高中英语课件UNIT 3　DIVERSE CULTURESSection D　Reading for Writing Assessing Your Progress

SectionDReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgress必备知识基础练Ⅰ.单词拼写1.GlobalwarmingreferstoanaverageincreaseintheEarth’stemperaturewhichleadsto(气候)change.

答案climate2.Heisa(和善的)man,whoislikedbyallthepeoplearoundhim.

答案mild3.Ourcompanyhasproducedanewkindof(材料)whichremainsstainlessnomatterwhatyouwillspillonit.

答案material4.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyouwear,solongasyoulook(整洁的)andtidy.

答案neat5.Aftertheygotthepresentjob,thecouple(定居)downinthatcountry.

答案settled6.Theoldteachingbuildinghasbeenpulleddownandanewoneisunder(建造).

答案construction7.Thisdrinkdoesn’t(含有)anyalcohol,soyoucandrinkitifyoudriveacar.

答案contain8.Each(物品)inthestorehasabarcodeoraproductnumber.

答案itemⅡ.短语填空(注意动词的适当形式)divideupinto,baseon,tonamebutafew,atfirsthand,haveapopulationof,withcare1.Lotsofourfriendsarecoming:Anne,KenandGeorge,.

答案tonamebutafew2.He’soneofthefewWesternerswhohaveexperiencedtheconditionsthere.

答案atfirsthand3.Thecourseistwoparts:classtimeforlearningtrafficregulationsanddrivingtimetopracticedriving.

答案dividedupinto4.Thecountryover100,000,mostofwhomarefarmers.

答案hasapopulationof5.Hehandledthetestsample,becausehewasafraidofspoilingit.

答案withcare6.Theresearchgroupproducedtworeportsthesurvey,butneithercontainedanyusefulsuggestions.

答案basedonⅢ.完成句子1.他躺在草地上,眼望天空。Helayonthegrass.

答案withhiseyeslookingatthesky2.老板只在乎你做的事而不是你说的话。Thebossonlycaresbutnot.

答案whatyoudo;whatyousay3.中国有五千多年的历史,创造了灿烂的文化。Chinaover5,000yearsandhascreatedasplendidculture.

答案hasahistoryof4.伦敦位于泰晤士河畔,有700万人口。LondonliesontheRiverThamesandsevenmillion.

答案hasapopulationof5.一年分四季。Theyearfourseasons.

答案isdividedinto关键能力提升练Ⅳ.阅读理解(2021·黑龙江、吉林两省十校高一期中)AJourneytotheYosemiteFirefallEachyear,thousandsofpeopleareattractedtotheYosemiteNationalParkinCaliforniaforachanceofseeing—andphotographing—theunique“firefall”.Theamazing“firefall”comestolifeonlywhenthereisenoughwaterfromthemelting(融化)snowtokeeptheHorsetailFallflowingandwhenthelightofthesettingsunhitsthewaterfallattherightangle.ItcanonlybeseenforashorttimeinFebruaryonclearsunnydays.Thisyear,theweatherisn’tstoppingthe“firefall”fromhappening,butitismakingthejourneytoseeitmoredifficult.“Whatwouldhavebeena10-minutewalkturnedintoatwo-hourhikethroughdeepsnow?”photographerRyanFitzsimonssaidabouthisrecenttriptoseethephenomenon.“Ourclotheswereallwetbythetimewegottoaviewingsite.Buttheheavysnowmadethesightmuchmorebeautifulsincethewaterfallismuchbiggerthisyear.”AnotherphotographerAndyHeitzwasmakinghisfirsttriptoseethe“firefall”.Hehadtowaitfivehoursintheextremecoldforhisturntotakeapicture.“Igottothesiteatabout12:00atnoon.Theplacewasalreadyfilledwithhundredsofpeoplewaitingtoseeandphotographthe‘firefall’.IwassoluckythatIshotareallywonderfulburner!IwascompletelyamazedwithwhatIsaw,”hesaid.“Youknow,onlyonacoupledaysoftheyearinFebruaryandwhenthesunsetsdownattheperfectangletoshineonYosemite’sHorsetailFallcanweseethe‘FireFall’.I’llneverforgetwhatIhaveseen.”The“firefall”shouldcontinuetobetherefrom20to24February.Butparkofficialssaidthatthere’snoguarantee(保证)thatvisitorswillseeitonanygivenday.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国加州约塞米蒂的“火瀑布”。1.Whenmightbethebesttimetotakepicturesofthe“firefall”?A.Earlyinthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Lateintheafternoon.D.Atnight.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Theamazing‘firefall’comestolifeonlywhenthereisenoughwaterfromthemelting(融化)snowtokeeptheHorsetailFallflowingandwhenthelightofthesettingsunhitsthewaterfallattherightangle.”可知,只有当融雪中有足够的水来保持马尾瀑布的流动,当夕阳以合适的角度照射到瀑布时,神奇的“火瀑布”才会出现。由此可知,“火瀑布”形成于日落时分,也是最好的拍照时间。故选C项。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“burner”inParagraph5referto?A.Aworkerinthekitchen.B.ThefireintheYosemiteNationalPark.C.Apartofacookerorstove.D.TheuniqueHorsetailFallinthesettingsun.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子后面内容“Youknow,onlyonacoupledaysoftheyearinFebruaryandwhenthesunsetsdownattheperfectangletoshineonYosemite’sHorsetailFallcanweseethe‘FireFall’.”可知,只有在每年2月的这几天,当太阳以完美的角度落在约塞米蒂的马尾瀑布上时,我们才能看到“火瀑布”。在画线词所在的句子中,摄影师安迪·海茨说“Iwassolucky(我是如此幸运)”可推知,他拍到了完美的“火瀑布”。由此推知,画线词burner指的就是TheuniqueHorsetailFallinthesettingsun.(夕阳下独特的马尾瀑布)故选D项。3.Whymightthe“firefall”disappearbetween20to24Februarythisyear?A.Therewouldn’tbeenoughsnow.B.Itmightbetoocloudy.C.Thewaterfallmightnotfreeze.D.Thesnowmightmettoofast.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“ItcanonlybeseenforashorttimeinFebruaryonclearsunnydays.”可知,只有在二月份晴朗的天气才会看到它。结合文章第三段中的“Buttheheavysnowmadethesightmuchmorebeautifulsincethewaterfallismuchbiggerthisyear.”可知,今年刚下了大雪,所以“火瀑布”可能会消失的原因只能是没有太阳。故选B项。4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceanattraction.B.Togivesuggestionsforatrip.C.ToadvertiseaparkintheUS.D.Toexplainwhatisa“firefall”.答案A解析推理判断题。结合文章的题目“AJourneytotheYosemiteFirefall(约塞米蒂‘火瀑布’之旅)”和文章内容可知,文章的主要目的是介绍一处著名的景观——约塞米蒂“火瀑布”。故选A项。Ⅴ.应用文写作假定你是李华,暑假期间有个美国旅游团要来北京旅游,请你作为导游根据提示信息写一篇短文简要介绍一下北京。内容:1.北京是中国的首都及政治、经济和文化中心;2.北京历史悠久,景点众多,长城、天坛、紫禁城久负盛名;3.北京美食也很多,北京烤鸭和北京小吃非常出名。注意:1.词数80个左右;2.开头已经给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:天坛theTempleofHeaven,紫禁城theForbiddenCity,北京烤鸭Pekingducks,北京小吃BeijingsnacksLadiesandGentleman,WelcometoBeijing!MynameisLiHua,andIfeelhonoredto

参考范文LadiesandGentleman,

WelcometoBeijing!MynameisLiHua,andIfeelhonoredtobeyourguideforthetour.Now,I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutBeijing.

Beijing,alsoknownasPeking,isthecapitalofChinaandthecentreforpolitics,economyandculture.Itenjoysalongandrichhistory.Therearenumerousheritagesitesandwonderfulexamplesofancientarchitecture,suchastheworld-famousGreatWall,theTempleofHeavenandtheForbiddenCity.Besidessightseeingplaces,therearemanydeliciousfoodssuchasPekingducksandBeijingsnacks.ThereisnodoubtthatBeijingisreallyagoodplacetotravel.Ihopeyouallhaveapleasanttimehere.Ⅵ.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。(2021·辽宁盘锦第二高级中学高一阶段性考试)Onceuponatime,therewasabigappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetopofthetree,atetheapples,andtookanapundertheshadow.Helovedthetreeandthetreealsoenjoyedplayingwithhim.Astimewentby,thelittleboygrewupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetree,appearingsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboygently.“Iamnolongerakid;Iwon’tplayaroundtreesanymore,”theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon’thavemoney.However,youcanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.Then,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcitedthathepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn’tcomebackafterthat.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreerequested.“Iamsadandbecomingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.注意:续写词数应为150个左右。Manyyearslater,theboyfinallyreturned.

Theappletreeisourmother.

参考范文Manyyearslater,theboyfinallyreturned.Feelingtired,hewenttoseetheappletree.Atthesightofhim,thetreesaidregretfully:“I’msorry,boy,butnowInolonger