2024-2025学年高中英语Module6TheWorldsCulturalHeritageReadingandVocabulary课后作业外研版选修7

Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritageⅠ.阅读理解Threediversenteraholeleadingtoawater­filledcaveonMexico'sYucatanTheteamcameacrosstheskullin2007.ThediversthentoldtheMexicangovernmentaboutthefinding.Soonthegovernmentformedateamofscientiststolookintoit.Thegroup,whichincludedarchaeologistDominiqueRissolo,believedthattheskullbelongedtosomeonewholivedinthelasticeage.Attheiceagesometwentythousandyearsago,sealevelsdroppedandnewlandappeared.Overtime,rainandwindateholesintosomeoftheland.“Thepersonmayhavediedafterenteringthecave，”Rissolosays.Then,whentheiceageendedsometenthousandyearsago,sealevelsrose.Waterfloodedthecave,coveringtheremains.Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace.Theycollectedinformationabouttheskullandotherpiecesofbones.Theyfoundthatthebonesbelongedtoa15­to17­year­oldgirlwholivedatleasttwelvethousandyearsago.Theteamnamedherafteratypeofwaternymph(仙女)inGreekmyths:theNaiads(Naia)．Naiaistheoldestnearlycompletehumanskeleton(骨架)everfoundintheAmericas.DNAtestsshowedthatshe'sadirectancestorofpresent­dayNativeAmericans.Naia'sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia,apartofRussia.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatancientpeoplefromthisareaarrivedinAlaskaduringthelasticeage.TheywerethefirsthumanstoliveintheAmericas.AndNaiaproveshowfarsouththeywent.In2014thescientistsdecidedtobringupNaia'sskullfromthecavetoprotectitfromcuriousdivers.Soitwastakentoalab,whereitremainstoday.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。三名潜水者在位于墨西哥的尤卡坦半岛的一个洞窟里发觉了一个头骨。这掀起了一场考古行动。1.Whatcanwelearnabouttheskull?A．Itwasleftaloneinthecave.B．Itlayunderabasketballcourt.C．Itdrewthegovernment'sattention.D．Itwasdiscoveredbythreescientists.答案：C解析：推理推断题。由文章其次段第一句至第三句可知，潜水者发觉了头骨之后，将这一发觉报告给了墨西哥政府。不久之后，政府派遣了一个由科学家组成的小组去调查这个发觉。由此可以推知，这一发觉引起了政府的关注。故选C。2.Whywastheskullstudiedinthecave?A．Scientiststriedtoprotectit.B．Thetemperaturewasfinethere.C．Itwasagainstthelawtotakeitout.D．Itwouldhelpscientistsstudythecave.答案：A解析：细微环节理解题。由文章第四段第一句“Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace”可知，科学家们担忧移动这个头骨会破坏它，所以他们就在发觉它的地方探讨它。所以，科学家们在山洞里探讨头骨是为了爱护头骨。故选A。3.WhowereNaia'sdistantancestors?A．EarlyhumansinGreece.B．EarlyhumansinSiberia.C．EarlyhumansinAlaska.D．EarlyhumansinMexico.答案：B解析：推理推断题。由文章第五段中的“Naia'sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia...theywent”可知，Naia的DNA还和西伯利亚原住民的DNA相吻合。科学家们认为来自西伯利亚的古人们在最终一个冰河世纪到达了阿拉斯加。他们是最早生活在美洲的人。Naia证明白他们向南迁移了多远。由此可知，Naia的远祖是西伯利亚的原住民。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五Naturalsitesandhistoricbuildings,whenleftalone,canslowlybeinbadcondition.__1__Forthesereasonswemustprotectthem.“WorldHeritage”isthetitlegiventoplaceschosenfromnaturalsitesandbuildingsaroundtheworld.Theseplacesareconsideredspecial,valuableandrequireprotection.Theymaybeplacesofthenaturalorculturalheritagethataretheprideofthepeopleinthecountry.__2__Eachisatreasureofourplanetthatmustbeprotectedforusandourfuturegenerations.Evenextremelybeautifulnaturalenvironmentscanbeinbadconditioniftheyareleftalone.__3__Forinstance,theGalapagosIslandsarenowprotectedbyrulesthatstoppeoplefrombringingorremovingplantsandanimalstoorfromtheislands,movingrocksandtouchingtheanimals.IntheUS,peoplearenotallowedtovisittheGrandCanyonNationalParkbyvehicle.Itaimstoprotectthepark'senvironmentfromthegasproducedbycars.__4__AustraliaismakingstricterlawstopreventagriculturalchemicalsfromflowingintotheoceanneartheGreatBarrierReef.EffortsarealsobeingmadetoprotectnaturalheritagesitesinJapan.InShiretoko,onlyasmallnumberofpeopleareallowedtowalkonitsnaturepathatthesametime.__A．Theymayalsobehometoendangeredspecies.B．Todaythereare209naturalheritagesitesaroundtheworld.C．Peoplecanchangetheseplacestoo,justasthewindandraincan.D．That'swhymeasuresarebeingtakenaroundtheworldtoprotectthem.E.Itcanreducetheriskofpeopleaccidentallysteppingonvaluableplants.F.Naturalheritageisvaluedforgeographicalcharacteristicsandbeautifulscenery.G.Thereareevensecurityguardswhocanarrestpeoplethatbreaktherules.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章告知我们肯定要爱护自然遗址和历史建筑，假如没人爱护它们，它们的状况就会变得很糟糕。1．C解析：依据空前“Naturalsitesandhistoricbuildings，whenleftalone，canslowlybeinbadcondition”可知，当没人管理自然遗址和历史建筑的时候，它们可能会渐渐地处于糟糕的状态。再依据空后的“Forthesereasonswemustprotectthem”可知，出于这些缘由，我们必需爱护它们。C项“人们也可以变更这些地方。就像风和雨一样”符合语境，也是缘由之一。2．A解析：依据空前“Theymaybeplacesofthenaturalorculturalheritagethataretheprideofthepeopleinthecountry”可知，它们可能是自然或文化遗产胜地，是这个国家人民的傲慢。A项“它们也可能是濒危物种的家园”符合上下文语境。A项中的mayalsobe和上文中的maybeplaces相呼应。故选A。3．D解析：依据空前“Evenextremelybeautifulnaturalenvironmentscanbeinbadconditioniftheyareleftalone”可知，即使是特别漂亮的自然环境，假如它们不被理睬，也会处于糟糕的