PAGEUnit6Earthfirst課時作業(一)Startingout&Understandingideas必備學問基礎練eq\a\vs4\al\co1(基礎知識)Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．________(幸運的是),noonewashurtontheplane,whichlaterlandedsafelyinthecity'sairport.2．Theoceanishometoawhaleanda________(鯊魚).3．Peoplekeepadogto________(恐嚇)awaythieves.4．Hetookadeepbreathand________(潛水)intothelake.5．Thecompanyhas________(以……為目標)adultsasitsprimarycustomers.6．Thegreatestdiscoveryofalltimeisthatapersoncanchangehisfuturebymerelychanginghis________(看法)．7．Thespeciesinthisareaisindangerof________(滅亡)．Ⅱ.用方框內短語的適當形式填空dueto；haveaneffecton；comeacross；bebasedon；bescaredof；bymistake；cutoff；theotherwayaround；protect...from...1．Hewasaccusedofstealingmoneyfromthegirlbutinfact________.2．Theywerealmostcompletely________fromtheoutsideworldbecauseoftheterribleearthquake.3．Mycoatisn'tthere,soIguesssomeonemusthavetakenit________.4．Wemustdoeverythingwecanto________theanimals________extinction.5．________thebadtraffic,Iwaslateforworkthismorning.6．ThoseviolentTVshowsmight________thechildren'sbadbehaviour.7．Almosteverychild________something,frommonsterstodogs.8．Haveyouever________anythingexcitingonyourwaytoschoolorbackhome?9．ThefilmNeZhawasagreatsuccessthissummer.It________anancientmythinChina.Ⅲ.完成句子1．與其待在家里，我寧可去購物。________________，Iprefertogoshopping.2．大雨不僅會沖走土壤，還會引起嚴峻的水災。Heavyrainwould________________washawaythesoil________causeseriousfloods.3．我們學生應當對學習保持主動的看法。Westudentsshould____________________ourstudy.4．當他正沿著這條街開車時，他望見兩個小偷正從一家商店里沖出來，朝一輛等候的汽車跑去。WhenhewasdrivingalongtheStreet,hesawtwothieves________________andrunningtowardsawaitingcar.5．這部電影獲得了巨大的勝利，吸引了大量觀眾并贏得了很多獎項。Thefilmwasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesand________________.6．這競賽定于星期六下午在城市體育場實行。Thematch________________thisSaturdayafternooninthecity'sstadium.Ⅳ.課文語法填空Itisactuallyalong-heldideathatsharksare1.________(danger)animals,especiallyafterthefilmJawshitthescreen.Jawsgaveanaccountofhowsharkspullswimmingpeopleunderwater,2.________(attract)hugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.Thisfilmencouragedpeopletohuntandkillsharks.Asaresult.3.________numberoflargesharksfell4.________(quick),makingitoneoftheendangered5.________(animal).Another6.________(contribute)factorisfinning.Everytimethereisfinning,theseafloorwouldbecoveredwithdeadsharks.Thathadanunexpectedeffect7.________PeterBenchley,thewriterofthebookon8.________Jawswasbased.Hecametoseepeopleasadangertosharks,ratherthantheotherwayround.Thatwaswhyhe9.________(fight)toprotectsharksbyfirstadmittingthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks'behaviour.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethaneverwanttoprotectthemfrom10.________(extinct)．關鍵實力綜合練進階訓練其次層Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(CNN)—Thisphotographoftwomensharingadrink30metersbelowthewaterispartofanartprojectexploringthemysteriousworldoffreediving—aformofunderwaterdivingthatreliesonadiver'sabilitytoholdhisorherbreathuntilresurfacingratherthanontheuseofoxygentanks(氧氣瓶)．Eachman,dressedinshirt,jeansandsunglasses,sitsinachairatthebottomoftheCaribbeanSeawithlocalsharks—harmlesstohumans—swimmingjustmetersaway.Ofcourse,thesearen'tordinarymen,butfreedivers:extremeathleteswhodiveonasinglebreathofair.AmericanphotographerLiaBarretthadbeentakingpicturesofbravediverscompetingattheCaribbeanCupoffthecoastofHonduras,whenshedecidedtocreateafantasticunderwaterworldinwhichhumansgoabouteverydaytasks—suchasdrinkingcoffeeorridingbikes.“Afterthecompetitorshadagreattimeinthenewnationalandworldrecordssetatthecompetition,Itookadvantageoftheirbreath-holdingskillstodophotoshootsIhadonlydreamedofbefore，”saidthe29-year-oldphotographer.Perhapsunsurprisingly,Barrettisoftenaskedwhethertheamazingpicturesarephotoshopped.Shelaughsquietlyassheinsiststhey're100%real.Thepictureoftwomenhavingcoffeetook50minutestocreate,withthemenreceivingoxygenfromstandbyassistantsaroundeverythreeminutes.“Onthewaybackup,wewereholdingontothetableduringourdecompression(減壓)stopinthestrongcurrent(水流)—itwasquiteascene，”saidBarrett.Theunderwatermodelsmadean11-minutestoponthewaybacktothesurface,makingsuretheydidn'trisetooquicklyandsufferdecompressionsickness—whichcancausedeadlyblackouts(眩暈)．1．Thephotographmentionedinthefirstparagraph________.A．hassetanewworldrecordB．aimstocallonpeopletoprotectsharksC．realizesthephotographerBarrett'sdreamD．isoneactivityoftheCaribbeanCup2．TheCaribbeanCupheldoffthecoastofHondurasmainlyshowscompetitors'________.A．swimmingskillsB．PhotoshopskillsC．photographyskillsD．breath-holdingskills3．Manypeoplethinkthepictureoftwomenhavingcoffeebelowthewateris________.A．notrealB．notperfectC．notsurprisingD．notinteresting4．Whydidthetwomodelsmakean11-minutestoponthewaybacktothesurface?A．Tohavemorephotographstaken.B．Toenioytheunderwaterworld.C．Tobringbackthetable.D．Toavoidgettingsick.BGoinggreenseemstobeafad(時尚)foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbad,wecan'treallysay,butforthetwoofus,goinggreenisnotafadbutalifestyle.OnApril22,2011,wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthings,anditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondtheeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergy,wehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.Withtheideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayear,OurGreenYearstarted.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYear,wecompletelychangedourlifestyles.Wenowshopatorganic(有機的)stores.Weconsumelessmeat,choosinggreenfood.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon'tneed.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuice,withnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutter,enjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbread.Inourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunished.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.5．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GoingGreenB．ProtectingthePlanetC．KeepingOpen-MindedD．CelebratingOurGreenYear6．Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause________.A．theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB．theydidn'tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC．theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD．theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks7．WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A．Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.B．Theyignoredothers'ungreenbehaviour.C．Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.D．Theysoldtheirhome-madefood.8．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenproject.B．Thecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuture.C．Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple'sgreenideas.D．OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.Ⅱ.七選五You'veseennewsreportsaboutpeoplewhoneedhelpafteranaturaldisaster,orTVprogrammesabouthowlonelyandisolated(孤立的)olderpeoplecanget.Maybeyou'vewalkedpastpeoplewhoarelivingonthestreets.__1__Theanswer:youcanvolunteer.Volunteeringgivesyouanopportunitytochangepeople'slives,includingyourown.Helpingothersinneedissuchanimportantpartoflife.Sohowdoyougoaboutit?Findwhat'srightforyou.Volunteeringisn'tschool.__2__Youcanchoosewhatreallyinterestsyouandwhoorwhatismostdeservingofyourtime.__3__Afteryou'vediscoveredwhatinterestsyou,decidehowmuchtimeyouwanttospendandwhatfitsintoyourschedule.Expandyourmind.Volunteeringisagreatwaytolearnnewskills—fromworkingaspartofateamtosettingandreachinggoals.__4__Anditcanhelpyoudevelopanewunderstandingofpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou—peoplewithdisabilities,peopleinfinancialproblems,sickkids,ortheelderly.Feelgood.Volunteeringhelpspeoplefeeltheymakeadifference—thattheydohavethepowertochangethingsforthebetter.Whenpeopledependonyou,itcanchangethewayyoulookatyourself.__5__Volunteeringisalsoagreatwaytogetaviewonyourownlife.A．Changethingsforthebetter.B．Findwhatfitsyourschedule.C．Youcanfeelproudofwhatyou'veachieved.D．Sowhatcanyoudoaboutanyofthosethings?E．Doingsomethingforothershelpspeopletochangetheworld.F．Insteadofhavingthechoicesmadeforyou,you'vegottopick.G．Itcangiveyouachancetodiscoverwhatkindsofthingsyou'rebestatandenjoymost.Ⅲ.語法填空Eachyear1.________(thousand)oftouristsvisitthepolarregionsoftheArcticandAntarctica.ButtheincreasingnumberofpeopletravelingtotheendsoftheEarthcanhave2.________negativeeffectonfragileecosystems.Shouldtourists3.________(allow)tovisitpolarregions?About40,000touristsvisitAntarcticaeachyear.MorethanfivemilliontraveltotheArcticandsub-Arctic.Transportingtouriststotheregions4.________(increase)shipandairplanetraffic,addingtotheriskofpollution,oilspills,andother5.________(environment)damage.Becausetheplaceswherewildlifeisaccessible6.________(be)fewinnumber,touristtrafficcanbecomeconcentratedinspecificareas,7.________(put)Arcticvegetation(植被)atrisk.Otherssaythataccess8.________theseveryspecialpartsoftheworldshouldnotberestrictedtoonlyresearchersandscientists.Polartourismallowspeopletodevelopdeep9.________(person)connectionswithpolarregions.“Those10.________traveltotheArcticorAntarcticaoftenbecomecheerleadersforsupportingthoseplaces，”JimSano,vicepresidentfortravelandconservationatWorldWildlifeFund,toldTFK.Unit6Earthfirst課時作業(一)Startingout&Understandingideas必備學問基礎練Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．Fortunately2.shark3.scare4.dive5.targeted6.attitude7．extinctionⅡ.用方框內短語的適當形式填空1．theotherwayaround2.cutoff3.bytectfrom5．Dueto6.haveaneffecton7.isscaredof8eacross9．wasbasedonⅢ.完成句子1．Ratherthanstayathome2.notonlybutalso3.takeapositiveattitudeto/towards4.rushingoutoftheshop5.winningmanyawards6.isduetotakeplaceⅣ.課文語法填空1．答案與解析：dangerous考查形容詞。句意：事實上，人們許久以來都認為鯊魚是危急的動物，尤其是在電影《大白鯊》上映后。dangerous危急的。2．答案與解析：attracting考查非謂語動詞。句意：《大白鯊》講解并描述了鯊魚是如何把游泳的人拖到水下的，吸引了大批觀眾并贏得了很多獎項。attract與其邏輯主語之間是主動關系，故用attracting。3．答案與解析：the考查冠詞。句意：因此，大型鯊魚的數量快速下降，成為面臨滅亡的動物之一。thenumberof……的數目。4．答案與解析：quickly考查副詞。句意：同上。設空處修飾謂語動詞，故應用副詞。5．答案與解析：animals考查名詞復數。句意：同上。oneof＋名詞復數表示“……之一”。6．答案與解析：contributing考查非謂語動詞。句意：另一個影響因素是獵鰭。contributingfactor影響因素；起作用的因素。7．答案與解析：on考查固定搭配。句意：那對PeterBenchley產生了意想不到的影響……。haveaneffecton意為“對……產生影響”。8．答案與解析：which考查定語從句。句意：……《大白鯊》就是以這本書為基礎(拍攝)的。設空處引導定語從句且在從句中作介詞on的賓語，先行詞為thebook，故填which。9．答案與解析：fought考查動詞的時態。句意：那就是為什么他首先承認他的書中關于鯊魚行為的內容是錯誤的，以此來爭取愛護鯊魚。依據語境可知，應當運用一般過去時。10．答案與解析：extinction考查名詞。句意：如今，隨著我們對鯊魚的了解越來越多，想愛護它們免于滅亡的人比以往更多了。關鍵實力綜合練Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇新聞報道。文章介紹了美國攝影師LiaBarrett拍攝的模擬人類在水中生活的場景的作品。1．答案與解析：C細微環節理解題。由第三段中的tocreateafantasticunderwaterworldinwhichhumansgoabouteverydaytasks和第四段中的todophotoshootsIhadonlydreamedofbefore可知，29歲的美國攝影師LiaBarrett幻想在水下拍攝人類進行日常活動的愿望實現了。即第一段中提到的照片實現了攝影師Barrett的幻想。故選C。2．答案與解析：D推理推斷題。由第三段中的bravediverscompetingattheCaribbeanCup和第四段中的Itookadvantageoftheirbreath-holdingskills可推知，在洪都拉斯海岸舉辦的該項競賽主要展示了潛水選手的憋氣實力。故選D。3．答案與解析：A細微環節理解題。依據第五段第一句Perhapsunsurprisingly,Barrettisoftenaskedwhethertheamazingpicturesarephotoshopped.可知，Barrett時常被問到她的令人驚異的照片是否是用計算機軟件處理過的，由此可知，很多人認為這張照片不真實。故選A。4．答案與解析：D細微環節理解題。依據最終一段Theunderwatermodelsmadean11-minutestoponthewaybacktothesurface,makingsuretheydidn'trisetooquicklyandsufferdecompressionsickness—whichcancausedeadlyblackouts(眩暈)。可知，在返回海面時，為了預防可能會導致致命性眩暈的減壓病的發生，潛水模特緩慢上升，并在中途停留了11分鐘。故選D。B【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文，講解并描述了一對夫婦培育環保的生活方式并去影響身邊人的經驗。5．答案與解析：A標題歸納題。依據文章圍繞作者和妻子在生活中逐步形成環保的生活方式，并且用自己的行動去影響他人，使環保的生活方式普及化可知，文章標題為GoingGreen。6．答案與解析：D細微環節理解題。由文章其次段中的“Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthings,anditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondtheeasythings.”可知，對于作者夫婦來說，一年的環保生活難點就在于他們必需挑戰自己去完成一些非同尋常的環保任務。7．答案與解析：C細微環節理解題。由文章第三段中的“MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.”及文章第四段可知，作者及妻子在這一年中不僅變更了以往不環保的生活習慣，而且還教化他人培育環保的生活習慣。8．答案與解析：B推理推斷題。由文章最終一段中的“OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.”可知，適應了一年的環保生活，作者及妻子很慶幸能有機會去嘗試這樣的生活方式，由此可推斷，環保生活將會接著下去。Ⅱ.七選五【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明