2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit3TheworldmeetsChina课时分层作业3含解析外研版选择性必修第四册

PAGEUnit3TheworldmeetsChina课时分层作业(九)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWiththeirpipesandlidstoavoidspills，coffeecupshavelongbeenthesubstituteforadults.NowStarbucksisgoingallinontheconceptbyswearingtogetridofstrawsinthenextfewyears—andit'sallforaverygoodreason.Thismoveisananswertoourownpartnersaboutwhatwecandotoreducetheneedforstraws.Notusingastrawisthebestthingwecandofortheenvironment.Inplaceofplasticstraws，Starbucksplanstoofferrecyclablelidsforalliceddrinksandpaperstrawsforcoffee.ThetransitionisalreadytakingplaceinStarbucks'hometownofSeattle，whereabanonplasticstrawswentintoplaceonJuly1.Byrollingthisoutinall28，000oftheirstoresinthenextfewyears，thecompanysaystheyareannuallyremovingmorethanonebillionstrawsfromgoingintocirculation—andpotentiallytheocean.Starbucks'decisiontograduallystopusingsingle­useplasticstrawsisashiningexampleoftheimportantrolethatcompaniescanplayinstoppingthetideofoceanplastic.Witheightmillionmetrictonsofplasticenteringtheoceaneveryyear，wecannotaffordtoletindustrysitonthesidelines.Marinelifehasa50%deathratewhenitswallowsplastic—yetresearchersbelievetherewillbemoreplasticintheoceanthanfishbytheyear2050ifthisrateoflittercontinues.Thatmeanstherecanbeanimmediatepositiveimpactifweswapplasticstrawsforenvironmentallyfriendlyalternatives.ThesmartdesignonthecupforcolddrinkscomesfromStarbucks'in­houseteamofdesignersandhasbeenindevelopmentfortwoyears.However，theannouncementcomesasoutcry(倒彩)increasesoverthedangersthatplasticstrawscancausetomarinelife.Othercompaniesmakingtheeco­friendlyswapalsoannouncedplanslastmonthtotestalternativestoplasticstraws.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲解并描述了Starbucks提出不运用塑料吸管来削减白色污染，爱护地球的概念。1．WhydoesStarbucksdecidetogetridofplasticstraws?A．Toreduceitscost.B．Tomeetthecustomers'needs.C．Tocreateagreenerplanet.D．Toexpanditsbusinessworldwide.C[细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句“Notusingastrawisthebestthingwecandofortheenvironment.”可知答案为C。]2．Whatdoestheword“transition”inParagraph2referto?A．Dilemma. B．Change.C．Response. D．Conflict.B[词义揣测题。依据其次段第一句可知，这种改变已经在Starbucks的发生，故B项正确。]3．What'sthetextmainlyabout?A．Starbucksisthrowingawayplasticstrawsforaworthycause.B．Environmentallyfriendlymaterialwillreplaceplasticstraws.C．Scientistsaremakingeffortstosolveoceanplasticpollution.D．AsalespromotionofanewbrandbyStarbucksisbeingdone.A[主旨大意题。本文讲解并描述了Starbucks提出不运用塑料吸管来削减白色污染，爱护地球的概念。故A项为最佳答案。]BEveryoceanloverknowsthedangersofgettingcaughtinaripcurrent(离岸流)．Experiencedswimmersknowitisrelativelyeasytoescapethenarrowchannelofthefastmovingwaterbyfloatingandallowingittodragyoufurtherintotheoceanorbyswimmingalongsidetheshore.However，inexperiencedbeachgoersoftenpanic，andtrytoswimtoland，placingthemselvesattheriskofdrowningduetotiredness.AccordingtotheUSNationalOceanService，thecurrentskillabout100Americanseachyearandaccountfor80%ofalllifeguardrescues.Thesescarystatisticsmaysoonbeathingofthepast，thankstoCleverGirl，asmartbuoy(浮标)thatwarnsswimmersofthepresenceofdeadlyripcurrents.ThesmartdeviceisthebrainchildofAustralianteenagerMaddisonKing，whocreatedCleverGirlasaprojectforherGrade12DesignandTechnologyclass.The18­year­old，whoworksasalifeguardduringhersparetime，cameupwiththebrilliantideaafterdiscoveringthatmostchildrenwereunabletodetectripcurrents.Thebasketball­sizedplasticbuoy，whichcanbeattachedtoachainofsimilardevicesortheoceanfloor，isfittedwithasmallpropeller(螺旋桨)．Whenthewatertravelsatthespeedofover70centimetrespersecond，itspinsthepropellerfastenoughtopowerthelightatopthebuoy，warningswimmerstostayclearofthearea.Thoughitsoundssimpleenough，theyoungsterhadtoovercomenumerousdesignchallenges.Forinstance，shepickedaredlightsinceitiseasytoseeinthebrightsunlightandalsobecausethecolorservesasauniversalwarningsignfortouriststhatdonotspeakthelocallanguage.Thedevice'ssmoothsurfaceandhighhandlesensureswimmersdonotgethurt，whiletheblack，white，andredstripedunderside，keepssharksandotheranimalsatbay.Futureversionsmightincludesomethinglikeawarningsiren，whichwouldprovidesoundwarningsofripcurrents.Besides，thepresentmodelcostsabout$300tomake.“That'sbeyondmypurse，”shelaughs.“Thecosthastobecutdown.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。在海里游泳时，一些缺乏阅历的游泳者遇到高速的离岸流时经常感到恐惊，并试图游向陆地，最终因疲惫而溺水身亡。受做临时救生员工作经验的启发，MaddisonKing独创了一种装置，能在离岸流达到肯定速度时发出预警，从而使人们避开误入高速洋流。4．Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoescapetheripcurrent?A．Waitingforrescues.B．Swimmingtotheshore.C．Movingfastinthewater.D．Floatingwiththewater.D[细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句可知，有阅历的游泳者知道，通过在快速流淌的水中漂移，让流水带着自己流入海洋或沿着海岸游泳是逃离离岸流的有效方法。故选D项。]5．WhydidMaddisondecidetoinventCleverGirl?A．Shewantedtochallengehercreativity.B．Shewasmotivatedbyherworkingexperience.C．Shewassupposedtocompleteitforherclass.D．Shewasscaredbythestatisticsofthegovernment.B[细微环节理解题。依据其次段其次句可知，18岁的MaddisonKing在业余时间做救生员，她发觉大多数孩子都无法察觉到离岸流，最终会因为疲惫而使自己处于溺水的危急之中，故B项正确。]6．WhatdoweknowaboutthepresentversionofCleverGirl?A．It'snotavailableonthemarket.B．It'squiteattractiveforseaanimals.C．It'sbasedonacomplextheory.D．Itcangivewarningsindifferentways.A[推理推断题。依据第一段可知，每年大约有100个美国人死于离岸流，但这些可怕的统计数据可能很快成为过去，这多亏了警告浮标装置——CleverGirl。结合最终一段可知，这种装置的成本很高，且未形成成品；据此可以推断，其目前样本还没有投放市场。故选A项。]7．WhatcouldthefutureversionofCleverGirlbelike?A．Saferandgreener.B．Cheaperandsafer.C．Greenerandmoreeffective.D．Cheaperandmoreeffective.D[推理推断题。依据最终一段最终两句可知，这种产品目前的样本成本大约是300美元，在将来成本可能会下降；依据最终一段第一句可知，这种产品会更有效。故选D项。]Ⅱ.读后续写阅读下面材料，依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。Zigfried，alittlemouse，oncelivedhappilyinafarmhousewithhisparents.Theygotalotoffoodfromthekitcheneasily，becausetheownerofthefarmhousewasveryrich.ForZigfriedandhisparents，Christmaswastheirfavorite.Onthatday，theycouldgetlotsofdeliciousfoodthaneverlikechicken，chocolateandcheese.EverytimehisfatherwouldbringabigchickenlegbackforZigfried.ToZigfried，wonderfulfoodwashisChristmas'miracle.Unfortunately，Zigfried'sfatherwascaughtbyacatwhenhewashangingaround.Yearslater，hismotherdiedbecauseofillnessandtheownerofthefarmhousemovedtothecity.HappydayswereawayfromZigfriedfromthenon.Allthethingshadalreadybeenchanged，therewasnofoodanymoreinthefarmhouseandnofamily，andalltheroomswereempty.Newyearwascomingagain，Zigfriedblewhisbreathonthefrostywindowofthefarmhouseandrubbedittoseetheoutside.Stillnobodycame.Maybetoday，hethoughthopefully.ItwasonlyafewdaysbeforeChristmasandhewaswaitingforamiracle.Amiraclelikedtheoldtimes，whichhehasbeenwaitingforalongtime.Thisfarmhousehadbeenemptyfortoolong.Itneededafamily.Zigfried'sstomachmadeanoise.Herealizedthathehadn'teatenanythingsinceyesterday.Hejumpedfromthewindowsill(窗沿)，grabbedabagfromhishome，andwentnextdoortoFarmerMike's.FarmerMike'shousehadbeenagreatplaceforthelittlemouseuntilthefarmermarriedawifewhohadacat.Zigfriedtrembledwhenhethoughtofit.Helookedaroundcautiouslyashestoleintotheroomwheregrainwasstoredandwasquitenervousashefilledhisbagwithwheat.Hewasturningtoleavewhensuddenlyhefeltahotbreathabouthisear.Hisheartbeatwildly，andwithoutthinkinghestartedtorunbutthecatkeptchasinghim.Zigfriedwasveryfamiliarwiththehouseandluckilyescapedthecat'spaws(爪子)．留意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Paragraph1：ThenextafternoonZigfriedheardsomegoodnews：Paragraph2：Thehousecamealivethenextfewdays.