2025版新教材高中英语单元质量检测三Unit3EnvironmentalProtection新人教版选择性必修第三册

单元质量检测(三)UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Inabank．B．Inarestaurant．C．Inahospital．2．Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?A．Mr．Davidsonisbusyrightnow．B．Themandialedthewrongnumber．C．Thewomanisquitefamiliarwiththeman．3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Colors．B．Mushrooms．C．Wallpaper．4．Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A．Gooutfordinner．B．Workovertimetogether．C．Bringsomefoodbackfordinner．5．Whydoesn'tthewomanhelptheman?A．Sheisbusynow．B．Sheispooratphysics．C．Shehasaheadache．其次节(共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdayisittoday?A．Wednesday．B．Thursday．C．Friday．7．WhatwillthewomandoonSaturdaynight?A．MeetProfessorSmith．B．Attendalecture．C．Celebrateherbirthday．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．What'stheweatherbeenlikethesedays?A．Sunny．B．Windy．C．Snowy．9．Whatwillthetemperaturebetomorrow?A．1℃．B．4℃．C．6℃．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Howdoesthemanknowaboutthemusicconcert?A．Fromthenewspaper．B．Onthetelevision．C．Fromhisfriends．11．WhenistheChineseMusicConcert?A．Onthe13th．B．Onthe28th．C．Onthe29th．12．Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A．160yuan．B．180yuan．C．200yuan．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatdidthegentlemanjustdobeforetheconversation?A．Hehadalovelyride．B．Hegavetheyoungmandirections．C．Heaskedtheyoungmanforhelp．14．Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A．Toabookstore． B．Toariver．C．Toapark．15．Wheremightthespeakersbenow?A．AttheL­6busstop．B．OnGoldRoad．C．OnRiversideRoad．16．Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodointheend?A．Bepolitetothedriver．B．Crossthestreetcarefully．C．Makesurehehaschange． 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdoesajellyfishhave?A．Eyes．B．Bones．C．Astomach．18．Howdoesajellyfishprotectitselfagainstdanger?A．Itgivesoffpoison．B．Itcanbiteusingitsstrongjaws．C．Itswimsfastenoughtoescapedanger．19．Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonsfortheincreaseinthenumberofjellyfish?A．Theyhaveplentyoffoodtoeat．B．Peoplearenotallowedtocatchthem．C．Theoceanstheyliveinbecomecleaner．20．Whatdoweknowaboutjellyfish?A．Theyeatquitedifferentlyfromfish．B．Theycansurviveonlessoxygenthanfish．C．Thereareonlyseveralkindsofjellyfish．其次部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2．5分，满分37．5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA23­year­oldwomanhasachievedanunbelievablethingthatmanyofusdreamof—visitingeverycountryonEarth．LexieAlfordwasbornintoafamilyoftravelagents,whichgavehertheopportunitytotourplacessuchasCambodia,DubaiandEgyptduringherchildhood,accordingtoForbesmagazine．Shebegansavingupatage12tofundhergoalofvisitingallcountries．Byher18thbirthday,shehadtravelledto72nations．InOctober2016sherealizedshecouldseetheremainingnationsonherlistintimetosetofficialrecord．ManypeoplefollowhertravelsonsocialmediaplatformInstagramandshedecidedtochasetheworldrecordpartlytoinspireothers．“Honestly,inthebeginning,IsimplywantedtopushthelimitsofwhatIthoughtIcoulddowithmylifeandseeasmuchoftheworldaspossibleintheprocess，”shetoldForbes．“Itwasn'tuntilthingsstartedgettingreallychallengingthatIrealizedIwasinspiringpeoplearoundme,especiallyyoungwomen．”“IalsolovedvisitingNorthernPakistan,thenaturalbeautyofthemountainsandkindnessofthelocalswasastonishing，”LexieAlfordsaid．“ThemostpleasantsurpriseabouttravellingtoallthesemisunderstoodareasoftheworldwasthatthecountriesforwhichIhadleastexpectationsendedupbeingthemostamazing．”“Myadviceforyoungpeopleistobelievethatyoucandoanythingyousetyourmindtodo．Ifyouwanttotravel,youhavetoprioritize(优先处理)itoverotheraspectsofyourlife．”21．WhywasMs．Alfordabletotourlotsofplaceswhenshewasachild?A．Becausesocialmediaplatformsupportedher．B．Becauseshehadthecouragetoacceptchallenges．C．Becauseherfamilybackgroundgivesheranadvantage．D．Becausesometravelagentshelpedher．22．Whatamazedhermostaboutthetravel?A．Travelingtothemisunderstoodplaces．B．Thenaturalbeautyofthemountains．C．Thekindnessofthelocalpeople．D．Theunexpectedwonderfulexperiencesinsomecountries．23．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressheradviceforyoungpeople?A．Romewasnotbuiltinaday．B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway．C．Wherethereislife,thereishope．D．Don'tputofftilltomorrowwhatcanbedonetoday．BABritishfamilywasonholidayinarentedmotorhomeintheUSA．TravelingthroughCalifornia,theyvisitedtheMagicMountain­AmusementPark．Inthemid­afternoon,halfwaythroughwhatwasturningouttobeamostenjoyabledayatthepark,thefamilycameuponaparticularlysteepride．Intheline,therideattendants(服务员)stronglywarnedeveryoneabouttherisksoflosinghats,glasses,coinsandkeys,etc．,andthesewarningswererepeatedbylargesignsaroundtheride．Duringtheride,theirkeys'fatewasjustasthewarningsrepeated．However,thefactwasthattherewerenosparekeys．Oneparkattendantdrovethefamilybacktothemotorhome,suggestingtheleastdamagingwaystobreakintoit．Fortunately,awindowhadbeenleftslightlyopen,enablingthemiddlesontobeputinandtoopenthedoorsfromtheinside．Whatwasevenmorefortunatewasthattheattendantmadetheenginefirewithoutthekey．Thenextdaythefathercalledalocallocksmith(锁匠)toseewhatcouldbedone．“Imightbeabletomakenewkeysfromthelocksifyoubringthevehicletome．”saidthelocksmith．Sothefamilydrovetothelocksmith,whosebusinesswasinasmallshoppingcentreinthecountryside．Thelocksmithlookedatthemotorhome,andsaidhewouldtry．Infact,thejobtookthelocksmithmostofthedayandheputawayallhispresentwork．Thefamilyhungaroundthelocksmith's,visitedtheshopsagain,andgenerallyspentadayatthelittleshoppingcentre．Inthelateafternoonthelocksmithsaidthathehadnearlydone．Whenthefatherenteredthelocksmith'sshop,thelocksmithwassmiling．Heputtwonewshiningkeysonthecounter．Althoughthedaywasnotincludedintheirplan,thefamilyreallyappreciatedallthehelpandkindnesstheyreceivedfromthepeople．24．Whathappenedtothefamilyintheamusementpark?A．Oneofthekidsfellfromtheride．B．Theywerehitbyawarningsign．C．Theirrentedvehiclebrokedown．D．Theyencounteredthelossofkeys．25．Whatdidtheparkattendantdoforthefamily?A．Hestartedthevehicle．B．Hefoundasparekey．C．Heopenedthecardoor．D．Hecontactedalocksmith．26．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A．Itwasdifficulttomakethenewkeys．B．Thelocksmithhadalargeworkplace．C．Thefamilywasrefusedbythelocksmith．D．Thefamilyhadahappydayinthecity．27．Whatdidthefamilythinkofthepeopletheymet?A．Respectful．B．Humorous．C．Hard­working．D．Warm­hearted．CIfirstcametoBerwickshireforajob—tobetheRangerfortheBerwickshireMarineReserve．IwasthenSeniorRangerforStAbb'sHeadNationalNatureReserveandIsetupmyownbusiness,InOurNature,offeringwildlifejourneys,walks,talksandcoursesin2024．There'ssomuchIloveaboutBerwickshire．Itsstunningscenery．Itsvarietyoflandscapesandhabitatsandrangeofamazingwildlife,bothaboveandbelowthewater．Itsfriendlypeople．Inplacesyoucanfeellikeyouareamillionmilesfromanywhere,wheninrealityyou'rejustanhour'sdrivefromEdinburgh．ThethingthatsupportseverythingontheBerwickshireCoastisitsvariedandfascinatinggeology(地质)．ThejewelinthecrownisSiccarPoint．Withitsworld­famousnon­conformity(均变),it'sconsideredthebirthplaceofmoderngeology．Thegeologynotonlyshapesthelandscape,butitalsoimpactsonthewildlife,formingvariedhabitatsfromsteepshelteredvalleysandtoweringcliffstoshelteredsandybays．There'snothingIlikemorethanbeingoutinnatureandsharingmypassionwithothers,sostartingupInOurNaturewasanobrainer．InthewarmermonthsIoffertoursonlandandseatohelpfolkenjoytheamazingwildlifeandsceneryoftheBerwickshireCoast．Inthedarkermonthsmyonlinecourseshelppeoplelearnaboutwildlifeinthehopethatitwillincreasetheirenjoymentofthemarineandcoastalenvironmentstheyspendtimein．MyfavouritespotontheBerwickshireCoasthasgottobeaplacecalledPetticowick．TheviewsupthecoastandinlandtotheMireLocharesecondtonone．It'saplacewhereyoucanmarvelatgeologywhichcoversunimaginableperiodsoftime．Youcanlistentoandwatchthousandsofseabirdsthatreturntothecliffstobreedeachspring．Orwitnessalltheamazingactivityofthebreedingsealcolonyonthebeachbelowduringtheearlywinter．28．WhydidtheauthorgotoBerwickshire?A．Todosightseeing．B．Tomakefriends．C．Toworkinareserve．D．Tostudywildlife．29．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Thejewelinthecrown”mean?A．Thehighestpart．B．Themostattractivepart．C．Thevaluelesspart．D．Theadvancedpart．30．Howdoestheauthorhelppeoplegettoknowwildlifeindarkermonths?A．Byprovidingonlinecourses．B．Bysharinghisexperiences．C．Byofferingtoursonland．D．Byorganizingtripstothesea．31．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Moderngeologyneedsfurtherstudy．B．Petticowickshouldbewellpreserved．C．Peopleshouldnottakeadvantageofnature．D．TheauthorisenthusiasticaboutBerwickshire．DWeknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?JoanMcLeanthinksso．Infact,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic．Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”，however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions．AccordingtoMcLean,“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry．”Herstudentsagree．OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement．“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention，”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor,“Iwouldneverhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive．”Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer．So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity．Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar．Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt­indeviceforcleaningthewindow．StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions．Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper．Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations．It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA．Morgan'strafficlight．It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ．Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible．Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?32．Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”，theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare________．A．beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamousB．beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousC．notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamousD．notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous33．WhatdoesprofessorJoanMcLean'scourseaim?A．Toaddcolourandvarietytostudents'campuslife．B．Toinformstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention．C．TocarryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity．D．Topreparestudentsfortheirowninventions．34．TommyLee'sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas________．A．noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerB．inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiperC．duetohisexperienceofbeingcaughtinasnowstormD．notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean'slectures35．Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?A．HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?B．HowtoDesignaBuilt­inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?C．Shouldn'tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?D．Shouldn'tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?其次节(共5小题；每小题2．5分，满分12．5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Inanoisyworld,thesoundofsilenceisagentlefriend．Thoughit'savailabletoall,silenceisrarelyembraced．Quietrelaxes,restoresandhelpsyoualot．__36__TheaveragepersonwakesuptoanalarmandthenturnsontheradioorTV．Outside,planesroarandcarshonk．Infact,toomuchnoisecanactuallyreduceyourcognitive(认知的)functionandlifespan．Itistimetotapintosilence,anecessaryandforgottennaturalresource．Justsettingaside30minutesadayforpuresilenceishealing．Shutoffyourphone,turnoffthemusic,andspendtimealone．Similartomeditation,thisprecioustimeallowsyourbraintorefreshcognitivefunctionsincludingcreativity．__37__Twohoursofsilenceperdaycanbehelpfultocelldevelopmentinthebrain,wherememoriesareformed．Eventhoughrelaxingmusiccanbeeffective,silenceisideal．__38__Whensurroundedbysilence,yourconsciousnesshasmorefreedomtoprocessinformation．Thiscanleadtobetterdecisionmakingandmoreacuteself­awareness．__39__Arecentreportsuggestedthatoneinthreepeopleloseawholeyearofftheirlifeduetonoise．Andthisislinkedtoheartdisease,sleeplossandhighbloodpressure．Althoughmanyfindsilencetobeemptyandboring,itisagiftandararethinglikegold．__40__Andthensimplystaywithit．Whenyouembraceitandletitfillyou,youareopentohealingandwellness．A．Silencecangeneratebraincells．B．Silencemayassistinself­reflection．C．Toomuchnoisecanhavetheoppositeeffect．D．Trytomoveforwardtoaplaceofpuresilence．E．Noisecanimproveyourabilitytocalmdownquickly．F．Youmaybesousedtosoundsandyouhardlynoticethem．G．Thistimewillalsohelpyoutoreconnectwithyourinnerself．第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwasaboy,Ispentmuchtimeplayingalone．Ididn't__41__toomuch,though．Ilivedoutsidetown,nexttoaforestwhereoaks(橡树)weremy__42__．Iwouldsitintheirshadeandenjoytheirpeace．Therefore,itwasso__43__formewhenIwasin__44__inawoodprocessingfactory．Itwasn'tjusttheback­breakingwork,long__45__，andlowpay．Itwasalsoseeingtreesbeingcut．Theredoaktreeswere__46__affectedbecausetheyweremadetobetheprettiesthardwoodflooring．Oneafternoonafteralongday'swork,Idecidedtotakeawalkinthe__47__．AsIwandered,Iwasfilledwith__48__forchildhooddays．Feelingsodown,IdroppedmyheadandthatwaswhenI__49__it:aredoakacorn(橡子)thathadsomehow__50__fromhungryanimalsallwinterlong．SomethingI'dreadonce__51__meatthatmoment“Anacorn__52__aforesteventuallyifitwants！”Ismiled,andcarefully__53__thatlittleacorn．ThenIheadedhome,nolonger__54__，forIalsorealizedinourlifeweall__55__asanacorn,butwhetherourfutureisaforestornotisuptous．41．A．demand B．change C．mind D．notice42．A．shelters B．hopes C．factories D．companions43．A．surprising B．tough C．impressive D．vital44．A．trouble B．business C．employment D．luck45．A．hours B．meetings C．breaks D．flights46．A．equally B．heavily C．rarely D．suddenly47．A．factory B．woods C．mountains D．town48．A．longing B．concern C．regret D．struggle49．A．received B．remembered C．recognizedD．spotted50．A．encountered B．left C．survived D．fed51．A．found B．disappointed C．guided D．struck52．A．becomes B．preserves C．reflects D．represents53．A．collected B．picked C．planted D．examined54．A．fearful B．hesitant C．worried D．depressed55．A．fightbackB．startout C．stepforward D．breakthrough其次节(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ChineseteenagerQuanHongchanwonthegoldmedalforthewomen's10­meterplatformdivingattheTokyoOlympicGamesonThursday．NotonlyisQuantheyoungest56．________(compete)inthewomen'sdivingfield,butalsoshe'stheyoungestof431athletes57．________ChinasenttoTokyofortheOlympics．HadtheGamesgoneonasscheduledlastsummer,shewouldhavebeentooyoung58．________(meet)theminimumagetocompeteinthedivingcompetition．Now,she'smadeOlympichistory．EachofQuan'sdiveswasthehighestofthefiveroundsofcompetitionatthe10­meterplatform．Twoscoredperfect10sfromallseven59．________(judge)．Onlyonejudgefoundaflaw(瑕疵)withherfinaldive,60．________(award)hera9．5nexttosix10s．61．________itdidn'tcount,thankstodiving'sscoringsystem．Thetwohighestandtwo62．________(low)scoresarethrownoutandmultipliedbythedive'sdegreeofdifficulty．63．________(eventual),onlythethreemiddle10scountedonherfinaldiveandaddedup96whenmultipliedbythe3．2degreeofdifficulty．Atsuch64．________youngage,Quanwasarelativeunknownuntilwinningthe2024Chinesenationalchampionshipat13yearsold．She65．________(be)a17­year­oldveteran(老手)whentheParisOlympicsstartin2024．第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是高二学生李华，已与留学生好友Mark约好周六探讨身边的低碳生活的状况，现你因故须要推迟，请给Mark写一封邮件说明状况。内容包括：1．表达歉意；2．说明缘由；3．另约时间。留意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。DearMark，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua其次节(满分25分)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。AChangeofHeartItwasacoldDecemberandthingsweretoughformyfamily．MumhadahardtimeraisinguskidsonherowninoursmallcommunityofNewWestminsterasdadpassedawayfiveyearsearlier．Wereliedonsocialassistance．Lookingback,IrealizewhatMumwentthroughsendinguskidstoschool．Everymorningshewouldplaceanewpieceofcardboardinourshoesbecauseoursoles(鞋底)werewornout．Whenwegothome,MumwouldhaveFrenchtoastreadyforus．Constantmovingwastypicalformyfamilyinthosedays,anditdidn'tlooklikewe'dbeinourcurrenthousemuchlonger．Rentwas$25amonth,butMumcouldn'tpayit,andweknewwewouldbeforcedtoleaverightafterChristmasonthefirstofJanuary．Theholidayswerefastapproaching,andwewereentitledto$25forChristmasfromsocialservices．Mumsaidthatinsteadofbuyingfood,shewasgoingtousethemoneytopayourrent．Thatwaywe'dhavearoofoverourheadsforalittlewhilelonger．ThenshetoldusthattherewouldbenoChristmasgifts．UnknowntoMum,IhadbeensellingChristmastrees,shoveling(铲)snowanddoingoddjobstoearnenoughmoneytobuyanewpairofboots．IknewexactlywhichbootsIwanted．Theywereten­inch,Top­Genuine,PierreParisboots,andtheycost$23．ThebigdayforgettingmybootscameonChristmasEveafternoon．IwasveryexcitedasIhurrieduptheroadtocatchthebusintotown．Itwasonlyahalf­milewalk,butonthewayInoticedahousewithChristmaslightsanddecorations．ItwasthenIrealizedthatatourhouse,wehadnolights,nodecorationsandnoturkeyorhamforChristmasdinner．留意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。AsIcontinuedwalking,Ibegantofeelastrangesenseofguilt．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thebusdroveoffwithoutme,andIbreathedasighofrelief．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________单元质量检测(三)UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION第一部分答案：1－5ABCAB6－10BCCAA11－15CBBAB16－20CCAAB听力材料：Text1W:WhatcanIdoforyou?M:I'dliketobuysomeUSdollars.W:Foreignexchange?Sure.Howmuchdoyouwant?Text2M：Hello,mayIspeaktoDavidson,please?W：Sorry,nobodybythatnameworkshere.Text3W：Whatalovelycolor!M：What?It'shorrible.Itlookslikemushrooms.W：Don'tbesilly.It'snice.Wecanputitinourdiningroom.M：Noway!Listen,Jenny.Idon'tlikeanyofthiswallpaper.Whydon'twetryanothershop?Text4W：Bernard,there'snotmuchleftintherefrigerator.M：Well,Imightbeabletopickupafewthingsafterwork,butIhavetobebackratherlatetoday.W：Inthatcase,wecanjustmakedowithamealoutatMcDonald's.M：OK.Seeyouthereat7：30.Text5M：Canyousparemesometime?W：Whatfor?I'mnotreallybusynow.M：I'vegotthisassignmentfrommyph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Jellyfishalsoneedoxygentolive.Theirskinissothinthatoxygencanpassthroughitandentertheirbodies.Ifyoueverseeajellyfish,lookatitcarefully.Youcanevenseeitsstomachthroughtheskin. Allanimalsmustprotectthemselvesagainstdanger.Andwhenajellyfishtouchesananimalorperson,itgivesoffpoison.Ifyougoswimmingintheocean,watchoutforjellyfish,getoutofthewaterifyouseethem.Ifyouseeajellyfishonthesand,don'tpickitup. Sometimes,hundredsofjellyfishappearatonce.Theselargegroupsarecalled“swarms”or“blooms”.Recentlya“swarm”ofjellyfishcoveredoneendoftheGulfofMexico. Whyaretheremorejellyfishnowthaninthepast?Therearetwopossiblereasons.First,adultfishandjellyfisheatmuchofthesamefood.Insomeplaces,toomanyadultfishhavebeencaughtbyhumans.Thisleavesmorefoodforjellyfish.Second,farmersusefertilizerontheirfields.Whenitrains,somefertilizergetswashedintorivers.Itflowsintotheoceans.There,moreplantsgrowandtheoxygeninthewaterisreducedinthewater.