2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit6AtonewithnatureSectionⅢDevelopingideas课时检测含解析外研版必修第一册

PAGEPAGE6DevelopingideasⅠ.阅读理解AWindturbines(涡轮)andsolarpanelsthatgenerateelectricityareexamplesof“green”technology.Anewstudyfindsthatsuchrenewableenergymightbegreeninanothersense.Largecollectionsofthoseturbinesorsolarpanelsappearcapableofbringingrainstothedesertandwouldallowmoreplantstogrow.Buildinglargewindorsolarfarmsjusttostudytheirquestionwasnotanoption.Itwouldbetoocostly.SoexpertsKalnayandSafadevelopedamodelofNorthAfrica'sSaharaDeserttofindouthowwindturbinesandsolarfarmsmightalterthedesert'sclimate.Theteamranitsmodelseveraltimes.Inonerun,itassumedthatpeoplewouldsetupwindfarmsonly.Anotherrunassumedpeoplewouldinstalljustsolarfarms.Athirdassumedpeoplewouldbuildboth.Theywouldaffectthedesert'sweatherwithtemperatureandaveragedailyrainincreased—butdifferently.Installingamixofsolarfarmsandwindturbinesbroughtaboutabiggerchange—notintemperaturebutinrainfall.IntheSahara,havingbothwindandsolarfarmsmorethandoubledtheamountofrainthatfell,upto215.4millimetersperday.Themodelspredictedthattheaveragerainfallwouldincreaseovertime,asmoreplantsgrew.Plantsmovewaterfromthegroundtotheair.Warmeraircancarrymorewater.Soasthisairrises,itcanferrymorewateruptobecomeclouds.Thosecloudscanreleaserain,relievingthethirstofplantsbelow.Overtime,thisprocessrepeatsitselfoverandover.Thispositivefeedbackcangreatlyboostrains.Suchrainfallchangescouldleadtobetteragriculture,saysSafa.“Morerainalsowouldhelpwildplantsgrow.WebelievethatthecountriesintheSaharashouldseriouslyconsiderinvestinginwindandsolarpower，”headded.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新的探讨发觉，可再生能源的运用能够增加沙漠地区的降雨量，有助于植物的生长。1．Whatisthenewfindingoftheresearch?A．Desertswillbesuitableforfarming.B．Itcostsmuchtogetdesertsgreener.C．Renewableenergycangreenadesert.D．Cleanenergyhelpsplantsgrowbetter.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的Anewstudyfindsthatsuchrenewableenergymightbegreeninanothersense.Largecollectionsofthoseturbinesorsolarpanelsappearcapableofbringingrainstothedesertandwouldallowmoreplantstogrow.可知，探讨发觉这种可再生能源好像能够给沙漠带来雨水，并能让更多的植物生长。换句话说，这些可再生能源可以绿化沙漠。故选C。2．Whatdiscouragedexpertsfrombuildingenergyfarms?A．Highconstructionexpenses.B．Alackofsuitabletestsites.C．Shortageofmanpower.D．Terribleclimate.解析：选A细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的Buildinglargewindorsolarfarmsjusttostudytheirquestionwasnotanoption.Itwouldbetoocostly.可知，建立能源农场不是一个好的选择，因为太贵了。由此可推断出，阻挡专家们建立能源农场的是昂扬的建筑费用。故选A。3．Whatwastheadvantageofthethirdrun?A．Savingmoreenergywithlesscost.B．Doublingglobalrainfallperyear.C．Raisingdailyrainfallinthedesert.D．Decreasingtemperatureinthedesert.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的Athirdassumedpeoplewouldbuildboth.和Installingamixofsolarfarmsandwindturbinesbroughtaboutabiggerchange—notintemperaturebutinrainfall.IntheSahara,havingbothwindandsolarfarmsmorethandoubledtheamountofrainthatfell,upto215.4millimetersperday.可知，在第三次试验中，既建立了风力发电厂，又建立了太阳能发电厂，这种状况下，降雨量增加了一倍多，达到每天215.4毫米。由此可推断出，第三次试验的优势是增加了沙漠的日降雨量。故选C。4．WhatmaySafaadvisethecountriesintheSaharatodo?A．Buildmorefarmstogrowcrops.B．Savemorewaterforagriculture.C．Investinwindandsolarpower.D．Considermovingtootherplaces.解析：选C推理推断题。依据最终一段Safa说的话可知，Safa建议撒哈拉沙漠地区的国家应仔细考虑投资风能和太阳能，因为这有助于野生植物的生长，对环境是有好处的。故选C。BTogrowsugarydatesinthesand,Siwa'sfarmersmustfirstmakethedesertsuitableforfarming.Anoasis(绿洲)inEgypt,Siwahasbeenhometohumansforthousandsofyears.Sinceancienttimes,theoasishashostedfarmsproducingsomeofthemostvaluabledatesinEgypt,andsugarydateshaveappearedonEgyptians'tables.ThedesertenvironmentinSiwaisnotquitefitforplantstogrow.Forexample,thewatertherecontainsmuchsalt.However,withlocalpeople'sefforts,theSiwaoasiscontainscomplexagriculturalfields,wheredatetrees,cropsandotherplantsgrowinharmony.Thatimpressedmealotduringmyvisittotheoasis.Tomakeanewpieceoffield,farmersfirstremovethetopsoilandreplaceitwithamixtureofsandandwastematterfromanimals.Thefirstplantsaremedicinalplants.Then,farmersplantdatetreesandolivetrees.Thesefarmingskillsarepasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Togrowdatetreesisdemanding.Andittakes10yearsforanewdatetreetomature,butonceitdoes,thetreeproducesgenerousfruit:around110poundsofdatesperyear.Eachfarmerpicksdateswiththeskilledhands.Theyclimbthetreesusingnothingmorethanabelt.Intotal,Siwagrowsmorethan25,000tonsofdatesfrom280,000treesperyear.Thedatescanbeeatenfresh,ormadedry.EverypartofthedatetreeissignificantinSiwa,fromleavesmadeintobedsandboxestowoodusedtobuildhouses.Andthen,ofcourse,there'sthefruititself.Thedatescanbecookedwithgoatmeatormixedwitheggsforbreakfast.Theycanalsobemixedwithflour,water,andoliveoil,andboiledslowlytomakealocaldessert.Localfarmersoncedevelopedmanyuniquedatevarieties,whichtheircamelscarriedtoCairo.Butlatermanyofthosevarietiesperished.Andtodayonlyseveralmajorvarietiesremainandsomehavebecomequiterareandbeenatrisk.The1985constructionofaroadintheoasismadethesurvivaloflocalagriculturaltraditioneventougher.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Siwa的农夫克服地理环境上的困难，用才智和努力在沙漠上种甜枣的故事。5．WhatcanwelearnaboutsugarydatesfromParagraph1?A．Theycanadapttotoughenvironment.B．Theyhaveexistedforalongtime.C．They'reintroducedtoEgyptfromabroad.D．They'rethemostvaluablefruitinEgypt.解析：选B细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的Sinceancienttimes,theoasishashostedfarmsproducingsomeofthemostvaluabledatesinEgypt,andsugarydateshaveappearedonEgyptians'tables.可知，甜枣已经存在很长时间了。故选B。6．WhatimpressedtheauthoralotduringhisvisittoSiwa?A．Thegreatvarietyofplantsgrownthere.B．Thehardbuthappylifeoflocalpeople.C．Thegreatcomplexityofthelocalagriculture.D．Thelocalfarmers'wisdomandcontributiontofarming.解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的However,withlocalpeople'sefforts,theSiwaoasiscontainscomplexagriculturalfields,wheredatetrees,cropsandotherplantsgrowinharmony.Thatimpressedmealotduringmyvisittotheoasis.可知，在Siwa访问期间，当地农夫的才智和对农业的贡献给作者留下了深刻的印象。故选D。7．What'sParagraph4mainlyabout?A．People'spreferencefordates.B．Theintroductiontolocalfood，C．Theusageofdatetrees'differentparts.D．Thelocals'highexpectationsofdatetrees.解析：选C段落大意题。依据第四段中的Thedatescanbeeatenfresh,ormadedry.EverypartofthedatetreeissignificantinSiwa,fromleavesmadeintobedsandboxestowoodusedtobuildhouses.Andthen,ofcourse,there'sthefruititself.可知，第四段主要介绍了枣树不同部位的用途。故选C。8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perished”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Diedout. B．Spreadout.C．Gotcreated. D．Becameknown.解析：选A词义揣测题。依据画线词后面的Andtodayonlyseveralmajorvarietiesremainandsomehavebecomequiterareandbeenatrisk.可知，画线词所在句意为：“但后来这些品种中的很多都灭亡了。”由此推知，画线词perished与diedout意思接近。故选A。Ⅱ.阅读七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。BeaGreenChildWhatdoesitmeantobegreen?“Green”ismorethanjustacolor.1Whygreen?Plantsaregreen,andwithoutthemtheEarthwouldn'tbesuchalovelyhomeforushumanbeings.Whatcanwedo?Here'safour­stepguidetobeinggreen.ReduceIt!2Forinstance,ashortershowermeansyouuselesswaterandlessfuelsinceyourhouseusesfueltorunthewaterheaterthatwarmsupthewater.ReuseIt!Sometimespeoplecalloursa“throwawaysociety”．Itmeansthatwe'realwaysthrowingawayoldstuff(东西)andbuyingnewstuff.3Forinstance,ifyourbabybrotherbecomesolderandlosesinterestinhisplasticbasketballhoop(篮圈),whynotgiveittoanotherfamilywhohasalittlekid?RecycleIt!Recyclinghasneverbeeneasier.Manycommunitieswillpickituprightinfrontofyourhouseandsometownsevenrequireit.Recycledgoodsgotoarecyclingcenter,wheretheycanbeturnedintonewcans,bottles,andpaper.EnjoyIt!It'struethatrubbishandpollutionareproblems,buttheEarthremainsahugeandbeautifulplacethat'sreadyforyoutoexplore.4Goforahike,visitlocalnaturecentersandgardens,andclimbupmountains.Butbeforeyoutraveltheglobe,takealookatyourownbackyard.Isthereaspotwhereyoucouldplantatreeorputinalittlefruitorvegetablegarden?5A．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.B．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.C．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthenaturallybeautifulspotsinyourcity.D．Turnoffthewaterwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.E．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.F．Youcanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.G．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“绿色”生活的真正含义以及如何去践行“绿色”生活。1．选A上文提到“绿色不只是一种颜色”，为了与开头问句中的mean呼应，所以此处应选择进一步说明的句子。故选A。2．选G本段小标题为“削减运用”，此处应选择表达“削减运用”意思的选项，下文为举例，故选G。3．选B本段小标题为“重复运用”，下文举例说，自家孩子长大后不须要的篮球筐可以给别人家小孩，有些东西自己不须要但或许别人须要，因此此处应选择跟“重复运用”相关的选项。故选B。4．选C上文提到“地球等待你探究”，因此此处应选择与巡游、旅游相关的选项。故选C。5．选F上文提出问题“你家后院有能种树或者蔬菜的地方吗？”，所以F项(你可以骄傲地看着你种的树生根，园中的植物长大)承接上文，符合语境。故选F。Ⅲ.应用文写作假定你是李华，上周六，你校学生会组织了一次参观雅琳农业生态园的活动。请你给校英文报写一篇报道，活动内容包括：1．欣赏花草；2．采摘蔬果；3．了解现代农业。留意：1.词数80左右，题目已为你写好；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。Students'VisittoYalinEcologicalGarden