Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges基礎練-2021-2022學年外研版高中英語必修四

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（一）

A

TheMcDonaldfamilyfromGlasgow,Scotland,wasonholidayin

WesternAustraliawhentheircarbrokedowninadesertareaninetymiles

northofthetownofLaverton.ThishappenedonaTuesday,andthe

McDonaldswereexpectedtoarriveinthecityofKalgoorlieonWednesday

evening.Whentheydidnotshowup,Mrs.McDonaldsbrothertoldthelocal

police.

Aspokespersonfromtherescue（救援）teamthatdiscoveredthe

McDonaldscarsaidthatthefamilyplannedcarefullyfortheirdeserttrip.They

knewthattheyneededtostaywiththeircarinsteadofsettingouttoseekhelp,

andtheydidtherightthingbylightingafireasasignal（信號）toattract

attention.

Whenitcomestomakingadeserttrip,thespokespersonalsosuggested

bringingwarmclothingforthecoldnightsandlightclothing,hats,and

sunscreenforthehotdays.Besides,travelersshouldhaveawell-stocked

survivalkitincludingafirst-aidkit,map,lighterormatches,andaknife.

Theyshouldalsomakesuretopackplentyoffoodandwater,sparetires（輪

胎）andfuel.Thespokespersonsfinalsuggestionwastotellafriendorfamily

memberaboutyourtravelplans.

Aftertheunpleasantexperience,JohnMcDonaldtoldreportersthathe

hadreadquitealotaboutdesertsurvivalbeforecomingtoAustralia.Hesaid

hewasextremelyhappytoseetherescueteamandthankfulthathisfamily

hadsurvived.Whenaskedwhatadvicehecouldsharewithotherpossible

deserttravelers,Mr.McDonaldsaid,"Don'tpanic.Staywhereyouareand

waittoberescued."ThistripthroughtheAustraliandesertisonevacationthe

McDonaldfamilywillneverforget!

1.WherewastheMcDonaldfamilyonTuesday?

A.InanAustraliandesert.

B.Atalocalpolicestation.

C.AtthetownofLaverton.

D.InthecityofKalgoorlie.

2.WhatdidtheMcDonaldfamilydowhentheircarbrokedown?

A.Theysetouttoaskforhelp.

B.Theywalkedtothenearesttown.

C.Theylitafiretokeepthemselveswarm.

D.Theysentoutasignalandwaitedforrescue.

3.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph3?

A.TogivetipsonvisitingWesternAustralia.

B.Tointroducewaystopreparefordeserttravel.

C.Togiveinstructionsonsurvivinginterribleconditions.

D.TodescribehowtheMcDonaldfamilysurvivedinthedesert.

4.WhatisJohnMcDonaldssuggestiononadeserttrip?

A.Prepareaspecialcarforit.

B.Nevertrytomakeadeserttripalone.

C.Staycalmifyouarestuckinthedesert.

D.Trytocrossadesertinasuitableseason.

B

Ridgewoodisasmalltown20milesfromManhattan,NewYork.Itisa

quiettown,perfectforraisingchildrenawayfromtherapidpace（節(jié)奏）of

thecity.However,besideshoursofhomework,manyRidgewoodchildren

havetoomanyafter-schoolactivities—fromswimmingtopianoclasses.Some

kidscomparetheirlifetothatofaNewYorkgeneralmanagerwhohasan

80-hourworkweek.

Children'sschedules（日程安排）filledwithhomeworkandactivities

madealotoftownspeopleworried,sothetowndecidedtostartamovement

called"RidgewoodFamilyNight—Ready,Set,Relax!"Themayor（市房）

madeapublicstatement,callingforatown-widenightforfamiliestodo

nothing.Andschoolsandclubsagreedtosupportthemovementsofamilies

couldrelaxandgettogether.

Someparentsliketotalkabouttheirchildhood，onewithoutsomany

scheduledafter-schoolactivities.Askids,theyjustwentouttoplaywith

neighborhoodfriendsafterschool.However,almostalltheseparentstake

theirchildrentotheirregularlyscheduledactivities.Thesefathersandmothers

feelitistheirdutytomakesuretheirchildrenarepreparedtosurviveintoday's

high-pressureworkenvironment.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrencan'tenter

the"right"universitiesandwon'tsucceedinamoreandmorecompetitive

world.

However,itseemsthatFamilyNightworked,atleasttoacertaindegree.

CarsmovedfreelyaroundRidgewood'snormallybusydowntownstreets.

Somefamiliesatesuppertogetherforthefirsttimeinmonths.Onefamily

watchedhomemoviesofwhenthechildrenwerelittle,bakedcookiesand

playedgamestogether.

Atfirst,somepeoplewereexcitedthattheycouldtakebacktheirlives.

Butsadly,fewfamiliesnowbelievethatonenightwillchangethem.Nearlyall

ofthetownspeoplearesurethattheywillfallbackintotheoldhabit.

5.WhatcanbestdescribethelifeofRidgewoodchildren?

A.Reallyexciting.B.Veryrelaxing.

C.Quitepeaceful.D.Terriblybusy.

6.HowcanpeoplebenefitfromFamilyNight?

A.Bylearningandsharingknowledge.

B.Byrestingandenjoyingfamilytime.

C.Bydiscussingfamilymatters.

D.Bytalkingaboutschoolwork.

7.WhatismostimportantforkidsintheeyesofRidgewoodparents?

A.Spendingahappychildhood.

B.Doingthingsattheirownpace.

C.Workinghardforabetterfuture.

D.Enjoyingamorerelaxinglifestyle.

8.HowdomostRidgewoodpeoplelookatFamilyNight?

A.Itwon'tchangetheirlifestyle.

B.Itwillhelptakebacktheirlives.

C.Itcan'tbeacceptedbythepublic.

D.Itmayhelpbreakkid'sbadhabits.

（二）

A

ThereareanunbelievablenumberofreasonstogotoGreece;justlike

thereareanunbelievablenumberofthingstodoonceatravelerarrivesthere.

Hereisalookatjustsomeofthegreathistoricalthingstoseewhenonholiday

inAthens,Greece.

Agora

Agoraliesinruinsnow,butduringitsglorydaysitwasalivelyandactive

openmarketplacewhereGreekscametobuy,sell,andexchangetheir

goodsandservices.AgorahastiestocommonpeopleofancientGreece.

Guidedtoursareavailableandthereisalsoasmallmuseumwithmany

artifactsfromthisareaondisplay.

Parthenon

OneofthemostfamouslandmarksinAthensisthelegendaryParthenon.

Thisbuildingisstilltodayadmiredbyarchitectswhoareappreciativeofthe

decorativedesign,aswellastheengineeringinvolvedinitsconstruction.

Thoseinterestedinhistorywillbeimpressedbeyondbeliefwiththeopportunity

toseethishistoricstructureupcloseandpersonal.

TempleofOlympianZeus

OneofthemostimpressivemonumentstoseeupcloseistheTempleof

OlympianZeus.Manypeopleseethismonumentfromfaraway,orevenfrom

thewindowofataxi,andneverstopforafirst-handlookthemselves.Thisisa

hugemistakeasthesizeofitcannottrulybeappreciatedwithoutvisitingitup

close.

OdeumofHerodesAtticus

BuiltintothehillsideandprovidinganiceviewofAthensistheOdeumof

HerodesAtticus.Thistheaterwasconstructedinthesecondcenturyandwas

animportantgatheringplaceforboththeupperandlowerclasses.Itholdsa

littleover5,000people,islocatedjustbelowtheAcropolis,andisstillused

forperformancestothisday.

1.WhatdidtheancientGreeksdoinAgora?

A.Theytouredaround.B.Theydidbusiness.

C.Theyvisitedmuseums.D.Theyprayedforblessings.

2.WhowillshowthemostinterestinParthenon?

A.Buildingdesigners.B.Electricalengineers.

C.Ordinaryvisitors.D.Religiouspeople.

3.HowcanvisitorsfullyappreciatetheTempleofOlympianZeus?

A.Byvisitingupclose.

B.Bylookinginthedistance.

C.Bytakingabird'seyeview.

D.Byseeingthroughataxiwindow.

4.WhichisTRUEaboutOdeumofHerodesAtticus?

A.Ithasgreathistoricalvalue.

B.Ithastiestocommonpeople.

C.Itisfamousforitsarchitecture.

D.Itstillservesitsoriginalpurpose.

B

Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelatest

studyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalof

Medicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheir

dailydiet.

Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelyto

smokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeart

Foundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,"Whilethisisan

interestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthat

protecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeopleslifestyle."

Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themore

regularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.

Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthe

studythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDryCharlesFuchs,

fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen'sHospital,

said,"Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheart

disease,butwealsosawasignificantreductionof11%inthedangerofdying

fromcancer."

Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol（月詹固醇）andinsulin

resistance（胰島素抗性）.Nutscontainunsaturatedfat（不飽和脂肪）,protein

andseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceof

snackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.

VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,

"Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandful

ofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease."Choosingplain,

unsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolate-coveredwillkeep

yoursaltandsugarintakedown.

5.Tobenefitmost,youcaneatnuts

A.onyourdailydiet

B.atregulartimes

C.beforeyoueatbreakfast

D.beforeyougotobed

6.Whocanbenefitmostfromeatingnutsregularly?

A.Stomachdiseasepatient.B.Heartdiseasepatient.

C.Cancerpatient.D.Feverpatient.

7.Howdoesauthordevelopthetext?

A.Byprovidingfacts.B.Bycomparingthedifference.

C.Bylistingdata.D.Bygivingexamples.

8.Whichsectionisthetextmostprobablytakenfromanewspaper?

A.Science.B.Health.

C.Entertainment.D.Technology.

（三）

GrowingupinPhiladelphia,Liebermanstartedcookingwithhis

stay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchens,

andhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.Lieberman

improvedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollege,

learningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties（特色菜）in

Germany,Spain,andFrance.

AtYale,hewasknownforthrowingdinnerparties,single-handedly

fryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.Justforfun,he

andsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthis

cooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowto

dothingslikemakingdrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshow

becomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafter

classestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.Tapesoftheshowwerepassed

around,withwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFood

Network.

FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthe

networktelevision.HesaysLieberman'scharismaiskey."FoodTVisn'tabout

foodanymore,"saysFlay."It'saboutyourpersonalityandfindingawayto

keeppeopleseyeballsonyourshow."

ButLiebermanisn'tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.Aftertapingthefirst

seasonofthenewshow,Liebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchen

preparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompanywaslookingforsomeonetocome

upwithatasteful,inexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflights.

Liebermangotthejob.

1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman'sfamily__.

A.hasrelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathome

C.oftenholdspartiesD.ownarestaurant

2.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman__.

A.atoneofhisparitiesB.fromhisteachers

C.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"charisma"inParagraph3referto?

A.Lieberman'sfinecookingskill.

B.Lieberman'safter-classinterest.

C.Anaturalabilitytoattractothers.

D.Awaytoshowonesachievement.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?

A.Heiscleverbutlonely.

B.Heisfriendlyandactive.

C.Heenjoystravelingaround.

D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

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用下面給出單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。有兩個詞是多余的。

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