新教材高中人教版英语选择性课时作业Unit2SectionⅢUsingLanguageAssessingYourProgress

课时作业(六)Unit2SectionⅢUsingLanguage&AssessingYourProgress阅读理解ACreatedbyCaseyandShelleyBlack,,youcanactuallywalkwiththewolvesandhaveexciting,,wegatheredonlatewintermorningtolearn,prepareandwalk.ScrappyandFlora,ourwolvesthatday,werebroughttothecentrewhenonlyafewdaysold.“,fedthemandsleptwiththem，”,,,ShelleyandCaseyexplained,thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms.“Wedon'tapproachthem,butiftheycomeuptous,wecantouchthem.”Withallthisinmind,,Flora,all60poundsofher,,putherhugemuddypawsonmyshouldersandsniffedmyface,apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk.Wewalkedfarther,maybehalfamile,whileScrappyandFloradashedinandoutofthewoodsstoppingtooccasionallyrollinthesnow,digforthisorthatandjustplay.Thenweallheadedintothetreestoapicturesque(美丽的)streamwherethewolvessplashed,drankandhadagreattime.Onecouldpointoutthatthiswholeadventurewasstaged(筹划,CaseyandShelleysaid,istoexplainthewolves'placeintheenvironmentand,primarily,toletpeopleknowwolvesdon'thavetobeuniversallyfeared—theyreallydon'thidesecretlyinthewoodsjustwaitingtoeatpeople,butthey'dratheravoidpeople,forthemostpart.?A．Ittrainsandeducateswildwolves.B．Itaimstorescueyoungabandonedwolves.C．Itraiseswolvesforcommercialpurposes.D．Itallowsvisitorstotakeawalkwithwolves.2．WhatcanbeinferredfromShelleyandCasey'sexplanationinParagraph2?A．Thewalkcanbepotentiallydangerous.B．Thewolveshavelostalltheirwildness.C．Peopleshouldgetclosetothewolvesactively.D．Thewolvescanreadpeople'smindlikehumanbabies.3．WhydidFlorabehavelikethatwhenshesawtheauthorontheloggingroad?A．Toexpresscuriosity.B．Toshowfriendliness.C．Toattractattention.D．Toseekcompanionship.4．WhydidCaseyandShelleyorganizesuchanadventure?A．Toadvertisethecentre.B．Topublicizewolfhunting.C．Topromoteenvironmentalprotection.D．Toclarifysomeconventionalviewsofwolves.BAustralians'foreignlanguageskillsaredeclining,VoiceofAmerica,40percenthadforeignlanguageskills.ProfessorEliseTipton,fromtheUniversityofSydney,saysincreasingstudentsdonotfeeltheneedtolearnanotherlanguagetoboosttheircareer.ShebelievesthatAustralia'seconomicboom,whichisdrivenbyred­hotdemandforitsminerals,ishelpingmaskseriousdeficiencies(缺陷)initslanguageskills.AustraliadoesbusinessverysuccessfullyinEnglishwithmostofitstradingpartners.Butastheworld'seconomicpowershiftstoemergingregionssuchasAsia,,lessthan6.5percentofhighschoolgraduatesareproficientinanAsianlanguage.AcademicsworrythatthismeansAustraliawillincreasinglybeisolatedfrom(和……隔绝)itseconomicallyimportantAsianneighbors,DilipDutta,fromtheeconomicsandbusinessfacultyatSydneyUniversity,,itisveryimportantforthemtolearnthelanguagethatwillhelpthemtogetclosertotheculture.,a22­year­oldAustralianstudent,saysmanyyoungAustralianshaveahalf­heartedapproachtoforeignlanguages,andthelanguagecurriculumisoftenweak.“Whilewe'reencouragedinhighschooltolearnanotherlanguage,it'snotreallyapparenttomeasarealisticexpectationthatyouwillhavetospeakit，”saidMcCowage.“Forexample,,,italmostdiscouragesyou.”Atpresent,,asAsiabecomesoneoftheworld'seconomicpowerhouses(经济体),Australianeedstoimproveitslanguageskillsifitistotakefulladvantageofthebusinessopportunitiesonitsdoorstep.5．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Australiahasrichdepositsofminerals.B．Australiaisessentiallyaself­sufficientcountry.C．AustraliahasnointentiontotradewithAsiancountries.D．Australianstudentsarenotrequiredtolearnaforeignlanguage.6．WhatdoesDilipDuttathinklanguageskillscando?A．Improveyourrelationwithyourpartner.B．Helpsettleinternationalconflicts.C．Removebarriersinnegotiations.D．Increasetradingopportunities.7．WhyhastheAustraliangovernmentbeenkeenlyinterestedinstrengtheningtieswithAsia?A．BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliaislocated.B．BecauseAsiaiswhereAustralia'smajorexportsgo.C．BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliansgoandspendtheirholidays.D．BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliacanplayabigroleininternationalaffairs.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“faculty”inParagraph3probablymean?A．．Building.C．．Department.CWhenMaleficentfirstappearedincinemasfiveyearsago,withhersculptedcheekbonesandtwisteddevilhorns,,she'sbackwithanewmovie.ThesequeltoDisney's2014film,Maleficent:MistressofEvil,hitChinesemainlandcinemasonOct18.Itwasexpectedtobeoneofthehottestfilmreleasesofthemonth.Whatmakesthisfilmpopularwithaudiences?“Maleficent(2019)isafiercefairytaleaboutthejoyofbeinguniquelyindividual，”CarlaRenata,aUSfilmcritic,wroteonTwitter.Thesequelfeaturesnewanddistinctivecharacters,Maleficent,playedbyUSactressAngelinaJolie,,playedbyUSactressElleFanning,,,QueenIngrith,isAurora'smother­in­law.She'satypicalvillainwhowillsparenoefforttodivideMaleficentandAurora.Shehopestodividehumansandfairiesforever.“Thesecharactersaresouniquethatyouwouldrememberevenmanyyearsafteryoufinishedwatchingthemovie，”saidRenata.Apartfromthestrongcastofcharacters,themovie'sthemeofinclusivenessandcooperationbetweentwodistinctgroupsismeanttoenlightenaudiences.Bothfairiesandhumansmustfindawaytounderstandeachotheriftheywanttoprotectthepeacefullandwheremagicalcreatureslivetogether.“Thefilmisaboutkindnessandacceptanceandtolerance，”FanningtoldMetro,“Wewantpeopletobekindtooneanother...tounderstandthatitiswrongtooutpeoplethataredifferent.”Withsuchapowerfultheme,there'snowonderthatUSATodaysaysit'samongDisney'sbestlive­actionsequels.9．WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterMaleficent?A．Shefightsforhumanbeings.B．Shebetraysherhumanlover.C．Sheseeshumansasherenemies.D．ShemakesfriendswithAurora.10．WhatdidRenatathinkmakesthe2019Maleficentfilmspecial?A．Afairytale.B．Uniquecharacters.C．Apowerfultheme.D．Manyfilmstarsplayingroles.11．Whatdoesthe2019Maleficentfilmwanttotellviewers?A．Peaceisthekeytohappiness.B．Ittakesefforttomaketheworldabetterplace.C．Humansshouldcareaboutothercreatures.D．Weshouldbekindtoandtolerantofothers.课时作业(六)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者去北光野狼中心徒步旅行的经历。1．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Unlikeothercentres,youcanactuallywalkwiththewolves”可知，在北光野狼中心游客能够和狼一起散步，故选D。2．答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第二段第四、五句可知，尽管狼已完全适应了和人待在一起，但是他们是野生动物；又根据本段最后两句“Forthatreason,ShelleyandCaseyexplained,thewalkistotallyonthewolf'sterms.‘Wedon'tapproachthem,butiftheycomeuptous,wecantouchthem.’”可推知，和狼散步可能存在潜在的危险。3．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“apparentlyshewassayinghelloinwolftalk”可知，Flora的举动显然是在用狼的说话方式表达问候，因此B项正确。4．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“Butthepurpose...butthey'dratheravoidpeople,forthemostpart.”可推知，Casey和Shelley组织这个冒险旅行的目的是澄清一些关于狼的守旧观点。B【语篇解读】本文为说明文。澳大利亚人的外语能力在下降。学者担心，这意味着澳大利亚将与有重要经济地位的亚洲邻国隔离。5．答案与解析：A推理判断题。第二段谈到了对矿物质的迫切需求使得澳大利亚的经济繁荣起来，这种繁荣就掩盖了外语能力的缺陷，因此可以推断出澳大利亚的矿物储量丰富，故选A。6．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，DilipDutta认为好的语言能力能够增加贸易机会，故选D。7．答案与解析：B细节理解题。最后一段指出澳大利亚大约70%的出口对象都是亚洲，因此澳大利亚政府非常愿意拉近和亚洲的经济和外交关系，故选B。8．答案与解析：D词义猜测题。由于faculty后面提到在悉尼大学，因此faculty在这里是“系，部”的意思，故选D。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的影评。作者对Maleficent(2019)这部电影的人物、故事以及主题进行了剖析。9．答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第五段“Thesequelfeaturesnewanddistinctivecharacters,Maleficent,playedbyUSactressAngelinaJolie,isanevilfairywitchwhohateshumanbein