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课后阅读作业十三
Module4 Period1
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears,anditisassumedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.
London
London’sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier(水闸)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding,butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.
Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals,anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon’sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.
Paris
OverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003,morethan11,400-mainlyelderlypeople-diedinFrancefromdehydration(脱水)andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(强度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?
Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions(排放).
InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower”,whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner.
Shanghai
ShanghaiisoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.
Anestimated250,000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergyconsumption.Chinareliesheavilyoncoal-firedpowerstations,buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand,inturn,warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.
【语篇概述】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.
【解析】选D。
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.Havingair-conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.
C.Forbiddingthecitytobuild“FlowerTower”.
D.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.
【解析】选C。
细节理解题。
由“...encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding‘FlowerTower’”可知鼓励设计“FlowerTower”式的建筑物而不是禁止。
3.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.
A.increasingpopulationandcoal-firedpowerstations
B.risingsealevelsandtyphoons
C.extremelyhightemperatureandrisingsealevels
D.extrademandsonenergyconsumptionandtyphoons
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
由文章最后两段中的“Sealevelsarepredictedtorise...warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.”可知上海面临的主要自然灾害是海平面上升和台风。
4.Thepurposeofthepassageis.
A.totellushowtoprotectthebigcities
B.togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisasters
C.toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwaves
D.towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcities
【解析】选D。
目的意图题。
由文章第一段最后一句“Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.”可知D项正确。
5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisasters
B.BigDisastersintheFuture
C.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisasters
D.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters
【解析】选A。
主旨大意题。
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
Wealreadyknowthefastest,leastexpensivewaytoslowdownclimatechange:
uselessenergy.Withalittleeffort,andnotmuchmoney,mostofuscouldreduceourenergydietsby25percentormore—doingtheEarthafavorwhilealsohelpingourwallets.
Notlongago,mywife,PJ,andItriedanewdiet—nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechange.Scientistshavereportedrecentlythattheworldisheatingupevenfasterthanpredictedonlyafewyearsago,andthattheconsequencescouldbesevereifwedon’tkeepreducingemission(排放)ofcarbondioxide(CO2)andothergreenhousegasesthataretrappingheatinouratmosphere.
Wedecidedtotryanexperiment.ForonemonthwerecordedourpersonalemissionofCO2.Wewantedtoseehowmuchwecouldcutback,sowewentonastrictdiet.TheaverageUShouseholdproducesabout150poundsofCO2adaybydoingcommonthingsliketurningonairconditioningordrivingcars.That’smorethantwicetheEuropeanaverageandalmostfivetimestheglobalaverage,mostlybecauseAmericansdrivemoreandhavebiggerhouses.Buthowmuchshouldwetrytoreduce?
Forananswer,IcheckedwithTimFlannery,authorofTheWeatherMakers:
HowManIsChangingtheClimateandWhatItMeansforLifeonEarth.Inhisbook,hehadchallengedreaderstomakedeepcutsinpersonalemissiontokeeptheworldfromreachingextremelyimportanttippingpoints,suchasthemelting(融化)oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarctica.“Tostaybelowthatpoint,weneedtoreduceCO2emissionby80percent,”hesaid.
Goodadvice,Ithought.I’dopenedourbedroomwindowstoletthewindin.We’dgottensousedtokeepingourair-conditioninggoingaroundtheclock.I’dalmostforgottenthewindowsevenopened.Weshouldnotletthishappenagain.It’stimeforustochangeourhabitsifnecessary.
【语篇概述】文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动,向我们证明了“节约能源从家庭做起,从我做起”的重要性。
6.Whydidtheauthorandhiswifetryanewdiet?
A.Totakespecialkindsoffood.
B.Torespondtoclimatechange.
C.Toloseweight.
D.Toimprovetheirhealth.
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
根据文章第二段“nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechange”可知,作者和妻子这么做的目的是回答一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。
7.Theunderlinedwords“tippingpoints”mostprobablyreferto“”.
A.freezingpoints B.burningpoints
C.meltingpointsD.boilingpoints
【解析】选C。
词义猜测题。
在他的书中,他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量,以免世界来到“熔点”,下面给出的例子“suchasthemeltingoftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarctica”,可以判断出C项正确。
8.Accordingtothepassage,TimFlannery.
A.madedeepcutsinhispersonalemissionofCO2
B.wroteabookabouttheclimatechanges
C.succeededinreducingCO2emissionby80percent
D.wasanauthorpopularamongreaders
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
根据文章第四段第一句可知,TimFlannery的书是有关theclimatechanges的,故B项正确。
9.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.SavingEnergyStartsatHome
B.ChangingOurHabitsBeginsatWork
C.ChangingClimateSoundsReasonable
D.ReducingEmissionofCO2ProvesDifficult
【解析】选A。
主旨大意题。
文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动,向我们证明了“节约能源从家庭做起,从我做起”的正确性。
Ⅱ.阅读填句
Formany,runninghasneverquitebeentheirfavoriteactivity.Butrunningcancertainlybeagreatwaytogetfitandstayhealthy.
Gettingstartedisextremelydifficult.1.________Runningcanbeboringattimes,buttheeffectonyourbodyandmindiswellworththatstruggleofjustgettingupandrunning.
2.________Everymajorcityandmanysmallercitieshaverunningcommunities(团体).Theyarequiteorganizedandwillingtohelp.Theywillhelpyouseeyourrunninggoalsthrough.
Startwithshortdistances.Thoughtherunningcommunitywouldlovetohaveanewlong-distancerunnertomorrow,thefactisthatitwillnothappenovernight.Tryrunningonemileeverydayforthenext3weeks.Afterthat,addittotwomilesandsoon.3.
Takepartinarace.Bysigningupforaraceinthenearfuture,youwillfocusonagoalandbemotivatedtokeeppracticingforthatevent.Isuggestsigningupfora5-kilometerracethatwilloccurwithinonemonth.4.
5.________Motivationisamajorfactor(因素)inrunningsuccess.Bringafriendalongtopushyouthroughthetimesandmotivatethemintheirown.
A.Joinagroup.
B.Onestepatatime.
C.Bringafriendalong.
D.Mostofyouwillhavenoproblemfindingagreatrace.
E.Shorterdistancesareasteptolongerandmoresuccessfulruns.
F.Youwillgetthechancetoseetheseasonschangeandbreatheinfresherair.
G.Therearesomanyactivitiespeoplewouldratherbedoingthanrunning.
答案:
1~5.GAEDC
在阅读理解A篇中找出下列单词和短语,写出它们的意义
1.dramatic adj.__________
2.defencen._________
3.designvt._________
4.addressvt._________
5.disastrousadj._________
6.installvt._________
7.relyon_________
8.inturn_________
答案:
1.急剧的2.保护3.设计4.解决5.灾难性的6.安装
7.依赖8.反过来
阅读理解
Sandstorms(沙尘暴)happensuddenlyandhaveeffectsonlargeareas.OneexamplewasasandstormontheWesternRoute.Itmovedquicklysouthward(向南)fromMay4thto6th,1993,havingeffectsonatotalareaof1.1millionsqkm,fromnorthernXinjiangtotheHexiareaofGansu,westernInnerMongoliaandmostoftheNingxiaHuiAutonomousRegion.Thewindspeedreached37.9m/s,andthevisibility(可见度)waslessthan50m.InXinjiang,Gansu,InnerMongoliaandNingxia,85personsdiedand264wereinjured;4,412housesweredamaged,and120,000animalsdiedorwentmissing.Thedirecteconomiclosses(直接的经济损失)wereabout550millionyuan,whichfurtherdamagedtheenvironmentandeconomicdevelopment.
AnotherexamplewasthesandstormwhichhappenedfromApril16thto18th,1998.Blowingfromwesttoeast,itevenreachedthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver.Thisneverhappenedinhistory.As
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