人教版(新教材)高中英语选修3Unit 3　Environmental Protection课时作业2：Reading and Thinking—Comprehending.docx

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1、Unit 3 Environmental ProtectionReading and Thinking-Comprehendingi .阅读理解APeople living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in the country each year.Choices made about where to go, how to get there and what to do can either benefit or harm the environment.While on holidayMany of the things

2、 you can do to be greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at home-but there are also some extra things too, like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals.Here are some suggestions：Making the most of locally produced food and drink, and local activities and attractions wil

3、l support people in the area you are visiting and reduce the need for further environmental influence from transport.Switching off any air-conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect. Save water-some countries suffer from water shortages and saving water can help avoid da

4、mage to our natural habitats.Endangered speciesSome gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals.Check before you buy, but if you doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts.More details of the types of products to avoid any illegal trade hotspots can be found on

5、 the Souvenir Alert webpage.Making a positive contribution to the place you are visitingThere are ways in which your holiday can help support local people and the environment. There are many opportunities to volunteer and help with projects that conserve and improve natural habitats. When you are aw

6、ay, or if you are looking for somewhere to visit, you can support projects or attractions which protect wildlife, such as nature reserves and conservation projects.语篇解读 本文主要讲述了旅游时如何做到保护环境、保护野生动植物，文中就此给出了一 些建议。1. According to the passage, we can to help reduce climate change effect.A. make good use o

7、f waterB buy local food and drinkC. save electricityD. go around on footK答案U cK解析U 细节理解题。根据 While on holiday 中的 uSwitching off any air-conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect.v 可知，减少气候变化影响可以从节约 用电着手。2. We should check the gifts and foods before buying because .A. some

8、times they are of poor qualitythey may not be typical local productsB. some of them will do harm to our healththey may be made from endangered animals or plantsk答案X DK解 析U 细节理解题。根据Endangered species局部的第一、二句可知，K答 案H为D。 3. We can infer from the passage that .A. it is not easy for people to travel abro

9、adnot everyone can tell an illegal souvenirB. green holidays have been accepted by peoplevolunteer work is a must for protecting natural habitatsk答案U Bk解 析I 推理判断题。根据常识并结合Endangered species局部中的第二句“butifyou doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts.可知，并不是每个人都能区分非法纪念品。4 . The passage is mainly about .A. trav

10、el enjoymentthe harm to the environmentB. protection of endangered animalsgreener choices for holidayK答案I DK解析X 主旨大意题。本文主要表达旅游时如何做到保护环境、保护野生动植物。故K答 案X为DoBTuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.Storms and huge waves are a constan

11、t threat and none of Tuvalu s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level.Salt water is already entering the country? s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetables.Without urgent help, the country s days are numbered.But Tuvalu is not the firs

12、t place to face sinking into the sea.Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years.Experts say that it will have sunk another 24cm by 2050.A century ago, St.Mark, s Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year.Nowaday

13、s, it happens more than 100 times.While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu s rising sea level is caused by global warming.The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century, scientists expect it to rise by extra 1.3 degre

14、es over the next 100 years.Warmer weather makes glaciers（冰川）melt, adding more water to the ocean.The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise.The sea level has risen 10.25cm in the last 100 years.The main cause of global warming is human po

15、llution.Through burning coab oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CCh.This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes.The

16、 sea level could rise by one meter this century.Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees looking for somewhere to live.语篇解读 本文介绍一个因为海平面上升而处在危险中的国家，从而引出全球变暖的问题， 并陈述了全球变暖的原因，旨在引起人们的关注。5 . We can infer from the second paragrap

17、h that .A. Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the seaB all Tuvalu s islands are about five meters above the sea levelC. drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyedTuvalu is often flooded by storms and wavesK答案I AK解析 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，在图瓦卢，海水已经进入饮用水供应系 统，并且淹没了一些植物，应选项A（图瓦卢处在被海水淹没的危险中）正确。6. T

18、he author uses Tuvalu and Venice as examples in order to explain.A. they are the first places sinking into the seaB they are both sinking into the mud where they standC. they will disappear in the futuretheir trouble is caused by global warmingK答案X DK解析I 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，文章列举这两个例子是为了说明他们 的问题都是由全球变暖

19、造成的。应选D。7. What does the underlined phrase “climate refugees v mean?A. People who are forced away from their homeland by climate.B. Climate changes.C. Rare animals.D. Climate effect.K答案I AK解 析 词义猜想题。根据最后一段所表达的意思：如果上述情况成为现实的话，海面 会淹没数百万的家，整个世界都是在寻找她方住的“climate refugeesv ,故u climate refugees的意思是“由于气候变化

20、被迫离开家园的人”。应选A。8. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tuvalu s nine little islands are less than five meters above the sea level.B. The average global temperature has risen by 13 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.C. The warmer temperature causes the sea level to ri

21、se.D. There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.k答案U BK解析U 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，在过去的一百年，全球的平均气温几乎增加了 0.5摄氏度，而不是B项中的13摄氏度，应选B。CChicken feathers are useful, and not just to chickens.Some go into pillows, coats and other products.But countless chicken feathers go to waste.In the United

22、States, billions of chickens are produced yearly.Most of their feathers are thrown away.But instead of ending up in landfills（废物埋填地），some feathers could find a future in plastics.Scientists in the Washington area have been working with keratin, the main substance（物质） in chicken feathers.One of the p

23、roducts they have developed is a flowerpot which may look like other flowerpots, but the container breaks down in the earth within one to five years.And as it breaks down, it releases nitrogen（M） into the soil.The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers Walter Schmidt and M

24、asud Huda.Walter Schmidt has been working to find uses for chicken feathers since the 1990s.Progress in 2002 showed that plastic made from feathers could be formed like other plastics.He says feathers are much stronger and last longer than another plant material, cellulose（纤维 素）. “Feathers are about

25、 eight times as strong as cellulose.By design, feathers are strong and durable（耐用的）.”Walter Schmidt also points out that traditional flowerpots can last much longer.But he wonders if there is really a need.He says most flowerpots are never reused.“Why would you want a plastic that you use for a year

26、 to last for two hundred years? It makes no sense.You want to match the product with the use, “ he says.Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda are now adding another chicken product to their flowerpots-chicken waste.The waste will add more nutrients to the soil as the pot breaks down.The scientists say they

27、hope their flowerpots will be on the market in a year or two.语篇解读 两位科学家从鸡毛里面提取了一种物质，将其制成花盆。这种花盆一到五年内可 以分解，释放出氮。这样不仅不会破坏环境，反而对环境有好处。9. What is this passage mainly about?A. A new kind of flowerpot will be on the market.B Scientists find new uses for chicken feathers.C. Chicken feathers are not only us

28、eful to chickens.D. Billions of chickens are produced yearly in the US.K答案U bK解析I 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要是讲两位科学家从鸡毛里面提取了一种 物质，将其制成花盆，使鸡毛有了新的用处。应选B。10. From Paragraph 2 we know that .A. the US produces the most chickens around the worldB all chicken feathers will be made into plastics in the futureC. chick

29、en feathers will no longer be taken to landfills quite soonmost chicken feathers are not made use of in the US at presentK答案U DK解 析I 细节理解题。根据第二段中的uMost of their feathers are thrown away.可知， 目前在美国，大局部鸡毛都没有加以利用。11. Which of the following is the main feature of the new flowerpot?A. It looks quite diffe

30、rent.B It can be used for years.C. It is environmentally friendly.D. It is made from waste.K答案cK解 析I细节理解题。通读全文可知，这种新型花盆最大的特征是环保。第四段中的“The environmentally friendly flowerpot 也是提示。应选 C。12. Walter Schmidt most probably thinks .A. people should reuse the same flowerpotit is unnecessary for a flowerpot t

31、o last longB. nowadays most products don t match their usepeople prefer to buy flowerpots which last longK答案BK解 析I 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 “Walter Schmidt also points out that traditional flowerpots can last much longer.But he wonders if there is really a need.He says most flowerpots are never reused.,可推断，W

32、alter Schmidt认为花盆没必要能用很多年。H.七选五To meet the global climate crisis that is approaching, big lifestyle changes are required of those of us.The good news is that our way of life can remain meaningful and worthy as our consumption becomes sustainable. Eat less meat and move toward a plant-based diet.This

33、 is one of the most effective things we can do because the food we now produce and consume is destroying the very ecosystems that we depend upon for survival.Here are some of the grim facts.The U. S.uses about one-half of its land for agriculture. 2 For example, the U. S.uses over 90 million acres o

34、f good agricultural land to produce corn, which is mostly fed to livestock（家畜）.With 7.6 billion people on earth, the demand for food is enormous and constantly on the rise.It s easy to feel we can t make a difference. 3 We should not ignore the power of the choices we make.Even one person can make a

35、 big difference by eating less meat and moving toward a plant-based diet and make contributions to the health of the planet as well as your own.Recognize how the food we eat is connected to other living beings.lt often helps us make much wiser buying choices. 4 This way, we will help people around t

36、he world enjoy more eco-friendly and nutritious foods.5 When you change your diet to be more sustainable, you become visible proof that changing our food habits is doable, healthy, and enjoyable.A. Little things matter in your relationship with the earth.B. By buying mindfully, we support local, aff

37、ordable agriculture.C. But we can change our diet to heal the earth as we heal ourselves.D. Unfortunately, the majority is used to raise livestock or for crops consumed by them.E. Your choices create positive impacts on the food system and inspire the people around you.F. There s one step you can ta

38、ke right away to reduce harm to Mother Earth.G. We can try to reduce waste by using leftovers and eating the fresh produce we buy.语篇解读作者提倡一种新的生活方式：少吃肉，转向植物性饮食，为地球环保做贡献。1. K答案X FK解析U 与本段中 “This is one of the most effective things we can do” 呼应，本段主要讲 少吃肉，转向植物性饮食是我们能马上做到减少对地球伤害的第一步。F项表达了此意，故 选F。2. K答案D

39、K解 析】 空前讲美国大约一半的土地用于农业，空后讲生产的大局部粮食用来喂牲畜。 结合选项可知，D项与前后文衔接紧密，应选D。3. K答案X CK解析 上句说的是：我们很容易感到我们无法改变世界需要粮食的现实，下句：我们 不应该忽视我们做出的选择的力量。C项（我们可以通过改变我们的饮食使自己和地球都健 康）承上启下连接前后文，应选C。4. K答案】BK解 析I 本段主要说明通过少吃肉和向植物性饮食转变，为地球的健康和你自己的健康 做出贡献。上句“make much wiser buying choices”告诉我们要理性购买，B项（通过理性购 买支持当地可负担的农业）符合本段意思。应选B。5. K答案2EK解 析U 本段号召每个人通过改变自己的饮食习惯并影响周围的人来为可持续开展做贡 献，E项（你的选择会对食品系统产生积极的影响，同时鼓舞你周围的人）表达了此意，应选Eo