UNIT4JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLAND表達作文巧升格課時分層作業(yè)含解析

UNIT4JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLAND課時分層作業(yè)(十二)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWhygotoMadrid?Theremaybeaslightchill(寒冷)intheair,withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch，butSpain'shandsomecapitalisslowlyAnewexhibitionofthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'sgreatestartist,Picasso,hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundaciónMAPFREatPaseodeRecoletos23.Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.Laterthissummer,the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance(文藝復興)painterEIGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24Juneto5October.Howtogo?ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJet—fromBristol，Edinburgh，Gatwick，LiverpoolandLutonBritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiabineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted；AirEuropafliesfromGatwick.Barajasairportis13kmnorth-eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroLine8,buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes.Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis4.50.Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock：5oneway.Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre.Ataxitakeshalfthetime.Aflatrateof30coversmostofcentralMadrid.【語篇解讀】本文為應用文。文章介紹了即將在西班牙首都馬德里舉行的文化活動的相關情況。1．WhenwillthePicassoexhibitionclose?A．On23March.B．On11May.C．On24June. D．On5October.B[細節(jié)理解題。根據“WhygotoMadrid？”部分中第二段最后一句話“Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily.”可知答案為B項。]2．WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid?A．EasyJet. B．Ryanair.C．AirEuropa. D．BritishAirways.B[細節(jié)理解題。根據“Howtogo？”部分中的第一段中“RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted”可知答案為B項。]3．WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport?A．Takeataxi.B．Takeacitybus.C．TakeMetroLine8.D．Taketheairportexpressbus.A[細節(jié)理解題。根據“Howtogo？”部分中的第二段可知，乘坐地鐵到馬德里市中心需要大約30分鐘，乘坐機場快線需要40分鐘，而搭乘出租車只需要20分鐘。故選A項。]BSaturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising.Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonthewater,andsawalotoffruitandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife—noputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletoebacknextyear.【語篇解讀】文章是幾篇日記，介紹了作者泰國之旅中的一些見聞。4．Thediariesaboveshowthewriter'sdaysinThailand.A．3B．7C．15D．8B[細節(jié)理解題。根據第一篇日記的時間“March24th”和第三篇日記“March30th”可知答案。]5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.B．ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.C．ThewriteristravellingaloneinThailand.D．ThewriterwilltakeabustoChiangMai.B[細節(jié)理解題。根據第二篇日記中的“Wewilltakethetrainnorth，stayinChiangMaifortwodays，andthencatchabustoChiangRai.”可知B項正確。]6．ThepeopleinthevillageofChiangRai．A．arefriendlytoothersB．likespeakingEnglishC．hopetoliveinthecitiesD．liveaverybusylifeA[細節(jié)理解題。根據最后一篇日記中的“TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay‘hello’．”可知應選A項。]7．Whatisthebesttitleforthewholediary?A．MyFirstTravelB．TheOutsideWorldC．TravellinginThailandD．MyTriptoChiangMaiC[標題歸納題。根據全文內容可知，這是幾篇到泰國旅游的日記，因此C項作標題最佳。]Ⅱ.概要寫作閱讀下面短文，根據其內容寫一篇60詞左右的內容概要。Wealreadyknowthattheunderwaterworldisanythingbutsilent.Itisfullofnaturalsoundsproducedbyanimalsandbythemotionoftheatmosphereandwater.Buttoday'sresearchersareincreasinglyconcernedabouttheman-madenoisesunderthewater.Theyareconfusingandevenkillingfish,whalesandothermarineanimals.Althoughhearingisimportanttoallanimals,thespecialqualitiesoftheunderseaworldemphasizetheuseofsound.Underwatersoundallowsmarineanimalstogatherinformationandmunicateatgreatdistancesandfromalldirections.Loudunderwaternoisescancausedamagetotheirhearing.Andnowadaysit'sbeingtoomuchformarinewildlife.Evidenceshowsthatwhaleswillswimhundredsofmiles,rapidlychangetheirdepth,andevenbeachthemselvestogetawayfromthesoundsofsonar.Youmightthinklowernoises,typicallycausedbyshippingorconstruction，donotposeathreattomarineanimals.Infact,whiletheymaynotkilltheanimalsdirectly,theycandisturbtheirabilitytolocatefood,findmatesandavoidpredators(掠食動物).Scientistslookedattheeffectsofnoisefromsmallmotorboatsoncoral-reeffishattheGreatBarrierReefinAustralia.Inthelab,thefishhadbeentrainedtorecognizethesmellofthreemonpredatorsasathreat.Somefishweretrainedinthepresenceofboatnoise,whiletheothersweretrainedinthenaturalsoundsoftheocean.Itturnedoutthatthefirstgroupshowednofrightreactionswhenexposedtothepredator.However,theothergroupwasscared.Andundertheinfluenceofunderwaternoiseonthisgroup，only20percentoffishsurvived，paredtoalmost70percentofunexposedfish.Humansrelyontheoceanforitsnaturalresourcesandbiodiversity.Theoceanalsoplaysanimpo