Module 4 A Social Survey-My Neighbourhood 同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修一

Module4ASocialSurvey—MyNeighbourhood后陟练

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Belowisadiscussiononawebsite.

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OnanIsland

Startedon23rdAprilbyStevePosts1—7of42

Post1

Steve

USAHi,everyone.Whatwouldyoumissmostandleastifyouwereonanisland?

Forme,itwouldbethechangingseasoninNewEngland.Iguessthiswillsoundstupid,

butI'dmisstherain,too.Iwouldn'tmissgettingupatsixeverydaytogotowork,

though!Whataboutyou?

Post2

Tomas

GermanyGoodquestion,Steve.IthinkI'dmissdifferentkindsofbread,and

shoppingatthesupermarket.I'dmissthefoodmost.WhatwouldImissleast?My

mobilephone.I'dliketobecompletelyquiet—atleastforanhour.

Post3

Paola

ItalyIwouldmissmyfriendsandworkmatesbecauseIknowI'dliketoshare

experienceswiththem.I'dgocrazyonmyown.AndI'msureIwouldn'tmissjunkmails.I

hatecominghomeeveryeveningandalotofjunkmailsinmypostbox.

Post4

Miko

JapanHi,IwouldmissMangacartoon,theInternetandJapanesefood,likesushi.

I'dalsomissTVshowsandshoppingforclothes...Infact,I'dmisseverything.

Post5

Roger

UKIwouldmissmydailynewspaperandlisteningtothenewsonTVandradio.I'd

feelverycutoffifIdidn'tknowwhatwashappeningintheworld.WhatI'dmissleast

wouldbetrafficjams（堵车）inthecity,especiallymyjourneytowork.

Post6

Jayne

CanadaWhyhasn'tanyonementionedtheirfamily?I'dbelostwithoutmyhusband

andtwokids.They'rethemostimportantpeopleforme.AndIcan'tgetstartedinthe

morningwithoutacupofblackcoffee.Iwouldn'tmissdoingthehousework!

Post7

Jaime

MexicoItwouldhavetobemusic.Icouldn'tlivewithoutmymusic.Iwouldn'tmiss

goingtoschoolatallordoinghomework!

1.Whowouldmissmobilephoneleast?

A.Paola.B.Tomas.C.Miko.D.Steve.

2.Whowouldfeeluncomfortablewithoutthenewsmedia?

A.Steve.B.Jaime.C.Roger.D.Tomas.

3.Whowouldmissthefamily?

A.Jaime.B.Jayne.C.Miko.D.Paola.

4.Whowouldmissfoodordrink?

A.Steve.B.Miko.C.Paola.D.Roger.

B

Intheearly1980s,anAmericanengineerChuckHullwenttohisbosswithanidea：

tobuildamachinethatprintsoutthingsyoucanholdinyourhand.Hismanagerdidn't

agreeatfirst,butfinallytheyreachedanagreement.Hullwouldspendthedayworking

onthecompany'slamps;atnighthe'dworkonhismachine.

ItwastheUVlightsthatgaveHulltheideafirst.HullrealizedthathecoulduseUV

lightstocutplasticpiecesintowhatevershapehelikedandthenpilethesepiecestoform

a3-Dthing.Thenhehadtowriteprogramstotellhismachinehowtocuteachpiece.At

last,hisfirst3-Dprinterwasputtogether.

Butbythemid-1980s,theprinterhaddevelopedintoaworkingproduct,thoughit

costthousandsofdollars.Becausetheprinterwastooheavytocarrytoexhibitions,

Hullmadehomemoviestoshowittopeople.Backthen,theUScarindustryhadbeen

farbehindJapanandthecarcompanieswereeagerforasecretweapon（武器）.The

3-Dprinterwasjustthat：engineerscouldmaketheirownmodelsforpartsuchasdoor

handles（把手），ratherthansendplanstoatoolanddyeshop,savingmonthsduring

thedesignprocessandthusmakingtheircarsmorecompetitive.

Nowthatthetechnologyisbecomingaffordable,allkindsofpeoplehavecaught3-D

fever.AprofessorfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaisworkingonprintingoutanentire

house.Another3-Dartisthasmadearobotichandthatletshisson,whowasborn

withoutseveralfingers,pickupawaterbottle."Anythingthatcanbemadewillbemade

byanyoneanywhere,“wrotejuriesPeels,a3-DPioneer."Anyonewillbeableto

3-D-printaspoon,atruckorarose."

5.WhatwasHull?

A.Anengineer.B.Aworker.

C.Aprofessor.D.Amovie-maker.

6.Whydidn'tHullcarryhisprintertotheexhibitions?

A.Itwasstillasecrettopeople.

B.Itstillcouldnotwork.

C.Itwastooexpensive.

D.Itwastooheavy.

7.WhatdoesjuriesPeelsthinkofthe3-Dprinter?

A.Ithasabrightfuture.

B.Itstillneedsimproving.

C.Itisdifficultforpeopletouse.

D.Itwillbeusedasapowerfulweapon.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceanengineer.

B.Toadvertiseforaprintercompany.

C.Tointroducehowthe3-Dprinterwasinvented.

D.Totellusthatalampcompanycanalsomakeprinters.

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A

PetraandWadiRum,Jordan

Whenitcomestotheworld'swonderfuldesertscenery,Jordan'sPetraandWadi

Rumhasit.AlsoknownastheValleyoftheMoon,thisplaceisoneofthebestbecause

ofitsamazingdesertcanyonsandrockwalls.VisitorslovetravelingitsBurdahandUm

Fruthandwalkingtotheimpressiveancientcity.

Kilimanjaro,Tanzania

TheRongaiRoutewillbethebestrouteifthemembersofthewalkingtourwanta

quietclimb.TheKilipermitstravelerstoseethearea'swilderness,forestsandrare

animals.Thisroute,accordingtomany,istheeasiestwaytoreachthetopwherethe

beautiful360-degreesightsofnaturalwondersawaittravelers.

Quebec,Canada

Thisspecialenvironmentmadeupofboththenaturalandculturaltreasures,where

freshwaterbecomesonewiththetides(i朝汐)ofthesea,makesQuebeconeofthe

interestingwalkingtourdestinationsintheworld.Hereisatrackthatheadstothe

SaguenayFjordNationalParkwhichisincludedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.

AddingtothebeautyofQuebecareitssparklingwaterfalls,invitinglakes,andrare

animals.

GreatSmokyMountains,US

ThisareahasbeennamedastheancestralhomeoftheCherokeeIndians,where

richnaturalwonderscombinedwithinterestinghistoryarethemajorhappenings.The

richnaturalreserve（保护区）isenjoyedbywalkingtourparticipants.Whatalsomakes

thisdestinationapopularchoiceisitsreputation（名声）asthebiggestwildernessinthe

easternpartoftheUnitedStates.

1.WhatisPetraandWadiRumbestknownfor?

A.Itsculture.B.Itsdesertscenery.

C.Itsrareanimals.D.Itsquietness.

2.Whichtourcombinesthesceneryoflandandwater?

A.Quebec.

B.Kilimanjaro.

C.PetraandWadiRum.

D.GreatSmokyMountains.

3.Kilimanjaroismainlyforpeoplewho__.

A.lovetoexplorehistory

B.takesgreatinterestinnature

C.intendtoliveapeacefullife

D.challengethemselvesinclimbing

4.Whichtourisknownforitswilderness?

A.Quebec.

B.Kilimanjaro.

C.PetraandWadiRum.

D.GreatSmokyMountains.

B

Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s.accordingtoastudytobe

publishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor.

Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmore

than46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawasspared

orunaffected，fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSan

GabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshas

fallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75

percent.

Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwho

wastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopment

pushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowded

withsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources（资源）.

ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swith

anotheronebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumenteda

widespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfrom

woodcuttingordevelopment.

Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatest

watershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthat

calculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,

takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampness（潮湿）ofsoil,

andthetimingofsnowmelt（融雪）.

Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthe

statehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,

andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedry

season.

5.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.

B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.

C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.

D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.

6.Whatiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A.Limitinghousingdevelopment.

B.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.

C.Banningwoodcutting.

D.Firecontrolmeasures.

7.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?

A.Lackingsnowmelt.B.Awarmerclimate.

C.Alongerdryseason.D.Dampnessoftheair.

8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.California'sForests：WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?

B.ReasonsforBigTreesBeingImportanttoCalifornia'sForests

C.PatrickMcIntyre：GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia

D.Big-treeCuttingtoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoon

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Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock'sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceand

pride.Thekidscalledhim"Poppy",anamethateverybodyused.

Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy

（药房）.AfterMarcia'smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack'sinvitation

tolivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnot

becomingaburden.

Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemand

becausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaand

Jack,neverarrivingempty-handed.

Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppy

inthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.Thedoctorsaidthat

Poppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttold

Marcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchuteandwhatlittle

hemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchuteonyourlittleboy's

bicycle."

ShebecamesternwithPoppy."You'refoolish,Poppy,"shesaid."Ihavemypride,"

Poppyanswered."Falsepride,"shehurled（斥责）backathim.

Duringautumn,Poppydidn'tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhen

hedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,

PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn（tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatch

thestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.

ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthatthey

alllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppy

came.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhad

before.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhad

theybeenmorefilled.

1.WhichisPoppy'sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?

A.Hehadapart-timejob.

B.Hewasstubbornsometimes.

C.Helikedlivingindependently.

D.Hedidn'twanttobecomeaburdentoher.

2.WhywasMarciaconfusedafterhearingthedoctor'swords?

A.ShewonderedhowtotakecareofPoppylater.

B.Shedidn'tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.

C.ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.

D.Shethoughtthedoctordidn'tknowPoppy'slivingconditions.

3.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"stern"inParagraph5?

A.Patient.B.Angry.

C.Respectful.D.Afraid.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Poppyhadthefullloveofpeoplearound.

B.Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.

C.Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.

D.PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia'sworry.

二、选词填空

用下面给出单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

parkprofessionstarvecontactsoundexchange

employsurveyapproachaffordtouristsurvive

1.ManyfromallovertheworldvisittheGreatWalleveryyear.

2.Theshopisinaone-waystre