必修三unit1課文語(yǔ)篇填空TheAmazonRainforest:anaturaltreasureWelcometothejungle,ahugeseaofgreenalive1.__________thesoundsofanimals.ThisistheAmazonrainforest.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth’secosystem.TheAmazonrainforestcrossesintoeightcountries,includingBrazilandPeru,andoneoverseasregionofFrance,allontheSouthAmericancontinent.With2.__________areaofaround6millionsquarekilometres,theAmazonrainforestismorethanhalfthesizeofChina.TheAmazonRiver,3.__________whichtherainforestgetsitsname,iscloseto6,400kilometresinlength-roughly100kilometreslongerthantheYangtzeRiver.On4.__________(it)journeyfromthemountainstotheocean,theriversupportsmanydifferentecosystems.TheygivethisareatherichestbiodiversityontheEarth:oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.Ofthe390,000plantspecies5.___________(know)tous,morethan40,000canbefoundintheAmazon.ThistallandancientBrazilnuttreeproducesnutsthatwecaneat;thesewaterliliesarebigenoughtoliedownon.Theforest’sdifferentlevelssupportanunbelievablevarietyofwildlife.Atthebottom,thereisasystemofrootsbeneaththeground.Abovethat6.__________(be)themassofleaflitteronthedarkforestfloor.Thenextlevelismadeupofshorterplantswithlargeleaves.Thentherearethetoweringancienthardwoods,andfinallythetopsofthetallesttreesmanymetresabovetheground.Eachleveloftheforestformsitsownlittleworld,home7.__________differentkindsoflivingthings.Morethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesofmammalshideamongthejungle’splantlife.Thisjaguarisoneexample.Ithasayellowish-browncoatwithblackspots.Whileasignificantnumberofjaguarssurvivehere,theyareonlyoneelementofthisforest'sfoodchain.Theyfeedonatleast87species,includingfrogs.Thesefrogs,inturn,feedoninsects8.__________eatleavesandfruit.Whenajaguardies,atinyarmyofmicroorganismshelpsbreakdownitsbodyandreturnthenutrientstotheearth.TheAmazonrainforestbreatheslifeintotheplanetbyfixingcarbonandproducingover20percentofalltheEarth'soxygen.Thus,itisoftenknownasthe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”.Moreover,theAmazonrainforestisatreasurehouseofspeciesthatcanbeusedforfoodormedicine.Yetthereisonemajordangertotheseirreplaceableplantsandanimals:us.Overthepast50years,about17percentoftherainforest9.__________(disappear)duetohumanactivitiessuchasagricultureandcattlefarming.Astheimpactofhumanactivitiescontinuestogrowandthelistofspeciesindangerofextinctionbecomes10.__________(long),weareleftwithaquestion:canweaffordtodamagethe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”?【答案】1.with;2.an;3.from;4.its;5.known;6.is;7.to;8.which/that;9.hasdisappeared;10.longerNewthatmatters:pollutioninNorgateHOST:GoodeveningandwelcometoNewsthatMatters.OurtopictodayispollutioninNorgate.Joiningusinthestudiotonight1.__________(be)JamesSmith,alocalresident;VincentBrown,seniormanagerofalocalfactory;andJulieArcher,chiefoftheNorgateEnvironmentalProtectionCommittee.Welcome.Norgate’srapiddevelopmenthashadsignificantenvironmentalcosts.MrSmith,you2.__________(live)inthiscityforover20years.Howwouldyoudescribetheeffectsofpollutionoverthattime?SMITH:It’sbeenawful,really.WhenIfirstmovedhere,theairwasfresh,thegrassgreenandthewaterclear.Thenheavyindustryfactoriesmovedin,3.__________thingsbecameentirelydifferent.Idon’tenjoyoutdooractivitiesanymore.Theriverisdirtyandsmelly.Thesmogintheairhascolouredtheskyasmokygrey;it’salsogivenmeacoughthatIcan’tgetrid4.__________.Forhealthandsafetyreasonsalone,heavyindustryhastogo.HOST:MrSmithprotestedagainstheavyindustry.MrBrown,wouldyouliketorespond?BROWN:Well,I’msorryyoufeelthatway,MrSmith.Peopletend5.__________(connect)factorieswithpicturesofcloudsofdirtysmokeandirresponsiblebusinessmeneagertomakehugeprofits.Indefenceofthefactories,6.__________,Idliketopointoutthatwealsotrytocontroltheamountofpollutionweproduce.IthinkIspeakforallfactorymanagerswhenIsaywe’redeeplyconcernedabouttheenvironment.We'vebeentakingvariousmeasures,includingtheuseofnewtechnologies,toreducepollutionintheproductionprocess,eventhoughthesemeasuresraiseourproductioncosts.I'dalsoliketodrawyourattentiontotheeconomicbenefitsfactorieshavebroughttoNorgate.We’vecreatedmanyjobsforlocalresidentsandhelpedthecity’seconomygrow.HOST:Thankyou,MrBrown.Withpollutionlevelsontherise,theNorgateEnvironmentalProtectionCommitteeissearchingforwaystofighttheproblem.MrsArcher,whatareyourthoughtsonhowtodealwithpollution?ARCHER:Well,ourcommitteehasamajorroletoplayinmaintainingairandwaterquality.Wehavetoachieveabalancebetweenenvironmentalprotectionandeconomicdevelopment.We’vemadeenvironmentalpoliciesforbusinessestoobserve,7.__________strictclean-uprequirements.Wealsoworkhandinhandwithotherbranchesofgovernmenttoensurethatdevelopmentstrategies8.__________(follow)inanenvironmentallyfriendlyway.However,fightingpollutionisn’tjustataskforfactoriesandthegovernment.Ithastobeacommunity-wideeffort,andeveryonecanhelpbyfollowingthegoldenrule:reduce,reuseandrecycle.Forexample,youcansaveenergybytakingthebusorthesubway,orusingthebike-sharingsystem.HOST: