2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語Module6TheWorldsCulturalHeritageReadingandVocabulary課后作業(yè)外研版選修7

Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritageⅠ.閱讀理解Threediversenteraholeleadingtoawater-filledcaveonMexico'sYucatanTheteamcameacrosstheskullin2007.ThediversthentoldtheMexicangovernmentaboutthefinding.Soonthegovernmentformedateamofscientiststolookintoit.Thegroup,whichincludedarchaeologistDominiqueRissolo,believedthattheskullbelongedtosomeonewholivedinthelasticeage.Attheiceagesometwentythousandyearsago,sealevelsdroppedandnewlandappeared.Overtime,rainandwindateholesintosomeoftheland.“Thepersonmayhavediedafterenteringthecave，”Rissolosays.Then,whentheiceageendedsometenthousandyearsago,sealevelsrose.Waterfloodedthecave,coveringtheremains.Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace.Theycollectedinformationabouttheskullandotherpiecesofbones.Theyfoundthatthebonesbelongedtoa15-to17-year-oldgirlwholivedatleasttwelvethousandyearsago.Theteamnamedherafteratypeofwaternymph(仙女)inGreekmyths:theNaiads(Naia)．Naiaistheoldestnearlycompletehumanskeleton(骨架)everfoundintheAmericas.DNAtestsshowedthatshe'sadirectancestorofpresent-dayNativeAmericans.Naia'sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia,apartofRussia.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatancientpeoplefromthisareaarrivedinAlaskaduringthelasticeage.TheywerethefirsthumanstoliveintheAmericas.AndNaiaproveshowfarsouththeywent.In2014thescientistsdecidedtobringupNaia'sskullfromthecavetoprotectitfromcuriousdivers.Soitwastakentoalab,whereitremainstoday.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。三名潛水者在位于墨西哥的尤卡坦半島的一個洞窟里發(fā)覺了一個頭骨。這掀起了一場考古行動。1.Whatcanwelearnabouttheskull?A．Itwasleftaloneinthecave.B．Itlayunderabasketballcourt.C．Itdrewthegovernment'sattention.D．Itwasdiscoveredbythreescientists.答案：C解析：推理推斷題。由文章其次段第一句至第三句可知，潛水者發(fā)覺了頭骨之后，將這一發(fā)覺報告給了墨西哥政府。不久之后，政府派遣了一個由科學(xué)家組成的小組去調(diào)查這個發(fā)覺。由此可以推知，這一發(fā)覺引起了政府的關(guān)注。故選C。2.Whywastheskullstudiedinthecave?A．Scientiststriedtoprotectit.B．Thetemperaturewasfinethere.C．Itwasagainstthelawtotakeitout.D．Itwouldhelpscientistsstudythecave.答案：A解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由文章第四段第一句“Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace”可知，科學(xué)家們擔(dān)憂移動這個頭骨會破壞它，所以他們就在發(fā)覺它的地方探討它。所以，科學(xué)家們在山洞里探討頭骨是為了愛護(hù)頭骨。故選A。3.WhowereNaia'sdistantancestors?A．EarlyhumansinGreece.B．EarlyhumansinSiberia.C．EarlyhumansinAlaska.D．EarlyhumansinMexico.答案：B解析：推理推斷題。由文章第五段中的“Naia'sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia...theywent”可知，Naia的DNA還和西伯利亞原住民的DNA相吻合?？茖W(xué)家們認(rèn)為來自西伯利亞的古人們在最終一個冰河世紀(jì)到達(dá)了阿拉斯加。他們是最早生活在美洲的人。Naia證明白他們向南遷移了多遠(yuǎn)。由此可知，Naia的遠(yuǎn)祖是西伯利亞的原住民。故選B。Ⅱ.七選五Naturalsitesandhistoricbuildings,whenleftalone,canslowlybeinbadcondition.__1__Forthesereasonswemustprotectthem.“WorldHeritage”isthetitlegiventoplaceschosenfromnaturalsitesandbuildingsaroundtheworld.Theseplacesareconsideredspecial,valuableandrequireprotection.Theymaybeplacesofthenaturalorculturalheritagethataretheprideofthepeopleinthecountry.__2__Eachisatreasureofourplanetthatmustbeprotectedforusandourfuturegenerations.Evenextremelybeautifulnaturalenvironmentscanbeinbadconditioniftheyareleftalone.__3__Forinstance,theGalapagosIslandsarenowprotectedbyrulesthatstoppeoplefrombringingorremovingplantsandanimalstoorfromtheislands,movingrocksandtouchingtheanimals.IntheUS,peoplearenotallowedtovisittheGrandCanyonNationalParkbyvehicle.Itaimstoprotectthepark'senvironmentfromthegasproducedbycars.__4__AustraliaismakingstricterlawstopreventagriculturalchemicalsfromflowingintotheoceanneartheGreatBarrierReef.EffortsarealsobeingmadetoprotectnaturalheritagesitesinJapan.InShiretoko,onlyasmallnumberofpeopleareallowedtowalkonitsnaturepathatthesametime.__A．Theymayalsobehometoendangeredspecies.B．Todaythereare209naturalheritagesitesaroundtheworld.C．Peoplecanchangetheseplacestoo,justasthewindandraincan.D．That'swhymeasuresarebeingtakenaroundtheworldtoprotectthem.E.Itcanreducetheriskofpeopleaccidentallysteppingonvaluableplants.F.Naturalheritageisvaluedforgeographicalcharacteristicsandbeautifulscenery.G.Thereareevensecurityguardswhocanarrestpeoplethatbreaktherules.文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。文章告知我們肯定要愛護(hù)自然遺址和歷史建筑，假如沒人愛護(hù)它們，它們的狀況就會變得很糟糕。1．C解析：依據(jù)空前“Naturalsitesandhistoricbuildings，whenleftalone，canslowlybeinbadcondition”可知，當(dāng)沒人管理自然遺址和歷史建筑的時候，它們可能會漸漸地處于糟糕的狀態(tài)。再依據(jù)空后的“Forthesereasonswemustprotectthem”可知，出于這些緣由，我們必需愛護(hù)它們。C項“人們也可以變更這些地方。就像風(fēng)和雨一樣”符合語境，也是緣由之一。2．A解析：依據(jù)空前“Theymaybeplacesofthenaturalorculturalheritagethataretheprideofthepeopleinthecountry”可知，它們可能是自然或文化遺產(chǎn)勝地，是這個國家人民的傲慢。A項“它們也可能是瀕危物種的家園”符合上下文語境。A項中的mayalsobe和上文中的maybeplaces相呼應(yīng)。故選A。3．D解析：依據(jù)空前“Evenextremelybeautifulnaturalenvironmentscanbeinbadconditioniftheyareleftalone”可知，即使是特別漂亮的自然環(huán)境，假如它們不被理睬，也會處于糟糕的