UNIT4JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLAND表达作文巧升格课时分层作业含解析

UNIT4JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLAND课时分层作业(十二)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhygotoMadrid?Theremaybeaslightchill(寒冷)intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch，butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlyAnewexhibitionofthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundaciónMAPFREatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.Laterthissummer,the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance(文艺复兴)painterEIGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24Juneto5October.Howtogo?ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJet—fromBristol，Edinburgh，Gatwick，LiverpoolandLutonBritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiabineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted；AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.Barajasairportis13kmnorth­eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroLine8,buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis4.50.Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock：5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof30coversmostofcentralMadrid.【语篇解读】本文为应用文。文章介绍了即将在西班牙首都马德里举行的文化活动的相关情况。1．WhenwillthePicassoexhibitionclose?A．On23March.B．On11May.C．On24June. D．On5October.B[细节理解题。根据“WhygotoMadrid？”部分中第二段最后一句话“Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.”可知答案为B项。]2．WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?A．EasyJet. B．Ryanair.C．AirEuropa. D．BritishAirways.B[细节理解题。根据“Howtogo？”部分中的第一段中“RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted”可知答案为B项。]3．WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport?A．Takeataxi.B．Takeacitybus.C．TakeMetroLine8.D．Taketheairportexpressbus.A[细节理解题。根据“Howtogo？”部分中的第二段可知，乘坐地铁到马德里市中心需要大约30分钟，乘坐机场快线需要40分钟，而搭乘出租车只需要20分钟。故选A项。]BSaturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising.Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonthewater,andsawalotoffruitandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife—noputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletoebacknextyear.【语篇解读】文章是几篇日记，介绍了作者泰国之旅中的一些见闻。4．Thediariesaboveshowthewriter'sdaysinThailand.A．3B．7C．15D．8B[细节理解题。根据第一篇日记的时间“March24th”和第三篇日记“March30th”可知答案。]5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.B．ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.C．ThewriteristravellingaloneinThailand.D．ThewriterwilltakeabustoChiangMai.B[细节理解题。根据第二篇日记中的“Wewilltakethetrainnorth，stayinChiangMaifortwodays，andthencatchabustoChiangRai.”可知B项正确。]6．ThepeopleinthevillageofChiangRai．A．arefriendlytoothersB．likespeakingEnglishC．hopetoliveinthecitiesD．liveaverybusylifeA[细节理解题。根据最后一篇日记中的“TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay‘hello’．”可知应选A项。]7．Whatisthebesttitleforthewholediary?A．MyFirstTravelB．TheOutsideWorldC．TravellinginThailandD．MyTriptoChiangMaiC[标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，这是几篇到泰国旅游的日记，因此C项作标题最佳。]Ⅱ.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Wealreadyknowthattheunderwaterworldisanythingbutsilent.Itisfullofnaturalsoundsproducedbyanimalsandbythemotionoftheatmosphereandwater.Buttoday'sresearchersareincreasinglyconcernedabouttheman­madenoisesunderthewater.Theyareconfusingandevenkillingfish,whalesandothermarineanimals.Althoughhearingisimportanttoallanimals,thespecialqualitiesoftheunderseaworldemphasizetheuseofsound.Underwatersoundallowsmarineanimalstogatherinformationandmunicateatgreatdistancesandfromalldirections.Loudunderwaternoisescancausedamagetotheirhearing.Andnowadaysit'sbeingtoomuchformarinewildlife.Evidenceshowsthatwhaleswillswimhundredsofmiles,rapidlychangetheirdepth,andevenbeachthemselvestogetawayfromthesoundsofsonar.Youmightthinklowernoises,typicallycausedbyshippingorconstruction，donotposeathreattomarineanimals.Infact,whiletheymaynotkilltheanimalsdirectly,theycandisturbtheirabilitytolocatefood,findmatesandavoidpredators(掠食动物).Scientistslookedattheeffectsofnoisefromsmallmotorboatsoncoral­reeffishattheGreatBarrierReefinAustralia.Inthelab,thefishhadbeentrainedtorecognizethesmellofthreemonpredatorsasathreat.Somefishweretrainedinthepresenceofboatnoise,whiletheothersweretrainedinthenaturalsoundsoftheocean.Itturnedoutthatthefirstgroupshowednofrightreactionswhenexposedtothepredator.However,theothergroupwasscared.Andundertheinfluenceofunderwaternoiseonthisgroup，only20percentoffishsurvived，paredtoalmost70percentofunexposedfish.Humansrelyontheoceanforitsnaturalresourcesandbiodiversity.Theoceanalsoplaysanimpo