，此处应用名词形式。句意：对于我所说的你可以持保留意见，但是你要尽可能地执行我的命令。5her elder brother was associated daily _with_ bad company, and was soon past all sense of shame.解析 be associated with与联系。句意：她的哥哥每天与坏人为伍，没多久便毫无廉耻心了。6whether out of respect _or_ fear, miranda is regarded by many people in this hospital with awe.解析 whetheror 是还是。句意：不管是出于尊敬还是害怕，这家医院里的很多人都敬畏米兰达。7he wishes he _had_had_(have) a chance to talk to her before she left.解析 根据时间状语从句中before she left 可知，此处是谈愿过去曾发生之事，因此用had done形式。句意：他希望在她离开前能有机会和她谈谈。8we have made progress. certainly, it remains _to_be_seen_(see) how this meeting comes out.解析 remain to be seen为固定结构，意为“有待考证”，其中to be seen为动词不定式的被动语态作系动词remain的表语。句意：我们已经取得了一定进展，但是这个会议结果如何还有待考证。9winter is windy and cold here, so some wealthy people often _migrate_(migrant) to warmer and sunnier places.解析 句意：这里的冬天寒冷又多风，富有的人就常迁到温暖且阳光更充足的地方去。10in fact the american congress corresponds _to_ british parliament as they both have the right to make laws.解析 correspond to 相一致；相当于。句意：美国的国会相当于英国的议会，因为二者都有制定法律的权利。.阅读理解acanberra, the capital of australia, lies in the southeast of the country. from this city, it is 240 kilometers to sydney, and over twice the distance to melbourne.the former faces the pacific ocean, and the latter is close to the bass strait through which ships from sydney can enter the indian ocean.when the federal government of australia was founded in 1901, no one knew where australias capital would be.the two cities of melbourne and sydney both wanted the honor.instead, the founding fathers chose a piece of land between the two cities for the new capital.the government would build a new city called canberra as the countrys capital.in 1911, the government invited world leading architects to enter designs for canberra in a contest.an architect from chicago named walter burley griffin won an international competition for the design of the new city.construction began in 1913 but was interrupted by world war i (19141918)twenty four years later, the city was finished.but the government moved to this new city ten years before it was completed.at one time, almost everyone in canberra worked for the government.however, the city today has become a center of education and favorite place for tourists.now people can hold a government job, or they can work in business.they also make a living by teaching or meeting the needs of tourists.people find life in canberra relaxing and pleasant.the city is surrounded by beautiful mountains where people can ski.there is a large manmade lake lined with beaches and parks in the center of canberra.canberra is now australias largest inland city.many people living there have come from other cities in australia and from other lands.they have come to canberra to work.some have come to escape the busier way of life found in many other cities.句篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了澳大利亚首都堪培拉的历史、位置、人民和环境。1according to the passage, how far away is sydney from melbourne?aabout 240 kilometers.babout 480 kilometers.cabout 720 kilometers.dabout 960 kilometers.解析 c数字计算题。根据第二段后三句可推知，堪培拉位于墨尔本和悉尼之间；根据第一段第二句可推知，悉尼距墨尔本大约720千米远，故选c项。2what can we know about canberra from this passage?aa lovely city to which no visitors can go only by sea.ba beautiful coastal city with beaches and parks.cthe largest city and education centre in australia.da pleasant place with many mountains and lakes.解析 a推理判断题。根据最后一段第四句可知，堪培拉是一个内陆城市，不可以通过水路到达，故选a项。3what does the underlined word “honor” in paragraph 2 refer to?abeing chosen as the capital city of australia.bbuilding the city of canberra.creplacing canberra as the capital city of australia.doffering funds to build the city of canberra.解析 a推理判断题。根据第二段可知，当年澳大利亚建国时，悉尼和墨尔本两个城市都争当首都，故选a项。b“mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨架) in the closet(衣橱)？” jessica asked.“a skeleton in the closet？” her mother paused thoughtfully.“well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about.for example, if in the past, someone in dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closethe really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“why pick on my family？” jessicas father said with anger.“your family history isnt so good, you know.wasnt your greatgreatgrandfather a prisoner who was transported to australia for his crimes？” “yes, but people these days say that you are not a real australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “gosh, sorry i asked, i think i understand now，” jessica cut in before things grew worse.after dinner, the house was very quiet.jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other.her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read.when she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to jessicas closet.just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.jessicas mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. she looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“what happened？where am i？” she asked.“you just destroyed the schools skeleton, mum，” explained jessica.“i brought it home to help me with my health project, i meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as i mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and dad.” jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.“theyre both crazy，” she thought.句篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了一个发生在jessica家由“a skeleton in the closet”引起的误会。4what does “a skeleton in the closet” mean according to jessicas mother?aa family honor. ba family secret.ca family story. da family treasure.解析 b推理判断题。根据第一段母亲所说的话可知，“a skeleton in the closet”指的是你不希望其他人知道的事情，是家庭秘密，故选b项。5what can we learn about some australians ancestors from paragraph 2?athey were brought to australia as prisoners.bthey were the earliest people living in australia.cthey were involved in some crimes in australia.dthey were not regarded as criminals in their day.解析 a推理判断题。根据第二段的people these daysprisoners可知，一些澳大利亚人的祖先作为囚犯被带到了澳大利亚，故选a项。6why did jessica bring a skeleton home?ashe was curious about it.bshe planned to keep it for fun.cshe needed it for her school task.dshe intended to scare her parents.解析 c细节理解题。根据最后一段中的i brought it home to help me with my health project可知，jessica把它带回家是为了搞定她的健康课题，project此处有“学校的科研习作项目，课题”之意，故选c项。7why did jessicas parents laugh madly at the end of the story?abecause they were crazy.bbecause they were overexcited.cbecause they realized their misunderstanding.dbecause they both thought they had won the quarrel.解析 c推理判断题。通读全文并根据最后一段可知，母亲被jessica放在衣橱里的用来完成学校课题的骨架吓晕了过去，意识到这是一个误会，父母狂笑起来，故选c项。.七选五when do you usually go to bed? while many of us go to sleep before midnight, some teenagers choose to stay up much later. they are not driven by the burning desire to write a better essay or achieve a higher grade. instead, they are busy playing online games. _1_. to deal with the problem of internet addiction among teenagers, the cyberspace administration of china released draft regulations in january which impose(施行) a curfew(宵禁) on online gaming for minors. _2_， under18s would be banned from playing online games between midnight and 8 am. _3_. a report released in 2010 by the china youth association for network development showed that there were over 24 million young internet addicts among chinas young urban internet users.the report also said that over 18 million youth had a tendency to develop internet addiction.as soon as the governments draft law surfaced, it drew great attention from the public. some applauded the law as a way to better protect minors, saying that overnight gaming is harmful to minors health and believing the period between midnight and 8 am. to be crucial for human physical functions. _4_， as minors could just borrow their parents ids to register accounts to play online games. guangming daily suggested that “gaming companies shou