课时提能练(三十六)
选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity
课时作业A：基础层面
Ⅰ.语境语法填空
A
The presidential 1.election (elect) will take place next month, which appeals to as many as five 2.applicants (apply) for candidates. It is generally accepted that the competition is 3.apparently (apparent) more fierce than usual. There are clear 4.distinctions (distinct) among their ruling ideas. The 5.majority (major) of the voters are in favor of the Democratic candidate. There is every 6.indication (indicate) that he has more 7.thoughtful (thought) ideas about improving people's livelihood. Besides, he holds an attitude that any 8.racial (race) discrimination should be forbidden.
B
Dozens of people have died 9.from an unknown disease in Congo, an African country. Children are in 10.the majority. Hospitals have taken 11.in hundreds of suspected cases. Researchers from UN are teaming 12.up with local doctors to look into the causes 13.by means of specific techniques. They are applying 14.for permission from the government to mark 15.out the places where the disease may break out and prohibit the people there to leave for other places. Evidence suggests that some bad habits and old practices the local residents have kept 16.up for decades do harm to the environment and that the disease is mostly likely linked to such things.
C
Jack likes exploring the Amazon in Brazil, but he never takes chances; that's 17.why he has survived while most of his partners haven't. He prefers 18.to make(make) careful plans in advance rather than risk his life to do things that are bound to fail. Last week, Jack began another trip to the Amazon. First he arrived
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in 19.what is known as Manaus, a city where 20.it is believed that some places of interest are well worth a visit. Province Palace is one of them. 21.Built (build) in 1874, this building used to serve as police headquarters. Today, it is home to several different organizations. Jack felt like 22.dropping (drop) in at this building before his boat tour to the Amazon.
Ⅱ.根据提示补全句子
1．他从不放弃学习英语，那就是他最后成功的原因。(why引导的表语从句) He never gave up learning English. That was why he was successful at last. 2．科学家们最终到达了所谓的北极。(what引导的宾语从句) The scientists finally arrived in what was called the North Pole． 3．与整个地球相比，最大的海洋似乎一点也不大。(过去分词作状语) Compared with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
4．对我们学生而言参观长城有可能是一次难忘的经历。( likely ) It is likely that a visit to the Great Wall for us students is an unforgettable experience.
5．人们认为澳大利亚的历史始于18世纪末。(it作形式主语的主语从句) It is believed that Australian history began at the end of the 18th century.
课时作业B：能力层面
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2024·济南市针对性训练)The Amazon basin region is home to about 2.5 million insect species，tens of thousands of plants，and some 2，000 birds and mammals. To date，at least 40，000 plant species，3，000 fish，1，294 birds，427 mammals，428 amphibians，and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region. One in five of all the birds in the world live in the Amazon rainforest.
The warm and wet forest has been in existence for at least 55 million years，and thrived even during glacial periods，allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable diversity of species. Radiocarbon dating(放射性碳定年法)has revealed trees of 10 centimeter in diameter to be more than 300 years old，and some trees over 1，
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000 years old，indicating that untouched forests can experience unbelievable longevity.
The first human inhabitants are thought to have settled in the Amazon region about 11，200 years ago. European explorers arrived in the 16th century，bringing diseases which travelled faster than the explorers themselves，killing perhaps as many as 90% of the indigenous inhabitants(土著居民)．By the late 17th century the Amazon basin was controlled by Portuguese and Spanish explorers.
The Amazon rainforests has been described as the lungs of our planet because of its important role in recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen. But due to deforestation(滥伐森林)，rainforests now cover less than 5% of the Earth's land surface，and experts believe that this is a big contributor to global climate change. Severe deforestation began in the 20th century，with 587，000 square kilometers lost up to the year 2000.Most deforested land is used for grassland to raise farm animals and agriculture. The addition of transport routes has led to increased settlement and deforestation，and at the present rate，scientists estimate that the Amazon rainforest will be reduced by 40% in two decades.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了亚马孙热带雨林的历史、丰富的物种以及现在所面临的危险。
1．Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 1? A．To prove the forest untouched. B．To classify species scientifically. C．To show the diversity of species.
D．To attract more attention to the Amazon region.
C [推理判断题。根据第一段的内容并结合第二段第一句中的“allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable diversity of species”可推知，那些关于动植物种类的数字说明了亚马孙热带雨林的物种多样性，故选C。]
2．Why did most indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon region die? A．European explorers brought diseases there.
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B．Portuguese explorers treated them badly. C．A lot of trees were cut down and burned. D．They got killed by Spanish explorers.
A [细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“European explorers arrived in the 16th century，bringing diseases which travelled faster than the explorers themselves，killing perhaps as many as 90% of the indigenous inhabitants(土著居民)”可知，可能多达90%的亚马孙土著居民因为欧洲探险者所带来的疾病而死亡，故选A。]
3．What can be inferred about the Amazon rainforest? A．It has the largest number of species. B．It covers over 5% of South America. C．It is becoming larger in area. D．It is being endangered now.
D [推理判断题。根据最后一段的“at the present rate...in two decades”并结合最后一段的整体内容可推知，亚马孙热带雨林遭到破坏，而且未来20年可能会减少40%，故选D。]
4．What may be included in the following paragraph? A．Examples of destroying forests. B．Measures to protect rainforests. C．New settlements in the Amazon region. D．Ways to stop global warming.
B [推理判断题。根据最后一段的关键词“deforestation”可推知，亚马孙热带雨林砍伐严重，那么文章接下来自然就会论述这一问题的解决措施，故选B。]
B
(2024·郑州市第一次质量预测)My son Sam is 16 and autistic(自闭症的). There's a lot going on in that beautiful and brilliant mind of his, but even on a good day he can be easily at a loss. Throw in some diagnosed anxiety, an inability to read social cues(提示) and an unexpected change to his daily routine, and you
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have the way to deal with a very public breakdown(精神崩溃)．
It was Sam's very first day at high school. We'd set up a plan for how he'd get home: I'd pick him up outside the shop near his school at 3：30 pm and I believed this was a perfect plan. Unknown to me, very bad weather was on its way and I was unable to warn him to take shelter.
With the combination of his dead phone battery and my dead car battery, I was running late and unable to communicate that to him. As a result, he was left alone and extremely frightened. He became very upset outside the shop, exactly where I'd told him to wait.
This was when a beautiful older Vietnamese lady not only went to check on him, but took him inside her shop, calmed him down, got my phone number from him and called me.
Five years later he continued to go into her shop every afternoon, bought a drink, had a chat and she sent him home with enough bread and rolls to feed a small nation.
Sam will graduate this year, and I'm increasingly feeling the need to drop by the shop to let this wonderful lady know that she has saved Sam, and that she has saved me. I'm not sure if I can communicate all of this, but at least I will get to thank her.
There are people I will not get to thank, though—the many kind strangers who have been there for Sam. And believe me, if you're wondering if this world is a complete mess right now, I'm here to say that it is not.
So I guess this is a love letter to those of you who have helped a stranger out of the goodness of your heart. Please know you are appreciated, and that your beautiful heart and kindness are appreciated, and perhaps unknowingly, you have made a great difference in someone's life.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者患有自闭症的儿子在生活中得到诸多陌生好心人的帮助，作者从此向人们表达真诚感谢。
5．What can we learn about Sam from the first paragraph?
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