高中英语人教版必修3课时作业unit3themillionpoundbanknote9含答案.doc

1、2017-2018学年高中英语人教版必修3课时作业课时作业(九)unit 3the million pound bank notesection warming up & readingpre­reading.阅读理解aas a child, sue hendrickson loved to look for buried treasure. she would also walk along streets, looking at the ground and hoping to find interesting things.one day, hendrickson vi

2、sited an amber mine. one piece of amber had an insect in it, and a miner told her that it was 23 million years old. at that moment, hendrickson knew that she wanted to search for fossils (化石)in 1990, she traveled to south dakota with a team of scientists looking for dinosaur bones. the team's ca

3、r broke down. when the others went to get the car fixed, hendrickson and her dog stayed behind and went for a walk. on her walk, hendrickson saw some bones on the ground and then looked up. there, in the high area of rock, was a huge dinosaur skeleton (骨骼)! the group uncovered the biggest, most comp

4、lete skeleton of a tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) that had ever been found. the t. rex was named “sue” after its discoverer.this was not hendrickson's only adventure. two years later, she dove with scientists to explore a sunken ship. it was a spanish trading ship from the 1600s. at it, the scientists

5、found hundreds of huge stone bowls and more than 400 gold and silver coins.hendrickson has plans for more adventures. she wants to look for more dinosaur bones and hopes to find a woolly mammoth (长毛象) skeleton. often, hendrickson travels to the field museum in chicago, illinois, her hometown. that i

6、s where sue the t. rex is on display. sue hendrickson likes to visit sue the dinosaur whenever she can.【文章大意】本文是记叙文。hendrickson是个探险家，她发现了世界上迄今为止最大的霸王龙化石。1hendrickson found sue the t. rex _.awhile walking her dogbwith the help of her dogcwhen waiting for a car repairdalong with a group of scientists解

7、析：c细节理解题。根据第三段中的内容可知，hendrickson在等待修车的过程中发现了霸王龙化石。2what can we infer from the last paragraph?ahendrickson wants to bring woolly mammoths back to life.bhendrickson spends most of her life in her hometown.chendrickson prefers research work to adventures.dhendrickson has a deep love for sue the t. rex.

8、解析：d细节理解题。根据最后一段中的sue hendrickson likes to visit sue the dinosaur whenever she can可知，hendrickson非常钟爱这个霸王龙化石。3which word can best describe hendrickson?asmart.bquiet.cfunny. dadventurous.解析：d推理判断题。根据最后一段中的hendrickson has plans for more adventures以及全文对她多次探险经历的描述可知，hendrickson是个爱冒险的人。bthis journey began

9、 this morning almost an hour later than i had planned, although i had completed my packing before eight o'clock. i was quite clear about the fact that once i left, my house would stand empty for probably the first time since the day it was built. it was a strange feeling and perhaps explains why

10、 i was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that all was in order.it is hard to explain my feelings once i did finally set off. as i drove further and further from the house, i found the surroundings (周围的事物) grow unrecognizable. i began to have a f

11、eeling of unease mixed with excitement. i took a turning and found myself on a road circling the edge of a hill. i could sense the steep (陡峭的) drop to my left. i felt a sense of alarm that i was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speeding off in the wrong direction into a wilderness. it was

12、 only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. and even when i was sure i was on the right road, i felt forced to stop the car a moment to think carefully. i decided to step out and stretch (伸展) my legs a little. on the one side of the road, thickets and small trees rose sharply, whil

13、e on the other i could now see the distant countryside and a town nearby.i walked a little way along the roadside, when i heard a voice behind me. until this point i had believed myself quite alone and i turned in some surprise. sitting on the large stone was a thin, white­haired man. he called

14、 to me again and signaled me to join him. for a moment, i took him for a homeless man, but then i saw he was just some local man enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine, and saw no reason not to do so.【文章大意】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者在旅行途中复杂的情感。4why did the author set off later than planned?ahe repeatedly c

15、hecked the house.bhe was feeling sad about leaving the house.cpacking his belongings took longer than expected.dthere was no one to help him get everything ready.解析：a细节理解题。根据第一段中的perhaps explains why i was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that

16、all was in order可知，作者因为不断检查屋子因此导致动身较晚。这里需要注意b项，作者提到it was a strange feeling，但并没有说是因为离开家太伤感。5what caused the author to start driving more slowly?athe road had become steep.bhe realized he was driving too fast.cthe beautiful scenery attracted him.dhe suddenly feared that he might get lost.解析：d细节理解题。根据

17、第二段中的i felt a sense of alarm that i was perhaps not on the correct road at all和it caused me to slow down可知，作者害怕自己走错路因此才开得慢了下来。6when the author walked out of his car, he _.adidn't expect to see anyonebdidn't want to speak to anybodycdidn't know there was a town nearbydcouldn't see any

18、thing because of the trees解析：a细节理解题。根据最后一段中的until this point i had believed myself quite alone可知，作者以为就自己一个人在路上，没有想到会遇到任何人。7what was the author's attitude to his trip?ahe just wanted to finish it.bhe felt unable to continue it.che regretted having started it.dhe had mixed feelings about it.解析：d推理

19、判断题。根据文中的it is hard to explain my feelings，i began to have a feeling of unease mixed with excitement以及stop the car a moment to think carefully可知，作者对于此次旅行情感复杂。cthe mind of an elephant should not be underestimated. they are intelligent animals born with both excellent memory and artistic talent.elepha

20、nts eat about 495 pounds of vegetarian food a day. they spend about 16 hours a day eating, but must walk about 4 miles a day in search of food. the average (通常的) elephant lives about 70 years, and its sharp memory allows it to remember places where it has found food as long as 30 years earlier, even

21、 as a baby.in an elephant's travels, it comes across other elephants also looking for food. some elephants are friendly, and some are not so nice, elephants remember every elephant they have ever met. they can even recognize an elephant they perhaps haven't seen for 30 years. they immediatel

22、y remember whether this elephant is an enemy or a friend.when elephants are not searching for food, they sometimes produce art in the sand with their trunks(象鼻). they seem to enjoy just relaxing and painting in the sand. one day, an elephant zoo­keeper noticed this and gave an elephant a paint

23、brush filled with red paint to see if the elephant would paint on a canvas (画布). sure enough, it did, and since then elephants in most zoos have been given paint brushes, paints, and canvases. the resulting abstract (抽象的) art has been sold for high prices around the world. the money goes to support

24、feeding the elephants in the zoos. most felt that the elephants were only capable of painting abstracts. however, they have been trained to paint trees, flowers, and other things in nature. this has enabled us to understand “elephant genius (天才)” even more.【文章大意】本文是说明文。大象是一种特别聪明的动物，不仅过目不忘而且还是艺术天才。8w

25、hat does the underlined word “underestimated” mean?aunderdeveloped. bundervalued.cmistaken. dcontrolled.解析：b词义猜测题。根据划线词后一句they are intelligent animals born with both excellent memory and artistic talent可知，千万不要低估大象的智力。9what can we learn about elephants' memory?ait can reach as far back as 30 year

26、s.bit is at its best in the first 30 years.cit differs greatly among elephants.dit remains excellent for 70 years.解析：a细节理解题。根据第一段中的its sharp memory allows it to remember places where it has found food as long as 30 years earlier和第二段中的they can even recognize an elephant they perhaps haven't seen

27、for 30 years可知，大象的记忆力可以追溯到30年前之久。10why did the zoo­keeper give the elephant a brush?ato attract visitors to it.bto train it to paint pictures.cto prove it was a born artist.dto find out whether it could draw.解析：d细节理解题。根据最后一段中的an elephant zoo­keeper noticed this and gave an elephant a paint

28、 brush filled with red paint to see if the elephant would paint on a canvas可知，动物园的管理员给大象画笔是想看看它会不会画画。11which can best describe elephants according to the text?ahighly smart. bunusually quiet.creally brave. dextremely friendly.解析：a推理判断题。提据文中的intelligent animals以及具体介绍大象的记忆力如何超强和艺术才能如何了得可知，大象是非常聪明的动物。.

29、七选五creating a reader­friendly homea home filled with reading material (材料) is a good way to help kids become enthusiastic (热情的) readers. what kind of books should you have? _1_ here are a few other tips：_2_collect books with mirrors and different textures (质地) for babies. preschoolers enjoy alp

30、habet books and picture books. kids above 7 years old will enjoy variety: fiction, non­fiction, poetry, and dictionaries.create a special reading place.as kids grow, keep books and magazines on shelves they can reach in their favorite places around the house. _3_ place some of the books with th

31、e covers facing out so they're easy to notice. put a basket full of books and magazines next to their favorite places to sit. create a comfortable reading corner, and encourage kids to use it by setting up “reading corner time” each day. keep it attractive.make sure reading areas have good lighting. change the materials oftenadd seasonal books, change different magazines, and include books that rela