2025版新教材高中英語單元質(zhì)量檢測三Unit3EnvironmentalProtection新人教版選擇性必修第三冊

單元質(zhì)量檢測(三)UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1．5分，滿分7．5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一個小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Inabank．B．Inarestaurant．C．Inahospital．2．Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?A．Mr．Davidsonisbusyrightnow．B．Themandialedthewrongnumber．C．Thewomanisquitefamiliarwiththeman．3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Colors．B．Mushrooms．C．Wallpaper．4．Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A．Gooutfordinner．B．Workovertimetogether．C．Bringsomefoodbackfordinner．5．Whydoesn'tthewomanhelptheman?A．Sheisbusynow．B．Sheispooratphysics．C．Shehasaheadache．其次節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1．5分，滿分22．5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6．Whatdayisittoday?A．Wednesday．B．Thursday．C．Friday．7．WhatwillthewomandoonSaturdaynight?A．MeetProfessorSmith．B．Attendalecture．C．Celebrateherbirthday．聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8．What'stheweatherbeenlikethesedays?A．Sunny．B．Windy．C．Snowy．9．Whatwillthetemperaturebetomorrow?A．1℃．B．4℃．C．6℃．聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10．Howdoesthemanknowaboutthemusicconcert?A．Fromthenewspaper．B．Onthetelevision．C．Fromhisfriends．11．WhenistheChineseMusicConcert?A．Onthe13th．B．Onthe28th．C．Onthe29th．12．Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A．160yuan．B．180yuan．C．200yuan．聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13．Whatdidthegentlemanjustdobeforetheconversation?A．Hehadalovelyride．B．Hegavetheyoungmandirections．C．Heaskedtheyoungmanforhelp．14．Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A．Toabookstore． B．Toariver．C．Toapark．15．Wheremightthespeakersbenow?A．AttheL-6busstop．B．OnGoldRoad．C．OnRiversideRoad．16．Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodointheend?A．Bepolitetothedriver．B．Crossthestreetcarefully．C．Makesurehehaschange． 聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Whatdoesajellyfishhave?A．Eyes．B．Bones．C．Astomach．18．Howdoesajellyfishprotectitselfagainstdanger?A．Itgivesoffpoison．B．Itcanbiteusingitsstrongjaws．C．Itswimsfastenoughtoescapedanger．19．Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonsfortheincreaseinthenumberofjellyfish?A．Theyhaveplentyoffoodtoeat．B．Peoplearenotallowedtocatchthem．C．Theoceanstheyliveinbecomecleaner．20．Whatdoweknowaboutjellyfish?A．Theyeatquitedifferentlyfromfish．B．Theycansurviveonlessoxygenthanfish．C．Thereareonlyseveralkindsofjellyfish．其次部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題，每小題2．5分，滿分37．5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AA23-year-oldwomanhasachievedanunbelievablethingthatmanyofusdreamof—visitingeverycountryonEarth．LexieAlfordwasbornintoafamilyoftravelagents,whichgavehertheopportunitytotourplacessuchasCambodia,DubaiandEgyptduringherchildhood,accordingtoForbesmagazine．Shebegansavingupatage12tofundhergoalofvisitingallcountries．Byher18thbirthday,shehadtravelledto72nations．InOctober2016sherealizedshecouldseetheremainingnationsonherlistintimetosetofficialrecord．ManypeoplefollowhertravelsonsocialmediaplatformInstagramandshedecidedtochasetheworldrecordpartlytoinspireothers．“Honestly,inthebeginning,IsimplywantedtopushthelimitsofwhatIthoughtIcoulddowithmylifeandseeasmuchoftheworldaspossibleintheprocess，”shetoldForbes．“Itwasn'tuntilthingsstartedgettingreallychallengingthatIrealizedIwasinspiringpeoplearoundme,especiallyyoungwomen．”“IalsolovedvisitingNorthernPakistan,thenaturalbeautyofthemountainsandkindnessofthelocalswasastonishing，”LexieAlfordsaid．“ThemostpleasantsurpriseabouttravellingtoallthesemisunderstoodareasoftheworldwasthatthecountriesforwhichIhadleastexpectationsendedupbeingthemostamazing．”“Myadviceforyoungpeopleistobelievethatyoucandoanythingyousetyourmindtodo．Ifyouwanttotravel,youhavetoprioritize(優(yōu)先處理)itoverotheraspectsofyourlife．”21．WhywasMs．Alfordabletotourlotsofplaceswhenshewasachild?A．Becausesocialmediaplatformsupportedher．B．Becauseshehadthecouragetoacceptchallenges．C．Becauseherfamilybackgroundgivesheranadvantage．D．Becausesometravelagentshelpedher．22．Whatamazedhermostaboutthetravel?A．Travelingtothemisunderstoodplaces．B．Thenaturalbeautyofthemountains．C．Thekindnessofthelocalpeople．D．Theunexpectedwonderfulexperiencesinsomecountries．23．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressheradviceforyoungpeople?A．Romewasnotbuiltinaday．B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway．C．Wherethereislife,thereishope．D．Don'tputofftilltomorrowwhatcanbedonetoday．BABritishfamilywasonholidayinarentedmotorhomeintheUSA．TravelingthroughCalifornia,theyvisitedtheMagicMountain-AmusementPark．Inthemid-afternoon,halfwaythroughwhatwasturningouttobeamostenjoyabledayatthepark,thefamilycameuponaparticularlysteepride．Intheline,therideattendants(服務(wù)員)stronglywarnedeveryoneabouttherisksoflosinghats,glasses,coinsandkeys,etc．,andthesewarningswererepeatedbylargesignsaroundtheride．Duringtheride,theirkeys'fatewasjustasthewarningsrepeated．However,thefactwasthattherewerenosparekeys．Oneparkattendantdrovethefamilybacktothemotorhome,suggestingtheleastdamagingwaystobreakintoit．Fortunately,awindowhadbeenleftslightlyopen,enablingthemiddlesontobeputinandtoopenthedoorsfromtheinside．Whatwasevenmorefortunatewasthattheattendantmadetheenginefirewithoutthekey．Thenextdaythefathercalledalocallocksmith(鎖匠)toseewhatcouldbedone．“Imightbeabletomakenewkeysfromthelocksifyoubringthevehicletome．”saidthelocksmith．Sothefamilydrovetothelocksmith,whosebusinesswasinasmallshoppingcentreinthecountryside．Thelocksmithlookedatthemotorhome,andsaidhewouldtry．Infact,thejobtookthelocksmithmostofthedayandheputawayallhispresentwork．Thefamilyhungaroundthelocksmith's,visitedtheshopsagain,andgenerallyspentadayatthelittleshoppingcentre．Inthelateafternoonthelocksmithsaidthathehadnearlydone．Whenthefatherenteredthelocksmith'sshop,thelocksmithwassmiling．Heputtwonewshiningkeysonthecounter．Althoughthedaywasnotincludedintheirplan,thefamilyreallyappreciatedallthehelpandkindnesstheyreceivedfromthepeople．24．Whathappenedtothefamilyintheamusementpark?A．Oneofthekidsfellfromtheride．B．Theywerehitbyawarningsign．C．Theirrentedvehiclebrokedown．D．Theyencounteredthelossofkeys．25．Whatdidtheparkattendantdoforthefamily?A．Hestartedthevehicle．B．Hefoundasparekey．C．Heopenedthecardoor．D．Hecontactedalocksmith．26．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A．Itwasdifficulttomakethenewkeys．B．Thelocksmithhadalargeworkplace．C．Thefamilywasrefusedbythelocksmith．D．Thefamilyhadahappydayinthecity．27．Whatdidthefamilythinkofthepeopletheymet?A．Respectful．B．Humorous．C．Hard-working．D．Warm-hearted．CIfirstcametoBerwickshireforajob—tobetheRangerfortheBerwickshireMarineReserve．IwasthenSeniorRangerforStAbb'sHeadNationalNatureReserveandIsetupmyownbusiness,InOurNature,offeringwildlifejourneys,walks,talksandcoursesin2024．There'ssomuchIloveaboutBerwickshire．Itsstunningscenery．Itsvarietyoflandscapesandhabitatsandrangeofamazingwildlife,bothaboveandbelowthewater．Itsfriendlypeople．Inplacesyoucanfeellikeyouareamillionmilesfromanywhere,wheninrealityyou'rejustanhour'sdrivefromEdinburgh．ThethingthatsupportseverythingontheBerwickshireCoastisitsvariedandfascinatinggeology(地質(zhì))．ThejewelinthecrownisSiccarPoint．Withitsworld-famousnon-conformity(均變),it'sconsideredthebirthplaceofmoderngeology．Thegeologynotonlyshapesthelandscape,butitalsoimpactsonthewildlife,formingvariedhabitatsfromsteepshelteredvalleysandtoweringcliffstoshelteredsandybays．There'snothingIlikemorethanbeingoutinnatureandsharingmypassionwithothers,sostartingupInOurNaturewasanobrainer．InthewarmermonthsIoffertoursonlandandseatohelpfolkenjoytheamazingwildlifeandsceneryoftheBerwickshireCoast．Inthedarkermonthsmyonlinecourseshelppeoplelearnaboutwildlifeinthehopethatitwillincreasetheirenjoymentofthemarineandcoastalenvironmentstheyspendtimein．MyfavouritespotontheBerwickshireCoasthasgottobeaplacecalledPetticowick．TheviewsupthecoastandinlandtotheMireLocharesecondtonone．It'saplacewhereyoucanmarvelatgeologywhichcoversunimaginableperiodsoftime．Youcanlistentoandwatchthousandsofseabirdsthatreturntothecliffstobreedeachspring．Orwitnessalltheamazingactivityofthebreedingsealcolonyonthebeachbelowduringtheearlywinter．28．WhydidtheauthorgotoBerwickshire?A．Todosightseeing．B．Tomakefriends．C．Toworkinareserve．D．Tostudywildlife．29．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Thejewelinthecrown”mean?A．Thehighestpart．B．Themostattractivepart．C．Thevaluelesspart．D．Theadvancedpart．30．Howdoestheauthorhelppeoplegettoknowwildlifeindarkermonths?A．Byprovidingonlinecourses．B．Bysharinghisexperiences．C．Byofferingtoursonland．D．Byorganizingtripstothesea．31．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Moderngeologyneedsfurtherstudy．B．Petticowickshouldbewellpreserved．C．Peopleshouldnottakeadvantageofnature．D．TheauthorisenthusiasticaboutBerwickshire．DWeknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?JoanMcLeanthinksso．Infact,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic．Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”，however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions．AccordingtoMcLean,“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry．”Herstudentsagree．OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement．“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention，”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor,“Iwouldneverhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive．”Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer．So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity．Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar．Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow．StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions．Oneofherideas,alever(操作桿)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper．Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations．It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA．Morgan'strafficlight．It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ．Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible．Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?32．Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”，theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare________．A．beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamousB．beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousC．notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamousD．notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous33．WhatdoesprofessorJoanMcLean'scourseaim?A．Toaddcolourandvarietytostudents'campuslife．B．Toinformstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention．C．TocarryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity．D．Topreparestudentsfortheirowninventions．34．TommyLee'sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas________．A．noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerB．inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiperC．duetohisexperienceofbeingcaughtinasnowstormD．notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean'slectures35．Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?A．HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?B．HowtoDesignaBuilt-inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?C．Shouldn'tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?D．Shouldn'tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?其次節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2．5分，滿分12．5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Inanoisyworld,thesoundofsilenceisagentlefriend．Thoughit'savailabletoall,silenceisrarelyembraced．Quietrelaxes,restoresandhelpsyoualot．__36__TheaveragepersonwakesuptoanalarmandthenturnsontheradioorTV．Outside,planesroarandcarshonk．Infact,toomuchnoisecanactuallyreduceyourcognitive(認知的)functionandlifespan．Itistimetotapintosilence,anecessaryandforgottennaturalresource．Justsettingaside30minutesadayforpuresilenceishealing．Shutoffyourphone,turnoffthemusic,andspendtimealone．Similartomeditation,thisprecioustimeallo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B．change C．mind D．notice42．A．shelters B．hopes C．factories D．companions43．A．surprising B．tough C．impressive D．vital44．A．trouble B．business C．employment D．luck45．A．hours B．meetings C．breaks D．flights46．A．equally B．heavily C．rarely D．suddenly47．A．factory B．woods C．mountains D．town48．A．longing B．concern C．regret D．struggle49．A．received B．remembered C．recognizedD．spotted50．A．encountered B．left C．survived D．fed51．A．found B．disappointed C．guided D．struck52．A．becomes B．preserves C．reflects D．represents53．A．collected B．picked C．planted D．examined54．A．fearful B．hesitant C．worried D．depressed55．A．fightbackB．startout C．stepforward D．breakthrough其次節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1．5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ChineseteenagerQuanHongchanwonthegoldmedalforthewomen's10-meterplatformdivingattheTokyoOlympicGamesonThursday．NotonlyisQuantheyoungest56．________(compete)inthewomen'sdivingfield,butalsoshe'stheyoungestof431athletes57．________ChinasenttoTokyofortheOlympics．HadtheGamesgoneonasscheduledlastsummer,shewouldhavebeentooyoung58．________(meet)theminimumagetocompeteinthedivingcompetition．Now,she'smadeOlympichistory．EachofQuan'sdiveswasthehighestofthefiveroundsofcompetitionatthe10-meterplatform．Twoscoredperfect10sfromallseven59．________(judge)．Onlyonejudgefoundaflaw(瑕疵)withherfinaldive,60．________(award)hera9．5nexttosix10s．61．________itdidn'tcount,thankstodiving'sscoringsystem．Thetwohighestandtwo62．________(low)scoresarethrownoutandmultipliedbythedive'sdegreeofdifficulty．63．________(eventual),onlythethreemiddle10scountedonherfinaldiveandaddedup96whenmultipliedbythe3．2degreeofdifficulty．Atsuch64．________youngage,Quanwasarelativeunknownuntilwinningthe2024Chinesenationalchampionshipat13yearsold．She65．________(be)a17-year-oldveteran(老手)whentheParisOlympicsstartin2024．第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假設(shè)你是高二學生李華，已與留學生好友Mark約好周六探討身邊的低碳生活的狀況，現(xiàn)你因故須要推遲，請給Mark寫一封郵件說明狀況。內(nèi)容包括：1．表達歉意；2．說明緣由；3．另約時間。留意：1．詞數(shù)80左右；2．可以適當增加細微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMark，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua其次節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。AChangeofHeartItwasacoldDecemberandthingsweretoughformyfamily．MumhadahardtimeraisinguskidsonherowninoursmallcommunityofNewWestminsterasdadpassedawayfiveyearsearlier．Wereliedonsocialassistance．Lookingback,IrealizewhatMumwentthroughsendinguskidstoschool．Everymorningshewouldplaceanewpieceofcardboardinourshoesbecauseoursoles(鞋底)werewornout．Whenwegothome,MumwouldhaveFrenchtoastreadyforus．Constantmovingwastypicalformyfamilyinthosedays,anditdidn'tlooklikewe'dbeinourcurrenthousemuchlonger．Rentwas$25amonth,butMumcouldn'tpayit,andweknewwewouldbeforcedtoleaverightafterChristmasonthefirstofJanuary．Theholidayswerefastapproaching,andwewereentitledto$25forChristmasfromsocialservices．Mumsaidthatinsteadofbuyingfood,shewasgoingtousethemoneytopayourrent．Thatwaywe'dhavearoofoverourheadsforalittlewhilelonger．ThenshetoldusthattherewouldbenoChristmasgifts．UnknowntoMum,IhadbeensellingChristmastrees,shoveling(鏟)snowanddoingoddjobstoearnenoughmoneytobuyanewpairofboots．IknewexactlywhichbootsIwanted．Theywereten-inch,Top-Genuine,PierreParisboots,andtheycost$23．ThebigdayforgettingmybootscameonChristmasEveafternoon．IwasveryexcitedasIhurrieduptheroadtocatchthebusintotown．Itwasonlyahalf-milewalk,butonthewayInoticedahousewithChristmaslightsanddecorations．ItwasthenIrealizedthatatourhouse,wehadnolights,nodecorationsandnoturkeyorhamforChristmasdinner．留意：1．續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2．請按如下格式作答。AsIcontinuedwalking,Ibegantofeelastrangesenseofguilt．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thebusdroveoffwithoutme,andIbreathedasighofrelief．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________單元質(zhì)量檢測(三)UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION第一部分答案：1－5ABCAB6－10BCCAA11－15CBBAB16－20CCAAB聽力材料：Text1W:WhatcanIdoforyou?M:I'dliketobuysomeUSdollars.W:Foreignexchange?Sure.Howmuchdoyouwant?Text2M：Hello,mayIspeaktoDavidson,please?W：Sorry,nobodybythatnameworkshere.Text3W：Whatalovelycolor!M：What?It'shorrible.Itlookslikemushrooms.W：Don'tbesilly.It'snice.Wecanputitinourdiningroom.M：Noway!Listen,Jenny.Idon'tlikeanyofthiswallpaper.Whydon'twetryanothershop?Text4W：Bernard,there'snotmuchleftintherefrigerator.M：Well,Imightbeabletopickupafewthingsafterwork,butIhavetobebackratherlatetoday.W：Inthatcase,wecanjustmakedowithamealoutatMcDonald's.M：OK.Seeyouthereat7：30.Text5M：Canyousparemesometime?W：Whatfor?I'mnotreallybusynow.M：I'vegotthisassignmentfrommyphysicsteacher,butthereisnowayIcanworkitout.W：Oh,thenyouwillhavetofindsomeoneelse.Physicsalwaysgivesmeaheadache.Text6W：Hi,Jack.AreyoudoinganythingonSaturdaynight?M：Hmm.Saturdaynight?W：Yes,thedayaftertomorrow.M：Letmethink.Well,IwillhaveanappointmentwithProfessorSmithinthemorning.And,Iwillattendalectureintheafternoon.And...oh,yes!Mybrotherjustcalledtosayhewouldflyherethatnight.ItoldhimIwouldpickhimup.W：Oh,that'stoobad!M:What'sthematter?W:Well,it'smybirthday.I'mhavingdinnerwithJoyce,andIthoughtI'dinvitemorefriendsandmakeitaparty.M:See,I'mreallysorry,butIwon'tbeabletomakeit.W:I'msorry,too.Butthat'sOK.Text7M：I'mfedupwiththeterribleweather.Ihopeitwillbesunnysoon.W：SodoI.M：Whatdidyouheartheweatherwomansaidjustnow?W：Shesaiditwouldremainsnowyandcoldbutnowindthesedays.Thetemperaturewouldbe4℃，andtomorrowitwouldbe3degreeslower.M：Goodheaven.We'dbetternotgooutside.Text8M：Goodmorning.W：Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?M：Yes,arethereanyticketsleftfortheChineseMusicConcertonthe29th,please?W：Justamoment,please.No,Ithinkyou'vemadeamistake.It'sonthe28th.M：Really?I'vereadaboutitinthepapertoday.I'msureitsaidtheChineseMusicConcertisonthe29th.W：Oh,sorry,IthoughtyousaidtheAustralianMusicConcert.TheChineseMusicConcertisonthe29that7：15pm.ButI'mafraidthereareonlybackseatsleft,andtheyare90yuaneach.M：That'sOK.CanIhavetwo,please?W：Howwouldyouliketopayforthese?M：Incash.Hereitis.W：Thankyou.Andhereareyourtickets.M：Thankyouverymuch.Text9W：Youngman,Icouldn'thelpbutoverhearyourconversationwiththegentlemanwhojustgaveyoudirections.M:Uh-huh...W:Ithinkhemustbeconfused.Thedirectionshegaveyouareallwrong.Ifyoufollowthem,you'llhavealovelyride,butyou'llendupatthepark.M:WhatshouldIdo,then?W:Comewithme.I'mheadinginthedirectionwhereyoucancatchthebusyouwant.We'lljustcontinuedownGoldRoadhereforafewminutes.M:OK,great.Thankyou.W:Hereweare.ThisisthecornerofWallStreetandGoldRoad,andhere'syourbusstop.TaketheF-2downtotheriver,andgetoffatRiversideRoad.M:Andthat'swherethebookstoreis?W:No,transfertheretotheL-6goingnorth.TheendofthelineforL-6isjustacrossthestreetfromRiversideBookstore.Thewholerideshouldn'ttakeyoumorethan40minutes.M:Thanks.I'mgladyousetmestraight.Isthatmybuscomingdownthestreetnow?W:Yes,itis.Ihopeyouhaveexactchange.Thedriverdoesn'tgivechangetopassengers.M:Ihavequiteafewcoinswithme.Thanksagain!Goodbye.Text10Ajellyfishisasoftcreaturethatswimsslowlythroughwater.Theydon'thavebones,brains,eyes,ears,andheartsliketruefish.However,jellyfishdowellwithoutthesebodyparts.Theyliveineveryoceanintheworld.Therearehundredsofkindsofjellyfish.Thenumberofjellyfishkeepsincreasing. Jellyfishalsoneedoxygentolive.Theirskinissothinthatoxygencanpassthroughitandentertheirbodies.Ifyoueverseeajellyfish,lookatitcarefully.Youcanevenseeitsstomachthroughtheskin. Allanimalsmustprotectthemselvesagainstdanger.Andwhenajellyfishtouchesananimalorperson,itgivesoffpoison.Ifyougoswimmingintheocean,watchoutforjellyfish,getoutofthewaterifyouseethem.Ifyouseeajellyfishonthesand,don'tpickitup. Sometimes,hundredsofjellyfishappearatonce.Theselargegroupsarecalled“swarms”or“blooms”.Recentlya“swarm”ofjellyfishcoveredoneendoftheGulfofMexico. Whyaretheremorejellyfishnowthaninthepast?Therearetwopossiblereasons.First,adultfishandjellyfisheatmuchofthesamefood.Insomeplaces,toomanyadultfishhavebeencaughtbyhumans.Thisleavesmorefoodforjellyfish.Second,farmersusefertilizerontheirfields.Whenitrains,somefertilizergetswashedintorivers.Itflowsintotheoceans.There,moreplantsgrowandtheoxygeninthewaterisreducedinthewater.