2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 6 Earth first Section Ⅲ Us

-1-SectionⅢUsinglanguage&WritingⅠ单句语法填空1．Whenthelittlegirlfoundsomanypeoplesurrounding(surround)her,shefeltverynervous.2．Hehadnochoicebuttogethisbadtoothpulled(pull)outyesterday.3．Heexpressedhissupportfortheplanwithhisrighthandraised(raise)．4．Hefoundhispenbroken(break)whenhegotbacktotheclassroomfromtheplayground.5．Don’thavethelightsburning(burn)allnight.Itwillwastetoomuchelectricity.6．Mygrandfatherisgoingtohavehisoldhouserebuilt(rebuild)．7．Withsomuchwatercovering(cover)itssurface,theearthlookslikeablueball.8．Thespeakerraisedhervoice,hopingtomakeherselfheard(hear)．9．MycellphonehasbrokendownandIwantitrepaired(repair)soon.10．Withhishomeworkfinished(finish),hewentouttoplaywithhisfriend.Ⅱ阅读理解ATherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears,anditisassumedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon’sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier(水闸)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding,butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslater,thebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.-2-Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals,anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon’sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.ParisOverasix­weekperiodinJulyandAugust2003,morethan11,400—mainlyelderlypeople—diedinFrancefromdehydration(脱水)andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(强度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveair­conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort­termsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions(排放)．InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower”，whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair­conditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.Anestimated250，000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergyconsumption.Chinareliesheavilyoncoal­firedpowerstations,buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand,inturn,warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.【解题导语】近年来全球自然灾害的数量剧增，据预测，在将来，全球变暖等气候变化将会导致更多的灾难。让我们看一看世界上的大城市将会面临什么样的灾难。1．WhatproblemshouldbesettlednowinLondon?A．Howtoprotectthecity’sproperty.B．Wheretobuilditsflooddefences.C．HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D．Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefences.D解析：推理判断题。由London部分的首句可知，伦敦的防洪设施正在老化，可推知D项正确。2．WhichofthefollowingmeasuresCAN’TsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A．Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B．Havingair­conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.-3-C．Forbiddingthecitytobuild“FlowerTower”．D．Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.C解析：细节理解题。由Paris部分中的“...encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding‘FlowerTower’”可知鼓励设计“FlowerTower”式的建筑物而不是禁止。3．Thepurposeofthepassageis________．A．totellushowtoprotectthebigcitiesB．togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisastersC．toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwavesD．towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcitiesD解析：写作意图题。由文章第一段最后一句“Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.”可知文章主要警告我们大城市的自然灾害的增加。故D项正确。4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB．BigDisastersintheFutureC．TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD．SolutionstoNaturalDisastersA解析：标题归纳题。全文描述了世界各大城市将会面临的各种自然灾害，故A项正确。B“Smile！”Ishouted,holdingayellowsignuponabusystreetinSeattle.WewerethreethousandmilesawayfromhomeonaRandomActsofKindnessandVolunteerismRoadTrip.Wehadtwoaims.Onewastotryoutournew“Smile！”signsandseehowmuchkindnessandjoywecouldspreadinPikePlaceMarket.Theotherwastoraise$80bydoingstreetperformances,enoughforgastoPortlandandasmallhotelroom.Weweren’tsurehowpeoplewouldreact(回应)tooursigns.Inervouslyraisedupoursignsandshouted，“Hi，there！”toayoungcouple.Theylookedoverandfeltconfused.Thentheyreadoursignsandbrokeintoasmile.Beforelong,sometouristswantedtotakeaphotowithusandsomestrangersstoppedtoaskusaboutoursigns.Infact，wepaidsocloseattentiontoour“Smile！”projectthatweforgottheotheraim.Beforeweknewit,thesunwassetting，andwehadnomoneyforourtriptoPortland.Wesatdowntowatchablindmusicianplaytheguitarwhilethinkingabout-4-whattodo.Hewaspackingupwhenapassingcrowdkickeddownhischangebowl.Hestumbled(绊倒)intothecrowd.Werushedtohelphim,butanothermanmovedmorequicklytohelphim.Oncethemusicianhadhismoneysafelyreturned，weranovertomeetthestrangehelperandsaid，“Wejustwantedtopraiseyouforyourgooddeed.”Hesmiled，lookingatoursigns.“YourtripremindsmeofsomethingsimilarIoncedidwhenIwasyoung，”hesaid.“Look!I’dliketodonate(捐赠)．”Wetoldhim，“No，thanks!Wearefine.We’vecollectedplentyofmoney.”Welied.“Pleaseletmedonate.ItwillmakemefeellikeI’maparto