2024-2025学年新教材高中英语Unit6Disasterandhope第2课时Usinglanguage课时作业含解析外研版必修第三册

PAGEPAGE1课时作业17Usinglanguageeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ.阅读理解)AFarmersmightthinktheideaofgrowingfoodforfunsoundsstrange.Buttherearesomepeoplewhodoitallthetime.Theygrowsomevegetablesbecausetheirnaturalcolororshapeispleasingtosee.Theygrowothersbecausescientistshavedevelopednewcolorsordifferentsizesfortraditionalvegetables.Oneexampleisthebellpepper.Seedcompaniessellseedsforseveraldifferentkindsofbellpeppers.Onepepperisaweakyellowcolorwhenitbeginstogrow.Thenitscolorchangestowhite.Asitgrows,itchangescolortwomoretimes—toorange,thenred.Ifyouarenotinterestedinpeppersthatchangecolorsastheygrow,youcangrowsomethatremainoncolor.Eachkindofpepperhasitsownspecialtaste.Anotherunusualplantisknownastheyard­longbeanorsnakebean.Itgrowsuptoonemeterinlength.ItisanimportantpartofthefoodsupplyinareasofAsia.Americanfarmerslikeitbecauseitisdifferent,yettastesverymuchlikethegreenbeanstheytraditionallygrow.Eachbeanhasfromtentotwentyseeds.Theoutsideorpodcanbeeaten.Someoftheverylongbeansaregreenoutsidebuthaveblack­and­whiteorredseeds.Gourds(葫芦)areplantsthatpeopleliketogrowbecauseoftheirmanydifferentshapes.Theyalsohavemanyuses.Someroundgourdsaredried,paintedandmadeintocontainers.Othershavelongnecksandbigbodies.Thesearedried,cutandmadeintocontainerstopourdrinkingwater.这是一篇说明文。一些人种植一些蔬菜，因为它们的自然颜色或形态是令人愉悦的。科学家已经开发出新的颜色或大小不同于传统的蔬菜。且文章列举了三种可供消遣的植物。1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Thenewkindsofvegetablescansellbetterthanthetraditionalones.B．Asianarefondofsnakebeanbecauseofitsdifferentcolors.C．Americanfarmerslikethebellpepperbecauseofitsdifferenttastes.D．Peoplearewillingtogrowgourdsduetotheirvariousshapesandfunctions.答案：D解析：细微环节理解题。最终一段第一句话“Gourds(葫芦)areplantsthatpeopleliketogrowbecauseoftheirmanydifferentshapes.Theyalsohavemanyuses.”可知人们喜爱种植葫芦是因为它们有很多不同的形态和用途，故选D。2．Peoplegrowthebellpeppermainlytoenjoyits________.A．shapes B．colorsC．flavors D．vitamins答案：B解析：推理推断题。依据其次段“Asitgrows，itchangescolortwomoretimes—toorange,thenred.”(随着它的生长，颜色再变两次——变为橙色，再变为红色。)可知bellpepper生长过程中会不断变更颜色，故可推想人们种植bellpepper主要是为了观赏它不断变更的颜色，故选B。3．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GrowingUnusualVegetablesforFunB．GrowingFoodwithDifferentPurposesC．GrowingDifferentVegetablesHasDifferentPurposesD．Farmers'StrangeIdeasofGrowingFood答案：A解析：主旨大意题。依据文章第一段Farmersmightthinktheideaofgrowingfoodforfunsoundsstrange.Buttherearesomepeoplewhodoitallthetime.农夫们可能会觉得种植食物来消遣听起来很惊奇，但是有些人总是这么做。下文举例讲解并描述人们种植可供消遣的植物，故选A。BIreland'sAchillIslandhasalwaysbeenapopularEuropeantouristdestination.However,sinceApril,thesmallislandofjust2,600residents(居民)hasgainedworldwidefamethankstothemagicalreturnofabeachthatwaswashedawayoverthreedecadesago.Thechainofeventsbeganin1984whenresidentsofDooagh,oneofthefivesettlementsontheisland,awoketoasurprisingsight:theirbeautifulsandybeachhadbeenwashedawaybystrongAtlanticstorms.Therewereonlyrocksandrockpoolsleft.Forabout34years,onlysmallamountsofsandreturnedtotheonceunspoiledshores.Thearea'stourismindustryslowlydeclined,andthehandfulofbeachsidehotels,pubs,andrestaurantsgraduallyclosedaswell.Then,aroundEasterlastyear,somethingmagicalhappened—anunusualten­daytideblanketedthebarren300­meterlongrockbeachwithhundredsoftonsofsoftgoldensand.Scientistssuspectthatthesandhadbeengatheringoffshoreformonthsandwastransportedtothebeachbythehighwindsandpowerfulwaves.Thelocalsaredelightedtohavetheirbeachback,especiallyasitisattractingthousandsofvisitorswishingtowitnessthepowerofnature,withtheirowneyes.However,SeanMolloy,managerofAchillTourism,cautionsagainstgoingintothecoldwatersjustyet,saying,“Becauseofthesandcomingin,wedon'tknowhowsafethebeachisnowbecausecurrents(洋流)couldbechangedandit'lltakealittlebitoftime.”Heinsteadrecommendsvisitorsenjoythesoftsandandleavetheswimmingtothedolphinsthatfrequentthearea.Interestingly,thisisnotthefirsttimeDooagh本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了爱尔兰阿基尔岛消逝的海滩时隔三十多年再次出现的事务。4．WhathasbroughtAchillA．Anunusualstorm.B．Thedecreaseinthenumberofresidents.C．Thereturnofitsbeach.D．Thebuildingofanewtouristdestination.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句可知，阿基尔岛引起世界关注的缘由是三十年前被水冲走的沙滩又奇妙地回来了，故选择C项。5．WhathappenedtoDooaghinthepastthreedecades?A．Tourismwentdowngradually.B．Restaurantdevelopedslowly.C．Stormsattackedfrequently.D．Rockpoolsdisappearedcompletely.答案：A解析：细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句“Thearea'stourismindustryslowlydeclined,andthehandfulofbeachsidehotels,pubs,andrestaurantsgraduallyclosedaswell.”可知，当地的旅游业渐渐下降，一些海边旅馆和饭店渐渐关门，故选择A项。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barren”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Noisy. B．Soft.C．Bare. D．Golden.答案：C解析：词义揣测题。依据其次段中“theirbeautifulsandybeachhadbeenwashedawaybystrongAtlanticstorms.Therewereonlyrocksandrockpoolsleft”可知，三十年前沙滩被大西洋强风暴冲走，只剩下岩石和岩石池，沙滩上确定是光秃秃的，三十年后奇迹般回来的沙滩又重新覆盖了这片光秃秃的区域，故选择C项。7．WhatshouldtouristsavoidaccordingtoSeanMolloy?A．Spoilingtheshores.B．Gettingintotherockpools.C．Playingwithdolphins.D．Swimmingnearthebeaches.答案：D解析：推理推断题。依据第四段最终一句可知，SeanMolloy建议游客们不要在海滩旁边游泳，故选择D项。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ.七选五)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Self­esteem(自尊)isallabouthowmuchwefeelvalued,loved,acceptedandthoughtwellofbyothersandhowmuchwevalue,loveandacceptourselves.__1__Theytendtohavebetterrelationshipswithothers,feelhappier,finditeasiertodealwithmistakesandfailures,andmorelikelytosticktosomethinguntiltheysucceed.Peoplewithlowself­esteemoftenfeelasifnoonewilllikethemoracceptthemorthattheydon'tdowellinanything.Thefollowingwaysmayhelpyouimproveyourself­esteem.__2__Ifyou'reusedtofocusingonyourshortcomings,startthinkingaboutpositiveaspectsofyourselfthatoverweighthem.Itisgoodtoaimhigh,butyourgoalsforyourselfshouldbewithinreach.__3__Mistakesarepartoflearning,soviewmistakesaslearningopportunities.Acceptthatyoumakemistakesbecauseeveryonedoes.__4__Ifyourealizethatyou'reunhappywithsomethingaboutyourselfthatyoucanchange,starttoday.Ifit'ssomethingyoucan'tchange(likeyourheight),starttoworktowardlovingyourselfthewayyouare.Feelinglikeyou'remakingadifferenceandthatyourhelpisvaluedcandowonderstoimproveyourself­esteem.__5__Youcanlendahandtoaclassmatewho'shavingtrouble,helpcleanupyourneighborhoodorvolunteertodosomeotherthings.Self­esteemplaysaroleinalmosteverythingyoudo.It'snevertoolatetobuildhealthyself­esteem.Ittakessomework,andit'sanecessaryskillyou'llhaveforlife.A．Sodon'thesitatetomakeacontribution.B．Itplaysaroleinalmosteverythingyoudo.C．That'swhyyoushouldneverexpectimpossiblethings.D．Ittakessomework,butit'saskillyou'llhaveforlife.E．Trytostopthinkingnegativethoughtsaboutyourself.F．Peoplewithhealthyself­esteemareabletodobetteratschool.G．Also,youshouldrecognizewhatyoucanchangeandwhatyoucan't.这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些可能有助于提高自尊的方法。1．F解析：依据下文Theytendtohavebetterrelationshipswithothers,feelhappier,finditeasiertodealwithmistakesandfailures,andmorelikelytosticktosomethinguntiltheysucceed.可知此处是在描述拥有良好自尊感带给人的好处，故可对应到F选项中healthyself­esteem与better。故选F。2．E解析：依据下文Ifyou'reusedtofocusingonyourshortcomings可知假如你习惯集中于自己的短处，那么现在起先多想想自己主动的一面。shortcomings可对应到E选项中的negativethoughtsaboutyourself，故选E。3．C解析：依据上文Itisgoodtoaimhigh,butyourgoalsforyourselfshouldbewithinreach.可知树立远大的目标是好的，但是你自己的目标应当是可以实现的。即不要给自己制定不行能实现的目标，故选C。4．G解析：依据下文Ifyourealizethatyou'reunhappywithsomethingaboutyourselfthatyoucanchange,starttoday.Ifit'ssomethingyoucan'tchange(likeyourheight),starttoworktowardlovingyourselfthewayyouare.假如你意识到自己对某些可以变更的事情不满足，那么从今日起先进行变更。假如是你无法变更的事情(比如你的身高)，那就起先爱你自己吧。可知本段建议应当认清自己能够变更的和不能变更的事情，故选G。5．A解析：依据上文第一句Feelinglikeyou'remakingadifferenceandthatyourhelpisvaluedcandowonderstoimproveyourself­esteem.可知你的帮助被重视，这对提高你的自尊有奇效。即建议我们多帮助别人，help可对应到A选项中的contribution。故选A。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ.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。Nowadays,itismostprobablethatyouhaveanelectronicdeviceloadedwithhundredsoreventhousandsofyourfavouritesongs.Atanymomentintime,youcanfillyourheadphoneswiththesoundsofaparticularsongthatsuitsyourmoodatthatexacttime.Musicissocommon.Buthaveyourealizedthepowerofit?Areyougettingreadyforabigsoccermatchordoyouneedtogetexcited?Maybesomehiphopwithastrongbeatwilldothetrick!Besides,youmightbereadytostudyforabigexamthenextday.Tohelpyoustudybetter，alittlebitofMozartmightmakeyourememberthingsbetter.Wemayallhavebeenmovedbyparticularsongsthatspoketousinsomesituations.Butisthereanyscientificevidenceshowingthatmusicreallyhassucheffectonpeople?Ofcourse，thereis!Scientistshavelongrecognizedthepowerofmusic.Overtheyears,manystudieshavebeendonetoexamineingreaterd