Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia基础练 —高中英语外研版必修第三册.docx

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1、Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia 或悔一、阅读理解During the darkest days of the drought （干旱）that hit the western US since the early 2000s, rivers went dry from north to south. Consequently, low river flows severely reduced the amount of carbon-free electricity that could be produced by the thousands of hydroelec

2、tric power plants （水力发电站） along rivers across the West.Now, a group of researchers have figured out that an extra 100 million tons of carbon ended up in the atmosphere because people had to use carbon-emitting （碳排 放）power sources instead of hydroelectric power during drought. Thafs equal to adding a

3、bout 1.4 million cars to road for every one of those years. uThafs a big piece of the picture, “ says Noah Deffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford.In normal years, over 20% of the electricity comes from hydroelectric power plants. But that number fluctuates with the ebb （退）朝）and flow of water.

4、And when water is not enough, the amount of hydroelectric power falls down.States like California, Washington, and Oregon that rely on hydroelectric power during water-rich years were the hardest hit. In California, for example, the extra carbon dioxide emitted because of the drought added up to ove

5、r 7% of its total carbon emissions.This is nothing but creativity. 4 Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.So, friends, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. 5 Go and get a book!A. No

6、w what are you waiting for?B. Reading can help you make more friends, too.C. Why not eat something when you are hungry?D. Just like your stomach, your mind can be hungry.E. Also this makes a great contribution to your vocabulary.F. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas.G. The

7、 hunger of the mind can be satisfied through wide reading.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.二、选词填空用下面给出单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。recycle dust pollute cycle forecast complainprotect coast frighten mask melt absolute1. The teacher that twenty of his pupils would pass the examination.2. How do you react when you see somet

8、hing , such as a fire?3. The of rubbish costs money and requires special equipment, but it isenvironmentally friendly.4. The hurricane damaged many houses in the towns.5. The new law will reduce of the air.6. The nurses wore and close-fitting white caps.7. They that the price of books had increased

9、again.8. The quiet country roads are ideal for.9. Ifs difficult to cross the desert by car, but not impossible.10. The trees provide against the burning rays of the sun.三、句子翻译1 .天气太热了，男孩们相继跳进河里。(one after another)2 .她的病对她的工作有很大影响。(have a bad effect on)3 .我凭俱乐部计划吸收20名新会员。(take in)4 .桌上的那些蜡烛散发出柔和的光。(g

10、ive out)5 他在写报告前把笔记浏览了一遍。(look through)答案一、阅读七选五15 DGFEA二、选词填空1. forecast/forecasted 2. frightening 3. recycling 4. coastal5. pollution 6. masks 7. complained 8. cycling 9. absolutely10. protection三、句子翻译1. Its too hot. The boys jumped into the river one after another.2. Her illness has had a very bad effect on her work.3. Our club has planned to take in 20 new members.4. The candles on the table give out soft light.5. He looked through his notes before writing the report.