Unit3Careersandskills單元提能強(qiáng)化練習(xí)題Ⅰ.閱讀理解AItshouldbeoneofthemaingoalsintoday’ssocietytoreduceplasticconsumption.Thoughmanybelieverecyclingwillsolvetheproblem,andcontinueusingplastic,it’sactuallytheopposite.In2013,254milliontonnesoftrashwasproducedintheUSalone,andonlyaround30%wasrecycled.Thismeanstherestendedupinalandfillandwillstaythereforupto1000years.NowAsiancountries,includingVietnamandThailand,arelookingfornewideastoavoidplastic.Oneofthoseideaswasanew,eco-friendlywaytopacktheirgoodsbyavoidingplasticpackaging.OneofPerfectHomesChiangmai’steammembersnoticedacreativewaytoreduceplasticthatasupermarketcalledRimpingSupermarketwasusing.Littledidheknowthatpeopleallaroundtheworldwouldabsolutelylovethisidea.“Ijustenteredtogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontractswithourlawyer,whowasdelayed.WhenInoticedthevegetableswrappedinbananaleavesandsimplylikedtheidea.SoItookafewpicturesandpostedthemonline,”hesaid.Withmorethan3.5millionviewsandover17thousandshares,theideabecamesomethingpeoplecanencouragemoresupermarketstoimplement(實(shí)施).Somehavenoticedthatnoteverythingontheshelvesiscompletelyplastic-freetowhichthesupermarketrespondedthattheyaretakingonestepatatime,butit’snotthateasy.Manyproductscometothesupermarketspre-packagedandmanycompaniesareinterestedinwrappingtheirproduceinplasticsinceitisthecheapestandtheeasiestoption.It’snowuptotheshopperstoshowthesupermarketwhichtheyprefer.Ifeveryoneoptsforthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.

1.Whatcanweinferaboutrecyclingfromparagraph1?A.Theauthorthinkshighlyofrecycling.B.TheUSdidagreatjobinrecyclingin2013.C.Recyclinghasfailedtosolvetheplasticproblem.D.Recyclinghelpsalotinreducingplasticconsumption.2.WhydidthemangotoRimpingSupermarket?A.Tobuysomeitems.B.Tolookfornewideasthere.C.Totakephotosoftheirshelves.D.Tosignacontractwithalawyer.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“optsfor”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Doubts.B.Increases.C.Dislikes. D.Chooses.4.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.LeafPackagingSpreadsRapidlyB.ReducingPlasticConsumptionC.RecyclingAvoidsPlasticPackagingD.AGoodOptionMakesADifferenceBAnewlydiscoveredlizardfoundinthePhilippineshasmadescientiststhinktheremightbeothernever-before-seencreaturesonthatcountry’sislands.Butscientistssaythosecreaturesmightneverbefoundbecausetheislands’rainforestsareindanger.Thelatestlizardwasfirstspottedin2001whenscientistssawlocalpeopleoftheislandcatchitforfood.Scientiststooksomepicturesofthelizard.Finallyscientistscaughtalizardthemselvestostudy.TheynamedthenewlizardtheNorthernSierraMadreforestmonitorbecauseitwasdiscoveredintheislands’SierraMadreMountains.The6.6-foot-longlizardhasbrightyellowmarkingsthatdistinguishitfrommoreboring-lookingmonitors.Itslegsaremainlyyellow,anditstailisblackandyellow.SohowcouldscientistsworkinthePhilippines’rainforestsforyearswithoutfindingthenewlizard?TheysaytheNorthernSierraMadreforestmonitorisunlikeotherlizardsandtheirlargercousin,theKomododragon.Allofthoselizardsaremeat-eaters.Butthenew-foundlizardeatsfruit.Thatmeansitneverhastocomedownoutofthetrees.Itsuniquelycoloredskin,quietmanner,andtreetophomehelpeditremainhiddenfromscientists’viewformanyyears.ThediscoveryoftheNorthernSierraMadreforestmonitorismakingscientistsrealizethatPhilippines’rainforestsmayholdmanyundiscoveredspecies.Butthosespecieswillnotbefoundiftherainforestskeepdisappearing.Twentyyearsago,forestscoveredabout35percentofthePhilippines’land.Butpeoplehavebeenencroachingonthatlandandbuildingonit.Today,forestscoverlessthan25percentofthecountry’sland.

Therainforestsarea“conservationhotspot”thatneedstobeprotected,scientistssay.“Ihopewecanmakethenewlizarda‘posterchild’forconservationoftheland,”saidonescientist.5.Whatisthescientists’attitudetofindingmorenewcreaturesinPhilippines’rainforests?A.Interested. B.Doubtful.C.Excited. D.Supportive.6.Howdidscientistsdiscoverthenewlizard?A.Theycaughtonewiththehelpofthelocals.B.Thelocalsgaveonetoscientistsasagift.C.Theyfounditfrompicturestakenbythelocals.D.Theynoticeditwhenthelocalshuntedthelizard.7.Whatisspecialaboutthenew-foundlizardaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Itisacruelmeat-eater.B.ItisthelargestlizardinAsia.C.Itspendsmosttimeintrees.D.ItlooksliketheKomododragon.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“encroachingon”mean?A.Invading. B.Protecting.C.Maintaining. D.Deserting.Ⅱ.完形填空IfellinlovewithYosemiteNationalParkthefirsttimeIsawit.Myparentstookusthereforcamping.Onthewayout,IaskedthemtowaitwhileIranuptoElCapitan,a1rockof3,300feetstraightup.Itouchedthatgiantrockandknew2Iwantedtoclimbit.Thathasbeenmylife’spassioneversince—3therocksandmountainsofYosemite.I’velongmadeYosemitemy4.

About15yearsagoIstartedseeingalotof5,likebeercans,emptyboxes,aroundthearea.It’sbeyondmewhyvisitorsstartedrespectingtheplace6andtreatedsuchabeautifulhome-likeplacethisway.

Itried7trashmyself,butthejobwastoobig.Iwould8anhourortwoonthejob,onlytofindtheareatrashedalloveragainweekslater.Finally,IgotsotiredofitthatIdecidedsomethinghadtochange.

In2004,togetherwithsomeclimbers,Isetadatefora9.Onthatday,morethan300people10.Overthreedayswecollectedabout6,000poundsoftrash.Itwasamazinghowmuchwewereableto11.Icouldn’tbelievethe12wemade—theparklookedclean!

Eachyearvolunteerscomefortheclean-upfromeverywhere.In2007alone,2,945peoplepickedup42,330poundsoftrash.Ioftenhearpeople13abouttheirsurroundings.Ifyouareoneofthem,Iwouldsaytheonlywaytochangethingsisby14ratherthancomplaining.Weneedtoteachby15.

1.A.distant B.hugeC.narrow D.loose2.A.immediately B.finallyC.gradually D.recently3.A.imagining B.paintingC.describing D.climbing4.A.garden B.homeC.lab D.palace5.A.material B.resourcesC.waste D.goods6.A.more B.mostC.less D.least7.A.throwingaway B.pickingupC.breakingdown D.diggingout8.A.kill B.saveC.wait D.spend9.A.clean-up B.partyC.picnic D.concert10.A.droppedout B.turnedupC.lookedaround D.calledback11.A.demand B.receiveC.achieve D.overcome12.A.plan B.visitC.contact D.difference13.A.talk B.complainC.argue D.quarrel14.A.doing B.thinkingC.questioning D.watching15.A.method B.explanationC.example D.researchⅢ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(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。OnasunnyafternooninJuly,myhusbandLennydecidedtorunourgarbage.Livingonafarmwherenopick-upservicewasavailable,weburnedwhatwecouldandtooktheresttothetown’slandfill(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)).Afterunloading,Lennywalkedaroundtoseewhatothershadthrownaway.Beingapersonwhofindstreasureinwhatotherscalltrash,Lennywouldsometimesbringhomewhathecalled“greatfinds”.He’dsay,“You’llneverknowwhenthiswillcomeinhandy”or“Lookatwhatsomeonethrewaway.Icanfixandusethat”.Asafamilyonatightbudget,weappreciatedhisfinds.AsLennywalkedaroundthatday,hepickedupafewitemsandthrewthemonalargepileofgarbage.Suddenly,hehearda“meow”andhelookedaroundforwhathethoughtwouldbeawildcat,buthesawnothing.Thenhesawashoeboxinthegarbagepilemoveslightly,andheheardthecriesagain.Hepickedupthebox,whichwassealedwithtape.WhenLennycutthetapeandcautiouslytoreopentheshoebox,hefoundablack-and-whitelittlecat,approximatelyeightweeksold.ItwassofrightenedthatitjumpedintoLenny’sarmsandclungontohimwithitstinyclaws.Thelittlecatwasn’tafraidofhim.Thepoorthingwasverythinandhadprobablybeentakenawayfromitsmotheronlyrecently.Myhusbandwasn’tagreatcatlover.Hedidnotfeeltheyshouldbehouseholdpets.Ourtwodaughtershadadifferentperspectiveastheyhadrecentlygotanotherkittenfromalocalfarmer.Eventhoughhedidn’tlikecats,heknewhecouldn’tleavethiscatintheshoebox.Itwouldprobablybeeatenbyafox.注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2.請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。Sohedecidedtobringithome.

Later,Lennyandthecatbecamebestfriends,too.

參考答案Ⅰ.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一種環(huán)保的包裝物品的方式,能夠盡量減少環(huán)境污染。1.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Itshouldbeoneofthemaingoals...andcontinueusingplastic,it’sactuallytheopposite.”可知,回收利用并沒有解決塑料消費(fèi)這一問題。故選C項(xiàng)。2.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Ijustenteredtogetafewitemswhilewewerewaitingtosignsomecontractswithourlawyer,whowasdelayed.”可知,作者正等著和律師簽訂合同,律師遲到了,所以作者進(jìn)來商場(chǎng)是想買點(diǎn)東西。故選A項(xiàng)。3.D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Ifeveryoneoptsforthebananaleafpackaging,theywillprobablystopstockingtheitemsinplastic.”可知,句中bananaleafpackaging表示“香蕉葉包裝”,這是代替塑料包裝的一種選擇?？赏茰y(cè)畫線短語optsfor表示“選擇”,與chooses同義。故選D項(xiàng)。4.D標(biāo)題判斷題。通讀全文,文章提到了一種環(huán)保的包裝物品的方式,這是一種選擇,能夠盡量減少環(huán)境污染,所以D項(xiàng)可以作為文章標(biāo)題。故選D項(xiàng)。【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。在菲律賓新發(fā)現(xiàn)的一種蜥蜴讓科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為在這個(gè)國家的島嶼上可能還有其他從未見過的生物,但因?yàn)閸u上的雨林正處于危險(xiǎn)之中,一些生物可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被發(fā)現(xiàn)。5.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Butscientistssaythosecreaturesmightneverbefoundbecausetheislands’rainforestsareindanger.”可知,科學(xué)家們認(rèn)為因?yàn)閸u上的熱帶雨林正處于危險(xiǎn)之中,一些生物可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被發(fā)現(xiàn)。所以科學(xué)家們對(duì)在菲律賓雨林中發(fā)現(xiàn)更多新生物持懷疑態(tài)度。故選B項(xiàng)。6.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Thelatestlizardwasfirstspottedin2001whenscientistssawlocalpeopleoftheislandcatchitforfood.”可知,科學(xué)家們看到島上的當(dāng)?shù)厝税堰@種新蜥蜴當(dāng)作食物時(shí)才發(fā)現(xiàn)了它。故選D項(xiàng)。7.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Allofthoselizardsaremeat-eaters...helpeditremainhiddenfromscientists’viewformanyyears.”可知,這種新蜥蜴不同于其他種類的蜥蜴,它吃水果,多數(shù)時(shí)間可以一直待在樹上。故選C項(xiàng)。8.A詞義猜測(cè)題。上文提到“Butthosespecieswillnotbefound...35percentofthePhilippines’land.”,本句中的But使句意轉(zhuǎn)折,buildingonit和強(qiáng)調(diào)現(xiàn)在森林覆蓋不到全國土地的25%,說明是人類侵占了土地,破壞了雨林。encroachingon與Invading同義。故選A項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者發(fā)現(xiàn)公園里有很多的垃圾,只靠他自己的力量去撿垃圾是改變不了現(xiàn)狀的。所以作者就組織了一些志愿者加入進(jìn)來,進(jìn)行垃圾清理活動(dòng)。1.B根據(jù)下文“rockof3,300feetstraightup”可知,這塊石頭是巨大的。故選B項(xiàng)。2.A根據(jù)開頭第一句話“IfellinlovewithYosemiteNationalParkthefirsttimeIsawit.”可知,作者在第一次去約塞米蒂國家公園的時(shí)候就喜歡上了這個(gè)地方,和這句話“ItouchedthatgiantrockandknewIwantedtoclimbit.”的上下文意思的連貫,摸著石頭的當(dāng)時(shí)即刻就有了想要爬上去的想法,也表達(dá)了作者喜歡這個(gè)公園的情感。故選A項(xiàng)。

3.D根據(jù)上一句“Iwantedtoclimbit”可知,作者想要爬上大石頭。故選D項(xiàng)。4.B根據(jù)下一段最后“suchabeautifulhome-likeplace”可知,作者把這里當(dāng)成是自己的家。故選B項(xiàng)。5.C根據(jù)下文“l(fā)ikebeercans,emptyboxes”可知,這些東西在公園里是被丟掉的廢棄物。故選C項(xiàng)。6.C根據(jù)上文“About15yearsagoIstartedseeingalotof,likebeercans,emptyboxes,aroundthearea.”可知,作者發(fā)現(xiàn)了公園里的垃圾,證明游客的行為不尊重公園。故選C項(xiàng)。

7.B根據(jù)上一段可知,游客們?cè)诠珗@里扔垃圾,作者為了保護(hù)公園的環(huán)境,就自己去撿垃圾。故選B項(xiàng)。8.D根據(jù)上一句話“Itriedtrashmyself,butthejobwastoobig.”可知,作者自己去撿垃圾,所以要花時(shí)間去做這件事。故選D項(xiàng)。

9.A根據(jù)