2021-2022学年必修三Unit5Whatanadventure课时作业2

Unit5Whatanadventure课时作业第一节、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFemaleScientistsWhoHaveChangedtheWorldTherearestillhundredsofrelatively-unknownwomenwhohavechangedtheworldwiththeirresearchthroughouthistoryTieraGuinnThis21-year-oldscientisthasn'tyetgraduatedfromcollege,butTiersGuinn'salreadydoingrocketscience.TheMIT（麻省理工学院）seniorishelpingbuildarocketfortheUnitedStatesthatcouldbeoneofthebiggestandmostpowerfulevermade.She'sanaerospacemajorwithhighcreditpointswhoalsoworksasaRocketStructuralDesignandAnalysisEngineerfortheSpaceLaunchSystemthataerospacecompanyBoeingisbuildingfortheUS.ElizabethBlackwellElizabethBlackwell,whowasborninBristol,Englandin1821,wasthefirstwomantograduatefrommedicalschoolintheUnitedStates,becameanactivistforpoorAmericanwomen'shealth,andwentontofoundamedicalschoolforwomeninEngland.JaneGoodallThemostfamousprimate(灵长目）scientistinhistory,JaneGoodallwasknownforherworkwithchimpsandasachampionofanimalrights.AndGoodallwasn'tjustworkinginalab;sheclimbedtreesandimitatedthebehaviorofchimpsinTanzaniatogaintheirtrustandstudythemintheirnaturalhabitat.RachelCarsonInthe1960s,oneenvironmentalscientist'svoiceroseabovetheresttobecomecentraltoAmericanpolitics,culture,andforeignpolicy:RachelCarson's.Herarticle,"SilentSpring,"warnedofthedangersofpesticides（农药）andchemicalstohumans,plants,andanimals,andwasalandmarkinthenation'senvironmentalhistory.1.WhatisTieraGuinn'sgreatestachievement?A.Sheenteredthebestuniversityoftheworld.B.Shehasbeenlearningthenewestrocketscience.C.Shehashelpedbuildabigandpowerfulrocket.D.Sheisatopstudentemployedbyafamouscompany.2.WhatisElizabethBlackwellfamousforinhistory?A.Shewasthefirstwomanwiththeadvancededucation.B.Shewasapioneerofthewomen'shealthintheUSandtheUK.C.Shefoundedthefirstwomen'sschoolintheUnitedKingdom.D.ShewasthefirstwomantobeacceptedasanAmericancitizen.3Whomadeagreatcontributiontotheanimal-protectionmovement?A.TieraGuinn, B.JaneGoodall.C.RachelCarson. D.ElizabethBlackwell.【答案】1.C2.B3.B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四位改变世界的女科学家。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中TheMITseniorishelpingbuildarocketfortheUnitedStatesthatcouldbeoneofthebiggestandmostpowerfulevermade.可知TieraGuinn最大的成就是帮助建造了一枚美国有史以来最大、最强大的火箭。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段ElizabethBlackwell,whowasborninBristol,Englandin1821,wasthefirstwomantograduatefrommedicalschoolintheUnitedStates,becameanactivistforpoorAmericanwomen'shealth,andwentontofoundamedicalschoolforwomeninEngland.可知伊丽莎白·布莱克威尔1821年出生于英格兰的布里斯托尔，她是第一位从美国医学院毕业的女性，后来成为美国贫困女性健康的活动家，并在英国成立了一所女子医学院。即她是美国和英国妇女健康的先驱。故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。倒数第二段中Themostfamousprimatescientistinhistory,JaneGoodallwasknownforherworkwithchimpsandasachampionofanimalrights.可知JaneGoodall是历史上最著名的灵长类科学家，她以研究黑猩猩和维护动物权利而闻名。为动物保护运动做出了重大贡献。故选B。BSingaporeusesabout430milliongallonsofwatereveryday-anumberitexpectscoulddoubleinthenextfourdecades.ThatkindofconsumptionispilingpressureontheAsiancitystatetoaddressgrowingconcernsaboutglobalwatershortage.Soit'sbuildingnewtechnologytoprepareitselfforafuturewhereobtainingcleanwaterwillbeevenmoredifficult.Rapidurbanizationandrisingglobaltemperaturesaremakingaccesstonaturalwatersourcesincreasinglyhardtocomeby.Today，aquarteroftheworldlivesinareasofhighwaterstress.Singaporeishometomorethanfivemillionpeopleandiscoveredinfountains，landscapepoolsandotherwaterfeatures（水景设计）.Butithasnonaturalwatersourcesofitsown，insteadrelyingheavilyonrecycledwaterandimportsfromitsneighbors.Snyder'sresearchfacilityisoneofseveralplacesdevelopingsolutionsforSingapore'swaterdependency.Thehopeistocreateprojectsthatcouldbeusedacrossthecity.Onedevelopment:asmall，blacksponge（海绵）calledcarbonfiberaerogelcancleanwastewateronamassscale.ThematerialisbeingfurtherdevelopedforcommercialusebySingapore-basedstartupEcoWorthTechnology.AccordingtoCEOAndreStoltz，thecompanywillfirstenterSingapore'swastewatermarketbeforeeventuallydevelopingthismaterialforuseonaglobalscale.Anothercompany，WateRoam，isalreadytakinginnovationfromSingaporetotherestoftheregion.Foundedin2014，WateRoamsaysithasdevelopedalightweight，portablefiltration（过滤）devicethattheysayhasalreadyprovidedcleandrinkingwatertomorethan75，000peopleacrossSoutheastAsia.Thewaterfiltrationdeviceisnobiggerthanabicyclepump，yetitcanprovidecleanwatertovillagesof100peopleforuptotwoyears，accordingtothecompany.“We'vebeenveryblessedtohaveaccesstocleandrinkingwater，"Pongsaid."It'saprivilegethatweshouldbeabletobringforthtotherestoftheregion，andadvocatethatcleanwaterisanessentialaspectforlifeonearth."4.WhatdoweknowaboutSingaporeaccordingtothetext?A.Itconsumesmuchmorewaterthananyothercountryintheworld.B.Itsdemandforwateralsoresultsfromfacilitiesusingalotofwater.C.Itswatershortageispartlyduetotheabsenceofrecycledwater.D.Itimportsmostofthewaterresourcesfromneighboringcountries.5.WhathasbeendonetoaddresswatershortageinSingapore?A.Snyder'sresearchfacilityhasdevelopedaspongeforcommercialuse.B.ThematerialcarbonfiberaerogelhasbeenusedthroughoutSingapore.C.ThedeviceproducedbyWateRoamhasbeenavailableinSoutheastAsia.D.Thewaterfiltrationdeviceinventedin2014hasprovidedwatereversince.6.Fromwhichcolumnofthenewspaperisthistexttaken?A.Technology. B.Culture. C.Business. D.Lifestyle.【参考答案】4.B细节理解题。根据第二段“Singaporeishometomorethanfivemillionpeopleandiscoveredinfountains,landscapepoolsandotherwaterfeatures.”可知，新加坡有五百万多人口，到处覆盖着喷泉、景观池和其他水景设计，故选B项。5.C推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，WateRoam公司开发了一个轻量级，携式过滤设备，已经给东南亚超过75000人提供了清洁的饮用水，故选C项。6.A推理判断题。这则新闻主要讲述的是新加坡研发新技术解决水资源短缺问题，属于“技术”栏目，故选A项。第二节、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Somegraduates，allmakingasuccessintheircareers，gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintaboutstressinworkandlife.Beforeofferinghisguestscoffee，theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyof1_______--porcelain（陶瓷），plastic，glass，crystal（水晶），someplainlookingand2_______somedelicate（精致的）andexpensive--tellingthemto3_______themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand，theprofessorsaid:"Ifyou4_______，allthenicelookingexpensivecupswere5_______，leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis6_______foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves，thatisthe7_______ofyourproblemsandstress.Itisdefinitethatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee.8_______allofyoureallywantedwascoffee，notthecup，butyouallwentforthe9_______cups.Andthenyoubegan10_______eachother'scups.Nowconsiderthis：Lifeisthecoffee；thejobs，moneyand11_______insocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdand12_______life，andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotchangethe13_______oflifewelive.Sometimes，by14_______onlyonthecup，wefailto15_______thecoffee.1.A.toolsB.materialsC.cupsD.gifts2.A.cheapB.simpleC.beautifulD.valuable3.A.inviteB.allowC.helpD.adapt4.A.noticedB.admittedC.acceptedD.relaxed5.A.soldoutB.takenupC.brokenD.abandoned6.A.normalB.unfairC.selfishD.painful7.A.wayB.valueC.judgementD.source8.A.WhyB.WhenC.WhoD.What9.A.ordinaryB.bestC.specialD.strange10.A.usingB.washirgC.eyeingD.introducing11.A.position B.kindness.C.characterD.temper12.A.improveB.containC.mixD.limit13.A.meth