人教版(新教材)高中英語選修3Unit 3　Environmental Protection課時(shí)作業(yè)2：Reading and Thinking-Comprehending

1、Unit 3 Environmental ProtectionReading and Thinking-Comprehendingi .閱讀理解APeople living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in the country each year.Choices made about where to go, how to get there and what to do can either benefit or harm the environment.While on holidayMany of the things

2、 you can do to be greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at home-but there are also some extra things too, like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals.Here are some suggestions：Making the most of locally produced food and drink, and local activities and attractions wil

3、l support people in the area you are visiting and reduce the need for further environmental influence from transport.Switching off any air-conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect.Save water-some countries suffer from water shortages and saving water can help avoid dam

4、age to our natural habitats.Endangered speciesSome gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals.Check before you buy, but if you doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts.More details of the types of products to avoid any illegal trade hotspots can be found on

5、the Souvenir Alert webpage.Making a positive contribution to the place you are visitingThere are ways in which your holiday can help support local people and the environment.There are many opportunities to volunteer and help with projects that conserve and improve natural habitats.When you are away,

6、 or if you are looking for somewhere to visit, you can support projects or attractions which protect wildlife, such as nature reserves and conservation projects.語篇解讀 本文主要講述了旅游時(shí)如何做到保護(hù)環(huán)境、保護(hù)野生動(dòng)植物，文中就此給出了一 些建議。According to the passage, we can to help reduce climate change effect.A. make good use of wate

7、rB buy local food and drinkC. save electricityD. go around on footK答案U cK解析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) While on holiday 中的 uSwitching off any air-conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect.v 可知，減少氣候變化影響可以從節(jié)約 用電著手。We should check the gifts and foods before buying because .sometimes they a

8、re of poor qualitythey may not be typical local productssome of them will do harm to our healththey may be made from endangered animals or plantsk答案X DK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Endangered species局部的第一、二句可知，K答 案H為D。 3. We can infer from the passage that .it is not easy for people to travel abroadnot everyone can

9、 tell an illegal souvenirgreen holidays have been accepted by peoplevolunteer work is a must for protecting natural habitatsk答案U Bk解 析I 推理判斷題。根據(jù)常識(shí)并結(jié)合Endangered species局部中的第二句“butifyou doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts.可知，并不是每個(gè)人都能區(qū)分非法紀(jì)念品。. The passage is mainly about .travel enjoymentthe harm to th

10、e environmentprotection of endangered animalsgreener choices for holidayK答案I DK解析X 主旨大意題。本文主要表達(dá)旅游時(shí)如何做到保護(hù)環(huán)境、保護(hù)野生動(dòng)植物。故K答 案X為DoBTuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu s

11、 nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level.Salt water is already entering the country? s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetables.Without urgent help, the country s days are numbered.But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into

12、the sea.Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years.Experts say that it will have sunk another 24cm by 2050.A century ago, St.Mark, s Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year.Nowadays, it happens more than 100 t

13、imes.While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu s rising sea level is caused by global warming.The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century, scientists expect it to rise by extra 1.3 degrees over the next 100 years.Wa

14、rmer weather makes glaciers（冰川）melt, adding more water to the ocean.The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise.The sea level has risen 10.25cm in the last 100 years.The main cause of global warming is human pollution.Through burning coab

15、oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CCh.This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes.The sea level could rise by one

16、meter this century.Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees looking for somewhere to live.語篇解讀 本文介紹一個(gè)因?yàn)楹Ｆ矫嫔仙幵谖ｋU(xiǎn)中的國家，從而引出全球變暖的問題， 并陳述了全球變暖的原因，旨在引起人們的關(guān)注。. We can infer from the second paragraph that .A. Tuvalu is in danger

17、of being swallowed up by the seaB all Tuvalu s islands are about five meters above the sea leveldrinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyedTuvalu is often flooded by storms and wavesK答案I AK解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知，在圖瓦盧，海水已經(jīng)進(jìn)入飲用水供應(yīng)系 統(tǒng)，并且淹沒了一些植物，應(yīng)選項(xiàng)A（圖瓦盧處在被海水淹沒的危險(xiǎn)中）正確。The author uses Tuvalu and Venice as e

18、xamples in order to explain.they are the first places sinking into the seaB they are both sinking into the mud where they standthey will disappear in the futuretheir trouble is caused by global warmingK答案X DK解析I 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，文章列舉這兩個(gè)例子是為了說明他們 的問題都是由全球變暖造成的。應(yīng)選D。What does the underlined phrase “cl

19、imate refugees v mean?People who are forced away from their homeland by climate.Climate changes.Rare animals.Climate effect.K答案I AK解 析 詞義猜想題。根據(jù)最后一段所表達(dá)的意思：如果上述情況成為現(xiàn)實(shí)的話，海面 會(huì)淹沒數(shù)百萬的家，整個(gè)世界都是在尋找她方住的“climate refugeesv ,故u climate refugees的意思是“由于氣候變化被迫離開家園的人”。應(yīng)選A。Which of the following is NOT true according

20、 to the passage?Tuvalu s nine little islands are less than five meters above the sea level.The average global temperature has risen by 13 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.k答

21、案U BK解析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知，在過去的一百年，全球的平均氣溫幾乎增加了 0.5攝氏度，而不是B項(xiàng)中的13攝氏度，應(yīng)選B。CChicken feathers are useful, and not just to chickens.Some go into pillows, coats and other products.But countless chicken feathers go to waste.In the United States, billions of chickens are produced yearly.Most of their feathers a

22、re thrown away.But instead of ending up in landfills（廢物埋填地），some feathers could find a future in plastics.Scientists in the Washington area have been working with keratin, the main substance（物質(zhì)） in chicken feathers.One of the products they have developed is a flowerpot which may look like other flow

23、erpots, but the container breaks down in the earth within one to five years.And as it breaks down, it releases nitrogen（M） into the soil.The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda.Walter Schmidt has been working to find uses for chicken feathe

24、rs since the 1990s.Progress in 2002 showed that plastic made from feathers could be formed like other plastics.He says feathers are much stronger and last longer than another plant material, cellulose（纖維 素）. “Feathers are about eight times as strong as cellulose.By design, feathers are strong and du

25、rable（耐用的）.”Walter Schmidt also points out that traditional flowerpots can last much longer.But he wonders if there is really a need.He says most flowerpots are never reused.“Why would you want a plastic that you use for a year to last for two hundred years? It makes no sense.You want to match the p

26、roduct with the use, “ he says.Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda are now adding another chicken product to their flowerpots-chicken waste.The waste will add more nutrients to the soil as the pot breaks down.The scientists say they hope their flowerpots will be on the market in a year or two.語篇解讀 兩位科學(xué)家從雞

27、毛里面提取了一種物質(zhì)，將其制成花盆。這種花盆一到五年內(nèi)可 以分解，釋放出氮。這樣不僅不會(huì)破壞環(huán)境，反而對(duì)環(huán)境有好處。What is this passage mainly about?A new kind of flowerpot will be on the market.B Scientists find new uses for chicken feathers.Chicken feathers are not only useful to chickens.Billions of chickens are produced yearly in the US.K答案U bK解析I 主旨大

28、意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要是講兩位科學(xué)家從雞毛里面提取了一種 物質(zhì)，將其制成花盆，使雞毛有了新的用處。應(yīng)選B。From Paragraph 2 we know that .the US produces the most chickens around the worldB all chicken feathers will be made into plastics in the futurechicken feathers will no longer be taken to landfills quite soonmost chicken feathers are not made u

29、se of in the US at presentK答案U DK解 析I 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的uMost of their feathers are thrown away.可知， 目前在美國，大局部雞毛都沒有加以利用。Which of the following is the main feature of the new flowerpot?A. It looks quite different.B It can be used for years.C. It is environmentally friendly.D. It is made from waste.K答案cK解 析

30、I細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知，這種新型花盆最大的特征是環(huán)保。第四段中的“The environmentally friendly flowerpot 也是提示。應(yīng)選 C。Walter Schmidt most probably thinks .people should reuse the same flowerpotit is unnecessary for a flowerpot to last longnowadays most products don t match their usepeople prefer to buy flowerpots which last longK答案B

31、K解 析I 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的 “Walter Schmidt also points out that traditional flowerpots can last much longer.But he wonders if there is really a need.He says most flowerpots are never reused.,可推斷，Walter Schmidt認(rèn)為花盆沒必要能用很多年。H.七選五To meet the global climate crisis that is approaching, big lifestyle changes a

32、re required of those of us.The good news is that our way of life can remain meaningful and worthy as our consumption becomes sustainable. Eat less meat and move toward a plant-based diet.This is one of the most effective things we can do because the food we now produce and consume is destroying the

33、very ecosystems that we depend upon for survival.Here are some of the grim facts.The U. S.uses about one-half of its land for agriculture. 2 For example, the U. S.uses over 90 million acres of good agricultural land to produce corn, which is mostly fed to livestock（家畜）.With 7.6 billion people on ear

34、th, the demand for food is enormous and constantly on the rise.It s easy to feel we can t make a difference. 3 We should not ignore the power of the choices we make.Even one person can make a big difference by eating less meat and moving toward a plant-based diet and make contributions to the health of the planet as well as your own.Recognize how the food we eat is connected to other living beings.lt often helps us make much wiser buying choices. 4 This way, we will help people around the world enjoy more eco-friendly and nutritious foods.5 When you change your diet to be mo