PAGEUnit3Warandpeace課時作業(八)Unit3SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.閱讀理解AThesummerholidaysarecomingup.It'stimetofillthebookshelveswithqualityliteratureforthekids.Herearesomegreatbooks.JosephineWantstoDancebyJackieFrenchPrice:$14.99(forages3—5)Josephineisakangaroowholovestodance.Herlittlebrother,Joey,tellsherthatkangaroosdon'tdance;theyjump.ButJosephinecontinuestopointhertoesandleapthroughtheair.Whenaballetgroupcomestotownandtheleadballerina(芭蕾舞女演員)isinjured,Josephineiscalledupontohelpsavetheday.Canshedoit,and,moreimportantly,doesitmatterthatshe'sakangaroo?HouseofSecretsbyChrisColumbusPrice:$19.99(forages9＋)TheWalkerkids—Cordelia,BrendanandEleanor—mayhavesavedtheworld,buttheycan'tsavetheirhomeandmustleaveKristoffHouse.Thingscan'tgetanyworse,butthenitturnsoutthattheWindWitchisstillaliveandplanninganattack.Todefeather,theWalkersmustreturntothebookworld.TheWalkersalwayshelpeachother,buttheymustdoitaloneintheirmostimportantmission.Andthistime,iftheyfail,there'snochanceofcomingback.EdgeofExtinctionBook1byLauraMartinPrice:$16.00(forages9＋)IfyoulikeTheLandoftheDinosaurs,youwilllovethisbook.Twohundredyearsago,thefirstdinosaurwassuccessfullycloned(克隆).Soonafter,humansrealisedthey'dmadeabigmistake.Thirteen-year-oldSkyMundy'sfathersuddenlydisappearedfiveyearsago.Alongwithherbestfriend,Shawn,shestepsoutintotheworldabove—aworldofdinosaurs—tolookforhim.Thenshelearnsthateverythingshe'sbeentaughthasbeenalie.1．Whichbookwillyouchooseifyourchildisfiveyearsold?A．HouseofSecrets.B．TheLandoftheDinosaurs.C．JosephineWantstoDance.D．EdgeofExtinctionBook1.2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheWalkerkidsfromthetext?A．Theyhavetocarryoutthetaskalone.B．Theyhateeachother.C．TheyareafraidoftheWindWitch.D．Theyliveinasecrethouse.3．Whatistheworldlikeinthelastbook?A．Animalslivehappilytogether.B．Itisfullofdinosaurs.C．ManydinosaursattacktheEarth.D．Manyadultsarekilledbythedinosaurs.4．Whowillthinkthetextisespeciallyhelpful?A．Thosewhoareinterestedinraisinganimals.B．Thosewhowanttomakefriendsduringtheholidays.C．Thosewhowanttoexploreanunknownworldduringtheholidays.D．Thosewhoplantoeducatetheirchildrenduringtheholidays.BTheAntarctic'ssnow-whiteenvironmentisgoinggreenandfacingotherunexpectedthreats.Scientistssaythatastemperaturesgoupinthepolarareas,invading(侵襲)plantsandinsects,includingtheflies,causeamajorthreat.Moreandmoreoftheseinvaders,intheformoflarvae(幼蟲)orseeds,aresurvivingincoastalareasaroundtheSouthPole,wherethetemperaturehasrisenbyalmost3℃overthepastfivedecades.Glaciershavemelted,exposingmorelandwhichhasbeenoccupiedbymossesthathavebeenfoundtobegrowingmorequicklyandthicklythaneverbefore—providingpotentialgreenhomesforinvaders.“ThecommonhousefliesareaperfectexampleoftheproblemtheAntarcticnowfacesfrominvadingspecies，”saidDominicHodgsonoftheBritishAntarcticSurvey.“Theyarrivebyship,wheretheyexistinkitchens.TheynowhaveanincreasingchanceofsurvivingintheAntarcticasitwarmsup,andthatisaworry.Insectslikethehousefliescarrybacteriathatcouldhaveadeadlyeffectonnativelifeforms.”TheAntarctichasseveralnativespeciesofinsects.Togetherwithitsnativemosses,thesearenowunderincreasedthreatfromthreemajorsources:visitingscientists,increasingnumberoftouristsandglobalwarming.However,itisglobalwarmingthatisthemaindriverofthe“greening”oftheAntarctic.Inthe2015-2024travelseason,morethan38,000touristsvisitedtheAntarctic.“Thesetouristsareoftenverycarefulaboutnotleavingwaste.ButtheycouldcarryseedsorlarvaeontheirbootswhentheysetfootontheAntarctic，”saidDominic.MoreandmoreinvadinginsectsandplantshavebeenfoundontheAntarcticandhaverequiredremoval.“TheinsectsandplantsthatarenativetotheAntarctichavesurvivedthereforthousandsofyears，”saidDominic.“Wehavetoactnowifwewanttosavetheenvironment.”5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mosses”inParagraph3referto?A．Houseflies.B．Coastalareas.C．Akindofplants.D．Akindofanimals.6．WhatdoweknowaboutthehousefliesintheAntarctic?A．TheyarenativetotheAntarctic.B．Theywilldieoutbecauseofthefreezingweather.C．TheycometotheAntarcticfromnearbyislandsontheirown.D．TheycouldseverelyinfluencethenativespeciesoftheAntarctic.7．WhatisthemaincauseoftheAntarcticgoinggreen?A．Thearrivalofscientists.B．Theincreasingnumberofvisitors.C．Therapidspreadofnativeplants.D．Therisingtemperaturearoundtheworld.8．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheAntarcticIsBecomingGreenandEnergeticB．VariousThreatsArePuttingtheAntarcticatRiskC．MoreandMoreScientistsGettoExploretheAntarcticD．GlobalWarmingCausestheTemperatureintheAntarctictoGoUpⅡ.七選五Doyouknowsomesurprisinginnovations(創新)camefromWorldWarⅠ？Herearesomeintroductionstoyou.1.DaylightSavingTimeTheideaoffiddlingwith(撥弄)theclockhasbeenaroundsinceancienttimes,butitwasnotuntilWorldWarⅠthatgovernmentsaroundtheglobeofficiallyadopteddaylightsavingtime.Why?Tosaveresourcessuchasfuelandextendtheworkdayforthewareffort.__1__，andtheAlliesfollowedshortlyafter.Toclearupconfusionabouttheconcept,theWashingtonTimesusedacomicstriptoexplainthefirst“springforward”intheUnitedStatesin1918.2.BloodBanks_2__，butdoctorsrarelyperformedthembeforeWorldWarⅠ，whentheywereaccomplishedbytransfusingblooddirectlyfromonepersontoanother.CaptainOswaldRobertson,aU．S.ArmyReservedoctorconsultingwiththeBritisharmy,recognisedtheneedtostockbloodbeforecasualties(傷亡)occurred.3.HollywoodWithsomuchofEuropeinthelineoffire,theEuropeanfilmindustryhadtoscaleback(相應縮減)dramatically.__3__.Hollywoodwasstillinitsearlystage,butitsstudiossoonmadefortunesproducingwartimemovies.Thewaritselfprovidedmaterialforcountlessmoviesinthe1920sand1930s,includingWings,thewinnerofthefirstAcademyAwardforBestPicture.4.PlasticSurgery__4__.BritisharmysurgeonHaroldGilliesandhiscolleaguesperformedmorethan11,000operations,mostlyonsoldierssufferingfromfacialwoundsfromgunshots.__5__.TherewereotherinnovationsmadeduringWorldWarⅠ，suchaswristwatches,modernpassports,zippers,drones,etc.A．TheGermansdiditfirst,in1916B．ThatopenedthedoorfortheAmericansC．Bloodtransfusions(輸血)datebacktothe1600sD．Gillies'operationbecamesuccessfulimmediatelyE．WorldWarⅠleftthousandsofmenscarredandmaimed(傷殘的)F．GilliesbecameknownasthefatherofmodernplasticsurgeryG．AfterWorldWarⅠthebloodbanksappearedintheUnitedStates課時作業(八)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇應用文。暑假即將來臨，作者舉薦了幾本適合不同年齡段的孩子閱讀的書。1．答案與解析：C細微環節理解題。依據JosephineWantstoDancebyJackieFrench中的“Price:$14.99(forages3—5)”可知，假如你的孩子五歲，應選擇JosephineWantstoDance這本書。故選C項。2．答案與解析：A細微環節理解題。依據HouseofSecretsbyChrisColumbus中的“TheWalkersalwayshelpeachother,buttheymustdoitaloneintheirmostimportantmission.”可知，他們必需單獨執行任務。故選A項。3．答案與解析：B細微環節理解題。依據EdgeofExtinctionBook1byLauraMartin中的“Alongwithherbestfriend,Shawn,shestepsoutintotheworldabove—aworldofdinosaurs”可知，最終一本書提到世界上有很多恐龍。故選B項。4．答案與解析：D推理推斷題。依據第一段中的“Thesummerholidaysarecomingup.It'stimetofillthebookshelveswithqualityliteratureforthekids.”可推知，那些安排在暑假教化孩子的人會認為這篇文章是特殊有幫助的。故選D項。B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章講解并描述的是由于全球氣溫上升等緣由，各種各樣的威逼正置南極地區于危急之中。5．答案與解析：C詞義揣測題。依據第三段中的“Glaciershavemelted,exposingmorelandwhichhasbeenoccupiedbymossesthathavebeenfoundtobegrowingmorequicklyandthicklythaneverbefore—providingpotentialgreenhomesforinvaders.”可知，畫線詞指的是一種植物，故選C。6．答案與解析：D細微環節理解題。依