2020-2021学年高中英语-Unit-3-Under-the-sea训练新人教版选修7.doc

2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 3 Under the sea训练新人教版选修7

2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 3 Under the sea训练新人教版选修7

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Unit 3　Under the sea
第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节　(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house， and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America.We were on the bus then.I was crying， and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again.In fact， I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives.When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism(乐观)， but the idea did not come to me at once.For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.Mother remarried， and things became even more complex for me.Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.I was often sad， and saw no end to “the hard times”.
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.I wrote letters， filled out forms， translated at interviews with Immigration officers(移民局官员)， took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there， and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule：Almost all common troubles go away at last！ Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up， and just wait a little！ I believe that my life will turn out all right， even though it will not be that easy.
(　　)1.How did the author get to know America？
A.From radio programs.
B.From books and pictures.
C.From her mother.
D.From her relatives.
(　　)2.Upon leaving for America the author felt　　　　.
A.excited　　　　B.confused
C.worried　　 D.amazed
(　　)3.For the first two years in New York，the author　　　　.
A.often lost her way
B.did not think about her future
C.studied in three different schools
D.got on well with her stepfather
　　本文叙述的是作者搬到美国之后，生活的磨砺让作者从一个悲观失望的人变成了一个积极乐观的人。
1.B　细节理解题。根据第二段中“When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.”可知，在她去美国之前她是从书本和图片里了解美国的，故答案为B。
2.A　推理判断题。根据第二段后两句“…I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.”可知，作者离开的时候感受到的不是困惑和担忧，而是兴奋。故选A。
3.C　细节理解题。根据第三段中“For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.”可知，作者前两年在三个不同的学校学习。故选C。
B
Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流). Most do it using satellites and other high­tech equipment. However， ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way—by studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years' experience， he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.
Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes—about 60,000 in total—fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected， the company told him that they didn't. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed， he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.
The Pacific Northwest is one of the world's best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here， and as a result， there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes. With this data， he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents， and publish the findings of their study.
As the result of his work， Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts， with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.
(　　)4.The underlined phrase “swap meets” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to　　　.
A.fitting rooms　　　　B.trading fairs
C.business talks D.group meetings
(　　)5.Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out　　　.
A.what caused the shipping accident
B.when and where the shoes went missing
C.whether it was all right to use their shoes
D.how much they lost in the shipping accident
(　　)6.How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption？
A.By collecting information from beachcombers.
B.By studying the shoes found by beachcombers.
C.By searching the Web for ocean currents models.
D.By researching ocean currents data in the library.
(　　)7.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage？
A.To call people's attention to ocean pollution.
B.To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.
C.To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.
D.To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.
　　本篇为科普说明文。很多科学家采用各种方法研究洋流，但是你听说过通过研究运动鞋来研究洋流的吗？让我们走近一位海洋专家的世界，看看他是怎么研究洋流的吧。
4.B　词义理解题。由画线词后的“to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear”可以知道，人们在这里建起了买卖鞋子的交易市场，因此是trading fairs。
5.C　细节理解题。由第二段中“He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back.”可以知道，他打电话问他们是否想把鞋子收回，显然是想打听是否能用他们的鞋子做实验。
6.A　细节理解题。由第三段中“…and asked for their help in collecting information…”可以知道，他从海滩搜寻者那里获得信息，以印证自己的推测。
7.C　写作目的题。通读全文可知，作者向我们讲述了一位海洋专家把在船运事故中漂流到海滩的数万只鞋子拿来研究洋流，目的是向我们介绍一种独特的研究方式。
C
Sunny days in Seattle are quite rare. I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun， potting flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of crows(乌鸦) arrived. Out of nowhere， they had set up their base camp in our backyard.
We first discovered our feathered enemies on Friday morning. It was early， and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood. I figured they'd go away soon. But， no. They were getting louder and probably annoying my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little desperate.
Then， on Sunday afternoon， I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground. I went to explore and found a small coal­black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky， and it stayed perfectly still as my dog walked towards it. Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away. I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera.
It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground， growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I forgave the crows.
To be honest，I've never been much of a bird person. I also have a healthy respect for birds and by healthy， I mean slightly fear­based.They're basically living dinosaurs.
I wish they'd chosen another backyard. There are only so many sunny days in Seattle， and I still can't do any gardening out there. But I'm also grateful that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. It's pretty amazing.
The experience has also strengthened my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees， butterflies， and yes， birds. They are welcome here.
(　　)8.The arrival of the two crows 　　　.
A.disturbed the author's life
B.frightened the author's dog
C.angered the author's neighbors
D.damaged the author's backyard
(　　)9.Why did the author lock her dog up？
A.She wanted to take some photos.
B.The dog kept making loud noises.
C.She wanted to protect the little bird.
D.The parent crows were to attack the dog.
(　　)10.After seeing the little crow， the author 　　　.
A.decided to help look after it
B.planned to drive the crows away
C.fell in love with the pair of crows
D.appreciated knowing its growing process
(　　)11.By saying “They're basically living dinosaurs” in Paragraph 5， the author means　　　　.
A.birds are rare　　　
B.birds are very ugly
C.she is afraid of birds
D.she is respectful to birds
　　本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己对在后院安家的乌鸦从讨厌到怜爱的态度转变过程。同时也告诉我们对待小动物也要一视同仁。
8.A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They were getting louder and probably annoying my neighbours nearly as much as us with the noise.I admit I got a little desperate”(他们的声音越来越大，可能会让我的邻居和我们一样心烦意乱。我承认我有点沮丧).”可知，这对乌鸦的到来扰乱了作者的生活。故选A。
9.C　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Its eyes were milky， and it stayed perfectly still as my dog walked towards it.Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away(它的眼睛是乳白色的，当我的狗朝它走去时，它一动不动。魁特奇用鼻子碰了碰它的头，它才走开).”可知，作者看到小乌鸦的处境后将狗关了起来，主要是害怕狗伤害到小乌鸦。故选C。
10.D　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground， growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above(我从来没有想过这只幼崽会在地面上玩耍，在它的父母从上面保护它的时候，它会变得越来越强壮).”及第六段中的“But I'm also grateful that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close(但我也很感激我能近距离地看到这大自然的一点点展现).”可知，看到这只新孵化出来的小乌鸦后，作者对它的生长过程产生了浓厚的兴趣。故选D。
11.C　推理判断题。根据上文“ I also have a healthy respect for birds， and by healthy I mean slightly fear­based(我对鸟类也有一种健康的尊重，我所说的健康是指有点害怕).”可知，作者把它们视为“活恐龙”是因为她怕鸟，故选C。
D
A storm hit Houston， Texas， on Tuesday. It brought heavy rains and rising flood­waters. By Tuesday night， some parts of the city had received 10 inches of rain. Police and firefighters helped people move to safe places. They also saved people from cars and buses that were stuck on roads.
Certain areas around Houston were hit really hard. In just four hours， more than seven inches of rain fell in Sugar Land in the southwest of Houston. Cars could not pass through any of the areas main roadways. On Twitter， Sugar Land city officials asked people to get to high ground.
Tuesday's rain hit parts of Texas that Hurricane Harvey had already damaged almost two years ago. Hurricane Harvey in August， 2017 was the second most costly hurricane in US history. It caused $125 billion worth of damage in Texas. In the Houston area， 36 people died and about 150， 000 homes were flooded.
A spokesman for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spoke with the Houston Chronicle. The spokesman said that this week's rain is “not in any way a Harvey­level event.”
But the worst may not be over yet. People will have a break from the heavy rain on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service， the Texas Gulf Coast will continue to experience heavy rain later in the week.“Today should be our quietest over the next few days for rainfall，” said Don Oettinger， a National Weather Service meteorologist (气象学家).
Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peia warned， “As there is too much water on the ground， these are perfect conditions for flash floods， so we hope people are careful of what they're doing and encourage them to stay home. There's no sense in putting yourself， firefighters or anybody in danger needlessly.”
(　　)12.What are Paragraphs 1 and 2 mainly about？
A.Flood damage in Houston.
B.Flood prevention in Houston.
C.Heavy floods hitting Houston.
D.People fighting floods in Houston.
(　　)13.What do we know about Hurricane Harvey？
A.It caused no deaths or injuries.
B.It did a lot of damage to Texas.
C.It was less serious than this week's rain.
D.It was the biggest hurricane on record.
(　　)14.What can we learn from the weather report of the National Weather Service？
A.Fine days are coming.
B.It will rain a little non­stop.
C.A hurricane is unavoidable.
D.Floods will continue.
(　　)15.What did Samuel suggest local people do？
A.Stay indoors.
B.Join firefighters.
C.Give up needless things.
D.Comfort those who lost homes.
　　这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍一场风暴袭击了休斯敦，引发了大量降水和城市内水位上涨，当地政府提醒人们居家注意安全。
12.C　主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Police and firefighters helped people move to safe places.They also saved people from cars and buses that were stuck on roads.”和第二段中“Cars could not pass through any of the areas main roadways.”可知，两段主要在描写大量降水导致休斯敦城市内洪水泛滥造成的后果，C选项“泛滥的洪水袭击了休斯敦”符合文意。故选C项。
13.B　细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“It caused $125 billion worth of damage in Texas.In the Houston area， 36 people died and about 150， 000 homes were flooded.”可知，两年前席卷德克萨斯州的飓风造成了巨大的财产损失和人员伤亡，与B选项描述一致。故选B项。
14.D　推理判断题。根据第五段第三句“According to the National Weather Service， the Texas Gulf Coast will continue to experience heavy rain later in the week.”并结合该段内容可知，人们在周三能稍微松口气，但这一周后面几天降水将会继续，届时洪水必然会再次泛滥。故选D项。
15.A　细节理解题。根据最后一段Samuel所说的话“As there is too much water on the ground， these are perfect conditions for flash floods， so we hope people are careful of what they're doing and encourage them to stay home.”可知，他希望人们注意安全，并鼓励他们待在家里，与A选项“stay indoors”含义一致。故选A项。
第二节　(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
While it is impossible to live completely free of stress， it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided.The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous， angry or upset， try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity.Running， walking， playing tennis， or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.　16　 Your body and your mind will work together to ease the stress in your life.
Share your stress
It helps to talk to someone about your anxieties and worries.Perhaps a friend， family member， teacher or even your leader can help you get a better view of what's troubling you.If you feel your problem is serious， you might seek professional help from a psychologist or a doctor. 　17　
Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest.If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough， or if you're not eating properly， it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations.If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping， you should consult a doctor.
Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment.Don't forget， play can be just as important to you overall well­being as work.You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun.Go window­shopping or work on a hobby. 　18　
Make a list of the things y