1、- 1 -Unit 5 Theme parks Period 1 Warming Up not wimps(懦夫)! Da Flowrider: The parks new attraction. You can experience the thrill of catching and riding 40-foot-high waves. Flyins Hawaiian: You will be shot into the air and you will drop into water with a big splash(especially for kids)! Want to have
2、 some fun? Bring the whole family here and get ready for fun. 【语篇概述】夏威夷水上公园你去过吗? 那里有哪些适合你玩的地方? 阅读本文了解一下吧! 1. This passage is written to_. - 2 -A. tell readers the history of the parkB. ask readers to remember the parkC. warn readers of danger of the parkD. make readers pay a visit to the park【解析】选 D
3、。写作意图题。本文是对 Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park的介绍, 目的是吸引读者去游玩, 从文章最后一句 Bring the whole family here and get ready for fun. 也可以看出文章的写作意图。2. Which attraction refuses kids to get in? A. Cutters Island. B. Kapolei Kooler. C. Da Flowrider. D. Flyins Hawaiian. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。由原文 Cutters Island: You can enjoy an
4、 adult-only pool and free cold drinks. 可知 Cutters Island是不允许儿童入内的, 故选 A。3. What can children do in this park? A. Surf in the wave pool. B. Take an inner-tube ride. C. Jump through streams. D. Slide down the waterslides. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。从第一段第三句(there are two waterslides FOR ADULTS in the park)可排除 D项; 从
5、第一段第四句 You can also enjoy the big wave pool, which is deep enough for you to surf in(for adults only). 可排除 A项; 从第一段第五句 Taking a relaxing inner-tube ride down the winding river is exciting, but only adults are allowed to enjoy it. 可排除 B项; 从第一段第六句 Kids will love the spots created just for them such as
6、 Fun Zone, Keiki Kove, and Water World with splash areas, water balloons, waterfalls, and little streams to jump through. 可知选 C。4. What do we know about Da Flowrider? A. It was brought in not long ago. B. It can be enjoyed only by kids. C. Visitors can get protection there. D. Visitors can have a re
7、st there. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据原文 Da Flowrider: The parks new attraction. 可知这是该公园- 3 -的新项目。BDrayton Manor in UK first opened its gates to the public in October, 1949, as an inland pleasure resort and was originally just a normal park with tea rooms, boat rides and a pets corner. Since then it has grown t
8、o become the UKs leading family-run theme park and the fourth most popular theme park in the UK. The parks motto is“Family Run for Family Fun”. Drayton Manor Theme Park stands in an area of 280 acres and boasts 36 rides in total, including 4 roller coasters and 3 water rides. Within the park is a 15
9、-acre zoo which houses over 100 species of animals. Drayton Manor is proud to be the first in the world for some of its rides. For instance, the Apocalypse is the worlds first stand-up tower drop ride and G Force is the worlds first X Car Coaster(apart from its original design in Germany). If you fa
10、ncy a camping holiday at Drayton Manor, there is a 75-pitch camping and caravan(宿营拖车)site with onsite facilities such as toilets, showers(for the disabled, too),and security. Not only are you situated on the park itself, but you are also close to a large number of other local attractions and facilit
11、ies. A day at Drayton Manor is fun for all the family. Unfortunately, there are height restrictions on some of the rides. Children over 1. 4 m can ride on all the rides by themselves. Children between 1. 4 m and 1 m must be accompanied by an adult to enjoy some rides. There are several rides which c
12、hildren shorter than 1 m are not allowed to ride on. There are numerous places to eat and drink, so you will never go hungry. And for the smaller children at Drayton Manor, there is Robinsons Land which had some big events happening in 2010. All in all, Drayton Manor has something for the whole fami
13、ly and is well worth a family day trip this summer. For opening times and ticket prices, check out Drayton Manor Home Page. - 4 -【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了英国一个著名的主题公园。5. Whats the best title for this passage? A. The zoo at Drayton ManorB. A family day trip to Drayton ManorC. The first X car Coaster in the worldD
14、. Drayton Manor-a popular theme park in UK【解析】选 D。主旨大意题。通读全文, 本文主要介绍了一个英国的大众喜爱的主题公园, 故选 D。6. If Peter(1. 5 m), Harry(1. 2 m)and Jack(0. 8 m)go to visit Drayton Manor, _. A. Peter can not ride on all the rides by himselfB. Jack can take all the rides if he is accompanied by his parentsC. Harry has to
15、 be accompanied by his parents on some ridesD. they have to bring water and food if they dont want to go hungry【解析】选 C。推理判断题。根据第四段的 Children over 1. 4 m can ride on all the rides by themselves. Children between 1. 4 m and 1 m must be accompanied by an adult to enjoy some rides. There are several rid
16、es which children shorter than 1 m are not allowed to ride on. 可知 A项、B 项不正确, C项正确; 根据 There are numerous places to eat and drink, so you will never go hungry. 可知 D项错误。7. We can know from the passage that_. A. there are no camping sites at Drayton ManorB. Drayton Manor is very considerate when design
17、ing its camping siteC. there are no local attractions and facilities around Drayton ManorD. Robinsons Land is specially designed for disabled people【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的(for the disabled, too)部分可知 Drayton Manor在设计宿营地时考虑到了残疾人, 可见其考虑周全。8. You are most likely to find the passage in a_. A. biology te
18、xtbookB. travel brochureC. health reportD. fashion survey【解析】选 B。推理判断题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了英国的一个主题公园, 最有可能出现在旅游小- 5 -册子上, 故选 B。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Improve Your Study HabitsPerhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in school, but you
19、 probably think you will never be a top student. 1 Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here are some tips for you: Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in committed time such a
20、s eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular times for studying. 2 Its important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate time for both work and play. Find a goo
21、d place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject. 3 Listening to what the teacher says in c
22、lass means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly. 4 Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become
23、 more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performances on test. Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont worry excessively about a single test
24、. Tests provide more than grades. 5 A. Be volunteer to raise questions. B. Make good use of your time in class. C. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. D. Those who make the best of their time study with more ease. - 6 -E. They also let you know what you need to spend more time studyin
25、g on. F. Of course, studying shouldnt occupy all of the free time on the schedule. G. This is not necessary the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了如何改进学习习惯, 提高学习效率的问题。1.【解析】选 G。第一段说的是: 你可能是一个成绩平平的学生, 但是如果你想成为尖子生, 也是有可能的, 你就按照下文的技巧去做就行了, 故选 G。2.【解析】选 F。第一个技巧与时间规划有
26、关, 要计划好最适合的、最有规律的时间用来学习, 但学习不能占用你所有的自由时间, 你还要拿出一定的时间用来放松, 发展爱好和从事娱乐方面的活动, 故选 F。3.【解析】选 B。本段主要讲课堂上听老师讲课的重要性。可以使自己少花学习时间, 却能提高效率。(充分利用课堂时间非常重要)。故选 B。4.【解析】选 C。本段介绍的技巧是有规律地学习。从后文所说的 Review important points mentioned in class as well as points. . . 可知本句讲的就是课后复习课堂所记笔记(知识点)的重要性。故选C。5.【解析】选 E。本段讲述如何正确对待考试的
27、态度问题。考试检测的不仅是成绩, 而且还有助于你了解如何在学习上合理支配时间, 故选 E。To pollute or not to pollute? That is the question. In order to survive, we all need to cause pollution. Factories that process the food we eat, clothes we wear, and cars we drive have to cause pollution. The environment has the ability to absorb our wast
28、e or the pollution, but its absorption ability has its limits. If the pollution level is higher than what the environment can cope with, then thats the time when pollution is bad. If the pollution level becomes too high, human health can be affected badly. Then, the productivity level of the sick pe
29、ople is low and the economy suffers. The economy suffers not only because of the lost productivity of the people, but also because the government must pay for the damage the pollution has done to its people. This is the reason why the government prefers taxation policy. Imposing(征收)a tax on firms th
30、at pollute the environment can be considered a good strategy, as long as the tax covers all the external costs or the cost of the damage the firm has created during production. - 7 -Taxation, if enforced(执行 )really well, can make firms create a technology that may reduce pollution, if they find out
31、that it will be cheaper than continuously paying the tax. The disadvantage of this policy, however, lies in the possibility that some big firms will find the tax cheap and then they will just produce more and pollute the environment more. If other small firms find the tax expensive, thus closing dow
32、n, their production will be eaten up by those firms which can afford the tax. Therefore, it is important that lawmakers in each country, when deciding to impose a tax on pollutant emissions, first review and analyze very carefully the real cost of the damage. 【语篇概述】人类为了生存难免会制造污染, 虽然环境有吸收这些污染和废物的能力,
33、但它的这种能力是有限的, 因此需要各国的立法者加大对污染企业的惩处力度。1. We can infer from the first paragraph that_. A. for human beings pollution is unavoidableB. its not easy to figure out how bad pollution isC. humans should reduce the use of everyday productsD. we can survive without causing pollution. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二、三
34、、四句可知人类为了生存, 难免会制造污染。2. The underlined word“absorb”in Paragraph 1 refers to“_”. A. reduce B. fit in C. avoid D. take in【解析】选 D。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段中 The environment has the ability to absorb our waste or the pollution, but its absorption ability has its limits. 可知选 D。3. What is the second paragraph mainly
35、about? A. The effects of pollution on human health. B. The relationship between people and the government. C. The effects of pollution on economic development. D. The relationship between human health and economic development. 【解析】选 C。段落大意题。由文章第二段第一、二句可知: 污染指数太高, 人们的健康会严重受影响, 生产力就会下降, 经济就会衰退。4. Whic
36、h of the following can be the result of imposing a higher tax according to Paragraph - 8 -3? A. Firms may reduce the prices of their products. B. Firms may develop some environmental technologies. C. A big firm will be broken up into small firms. D. A small firm will try to pass the tax onto consume
37、rs. 【解析】选 B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中 Taxation, if enforced really well, can make firms create a technology that may reduce pollution可知对污染企业进行征税, 这些企业就会创造环保技术来减少污染, 由此判断选 B。(阅读理解 B)根据短文, 完成句子。1. 在公园内有一个占地 15公顷的动物园, 动物园里养有 100多个动物物种。Within the park_ a 15-acre zoo_ houses over 100 species of animals. 2. 你不只是位于公园内, 而且你接近了大量的当地有吸引力的事物和设施。_ _ _you situated on the park itself, but you_ also_ _a large number of other local attractions and facilities. 答案: 1. is；which 2. Not only are；are；close to
