2023届高三英语话题阅读话题《天气》学案含答案

话题天气Weather

Class：Name：Group：No：

LearningObjectives：

1.Reviewtheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthereadingmaterial:

2.Learnthereadingskills:scanningandskimming

LearningKeyPoints：

1.Grasptheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthereadingmaterial

2.Masterthereadingskills:scanningandskimming

LearningDifficultPoints：

Improvethereadingability

LearningProcedures：

I.[Pre-classhomework]

Assessment：

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswer

(1)

Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents

(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.

However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway—by

studyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmany

years'experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990s

whenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshores

ofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoes

thatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandright

shoestosellorwear.

Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes一about60,000

intotal一fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoe

companyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,the

companytoldhimthattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbea

greatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothe

waterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthe

patternsofoceancurrents.

ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'sbestareasfor

beachcombing（海滩搜寻）becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasa

result,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyer

gottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollecting

informationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliable

informationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereable

totestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodelocean

currents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.

Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthe

scientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloating

intheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersand

oceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.

Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.

（NMET2023广东）

41.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestin

meaningto.

A.fittingrooms

B.tradingfairs

C.businesstalks

D.groupmeetings

42.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout.

A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident

B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing

C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes

D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident

43.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?

A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.

B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcombers.

C.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels.

D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.

44.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor.

A.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworld

B.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsonthesea

C.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociation

D.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea

45.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallpeople9sattentiontooceanpollution.

B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.

C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.

D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.

（2）

Coldweathercanbehardonpets,justlikeitcanbehardonpeople.Sometimes

ownersforgetthattheircatsarejustasusedtothewarmshelter（居处）astheyare.

Someownerswillleavetheiranimalsoutsideforalongperiodoftime,thinking

thatallanimalsareusedtolivingoutdoors.Thiscanputtheirpetsindangerof

seriousillness.Therearethingsyoucandotokeepyouranimalwarmandsafe.

Keepyourpetsinsideasmuchasyoucanwhentheweatherisbad.Ifyou

havetotakethemout,stayoutsidewiththem.Whenyou*recoldenoughtogo

inside,theyprobablyaretoo.Iyoumustleavethemoutsideforalongtime,make

suretheyhaveawarm,solidshelteragainstthewind,thickbedding,andplentyof

non-frozenwater.

Ifleftaloneoutside,dogsandcatscanbeverysmartintheirsearchforwarm

shelter.Theycandigintosnowbanksorhidesomewhere.Watchthemclosely

whentheyareleftoutdoors,andprovidethemwithshelterofgoodquality.Keep

aneyeonyourpet'swater.Sometimesownersdon'trealizethatawaterbowlhas

frozenandtheirpetcan'tgetanythingtodrink.Animalsthatdon'thavecleanand

unfrozenwatermaydrinkdirtywateroutside,whichmaycontainsomething

unhealthyforthem.（NMET2023全国II）

41.WhatdowelearnaboutpetsfromParagraph1?

A.Theyareoftenforgottenbytheirowners.

B.Theyareusedtolivingoutdoors.

C.Theybuildtheirownshelter.

D.Theyliketostayinwarmplaces.

42.Whyarepetownersaskedtostaywiththeirpetswhentheyareoutincold

weather?

A.Toknowwhentobringtheminside.

B.Tokeepthemfromeatingbadfood.

C.Tohelpthemfindshelters.

D.Tokeepthemcompany.

43.Ifpetsareleftontheirownoutdoorsincoldweather,theymay

A.runshortofcleanwaterB.digdeepholesforfun

C.dirtythesnownearbyD.getlostinthewild

44.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Togivepracticaladvice.

C.Totellaninterestingstory.D.Topresentaresearchresult.

II.[While-class]

Assessment：

Stepl.Lead-in

Step2.Groupdiscussionandpresentation

Step3.Consolidation:Readthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswer

(1)

ElNifio,aSpanishtermfor"theChristchild"，wasnamedbySouthAmerican

fishermanshonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwoto

sevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNifiosees

warmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowback

eastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimesthe

otherwayround.

Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.Richcountries

gainmorefrompowerfulNifio,onbalance,thantheylose.Astudyfoundthata

strongNifioin2023helpedAmerican'seconomygrowby15billion,partly

becauseofbetteragriculturalharvest,farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextra

rain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoor

ones.

ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought（干

旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.Thoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutby

ElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurface

floodingandotherdisasters.

ThemostrecentpowerfulNino,in2023-98,killedaround21,000peopleand

causeddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNinoscomewith

monthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthat

governmentscanprepare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute（ODI）,

however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneon

reducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwards.Thisis

despiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoon

reconstruction.

Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure（基石出设施）canreducethespreadof

disease.Bettersewers（下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedby

anoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridgesmeanvillagesareless

likelytobeleftwithoutfoodandmedicineafterfloods.Accordingtoapaperin

2023byMr.Hsiangandco-authors,civilconflictisrelatedtoElNino'sharmful

effects—andthepoorerthecountry,thestrongerthelink.Thoughtherelationship

maynotbecausal,helpingdividedcommunitiestopreparefordisasterswouldat

leastreducetheriskthatthosedisastersarefollowedbykillingandwounding

people.Sincethepoorestareleastlikelytomakeupfortheirlossesfromdisasters

linkedtoElNino,reducingtheirlossesneedstobethepriority.（NMET2023江

苏）

61.WhatcanwelearnaboutElNinoinParagraph1?

A.ItisnamedafteraSouthAmericanfisherman.

B.Ittakesplacealmosteveryyearallovertheworld.

C.ItforcesfishermentostopcatchingfisharoundChristmas.

D.Itseesthechangesofwaterflowdirectionintheocean.

62.WhatmayElNinosbringabouttothecountri