1、第 1 页 共 8 页Unit 3 Under the sea阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2017秦皇岛市高三质检)Shark KeeperGet close and very personal with the Aquariums largest exhibit and its biggest predators (捕食性动物) with the new Shark Keeper program! After each participant prepares to feed the sharks and other fishes in the 120,000ga
2、llon Lost City of Atlantis Exhibit, they will then get the onceinalifetime chance to feed our sand tiger sharks! Participants will also experience a tour of other behindthescenes animal care work areas and take home a reallife shark tooth.Program Outline：Greeting from the educatorEducational program
3、: misunderstandings about sharks, biology, pictures, shark tooth comparisons, animal overviews, what to expect during the experience.Behindthescenes food preparationBrief overviews of safety and policiesFeedingSchedule：Mondays, Thursdays and SaturdaysSession: 3：40 pmLength: 60 minutesRequirements: A
4、ll participants must be 16 and over.Price: $50, plus admission (Members: $45). Space is currently limited to three participants per scheduled session.How to Book：Phone: 631 208 9200Online: When purchasing your admission ticket, please select the Shark Keeper addon under the Aquatic Adventures sectio
5、n of the shopping cart.Guests with Special Needs：Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center makes every effort to accommodate guests with special needs. Please be aware that to participate in this program, guests must be able to navigate the animal habitat spaces with minimum assistance, and must be a
6、ble to understand and take direction in English from staff members. To ensure the best experience, please contact the call 第 2 页 共 8 页center at 631 208 9200 to discuss your individual needs.Cancellations (取消)：There is a 72hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be re
7、funded. Noshows will not be refunded or rescheduled. Guests arriving late (after the required program checkin time) will not be permitted to participate in the program and will not be refunded or rescheduled. We encourage guests to arrive at the Aquarium with plenty of time to park, enter, and check
8、 into the program. Adventurers should report to the main entrance at least ten minutes ahead. The sessions will begin quickly at the scheduled time. Please plan accordingly.语篇 解 读 ：本 文 主 要 介 绍 了 如 何 参 与 一 项 喂 养 鲨 鱼 的 活 动 。1After joining the program, you will_.Afeed sharks once in a lifetimeBget a re
9、al shark tooth as a souvenirCmeet the biggest predators of sharksDdraw some pictures of sharks解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Participants will also experience a tour .reallife shark tooth.”可知，参与者能 够得到一颗真实的 鲨鱼牙齿作为纪念，故 B 项正确。2As a guest with special needs, you are expected to _.Amake sure of your individual need
10、sBmove around the center aloneCfollow the directions of staff membersDseek as much assistance as possible解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“. and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members.”可知，作为有特殊需要的顾客，需要遵守工作人员的指示，故 C 项正确。3If you want to give up the program, youd better_.Arepor
11、t it to the center 10 min. before the sessionBmanage your plan again within 72 hoursCexpect to refund from the centerDreport the center 3 days in advance解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的 “There is a 72hour cancellation policy.”可知，最好提前三天报告，故 D 项正确。4What information can we learn from the program?AYou can book th
12、e program online.BThere is no limit to the age of participants.CYou need to pay $95 at least for the program.第 3 页 共 8 页DA session is scheduled for 3 children every week.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 “Requirements: All participants must be 16 and over.”可知 B 项错误；“Price: $50, plus admission (Members：$45). Space is
13、currently limited to three participants per scheduled session.”可知 C、D 两项错误；由 How to Book 部分中的 Online 可知 A 项正确。B(2016石家庄高三教学质检二)Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will in a lifetime, push the chromeplated_contraptions many miles. But few will
14、 know or even think to ask who it was that invented them.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baske
15、ts on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldmans first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldnt wait to see
16、them using his invention.But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they werent using his carts. “Dont you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket？” one shoppe
17、r replied.But Goldman wasnt beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying
18、 the phony (假的) customers.As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come those who came bought more. With larger easiertohandle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.
19、Todays shopping carts are five times larger than Goldmans original model. Perhaps thats one reason why Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937 the coming of the shopping cart.语 篇 解 读 ：本 文 主 要 介 绍 了 Goldman发 明 购 物 车 的 原 因 、经 过 和 结 果 。5What do
20、 the underlined words “chromeplated contraptions” in the first paragraph 第 4 页 共 8 页refer to?ABaskets. BPrivate cars.CSuitcases. DShopping carts.解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据画 线词前的“. a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart.”可以得出，画 线词的意思是购物手推车。6What was the purpose of Goldmans invention?AIt was to prove h
21、im to be a good inventor.BIt was to reduce the burden of his employees work.CIt was to make shopping easier and attract more business.DIt was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“. make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more bus
22、iness.”可知， C 项正确。7Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to _.Aattract people to buy things in his marketBencourage people to use his shopping cartsCmake his market different from the othersDkeep the groceries from being stolen解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“. persuade people
23、to give them a try.”可知，他雇一些人假装顾客在超市里面推购物车的目的是想鼓励人们使用他的购物车。8What can we infer from the last paragraph?AGoldman will become very famous because of his invention.BGoldmans invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world.CSupermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldmans invention.DTher
24、e will be nothing that can replace Goldmans invention.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，现今购物车是 Goldman 发明的购物车的五倍大，那就可能是美国人今天的购物花费是购物 车发明之前的五倍的一个原因。由此可推断出，超市的生意从 Goldman 的发明中受益匪浅。CIf you could have one superpower, what would it be?Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have
25、 superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.They have a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make
26、a 第 5 页 共 8 页difference in the lives of others.Were not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do think that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some
27、of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, dont be a bystander. Get involved. You may have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when yo
28、ure older. But why not start now?Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our optimism about how much the lives of the poorest people will improv
29、e in the years ahead.语篇解读：作者一直被身边致力于改善世界的人激励着，他也不断超越自己，努力帮助别人。9The answer to the question in Paragraph 1 may reflect _.Ayour life style Byour life valueCyour trouble in life Dyour life experience解析：选 B 推理判断题。第一段提出问题“If you could have one superpower, what would it be？”如果你有超能力，会是什么？第二段说“but it actuall
30、y gets to the heart of what really matters in your life”，可知 这个问题可以反映你的人生价 值。故选 B。10Why does the author say they are inspired every day?AThey possess different kinds of superpowers.BThey have got the power to change the world.CSome people around them are making the world better.DThere are many powerf
31、ul people in their life and work.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段的句子“Every day in our work, we are .to improve the world.”可知，作者是被周围让 世界变得更美好的人们激励着，故选 C。11What should we do according to the passage?ALearn more and contribute more to a cause.BRise above ourselves and act to help others.CWork hard to get a bigger op
32、portunity.DTry our best to help the poor.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的句子“But we do think that you can .much larger than yourself.”可知，作者认为我们应该超越自己，帮助别人。故 选 B。第 6 页 共 8 页12Which is TRUE according to the last paragraph?AThe author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.BMuch more progress will be ma
33、de in the near future.CThe work on health is the most valuable experience.DPeoples efforts have been materially rewarded.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段 “It has changed who we are .people will improve in the years ahead.”可知，作者相信最贫苦人民的生活水平会提高的。故 选 A。DThe spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad
34、for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tilman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how a diet affected health. He noted a movement begi
35、nning in the 1960s.He found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tilman says o
36、verweight people are at greater risk for noninfectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease.Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where
37、the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on.And, a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment.
38、 As the worlds population grows, more forests and tropical areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.Mr. Tilman calls the link between the diet
39、, the environment and human health, “a trilemma” a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.语篇解读：自然杂志上一篇新的报告指出，西方 饮食对 人的健康和环境有不良影响，人们应警惕西方饮食带来的危害。13According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from _. Atra
40、nsportation Bdeveloping countriesCagriculture Ddeveloped countries解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句“We are likely to have more 第 7 页 共 8 页.forms of transportation right now.”可知，未来更多的温室气体排放可能来自于农业，故选 C项。14We can infer from the passage that_. ANigeria has the largest number of diabetes casesBoverweight people
41、 are at higher risk of infectious diseasesCthe examined information comes from developing countriesDindustrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句 “He found that as nations .been called the Western diet.”可推知，工业化、人口增长和收入增加造成了西方饮食的传播，故 D 项正确。15The main purpose o
42、f the passage is to_.Acall on us to protect the environmentBwarn us of the danger of the Western dietCremind us of the importance of healthDadvise us to have a balanced diet解析：选 B 写作意图题。综合全文，尤其是根据文章最后一段的最后一句可知，西方饮食有害健康，不利于环境，故作者是想通过该文让人们警惕西方 饮食带来的危害。.阅读七选五Each year, many animal species die out. They
43、 join the countless species that have gone extinct (灭绝的 ) over the course of the earths history and many people believe they disappear forever. _1_Now some scientists are focusing on the ability to bring back extinct species. This doesnt mean the plot of Jurassic Park is going to become a reality. T
44、he researchers need DNA to clone a species. _2_ Dinosaurs have been gone too long for any of their DNA to remain in fossils (化石)But theres a very real chance that we will be able to bring back more recently extinct species. _3_ In 2003, a team of Spanish and French scientists recreated the Pyrenean
45、ibex, which had gone extinct three years earlier. The new animal didnt survive long, but scientific advances could improve the success rate. In January, Australian scientists announced that they were on their way to bringing back the gastric brooding frog.That we can bring species back doesnt mean t
46、hat we should do that. There may be much benefit of reviving (使复生) a species, but theres no way to know how it will turn out. _4_ Or might it crowd out existing species? Environmentalists worry that our ability to bring species back might cut down support for the hard work of traditional conservatio
47、n._5_ If we can correct our mistake, why not use the chance to do that? As Stewart Brand, a 第 8 页 共 8 页businessman and environmentalist, recently said, “Humans have made a huge hole in nature. We have the ability now to repair some of that damage.”ADNA is the chemical that carries the structure of a
48、 living thing.BIn addition, most people think that the extinction of some animals is really humans mistake.CHowever, some people argue that the extinction of some animals is really our mistake.DThis could even include Ice Age animals like the woolly mammoth.EHowever, you might need to redefine (重新定义) “forever”FThis could even be true to dinosaurs that were extinct long ago.GFor example, would a passenger pigeon fit into its old habitat (栖息地)?语篇解读：本文为说明文。现 在，一些科学家正致力于使 灭绝 的物种复活的研究，但这也会带来一系列的问题。1选 E 根据空前的“. many people believe they disappear forever”和下文谈及
