高二英语必修5 课后阅读训练 九 Unit 3Period 1.docx

1、高二英语必修5 课后阅读训练 九 Unit 3 Period 1课后阅读训练 九Unit 3Period 1. 阅读理解ACan you imagine travelling to work in a one-man submarine (潜水艇)? Some scientists believe that some day one-man submarines will be as numerous as automobiles are today. A famous French driver says, “one day soon,men will walk on the ocean f

2、loor as they do on the street!”Perhaps during your lifetime people will travel,work,and live in the sea. If human beings want to live in the ocean,many human problems will need to be studied first. Some of these problems,similar to those of living in outer space,are pressure,lack of oxygen and weigh

3、tlessness. Many questions remain unanswered. For example,can our blood adjust itself to underwater surroundings? What will happen to our muscle if we live in the water very long? Scientists are searching for answers. Perhaps in the future man will live in the sea,away from the crowded and noisy citi

4、es on land. The sea has plenty of space,not only for floating communities (团体) and parks,but also for storing supplies and for underwater travel. Some scientists believe that ocean living will benefit man in more than physical ways. In the freedom and beauty of the deep sea,man may find new sources

5、of joy. 【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了在将来人们可能开发利用海洋, 到海洋里居住。1. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?A. Man will live in the sea just like living on the earth in time. B. Human beings can now freely walk on the ocean floor just like walking on the street. C. There are as many submarines as automobi

6、les in the ocean. D. A famous French driver found a safe way to travel to the ocean floor. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Perhaps during your lifetime people will travel,work,and live in the sea. ”可知, 也许在你有生之年, 人们将会在海洋里行走、工作并居住。与句子中的in time(迟早)相吻合。2. If human beings want to live in the ocean, _. A. problems

7、 such as pressure,lack of oxygen and weightlessness have to be solvedB. people have to answer many questions asked by scientistsC. underwater surroundings must be improved to fit the human bodiesD. human muscle must be exposed in the water for a long time【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Some of these problems,

8、similar to those of living in outer space,are pressure,lack of oxygen and weightlessness. ”可知答案。3. Which of the following might NOT be the reason for the people who want to live in the ocean?A. The sea has plenty of space. B. The cities on land are crowded,noisy and polluted. C. Ocean living will do

9、 good to them in physical ways and spiritual ways. D. There are communities and parks on the ocean floor. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段内容可知A、B、C三项是人们想要在海洋居住的理由, 而D项没有提及。4. Whats the best title of the passage?A. The use of one-man submarineB. Living things in the oceanC. Ocean livingD. Beauty of ocean floor

10、【解析】选C。主旨大意题。纵观全文内容可知, 本文讲述的中心是人们将开发利用海洋, 到海洋里居住。BSome people are pessimistic(悲观的) when they think about the future. They say that,a hundred years from now,we will have used most of the earths resources. We will have polluted our seas badly,and be unable to eat fish. We will have made the air so dir

11、ty that we will need to wear masks. The worlds population will have doubled,and we will have used all the countryside for housing; there will be no farmland left. Other people believe that man adapts very easily. They have a different idea of the future. How,in their views,will people be living in a

12、 hundred years time?One architect believes that man will move off the land. He suggests that the city of the future will be a huge, pyramid-shaped building,which will be floating on the surface of the sea. About 5, 000 families will be living there,and the building will contain shops and schools as

13、well as homes. By living on the sea,we will give the farmers more land to grow crops. As for oil,people will no longer need it: we will be heating our homes with power from the sun. And we will not be short of minerals,because there are plenty under our oceans. At the moment,we do not have the techn

14、ology to get them out. But,in a hundred years time,the optimists say,the new sea cities will be using these resources. What will be in the shops in the year 3000? What will people be wearing? How will people be travelling?Scientists who make predictions about the future suggest that,by the year 3000

15、,shops will no longer exist. Computers will have replaced them; and people will order goods from home. People will be wearing very light,thin clothes. By that time,scientists will have invented a fabric that keeps us cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather. As for travel,the experts say that mo

16、st people will be using public transport. Electric cars will be travelling through the streets day and night. Anybody will be able to stop one and use it. Unfortunately,we will not be there to see if these predictions come true. 【语篇概述】本文向我们描述了人们对未来生活的各种预测。5. Pessimists believe that in the future _.

17、A. the seas and oceans will be full of housesB. well have used up all the resourcesC. we will have enough fish to eat from the seasD. we will have polluted the air so badly that it will be impossible for us to breathe【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第一段“We will have made the air so dirty that we will need to wear mask

18、s. ”可以推断出: 悲观的人们认为将来空气污染非常严重, 不适合人们呼吸。6. Optimists suggest that_. A. all the land will be too polluted to be cropped on B. pyramids will be the most commonly-used housesC. people will be using the power from the sun instead of oilD. we will be short of materials even though we get them from under th

19、e oceans【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第四段“As for oil,people will no longer need it: we will be heating our homes with power from the sun. ”可知将来人们会从太阳而不再从石油中获取能量。因此C项正确。7. Scientists have made the predictions EXCEPT_. A. electric cars will be going along the streets continuouslyB. the resources under the oceans will

20、 never be used up C. people will order goods from homeD. people wont suffer from cold any longer 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由科学家对将来的预测可知B项是他们没有预测到的事情。CBangkok has become the worlds top tourist destination,with 15. 98 million visitors projected to visit Thailands capital city this year,according to the third annua

21、l Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday. Based on data MasterCard collected from governments,central banks,related public agencies and airlines so far this year,the projection for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing (超过) London,the previous holder of the top place,b

22、y a very narrow margin. Mondays report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked tourist destination. London came in second,with 15. 96 million visitors expected in 2013,and Paris,third,with 13. 92 million visitors. MasterCard looked at 132 cities. Other Asian citie

23、s that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at number four,with 11. 75 million visitors; Kuala Lumpur at number eight,with 9. 2 million visitors; Hong Kong at number nine,with 8. 72 million visitors; Seoul at number 11,with 8. 19 million visitors; Shanghai at num

24、ber 14,with 6. 5 million visitors,Tokyo at number 16,with 5. 8 million visitors,and Taipei,with 5. 19 million visitors. The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its number of tourists in 2013,up 9. 8% from 2009. That compares to New Yorks increase at 5. 0% and Londons at 3. 8

25、%. Paris,meanwhile,saw a small dip in its number of tourists (negative 0. 7%). Caroline Lledo,who was visiting Bangkok from France,said Thailand has many offerings. “We like the culture and the people are so nice. We also love shopping here. ” Ms Lledo said. MasterCard Worldwides global economic adv

26、iser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong cited (引用) overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive. That is true for Thailand overall as well. 【语篇概述】这篇短文主要介绍了曼谷有望成为世界上最受旅客欢迎的旅行目的地。8. From the passage we can know that_. A. Bangkok defeated London by a wide marginB. there are 15. 96 million visitors visiti

27、ng London in 2013C. Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of touristsD. London topped List of Worlds Tourist Destinations in 2012【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段“Bangkok has become the worlds top tourist destination,with 15. 98 million visitors projected to visit Thailands capital city this year, ”可知曼谷有

28、望成为今年旅行者最喜欢的旅行目的地。根据“the projection for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing London,the previous holder of the top place”可知去年最受欢迎的旅行目的地是伦敦。根据“London came in second,with 15. 96 million visitors expected in 2013”可知这个报告发表于2013年。据此可知伦敦在2012年是旅行者最喜欢的旅行目的地, 故选D。9. How many Asian cities have made it

29、to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013?A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine. D. Ten. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一、三段描述, 可知前二十个最受欢迎的城市有曼谷, 新加坡, 吉隆坡, 香港, 首尔, 上海, 东京和台北, 一共八个城市, 故选B。10. What attracts visitors to Bangkok?A. People and buildings. B. Shopping and environment. C. Culture,people and shopping. D. Cultu

30、re and natural scenery. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段法国游客的话“We like the culture and the people are so nice. We also love shopping here”可知曼谷吸引游客的是那里的人, 文化和购物。故选C。11. What can we know about MasterCard?A. MasterCard surveyed 131 cities. B. Caroline Lledo was MasterCards adviser. C. MasterCard collected data from

31、 private agencies. D. It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段“according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday”可知这是这个组织是第三次发布这方面的指数。故选D。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 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。The hometown kid suddenly bec

32、ame the hometown hero last year. In 2016,four-time NBA MVP (Most Valuable Player ) LeBron James led Ohios Cleveland Cavaliers (骑士队)to the teams first-ever championship victory. It was Clevelands first professional sports championship in 52 years. 1In a 4-3 series win over Californias Golden State Warriors,James led the Cavs back from a 3-1 series deficit(落后)to the historic victory. This was the first time that any NBA team had