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PAGE课时分层作业(六)Ⅰ.阅读理解APetramaybethetreasureofanancientworld，hiddenbehindatallmountain.Itsbeautifulscenerymakesitoneofthegreatestancientsitesstillstandingtoday.Commonsensesays“perhapsthere'snothingontheplanetthatlookslikeit”．Withoutdoubt，there'snothingintheworldthatresemblesit.Therock­carvedrose­redtownofPetraisfilledwithamysteriouscharmthathadbeen“designedtostrikewonderintoallwhoenteredit”．PetraisthelegacyfromtheNabataeans，ahard­workinggroupofArabpeoplewhosettledinsouthernJordanmorethan2，000yearsago.Admiredthenbecauseoftheirculture，architectureandcomplexdamsandwaterchannels，PetrahasbecomeaUNESCO(theUnitedNationsEducational，ScientificandCulturalOrganization)worldheritagesiteandwaslistedintheNewSevenWondersoftheWorld.Petraisthemostwell­knownsiteinJordanlocatedabout262kilometerssouthofAmmanand133kilometersnorthofAqaba.TheDeadSeais80kilometersnorthofit.Thesteeplyrisingsidesofalong，cool，darkandnarrowgorge(峡谷)basicallykeepthesunlightout.SuddenlythegorgeopensrightintoanaturalsquarecoveredwithPetra'smostwell­knownmonuments，whichglowinthebrightsun.Theancientcityshowsthevisitorsitsbeautifullook.Thetownislargeandthequalityofthearchitectureissurprising.ItleadssomeonetothinkaboutthecreativityfromtheNabataeanswhomadePetratheircapital.Petrawasthetoparchitecturalsiteformorethan400yearsuntilitwasoccupiedbytheRomansin106AD.Itwasseenfirstwhendiscoveredin1812afterbeinglostthroughthe16thcenturyfornearly300years!Petrahas800monuments，includingbuildings，tombs，baths，halls，temples，andstreets，whichweremostlycarvedintheprettysandstone.Petrasightsareintheirfinestintheearlymorningandthelateafternoon.Oncethesunwarmsthecolorfulstones，youwillseethemajestyofPetra.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了佩特拉的奇异和特色。1．WhatdoweknowaboutPetrafromthepassage?A．Itisonthetopofamountain.B．Itwasapalacefortheking.C．Itisauniquesite.D．ItwasbuiltbytheNabataeansin106AD.C[细微环节理解题。依据第一段中“Commonsensesays‘perhapsthere'snothingontheplanetthatlookslikeit’．”可知佩特拉风光的独特性，故选C。]2．WhereisPetraaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisabout133kmsouthofAqaba.B．Itisabout262kmnorthofAmman.C．Itis80kmsouthoftheDeadSea.D．ItisinsoutheastJordan.C[细微环节理解题。依据第三段中“TheDeadSeais80kilometersnorthofit.”可知，答案为C。]3．Accordingtothepassage，Petrawaslost．A．inthe1500s B．inthe1600sC．inthe1700s D．inthe1800sA[推理推断题。依据末段中“Itwasseenfirstwhendiscoveredin1812afterbeinglostthroughthe16thcenturyfornearly300years！”可知，答案为A。]4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Jordan，aCountryWorthVisitingB．Petra，Jordan'sWonderoftheWorldC．TheTreasureHiddenBehindaMountainD．Petra，theBest­knownAncientCityintheWorldB[标题归纳题。依据第一段中“designedtostrikewonderintoallwhoenteredit”和全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了佩特拉的奇异和特色，故答案为B。]BDoyouwantabitofanadventure?WouldyouliketodiscoverallthecornersoftheUK，ortravelabroad?Maybeyouhavenevertriedthemotorhomelifestylebefore.Well，readthisarticleandyouwillknowwhyamotorhomeisagoodchoice.Nothingisbetterthanamotorhome.Ithassomanyusesthatitisconsideredthemostversatilevehicleanditisalsoverycomfortable.Ifyouarethinkingabouthiringamotorhomethissummer，thenthebestchoiceistobookitearly，especiallyifyouareconsideringtheschoolholidays.Themotorhomehireserviceisveryseasonalandmotorhomehirecompanieswillneverhaveextravehiclesavailableinthesummermonths.TherearealotofcompaniesthroughouttheUK，andsomeofthebigoneshavemotorhomesspreadalloverthecountry.Atpresent，thelargestnetworkformotorhomehireisprovidedbyMotorhomewhichisbasedinCambridge.IfyouareintheUK，youmayphone0800612­8719fordetailsofitsmotorhomehireinformation.Motorhomehasanetworkofover500vehiclesalloverEngland，ScotlandandWales.MostpeoplewishingtohireamotorhomearefamiliesthatarelookingforanalternativetoaEuropeanpackageholiday，especiallyasflyingnowhasbecomemoreexpensive，andisconsideredtobeenvironmentallyunfriendly.Thereisnodoubtthattheideaofno­flyholidaysisgoingtobecomemorepopularasfewerpeoplethinkitissafetofly.Thisexplainswhymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingtohireamotorhomefortheirholidays.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了旅宿车的功能及乘坐旅宿车旅游的便利和舒适。5．Themainpurposeofthistextistoexplainwhyitisagoodideato．A．takeanadventure B．traveltoEnglandC．tryanewlifestyle D．hireamotorhomeD[写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者主要是在讲乘坐旅宿车旅游的优点，即为什么乘坐旅宿车旅游是个不错的办法。故选D。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“versatile”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Fast. B．Safe.C．Useful. D．Exciting.C[词义揣测题。依据画线词前的“Ithassomanyuses”可知，versatile意为“多种用途的”。]7．Whyshouldyoubookamotorhomeearlyifyouwanttobookoneforthissummer?A．Bookingearlyismuchcheaper.B．Summerisusuallyaverybusyseason.C．Youcanarrangeyourtimebetterthisway.D．Studentsusuallybookthemtoearnmoney.B[细微环节理解题。依据其次段末句“Themotorhomehireserviceisveryseasonalandmotorhomehirecompanieswillneverhaveextravehiclesavailableinthesummermonths.”可知，在夏季汽车租赁业务特别繁忙。故选B。]8．Thelastparagraphtellsustheadvantagesofhiringamotorhomeby．A．tellingusastoryB．givingdetaileddataC．comparingitwithflyingD．showingtheresultsofastudyC[写作手法题。文章末段主要通过与乘坐飞机旅游做对比，来突出乘坐旅宿车旅游的优点。故选C。]Ⅱ.概要写作阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Publicspeakingistheactofspeakingtoalargegroupofpeopleinahighlyorganizedmanner.Knowingtheartofpublicspeakingisveryimportant.Theabilitytospeakconfidentlyandconvincinglyinpublicnotonlywillmakeyoustandoutwhileincollege，butalsowillenableyoutoplayanactiveroleinyourworkplaceandcommunityinthefuture.Therearemanyoccasionswhereyouwilllikelybeaskedtogiveaspeech，suchasinaclassroompresentation，atschoolmeetings，graduationceremonies，awardsceremonies，receptions，orweddingparties.Publicspeakingofteninvolvestwomajorstagesofwork：preparationanddelivering.Asforthepreparation，youshouldstartwithanaudienceanalysisanddecideonaspeechtopicandpurpose.Themoreyouknowandunderstandaboutyouraudience，thebetteryouwillchooseatopicandpreparethespeech.Afteryouanalyzeyouraudienceandsetaspeechobjective，youneedtogathermaterialstosupportyouridea.Examples，stories，statistics，andtestimony(证明)arefourmajortypesofsupportingmaterials.YoucangatherthesematerialsfromtheInternet，journals，magazines，books，newspapers，oryourpersonalexperience.Afteryougatherenoughmaterialsaboutthetopic，youthenneedtoorganizethemclearlyandlogically.Thelanguageofaspeechtendstobedifferentfromthatofwriting.Inaspeech，shorterandsimplerwordsandsentencesarepreferredtolongandcomplexonessothatthelisteningaudiencewillunderstandwell.Besides，inordertobringemotionalresponsesintheaudience，variouskindsofrhetoricaldevices(修辞手法)areoftenemployedtoaddpowertothespeechlanguage.Tosuccessfullydeliveraspeech，youneedtodoalotofworkaswell.Forexample，youneedtomakeeffectiveuseofyourvoiceandbodysoastoconveyyourmessageclearlyandvividly.Maybeyoualsoneedtopreparesomevisual(视觉的)aidssuchasPowerPointtohelpyouraudienceunderstandyouwell.