高中英语 Unit 3 Australia Period 2 Learning about Language Using Language同步精练 新人教版选修9VIP

Unit3AustraliaPeriod2LearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage同步精练（人教版选修9，课标通用）时间：30分钟Ⅰ.短语填空asmallnumberof；getoutof；nomorethan；closeto；hometo；lookoutfor；havenoeffecton；correspondwith；oweto；fromtimetotime1.Thereare________________________ahandfulofsharkattackseachyearandonlythreedeathshavebeenreportedinthelastfiveyears.2．________________________________acrocodilehassnatchedsomeonebeforeheorsheisevenawarethatthecrocodileisthere.3．Australiais________________morethanl70differentkindsofsnakeand115ofthesearepoisonous.4．However,themajority________________________________humansorcauseonlymildsickness.5．Ifoneisspottedanalarmissoundedtowarnpeopleto________________________thewater.6．WeknowalotabouttheseearlyyearsofEuropeansettlementbecausemostmigrants________________theirfamiliesathomeandmanyoftheirlettersstillsurvive.7．Theseearlysettlers________theirsurvival________hardworkanddeterminationtosucceed.8．Inhotweather,smallplanesflyalongthecoast________________________sharks.9．Whenjellyfishare________________thebeach,youusuallyfindafewdeadonesonthebeach.10．While________________________________Australiansarebittenbyspiderseachyear:mostrecoverwithoutanymedicaltreatment.答案1.nomorethan2.Fromtimetotime3.hometo4.havenoeffecton5.getoutof6.correspondedwith7．owed;to8.lookingoutfor9.closeto10.asmallnumberofⅡ.句型转换1．A：Hisshirtwascoveredwithspotsofoil.B：Hisshirt________________________oil.2．A：Guardswereseenthroughoutthestore.B：Guardswere________throughoutthestore.3．A：Sheranlikethewind.B：Sheran________________.4．A：Theearthquakesurvivorsareingreatneedofhelp.B：Theearthquakesurvivorsarein________needofhelp.5．A：TomobservedMaryentertheoffice.B：Marywas________________________theofficebyTom.答案1.wasspottedwith2.spotted3.veryfast4．desperate5.observedtoenterⅢ.单项填空1.Neithersideispreparedtotalkto________unlesswecansmooththingsoverbetweenthem.A．othersB．theotherC．anotherD．oneother解析句意：除非我们能消除他们之间的矛盾，否则他们两人都不打算和对方讲话。others没有范围，指别人；another没有范围，指另一个；theother指两者中的另一方。根据neither一词选B项。答案B2．—HowaboutyourtriptoBritain?—Oh，________thebadweather,weenjoyedourselvesindeed.A．butfor B．thankstoC．despite D．because解析句意：——你们的英国之旅怎么样？——噢，尽管天气不好，我们确实玩得很尽兴。butfor要不是；thanksto多亏，由于；despite尽管；because因为。答案C3.Itisobviousthatthehopes,goals,fearsanddesires________widelybetweenmenandwomen,betweentherichandthepoor.A．alterB．shiftC．transferD．vary解析句意：很明显男人和女人，富人和穷人在希望、目标、恐惧和欲望方面有很大的不同。varybetween...and由……到……的情况不等。alter更改；shift转移，替换；transfer转换。答案D4．Sheoweshersuccess________goodluckmorethan________ability.A．to；andB．of;toC．to;toD．to;in解析句中owe的含义是“归功于”的意思，应与介词to连用。句中morethan的意思是“而不是”，用作连词连接两个介词短语。句意：她把她的成功归功力于好运气而不是她的才能。答案C5.ItwasApril29,________PrinceWilliamandKateMiddletonwalkedintothepalacehalloftheweddingceremony.A．thatB．whenC．sinceD．before解析句意：年4月29日，英国威廉王子和凯特·米德尔顿走人婚姻殿堂。考查状语从句。根据句意可知空格处引导时间状语从句，故选B项。易误选A项，认为考查强调句型，如选A项，需在April29，前加上介词on。答案B6.Peoplehadtodealwiththelackoffood，clothing,fuelandmosteverything,________thedangerfromenemyaction.A．asfaras B．aslongasC．aswellas D．assoonas解析aswellas＝besides“除……之外(还)”；asfaras“远到……，就/据……”；aslongas“只要”；assoonas“一……就……”。句意：除了敌人行动的危险，人们还要应对食品、衣物、燃料的缺乏以及几乎一切事情。答案C7.Whenthethieffoundthepolicehadalready________him,heranawayquickly.A．realizedB．knownC．spottedD．stared解析spot作动词表示“发现，看见”，符合语境。答案C8.Isit________sparingsometimeforyourhobbywhileyourclassmatesareconcentratingontheirlessons?A．worth B．worthyC．worthwhile D．valuable解析句意：你的同班同学集中注意力在功课上时，你把时间用在业余爱好上值得吗？Isitworthwhiletodo/doing...做……值得吗？答案C9.Usuallywhattheteachersayswillhaveadeep________onachild.A．mark B．effectC．satisfaction D．expression解析haveadeepeffecton对……产生深远影响。答案B10.—Lookattheseblackclouds.It________soon.—Sure.Ifonlywe________out.A．israining;didn'tcomeB．istorain;won'tstartC．willrain;haven'tstartedD．isgoingtorain;hadn'tcome解析句意：——看那黑云，很快要下雨了。——肯定，我们要是没出来就好了。答案DⅣ.阅读理解AMotherswholiveinareasthataremoderatelypollutedbycargasesgivebirthtobabieswithlowerthanaveragebirthweight，anewAustralianstudyhasrevealed.Inparticular，scientistsfromAustraliafoundthatwomenwholivedinPerthsuburbswithmoderatetrafficemissionshadbabiesweighingaround60gramslessonaveragethantheexpectedaverageweightof3.5kilograms.Theconclusionwasbasedontheanalysisoftherecordsof1,800pregnantwomenandtheirbabiesinthreemetropolitanareas.Anassociationwasfoundinonlyoneoftheseareas，Perthsuburbs，anareawithlowindustrialactivity，withamixofpollutedandquietroads.Researcherssaidthattheytookthebaby'sweightatbirthandthenworkedouttheirexpectedsizeunderoptimalconditions.Atthesametime，acomputermodelwascalculatingtheconcentrationoftrafficemissionsaroundthehomesofmothersuptothetimetheygavebirth.Dr.GavinPereira，assistantprofessor，whospecializesintheeffectsofairpollutiononchild'shealth，foundinhispreviousresearchthatPerth'strafficpollutionwasincreasinglytheriskforaboutseventypercentofyoungkidswhosufferfromseriousasthma(哮喘)attacks.Hesaidthefindingsfromthatlateststudywereverysurprisingforhimbecausethepregnantwomenwhotookpartinthestudydidnotliveinheavilypollutedneighborhoods.“Ididnotreallyexpecttoseeanyeffect，soitwasprettysurprising，althoughsomeinternationalstudieshavefoundsomeassociations，”saidhe.Researcherssaidthattheirresultsshouldnotcreateanypanicbutratherbeawarningsignalforthefuture.Thepopulationgrowseachyearsojustthatalonewillincreasetheleveloftrafficemissions.Besides，thenumberofvehiclekilometerstravelledisexpectedtogoupsothereareplentyofreasonswhytheproblemofairpollutionisgoingtogetworse.Inaconclusion，theexpertssaidthatwhilethereisnoreasonforpregnantwomentobescared，thereisarecommendationforplannersanddevelopersnottobuildtheirhomesinashortdistancefrombusyroads.Ingeneral，peopleshouldtrytoputmaximumefforttotakepublictransportationandutilizecleanerenginetechnologiesinordertoreducethevehicleemissions.【解题导语】文章通过澳大利亚科研人员对生活在空气污染严重地区的孕妇所生孩子的体重进行科学研究。结论是：生活在空气污染严重地区的孕妇所生的孩子会比生活在空气轻度污染地区的孕妇所生的孩子体重更轻。目的是唤起人们去关注环境保护，关注人类的生存状态。1．Whichonecouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SomeAdviceonWheretoBuildHousesB．AirPollutionandBaby'sBirthWeightC．Baby'sBirthandHouseD．AirPollutionandHuman'sLife解析该题考查学生对文章主旨大意或文章标题的归纳与概括能力。信息词句在第一段第一句：Motherswholiveinareasthataremoderatelypollutedbycargasesgivebirthtobabieswithlowerthanaveragebirthweight，即生活在中度污染区怀孕妇女所生的孩子比平常的更轻。贯穿整篇文章，始终扣住污染区妇女与新生婴儿体重之间的关系。答案B2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsonthemethodsofdrawingtheconclusionisTRUE?A．byanalyzingtherecordsof1,800womenandtheirbabiesinthreepollutedareasB．byweighingthenewly­bornbabyandcomparingtheaverageinidealconditionsC．byusingacomputertocalculatethedensityoftrafficgaseswherethebabiesarebornD．bycalculatingthedensityoftrafficgasesduringthewholeperiodofpregnancy解析该题考查学生的细节推断能力。关键信息在第二段：①tookthebaby'sweightatbirth②workedouttheirexpectedsize③acomputermodelwascalculating。答案B3．Theunderlinedword“associations”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A．efficientcorporations B．helpfulorganizationsC．seriousinfluences D．causalrelationships解析该题考查学生对生词词义或多义词词义的理解与推断能力。associations：有联系；结合；关联；友谊；协会。在该篇文中所表达的词义是：怀孕妇女在空气污染区生活与新生婴儿体重之间存在直接的因果关系。答案D4．WhydidDr.GavinPereirafeelUNEXPECTEDathiscurrentresearchresults?A．Becausethepregnantparticipantswerenotfromtheareaspollutedseriously.B．Becauseaboutseventypercentofyoungkidssufferedfromseriousasthmaattacks.C．BecausePerth'strafficpollutionwasincreasingquickly.D．Becausethepregnantparticipantsalllivedintheheavilypollutedareas.解析该题考查细节的推断。Pereira(佩雷拉)对目前实验结果感到意外，原因是他的实验对象不是来自污染很严重的地区。关键信息词在第三段第二句：findingsfromthatlateststudywereverysurprisingforhimbecausethepregnantwomenwhotookpartinthestudydidnotliveinheavilypollutedneighborhoods。答案ABSpainisalwaysrelatedwithboldandunrestrainedcharacter.Barcelona，abeautifulcityofSpain，isthemostfamouscityinSpain.ComparedwithMadrid，thecapitalofSpain，Barcelonahasamuchlongerhistory，Inthe8thcentury，MoorsconqueredSpain.BarcelonaactedasthefocalpointfortheexchangeofscholarandscientificknowledgebetweentheEuropeanandMuslimworld.Beforethe16thcentury，itwasthecenterofSpain.In1493，themonarch(王室)receivedColumbusintheRoyalPalaceinBarcelona.Inthe16thcentury，Spainsteppedintoitsgoldenage.TheMonarchmadeMadrid，whichisinthecenterofSpain，thecapitalofSpain.BecauseboththeeastandwestcultureshavedeepinfluencetoBarcelona，todaywecanseemanyChristianbuildingsaswellasIslamic(伊斯兰教的)buildingsthere.GothicQuarter(哥特区)istheoldtowndistrict.Manyoldhousesandmonumentsarefoundthere.TherearemanybeautifulparksinBarcelona.GiudadellaParkisthemostfamousone.It'sdesignedsowellthatUN­ECOdeclareditasaworldheritagesite(遗址)．Barcelonahasmanyinterestingfestivals.Giants，Big­headfigures，precessions，musicalperformances，fireworks，culturalandsporteventsandopen­airdancingareheldinthecity.5．ItcanbeinferredthatthepeopleofBarcelonaaregoodat________.A．combiningbotholdandmodern，eastandwestculturesB．buildingpalacesC．buldingparksD．buildingworldheritagesites解析推理判断题。因为从第一段知道“巴塞罗那是西班牙的一颗明珠”。第二段讲“巴塞罗那成了东西方文化的交汇点和交流中心。直到16世纪，巴塞罗那一直是西班牙的政治文化中心”。第三段讲“因为东西方文化的共同影响，在巴塞罗那，你即可以看到西方的哥特式建筑物，又可以见到东方的穆斯林建筑物”。综合推断，巴塞罗那人民善于把古今文化和东西方文化整合在一起。答案A6．ItcanbeinferredthatBarcelona________.A．hasfewinterestingfestivalsB．hasalonghistorywithsplendidcultureC．hadmanyRoyalPalacesbuiltinsomeplacesofinterestD．hadmuchgold解析推理判断题。从第一、二两段大意“巴塞罗那是西班牙的一颗明珠，是东西方文化的交汇点和交流中心。一直是西班牙的政治文化中心”推断，“巴塞罗那有着悠久的历史和灿烂的文化”。答案B7．WhendidthemonarchreceiveColumbusintheRovalPalaceinBarcelona?A．Inthefifteenth. B．Inthefourteenth.C．Inthesixteenth. D．Intheseventeenth解析细节理解题。从第二段信息句“In1493，themonarch...ColumbusintheRoyalPalaceinBarcelona.”理解得知。答案A8．InBarcelona，youcansee________.A．MadridB．bothwestandeastpoliticsC．manyeastpalacesD．manyChristianbuildingsandIslamicbuildings解析细节理解题。从第三段信息句“todaywecanseemanyChristianbuildingsaswellasIslamicbuildingsthere.”理解得知。答案DⅤ.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面