1、Unit 2 Sailing the oceansSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending课时过关即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母提示或括号内的汉语提示写出单词的正确形式1It was a time of (探索 ) and discovery. 答案: exploration2Will that be enough for a ( 最低) deposit? 答案: minimum3She opened the book at ( 随意) and started reading. 答案: random4The heavy ax w
2、as (难使用的) to use. 答案: awkward5The thesis is crowded with ( 附注). 答案: references6With the new technique,measurement was claimed to be much more p . 答案: precise7Can you s your language a little? 答案: simplify8I would advise you to u the software. 答案: update9There is a t among young couples to live with
3、their parents together in Britain. 答案: tendency10How r are the local weather forecasts? 答案: reliable二、用所给短语的适当形式填空work out be close to accelerate the speed tie.to.at random compare.with. in relation to refer to rely on1Now that you are grown up,you should not your parents. 答案: rely on2 the sun,the e
4、arth is small indeed. 答案: Compared with3I have your share of the expenses. 答案: worked out4The murderer was brought in,with one hand a policemans. 答案: tied to5I have nothing to say that matter. 答案: in relation to6The development of city tour requires objectively to of the cultural construction. 答案: a
5、ccelerate the speed7The school where I live. 答案: is close to8Police were everywhere,searching the houses almost . 答案: at random9Please the last page of the book for answers. 答案: refer to三、用所给单词的适当形式完成短文voyage mercy exploration minimum random reference precise simplify tendency reliableThe Vikings we
6、re excellent sailors in their times.When making 1 ,they had many 2 ways to plot their positions though they didnt have 3 instruments. While they were on the sea,they 4 to use nature as a 5 to make their voyages 6 ,instead of sailing on a 7 course at the 8 of the sea.So every time they 9 the ocean,th
7、ey could have the 10 amount of risk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案: 1.voyages 2.reliable 3.precise 4.tended 5.reference 6.simplified 7.random 8.mercy 9.explored 10.minimum四、阅读理解AWhen a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm,historians and scientists were overjoyed with the
8、 chance to examine the remains of the past.The construction of the ship showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century.In this way,artifacts,objects made by human beings,provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.Underwater archaeologythe study of ships,aircraft a
9、nd human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of wateris really a product of the last 50 years.The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment.Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸),underwater archaeologists have made more exciting dis
10、coveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.Underwater archaeology can provide facts about the past.In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6000 years.There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of peoples way of life and their systems o
11、f trade in ancient times.Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the worlds knowledge of history,but they have to fight two enemies.One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors.Once sold,these objects are lost to experts.The se
12、cond enemy is dredging machines(挖掘机) often used to repair ports.These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud.By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past,archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater t
13、reasures.1What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?A.To provide background information of the topic.B.To attract readers attention to the topic.C.To use an example to support the topic.D.To offer basic knowledge of the topic.答案: B解析: 主旨大意题。一开始就说打捞一艘沉船 ,吸引读者去了解水下考古是怎么回事。因此 B 项最佳。2The aim of
14、 underwater archaeology is to . A.exploit water bodiesB.search for underwater lifeC.study underwater artifactsD.examine underwater environment答案: C解析: 细节理解题。A 项指水下开采,B 项指寻找水下生物,C 项指研究水下的工艺品,D 项指检查水下环境。根据文中第一段最后一句及第二段第一句可知答案。3Underwater archaeologists are worried because . A.sea hunters have better d
15、iving equipmentB.their knowledge of world history is limitedC.dredging machines cause damage to the portsD.sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research答案: D解析: 细节理解题。由最后一段的倒数第四句 “Once sold,these objects are lost to experts.” 可知应选 D项。4What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To introduce a you
16、ng branch of learning.B.To discuss the scientists problems.C.To explain peoples way of life in the past.D.To describe the sunken ships.答案: A解析: 主旨大意题。文中第二段叙述水下考古是近 50 年的新兴事物,而通篇都在叙述水下考古,所以应选 A 项。BThousands of years ago people guessed the time of day by watching the sun.Later,they found it was easier
17、 to tell the exact time by looking at the shadows.Thus,the sundial(日晷) was invented.The sundial proved a useful timepiece in sunny weather.However,another type of timepiece was necessary for cloudy weather and night time.A sand glass was another common measurer of time.Two glass bottles were connect
18、ed by a very small opening.The top bottle was filled with sand,which dropped slowly into the bottom one in a certain period of time.Hour glasses were widely used then.Three-minute sand glasses are still used in many homes to time the boiling of eggs.The real ancestor of modern clocks was the water c
19、lock.In China,an early water clock was made up of several bowls.Water trickled(滴) from one bowl to another to keep the clock going.Visitors to Beijing Palace Museum can still see the old water clocks showing time there.In the Middle Ages a waterless clock was invented which worked by means of weight
20、s.To keep the weight falling at the same speed,a system of wheels was invented.The pendulum(钟摆) was soon developed to control the speed of the wheels.Thus the modern form of clock came into being.5The underlined word “opening” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”. A.hole B.cupC.string D.stone答案: A解析: 词义猜测题。由后面“
21、which dropped slowly into the bottom one in a certain period of time”可知。6Three-minute sand glasses are still used in many homes . A.to boil eggsB.to measure the time of boiling eggsC.to hold the boiled eggsD.to have eggs boiled答案: B解析: 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知。7If you visit Beijing Palace Museum,you . A.wil
22、l see the old water clocks brokenB.will find the time shown by the old water clocks is wrongC.can find the old water clocks still telling time thereD.will find the old water clocks have gone答案: C解析: 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知。8In the Middle Ages the weight falling speed of a clock was kept by . A.several bowl
23、s B.a system of wheelsC.a system of pendulum D.several springs答案: B解析: 细节理解题。由最后一段第二句可知。五、语篇填空:阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A:I have never travelled to a place that was so 1 (difference) from my home. B:Yes,this city has a fascinating and diverse past.It is thousands of years 2 ! A:This temp
24、le is beautiful!B:Please make sure that you remove your 3 (shoe)before you enter the temple.You have to keep barefoot. A:It is very quiet here even 4 there are a lot of people in this area. B:Yes,even the children 5 (expect)to be respectful and quiet here.People need quiet to think. A:The women 6 se
25、em to have beautiful scarves or veils on their heads. B:Women in this society would not consider 7 (set)foot in a temple without their heads 8 (cover). A:I noticed at dinner last night that people in this country like to use their bread to eat with instead 9 silverware. B:Yes,that bread is made of a special texture that 10 (work) well for that. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案: 1.different 2.old 3.shoes 4.though 5.are expected6.all 7.setting 8.being covered 9.of 10.works
