人教版高中英语选择性必修第三册-Unit 3　Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking

1、新教材人教版高中英语选择性必修第三册Section I Reading and Thinking一、用适当的介词填空.What happened the polar bear in the photo?奉to.WhatJ s the author? s purpose writing this text?客剽of.According the specialists,the global climate has led to many evident consequences.Sgto.The polar bear had to travel greater distances in order

2、 find enough food.fgto.This alarming case showed how the greenhouse effect had an impact Earth secology.答案on.The heat is released back space at longer wave lengths.答案into.Greenhouse gases the atmosphere keeps Earth? s climate warm and habitable.杳案1n.Greenhouse gas emissions will result further warmi

3、ng.拜in二、用所给单词的适当形式填空l.The girl selling flowers(starve) to death before the officer arrived. 答案 had starvedn this book you can find all the(comprehension) description.答案 comprehensive.The animal s(frequently) appearance made everyone frightened. 答案 frequent.With the news(broadcast),everyone in the to

4、wn was discussing it.答案 broadcast.They decided to obey the(restrict) at last.答案 restriction.Looking at the(footprint) on the floor,they felt puzzled.答案 footprints.Governments need to consider making(policy) and taking appropriate actions. 答案 policies.People produce huge amounts of extra greenhouse g

5、ases by burning fossil(fuel). 答案|fuels 三 句型转换 1.1 don t doubt about his bravery. 一I don t he is brave.答案 doubt that.There is some doubt whether he will come on time for us.一We he will come on time.答案 doubt whether.The poor child is eager to have a warm room to sleep in. 一The poor child to have a war

6、m room to sleep in.答案 starves.Obviously,he makes a difference to the club.一 he makes a difference to the club.答案 It is evident/obvious that5.We won t miss the opportunity to study further.Please to study further.答案 seize the opportunity 四 阅读理解AOur planet,Earth,was born billions of years ago.Ever sin

7、ce this planet evolved（逐渐形成）,it has surprised the entire human race.No matter how much we human beings develop technologically,we cannot ever compete with or replicate（复制）this natural body.The human race could only discover some amazing facts about this planet.Let us find out what they are.On Septem

8、ber 13,1922,a weather station in El Azizia,Libya,recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit.This is the highest temperature ever measured on the planet.The highest waterfall in the world is the Angel Falls in Venezuela,which drops from an amazing height of 3,212 feet.The gravitational pull（万有弓

9、I 力）of Earth can be escaped if someone moves at a speed of 6.95 miles per second.With such a speed one can travel from New York to Philadelphia in just 20 seconds.The deepest lake on Earth is Lake Baikal in Russia.The Andes in South America runs for 4,525 miles.This is the longest mountain range in

10、the world.Did you know that the biggest valley in the world is the Grand Valley along the Colorado River in the US?The main division（分隔线）itself runs for a distance of about 277 miles all over the US.The deepest valley on the planet is the Heir s Valley.lt lies on the Oregon-Idaho border of the US.Th

11、e total depth of the Hell s Valley has been measured to be about 8,000 feet.According to the author,human beings. A.have developed the world very wellB.have been surprised at the strange world C.could never create another EarthD.could learn only a little about Earth答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“we cannot ever

12、compete with or replicate this natural body”可知，我 们永远敌不过这个自然的星球，也无法再复制一个这样的星球，即地球。Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The hottest weather was recorded in Venezuela.B.The highest waterfall drops from 3,212 feet high.C.The gravitational pull is too powerful to escape.D.The highest

13、 speed in the world is 6.95 miles per second.答案B 解析|细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The highest waterfall in the world is the Angel Falls in Venezuela,which drops from an amazing height of 3,212 feet.可知，世界上最高的瀑布是位于委内瑞拉 的天使瀑布，从3,212英尺的惊人高度落下。Where is the deepest valley in the world?A.In Russia.B.In South America.C.Alo

14、ng the Colorado River in the US.D.On the Oregon-Idaho border of the US.答案D 解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The deepest valley on the planet is the Hell s Valley.lt lies on the Oregon-Idaho border of the US.可知，地球上最深的峡谷是地狱峡谷。它位于美国俄勒冈州和爱达荷 州的边界。Which would be the best title for this passage?A.The Power of NatureB.What

15、 a Wonderful EarthC.How to Protect the Amazing WorldD.To Learn about the Scary Planet答案B的标题归纳题。第一段讲我们的地球自数十亿年前形成以来,一直令整个人类感到惊讶。人类永 远敌不过这颗自然的星球，只能发现它的一些惊人之处。第二段、第三段列举了地球上最热的天气, 最高的瀑布，万有引力，最深的湖泊，最长的山脉以及最大和最深的峡谷七个实例。由此可知,本文主 要介绍地球的惊人之处,“多么奇妙的地球啊”最适合做文章的标题。One day in Arkansas,some fishermen saw a bear c

16、ub（幼崽）in a tree hole.As hours went by,its mother didn t return.So they called wildlife biologist Eastridge.The bear cub was sick and hungry,weighing only five pounds and with his eyes not completely open.Eastridge called Lisa Stewart,who works at Appalachian Bear Rescue in Tennessee.Stewart named th

17、e bear Miracle because she thought it was a miracle that he had survived!When the cub arrived,Stewart cleaned his eyes and put him in a house by himself.Since Miracle was already five months old,Stewart gave him bowls of food and another bowl of a special formula（酉己方奶）,similar to a bear mother? s mi

18、lk.But he didn t eat much.Miracle was too weak to be with other bears.So Stewart gave him a toy bear named Buddy.Miracle adopted Buddy right away.He took it into his house and covered it with straw.He fed Buddy,too.Now that Miracle had Buddy,he came out of his house more often and wanted to eat.Two

19、months later,Stewart introduced Miracle to other bears so they could learn from one another.She avoided any direct contact（接触）with Miracle and other bears.Stewart wanted to make sure that they stayed afraid of humans so that they could go back into the wild again.She always hid behind a fence and th

20、rew food over the top secretly.The bears hunted for this food as they would soon do in the wild.Five months later,Rick Eastridge returned to pick up a healthy 90-pound Miracle and another bear Rocky and transported them back to the wild.As soon as the bear boxes were opened,the two cubs ran for the

21、woods-where they belonged.The fishermen called Eastridge because they found.A.a bear that was rarely seenB.a bear cub dying in a treeC.a poor bear cub without its motherD.a bear mother giving birth to a babySmc解析I细节理解题。根据第一段前四句可知，有一天在Arkansas州,一些渔民看到一只熊的幼崽在树洞 中。几个小时过去了，它的妈妈还没有回来。因此他们打电话给野生动物学家Eastri

22、dge。小熊幼崽 生病了而且处于饥饿状态，体重只有5磅,眼睛不能完全睁开。由此可知，渔民们打电话给Eastridge是 因为他们发现了一只可怜的、没有妈妈的小熊幼崽。.How did Stewart treat the bear cub?A.She performed a miracle for him.B.She helped him get close to humans.C.She let him stay alone in a house safely.D.She fed him with a bear mother, s milk.答案c解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“put him

23、 in a house by himself9及第三段中的“Miracle was too weak to be with other bears.”可知，奇迹太弱小了，不能和其他熊待在一起;她将他安全地单独放在一个 房子里。.What does the underlined word adopted mean?A. Attacked.B.Got away from.C.Competed with.D.Regarded.as his child.答案|D解附词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词下文可知，他将它(Buddy)带入他的房间并用稻草盖住它。他还 给Buddy喂食。由此可知，奇迹立刻收养了 B

24、uddy,画线词adopted原形为adopt,意为收养.Why did Stewart avoid any direct contact with the bears?A.To prevent bacterial infection.B.She was afraid they would bite her.C.To prepare them for returning to the wild.D.She knew they were afraid of humans very much.Sgc解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She avoided any direct contact wit

25、h Miracle.so that they could go back into the wild again.“可知，她避免与奇迹和其他的熊有任何直接接触。Stewart想要确保他们保持 害怕人类的状态，这样他们就能够再次回归野外。由此可知,Stewart避免与熊有任何直接接触是为帮 助它们回归野外做好准备。五 七选五阅读理解In college you are probably trying to think of ways to look better in person and on paper.Read these ways to find which ones may work

26、for you.Take an independent study, 1 You have an opportunity to work with a respected scholar.You might get together with a teacher and create a plan!Express yourself.Teachers and others will be able to test your communication skills if you learn to raise your hand in class,make some comments,and ask questions.This is no time to be shy! 23 Leaders often use a system to plan projects.The next time you have the opportunity,take control of a group proj