課時分層作業(yè)(九)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AJERUSALEM—Israel'sEnvironmentalProtectionMinistryaskedcitizenstoavoidunnecessaryphysicalactivityandstayindoorsonWednesday，asaserioussandstormstrucktheMiddleEastinathickyellowhaze(霾)foraseconddaywithnohopetoseethingsclearly.Theministrysaidheavylevelsofdustandsandintheairwereathreattocitiesthroughoutthecountry.Theministry'swebsiteadvisedpregnantwomen，theelderlyandthosewithheartandrespiratory(呼吸的)conditionstostayindoors，andaskedschoolstokeepchildrenindoors.TheemergencyserviceMagenDavidAdomreportedthatithastreatedmorethan300Israelissufferingfrombreathingproblems，andthathospitalshavemorerespiratory-relatedpatients，includingalargenumberoftheelderlyandthosewithasthma(氣喘)andrelatedconditions.ThedomesticIsraeliairlinesArkiaandIsraircontinuedtogroundtheirflightstoEilatbecauseofreducedvisibility.ThesandstormhasaffectedEgypt，Jordan，Iraq，LebanonandSyria，whereatleastfivedeathshavebeenreported.“Therehasbeennothingthatcameclosetothemagnitudeofthissandstorm，”saidDanielRosenfeld，aprofessorwiththeInstituteofEarthSciencesattheHebrewUniversityinJerusalem.“WhileIsraelhasexperiencedanumberofsandstormsinthepast，theystartedfromtheSinaiDesertandtheSaharaDeserttothesouthandwerejoinedbywinterwindstormsthatclearedtheair，”hesaid.Inthiscase，thestormesfromSyriaandIraqtothenorthandeast.Becausethestormishittingduringthesummer，atatimeofbothlittlewindandsevereheatandhumidity，forecastersexpecttheparticlestoremainintheairthroughouttheweekendandpossiblyintonextweek.“Thisisreallypuzzling，”saidRosenfeld，addingthatheandhiscolleaguewillconductresearchintotheoriginsoftheunprecedented(前所未有的)storm.【語篇解讀】本文介紹了以色列遭受一場沙塵暴的襲擊，環(huán)保部警告人們盡量不要外出，醫(yī)院接待呼吸類病人增多，航班減少，預(yù)計持續(xù)到周末，其原因氣候?qū)W家還沒有弄清楚。1．What'stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“ground”inParagraph4?A．Add. B．Reduce.C．Cancel. D．Fuel.C[詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段“ThedomesticIsraeliairlinesArkiaandIsraircontinuedtogroundtheirflightstoEilatbecauseofreducedvisibility.”中的“becauseofreducedvisibility”可知，由于能見度降低，因此可知以色列的航班禁止飛行，因此選C。]2．Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatthesandstorm.A．happenedinwinterB．showednosignofweakeningC．camefromSyriaandIraqtothesouthD．couldcleartheairB[推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Becausethestormishittingduringthesummer，atatimeofbothlittlewindandsevereheatandhumidity，forecastersexpecttheparticlestoremainintheairthroughouttheweekendandpossiblyintonextweek.”可知，由于本次沙塵暴發(fā)生在夏季，風(fēng)很小，天氣炎熱，濕度很低，因此預(yù)測沙塵暴持續(xù)到周末，甚至到下周，故可知，沙塵暴沒有顯示出減弱的跡象，故選B。]3．HowdidRosenfeldfeelabouttheoriginsofthestorm?A．Confused. B．Upset.C．Confident. D．Happy.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“‘Thisisreallypuzzling’，saidRosenfeld”可知，這很讓人疑惑，可知對此持疑惑的態(tài)度，故選A。]4．Wheredoesthetextprobablyefrom?A．Anovel. B．Anewsstory.C．Ageographybook. D．Atravelguide.B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章可知，介紹以色列遭受一場沙塵暴的襲擊，環(huán)保部警告人們盡量不要外出，醫(yī)院接待呼吸類病人增多，航班減少，預(yù)計持續(xù)到周末，故可知本文屬于新聞，故選B。]BActorWarwickDavisrealizedhewasshorterthanotherpeoplewhenhewaseightyearsold.Hesuddenlynoticedallhisschoolmatesweretwicehissize.Itwasthenthattheeffectofhavingdwarfism(侏儒癥)hithimforthefirsttime.Nowaged48，Davissays，“IhaveveryfondmemoriesofschoolbutIrealizedIhadtobeealittlebitlouderandfunniersoIwouldn'tgetleftoutofconversations.Ibecamequitetheperformer，sobeingshortwasmytraininginacting.”Itworked.DirectorGeorgeLucascastyoungWarwickastheEwokWicketinReturnoftheJedi.TheactorhasgoneontostarinmanyTVshowsandfilms，includingplayingProfessorFlitwickintheHarryPotterfilms.Warwick'sdwarfismmeansheis1.07meterstall，whiletheaverageUKadultmaleheightis1.78meters.Mosttypesofdwarfismarecausedbyageneticdisorderthatstopssomeofthebody'sbuildingblocksworkingproperly.Davishasapositiveattitudetobeing“different”.Hesays，“IfIhadmylifealloveragain，Iwouldchoosethesamejobandbethesameheight.Ihaveenjoyedeveryminute.AtschoolIplayedrugbyandfootballandtriedlongjumpandhighjump.Iwasn'tverygoodatthembutIalwayshadago.Idefeatedeveryoneatchin-ups(引體向上)becauseIhadalowbodyweightbinedwithastrongupperbodyfromclimbinguptothetopcupboardstoreachthebiscuitboxesathome.”WarwickissupportingJeansforGenesDay，acharityraisingpublicconcernformillionsofchildrenbornwithgeneticdisordersintheU．K.Hesays，“Evenifyoucanonlygiveatinyamountofmoney，itwillmakesuchadifferencetothechildren.”【語篇解讀】本文介紹了身高只有1.07米的WarwickDavis沒有讓身高限制自己的生活，成為一名演員的故事。5．WhydidWarwickDavisdecidetobeealittlebitlouderandfunnier?A.Itwashistraininginhisacting.B．Hedidn'twanttobeignoredbyhisclassmates.C．Theeffectofhavingdwarfisminfluencedhimstrongly.D．Thegeneticdisorderpreventedhisbodyfromworkingproperly.B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“IrealizedIhadtobeealittlebitlouderandfunniersoIwouldn'tgetleftoutofconversations.”可知，我意識到我必須變得更大聲、更有趣，這樣我才不會被排除在談話之外，由此可知，Davis決定變得更大聲、更有趣是因為他不想被同學(xué)們忽視，故B項正確。]6．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph5?A．Davishasapositiveattitudetobeing“different”．B．Davisturnshisshortbodytohisadvantageatchin-ups.C．Davisisnotfondofrugbyandfootball，longjumpandhighjump.D．Davisdoesn'twanttochoosethesamejobifhecanlivehislifeagain.B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Idefeatedeveryoneatchin-ups(引體向上)becauseIhadalowbodyweightbinedwithastrongupperbody”可知，Davis憑借較輕的體重和強壯的上半身在引體向上這個運動項目上擊敗了所有的人，也就是說在引體向上這個運動項目上他矮小的身材成了他的優(yōu)勢，故B項正確。]7．WarwickDaviscanbebestdescribedas“”．A．pleased B．independentC．sensitive D．confidentD[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Davishasapositiveattitudetobeing‘different’...”可知，Davis對自己的“與眾不同”持有積極的態(tài)度，他說如果可以重新選擇生活，他還會選擇同樣的身高，由此可知他很自信，故D項正確。]8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MyStrongUpperBodyB．DwarfismCausedbyGeneticDisorderC．HeightIsNotMyLimitationD．MoreMoney，BiggerDifferenceC[主旨大意題。通讀全文，特別是第五段中的“Davishasapositiveattitudetobeing‘different’...”可知，文章主要講述了身高1.07米的WarwickDavis對自己的“與眾不同”持有積極的態(tài)度，沒有讓身高限制自己的生活，成為一名演員，故C項(身高不是我的限制)最能概括出文章內(nèi)容。]Ⅱ.概要寫作閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。Whatiseco-fashion?Eco-fashionisaboutmakingclothesthatconsiderstheenvironment，thehealthofconsumersandtheworkingconditionsofpeopleinthefashionindustry.Acloserlookatthefashionindustrypointsoutmanyproblemsthataremonpracticesinthecreationofourfashionsfromthefieldtothefactory.Firstly，theproductionoftextiles(紡織品)pollutestheenvironmentheavily.Cotton-plantingusespesticides(殺蟲劑)；sheep-farmingandwool-cleaningbringaboutglobalwarming.Secondly，everystageofclothingproductionconsumesagreatdealofenergyandsomealsoinvolvechemicalswhichobviouslydoharmtothesurroundings.Inaddition，thereisalotofwasteproducedintheprocess，especiallyintheformofpollutedwater.Thirdly，growingpurchasingpowerandourshoppinghabitsfurtherworsenthebadeffects.Wearenowbuyingclothesinincreasingquantitiesandwearealsoquicktothrowawayclothesthathavebeenwornonlyacoupleoftimes.Then，howtosolvetheproblem?Toalargedegree，itisthefashionproducersthatreallyhavethepowerandtheresponsibilitytoshapeourfuture.Thereareagreatmanywaystheseproducerscanreducetheirecologicalfootprint，fromswitchingtogreenenergyandreducingenergyuse，throughselectingsustainablematerialsandchoosinglocalsuppliers，torecyclingandminimizingwaste.Ontheotherhand，asconsumerswecanallplayourpartbyselectingenvironmentallyfriendlyclothingandreducingclothingbuying.Thereissomeconcernthateco-friendlyfashionsarejustatrendthatwewilleventuallygrowtiredofbutwecanmakesur