2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit5Intotheunknown课时分层作业1含解析外研版选择性必修第四册

PAGEUnit5Intotheunknown课时分层作业(十三)Ⅰ.单词拼法1．ManyrelicsfromtheancientEgyptiancivilisation(文明)havebeendiscovered.2．Theboyburied(掩埋)hisbodyinapileoffallenleaves.3．Ihavealwayslovedlookingatthestars，sonowIstudyastronomy(天文学)．4．Theystudiedancientruins(废墟)tolearnmoreabouttheoldcivilisation.5．Thecaptaingavetheordertoabandon(丢弃)theship.6．Thebosstendstodismiss(拒绝考虑)thestaff'ssuggestions.7．Ourcompanyhasundergonesteadyexpansion(扩大)forthelasttenyears.8．Theyhavemadepreparationstosetoutajourneyintotheunknown(不为人知的地方)．9．Abluelemonisparticularlynotable(惹眼)inthegroup.10．Weareconductinganinvestigation(调查)intothespendinghabitsofteenagers.Ⅱ.阅读理解AEvenaftercenturiesofexploration，theoceanstillholdsbothitsmysteriesandourfascination.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld'soceansandtheirdenizensthaneverbefore，everyonceinawhiletheseaspitsupsomethingsostrange，sounexpected，thattheworldreleasesacollectivegaspastheywonderwhatitcouldbe.SuchwasthecaseAugust16whenthecurrentsoftheMediterraneanOceanlefta13­foot­long，smellydeadbodyontheshoresofthevillageofVillaricosinAndalusia，acommunityofSpain.AninitialreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribedthestrange，hornedbodyas“whatmightseemlikeabigfish，butinanadvancedstateofdecomposition(腐烂)”．Localsjokedthatitwasa“mutant(突变的)fish”orsomekindoftheLochNessmonster.Themediajumpedrightonit，ofcourse.Somesitescalledita“hornedseamonster”．ThepopularblogBoingBoingcalledita“dragon”．Somepeopleguessedthatitmightbeanoarfish，whichisactuallyararelyseenkindofthegiantherring(鲱鱼)thatcangrowupto55feetlong.Butnowtheexpertshavejoinedinitandwe'resorrytoreportthatit'snotadragon，aLochNessmonster，orevenanoarfish.“Thatisdefinitelyasharkskeleton，”FloridaStateUniversityichthyologist(鱼类学者)DeanGrubbstoldNBCNews.“Theelementstowardthebackwereconfusingme，butthosearethelowercaudalfin(尾鳍)supports.The‘horns’arethescapulocoracoids(肩胛喙软骨)whichsupportthepectoralfins(胸鳍)．”Scapulocoracoidsarebonescommontomostvertebrates(脊椎动物)．You'vegotthem：they'recalledshoulderblades.Sotherewego，anothermysterysolved．Alas，theancientmapsthatonceidentifiedareasoftheoceanwiththewords“heretherebedragons”haveyettobeproventrue.Butit'sgoodtoknowthattheoceanstillhasafewsurprisesforus，evenincaseswherethey'rejustdead，smellydeadbodies.【语篇解读】本文是一篇奇闻。文章讲解并描述了从地中海中漂移出来的一具惊奇的尸体。它十三英尺长，散发着恶臭，头上有角，人们对尸体的身份有着诸多揣测。最终科学家通过检验认为这是一具鲨鱼的骨架。1．Whydoestheseaoftenmaketheworldsurprised?A．Theseaoftenbringssomethingstrangetotheshores.B．Peopleoftenwonderwhatcouldliveinthesea.C．Theexplorationoftheseahaslastedforcenturies.D．Theseastillholdsitsmanymysteries.A[细微环节理解题。依据第一段可知，大海时常地将一些特别惊奇、特别出乎意料的东西带到海岸边，这使得世界都很惊讶，故A项正确。]2．ThereportaboutthedeadstrangecreatureontheshoresinAndalusiawasfirstgivenby．A．locals B．LavanteC．BoingBoing D．DeanGrubbsB[细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“AninitialreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribed...”可知，是刊物Lavante第一个报道这个惊奇的生物的，故B项正确。]3．Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat．A．thecreaturehadtworealhornsB．theelementstowardthebacklookedliketwohornsC．thescapulocoracoidslookedliketwohornsD．thehornswerecommontomostseamonstersC[推理推断题。依据第四段中的“The‘horns’arethescapulocoracoids(肩胛喙软骨)whichsupportthepectoralfins(胸鳍)．”可知，人们把鲨鱼的支持胸鳍的肩胛喙软骨错认为两只角，由此可推断出肩胛喙软骨看上去像两只角。]4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solved”mostprobablymean?A．Existed. B．Arose.C．Foundananswer. D．Developed.C[词义揣测题。依据上文可知，关于那个死的海洋生物的谜有了答案，故画线词表示找到了答案，所以C项正确。]BIt'sbeenahardtimeforrhinos(犀牛)lately.RecentlytheInternationalUnionforConservationannouncedthewesternblackrhinoshaddiedoutinthewild.ItwaslastseeninwesternAfricain2006.Now，thosewhoworktoprotecttheanimalsaretryingtomakesurethatwon'thappentootherrhinos.19south­centralblackrhinosinSouthAfricaweredriventoanareanearly1，000milesaway，whichwassaidtobethegentlestandquickestwaytotransporttheanimals.Theyweretakentoanewhomethatwouldkeepthemsafefromhunters.Thoughitisnotallowedtohuntrhinos，manyarestillkilledfortheirhorns，whichcansellforasmuchas$30，000each.MostofthemareusedtomakedrugsastraditionalmedicinesinAsiancountries.Somepeoplebelievethatthehornsworkwellintreatingpain，feverandevencancer.However，thereisnomedicalevidenceyet.Blackrhinopopulationbeganfallingrapidlyinthesecondhalfofthe1900sbecauseofpoaching．Infact，somepeoplestillhunttheanimalsattheriskofbeingputintoprison.Andmanyoftheplaceswheretheanimalsusedtoliveinweredestroyedwhenpeoplestartedbuildingfarmsonthegrasslands.Untilthe1960s，about65，000blackrhinoslivedthroughoutmostofAfrica.Today，fewerthan5，000areleft—mostoftheminzoosandwildlifereserves.SouthAfricahasthelargestpopulationofrhinosintheworld.Poachingisanespeciallybigprobleminthatcountry.Sofar，morethan340rhinoshavebeenkilledthere.Since2003，theBlackRhinoExpansionProjecthasbeenhelpingthesouth­centralblackrhinosinSouthAfrica.Thegroupworkswithlandownerstofindareaswhererhinoscanlivesafelyawayfromhunters.Sofar，thegrouphassuccessfullysavedabout120rhinos.Leadersoftheprojectsaythesouth­centralblackrhinoshaveseenariseinnumbers.Itishopedthat，withcontinuedsupport，theserhinoscanescapetheunfortunateresultofthewesternblackrhinos.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了黑犀牛面临灭亡，旨在挽救黑犀牛。5．Accordingtothetext，thewesternblackrhinos.A．cannotbeseeninthewildatpresentB．oncelivedinmostpartsofAfricaC．werekilledinanaturaldisasterD．disappearedintheearly1990sA[推理推断题。依据第一段中的“thewesternblackrhinoshaddiedoutinthewild”可知，现在在野外已经无法看到西部黑犀牛了。]6．Rhinosarehuntedmainlybecause．A．theyoftencometoattackpeopleB．theytakeuptoomuchfarmlandC．theirhornscanbemadeintodrugsD．theirbloodhelpspeoplepreventdiseaseC[细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“MostofthemareusedtomakedrugsastraditionalmedicinesinAsiancountries.”可知C项正确。]7．Theunderlinedword“poaching”inParagraph4referstothefactthatblackrhinos．A．losttheplaceswheretheylivedB．werehuntedwithoutpermissionC．werekilledwithoutcontrolD．diedofastrangediseaseB[词义揣测题。依据该词后面的“Infact，somepeoplestillhunttheanimalsattheriskofbeingputintoprison.”可以推知，poaching在此是指人们未经允许猎取黑犀牛这一事实。]8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TherhinosinSouthAfricaB．ThehabitsofblackrhinosC．ThedeathofrhinosD．SavingblackrhinosD[标题归纳题。“Savingblackrhinos”作为标题可以更好地突出文章的主题，表达作者的写作意图。]Ⅲ.阅读七选五Amandaisagoodstudentwhosefavouritesubjectismath，butshe'sfacinganotherkindofproblem：cancer.Shewasdiagnosed(诊断)whenshewas11.1“Thedoctorwasgreatregretfulabouttellingmewhatthediseasewasandwhattoexpect，”shesays.“TheonlythingthatreallygottomewaswhenshesaidI'dlosemyhair.”Sureenough，afterthetreatmenttokillthecancercells，Amanda'slonghairbegantofallout.Becauseshehasverylittlehair，Amandanoticesthatstrangersoftenstareather.2“Istillplaywithmyfriends，”shesays，“butwehavetobemorecarefulnowbecauseoftheriskofinfection(感染)．Andwemostlyplayinmyhouse.”Whileshe'sbeingtreated，Amandacan'tgotosomeofherfavouriteplacesordosomeofherfavouritethings.3Shecan'tswim.She'salsonotallowedtolieinthesun.ForAmanda，thehardestpartabouthavingcancerisnotbeingabletobeassocialasshewouldliketobe.4Instead，she'staughtprivately(个人地)athome.Rightnow，she'smakingthemostofhertimeathome.She'soptimistic(乐观的)aboutthefutureandlooksforwardtofeeling