PAGEPAGE1Module3TheViolenceofNature課時作業（十五）建議時間/30分鐘Ⅰ.閱讀理解詞數:324話題:生態限制害蟲文體:記敘文Tomakeroomforagriculture,treesandotherplantsareoftenclearedawaysothatfarmershavespacetogrowcrops.Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.Thereisabigdownsidetothat.Someofthoseanimalsarenaturalpredators.Theycontrolpestpopulations.Theycanhelptoclearthefieldsofrats,mice,andotherrodentsthateatanddamagecrops.ThishappenedatonesmallfarmingvillageinIndonesia.Afterlandwasclearedforfarming,ratsandmicebeganappearinginlargenumbers.Villagerstriedtotargettheanimalsbysmokingthemoutandhuntingthem.Butthevillagerswereunsuccessful.So,onefarmerdecidedtotryanothermethod—anaturalone.PujoArtobroughtowlstohisfarm.Owls,afterall,areexpertsathuntingrodents.Itiswhattheydo.Anditworked!However,PujoArtodidn‘tstopwithhisownfield.HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgramme.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.Thereisahugeupside:noneedforchemicalpesticideswhichcanharmnotonlyrodents,butothercreatures.In2011,theIndonesianmanbegansettingupboxeswheretheowlslive.Heisalsoraisingowletsinthevillage.Afteraboutfourmonths,theyoungbirdsarereleased.Thesefacilitieshaveraisedmorethanowls.Theyhavealsoraisedawarenessinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofowls.Theyraisedawarenesswithintheircommunitybybuildinghomesforthoseowls.Atthesametime,governmentofficialshelpedtocreatelawstoprotectthoseowls.Inadditiontocontrollingpestsnaturally,thereisanotherupsidetotheprogramme.Hisvillageisnowapopularstopforeco-tourists.Peopleinterestedinlearningmoreaboutowls,wildlifeprotectionandnaturalpestcontrolcometohisvillagetolearnmore.1.Whydidtheowlsgetawayfromthelandaroundthevillage?A.Therewasnofoodtoeat.B.Thereweretoomanyratsandmice.C.Theyweresmokedaway.D.Theyhadnoplacetolive.2.NaturalPredatorProgrammeis.

A.touseowlstocatchthecrop-damagingrodentsB.toattracteco-touriststothevillageC.toraiseawarenessofprotectingforestsD.tocontrolpestsbyusingchemicalpesticides3.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?roducingowlsb.pestsbeingcontrollednaturallyc.rodentsappearinginlargenumbersd.clearingforestsA.abcd B.bcda C.dcab D.dabc4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofprotectingowls.B.Indonesianvillageusesowlstoprotectcrops.C.Theadvantagesofusingnaturalpredatorsinagriculture.D.Thegovernment‘sroleinusingowlstocontrolpests.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五詞數:252話題:環保野餐文體:說明文Waystohostaneco-friendlycookoutEatingintheopenairmayfeeleco-friendly,butoutdoordiningcanresultinunnecessarywasteifyouaren‘tcareful.5.Ifyoukeepthatinmindthroughoutyourpreparations,you‘llbeofftoagoodstart.

Reduce,reuse,recycleSkipthepaperinvitationsanduseonlineserviceslikee-mail,orFacebookevents.6.Thiswayyou‘llavoidendingupwithfivedifferentpotatosaladsthatgouneaten.Makeiteasyforgueststosortgarbagebypositioningdifferenttrashcansinacentrallocation:oneforkitchengarbage,oneforrecyclables,andonefornon-recyclables.

StopusingplasticPlasticisaleadingcauseoflitterandisn‘teasytorecycle.Tomakesureyourcookouteco-friendly,considersomeotheroptionsformakingyourcookoutstandout.Userecycledjarsasglasses.They‘realsofarlessbreakablethanregularglasses.7.Ifguestsknowwhichglassistheirs,theydon‘tneedtoreachforanotherone,whichcutsdownontheclean-upyou‘llbedoing.

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Whereverpossible,shopforlocalproduceandgoodstoserveyourguests.Thiswillreduceyourcarbonfootprintandhelpsupportyourlocaleconomy.Buyproduceandmeatsatyourlocalfarmers‘market.Lookfororganicfood,butfavourlocaloverorganicifyouhavetomakeachoice.Userenewablelightsources9.Asthesungoesdown,illuminateyourpartyspacewithLEDlightingandsolar-powereddecorations.Investinsomecitronella(香茅)candlesandtorchestohelpdriveawayinsectsnaturally.

A.SupportglobaleconomyB.Thinkglobally,shoplocallyC.AskgueststobringglassesoftheirownD.KeeptrackofwhateveryoneisbringingaheadoftimeE.SaveonenergybyhostingyourpartyduringthedaylighthoursF.OneofthekeystobeinggreenistoreducewastewhereverpossibleG.PutupsomelabelstothejarssopeoplecanwritetheirnamesonthemⅢ.完形填空詞數:338話題:幫助文體:記敘文AboutsixyearsagoIwasgoingthroughatoughtime,tryingtoworktwojobstoaffordmyrent.OnacoldSundaymorning,IwenttoGameStop—avideogameretailer(零售商),to10thegameI‘dreserved.AwomaninacarparkedoutsidecalledmewhenI11thestore.Thoughitwasinbroaddaylight,Iwas12aboutitandkeptsomedistancewhenIwalkedover.Shesaidshecouldn‘twalkand13metopurchaseaKinect,apopulargame,forherasher14Christmasgift.Duetoherlegdiseaseitwas15forhertomovearound.Shecalledaheadbuttheemployeewasn‘twillingto16.Shegavemeabout$100incashandhercreditcard.

IwalkedbackinandboughttheKinect.Thenitoccurredtomethatthiswoman,acompletestranger,17me.Whatwasitthatstoppedmefromlyingaboutthepaymentmethodandjust18hercash?Shecouldn‘tknowIwasn‘ta19,andhowcouldshepossiblyhavesomuch20someone?

Ihandedherthecashback,21Ihadtopaywithhercard—itwasabove$100atthetime,andhandedoverthe22andhercreditcard.“Thisiswhatmyson‘sbeenlongingfor.Thankyou!Bytheway,justfrom23atyou,Iknowyouaretheonewho‘llbeafriendtosomeone24.Youhaveafaceofanangel!”shesaid.Shegaveme$10and25totakeitback.Thenshe26,saying“MerryChristmas!”

Shehadnoideahowmuchofa27even$10made.Iwasabletobuyafewcheapgroceriesfortheweekanditreallymadea28timeinmylifealittlebetter.ShemaythinkIhelpedher;29,Itrulyfeelliketheonewhowasbeinggiftedsomethingamazing.

10.A.donate B.cancelC.win D.return11.A.kept B.approachedC.decorated D.exited12.A.shy B.crazyC.disappointed D.positive13.A.forbade B.encouragedC.requested D.allowed14.A.own B.employer‘sC.husband‘s D.son‘s15.A.painful B.convenientC.funny D.secure16.A.order B.shareC.help D.pay17.A.fooled B.trustedC.inspired D.annoyed18.A.throwing B.tearingC.pocketing D.losing19.A.videomaker B.porterC.gameseller D.cheat20.A.patiencewith B.faithinC.respectfor D.mercyon21.A.arguing B.lyingC.promising D.explaining22.A.game B.chequeC.ticket D.change23.A.laughing B.glancingC.yelling D.pointing24.A.inneed B.inpublicC.inreturn D.indanger25.A.offered B.managedC.refused D.decided26.A.cameover B.droveawayC.felldown D.pulledup27.A.difference B.livingC.bargain D.profit28.A.happy B.carefreeC.confusing D.hard29.A.finally B.thereforeC.however D.otherwise課時作業(十五)Ⅰ.【文章大意】文章講解并描述了印度尼西亞一個村莊里實施自然捕食者安排,利用貓頭鷹殲滅嚙齒類害蟲來愛護莊稼的故事。1.D細微環節理解題。依據首段中“Theclearingofforestsforcesmanyanimalsfromtheirhomes.Theyoftenfleetheareainsearchofanewplacetolive.”可知,森林遭到砍伐是迫使貓頭鷹等動物離開家園,找尋新的居處的緣由。故選D。2.A推理推斷題。依據第四段中“HesetupaNaturalPredatorProgramme.Now,owlsarebusycatchingratsandmiceinthefieldsaroundthevillageofTlogoweru.”可知,自然捕食者安排指的是借助貓頭鷹來捕殺老鼠等破壞莊稼的嚙齒類動物,故選A。3.C推理推斷題。依據文章內容可知,因為人們砍伐樹木,嚙齒類動物大量出現,然后村民引進嚙齒類動物的天敵貓頭鷹,從而使害蟲得到限制。故選C。4.B主旨大意題。文章講解并描述了印度尼西亞一個村莊里實施自然捕食者安排,利用貓頭鷹殲滅嚙齒類害蟲來愛護莊稼的故事。故選B。Ⅱ.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了如何進行環保野餐。5.F依據上文“Eatingintheopenairmayfeeleco-friendly,butoutdoordiningcanresultinunnecessarywasteifyouaren‘tcareful.”可推知,戶外野餐環保的關鍵就是盡可能削減廢物和垃圾,故選F。6.D依據下文“Thiswayyou‘llavoidendingupwithfivedifferentpotatosaladsthatgouneaten.”可推知,提前了解大家要帶的東西就不會造成因帶的東西過多或重復而產生奢侈,故選D。7.G依據下文“Ifguestsknowwhichglassistheirs,theydon‘tneedtoreachforanotherone,whichcutsdownontheclean-upyou‘llbedoing.”可知,在罐子上貼上寫著大家名字的標簽,以便利大家分辨,故選G。8.B依據下文“Whereverpossible,shopforlocalproduceandgoodstoserveyourguests.”以及對本段的整體理解可推知,本段主要講的是在購買野餐所需物品時,盡量購買當地的產品,故選B。9.E依據本段的標題“Userenewablelightsources”及下文“Asthesungoesdown,illuminateyourpartyspacewithLEDlightingandsolar-powereddecorations.”可推知,野餐在白天進行更環保,可以節約能源,故選E。Ⅲ.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文,主要講解并描述了作者在窮困潦倒時,幫助他人,最終也幫助了自己的故事。10.B依據上文“AboutsixyearsagoIwasgoingthroughatoughtime,tryingtoworktwojobstoaffordmyrent.”可知,作者境況艱難,因此去零售商那里取消自己的訂單,故選B。donate捐獻;cancel取消;win贏得;return返回,歸還。11.D依據下文“IwalkedbackinandboughttheKinect.”可推知,當時作者要離開商店,故選D。keep保持,保留;approach靠近;decorate裝飾;exit離開,退出。12.A依據語境“Thoughitwasinbroaddaylight,Iwas…aboutitandkeptsomedistancewhenIwalkedover.”可推知,盡管是大白天,作者走過去時,還是很羞澀地保持確定距離,故選A。shy羞澀的;crazy瘋的,瘋狂的;disappointed悲觀的;positive主動的,樂觀的。13.C依據語境“Shesaidshecouldn‘twalk…”可推知,女士因為無法行走而懇求作者幫忙,故選C。forbid禁止;encourage激勵;request懇求,要求;allow允許。14.D依據下文“‘Thisiswhatmyson‘sbeenlongingfor.’”可知,女士要給自己的兒子買一款嬉戲作為圣誕禮物,故選D。own自己的;employer‘s老板的;husband‘s丈夫的;son‘s兒子的。15.A依據語境“Duetoherlegdisease…”可推知,由于腿疾,女士走動起來會很苦痛,故選A。painful苦痛的,疼的;convenient便利的,便利的;funny搞笑的;secure平安的。16.C依據語境可知,女士由于腿疾,提前打了電話,但店員不情愿幫忙,所以女士只好求助于作者,與下文“ShemaythinkIhelpedher…”呼應,故選C。order吩咐;share共享;help幫助;pay付錢。17.B依據語境“…acompletestranger…”可推知,作者突然想到這個生疏人盡然信任自己,故選B。fool愚弄,欺瞞;trust信任;inspire激勵;annoy惹惱。18.C依據語境“…stoppedmefromlyingaboutthepaymentmethod…”可推知,作者在納悶自己為什么沒有把女士的現金據為己有,故選C。throw扔;tear撕開;pocket將……據為己有;lose丟失。19.D與上文“…lyingaboutthepaymentmethod…”呼應可推知,那位女士并不了解作者,也不知道作者可能是個騙子,會騙走她的錢,故選D。videomaker視頻制作者;porter雜務工,服務員;gameseller嬉戲銷售者;cheat騙子。20.B依據上文“Whatwasitthatstoppedmefromlyingaboutthepaymentmethodandjust…hercash?”可推知,作者納悶那位女士為什么如此信任一個生疏人,故選B。havepatiencewith對……有耐性;havefaithin對……信任;haverespectfor對……敬重;havemercyon對……慈愛。21.D依據語境“…Ihadtopaywithhercard—itwasabove$100atthetime…”可推知,作者歸還現金,運用了信用卡支付,對此進行了說明和說明,故選D。argue爭辯;lie撒謊;promise承諾,承諾;explain說明。22.A依據語境可知,作者把幫女士