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高二英语选择性必修一Unit3课时练习(Reading andThinking)
一、词汇运用
1.Her childrenwent backevery yearto stayin afarmhouse nearthe(农舍).
2.Our countryhas a large population,vast t(领土)and abundantresources.
3.Many tallbuildings havebeen set up onthe e(边缘)of the city.
1.1would appreciateit ifyou could(采用,采纳)my approach.
5.Dont putthat glassso nearthe(边缘)of thetable.
6.Its abeautiful c(
4、屋)not more than fiveminutes from the nearestbeach.
7.His carfell into the deepv(山谷);luckily,he survivedthe accident.
8.The rainhad stoppedand astar was(可见的)over themountains.
9.This smallcoat waspatched upwith piecesof(布]of differentcolours.
10.He saidhe didntwant thejob anyway,but thatsjust(酸的)grapes.
二、单句语法填空
1.In myopinion,his articleis wellwritten excepta fewspelling mistakes.
2.Using atelescope,Galileo discoveredstars thatwere(visible)tothenaked eye.
3.The speakerraised hisvoice tomake himself(hear).
4.Shes beenbanned from(leave)the countrybecause ofsome unknownreason.
5.The schoolhas decided(adopt)a differentapproach todiscipline.
6.The boylives ahappy lifewith his(adopt)parents.
7.Leonard wasshaken tothe core;hed neverseen orread anythingit.
8.After aperiod ofintensive training,I wasallowed(make)my firstparachute jump.
9.Because of the outbreakof COVID-19,tourists(ban)from enteringthecity.
10.Above all,we intendto campaignfor theuniversal(adopt)of sustainableand equitable(adj.公平的,公正的)lifestyles.
三、阅读理解Everglades NationalPark islocated in the stateof Florida.It isthe largestsubtropical wildlifereserve in the entirecountry.The Evergladesis home to severalrare andendangered species.It is also oneof thelargest national parks in the US.Each year,alargenumber oftourists visitthe park.On aglobal level,it hasbeen listedamong theWorld HeritageSites4Unlike mostother nationalparks,Everglades NationalPark wascreated to protect anecosystem(生态系统)from beingdamaged.In1947,Everglades NationalPark officiallyopened,marking thefirst large-scale attempttoprotect the areasunique biology.Today,the parkcomprises avast wetlandwilderness unlikeany otherinthe world.Different islandsmake upEverglades NationalPark.There existsnatural wildlifeon eachof theseislands.The Evergladesis hometo more than20species thatare endangered.In addition,more than360species ofbirds andnearly300species offish livewithin the park.The Evergladesisalsohometomorethan40species ofmammals(哺乳动物).There aremany waysto explorethe Everglades.Visitors cansee alligators(短吻@号)while hikingthe AnhingaTrail.The Evergladesis oneofthefew placeson Earthwhere freshwateralligators andsaltwater crocodileslive inthe samearea.Visitors usingairboats arelikely tosee largegroups ofbirds.Some visitorsmight enjoyriding bicyclesthrough SharkValley.Others maywant tomove slowlythrough thewater wherethey cansee insectsand wildlifeclosely.According toexperts,changes tothe Evergladesare becominga dangerto severaldifferent kindsof wildlife.They sayit isthe resultof actionsthe USgovernment tookmorethan50years ago,and settlerstook evenearlier.
1.What doesParagraph1mainly tellus A.Florida isfamous forits wetlands.B.The UShas manynationalparks.C.Everglades NationalPark isof greatvalue.D.Everglades NationalPark ispopular withvisitors.
2.How doesthe authordescribe therichness ofwildlife inthe parkA.By listingfigures.B.By experiencingit.C.By makinga comparison.D.By carryingout research.
3.What canwe knowfromthepassage A.In fact,Everglades NationalPark isa bigisland.B.Visitors arenot allowedto stayinthewater inthepark.C.The UnitedNations firstsuggested settingup thepark.D.Tourists cansee freshwateralligators andsaltwater crocodileslive together.
4.What wouldbe furtherdiscussed A.What thegovenment hasdone toprotectthepark.B.How theparks environmentwas badlychanged.C.What readerscan doto helpto savethe wetlands.D.How importantendangered wildlifeis totheworld.
四、短文七选五British Englishand AmericanEnglish havemany differences.The differencealso existsintheletters ofthe alphabet(字母表).Or,more specifically(具体地),the lastletter ofthe alphabet.Z ispronounced aszed inBritain whilein America,it ispronounced aszee.1Its whatyoull hearin everyEnglish-speaking country,except forthe UnitedStates.2Many ofour modernletters comedirectly fromthe Greekalphabet,including aletter whichlooked justlike ourz・The Greekscalled itzeta.Zeta graduallydeveloped intothe Frenchzede,which inturn gaveus zedas Englishwas shapedby Romancelanguages likeFrench.Zee showedup onthe scenein modernEnglish.Dr.Adam Crowley,an associateprofessor ofEnglish inHusson UniversitysCollege ofScience andHumanities,suggests thatthe popularityof zeegrew becauseit rhymes(押韵)with somany other letters,like B,C,and P.3So,again,this makessense.After theRevolutionary War,Americans weretrying tosetupan identityseparate fromthe British,and wordsand languageplayed abig rolein this.4He,sure enough,chose zeeas the“official Americanpronunciation.And then,theres TheAlphabet Song.In thesong,z ispronounced aszee”.5Indeed,teachers inEngland andother countriessometimes haveto re-teach childrenhow topronounce zafter theyvealready learnedzee fromhearing thesong.A.Zed camefirst.B.Noah Websterled thismovement.C.The pronunciationsounds foreignto Americans.D.But itsnot justthe United Kingdom thatuses zed.E.Theres nootherletterthat endswith the・ed sound.F・The songis sopopular thatit easilygets stuckin yourhead.G.In theUnitedKingdom,though,zee neverreally becamepopular.。