外研版高中英语必修3Module4 Sandstorms in Asia达标练习

Module4SandstormsinAsia

课堂15分钟达标练

Asandstorm,alsoknownasaduststorm,isexactlywhat

itsoundslike.Averystrongwindstormespeciallyinthe

desertcarriescloudsofsandordustthatgreatlyreduces

visibility.Thiswindisusuallycausedbyconvection

currents（对流气流），whicharecreatedbyintenseheatingoftheground,

andisusuallystrongenoughtomoveentiresanddunes.Airisunstable

whenheated,andthisinstabilityintheairwillcausehigherwindstomix

withwindsintheloweratmosphere,producingstrongsurfacewinds.

Sandstormscandisturbpeople'stravel,andcansometimesdestroy

wholeroads,anddryflatareas.Similarduststormscanbefoundonthe

planetMars,andarethoughttobeseasonal.Today,thedestructionof

forestsandtoomuchfarmingoffarmlandcanleadtosandstorms.Too

muchuseofwaterresourcescanalsocausesandstorms.

IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,sandstormsarerarebecauseofthe

lackoflargedesertsandmoreimportantlythedevelopmentofproper

agriculturaltechniques.Thelastrecordeddestructivesandstormin

AmericanhistorywastheDustBowl,whichoccurredonJuly16,1971

andwaswidelyrecordedbymeteorologists（气象学家）.

Toprotectthemselvesfromsandstorms,somepeoplewearprotective

suits.Specialequipmentcanbefixedinsomecarstopreventsandfrom

gettingintotheengine.Sandstormscancausecoughs,andthesandand

dusthasalsobeenknowntocarryctinfectiousdiseases^^.Sandparticles,

unlikedustones,willblockairpassages,andcauseapersonwhobreathes

themintochoke.Dustparticlesmaycauseanallergic（过敏的）reaction.

I.Skimthepassageandfindthemainideaquickly.

答案:Thepassageaimstotellustheformationanddamageof

sandstorms.

II.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.

1.Whichofthefollowingplaysthefirstpartinformingsandstorms?

A.Theinstabilityofthesand.

B.Theinstabilityofthewind.

C.Theintenseheatingoftheground.

D.Thespeedofthewind.

［解析］选Co细节理解题。从第一段的句子“Thiswindisusuallycaused

byconvectioncurrents,whicharecreatedbyintenseheatingoftheground^^

可知沙尘暴的最初形成是因为地面的热量。

2.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthatatpresent.

A.sandstormsaremoreoftenseenonMarsthanonEarth

B.sandstormshaveledtothelackofcleanwaterresources

C.farmingbringsmoreharmthanbenefitstohumans

D.humanactivitiesareamajorcauseofsandstorms

【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第二段的句子“Today,thedestructionof

forestsandtoomuchfarmingoffarmlandcanleadtosandstorms.Too

muchuseofwaterresourcescanalsocausesandstorms.”可知现在沙尘

暴的形成主要是因为人的活动。

3.Theauthorwillmostprobablyagreethat.

A.therewillsoonbenosandstormsintheUSA

B.humanshaven,tthoughtofanywaytodealwithsandstorms

C.deathcausedbysandstormsisincreasingallthetime

D.humansshouldmakemoreeffortstostopsoilturningintodesert

【解析】选D。推理判断题。从第三段的句子“IntheUnitedStatesof

America,sandstormsarerarebecauseofthelackoflargedesertsandmore

importantlythedevelopmentofproperagriculturaltechniques.”可知作者

认为人类应该努力不让土地变成沙漠。

III.Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatarethereasonsthatcanleadtosandstorms?

2.WhydosandstormsseldomhappeninAmerica?

答案：1.Thedestructionofforests,toomuchfarmingoffarmlandandtoo

muchuseofwaterresources.

2.Becauseofthelackoflargedesertsandthedevelopmentofproper

agriculturaltechniques.

课堂15分钟达标练

I.根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子

1.MaryisanEnglishmstudentandshealsominGerman.

2.Themostfthingofallwasthatnotasoundcouldbeheard.

3.Dresultsfromtheseriousenvironmentalandsocialeconomy

problems.

4.Accordingtotheweatherf,ahurricaneislikelytohit

GuangdongProvincetonight.

5.Toplaybetter,alltheplayershavetoknowtheir（优点）and

weaknesses.

6.Asisknowntoallofus,allthe（公民）shouldenjoyequal

rights.

7.Weplannedandcarriedoutmanyadvertising（活动）forour

newproduct.

8.Ittookmehalfanhourto（骑车）toworkinsandstorm.

9.Inspring,therearelotsof（沙尘暴）innorthernChina.

10.Suddenly,incameamanwitha（面罩）onhisface.

答案：1.majormajors2.frightening3.Desertification4.

forecast

5.strengths6.citizens7.campaigns8.cycle9.sandstorms

10.mask

II.完成句子

1.Whenpeople（砍彳到）trees,generallytheycanonlyusethe

landforayearortwo.

2.Hewaslateagain,becausehe（被困在）theheavy

snowlastnight.

3.Thereare（许多的）studentsintheclassroomandtheyare

waitingforProfessorLi.

4.Thehouseisstill______________________（在...的过程中）being

built.

5.Aliceoversleptthismorning.（结果），shewaslate

forwork.

答案:1.cutdown2.wascaughtin3.massesof4.intheprocessof

5.Asaresult

III.从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空

amassof,cutdown,strength,forecast,frighten,process,makeitarule,

kill,such...that,（be）caughtin

1.—It'shardformetogotosleep.

一Trytotheamountofcoffeeyoudrinkduringtheday.

2_workhasbeendonetopreventthewaterbeingpolluted.

3.Desertificationisalongthattakesplacewhenclimate

changesandpeoplecutdowntreeslimitlessly.

4.Aftertheoperation,Billhasbeendoingalotofphysicalexerciseto

builduphis.

5.LittleTomtoreadaloudandrecitetenEnglishwords

everymorning.

6.atrafficjam,thenewspaperreportergottothemurder

sceneanhourlater.

7.Theteacherthat15ofhispupilswouldpassthe

examination.

8.1feltreallytohearthesoundovermyhead.

【知识拓展】-ed形式的形容词与-ing形式的形容词

frightening,frightened是frighten的分词形式，现已转化成了形容词,

frightening意为“令人惊恐的、恐怖的”，常用来说明事物的性质、特征。

frightened意为“恐惧的、害怕的、受惊的”，常用来说明主语所处状态,

大多数都是指人所处状态。两者都可用作表语或定语。

⑴类似的-ing形式的形容词有：

exciting,interesting,disappointing,puzzling,surprising,shocking,

astonishing,moving,amusing,boring,encouraging,delighting,inspiring,

pleasing,tiring,worrying等。

(2)类似的-ed形式的形容词有：

excited,interested,disappointed,puzzled,surprised,shocked,astonished,

moved,amused,bored,encouraged,delighted,inspired,pleased,tired,

worried等。

一般来说，-ing形式的形容词表主动含义，-ed形式的形容词表被动含

义。

9.Heisacarelessboyhehasmadesomanymistakesinthe

finalexams.

10.Asmoreandmoreanimalsaredyingout,moremeasuresshouldbe

takentoprotectanimalsfrom.

答案：1.cutdown2.Amassof3.process4.strength5.madeita

rule

6.Caughtin7.forecast8.frightenedfrightening9.suchthat

10.beingkilled.

IV.句型转换

1.Thewindisverystrong,sothatitmovessanddunes.

=Thewindistomovesanddunes.

=Thewindisstrongitcanmovesanddunes.

2.Itwasaterribleexperiencetohavebeencaughtinasandstorm.

=inasandstormwasaterrible

experience.

3.Wehavealottodotoprotectourenvironment.

=Thereisalottoprotectourenvironment.

4.Itwasimpossibleforustogetthereontimebecauseoftheheavyrain.

=Theheavyrainforustogetthereontime.

答案：1.strongenoughsothat

2.Tohavebeencaught3.tobedone4.madeitimpossible

课堂15分钟达标练

i.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空

1.Georgereturnedafterthewar,only(tell)thathiswifehadleft

him.

2.Hetolduswhether(have)apicnicwasstillunderdiscussion.

3.Thechildrenallturned(lookat)thefamousactressasshe

enteredtheclassroom.

4.Hisfirstbook(publish)nextmonthisbasedonatruestory.

5.Wehavetostartsomewhereifwewanttolearnhow

(write)plays.

6.Thereweremanytalentedactorsouttherejustwaiting

(discover).

7.Itisright(give)upsmokingatanytimeforanyone.

答案：1.tobetold2.tohave3.tolookat4.tobepublished5.

towrite

6.tobediscovered7.togive

II.完成句子

1.PremierLiKeqiangsaiditwasan"importanttask”

foralltheuniversitygraduates.

李克强总理说帮助所有高校毕业生找到工作是一项“重要任务”。

2.The50thanniversaryoftheAugust1963marchinWashingtonisa

momenthowclosetheU.S.hascometoMartinLutherKing

Jr.'sdream.

1963年8月华盛顿大游行的50周年纪念日给人们提供了一个契机，思

考美国距离马丁・路德・金的梦想已经有多近。

【知识拓展】

名词moment,decision,wish,chance,attempt,ability,plan,promise,

warning等常可用不定式作后置定语。例如：

Idon'ttrusthispromisetocomeforavisit.

我不相信他来访的诺言。

Hesaidhehadnoplanstogothere.

他说他没有要去那里的计划。

3.一It'snousehavingideasonly.

一Don'twony.Petercanshowyouanideaintoanact.

——光有主意没用。

——不用担心，彼得可以教你怎样把主意变为行动。

4.Some200peoplewerereported_______________________inthe

earthquake.

据报道，大约有200人在地震中死亡。

5.Ifhetakesonthework,hewillhavenochoicebutaneven

greaterchallenge.

如果他承担这项工作，他将别无选择只有面对更大的挑战。

6.Thoughhehadoftenmadehislittlesister,todayhewasmade

byhislittlesister.

尽管他经常把他妹妹惹哭，但是今天他被他妹妹惹哭了。

答案：1.tofindjobs2.toconsider3.howtoturn4.tohavebeen

killed

5.tomeet6.crytocry

III.语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词

的正确形式。

Alice:LookatMary.She'ssopopular.Whydotheguyslikehersomuch?

Sheisn'tallthatpretty.

Tim:Iguessit's1.shehasagoodsenseofhumor.Shealways

knowshow

2.(make)otherslaugh.

Alice:Iwant3.(be)funnier,butIdon'tknowhow.Peoplemust

thinkI'mboring.

Tim:Ihavetoadmityoudon'tknow4.tomakeotherslaugh.

Alice:Peoplelikehangingoutwithyou,too,andyouoftenmakepeople

laugh.Sotellme-howcanIbe5.(funny)?

Tim:Well,first,youhavetolearn6.（laugh）.Yourarelylaugh,

youknow.Second,7.youhearotherpeoplelaughing,justask

them8.theyarelaughing.Theywilltellyouwhatissofunny,and

youcanfigureoutwhatmakesotherpeoplelaugh.Third,justspendlots

oftimewithfunpeople.

Alice:Thafsreallygreat9.一Iwilldefinitelytryallthat.

Tim:Oh,andofcourse,alwayslookforhumor10.abadsituation.

答案：1.because2.tomake3.tobe4.how5.funnier6.to

laugh

7.if8.why9.advice10.in

课堂15分钟达标练

i.根据汉语提示写出单词

1.Nowadayspeopleusetoomany（化学药品）intheirlife,

whichisbadforthelivingconditions.

2.They，vemadean（紧急的）requestforinternationalaid.

3.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontothepollutionofthe（大气）.

4.Manypeopleareworriedaboutthepollutionof（环境）.

5.He（抱怨）tothemanageraboutthepoorservice.

6.Atthesametimewearetakingmeasuresto（保护）wild

resources.

7.Itwas（绝对地）impossibleforhimtogoabroadyesterday.

8.Moreandmorepeopleareconcernedaboutthe（污染的）air.

9.Doyouhaveany（证据）tosupportthisstatement?

10.Herparentsarevery（担忧）aboutherbehavior.

答案：1.chemicals2.urgent3.atmosphere4.environment5.

complained

6.protect7.absolutely8.polluted9.evidence10.concerned

II.完成句子

1.Earlypeople_________________________（对几乎没有多少影

响）theenvironment.

2.Thebuswillchangeitsdirection,（如果必要的话）.

3.Hecalledthepolicebecausehe（担心）Tim's

safety.

4.1readthewholepagewithoutanything（理解）.

5.Thelampdoesn't（发出）alotoflight,sotheclassroom

isalittledark.

6.Imust（仔细查看）thesebillsandcheckthembeforeI

paythem.

答案：1.hadlittleeffecton2.ifnecessary3.wasconcer