1、课后阅读训练 十四Unit 4 Period 2. 阅读理解AAs we know, the earths climate has changed over time. The present rate of climate change depends, in large part, on human activities. Today, people all over the world are making everyday choices that help the environment. Small actions matter. In other words, climate c
2、hange is your business. A woman in Nicaragua buys fluorescent(荧光的)light bulbs that are 80 percent more energy-saving than traditional ones. Many governments are now subsidizing energy-saving lights to encourage people to turn to them. Consumers are discovering that the new-generation bulbs help them
3、 save money in the long run. Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emission(排放 ), and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost. There is a team of young vegetable growers in the United Kingdom who want to encourage kids to start planting their own frui
4、t and vegetables. A young lawyer wearing business clothes rides her bicycle to work in a large U. S. city. Shes been biking to work every day for the past two years and says its a lot easier than many people think. A recent study shows that more Americans bike or walk to work today than before. A un
5、iversity student from southeastern China carries a reusable shopping bag to cut back on disposable(一次性的 )plastic bags. Some large shopkeepers have removed paper and plastic bags, and consumers are responding. In Canberra, Australia, summers are hot and winters cold. To save electricity, Adam Wilson
6、in Canberra uses an energy-saving heating system, and he keeps the temperature lower than he did in years past. He still makes it through the summer without air conditioning. 【语篇概述】气候变暖和我们每个人都息息相关。践行环保, 从现在做起, 从自身做起。1. The passage mainly tells us that_. A. climate change is connected with everyoneB.
7、 the global warming is getting worseC. saving energy is of great necessityD. human is to destroy the environment【解析】选 A。主旨大意题。由文章第一段最后一句话可知, 气候变化与我们每个人息息相关。2. The underlined word“subsidizing”in Paragraph 2 probably means“_”. A. charging B. producingC. giving allowance to D. taking advantage of【解析】选
8、C。词义猜测题。为鼓励人们使用节能灯, 许多政府对人们使用节能灯给予补助。因此画线词是“给予补助”的意思。3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The governments dont expect consumers to use the new-generation bulbs. B. Agriculture should be responsible for part of the global greenhouse gas emission. C. Many people in Nicaragua
9、 go to work on foot or by bike. D. University students from China always carry reusable shopping bags. 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。由第三段第一句话“Agriculture accounts for about 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emission, and transporting the food around adds to the environmental cost. ”可知, B项正确; 由第二段最后一句话可知, 顾客们发现使用节
10、能灯从长远看是合算的, 所以 A 项错误; 由第二段可知, Nicaragua 的人们使用节能灯, 没有提到步行或者骑自行车, 所以 C 项错误; 由倒数第二段第一句话可知, D 项错误, 只是提到一位大学生使用环保袋。4. We can learn from the last paragraph that_. A. the climate in Canberra is mild all the year roundB. an energy-saving heating system will come into useC. Adam Wilson has a good habit of sa
11、ving energyD. Adam Wilson is skilled in inventing the energy-saving equipment【解析】选 C。推理判断题。由最后一段可知, Adam Wilson 有节能的好习惯。BSpring RestaurantTelephone: 3324545Address: East RoadOpen: Mon. to Fri. 7: 30 am2: 30 pm and 5: 00 pm9: 00 pmSat. 7: 30 am2: 00 pm and 5: 00 pm9: 30 pmSun. 11: 00 am2: 00 pm and 5
12、: 00 pm9: 30 pmScience MuseumTelephone: 3351352Address: Green RoadOpen: Mon. to Fri. 9: 00 am5: 00 pm(Tuesday free)Sat. 9: 00 am6: 00 pmSunshine Shopping CenterTelephone: 3374398Address: Peace RoadOpen: Mon. Wed. and Fri. 9: 30 am5: 30 pmTues. Thurs. and Sat. 9: 30 am9: 00 pmHuatai HotelTelephone: 3
13、368432Address: West RoadCoffee shop: Mon. to Fri. 6: 00 amSat. and Sun. 7: 00 amMon. to Wed. to 10: 00 pmThurs. to Sat. to 11: 00 pmSun. to 9: 00 pm【语篇概述】该文介绍了春天餐厅、科学博物馆、阳光购物中心和华泰酒店的地址、营业时间以及联系电话等信息。5. You do not have to pay money on Tuesday if you go to_. A. Spring Restaurant B. Science MuseumC. Su
14、nshine Shopping Center D. Huatai Hotel【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第二格中内容可知, 星期二去科学博物馆是免费的。6. What cant you do at 3 oclock on Saturday afternoon? A. Go to Spring Restaurant. B. Have coffee in Huatai Hotel. C. Visit Science Museum. D. Shop in Sunshine Shopping Center. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第一格中内容可知, 在星期六下午三点不能去春天餐厅。7.
15、If you want to drink coffee early on weekdays, you can go to_. A. Peace Road B. East RoadC. West Road D. Green Road【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第四格中 Huatai Hotel Address: West Road, Coffee shop: Mon. to Fri. 6: 00 am, Sat. and Sun. 7: 00 am, Mon. to Wed. to 10: 00 pm, Thurs. to Sat. to 11: 00 pm, Sun. to 9: 00 p
16、m. 可知想在工作日早早喝咖啡可以去西路。8. Which place is still open after 10: 00 pm on Thursday? A. Spring Restaurant. B. Science Museum. C. Sunshine Shopping Center. D. Huatai Hotel. 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第四格中 Huatai Hotel Coffee shop: Thurs. to Sat. to 11: 00 pm 可知, 华泰酒店在星期四晚上十点后还开门。. 完形填空The ice sheets in the poles and
17、glaciers on the high mountains are melting. So the world is in danger of 1 . While you were surprised by the special 2 , you know that it is just a made-up story and there will be a hero to save the world. But what if the ice sheets are really 3 ? Can anyone save us? According to a(n) 4 study last M
18、onday, Arctic ice will completely 5 in the summers by the end of this century unless carbon dioxide emissions are greatly 6 . “The big melt has begun, ”said Jennifer Morgan, from the Climate Change Campaign for the World Wildlife Fund(WWF). Arctic 7 are rising at twice the global 8 and could rise se
19、ven degrees centigrade by 2100. The melting will cause sea levels to rise 9 one metre, 10 many coastal populations to move. “The polar bear is one 11 of an animal that could become extinct by the end of this century, ”the WWF said. 12 , on the positive side, rising sea levels 13 open up new areas fo
20、r fishing and oil and gas exploration. “Industrial countries are 14 an uncontrolled experiment to study the effects of 15 change. The Arctic is their first victim, ”Morgan said. Russia this month 16 the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to cut production of six greenhouse gases. But the US, the biggest p
21、olluter, 17 to do so. In 2002, 104 countries, 18 China, accepted the agreement. The new 19 was sponsored by a group of industrial countries, including the US and Canada, 20 produce almost 30 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了全球变暖给人类带来的正负两方面的影响, 负面影响主要是: 海平面上升、沿海居民被迫撤离、北极熊濒临灭绝等;
22、正面影响主要是会带来新的渔场及油气资源探索领域; 此外, 还介绍了一些国家对全球变暖的反应。1. A. snowing B. flooding C. watering D. raining【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。句意 : 极地的冰原和高山的冰川融化了。因此世界面临着被洪水淹没的危险。flood 淹没。2. A. catastrophe B. luckC. famine D. existence【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。句意: 当你惊讶于地球的灾难时, 你知道, 它只是个编造的故事而已, 肯定会有一个大英雄横空出世来拯救世界。catastrophe 突如其来的大灾难。根据上句可推知答案选A
23、。3. A. smelling B. smokingC. cooking D. melting【解析】选 D。词汇复现题。句意: 然而, 假如冰原真的融化了, 那该怎么办呢? 谁来救我们呢? melt 融化, 第一句话中已出现。4. A. scientific B. gratefulC. extreme D. active【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由后文提到的数据与可能的预测结果可知, 应为科学研究。5. A. renew B. manage C. await D. disappear【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。句意: 北极冰盖将在本世纪末的夏季完全消失。renew 再生 ; manage
24、设法; await 等待; disappear 消失。6. A. increased B. reduced C. died D. raised【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。句意 : 如果二氧化碳排放量不能大幅度下降的话。从 unless 看出, 此处是否定的假设。 increase 增加; reduce 减少; die 死亡; raise 抬起。7. A. sizes B. temperaturesC. lengths D. weights【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。由下文的 and could rise seven degrees centigrade by 2100. 可知, 此处指的是温度
25、 temperatures。8. A. special B. normal C. average D. abstract【解析】选 C。背景常识题。句意: 北极正在以全球平均气温 2 倍的上升速度快速升温, 到 2100 年, 北极有可能上升 7 摄氏度。special 特殊的; normal 正常的; average 平均的; abstract 抽象的。9. A. by B. on C. in D. to【解析】选 A。习语搭配题。句意: 冰盖融化将导致全球海平面上升 1 米。介词 by 表示升降的程度。rise by 指上升了; rise to 指上升到。10. A. forcing B.
26、 encouragingC. pushing D. demanding【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。句意: 许多沿海居民将被迫迁移。force sb. to do sth. 逼迫某人干某事。11. A. pattern B. model C. style D. example【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。句意: 世界自然基金会有关人士说, “北极熊就是有可能在本世纪末灭绝的其中一例极地动物。 ”pattern 样品; model 模型; style 风格; example 例子, 实例。12. A. But B. And C. So D. Or【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。从 on the posi
27、tive side 看出, 此处是转折关系。but 表示转折关系; and 表示并列关系 ; so 表示因果关系; or 表示逆向假设关系。13. A. should B. will C. may D. can【解析】选 B。词汇辨析题。句意 : 海平面的上升将会带来新的渔场以及油气资源探索领域。此处表示一般将来的动作。14. A. carrying forward B. carrying outC. carrying on D. carrying about【解析】选 B。词汇辨析题。句意 : 工业发达国家正在进行另外一项不受控制的实验。carry forward“发扬, 推进”; carr
28、y out“开展, 实施”; carry on“继续开展 ”; carry about“随身携带”。15. A. sky B. weatherC. climate D. atmosphere【解析】选 C。词汇辨析题。句意: 以研究气候变化带来的影响。sky“天空”; weather“天气”; climate“气候”; atmosphere“大气”。此处指长期的天气现象 气候。16. A. accepted B. receivedC. got D. pushed【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。句意: 本月, 俄罗斯在京都议定书上签字。accept 表示主观接受; receive 表示客观收到 ,
29、未必愿意接受; get 得到 ; push 推。17. A. agreed B. refused C. decided D. wanted【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。句意 : 而世界上最大的污染源美国却拒绝加入该协议。从 But 看出, 美国和俄罗斯的行为是相反的。18. A. through B. exceptC. without D. including【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。句意: 2002 年包括中国在内的 104 个国家接受了京都议定书 。including 包括, 置于被修饰词之前。19. A. study B. learnC. know D. understand【解析】选 A。词汇辨析题。句意: 新的气候变化研究由一些工业发达国家发起, 包括美国和加拿大。此处的 study 是名词, 表示“研究”, 而 learn, know, understand 都是动词, 不能作主语。20. A. where B. when C. how D. who【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。句意: 全球近 30%的二氧化碳排放量来源于美国、加拿大等工业发达国家。who 引导一个非限制性定语从句。四个选项中只有 who 可以作主语。
